Leonardo DiCaprio wanted to help Pete Buttigieg with his delivery ahead of a debate during his 2020 presidential campaign … but the offer fell through Pete’s hands! Lis Smith, political strategist and former senior communications director for Buttigieg’s 2020 presidential campaign, tells TMZ … Leo offered a private coaching session with Pete ahead of a
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The newest ‘Thor’ movie crushed it at the box office this weekend — but as far as how people actually feel about it … well, it seems much of the internet thought it was trash. The numbers are in, and per estimates … “Thor: Love and Thunder” raked in a whopping $143 million domestically, landing
Britney Spears is again bemoaning the fact that she’s been the subject of documentaries and TV specials of late — saying she considers it grade-A bullying by Corporate America. The pop star posted lengthy thoughts about this on Saturday, which she’s addressed before. She writes, in part … “I feel like America has done a
Armie Hammer is indeed working as a timeshare salesman in the Cayman Islands … the actor was heard pitching the benefits of owning property in the beautiful vacation spot. Armie is very much in salesman mode … you see him sitting with a couple and going over pricing for a unit. A prospective buyer in
Amber Heard wants her insurance company to cover a portion of the verdict Johnny Depp won against her, but the insurance co. says Amber’s own conduct allows them to tell her to pound sand. Here’s the deal. Amber had a $1 million liability policy with New York Marine and General Insurance Co. The policy covers
Amber Heard‘s lawyers have just filed new documents, further detailing their claim that one of the jurors deceived the court by pretending to be the person who was actually summoned. The new docs claim a jury summons went to a Virginia home where 2 people with the same name reside. The document says the person
Gregory Itzin, star of “24,” “NCIS” and several other huge TV hits, has died … according to a close friend and co-worker. Gregory played U.S. Prez Charles Logan for 6 years on “24” … a brilliant role, alongside Kiefer Sutherland, that earned him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor. Sorry for the spoiler (it’s
New York City local Rochelle Aytes was 28 years old when she was cast as Denise Porter — a local New York news reporter, reporting at a charity fashion show in The Hamptons — in the 2004 Comedy “White Chicks.” Rochelle shared the big screen with comedy brothers Shawn Wayans as Agent Kevin Copeland …
Armie Hammer seems to have himself a little side gig in the Cayman Islands — or at least he’s spending a bunch of time at a resort and even giving tours … according to a witness. This photo shows the actor in a light blue polo and blue pants, looking very much like a staffer
Movie gunfire that has been a staple on the big screen for decades is way more problematic these days — given the fear those sounds generate during production — but TMZ has learned the LAPD will continue to allow movie shoots in public areas that involve gunfire. A law enforcement source at LAPD’s Film Unit
Brad Pitt has pissed off a lot of people, so he says, because he fails to recognize them … but Brad says he believes he suffers from a medical condition called face blindness. Brad has talked about this struggle in the past … he just can’t recognize people by looking at their faces — even
Israel Adesanya is taking aim at Chris Pratt after the actor criticized him for his performance at UFC 276 … calling the ‘Jurassic World’ star “just some fan” and sharing a video of him getting hit in the mouth. Adesanya unleashed the clap back on his Twitter page early Wednesday morning — nearly four days
Scoring anything Janis Joplin owned would be cool, but an instrument that belonged to Janis AND Jimi Hendrix is a whole new level of rock memorabilia. We’re talking about a hand-painted mandolin that fetched a whopping $281,250 after 29 bidders battled it out. The history on this item is pretty cool, so that price could
James Cameron has a message for folks who might complain about a long runtime for his new ‘Avatar’ movie — pipe down and stop fussing … unless you gotta wiz. The esteemed director did a wide-ranging interview with Empire — where he says, among other things, that he might not actually direct ‘Avatar 4’ or
Michael Pena might be getting flashbacks watching this … a cop throwing hands with an unarmed civilian, and losing his own gear to get on equal footing. Check out this wild fight between a police officer and a regular schmoe from the streets … where they both decide to square up and duke out whatever
Tom Cruise wasn’t born on the Fourth of July, but came close — and on his special day, a filmmaking partner is honoring him by basically saying … never change, you nutty bastard. The actor turned 60 Sunday, and to ring in the milestone … director Christopher McQuarrie posted a wild photo to celebrate TC
Khaby Lame, who just dethroned Charli D’Amelio as the top TikTok star, says acting’s always been his ultimate goal … and he hopes a movie with Will Smith is in his future. Play video content TMZ.com We got Khaby with his project manager — who translated his Italian — in Beverly Hills where he told
“Crash” director Paul Haggis will see his name removed from a city park in his Canadian hometown if he’s found guilty of sexual assault … and if the city council gets its way. South London, Ontario honored the Oscar-winning filmmaker back in 2011 with the Paul Haggis Park, but since his recent arrest in Italy