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Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer ... and doctors have removed part of his right lung in a successful surgery.

The Vatican announced Tuesday the 71-year-old pontiff underwent surgery at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung after discovering a suspicious growth.

Doctors confirmed the growth was lung adenocarcinoma -- a type of lung cancer -- after examining tissue during the operation.

The man who was thrown from a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia was found beneath the ride, unresponsive and not breathing ... according to a new police report obtained by TMZ.

The Cobb County Police Department says officers responded to the park around 3:58 PM Monday and discovered 42-year-old Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem beneath the Goliath roller coaster.

Police say preliminary witness and employee interviews indicate Hassan was ejected from the ride and struck other parkgoers before falling to the ground.

The man who proposed to Taylor Frankie Paul in her unseen 'Bachelorette' season is speaking out for the first time ... saying her ex-husband, Tate Paul, gave him a serious warning about dating her.

Doug Mason -- the lucky fella who got on one knee at the end of their shelved season -- hopped on the "Bachelor Happy Hour" podcast and detailed his experience falling for Taylor.

Doug says he had a sit-down convo with Taylor's ex-husband off camera ... and Tate asked him, "Are you ready for this?"

He also says Tate warned him about how associating himself with Taylor is "a lot" and will change his life.

Selma Blair is getting back to business as usual ... TMZ has learned that all the drama around her airport arrest and hospitalization won't stop her from working.

Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ … Selma will be going back to work real soon. Our sources say she's planning to return to action within the week.

We're told she has no plans to take time off -- even though she's been charged with 2 felonies -- and will be pushing forward with her work commitments and acting roles.

Our sources say Selma was traveling from a film set to more work commitments in New York when the IRL drama unfolded.

Lucian Piane's manner of death has been revealed ... and officials have ruled the "RuPaul's Drag Race" alum's passing an accident ... TMZ has learned.

According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, Lucian died from blunt trauma Monday at age 46. His place of death is listed as a street, and his body is now "ready for release" ... though the case remains open.

As TMZ previously reported ... Lucian was struck by a car in Glendale early Monday morning. Firefighters tried to save him, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

RJ Mitte's big break on "Breaking Bad" did not make him a millionaire ... in fact, he said he didn't see a lot of the money he made ... and he chalked it up to a bad hire.

The late actor went on "The Iced Coffee Hour" last year, and he told the podcast hosts that he wasn't as rich as people thought he was ... blaming taxes and a bad business manager.

RJ claimed he paid more in taxes than he ended up making, brushing it off as "the name of the game."

He went on to say he was also "royally hammered" by a business manager he hired when he was still a teenager. He claims the business manager took advantage of him and over a dozen other actors ... predominantly elderly people or people with disabilities.

Halle Berry doesn't want her son taking the witness stand in her nasty custody battle with Olivier Martinez ... because she believes her ex-husband has been coaching the boy on what to say.

In new court docs, obtained by TMZ, Halle argues Olivier has been discussing the case and potential testimony with their 13-year-old son Maceo ... raising serious concerns about whether anything he tells the judge would be his own account.

Halle claims Olivier has spent weeks talking to Maceo about the allegations ... despite a 2024 court order prohibiting both parents from involving their son in their legal disputes.

Duane "Keffe D" Davis -- the man recently convicted of orchestrating Tupac's 1996 murder -- has been sentenced for the heinous act.

The judge sentenced Keffe D to 40 years to life during his appearance in a Las Vegas courthouse Tuesday.

The hearing started off on a tense note ... when Keffe D engaged in a back-and-forth with the judge ... at one point even seemingly rolling his eyes at her.

SeaWorld Orlando is taking one of its biggest thrill rides offline following a deadly roller coaster incident at Six Flags Over Georgia ... and there's a link between the two thrill rides.

Mako, the 200-foot-tall hypercoaster at SeaWorld, has been temporarily closed as a precaution after a guest died in an incident involving a coaster at the Georgia amusement park. The two rides were built by the same company.

A SeaWorld spokesperson told Entertainment Weekly the decision was made "out of an abundance of caution" ... adding guest and employee safety remains a top priority.

The Atlanta teacher who plunged to his death from a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia made an eerily ironic Facebook post just days before the tragedy ... and it was all about coasters.

Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem showed off a homemade drink coaster Saturday, writing, "i need to make some more of these coasters, this s*** hard AF."

And no, the 42-year-old wasn't talking about roller coasters ... the photo shows a square drink coaster decorated with Atlanta street signs and the word "SOUTHSIDE" across the bottom.

Brad Pitt and Ines de Ramon are turning the streets of Paris into their own personal runway ... stepping out in some seriously wild outfits for a date night in the City of Love.

The couple was spotted leaving Le Grand Rex after catching a James Blake concert ... and while the music may have been the main event, their fashion choices were putting on a show of their own.

Brad went bold in bright pink trousers and a green suede Tom Ford shirt jacket ... serving up a color combo that's pretty hard to miss.

'Pioneer Woman' Ree Drummond's foster son, Jamar Goff, is facing more legal trouble after his recent drug arrest ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Alabama prosecutors asked to revoke 23-year-old Jamar's bond from a 2025 criminal case, citing domestic violence allegations. The judge signed off on an arrest warrant a few days later.

The move comes after Jamar was recently arrested in September for meth possession after cops say they found him seemingly asleep on a bench at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Officers say he told them he was waiting to buy "ice," which the docs note is a nickname for meth.

The man who flew off a roller coaster and died at Six Flags Over Georgia has been identified by his family ... and he's a teacher from Atlanta.

The victim is Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem ... and his family released a photo of him after the tragedy, according to 11Alive.

Hassan wears a green hat and a patterned Hawaiian shirt in the picture. He's flashing a bright smile for the camera.

Lucian Piane, best known for his work on "RuPaul's Drag Race," is dead ... TMZ has learned.

Lucian died Monday, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner ... and online records note he died in the street.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Lucian was hit by a car in Glendale early Monday morning and succumbed to his injuries. We're told he didn't have an ID on him at the time, only a citation, but was later identified as Lucian.

RJ Mitte struggled with getting cast as a disabled actor in Hollywood ... at least according to years of text messages he exchanged with a friend.

According to messages obtained by Daily Mail, RJ often griped to his friend about the challenges he faced in the industry, particularly when it came to the representation of disabled actors.

In a message from April 7, 2017, he wrote ... "When I go for a part, they sometimes tell me that it's not a character with a disability, and I'm like why can't the character be disabled?"

He added ... "They get real uncomfortable when I say that."