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An inmate in Arkansas allegedly beat up two guards and stole a taser before escaping jail on foot ... and now he's on the lam.

Authorities announced the jailbreak Thursday ... saying 41-year-old Rodney Jermaine Smith escaped from Brinkley PD Jail in Monroe County.

The state says Rodney assaulted two BPD law enforcement personnel and took an officer's taser before fleeing on foot. They say he was later seen walking along nearby train tracks.

Two Dan Sullivans are on the ballot for the Senate race in Alaska ... and one was allegedly recruited by the Democratic Party to confuse voters and siphon votes away from the GOP ... and now Mary Peltola is under fire.

Our team dove into the big scandal today on "The Low Down," the new YouTube collab between TMZ and the New York Post, where we give you the inside scoop on the biggest stories that are gripping, outrageous, and scandalous.

If you don't know ... Dan Scott Sullivan is the incumbent Senator from Alaska, who has served in the role since 2015. Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. is the other candidate ... and the New York Times reports Peltola's campaign recruited the other Dan to split the vote.

One Hollywood studio has vowed to keep it very PG when it comes to its content ... and has pledged to avoid any sex scenes or gratuitous nudity in its film slate.

Angel Studios co-founder Jeff Harmon told Fox News ... "We promise there's never going to be nudity, and there'll never be sex on screen."

He also mentioned that the studio wouldn't misuse God's name, adding ... "This is a completely unique one. This has never really happened in Hollywood history."

Noah Wyle may is the Sexiest Man Alive ... but Eddie Murphy apparently didn't think he was all that special as a kid ... telling the future star to "f*** off" when he asked for an autograph.

"The Pitt" actor recalled the savage snub during this week's episode of "Good Hang with Amy Poehler" ... revealing he was just 9 years old when he approached Eddie and told him how much he loved watching him on "Saturday Night Live."

Eddie's first response? "What are you doing up that late?" ... but when Noah pressed him for an autograph, the comedian allegedly fired back, "F*** off, man."

Ouch ... that'll stick with a kid.

Perez Hilton's sister had to make the gut-wrenching call to authorities after finding him cut and seriously injured inside his Miami home ... and we've now obtained the audio from the call.

Barbara Lavandeira -- who previously said she found a bloody and essentially unrecognizable Perez in his personal bathroom at the home -- sounds calm on the call ... explaining to the dispatcher that he's breathing, but she left the property with the kids.

She notes he had an issue the previous week ... saying he was "suicidal" and "cutting himself." She says he's all cut up -- and she can't tell exactly where he's bleeding from.

Can you score which sexy singer put her rockin' hot bod on full display in this sexy social media shot?!

She went from singing in Colombian talent competitions to becoming one of the biggest names in Latin music. She collab'd with Nicki Minaj on a breakup anthem!

Don't forget your ABCs.

The company managing Dolly Parton's estate is asking for bodycam footage of an incident at the hospital on the day she died ... and it involves the late country icon's nephew and former head of security, Bryan Seaver, and police.

In court docs obtained by TMZ ... She's Alive -- the entity overseeing Dolly's estate -- has demanded all body-worn camera footage from officers who responded to the incident at Vanderbilt Medical Center on August 24 and 25 ... though we are told there was no altercation.

Sources close to Bryan -- who was not cited by police -- tell TMZ … Bryan showed up to Vanderbilt Medical Center to discuss coordinating logistics of moving Dolly's body to the funeral home.

Adult content creator Lily Phillips is plotting to pull off a frisky feat ... sleeping with 10,000 men in 24 hours ... but there's a huge twist.

According to Page Six, she plans on getting a little help from A.I. -- she created a digital doppelganger to help her rack up the enormous body count.

The outlet says the realistic replica -- named Lily A.I. -- is continuously updated via real-time data, and fans can virtually get down and dirty with her for $9.99.

Fox News went looking for a President Trump supporter ahead of his South Carolina rally Thursday ... but the guy they put on camera had a VERY different reason for showing up ... he wanted to see a "cult" live and in action.

Fox News reporter Lucas Tomlinson was chatting with a man named Tom during the rally in Rock Hill, asking what brought him out to see the president ... and let's just say the answer wasn't quite what he expected.

The man said ... "Well, in the late '70s, I was a little too young to get involved and go to South America for the Jonestown Massacre, but this is as close as I'll ever get."

Christa Pike survived two lethal injections ... but Tennessee's governor is signaling she may not get a free pass from death row just because the state failed to execute her the first time.

Gov. Bill Lee addressed Pike's fate Wednesday ... saying he expects her death sentence to remain in place despite the botched execution that left her hospitalized.

Asked whether Tennessee would attempt to execute Pike again or commute her sentence to life in prison, Lee told reporters, "I suspect her sentence will be the same as before unless determined otherwise by the courts."

Michele Morrone fans can get a full, unadulterated look at their favorite star, who has launched his own exclusive paid-content page ... though the access comes at a price.

The actor announced the new venture on Subs.com with a sexy photo spread on his Instagram ... featuring him shirtless and sucking on a cigarette.

In the caption, Michele promises fans a more intimate side of him on the page than they've ever seen ... adding he may even do a live video call with his fans at some point.

Michelle Parker's ex-fiancé allegedly offered her thousands of dollars for sex just one week before she mysteriously vanished in 2011 ... TMZ has learned.

According to newly unsealed court documents, obtained by TMZ, investigators point to a text exchange from November 10, 2011, between Michelle and Dale Smith Jr., who is now charged with her murder.

Per the docs, Michelle rejected Dale's proposition, texting him, "Thought about your offer ... & will have to decline. I'd rather have a personal legal loan than feel like a whore."

An Ohio library had to shut down for the day after a person threw a box of cockroaches at a staffer ... and the disgusting attack is on video.

Surveillance footage from the Kent Branch Library in Toledo shows a person and the staffer engaged in an exchange on Tuesday before the person chucks a box at the worker.

A spokesperson for the Toledo Lucas County Public Library told multiple local outlets the box in question was full of roaches. Gross!!!

Sophie Cunningham isn't sitting out the debate over WNBA teams skipping the national anthem ... telling Theo Von she's proudly standing with the troops!

The hooper and comedian chatted on Theo's "This Past Weekend" podcast this week ... in the wake of the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries bookin' it from the hardwood before "The Star-Spangled Banner" each and every game of the WNBA Finals.

Von asked Cunningham for his thoughts, and Sophie responded ... "You know who you're talking to?"

Brandi Glanville had fans fearing she'd lost an entire ear during her latest surgery ... but her ear is still very much attached, TMZ has learned.

Sources close to Brandi tell TMZ ... doctors went in through her ear to perform the procedure, but she still has her ear despite her shocking social media post claiming otherwise.

The 'RHOBH' alum raised eyebrows Thursday when she wrote on X ... "Maybe it's my dads way of keeping my mind busy so I stop crying since I had one entire ear taken off:/"

Cynthia Erivo is finally addressing all the negative gossip over her off-screen relationship with Ariana Grande ... calling their friendship a "double-edged sword."

The actress sat down for an interview with The Guardian and, at one point, she discussed her close bond with Ariana that formed as the two did press tours for their 2024 and 2025 movies, "Wicked" and "Wicked: For Good."

Cynthia said she found it interesting that many people became amateur psychologists studying the actresses' relationship from their couches. She felt that it was weird those people were "annoyed" that "two women could actually be friends."