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It looks like Jeff Bridges is still cool with revisiting old roles ... because he just reprised his old part as "The Dude" from "The Big Lebowski" while appearing on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Tuesday.

The actor was being interviewed ahead of the premiere of "Tron: Ares," in which he stars, when Kimmel asked him to share a few choice quotes ... in character, of course.

Bridges hopped into a sweater and a pair of sunglasses -- if anyone needs Halloween ideas, take notes -- and got into character, asking viewers to seriously consider chilling out.

Bridges turned his focus to the ongoing ICE raids, and quipped we should be getting ICE "off the streets and into our beverages, man" -- and yes, White Russians were served.

Bridges finished off by referencing one of The Dude's catchphrases ... telling the audience and viewers not just to abide, but to "abide together."

This isn't the first time Bridges has returned to the role, portraying The Dude in a Super Bowl ad for Stella Artois in 2019.

Taylor Swift is laying it all on the table ... tackling some of the biggest rumors swirling around her personal life head-on -- from her engagement to Travis Kelce to her heartfelt speech at Selena Gomez's wedding.

The singer-songwriter sat down with Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show” Monday, where she fully pulled back the curtain on her engagement -- confirming the proposal happened right after she appeared on Travis’ “New Heights” podcast.

She explains her appearance was actually a clever distraction to keep her from peeking out the window while the romantic setup was being prepared. Travis' heart was racing before the podcast, which she thought was a little strange at the time.

Brooks Nader's sending Jimmy Kimmel good vibes from across the Atlantic ... showing support in new swag from his talk show -- though we think the hat may be the last thing people on the street noticed!

The model stepped out in Paris with her sisters on Thursday ... grabbing dinner in a see-through catsuit and leather jacket combination.

Check out the pics ... it's fortunate Brooks is in Paris because the French word "risqué" is quite apt when it comes to this look!

Conan O'Brien doesn't have a late-night show anymore ... which will give him ample time to watch Jimmy Kimmel's -- 'cause he says he's so excited the star is back on the air!

We caught up with the comedian while he was leaving a building in New York City Thursday with "Saturday Night Live" star Ben Marshall -- who we may have thought was his son for just a split second -- and, we asked him if he had a chance to catch Kimmel's show in Brooklyn.

Conan said he didn't make it out ... but, it's all good because he can watch it on-air now -- reminding us we can catch Jimmy on the national broadcast again.

Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert dropped by each other's late shows Tuesday at the Brooklyn Academy of Music for a crossover episode ... and shed some light on the high-stakes drama both programs have been through.

Obviously, Kimmel had the most to get off his chest ... finally spilling on just what happened when the 'Live' host learned ABC was pulling his show off the air "indefinitely" after his comments about Charlie Kirk's alleged killer created a firestorm.

As you know ... JK's show has since resumed ... but as you can see in the video, Kimmel tells Colbert when he first learned of the suspension, he thought the program was toast. Of course, he added some levity to the moment, and said he took the call in the bathroom.

Ted Cruz just served up his own late-night hot take ... and Jimmy Kimmel's talk show return is squarely in the spotlight.

TMZ got the Senator talking Monday -- and he didn’t mince his words, saying Jimmy used to be hilarious, but somewhere along the way, he traded punchlines for political rants ... and, in Ted’s view, that’s when the laughs (and ratings) nosedived.

Still, Cruz isn’t cheering for a cancellation -- in fact, he says the FCC needs to butt out completely, 'cause according to him, the government threatening comedians is a slippery slope that could bite everyone in the bum.

Jimmy Kimmel ain't holding back after 'Live!' was reinstated on ABC ... taking to Instagram to mock President Donald Trump's escalator mishap at the United Nations General Assembly this week.

Check out Jimmy's post on his show's official Instagram Friday -- he shared a photo of his longtime sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez smiling down at him on an escalator and captioned it ... "Headed to Brooklyn! Escalator is working great!"

As you know, the prez was PO'd after he and First Lady Melania Trump stepped onto the escalator ahead of the general assembly Tuesday and it suddenly halted, jerking them forward.

2 PM PT -- Hours after Sinclair's update, Nexstar has also announced the company's ABC affiliate stations will return "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" to the air starting tonight.

The Jimmy Kimmel extended blackout is seeing more daylight ... starting tonight, 'Live!' is storming back onto all of Sinclair Broadcasting Group's 38 ABC affiliate stations, the company declared Friday.

Sinclair said the past week had brought a flood of feedback -- from viewers, advertisers, and community leaders -- all pushing them to decide keeping Kimmel on-air is key to fostering respectful dialogue across a spectrum of differing voices.

Earlier this week, ABC announced Kimmel would return to the airwaves Tuesday night ... but Sinclair and Nexstar Media Group -- two media companies that own a significant amount of local affiliate stations -- said they were both resisting bringing Jimmy back ... leaving about 20% of the country without his show while talks with Disney dragged on.

Jimmy Kimmel’s back and everyone’s cheering -- even a bunch of A-listers signed a letter of support for him after ABC tried to bench him ... and yep, Ethan Hawke’s in the mix too!

Ethan hit the stage during Jimmy’s return this week, calling him a hero and flashing the ACLU-backed letter signed by 400 celebs defending his right to speak.

The actor was all smiles on stage on Kimmel's second night back on the air Wednesday, telling Jimmy man-to-man that signing the letter was one of the greatest privileges of his life.

Kris Jenner always wants what's best for her kiddos -- even if that means tricking them into a blind date!

That's what Kim Kardashian said happened years ago when she was sent on what she thought was a job interview set up by her momager -- only to realize the guy totally thought they were on a date.

She recalled the awkward incident during Wednesday's episode of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" ... noting she was well-prepared to discuss her aspirations with an unnamed TV exec -- so prepared, she brought a résumé.

Jimmy Kimmel came back to late night this week with record-breaking numbers following his suspension from ABC.

"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" landed 6.26 million total viewers on Tuesday night's broadcast, according to the network. The haul marks the show's largest regularly scheduled audience in more than 10 years, dating back to March 12, 2015. Remember, that's despite preemptions across nearly a quarter of U.S. households.

Among adults age 18-49, the late-night host scored a 0.87 rating -- also its highest since 2015. Kimmel's monologue further fueled the comeback, notching more than 26 million views across YouTube and social media.

Jimmy Kimmel's return to TV -- which included a staunch defense of the First Amendment and an emotional salute to Charlie Kirk's widow -- went over like a fart in church with Congressman Dan Crenshaw.

The U.S. Representative from Texas joined us Wednesday on "TMZ Live," and blasted Kimmel's monologue as not just disingenuous ... but, a "new brand of gaslighting."

Crenshaw thinks the late night host was only saying what he needed to say to save face after ABC suspended him, and wasn't actually apologizing to people who felt he'd insulted Kirk's memory and his conservative followers.

Roseanne Barr isn't happy with how quickly the Jimmy Kimmel suspension ended ... she says he got off easy compared to her ... and she's accusing ABC of a "double standard."

She told NewsNation, "I got my whole life ruined, no forgiveness and all of my work stolen and called a racist for time and eternity, for racially misgendering someone. It just shows how they think. It's a double standard."

Roseanne got booted from ABC back in May 2018, when she tweeted that former Barack Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett was a product of "Planet of the Apes" and the "Muslim Brotherhood."

Jimmy Kimmel's back in the office in anticipation of 'Live!" returning to air Tuesday night -- and we've got video proof!

Check it out ... the late-night talk show host pulls up to his Hollywood studio in an Audi sedan and heads into the building ... looking straight-faced and ready to get to work.

He broke his silence following last week's suspension of his show earlier Tuesday ... sharing a photo of himself with Norman Lear and announcing he misses his pal. The picture said a whole lot more, considering the late screenwriter and producer was a change-making proponent of the First Amendment.

Jon Stewart cracked a joke about Jimmy Kimmel's return to ABC while taking aim at the FCC's threat to the network that coincidentally -- or not -- occurred just before "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" was yanked from the air.

Check out this clip from Monday's 'Daily Show' ... Jon says he's shocked Jimmy's show is returning, considering he was told the FCC's threat to ABC -- that they could "do this the easy way or the hard way" -- had nothing to do with the show's now short-lived hiatus.

Instead, he quipped, with a ton of sarcasm ... "We just randomly remove one show a week!"

9/23 8:10 AM PT -- Nexstar Media Group is joining Sinclair in continuing to preempt “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” indefinitely, the company said in a statement on their website.

Jimmy Kimmel is getting back on the air after a brief suspension, but not everyone will be able to see him on ABC when "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" returns Tuesday ... because a major broadcast company is holding out.

Sinclair, which owns a ton of ABC affiliates across the country, says ... "Beginning Tuesday night, Sinclair will be preempting Jimmy Kimmel Live! across our ABC affiliate stations and replacing it with news programming."

It sounds like Jimmy could still make his eventual return to ABC affiliates under the Sinclair umbrella ... the company adds, "Discussions with ABC are ongoing as we evaluate the show’s potential return."