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A young actor from the party movie, "Project X" just dodged a bullet ... he won't be charged with battery after his arrest for domestic violence ... TMZ has learned.

The L.A. County D.A.'s Office won't file criminal battery charges against Nick Nervies ... because it says there isn't enough evidence to prove he roughed up his girlfriend.

TMZ broke the story ... the 18-year-old actor was cuffed and taken to jail last month after an argument with his girlfriend turned violent. Cops say she had minor injuries ... but nothing serious.

Tom Clancy -- the author behind mega-hits like "The Hunt for Red October," "Patriot Games" and "Rainbow Six" -- died last night at the age of 66 ... this according to his publisher.

The details surrounding Clancy's death are limited at this point. His publisher revealed Clancy passed away at a hospital in Baltimore, the city where he was born.

Clancy was the first name in military thrillers -- churning out tons of hit books, many of which became blockbuster movies and video games.

Clancy's most famous character was CIA agent Jack Ryan -- who was portrayed on the big screen by actors like Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, and Ben Affleck. Chris Pine is set to play Ryan in the upcoming movie, "Jack Ryan: Shadow One."

Clancy's "Rainbow Six," "Ghost Recon" and "Splinter Cell" were all monster military strategic video game hits across multiple platforms.

Didn't take long for Aaron Paul to get back on the job hunt ... 'cause just hours after "Breaking Bad" aired its final episode, Jesse Pinkman was already pounding the pavement looking for work.

Paul and his super hot wife Lauren Parsekian took a stroll on the Sunset Strip today ... and couldn't have been nicer -- talking to fans, waving at tour buses and just being their generally awesome selves.

In fact, when asked if he was relieved about not having to answer the constant barrage of "What's gonna happen to Walt?" questions, AP seemed genuinely bummed out ... before joking about his employment status.

Don't worry too much about Aaron -- he's got a couple of things in the pipeline, including the upcoming blockbuster "Need for Speed."

And if that doesn't work out ... hey, he could always sell meth.

Billy the Blind Kid from "Dumb and Dumber" better kiss Mark Zuckerberg's tuchus -- 'cause he'd have been screwed out of the sequel if it weren't for Facebook.

Billy -- real name Brady Bluhm -- was praying he'd get a call for part two once the studio confirmed it was a go ... but weeks passed without a peep.

Turns out the Farrelly Brothers had written his short, yet memorable part into the new script ... but didn't know if he was still in the business and couldn't find him.

Thankfully for Brady ... it's 2013 and they found him through FB. But business is business .. he still had to audition for the gig. He passed!

Brady says Harry and Lloyd still live in the same apartment for 'To' ... but beyond that he was tight lipped.

The question is black and white.

Lindsay Lohan and Madonna were accidental (we think) twinsies in NYC last night ... which is great for Madonna, and ... not-so-great for LiLo.

Madge threw a party for the release of her new short film -- and posed for a photo with Lindsay ... both of them in matching black outfits, matching red lipstick, and matching curly blondish hair.

The writer/director of "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" tells TMZ ... he harbors no grudges against "Breaking Bad" for trashing his movie, because he also thinks it's a piece of crap!

In case you didn't see Sunday's "Breaking Bad" ... STOP READING HERE.

In the episode, Walter White was taken into a secluded home in the woods, with no Internet or cable. The only entertainment was "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" -- and there were TWO copies.

Zach Helm, the writer/director of "Magorium" tells TMZ ... "Having myself endured the ignominy of watching the Technicolor train-wreck that is 'Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium' multiple times every day for over a year, I can attest to it being the perfect Kafka-esque Hell for a character of such moral ambiguity as Walter White."

Zach also said as good as "Breaking Bad" is ... the plot line of ANYONE having 2 DVDs of that movie is simply unbelievable. As he put it, "That is exactly two more copies than are allowed in my house."

Smart man.

Yes, we're saying there's a chance -- in fact, more than a chance ... Jim Carrey just gave the world hardcore proof the "Dumb and Dumber" sequel is really, finally filming.

Jim posted a WhoSay pic of himself and Jeff Daniels -- aka Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne -- attempting to read Jim's new children's book called, "How Roland Rolls."

It looks like they're standing in between their trailers on the movie set ... which is a good sign cameras are already rolling on the long-anticipated (almost 20 years now) "Dumb and Dumber To."

And the Emmy for Outstanding Use of Sexual Innuendo goes to ... Michael Douglas ... who whipped out a penis joke, and a gay sex reference during his acceptance speech.

Douglas won the trophy for his role as Liberace in "Behind the Candelabra" ... which co-starred Matt Damon as Lib's lover, Scott Thorson.

As he held up the Emmy statue, Douglas motioned to Matt, and said ... "You really deserve half of this. So, do you want the bottom or the top?"

The crowd loved it. Check the clip for Michael's meaty double entendre ... about his penis size.

Scott Thorson -- a central character in the HBO movie, "Behind the Candelabra" which has 16 nominations -- is getting anything BUT fabulous treatment, because he's NOT invited to the Emmys.

An Emmy official tells TMZ -- it's simple ... Thorson -- who is played by Emmy nominee Matt Damon ... doesn't have a ticket and the event is sold out.

It's not as if Liberace's former lover -- who's currently in an outpatient facility for drug abuse -- didn't want to go. TMZ obtained a letter dated August 8th and written by Scott's drug counselor, asking a drug court judge to give him a weekend pass to attend the Emmys.

Rather than feeling snubbed, Scott now says it's a good idea that he stay away from Hollywood -- too tempting, and all that.

You may recall ... Scott recently tested positive for meth. He could have gone to jail on a probation violation but the judge showed him mercy and ordered him to continue outpatient drug counseling.