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The Academy Museum Gala was basically the Oscars' cooler, fashion forward cousin and this year's guest list proved it.

On Saturday A-listers from every corner of Hollywood stepped out for a night of glam, fun and serious star power. The gala honored Penélope Cruz, Walter Salles, Bruce Springsteen, and Bowen Yang, while raising a record of over $12 million for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.

But let's talk about what really had everyone talking -- the red carpet. Sydney Sweeney turned heads the moment she stepped out, Zoë Kravitz served sleek sophistication, and Olivia Rodrigo brought her signature Gen Z edge.

Brandy and Monica's The Boy Is Mine Tour hit a snag Saturday night when Brandy abruptly walked off stage mid performance, leaving Monica to close the show solo.

The R&B legends were performing at Chicago's United Center when Brandy appeared frustrated by sound issues and stopped mid song.

"Give me one second y'all, I gotta get my ..." she told the crowd before walking backstage.

Kim Kardashian turned heads and raised eyebrows at the Academy Museum Gala ... stepping out in a nude, full face mask that gave total deja vu to her infamous Met Gala moment.

The SKIMS mogul hit the red carpet Saturday night in a Maison Margiela gown -- a strapless, corseted masterpiece with draped sleeves and a matching mask that completely concealed her face and hair.

The only sparkle in sight? A crystal encrusted choker dripping with green jewels and cross pendants.

Sabrina Carpenter turned "Saturday Night Live" into Saturday Night Lust ... delivering a monologue so cheeky, it probably broke a few FCC rules.

Then came audience interaction time which, in true Sabrina fashion, quickly turned sexual. She flirted with a fan named Will from Maryland saying, "Ooh, what a sexy, unusual place," but bailed when he revealed he works in venture capital. "Okay, never mind,” she said.

The singer didn't waste a second poking fun at her reputation, telling the crowd, "Everyone thinks of me as this, like, horndog pop star. But there's so much more to me. I'm not just horny ... I'm also turned on and sexually charged."

6:50 AM PT -- George Santos told CNN Sunday morning he learned about his sentence being commuted while still behind bars ... saying other inmates saw it on TV before he did. "The President was very kind," Santos said. "It was humbling to speak with a sitting President ... that's not something that happens where I come from."

Santos added he had "no expectations" of a commutation and only found out when fellow inmates called him over after seeing the news on a prison TV. "I'd just been released from 41 days in isolation for no valid reason," he said. "I was shocked when I found out. My family confirmed it after I called them."

When asked to address the outrage over his controversial commutation, Santos said Trump could pardon Jesus Christ himself and people would still be mad.

George Santos has broken his silence following his surprise release from federal prison ... thanking President Donald Trump for giving him what he calls "a true second chance at life."

In a lengthy post on X Saturday, the ex-Congressman said he was deeply moved by Trump's "kindness" and "generosity" after the President commuted his seven year sentence for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

"Yesterday, I was given something I never thought I’d have again: a true second chance at life," Santos wrote. "First and foremost, I want to thank our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for never abandoning me... I also want to express my deepest gratitude to President Donald J. Trump."

A major heist rocked The Louvre over the weekend when thieves scaled the iconic Paris museum with a basket lift and made off with priceless jewels in just seven minutes.

According to Le Parisien, the thieves targeted the Apollo Gallery, using a freight elevator to reach the jewelry collection of Napoleon and Empress Eugénie. The outlet says nine pieces were stolen, including Eugénie's crown which was later found broken outside the museum.

France’s Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez called it a "major robbery," saying the crew entered from the outside using a basket lift and swiped gems of inestimable value. The job was "clearly carried out by a team that had done scouting," Nuñez said, noting the panes were cut with a disc cutter.

Jennifer Lopez's first husband is firing back after she claimed she's "never been truly loved" by any of her exes ... accusing her of being the one who strayed.

Ojani Noa, who was married to J Lo from 1997 to 1998, unleashed a furious Instagram rant over the weekend after hearing her comments from a recent Howard Stern interview where the singer said her past partners "weren't capable" of loving her.

Noa, who's now a personal trainer, wasn't having it, writing, "Stop putting us down. Stop putting me down with your victim card. The problem is not us. Not me. The problem is you. You're the one who couldn't keep it in your pants."

An Air China flight traveling to South Korea had to make an emergency landing Saturday after a fire erupted in an overhead bin, sending passengers into a panic, according to media reports.

The packed jet, carrying 160 passengers and crew members, reportedly took off from China's Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport around 9:50 am Saturday and was headed to Seoul when a lithium battery inside someone's carry-on luggage erupted in flames.

Check out video posted to X ... which shows the fire raging inside the luggage compartment with smoke filling the cabin as passengers look on in horror. Two crew members quickly responded to try to put out the flames.

Gerald Huston -- the man who was allegedly roughed up by Papoose during a prank-gone-wrong last month -- tells TMZ Sports he's now considering filing a lawsuit against the rapper and his girlfriend, Claressa Shields.

The comedian told us this week that just after Shields brought the incident to light on social media -- he's been in talks with attorneys to see if he has a case.

Huston tells us the story's been twisted so much, he thinks he might have a defamation claim ... in addition to a potential assault one.

Maycee Barber is gearing up for her UFC return after suffering a medical emergency minutes before making the walk to the Octagon back in May ... and she tells TMZ Sports she's "doing great" and is excited to get back to fighting.

Barber chopped it up with us after it was announced she will be squaring off against the ninth-ranked contender in the UFC's women's flyweight division, Karine Silva, at UFC 323 on Dec. 6 ... and her excitement for her comeback was noticeable.

"I feel good, I'm excited," Barber told us. "It's been definitely a process of mental battles, and then also the physical battle of recovering and just being back to training, and there's a lot to go through."

Twitch CEO Dan Clancy found himself in a bit of a controversy after he said Kai Cenat and IShowSpeed were not on his Mt. Rushmore of streamers ... but Banks tells TMZ Sports there's no one else more deserving in his mind.

We caught up with the co-founder of FaZe -- who left the org in September -- out in Los Angeles this week ... and got his thoughts on the talk surrounding the streaming service honcho's take.

Banks explained he wanted FULL context before addressing Clancy ... saying, "We live in, like, a clipping culture."

"Very narrative driven, like, I don't know, like, I need to see the whole conversation."

Post Malone's former driver says the rapper made him a star of his music video ... then never paid him for it -- and, now he's suing Posty and others for millions.

Larry Deuel -- a teacher and limousine driver -- is suing Malone ... alleging that back in 2020 he and his collaborator Tyla Yaweh reached out to Deuel's employer to drive them to Malone's ranch for the "Tommy Lee" music video shoot.

Once at the ranch, Deuel claims Post and Tyla asked him to take part in the video ... and he alleges they told him he'd be "taken care of" if he did.

A popular streamer was allegedly assaulted at TwitchCon -- a convention where the biggest names on the platform interact with fans ... and, she's pissed at what she feels was a lapse in security by the brand.

Here's the deal ... yesterday, the streamer Emiru held a meet-and-greet at the festival in San Diego, where fans could walk up, chat with her for a moment and take a pic -- pretty standard fare for these types of conventions.

During the event -- as video circulating around social media shows -- a tall man walks forward and grabs Emiru ... bringing her face very close to his.

Thousands of demonstrations are taking place around the world today ... with protesters flooding the streets in opposition to the Trump administration.

New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Memphis and many more major areas are playing host to protests today -- and, activists are shaking signs and even dressing up in costume to make their point.

Protesters gathered in Chicago's Millennium Park outside the famous Cloudgate statue ... with one person holding a sign of Trump dancing with "Party Like It's 1939" written underneath -- a reference to the comparison between DJT and Adolf Hitler some have made in the past.

King Kylie Jenner's court came out in full to support her cosmetics pop-up Friday night ... with her sisters leading the charge.

The reality star and mogul -- who recently embraced her "King Kylie" persona while featured on Terror Jr.'s song "Fourth Strike" -- held the event in L.A. ... and, she hopped out of a car looking Barbie Chic and holdings hands with her daughter Stormi.

KJ showed off her curves in a bright pink latex dress and a matching pink wig ... really putting the HOT in hot pink.

Keith Urban played off a potentially awkward situation like a champ at his concert Friday night ... when a fan told him her name is Nicole!

Check out the clip from the country star's show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena --the fan tells him he won't like her name before revealing it's the same as his estranged wife's.

He hilariously reacts by dramatically falling backward onto the stage, lying there for a few moments as fans cheer and clap.