The search for Ellen’s successor didn’t take long, and doesn’t come as much of a surprise … “The Kelly Clarkson Show” will take over the slot currently held by “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” after her 19th season concludes. NBC made the announcement…

The City of Oakland really came through on its promise to pay tribute to late comedian Paul Mooney … by declaring May 19 will henceforth be known as “Paul Mooney Day.” According to new legal docs obtained by TMZ … Oakland City Councilmember…

Howard University is cementing Chadwick Boseman’s legacy into its campus — putting his name on a college, and securing some financial backing from a Disney bigwig. HU announced Wednesday that its College of Fine Arts would be named after Chadwick,…

Something smells funky … at least to the company behind those Little Tree car air fresheners, which is suing popular pet food company Chewy for allegedly ripping off its famous product. Car Freshener Corporation claims Chewy is pimping a dog toy…

So much for home-field advantage. A massive crowd of Dodgers fans flocked to Minute Maid Park in Houston to watch L.A. take on the Astros on Tuesday … and trolled the living hell outta the home team over the infamous cheating scandal!! It was the…

Here’s the first look at Ariana Grande’s wedding dress … and it’s absolutely gorgeous. The “7 Rings” singer just shared a photo dump from her big day earlier this month, when she slid a wedding ring on her new husband, Dalton Gomez’s finger.…

Brad Pitt just won a huge victory in his child custody war with Angelina Jolie, and she lost in a very big way … TMZ has confirmed. A judge just made a tentative ruling in the case, awarding Brad and Angelina 50/50 joint legal and physical…

YOWWWCH!!! Anthony Davis’ foot had a meeting with Suns forward Jae Crowder’s baby maker during Tuesday night’s game … and it looked just as painful as it sounds. It all went down less than a minute into Game 2 of L.A. and Phoenix’s 1st-round…

Akon deserves an award for Most Respectful Citizen Calling the Cops, because he seriously kept his cool with a 911 operator … who gave him a hard time while he tried to report his stolen ride. TMZ has obtained the audio of Akon’s call to Atlanta…