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Gavin Newsom is trying to get Hollywood back on track, proposing a sweeping $1 billion film and TV tax credit program in California.

The governor just announced the "historic" plan, which expands the industry's tax credit program from $750 million to at least $1 billion -- and maybe more.

The proposal also includes credits for above-the-line talent, such as producers, directors, and cast members, as well as $100 million earmarked for independent projects and benefits for businesses that promise to produce more than one production in California.

The passengers on the private jet that crashed in Florida have been identified ... they were a family of four from Texas ... and they were traveling with their nanny and two friends ... TMZ has learned.

Onboard the Learjet 60 that crashed Sunday were 44-year-old Austin tech entrepreneur Adam Robinson, plus his wife Helen, their two kids, and two close friends ... sources close to the family tell TMZ.

The Robinsons had their nanny with them ... and the two pilots also died.

A University of Michigan student is on video attacking two people during a heated argument over Islam ... shoving a Jewish MAGA activist to the ground before getting arrested while blurting out that she should have killed someone.

The heated incident unfolded Sunday as the student, who was not identified, approached a man sitting behind a table with a sign that asked, “Is Islam Compatible with the West?”

The angry student called the sign "f***ing stupid" and ordered them to turn over their "f***ing permit" before clapping her hands in his face, causing him to jerk his head backwards.

A Jane Doe suing Hulk Hogan's widow, Sky Daily, and her son, Hayden Hitt, claimed cops quickly and quietly closed their investigation after she filed a report ... a claim cops say isn't true.

Here's the deal ... in the bombshell lawsuit, which accuses Hayden of getting violent with Jane Doe and Sky of allegedly convincing her to forgive him, Jane Doe says she went to cops but claims the Clearwater Police Department quickly closed the case due to Sky's alleged standing within the Church of Scientology.

The Clearwater Police Department denied the allegation in a statement Saturday ... saying they began investigating in March and referred it to the Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney's Office for possible prosecution.

CPD added, "The case is not closed; media reports indicating that are inaccurate."

9:05 AM PT -- Judge William Sullivan has scheduled a November 16 hearing at 10 AM ET to discuss the status of Lindsay Clancy's potential retrial and when it could take place ... saying the hearing will be brief and won't include arguments.

Clancy's attorney, Kevin Reddington, pushed for a trial this spring ... declaring, "I am not going to have this woman incarcerated for the next year or two or three." He also asked Sullivan to remain on the case.

Sullivan said a retrial could potentially be scheduled for March 2027 ... but took the matter under advisement.

8:29 AM PT -- Things got heated in court as Reddington went back and forth with Sullivan, arguing that a holdout juror had access to his phone during deliberations -- a potential violation of Massachusetts court rules, which prohibit jurors from using their phones or accessing the internet, social media or news reports during deliberations.

Lindsay Clancy is back in court today to find out if prosecutors will be retrying her for the murders of her three children ... and we're streaming it live.

As you know, Lindsay's first trial ended in a mistrial ... after one lone holdout forced a hung jury.

While her defense has moved to dismiss, prosecutors submitted a motion of opposition and asked the judge to let them "continue to pursue justice for Cora, Dawson, and Callan Clancy."

During her initial trial, Lindsay's lawyer, Kevin Reddington, didn't deny that she killed her children ... but argued she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time of their murders.

Lenny Kravitz is going the extra mile to make it clear to fans he didn't die in the shocking Florida plane crash over the weekend ... addressing the rumors head-on.

Here's the deal ... misinformation spread online Sunday afternoon after a Learjet 60 crashed in a residential area near the Cresthaven neighborhood in Palm Beach -- with online sleuths misidentifying the pilot and then linking her to Lenny.

This pilot had previously posted a photo revealing she had flown Lenny on a similar route the doomed jet took ... and the internet decided that was enough evidence to declare the 62-year-old rocker dead.

In response to the rumors, Lenny's team told TMZ in a statement, "The reports are untrue and incorrect."

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"Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Dorit Kemsley allegedly stopped informing her estranged husband PK Kemsley about their kids' schooling amid their nasty split ... TMZ has learned.

PK filed a declaration in their bitter divorce slamming Dorit ... just hours before the former couple reached a partial settlement over finances.

In his declaration, PK said Dorit had not involved him in helping select the son's school, saying her "complete and intentional lack of communication and collaboration" on important decisions was "shocking and disheartening."

Rep. Haley Stevens did a lot of bobbing and weaving during an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper while trying to explain why she endorsed Republican Mike Rogers instead of fellow Democrat Abdul El-Sayed for Michigan's senate seat.

Steven's somewhat cringeworthy performance on Sunday night's episode of "Anderson Cooper 360" infuriated her base to the point where she's pretty much persona non grata in the Democratic party right now.

Anderson kicked off their 15-minute Q&A by bringing up Michigan Rep. Debbie Dingell's claim that she spoke with Stevens at midnight and Stevens said she would not endorse Rogers ... Anderson wanted to know what changed.

Stevens didn't play ball, saying El-Sayed has been getting "angrier and angrier" and her decision to endorse Rogers was a weight off her shoulders. But she wouldn't answer the question directly, even after Anderson asked her several times, "What changed?"

Lindsay Clancy has been on suicide watch behind bars ... and her attorneys say she's plagued by nightmares about the deaths of her three children.

The Massachusetts mom's attorney, Rosemary Scapicchio, tells CBS News Lindsay doesn't want to be alive ... claiming she'd take her own life if given the opportunity.

"She doesn't want to be here," Scapicchio said ... adding Lindsay wants to be with her children.

Andrew Shue and Marilee Fiebig — the former spouses of newly married Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes — have officially gotten hitched as well!

On Sunday, Shue tied the knot with Fiebig at their 92-acre country estate near Stockton, New Jersey ... after Robach and Holmes — the ex-Good Morning America hosts — got married in Arkansas on September 19.

The Daily Mail published photos showing Shue — of "Melrose Place" fame — and Fiebig — an immigration attorney — preparing for their wedding ceremony.

Before this kid in stripes turned into a famous YouTuber and actor, he was just growing up in Germany with big dreams of becoming a shining star ...

He was the leader of the German a cappella group Das Sound Machine in "Pitch Perfect 2" -- competing against the Bellas played by Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld, and Anna Kendrick.

Laura Caron -- a 36-year-old former 5th grade teacher -- has pleaded guilty to one of the charges against her ... after being accused of sexually assaulting a student and having his baby.

Caron -- who was charged in January 2025 -- was accused of abusing her victim as early as 11 years old ... PEOPLE reported.

Prosecutors claimed the abuse lasted for 4 years ... and a probable cause affidavit obtained by the outlet claimed she became pregnant with and gave birth to his child.

2:10 PM PT -- TMZ has obtained the horrifying dispatch audio from the plane's final moments.

A private jet carrying 9 people board crashed just 8 miles from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago ... resulting in an enormous fireball that engulfed the roadside.

The FAA tells TMZ ... a Learjet 60 crashed in a residential area near the Cresthaven neighborhood in Florida, around 12:50 PM on Sunday.

Video from the impact taken by a car passing by shows the plane in a nose dive before slamming into the roadside of the Florida town.

Audio between air traffic control and a Learjet flight in the moments before it crashed show the plane's crew scrambling to respond as they plummeted in a nose dive.

In audio first reported by the California Post, one female crew member yelled ... "Holy f***, we're out of time."

Rep. Haley Stevens has pulled the plug on her support for Abdul El-Sayed ... announcing her endorsement of GOP candidate Mike Rogers for Michigan's senate seat.

Stevens, who was previously running against El-Sayed in the Democratic primary for Michigan's open Senate seat, has now thrown her support behind the Republican nominee ... rather than her fellow dem.

Stevens made it a point to show support to El-Sayed and his family ... being sure to say that this shock endorsement was "not anti-Muslim."