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Del Casher -- the inventor of the wah-wah pedal, renowned guitarist, and film and TV composer -- has died ... TMZ has learned.

The musician-turned-inventor passed away on Oct. 1.

Working alongside Vox and the Thomas Organ Company ... Del used a transistorized mid-range booster circuit designed for trumpets to create the wah-wah pedal in 1967.

Throughout his storied career ... he appeared on screen and played guitar across from Elvis Presley in "Roustabout" and Jerry Lewis in "The Patsy."

Erica Mena is 39 and lookin' fine! But do you really expect anything less from such an iconic video vixen?

And what better way to celebrate the stunner from the "Lean Back" and "Candy Shop" music videos than with some hot shots?!

With steamy shots like this, it's no wonder Erica was the go-to girl for music videos in the 2000s!

Shekinah Garner wants Sarper Güven to pay up in their divorce … she's asking the judge to order him to pay for spousal support and attorney fees ... TMZ has learned.

According to court documents, obtained by TMZ, Shekinah claims she put her esthetician business on the back burner in order to support Sarper's comedy career.

The "90 Day Fiancé" star says she traveled to Turkey every two months for around three weeks at a time over a 2-year period before Sarper's U.S. visa was approved ... and it was costly.

It's not every day you see Celine Dion hanging out with Jack Black at a Metallica concert ... but that's exactly what everyone saw Saturday night in Las Vegas!

As you can see in this video, the pop star, known for her soaring ballads, loves head-banging music and is seen rocking out with Jack to one of Metallica's classic tunes, "Enter Sandman."

At one point during the song, you see Celine playing air guitar and showing off her own headbanging skills. Meanwhile, Jack is totally digging the band as well, leaning back and mouthing the words to the song.

The search for this week's Sunday Slay was all about that IT-girl factor, and our ticker landed on Morgan Stewart's endless supply of chic, cheeky, and downright hot selfies!

From "Rich Kids" to rich looks, Morgan always delivers, but we're diving a little deeper into her style files, and undressing the hot mama down to her sexy swimwear and beyond ...

This gorgeous girlie has grown up a bit since her days on "Rich Kids of Beverly Hills", and with a bod like this, she's serving looks we simply can't dismiss!

Stewart has built an empire of her own -- including her clothing line, Renggli, her podcast, "The Morgan Stewart Show," and a family of four with husband Jordan McGraw, the musician and son of Dr. Phil.

Inside this mashed-up photo is a chef whose fiery personality has made a career out of turning up the heat -- both in and out of the kitchen. Can you guess who he is?

"Hell's Kitchen," "MasterChef" and "Kitchen Nightmare" are a few of his cooking shows, and if you're still unsure talk to his pal Lisa Vanderpump.

Adult star Lisa Ann and comedian Matt Rife have started up a bitter feud three years after she was removed from his Radio City Music Hall show in handcuffs.

On a recent episode of "Veterans Minimum" ... Lisa revealed that Matt has shown the video of her being detained by the NYPD after she got kicked out of his 2023 show before each one of his performances this past year.

The adult star said that she still gets a few texts a week about it, too.

One father proved that you really don't gotta catch 'em all ... after being accused of leaving his sleeping 6-year-old daughter outside a Target to stand in line for Pokémon cards.

John-Michael Dooley was arrested on Nov. 6 ... after witnesses claimed he left his daughter outside the store with a pillow and blanket at 1 AM and didn't return for over an hour ... the Charlestown PD shared.

After witnesses called the cops, Dooley eventually strolled up and was arrested around 2:30 AM ... this, according to CPD.

Ariana Grande and boyfriend Ricky Alvarez have turned up the heat with some PDA ... all while playfully tackling the latest viral challenge.

Playing a game of "What’s on my lips?" ... Ariana shared a video of her trying on different R.E.M. Beauty products before planting kisses on Ricky, who had a beanie covering his eyes.

Ricky actually did a pretty great job at guessing the various lip glosses ... which makes sense considering he must be spending a lot of time practicing with Ari!

4:09 PM PT -- Dana White says he's flying to Washington D.C. "right now" ... and confirms our reporting that he has a meeting with President Trump on Monday.

Dana White will be meeting President Donald Trump in person to discuss his offer to become the next White House Press Secretary ... TMZ has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Dana is in London for his boxing match tonight but will meet with Trump Monday in the Oval Office to talk things over.

We reported earlier ... Trump revealed on Truth Social Saturday that he had extended the offer to Dana.

In his post, Trump widely praised Dana, writing that he'd "be a Press Secretary like none other."

In fact, Trump even directly pleaded to him ... "Dana, please take the job!"

We'll have to wait until Monday to see if Dana accepts the position or not.

As you may know ... there's been a few breadcrumbs left by the White House over the past few weeks about who the next press secretary might be.

Just before the Republicans' devastating midterm defeat, a couple of White House staffers floated none other than Nicki Minaj as a possible option to take over the reins.

11:45 AM PT -- Małopolska Police have said in an update that four women and two men are among those killed in today's attack and that officers responded to the incident within 23 seconds.

At least 6 people are dead after a gunman opened fire from his car at a busy marketplace in Krakow, Poland.

Around a dozen people -- including police officers -- were treated for injuries after the deadly shooting that ended with the gunman being shot ... the Małopolska Police shared on social media.

The unidentified suspect was then taken to a nearby hospital ... it's unclear what his current status is.

President Donald Trump has offered the next White House Press Secretary job to Dana White ... so sorry, Nicki Minaj!

In a Truth Social post shared Saturday ... the prez wrote ... "I am pleased to announce that the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior, has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United States."

Of course, it's hard to tell if Trump is joking ... after all, he did say he wanted Dana to also bring along his "assistants" -- fighters Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Justin Gaethje, Daniel Cormier, Amanda Nunes, and Kayla Harris.

Savannah Chrisley is offering an incredibly close-up video of the mammoth engagement ring that her husband, Jason Galanis, gave her.

Savannah shared the clip that her jeweler Nicole Nicola Genovese initially posted of the ring ... with Nicole writing ... "My man just said: You're not too expensive, you're my best investment. Ladies... find a man with his mindset."

We've reached out to Nicole for more details on this epic bling ... so far, no word back.

Fans of "Heated Rivalry" were gifted with quite literally a hat trick of good news today ... after it was revealed that in addition to season 2, they'll also be getting a third season plus a movie!

Not only will the 2 seasons be filmed back to back at the same time, the movie will apparently be Christmas and/or holiday-themed ... Deadline reported.

It's a busy production schedule to say the least ... after filming wraps up in November or December for the show, the production team will start filming the movie right after.

Sutton Stracke is finally setting the record straight after being romantically connected to a man with an allegedly controversial past.

Speaking with Entertainment Tonight ... Sutton said of his viral kiss of the cheek ... "I was there with several people. And you know, it was an innocent cute picture that I had no idea was going to make such an impact."

Sutton -- who initially seemed to go Instagram official with the guy by posting their PDA pic -- made it clear ... that is not her boyfriend!

A man was arrested for stalking after allegedly being seen on LeBron James' Los Angeles property and wildly claiming to believe that he's the 76er's son ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … security called the cops around 9 PM Friday night after catching a male suspect on the property on one of their security cameras.

After the LAPD showed up ... they arrested the alleged suspect for stalking.