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Play video content TMZSports.com Hulk Hogan didn’t exactly receive a warm welcome from the L.A. crowd during his surprise appearance at the Netflix premiere of ‘Monday Night Raw’ … something Mark Henry says didn’t shock him at all. “With the social climate and the things [Hulk’s] said and done and his lack of effort to

1:23 AM PT — Newsom’s spokesperson Izzy Gardon tells TMZ … “There is no such document as the water restoration declaration – that is pure fiction. The Governor is focused on protecting people, not playing politics, and making sure firefighters have all the resources they need.” President-elect Donald Trump is fanning the flames of divisiveness

Play video content One supporter of President-elect Donald Trump got way too into the “MAGA” spirit while driving in the snow recently, resulting in a nasty car wreck — which was documented on a live stream. Check it out … three Trump supporters were speeding down a snowy highway while blasting “M-A-G-A,” a pro-Trump take

J.D. Vance and Ted Cruz have a lot more than bragging rights on the line when Ohio State and Texas face off in the College Football Playoff … ’cause both politicians just placed a friendly wager on the Cotton Bowl — with both hoping their team trumps the other. The Texas senator laid out the

Play video content TMZ.com The wife of a Texas man convicted and imprisoned for his role in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots tells us she’s in touch with the Trump administration about his possible pardon — and she’s confident he’ll be released. Nicole Reffitt, wife of Guy Reffitt — currently serving an 80-month sentence

The procession for former President Jimmy Carter has begun in Georgia … his home state, which is where he died this week at the age of 100. A motorcade with a flag-draped casket of the 39th president began the journey to Washington by going through his hometown of Plains on Saturday. Play video content AP

Play video content TMZ.com Erik and Lyle Menendez‘s relatives aren’t saying much about their first meeting with the new L.A. County District Attorney Nathan Hochman … and he isn’t either. Hochman held a news conference Friday but he didn’t get into any specifics of his conversations with Menendez family members … only saying he felt

Matthew Livelsberger, the Army Special Forces soldier who blew up his Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump Hotel in Vegas, was battling PTSD — and now we know his motive. The Clark County Nevada Sheriff’s Dept. just released a portion of a letter Livelsberger wrote, saying … “This was not a terrorist attack, it was a

Play video content The man who detonated a Tesla Cybertruck in front of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas New Year’s Day shot himself in the head … just before his vehicle exploded. Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill said Matthew Alan Livelsberger fired the shot, although he did not say he died from the

The Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas is facing a fiery start to 2025 … a Tesla Cybertruck has been engulfed by flames in front of its business. In a new video making the rounds online, the vehicle — made by Donald Trump‘s appointed Department of Government Efficiency co-lead Elon Musk — was consumed by

Donald Trump is not getting off the hook for the $5 million a jury awarded E. Jean Carroll in 2023 after they found Trump liable for sexual abuse … ’cause a federal court just upheld the judgment. The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit made their decision Monday … explaining the judge

Donald Trump‘s showering praise on the late Jimmy Carter … saying he did his best to improve the lives of his fellow Americans — and, the country owes him a debt. The president-elect posted to his social media platform, Truth Social, Sunday … only about an hour after the Carter Center announced the former president

Jimmy Carter — the 39th President of the United States, a renowned philanthropist and a Nobel Peace Prize winner — has died. The news of his death was confirmed by his son, Jimmy Carter III also known as Chip to the Washington Post on Sunday. The Carter Center tells TMZ … Jimmy passed away at

J.D. Vance is a long way from Donald Trump‘s golf courses and Mar-a-Lago … because he’s on a snow-covered mountain in Colorado. The Vice President-elect hit the slopes in Aspen on Friday … with his family and a Secret Service security detail in tow. J.D. was covered head to toe in skiing gear for the

Donald Trump is urging the Supreme Court to pause the upcoming TikTok ban. A new law is set to go into effect Jan. 19 — the day before Trump is inaugurated for his second presidency — and it requires TikTok be sold by its Chinese parent company or be shut down. TikTok In The U.S.

Donald Trump looks like he may be having some technical difficulties … because a post on his social media platform reads a lot like a potential private message to Elon Musk. President-elect Trump posted this bizarre message Friday on Truth Social, and it’s getting a lot of attention for a Bill Gates name drop …

Play video content Club Random Bill Maher is saying humbug to supporters of DEI, calling it “virtue signaling” that in no way solves problems of inequality. Bill invited Jay Leno to gab on his “Club Random” podcast, and B.M. did not mince words, calling out the left — “virtue signaling and the stuff that they

Adam McKay says fans of “Wicked” may want to see the movie ASAP … ’cause he worries politicians may try to ban it for it’s message. The Oscar-winning writer and director took to X Monday … saying the hit film based on the Broadway musical is one of the most radical big budget Hollywood films