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Luigi Mangione's slew of Chinese supporters might have been behind the shocking SHEIN ad, highlighting the suspected killer's good looks, that's gone viral ... according to sources with direct knowledge of the situation.

Our sources say Luigi's mountain of fans in China could be the motivation for the third-party vendor responsible for the flattering Luigi ad released online by SHEIN to promote the China-based company's clothing line.

And there's data to back it up, which can be found on an online dashboard -- created by a Luigi fan -- tracking how many donations and letters Mangione receives at the Metropolitan Detention Center in NYC. Luigi is awaiting federal and state trials for allegedly fatally shooting UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson in Dec. 2024.

Baron Davis is turning to one of his former NBA teammates to help him win a Mirrorball Trophy this year -- telling TMZ Sports he's getting dancing advice from none other than Iman Shumpert!

Just hours after it was revealed the former Golden State Warriors point guard would be on the newest season of "Dancing With The Stars" ... he told us he's already picking Shumpert's brain on how to two-step through the competition.

Shumpert, of course, won Season 30 of the show -- and Davis said Wednesday the guys have already FaceTimed to talk strategy. He added that "some note-taking" sessions are on the way as well.

Montell Jordan is clearing the air ... he tells TMZ that headlines reporting he's been cancer-free for a full year are not true, 'cause he’s still in the middle of his recovery journey.

We caught up with the "This Is How We Do It" singer in NYC Wednesday ... 9 months post-prostatectomy surgery, and he says he’s still undergoing tests and screenings, and definitely not in the clear when it comes to his cancer battle.

Catch the full clip ... Montell also reminds us it’s Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and as an ambassador for ZERO Prostate Cancer, he’s all in on helping men save their lives.

Montell says he’s not speaking from the other side, but right from the middle of it, and his message is loud and clear -- prostate cancer is 99% treatable if caught early.

Travis Kelce popped the question to Taylor Swift last week -- instantly becoming the engagement of the year -- but now fans are wondering if the other big question has been asked yet ... yep, we’re talking about a prenup!!!

TMZ spoke exclusively with top divorce attorney Jonathan Levin to get insight into what a prenuptial agreement between one of music’s biggest stars and one of the NFL’s most marketable athletes would actually look like ... and he says he doesn't see a world where those papers go unsigned.

Attorney Levin (no relation to Harvey Levin)  tells us ... for people like Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, there’s a number of things they’re going to want to cover -- a big one being the privacy factor.

OnlyFans was a double-edged sword for former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow and his wife, Carmen Wilson ... their adult content got him fired from a cushy job, but it gained them tons of new paying subscribers.

Joe and Carmen joined us on "TMZ Live" Tuesday and detailed how their pornographic home videos got him sacked from his university chancellor job.

The middle-aged couple says everything changed when they uploaded their OF videos to Pornhub ... a less restrictive website than OF. They say someone reported their videos to his university and he got fired as chancellor ... over email.

OnlyFans ... it’s either a cash cow, or a crash course in chaos ... and TMZ's new documentary shows just how ugly the fallout can get.

Ex-OF star Angela White -- formerly known as Blac Chyna -- cops to greed hitting quick ... telling us in "TMZ Presents: The War Over OnlyFans" she knew flashing her fans through topless DMs was the real money magnet.

Angela swears she knows the drill ... plenty of women join the platform thinking just sporting bikinis will cut it ... but before they know it, the grind messes with their head, and they're peeling off more and more.

Myles Garrett is only a tryout away from becoming a two-sport athlete ... 'cause Ice Cube tells TMZ Sports he'd love to give the NFL star a shot at playing in the BIG3!!

The rap legend and three-on-three league co-founder got wind of what the Cleveland Browns defensive end said while watching his brother, Sean Williams, play for the Miami 305 in the BIG3 Championship last week ... when Rachel Nichols asked the 6'4", 272-pounder if he could see himself playing in the BIG3 too.

Garrett teased he'd love to test his talents ... and Cube is on board -- as long as he goes through the same process as everyone else.

Talk about a weapon of mass value -- Darth Vader’s iconic lightsaber is about to hit the auction block ... and this bad boy’s expected to rake in Jedi-mind-blowing cash.

TMZ got Brandon Alinger, COO of Prop Store, on cam -- and he makes it clear, this isn't some random hunk of plastic ... it’s the screen-matched Hero Dueling Lightsaber used by Vader in "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi."

Catch the full clip ... 'cause Brandon gives us his prediction of what he thinks it'll fetch, and the number is high, especially since the absentee bid is already over a million bucks!

Jude Law must be headed on a 'Holiday' ... 'cause he certainly took a trip -- and subsequent hard fall -- in Venice.

The actor's out in the Italian city for the Venice International Film Festival ... and, on Monday, he and his compatriots got around on one of the city's famous water taxis.

Check out the clip ... a woman steps confidently off the boat before Jude -- who then seems to go up the stairs a bit too fast and falls hard.

OF creator Amber Rose says OnlyFans is the safest and most lucrative area of sex work, while former OF creator Taylor Brazinsky says the platform is a cauldron of exploitation and sexual abuse ... and they both figure prominently in the war over OnlyFans.

The wildly successful platform has a ton of success stories, but just as many stories of heartache, and we expose both in the new FOX documentary, "TMZ Presents: The War Over OnlyFans."

The documentary also features "Wizards of Waverly Place" star/OF creator Dan Benson, and former OF creator Angela "Blac Chyna" White. There's also a stay-at-home-mom who has scored big on OnlyFans, and a former Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse who collabs with his wife.

Kelsey Bateman -- a contestant on Bret Michaels' reality show 'Rock of Love' -- has died ... TMZ has learned.

A family sources tells us ... Kelsey passed away unexpectedly recently -- though it's unclear at this time exactly what caused her untimely death. We've reached out to local authorities for more information.

If you don't know "Rock of Love with Bret Michaels," it was a reality television show that ran from 2007 to 2009 ... and followed 25 contestants as they all vied to be Michaels' girlfriend.

Robin Westman -- the Minnesota catholic school mass shooter -- asked security guards at the dispensary where he worked about guns prior to his murderous attack -- and was also obsessed with playing super violent video games ... TMZ has learned.

A former coworker of Robin's at a Rise medical cannabis dispensary tells TMZ ... Robin started with the company in late March, and the two worked together up until a week before the shooting -- but Robin never really let on about the deadly plan, yet there were signs.

Our source says although they never heard Robin bring up guns at work ... one coworker told them in the aftermath of the shooting that Westman asked the security team about firearms, though it was not clear in what context.

Claudia Jordan is clearing a few things up with TMZ Sports ... telling us her close friend/Deion Sanders' ex-fiancée, Tracey Edmonds, has no problem with Karrueche Tran's relationship with the Hall of Famer.

Jordan initially spoke about the topic on the "Accidentally Informed" podcast after the Sanders and Tran rumors started to make rounds. Jordan claimed at the time, Edmonds -- who was with Deion for nearly 12 years -- confronted Tran about the potential coupling ... and was reassured that nothing was happening.

This led some people to believe there was some drama unfolding behind the scenes ... as the two ladies have mutual friends.

But Jordan is now setting the record straight -- the speculation was flat-out wrong.

Forget traditional housewarming gifts ... LeRoy Butler's got a way better plan to welcome Micah Parsons to Green Bay -- Lambeau Leap lessons!!!

The creator of the Packers' iconic touchdown celebration told TMZ Sports this week that after Green Bay acquired his "favorite player in the league," he now wants to take the pass rusher out to Lambeau Field and show him how to properly hit the GB celly.

That's not all ... as a "thank you" for agreeing to sign a huge deal with the Pack, Butler even offered up his old No. 36, as Parsons' No. 11 is currently owned by Jayden Reed.

Two-time Super Bowl champion Glenn Cadrez is being hailed as a hero after he saved a man from a fiery crash in California last weekend ... but he tells TMZ Sports his thoughts are with those who were unable to escape the fatal accident.

Cadrez -- a longtime Denver Broncos linebacker during the John Elway era -- went into detail about the August 23 incident, saying he was leaving his son's youth football game when he dodged a head-on collision in front of him on I-15 in Temecula.

Both cars burst into flames after the crash ... and Cadrez, 55, pulled over and sprang into help a 25-year-old man escape.

The Los Angeles Rams are a solid bet to be in Super Bowl LX, so says Kurt Warner, who tells TMZ Sports as long as Matthew Stafford stays healthy, they've got a real shot at winning it all!!

We asked the Hall of Famer all about his old team at LAX before the 2025-26 NFL season kicks off on September 4 ... and it's safe to say he's drinking the blue and gold-colored Kool-Aid.

"I think they got a great shot this year," Warner said confidently before backing his stance.