9/10/14  8:01am A doctor performed an outpatient procedure on Joan Rivers that should ONLY have been performed in a hospital ... and that's what led to her death ... according to a new report.During Rivers' planned endoscopy ... doctors discovered something on her vocal cords and her doctor decided he would biopsy it ... this accord...

9/9/14  10:01am The NFL NEVER contacted the casino to request video of Ray Rice brutalizing his fiancee . Commissioner Rodger Goodell made his disciplinary decision in the dark, which raises the question ... Is that the way he wanted it?The Revel Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City SAY ... NO ONE from the NFL ever asked...

9/7/14  9:05am Atlanta Hawks owner Bruce Levenson abruptly announced he's selling the team because he's guilty of sending an email so racist ... it would make Donald Sterling cringe.Levenson admits he sent the email to team execs back in 2012, urging them to get more suburban white fans at games. He then laid out all ...

9/6/14  7:35am Law enforcement sources says Simone was found hanging on a rod in the closet of her bedroom around 8:30 AM on Friday. Singer Simone Battle, who rose to fame on the US version of "X Factor" ... was found dead in her Los Angeles home. It appears to be a suicide. 25-year-old Battle was a singer in the girl group&n...

9/5/14  4:47pm Joan Rivers' autopsy has been done, but the Medical Examiner will need more information to determine exactly how she died .The Medical Examiner's Office tells us they've completed the physical examination of Joan's body, but could not find a clear "cause and manner of death" ... pending further studies.We're told thos...

9/4/14  11:11am Joan Rivers -- who made the world laugh for over 50 years with her jokes, put-downs and one-liners -- has died in NYC ... a week after her heart suddenly stopped beating during vocal cord surgery. She was 81.Joan's daughter Melissa Rivers took her mom off life support so she could pass comfortably in a priv...

9/3/14  8:11am Relatives of former linebacker Junior Seau, whose suicide in 2012 put the NFL's concussion crisis on the national agenda, will reject a proposed settlement between the league and thousands of former players, a lawyer representing the family told "Outside the Lines" on Tuesday. The decision to opt out means the Seaus will proce...

9/2/14  3:27pm Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney says she was under 18 when the hacked nude photos of her were taken ... and now she's taking legal action against several porn sites that reposted the images.One of Maroney's attorneys fired off a letter to Porn.com ... informing the site that McKayla was underage in several of the phot...

9/1/14  12:01pm Model Kate Upton has joined Jennifer Lawrence in vowing to go after the hackers responsible for the massive celebrity photo leak dominating the Internet. Upton's lawyer, Lawrence Shire, called the leak an "obviously and outrageous violation" of Upton's privacy. He added, "We intend to pursue anyone dis...

8/28/14  5:37pm Robert Downey Jr.'s son Indio won't have his day in court just yet ...his arraignment scheduled for Thursday was pushed back because the 20-year-old is still getting treatment in rehab.As TMZ first reported, Indio was arrested in West Hollywood back on June 29 after cops observed him smoking something out o...

8/27/14  7:01am A heroin crisis gripping communities across the country deepened in New York last year, with more people in the city dying in overdoses from the drug than in any year since 2003. In all, 420 people fatally overdosed on heroin in 2013 out of a total of 782 drug overdoses, rising to a level not seen in a decade in both absolute...

8/27/14  4:15pmNeil Young is bailing on his wife after over 35 years of marriage, but he's not turning his back on their son ... an adult with special needs.The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer filed to divorce singer-songwriter Pegi Young, citing irreconcilable differences. They got hitched back in 1978, and separated this past April.In ...

8/25/14  3:31pm Mariah Carey had a chance to spin her divorce with Nick Cannon, but she said it's simply "too hot" to talk. Mariah was walking around NYC Monday with her nephew. As the video starts, you can see Mariah putting on a large hat she had just purchased.But when the photog asked her to comment on her split from N...

8/25/14  11:13am The only thing that was more uncomfortable than watching Miley Cyrus seem to fake her way through proud and sad tears at last night's VMAs was the half-cocked "tribute" video concocted in the late Robin Williams' honor.The video, a montage comprised of a few paltry photos and set to Coldplay's "A...

8/22/14  10:01am Mariah Carey has gagged Nick Cannon -- but not in a good way. He's not allowed to say boo about their divorce ... or else.Nick and Mariah's lawyers hashed out a confidentiality agreement as part of their divorce ... and it's completely one-sided.  Nick is barred from saying anything about the split.  ...

8/21/14  4:04pm V. Stiviano has just filed new legal docs in her war with Shelly Sterling -- claiming she NEVER slept with Donald Sterling ... 'cause he's into men and she was his beard. The lawsuit -- which Stiviano filed in response to Shelly's allegations that V. accepted cars and property from Donald that he ...

8/20/14  5:31pm Pharrell Williams' "Voice" could cost him a million dollars.Mr. Happy is being sued by the producer of his uber-successful YouTube show, "ARTST TLK"  .... featuring interviews with big celebs like Spike Lee, Usher and Tony Hawk. The 12 episodes of Season 1 were huge ... scoring a total of more than 1.7...

8/20/14  2:31pm Jackie Chan says he's "VERY ASHAMED" of his son Jaycee -- claiming his 31-year-old son humiliated his family after getting busted for pot in China. Chan's son was caught in a huge drug crackdown last week -- with cops saying they found about 3.5 ounces of the green stuff in Jaycee's Beijing home. Now, ...

8/16/14  11:01am When Tallulah Willis Tweeted "bai bai" on July 23, her followers had no idea the fashion blogger was about to go radio silent while she sought help – at her family's insistence. "Tallulah was pretty much given an ultimatum," a family insider tells PEOPLE in the magazine's new issue. "Her parents...

8/16/14  10:07am It was an emotional week for PEOPLE readers, who celebrated new life while mourning the staggering loss of a Hollywood icon whose tragic death shook the nation. From the birth of Savannah Guthrie's new daughter to theshocking suicide of actor and comedian Robin Williams, readers embraced joy while weathering de...