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The mystery celebrity who spent weeks fighting to keep his name secret amid explosive sexual misconduct allegations has finally been unmasked ... and it's author David Walliams.

The popular British children's book author was previously identified only as "PPT" in court proceedings ... as he battled to stop two major news outlets from revealing his identity and publishing allegations against him. Walliams is also an actor and comedian who starred in the BBC sketch series "Little Britain" and "Come Fly With Me."

As TMZ previously reported ... the celebrity was accused of using his fame and influence to pursue inappropriate and exploitative sexual relationships with numerous girls and young women over the years ... allegations he has denied.

Miranda Hope and Chase McWhorter's relationship has been over for a while ... but it seems she's now looking to make it official -- filing for divorce less than two months ago.

According to court records obtained by TMZ ... Miranda filed to divorce Chase back in September -- though she has apparently opted to keep all documents related to the split under wraps.

Per records, it does not appear that Chase has responded to Miranda's filing yet.

Miranda and Chase married in 2017 ... but in 2024, she announced they had divorced -- though she seems to have meant that figuratively, instead of literally.

Halle Berry hasn't been able to see her son Maceo much in the last month and a half, and her ex-husband, Olivier Martinez, wants more dough because it's costing him more to care for the boy the lion's share of the time.

Remember, before the incident between Halle and her 13-year-old son that went down September 28th, she and Olivier had 50/50 joint custody. Olivier beelined it for court to get a TRO, claiming Halle put Maceo in a headlock. The judge issued the TRO and said for the time being, Halle would only get occasional visits with her son, which amount to 18%, not 50%.

Now Olivier is saying as long as that order remains in place, it's costing him more every month because he has Maceo 82% of the time. So he's asking the judge to up the ante on child support.

Bella Hadid is kissing those "just friends" rumors goodbye ... packing on the PDA with cowboy Nathan Lacy at a hockey game.

The supermodel shared a series of photos from Saturday's Colorado Avalanche game in Denver ... showing her and Nathan getting VERY cozy, with the two cuddling, sharing kisses, and wrapping their arms around each other in the stands.

And these two weren't exactly hiding their affection ... with Nathan playfully biting Bella's chin in one shot and the pair sharing a tight embrace in others.

Donald Trump calling into C-SPAN is, apparently, the funniest thing ever ... or, at least it was to a mystery woman who upstaged the president's rare appearance on the channel.

POTUS placed a call into C-SPAN Monday night -- a seemingly impromptu dial-in to Mimi Geerges' "Washington Journal Primetime" -- and immediately a woman, not seen in the TV studio, was absolutely in stitches.

Check out the clip ... Mimi thanks the prez for coming on -- and, just as he starts speaking, a woman bursts out laughing.

'Looney Tunes' voice actor Eric Bauza left behind a hefty sum for his son and family members, TMZ has learned. 

Eric’s brother, Edgar Alan Bauza, filed court docs seeking to serve as executor of the estate of the actor who voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, and Porky Pig.

Per the petition, Eric left behind a will naming Edgar as executor of the estate, and the docs show the estate has an estimated $700k in personal property, and another $848k in equity from real property, for a grand total of more than $1.5 million.  It's unclear whether there are any separate private trusts with additional assets.

Tuesday's turnin' way up with two babes in red-hot bikinis, but there's a catch here: Who'd You Rather?!

Sami Sheen -- daughter of Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards hit the beach for a late-night photo op, while 'Bachelor' babe Kelley Flanagan glistened n' glowed during daylight.

Sean Strickland's latest off-the-clock stunt starred ... his Amazon delivery guy -- who the UFC middleweight champ let take his dirt bike off a ramp, and it did NOT go well!

The driver lost control while landing and went down hard ... but popped right back up and appeared totally fine.

Sean addressed the crash on X, explaining what went down. He says he gave the guy a couple of tips before he attempted the jump, including hitting the ramp in 2nd or 3rd gear to prevent doing a backflip from too much torque. Unclear if the driver listened, but he went down either way.

Katy Perry wasn't exactly singing Russell Brand's praises after their marriage went up in flames ... and now her past comments about the comedian are resurfacing following his rape and sexual assault conviction.

Katy called her ex-husband "very controlling" in a 2013 interview with Vogue, claiming Russell wasn't a fan of her being the boss while she was on tour.

She also admitted she initially blamed herself for their divorce until she discovered what she called "the real truth" about their breakup. Katy never spilled the details, saying she was keeping that information locked away for a rainy day.

Bruce Willis’ youngest daughter, Tallulah Willis, is telling the person who secretly spoke out about her dad’s health to “stay away” from her family.

Tallulah addressed a report this week that included a quote from a source … who said Bruce “acts like a baby now.” The actor retired from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia.

In her post, Tallulah went off after reading the article. She said, “It struck me because the people who love him throughout the world have expressed to me, when I've shared photos, that there should be real, discernible mindfulness on what is posted.”

She continued, “So the “friend,” “family member,” or source who shared that he 'acts like a baby now?” How is that acceptable? Who are you?”

Sofia Franklyn is dishing about her time with Alex Cooper in her new memoir, "Daddy Issues," and Alex may not want to pick up a copy because of her not-so-flattering portrayal.

In the book, Franklyn describes an incident involving Cooper -- with whom she co-hosted the popular podcast, "Call Her Daddy," from 2018 to 2020. Cooper now hosts the podcast solo after Franklyn's exit.

Franklyn says the incident involved Cooper's on-again, off-again boyfriend at the time, MLB pitcher Noah Syndergaard, who had split up with Cooper at the time.

David Walliams denied being a sexual predator hours after being unmasked as the celebrity fighting to keep the UK press from running accusations from accusers.

The author said, “Looking back, I realise that at times I behaved thoughtlessly towards other people I had casual sexual relationships with.”

He added, “And whilst a power imbalance is inevitable when one party is famous, abusing that power is something else entirely, and it is something I never did.”

Pete Hegseth is facing possible impeachment by Congress, but Trump's Secretary of War came out swinging Tuesday morning, saying his many detractors on the left are driven to remove him from office because of their massive egos and resentment.

Hegseth gave a speech at a news conference at the Pentagon, during which he promised that efforts to kick him out of office will "fail again."

As you may know, outgoing Republican Congressman Thomas Massie brought eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth -- one of which was for allegedly violating the 1973 War Powers Resolution by going around Congress to fight the Iran War.

Ken Urker will always be with Gypsy Rose Blanchard ... because she was given some of his ashes after his cremation, TMZ has learned.

Family sources tell TMZ … Ken was cremated, and his ashes were split between Gypsy, his mom Raina, and his sisters and brother.

We're told they divided up the remains on Saturday, the same day as his celebration of life ceremony. Our family sources add the ashes were given to Gypsy with the understanding they will be shared with their daughter, Aurora.