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Courtney Stodden says Petco's bird sales can't be allowed to fly ... and she and PETA are sticking together like birds of a feather to make the company stop.

We caught up with the social media star on Tuesday ... and she was feeling like a free fowl in a barely-there outfit -- featuring just a painted thong and pasties.

It seems an artist sketched bird feathers and the bright colors of a parrot onto Courtney's body ... as well as spots of red meant to be bloodstains ... and she says it's all to make sure people are aware that Petco doesn't treat its birds well before selling them off.

Niall Horan is immortalizing his late One Direction bandmate during his concert.

After playing his song "End Of An Era" during the opening night of his "Dinner Party" tour in Birmingham, England, Niall played spoken audio of Liam Payne.

You can hear an emotional recording of Liam say ... "We thought something might happen but never anything like this."

Presley Gerber's doctor was prescribing him ketamine despite his known issues with the substance ... TMZ has learned.

People who were in regular contact with Presley and who have direct knowledge tell TMZ ... a doctor was giving him ketamine despite knowing about his drug addiction issues. Ketamine can be used to treat drug addiction, though that's not its FDA-approved intention.

Ketamine was a regular problem for Presley, we're told ... and close friends are angry the doctor prescribed the substance to him -- and they think the doc should be prosecuted.

George Floyd's family wants answers about what happened to the millions raised in his name after his death ... and they're demanding his brother open the books.

A Houston-based lawyer sent Philonise Floyd a letter on behalf of 3 other family members -- sisters Zsazsa and LaTonya, and brother Rodney Floyd -- requesting a complete accounting of the George Floyd Memorial GoFundMe campaign.

The August 11 letter, obtained by TMZ, says the fundraiser collected about $19 million. The family members maintain they're George's heirs and are entitled to a portion of the money ... and they feel they have not received the fair amount.

Dolly Parton's nephew wasn't just fired as security for the singer's properties ... he was ordered to stay away and told to have his personnel “peaceably vacate the Properties at once” ... TMZ has learned.

TMZ obtained the letter Bryan Seaver received terminating him and his security companies following "changes in ownership of the Dolly Parton properties."

The letter gets right to the point ... telling Seaver that he and his companies were "formally dismissed and terminated and he's not to be on any of Dolly's properties, effective immediately.

Presley Gerber often traveled with a 24/7 sober coach who helped care for him in the months leading up to his death ... TMZ has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Presley's sober coach was very present in his life over the last several months. We're told the coach frequently traveled with the model and provided around-the-clock support.

It's unclear whether the coach was with Presley when he died Sunday at a luxury rehab facility in Santa Monica, CA.

Theo Von is speaking out about the war in Gaza ... noting that Macklemore got sacked from Ed Sheeran's tour for doing the same thing.

Theo opened up about his stance on what's happening to Palestinians in a new clip on social media, saying ... "It feels like this is probably the biggest atrocity that we've witnessed in our lifetime on our phones."

The podcaster went on to talk about how we get desensitized to the atrocities and scroll past them as our algorithms feed us clips of the devastation between promos for fast food and cute puppy videos.

Mama June's late daughter Anna "Chickadee" Cardwell's widower says his home was shot up in the middle of the night ... claiming his newborn baby was sleeping inside when a bullet tore straight through the child's crib.

Eldridge Toney tells TMZ ... he filed a police report after the terrifying incident, which he says unfolded around 2:45 AM Tuesday when someone was going through the family's vehicles, which were parked outside.

According to Eldridge, the person was spooked by the car alarms and fired at the house while the children were inside.

Dolly Parton's family war is getting ugly ... with her longtime manager filing a lawsuit seeking a temporary restraining order against the late singer's nephew, Bryan Seaver, TMZ has learned. 

TMZ obtained court docs filed by Dolly's manager, Danny Nozell. The manager claims Bryan began "invoking his self-proclaimed military-contractor experience, access to weapons, and capacity for violence" to extort Dolly's manager into giving in to his demands for money. 

The manager said he was forced to terminate Bryan due to his threatening conduct ... and said he started a campaign of threats, intimidation, and coercion a few weeks before her passing. 

George Clooney and wife Amal Clooney are standing by close friends Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber following the death of their son Presley ... paying a quiet visit to the grieving family.

The couple was photographed arriving at daughter Kaia Gerber's Los Angeles home in a black SUV, with George waiting beside the vehicle as Amal stepped out.

George and Rande have been close for decades, and their friendship famously spilled into business when they co-founded Casamigos tequila before selling the company.

Chris Brown is going scorched-earth on the music industry and just about everyone in it ... though it's unclear what made the "king" go off.

Breezy unloaded Tuesday on Instagram, saying he wants no one's approval or "fake love" and hates the music industry's "circus."

He then widened the blast radius to anyone pushing what he called an "agenda" or "narrative" -- declaring, "F*** being humble," "F*** how you feel" and "F*** yo opinion."

He also flat-out said, "I don't like none of you celebrities."

The Florida Department of Children and Families is investigating the death of 2-year-old Brayden Tennyson, who was fatally shot by his 4-year-old cousin, TMZ has learned.

A DCF spokesperson tells TMZ … "The Florida Department of Children and Families investigates all child deaths related to allegations of abuse, neglect, or abandonment in close coordination with law enforcement."

As TMZ previously reported, Brayden was shot inside a rental home in Kissimmee after investigators said his 4-year-old cousin got ahold of an unsecured handgun.

Presley Gerber's former girlfriend Lexi Wood is remembering the late model for being "incredibly resilient" and fighting "so hard for his life."

The "Summer House" alum shared a post Tuesday honoring Presley, looking back at the time she spent with the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber.

Lexi says ... "It's hard to put into words what it means to lose someone who was such a meaningful part of my life for so many years."

She says Presley "fought so hard for his life and he was brave enough to be open about that fight. More than anything, he wanted to use his story to help other people, and he did."

Dolly Parton may be gone, but her iconic looks live on ... through a massive trove of mementos from her legendary time on Earth.

Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ … Dolly saved every little thing connected to her life and career, so much so that she could "fill a Nordstrom" department store.

We're told every item -- which her team calls "artifacts" -- was saved ... from the shoes she wore during a photoshoot to a dress she wore at an award show.

American actress and writer Maribeth Monroe was in her early 30s when she played Alice -- the authoritative manager of TelAmeriCorp -- in the sitcom series "Workaholics" back in 2011.

Maribeth was part of an ensemble cast including Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine and Anders Holm.

Tyra Banks believes she finally has the receipts to clear her name after getting dragged in Netflix's "America's Next Top Model" docuseries ... pointing to a couple of comparison videos she says show her words were twisted.

In Tyra's latest filing, obtained by TMZ, Tyra uses the videos to fight Netflix's attempt to dismiss her defamation lawsuit.

The first video centers on former contestant Shandi Sullivan. After Shandi describes an alleged sexual assault in the documentary, Tyra is asked, "You remember the story with Shandi?"

Episode 1 leaves viewers with Tyra saying "Um" before cutting to black -- making it appear as if she was unable to say whether she remembered the alleged assault on a contestant on the show.