Don't go looking in your local haystack for a needle ... just head on down to the "Fear Factor: House Of Fear" set and take them right out of a contestant's skin!
A new episode of the hit "Fear Factor" reboot is airing tonight ... and it features Johnny Knoxville's "Pain Auction" -- a challenge in which contestants undergo painful ordeals in hopes of staying in the game to win $200K.
One contestant -- 21-year-old professional soccer star Dida Armstrong -- agreed to have 13 needles pierced into his arms ... and the video's hard to watch.
Shocking and disturbing moment at a high school basketball game ... a student yelled the N-word at a Black player as he was shooting free throws, and it was all captured on video.
The racist moment happened last Tuesday during the Flint Metro League boys basketball semifinals matchup between Goodrich High School and Flint Kearsley High.
In the second quarter, a Kearsley player was preparing to set up to the charity stripe ... and that's when a fan from the Goodrich student section abruptly shouted the N-word.
The crowd immediately reacted, making it clear they were disgusted by the slur.
Former NBA star Chris Bosh is opening up on a recent medical emergency ... revealing he was getting ready for a date night with his wife when he blacked out and woke up in a pool of his own blood.
The Hall of Famer shared the news with his followers ... saying he was walking into his bathroom when a numbing sensation shot down his left leg.
When he came to, Bosh said he was covered in his own blood and his wife was on the phone with emergency responders. He said he tried to move his body, but was unsuccessful.
Adin Ross has officially locked down the iconic "Breaking Bad" house ... dropping $1.3M to win the full-blown bidding war, TMZ has learned.
The 4-bedroom, 1-bath Albuquerque, NM property had been sitting on the marketfor more than a year with a $4M asking price -- until the owners took it off the market.
They hired a new realtor, Alicia Feil of Keller Williams Realty, who relisted it for $400k earlier this month.
As we first told you, the streamer came won the bidding war after the homeowners received around 20 legit offers for the TV-famous spot.
"TMZ After Dark" was fully star-charged Saturday night ... two buses, double the chaos, and enough energy to power Sunset -- with the first bus led by Nick Cannon’s brothers!
Hit the clip ... 'cause Gabriel, Caleb and Reuben were dancing, singing and hyping up the crowd like it was a family reunion on wheels, all soundtracked by DJ Blue as the night launched at The Burgundy Room -- one of Hollywood’s oldest, most iconic venues.
The crew then pulled up at Beaches WeHo, and then cranked things all the way up at Saddle Ranch Chop House -- where pink gummy shots were flying and the mechanical bull was getting a serious workout.
Tiger Woodsreunited with a familiar face this week -- ex-wife Elin Nordegren-- as the former couple, once at the center of a super contentious divorce, put their issues aside to celebrate their son's accomplishments on the golf course.
The golf legend showed up alongside Elin to support their son, Charlie Woods, as he received his Florida high school state championship ring.
Although it's not the first time, seeing Woods and Nordegren together is surprising. In the aftermath of Tiger's cheating scandal, the couple's 2010 split dominated headlines for months.
The drama is clearly in the rearview mirror, 'cause mom and dad were all smiles on stage with their boy ... one of the most talented teenage golfers in the world.
Priyanka Chopra's revealing more details about her daughter Malti's difficult birth ... including how her skin was a bright purple color when she was born.
The actress and model appeared on the show "On Purpose with Jay Shetty" -- a mental health-focused podcast -- and she related how learning Malti would be born at 27 weeks made her "shut down."
Priyanka says her daughter was born purple ... and her mouth was so small it seemed impossible for the medical staff to intubate her at first. Malti needed six blood transfusions.
Bella Thorne and her fiancé, Mark Emms, had a date fit for a rom-com during a recent visit to Universal Studios ... and they were kind enough to share some of their hot pics!
Check out the photos ... Bella and Mark went into a full-on make-out in front of the iconic Universal Studios Globe.
When they weren't locking lips, the pair shook things up by giving "Jurassic Park" a slapstick twist, donning plush dinosaur headgear.
Selena Gomez sounds like she's NOT turned off by Benny Blanco's dirty bare feet and farts ... because she says she's falling more and more in love with her husband by the day.
A day after Benny grossed lots of folks out with his hygiene on a podcast, Selena posted a selfie video on her Instagram Story showing her smooching Benny in a park and laughing.
Selena captioned the video, "I fall more and more in love with you every day my love" ... and she added some music too ... James Quinn's "A Gentle Sunlight."
Seems Selena feels Benny is very much her sole-mate ... despite those seriously dirty dogs ... and possibly wet fart into a podcast microphone.
Katherine Short had a dog to assist with "mental illness" over the years ... this according to her now-deleted professional website.
The daughter of Martin Short -- who passed away Monday -- had a biography tab dedicated to her pup, according to Page Six ... who reviewed the website before it was taken down.
Katherine says the dog -- named Joni after singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell -- was her "incredible service dog, who has been assisting me with my own struggles with mental illness for the past 5 years." It's unclear when the bio was written.
Hailee Steinfeld is getting closer and closer to her due date ... and as she awaits her baby's arrival, she dropped a series of new pics of her growing bump, including one with her NFL husband, Josh Allen.
The "Sinners" actress shared the photos on Wednesday in her weekly newsletter, Beau Society, and the first image is a Kodak moment of her and the Buffalo Bills quarterback sipping coffee.
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The next pics show Steinfeld proudly showcasing her popping baby bump in a variety of outfits ... something she said she recently feels excited to embrace.
"Now, I feel like I've finally rounded the corner," Steinfeld said. "Over the past few weeks, I've felt energized to get dressed and put together cute little outfits for dinners with friends or just to run out to the grocery store."
Bad Bunny is riding high after tearing up the Super Bowl stage earlier this month ... but he’s swapping it all for some peace and quiet, kicking back in Australia with girlfriend Gabriela Berlingeri.
The Puerto Rican hitmaker kept things low-key as the pair hit Tamarama Beach in Sydney, with Gabriela wasting zero time stripping down to a barely-there black bikini and heading straight for the water.
BB, meanwhile, played it cool -- and covered -- rocking a bright yellow unzipped hoodie, shorts and a cap, lingering on a towel like your average beachgoer while Gabriela took a dip.
And TBH, we get it. After the year he’s had -- and with his world tour gearing back up Down Under in just days -- the man’s probably savoring every ounce of normalcy he can get.
Haters or hype, one thing’s clear -- he’s booked, busy, and still making time for a little ocean breeze in between!
While a good amount of the U.S. men's hockey team visited the White House following their gold medal win over Canada in the Winter Olympics, a handful of players like Jake Guentzel opted to pass on the opportunity ... and the Tampa Bay Lightning winger said he was absent due to a "timing thing for me and my family."
Guentzel -- along with Brock Nelson, Kyle Connor and Jake Oettinger-- was not spotted when President Donald Trumpwelcomed the team to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to celebrate their huge win. But the Stanley Cup champion made it clear there was no political message behind it.
"I was definitely not denying the request to go," Guentzel said. "It was a dream come true to go, I was fortunate to go in 2017 when Trump was in office."
Travis Kelce was glued to the TV for Team USA’s golden moment -- and yeah, Taylor Swift was right there with him.
The Chiefs' superstar tight end said on this week’s “New Heights” podcast with brother Jason Kelce that he and “Tay” were up bright and early in snowy New York to catch the USA men’s hockey team snag gold … and from the sound of it, the living room basically turned into a penalty box.
“Me and Tay watched the entire game and it’s just so f***ing epic, man,” Kelce said. “From the first drop of the puck, that game was non-stop action and just had me at the edge of my seat at 8:10 in the morning.”
Forget coffee -- Kelce was running on pure adrenaline.
Justin Bieber took a break from Coachella prep to catch some NBA action ... hitting Crypto.com Arena to watch the Lakers on Tuesday -- and getting a cool moment with LeBron James in the process!!!
The Biebs is just 45 days from taking the stage in Indio for his first big solo gig since 2022 ... and things seem to be going well, 'cause he was in great spirits throughout the Purple and Gold's contest against the Orlando Magic.
JB rocked a green hoodie with white polka dots and some shades for the outing ... so it wasn't hard for King James to find him in the crowd for a quick dap before tipoff.
