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Pedro Pascal's never far from his friend Rafael Olarra, or so it seems ... because Rafa paid Pedro a visit while the actor was down in Mexico shooting a new movie.

Check out this photo from the set of "De Noche," a gay romance being filmed in the heart of Mexico City ... Pedro is in full costume and makeup and Rafael is right behind him.

Pedro's buddy here is not in the movie ... so it seems this is just one of the perks of being super close with the star.

Blake Lively's team is telling Justin Baldoni the lawsuit still ends with them ... because, despite the court's dismissal of many of her major claims Thursday, they feel the lawsuit's core is still intact.

Lively's lawyer, Michael Gottlieb, tells TMZ ... he's not surprised Baldoni's attorney, Bryan Freedman, doesn't understand the judge's Thursday ruling -- especially since he "had to bring in another law firm for the trial, and just last week was reprimanded by the court for having filed legally frivolous claims."

Gottlieb claims the judge decided to strip the case down to its core claims ... that Lively "spoke out against what she believed was sexual harassment on the set, and suffered retaliation that harmed her reputation as a result."

Kanye West just played his biggest show in years ... and it seems a lot of people have looked past his antisemitic meltdowns -- but Donnell Rawlings says there are definitely sides in that grace.

We caught up with the comic-actor at LAX on Thursday after the first of Ye's two sold-out shows at SoFi Stadium ... and asked if Kanye had been forgiven.

As you can see in the video ... DR is dead serious when he says Black people have forgiven Kanye ... but white people still hold a grudge -- that is, unless they want to make money off him by doing business -- then, it's all good.

Michael Madsen's kids are battling his ex-wife, Jeannine Bisignano Madsen, for control over his estate ... asking the court not to put her in charge of the estate for any reason.

Four of Madsen's children -- Max, Christian, Calvin and Luke Madsen -- filed documents earlier this week opposing Jeannine's appointment as a special administrator ... a role she says she wants in order to collect on $5 million Michael allegedly owed her.

Basically, Jeannine is citing her divorce judgment ... which she says states she's entitled to a percentage of payments Michael received for films he made while they were together -- including the cult classic "Reservoir Dogs."

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Melissa Gilbert is defending husband Timothy Busfield ... telling "Good Morning America" that navigating his child sex abuse charges has been "hell."

In a preview for her upcoming interview, the morning show -- her first since her husband's been charged -- she said this has been the "most traumatizing experience of our lives."

In the teaser for the sit-down, host George Stephanopoulos asks Melissa point-blank if she thinks the parents and the alleged victims are "just making this all up" ... and she reacts by looking up and off to the side.

'GMA' dropped the promo during Thursday's broadcast, and George told his cohosts that Melissa "had a lot to say to defend Tim Busfield" in the "provocative" interview.

“Looksmaxxing” streamer Clavicular is proving people will do just about anything for attention online ... even put their own lives at risk -- after letting a man choke him out during a live stream.

The scary incident went down Thursday night as part of Clav's nonstop 30-day stream .... where he agreed to let fellow social media personality Andrew Morales -- aka "The Cuban Tarzan" -- put him in a chokehold at what appears to be a nightclub.

The 20-year-old is seen sitting on the floor while Morales sits behind him and locks in the hold ... and within seconds, one of their friends says, "I think he's gone." Clav goes limp as soon as Morales releases him, letting out a deep gasp as his body slumps.

Morales and others quickly flip Clav onto his side … but once his legs are grabbed, he starts convulsing. The shaking continues as Morales holds his torso, repeatedly telling him, “I’m here.”

Justin Baldoni's high-powered lead attorney Bryan Freedman is taking a victory lap after a judge tossed Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against his client, saying the truth has prevailed.

Freedman issued a statement to TMZ Friday morning following the judge's Thursday ruling to spike Lively's claims in her lawsuit that Justin sexually harassed her on the set of their 2024 film, "It Ends With Us."

Blake claimed Baldoni kissed her during a scene where the script didn't call for the two to smooch. She also alleged Baldoni stepped inside her trailer as she was breastfeeding. Blake went on to accuse one of the film's producers of showing her a video of his wife giving birth.

In his statement, Freedman said ... "Since the first day of this case, when Justin and the other defendants were blindsided by these allegations, the legal team on the ground from the beginning have worked extremely long days and nights defending this case through transparency by releasing the actual truthful text messages, and by welcoming and facilitating the release of all documents exhibiting the truth." And he didn't end there ...

Joseph Duggar is "nervous, anxious and worried" about what the future holds for him following his arrest on child molestation charges, TMZ has learned.

Joseph's attorney, Al Sauline, told TMZ it's been a whirlwind for Joseph after he was arrested in Tontitown, Arkansas, on 2 child sex abuse charges on March 18 ... and with all the media coverage, he's feeling the pressure of the unknown that lies ahead.

We're told the "19 Kids and Counting" star has no idea what evidence Florida prosecutors have... and he and his legal team are not even allowed to see it until prosecutors file formal charges. However, they do know who the alleged victim is.

"Bob's Burgers" voice actor Eugene Mirman was "incoherent" when he was pulled from his fiery car crash in New Hampshire this week.

TMZ obtained dispatch audio from Tuesday's terrifying crash, and you can hear responders describing him after he was pulled from the completely destroyed 2026 Lucid Gravity. He was quickly transported to the hospital.

Later in the audio, responders describe the vehicle as totally engulfed in flames and note they're dealing with not one but two blazes. They eventually got them under control and used a giant fire retardant sheet to help.

"Below Deck" star Trevor Walker begged the police not to take him into custody before his DUI arrest, TMZ has learned. 

According to a police report obtained by TMZ, Trevor was pulled over for driving 75 MPH in a 45 MPH zone. 

The officer noted that Trevor’s car, a red Chevrolet Silverado, almost hit his patrol car when Trevor crossed over the center divider and drove right at the officer’s car, forcing the cop to swerve out of the way. 

Joseph and Kendra Duggar's March arrests took quite the toll on Kendra ... who told her husband over the phone she could barely eat or even walk from the stress of the situation.

Kendra confessed her struggles to Joseph while he remained behind bars in Arkansas in calls on March 21 -- the day after her arrest -- and March 26 ... and TMZ obtained the audio. You can hear in the call ... Kendra says she is so distressed about their legal woes, she could barely walk because she's so weak.

In another chat, she tells her hubby she's having trouble eating anything, calling it a "miracle" when she was able to get down a whole sandwich. She says she even went for an IV to sustain her, and Joseph assures her he's been praying for her health.

Britney Spears' son Sean Preston Federline is swapping out his father's last name for his famous mother's ... at least on social media.

Sean Preston is now going by Sean P Spears on Instagram ... adding Spears to his handle and shortening his middle name to an initial. Before, his IG was simply Sean Preston.

We've seen Sean hanging with his mom and his brother, Jayden James, recently ... going on a boat ride after Britney's DUI arrest.

Todd Bridges and his wife are officially going different ways because he just filed for divorce ... TMZ has confirmed.

The "Diff'rent Strokes" star beelined it to court Tuesday in Arizona and filed to divorce his wife, Bettijo B. Hirschi, after 3 years of marriage ... according to online records.

Todd's filing comes a little less than three months after we first reported their separation.

Jana Duggar is speaking out as her brother Joseph Duggar's arrest sends shockwaves through the family and she says they never saw it coming.

The "Counting On" alum took to Instagram Thursday, insisting the Duggars had "no prior knowledge" of the allegations before they became public.

"We are deeply saddened and heartbroken," Jana wrote, describing the situation as shocking and painful for the entire family.

Jessica Simpson's boots are made for walkin', and she sure is ... 'cause TMZ has learned she's got a new man in her life amid her split from Eric Johnson.

Sources tell TMZ ... Jessica is dating Nashville-based Thomas Eisenhood, a roadie in the music business. We're told the two have been together romantically for about 3 months and spend time together when Jessica visits her second home in Nashville.

Our sources say the pair met through mutual friends in the music industry, and things quickly turned romantic. That said, we're told the relationship is still relatively new -- Eisenhood has not met Jessica's kids.