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The death of soccer legend Diego Maradona has now triggered a criminal investigation, and his personal doctor appears to be in the crosshairs of the probe. Police searched the office and home of Dr. Leopoldo Luque … Diego’s doctor. The raid followed several witnesses reportedly telling authorities they had seen Diego and the doctor fighting

Exclusive Details Lil Yase — an up-and-coming Bay Area rapper — was shot and killed this weekend in what amounts to a mysterious murder with no explanation thus far … TMZ has learned. Sources close to Yase tell us … he was, indeed, shot early Saturday morning — and his body was discovered somewhere in

Play video content TNT “This the ugliest ball in the world right here.” That’s Charles Barkley talking about the golf balls his partner, Phil Mickelson, gave him to use on the course Friday … with Shaquille O’Neal‘s face plastered on them!!! Chuck and Phil are going head-to-head with Steph Curry and Peyton Manning for “The

Soccer legend Diego Maradona did not have to die because he’s the victim of “criminal idiocy” … so claims his lawyer. Attorney Matias Morla says it took upwards of a half-hour for an ambulance to arrive at Diego’s Buenos Aires home Wednesday … where he had suffered a heart attack. Prosecutors appear to be looking

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Terrible news for hoops fans hoping to see Michael Jordan and LaVar Ball face off on the court … the Big Baller is calling off a 1-on-1 game, saying they’re just too old!! It was a rare moment of humility from LaVar, who has been hyping up a mano-a-mano matchup

Drake almost finds humor in the Grammys which inexplicably snubbed The Weeknd, essentially saying those little trophies really don’t mean crap. Drake said Wednesday night, “I think we should stop allowing ourselves to be shocked every year by the disconnect between impactful music and these awards and just accept that what once was the highest

Faizon Love claims he was scrubbed from a movie poster just because he’s Black … and now he’s suing Universal over it. The actor filed the lawsuit Wednesday, accusing the studio of racial discrimination for removing him from an overseas version of the “Couples Retreat” poster … while leaving the rest of his white costars

Exclusive Kamal “Chance” Givens is taking a page from Michael Corleone in explaining why he was MIA from a reunion show with Tiffany “New York” Pollard … it’s not personal, it’s strictly business. Here’s the deal … Tiffany ripped Chance for blowing off “I Love New York Reunited” this week, saying it felt like he

Exclusive Sofia Vergara, Joe Manganiello and her son are seeking court-ordered protection from a man their friend claims is stalking them, and is potentially dangerous Producer Luis Balaguer filed docs seeking a restraining order against a man named Rengifo Randazzo, who he claims is a mentally unstable stalker who was recently arrested for trespassing in

The Weeknd‘s Grammys snub had nothing to do with him playing the Super Bowl … at least according to the Recording Academy Chief. Harvey Mason Jr. — interim President and CEO of the Academy — says, “We understand that The Weeknd is disappointed at not being nominated. I was surprised and can empathize with what

Exclusive The Weeknd was faced with a tough choice — perform the Grammys or the Super Bowl — but hammering out a deal to do both could’ve cost him Grammy nominations. Sources familiar with the situation tell us The Weeknd’s team was in talks for weeks with Grammy brass, who issued the ultimatum — us

Play video content SplashNews.com The director who seemingly got busted for trash-talking actor Lukas Gage‘s apartment on a Zoom call says he’s not going to apologize for it … because important context is missing. Tristram Shapeero — a British TV director best known for directing episodes of “Community,” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and “Veep” — is

Taylor Swift‘s ongoing beef with Scooter Braun over the sale of her masters was front-and-center at the AMAs — and so were a whole lot of other memorable moments. The pop star won the award for Artist of the Year Sunday night at the half-virtual/half-live event at the Microsoft Theater in L.A. … and T-Swift

Exclusive Harvey Weinstein is getting the home movie treatment from behind bars — having cameras record his every move so he doesn’t go the way of Jeffrey Epstein … TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell us … a correctional officer is assigned to follow Weinstein anytime he’s on the move from within the state

Gucci Mane is poking the bear before he meets said bear in a music battle — openly touting the fact he killed one of Jeezy‘s friends ahead of their Verzuz showdown. Gucci posted a meme Tuesday night mocking his shooting of Jeezy’s former labelmate, Pookie Loc, in the 2000s. That was after Pookie allegedly attempted

A large group of biz owners in Erie County, NY called the local authorities’ bluff when they tried shutting down their get-together … and sent Johnny Law packing. This went down Friday night at a CrossFit gym called Athletes Unleashed in Orchard Park — not too far away from Buffalo — where upwards of 100

Barack Obama‘s new memoir is flying off the shelves — even more than Michelle‘s record-setting book in 2018 — but he says he’s not rubbing it in … and she’s fine with his success for her own reasons. This came after the former President burned the outgoing prez, Donald Trump, during his interview on “Jimmy

Play video content Breaking News Hornets “I think we know how it would turn out, to be honest.” That’s LaMelo Ball trying REALLY hard not to piss off his father or his new boss Friday when asked who would win in 1-on-1 … LaVar Ball or Michael Jordan!?!?! The answer is obvious to most people

Exclusive Dr. Dre hasn’t been acting like he’s concerned about the coronavirus pandemic, so he shouldn’t get special treatment in his divorce proceedings … that’s what his estranged wife thinks, anyway. Nicole Young wants her ex to sit for a deposition, in-person, despite COVID-19 restrictions — and according to new docs, obtained by TMZ, she’s

Exclusive The setting for Gucci Mane and Jeezy‘s highly-anticipated Verzuz battle is fit for a king … and strippers, ’cause it’s going down at a famous ATL strip club. TMZ’s obtained behind-the-scene video and pics inside Thursday’s face-off going down at the world-famous club, Magic City. It’s unclear if a red carpet will be rolled

Breaking News Almost 3 weeks after Lori Loughlin surrendered to authorities to begin her prison sentence … her hubby Mossimo Giannulli followed suit. The “Full House” star’s hubby reported to authorities Thursday at the Federal Correctional Institution in Lompoc, CA … about 2 and a half hours north of L.A. He reported on the November

Breaking News Ask … and you shall receive! It appears Logan Paul is getting his wish to fight Floyd Mayweather — because the boxing legend seemingly accepted the offer and wants to get it on ASAP. As we previously reported, Mayweather was approached with a deal to fight the YouTube superstar in the past few

Play video content A guy who wanted to chow down at an IHOP without a face covering wouldn’t take “no mask, no service” for an answer — because cops say he went to town on the staff with a knife. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … this wild incident went down Tuesday in Queens where

Tory Lanez‘s legal team is back in court after he was charged for shooting Megan Thee Stallion, and just entered his plea … not guilty. Tory’s attorney, Shawn Holley, appeared on his behalf Wednesday in L.A. County court to enter the plea in the case. Tory’s yet to go to court himself — his last

‘Good Bones’ star Karen Laine‘s home is the perfect place to drop one’s pants and leave a mark — at least that’s what a brash burglar thinks … since they’ve already done it twice. The HGTV home renovator had her Indianapolis home burglarized recently, which made for the third time her house had been broken

Breaking News Cleveland Cavs player Kevin Porter Jr. allegedly punched a woman in the face and ripped off her wig during an altercation back in August … but Porter’s attorney says the claim is bogus. The allegations are spelled out in police reports obtained by TMZ Sports … which detail an August 16 incident involving

Breaking News Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kevin Porter Jr. was arrested this weekend on a weapons charge — something the team says it’ll handle internally. Porter Jr. was picked by cops in Mahoning County Sunday morning and booked for improperly handling a firearm in a vehicle. No other information about what led up to the arrest

Elon Musk was spectacularly triumphant Sunday over the historic SpaceX launch, but that didn’t stop critics from slapping a 2020 label on him — “Space Karen,” and it all has to do with coronavirus. Dr. Emma Bell tore into Musk after he groused that his COVID tests were, as he put it, “extremely bogus.” As

Exclusive 15-year-old Quawan Charles appears to have most likely died from drowning — the family’s independent autopsy results now reaffirm that, but they still don’t know the how behind his death. The findings are in from American Forensics — the agency that did a separate autopsy on Quawan’s body — and according to the report,

Exclusive Benny the Butcher is the latest rapper to suffer a gunshot wound below the belt this week — this time, it happened out in Houston during what sounds like an attempted robbery. Houston PD tells TMZ … the New York rapper was in town Saturday and visiting a local Walmart with a couple friends