TMZ on TV - 9/2/2026

OK, the culture wars have now extended to dogs because there was one congressperson who yelled at another. It's a she, not a he. Do not transgender my dog. But hold on. Is it a small dog? It's a little dog. It's one thing if it's a German Shepherd and you can see. But a small dog that's close to the ground. Just reach your hand in. You don't have to look. Ew! No! Tiger Woods' license got suspended for five years after he pled guilty to reckless driving. He's got Vanessa Trump right by his side, his girlfriend. The judge said, if you drive again, you are going to jail. What if Vanessa's like, I'll drive you anywhere you want to go? That's a risk too. Which is riskier, his girlfriend driving him or him driving? Stop it. Travis Kelce is finally talking about his wedding with Taylor Swift. Thank you to everyone at MSG. New Heights, new season premiered. And the dog was talked about before the wedding. We've had her for quite a while. Try to keep it under wraps. Why hide the dog? They got to wait for the dog to grow up and see if he wants to be famous. Hunter Biden says he's 48.6% gay. Are you gay? Only a little bit. More or less than 50%. 48.6. I think he's affirming the spectrum. Because there are a lot of guys who want to say, nope, zero or 100. I'm confused right now. There's a lot of percentages going around. You're about 28. Branson has sent me shirtless photos. I did do that once. Whoa. Ding. It just went up a little bit. Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. The new Dancing with the Stars cast has been announced. And it's full of that guy from that thing and that girl on that show. But also get your softballs ready, ladies, because. The big reveal this season is that there's a same-sex couple. And it's actually Brooke's sister, Sarah Jane Nader. There's a new pro. Yes, Sarah, who is bisexual, has been paired up with dancer Hailey Bills. And Sarah came on TMZ Live to express her excitement. I grew up watching Dancing with the Stars and never saw representation like that. So I think it'll be really fun. Oh, that's sweet and everything. But what we really want to know is, are you attracted to Hailey? Oh my god, you guys. Brooke gave me one piece of advice, and that was don't your partner immediately. Immediately, huh? So you're saying there's a chance. Now, Hailey's sexual preference is unknown. Not that it really matters, right, fellas? We actually don't care if they're gonna hook up or not. We'll take care of the rest. Just get them out on the dance floor. Classy guys. And speaking of guys. Why don't they have two guys? Yeah, there's never been two guys competing on the show, with the exception of RuPaul's Drag Race star, Shangela, though she was dressed in drag the whole time. Dancing with the Stars is the baseline for what America will tolerate more. I hate to say it's true, but it is. Okay, come on. Give America a little credit. Devin, would you watch two male dancers? Yeah, why not? USA! So thanks, Hailey and Sarah. We can't wait to see your cha-cha. I could not have picked a better partner. You're finally married. We have not done a podcast since you are husband and wife. I'm a married man. It has not happened. I'm a married man. Travis Kelce is finally talking about the wedding of the year, his wedding with Taylor Swift. The biggest shout out was MSG. Thank you to everyone at MSG that allowed us to do this. We wanted to do it somewhere where we could have a very intimate and genuine setting. Intimate venue. And Adam Sandler for officiating the wedding. For him to be up for getting ordained in the state of New York and marrying me and Taylor, it was absolutely insane. Did they leave the podcast with football or with Taylor? Taylor was very early on. I would also say the dog was talked about before the wedding. Little old Wendy's a little over a year old now. Yeah, we've had her for quite a while. Try to keep it under wraps. Got sniped, got sniped at the airport. Why hide the dog? They got to wait for the dog to grow up and see if he wants to be famous. Wendy's now a model. A hard bargain, a wedge, your girlfriend crazy. All things Tiger Woods is not allowed to do anymore because the judge in his DUI case just told him he can't drive anything for five years. No exceptions. Tiger Woods license got suspended for five years after he pled guilty to reckless driving and for refusing to take a urine test. This is a huge deal. When you refuse to take a urine test, the law says suspend for a year in Florida. The judge multiplied that by five. He also had reckless driving. This all stems from Tiger's DUI in March where he flipped his car over after hitting a pickup truck then called Donnie Trump for help. He had pled not guilty. He went overseas for rehab. He comes back, he changes his plea today. He's got Vanessa Trump right by his side, his girlfriend. Boy, is that interesting. If you're in a Palm Beach court, it's perfect arm candy. But it clearly didn't work when it came to Tiger's ability to get behind a wheel again. There are no exceptions. If you reply for any reason at all, we will immediately investigate. Okay, what about like Autotopia at Disneyland? I am telling you. But what's really important for Tiger is not being able to drive golf carts potentially. Tiger Woods drives golf carts. In fact, he needs to. Isn't it sort of malpractice on his lawyer's part for not raising this in court immediately? Like that's my client's livelihood. This may be a case, it's better to ask for forgiveness than permission. Well, if he begs for forgiveness, he's rolling the dice though. Totally. What if Vanessa's like, I'll drive you anywhere you wanna go? That's a risk too. Yeah, what is more dangerous? His girlfriend driving him or him driving? Stop it. Women drivers. Good luck out there, everyone. Hope you weren't thinking of driving any golf balls anytime soon, Tiger. You're part of the session. So we got Novak Djokovic out in New York. First thing we asked him was like, how are you doing? You know, because obviously the first round of the US Open throws up, cries, loses. Not a great outing for him. A bit better, a bit better, a bit better. I'm happy to hear that. Thank you so much. He was outside of his hotel. There were so many fans outside. Is that right? Tons. Bob, pardon me. I think he's still gonna be competing. I think this was just- He was sick. And lost to like one of the young best players in the world. The other guy, that's like probably his biggest win of his career. Does it feel as good if Novak is yacking during the round? I would say no, right? Because he vomited in that little corner. Like- It was in the trash can. Oh, the trash can back there? Do you think somebody's cleaned up that- Someone's trying to sell it on eBay? Can I just say, honestly, if somebody were able to sell Novak's puke- No. It would go- No. People would buy it. You can't even sell underwear on eBay. No, I'm not saying that. No. And by the way, that's not true. Always love and gratitude for the support. All over Los Angeles, some ne'er-do-well has been defacing posters for Aflac Insurance with the name Aflac. And we may never know who did it, except we totally do. And you'll never guess who, except you totally will. So we now know who the culprit is behind the graffitiing, and the Aflac billboards around LA. Ben Aflac. I can't. What? You're kidding! We assumed Banksy was in town and up to his old tricks. But yes, the culprit is Ben himself. So wait, he's the new spokesperson problem? No, no, Derek, he's a vandal. No, Derek, he's a vandal and they caught him, Derek. Do you think he's gonna get prosecuted, Derek? How did we hire him? We always assumed it was to make him look better by comparison, but who knows at this point. Anyway, not sure why Ben's gonna do Aflac ads, but we're sure he's got his reasons. Maybe he's getting free insurance. Probably more. That's gotta be it. He's sick of those $10 copays. But the guys who make the real money are the weirdos who sit around all day thinking up terrible ad ideas. Do you know what the best ad would be? Like if, like Jennifer Lopez does Tinder. And she swipes right past him? Yeah. Yeah, be a good commercial. No, swipes past like five people. It's just all of her exes. So what have we learned? Ben Aflac is a huge fan of money and we've got some real dummies working here. How did we hire him? Actually, he was just here when we moved into the building and he kind of never left. Enjoy that free insurance, Ben Aflac. Hunter Biden says he's 48.6% gay. Very specific. So Hunter was on the Luke Beasley show and he's asked if he's gay. Are you gay? Only a little bit. A little bit? Yeah. More or less than 50%? 48.6. Okay. He's making a joke of this. But I do think he's affirming the spectrum. Women are way more open about the spectrum. Men are, zero or 100. So then are you 100% gay? I don't know what I am. I'm confused right now. There's a lot of percentages going around. You're about 28. Whoa, whoa. That's not true. I do wear skinny jeans though. Branson has sent me shirtless photos. Why? I did do that once. Yeah. I was showing him my no sugar progress. Uh, yeah. Ding! It just went up a little bit. Ding! All the way up to 70. 48.6. Coming up. NBA stars, Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook are doing an alley-oop on a yacht. Russell Westbrook looks like a Greek god. Chris Paul doing the old cover up. You know when you gotta cover up the... That's Derek on every vacation. Plus. There's this screenwriter. He wrote a spec script which he sold to HBO. He took the opportunity to go on a rant on Nepo Babies. Making your own money in your own way is very fulfilling. Without the bitter, the sweet is not as sweet. The longer and harder the journey, the better the water tastes at the end. I don't think that's it. TMZ, online and on your phone 24-7. Coming up. Ariana Grande changed the lyrics of one of her songs. Thank you, next. Be right back. Since man first evolved from birds or whatever, he has had one dream. To shoot hoops on a yacht. And Russell Westbrook and Chris Paul have made that dream a reality. NBA stars Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook retired this summer and they are kicking off their retirement the only way NBA legends know how. They're doing alley-oop on a yacht. They posted this video. They're on vacations with their wives and Chris Paul throws up an alley-oop to Russell Westbrook, he slams it. Yeah, it's amazing and impossible for someone to throw cold water on and ruin. Okay, that's awesome, but then what happens when you're not in the yacht day-to-day? You're dusting Venetian blinds. It's a snapshot. And then what are they gonna do in October? Not clean their Venetian blinds in a studio apartment. Ah, they got plenty of cabbage. They gotta have at least a two-bedroom. And when they weren't doing basketball, they were posing for pictures. Dang, those guys are jacked. There's a lot of people that are pointing out in this photo that Russell Westbrook looks like a Greek god. Chris Paul doing the old cover-up. Doing the old fold the arms. You know when you gotta cover up the... That's Derek on every vacation. The more he can cover up, the better. What is having a basketball court on a boat is pretty amazing. It looks like hardwood on a yacht. That's weird. What do you think they built ships out of? The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria were all made out of wood. Ah, they were also built like 500 years ago. There may have been a few breakthroughs in shipbuilding since then. Enjoy your retirement, Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook! Ariana Grande is hinting at marriage with her boyfriend, Ricky Alvarez. Oh my God. In her final tour date... Ariana, stop it! Just wait. In her final tour date at the Eternal Sunshine Tour at the O2 Arena in London, she changed the lyrics of one of her songs, Thank You, Next. The original lyrics were, wrote some songs about Ricky, now I listen and laugh. But now she changed it to, wrote some songs about Ricky. I'm trying to make him my last. This is just about me. I'm trying to make him my last. Oh. This is just who she is, though. She's a lover girl. She loves love. She's been married. She wants to get married. What if he's the one? Yeah, but I know. Break up once, you're gonna break up again. It's a law. That's true. Once you're corny, you're on the cob forever. So what, she's just never get married now? Are she supposed to wait five years? Give it a beat. How long is the beat? A couple years, maybe three years. For what? God, just, she should listen to Nancy Reagan. Just say no. She should learn what else Nancy learned. Oh. Do what Nancy did best. Oh my God. I'm trying to make him my last. And now, take that, Nepo babies. Starring this non-Nepo baby. There's this screenwriter. He's a young guy. His name's Kalos Chu. And he's an assistant at DreamWorks Animation. He wrote a spec script called Impostor, which he sold to HBO. Congrats to Kalos. That's awesome. He took the opportunity of the sale to go on a rant on Instagram, saying, **** the Nepo babies, **** the rich kids. This one is for the ones without mommy and daddy to conjure them up a job, who don't have trust funds, to bankroll their short film, who moved here without any money. I love that. Yeah. I admire this guy. And I love that he said that. And everyone seems to agree. Cut to someone who doesn't. There are like two types of people in this world. And everybody else who wishes they were Nepo babies. In terms of what's more satisfying, what's more satisfying? This guy. What he's going through by far. Yes, but also pretty sure Michael Douglas was very satisfied when he won an Oscar for Wall Street. But it's also the same thing as like, the longer and harder the journey, the better the water tastes at the end. You made that one up, but we get the point. You have honey your whole life. The honey tastes like garbage to you. Really? Winnie the Pooh seems great. The dude doesn't even put pants on. But it is more satisfying when you really have to work for something. When I bought my first house, it was a converted trailer. And I was never prouder of anything than when I sat on that porch and drank beer. And now you wouldn't be caught dead. Yeah. You would drive by with your windows up and your doors locked. So good for you, Kalos. Hopefully Hollywood has enough non-Nepo babies to act in your show. John Lennon's son, Sean Lennon, just welcomed a new baby into the world. He went on Instagram with Charlotte Kempel, his partner, and said, we've created a human being, B-E-A-N, and the name is Aurelius. I kind of like the name. Yeah. This is John Lennon's first grandchild. Really? Wow. So will this kid be a talented performer? We don't know. Why is musical talent a DNA thing? I never understood that. You can't teach somebody who can't sing to sing as well as Whitney Houston can. That is genetic. That's biological. So you think Whitney Houston has a voice because of her mom? Yeah. I think Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, they have the voice from genetics. There's way too many people in this office that think they can sing, though. I will say that. Yes, there are. Natalia laid down a bar yesterday. It was pretty incredible. I am secretly really talented. Well, you have kept that secret really long. Coming up. Representative Nancy Mace out in D.C. Tim Burchett walks by and is like, is it? Yeah. It bit me. It bit you, didn't it? She did not bite. And Nancy Mace goes, don't transgender my dog. How you going? I'm good, I got a baby. Who's this? This is Millie. Charlie got Representative Nancy Mace out in D.C. She has this adorable new puppy, Millie. I'm an empty nester and single, so I got a puppy so I could have a baby to take care of. Oh my God. What's your dog's pronoun? Millie goes by she, her pronouns. She, her, hers. Really cute little thing. I don't even know what breed it is. I don't want to misbreed it. Yeah, it's like maybe a little Havapoo. So cute. Representative Tim Burchett walks by and is like, is it? Yeah. It bit me. It bit you, didn't it? She did not bite or whatever. And Nancy Mace goes, she, not a he, do not transgender my dog. No, I'm not transing your dog. I'm not transing your dog. Don't transgender my dog. Oh my God. No. It is annoying when someone calls your girl dog a he. That is true. Is it a small dog? It's a little dog. Okay, it's one thing if it's a German Shepherd and you can see, but a small dog that's close to the ground, what are you supposed to do? Just reach your hand in. You don't have to look. Okay, thanks Nancy, bye. Coming up. Michael Bay opened up about a phone call he received from Shia LaBeouf, said he went to the Transformers ride and cried twice. I had to bribe my kids to get her to go on that. Why would you want them to go if they don't want to go? Can't just leave a five-year-old by themselves. That's news to Harvey. Yeah. That's news to Harvey. He's a great guy. And you know, he's a great actor. Legendary producer slash director Michael Bay opened up about a phone call he received from Shia LaBeouf just six months ago. And it was a pretty emotional call. He called me. He said, he went on the Transformer Universal ride. No way. With his daughter, okay? And he goes, I finally saw our movies through my daughter's eyes. And he said, I cried. His daughter is also four years old. It's the daughter he shares with Mia Goth. He's never mentioned to his daughter ever that he's ever been in the movie. And she was gravitated to go to that ride. His daughter wasn't scared, huh? No, didn't sound like it. I had to bribe my kid with like six stuffed animals to get her to go on that crap. Why would you want them to go if they don't want to go? Because I wanted to go. And you can't just leave a five-year-old by themselves. So that's news to Harvey. That's news to Harvey. Hey, I survived. Your parents broke the law a lot. They did not break the law. By giving you a nickel and sending you to the streets? They did not. Yeah, they probably did, bro. That's a great story.