Yes, this is REAL!!!!! UFC superstar Paige VanZant was giving a rear naked choke demonstration to U.S. troops during a USO event with Max Holloway ... when she actually CHOKED OUT THE DUDE UNCONSCIOUS!!! VanZant had selected a volunteer who agreed…

EXCLUSIVE Dr. Phil believes Kanye West saying whatever he thinks and feels is either an attention grab or a serious impulse control problem, but either way ... it needs to stop because he's fueling hate. Dr. Phil gave us his take on the rapper's behavior and racially-charged comments on "..

If you missed Kanye West on Tuesday's "TMZ Live," here's the full episode. By now you've seen the clips of Kanye saying he feels 400 years of slavery was a choice made by African-Americans ... and revealing he'd been hooked on opioids after undergoing liposuction -- but he said ..

EXCLUSIVE Kevin Smith was stoked about surviving a massive heart attack for at least one good reason ... he was dying -- in a manner of speaking -- to see "Avengers: Infinity War." We got the famed director leaving the 'Late Show' studio Wednesday in NYC where he went into gnarly detail ..

EXCLUSIVE DeRay Mckesson -- a prominent leader of the Black Lives Matter movement -- says Kanye West's right about one thing -- slavery was a choice ... but it was the choice of white people. We spoke with DeRay Tuesday after Kanye's explosive visit to the TMZ newsroom, in which the rappe..

EXCLUSIVE Kanye West had liposuction and started popping painkillers ... all leading up to the 2016 breakdown that landed him in a hospital for more than a week. Kanye revealed his battle with opioids during his appearance Tuesday on "TMZ Live" ... as he talked about going to visit then President-e..

Kane is 1 step closer to running Knox County, Tennessee ... 'cause the WWE legend won the primary Mayoral election today ... and is now expected to be elected mayor this summer. Glenn Jacobs aka Kane first announced he was running for the gig last…