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"Child's Play" star Ed Gale was suffering debilitating illnesses in the months leading up to his death, and he was on probation for solicitation of a minor ... TMZ has learned.

Gale -- who landed the part of Chucky in a few of the "Child's Play" horror films -- pled no contest to arranging a meeting with a minor for lewd purposes in March 2024, according to court records.

As part of his sentence, Gale was on probation and had to register as a sex offender and enroll in sex offender counseling classes.

Testimony from celebrity stylist Deonte Nash continued Thursday in Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial in NYC ... after he told the jury Wednesday he witnessed the rap mogul threaten former girlfriend Cassie's singing career with the release of sex tapes of her.

On the stand Thursday, Nash said while he was in Miami to style rapper Lil Kim, he confirmed he set Cassie up with actor Michael B. Jordan. He was then asked about Andre Branch, a former NFL linebacker, who Cassie also dated.

Combs' defense asks Nash whether he was aware of the relationship with Branch ... he said "Oh, the cute football player? Yes. But I never met him." He's also asked about an NBA player referred to only as Brandon.

Diddy's defense attorney Xavier Donaldson proposes to read text messages back and forth with Nash ... Nash looks at the messages, and says "Oh, you got some names in here." They proceed to role-play the exchange. Some of Cassie's facial injuries seem to be referenced in the messages. Nash is asked if he was aware Cassie was having threesomes with other men -- he replies, "Ugh. No, she didn't tell me."

It’s official -- Martin Lawrence’s daughter just said "I do" to Eddie Murphy’s son, and honestly, it’s the ultimate Hollywood fairy tale we didn’t know we needed!

Eddie himself spilled the tea -- his son, Eric Murphy (from ex Paulette McNeely), and Jasmin Lawrence (Martin’s daughter with ex Patricia Southall) secretly tied the knot almost two weeks ago.

Eddie dished on "The Jennifer Hudson Show" that while the families were ready to plan an extravagant wedding, the lovebirds opted for a low-key, intimate ceremony – just the two of them, a church, and a preacher.

American actor Chris Owen was just a teen when he first played Shermanator -- the nerdy red-head and the lasered-in ladies man -- in the romantic comedy "American Pie" back in 1999.

Owen shared the big screen with Jason Biggs as the naive high schooler and virgin who has sex with an apple pie, Jim Levenstein, Seann William Scott as the sexualized jock and partier, Steve Stifler and Alyson Hannigan as the dedicated band geek, Michelle Flaherty.

Chris reprised his role for "American Pie 2," "American Pie Presents: Band Camp," and "American Reunion."

Brad Pitt is finally breaking his silence on the messy years-long divorce drama with Angelina Jolie -- and let’s just say, his response was ... casual.

The movie star's been busy hyping up his new racing flick "F1," but when GQ asked if finally finalizing the divorce in December -- after 8 freakin’ years, mind you -- felt like a relief, he made it clear it was something he hadn't really been sweating the whole time.

Brad straight-up said, “No, I don’t think it was that major of a thing. Just something coming to fruition. Legally."

Kevin Costner is being sued by a stunt performer for sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation over a rape scene for the second part of his anthology series "Horizon: An American Saga" ... a scene she claims was unscripted.

Devyn LaBella filed the lawsuit Tuesday against Costner and the film's production companies after she says she was "the victim of a violent unscripted, unscheduled rape scene" directed by Costner on May 2, 2023, according to legal docs obtained by TMZ.

LaBella -- whose other credits include "Barbie" and "American Horror Story" -- says she experienced no issues on set prior and even filmed a scheduled and rehearsed sexual assault scene on May 1 ... which is why she was shocked to stroll on to set the following day learning she would be subject to shooting another explicit scene.

Hugh Jackman's estranged wife has her own superpowers now ... claiming the road on the "journey of betrayal" has made her stronger -- and, now she feels free.

Deborra-Lee Furness spoke out just a day after filing for divorce from her movie star husband ... taking shots at him in a statement to Daily Mail.

Furness told DM her heart goes out to everyone who has traversed the trauma of betrayal like she has ... calling it a "profound wound" -- while adding she believes the higher power of the universe is always working for those recovering from broken trust.

Chris Evans is hanging up his shield and handing over the keys -- the former Captain America is saying goodbye to his Hollywood Hills pad, and he’s asking a super-sized $6.995M for it!

Once you peek at the pics and video, that price tag starts to make sense -- the 4-bedroom, 5.5-bath, 4,599-square-foot stunner sprawls across a massive 33,155-square-foot lot, perched right atop Mulholland Drive with jaw-dropping city views.

Over the last decade, Chris turned the place into his own personal Avengers Mansion -- tucked away on a celeb-loved dead-end street, the pad even features a private gym where he reportedly trained tirelessly for Captain America.

American actress Jashaun St. John was just a teenager when she rose to fame playing Blue -- the sensitive and quiet girl from New Mexico, traveling with her bestie -- in the 2015 adventure/drama film "The Short History Of The Long Road."

Jashaun shared the big screen with Sabrina Carpenter as the self-sufficient teen who lives in a van, searching for her mother, Nola, Steven Ogg as Nola's penny-pinching father who dies, Clint, and Danny Trejo as the mechanic shop owner who takes Nola under his wing, Miguel.

In 2021, St. John was in Marvel's "Eternals" with Angelina Jolie.

Kim Kardashian is one proud mama … and if you don’t believe us, just check out her latest Instagram pics of her kiddo Psalm's "Wolverine & Deadpool"-themed birthday bash.

KK's youngest child turned 6 earlier this month and Psalm could not have enjoyed his b'day party with his friends any more than they did. Of course, KK was also there with Khloe and Kris, and her daughter Chicago. Everyone, it seemed, was having a good ol’ time.

Check out the photos … Kim posed for several snaps with her 2 cuties — Psalm and Chicago -- while her other kids, North and Saint, also made cameos. The reality star is also seen shooting hoops with Chicago, who was mainly watching and keeping score.

Tom Cruise has gone from Hollywood heartthrob to death-defying daredevil ... 'cause his stunts over the last decade-plus have gotten progressively crazier -- and, we've put the best together in this video timeline.

The actor starred in three 'Mission: Impossible' flicks before 2010 when he started shooting "Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol" ... climbing up the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest structure.

He's since jumped across rooftops, driven a motorcycle off a cliff and -- while filming the most recent flick -- he even hung upside down from a biplane in the sky.

Tom Cruise's Mission Impossible is: aging over the years!

Here is a 33-year-old version of Tom cruisin' through with his show-stoppin' looks at the Los Angeles premiere of "Mission: Impossible" back in 1996 (left).

And, nearly three decades later and a shaggier hairstyle, Mr. Cruise is still deemed a handsome fella -- most recently turning heads at the premiere of "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning" in New York City (right).

Sophie Turner's proving there's no bad blood between her Joe Jonas -- 'cause the actress may not be in love with her musician ex anymore ... but, she can still believe in loving some of his fire tracks.

Here's the deal ... the British actress shared a screengrab of Jonas' title track from his new album "Music for People Who Believe in Love" which he dropped Friday.

She captioned the photo, "go go @joejonas" ... though we'll have to wait and see if the album soars like Inspector Gadget's Go-Go extendo arms.

"Hocus Pocus" actress Vinessa Shaw’s husband just filed for divorce after nearly a decade of marriage ... TMZ has learned.

The star's husband Kristopher Gifford filed divorce docs on Thursday ... citing the boilerplate irreconcilable differences, according to documents obtained by TMZ.

He lists the date of separation as October 24, 2023 ... so it looks like they've been apart for well over a year and a half.

The New York Knicks once again welcomed some of the biggest names in Hollywood to NYC's Madison Square Garden last night ... only to be upset by the Indiana Pacers for a second time.

It's an underwhelming outlook as the Pacers take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals ... but the Knicks would likely prefer we don't focus on that.

Instead, we're taking note of the A-Listers who showed their support in the Big Apple. Check out our gallery and you'll see the usual famous fans -- including Ben Stiller and Timothée Chalamet.

From child stardom to a troubled adulthood, American actor Haley Joel Osment's life has taken over the headlines -- and not just because of his exceptional acting skills, but also his misconduct and alleged illegal activity.

A day in the life of a child star may look like a glitzy walk in the park, but the flashing lights can be quite troublesome, and lead to cuffs and cop lights. Follow along as we take you down Osment's ups and downs ...

Born in 1988, Osment landed a Pizza Hut commercial in '93 ... and soon after made his feature film debut at just 5 years old, playing opposite Tom Hanks in the award-winning film "Forrest Gump."