LeVar Burton is by far the fan fave to take up the mantle on ‘Jeopardy!’ as Mike Richards takes a bow — but he’s pretty clammy these days when you bring up the topic … which may or may not be telling, depending on how you read and hear this. The…

Charlie Watts, The Rolling Stones’ only drummer for nearly 6 decades, died Tuesday in London … TMZ has learned. Charlie was in London’s Royal Marsden Hospital when he passed away, and we’re told Shirley — his wife of nearly 57 years — was by…

Shaquille O’Neal just came through in the clutch for one of his biggest fans … making a special shoutout vid for his bar mitzvah — and TMZ Sports has the vid!!! We’re told 13-year-old Adam Huczneker had a Lakers-themed celebration over the…

The L.A. Lakers honored Kobe Bryant’s birthday Monday by passing on the gift of Lakeshow fandom to newborn babies … and the gesture was AWESOME. Lakers officials teamed up with UCLA Health to hook up some lucky parents and their newborns with…

Spike Lee’s going where so many other Americans have already gone before — promoting 9/11 conspiracy theories — but the way he’s doing it is still surprising … even 20 years later. The famed director’s riding the publicity train for his HBO…

Kid Cudi is mourning the loss of his beloved dog … and it’ll make you cry to hear about it. The rapper wrote a heartbreaking tribute to Freshie … a dog he got in 2010 after the producers of “How to Make it in America” told him he’d be a…

Dr. Fauci’s delivering a harsh dose of reality for Americans … he says we won’t get the pandemic under control until spring, 2022 — and that’s only if people get the damn vaccine. It’s a huge step backward from just a few months ago. Remember,…

“Jeopardy!” honchos really want Mayim Bialik to step in as new daily host following the quick exit of Mike Richards, and they’re willing to bend over backwards to show her how much they mean it … TMZ has learned. Sony production sources tell us…

Dog the Bounty Hunter let his daughter’s passion for racial equality and BLM sink their relationship … at least that’s what she’s claiming — but Dog’s pushing back, calling her brainwashed. Bonnie Chapman, biological daughter of Dog and the late…