Play video content TMZ.com The star of “Mufasa: The Lion King” says he didn’t know who most of his other costars were until earlier this year … though he always figured the script would attract massive stars. Braelyn Rankins — voice of young Mufasa in the upcoming Disney “The Lion King” prequel — was on…
In 2022, the winter solstice for the northern hemisphere happens on December 21. While not as dramatic as 2020’s conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, the longest night of the year is a significant turning point. Astronomical winter begins, and the days gradually get longer again. Curious why this happens? WIRED spoke with Tansu Daylan, a former Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite…
EPA Marcin Romanowski had failed to attend a court hearing before it emerged he had sought asylum in Hungary Poland has accused Hungary of acting in a hostile manner by granting political asylum to a former Polish deputy justice minister accused of defrauding the state. Marcin Romanowski, 48, is facing 11 charges in Poland, including…
Carmelo Anthony may go into the Basketball Hall of Fame twice next year. The Hall of Fame released its list of candidates for the Class of 2025 on Thursday, with the list of first-time nominees including Anthony and fellow retired NBA stars Dwight Howard and Marc Gasol. WNBA greats Sue Bird, Maya Moore, Sylvia Fowles…
“1000-Lb Sisters” star Amy Slaton escaped a jail term in her Tennessee drug and child abuse case, cutting a plea deal that places her on supervised probation. According to court documents and media reports … Amy received a suspended jail sentence of nearly 1 year, meaning she won’t spend a minute behind bars, after pleading…
Ronald Diaz/ Conservation International An amphibious mouse with webbed feet and a blob-headed fish are among 27 new species scientists have discovered in Peru. They were found in an expedition to Alto Mayo – which includes the Amazon rainforest – by scientists from the non-profit organisation Conservation International and members of local indigenous groups. Up…
Two men have been charged over a disturbance at Manchester airport involving police officers in July, the Crown Prosecution Service said. Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 20, from Rochdale, has been charged with two counts of causing actual bodily harm, one charge of assaulting an emergency worker, and one charge of common assault, Greater Manchester police said….
A TikTok account that potentially belonged to the Wisconsin school shooter is now deleted on the heels of complaints about racist comments on the page … TMZ has learned. The account possibly belonging to 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow was first highlighted by the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism — and when we checked it out, we…
With over a quarter of the NBA season in the books, the Los Angeles Lakers are the No. 10 seed in the Western Conference, and they’re unlikely to climb much higher than that this season without a big move at the trade deadline to balance their roster around LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Magic Johnson,…
MrBeast is being defended by a renowned Egyptian archaeologist … who clarified the YouTuber didn’t spend the night at the Great Pyramids of Giza while filming for an upcoming video. Egyptologist Dr. Zahi Hawass, the country’s former Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, tells TMZ that MrBeast did pay a small fee to film in the…
