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Most folks wish they were a few inches taller, but Kevin Durant is opening up on how being vertically gifted actually made him insecure ... admitting he was once depressed over being "too tall, too skinny."

The two-time NBA champion shared his mental battle on Bobbi Althoff's "Not This Again" podcast ... saying around six years ago, he struggled with his appearance.

"I was insecure about how I looked," he said. "It hit me all at one time."

2:28 PM PT -- TMZ just obtained the first image of Diddy at FCI Fort Dix, and he's walking around the prison yard in a beanie and a jacket.

Diddy's gray beard is also visible in the photo, which was snapped Friday, and it's the first time we've seen him since his September 2024 arrest ... aside from court sketches from his criminal trial.

Sean "Diddy" Combs is being put to work behind bars, and his first federal prison job has him doing the ol' fluff n' fold.

Sources familiar with the situation tell us Diddy's first gig at FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey plants him in the laundry room ... washing and drying dirty clothes.

Manual labor may come as a shock to Diddy ... during his criminal trial, federal prosecutors claimed he couldn't even charge his own phone or fetch a bottle of water, and would send his army of personal assistants to basically do everything for him.

MTV has officially pulled the plug on "Ridiculousness" ... ending one of the longest-running series in the network's history ... TMZ has learned.

Sources familiar tell TMZ ... the decision was relayed to the cast and crew this week, with everyone informed the current season will be the show's last. We're told the shocking announcement came straight from the network's top brass.

The show went dark in July and was supposed to come back in January ... but instead, TMZ has learned, previously produced first-run episodes will continue to air on MTV through 2026, but no more original episodes will be produced.

'Love Island' star Huda Mustafa is paying the price for her seriously bad-timed livestream laugh ... 'cause a major makeup brand just pulled the plug on their partnership.

Huda Beauty -- the brand helmed by makeup mogul Huda Kattan -- dropped a statement Friday morning on IG, saying while they don’t believe the "Love Island USA" star’s actions reflect her true character, they still found the whole thing pretty upsetting.

The brand said that members of the community -- and on their own team -- were hurt, and they made the call to end their partnership with Huda. They’ve also scrubbed any related content from their social pages and in-store displays.

Katy Perry's staying loyal to new boyfriend Justin Trudeau ... because she cited their relationship when a fan at her concert asked her to get married.

Check out this fun clip from KP's "Lifetimes" Tour show in Prague Thursday ... a fan in the crowd has a sign asking Katy to marry him and he's even got a ring in his hand.

Katy's response ... "No, I'm dating someone else!!!"

Morgan Freeman's received praise over the length of his acting career ... including a tremendous, intimate compliment from Diane Keaton.

Freeman heard about his late costar's opinion of his lip-locking abilities on Thursday's episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live," when Jimmy brought up how the actress -- who costarred with Freeman in "5 Flights Up" -- was really into his smooching skills.

Kimmel quoted Keaton, who said Freeman's lips were "so luscious" and their on-screen kisses "felt gooey and good."

Freeman gave Kimmel advice for kissing, and said "puckering" leads to tight kisses, while leaving lips naturally loose and soft is way more comfortable.

The late-night show host said he'd kissed Keaton on a past episode of his show, pointing out she obviously preferred Freeman's style.

This is quite the opposite of horrifying ... Ariana Grande has been cast in Season 13 of "American Horror Story!"

She is joining a returning roster of Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, and Gabourey Sidibe.

Ariana has worked with Emma -- plus 'AHS' creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk -- on the horror comedy series "Scream Queens." The show premiered in 2015 and ran for 2 seasons, notably also starring Lea Michele, Glen Powell, Abigail Breslin, Keke Palmer, and Jamie Lee Curtis.

John Salley is certain Chauncey Billups didn't help rig card games to make the mob money ... saying this week he's "100 percent" sure his good friend was framed.

The NBA legend didn't make many bones about it during an airport chat on Thursday ... insisting there's just no way the suspended Portland Trail Blazers head coach knew of any kind of illegal activity at poker games he attended.

"You think Chauncey's got time to make [an X-ray] table?" Salley said. "Like, 'Hmm, we're going to make this table and we're going to go --?' No."

News that Gayle King is getting booted from "CBS Mornings" is news to her ... because she says the network powers that be are singing a much different tune in her office!

TMZ caught up with GK as she left her NYC studio Friday morning, and she tells us from what she's hearing, she's not only doing a great job, but she's well-liked at CBS ... and she says the feeling's mutual -- she loves what she does and the coworkers with whom she does it.

While she doesn't flat-out deny that she could be leaving the morning news show ... she says the chatter in the building is not matching up with the reports in the media.

Comedian Theo Von is once again addressing the Department of Homeland Security using a video of him to promote ongoing deportations ... vulnerably revealing he was "scared" after DHS published the clip.

Theo speaks about the situation on Friday's "This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von" episode ... telling guest Andrew Santino it was "scary" seeing how much hate he got after the promo video made its rounds. He notes the government shared the clip not long after Charlie Kirk was murdered, and he was therefore "paranoid" ... insinuating he thought his life could potentially be in danger.

ICYMI, the video was created by DHS in late September and starts with Theo making a sarcastic joke about deportation ... and then shows federal agents detaining people. It later touts the numbers of immigrants kicked out of America under President Donald Trump.

Ryan Seacrest has announced heartbreaking news ... his father, Gary Lee Seacrest, has died following a years-long battle with prostate cancer.

The "Wheel of Fortune" host shared the news on Instagram Friday, telling fans his father "peacefully passed away earlier this week." He said his family finds comfort knowing "he is in a better place and free of any pain or suffering."

He wrapped up his post -- which featured a handful of family photos -- by speaking directly to his late father, writing ... "Dad you will live in our hearts forever. I love you."

Elon Musk isn't worried about autonomous vehicles messing with people's pets ... because he just claimed they'll actually make animals' lives safer.

ICYMI ... driverless vehicles have been hitting some PR potholes lately -- especially after a bodega cat named KitKat was killed by a Waymo self-driving car in San Francisco on Monday.

There was an outpouring of support from residents of the Mission District after the beloved feline's death.

Teyana Taylor’s flexin' both fame and abs ... hitting the 2025 TIME100 Next Gala in a sheer, cut-out stunner that screamed totally badass!

The "One Battle After Another" star served straight-up fitness goals ... rocking that shredded bod with a sleek black blazer as she smoldered for the cameras at Thursday night’s NYC bash.

Teyana wasn’t the only showstopper -- Emmy-nominated Meghann Fahy and Oscar nominee Monica Barbaro also turned heads, bringing their own brand of red-carpet glam to the mix.

Offset seemingly set his sights on Cardi B and Stefon Diggs in his latest song ... appearing to shade the hell outta the new couple with some vicious lyrics.

Offset released his newest project, "Haunted by Fame," on Friday ... and one track in particular has listeners talking.

In "NO SWEAT," the former Migos MC raps about someone leaving for a worse option ... and it's fair to assume he's comparing himself to the NBA's GOAT.

Christian "King" Combs is taking a page from dad Diddy's playbook -- his Halloween one, that is.

Check out the clip -- King dressed up as the Joker Thursday night just 3 years after his famous father went as Batman's rival while celebrating spooky season. Only difference is ... King went as Jared Leto's version of the infamous villain ... while Diddy took on the 'Dark Knight' rendition.

The model and rapper pulled up to the Body After Dark Halloween Party at Members Restaurant & Club in Los Angeles with his longtime girlfriend, Raven Tracy. She was on theme by going as none other than Harley Quinn.

Bobby Lytes decided to have some fun this Halloween ... at Lil Nas X's expense, as the reality star reenacted the embattled rapper's bizarre nude romp -- complete with the TMZ watermark!!!

As you know, we broke the story back in August ... and Bobby feels enough time has passed to crack a joke.

The costume didn't take much, but Bobby did check all the boxes with the tighty-whities and Blanco cowboy boots to match, erratic behavior, and he also nailed LNX's ad-libs ... "Yesssss, honey" and "I am serving ass!!!"