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Samuel Haskell Jr. was caught on camera dumping what very well may have been the torso of a body police found in Encino, CA Wednesday ... and TMZ has the video, which aligns almost perfectly with video of Haskell with identical bags at his home.

We've obtained new footage which shows Haskell pulling into a parking lot in Encino late Tuesday afternoon in his white Tesla, casually parking by a dumpster and opening up the back to grab what appears to be a large, heavy garbage bag. Haskell struggles as he places it on his shoulder, and then hurls it into the trash bin.

We obtained two clips -- one from a slightly closer angle, and another capturing the scene from a little further away.

This is the same location, and apparently the same garbage bin where a homeless person found a dismembered human torso in a strip mall parking lot early Wednesday.

Cops swarmed the area and quickly arrested Haskell for murder. His wife, Mei, and her parents are all missing. It's unclear whose torso it was ... but we know it was a woman's.

Now here's how the dots all connect. TMZ posted video earlier today showing Haskell at his home Tuesday afternoon as some day laborers drive up and then help Haskell carry big garbage bags -- seemingly identical to the one he later tossed -- into a nearby truck.

One of the workers told NBC4 LA ... Haskell told them there were rocks in the 3 bags, but they were suspicious because the contents were soft and squishy. They left, but drove just a block and decided to open a bag, where they found body parts, including a belly button.

The workers returned to Haskell's house a few minutes after they left, returned the bags and placed them on his driveway, and returned payment. They then went to cops.

Now this is critical -- Haskell then left his home in his Tesla around 4:22 PM, and at 4:45 PM (when this new footage starts) ... you see him pulling in and dropping a large trash bag in the bin. That bin is 6 miles from Haskell's house, so the time matches up.

No word on where the other bags might've gone.

Haskell is the son of a former powerful Hollywood agent, Samuel Haskell Sr. ... who used to rep the likes of Dolly Parton and a slew of other A-listers before retiring from WME in '05.

Kim Kardashian is a busy woman these days, but she made time Saturday night for some good charity work.

Kim and tons of other celebs showed up at the Baby2Baby Gala in L.A. ... it's a charity that provides baby clothes and diapers for underprivileged kids.

The guest list was insane ... Hailey Bieber, Salma Hayek, Jessica Alba, Heidi Klum, Julie Bowen, Rachel Zoe, Nicole Richie, Sofia Richie, Steph Curry's wife Ayesha, Alessandra Ambrosio, Molly Sims, Camila Alves, Jonathan Scott, Zooey Deschanel, Drew Scott, Jenna Dewan, Sarah Hyland, Zoe Saldaña, Vanessa Bryant, Chrissy Teigen, Demi Lovato, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Colton Underwood, Lucy Hale ... is that enough?

Timothée Chalamet took on hosting duties on 'SNL' Saturday night, and GF Kylie Jenner was front and center supporting him.

Kylie was at the show and the after-party at STK in NYC.

Other stars who showed up ... Dakota Johnson, Phoebe Bridgers, Sophie Turner, Bo Burnham, Jon Hamm, Anna Osceola and others.

Timothee's monologue was pretty funny ... celebrating the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike and the ability to hawk his wares to the public.

And then a pretty hilarious rap song about people -- yeah, TC, you -- who have baby faces. Timothee has some chops, and got assists from Marcello Hernández, Keenan Thompson, and Punkie Johnson channeling her inner Nicki Minaj.

Leonardo DiCaprio partied it up with his famous friends for his 49th birthday party -- and it was off the hook!

The party went down at an event space in Bev Hills and the guest list is exhausting to type ... Kim Kardashian, Jay-Z, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Salma Hayek, Snoop Dogg, Irmelin Indenbirken, Soleil Moon Frye, Scott Eastwood, Casey Affleck and Caylee Cowan, Kate Beckinsale, Zoe Saldaña and Marco Perego, Jordan Masterson, Luka Sabbat, Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, Rita Ora and Taika Waititi, Beck, Chris Rock, Corey Gamble, Emile Hirsch and Lukas Haas.

Kate was a glittery standout with ginormous diamonds caressing her waist.

Besides the glimpse we got inside, the ever-elusive Leo evaded paparazzi in a pretty spectacular way -- given it was his party!

We also don't know if his current GF, Vittoria Ceretti was there, but it's a good bet since we didn't see either of the 2 they came together.

BTW ... Salma had a busy night ... she arrived after attending the Baby2Baby Gala -- a charity for underprivileged kids -- where she received the Giving Tree Award.

The "Black Panther" stuntman who was killed in a car crash last week had just wrapped up a night of Halloween fun before the fatal wreck ... TMZ has learned.

Taraja Ramsess' mother, Akili, tells us her son was in the car with 6 others that fateful night -- including his ex-wife, Selena, and a mix of 5 children ... most of whom he'd had with her, and a newborn he shares with his current partner, Lisa, who was at home.

Anyway, we're told Taraja and Selena had just finished taking all the children trick or treating in the Atlanta area and were on their way home when they got in the accident.

As we reported ... Taraja died at the scene, as did two of his daughters -- a 13-year-old and an 8-week-old little girl. His 10-year-old son later died after being taken off life support.

Selena and two daughters she shared with Taraja survived -- they all suffered non-life-threatening injuries, although one of the daughters is still in the hospital. In terms of how Akili heard the tragic news ... she tells us Selena called and was inconsolable.

Akili says it was the worst night of her life, and the heartache of losing her son and grandchildren was compounded by not immediately knowing who was alive and dead.

Apparently, first responders had taken everybody to different hospitals, and it created a confusing/chaotic situation to try and track down everyone in the aftermath. Akili adds, "It's impacted our family. It's now part of us -- our family needs some time to heal and recover and go on with our lives best we can."

Obviously, the entire family is distraught in the wake of all this ... and we're told everybody is trying to cope as best they can in the wake of such an awful catastrophe that claimed so many lives.

The Playboy Mansion has historically been home to a helluva lot of hot people -- but it's also housed some creatures of another feather ... and one of those bastards escaped!

Here's the deal ... the famed estate -- once owned and occupied by the late Hugh Hefner -- has long had a crap ton of winged beasts living on the grounds. It's a little unclear how long they've been around, but guests who've swung by over the years have seen them.

Among the many birds are parrots -- not to mention other exotic ones, like toucans for example -- and one of the Pollys actually made a brazen run flight for it 2 weeks ago.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the L.A. Fire Dept. responded to the L.A. County Club Oct. 29 to help rescue a parrot that had fled from the Mansion -- and fluttered on over to the neighboring country club. We're told they believe it got out with the help of a strong gust of Santa Ana winds.

Anyway, a fire truck ended up showing up to deal with it ... cat-and-ladder-style, 'cause our sources say the bird ended up flying into a nearby tree -- where first responders attempted to coax it down using a little H2O. Not a little actually -- quite a bit -- 'cause we're told they ended up using about half a tank of water to "make it rain" atop the tree, in hopes that it would force the parrot to come down to their level. Unfortunately, the bird only went higher.

Eventually, we're told the Fire Dept. had to pack it up and leave -- 'cause the golf course was closing, and they weren't any close to getting the bird down. So, that's what they did.

Chad Johnson is advising Aaron Rodgers to pump the brakes on a potential return to the Jets this season ... telling TMZ Sports the star quarterback needs to chill before he reinjures himself.

The Bengals legend didn't mince words when discussing the topic with us this week, saying straight up, "Don't come back. You'll hurt yourself."

Johnson never had to deal with a torn Achilles during his NFL career ... but he certainly saw others go down with the injury in his 11 years in the league, and he's now warning Rodgers to not rush back this year.

"Don't do it," he said. "You're going to reinjure yourself. It's too soon."

Of course, 39-year-old Rodgers -- who tore his Achilles back on September 11 -- appears to be doing all he can to come rescue the 4-4 Jets despite outside concerns ... progressing to the point where he's now taking dropbacks and firing off passes during pregame warmups.

While Johnson is clearly impressed with the recovery so far ... he was adamant that he doesn't believe it's a good idea to return to NFL action so quickly.

"You have to understand," Johnson said, "there are few injuries that you don't want to play with. You don't want to play with anything having to do with your groin, your Achilles, or your knees. You don't rush back from those."

"I don't care what your doctors tell you."

Instead, Johnson is hopeful Rodgers will take the whole year off, get to 100 percent ... and then be ready for the 2024 season.

Brie Larson's looks over the years are simply Marvel-ous!

Here is a 13-year-old version of the young actress in Hollywood showcasing a youthful curled hairstyle at a "Crossroads" movie premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre back in 2002 (left). This was the same time she played Emily Stewart -- Bob Saget's daughter -- in "Raising Dad."

And, more than 2 decades later ... the Marvel studios star has been showing off her natural beauty and glow -- most recently during Paris Fashion Week (right) -- as well as hitting the big screen this weekend, playing the rebellious Carol Danvers in "The Marvels."

The question here is ...

'RHOC' alum Elizabeth Lyn Vargas has put her beautiful desert home back on the market after makin' some changes ... and the spot could be yours if you have nearly $9 million to spend.

TMZ broke the story, Elizabeth first put the Palm Springs-area spot for sale in March 2022, but it looks like no one chomped down on the $9.95 million price tag.

We're told she's since made some major renovations to the property -- including a full exterior paint job and a complete redo of the kitchen. It's now back on the market, but she's only asking for $8.995 mil -- that's a million less than previous.

The 10,000-square-foot home is located in the gated community of La Quinta Polo Estates and comes with landscaped gardens and greenery that surround a large koi pond with over 300 fish.

It's got 6 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms, and the property's covered with sweet perks like a sparkling pool, tennis court and loads of fruit trees.

Behind this mashed-up pic is a St. Louis native who recently celebrated her birthday. She's got a big heart, and she's here to show you just "What Lovers Do!" Put your celeb knowledge to the test, and see if you can guess this scrambled star!

This sizzlin' celeb is hitting the stage for this weekend's Camp Flog Gnaw music festival. Yes, she owned the stage earlier this year on "Saturday Night Live," but she's also written music for music hotshots like Rihanna and Beyoncé.

"I might kill my ex, not the best idea."

A German man had his front door pounded on by an angry pro-Palestine protester after the guy flew an Israeli flag from his balcony ... this as a demonstration was going on outside.

Check out this wild video that was taken and posted by a man named Finn Wandhoff, who lives in Berlin and who was watching a massive pro-Palestine rally take place right outside his apartment Saturday evening. It seems he decided to voice his own view symbolically.

Finn says he flew a flag of Israel from outside his window -- a moment he says precipitated this door-pounding by minutes -- and it seems somebody outside saw it and didn't like it.

Here's the sequence of events, per Wandhoff -- he says he was flying the flag and playing Israel's national anthem from his apartment before the huge crowd came by ... which he claims spurred police to come up to his unit and demand he stop, but he didn't.

Once the protesters rolled through, Wandhoff says he again flew the flag ... which he says then led to this man running upstairs and demanding entry. He says he then called cops to report this but alleges the police told him he was being "clearly provocative" here.

Barbra Streisand's life didn't just inspire her hits -- it apparently led to others reaping the benefits of chart success ... including Aerosmith, which rode the coattails of her pillow talk.

According to Barb's new memoir, 'My Name is Barbra,' Steven Tyler and co. have her to thank for their hugely popular single "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" ... 'cause she says the inspiration from the song actually came from something her husband once told her in bed.

The way BS tells it ... she and her then-BF James Brolin were laying next to each other one night (sometime in the mid-'90s) not long after they'd first met/started hooking up.

She says they were staring at each other, when JB said ... "I don't want to fall asleep." She asked why and he replied, "'Cause I'll miss you.'" Barb adds ... "What a beautiful, poetic thing to say. And it captured a moment of complete bliss… physical, emotional, spiritual."

About a year after that, in 1997, Barbra says she was doing an interview with Barbara Walters on "20/20," during which she recounted that sweet moment ... something Diane Warren was also watching from home when this episode aired, so claims Barbra.

One thing led to another, and DW eventually wrote Aerosmith's first #1 hit in '98 ... which went on to be used in "Armageddon" and be nominated for an Oscar that year too.

After seeing how much success the song garnered, Barbra writes ... "It was so gratifying to see so many people responding to Jim's words. Well, no wonder… so did I!"

Kel Mitchell is finally explaining what the heck landed him in the hospital -- and it sounds like he feared the worst for a quick minute there ... with some truly scary symptoms.

The former Nickelodeon star hopped on IG and showed everybody that he's doing much better now and in good spirits -- not to mention spilling on what everyone's been wondering since he first went into the ER ... namely, WHAT HAPPENED?

According to Kel, it all started Tuesday when he was walking around and started to feel dizzy -- which he says he attributed to him possibly being dehydrated or simply low on food.

However, when parts of his body started to go numb ... that's when Kel says he started panicking and got rushed over to a hospital. KM goes on to say he couldn't lift his arm for a bit -- and that he and his loved ones suspected something terrible had happened. He doesn't say it explicitly ... but it sounds like he might've thought stroke, considering the warning signs.

Fortunately for everyone, it wasn't that ... as it turns out, Kel says an old injury flared up and that caused a bulging disc along his spine to rub up against a nerve -- and that was causing the problems he was experiencing. TMZ broke the story ... he came in conscious and alert.

Kel says they ran a battery of tests on him, which is why he had to stay overnight ... but he's out now and doing much better. The guy again thanks his fans for the well-wishes.

Brie Larson was able to do a last-minute press push to plug her new Marvel movie -- this after the SAG-AFTRA strike ended -- but not even that could salvage ticket sales.

The actress -- who plays the lead in "The Marvels" -- got the green light from Kevin Feige and co. to hit the red carpet for the debut of their latest superhero flick ... not to mention a TV spot on 'The Tonight Show' with Jimmy Fallon, which squeezed her in in the 11th hour.

Her late-night appearance went about as well as you could imagine ... she talked about the movie, the director, the studio -- everything you could want mentioned ahead of a film's release. Unfortunately, though ... that doesn't seem to have boosted interest in her project.

Per box office estimates, "The Marvels" is on pace for an awful domestic opening -- by Marvel's standards -- with experts saying it's on pace to snag between $47-$52 million.

Between Thursday previews and Friday's full slate of screenings, the movie's only raked in $21.5 million ... marking the second-lowest Marvel opening day gross behind the original 'Hulk' movie that came out way back in 2008, before Disney even snapped up the IP.

The reason this is extra ugly is the fact that the first 'Marvel' movie that starred Brie -- mind you, this is a sequel -- actually cleaned up among theater-goers ... bringing in over a billion dollars worldwide in 2019. Now, 4 years later -- not nearly the same interest.

The question ... was it the content, or lack of marketing that torpedoed "The Marvels" here? It didn't really get a chance to get much chatter on account of the actors' strike that was going on up until just a few days ago -- so it's possible folks simply didn't know about it.

Former NFL cornerback D.J. Hayden -- who was a first-round pick in the 2013 draft -- was reportedly killed in a horrific car crash in Houston that claimed six lives.

The devastating accident happened at 2 AM on Saturday according to Houston Police Department's Assistant Chief Megan Howard and it involved an Acura SUV and a Chrysler 300 that ran a red light on Fannin Street.

"It appears to be going very fast, high velocity," Chief Howard said during the press conference. "At the scene, there were a total of four individuals pronounced deceased."

Chief Howard said another four were sent to the hospital ... sadly, two of them died later.

"We have a total of five males deceased, one female deceased," Chief Howard said.

According to Joseph Duarte of the Houston Chronicle, one of the deceased is former NFL player Hayden who played for the Raiders, Lions, Jaguars, and Washington.

Prior to the NFL, Hayden played two seasons (2011, 2012) at the University of Houston ... and during his senior year, he had a near-fatal injury when the inferior vena cava in his heart was torn after a hit during practice.

He survived the incident and was drafted as the 12th overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft.

D.J. logged 328 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 4 interceptions, and 4 forced fumbles in his nine-year career.

Another football player was also killed in the crash ... defensive back Zach McMillian who also played for the UH Cougars.

He was only 33.

Druski's constant Birdman trolling seems to have finally caught up with him -- that is, if you buy this surveillance footage ... which shows the record exec "pulling up" on the homie.

TMZ Hip Hop has obtained some pretty shocking footage ... which we're told shows the Cash Money honcho and some goons literally dropping in and violently confronting Druski and co. at a studio session that the viral star was in late Friday night here in L.A.

Check it out ... you can see Birdman and his two friends facing off with Druski in a stairwell, and things get heated quickly -- with Baby apparently even attempting to put hands on Dru.

A minor scuffle ensues, and Druski and his pals go tumbling down the stairs as they try to escape ... making a run for it and beelining it through the halls of the studio -- with Birdman in close pursuit. We're told Dru had just finished filming for his reality show, "Coulda Been House," when this happened ... and from the looks of it, Birdman caught wind of it.

It would also appear that Birdman took something with him from all this ... namely, Druski's chain -- which he proudly flashed on social media afterward, writing ... "Surprise Party B*tch Slippin In Studio Richgang." Druski hasn't addressed the incident on any of his platforms.

Of course, the question here is ... is this real or fake??? Frankly, we're not even sure -- because this "beef" between Druski and Birdman has been walking the line of fact and fiction for a while, and Birdman himself certainly seems to think they have actual problems.

It all stems from this "Coulda Been Records" venture ... which has echoes of Birdman's Cash Money Records, right down to style and design of the logo. From the jump, Baby has made clear he does not approve -- this even though Druski has explained it's all for laughs.

That apparently doesn't matter to Birdman, who has repeatedly faced off with Druski (virtually) telling him to back down ... oftentimes in a pretty threatening way ... which seems legit.