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Even though Ethan Hawke's been in Hollywood for more than four decades, his daughter Maya's getting all the attention these days ... which is totally fine by him!

The actor stopped by "Today" on Wednesday to talk about his recent Golden Globes nomination ... but the topic turned to his daughter's success -- thanks in no small part to her role as Robin Buckley in "Stranger Things."

"Today" cohost Craig Melvin played a clip from one of Maya's recent interviews -- she recalled an instance when she was walking with her dad and thought a fan wanted to talk to him ... but actually wanted to talk to her.

Ethan admitted the encounter wasn't a one-off -- turns out they'd been through the same kind of interaction multiple times before then!

He said seeing his daughter being recognized for her work was "one of the most incredible feelings" he'd ever experienced.

FYI ... Ethan shares 27-year-old Maya, as well as her brother, 23-year-old Levon, with his former wife Uma Thurman, who he was married to from 1998 to 2005.

Justin Baldoni claimed Blake Lively was setting him up "for a trap" during the filming of sex scenes in their film "It Ends With Us" ... according to private messages unveiled in new court documents.

The papers, obtained by TMZ, contain a correspondence Baldoni allegedly sent to his former agent Danny Greenberg, venting about working with Lively.

In the message, Baldoni complained he just had a "really really bad week," writing, "She had the audacity to email me directly and invite me to a meeting at her house alone if I chose."

Baldoni went on to allege Lively refused to use a body double for sex scenes, writing, "Sony and [producer Todd Black] have to jump in to make sure that happens because that's just setting me up for a trap."

"M3GAN" needs a good lawyer ... not to defend her murderous rampage, but to defend her creators from allegedly ripping off another movie.

Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Pictures, James Wan and screenwriter Akela Cooper have been sued by a man named Carl Watts -- a former airline pilot and amateur filmmaker -- who claims their movie bears numerous similarities to his movie "Paranormal Adoption," released in 2012.

According to Watts, both films feature a girl orphaned at a young age who develops a strong attachment to a doll that grows violent toward other people in the girl's life when they try to get in between the doll and the girl.

Watts also points to the sequel potential of both films -- leaving the possibility of more rampage open at the end of each film -- as another defining characteristic.

That was fast ... Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are officially single in the eyes of the law ... because their divorce has been finalized.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, a judge in Tennessee on Tuesday signed off on the couple's divorce.

We broke the story ... Nicole filed for divorce back in September, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split.

Nicole and Keith had already hammered out all the divorce details before Nicole filed ... so they did the leg work early on and were just waiting for the judge's signature.

Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox's recent public outings have sparked rumors of reconciliation ... but sources tell TMZ they're still broken up.

Despite being spotted in public several times over the past few months with their daughter, Saga, multiple sources tell us Megan and MGK are currently living separately.

We're told Megan has the baby full-time and the two are co-parenting as needed.

Bela Tarr, a film director whose work was marked by long takes and oftentimes bleak imagery, has died at age 70.

The filmmaker's death was announced Tuesday by fellow filmmaker Bence Fliegauf -- who was speaking on behalf of Tarr's family -- on Hungary’s national news agency MTI, Deadline reports.

The European Film Academy wrote Tarr had died after battling "a long and serious illness."

Tarr was born in Pécs, Hungary, in 1955, and he later moved to Budapest. He began his career in film working at the Balázs Béla Stúdió, and he made his directorial debut at the age of 23 with the release of "Family Nest" in 1977.

He garnered further attention for his work on the 1988 feature "Damnation," and received international acclaim for directing the 1994 epic film "Sátántangó," which runs for nearly seven and a half hours.

Tarr's final feature film, "The Turin Horse," was released in 2011, and he subsequently established a film school in Sarajevo, Bosnia.

Despite the often bleak tone of the director's work, he personally saw comedy in his films, and he told The Guardian viewers could "laugh a lot" while watching his movies.

Tarr was 70.

Sydney Sweeney let it all hang out for W Magazine ... she posed nude for a photo shoot dedicated to the year's best performances.

Check out the insanely sexy pics ... Sydney went Old Hollywood glam for the shots, where she wears nothing but a curled coif and a diamond necklace.

In one shot, the photo seems to be rotated on its side, giving the "Anyone But You" star the appearance of floating in mid-air. Her right hand cups her bare breast as she alluringly stares down the camera.

In another, Sydney shoots an over-the-shoulder come-hither look in a dark room where she finds the only light to show off her curves.

Mickey Rourke is telling fans to close their wallets ... 'cause he has nothing to do with the GoFundMe set up in his name!

As we reported, a fundraising page was created in his name with a goal of $100,000 -- which it has surpassed -- to prevent the star from being evicted from his Los Angeles home. However, Mickey told fans Monday night on Instagram he doesn't even know what GoFundMe is, and that this whole situation is frustrating and embarrassing.

He leaves no words minced as he craps on the crowd-sourcing page, bluntly stating ... "If I needed money I wouldn't ask for no f***ing money. I'd rather stick a gun up my ass and pull the trigger!"

American actress Rebecca Lee Meza was just 10 years old when she was cast as the adolescent Selena Quintanilla -- the aspiring American Tejano singer growing up in Corpus Christi, TX -- in the classic music movie "Selena" back in 1997.

Meza shared the script with Hollywood greats like Jennifer Lopez and Jon Seda.

Ashley Tisdale’s spicy "toxic mom group" exposé sent the internet into full spiral mode -- but TMZ has learned the wild theory that it involved certain celebs or had anything to do with politics is totally off-base... especially since Ashley isn’t even a Republican.

A rep for Ashley tells TMZ it’s unfortunate her "The Cut" essay -- meant to spotlight her experience with a toxic mom group -- is getting twisted into clickbait... adding there’s zero truth to what online "detectives" think they’ve cracked, especially since the piece wasn’t even about Mandy Moore, Hilary Duff or Meghan Trainor like they're assuming.

If that wasn't enough, folks jumped to the conclusion that Ashley’s fallout was tied to her being some hardcore MAGA type -- but her rep shuts that down hard, stressing to TMZ it’s completely false, especially since she’s a registered Democrat.

Mickey Rourke has definitely hit a rough stretch -- but a film director tells TMZ he's stepping up ... dangling a "Scarface" spin-off role to help the actor get back on his feet and earn some cash.

Director Eric Spade Rivas tells TMZ he saw the reports about Mickey struggling -- and wants to help by offering the actor a $1,000 cameo in his upcoming flick "Scarface Resurrection" ... just one scene, about two minutes long, quick in-and-out.

For context -- Mickey signed on to Eric's indie flick called "The Duke of New York" for $5K back in 2020 … then ultimately bailed. But Eric tells us there’s no bad blood -- he actually feels bad about how things went down and wants to make things right this time around.

12:07 PM PT -- Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Jayne Trcka's friend called her several times days before her body was found, but no one picked up. The friend got worried and went to Jayne's home to check on her -- finding her unresponsive in the kitchen. After the friend called 911, first responders arrived on scene and pronounced Jayne dead.

Bodybuilder Jayne Trcka -- who played Miss Mann in "Scary Movie" -- has died, TMZ has learned.

Jayne's son tells TMZ ... Jayne passed away December 12 in San Diego.

The San Diego medical examiner also confirmed her death, telling us her cause of death is pending.

Mickey Rourke has been desperately trying to avoid eviction from his L.A. home ... and we now have photos of the actor checking into a hotel.

It's unclear whether MR was officially kicked out of his home, but the 73-year-old Golden Globe winner was snapped Sunday checking into a hotel in West Hollywood with his dog in tow.

Mickey looked a little rough with a bandaged thumb and pants hanging below the waist. He also donned a wig under a cowboy hat, concealing his recently shaved head.

Channing Tatum and girlfriend Inka Williams were on the beach for a beautiful sunset Saturday, but we're not sure they noticed ... they were busy making out!

Check out the pics ... the 45-year-old actor and 26-year-old model couldn't keep their hands off each other during their getaway in Costa Rica.

From kissing on the sand, to frolicking in the water, to recreating the "Dirty Dancing" lift -- there might be 19 years between them, but the chemistry is clearly evident.

1/6/26, 6 AM PT -- Mickey Rourke is telling fans to close their wallets ... 'cause he has nothing to do with the GoFundMe set up in his name.

Mickey Rourke is in dire straits ... and he's turning to GoFundMe to help him stay in the home where he's reportedly $59,100 behind on rent payments.

As we reported ... MR received a 3 day notice to either pay up or get out of a rented property in Los Angeles on December 18 ... but he ended up failing to comply, according to court documents.

Now, the 73-year-old actor and former boxer gave friend Liya-Joelle Jones permission to start a GoFundMe with a fundraising goal of $100,000 in order to keep him from getting evicted.

There were no awards for fashion at the 31st Critics Choice Awards Sunday ... but the celebs brought their best looks anyway!

Paul W. Downs and Megan Stalter absolutely won the night, hilariously cosplaying as Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner. They replicated TC and KJ's orange Chrome Hearts look the young couple made headlines with at the "Marty Supreme" premiere.