Politics

Don Lemon jumped on a CNN staff call Friday morning to apologize for his sexist on-air comment Thursday that women are not in their prime after their 40s … but it did not go over well. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Don jumped on for only 90 seconds to address what he said

Play video content The Big Podcast with Shaq Shaquille O’Neal just went scorched Earth on everyone bashing Rihanna‘s Super Bowl halftime performance Sunday … saying people need to “shut the f*** up!” “All you people disrespecting Rihanna, shut your face,” O’Neal said on his The Big Podcast with Shaq featuring Nischelle Turner and Candace Parker,

Play video content TMZ.com A family dealing with the fallout of the toxic chemical disaster in Ohio say their health and their property are in decline with no end in sight … and they’re pissed at the fed’s response. Nathan Izotic, whose family owns a home two miles from the train derailment that unleashed toxic

Play video content CNN UPDATE 10:38 AM PT — Don Lemon‘s clearly feeling the heat, he just tweeted, “The reference I made to a woman’s “prime” this morning was inartful and irrelevant, as colleagues and loved ones have pointed out, and I regret it. A woman’s age doesn’t define her either personally or professionally. I

Play video content President Biden has finally addressed the spate of UFOs that caused enough alarm that we shot 4 of them down, and although the government doesn’t know what they are, he has a theory. Biden spoke for 7 minutes about the 3 smaller objects that our military shot down over the last week

Play video content Audio from the cockpit of Air Force pilots tracking down the unknown object at Lake Huron over the weekend has been released … and confusion’s in the air as they try to identify what exactly they’re looking at. The audio, released Tuesday, reveals the F-16 Falcon pilots attempting to describe the object

Play video content TMZ.com With the recent takedowns of unexplained flying objects in the sky — and mass speculation they may be of another world — one former Navy pilot says the convo is long overdue. We talked to Ryan Graves — a retired naval lieutenant who used to fly F-18s and who’s attested to

Lewis Hamilton isn’t phased by a new rule in Formula 1 requiring drivers to get permission before making political statements during race weekends … saying, he “won’t be silenced.” “Nothing will stop me from speaking on the things that I feel that I’m passionate about and issues there are,” the seven-time F1 champion said Wednesday.

Play video content TMZ.com Rep. Elissa Slotkin says the latest mass shooting in Michigan has her full of rage — and she’s hoping this one is the tipping point for Congress to pass common sense gun laws. We talked to the Congresswoman — who represents Michigan’s 7th district, encompassing Michigan State University, where 3 students

Play video content TMZ.com O.T. Genasis thinks Donald Trump‘s critique of Rihanna‘s Super Bowl Halftime performance was outta line, considering the megastar is pregnant with her second child!!! We caught O.T. Monday at LAX, and he doesn’t cap like it was the greatest SB performance he’s seen … but he totally believes Rihanna had some

Garth Brooks is joining a growing number of music superstars using their voices to sound off on the prices fans are forced to pay to see their favorite acts. The country music legend is scheduled to speak on a panel in Los Angeles next week joined by Madison Square Garden Entertainment’s James Dolan, former Assistant

The White House is batting down any notion that what they shot out of the skies this weekend are of another world — but it’s still not entirely clear what we’re dealing with. Press Sec. Karine Jean-Pierre briefly addressed this with the media Monday before clearing the podium for other Biden admin officials who discussed

The FAA temporarily closed down airspace over parts of Lake Michigan — just the latest aviation closure amid reports of UFOs being shot down. The order was given Sunday, with the FAA shutting down access to the skies … saying it is now being used for national defense purposes. The specific area that was locked

An unidentified flying object — literally, a UFO — was shot down by the United States just outside of Alaska … but it isn’t another balloon, and TikTok is having a tinfoil hat field day. Here’s the deal … the White House announced Friday that President Biden had ordered the downing of yet another object

Play video content Senator Mitt Romney showed his utter contempt for Congressman George Santos — telling the lyin’ rep from New York his mere presence at the event — especially where he was sitting — proves he’s shameless. A visibly angry Romney walked into the House Chambers and crossed paths with Santos, who was all

Play video content TMZ.com Tyre Nichols‘ mom is hopeful Congress will make good on what came across as a promise during President Biden‘s State of the Union address … but she’s reiterating it’s time for them to finally act on real police reforms. We caught up with RowVaughn Wells on Capitol Hill Tuesday night, shortly

Play video content TMZ.com Rep. Nancy Pelosi says she isn’t hearing so much as a peep from across the aisle when it comes to apologies for Republican conspiracy theories about the attack on her husband, Paul Pelosi. We got the former Speaker of the House Wednesday morning in D.C. on the heels of President Biden‘s

Play video content CNN The Congressional hearing where Chrissy Teigen‘s tweet — calling then-President Donald Trump a “p***y ass bitch” — was read aloud has sparked outrage … from the woman who is viewed by some as the leading voice on all things internet. Kara Swisher appeared on CNN Thursday and called members of Congress