Jennifer Pedranti -- a star on the hit show "The Real Housewives of Orange County" -- says her son was involved in starting a brush fire in Southern California.
The reality star posted on her Instagram Story just minutes ago ... telling her followers she'd like to address rumors of her son's involvement in Tuesday's seven-acre blaze in the hills of Ladera Ranch, CA.
Jennifer confirmed her son and several other kids were involved ... and she and her ex-husband, Will Pedranti, are taking the incident very seriously.
Lil Rel Howery says he wants to help Nolan Wells' family get to the bottom of his mysterious death ... donating a large sum of money to help them find answers.
The comedian gave the family $1,000 and told TMZ ... "I just want the Nolan Family to find out the truth and that’s what I’m contributing to. Finding out the truth. That family and that young man deserves that.”
The comedian is one of many people who has donated to a GoFundMe set up by the family to cover funeral costs, celebration of life services, and any additional costs related to Nolan's death.
Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather was one of the biggest fights of all time ... and well, the encore could be coming to a ring near you sometime in the future!
"Yeah, for sure [I'm interested in a rematch]," The Notorious told Babcock, before gesturing with his hands and saying, "I'm like this with Floyd. I'm like this with little Floyd."
McGregor added ... "There's conversations ongoing always with the boy. That's the truth. So, I'm open for it."
Courtney Stodden and her husband, Jared Safier,got into a heated argument that ended with cops showing up at their Los Angeles home ... TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... LAPD officers responded to Courtney and Jared's L.A. area residence around 1:45 AM Thursday for a welfare check after receiving a 911 call.
Our sources say the call stemmed from a verbal argument between Courtney and Jared. It's unclear what led to the dispute.
We're told officers arrived, spoke with the couple, and kept the peace before clearing the scene. Our sources say there wasn't any physical altercation, and no arrests were made.
Darrell Sheets' girlfriend was in absolute shock when she heard a gunshot go off in her house ... and she told cops she believed the 'Storage Wars' star had just killed himself.
TMZ obtained the 911 call the woman placed after Darrell's suicide ... and she's completely beside herself.
She tells police Darrell just took his own life, explaining ... "I just heard a gun go off."
Darrell's GF says he never threatened to kill himself, but was struggling with insomnia and had been "just frustrated" with his lack of sleep and his kid ... calling it all "terrible, terrible s***."
MilaniaGiudice is on speaking terms with her sisters after an alleged altercation at Teresa Giudice's mansion that ended with Milania's arrest ... but that doesn't mean the girls are being nice ... far from it.
Milania just dropped several snaps on her Instagram Story ... and among the glam pics and inspirational quotes -- she shared two screenshots that seem to be text exchanges with sisters Audriana and Gabriella -- and they're pretty snotty.
Gabriella is the one who called cops and told them Milania was throwing candles and food during the alleged altercation ... and in their text exchange, Gabriella calls Milania a "keyboard warrior."
Milania responds ... "alright ... w ur weird ass words."
Dwyane Wade's eldest child, Zaire Wade, has been charged with a felony related to domestic violence after his recent arrest.
Zaire faces one felony charge, according to NBC4 in Los Angeles ... though he was booked on 3 different charges when he was arrested last month in Burbank.
As we told you ... Zaire was taken into custody last month after cops were called to a Burbank home around 5:30 AM on June 21 after receiving a call about a woman screaming. Cops say they found Zaire and a woman with lacerations all over her face.
7/10/26 7:31 AM PT -- You may want to keep your Johnson tucked away ... because Christopher Peden is out on bail.
This story ain't for the squeamish ... a man in Indiana chopped off his penis and set it ablaze using lighters and gasoline, according to his attorney.
Christopher Peden allegedly told police that he walked inside a garage in Fort Wayne, IN, and sliced off his junk with a kitchen knife, his lawyer, David Felts, tells TMZ.
Felts said Peden then allegedly placed his severed penis on the floor, doused it with gasoline from a container and set it on fire using 4 lighters.
Police and firefighters responded to the May 6 incident after receiving a call for a stabbing at the detached garage belonging to the property owners, cops said.
Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen's online saga just took another public turn ... this time with Dakota's roommate, Cru, posting a video he says captures the aftermath of a heated argument between the former couple ... and it's emotional.
In the clip, "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" star appears visibly upset as Dakota records the interaction. Throughout the video, Taylor repeatedly asks ... "Why are you doing this?" and "Why are you filming me?"
Dakota, the father of one of Taylor's children, responds ... "Now you can get caught," before referencing what he alleges were previous instances in which Taylor had physically assaulted him -- as he hold their child in his arms.
The flight instructor in Argentina who jumped to his death in the middle of a training flight was seeking psychiatric help ... but his dad says no one informed his colleagues.
Álvarez Bertazzo told local media his son Leandro Andrés Bertazzo was going through a "rough patch" when he jumped from a plane, leaving his student to land the aircraft.
The dad told La Nación his son had consulted a psychiatric clinic for whatever he was going through -- but his colleagues were left in the dark.
Camp Mystic -- the Texas camp where more than 2 dozen people died last year -- plans to reopen next year ... and it's still holding on to some deposits from parents who seemingly have no problem trusting the camp with their girls ... according to a new filing connected to its bankruptcy case.
Here's the deal ... Camp Mystic's proposed chief restructuring officer, Karen Nicolaou -- the authorized rep for the camp in the bankruptcy proceedings -- filed a document asking a judge to allow Camp Mystic officials authority to use existing cash management systems in order to facilitate an orderly transition in the early bankruptcy proceedings.
In the docs, Nicolaou notes that Camp Mystic currently holds "over $1 million in camper deposits and prepaid tuition" ... which she says some camper families have agreed to allow the camp to hold on to for a "hoped-for 2027 season" because the camp isn't open this year.
That's a bit shocking ... considering 28 people, including 25 young campers, died last year amid serious flooding in the area.
The Sunset Strip got a serious dose of "Baddies" energy this weekend ... because DJ Sky High Baby dropped in to the TMZ Brunch Bus ... turning an already rowdy afternoon into a full-blown party, and giving Ray J a word of advice for his upcoming fight against Orlando Brown.
Sky -- accompanied by singer E.K.E. -- wasted no time bringing our guests to Beaches in WeHo ... where they got the surprise of the day when an epic drag show broke out as soon as the bus pulled up ... followed by some shots!
Everyone on board scored complimentary drinks ... and Sky celebrated by grabbing the mic to lead the entire bus in the viral "Baddie, baddie... shot o'clock!" chant before everyone threw one back together!
Kara Del Toro is livin' it up in one of Hollywood's hottest vacation hotspots -- Lake Como -- and she's turning up the heat in Italy with a fresh batch of sexy snaps ... plus a very wet shower.
2:23 PM PT -- TMZ has obtained body cam of officers arriving at the scene.
Newly released police records are shedding new light on Darrell Sheets' death ... authorities say the "Storage Wars" star left behind a suicide note and had recently argued with his son.
According to the Lake Havasu City Police incident report, obtained by TMZ, detectives found a handwritten note tucked inside a black basket in a bathroom closet near where Darrell was found dead. Police summarized it as reading, "I could not take anymore the Facebook bulling, f*** you [redacted]" ... adding the handwriting appeared shaky.
The report also paints a clearer picture of Darrell's final night. His girlfriend told detectives he couldn't sleep, got out of bed in the middle of the night, and moments later she found him standing in the doorway of his office ... telling her to "go back to bed" before a single gunshot rang out.
