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Jack Schlossberg -- John F. Kennedy's only grandson -- is looking to carry on his famous family's political legacy ... announcing a bid for Congress.

The 32-year-old Democrat posted a video on social media Tuesday night revealing he's running for New York's 12th congressional district -- the seat long held by Rep. Jerry Nadler, who's retiring after 34 years in office.

Check out the clip ... Schlossberg is seen buttoned up and speaks directly to the camera -- warning America is facing a "crisis at every level," and saying, "we can do better" by having the Democrats take back control of the House.

The N.Y. Giants need a coach, and former star RB Brandon Jacobs believes he's got the guy who will return the G-men to their Super Bowl-winning ways -- Antonio Pierce!

TMZ Sports talked to the former Giants running back, as the team begins its hunt to replace Brian Daboll ... after their eighth loss of the season on Sunday.

Jacobs says his former teammate, Pierce, with whom he won Super Bowl XLII, is the ideal choice for the high-pressure gig, believing AP's grit and toughness are exactly what the Giants need.

Paula Abdul is remembering late "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" band leader Cleto Escobedo III of Cleto and the Cletones ... honoring him with a heartfelt tribute post on social media.

Cleto toured with Paula, as well as Earth, Wind and Fire, and had his own record deal before Jimmy got him on late-night TV ... and Paula says Cleto's "talent and energy were undeniable."

Paula says she first met Cleto back in the day when he was playing saxophone at a small bar inside Caesars Palace in Las Vegas ... and from the moment she heard him, she knew she had to hire him for her band.

"The Golden State Killer" was brought to justice in part because of a distinctive micro-penis ... and a new book about his capture details just how small his penis is ... smaller than a pinky finger.

TMZ obtained a copy of Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho's new book, "The People vs. the Golden State Killer" ... and there's a big focus on Joseph DeAngelo's small penis.

Ho is writing about law enforcement obtaining circumstantial evidence to corroborate victim testimony about DeAngelo's micro-penis and he recalls how a police photographer was instructed to take photos of DeAngelo's penis from multiple angles.

Police are investigating a car crash that killed a pedestrian ... which may have been partially captured on a TikTok live stream, TMZ has learned ... the incident went down November 3 in Zion, Illinois, a suburb north of Chicago.

Zion PD tells TMZ ... officers responded to a local intersection for a crash involving a 2015 Ford Edge and a pedestrian identified as 59-year-old Darren Lucas. According to police, the driver -- an unidentified 43-year-old woman -- called 911 and remained at the scene, speaking with investigators.

Tragedy for friends and family ... Jimmy Kimmel just announced his show's longtime band leader and childhood friend, Cleto Escobedo III, died Tuesday morning.

Jimmy paid tribute to him in an IG post Tuesday ... saying he's heartbroken, especially since he and Cleto had been inseparable since Jimmy was 9 years old.

Jimmy writes ... "The fact that we got to work together every day is a dream neither of us could ever have imagined would come true. Cherish your friends and please keep Cleto’s wife, children and parents in your prayers."

Ana de Armas ain't wasting no time after her rumored split from Tom Cruise ... because she just went shopping with a very handsome man.

Check out these photos from Tuesday in Los Angeles, where Ana is doing some home decor shopping with Marcelo Valente -- a partner at venture capital company Babel Ventures.

Ana’s got her pup in tow, leash in hand, strutting down the sidewalk beside a tall, dark, and seriously handsome drink of water.

There were plenty of big names at Kris Jenner's 70th birthday party this past Saturday -- do the names Oprah Winfrey or Mark Zuckerberg ring any bells? -- but the party had an unlikely guest in the form of her plastic surgeon, Dr. Steven Levine, reports Page Six.

What's more is a snap featuring Dr. Levine was included in a set of photos from the party Kris shared on her Instagram account on Monday, and he seemed pretty stoked to have been invited to the blowout bash.

Dr. Levine and Kris had first been linked back in May, when the matriarch of the Kardashian family's fans began noticing her looks had been updated ... tastefully, of course.

Antonio Brown is officially back in the Sunshine State ... the former NFL star was captured walking off a jet in Miami as he prepares to go on trial for attempted murder.

AB was seen arriving back in Florida hours after his plane touched down ... a few hours after he left the Essex County Jail in New Jersey, days after he told a judge he wouldn't fight extradition back to Florida. Brown was initially taken into custody last week in Dubai.

In the video, captured by Andy Slater, 37-year-old Brown is wearing a blue jacket while being escorted down the jet bridge stairs to the tarmac.

Judy Garland paved the way for many actresses, but maybe none more than "Wicked" stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo ... we caught up with one of Judy's two daughters, Lorna Luft, who couldn't be happier about who's walking in her mom's footsteps.

Lorna told us, "I love those two and they're incredibly talented" when we chatted with her Tuesday in New York.

She says she was particularly thrilled with Cynthia and Ariana's duet for the special "Wicked: One Wonderful Night," streaming on Peacock. In the program, they sang "Get Happy / Happy Days Are Here Again" ... a song Judy sang with Barbra Streisand.

Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner have been caught up in some pretty wild breakup buzz lately ... but TMZ can confirm the power couple’s still very much together!

We’ve confirmed the Hollywood duo’s two-and-a-half-year-long relationship is far from done -- despite the Daily Mail's claims of trouble in paradise.

The outlet reported the pair were dunzo after Kylie felt like she was putting in more work and doing all the chasing lately ... while TC was focusing on filming.

It looks like wedding bells are in Brittany Snow's future ... because she's engaged to Hunter Moreno!

A source spoke to Us Weekly on Tuesday and confirmed the big news about the actress, although they didn't provide any specifics about when or where the photographer popped the big question.

Rumors about an engagement began to swirl earlier this month when a clip showing Snow having a conversation with her "The Beast In Me" costar Claire Danes, who apparently asked Snow about her engagement, was shared by Deuxmoi.

Snow and Moreno were reportedly first linked in October 2024, although they've largely kept their relationship out of the public eye.

They did show a little bit of public affection by liking each other's Instagram posts throughout their time as boyfriend and girlfriend ... hey, it counts these days!

It's also worth mentioning Moreno was Snow's first partner following her divorce from Tyler Stanaland, who she started dating in 2018.

AJ McLean wants to capitalize on a viral mashup of an old Backstreet Boys hit and a new Taylor Swift song ... and he's asking Taylor if she wants to perform with his band in Las Vegas ... telling us such a collab would "break the planet."

We got AJ at LAX on Tuesday and our photog asked him about potentially working with Taylor ... who has indicated she likes the "Elizabeth Taylor" and "Everybody" mix.

AJ posted a video on Instagram with the mashup, showing him lip synching ... and Taylor commented, "OH HI AJ OH MY GOD."

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were guests at Kris Jenner's 70th birthday bash, but you wouldn't know it from her social media accounts ... Kris and Kim Kardashian deleted shots of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex from the event.

Kris celebrated the milestone birthday at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's Beverly Hills compound Saturday with a James Bond-themed soiree. With such a classic English theme, Meghan and Harry were the perfect guests, looking every bit the part in black-tie attire. So why the photo album removal?

Don't read too much into it.

Donald Trump's granted clemency to a lot of people during his first and second terms in office ... and one ex-drug dealer he freed back in prison.

Jonathan Braun was handed a sentence of 27 months in prison on Monday after he violated the terms set out in his 2021 presidential pardon by committing a new set of crimes, reports the New York Post.

Braun groped his child's nanny in February ... the nanny dialed into Braun's sentencing by phone and had prosecutors read her victim impact statement, in which she wrote his actions left her with "lasting trust issues."

Billy Bob Thornton is doubling down on his crusade against passionate speeches at award shows ... he says winners shouldn't be getting political or pushing causes they care about.

We got the "Landman" star in New York City on Tuesday and our photog asked him about something he said to Joe Rogan the other day.

Billy Bob told Joe about award show speeches, "Don't go up there and talk about saving the badgers in Wisconsin or something, you know what I'm saying?"