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Russell Brand Hits Beach For Relaxing Family Day After Being Charged with Rape
Russell Brand
Fun in the Sun with Family …
One Day After Being Charged with Rape
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Russell Brand‘s not letting his legal troubles derail his pre-planned family vacation … hitting the beach with his wife and two children just one day after he was charged with rape and sexual assault in the United Kingdom.
The actor hit up a beach in Miami with his fam Saturday … splashing around in the waves while his wife Laura held their son who was born back in 2023.
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The trio — joined by their older daughter too — splashed around in the water … and RB dunked his head, wetting down his long locks.
The Brands look like any happy-go-lucky family on vacay … but, they’re dealing with a whole lot of drama.
As you know … Brand was charged with one count of rape, one count of indecent assault, one count of oral rape and 2 counts of sexual assault Friday for a series of alleged incidents that are said to have occurred between 1999 and 2005.
Brand has vehemently denied the allegations against him … admitting to drug and sex addiction, but insisting he’s never engaged in nonconsensual sexual activity with anyone.
We obtained pictures of Brand outside Florida’s Gasparilla Inn Friday shortly after the charged were announced … strolling with his family. An eyewitness told us he’s renting a beachfront villa from the high-end resort in Boca Grande.
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Brand will go live on his popular show on Rumble Monday … and, we’ll have to wait and see if he says anything more about the allegations then.
Val Kilmer
Official Cause of Death Released
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Val Kilmer‘s cause of death has been revealed … the legendary actor died from pneumonia, TMZ has learned.
TMZ has obtained the death certificate released by the Los Angeles County Department of Health. Kilmer’s immediate cause of death has been confirmed as pneumonia. Underlying causes listed on the death certificate are acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, chronic respiratory failure, and squamous cell carcinoma of the base of the tongue.
Other contributing factors include malnutrition, and a tracheocutaneous fistula. We’ve also learned he was cremated on April 7.
Kilmer’s daughter told the New York Times he passed away on April 1 after battling pneumonia.
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Kilmer had been dealing with serious health issues for years — after a throat cancer battle in 2015, he lost much of his voice. By the time of his final film role, “Top Gun: Maverick,” which came out in 2022, they had to use A.I. to recreate his voice.
TMZ also learned his health got increasingly bad in his final years — Kilmer was bedridden for months before he died.
Tributes came flooding in after his death was announced — with legends like Francis Ford Coppola, Cher, Jim Carrey and more paying their respects. Tom Cruise held a moment of silence for his “Top Gun” costar at CinemaCon.
Kilmer was 65.
RIP
Rep. Darrell Issa
Trump Weaponizing DOJ Is Fine By Me …
Biden Did It Before!!!
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Rep. Darrell Issa is defending President Trump using the Justice Department to investigate his political foes … and he says Trump’s no worse than Joe Biden.
The Congressman from California joined us on “TMZ Live” Thursday and we asked him about Trump directing the DOJ to look into a couple officials from his first term who ultimately became Trump critics.
Rep. Issa says Trump weaponizing the DOJ to go after political enemies isn’t all that different from what Biden did with the DOJ in investigating Trump when Biden was in the White House.
We push back and try telling the Congressman it feels like Trump’s actions are taking things to the extreme … but Issa is not having it, claiming every presidency can be picked apart.
Rep. Issa brings up some fair points, to his credit, and it’s a healthy debate overall. Ultimately, he says Congress and the courts will do their jobs to keep the country in check.
Watch the full interview today on “TMZ Live.”
New York City
Helicopter Crashes Into Hudson River
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A helicopter plummeted from the skies above New York City on Thursday, crashing into the Hudson River — and the terrifying incident was caught on video.
Multiple people have been killed, according to various local reports. Several shocked eyewitnesses recorded the yellow chopper on video — a portion of it can be seen at the surface …. while the rest appears to be submerged.
Helicopter crashed in Hudson! The chopper broke off midair and dropped!! pic.twitter.com/KpQGmM8x25
— Avirbhaw(Avi) Rakesh (@AvirbhawRakesh) April 10, 2025
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According to police, the helicopter came down near Pier 25, between West Street and Canal Street shortly after 3 PM local time.
Witnesses reportedly described hearing a “loud thumping noise” at the time of the crash.
Emergency boats responded to the crash and reportedly pulled 2 people from the craft. Life-saving efforts were performed on at least one victim. It’s unclear how many people were in the craft, but it’s believed at least 5 people were on board … 2 adults (a man and a woman) … and 3 kids.
The cause of the crash has not been confirmed.
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