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Nelly says he got way more than a quarter-pound of cheddar from Taylor Swift in exchange for a last-minute performance ... revealing she handed over $50K in a McDonald's bag!

The rapper told the story on an episode of "The Breakfast Club" earlier this week ... explaining T-Swift called him out of the blue in 2011 and told him she needed a big favor.

He says Taylor told him she and her friends had made up a routine to "Hot in Herre" the night before a concert in Houston, Texas, and asked him to fly down from St. Louis for the show.

A former Disney World Mickey Mouse impersonator was among nearly 300 people busted by police in connection with a human trafficking and child-predator enforcement sting operation in Florida -- and Chris Hansen of "To Catch a Predator" fame participated in the takedown ... TMZ has learned.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office announced Friday that investigators from 7 agencies arrested 281 suspects in connection with a massive sting operation geared towards human trafficking and child-predator enforcement, including 24-year-old Collin Klaco -- the ex-Mickey Mouse imitator.

Cops say Klaco told officers he would slip into his Mickey Mouse costume to entertain kids at Disney World. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said at a press conference that Klaco spoke in a "spooky, high-pitched voice."

The mystery surrounding Alaska's second Dan Sullivan is getting even stranger ... 'cause the Senate candidate accused of being planted to confuse voters has reportedly left his hometown just days before the election.

According to CBS News, Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. was spotted on a flight from Petersburg to Anchorage on Monday ... and no one seems to know where he went from there.

The retired elementary school teacher is running as an independent against Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola ... but his nearly identical name has sparked accusations he's only in the race to steal votes from the GOP incumbent.

Savannah Chrisley and Jason Galanis seem very much in love, but his estranged brother says he isn't sure Jason is in it for the right reasons ... claiming his brother has always been a conman -- and he doesn't think he's changed.

TMZ's Charlie Neff sat down for an interview with Derek Galanis on Thursday ... and she asked him why he thinks his brother might have an angle when it comes to his new marriage.

Derek -- who wrote a book titled "Greed and Fear: The Galanis Crime Family" -- says everyone knows Jason is a conman -- citing his guilty plea to 7 charges connected with two different fraud schemes.

For a second, we thought we were seeing double ... because Lisa Rinna looked like the spitting image of Kylie Jenner this spooky season.

Lisa took to Instagram Friday to show off her Halloween costume -- she went as Kylie at the L.A. premiere of Timothee Chalamet's film "Marty Supreme" ... and she's giving the billionaire a run for her money.

Lisa f***ing Rinna donned the gorgeous gown for the Halloween episode of "Live with Kelly and Mark" ... completing the costume by walking out with EP Michael Gelman as Timmy.

Run-DMC rapper Darryl McDaniels was involved in a car crash featuring a garbage truck and an SUV he was riding in ... TMZ has learned.

The collision went down on the 105 Freeway in Los Angeles' West Athens neighborhood ... with footage of the crash shared on the Citizen App.

California Highway Patrol tells TMZ … the emergency call came in at 11:43 AM ... for a two-vehicle crash involving an SUV and garbage truck.

Sources tell us Darryl was a passenger and was not behind the wheel.

Dolly Parton's estate shake-up is far from over ... 'cause TMZ has learned the late country legend's niece has been fired just weeks after opening Dolly's highly anticipated museum.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... the folks overseeing Dolly's estate fired her niece Rebecca Seaver, the sister of Bryan Seaver, on Thursday from her position overseeing Dolly's archive and museum operations.

We're told Rebecca wasn't the only one shown the door ... her entire staff was also let go, though it's unclear exactly how many employees were affected.

Corsets are always in season, but October is when they really bust out and come to life!

GloRilla tied up loose ends on social media in a plaid corset that had us all bound by her style, while internet personality Yris Palmer was a dream in pink and red ... but whose cinched selfie has you gagged?!

The question here is: Who'd You Rather?!

Hulk Hogan's widow and stepson are being sued by multiple Jane Does in explosive new lawsuits claiming she provided alcohol for her underaged son's party where a minor was allegedly sexually assaulted.

The lawsuits, obtained by TMZ, claim Sky Daily -- whose full name is Melanie Sky Daily Bollea -- provided booze for her son Hayden Hitt's shindig, even though she knew minors would be there.

Both lawsuits allege Sky supplied alcohol for a party that went down March 28, while she was at a Real American Wrestling Event ... where she allegedly had been told not to bring minors because, in the past, she'd given them alcohol.

In one lawsuit, Jane B. Doe, a minor, alleges she was raped by a minor boy at Hayden's party that night, identifying her attacker only as John B. Doe.

Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff are making their split official in the eyes of the law ... filing a divorce petition on Friday -- according to People.

A source told the outlet the pair have filed a divorce document. While there technically has to be a plaintiff and defendant -- which means only one person can technically file for divorce -- the source made it clear this is a joint, uncontested divorce.

People reports the source said, "They share a deep affinity and love for one another, and though their romantic partnership is ending, they will absolutely be lifelong friends.”

Police have released footage of several boxes of items seized from Thomas Markle Sr.'s home as part of their investigation into allegations that he possessed child sexual abuse material.

Cebu City law enforcement obtained cell phones, hard drives, computers, and a camera from his home in the Philippines ... and they got a warrant permitting them to perform a forensic examination.

Thomas has vehemently denied possessing any child abuse material.

HUGE problem looming for Abdul El-Sayed ... Rep. Haley Stevens is ready to pull her support for the Michigan senatorial candidate and no-show an important campaign rally if he doesn't disavow a couple of controversial political ads ... and the warning is coming straight from Haley's fiancé.

Jason Turkish joined us on "TMZ Live" Friday and told Harvey and Charles that Haley could soon abandon her fellow Democrat ... unless he condemns political ads she considers antisemitic.

"I don't think she's going to be supporting Abdul El-Sayed very much longer," Jason told us ... making it clear his fiancée isn't bluffing.

Child pornography was allegedly found inside a storage unit that Thomas Markle Sr. rented in Mexico ... according to a new bombshell report.

The Daily Mail claims they inspected the storage unit in Rosarito -- a beach town near the U.S. border -- and found magazines featuring child sexual abuse images, voyeuristic photos of children on beaches, and books about pedophilia.

Thomas Sr. previously denied claims of possessing child porn and an investigation in the Philippines. His items recently seized in the Philippines were searched in a video released Friday.

Australian actor Richard Norton reportedly admitted to taking double his prescribed dose of peptides before his death ... despite a nurse warning him to cut back before things took a deadly turn.

According to a coroner's report obtained by People, Norton requested a replacement vial after claiming he'd broken his original ... and admitted he'd been doubling up on his injections.

The "Mad Max" actor had only recently started peptide therapy two weeks before his death to combat fatigue, shoulder pain and muscle loss ... and initially told his doctor the treatment was working.

A man in Arizona has been arrested after allegedly ordering a guy he met online to sexually assault his fiancée during a staged home invasion ... and he allegedly asked the guy to FaceTime him as he carried out the twisted roleplay.

Zarian Dyer, 23, has been charged with aggravated assault, sexual abuse, attempted sexual assault, kidnapping, and conspiracy ... after cops say he orchestrated the sick plot against his fiancée ... Fox 10 reported.

Buckeye Police Department's PIO Carissa Planalp said ... "Detectives have arrested the fiancé of a Buckeye mom who was assaulted by a home intruder earlier this month. This assault was part of a plot between the victim's fiancé and a Goodyear man he met online."

Rep. Ilhan Omar went from one husband to another ... then back to the first, only to end up divorced all over again ... and it's all laid out in court documents.

TMZ has obtained the divorce judgment from the Minnesota congresswoman's split with Ahmed Abdisalan Hirsi, which was finalized November 5, 2019 ... revealing how the couple divided their assets and worked out custody of their 3 then-minor children -- Adnan, now 21; Isra, now 16; and Ilwad, now 14.

According to the docs, Omar and Hirsi agreed to joint legal and physical custody, with the children living primarily with her in Washington, D.C. Hirsi was granted generous parenting time ... with Omar covering the kids' travel expenses to Minnesota.