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Play video content TMZSports.com The national anthem has been used to protest against injustice, but Keke Palmer took it as an opportunity to honor her ancestors … telling TMZ Sports she sang the “Star-Spangled Banner” at the World Series to show respect for those who came before her. The anthem has been quite the hot

Things are getting tenser than a lethal game of Red Light, Green Light — “Squid Game” creator Hwang Dong-hyuk heard LeBron James bashing the show’s ending loud and clear … and fired back by clowning his panned ‘Space Jam’ movie!! James was heavily critical of the Netflix series’ final scene … discussing his dissatisfaction with

Stu Billett — the mastermind who created “The People’s Court” and birthed the whole genre of courtroom TV shows — has died. Stu died Friday in Los Angeles as a result of natural causes … according to reps for ‘People’s Court.’ He was surrounded by family when he passed. Billett dreamed up ‘TPC’ back in

James Michael Tyler — famous for playing Gunther on “Friends” — has died. The actor’s rep tells TMZ … JMT passed away peacefully Sunday morning at his home in L.A. — this after battling stage 4 prostate cancer. His family says … “The world knew him as Gunther (the seventh “Friend”), from the hit series

Bill Maher unsurprisingly leaned in hard Friday night, defending Dave Chappelle, saying embracing Dave’s latest Netflix special does not make someone transphobic. The “Real Time” host was jawboning with Andrew Yang and NYT opinion writer John McWhorter, and on this one, all 3 were in lockstep … all saying they support the LGBTQ community but

Lori Loughlin is back in front of the camera since getting out of prison — doing work on a network you may have never heard of … until now! The former ‘Full House’ star and Hallmark Channel darling is acting in her first TV show since the college admission scandal … which implicated Lori and

Play video content TMZ.com Shar Jackson‘s full up on chills, screams and terror for this Halloween after observing — and surviving — a real-life exorcism inside one of Hollywood’s most infamous haunted homes. The former “Moesha” star signed on for the experience, which was filmed for a special called, “Celebrity Exorcism.” Shar was joined by

Peter Scolari, who famously co-starred alongside Tom Hanks in the sitcom “Bosom Buddies,” is dead, following an extended cancer battle. Peter’s reps announced he died early Friday … he’d been diagnosed with cancer 2 years ago, but it seems he kept that news private. The ABC sitcom “Bosom Buddies” put Peter and Tom on the

Play video content TMZ.com The same thing that’s hurt Kate Beckinsale‘s career is helping Ross Butler‘s take off in Hollywood, and that thing is … brain power!!! Lots of it. We got the “13 Reasons Why” and “Riverdale” star Thursday at LAX, and considering his collegiate history, he’s the perfect person to address Kate’s recent

Mel Gibson will star in the new “John Wick” TV series — a controversial casting that left even the franchise’s own creator in shock, but the guy’s still willing to let it be … for now. Screenwriter Derek Kolstad — who penned the initial “John Wick” movie, and contributed to the other 2 installments, tells

Play video content TMZ.com Jon Stewart has a message for everyone pissed off at Dave Chappelle — he’s asking them to pay attention to what’s in his friend’s heart … as much as what comes out of his mouth. We got Jon as he was leaving Capitol Hill, and asked for his take on the

Meghan McCain is pissing off some of her old bosses with her scathing assessment of her tortured time on “The View” — because they believe it’s the exact opposite of how she’s framing things. Sources close to the production tell TMZ … ABC honchos are furious about Meghan’s new memoir, and the subsequent interviews she’s

Get ready for some history to be made on “The Masked Singer” … because there’s going to be two celebs in the same costume, and we’re told they have quite a history between them. For the first time on the FOX competition show, there will be a double-faced costume with two people inside the same

Play video content NBC Katie Couric says she never saw the dark side of her former “Today” show co-host Matt Lauer, but she concedes there was gossip surrounding the now-infamous revelations. Couric was pushing her memoir on “Today” Tuesday and went in hard on Lauer, saying she was devastated and disgusted when the news broke

Sara Gilbert and Linda Perry‘s split is finally official — because a court has signed off on everything … including what happens with their kid. According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, the former couple’s legal separation became official last week, and it looks like a pretty clean break … with the couple agreeing on

Play video content TMZ.com Jay Caspian Kang sees a big problem with lumping every Asian American into one big group … he says the practice leaves a huge number of folks behind. The author joined us on “TMZ Live” Tuesday and told us about some of the topics he explores in his new book, “The

Adrian Holmes — the guy playing Uncle Phil in the new ‘Fresh Prince’ reboot — was involved in a car accident that resulted in fatal injuries for a man who was laying in the middle of the freeway. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … Holmes was traveling southbound Monday on the 110 freeway just north

The Kardashian’s new project with Hulu has already scored a massive family life event thanks to Kourtney and Travis‘ engagement, cameras were rolling for the special moment and celebration that followed with loved ones … TMZ has learned. Barker popped the question at The Rosewood Miramar Beach Hotel in Montecito Sunday, and while it was