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Un personaje de "Los Simpson" murió esta semana, provocando conmoción e indignación entre sus fans, y un productor dice que no esperaba menos de los incondicionales de la serie.

Tim Long, co-productor ejecutivo de la sitcom animada de larga duración, le dice a TMZ que el equipo creativo quería que la muerte de Larry golpeara duro a la audiencia, a pesar de que nunca tuvo un gran momento en el programa.

Por si no lo sabías, Larry fue un personaje de fondo en el show, apareciendo por primera vez en 1989 durante la temporada 1, y sobre todo aparece en la taberna de Moe cerca de Homero y sus amigos. De vez en cuando lanza una línea o dos.

"The Simpsons" killed off a longtime character this week, sparking shock and outrage among its fans ... and one producer says he expects nothing less from the show's diehards.

Tim Long, co-executive producer of the long-running animated sitcom, tells TMZ ... the creative team meant for Larry “The Barfly” Dalrymple's death to hit the audience hard -- even though Dalrymple never had a big moment on the show.

ICYMI ... Larry was a background character on the show, first appearing back in 1989 during season 1, and mostly showing up in Moe's Tavern near Homer Simpson and his friends. He occasionally throws out a line or two.

Fantasy Football nerds, listen up ... Jake Plummer says he's expecting a monster year from Justin Herbert -- telling TMZ Sports he thinks Jim Harbaugh will get the very best out of the Chargers star.

Plummer played in the NFL at the same time as Harbaugh in the late 1990s -- and it's clear as day he grew a ton of respect for the Bolts' head man. So much so, he believes Herbert's game will soar to new heights under his tutelage.

The former Arizona State star quarterback says because Harbaugh wasn't the most athletic signal-caller, he grew a massive football IQ ... and he anticipates that being passed on easily to Herbert.

La audiencia de "Girthmasterr" está creciendo rápidamente, con las búsquedas de su nombre explotando a raíz de un video viral que ha ampliado su audiencia de manera significativa.

La popular estrella porno y creador de contenido para OnlyFans está en la mente de todos recientemente, con un representante de Pornhub informándonos que ayer fue su día más popular en la plataforma.

Anteriormente estableció máximos personales en las búsquedas en marzo y luego a principios de este mes, pero los números del martes superaron todas las expectativas. También nos dicen que "Girthmasterr" está creciendo constantemente en popularidad.

Girthmasterr's audience is growing quickly ... with searches for his name exploding in the aftermath of a viral video -- widening his audience significantly.

The popular porn star and OnlyFans creator's stuck on everyone's mind recently ... with a rep for Pornhub telling us yesterday was his most popular day on the platform ever.

He previously set personal highs in searches in March and then earlier this month ... but, Tuesday's number blew both those days out of the water. We're also told Girthmasterr's consistently growing in popularity ... swelling to higher totals.

LAX airline workers got an unexpected earful from a woman who went on a vicious tirade ... only for her to realize she was screaming at the wrong terminal the entire time.

Check out this video TMZ shot Wednesday at Los Angeles's premiere airport ... where this lady had an absolutely epic meltdown that was laced with expletives and demands to get Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on the horn. Yep, it was one of those days.

The woman was fuming after Delta apparently rebooked her flight for the next day because she missed her initial one ... and she was unloading on these employees about it.

4:48 PM PT -- Ye appears to have just made the Yeezy Porn announcement himself, with a not-so-cryptic post on Instagram.

He's telling people to go to Yeezy.com ... but so far, there's nothing there that signals porn -- at least not yet anyway. Still, the fact he's teasing seems to suggest ... it is in fact coming.

Adam22 has some advice for Kanye West ahead of his new XXX venture -- and the biggest takeaway here is ... don't let Bianca Censori get banged on camera by other dudes.

We caught up with the podcaster-turned-adult entertainer Thursday in L.A., where he shared his thoughts on Yeezy Porn -- something Ye's trying to launch, and which Adam actually welcomes as a potential breath of fresh air.

As Adam puts it ... KW's creative vision could help spice things up in the industry -- which he says can get pretty stale sometimes with the same-old, same-old. But, Adam warns the Grammy winner to not mix business with pleasure ... as he knows the struggle firsthand.

Now that Reggie Bush's Heisman is back where it belongs, Tim Brown thinks it's time for the NCAA to correct some of its wrongs ... saying he wants the org. to look into its past punishments and consider reversing them too.

Brown joined Harvey and Charles on "TMZ Live" on Wednesday to gloat about the Heisman Trust's decision to give its trophy back to Bush ... and then he said the NCAA should attempt to perform similar actions.

Specifically, the former Notre Dame star wide receiver said the organization should contemplate lifting bans for anyone who was thrown under the bus in the past for things that are now legal.

Sofía Vergara finalmente puede cerrar el libro de su matrimonio con Joe Manganiello para siempre, porque acaba de deshacerse del último vestigio de su pasado... la casa de lujo que compartían.

La propiedad de la actriz en Beverly Hills -que había estado tratando de vender desde hace un par de años- encontró un nuevo propietario esta semana según los registros en línea, a un precio final de $13.7 millones.

Eso es mucho menos de lo que costaba hace unos meses, cuando ella la puso de nuevo al mercado por $13.9 millones, y ya había sido rebajada en gran medida desde 2022.

Sofia Vergara can finally close the book on her marriage to Joe Manganiello for good -- because she just got rid of the last remnant of their past ... the fancy house they shared.

The actress's Beverly Hills estate -- which she'd been trying to sell for a couple years now -- found a new owner this week according to online records... with a sale of her former property officially closing on Tuesday, at a final price of $13.7 million.

That's down from what she'd relisted it for at the beginning of the year, when she put it back on the market for $13.9 mil -- which had already been slashed by quite a lot since 2022.

Livvy Dunne and Pittsburgh Pirates fans have a lot in common these days -- namely, they both can't wait for Paul Skenes to get the call-up to the Big Leagues!!

The Pittsburgh Pirates No. 1 overall pick -- and Livvy's boyfriend -- has been dominating down in the minors for the last few weeks ... and Buccos supporters have already started clamoring for the org. to put him on their mound in The Show ASAP.

Dunne -- who's been dating the big right-hander for most of the past year -- is also hoping to see that happen soon ... explaining to TMZ Sports earlier this week she's already "starting to get all my merch ready."

There's a snowball's chance in hell Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Ryan Anderson work things out and reunite, because she is loving her new bachelorette lifestyle ... TMZ has learned.

Sources close to Gypsy Rose tell TMZ ... it's highly unlikely the estranged spouses will ever get back together since Gypsy's really embracing singledom, and feeling totally free for the first time in her life.

Remember, Gypsy Rose -- a victim of Munchausen syndrome by proxy -- spent seven years in prison for the second-degree murder of her mother Dee Dee Blanchard.

Anne Hathaway claims she once had to make out with 10 different men during a chemistry test -- but that didn't happen on two of her biggest movie hits ... TMZ has learned.

Donna Morong -- the casting director for 'Princess Diaries' in 2001 -- tells TMZ … she's never participated in any auditions where two actors had to make out with their partners in order to test screen chemistry, something Anne says she had to do early in her career.

Some fans speculated "The Princess Diaries" may have been the film in question, as Anne told V Magazine the chemistry read was for a project back in the 2000s. Remember, the coming-of-age movie premiered in 2001 ... and featured Anne kissing not one, but 2 of her costars.

If the Chicago Bears take Caleb Williams AND Brenden Rice in this week's NFL draft, they won't regret it ... 'cause Rice tells TMZ Sports he believes the duo can be the next "Gronk and Tom Brady."

The two, of course, got pretty close to that level of greatness while they were teammates at USC -- particularly in 2023, when Rice, the son of Jerry Rice, logged 791 receiving yards and 12 receiving touchdowns.

The 22-year-old wideout told us he'd expect a whole lot more of the same if the guys were able to reunite on the Bears, who are expected to take Williams with the No. 1 overall pick Thursday night.

Dermot Mulroney believes Sydney Sweeney is so much more than a pretty face -- despite the fact some believe she's just getting by in showbiz on good looks and a rockin' bod.

We caught up with the actor in L.A. Tuesday ... where he addressed Hollywood producer Carol Baum's controversial criticism of his "Anyone But You" costar. As you may have heard ... Carol blasted Sydney's acting ability and looks, slamming 'ABY' as being unwatchable.

While Dermot laughed off Carol's hate for his and Sydney's rom-com -- in which he played the actress' father -- he did issue a reprimand to Carol ... making it clear he doesn't approve of the way she dissed his costar's looks.