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Shia LaBeouf's love of rap music just reached a new height -- his upper, inner thigh.

A scruffy Shia took a stroll in L.A. and showed off some new ink that looks like a janky nod to Tupac Shakur. 'Pac famously had "Thug Life" tatted across his abs ... just like the shirtless character now above LaBeouf's left leg.

The tatt doesn't exactly do Pac justice ... can't tell if that's a mole or an attempt to illustrate Pac's gunshot wound to the chest.

California Love.

Ice Cube had a good day on Space Mountain ... where he busted out his "F**k tha Police" face just in time for the release of "Straight Outta Compton."

Cube and fam hit up Disneyland last weekend, and instead of his "Are We There Yet?" grin -- he flashed the hardest mug in the entire galaxy.

Sorry, Mickey ... you're not gonna catch O'Shea Jackson Sr. slipping.

In the shuttle, gettin' ready for flight ... lookin' in my mirror, not a Martian in sight.

The guy who was the first mate of the real-life Captain Phillips is now accused of terrorizing a crewman with a machete -- essentially acting out the movie.

You'll recall the character, Shane Murphy, who was held captive by Somali pirates in the Oscar-nominated movie. The real Shane Murphy is now captain of the M/V Energy Enterprise, a shipping vessel that operates between Tampa and New Orleans.

Murphy was simulating a pirate takeover with his crew last month, when he grabbed a machete and held it to a shipman's neck, demanding to know what he'd do if a real pirate insisted on seeing the captain.

The shipman, who fired off a lawyer's letter threatening to sue the company, says Capt. Murphy was so "out of his mind" he thought he was a dead man.

The letter claims the shipman is now deeply traumatized and unable to sleep or work. He wants $3 million for his troubles, or else.

Looking like your dad has its up and downs … as Ice Cube’s doppelganger of a son, O’Shea Jackson Jr. will tell you.

Our own camera guy did a double take when father and son landed Wednesday at LAX. Turns out Jr. --who plays his dad in the N.W.A. biopic "Straight Outta Compton" -- doesn't only look like his dad but he's drawing the same amount of attention after nailing the role in the film.

Uggie, the famous Jack Russell Terrier from "The Artist" ... has gone to the big doghouse in the sky -- after bravely battling a prostate tumor.

TMZ has learned the 13-year-old star who played "The Dog" in the 2012 Oscar winning film was put down Friday in Los Angeles. His owner, Omar Von Mueller, tells us it was a difficult decision, but Uggie had been suffering with the tumor, and the last few weeks were especially difficult.

Sarah Clifford worked with Uggie on his big star turn, and tells us he was "a perfect little terrier" with boundless energy.

His "Artist" work earned him several accolades, including a Golden Collar Award ... and the Palm Dog Award at Cannes. He also famously nipped at Harvey Levin during a visit to TMZ Live.

Uggie was able to cash in on all that success too -- becoming Nintendo's first ever spokesdog.

Clifford added ... "I will forever hold him dearly in my heart and never forget his infinite love for chicken and hotdogs."

R.I.P. little guy.

Alexander Ludwig was a human punching bag on the set of his new movie, "Final Girl" -- and director Tyler Shields was the one delivering the blows to his chiseled abs and face.

We got this clip of Shields pumping up Ludwig for an intense scene by landing several combination punches to the body. The video's pretty awesome -- either Tyler's a total lightweight or Alexander's a total badass ... 'cause he doesn't flinch.

We're gonna go with option #2.

Woody Allen's clunky typewriter could fetch more money than any computer in the world.

Our photog spotted the legendary writer/director grabbing dinner in L.A. Monday night at Craig's with wife, Soon-Yi.

Woody talked about the legendary Olympia SM-3 ... which he's used to write every movie he's ever made.

Former N.W.A. manager Jerry Heller plans to be front and center when "Straight Outta Compton" premieres this week, but he won't be alone ... he's bringing his lawyers with him!

Heller's been peeved about the movie ever since it was announced ... since he's a big part of N.W.A.'s story -- as champion and then alleged villain -- but has zero involvement with the flick.

Leaving Craig's Monday night in Bev Hills ... Heller, played by Paul Giamatti, sounded excited to see the movie, but only because he might sue if he doesn't like what he sees.

Baron Davis says he''ll stack his acting prowess up against LBJ's, any day.

Our photog caught up with Davis Sunday night at Nike's Drew League Championship in L.A. -- and he was quick to give LeBron props for his role in "Trainwreck."

Davis had his own comedic breakthrough recently in "Joe Dirt 2" -- the scene with David Spade is hysterical -- so, we had to ask who's got a brighter future in Hollywood ... him or LeBron?

As you'd expect ... BD tapped himself, but he did recommend King James for one specific role.

Vivian Falcone is cashing in on the perks of being Melissa McCarthy’s daughter … by playing the younger version of her mom's character in the new movie, "Michelle Darnell."

TMZ obtained Vivian’s minor contract and she's definitely getting a boost from her parents … her mom is the star of the film and her dad, Ben Falcone, is the director and writer.

She was originally cast as an extra but was later given an upgrade ... playing the 10-year-old version of Melissa's role.

Bradley Pierce, the little kid from "Jumanji," doesn't want Sony to roll the dice on the reboot ... and for good reason.

Pierce hasn't been asked to reprise his role as Peter Shepherd from the original '95 film, which also starred Robin Williams.

The snub's not what's bothering Pierce about the remake ... it's the fact that Williams obviously isn't in the picture ... he carried the film to blockbuster status.

Pierce says he believes Williams would have had his doubts about a reboot, and not because the late actor didn't want to wait for someone to roll another 5 or 8.

Chris Farley's voice work as "Shrek" has long been the stuff of legend, and for the first time ever ... we can actually hear it.

Farley completed nearly all of his dialogue for the movie before he passed away, opening the door for Mike Myers to transform the role into his own.

The video is just a series of storyboards and features Farley voicing Shrek and, of course, Eddie Murphy as Donkey.

Caitlyn Jenner took a break from her reality TV chaos and hit up the movies to catch a showing of "Mission: Impossible -- Rogue Nation."

Jenner trekked all the way from her home in Malibu to Cinepolis Luxury Cinemas in Westlake Village Tuesday afternoon.

We're told she hit the matinee with friend and fellow "I Am Cait" co-star, Candis Cayne.

Caitlyn was stealthy ... exiting out a side door before the credits rolled.

Gals love their action flicks.

John Travolta can’t cut hair like he can cut a rug, judging by the $1,000 trim he gave one woman at a recent charity event.

Travolta, who’s a big aviator, helped Buzz Aldrin launch his ShareSpace nonprofit last month with a celebrity auction ... actor Seth Green moderated, in case you recognize the voice. Up for grabs … relive the famous "Pulp Fiction" dance scene with Travolta and Aldrin, which sold for not one, but TWO $4,000 bids.

Things got a little weird when one of the winners said they’d up the ante another $1,000 if Travolta and Aldrin cut her some precision bangs just like Uma Thurman’s character in the scene.

Apart from his 'Hairspray' role ... seems Travolta has little experience in trimming hair.

"C'est la vie", say the old folks .... at least it went towards a good cause.

Ice Cube casting his son to play him in "Straight Outta Compton" was sheer brilliance -- not only for the movie, but for their personal relationship ... and we got proof straight from father and son in NYC.

O'Shea Jackson Jr. and Cube were doing some promo work for the flick when our photog asked Junior what's the most interesting fact he learned about his dad while shooting the N.W.A. biopic.