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Canadian filmmaker Bryan Michael Stoller, a longtime friend of Michael Jackson's, hasn't seen the upcoming biopic "Michael" ... but he tells TMZ he's got high expectations.

When we ran into Bryan in Studio City Monday, he told us he's only seen the trailer for the movie like everyone else ... but he already has a strong intuition for how his late pal would have accepted the film.

Bryan said having Michael's nephew Jaafar Jackson play him would have been enough to win him over.

"Red hearts, red hearts" are goin' out to Rosé and Bruno Mars -- their fans streamed the hot bop so much, it's been declared Apple Music's top song of 2025!

"Apple Music's Replay" revealed the music streaming platform's top 5 most-streamed songs from 2025 ... and "APT." snatched the No. 1 spot. Following Rosé and Bruno Mars' lead: Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "luther" at No. 2 ... Lady Gaga and Bruno -- yet again -- landed 3rd with their song, "Die With A Smile."

Apple competitor Spotify will also drop its "2025 Wrapped" ... and one of the teasers is believed to hint at Rosé -- or potentially Blackpink as a whole -- performing big over the past 12 months.

Is "APT." the song of the year?!

Professional wrestlers CM Punk and his wife AJ Lee just lost their beloved dog Larry ... and CM commemorated him in the most personal and beautiful post probably of his whole life.

This is just heart-wrenching ... The World Heavyweight Champion revealed Larry took his last breath while in the couple's arms after spending more than 10 years together as a family.

According to CM, they rescued Larry in February 2015 and he changed their life by making everywhere they went with him home.

Boxing star Chris Eubank Jr. just posted an alarming video on Instagram ... revealing weeks after his fight that he's been dealing with health issues for quite some time.

The middleweight fighter shared the clip on Tuesday ... showing himself surrounded by staffers in a medical facility.

In the video, it appears Eubank is under anesthesia as the medical team prepares for an examination.

Kelly Rizzo fell head-over-heels for her late-husband Bob Saget ... but it wasn't love at first sight -- she says she initially hated the fact he slid into her DMs.

The TV host told Jack Osbourne how they got together on his "Trying Not To Die" podcast ... she explained, "He saw me on Raya, but I didn't see him."

Evidently, Bob figured since Kelly was a Chicago media personality, his friend in Chicago radio might know her. His hunch was correct, and his friend reached out to Kelly, letting her know Bob was going to DM her.

Drake is the most popular artist this year on Apple Music's massive platform, and Kendrick Lamar's Grammy-winning diss is its biggest rap song ... these guys can't escape each other!!!

On Tuesday, Apple Music rolled out the "'25 Replay," unveiling Drake as the top artist ... which was jump-started back in February following his "Some Sexy Songs 4 U" project with PartyNextDoor ... and carried into the tracks used during his "Iceman" album rollout.

The historic battle kicked off a year ago ... resulting in billions of streams and even a Super Bowl halftime show from Kendrick.

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9:09 AM PT -- A White House spokesperson, Abigail Jackson, tells TMZ ... “Here’s a Short n’ Sweet message for Sabrina Carpenter: we won’t apologize for deporting dangerous criminal illegal murderers, rapists, and pedophiles from our country. Anyone who would defend these sick monsters must be stupid, or is it slow?”

Sabrina Carpenter is fired up and firing back ... after The White House’s social account used her sexually suggestive hit to hype up the administration’s deportation push.

Commenting under the offending X post Tuesday, Sabrina torched the video of arrests set to her hit "Juno," calling it "evil and disgusting" ... and warning, "Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda."

In the video, they grabbed the saucy lyrics "Have you ever tried this one?" ... the same line Sabrina used to demo a new sex position at every stop of her Short n' Sweet Tour.

Katy Perry and her new man Justin Trudeau Tokyo drifted into each other's arms in Japan Monday ... and we have pics.

Trudeau joined his new girlfriend on the Japanese leg of her world tour, reportedly grabbing something to eat at a restaurant with its own live sumo wrestling show.

Tough to imagine the former Prime Minister of Canada going from addressing parliament to sitting ringside at a sumo match with his Grammy-nominated lady ... but when in Rome ...

Jada Pinkett Smith threatened a purported longtime friend of her husband, Will Smith, telling him he would catch a bullet if he didn't shut his trap about her ... this according to court documents.

The actress turned podcaster was sued in November 2025 for $3 million by Bilaal Salaam, who claimed he was Will's best buddy for almost 40 years, working closely together on several professional and personal projects.

In the lawsuit, Salaam says Jada approached him with about 7 other people in her entourage at a private birthday gathering for Will's 53rd birthday party at a movie theater in Calabasas, CA, in September 2021.

Kim Kardashian is sharing the secrets to her success ... she's teaching a new MasterClass, and it's about the new rules of business.

The billionaire reality TV star's class goes live on MasterClass this Thursday, and we've got a sneak peek at what she's going to be teaching.

Kim's got something she likes to call "The Ten Kimmandments" of business ... and it looks like the class is mostly about building your own brand, which Kim is an expert on, no doubt.

"Full House" star Dave Coulier has been diagnosed with yet another type of cancer ... but he says early detection probably saved his life.

The 66-year-old actor told "Today" he has p16 squamous carcinoma -- a cancer of the head and neck. This comes just months after he beat stage 3 non-Hodgkin Lymphoma -- a cancer of the blood.

He told host Craig Melvin the 2 illnesses have nothing to do with each other.

Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson linked up and let loose Monday night, grabbing mics at an NYC pub and belting out a victory duet after snagging a Gotham Award ... in tribute to the singer they covered for the win.

Check out the clip from Old Mates Pub -- Hugh and Kate belting "Sweet Caroline" like karaoke pros, leading the tipsy crowd in a singalong … fresh off accepting the 2025 Gotham Awards’ first-ever Musical Tribute for their flick "Song Sung Blue."

The song choice was spot-on -- it’s Neil Diamond, after all ... the very man at the center of "Song Sung Blue," the film that scored them the award.

Rihanna may have been wearing a dress Monday night, but it's clear she wears the pants in her relationship with A$AP Rocky!

Check out the clip we got of the singer and her other half at last night's Gotham Awards in New York City ... she tells A$AP she's heading to the exit, but he seems caught up in the crowd and extends his hand out to her.

She gets a bit snappy back -- we can't tell exactly what she says, but it appears she's ready to leave and would like the "Sundress" rapper to follow along.

La Toya Jackson is sparking health concerns among some of her fans after showing off her rail-thin body on Instagram.

The singer posted a series of IG pics Monday, in which she posed in skintight black pants and a form-fitting red top with gold stilettos. La Toya's figure-hugging outfit put her ultra-thin frame on full display, especially when she turned to the side in one of the photos.

In the caption, La Toya wished her fans a "happy Monday" and a "fabulous week," while also telling them to stay safe and healthy with "much love to you all!😘.”

Amy Schumer is dismissing the gossip that she and Chris Fischer are dunzo in the most Amy way -- a no-BS Instagram post.

Check out the video she shared on her page Monday ... it's a house tour her 6-year-old son Gene filmed with text overlay to address the recent chatter. She immediately brings up her recent ringless IG pics, noting ... "I never wear jewelry."

At another spot on the video, she cheekily adds ... "Whatever ends up happening with Chris has nothing to do with weight loss or autism … fingers crossed we can make it through … he’s the best."