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Hoping for an apology from American Eagle’s Sydney Sweeney ad? Don’t hold your breath -- the company dropped a statement and they're sticking to their guns.

In an official IG post Friday, they clarified the "Sydney Sweeney has great jeans" tag is, and always has been, about jeans ... subtly shutting down critics who linked the ad to white-supremacy eugenics.

The statement declares the ad is all about Sydney’s jeans and her story ... adding that as a brand, they're all about celebrating how everyone rocks their AE jeans with confidence.

Tobey Maguire is finally responding to his estranged wife's divorce petition, nearly 5 years after she filed -- and 9 years since they separated ... and he's seeking joint custody of their son.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, the "Spider-Man" star is asking for joint legal and physical custody of the estranged couple's 16-year-old son, Otis.

Tobey filed his response Wednesday ... nearly 5 years after we first reported that Jennifer Meyer went to court in October 2020 and filed for divorce.

Monday night was a real pain in the boob for Nikki Bella ... 'cause she says one of her breast implants got stuck in her ribs after a recent in-ring showdown!!

Nikki opened up on the boob mishap in a convo with her sister on their "The Nikki & Brie Show" ... saying it happened on "Monday Night RAW" this past week during her 8-woman tag team match.

"Piper's elbow drop? Yeah, put the implants right into the ribs," she said. "It's been hard to laugh and cough, but it's okay, we're gonna get it fixed one day."

"With great power comes great responsibility," and that's exactly why we've got a wicked web of wonders to honor 'Spider-Man' Day! Go back in time with the starring actors who brought their superpowers to the iconic film franchise ...

Of course, Tobey Maguire is the OG star from the first 'Spider-Man' film back in 2002, but the hero has also been played and voiced by big actors like Drake Bell, Andrew Garfield and Shameik Moore ... and shoutout to Hailee Steinfeld for gracing her voice as Spider-Woman.

And A-list star Tom Holland is gearing up for his 7th go as Mr. Peter Parker in "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" ... "Somebody's gotta look out for the little guy, right?"

Kim Zolciak is responding to daughter Ariana Biermann’s claims she blew through all her cash -- and let’s just say, she’s not exactly begging for forgiveness.

The reality star sat down on "Watch What Happens Live!" Thursday, where she admitted Ariana’s statements on "Next Gen NYC" were true -- she didn’t mismanage the cash, she just spent it all on bills.

Kim took her sweet time answering -- clearly hesitant -- before adding she had to figure it all out fast ... since, you know, she was left holding the bag for the whole family.

Prosecutors in Arkansas say Andrew James McGann left a hiking trail at a state park a bloody mess after stabbing a couple to death ... and folks saw him leaving the scene with blood on his face.

In new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, prosecutors go in-depth on the brutal slayings of Clinton Brink and Cristen Brink last month at Devil's Den State Park in West Fork, Arkansas.

They say a 911 call came in July 26 reporting two dead bodies on a hiking trail with a large amount of blood ... the bodies belonged to the Brinks, who were hiking with their young daughters.

Matty Healy's mom caught a lot of heat for her recent comments about Taylor Swift ... and, it might be getting to her -- because she was just spotted crying on a city sidewalk.

The singer-songwriter was seen hugging his mother, Denise Welch, outside a high-priced restaurant in West Hollywood on Thursday before sitting on the curb and chatting with her while she dabbed her eyes with a tissue.

The two seem deep in a difficult conversation ... with Healy appearing animated at one point while his mom was shedding tears.

Flight turbulence might have you longing to land, but it can't actually bring down an airplane ... so says pilot and reality star Pete Cappio.

We had Cappio on "TMZ Live" Friday ... and, we had to ask him about the recent incident where 25 people were hospitalized after intense turbulence threw them around the airplane cabin.

Cappio says, while this video is jarring, people shouldn't assume the whole airplane would go down because of an event like this ... 'cause planes are made to withstand even the most powerful turbulence.

Jeffrey Epstein's one-time girlfriend and co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell is on the move ... because she's transferring prisons ... and her new surroundings are even nicer than the minimum security penitentiary where she was doing time.

The Bureau of Prisons tells TMZ ... Ghislaine is now being held at Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas.

Ghislaine had been serving her 20-year sentence at FCI Tallahassee in Florida, where we last saw her warming the track against a backdrop of barbed wire fences.

Machine Gun Kelly says he nearly had a part in the hit flick "Sinners" ... but, he wouldn't cross the line when it came to using a racial slur and he lost the part.

The rapper joined "The Pat McAfee Show" from outside the NFL Hall of Fame Thursday ... and, he talked about his acting aspirations -- explaining he's not on a strict schedule when it comes to his film career, but there are a number of films he's seen where he's missed out on roles.

Take "Sinners" for example, MGK says ... he was supposed to audition for a villainous role in the flick -- but, he would've had to say the N-word during the tryout in order to get the part.

Welp, that's awkward ... the cop who arrested Diego Sanchez last month told the UFC legend he was a longtime fan of the fighter ... admitting he watched him scrap since he was "a little kid!"

TMZ Sports obtained body camera footage of the arrest ... after cops alleged the 43-year-old shot a gun out of a moving car while officers were working an incident on I-40 in Albuquerque, NM.

Cops initially spoke to the driver of the car Sanchez was in ... and after they identified him, the cop responded, "As in the Diego Sanchez?"

Bryan Kohberger’s gonna have no cellmates and no distractions ... 'cause he's just been moved to solitary confinement at Idaho’s Maximum Security Institution, TMZ has learned.

Sources tell TMZ Kohberger’s long-term restrictive housing -- J Block -- isn’t just any penitentiary unit. It holds up to 128 inmates, and includes everyone from protective custody incarcerees to long-term isolation holds ... and even death row.

It’s a grim setup -- inmates in long-term restrictive housing live alone in their cells, only allowed to exit in restraints ... they get showers every other day, and are permitted just one hour of outdoor time daily.

Jeffrey Epstein's private island looks ready to welcome visitors again -- his Caribbean paradise is being remodeled with a new high-end resort ... and it's starting to take shape.

New photos show the transformation underway on Little St. James in the U.S. Virgin Islands  ... where a 25-room hotel is being built on the infamous island.

Epstein installed two pools on the island, and one of them looks like it will be a central part of the new resort.

'Love Island USA' Season 7 star -- and most loved-to-be-hated islander -- Huda Mustafa made her red carpet debut this week, and she didn't arrive solo ... showing up hand in hand with Netflix reality star Louis Russell.

Huda has been seen in public a lot lately with Louis -- who starred on Netflix's "Too Hot to Handle" Season 5, and is on the newest season of 'Perfect Match' -- leading fans to believe the two are an item ... and leaving us to wonder if the romance is confirmed, or if it's just two friends adding fuel to the fire.

Huda made headlines this season of "Love Island USA" as fans judged her for being a mom who left her young daughter in order to be on the show ... but she managed to stick it out all the way through to the finale -- where her relationship ended abruptly, leaving the villa single as a pringle.

A Kentucky woman was arrested outside Walt Disney World after a security guard allegedly found meth in her purse -- which cops claim she told them she got from a guy at her hotel.

Brandi Asher -- a 37-year-old woman from London, KY -- was arrested back in May ... and, cops have just released the full report explaining why she was taken into custody while trying to enter Florida's House of Mouse.

According to the report, an Orange County sheriff's deputy was called by Disney security, who believed Asher was trying to bring contraband into the park.

Cruz Beckham might be at odds with his bro Brooklyn, but he hit pause on the drama to roast dad David while living it up on a yacht in Saint-Tropez -- all in good fun, of course!

The 20-year-old stripped down to his white Prada briefs and struck a hilarious pose on the sundeck Tuesday -- arms and legs wide open -- and it was quite the sight to see among the usual sunbathing and hangout session with GF Jackie Apostel.

Cruz gave a solid shot at recreating David's iconic look from last year in Positano, Italy ... but LBR -- nothing beats the athlete's smolder and that buff bod of his.