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Play video content NBC “Friends” star James Michael Tyler — who famously played Gunther — says keeping silent about his stage 4 cancer diagnosis during the reunion show was the right thing to do for the show’s fans and his costars. James explains he chose to join the HBO Max special by Zoom, instead of

FX has ordered the limited series Class of ’09, a suspense thriller following a class of FBI agents set in a near-future where the U.S. criminal justice system has been transformed by artificial intelligence, it was announced today by Gina Balian, President, Original Programming, FX. Produced by FX Productions, Class of ’09 will be available

Play video content TMZ.com Kat Graham just sucked the air out of the room for ‘Vampire Diaries’ fans … ’cause she’s NOT down to bring it back, despite an off-screen reunion with BFF, Nina Dobrev. We got the ‘Vampire Diaries’ star at LAX, and had to ask if her recent meetup with Nina rekindled any

Kevin Can F**k Himself is a brand new AMC drama starring Annie Murphy as Allison McRoberts, Eric Petersen as Kevin McRoberts, and Mary Hollis Inboden as Patty. The series focuses on Allison, who breaks television convention escaping her confines to take the lead of her own life. TV Fanatic had the chance to chat with

White people can’t help lying and stealing everything in sight — from entire countries, to cultures, right on down to vegetarianism and yoga … so claims a controversial psychiatrist who openly admits to homicidal fantasies. Dr. Aruna Khilanani went on the attack against ALL white people again … calling them “psychopathic” due to what she

Is Dynasty throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks? Dynasty Season 4 Episode 7 was another frivolous installment that made me question whether we’re supposed to take any part of the show seriously or if we’re just to treat it as a procedural and forget everything before the next episode. Adam will never

John Paragon, famous for playing Jambi the Genie on “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” has died. The Riverside County Coroner tells TMZ John died back in April … but at this point, his cause of death is unclear. As Jambi the Genie, John’s face would appear in a jeweled box whenever Pee-wee Herman wished for something. JP was

Perhaps almost being killed may cause Lisey’s eyes to be opened. Sadly, that was still to be determined following Lisey’s Story Season 1 Episode 4. That’s because while  Lisey accepted Scott’s weirdness, she has repressed memories about conversations and events connected to it, for her own sanity. Only now insanity reigned all around her. It wasn’t

Frank Bonner, famous for playing Herb Tarlek on the TV sitcom “WKRP in Cincinnati,” has died … TMZ has learned. Frank died Wednesday as a result of complications from Lewy body dementia … according to his family. We’re told his loved ones are heartbroken, and they were with him when he passed away peacefully. An

That actually did a pretty impressive job of tying things up. Red and, what, virtual reality took Liz on a walk down Memory Lane on The Blacklist Season 8 Episode 21. And once again Raymond proclaimed, “One day this will all be yours” and Liz again rudely rejected it. Some things never change. Just be glad

Charles Barkley says his days of mocking the “big ol’ women down in San Antonio” on TV are over … and he’s blaming cancel culture. For YEARS, Barkley has talked about the “big ass women” of San Antonio on “Inside The NBA” … but has repeatedly said it’s just a joke, and he has nothing

American Gigolo is moving full steam ahead at Showtime. Today, the premium cabler announced a series order for a 10-episode reboot, which is written and directed by Emmy nominee David Hollander (Ray Donovan). Jerry Bruckheimer, who produced the original film, will executive produce with Jonathan Littman and KristieAnne Reed. Bernthal also serves as a producer.

Joe Exotic has a new venture that could put him in high spirits — he’s launching his own cannabis line all while doing hard time in federal prison. The ‘Tiger King’ star cooked up the idea last July and the wheels have been in motion ever since. His attorney, Brad Small, tells TMZ … they

We’re less than a month away from the season premiere of Animal Kingdom after waiting a year for its return, and the trailer teases its wildest season yet. Life for the Codys is a whole other beast in the wake of Smurf’s death, and now everyone wants a shot at the crown and running the

Ned Beatty — a veteran character actor, famous for his work in ‘Superman,’ ‘Network’ and several other iconic films — has died … TMZ has learned. A family member tells TMZ … Ned passed away in sleep Sunday while surrounded by family at his home. No other details surrounding the exact circumstances of his death

Lucas wants another chance with Sami, Paulina has a secret plan for the Horton Square, Xander tried to help Gwen, and EJ returned! Our TV Fanatics, Jack and Christine, are joined by Phloeforever from MyHourglass, a Days of Our Lives fan forum to debate Sami’s romantic future, Lani got mad at Chanel, what Paulina’s hiding,

Bill Maher went deep Friday night with blistering words for young people, super-woke folks and Kevin Hart … diagnosing all of them with a severe case of “progress-o-phobia.” Maher — a take-no-prisoners liberal who is not afraid to call out like-minded individuals who he says go way too far — lambasts Americans who complain things

Ugh. EJ just HAD to show up and ruin one of the most romantic Lumi scenes yet, didn’t he? Some fans are thrilled that he’s back, but for those of us who ship Lucas/Sami, this was a real kick in the teeth. But since Days of Our Lives during the week of 6-07-21 was pre-empted

Play video content TMZ.com If you’ve ever wondered who hunts down poachers and pirates in international water, and brings them to justice … you’re looking at him, and he has a crazy story to tell. Captain Peter Hammarstedt joined “TMZ Live” Friday to give us the inside scoop on his crew’s chilling, high-stakes mission to

Can someone please explain what just happened? A rollercoaster of emotions was experienced on Manifest Season 3 Episode 12 and Manifest Season 3 Episode 13 This is the only show where so much can happen, and yet, we get absolutely no clear answers. I knew I shouldn’t have believed them when they said we would find out what

Play video content TMZ.com Pat Sajak says he doesn’t mind losing another Emmy to the late, great Alex Trebek — not only because Alex deserves it, but also … Pat’s learned to lower his expectations. We got the legendary “Wheel of Fortune” host Wednesday in Bev Hills, and asked if he’d be cool with Trebek

One of the funniest and heartwarming TV shows has sung its last song. NBC on Wednesday confirmed that Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist has been canceled after two seasons. The series was initially set to be picked up by Peacock for an additional season as the series has a strong digital footprint, but a deal could not

Loki is ready for his close-up, as the star of Disney+’s third live-action Marvel series (premiering this Wednesday — yes, Wednesday — June 9). Is the trickster still a treat when given much more to do than steal the occasional MCU scene? Replaying and then picking up immediately after Loki’s appearance in Avengers: Endgame —

Play video content TMZ.com Mike Posner let fear drive him to train for months to climb Mount Everest, but his fear had nothing to do with actually scaling Earth’s tallest mountain — instead, he was more afraid of NOT doing it. The EDM star told us all about his epic adventure when he joined us

Did Dr. Lim manage to survive her kidnapping? On The Good Doctor Season 4 Episode 20, the surgeons continued their mission to Guatemala, but there were some big issues for them. Meanwhile, Mateo Redón continued to try to get through to everyone else. Elsewhere, Shaun had to perform risky surgery on a patient without electricity

We all know the stereotype of the long-suffering sitcom wife, right? She’s way too hot for her proudly immature husband, and she quietly stays in the background while he hogs the spotlight? Well, AMC’s new dramedy Kevin Can F**k Himself — premiering Sunday, June 20 at 9/8c — aims to blow up that stereotype, promising

Clarence Williams III — famous for roles in “The Mod Squad,” “Half Baked” and several other movies and shows — has died. The veteran actor’s management team confirmed the sad news Sunday, saying Clarence had actually passed away Friday in L.A. due to colon cancer. CWIII had a long history with his craft … dating

Did the Middle Exchange go to plan? On Good Witch Season 7 Episode 4, things took a wild turn when it emerged that there were some big changes in town. Meanwhile, Donovan made a daring plan to silence Abigail, but was it all for nothing? Elsewhere, Martha turned to Joy to put a smile on

Play video content TMZ.com Wayne Brady is incredibly honored to be nominated for a Daytime Emmy alongside Alex Trebek … but losing to him? Well, that’d be one helluva honor too. We got the “Let’s Make a Deal” host in Times Square, and wanted to get his 2 cents on being nominated alongside the late

Money truly is the root of all evil. It’s one of many takeaways from Gone Mom: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos, one of the true-crime-inspired films as part of Lifetime’s Summer of Secrets slate. The tragic disappearance, and presumed death, of this beautiful, kind woman of five is utterly heartbreaking. Annabeth Gish’s likeness to the