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Acting hurts.

Check out Michael B. Jordan taking a REAL punch to the face on the set of "Creed" -- and while it was totally scripted ... you can see and hear the impact.

In fact, Sylvester Stallone recently told Rotten Tomatoes that Jordan was "knocked cold" from the punch ... though he adds, "I didn't mean for that to happen."

"Revenge of the Nerds" star Robert Carradine is ending his 25 year marriage, and he's asking his wife for spousal support.

Carradine, who played the lead role of Lewis Skolnick in 'Nerds,' filed divorce docs late last month ... citing irreconcilable differences in the split with Edith Carradine.

The couple has 2 adult kids ... so child support won't be an issue. In his docs, Robert did indicate he wants Edith to pay him spousal support. They've been separated since July.

Robert was in a horrific car accident in Colorado back in March ... which he was lucky to survive.

Over the summer, he'd recovered enough to shoot an episode of "Celebrity Wife Swap" -- he and Edith swapped with Terrell Owens and his girlfriend.

The guy who played Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez in "The Sandlot" is now facing serious prison time ... after getting charged in a Halloween night beatdown.

According to docs, Michael Vitar and 2 friends got into a fight with a 22-year-old man who was walking abound their neighborhood and handing out candy to children. The L.A. County D.A.'s Office says the men chased the victim, jumped him and threw him to the ground.

All 3 men were charged with felony assault. LAPD arrested Vitar last week and he was released on $30,000 bail.

After his acting career, Vitar went on to become an L.A. firefighter. The LAFD says Vitar and one of his friends, also a firefighter, have been placed on administrative leave with pay while the case proceeds.

Vitar faces up to 4 years in prison if convicted.

J.K. Rowling says her most evil character Lord Voldemort doesn't hold a candle to Donald Trump.

Responding to a BBC article about Trump's proposal to ban Muslims from entering America, Rowling took to Twitter to defend the evil Lord Voldemort. "How horrible. Voldemort was nowhere near as bad."

Rowling might have just created the next Dark Lord for another series.

Adam Sandler is to Hanukkah what Mariah Carey is to Christmas, so it's no surprise his holiday party was epic ... and long.

Sandler threw the shebang for his Happy Madison employees Thursday night at Pickwick Gardens in Burbank, and it was stacked with stars, including David Spade, Josh Gad, Joey Fatone, Taylor Lautner, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Jon Lovitz, Tom Morello and Courtney Love.

Lots to do ... an ice rink, bowling and games, but the real entertainment was Sandler who hopped on the mic with KISS singer and bassist Gene Simmons. Turns out ... they were just the opening act for Vanilla Ice.

On the menu ... pigs in a blanket, mac and cheese, chicken fingers, pasta, pizza, subs, a Chinese buffet and an entire room filled with desserts.

"The Endless Summer" boasts one of the most iconic movie posters in cinematic history, which is why producers are so pissed off at a lipstick company they say flagrantly ripped them off.

Producers are suing Lipstick Queen, claiming the company's "Endless Summer" lipstick line shamelessly copied off the colorful poster.

There are lots of gripes. Producers are indignant the gloss bares the name of the movie, but if that's not enough the individual lipstick names are like rubbing salt in the wound ... "Hang Ten," "Stoked" and "Perfect Wave." "In Search of The Perfect Wave" was a slogan for the '66 classic flick.

Producers want the judge to force Lipstick Queen to stop all sales STAT, destroy any remaining products. They also want all the profits.

Oscar nominated actress Shohreh Aghdashloo is applauding the LAPD for treading lightly with Muslims, but knows the San Bernardino massacre is making their jobs much harder.

Shohreh -- best known for her roles in "24" and the movie, "House of Sand and Fog" -- is an Iranian born celebrity who has a strong opinion about racial profiling.

We talked to her about the story TMZ broke -- that LAPD brass wants officers to avoid approaching Middle Easterners unless they're doing something to "arouse real suspicion."

But the Emmy winner's real issue is with Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik -- she explained how their act screwed up thousands upon thousands of lives.

Side note: Shoreh was so good in 'Sand and Fog.'

Adam Sandler can gun for the greatest western/comedy of all time, but he's gonna come up short ... according to the legend who DID make the greatest western/comedy of all time!

We got Mel Brooks in Bev Hills and asked what he thought about Sandler's new flick, "Ridiculous Six." Mel didn't just stand up for his classic, "Blazing Saddles" ... he made a bold declaration about the 1974 movie's place in history.

He did wish Sandler the best of luck with 'Ridiculous,' but c'mon ... you don't need no stinking badge to know it can't possibly match 'Saddles.' Even Adam knows that.

Tipsy Elves, the comically ugly sweater company that made MILLIONS after scoring a "Shark Tank" deal 2 years ago, just cashed in again ... with Seth Rogen.

Tipsy Elves struck a deal with Seth Rogen and Sony Pictures to license and mass produce the yuletide gear Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Anthony Mackie sport in "The Night Before."

A rep for TE tells us they're projecting sales of $2 million just from the movie exposure. They already hauled in $390k from the debut weekend! And if you're wondering ... Rogen's Hanukkah sweater is the top seller, so far.

Sorry, Black Santa.

Actor Robert Loggia -- who played drug kingpin Frank Lopez in "Scarface" -- is dead.

Loggia, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for "Jagged Edge," died at his home at noon Friday.

Loggia's wife, Audrey, tells TMZ her husband was struggling with Alzheimer's for the last 5 years. She says things took a drastic turn for the worse Wednesday, he seemed to rebound and then died suddenly and peacefully at home.

Audrey says she and their daughter Cynthia were at Robert's bedside when he passed. The couple had 4 kids. They've been married for 33 years.

She says, "He was an awesome husband and an awesome father."

Variety first broke the news of Loggia's death.

RIP

Elijah Wood's opinion on the inherent nature of Gollum from "The Lord of the Rings" could help a Turkish man avoid a two year prison sentence.

It's a crazy story ... a guy named Bilgin Ciftci is actually in danger of getting tossed behind bars for a couple years because he compared Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the 'LOTR' character.

We asked Elijah if he'd be willing to be a character witness for Gollum -- and he obliged.

Frodo's defense is pretty straightforward ... although, he is NOT among the experts who the Turkish court is actually asking to determine if Gollum is good or bad.

And you thought our justice system was quirky.

Ben Affleck showed up to "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Wednesday night to debut the new "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" trailer ... having darkened his hair and shaved off his grizzly beard.

Hey, it's the Dark Knight ... not the Grey Knight.

One of the real life guys who advised Jordan Belfort ... the 'Wolf of Wall Street' ... has been found dead in West Hollywood.

Barry Gesser was tight with Belfort and also consulted with the film's director Martin Scorsese and co-star Jonah Hill. TMZ has learned Gesser's body was found Wednesday afternoon.

Law enforcement sources tell us they don't suspect foul play in the 52-year-old's death at this time. It's also unclear if it was a suicide. Cops are still on the scene investigating.

Gesser pleaded guilty to fraud and got 3 years probation for the stock fraud and racketeering plots depicted in the Oscar nominated movie.

Gesser made headlines earlier this year when his new wife, actress Stacey Alysson, caught him in bed with a NY socialite. They'd only been married for 15 days.

4:20 PM PT -- Law enforcement sources tell us Gesser's housekeeper found him, and called 911. There were no obvious signs of trauma or suicide. We're told Gesser has a history of drug use, but there was no paraphernalia or pills found on the scene.

Scott Eastwood held on for way longer than 8 seconds while riding a mechanical bull at a San Diego bar ... so long it's actually pretty impressive.

Clint's son has had some practice ... he played a pro bull rider in the chick flick, "The Longest Ride." And, of course, his dad played a cowboy in a ton of his flicks, so it's no surprise really Scott's a natural.

If the movie thing doesn't work out ... bull ridin' might be another calling.

Vanilla Ice's admiration for Adam Sandler runs deep ... so deep it might have cost his driver a ticket.

We talked to Ice about his new role in the Sandler flick, "The Ridiculous 6" ... only problem is we got him at LAX, as he was getting into his chauffeur driven SUV.

If you've picked up anyone at the airport, you can guess what happened next -- parking enforcement showed up, of course!

Leonardo DiCaprio is NOT raped by a bear in a scene from his latest movie -- that's the bizarre statement FOX Studios just released.

FOX felt compelled to shut down widespread Internet rumors about a controversial scene in "The Revenant" where Leo is attacked by a bear. For some reason (we haven't seen the movie) someone thought the bear raped the star ... twice.

A spokesperson for FOX told EW, "The bear in the film is a female who attacks [Leo] because she feels he might be threatening her cubs ... there is clearly no rape scene with a bear."

Case closed. No bear rape. It's still unclear why anyone saw the attack as sexual in its nature.

Yes, Leo wants an Oscar, but we're guessing he doesn't want it THAT badly.