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Hilary Duff is a right-swiping fool ... and is not only confirming that rumored Tinder profile really IS her -- but says she's going on her first Tinder date tonight ... with a regular ole non-celeb dude!

Hilary dropped her dating bombshell Tuesday morning with "Valentine in the Morning" on 104.3 FM in L.A. -- and opened up about what she's looking for on Tinder. Hint: shirtless muscle heads need not apply.

Sounds like Duff is kinda hooked on the app ... saying it's the first time in her life she's getting a chance to hook up with a "total normie." It also sounds like she's totally over her estranged hubby, Mike Comrie.

Pretty amazing to hear a celeb cop to her (formerly) secret life on Tinder. We sense a surge in subscriptions coming.

Sawyer Sweeten -- one of the twins from "Everybody Loves Raymond" -- committed suicide Thursday morning, according to his sister.

19-year-old Sawyer reportedly shot himself while visiting family members in Texas. His older sister Madylin Sweeten -- who was also on 'Raymond' -- confirmed the death to TMZ, saying ... "This morning a terrible family tragedy occurred. We are devastated to report that our beloved brother, son, and friend took his own life."

Sawyer played Geoffrey Barone -- one of Ray Romano's twin boys -- on the series from 1996 to 2005. He not only co-starred with Madylin, but also his real life twin brother Sullivan.

His 20th birthday was just a few weeks away.

Madylin posted on Facebook on Thursday afternoon ... "At this time I would like to encourage everyone to reach out to the ones you love. Let them have no doubt of what they mean to you.”

The woman who became Norman Rockwell's Rosie the Riveter -- the symbol of American women working on the home front during World War II -- has died at the age of 92.

Mary Doyle Keefe died Tuesday in Connecticut after a brief illness ... according to her daughter.

Keefe met Rockwell when she was 19-years-old and working as a telephone operator. She was paid $10 to pose for Rockwell's iconic painting ... which showed a woman with her sleeves rolled up, rivet gun on her lap, and eating a sandwich during a break.

The image debuted on the Saturday Evening Post in May 1943.

In real life, Keefe wasn't anywhere near as beefy and muscular as Rockwell's Rosie. He later apologized to Keefe for the image, saying he needed to make her "sort of a giant."

The painting was eventually used to sell war bonds -- and Beyonce even struck her own version of Rosie last summer on Instagram.

Florida State University says Jameis Winston NEVER told them about his alleged "hook up" at Publix -- and says the school is now launching an investigation with the NCAA into the QB's fishy crab tale.

FSU's Athletic Director Stan Wilcox just issued a statement saying, "We have become aware of statements made by Jameis Winston during a recent interview with Jim Harbaugh describing the circumstances of his alleged receipt of food from a local grocery store.

"The details disclosed by Winston in that interview were not previously known to the University.

"As is the case with all matters of this type, we will work in partnership with the NCAA to determine whether a violation occurred."

Gwyneth Paltrow lasted 4 days as a poor person, caving to cravings that included chicken and black licorice.

The Goopster attempted to live on $29 a week, like someone on food stamps. Her food selections were not exactly the staple of the needy -- cilantro, avocados, scallions, kale and limes.

But it all went to hell when she just had to have chicken, fresh vegetables and more. She posted on Goop, "in fully transparency ... half a bag of black licorice."

Gwyneth gave herself a C minus.

On Wednesday, her rep said ..."She already finished the challenge last week." The rep never mentioned she fell 3 days short.

But Gwyneth herself admits she's really bad at poor.

Oil isn't the only worthwhile commodity in Kuwait ... one woman claims it's also the home to the idea for "Frozen" ... and she claims Disney stole it from her.

Muneefa Abdullah claims she came up with the idea that true love conquers evil, a central theme in "Frozen."

Abdullah has filed a lawsuit against Disney, claiming she wrote a book called "New Fairy Tales" which contained the short story, "The Snow Princess."

Abdullah says her story involves a princess who possesses magical ice powers that give her the ability to turn people and objects into ice ... which just so happens to be the plot to "Frozen."

Abdullah fires off a number of similarities, including:

-- A kingdom made of ice and surrounded by mountains
-- A sibling in search and rescue of the sibling possessing the magical ice powers
-- A journey up the mountain, snowy guards guarding an icy castle on the mountaintop
-- The idea that only love is capable of defeating evil

With Floyd Mayweather running seriously behind for his big media event at his Vegas boxing gym, there was another huge star who took over the spotlight ... DAVID HASSELHOFF!!

Hoff was swarmed by the horde of reporters who came from all over the world for the event ... and told the media he was totally fired up for the big fight.

Unclear why Hoff hit up the gym ... it's like 2 miles from the strip -- so it's not like he just strolled on over.

Dennis Quaid went absolutely berserk on the set of a movie ... calling his co-workers unprofessional zombies, pussies, and more -- or so it seems based on a video that surfaced on the Internet.

The video starts with Quaid chewing out someone for walking on set while he's running a line -- "I can't even get a line out until dopey the d**k starts whispering in your ear, you're not even watching anymore."

No one was spared his wrath as Dennis continued ... "This is the most unprofessional set I have ever been on. This is horse s**t!"

It's unclear what movie he's shooting ... when this rant went down, or if it's even real. The video leaked online, but his reps haven't responded to our calls for comment yet. It's possible the whole thing is fake ... he's an actor, after all.

Your move Christian Bale. And David O. Russell. And Chris Berman.

There has been an epic breach on one of the most popular and successful shows on TV ... 4 of the 10 Season 5 episodes of "Game of Thrones" have been leaked ... and the downloading is predictably insane.

The timing is awful ... Season 5 kicks off tonight. It looks like someone took a DVD that was sent to the media for previews, blurred the watermark and posted it on several torrent sites.

As for the number of illegal downloads ... TorrentFreak claims in just 3 hours it was the beneficiary of more than 100,000 downloads.

HBO just issued a statement, acknowledging the leak vowing to actively figure out how it happened.

"Game of Thrones" is the most pirated TV show out there ... and this ain't gonna help.

Musical taste trumps DNA for Frances Bean Cobain, because it turns out she doesn't like Nirvana -- and her feelings about her father aren't much better.

Cobain told Rolling Stone she's just not much of a fan of Kurt Cobain's old band, instead preferring the likes of Mercury Rev, Oasis, and Brian Jonestown Massacre.

Frances Bean (who only referred to her father by his first name) did single out the song "Dumb" ... describing it as "a stripped-down version of Kurt's perception of himself -- of himself on drugs, off drugs, feeling inadequate to be titled the voice of a generation." She says she cries every time she hears it.

Cobain, now 22, also sounds like she's still angry about her father's suicide ... saying she understands his music inspired a generation, but adds ... without that he'd "just be another guy who abandoned his family in the most awful way possible."

Former Miami Dolphins cornerback Will Allen is a mini-Bernie Madoff ... so says the SEC which claims the ex-NFL player ran a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme and blew some of the cash in clubs and casinos.

According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Allen -- who signed a $12 million contract with the Dolphins in 2006 -- was a co-owner of Capital Financial Partners, which made loans to pro athletes.

The SEC says 36-year-old Allen and his partner raised $31 million from investors but only loaned out $18 mil ... and used some of the remaining money to PARTY THEIR ASSES OFF!

Now, the government agency is going after Allen and his partner for all of the money they allegedly stole -- plus interest and penalties.

FYI -- Allen was a 1st round pick in the 2001 NFL Draft ... and played in the league until 2012.

8:40 AM PT -- Law enforcement sources tell us Brandt's death was a suicide. There are reports he killed himself by hanging, but our sources would not confirm that.

Dr. Fredric Brandt ... the dermatologist who smoothed out the skin of dozens of stars including Madonna, Stephanie Seymour and was the inspiration for Martin Short's character on Tina Fey's new show, was found dead over the weekend.

The Dade-County Medical Examiner confirms to TMZ -- the 65-year-old Botox pioneer -- was found in his Coral Gables home.

Dr. Brandt was the go-to person for the aging rich and famous, especially in NYC. The New York Times wrote his patient's skin "is smooth and yet not freakishly taut."

Dr. Brandt has a huge business selling high-end dermatology products called "Dr. Brandt."

Martin Short's character on Fey's "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" which airs on Netflix mimics Brandt's look, and he's quite eccentric.

There are reports Brandt was extremely depressed over Short's seeming portrayal of him.

Bo Jackson and Brian Bosworth ... on the same team?!

It's been 27 years since Bo famously trucked The Boz on "Monday Night Football" ... but now, the former NFL rivals are working TOGETHER to help families in Alabama.

Bosworth announced he's going to participate in Bo's annual cycling fundraiser, "Bo Bikes Bama" -- which raises money to help build community storm shelters across the state.

Boz tweeted about it -- saying, "On the same team at last."

Who'da thunk it?

Rev. Robert H. Schuller -- the minister behind TV's "Hour of Power" -- died from esophageal cancer Thursday morning.

Schuller was at a nursing facility in Artesia, CA when he passed away. He'd been diagnosed with cancer in 2013.

Schuller was one of the early televangelists ... launching the "Hour of Power" in 1970 -- and he continued to preach on the program until 2010.

The reverend was also famous for building the 2700-seat Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA ... which opened in 1981. He retired as senior minister there in 2006. His son initially took over, and eventually his daughter became the church's leader.

The Cathedral filed for bankruptcy in 2010, but Schuller's legacy continues on TV -- one of his grandsons took over the "Hour of Power" in 2013.

Schuller was 88 years old.

David Neuman, the former Disney exec who was accused of being part of a Hollywood sex ring that preyed on an underage boy ... has filed suit against his accuser, claiming it was all an extortion plot to shake down rich, gay entertainment honchos.

Michael Egan claimed when he was 15 Neuman and others sexually abused him at various pool parties and did the same during two Hawaiian vacations. Egan's case fell apart after he was confronted with his own words from a previous case in which he swore Neuman "always acted appropriately towards me."

Now Neuman is suing Egan and his lawyer, Jeff Herman, for smearing his reputation. You may recall Egan and Herman held a news conference to make their graphic claims, but ended up with their tails between their legs.

Neuman says the false claims were part of a scheme to "forever associate [him] with the worst demonic image of a gay man, a pedophile," if he didn't agree to ante up big bucks.

Totally sucky news for average looking guys -- former PGA champ Jason Dufner's smoke show of a wife is becoming his smoke show EX-wife ... after she filed divorce papers.

Amanda Dufner filed the docs in Alabama on March 16 ... citing “irretrievable breakdown of the marriage” and a "complete incompatibility of temperament" -- which could be taken as ... you're just not on my level.