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Sydney Sweeney's booked, busy, and leaving her recent controversy in the dust -- 'cause she's all about the grit, guns, and chaos in her new flick, "Americana."

TMZ’s Jabeen Waheed is back with another serving of "Movie Tea" -- this time, we’re sipping on Sydney’s gritty new role as a small-town waitress caught up in the struggle for a stolen Native American artifact ... with Halsey diving headfirst into the madness too.

If action-comedy’s your jam, Bob Odenkirk is back this week in "Nobody 2" -- delivering bigger hits, crazier stakes, and a body count that just won’t quit!

Taylor Swift lives for Easter eggs ... so it’s no accident her new album’s dropping October 3, AKA "Mean Girls" Day -- and now, one of the movie’s stars is spilling to us what he thinks she’s really up to.

We bumped into Daniel Franzese in L.A. Thursday night, and he couldn’t resist playing detective -- joking Taylor’s probably dropping her 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl," on his iconic movie’s official day as a possible dig at her old pal, Blake Lively.

Daniel’s quick to stress he’s just joking -- and you’ve gotta see the rest of the clip, 'cause he doubles down on the fact he’s actually a nice guy ... meaning he probably wouldn’t be part of it if Taylor really was turning "Mean Girls" Day into a shady album drop.

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Sorry kids ... but summer is over ... and back to school season is officially upon us.

And if you don't want to send your little students to class with last year's gear, Disney's got some killer deals on backpack, lunch box and water bottle sets for all you last minute shoppers.

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Kanye West and Bianca Censori hit up an L.A. theater for a movie date -- and we're just gonna point out the obvious ... they didn’t exactly blend in with the rest of the popcorn crowd!

Peep the pics -- Kanye left the IPIC in Westwood with his trademark poker face ... but to everyone's shock, Bianca actually broke character to flash a smile. Then again, they’d just sat through the scary flick "Weapons," so it might’ve been more nervous giggle than genuine grin.

Still, Bianca kept the glam game strong -- rocking a skin-tight plunging vest, teeny-tiny booty shorts, and heels. Not exactly the go-to look for battling movie theater AC, but hey ... it’s Bianca. She can take pull off anything!

Birthday girl Halle Berry seemingly clapped back at her first ex-husband, David Justice, and his recent comments he divorced her because she wasn't "motherly" enough for him.

Check out her latest Instagram post -- she shared photos from a picturesque tropical vacation with her beau of 5 years, Van Hunt ... showing off her bikini bod, a birthday cake and a card addressed to "Mom."

But ... it's the cheeky caption that had fans laughing in the comment section, as she wrote ... "Phew…! cooking, cleaning and mothering." Mic drop.

"Camp Rock" star Meaghan Martin is open to being in a potential third film ... despite having a bad on-set experience filming the sequel years ago.

Meghan -- who portrayed Tess Tyler in the first two films -- plays coy on whether "Camp Rock 3" is happening and if she's been asked to participate ... but says she'd be intrigued if invited to reprise her role, and says it could be "healing" for everyone involved.

She says her character deserves justice, given her "Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam" storyline -- where she bullies the new girl and stirs up chaos at the song-filled summer camp.

Angela White -- formerly known as Blac Chyna -- is nearly three years sober and living a whole new life, and she's spilling on how it's transformed her world, from motherhood to career moves ... all with a new movie out soon!

We caught up with Angela Thursday on "TMZ Live" ... where she laid it all out -- crediting her baptism and faith for sparking self-reflection and healing -- and revealing her new 30-day challenge to inspire others on the same path.

Check out the full video -- Angela said her problem was binge drinking, not "everyday" boozing, but she says it's a form of alcoholism, nonetheless ... and one many people don't realize exists.

Taylor Swift's highly anticipated 12th album will feature a track titled "Elizabeth Taylor" ... and the legendary Hollywood actress' son hopes it might serve as an inspiration to young women everywhere.

In case you've been under a rock for the past 24 hours ... everyone knows TS announced the details of her newest album "The Life of a Showgirl" Wednesday on her bae Travis Kelce's podcast.

She released the track list ... and, the second song on the album is named after Taylor -- the two-time Academy Award winner, activist and all-around badass Hollywood icon!

Cam'ron made good with his diabolical scheme to expose how he paid Omar Gooding in full -- to be a fool on a fake movie set!!!

As we previously told you, Cam'ron had Omar fly out to Miami because he had been paid $2,500 for a short film.

Upon arrival, the "Baby Boy" actor walked onto a set where guys were talking about him behind his back in Spanish ... with one even labeling Omar as a "porky ass n****" at one point.

Taylor Swift may be living the life of a showgirl -- but she's officially denied taking her entertainment skills to the big screen with Travis Kelce in "Happy Gilmore 2."

The pop superstar cleared the air on "New Heights" Wednesday night ... saying while she's "honored" people think she hopped into a bear costume to attack her honey-covered beau on-camera, it ain't her.

She praised the person behind the role -- seemingly stuntman Brandon Alan Smith, who is listed as a "Bear Performer" in the movie on IMDb -- for the "exquisite performance."

Anthony Mackie was playing Captain Smooch on the streets of London -- caught locking lips with a mystery woman who looked very pleased with her assignment!

TMZ got the pics -- and let’s just say the "Captain America: Brave New World" star was in full smooth-operator mode in Notting Hill Tuesday ... getting handsy and swapping spit in a steamy embrace with the blonde babe.

The PDA-packed makeout sesh was a two-person show -- zero cares given. At one point, the Hollywood hunk even copped a smooth handful of her dress as they really went for it!

Kevin O'Leary is explaining how the hell he ended up starring alongside Timothée Chalamet on the big screen ... and it sounds like he may have been typecast.

Mr. Wonderful joined us on "TMZ Live" and we asked him how he went from "Shark Tank" to the upcoming Chalamet movie "Marty Supreme."

The trailer dropped Wednesday and lots of folks were left scratching their heads after Kevin got a lot of facetime.

Lorna Raver -- best known as the creepy old woman who cursed Alison Lohman in Sam Raimi's horror hit "Drag Me to Hell" -- has died.

Raver died on May 12 ... her death was announced in the "In Memoriam" section of SAG-AFTRA's Summer 2025 magazine.

Her loving agent Michael Greene remembers her as a "beautiful lady" who will shine down on all from Heaven.

Greene also reflected on her iconic role in "Drag Me to Hell" ... telling TMZ Raver was up for the part alongside his other client, Anna Berger. He says Raver ended up landing the role because she was able to fly around in the harness needed for special effects with ease.

The transformation of Kanye West into his current iteration of "Ye" is the chief subject of a new documentary that's headed to theaters -- prepare to relive the last few years!!!

On Tuesday, filmmaker Nico Ballesteros unleashed the first taste of his project "In Whose Name?" -- his unfiltered chronicle of Ye he's been working on since 2019.

The trailer opens with Kim Kardashian emotionally exclaiming that her soon-to-be ex-husband's personality had changed, before launching into a blitz of the music legend in extremely candid moments, sometimes with his kids.

Donald Trump's ready to rock out with Rocky and more stars at this year's Kennedy Center Honors ... 'cause he announced the spotlight's going on KISS and Sylvester Stallone.

The President of the United States -- who was named chairman of the center earlier this year -- announced all five honorees for this year's ceremony Wednesday ... speaking about his friend Stallone at length.

POTUS lauded Stallone for his acting chops ... adding Sly's not the kind of person who looks for public adulation -- but, DJT says Sly was incredibly honored when he called to give him the good news.

Leonardo DiCaprio regrets not hooking up with Rollergirl and Amber Waves back in the 1990s ... admitting he wishes he took the lead role in "Boogie Nights."

The actor sat down with Paul Thomas Anderson -- director of the iconic 1997 film about the porn industry, who also directed Leo in the upcoming flick "One Battle After Another" -- for an Esquire interview ... and, he says he regrets turning down the lead role in a "profound movie of my generation."

DiCaprio admits he can't see anyone besides his pal Mark Wahlberg -- who he actually recommended for the role after they appeared in "The Basketball Diaries" together -- in the part, and he calls the movie a masterpiece ... but, he would've liked to be in it.