Lady Gaga's ‘Star Is Born’ Premiere Struck by Lightning, Causing Technical Difficulties at Venue  —  Lady Gaga's world premiere of “A Star Is Born” has taken the Venice Film Festival by storm, literally.  —  About halfway through the screening of Bradley Cooper's music drama …

Gladys Knight, Aretha shared ‘same disease’  —  Legendary songstress Gladys Knight recounted her final conversation with Aretha Franklin on Friday and said the duo “shared the fact that we had the same disease,” although her publicist says Knight does not have cancer.

‘ER’ Actress Vanessa Marquez Shot and Killed by Cops  —  Actress Vanessa Marquez — who played Wendy Goldman on “ER” — was shot and killed by police ... and authorities believe Vanessa had mental issues stemming from an eating disorder.  —  Vanessa's landlord called South Pasadena police …

Christy Carlson Romano Expecting Second Child  —  It'll soon be Even Stevens in the household of Christy Carlson Romano.  —  The actress, 34, reveals exclusively to PEOPLE that she and husband Brendan Rooney are expecting their second child in late February — but she isn't ready to reveal the baby's sex just yet.

‘Doom Patrol’: Alan Tudyk Cast As Mr. Nobody In DC Universe TV Series  —  EXCLUSIVE: The Doom Patrol has found its villain.  Alan Tudyk (Suburgatory, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) has been cast as Eric Morden/Mr. Nobody in DC Universe's upcoming live-action series Doom Patrol, from Greg Berlanti and Warner Bros TV.

Tyga Takes Credit For Kylie Jenner's Success — And Twitter DRAGS HIM For Even Thinking That!  —  How hilarious is this?!  —  Tyga sat down with Nicki Minaj on Thursday for her Queen Radio show to discuss a lot of stuff about his career, but one topic that came up early and got a LOT of attention …

Cardi B Allegedly Orders Attack on Strip Club Bartenders, Claims 1 Slept with Offset  —  11:00 AM PT — Jade and Baddie Gi are NOT strippers, but rather work as bartenders at the club.  They also claim Cardi B threw at least one of the bottles at them during the alleged attack on August 29.

Duchess Meghan Gets Flushed After Revealing Her Adorable Pet Name for Prince Harry … Swoon!  Duchess Meghan accidentally let slip her adorable pet name for Prince Harry during their date night at Hamilton on London's West End on Wednesday, August 29.  —  Duchess Meghan Through the Years

William H. Macy on Emmy Rossum's Shameless exit: 'I think she's made the right choice' … William H. Macy wasn't surprised that Emmy Rossum is leaving Shameless — and he thinks his TV daughter “made the right choice.”  —  On Thursday, Rossum, who has starred as Fiona Gallagher since …

Clara McGregor: I regret what I said about Dad's girlfriend  —  The daughter of Ewan Mcgregor has made a short film about coping with family break-up — but it's not about her parents, she insists  —  The sisters Clara and Esther McGregor have taken over from Kim Kardashian and her daughter North West …

Drake May Be Getting With 18-Year-Old Model Bella Harris  —  It seems like just yesterday we learned that Canadian Good Boy Rapper, Drake, had fathered a child, who he revealed for the first time by rapping about him in a song.  Welp, the old “revealing my secret love child” …

J.R. Smith Surrenders to NYPD, Charged with Criminal Mischief  —  NBA star J.R. Smith has turned himself into police in New York — and has been charged with a crime — stemming from a July incident where he allegedly threw a cell phone, TMZ Sports has learned.

Mel B Denies Ex Stephen Belafonte's Claims of Addiction, Agrees to Drug Testing  —  4:00 PM PT — Mel B says she is not a “raging alcoholic,” though she does drink socially.  She also denies she takes “illicit drugs,” and says she's not a sex addict ... these are her responses to Belafonte's request for sole legal and physical custody.

Roseanne Spin-Off The Conners Begins Production — See First Photo of Cast All Together  —  The Conners are back!  —  ABC's new spin-off series, which focuses on the same family (minus one Roseanne Conners) at the center of Roseanne, has officially started production in Burbank, California, the network has confirmed.

‘Southern Charm’ star J.D. Madison accused of sexual assault … “Southern Charm” sidekick J.D. Madison is now the second member of the reality show's cast, after Thomas Ravenel, to have sexual assault accusations come out against him in recent months.  —  Madison was accused of sexual assault …

Gordon Ramsay slams critics who say new show rips off Anthony Bourdain … Gordon Ramsay is breaking his silence on criticism that his upcoming NatGeo series is ripping off the late Anthony Bourdain.  —  The Hell's Kitchen and MasterChef host and producer came under fire last month for his upcoming program …