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Hasan Piker got an unexpected starring role at the Republican midterm convention ... with a photo of the left-wing streamer in his underwear blasted across the jumbotron.

The pic flashed on the big screen Wednesday night in Dallas as part of a video taking shots at Democrats and the left ... and, well, somebody really decided Hasan in his skivvies was the visual to go with.

The image -- pulled from Hasan's Instagram -- showed him posing in underwear, with the more NSFW area blurred out.

"The Cat in the Hat" brings a lot of fun to children in Dr. Seuss' original book ... but apparently it's not so fun in real life when the cat starts chasing after you.

According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a teenage girl was walking down a residential street in British Columbia around 9 PM on August 24 when a person dressed as the famous feline allegedly followed her down the block.

Cops say they have the suspect on video ... and they released an image of them dressed in the full Cat in the Hat 'fit ... including the iconic striped hat, the gloves, and the cat bodysuit.

"Married at First Sight" star Adrian Szymaniak has sadly died at 39 ... a year after he was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.

Adrian, who was an alum of the Polish version of the show, suffered from a brain tumor before his death.

His wife, Anita, broke the news on Instagram, writing ... "With great pain we inform that Adrian has passed away. In these extremely difficult moments, what matters most to us is silence, closeness and the chance to say goodbye to him among those nearest to him."

Mike McFarland -- a voice actor who recorded English dubs of famous anime -- is dead ... TMZ has confirmed.

Brina Palencia -- Mike's friend who organized a GoFundMe for him amid his health issues -- tells TMZ ... Mike died Wednesday after a battle with brain cancer.

Brina says Mike was surrounded by friends and family at a Dallas care facility. Over the last few months, we're told friends from the voice-over community gathered to sing him songs and tell him stories to keep his spirits up. She added, Mike would have wanted people to donate to Saint Jude’s Children’s Hospital or the SPCA in his memory.

Former NFL star Marcellus Wiley's estranged wife, Annemarie Wiley, scored a major legal victory in their divorce ... she's getting court-ordered protection against him and sole custody of their kids ... TMZ has learned.

According to new legal docs obtained by TMZ, Marcellus has been ordered to stay 100 yards away from Annemarie and their three kids ... other than during monitored visits. CA Post was the first to report.     

Per the order, Marcellus will start with monitored visits with his kids ... twice during the week and once on the weekend ... and after proof that he's completed 5 court-ordered domestic violence classes, he can have those visits unmonitored.

“Transformers” star Peter Cullen’s funeral featured highlights from his epic career ... with guests wearing Autobots merch, and an Eeyore quote gracing the front cover of the program. 

The veteran voice actor was laid to rest Wednesday at Forest Lawn Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills ... bringing out a large group of mourners who paid their respects. 

Six men carried the maroon coffin to the gravesite ... where the crowd gathered under a large easy-up to protect them from the stifling L.A. heat. 

The Amazon cargo jet that crashed at Miami International Airport had multiple warning signs before it skidded off the runway -- including a pilot repeatedly calling out and saying the plane was coming in too fast and too low.

New details released by the National Transportation Safety Board show an audio transcript of the crew's communication and landing despite a series of increasingly alarming warnings inside the cockpit.

The Boeing 767, operated by 21 Air for Amazon, was approaching Runway 30 on September 6 when one pilot cautioned that the aircraft was traveling too fast. According to information posted by the NTSB from the cockpit voice and flight data recorders, the warning came about 1 minute and 42 seconds before the end of the recording.

The unruly American Airlines passenger duct-taped to his seat following an in-flight meltdown was quickly taken into custody by law enforcement, who whisked him off the plane when it landed in Maryland ... and the police drama was partly caught on video.

TMZ obtained new footage showing a handful of police officers standing over the passenger, identified as 67-year-old Arthur Layne Lundeen, after the AA plane landed last Thursday at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

As you can see, the officers are talking with Lundeen, who is still sitting in his seat, moments before they remove him from the plane. 

The robots apparently aren't waiting for permission anymore ... researchers say OpenAI's A.I. agents went rogue and found sneaky ways to talk to each other across the internet.

Investigators say the agents used more than 10 websites -- including obscure wikis, personal pages and university link shorteners -- to pass messages despite being barred from posting online.

Basically ... the bots found a way to pass notes when humans told them not to.

"South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are apologizing for their $100 million big-budget musical being shelved.

The Ankler first reported that Trey and Matt's untitled musical comedy film, known internally at Paramount as "Whitney Springs," has been placed on the back burner for now.

"South Park" writer Vernon Chatman penned the script ... the movie is said to be a musical comedy about slavery reparations. Kendrick Lamar helped produce, and he recorded original music for the flick.

Jimmy Kimmel is blaming President Trump for getting his TV interview with James Talarico spiked, claiming the commander-in-chief sicced the Federal Communications Commission on his bosses.

That's right ... Jimmy went to town on the prez during his monologue for Wednesday's episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," kicking things off by saying that he was supposed to interview Talarico -- a Democrat running for a Senate seat in Texas -- on his Thursday broadcast ... but it won't air on TV because of alleged threats from Trump's FCC.

Jimmy also explained that for the 20-plus years he's been doing his show, he has interviewed many politicians, including Hillary Clinton and Trump, "with no problem at all."

A ferry in the Philippines went up in flames Wednesday, killing at least 5 people ... with almost 100 others missing as authorities released horrifying video of the tragic incident.

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) released the footage on Facebook, showing the MV June Aster as a floating inferno with 117 passengers and 17 crew members onboard the boat, which was reportedly traveling near the tourist town of Coron in Palawan province. The five people who were deceased were taken to an emergency evacuation and rescue center in Coron.

A PCG spokesperson said they launched a search party for those who were unaccounted for and have reportedly rescued 43 people so far. One survivor told officials they heard an explosion emanating from a compartment on the boat that holds a number of vehicles and motorbikes. 

HUD Secretary Scott Turner had a pretty awkward passing of the torch at the Republican midterm convention ... appearing to try and slap Rep. Anna Paulina Luna's butt as she walked past him on her way to the stage ... and it's all on video.

Turner had just wrapped his speech Wednesday in Dallas' Trump-a-Palooza festival and was heading for the exits when Luna approached the podium ... and cameras caught him swinging his hand backward and down in her direction as the two crossed paths.

Yeah ... not exactly your standard political handshake.

Corie Walsh's former high school friend says she's struggling to reconcile the woman she knew as a teenager with the disturbing allegations now surrounding the Illinois mom accused of killing her 2-year-old son.

The former classmate tells TMZ she knew Corie during their high school years at a small Catholic school, although they hadn't been in contact since -- but says every interaction she had with Walsh was positive, remembering her as "beautiful, kind, intelligent, talented and giving."

The woman says Corie was involved in the school's poms team, Helping Hands club, senior Powderpuff games and liturgy through Mass. She says Walsh seemed to know everyone and was friendly with people from all different groups.

President Donald Trump made another eyebrow-raising promise to Americans ... vote for the GOP in the midterms, and get $5,000 if Republicans remain in power ... and of COURSE he named this wild idea after himself.

Trump told a crowd at the GOP convention in Dallas, Texas ... "If the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000. It will be called the Trump Dividend."

Despite Trump saying the payments were due to the country's "success economically," the thing is ... this would more than likely cost the country more than $1 trillion, according to AP.

To say the tea is scalding in Salt Lake City would be a complete understatement, and the anticipation leading up to the new season of "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" has us all on the edge of our seats ... Cue the lights and flash the hot bods, can you name 'em?!