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Sylvester Stallone is opening up about how he's quietly suffered anxiety-induced attacks for decades ... and how his diagnosis still plays a part in his life.

In a wide-ranging, candid interview with The New York Times, Sylvester said the first time he suffered from an anxiety-induced attack was when he was watching daily footage from a film project in his mid-30s.

He said ... "The first time was when I was 36 and I was watching dailies, and then all of a sudden I stood up and the hair on my neck went up and I started getting hot and I go, I’m dying, this is it, I’m on my way out. And bang, down I went. Took a knee, crawled, rolled over, and now I’m in this dark movie theater."

Reba McEntire is revealing that Dolly Parton rang her up before she died ... but unfortunately, Reba didn't get a chance to reconnect.

The "Fancy" singer spoke with Entertainment Tonight about the missed call ... and the lost chance to have one final conversation with the "9 to 5" hitmaker.

She said ... "She did call me the last of July, and I was in a meeting and I missed her call."

Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle has been seen quite a bit with Christos Marafatsos ... and his inclusion at official meetings is raising some eyebrows.

Christos ... whom Trump once called a "good-looking guy" ... is not an elected or appointed official but a paid lobbyist ... the Wall Street Journal reported.

The thing is ... as ambassador to Greece, Guilfoyle has reportedly tried encouraging a few foreign governments to ink gas deals with the company Aktor.

Chris Hansen had a seat and watched "Primetime" ... and he scathingly called the film "over the top" and Robert Pattinson's version of himself "so detached, so unhinged, so dark, so unlikable."

In a special episode of his podcast "Have a Seat" ... Chris sat down with Jesse Watters to talk through his much-anticipated reaction and share a clip of him interviewing movie-goers in Times Square.

He told one of his fellow audience members ... "98% of that movie that I just saw was pure fiction."

Rande Gerber was spotted returning to his late son Presley Gerber's Los Angeles home ... amid news that Presley had been cremated.

In the pics obtained by TMZ ... Rande -- who wore shorts, a T-shirt and a hat -- kept his head down as he walked toward the front door of his late son's house Friday.

We reported earlier ... Presley's death certificate obtained by TMZ revealed that he was cremated at the Rose Family Funeral Home just days after his passing.

The FBI has demoted two veteran agents who were tasked with investigating threats made against Stephen Miller's wife ... and a new bombshell report claims it was done following an argument over the legitimacy of the inquiry.

The FBI confirmed to MSNOW that Special Agent in Charge of counterterrorism, Michael Burgwald, and Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Courtland Rae, were the ones demoted.

The Washington field office counterintelligence agents apparently clashed with FBI director Kash Patel more than once in the past ... but investigating whether or not threats against Katie Miller were terroristic in nature was the straw that broke the camel's back ... this according to MSNOW.

Get your syrup ready because it's National Pancake Day ... and this one's extra sweet because we're celebrating with celebs!

As you can see, Chrishell Stause and Nicky Hilton are just a few of the stacked stars who love a good stack of flapjacks.

And it looks like no one's more stacked than The Rock, who looks ready to go to town on that tower of pancakes.

Chadwick Boseman's widow, Taylor Simone Ledward Boseman, claims the late actor's family is making things difficult as she tries to work on a documentary celebrating his life.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Simone says she has been working with production company Words + Pictures on a documentary about Chadwick.

She said she is in the process of securing an offer from Searchlight Pictures to produce the film. Simone said the deal is structured on a "Most Favored Nation basis," meaning it would ensure equal treatment for the family parties, and said, "both sides of the family were sent identical paperwork."

A nor'easter has been pummeling the East Coast with heavy wind and rain ... and even though the worst is yet to come, pics and video show devastating coastal flooding.

Among the hardest-hit areas is the Jersey Shore. One video taken last night shows a road in Surf City completely submerged with waters rising rapidly.

The onlooker called the situation "terrible" and said they were concerned about houses being flooded.

Nicki Minaj says she's tired of Democrats mixing politics and pop culture ... and is calling the political party "petty and childish."

Ahead of her interview with Lara Trump airing tonight on Fox News ... the rapper told the "My View With Lara Trump" host all about why she became disenchanted with Democrats in a teaser clip.

Nicki said ... "I think the Democrats have gotten way too caught up in pop culture, for lack of a better term."

Kanye West gave fans one hell of a surprise Friday night ... popping up during Usher and Chris Brown's tour at their first night in Los Angeles.

Check out the video -- Ye hit the stage and ran through some of his biggest bangers, including "All of the Lights" and "Flashing Lights."

Based on the overwhelming response ... you could clearly tell fans were thrilled as they sang along to some of his biggest hits!

Ella Langley is speaking out after a fan asked her out on the spot ... before she gave a pretty devastating -- and hilarious -- reply.

The viral moment was captured on TikTok ... with TikTok user Tiki shooting his shot by shouting at the "Choosin' Texas" singer through a fence ... which admittedly is not the most romantic gesture.

He asked ... "Ella, how many likes to take you on a date?"

Attorneys representing Nolan Wells' friends are speaking out against bomb threats they say have been made against their clients ... in the wake of claims that Snapchat messages were deleted from Nolan's phone.

In a Friday press release ... attorneys Edward Andrew Paltzik and Tyler Cox said Nolan's pals Jax Pitalo, Warren Hudson and Morgan Seymour "refuse to be intimidated by today's litany of bomb and death threats."

The legal team added that these threats came from people "outside the community."

Good news for Carrot Top ... the comedian has been released from the hospital and is feeling better, TMZ has confirmed.

A source with direct knowledge tells us ... Carrot is now at "home with his family and doing well." PEOPLE was first to report the news.

As TMZ first reported ... Carrot attempted suicide and was in critical condition after authorities received a call for a "suspected overdose" at his Las Vegas home on September 18.

According to a police report, obtained by TMZ, cops responded to the scene and discovered Carrot — breathing but unconscious -- next to a pool in his backyard.

Gottmik -- who made history on "RuPaul's Drag Race" for being the first trans man to compete on the show -- has been arrested for a DUI ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... around 4:50 PM on Sept. 16, Burbank Police officers responded to a traffic collision involving a black Porsche and multiple parked vehicles.

They add that they determined the driver of the Porsche had collided with a parked Toyota Camry, which was pushed into two additional vehicles.

Summer days and bikini baes are rounding out with sexy stars like Dua Lipa, Tammy Hembrow, and Mia Khalifa taking their curves to the gram for one last shameless summer selfie!

Check out the gallery -- The Kardashian-Jenner gals kept the temps hot n' bothered, with Kylie sporting a sports bra that kept the girls locked n' loaded for a workout, and Khloe snagged just one of her perfect angles.