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Dr. Drew Pinsky says children swept up in the war between Israel and Hamas are going to be dealing with the fallout for the rest of their lives, because it could very well rewire their brains.

The famous doc joined us for Thursday's "TMZ Live" to discuss the youngest hostages Hamas released this week to Israel. Although they seem okay, outwardly, Dr. Drew says, there's potential for tremendous internal damage involving the development of their brains.

As the trauma builds, Dr. Drew says most kids will start to shut down and dissociate ... and many will have their brains shattered and rewired, creating lasting psychological harm.

And, he adds this painful prognosis doesn't only apply to the hostages ... Drew says the ongoing conflict can have the same impact on children living in Gaza, surrounded by death and destruction.

Add in the fact some of these kids are coming off another traumatic experience during COVID shutdowns, and Dr. Drew explains why it's a toxic mix for youth.

Mali, the "world's saddest elephant," has passed away following health complications after decades of confinement at Manila Zoo in the Philippines ... where she spent most of her life alone in a pen.

The announcement was made Wednesday by the city's mayor, Honey Lacuna, during a news conference -- a day after the zoo's chief veterinarian, Dr Heinrich Patrick Peña-Domingo, confirmed the captive elephant had cancer in some of her organs and a blockage in her aorta.

The diagnosis came after Mali was seen Friday repeatedly rubbing her trunk against a wall -- an indicator she was in pain -- and then laying on her side and breathing heavily Tuesday, passing away later in the day.

At only 11 months old, Mali, whose full name was Vishwamali, was gifted to former Philippines first lady Imelda Marcos by the Sri Lankan government in 1981.

In her early years, she lived at Manila Zoo alongside another elephant, Shiva, who died in 1990 after arriving in 1977.

Since then, Mali had been the zoo's only elephant and lived in solitary until her death.

Animal rights activists have long criticized the conditions of Manila Zoo ... blasting the keepers for being ill-equipped to provide the animals with proper care.

In 2013, Paul McCartney wrote to Philippine President Benigno Aquino III begging for Mali to be moved to an animal sanctuary to "bring an end to her suffering," ... while animal welfare group PETA added at the time that Mali "endures intense confinement, loneliness, boredom and isolation" at the zoo.

Pamela Anderson and Dr. Jane Goodall have backed the "Free Mali" movement.

Mali, la "elefanta más triste del mundo", ha fallecido tras complicaciones de salud después de décadas de confinamiento en el zoológico de Manila en Filipinas, donde pasó la mayor parte de su vida sola en un corral.

El anuncio fue hecho el miércoles por el alcalde de la ciudad, Honey Lacuna, durante una conferencia de prensa. Esto, un día después de que el veterinario en jefe del zoológico, el Dr. Heinrich Patrick Peña-Domingo, confirmara que la elefanta tenía cáncer en algunos de sus órganos y una obstrucción en la aorta.

El diagnóstico se produjo después de que se viera a Mali frotando repetidamente su trompa contra una pared el viernes, una señal de que estaba sintiendo dolor, y se tumbara de lado y respirara con dificultad el martes, falleciendo más tarde ese mismo día.

Cuando Mali tenía 11 años de vida fue regalada a la ex primera dama filipina Imelda Marcos por el gobierno de Sri Lanka en 1981.

En sus primeros años de vida, estuvo en el zoológico de Manila junto a otro elefante, Shiva, quien murió en 1990. Este había llegado en 1977.

Desde entonces, Mali fue la única elefanta del zoológico y vivió sola hasta su muerte.

Los activistas por los derechos de los animales llevaban mucho tiempo criticando las condiciones del cautiverio de Manila, especialmente a los cuidadores por estar mal equipados para entregarle a los animales el cuidado debido.

En 2013, Paul McCartney le escribió al presidente filipino Benigno Aquino III rogando que Mali fuera trasladada a un santuario de animales para "poner fin a su sufrimiento". El grupo de bienestar animal PETA agregó en ese momento que Mali "soporta un intenso confinamiento, soledad, aburrimiento y aislamiento" en el zoológico.

Pamela Anderson y la doctora Jane Goodall habían apoyado el movimiento "Liberen a Mali".

Elon Musk has a message for Disney CEO Bob Iger and all the other advertisers fleeing his social media platform -- don't let the door hit ya on the way out, and go screw yourselves while you're at it.

The owner of X was talking shop on CNBC -- on the heels of his recent Israel visit, and in the wake of antisemitism allegations -- and he fired away about the exodus of corporations cutting ties with him.

Check it out ... he says he actually hopes they stop advertising permanently, and then dropped a very clear "Go f*** yourself" proclamation to everybody who's jumping ship.

You can tell the host was shocked by Elon's choice words -- especially while live on the air -- so, naturally, EM said it again, and then asked if he'd made himself clear. He certainly had!

Elon explained that he feels like he's being blackmailed by these companies with the hope of paying for ads, and emphasized he wouldn't sacrifice his free speech policies for monetary gain ... even if, apparently, it means hurting his bottom line.

Funny enough, Elon singled out Iger in his remarks here, playfully calling out "Bob" as someone who was probably watching in the audience. Indeed, Disney was one of the major companies to pause its advertising with X ... as did many others.

Iger actually addressed that today as well -- before Elon's snipe -- and said, "We know that Elon is larger than life in many respects, and that his name is very much connected to the companies he founded or owns. By him taking the position he took in a public manner, we felt that the association was not necessarily a positive one for us."

Rachel Goldberg, whose son is one of the unreleased Israeli hostages, thinks Elon Musk's visit to her country was a sincere effort to better understand what she and so many other families are going through.

Rachel Goldberg joined us Wednesday on "TMZ Live" to discuss the ongoing release of women and children held by Hamas for more than 7 weeks. Dozens have been returned to Israel in recent days, during a temporary ceasefire that's currently set to end this week.

Her own son, Hersch Goldberg-Polin, has yet to see freedom -- and yet, Rachel has continued to be a front-facing unofficial spokesperson on behalf of all the hostage families ... a painstaking reality she says she struggles with daily.

Rachel says that while Hamas still has her own flesh and blood captive, she recognizes the value of serving as a voice for everyone else -- and thinks it's her duty to continue doing so.

As for Elon -- who's been criticized for using Israel in a cold PR move after he was accused of antisemitism -- Rachel tells us she actually believes his heart's in the right place, and, to her, he came across as earnestly interested in learning/sympathizing.

Rachel was among a few family members of hostages who showed them footage from Oct. 7 ... including the horrifying moment Hersch was snatched up by Hamas after his left arm was blown apart during the attack.

She also talked about the ongoing protests in the U.S. and beyond ... namely, pro-Palestine ones, where people have decried Israel's response in Gaza, and its treatment of innocent Palestinians caught in the middle of the war.

Rachel's response might surprise some ... she says she actually feels for the innocent Palestinians -- and even says Palestine does, in fact, have a right to operate as its own state with dignity and freedom.

Rachel Goldberg, cuyo hijo es uno de los rehenes israelíes no liberados, cree que la visita de Elon Musk a su país fue un esfuerzo sincero por comprender mejor por lo que ella y tantas otras familias están pasando.

Rachel Goldberg se unió a nosotros el miércoles en "TMZ Live" para discutir la liberación en curso de las mujeres y los niños retenidos por Hamás durante más de 7 semanas. Docenas de ellos han sido devueltos a Israel en los últimos días, durante un alto al fuego temporal que está previsto que termine esta semana.

Su propio hijo, Hersch Goldberg-Polin, aún no ha visto la libertad y, sin embargo, Rachel ha seguido siendo la portavoz no oficial de todas las familias de los rehenes, una dura realidad con la que dice luchar a diario.

Rachel dice que mientras Hamás todavía tiene su propia carne y sangre cautiva, ella reconoce el valor de servir como una voz para todos los demás y piensa que es su deber seguir haciéndolo.

En cuanto a Elon, que ha sido criticado por utilizar a Israel en un frío movimiento de relaciones públicas después de haber sido acusado de antisemitismo, Rachel nos dice que realmente cree que su corazón está en el lugar correcto y parecía estar interesado en involucrarse.

Rachel fue uno de los pocos miembros de la familia de los rehenes a los que se les mostró imágenes del 7 de octubre, incluyendo el momento horrible en el que Hersch fue secuestrado por Hamás luego de que su brazo izquierdo fuera volado en pedazos durante el ataque.

También habló de las protestas en curso en los EE.UU. y más allá a saber, los pro-Palestina, donde la gente ha criticado la respuesta de Israel en Gaza y su tratamiento de los palestinos inocentes atrapados en medio de la guerra.

La respuesta de Rachel podría sorprender a algunos, pero ella dice que en realidad lo siente por los palestinos inocentes e incluso dice que Palestina, de hecho, tiene derecho a operar como su propio estado con dignidad y libertad.

La madre de un fan de los Kansas City Chiefs ha salido en su defensa, afirmando que todos los que dicen que su traje del partido fue ofensivo necesitan calmarse un poco.

Holden Armenta causó un gran revuelo en Internet el domingo cuando las cámaras de televisión en el partido de los Chiefs contra los Raiders en Las Vegas lo mostraron con un tocado con la cara pintada.

Algunos, incluyendo Deadspin, pensaron que el niño estaba haciendo black face (pintarse la cara en tono de burla), y la NFL se refirió al asunto, llamando a su atuendo de plumas inapropiado.

La madre de Armenta, sin embargo, dijo en su página de Facebook esta semana que simplemente no había necesidad para indignarse, explicando que la pintura de la cara del niño en realidad consistía en colores negro y rojo - con el fin de coincidir con los tonos de su equipo favorito.

En cuanto al tocado, dijo que Holden es nativo americano.

"La gente es ridícula", escribió Shannon Armenta en un post.

Ella también compartió algunas otras instantáneas de Holden del juego y dijo: "Todo el mundo pidió tomarse una foto con él".

"¡Hasta a los jugadores les encantó!".

El padre de Holden añadió en su página de Facebook que su hijo es simplemente "El mayor Fan" de los Chiefs.

Diontae Johnson is owning up to his lack of effort in the middle of the Steelers' matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals ... saying he addressed the situation with his teammates and vowed to do better moving forward.

The 27-year-old wide receiver faced a ton of backlash for seemingly giving up in the middle of a play during Pittsburgh's 16-10 win on Sunday ... with game footage showing him appearing uninterested in going for the ball after Jaylen Warren fumbled in the first quarter.

Johnson spoke with reporters about the now-viral lowlight on Wednesday ... and he's looking to get past the whole ordeal.

"I addressed the situation with my teammates," Johnson told the media. "They know how I feel and how I feel about the situation. I'm not perfect. All I can do is move forward and just keep playing football."

Johnson -- who was pissed he messed up on a potential touchdown catch on the previous play -- explained he does not want to be judged based on one moment ... and he promised to prove it with his play from here on out.

A Kansas City Chiefs fan's mom is coming to his defense ... claiming that all of the haters who are saying his gameday outfit was offensive need to kick rocks.

Holden Armenta caused a big stir online on Sunday when TV cameras at the Chiefs vs. Raiders game in Las Vegas showed him donning a headdress with a painted face.

Some, including Deadspin, thought the boy was wearing blackface ... and urged the NFL to speak out on the matter -- calling his feathered attire inappropriate as well.

Armenta's mother, however, said on her Facebook page this week there was simply no need for the outrage ... explaining the boy's face paint actually consisted of both black and red colors -- in order to match his favorite team's hues.

As for the headdress, she said Holden is Native American.

"People are ridiculous," Shannon Armenta wrote in one post.

She also shared a few other snaps of Holden from the game ... and said, "Everyone asked to take a photo with him."

"The players even loved it!"

Holden's dad added on his Facebook page that his son is simply "The biggest Fan" of the Chiefs.

El ex jefe del equipo de seguridad de Diddy está poniéndole más presión pública a su ex superior, después de haber sido nombrado en la demanda de Cassie. Ahora está afirmando que Cassie es solo la punta del iceberg de las supuestas fechorías de Diddy.

En un apasionado post de Instagram del martes, Rogers Bonds, que trabajó con Diddy hace una década, se comprometió a contar su versión de la historia, pero curiosamente nunca ha utilizado el nombre de Diddy. Sí, ha usado el nombre de Cassie.

En la demanda que interpuso contra Diddy, Cassie nombró a Roger, alegando que él intervino para evitar que Diddy pisoteara su carro y la atacara en 2009 en Los Ángeles.

Roger respalda su historia diciendo que no solo detuvo a Diddy de hacerle daño a Cassie, sino que también hubo otros incidentes durante su mandato como jefe de seguridad, que involucran a otras personas.

Por supuesto, su apoyo público a Cassie se produce luego de que su demanda fuera desestimada después de que ella y Diddy llegaran a un acuerdo. Así que, en lo que respecta a ayudarla, Roger llega, como se suele decir, un día tarde y un dólar corto.

Entonces, ¿qué saca con esto? Roger parece estar promocionando algún tipo de libro o documental, pues su post incluye los hashtags #2FacesTHEDOCUMENTARY y #ROGERBONDSMYTRUTH.

Bonds también dice que sufre de diabetes y que mientras trabajaba para Diddy utilizó esta dolencia para inventar excusas que le permitieran esquivar a su antiguo jefe.

Diddy's ex-security team leader is applying more public pressure to his former boss after being named in Cassie's lawsuit ... and he's claiming Cassie is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Diddy's alleged misdeeds.

In a fiery IG post Tuesday, Roger Bonds -- who worked with Diddy around a decade ago -- vowed to tell his side of the story, but interestingly ... he never uses Diddy's name. He does use Cassie's name, though.

In the lawsuit she filed against Diddy, Cassie named Roger, alleging he jumped in to stop Diddy from stomping on her car and attacking her back in 2009 in Los Angeles.

Roger backs up Cassie's story ... saying he not only stopped Diddy from harming Cassie, but he claims there were other such incidents involving other people during his security tenure.

Of course, his public support for Cassie comes after her lawsuit was recently dismissed after she and Diddy reached a settlement. So, as far as helping her, Roger is, as they say, a day late and a dollar short.

So, what's in it for him? Roger seems to be plugging a book or documentary of some sort. His post included the hashtags #2FacesTHEDOCUMENTARY and #ROGERBONDSMYTRUTH.

Bonds also says he suffers from diabetes and says, while working for Diddy, he used the ailment to make excuses for ducking and dodging his former boss.

9:30 AM PT -- Unsurprisingly, Jonathan Majors arrived to court with Meagan Good by his side ... we've seen the two together a lot as of late, including Tuesday when they grabbed food together in NYC.

Jonathan Majors is finally going to trial for allegedly roughing up his ex ... and we might even hear about past allegations involving other women, if the judge allows it.

The actor's set to appear in court Wednesday in NYC, where the trial is scheduled to finally begin ... this after several delays. Remember, Majors was arrested and ultimately charged back in the Spring with misdemeanor assault and harassment.

His former girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, claimed they got into an argument in March, and he got physical with her in a car, which she says left her with injuries.

Of course, Majors has denied that from the beginning ... insisting it was him who got hurt in the spat -- which, several months later, resulted in Jabbari getting arrested by the NYPD ... although the D.A.'s office refused to prosecute her, maintaining she's the alleged victim here.

There's been a lot of info, photos and videos that have leaked out over the past several months leading up to the trial ... much of which, Majors' camp claims, depicts Jabbari, after the alleged attack, having a night out on the town and seemingly looking uninjured.

Another twist in this case is the fact a police report taken in London -- 6 months prior to whatever happened between Majors and Jabbari -- was entered into the court docket by prosecutors ... although it's remained under seal up until now.

Media outlets have filed motions in the case to have it unearthed, publicly, and a judge is expected to weigh that motion Wednesday before court proceedings kick off in Majors' trial.

It's unclear who the other party is in that London report ... but there have been rumors of other alleged possible incidents Majors might have been involved in before his March arrest.

Another element of this saga is what Majors has been up to in his personal life as this whole thing has been playing out -- namely, him starting a relationship with actress Meagan Good, which seems to have come out of nowhere ... but continues to go strong.

Good -- who hasn't addressed how she got involved with Majors, or any other details about why she's backing him -- has appeared alongside JM in a couple different high-profile court appearances ... and the two of them have been spotted in public all over the world too.

In fact, they were seen looking incredibly loving and cozy on Tuesday, cuddled up on the streets of NYC and putting on a united front.

Professionally, Major's career has been thrown into limbo -- he's lost film and TV opportunities since being accused by Jabbari, but he's been able to keep his Marvel job (for now) as Disney seems to be taking a wait-and-see approach to their leading man.

Other completed films of his have been put on pause ... so there's a lot hanging in the balance here for him. Now, we'll get to see what prosecutors believe they have against him in terms of evidence -- and more importantly, a jury's gonna be able to hear it as well.

Jonathan Majors finalmente está yendo a juicio por supuestamente maltratar a su ex y es posible que incluso escuchemos algunas de las acusaciones anteriores, que involucran a otras mujeres, si el juez lo permite.

Está programado que el actor comparezca ante el tribunal de Nueva York el miércoles, donde se dará inicio al juicio después de varios retrasos. Recuerden Majors fue arrestado y finalmente acusado en la primavera por delitos menores de asalto y acoso.

Su exnovia, Grace Jabbari, afirmó que tuvieron una discusión en marzo y que él se puso agresivo con ella en un carro. Ella dice que la dejó con lesiones en ese incidente.

Por supuesto, Majors lo ha negado desde un comienzo y ha insistido en que fue él quien resultó herido de la pelea. Varios meses después, esto dio lugar a que Jabbari fuera arrestada por la policía de Nueva York, aunque la oficina del fiscal se negó a procesarla, afirmando que ella era la presunta víctima aquí.

Ha habido un montón de información, fotos y videos que se han filtrado en los meses previos al juicio, gran parte de los cuales, dice el equipo de Majors, muestran a Jabbari, después del presunto ataque, pasándolo bien en la ciudad y aparentemente sin lesiones.

Otro giro en este caso es el hecho de que un informe policial de Londres, de al menos seis meses anterior a lo que pasó entre Majors y Jabbari, fue introducido en el expediente judicial por los fiscales, aunque ha permanecido bajo sello hasta ahora.

Los medios de comunicación han presentado mociones en el caso para que sea desenterrado públicamente y se espera que un juez sopese esa moción el miércoles antes de los procedimientos judiciales que se inician en el juicio de Majors.

No está claro quién es la otra parte en el reporte de Londres, pero ha habido rumores de otros posibles incidentes antes de su detención en marzo.

Otro elemento de esta saga es lo que ha estado haciendo Majors en su vida personal mientras todo esto ocurre. Comenzó, por ejemplo, una relación con la actriz Meagan Good, que parece haber salido de la nada, pero sigue muy en serio.

Good, quien no ha abordado la forma en que se involucró con Majors o cualquier otro detalle acerca de por qué lo apoya, ha aparecido junto a Majors en diferentes momentos de alto perfil en la corte, y los dos han sido vistos en público en todo el mundo también.

De hecho, el martes se los vio increíblemente cariñosos, acurrucados por las calles de Nueva York y mostrándose muy unidos.

Profesionalmente, la carrera de Major ha sido arrojada al limbo. El actor ha perdido oportunidades en cine y televisión desde que fue acusado por Jabbari, pero ha sido capaz de mantener su trabajo en Marvel (por ahora), ya que Disney parece estar tomando la estrategia de esperar a ver qué pasa con su protagonista.

Kanye West is getting backlash from some prominent Jewish advocacy groups over rapping that he couldn't possibly be antisemitic because he "f***** a Jewish bitch" in his new tune, "Vultures."

A spokesperson for the Anti-Defamation League tells TMZ ... "At a time of rising antisemitism worldwide, it’s disgusting to see Kanye once again use his platform to spew Jew hatred."

Though ... they add the degrading lyrics aren't surprising given the source ... blasting the rapper as an "unrepentant antisemite and clearly a misogynist."

Meanwhile, Richard Hirschhaut, spokesperson for the American Jewish Committee, a global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, echoes the anger ... telling us that while Ye's unrepentant antisemitism is well-documented, his latest expression of anti-Jewish invective "seems particularly pathetic and sad."

"To fuel the flames of antisemitism and promote such bile to his millions of followers, especially at this fraught and dangerous time for the Jewish community, is unforgivable," Richard adds.

As we reported ... Kanye performed the offensive lyrics live for the first time at a nightclub in Dubai over the weekend, alongside Ty Dolla $ign and Lil Durk.

The song was leaked earlier this month as Ye worked on his new Ty Dolla $ign album out in the Middle East.

Elon Musk tiene un mensaje para el CEO de Disney, Bob Iger, y todos los demás anunciantes que huyen de su plataforma de medios sociales: "No dejes que la puerta te golpee en la salida y vete a la mierda".

El propietario de X habló en la CNBC tras su reciente visita a Israel y a raíz de las acusaciones de antisemitismo disparó sobre el éxodo de las empresas que cortan lazos con él.

Échale un vistazo... dice que espera que dejen de hacer publicidad de forma permanente y luego dejó caer una muy clara "Vete a la mierda" proclamación a todo el mundo que está saltando del barco.

Se puede decir que el presentador se sorprendió por las palabras de Elon - especialmente en directo - por lo que, naturalmente, EM lo dijo de nuevo, y luego le preguntó si había sido claro. Desde luego que sí.

Elon explicó que se siente como si estuviera siendo chantajeado por estas empresas con la esperanza de pagar por los anuncios, e hizo hincapié en que no iba a sacrificar sus políticas de libertad de expresión para la ganancia monetaria ... incluso si, al parecer, significa perjudicar a su línea de fondo.

Curiosamente, Elon señaló a Iger en sus comentarios aquí, llamando juguetonamente a "Bob" como alguien que probablemente estaba viendo en la audiencia. De hecho, Disney fue una de las principales empresas que puso en pausa su publicidad con X... al igual que muchas otras.

Iger también se ha referido a ello hoy, antes del ataque de Elon, y ha dicho: "Sabemos que Elon es más grande que la vida en muchos aspectos, y que su nombre está muy relacionado con las empresas que ha fundado o de las que es propietario. Al adoptar la postura que adoptó de forma pública, sentimos que la asociación no era necesariamente positiva para nosotros."

Josh Giddey didn't exactly get a warm welcome at the Thunder-Timberwolves game in Minnesota on Tuesday ... 'cause fans booed the NBA guard/forward all night long amid allegations he had a relationship with an underage girl.

TMZ Sports broke the story ... police in Orange County (CA) have launched an "inquiry," with the mission of finding out what, if anything, went down between now-21 year Giddey and the teen.

Despite cops looking into things, and the NBA launching its own investigation, Giddey is still active and in OKC's starting lineup ... but the fans weren't exactly welcoming when he pulled up for their In-Season tournament game against the T'Wolves Tuesday night in the Twin City.

Several fans took videos, and you can hear the crowd voicing their disapproval of the Australian-born hooper every time he touched the ball at Target Center court.

He was also booed during player introductions.

Thunder's head coach Mark Daigneault was asked about our report during a pre-game press conference ... and refused to comment on "anything as it relates to Josh off the court."

Giddey dropped 10 points and grabbed 6 rebounds, but it wasn't enough ... the Thunder lost to the Timberwolves, 106-103.