Leslie Phillips — a prolific British actor who was part of the ‘Harry Potter’ franchise — has died. His team confirmed he passed away Monday peacefully in his sleep, this according to the BBC. No other details were released. Phillips is perhaps best known by this generation as the voice of the Sorting Hat in
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Play video content TMZSports.com A flick about the inspiring story of Shaquem Griffin could be coming to a silver screen near you … so says his twin bro, Shaquill Griffin, who tells TMZ Sports a movie about the former one-handed NFL player is in the works!! The Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback revealed the news to us
Kyrie Irving may have gotten suspended for promoting a movie based on antisemitic themes, but there’s still a large platform that’s not only carrying the movie, it’s making a profit as well. “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America!” is listed on Amazon for users to rent at $10.99 or purchase for $48.99. We’ve reached
There’s apparently a cocaine problem on the set of a new Denzel Washington movie … two caterers working on set were arrested after cops in Italy say they seized a bunch of coke following a man’s death. Italian paramilitary police say they seized 120 grams of cocaine during a Tuesday afternoon raid at a hotel
Johnny Depp wants total victory over Amber Heard, and he’s just filed an appeal trying to get it … claiming the jury got it wrong when it ruled in favor of his ex-wife on a single count of defamation. You’ll recall, Johnny was the big winner, by far, when the jury came back in their
Disney and 2-time EGOT winner Robert Lopez are being taken to court by a songwriter that claims his 2001 track was stolen and used in “Frozen 2” … and he allegedly came to the conclusion while in the theater with his kid. According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, musician Daniel Grigson first heard the
Play video content Twitter/@MLB Most roosters only have eight toes, but this Rooster could end up with seven … ’cause Miles Teller says he’d consider parting ways with an appendage in exchange for a Phillies World Series win!! The ‘Top Gun’ actor and diehard Philly fan joined Guardians pitcher Triston McKenzie and Yankees outfielder Harrison
Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson have moved on — at least for the time being — from being a couple … and are not still in communication, despite some recent reports. Sources close to the former pair tell us stories that Pete’s been reaching out to Kim in light of Kanye‘s latest episodes are flat-out
Kylie Jenner dressed up as Elvira for Halloween — and she’s got the horror queen’s stamp of approval, with one proviso. Elvira tells TMZ … “I didn’t get a heads up that Kylie was doing the costume, but she did the costume justice and it was very flattering.” While it sounds like Elvira was digging
Play video content BACKGRID Diddy‘s ultimate transformation into Heath Ledger‘s Joker this Halloween was so well done, his antics almost baited an actor into fighting him on the street!!! The Bad Boy Records mogul was making his rounds in Los Angeles over the weekend … when he almost came to blows with actor Michael J.
Play video content BACKGRID D.L. Hughley‘s got some strong words for Kanye West, and believes the only thing preventing Kanye from being in a conservatorship is his gender. D.L. told his truth at LAX Monday, he thinks Kanye’s gone off the rails, and believes his actions alone should be enough reason to put him in
Zac Efron is blowing people away with his transformation in the upcoming film, “The Iron Claw” … and he’s got a seal of approval from a very important person — Kevin Von Erich, the wrestling legend Zac’s portraying. Kevin tells TMZ … not only does Zac’s depiction get a big thumbs up … it sounds
Canadian actress Aryana Engineer was just 8 years old when she was cast as Max Coleman — the little girl who is hard of hearing and uses sign language to save herself from being killed — in the horror film “The Orphan” back in 2009. Aryana shared the big screen with Isabelle Fuhrman as the
Play video content TMZ.com “Halloween” star Omar Dorsey isn’t just dealing with spooky stuff when he’s at work … he says he’s actually talked to ghosts during what sounds like a very freaky encounter. We got Omar Thursday at LAX and he shared his crazy ghost experience, which he says went down while he was
Play video content Strangers in a Strange Land Leslie Jordan will be gracing the silver screen one last time … because the last film he ever starred in is on its way to being completed. Writer and director Tracy Pellegrino tells TMZ … “Strangers in a Strange Land,” Leslie’s last listed film credit in post-production,
Move over Johnny Depp … Marshawn Lynch is now officially America’s most favorite pirate — ’cause he dressed up as “Captain Black Sparrow” this week, and it was hilarious!!! The former NFL star got in his “Pirates of the Caribbean” role for a special segment prior to “Thursday Night Football” on Thursday — after meeting
Rihanna is officially back in the music scene … releasing ‘Lift Me Up’ for the latest ‘Black Panther’ movie — her first solo drop in about 6 years. While it’s not a dance track like many fans had expected, RiRi harmonizes over a slow beat … before singing “Lift me up, hold me down, keep
Play video content TMZSports.com Will Smith was in a dark place after he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, but he had a champion in his corner — the actor says Floyd Mayweather called him every day for 10-straight days after the incident, just to make sure he was doing okay. Smith made the revelation