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NASCAR legend Kyle Busch had reportedly been battling bacterial pneumonia for "days to weeks" before his death ... and his condition allegedly spiraled fatally in just 24 hours once sepsis set in.

According to his death certificate, obtained by Us Weekly, Busch's pneumonia progressed into sepsis roughly one day before he shockingly died last Thursday.

From there, the sepsis reportedly caused dangerous clots to spread through his body ... before things took an even worse turn with severe bleeding that sent his body into shock.

The money manager whom Floyd Mayweather claims ran a years-long scheme, where he stole $175 million, is fighting a prison sentence handed down in an unrelated case ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Jona Rechnitz was ordered to serve 5 months in prison as part of a case involving allegations of wire fraud … but he is fighting the sentence.

The charges were brought back in 2016. Jona pleaded guilty to honest services fraud and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors on related cases in the hopes of getting a lenient sentence. The case dragged on for years until the codefendants’ cases were resolved.

Cynthia Erivo is officially drawing the line on all things 'Wicked,' and she wants it on the record.

During a Variety interview on Wednesday, Cynthia was playing a game of guessing famous lyrics from her past projects ... until the line "you’re the only friend I ever had" from the 'For Good' film had her visibly tense up and ask if they could move on to literally anything else.

Cynthia pointed out she's spent the past two years talking about the 'Wicked' movies, and while she still loves the film, she's discussed it "ad nauseam."

Palm Beach Pete -- the guy who went viral for looking eerily like Jeffrey Epstein -- is now taking his notoriety to the ballot box ... announcing a run for mayor.

The viral sensation dropped the news on X with a full-on campaign-style selfie Wednesday, revealing he's officially entering the race to become Mayor of Palm Beach in the 2028 election.

This wasn't some random spur-of-the-moment post either. Pete was already decked out in a "Palm Beach Pete for Mayor '28" baseball cap -- because nothing screams political ambition quite like campaign merch.

Jenelle Evans is leaving Sin City behind ... packing up a U-Haul with David Eason's help -- and we've learned where she's going.

Check out the clip ... Evans -- on crutches -- and Eason hurry around their Las Vegas home, grabbing some items as they systematically pack up the rental truck.

Eason hops behind the wheel of a car and rides it onto an elevated truck bed ... where it will sit all the way to Florida where Evans is moving, sources tell TMZ.

DaBaby’s ex DaniLeigh’s brother testified about what he says the rap star told him before their bowling alley fight ... and it sounds like things were about to get violent ... TMZ has learned.

TMZ obtained the transcript for the deposition of DaniLeigh’s brother, Brandon Curiel -- who goes by Brandon Bill$ -- in which he testified about his version of what transpired prior to the fight, saying he was beefing with DaBaby publicly due to the rapper disrespecting his sister on the internet. He claims DaBaby was “humiliating her” and speaking about his family publicly.

Brandon said he responded by telling DaBaby it was on when they saw each other in person and says blogs posted about it.

Mackenzie Shirilla claimed she was struggling with "blackouts" just weeks before the crash that killed her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and friend Davion Flanagan ... according to text messages obtained by TMZ.

The messages -- exchanged between Shirilla and Russo, weeks before the 2022 high-speed crash in Strongsville, Ohio -- show the then-teen discussing episodes where she would lose awareness or suddenly black out.

In early July of 2022, Mackenzie texts Dom saying she recently had one of the worst blackouts she's had ... adding she's "scared it's just gonna get worse."

Alix Earle is officially kicking off Hot Girl Summer a little ahead of schedule ... and serving body from every angle.

The "Hot Mess" bombshell dropped a fresh batch of thirst traps from her time on the water and by the pool ... serving up tiny bikinis, cowboy hats, and enough sun-soaked poses to melt phones on contact.

From yacht-side lounging to mirror selfies, Alix was clearly in her element ... rocking barely-there blue and tan swimwear while flexing her signature glam-girl energy from every angle.

And just in case the ocean breeze wasn’t doing enough work already ... Alix turned the heat all the way up with windswept hair, killer curves, and some seriously cheeky shots strolling around Miami in micro shorts.

Safe to say ... summer starts whenever she says it does!

Tom Hardy's alleged trailer habits are becoming the real "MobLand" drama ... with a report claiming the actor repeatedly stayed holed up for hours during filming, causing major frustration behind the scenes.

Hardy allegedly spent long stretches inside his trailer while cameras and cast members waited around during Season 2 production in the UK, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The reported delays apparently didn't sit well with producers ... especially with heavyweight co-stars Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren also being left waiting on set during filming.

"Love Island" star Josh Goldstein is suing Hyatt Hotels, alleging a hotel employee gave highly sensitive personal information to his ex-girlfriend over the phone.

The reality TV personality filed docs on Wednesday ... claiming he was staying at a Hyatt in Gainesville, Florida, last year when a woman claiming to be his sister, Lindsey Beth Goldstein, called the hotel.

Josh says Lindsey tragically passed away in 2021 ... and alleges the caller was actually his ex-girlfriend, Brianna Lombardo, who allegedly knew about his sister's death. He says an employee, Megan Gideon, did not conduct proper due diligence in investigating Lombardo's claims and disclosed personal information over the phone without verifying the caller's identity.

Jalen Hurts is adamant there's no bad blood with A.J. Brown ... saying even though he wasn't at the star receiver's wedding, he was happy for the guy and his new wife.

The Philadelphia Eagles' superstar quarterback faced the media on Wednesday ... and the topic of Brown initially came up when Hurts was asked about the trade rumors surrounding the All-Pro talent.

It was actually pretty funny -- Hurts was downing a cup of water at that exact moment ... resulting in an awkward pause.

TikToker Karla Houston's unconventional marriage dynamic has the internet buzzing ... and now she's explaining exactly how her "mono-poly" relationship actually works.

Karla stopped by "TMZ Live" on Wednesday and opened up about her marriage arrangement ... revealing she's polyamorous while her husband remains fully monogamous -- a setup the couple developed after she came out as bisexual back in 2021.

Roll the clip ... Karla tells Charles that her husband was immediately supportive when she came out ... even suggesting she could date women outside their marriage if she felt she needed to -- and she says she started after a few months of discussions in 2022.

Matthew Perry's ex-assistant is headed to prison for helping supply the ketamine that killed the beloved "Friends" actor ... with a judge handing down the sentence Wednesday.

Kenneth Iwamasa was sentenced to 41 months behind bars after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death in connection with Perry’s October 2023 fatal overdose.

Back in 2024, Iwamasa cut a plea deal with federal prosecutors ... they were pushing for a nearly 3 1/2-year sentence -- which is exactly what he got -- and argued Iwamasa became far more than just Perry's assistant -- allegedly acting as the actor's drug supplier and injector despite having no medical training.

Spencer Pratt's mayoral campaign just scored a shocking endorsement -- from someone who once called voting for him "stupidity" ... his own sister, Stephanie Pratt.

Stephanie's now she's doing a full-on political U-turn ... admitted she was the first person telling voters they were idiots if they backed her brother, before confessing, "Wow, was I wrong."

She told Vanity Fair Spencer's been grinding nonstop since the L.A. fires -- claiming "he has spent every day since the fires, finding the facts, the mistakes, the negligence and uncovering the truth that they never wanted us to know."

Janel Parrish is putting her marriage to Chris Long behind her ... as it looks like the two have reached an agreement to settle their divorce.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, Parrish says the divorce was uncontested and that the former couple has entered into a written agreement to settle their issues.

Additional details have not been disclosed, but at the very least, we know they'll both be declared single once the judge rubber stamps their agreement. Janel is also asking the judge to sign off on the spousal support arrangement laid out in the agreement.

President Donald Trump says he'll be at Madison Square Garden when the NBA Finals tip off next month ... confirming he was invited by James Dolan, owner of the Knicks.

Rumors began to swirl this week that POTUS would make a trip up to the Big Apple for the series -- the first time the Knicks have played for an NBA title in nearly three decades.

Trump cleared things up during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Wednesday.