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Tara Reid is explaining why she's convinced someone slipped something into her drink that knocked her out ... and she says she's fortunate she wasn't raped.

The "American Pie" star joined us on "TMZ Live" Monday and took us through her harrowing night in Chicago ... she says her drink was spiked at a hotel bar.

We have video of Tara in a wheelchair in the hotel lobby and on a stretcher on her way to the hospital ... she says folks at the hospital told her she was "drugged."

Anna Kepner’s grandparents are shutting down any talk she was scared of her stepbrother -- the teen reportedly under investigation in her cruise-ship death -- making it clear they have faith in his innocence.

In an ABC News sit-down interview, Barbara and Jeffrey Kepner said 18-year-old Anna and her 16-year-old stepbrother were "two peas in a pod," and cared for each other "in the right way" -- a far cry from what Joshua Tew, Anna’s first love, claimed ... saying her other brother told him about a nasty blowout the pair allegedly had inside the cabin they were all sharing.

The grandparents say authorities told them the stepbrother is considered a suspect in the case. They admit they’ve got no clue what actually went down inside that cabin -- they’re waiting on answers just like everyone else -- but pointing the finger at the stepbrother? They’re nowhere near ready to go there.

Erika Kirk says she desperately hoped she was carrying another one of Charlie Kirk’s children on the heels of his assassination.

Charlie’s widow sat down with Megyn Kelly ... revealing she was “praying to God that I was pregnant when he got murdered.”

Erika and Charlie share two kids, but she says they planned to have four, and were excited about growing their family.

Minka Kelly kept her cool and kindness front and center when a personal question about her boyfriend surfaced during her appearance on "Today with Jenna & Friends."

The actress stopped by the show Tuesday with guest cohost Olivia Munn to talk about her new romantic comedy "Champagne Problems." While everything began smoothly, Jenna Bush Hager shifted the conversation toward Kelly's real life romance with Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds, creating a brief but noticeable moment of awkwardness hesitation.

"Speaking about the holidays and love in this romcom, you have a very big love in your life right now," Jenna said as she carefully eased into the question. She followed up by asking Kelly to share more "if you feel comfortable."

Democrats hoping to slap an "Obama 2028" bumper sticker on their car are going to be disappointed ... because Michelle Obama says she's not making a run at the White House until the country grows up a bit.

The former First Lady sat down for a conversation with Tracee Ellis Ross for an interview released today ... and Tracee asked a question about whether perceived femininity makes it difficult for women to ascend to the Oval Office.

Obama says the results of the 2024 election -- a resounding victory for Donald Trump over Kamala Harris -- proves the country's still just not ready for a woman prez ... and she doesn't want anyone to ask her to become a candidate, at least until we are.

Sydney Sweeney’s finally breaking her silence about her controversial American Eagle jeans ad ... and let’s just say, she’s not losing a wink of sleep over it!

The "Christy" star -- who’d stayed quiet about the backlash up till now -- was asked if she was shocked by critics accusing AE of sneaking eugenics into the campaign... and Syd said she was definitely surprised, mostly because she just loves jeans and did, well ... a jeans ad 🤷‍♀️.

Sydney also kept it short and sweet in the GQ interview when asked about Donald Trump and J.D. Vance chiming in on the ad ... saying the high-profile interest was "surreal."

Kim Kardashian gets her results back from her bar exam this week, and if she doesn't pass, we'll know who to blame ... ChatGPT.

While taking Vanity Fair's infamous lie detector test, dictated by her "All's Fair" costar Teyana Taylor, Kim admitted to using ChatGPT to help her studies ... but it's not a ringing endorsement.

She confessed ... "I use it for legal advice, so when I need to know the answer to a question, I'll take a picture and snap it and put it in there."

Fresh off his 3-country tour across Asia, President Donald Trump may have learned some new terms ... and he couldn't wait to use one of them in a sit-down on "60 Minutes."

In an extended interview clip from Sunday night's program, POTUS tells Norah O'Donnell, "I just left Japan ... [Chuck Schumer] has become a kamikaze pilot. This guy is a kamikaze. He would rather see the country fail than have Trump and the Republicans do well."

Of course, the federal government shutdown -- now in its 34th day -- was the topic of discussion, and Trump blamed the Senate Minority Leader for what is inching toward becoming the longest shutdown in U.S. history ... the current record is 35 days, occurring during Trump's first term. DT promised he would not end this one while "being extorted" by Democrats.

Diplo says he kissed Katy Perry's guy and he kinda liked it ... claiming he dated both Perry and former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau -- though it seems like he might be just pulling everyone's leg.

The DJ made an appearance on the "Smart Girl Dumb Questions" podcast last month ... when they talked about how "horny" of a province Quebec is -- a pretty wild convo that gets into how attractive the current prime minister, Mark Carney, is.

Diplo mentions how Trudeau is now dating Perry -- whom he dated back in 2014 ... before adding he dated Trudeau, too.

Erika Kirk's first interview since Charlie's death will be filled with emotional moments ... with the teaser showing her sobbing after watching a video of her late husband.

The CEO of Turning Point USA sat down for an interview with Fox News which will air Wednesday ... and, during the clip, Jesse Watters asks her to watch a video of Charlie speaking about the organization he founded.

Erika watches a few second ... and, then she lapses into sobs -- telling Watters it's the longest clip of Charlie she's watched since he was shot to death in Utah last month.

George Clooney's tipping his cap to the robbers who shook down the Louvre in Paris ... showing respect from one professional thief to another.

The actor spoke to Variety at AFI Fest earlier this week ... and, the he talked about the thieves who pulled a fast one on the iconic French museum -- with Clooney even expressing a joking pride.

Clooney said, "If you’re a professional thief like I am, I was very proud of those guys."

Even celebs get starstruck ... Ariana Grande practically lost all chill when the one and only Sarah Jessica Parker acknowledged her existence!

On the "Shut Up Evan" podcast, the "Wicked" star got a surprise voicemail from none other than the "Sex and The City" queen herself. But before Ariana could even answer SJP’s burning question, she was already tearing up like a total fangirl.

Ariana was so shook, she blurted out to Evan, "She knows who I am!" ... then pulled it together just enough to dive into how fame looks now versus what she dreamed it’d be as a kid.

Hailey Bieber didn't actually throw shade at Selena Gomez in the cover story for WSJ. Magazine ... 'cause we've learned she was talking about Sephora brands, NOT the singer-actress.

Here's the deal ... during an interview with the outlet, Hailey said, "I think there is space for everybody. I don't feel competitive with people that I'm not inspired by."

Many fans online -- and, admittedly, TMZ as well -- thought she was shading Gomez by calling her uninspiring ... but, our sources say that's not the truth in any way, shape or form.

Kylie Jenner says she was born dreaming of the recording studio ... joking she's been ready to be a pop star ever since she was born.

The aspiring singer-songwriter dropped a video on socials of her talking about her feature on the Terror Jr song "Fourth Strike" ... and, she told interviewer Carter Gregory, she "came out of the womb" ready for a career in pop music.

Jenner says she's never really pursued music because she never had the confidence -- yes, even beautiful, billionaire KarJenners have some self-doubts, too -- but, she explains getting older encouraged her to take the leap into the music industry.

Keith Urban's a heavyweight "Fighter" in the music industry ... and, he says the toll of being a big-time star is all-encompassing -- even when it comes to relationships.

The singer-songwriter sat for an interview with "Entertainment Tonight" months before his estranged wife, Nicole Kidman, filed for divorce ... but it seems he was already reflecting on all the sacrifices he's had to make for the music.

The interviewer asks him about financial and physical sacrifices ... and, KU offers up "relationship sacrifices" ... though he doesn't elaborate here on exactly what he means.

Charlie Sheen’s dropping another bombshell ... saying he recently came clean about having sex with men in a bid to set the record straight and silence the rumors -- and extortion -- that chased him for years.

In a new interview, Charlie said he was done hiding and realized owning up to hooking up with men isn't such a bad thing ... after all, it puts him in the same league as icons Richard Pryor and Marlon Brando, who were both openly bisexual.

Charlie told The Times of London that’s some pretty great company to be in ... before getting real about what it felt like hiding parts of himself, always worrying about the next phone call or knock at the door.