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Fyre Festival 2 ain't happening in late May, early June like it was originally scheduled ... 'cause it's been postponed, without new dates selected yet -- and organizers are laying full blame on Mexico.

The website only says tickets are "currently not available" when customers try to make a purchase, but the event's infamous promoter Billy McFarland is now admitting it just ain't happening ... confirming the story TMZ broke 10 days ago.

FYRE Festival 2 organizers say ... "Over the past 18 months we've worked closely with experienced third-party festival operators to ensure FYRE Festival 2 is built to the highest standard" ... but he claims the government in Playa del Carmen screwed 'em.

A statement organizers are sending to ticketholders says, "When a government takes your money, issues permits, promotes the event, and then pretends it's never heard of you, that's not just dishonest -- it's theft."

As for how much dough organizers are allegedly out -- McFarland tells us, "Permits cost hundreds of thousands of pesos. Many times that spent on venues, hotels, etc. that [Playa del Carmen] directed us to book."

He also says they've been filming all their meetings with the same PDC government officials who've been telling the media they've never heard of Fyre.

While the show for sure isn't happening from May 30 to June 2, he says they are deciding on a new location and date soon.

As we told you ... Fyre Festival 2.0 was McFarland's shot at redeeming himself after the disaster of the first festival led to his incarceration for wire fraud -- for which he served more than three years in prison.

'Love Island'-ers Millie Court and Liam Reardon took their love and romance to another island chain ... The Maldives!

The dynamic duo have been goin' strong since being crowned winners of the reality show back in 2021, and this couple's vacay proves their love connection is fully intact!

Goin' deep and sharing some silly snaps on socials, the couple masked up and explored the beautiful blue water 🤿!

"Love on the Spectrum" fan fav Tanner Smith is making it clear that he and his TV show boo Callie Truelove are still hanging out -- but just as friends!!!

Check out the clip -- the smiling star AKA "Tank" tells TMZ he's definitely pals with Callie despite fans speculating sparks are still flying after their cozy dinner at North Carolina's The Shepherd Hotel -- which he documented on IG.

In addition to juicy details about Callie, he also shares what we can expect from him in the near future.

Wiz Khalifa is in high spirits and has plenty of good vibes to give out this weekend with the release of his "Kush & OJ 2" album!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Wiz, Will and the rest of Taylor Gang out in NYC on Wednesday, exercising their right to toke in the streets and promoting the project the old-fashioned way.

Wiz flat-out admitted he couldn't keep count of all the Js that went into the making of the upcoming sequel ... we say many, many, many!!!

Two Florida cops came terrifyingly close to death when an SUV barreling down the highway slammed straight into a patrol unit and a disabled car pulled over on the side of the road -- and the whole thing was caught on dashcam video.

The unoccupied sheriff's SUV was parked on the right shoulder in front of another marked police unit and a disabled vehicle, which was occupied by a passenger -- and despite emergency lights flashing, a 35-year-old female driver veered onto the shoulder and slammed straight into the cop vehicle in the rear with full force in Volusia County.

The impact caused the SUV to strike the disabled vehicle too, sending the woman's Hyundai Tucson spinning across three lanes of traffic before it smashed into a guardrail on the other side. The whole thing happened early Sunday around 3 AM.

Ashly Schwan looks as graceful as any swan in her hottest shots ... and, we've compiled them all to commemorate her 28th birthday.

The YouTuber celebrated her milestone birthday Wednesday ... and, while we don't know exactly what she did, there's a good chance she threw on one of her many bikinis -- sizzling a couple months before summer is scheduled to begin.

Check out this pic of Ashly leaning forward ... taking a selfie in the mirror while her chest is barely concealed in a frilly pink bikini top.

Scary scene during Wednesday's matinee matchup between the Twins and the Mets ... first base umpire Hunter Wendelstedt was drilled in the head by a line drive -- and was forced to leave the game.

It went down in the top of the seventh inning as Tyrone Taylor was up to bat. The New York centerfielder roped a 0-0 pitch foul -- right at Wendelstedt's head.

The collision was so disturbing, the Mets' first base coach immediately waved for trainers to come over. Wendelstedt appeared to be in a significant amount of pain.

The Democratic National Committee plans to take on members of its own party who aren't effective, regardless of age ... so says one of its highest ranking members.

We spoke with David Hogg -- the gun control activist turned vice chair of the DNC -- on "TMZ Live" Wednesday ... and, we talked with him about efforts to reform the Democratic Party.

Hogg tells us the DNC plans to present primary challengers against members of Congress who just straight up aren't getting the job done ... homing in pols it deems "ineffective."

The brains behind the world’s first-ever sperm race are spilling the tea to TMZ -- disclosing their donors are on one wild ride getting prepared for the big race day.

Eric Zhu and his Sperm Racing startup crew broke it down on "TMZ Live" Wednesday, telling us sperm is a key biomarker for male health, so they've turned 2 young donors -- one from UCLA and the other from USC -- into full-blown sperm-athletes, giving them thousands of dollars per week to help them fine-tune their swimmers for race day glory.

The tech teen dream team’s swimming in strategy -- giving us every juicy detail of the donors’ prep, from tailor-made vitamins to pineapple-juice chugging. This isn’t a half-baked stunt -- it’s a well-seeded plan.

Coachella draws headlines, but this past weekend, fans were buzzing with speculation after Cher’s longtime boyfriend, Alexander "AE" Edwards, was spotted at the festival surrounded by a gaggle of blonde women -- with no Cher in sight.

The sighting, which quickly made the rounds in the press and on social media, sparked speculation there may be trouble in paradise for the singer and her music executive beau.

However, a rep for the music legend is shutting down the speculation and gossip.

A night out at the golf course ended up looking more like an MMA fight for a pair of Canadians on Monday.

Check out some video from Two Eagles Golf Course & Academy in West Kelowna, BC ... you can see two groups appeared to get into a quarrel over pace of play -- before things turned violent.

Based on some of the commentary in the footage, one of the groups seemed upset that the other was being impatient with how long their swings were taking ... and confronted them on a tee box.

A new ad circulating on social media hits MAGA right in the crotch!

The spot shows 2 utility workers griping about their taxes as they walk down a hallway, and then open a door to a computer server room -- but they find a GOP congressman on his knees "servicing" a rich campaign donor ... you get the picture.

The ad is funded by a Democratic Super PAC called the Progress Action Fund that's clearly no friend to MAGA. As one of the group's founders put it, "MAGA is going to HATE this ad. NASTY but accurate."

Elon Musk is horny for women to help him repopulate planet Earth -- at least according to the Wall Street Journal, which prompted the world's richest man to give TMZ a shoutout.

Here's the scoop ... The WSJ article, published Tuesday, details Musk's relationships with his various baby mamas and his alleged attempts at keeping things on the down low, causing him to compare our content to that of the New York-based broadsheet.

As you know ... Musk has at least 14 children with 4 separate women, including Grimes, Ashley St. Clair, and Shivon Zilis -- a Neuralink executive and technically his employee. But, the WSJ reports that their sources believe there are many more of Musk kids running around out there.

Bobby Brown’s exercising his prerogative -- and he’s not holding back, saying Britney Spears straight-up butchered his hit "My Prerogative."

The singer didn’t mince words on the "Club Shay Shay" podcast, telling Shannon Sharpe that Britney’s take on his 1988 classic wasn’t just bad, it was a full-blown assault on his ears -- in fact, he said, it was so brutal he literally couldn’t take it.

Shannon stepped in with a reality check, reminding Bobby he did sign off on the cover -- but BB said he was lured by the magic of producer Teddy Riley and the star power of Britney at her peak. He thought she’d elevate the track … not take a wrecking ball to it.

Karmelo Anthony has not withdrawn funds from his nearly $450,000 GiveSendGo fundraiser ... even after he walked free from the slammer on a $250K bond Monday.

Jacob Wells, cofounder of the popular crowdsourcing platform, tells TMZ no funds have been distributed, as the company receives "clarity from the campaign recipient on use of funds so that the people that have given can be confident in how their donation is being used."

The revelation comes while folks question how Anthony satisfied his $250,000 bond -- which a judge reduced from $1 million -- and how his family is covering his legal costs as the 17-year-old faces a first-degree murder charge in the stabbing death of Austin Metcalf at their Frisco, Texas track meet earlier this month ... all while allegedly living in a $900,000 rental home.

Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa were still madly in love right up until their tragic deaths -- a stack of love notes found on their property makes that heartbreakingly clear.

Santa Fe authorities released the touching notes -- in one, Hackman sweetly thanked Betsy, who had been caring for him through his advanced Alzheimer’s, for helping him make her own birthday dinner, and signing it off with, "Love you and the guys, G."

It was clear the pair -- who married in 1991 -- loved the old-school way of showing affection ... with Gene calling Betsy a "lovely girl," and in another note saying he was thinking of her.