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Jussie Smollett‘s lawyers have wasted no time demanding his release from jail — at least while his appeal plays out — claiming he risks being harmed (physically and microbially) every second he stays behind bars. The ‘Empire’ actor’s legal team filed an emergency motion Monday asking a judge to spring Jussie from behind bars while

Play video content TMZ.com Magic Johnson says he’s not tuning in to HBO’s new show about the “Showtime” Lakers, but the NBA legend should definitely reconsider — so says “Winning Time” actress Caitlin O’Connor, who tells TMZ Sports he’d love the series!! As we previously reported, the 5-time champ told us he was NOT looking

“Big Time Rush” star Stephen Kramer Glickman is going crazy over an offer from CeeLo Green, who wants him to be his opener for an upcoming gig … and it’s all thanks to TikTok. Stephen tells TMZ … CeeLo invited him to get the crowd warmed up at a charity event next month in Dallas,

William Hurt — an Oscar-winning actor with a long tenure in Hollywood — has died. His son, Will, made the sad announcement Sunday — telling Deadline … “It is with great sadness that the Hurt family mourns the passing of William Hurt, beloved father and Oscar winning actor, on March 13, 2022, one week before

Taraji P. Henson is coming out in full defense of Jussie Smollett — but is making a strange comparison … invoking the Emmett Till case to try and describe what’s happening to him. The “Empire” star — who obviously appeared opposite Jussie through much of the show — took to IG this weekend with an

Jussie Smollett will almost certainly escape federal charges for allegedly faking another part of the elaborate hoax that just got him sentenced to 5 months behind bars … the infamous hate letter. Federal law enforcement sources tell TMZ … barring any major future development in the fake hate mail case, the feds will NOT charge

Play video content MSNBC A guest of Rachel Maddow‘s compared Putin to Hitler while describing Ukraine — but in the process … kinda made it seem like Hitler wasn’t nearly as bad, which didn’t go over well. Michael McFaul — a former U.S. ambassador to Russia — appeared Friday on Maddow’s self-titled show on MSNBC

Bill Maher has a fascinating take on America’s view of Ukraine … everyone here is making the war about them. Let us explain. As the “Real Time” host says … “Everything proves what we already believed and everything goes back to the thing we already hate.” As he puts it … Biden supporters blame Trump‘s

Jussie Smollett believes there’s one overarching reason he was sent to jail, and it’s not because of the hoax … he says it’s because he’s Black. Sources with direct knowledge and in constant touch with the “Empire” actor tell TMZ … Jussie fully expected to get jail time. He told his defense team before sentencing

Jussie Smollett will be held in protective custody — as requested — while serving his time behind bars. Judge James Linn ordered the actor’s 150-day jail sentence, and specified he’ll serve it under protective custody. According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Judge Linn says Smollett and his team requested the protection. The goal of

Clint Arlis, one of the contestants on season 11 of “The Bachelorette,” died by suicide … TMZ has confirmed. According to the coroner’s report, obtained by TMZ, cops found Clint dead in his parent’s Illinois home back in January, he was found hanging in a bedroom closet. The report says officers found a note left

Tarek El Moussa and Christina Haack being on the same page is a rarity these days, but the exes, and their HGTV bosses, are in lockstep about pulling the plug on “Flip or Flop” … TMZ has learned. Sources familiar with the situation tell us … Tarek and Christina’s contracts for the show were up,

Play video content Jussie Smollett is about to be sentenced in his elaborate hoax case — he’s facing up to 3 years in prison, and we’re live streaming the Chicago court hearing. Remember … a jury in Illinois found the “Empire” actor guilty of 5 of the 6 felony counts against him for lying to

“MasterChef” contestant Mary Jayne alleges she toiled away in a kitchen to shoot an episode the same day she suffered a stroke, despite pleas for help … and now she’s filed a lawsuit. Mary, who was featured on season 11 of the FOX cooking show, is suing its production companies, claiming producers pressured her to

“Bones” actor Heath Freeman died from an overdose of multiple opioids and narcotics, including fentanyl and cocaine … according to the medical examiner’s report. Heath was found dead in his Austin, TX home last November, and the Travis County Medical Examiner says he had a lethal cocktail of booze and several drugs. Specifically, the report

Russia might have an enemy on its hands that’s more effective than any other adversary, and that’s Anonymous … which claims to have hijacked Vladimir Putin‘s regularly scheduled propaganda programming. The notorious hacking group — which has been involved in high-profile leaks over the years — is taking responsibility for the mass disruption of multiple

Los Angeles local Amy Smart was in her early 20s when she blasted her way into the entertainment biz back in 2000 with some top-notch breakout roles including the college hottie Beth — who gets involved in a wild night of partying, sex and camcorders — in the 2000 college comedy “Road Trip.” Around that

Johnny Brown, who played housing project superintendent Nathan Bookman on the massively hit show “Good Times,” has died. Johnny’s daughter Sharon Catherine Brown tells TMZ, he was at his doctor’s office in L.A. Wednesday getting his pacemaker checked out, and shortly after he left he went into cardiac arrest and collapsed. He was taken to