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Kim Kardashian is opening up about the scary time she's been going through ... she was told who put a hit out on her life -- by someone in prison.

The reality star and business mogul spoke briefly about the terrifying situation in the preview for next week's "The Kardashians" episode. Check out the clip -- she says someone in prison informed her who it was who ordered her dead.

The topic was previously discussed during the trailer for the ongoing season of the hit Hulu series. Kim says investigators called her and informed her someone "extremely close" to her wanted her gone.

The first trailer for the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic dropped Thursday ... and boy does it deliver.

Our first sneak peek at the movie "Michael" opens with the eponymous icon in the studio with his legendary hit collaborator, Quincy Jones -- played by Kendrick Sampson.

Q says, "I know you’ve been waiting a long time for this. The tracks are made, the songs are ready. Let’s take it from the top" ... launching us into footage of recreations from Michael's childhood and illustrious career.

The much-talked-about *NSYNC biopic never got off the ground ... 'cause TMZ has learned the guys just weren't sold on the pitch or the producer behind it.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... the project never even made it to the screenwriter stage. The idea was brought to the band by Justin Timberlake's manager after "Fast & Furious" producer Neal H. Moritz started shopping it around, but the band's collective teams were unified that Neal might not be the right fit for this project.

Our sources say the guys, along with their teams, had a group conversation about the potential film and agreed they should explore meetings with other producers in addition to Neal. We're told that would only happen if the band decided to embark on the much-wanted reunion tour ... something Justin wasn't ready to commit to.

Nicole Scherzinger's putting her home back on the market ... loosening up the button on the price -- bringing it down by half a million bucks!

The singer-songwriter relisted her Hollywood Hills home on Monday for $5,999,000 ... months after she took the house off the market to lease the place instead.

Nicole was asking for $6.5 million in May -- down from her $6.7 million asking price in March -- before renting the place for $35K a month ... not bad for some passive income!

Jelly Roll’s Aussie shopping spree hit a major snag ... he says the Louis Vuitton crew in Sydney treated him less like a VIP and more like he was about to rob the place!

The singer vented on IG Tuesday, posting a clip of himself walking away from the store in question ... saying the LV staff looked at him and his buddy like they were straight-up criminals.

Jelly doubled down, saying he's never been more scrutinized like a criminal ... even joking the last time people stared at him like that, he actually was one.

Taylor Momsen’s opening up about the rough side of "Gossip Girl" ... saying people blurred the line between her and her character so much, she had no choice but to quit the show.

The Pretty Reckless rocker spilled on "Call Her Daddy" that playing Jenny Humphrey was straight-up killing her ... she just wanted to ditch the drama and make music, but trying to break that contract by S4 was a nightmare of its own.

Taylor says the execs branded her ungrateful for wanting to leave the very show that had made her so successful -- but she pushed back hard, and eventually the writers agreed to write her off.

Sarah Paulson says Diane Keaton pulled a move fitting of "The Godfather" himself ... always taking care of the little people working in the restaurants she patronized over the years.

Paulson remembered her late friend during an appearance on "Watch What Happens Live" after Andy Cohen asked her to share her favorite memory of Diane.

The actress takes a minute to think in the clip -- admitting she didn't realize Andy wanted to ask her about Diane -- before revealing she went to more dinners than she could count with Keaton ... who would always ask to go into the kitchen after a meal.

Kim Kardashian might not see this as fair ... her new Ryan Murphy series "All's Fair" has a 0% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes!

Here's the sitch -- the new legal drama debuted on Hulu Tuesday and has been reviewed by 8 professional critics on Rotten Tomatoes as of Wednesday morning ... and it's amassed a 0% rating.

Now, things are looking better in terms of audience reviews, with the Popcornmeter at 57% after more than 100 posts.

Sean "Diddy" Combs thinks he's not long for FCI Fort Dix ... because he's telling fellow inmates he will get a presidential pardon from President Donald Trump early next year.

Sources at the federal prison in New Jersey tell TMZ ... Diddy is yapping about Trump pardoning him in early 2026.

As we first told you ... last month, Trump was vacillating on whether to pardon Diddy or not, and was seriously considering it. Some folks on Trump's staff at the White House were telling him not to pardon Diddy, but one source told us, "Trump will do what he wants."

Demi Lovato's ex-fiancé Max Ehrich was put under another psychiatric hold after fans grew concerned, again, about his alarming behavior online over the weekend ... TMZ has learned.

Max tells TMZ ... he was taken by ambulance to a mental health facility in southeast Florida on Saturday after his Instagram followers raised red flags to police over a string of provocative photos and erratic posts on his social media. He says some of his fans feared he was suffering a nervous breakdown, and they alerted authorities.

We're told cops responded to his parents' home, met with Max, and determined he needed further evaluation ... so he was transported by ambulance for psychiatric assessment under Florida's Baker Act. He remained at the facility for 72 hours.

Two years in and still going strong ... Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley had quite the make-out sesh off the sun-kissed coast of Hawaii Monday.

Check out the pics ... Taylor Swift's frequent collaborator took a much-needed break with his wife, taking a dip in the ocean during a glorious tropical getaway.

"The Substance" actress wore a teenie-tiny red bikini and soaked up the sun on a longboard, while Jack gallantly paddle-boarded over to her. The two eventually snuck a kiss, caught by photographers on shore.

Sydney Sweeney’s finally breaking her silence about her controversial American Eagle jeans ad ... and let’s just say, she’s not losing a wink of sleep over it!

The "Christy" star -- who’d stayed quiet about the backlash up till now -- was asked if she was shocked by critics accusing AE of sneaking eugenics into the campaign... and Syd said she was definitely surprised, mostly because she just loves jeans and did, well ... a jeans ad 🤷‍♀️.

Sydney also kept it short and sweet in the GQ interview when asked about Donald Trump and JD Vance chiming in on the ad ... saying the high-profile interest was "surreal."

Americana singer-songwriter Todd Snider has been arrested in Salt Lake City, Utah, after being hospitalized to treat injuries he apparently sustained from an alleged assault outside his hotel.

According to the arrest affidavit, the Nashville-based musician was angry he was discharged from the Salt Lake City Regional Hospital and began yelling and cursing at the hospital staff. Cops say he was told to leave the property, which he did ... but they say he returned and "made verbal threats" to the alleged victim by getting in the person's face and saying he was going to "kick [their] ass."

Snider was subsequently arrested Sunday evening and booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for disorderly conduct, trespassing, and making a threat of violence. He was released Monday to pretrial services, per a Salt Lake City Sheriff Department spokesperson.

Kim Kardashian gets her results back from her bar exam this week, and if she doesn't pass, we'll know who to blame ... ChatGPT.

While taking Vanity Fair's infamous lie detector test, dictated by her "All's Fair" costar Teyana Taylor, Kim admitted to using ChatGPT to help her studies ... but it's not a ringing endorsement.

She confessed ... "I use it for legal advice, so when I need to know the answer to a question, I'll take a picture and snap it and put it in there."

Halloween might be over ... but that didn't stop Jenelle Evans from posting a belated holiday smoke-show gallery that's damn-near NSFW!

The "Teen Mom" star shared four snaps on Monday ... highlighting her curves and tattoos -- with something of an S&M flair.

JE was clearly feeling empowered ... and said so with the caption, "More than you can handle 👀🔥 Feeling more and more comfortable in my skin lately. Posting a special #HalloweenShoot late, You know where to find more 🎃 🤭"

Pete Davidson and model Elsie Hewitt are expecting their first child together ... and they're not going anywhere without their pregnancy pillow.

Pete carried the giant cushion for his girlfriend as they were snapped out and about in New York City. The two dressed comfortably in sweats and hoodies.

In addition to the pregnancy pillow, Pete also had a Goyard suitcase and other bags in tow. How chivalrous! Elsie followed behind her man in a leather jacket, joggers, and Uggs.