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Zeeko Zaki, star of Dick Wolf’s "FBI," is putting his Special Agent chops to use -- weighing in on Donald Trump’s wild desire to reopen Alcatraz.

TMZ caught up with Zeeko at LAX, and perhaps unsurprisingly, he’s kinda behind the idea -- saying anything that helps lock up the world’s worst bad guys is something he can totally get behind.

Zeeko -- who's taking down all kinds of bad guys on "FBI" every week, breaks it down further, explaining why it makes sense for the shuttered notorious San Francisco Bay island prison to house criminals again -- even reflecting on the infamous lockup's history, from 1934 to 1963.

Drake's label says there's a giant hole in the lawsuit he's filed over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" ... and they're basically saying Drizzy should've paid closer attention to the Super Bowl Halftime Show.

As expected, Universal Music Group filed a motion to dismiss the defamation lawsuit, and in the docs they point out Drake, or his lawyers, made a major misstep when they amended their lawsuit following Kendrick's performance at Super Bowl LIX.

UMG says Drake's lawsuit isn't really about K Dot calling him a "certified pedophile" ... because he didn't even include those words during the performance. Now, the reality is the Superdome crowd did the damage itself, chanting the lyrics ... but that's not on Kendrick.

The Celtics vs. Knicks action wasn't just limited to inside TD Garden on Wednesday night ... some of their fans got into a wild brawl outside the venue as well -- and a good portion of the scrap was captured on video.

Check it out ... just after New York stunned Boston with another come-from-behind road win, several people clad in blue and orange mixed it up with some C's backers.

A man in a Paul Pierce jersey appeared to get the better of one Knicks fan -- bloodying him with a flurry of punches. Nearby, a Jalen Brunson supporter clearly had his hands full with his rival too.

Kyle Richards went to her ex Mauricio Umansky in full damsel-in-distress mode -- all because of a snake -- and now he’s spilling whether he swooped in to save the day.

We caught Mauricio outside L.A. hot spot Craig’s Wednesday, and he set the record straight -- turns out he was nowhere near the Palm Springs pad when Kyle called him last week, full shriek mode, about a rogue serpent on the loose in the house.

Check out the video -- from Mauricio’s tone, it sounds like if he had been nearby, he would've dashed over in a heartbeat to save Kyle from her hiss-terical crisis.

Romeo Beckham looked tense while watching a soccer match in Paris Wednesday night amid the boiling family drama back at home involving his relationship with his girlfriend.

While it was likely no joy watching his team, Arsenal, lose to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semifinal ... we can't help but think Romeo might have had a bit more on his mind considering his romance with Kim Turnbull has thrown a red card between him and his big bro Brooklyn.

TMZ broke the story ... the pair are not on speaking terms because Brooklyn does not approve of Kim dating Romeo.

A janitor in Russia was swept off his feet by a speeding car ... 'cause he got flipped while jaywalking across a wide avenue -- smashing in the windshield in a dramatic video.

The clip comes from Sayansk -- a small town in the Irkutsk Oblast region of Russia -- Tuesday, when a man briskly walked across the busy road, right in front of oncoming traffic.

Check out the clip ... the man is crossing the wide street on foot -- and, while the first car stops for him, the second driver doesn't appear to see him until it's too late.

Michelle Obama is getting real about her mom's death ... and maybe just a little too real because she says Barack told her she's up next!

Michelle was bantering with her bro Craig Robinson on the Wednesday episode of their IMO podcast when, at one point, she brought up the death of her 86-year-old mother, Marian, last May.

Michelle said, "I guess if anything, with mom's loss, I think that -- thank God you're my big brother and I have a husband who's older."

Smokey Robinson's camp says the sexual assault lawsuit filed by 4 former housekeepers is filled with lies, and purely designed to squeeze money out of the Motown legend.

Robinson's attorney Christopher Frost tells TMZ ... "As this case progresses, the evidence (the crucial element that guides us) will show that this is simply an ugly method of trying to extract money from an 85-year-old American icon -- $50 million, to be exact."

He goes on to call out the plaintiffs and their lawyers, saying, "Through this process we have seen the bizarre theatrics of yesterday's news conference, as the plaintiffs' attorneys outlined vile, false allegations against Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, trying to enlist the public as an unwitting participant in the media circus they are trying to create."

Jon Jones is at the top of everyone's list of 100 dudes who could join forces to take down a gorilla ... so what's his take on the whole debate??

Pray for the gorilla.

TMZ Sports caught up with the UFC superstar at LAX this week ... and we had to ask with so many social media users throwing his name around, how does he feel he'd fare against a silverback??

Olivia Culpo is ringin' in another year around the sun, so what better excuse to launch her hottest shots for lucky #33?!

Since being crowned Miss Universe in 2012, Culpo's stunning looks continue to captivate the limelight over a decade later.

There's not one bikini that doesn't do this beauty queen justice ... Check out this frilly 2-piece she wore like a glove while vacaying ...

Culpo announced her pregnancy in March and rocked this red-hot 'suit as she's expecting her first baby with hot hubby and NFL running back Christian McCaffrey.

We'll let our too hot too handle gallery do the rest of the talkin' ... Check it out!

Before this talented kid in his striped green jersey turned into a studly soccer player for Portugal and Saudi Arabia, he was just dribbling down the field, scorin' big time and setting his sights on becoming a Real Madrid player.

On the field, he's known for his goal-scoring -- he holds the record for most goals scored in men's international soccer, and there's no doubt he could probably clear jump over your head.

Off the field, he's a doting father to his five adorable children, and he definitely lucked out with his ball and chain, Georgina!

Brooklyn Beckham's family is just the "nicest" despite claims that David and Victoria are actually "toxic" ... this according to one of Brooklyn's former love interests.

Reality television star Lexi Wood -- who was linked to Beckham back in 2018 when she was just 20 years old -- opened up about her relationship with the fam during an appearance on "The Viall Files" podcast Wednesday.

Wood says that -- because she was so young -- she and Brooklyn didn't spend a ton of time with the family unit ... but, she adds, they're just the "nicest."

Mark Geragos may not like that Diddy's lawyers are subject to a gag order -- and so is he ... but, a prominent prosecutor from L.A. says prosecutors need it to avoid a possible appeal.

Kirsten Brown-Neil -- a deputy district attorney for L.A. County -- spoke with us on "TMZ Live" about Judge Arun Subramanian warning Geragos to watch what he says on our "2 Angry Men" podcast.

When asked about Geragos citing a Supreme Court ruling saying defendants and their attorneys have the right to speak publicly about the case, Kirsten said she thinks Geragos is taking a very narrow view of the ruling.

The guy arrested for crashing his car onto Jennifer Aniston's Bel-Air property is now facing felony charges for stalking her for several years.

L.A. County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced Wednesday he'd slapped Jimmy Wayne Carwyle with one count of felony stalking and one count of felony vandalism ... and said the suspect would be in court Thursday for his arraignment.

TMZ broke the story ... LAPD was digging into 48-year-old Carwyle's social media after finding several rambling posts that mentioned Jennifer -- and, in one, he actually referred to her as his bride.

Looks like there’s fresh family drama bubbling in the Cyrus clan -- Tish just hit that unfollow button on Miley, and yep, fans are spiraling.

A quick search confirms Miley’s MIA from Tish’s following list -- and the timing’s eyebrow-raising, coming just hours after Billy Ray teased that he’s patching things up with Miley and can’t wait to see her soon.

Billy shared a nostalgic throwback vid of Miley on the piano while he strummed guitar, writing, "Can’t wait to see this young lady. Crazy how time flies."

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. might need to brush up on his medical books ... because his recent comment that the MMR vaccine contains "a lot of aborted fetus debris and DNA particles" is wildly inaccurate, according to family medicine physician Dr. Mike Varshavski, affectionaly known by his more than 4 million Instagram and 13 million YouTube followers as Dr. Mike.

TMZ caught up with Dr. Mike following the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services leader's head-turning NewsNation interview last week ... during which he claimed the combined Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine contains "fetal debris" from abortions.

While Dr. Mike notes there were fetal cells used to create the original vaccine several decades ago ... he says RFK Jr.'s comment was misleading, even accusing him of "fear mongering" and being all-around "reckless."