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Brittany Cartwright is rallying around a fellow "Vanderpump Rules" alum ... dishing out breakup advice to Ally Lewber after her highly-publicized split from James Kennedy.

We caught up with Brittany -- who previously starred on 'VPR' with James for several seasons -- and she gave us her 2 cents on her former costar's big breakup drama ... and made it clear she's in Ally's corner right now.

Having gone through a high-profile split herself -- Brittany is divorcing fellow "The Valley" star Jax Taylor -- BC advised Ally to tune out all the chatter in the press and to focus on herself.

Storm Reid is finally explaining why she's not returning for season 3 of "Euphoria" ... telling us she's got too much going on in her life to reprise her role.

We got Storm in downtown Los Angeles and our photog asked her straight up why she's one of the few "Euphoria" stars not running it back for the new season.

Storm chalks it up to a scheduling issue ... telling us she's busy getting her degree from USC and working with her production company. She confirmed she wouldn't be part of the cast in November, but no one knew why she exited the super popular show.

A$AP Rocky rolled the dice and rejected a plea bargain in his felony assault case because the deal would have cost him his livelihood, sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ.

Rocky's trial starts this morning with opening statements, and he now faces 24 years in prison for allegedly shooting A$AP Relli in November 2021.

The plea deal he was offered included 180 days in jail, a guilty plea to the most serious of the 2 felonies for which he was charged -- assault with a semiautomatic weapon -- a 7-year suspended sentence, 3 years probation and 500 hours of community service.

Getting your tongue stuck to a frozen pole sounds painful, but it ain't got nothing on this guy ... 'cause a poor unfortunate soul got his whole penis put on ice, and we've got the pics to prove it!

TMZ has obtained exclusive photos from outside a bar in Alberta, Canada ... in which first responders are working to wrench a patron of the establishment off the sidewalk.

This one ain't for the faint of heart -- or crotch, for that matter ... the man's member is basically glued to the unforgiving ice, and, he's not coming off despite all the others pulling with all their might.

Wildfires continue to rampage across L.A. County ... but now, there's a new one-of-a-kind piece of technology created to extinguish dangerous flames with opposing force.

Steve Wolf, a former film special effects coordinator and founder of Team Wildfire, tells TMZ ... he and his team have developed a jet engine-powered vehicle designed to fight wildfires, and it's now ready to be deployed.

Dubbed "The StormCell," the unique machine is built to push back against the heavy winds that actively push the spread of wildfires ... by using powerful jet engines to counterattack with even higher force wind.

Darrell Green says he's enamored with this year's iteration of the Commanders ... telling TMZ Sports they remind him a whole lot of his old Super Bowl-winning teams!!

The Washington legend heaped all kinds of praise on Dan Quinn's squad during a sit-down with us this week ... explaining he loves the way they've gone about their journey to this weekend's NFC Championship Game.

Green says it's all felt strikingly similar to his 1980s and early 1990s Washington teams that won two Lombardi Trophies.

Kim Zolciak claims Kroy Biermann turned into the Grinch on Christmas ... because she told cops he stole her expensive prescription medication.

The reality TV star levies her latest accusation against Kroy in new police body cam footage obtained by TMZ ... telling cops in Georgia her estranged hubby broke into the place where she stores her meds.

Kim called cops to their home on Christmas and claimed Kroy stole a handful of medications that cost her over $1,500 at the pharmacy.

Wendy Williams sounds just like her old self, and she doesn't deserve to be locked up in a conservatorship that's bordering on a jail sentence ... so says the comedian Luenell.

We caught up with the comedian in Inglewood Thursday -- just days after we chatted with her at LAX -- and, Luenell says she's been blessed to have a real talk with Wendy on the phone.

She tells us Wendy sounded like the "old Wendy" -- totally and completely fine during their call ... and, Luenell even says she's clean and sober, which is good for everyone around her.

The driver who allegedly caused the car wreck that killed Minnesota Vikings cornerback Khyree Jackson and two others has just been hit with multiple criminal charges.

The Office of the State's Attorney for Prince George's County in Maryland announced Thursday that Cori Clingman is now facing counts of grossly negligent and criminally negligent vehicular manslaughter, as well as counts of vehicular manslaughter related to driving under the influence over allegations she drove her Infiniti Q50 into Jackson's Dodger Charger back on July 6.

Officials allege Clingman was traveling at a high rate of speed in Upper Marlboro while impaired ... and hit Jackson's ride as she was trying to make a lane change. Jackson's vehicle, cops said, careened off the road and hit multiple trees.

Travis Barker says he's been blown away by the inmates battling the Los Angeles wildfires ... telling us it's proof people who've made bad decisions can still do good things.

The Blink-182 drummer joined us on "TMZ Live" Thursday and we asked him about this week's visit with a group of prisoners working 24-hour shifts as firefighters.

Travis was super inspired when he heard about the nonviolent security inmates battling the blazes for a dollar an hour ... and he wants to use his platform to give them the appreciation they deserve.

New video appears to show Alexis Skyy jumping her former friend at an Atlanta apartment complex ... and cops are now involved.

TMZ obtained video that appears to show the "Love & Hip Hop" star and her former associate Anthony Gaskin getting into it back in October ... and it looks like Alexis confronts him in a hallway and lands a punch.

Surveillance footage also shows two other people punching and kicking Gaskin in the hallway, and throwing him to the floor.

A$AP Rocky might have a beloved baby mama, but it looks like that ain't going to help him in this trial ... 'cause prosecutors are weeding out prospective jurors with Rihanna questions!

Jury selection is currently proceeding in A$AP's trial after he turned down a plea deal and decided to fight the gun charges he's facing ... and, potential jurors are getting asked a ton of questions about both A$AP and his better half.

Among the questions they're being asked ... whether they've heard of A$AP or Rihanna, listened to their music, or downloaded any of their songs.

Don Cheadle isn't changing his opinion about President Trump one bit ... and he's got some strong feelings about his consequential first few days back in the White House.

TMZ caught up with DC Thursday at LAX, where he said his emotions about the prez are already well-documented, but he emphasized ... "He's not starting off great, clearly."

Don wasn't specific, but seems like he's referring to Trump's boatload of executive orders signed hours after his inauguration, including one outlawing DEI, and another declaring there are only two sexes -- male and female.

Ts Madison is sounding off on Donald Trump's executive orders attacking transgender and Black communities ... saying no legal sanction can change the truth.

We caught up with the TV personality in NYC, where she told us she was unbothered by the recent executive orders ... as it would not change the fact she's a Black and trans woman.

Ts, who is the first Black transgender woman to star and executive produce a reality show, struck back at the new administration's "only 2 genders" declaration by reminding her fans they have "a right to identify exactly however you choose to identify."

Rick Caruso is calling on President Trump and California Governor Gavin Newsom to put aside their petty political beef, and band together to help folks reeling from the Los Angeles wildfires.

The billionaire developer joined us on "TMZ Live" Thursday and we asked him how Newsom should approach Trump's upcoming visit, seeing as how the two politicians absolutely detest each other.

Rick says Trump and Newsom need to remember they're both public servants, and the crisis in L.A. demands they work together and find common ground to help the thousands of Angelenos who have lost their homes and jobs.

Doesn't seem Jimmy Butler's sweating his latest Heat suspension ... 'cause just hours after the hooper's team hit him with a two-game ban, he was seen yuckin' it up with famed comedian Andrew Schulz at a swanky party.

TMZ Sports has learned Butler made his way to the Reserve Cup Draft & Dinner hosted by Moncayo Ocean Club on Wednesday night ... mere hours after he was punished by the Heat for missing the team's flight to Milwaukee for its upcoming road matchup with the Bucks.

Butler, who wasn't expected at the event, didn't appear to care one bit about the trouble with his employer ... as he smiled big while rubbing elbows with a bunch of celebs, including Schulz, Jerry Jeudy and Wayne Boich.