Tommy “Tiny” Lister said he was looking forward to taking the COVID vaccine just days before his death, but when you listen to him it’s apparent he’s got serious symptoms, including labored breathing. TMZ broke the story … Lister’s body was…

Hong Kong police tackled a 12-year old girl to the ground and arrested her on Sunday amid a protests against delayed parliamentary elections. A video widely shared online shows riot police pushing the youngster to the ground as she tried to dash away. She was later charged for allegedly violating coronavirus social distancing rules, police said. But her mother told local media: “She was just trying to buy art supplies with her brother." The video has sparked outrage online, gathering over a million views on Twitter. On the local Reddit-like forum LIHKG, one commenter criticised the police for being "loud and impolite" as if a "mad dog chasing after people who run." In a statement on Facebook, the police said the girl was running in a "suspicious manner" that required officers to chase and subdue her with the use of "minimum force".
Young children everywhere are returning to schools despite ongoing COVID-19 challenges, and here’s a glimpse of what it looks like … adorable, but concerning. TMZ’s obtained a photo of a little girl attending preschool in Camarillo, CA ……
George Floyd was terrified and afraid when cops first approached him in his car … pleading for his life with a gun trained on his head. The footage — just released by a judge — from Floyd’s fatal interaction with Minnesota cops shows him…
It was previously believed Addison was fired from his job at Harbor Freight Tools for the slap, however, a rep for the company tells us that while they don’t condone his actions … Addison was no longer an employee there at the time of the…
A San Jose cop has been benched after dragging a woman across a parking lot face first. It went down at a McDonald’s parking lot. A Door Dash driver recorded the brutal arrest while it was already in progress. You see the cop kick the woman — who…
Glory holes could be the key to having safe sex during the coronavirus pandemic … at least according to Canada’s top health experts. The sexual suggestion comes down from the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, and while it’s not quite…
Get a load of this tool … completely losing his mind, hurling the n-word at 2 Verizon employees all because he apparently hated their prices. The disgusting incident went down July 15 in Stafford, Virginia where a Verizon employee recorded this…
Multiple cops descended upon Megan Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez during his gun bust, in what proved to be quite the dramatic scene in the Hollywood Hills. TMZ got video of Tory’s arrest from early Sunday morning, and it’s pretty clear … law…
A Pennsylvania city is the latest to deal with the outrage over cops holding a man down with a knee to the neck … and the incident was captured on video, quite by accident. A man was driving on a street in Allentown Saturday afternoon when he saw…
A media conference by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to announce a new stimulus package briefly turned comical on Thursday when he and reporters were told by a homeowner to get off a newly reseeded lawn. Morrison travelled to a housing construction site in Googong, 28km (17 miles) south of Canberra to announce his government would spend nearly A$ 700 million ($ 480 million) to support an Australian construction sector hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. “Can everyone get off the grass please,” an unnamed local shouted at Morrison and the travelling press contingent.
Someone needs to tell Donald Trump this is how it’s done. It’s not about firing rubber bullets and teargassing protesters — like he ordered Monday at the White House — it’s about cops and citizens finding some common ground, which is what…
Someone needs to tell Donald Trump this is how it’s done. It’s not about firing rubber bullets and teargassing protesters — like he ordered Monday at the White House — it’s about cops and citizens finding some common ground, which is what…
We all thought it … but now some confirmation — Dennis Rodman intentionally went after Karl Malone during the 1998 NBA Playoffs to help push a pro wrestling storyline involving both NBA stars. … this according to former WCW president Eric…
An Iranian warship was accidentally hit by a missile during exercises in the Gulf of Oman, killing at least one, state television said Monday, amid tensions with the US in the waterway. One report said the vessel had sunk after being hit by a missile fired by another Iranian warship. “The vessel was hit after moving a practice target to its destination and not creating enough distance between itself and the target,” state television said on its website.
Columbia University’s not hurting for money with BILLIONS at its disposal, but it’s refusing to refund tuition while the pandemic’s shut down campus … so claims one pissed off student. The student filed a class-action lawsuit against the Ivy…
Another complete loser deliberately coughing at someone during the coronavirus pandemic, but the good news this time is — this one’s already spending time in jail. A British woman was caught on video coughing at a police officer earlier this month…
Calls to US poison centers have risen 20 percent this year because of exposure to bleach and other disinfectants, health authorities said Monday, linking the surge to COVID-19 cleaning recommendations. From January to March 2020, poison centers received 45,550 calls about dangerous exposure to cleaning chemicals, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a report, up from 37,822 the year before. Exposure to bleaches, non-alcoholic disinfectants and hand sanitizers all saw sharp rises, with the main route being inhalation.
Chippendales is making their fans’ wildest fantasies come true — you can finally bring home one of their exotic dancers!!! The male revue is offering a new virtual experience called “Chippendales@Home” … and the streaming parties allow party…
Hey, all you cool cats and kittens, Hollywood’s gone wild for the ‘Tiger King’ docuseries during quarantine and has taken the opportunity to break free from isolation by sharing some exotic cosplay from the crazy cast of G.W. Zoo and the big cat…
Jonny Fairplay — one of the most notorious “Survivor” contestants — is pimping hard-to-get BUFFs for hardcore fans, who can use ’em as protection from the coronavirus. The BUFFs were already for sale on Amazon and CBS’ website but they’ve been…
Here’s Justin Trudeau putting a super-gross image in the minds of Canadians dealing with the coronavirus pandemic — he says face coverings prevent you from “speaking moistly.” Canada’s Prime Minister uttered the phrase Tuesday during his daily…
As hospitals across the country brace for an onslaught of coronavirus patients, doctors, nurses and other health care workers — even in emerging hot spots — are being furloughed, reassigned or told they must take pay cuts.The job cuts, which stretch from Massachusetts to Nevada, are a new and possibly urgent problem for a business-oriented health care system whose hospitals must earn revenue even in a national crisis. Hospitals large and small have canceled many elective services — often under state government orders — as they prepare for the virus, sending revenues plummeting.That has left trained health care workers sidelined, even in areas around Detroit and Washington, where infection rates are climbing, and even as hard-hit hospitals are pleading for help."I'm 46. I've never been on unemployment in my life," said Casey Cox, who three weeks ago worked two jobs, one conducting sleep research at the University of Michigan and another as a technician at the St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea Hospital near Ann Arbor, Michigan. Within a week, he had lost both.Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York has begged doctors and other medical workers from around the country to come to the city to help in areas where the coronavirus is overwhelming hospitals."Unless there is a national effort to enlist doctors, nurses, hospital workers of all kinds and get them where they are needed most in the country in time, I don't see, honestly, how we're going to have the professionals we need to get through this crisis," de Blasio said Friday morning on MSNBC.And the Department of Veterans Affairs is scrambling to hire health care workers for its government-run hospitals, especially in hard-hit New Orleans and Detroit, where many staff members have fallen ill. The department moved to get a federal waiver to hire retired medical workers to beef up staff levels.But even as some hospitals are straining to handle the influx of coronavirus patients, empty hospital beds elsewhere carry their own burden."We're in trouble," said Gene Morreale, the chief executive of Oneida Health Hospital in upstate New York, which has not yet seen a surge in coronavirus patients.Governors in dozens of states have delivered executive orders or guidelines directing hospitals to stop nonurgent procedures and surgeries to various degrees. Last month, the U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Jerome M. Adams, also implored hospitals to halt elective procedures.That has left many health systems struggling to survive.Next week, Morreale said, Oneida will announce that it is putting 25% to 30% of its employees on involuntary furlough. They will have access to their health insurance through June. Physicians and senior staff at the hospital have taken a 20% pay cut."We've been here 121 years, and I'm hoping we're still there on the other side of this," Morreale said.Appalachian Regional Healthcare, a 13-hospital system in eastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia, has seen a 30% decrease in its overall business because of a decline in patient volume and services related to the pandemic. Last week, the hospital system announced it would furlough about 8% of its workforce — around 500 employees.Hospital executives across the country are cutting pay while also trying to repurpose employees for other jobs.At Intermountain Healthcare, which operates 215 clinics and 24 hospitals in Utah, Idaho and Nevada, about 600 of the 2,600 physicians, physicians assistants and registered nurses who are compensated based on volume will see their pay dip by about 15%, said Daron Cowley, a company spokesman.Those reductions are tied to the drop in procedures, which has fallen significantly for some specialties, he said. The organization is working to preserve employment as much as possible, in part by trying to deploy 3,000 staff members into new roles."You have an endoscopy tech right now that may be deployed to be at hospital entrances" where they would take the temperatures of people coming in, Cowley explained.In Boston, a spokesman for Partners HealthCare, with 12 hospitals, including Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women's, said staff members whose work has decreased are being deployed to other areas or will be paid for up to eight weeks if no work is available.But redeployment is not always an option. Janet Conway, a spokeswoman for Cape Fear Valley Health System in Fayetteville, North Carolina, said many of the company's operating room nurses trained in specialized procedures have been furloughed because their training did not translate to other roles."Those OR nurses, many have never worked as a floor nurse," she said.Conway said nearly 300 furloughed staff members have the option to use their paid time off, but beyond that, the furlough would be unpaid. Most employees are afforded 25 days per year.Some furloughed hospital workers are likely to be asked to return as the number of coronavirus cases rise in their communities. But the unpredictable virus has offered little clarity and left hospitals, like much of the economy, in a free fall.Many health systems are making direct cuts to their payrolls, eliminating or shrinking performance bonuses and prorating paychecks to mirror reduced workload until operations stabilize.Scott Weavil, a lawyer in California who counsels physicians and other health care workers on employment contracts, said he was hearing from doctors across the country who were being asked to take pay cuts of 20% to 70%.The requests are coming from hospital administrators or private physician groups hired by the hospitals, he said, and are essentially new contracts that doctors are being asked to sign.Many of the contracts do not say when the cuts might end, and are mostly affecting doctors who are not treating coronavirus patients on the front lines, such as urologists, rheumatologists, bariatric surgeons, obstetricians and gynecologists.Such doctors are still being asked to work — often in a decreased capacity — yet may be risking their health going into hospitals and clinics."It's just not sitting well," Weavil said, noting that he tells doctors they unfortunately have few options if they want to work for their institution long term."If you fight this pay cut, administration could write your name down and remember that forever," he said he tells them.In other cases, physicians are continuing to find opportunities to practice in a more limited capacity, like telemedicine appointments. But that has not eliminated steep pay cuts."Physicians are only paid in our clinic based on their productivity in the work they do," said Dr. Pam Cutler, the president of Western Montana Clinic in Missoula. "So they're automatically taking a very significant — usually greater than 50% or 25% — pay cut just because they don't have any work."In some areas, layoffs have left behind health care workers who worry that they will not be able to find new roles or redeploy their skills.Cox in Michigan said he was briefly reassigned at his hospital, helping screen and process patients coming in with coronavirus symptoms, but eventually the people seeking reassignments outgrew the number of roles.He also expressed concern that inevitable changes in the health care industry after the pandemic — paired with the possibility of a lengthy period of unemployment — could make it difficult to get his job back."I'm just concerned that the job I got laid off from may not be there when this is over," Cox said. "The longer you're away, the more you worry, 'Am I going to be able to come back?' So there's a lot of anxiety about it."Even as many of the largest hospital networks grapple with sudden financial uncertainty, much smaller practices and clinics face a more immediate threat.According to a statistical model produced by HealthLandscape and the American Academy of Family Physicians, by the end of April, nearly 20,000 family physicians could be fully out of work, underemployed or reassigned elsewhere, particularly as cities like New York consider large-scale, emergency reassignments of physicians."Many of these smaller practices were living on a financial edge to start with, so they're not entering into this in a good position at all," said Dr. Gary Price, the president of the Physicians Foundation. "Their margins are narrower, their patients don't want to come in, and many of them shouldn't anyway, so their cash flow has been severely impacted and their overhead really hasn't."This article originally appeared in The New York Times.(C) 2020 The New York Times Company
DJ D-Nice’s virtual turn up is no joke — he regularly has Michelle Obama, Rihanna and Halle joining in, and Diddy says the party is totally intoxicating. DJ D-Nice was on Friday’s “TMZ Live” and told us how his super-popular Instagram Live DJ sets…
Disneyland is making its most loyal fans happy … the theme park is pausing payments for annual pass holders and refunding monthly payments during the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s the deal … the Mouse House just announced it will no longer…
There’s a lot of Chatty Cathys self-isolating during the coronavirus outbreak … and they’re looking to hookup … without the risk of spreading the virus. Reps for Bumble tell TMZ their dating app is seeing a huge increase in folks getting…
The coronavirus has changed the way most of us live in fundamental ways, which made us wonder what was happening with some of the most intimate contacts — sex in brothels. We contacted a half dozen of the biggest brothels in the Las Vegas area,…
A Pakistani F-16 fighter jet crashed in Islamabad Wednesday, killing the pilot, during a rehearsal for a national day military parade, officials said. Footage on social media showed a plume of smoke billowing into the sky after the plane hit the ground having apparently attempted a loop. A Pakistani Air Force spokesman said the pilot, Wing Commander Nauman Akram, died in the crash.
Billie Eilish kicked off her Where Do We Go? tour by giving her fans quite a shock — a rare display of her body … to go with a powerful message. The 18-year-old singer’s well-known not just for her music, but for her habit of wearing baggy,…
Michael Bloomberg’s controversial past with minorities and people of color isn’t going away — that much is clear by the striking protest he received during an event in Selma. The billionaire media mogul and ex-NYC Mayor was among the many…
While Jay-Z and Beyonce were sitting during the National Anthem, President Trump was also making a spectacle of himself with lots of … Trump-esq hand gestures. The Prez held his annual Super Bowl viewing party at Mar-a-Lago, and joined everyone…
While Jay-Z and Beyonce were sitting during the National Anthem, President Trump was also making a spectacle of himself with lots of … Trump-esq hand gestures. The Prez held his annual Super Bowl viewing party at Mar-a-Lago, and joined everyone…
Halsey took a stand Saturday night during a pre-Super Bowl concert in Miami after a fan harassed her by repeatedly screaming out the name of her ex-BF. Halsey was at BudXMiami performing her set when some dude in the crowd screamed G-Eazy’s name…
Beyonce, Jay-Z and their kid, Blue Ivy, chose not to stand up for the National Anthem at Super Bowl LIV … even with Jay being a big partner of the league now. The Carters were sitting together a few rows back from the field, and they clearly…
Josie Canseco is soaking up all Miami has to offer during Super Bowl week … and that means plenty of sunshine and epic yacht parties!!! Check out these pics of the smoking hot model showing off her flawless figure in a pink bikini Thursday aboard…
Johnny Depp didn’t shy away from the spotlight this weekend when the opportunity to rock and roll presented itself … if anything, he stepped up to the plate and hit a homer. The actor popped up in Anaheim, CA Saturday night, where he performed…
DJ Qualls — who’s been portrayed as America’s quirkiest bro on the big screen for quite a while — says he’s gay … and he’s ready to go forward with the world knowing that. The veteran actor — who often plays nerdy straight dudes — posted the…
Ne-Yo loves himself so much, he listens to his own music when he has sex, but he’s now confessing that can create certain, umm … performance issues. We got the singer at LAX and our photog asked about his recent revelation — he makes love to his…
You think a fetus can derail UFC fighter Nina Ansaroff’s MMA training!?!?! Well, it can … but Nina tells TMZ Sports she ain’t exactly putting her career on hold when she gets pregnant with Amanda Nunes’ baby. Of course, Amanda ain’t the only…
“21 Jump Street” star Richard Grieco doesn’t react well when the cuffs are getting slapped on him, as proven by this video of his DFW airport bust for public intoxication. Police body cam footage, obtained by TMZ, shows Grieco angrily storming away…
Ron Perlman was shooting a movie scene when an out-of-control truck plowed into a group of crew members — injuring one of them — but it sounds like it could have been a lot worse. Sources on the scene tell TMZ … the “Hellboy” star was on set of…
Damon Dash has had it up to here with the lawyer who grilled him over a movie deal that went south, and let him know several times with some sharp insults … all on camera. The Roc-A-Fella cofounder sat for a 50-minute deposition on Thursday for a…
Irv Gotti is standing by his take on T.I.’s controversial parenting choices, and the Murder Inc. honcho has a confession of his own … involving HIS daughter’s boyfriend and a handgun!!! Irv was on “TMZ Live” Monday and revealed how his birds and…
Jane Fonda’s “Fire Drill Fridays” arrest streak is over — she avoided handcuffs this week, but only at the behest of the climate change movement for which she’s become the face … TMZ has learned. The actress showed up Friday in Washington, D.C.…
Jenelle Evans is trying to get back to enjoyable mom duties in wake of her nasty split with David Eason … and part of those duties include spending time with her ex-BF, Nathan. The former “Teen Mom 2” star visited a bowling alley/roller arena in…
Here’s a fun way to escape your 1-7 teammates … Julio Jones ditched the Falcons during his squad’s bye this weekend … flying all the way out to the Bahamas to bro down with Roddy White for the ex-ATL star’s birthday — and it looked awesome!!!…
Guns N’ Roses front man Axl Rose appeared to be knockin’ at heaven’s door when he seemed to collapse onstage during a concert, but turns out it was just a nasty fall. Axl was performing at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Vegas Friday night and…
Felicity Huffman is knee-deep into her prison sentence — and of course, she’s got some new duds for the brief stint … a jumpsuit, which was on full display for a family visit. The “Desperate Housewives” actor was spotted Saturday at FCI Dublin…
Travis Scott took a nasty fall Saturday night during his performance at the Rolling Loud festival … a fall that messed up his knee something bad. Travis was performing “BUTTERFLY EFFECT” at Citi Field in Queens when he jumped up and landed wrong…
Travis Scott took a nasty fall Saturday night during his performance at the Rolling Loud festival … a fall that messed up his knee something bad. Travis was performing “BUTTERFLY EFFECT” at Citi Field in Queens when he jumped up and landed wrong…
Taylor Swift won’t be showing her face banner anymore when the Los Angeles Kings are in town — ’cause the fans don’t wanna see it … and the team is obliging. L.A.’s pro hockey team made the announcement over the weekend … saying that, going…
WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry is now the world’s strongest stand-up comedian … and he’s got a surefire way to keep his shows heckler-free — THREATEN TO WHOOP THEIR ASSES!!! TMZ Sports spoke with the strongman-turned-wrestler about kickstarting…
Corey Lewandowski had a little bit too much wine at dinner before hopping on TV for an interview about President Trump and the whistleblower … at least that’s what the show’s host suggested. Lisa Kennedy Montgomery — AKA Kennedy from MTV — had…
Antonio Brown was a childish, foul-mouthed monster during his deposition for his condo-trashing case last week … this according to new court docs filed by the opposing lawyer. As we previously reported, Brown appeared at a Miami office building…
Joe Giudice just flipped the script, big time, in his deportation case — he now WANTS to go to Italy … but only temporarily. Joe and his lawyer, James Leonard, just filed docs in federal appeals court requesting his immediate release from an ICE…
YNW Melly is putting on a brave face as he awaits trial in his double murder case … flashing a huge grin and looking generally happy during a court hearing. Check out this footage from Melly’s court proceedings Thursday in a Broward County…
Cardi B wigged out during her concert in London, and she’s now issued a plea for the safe return of her faux hair!!! Cardi was amazing on Friday headlining the first night of London’s Wireless Festival, and she got so amped during her performance…
There was a private and secret send-off for Beth Chapman in Hawaii that only Dog the Bounty Hunter and his family knew was happening … TMZ has learned. Sources directly connected to the family tell us … this past weekend, Dog and his children…
Kevin Spacey caught a lot of people by surprise Monday — showing his face at a pretrial hearing in his groping case. The disgraced actor is in a Massachusetts courthouse right now facing off with a judge in a pretrial hearing, which pertains to…
A pro bicycle rider slapped the living hell out of a fan during a big race this weekend … hitting the guy multiple times — and then knocking the hat right off his head!!! It all went down during the Giro d’Italia race in Italy on Saturday ……
Michelle Obama was living the good life — sipping wine on a dinner cruise in Paris — when the Notre Dame Cathedral fire totally changed the mood … and the course of the cruise. The former First Lady was smiling as she boarded the Ducasse…
Le’Veon Bell wants to show off his love for the Jets wherever he goes … repping his new team while performing at a nightclub over the weekend … and TMZ Sports has the footage!! The $ 52.5 million man showed some serious Gang Green…
The Game is still reeling over the tragic murder of Nipsey Hussle … and he’s calling for peace, respect and love as Nipsey’s family, friends and fans say goodbye to the slain rapper. Game was out in Los Angeles Wednesday afternoon, and he was…
Kanye West is the latest huge star to pay tribute to Nipsey Hussle … and he did it with his Sunday Service. Ye was holding his weekly outdoor concert Sunday — per usual — but at one point during the show … he played audio of…
The Jacksons put on a show Saturday night in Brazil … this in the wake of “Leaving Neverland” and the move by some to mute Michael Jackson. Tito, Marlon, Randy and Jackie hit the stage at the Espaco Das Americas in Sao Paulo to a packed audience.…
R. Kelly’s got a full plate of problems right now — but at least he also had a full plate of decent grub while he was in the hokey waiting to be released on bond. The singer got sprung from jail Monday after his lawyers posted the necessary…
The Oscars are about to get underway, but heads are already turning for Billy Porter on the red carpet … who’s wearing a tuxedo-gown to this year’s award show. The Broadway performer and gender-fluid artist showed up Sunday wearing a velvet outfit…
10:50 AM PT – Acreage’s founder and CEO, Kevin P. Murphy, tells TMZ … the Super Bowl spot was going to be a PSA, not an ad for his company. He says the message was going to be a positive one, emphasizing the benefits of cannabis with…
Christie Brinkley and Sailor Brinkley Cook traded in snow and scarves for beaches and bikinis this Christmas, and we’re glad they did … because the swimsuit models’ vacation pics are the gift that keeps giving! Christie still slays…
It was total fandemonium as Kim Kardashian showed up for the grand opening of her newest pop-up shop … and you gotta see just how wild this crowd went when Kim waltzed in. Thousands of screaming fans showed up Tuesday at South Coast…