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George Lucas's ex-wife Marcia Lucas, an unsung hero of 'Star Wars' who has been called the original film's "secret weapon," is dead ... TMZ has learned.

A rep for the family tells TMZ ... Marcia died on Wednesday from metastatic cancer. We're told she passed peacefully at her home in Rancho Mirage, CA surrounded by loved ones.

Marcia is best known for editing "Star Wars" and "Return of the Jedi" ... earning an Academy Award in 1977 for Best Film Editing for the OG film.

Erika Kirk is slamming a report about her moving on from Charlie Kirk with a new boyfriend less than 9 months after her late husband's death ... she says it's just a deranged lie.

Charlie's widow went off on social media in response to a Project Constitution report claiming the Turning Point USA CEO is dating Blake Wynn, the nephew of casino mogul Steve Wynn.

Erika says the report is full of lies and adds ... "Charlie’s love will last me a lifetime. The Lord is the only one who can ever fill that most painful void."

Mackenzie Shirilla's legal troubles weren't the focus of one particular jail call with her mom ... her booty was.

In a recording obtained by TMZ, Mackenzie and her mother, Natalie, spend part of a conversation laughing over comments Mackenzie received after one of her court appearances ... with a friend apparently fixated on how she looked rather than what was happening in the courtroom.

Take a listen to the exchange ... Mackenzie reads a message from a woman named Kendra, who says she watched a livestream of the proceedings and immediately noticed something different when Mackenzie walked in.

Charli xcx's setting up for Brat Summer without the "t" in 2026 ... stripping down to just a bra for a sexy photo shoot she posted Friday.

The pop star shared a couple black-and-white photos to Instagram in which she's lying on the bed ... the straps of her bra pulled down her shoulders -- and a hand tastefully hiding her nipple as she stares up into the camera.

There's no grin on Charli's face ... she's going for sultry here -- and totally owning the post, we gotta say.

Celeste Beard Johnson saw red when she was getting grilled behind bars ... to the point that she freaked out on interviewer David Scott.

In a clip from the upcoming season 4 finale of "Interview with a Killer," you can see her start to shake when he accuses her of living in an "alternate reality."

As David's talking, Celeste -- who's serving a life sentence over the death of her late husband, Steven Beard -- gets so mad that she hangs up and turns around ... declaring to the guard that she's done with the conversation. But it doesn't end there ...

Matt Brown's brother was seen talking with police near the Washington river where an unidentified man disappeared as authorities continue searching for answers in the mystery surrounding the former "Alaskan Bush People" star's whereabouts ... TMZ has learned.

Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... Gabe Brown was seen at the river location Thursday speaking with authorities. We're told law enforcement first spoke with Gabe on Wednesday as part of its ongoing investigation.

We broke the story ... sources told us last week Gabe is the only family member who occasionally still communicates with Matt, though we're told their contact is rare.

2:36 PM -- A judge has granted the temporary protective order.

Kris Jenner and her famous family say they're living in fear of a man they claim has spent years trying to get close to them ... and now they're asking a judge to step in and order him to keep his distance.

According to new court documents, obtained by TMZ, Kris has filed for a temporary restraining order against Kyle Robert DeWick -- a Colorado man she describes as a "stalker" with "no relationship whatsoever" to her or her family.

Kris claims DeWick has been fixated on the Kardashian-Jenner clan for years and believes he has an obsession with Kylie Jenner. Kris says DeWick has repeatedly attempted to contact family members, shown up near their homes, and recently tried to gain access to properties owned by or located near the family.

A TikToker’s reportedly been sacked for praying that Pam Bondi is suffering from her thyroid cancer.

A user with the now-private account @glitterandcrossbones posted a video of herself praying to “Mega Lord Jesus” that the former Attorney General suffers and ends up with a hole in her throat, saying … “Please let Pam Bondi’s throat cancer be the worst case of cancer anybody’s ever seen.”

The internet seems to have identified her as an assistant vice president at Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union, based on a screenshot of her supposed Facebook profile and her now-deleted Linkedin.

The one-handed woman who went viral after a police officer ticketed her for driving while using her phone with a hand she doesn't have says the cop doesn't need to apologize ... he just needs training!

TMZ caught up with the trailblazer, Florida resident Katie Thomas, after her case was dismissed this week for lack of evidence ... and she tells TMZ the unnamed officer has nothing to apologize for. Instead, she thinks he just needs some practice with people with limb differences and other disabilities. But, she knows you can only lead a horse to the water, and says he needs to yearn to learn.

Katie also gives us insight into why she believes the officer insisted she was using her phone in her right hand despite being shown she doesn't have one ... it's all in the clip.

Mackenzie Shirilla hasn't been a model prisoner in her last few years behind bars ... at least according to prison officials, who say she's committed a number of rule violations -- including several of a sexual nature.

We've obtained conduct reports about a bunch of alleged rule violations during Shirilla's time behind bars ... including altering prison clothes and possessing contraband.

For example, officials say they caught Shirilla with a prescription medication that wasn't hers in January 2025 ... as well as "a personal photo of herself containing drug use." In her statement on the incident, cops say Shirilla told them the photo didn't have drug use in it -- and insisted the pills they found with her were actually prenatal vitamins she got from someone else.

President Trump's name looks likes it's getting an early exit from the Kennedy Center ... and it's all because of a new ruling from a federal judge.

U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper on Friday ordered officials at the famed Washington, D.C. arts institution to remove Trump's name from the building within two weeks and temporarily halt plans to shut down the venue for a massive renovation.

The judge handed down the ruling as part of an ongoing legal fight over changes made at the Kennedy Center after Trump became chairman of the board in 2025 and slapped his name on the building.

It looks like Drew Sidora won’t be out on the streets after all … thanks to an eleventh-hour decision from a judge that stops her from being kicked out of her home.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, a judge in Georgia changed course Friday and said the 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' star no longer has to leave the Georgia mansion she shares with her estranged husband, Ralph Pittman.

Drew was up against a May 31 deadline ... but the judge is now saying they can continue to live at their marital home ... at least for now.

Swing and a miss for Bill Cosby ... he struck out in his attempt at a second chance to defend himself from Donna Motsinger's rape allegations.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Cosby's motion for a new trial has been denied.

The disgraced comedian filed the motion last month, asking a judge for a new trial after a jury ordered him to pay Motsinger nearly $60 Million in total damages ... the judge's ruling came down Friday, and it's not the result Cosby was looking for.

Rapper Stunna Girl found herself behind bars Thursday night in North Carolina after she was arrested for failure to appear in court in a different case that's been hanging over he head for nearly a decade ... TMZ has learned.

The "Pretty Privilege" artist was arrested by the Mooresville Police Department during a traffic stop while she was in a black and white Mercedes, according to police records.

It's not clear what led to the traffic stop ... though it resulted in her being booked into the Iredell County Detention Center for failure to appear in court over a previous charge.

She didn't get too comfy in the clink, 'cause it appears she was released hours later on a $3,500 bond.

Can you guess which Georgia peach put her hot mom bod on full display in this eye-popping shot?!

She first laid it on thick in season 5 of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta." She has a spinoff wedding special and competed on "The Celebrity Apprentice."

"The Crash" victim Dominic Russo’s sister Christine is ripping Mackenzie Shirilla and her mom, Natalie Shirilla, for yakking about Mackenzie's male admirers while she sits in prison.

Christine's listened to the jail calls and is NOT pleased, telling TMZ ... "She knows now her calls are recorded and that people have been reviewing them, you can tell how she’s carefully using her words."

Dominic's sister adds ... "And I think it’s sad her mother condones her talking to strange men she doesn’t know. Like I said 100 times, and I’ll say it again till the day I die, that woman needs to tell her daughter to pick up a Bible and beg the Lord to save her soul, NOT WORRY ABOUT STRANGE OLDER MEN. GO TO THERAPY, GET HELP FOR YOUR KID.”