TMZ on TV - 9/4/26

Okay, so Jim Thornton, the announcer on Wheel of Fortune, has been suspended. We now have screen grabs of the chat room he was in when he was on that airplane. The conversation included things like there were a couple of cute boys and a hot little girl. Another message referred to CP, and it was feeling that that was talking about child porn. Right. As of right now, he's still employed, but I don't know how much longer that's going to last. We got Mr. Beast out. The fans are so excited. I wonder if all those people are only out there just to see if he'll give them like $1,000 or something. Does he hand out money? Oh, yeah. All the time. You have to do strange things for the money. He locked two people in a bunker. The first one to give up loses the money. Wait a minute. I like that one. The way he makes people compete is pretty twisted, Harvey. Okay. Talk to me. A feud ended in Chicago. Kanye West and Big Sean reunited on stage. It's a huge show. It's packed. Well, it is his hometown. Yes, but he is a fringe, not the artist. People would separate the art from the artist. This guy was saying he loved Hitler. But it's also crazy that we're having this argument, and this argument was not said when he said slavery was a choice. No, actually it was. It was. I didn't even know what TMZ was, and it was all over my feed. And I will hold that against you, by the way. Tennis star Nick Kyrgios is eligible to return to professional tennis after testing positive for cocaine. But this guy is one of the best tennis players. He played a woman, didn't he? Wait, he did like a stunt? Why has there got to be a stunt to play a woman? At his level, there isn't a woman that could beat him. Yeah, he beat the number one woman. What did he win by? Six-three. He gave her three. We now have the pics that got Wheel of Fortune announcer Jim Thornton suspended from the show and grilled by law enforcement. And though all the facts aren't in yet, these photos are pretty damning. So Jim Thornton back in May was flying on an American Airlines flight, and he has his laptop open, and a passenger next to him notices some of the conversation in this chat room. It appeared that Thornton was in a chat room for pedophiles with messages on the screen that said things like, Went to a restaurant, there were a couple of cute boys and a hot little girl. Another line said, It was like an all-you-can-eat boy-fet. And there's reason to suspect that Thornton may have been the one who typed those lines under his username, NicholasB77. At the bottom of the chat room, this is where you would type in a message. The message that was typed in here, we see it in another photo under NicholasB77. NicholasB77 even remarked how wild it is to be in that chat room on a plane. And someone says, oh, you're on an airplane, you should be careful. Thornton's lawyer says his client entered the chat room thinking it was a chat for suicide prevention, and that he left immediately when he realized his mistake. Problem with that is, the photos contain, There's also a pic of Thornton browsing the web after he was asked He gets on his phone and starts asking AI about chat rooms and what's legal to be in if someone saw me in a chat room. That's disturbing. So his attorney points out that, one, he was not charged, he was not arrested. And being in a chat room, even a super creepy one, isn't a crime. But Wheel of Fortune saw at least some of these messages and felt there was enough to suspend him and start their own investigation. As of right now, he's still employed and just suspended, but I don't know how much longer A feud ended last night in Chicago. Shocking. Kanye West and Big Sean reunited on stage. So Kanye's been going on tour around the United States, he had a big show at Soldier Field. So he brought out Big Sean. The reason why this is so shocking is they had a huge falling out when he ran for president and he called out John Legend and Big Sean for not supporting him. This is his quote. He did not like Big Sean at all. Big Sean then ended up leaving his label. I had no idea that they were on good terms, but they brought him out. It was a huge show. It was packed. Right there in Chicago. It is his hometown. Yes, but he is a fringe, not the artist. Every show he's done has been sold out and packed. It doesn't seem to matter at all. This guy was vile and sold albums saying he loves Hitler. How could we possibly accept that guy? Because when you have good music, you get a pass. People are just going to put aside the album. It's also crazy that we're having this argument and this argument was not said when he said slavery was a choice. No, actually it was. Are you kidding? We went after him like crazy? Not even nowhere near this big. Wanda, you were 11. I didn't even know what TMZ was and it was all over my feed. And I will hold that against you, by the way. The 80s was a brutal, brutal time for people. Ryan Reynolds is under a bit of fire. And for once, it doesn't have to do with his wife. He was on the red carpet talking to Variety, promoting his new movie Mayday, which is about the Cold War. It's almost like you pave over all the trauma with like puppy dogs and ice cream. And the 80s was a brutal, brutal time for people. It was a f***ing mess. You know, we're still like pretty fresh off like a Cuban Missile Crisis. Uh, are we talking about the one in 1962 or a different one? What? And lots of people are reacting the same way for several reasons. I mean, have you ever like watched retrospectives of the 80s? It's all about wealth and excess and opulence. And then that whole Cuban Missile Crisis comment. This is made up. This is just made up. Why is this made up? Because I was living then. By 1966 and 67, it was all about the Vietnam War. Nobody was talking about the Cuban Missile Crisis. He could have said the Cold War was still going on. The thing is, his movie's about the Cold War. That would have been, he would have nailed it. Well, maybe his comments on present day are better. We are living in the friggin' salad days right now. We just don't know it. What? These are the salad days? If these are the salad days, we'll have the soup, please. So are the 80s the best decade? I love the 70s. Who's my favorite decade? Miami? Thanks, Ryan. Hope you've gotten over that Cuban Missile Crisis that happened when you were negative 14 years old. We got Mr. Beast out in New York. Oh, wow. We try to ask him questions, but the fans there are so loud and so excited. There's one specific girl who asked him to sign his book. Oh, wait, you have the book? He just wrote a book with James Patterson. It's called The Most Dangerous Game. And if you read the book, you get a chance to then register to be part of a beast game where you could win a million dollars. So I wonder if all those people that were only out there just to see if he'll give them like a thousand dollars or something. That's why I would go. Yeah. Does he hand out money? Yes. All the time. But you have to do sometimes like strange things for the money. He's like, if you can stay in bed for 97 days, you can win $15 million. Wait a minute. I kind of, I like that. You like it? Okay, hold on. He locked two people in a bunker. Yeah, it's like buried alive. And in like a burning house once. It was insane. There is an ethical conversation about it going on right now. The way he makes people compete is pretty twisted, Harvey. Okay, talk to me. And now, Pants on Fire! Starring Celebrity Chef and just announced Dancing with the Stars cast member, Giada De La Lair. Sorry, Laurentis. Okay. I feel lied to. I'm just kidding. Well done. Giada De Laurentis lied to us last week. I know. Yes, last week our camera guy ran into Giada at LAX and asked her about the rumors she was joining Season 35's cast of DWTS. And I wouldn't have the time to be planning that. And it also sounds like a hell of a lot of work. This is a no. I think it's a no. And we thought so too. Until we saw this. Darn it, Giada. We trusted you. Sorry, dude. I signed a contract. I know. You gotta do what you gotta do. Okay, we forgive you. Now tell us all about it. Is it really like grueling? Yeah, it's incredible grueling. You know? It's insane. Are you excited about any like car voting? Hell yeah. Which one? What's your vote? Costa, dude. God, I love her. I think she's gonna do really well. But she's got a lot of competition, including her. Jenna Dewan hate him. She'd dance for Janet Jackson. Ballroom dancing is a lot different from what Jenna Dewan even does. What the hell do you know about ballroom dancing? I know ballroom, bro. Well, so does she. I told you I will dance with you. Do not make me do that, please. Who would dip who? We all know the answer. Thanks, Giada. See you on the stage. Thank you. And good luck. I'm rooting for you. Chris Pratt got a latte with his face on it, quite literally. He was at an Amazon event promoting season two of his prime video series, The Terminal List, True Believer. And a guy offered me coffee. I was like, oh, look, they have coffee. He goes, what can I make you? You know, I can make you a latte with your face on it. I was like, well, that sounds awesome. But then I came in, and I was like, is that guy serious? Or is he messing with me? So he goes back to this guy and actually says, can you make this coffee? And he says, yeah. Oh, that's awesome. Does it taste as delicious as it looks? Dude, let's go. He really did make the coffee with his face on it. Is he getting paid for this? He might be. Yeah, I think this is a thing. The way he's like, let me think about it. I don't think I'm going to ask him. I'll keep you updated. The way he went back to the guy. Hey. Hey, it's Chris here. I'm with Andres. My antennas are up on this one. Yeah, my antennas are up too. Well, you're telling me you don't want a coffee with your face on it? If you want coffee with your face on it, serious. It's cool. Coming up. It is Beyonce's birthday. For her birthday, she released limited edition merch. And one of them is a wooden box that is being sold for $950. What? TMZ, online and on your phone 24-7. Coming up. Danger Bullock says there's one co-star who has carte blanche to give her a little feel-see. And that was Betty White. Be right back. And now TMZ presents Happy Bee Day, everyone. Sorry, we meant Bay Day. Because Beyonce turns 45 today. And to celebrate, she's doing what everyone does on their birthday. Gouge your fans for money. And maybe the Olive Garden later. I guess for her birthday, she released new limited edition merch items on her website. And one of them is a collector's wooden box that is being sold for $950. $948.01 to be exact, which is her birthday, 9-4-81. So what's in the box, Bob? There is nothing in it. What? No albums? No booze? No bees getting released? If that's the case. I could buy it for $4 at Home Depot. True. But this is a limited edition. There's only 500 made. It has a beautiful strap on it. Oh, who are we kidding? It's a freaking box. If you have a rabid fan base like a beehive, you could do this. She seems above. Taylor does this. People can buy what they want. It's their money. Let them spend it. I get it. But do you like that she's exploiting you? Please. Musicians have been exploiting fans for years. Look at Kiss, the Rolling Stones, Kenny G with those saxophones made of chocolate. OK, we made that one up. But the bottom line is, people are going to buy the box no matter how dumb it is. You're probably going to see that box in here. There's going to be somebody. Well, I'm going to see a box, just not that one. Oh. Aw, we can't wait. Happy Mayday, May! She was the epitome of a human who lived her best life. Dinger Bullock says there's one co-star who has carte blanche to give her a little feel-see, and that was Betty White. Betty White is everything. She was on Kylie Kelsey's Not Gonna Lie podcast, and they were talking about Betty White. First up, the wedding dress from The Proposal. What's Betty's hands on my boobs? I mean... And her quote saying it's like an Easter egg hunt trying to find your boobs? It's outstanding. Hello? It still is. It's like some things never change, but only Betty gets to search. Betty White was amazing. She really was. That movie's the best, The Proposal. It's so good. This sounds like a nightmare movie for you. No, I like the one with all the chicks. What was it called? Oh, Bridesmaid? Bridesmaid, I loved that. I thought that was funny. The one without Betty White or Sandra Bullock. Well, no. But he loved it, yeah. It had neither person. And he didn't know the name. Betty White is everything. And now, TMZ Classic Literature presents A Tale of Two Alexes. I stayed quiet for so long because I am scared of Alex Cooper. That's Alex Earle on her Netflix show Earle Meets World finally opening up about her feud with Alex Cooper, which can be summed up in four words. Two hot blondes fighting. We're in. So, what's Alex saying about Alex? She's calling Alex Cooper a bully. She's saying she threatened Alex Earle before their feud went public. Yes, Earle says Cooper was like a mentor for her, but soon she... Constantly felt taken advantage of and used and mistreated and manipulated. Especially when Earle was a guest on Call Her Daddy and the questions got sexual and made her very uncomfortable. Cat fight! This is a full-fledged war. I don't think Alex Cooper cares. Alex Cooper doesn't care. Nothing's gonna hurt her brand. Alex Earle should have said this months ago, but she waited for the show. Yes, all the steam died down. Who cares? The reality is that Alex Earle needs this fight with Alex Cooper for her show to be relevant. So, guess what, Alex Earle? Alex Cooper's still helping you. Otherwise, nobody would be talking about this show today. Of course they would, because the show's pretty damn good, right? People were tweeting last night that watching this show is like watching paint dry. Oh, come on, it can't be that bad. Dude, they're gonna be using this show at Guantanamo Bay. Shut up. So, good luck with the show and the feud, Alex Earle, and thank you for replacing waterboarding. Now, whine us out of here! I trusted her so much, and all she did was just... And it sucks. Tennis star Nick Kyrgios is now eligible to return to professional tennis after testing positive for cocaine a couple months ago. So, he was competing in a tournament in Majorca, got tested, tested positive, was banned. As a result of coming back now, being eligible now, he's going through a treatment class as well as just taking a little bit of time off before the next matches. Is cocaine a performance-enhancing drug? Yeah, I mean, I'm not sure, but obviously it was against their policies, so they... He's still, like, the most interesting tennis player by far. Why? Because he's just, he can win any given day but also lose to the worst player any given day. He's got tremendous physical talent. He's huge, he's strong, he serves, like, so fast. He played a woman, didn't he? Wait, he did, like, a stunt where he did a ballad effect? I thought... Why does it gotta be a stunt to play a woman? At his level. Why? Serena Williams. Nick Kyrgios would beat Serena Williams 6-0, 6-0, 6-0. See you later. Yeah, he beat the number one woman. What did he win by? 6-3. He gave her three. Matt Barnes thinks that LeBron James bolting the Lakers for the 76 is actually a good thing for Bronny James. But the question is, did he get in the team because of his talent or his death? Doesn't matter. Now he gets to prove it. Here's what Matt said. I think it's great now that, obviously, Bron has gone and Bron's kind of on his own. Matt Barnes thinks that LeBron James bolting the Lakers for the 76 is actually a good thing for Bronny James. I think that's something that he was kind of looking forward to to kind of just say, hey, you know, I can do this without my dad. Yeah, he's going to stand or fall on his talent. Exactly. But the question is, did he get in the team because of his talent or his death? Here's what Matt said. A lot of people want to say his dad got him drafted, but Bronny has a lot of talent. And I just thought if he would have even stayed one more year, he could have did it on his own. How did he do in the two seasons that he was there? Not great. You don't think he was doing everything he could to show that it wasn't because of his death? Have you ever heard of, like, the Broadway understudy that has one shot at greatness when the star gets sick and you get up on stage and you dazzle everybody? Way to bring up Broadway in a basketball pitch, dude. You got to get out there with your jazz hands. He's someone that's just going to have to show the world to shut people up. Coming up... Rosa DeLoreo, the representative from Connecticut, shows us the grind don't stop in D.C. even on the weekend. Was on the Amtrak heading back up north from D.C. She is working. She is working on the train. Rosa DeLoreo, the representative from Connecticut, shows us the grind don't stop in D.C. even on the weekend. Congresswoman, here we are on the Amtrak right now. So, Jacob Wasserman was on the Amtrak heading back up north from D.C., and he ran into her. She's sporting her purple hair, she's got her fit on, but Jacob pans down, and the spread of papers. She is working. She is working on the train. She goes back and forth every week. I've got articles, I've got memos. I get a ton of work done, and I'm in touch with my staff. She's working. She is working. So is he. Is he? Is he? He shot the clip. Yeah, he shot the clip. Jacob was hired to be in D.C. Monday through Friday. His girlfriend is in New York. It's her birthday. It was her birthday. So why do you think Jacob Wasserman got on a train to interview a congresswoman and ends up in New York? I wanted a full day's work. I gave him a full day's pay, and I needed a full day's work. You're lucky you got a shoot report at all. Next time, he's not going to record anyone. How do you know? You're not going to be in Bali being like, no bite! Right now, we're on the train at the people.