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The U.S. Army is preparing to invade Vice City, apparently ... promising soldiers who re-enlist multiple days off to play "Grand Theft Auto 6."

The Army's 3rd Infantry Division -- based out of Fort Stewart, Georgia -- has offered current active-duty service members a four-day pass to steal, kill, and run from the cops in the game after it comes out on November 19 ... but there's a catch.

Soldiers only get the time off to play the video game if they agree to tack on at least two years to their service contracts, TMZ has learned.

According to U.S. Army spokesperson Lt. Col. Angel Tomko ... a new career counselor working for the unit suggested the program, which was implemented because the service branch is trying to use incentives soldiers actually care about to keep them around.

Whatever happened to a traditional signing bonus?!?

Australian model Emily Sears is giving the world a peek Down Under -- literally!

The 41-year-old stripped down to her undies -- or rather, a lime green floral-print lingerie set that barely covers her privates.

It's no wonder she's scored magazine features in GQ and Maxim -- and flaunted her show-stopping looks in music videos featuring Kanye West, Jamie Foxx and Erika Jayne.

Here's Lindsay Clancy's ex-husband Patrick Clancy looking stressed in New York City with his new wife, Rachel Danis, while Lindsay faces murder charges in Massachusetts, where she's accused of killing their three kids.

The pair was seen at an apartment in Manhattan around 8 PM on Thursday, while Lindsay's murder trial was on a break. An eyewitness tells us Patrick and Rachel spent roughly 30 minutes on and off their phones and appeared visibly stressed as they talked among themselves.

Patrick was seen taking phone calls and pacing in circles while using his phone. At one point, he reportedly sat with his feet on a table and wiggled his toes. We're told Rachel remained mostly on the couch, talking and taking phone calls of her own.

Neutrogena continues to get lit up by Hayden Panettiere fans ... and now the skincare company's Instagram is being turned into a shrine of sorts.

Here's the deal ... Hayden was the face of the brand for years before being unceremoniously dropped, allegedly because she made public comments about her postpartum depression ... and after her shocking death, fans have their claws out -- calling for a boycott.

Beyond inundating Neutrogena IG posts with venomous comments about Hayden's treatment -- fans have been leaving under-the-radar tributes and shaming the brand on the clearly unmonitored -- and often forgotten about -- "Tagged" section of its IG page.

"Below Deck Mediterranean" star Nathan Gallagher was arrested for domestic violence several months ago ... and is now the subject of an apprehended violence filing in Australia.

The reality star was busted on December 27 after allegedly assaulting an unnamed 29-year-old woman at an apartment complex near Sydney ... according to Rolling Stone.

The outlet also reports Nathan was charged with "assault occasioning actual bodily harm, intentionally chok[ing a] person without consent, and common assault." It's unclear what he pled to the charges.

While the alleged victim wasn't named in the police report, Rolling Stone notes his castmate and baby mama, Gael Cameron, has filed an apprehended violence application -- akin to a temporary restraining order -- against Nathan.

Suge Knight told us a WILD story about Tupac, and it ends with his ashes being rolled up in a blunt.

Suge, who was with Tupac in Vegas when the rapper was shot, tells TMZ ... immediately after Tupac died, his mom wanted him cremated.

Suge says someone put him in touch with a guy, late in the evening, from some sort of funeral home. He asked the guy to cremate Tupac, but the man said he was busy for the next few days.

Hayden Panettiere's boyfriend's family was visited by some of Greenville's finest early Wednesday morning ... with cops spotted knocking on their door.

Two uniformed officers were photographed Wednesday morning at the Hickerson home. One knocked on the front door while another walked up their driveway.

It's unclear why they paid the Hickersons a visit ... or if anyone ultimately let them in.

Will Smith's former friend, Bilaal Salaam, is gearing up to wage legal war on two fronts ... he says he plans to sue Will, months after he dragged Will's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, into court ... TMZ has learned.

Bilaal filed court docs, obtained by TMZ, revealing his plan to add Will as a co-defendant in his ongoing legal battle with Jada. In the suit, Bilaal claims Jada and her associates launched a campaign of harassment against him after he refused to help Will clean up the mess after the Oscar slap.

He claimed Jada also became enraged when she found out he was writing a memoir, in which he planned to talk about Will and Jada's family.

Eric Trump says his father's right-hand woman Natalie Harp got the good genes in her family ... taking a savage swipe at her estranged brother after his CNN appearance.

Eric tore into Preston Harp Wednesday morning over his appearance on CNN's "OutFront" with Erin Burnett Tuesday night ... calling the whole thing "absolute trash."

But he wasn't done. Eric praised Natalie as an "incredible young woman," a cancer survivor and "arguably one of the hardest-working people in the White House" ... saying she's deeply committed to his father, her job and the country.

Then came the dagger ... "From the looks of it, she got all the family genetics."

Courtney Clenney is officially out of the Miami-Dade jail where she spent years awaiting the outcome of her murder case ... and now she's got a new lockup to navigate.

TMZ noticed Courtney was no longer appearing Wednesday morning in Miami-Dade County's inmate search portal ... and the Miami-Dade Corrections & Rehabilitation Department tells us she left its custody around 1 AM.

A department rep tells TMZ ... Courtney is now in the custody of Florida's Department of Corrections ... meaning she's made the expected move from county jail to the state prison system.

1:00 p.m. PST -- Karmelo Anthony's legal team says they are "pleased" with Judge John Roach being reclused from further legal proceedings involving his case.

They note ... "Today’s ruling answers a fundamental question: whether a reasonable fully informed observer would see Judge Roach’s conduct and believe that he could fairly and impartially consider a motion for new trial. We believe for the facts and reasons addressed in the motion and applicable law that the judge was correct in granting the motion to recuse."

Karmelo Anthony's defense team just scored a major victory in their push for a new trial -- their request for a new judge in the case has been accepted.

The decision came from a Collin County, Texas courtroom Wednesday morning ... courtesy of visiting Judge Sid Harle -- who served as the judge in the first Uvalde school shooting trial.

This means Judge John Roach -- who presided over Karmelo's initial trial and has publicly stated he thought the trial was fair -- has been recused. Karmelo's attorneys argued Roach's public comments following the trial proved he was unable to be unbiased while hearing their case for a new trial.

The new judge has yet to be appointed.

When a new judge is appointed, they are expected to hear arguments from Karmelo's defense on Thursday as to why he should get a new trial.

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Marc Jacobs isn't above giving Luigi Mangione a style makeover for his upcoming New York state murder trial ... though he doesn't seem to think Luigi needs his help.

The famous fashion designer appeared on an episode of Variety's "Lie Detector Test" series ... when an interviewer brought up the bevy of celebs who have flashed Marc's designs at their court appearances -- including Winona Ryder, Lil Kim and Courtney Love.

The interviewer then asked Marc if he'd consider styling Luigi for his upcoming murder trial ... and he said yes.

However, when asked how he might improve Luigi's style, he admitted the guy has done a pretty good job dressing himself for court without any help.

U.S. Marshals in Missouri didn't get the drop on their suspect like they wanted ... instead, they did the dropping themselves when a wooden deck collapsed as they tried to serve a warrant.

Body cam footage from a raid in Huntsville, Missouri, last month shows nine officers standing outside a local residence on an elevated walkway ... weapons at the ready as they prepare to breach the home.

It seems the deck -- which appears to be on the older side -- couldn't withstand the weight of justice ... because the whole thing collapsed and dropped the Marshals straight on their backsides.

The "Chucky" look-alike running around Philadelphia terrorizing citizens may want to retire the mask before he gets hurt ... because a local woman says she confronted him -- and it's clear he's not ready for the smoke.

Jameka -- a local woman who asked not to use her last name -- spoke to ABC7 in Philly earlier this week ... explaining she actually squared up to the creepy doll impersonator.

Jameka said she saw "Chucky" chasing someone down the street ... and she stepped up to draw him away from the other person.

Oklahoma Secretary of State Benjamin Lepak was busted for allegedly being drunk in public at a McDonald's ... and his bonkers arrest was all captured on police body cam.

New footage shows the moment cops meet Lepak outside the burger joint while he's clutching his bag of food ... and police tell him someone called 911 because he seemed wasted.

Lepak tells officers he just wanted to go on his merry way and chow down -- but they weren't having it ... and kept peppering him with questions, such as whether he drove to the Edmond fast food spot and if he'd been drinking.

As you can see, police weren't buying his answers.