"American Idol" alum and Grammy-winning singer Mandisa has died ... TMZ has learned
Her father confirms her death to TMZ ... telling us her death was unexpected and a total shock to the family. We're told there were no known health issues prior to her passing, and her cause of death is not currently known.
Mandisa -- who competed on season 5 of 'Idol,' finishing in 9th place -- was found dead in her home in Nashville on Thursday.
Taylor Swift is defending her brief relationship with Matty Healy -- which came under a microscope by overly-concerned fans ... whom she's kinda ripping into on her new album.
The singer appears to slam her fan base on "The Tortured Poets Department" on one particular song that touches on the backlash she experienced for dating Matty last year ... the track's called "But Daddy I Love Him," and it eviscerates everyone who chimed in.
Her lyrics go something like this ... "I just learned these people only raise you / To cage you / Sarahs and Hannahs in their Sunday best/ Clutchin' their pearls, sighing, "What a mess"/ I just learned these people try and save you/ 'Cause they hate you."
Taylor Swift appears to be taking a major swipe at her nemesis, Kim Kardashian, in one of her songs from her new album ... that's what the internet thinks anyway, for good reason.
Taylor's latest record, "The Tortured Poets Department," dropped Friday ... and there's a song on there called "thanK you aIMee" -- which everyone noticed has certain capitalization that spells out Kim's name. The lyrics themselves also seem to allude directly to KK.
Taylor's lyrics describe "aIMee" as a "bronze spray-tanned statue" in her hometown that "threatens to push me down the stairs at our school."
People are convinced Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke let out a big ole fart during a news conference on Thursday ... and if ya listen to video from the event, it sure seems they might be right!
Baalke and Jacksonville head coach Doug Pederson were meeting with media members to break down next week's NFL draft ... when, according to a whole bunch of fans online, Baalke let one rip.
The 60-year-old was talking about how deep this year's quarterback class is and how it might help them land a good, non-signal caller at pick No. 17 ... when he suddenly paused.
One of the nation's most famous hotels featured in the Stanley Kubrick film, "The Shining," went up in flames Thursday night – but luckily firefighters put out the blaze before it could spread and destroy the Oregon landmark.
Timberline Lodge -- better known as the Overlook Hotel from the 1980 horror classic starring Jack Nicholson -- was once again shot by camera crews, but this time TV news outlets filmed a small inferno that erupted in the attic of the 55,000 square foot building.
The fire at Timberline Lodge was declared under control at 11:12 p.m. The fire was kept to the roof & part of the attic, & didn’t spread any further. Crews are clearing the scene. The U.S. Forest Service will be conducting the investigation with the help of federal resources. pic.twitter.com/IRoTpyB0WV
— Clackamas Fire (@clackamasfire) April 19, 2024 @clackamasfire
Last evening, fire crews responded to the hotel and ski resort about 60 miles from Portland after employees called in the emergency and directed guests to congregate in safe places.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce won't make their big debut at the Met Gala, because they're passing on soaking up the spotlight at fashion's biggest night ... TMZ has learned.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... the Grammy winner and NFL superstar were each issued individual invitations to the Met Gala, but both have RSVP'd "no" to the celeb-packed evening.
We know Taylor has a pretty good reason for skipping the event, which takes place on May 6 -- that's the same week she gets back on the road for her 'Eras' tour with a stop in Paris.
Kourtney Kardashian is again defending herself against people who feel she doesn't look as trim as her sisters -- saying she loves her post-baby body ... on a very special day, no less.
For Kourtney's 45th birthday Thursday, Kim K posted a pic of herself, Khloe and Kourt on their recent beach excursion ... in which they all wore little black bikinis. One fan suggested Kourtney wasn't going to like the pic, 'cause she wasn't as snatched at the other 2.
Kourtney responded to that comment, shutting down the negative talk with a self-love message ... making it clear she loves her body at any size.
Suri Cruise is celebrating adulthood -- let that sink in -- as she rings in her 18th birthday in NYC by taking a rainy day stroll with a friend.
Despite the dreary weather, Suri didn't let a little rain wash out her big day ... she happily chatted away with her pal while under the shelter of her pink umbrella.
Suri had a gift bag in hand during her walk around town, suggesting the celebrations were already underway. It remains to be seen if there will be any larger festivities later -- she leads a pretty low-key lifestyle -- but ya gotta figure her mom Katie Holmes has something planned for such a big birthday.
Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter took their budding romance to the Happiest Place on Earth -- hitting up Disneyland's sister park, where the cool kids go.
Check out these photos, obtained by TMZ, which show the singer and actor hanging out Wednesday at Disney's California Adventure with a group of friends ... where they all seemed to bouncing around and having a good time.
Specifically, we're told they hit up the theme park's Mendocino Terrace wine lounge at one point ... yes, this is the park that actually serves booze, and they wanted adult beverages it seems.
Ryan Garcia will live up to his King Ry moniker Saturday night in NYC ... 'cause the star boxer commissioned an insane iced-out crown -- with over 15,000 diamonds -- that he plans to wear as he walks to the ring!
TMZ Sports has learned celeb jeweler The Ice Champ is the man behind the royal piece ... making the crown for Garcia's highly anticipated boxing match with rival Devin Haney on Saturday night at Barclay's in Brooklyn.
"He was like 'let's create something where the champ of the boxing world and the champ of the jewelry world connect and make something unique,'" Ice Champ said. "We created a unique crown."
We're coming to the end of another jam-packed week full of stories for Swifties, sports fans and more. Here are some of our best from the Thursday that was!
On "TMZ Live" Harvey and Charles address the purported Taylor Swift album leak ... including the lyrics aimed at one of her famous exes!
American actress Parker Posey was 24 years old when she was cast to play Darla Marks -- the confident high school senior and head cheerleader who goes after the older guys -- in the classic 1993 throwback film "Dazed and Confused."
Parker shared the screen with Hollywood legends like Matthew McConaughey as David Wooderson, the suave Texas teen always ready to party and known for his catchphrase "All right, all right, all right."
She also appeared alongside folks like Jason London who played Randall "Pink" Floyd, the footballer who floats between the stoners, geeks and jocks, and Ben Affleck as the high school bully, Fred O'Bannion.
Cheryl Burke's proving mo' money really does mean mo' problems -- at least from her POV ... which she says caused a lot of problems in her marriage to Matthew Lawrence.
The "Dancing with the Stars" alum talked about bringing in the big bucks on Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes' podcast this week ... and, while she says it made her feel good to be the breadwinner between her and Matt, she admits it didn't do their relationship any favors.
As CB explains it, she never tried to "buy" her ex-husband -- but she definitely says she supported the family financially, which she says stoked some tension between the pair.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard threw away more than a couple of items in Ryan Anderson's fridge -- she was chucking entire cartons of food, new and old ... TMZ has learned.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Gypsy and her estranged hubby would dine out a lot during their marriage -- but Ryan rarely ate all his grub at the restaurants they'd go to, choosing to take much of it home instead.
We're told him constantly bringing home doggy bags and to-go boxes of chow came to a head at one point before they split -- resulting in their fridge getting packed with a ton of containers ... which we're told really started to pile up.
Caitlin Clark has clearly had enough of Antonio Brown's social media antics ... she just blocked the ex-NFL player after he posted inappropriate things about her on his X page.
AB took to the app not once but thrice on Wednesday to say crass things about the WNBA's newest star following her Indiana Fever introductory press conference ... in an apparent attempt to be funny.
But, most rolled their eyes at the posts -- including Clark ... who straight up blocked the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wideout for the behavior.
Megan Fox had folks confused this week -- but in a good way, 'cause they could hardly recognize her without makeup on ... seeing a completely different beauty.
The actress threw up an IG post that served as an ad for a hair product -- this as she explained she fixing her locks after having gone to the desert last weekend. She wrote, "repairing my hair (and 26 inches of extensions) post coachella."
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Megan plugged a certain hair product, but it's unclear if she realized the bigger takeaway here was the fact she was nearly barefaced and natural ... something we hardly see.
