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Teen actor Hudson Meek -- best known for his role in the action film, "Baby Driver" -- has died after he tumbled out of a moving vehicle, TMZ has confirmed.

Law enforcement sources tell us... Hudson suffered blunt force trauma injuries after a fall on December 19 in Vestavia Hills, AL. He was rushed to a hospital and treated but passed away two days later.

Hudson's mom, Lane Wells Meeks, posted a message on Facebook, saying their family is shattered by her son's death ... adding he accomplished a lot in his short life and had a major impact on everyone he touched.

Actor Hudson Meek's death is being treated as an accident, and it doesn't appear substances played any role in the fall that took his life ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell us ... no foul play is suspected in Hudson's death -- and, cops are looking into this as an accident.

We're told there were no signs of drugs or alcohol ... and, cops do not believe they played any part in the accident.

Justin Baldoni has suffered another blow amid his legal war with Blake Lively ... a podcaster who recently interviewed him has removed his episode.

Elizabeth Day, who hosts the 'How To Fail' podcast, shared an IG statement Tuesday, explaining she had taken down the December 4 interview with Baldoni while all the "distressing allegations made against him in Blake Lively's recent lawsuit are fully investigated."

Elizabeth spoke of Baldoni's legal matter in general ... saying she believes every individual has a right to a safe workplace, and every woman should have dignity in that workplace.

Selena Gomez has been totally smitten and glued to her new fiancé, Benny Blanco ... and she’s closing out the year by his side, going all in for the holidays.

The lovebirds were spotted at author Jake Cohen's Hanukkah celebration in New York on Wednesday, with the host sharing a bunch of photos of them fully embracing the festive vibe.

ICYDK, Benny’s Jewish, and while Selena’s been open about her Christian faith, she was all in for the occasion ... happily by her boo’s side as they celebrated with what looked like a whole lot of fun and frolics.

Mark Wahlberg clearly didn't put on any pounds this holiday season ... showing off his ripped chest and stomach while shirtless down in Barbados on Christmas Eve.

The actor was spotted walking around the island with his wife, Rhea Durham, the day before Xmas ... with Marky Mark outfitted in just swim trunks and a backward cap.

Check out the pics ... Wahlberg may be 53, but he's still looking ripped -- stopping to chat with people on his way to the beach.

Big news for Shaun Weiss -- he's about to be a dad! TMZ's learned that his girlfriend Shannon is pregnant!

The 'Mighty Ducks' star spilled to TMZ that he and Shannon just found out the happy news last week -- and they're expecting their little one in August. The baby's already got a name locked in ... Charlie, after Shaun's dad, whether it's a boy or girl.

Shaun shared details about his love, too -- he and Shannon have been dating for two years and are tying the knot soon. This will be his first baby, so it looks like 2025's shaping up to be a big year for Shaun.

Actor Kusem Goodwind says being involved in the LeBron James-produced "Rez Ball" movie was the ultimate honor ... praising the Lakers superstar for giving Native Americans the spotlight with the film.

Goodwin portrayed Nataanii Jackson in the sports drama released in September, which followed a Native American high school basketball team competing for the state title after losing its star player.

Goodwin tells TMZ Sports he felt a deep sense of pride acting in the project ... especially because it highlights Indigenous athletes and brings attention to their experiences like never before.

Netflix just released a trailer for "Happy Gilmore 2," and unsurprisingly the first speaking role in the preview is ... Travis Kelce.

Hard to believe ... it's been 3 decades since Adam Sandler played the failed ice hockey player who pivoted to golf.

There are a ton of celeb cameos in 'HG2' ... including Bad Bunny, Kid Cudi, Nick Swardson and Margaret Qualley. Julie Bowen is back, along with Christopher McDonald.

Jennifer Lopez is enjoying a snowy Christmas this year ... bundling up while hanging around Aspen, Colorado with one of her kids and the rest of her family.

The singer-songwriter walked through Aspen with her fam Tuesday ... throwing on a warm-looking brown coat with ripped jeans and a pair of brown flats.

She walked alongside Emme, her 16-year-old, who she shares with ex-husband Marc Anthony -- throwing an arm around Emme's shoulders and chatting a they made their way down the street.

Adam McKay says fans of "Wicked" may want to see the movie ASAP ... 'cause he worries politicians may try to ban it for it's message.

The Oscar-winning writer and director took to X Monday ... saying the hit film based on the Broadway musical is one of the most radical big budget Hollywood films he's ever seen -- claiming it's "about radicalization in the face of careerism, fascism, propaganda."

He likens the film to other progressive movies -- like "The Bridge on the River Kwai," "The Sound of Music," "The Searchers" and "Citizen Kane."

Justin Baldoni's ex-publicist wants it known she was not part of the alleged plot to smear Blake Lively -- and, in fact, she's now suing the women Blake accused ... claiming they tried to destroy her reputation, too.

Here's the deal ... Stephanie Jones is a big deal celeb publicist, who reps folks like Tom Brady, Russell Wilson, Venus Williams and Baldoni ... up until this year, anyway. In the lawsuit she just filed, Jones says her ex-employee Jennifer Abel was assigned to handle Baldoni's publicity, and it was Abel's decision to hire Melissa Nathan, a crisis PR specialist, when the "It Ends With Us" feud was starting to erupt.

Remember, as TMZ first reported, Jennifer and Melissa are the 2 publicists Blake is accusing of launching the smear campaign.

Ryan Reynolds' recent Instagram post mentioned how he didn't particularly feel like putting on the Deadpool suit ... and, while many thought this was a reference to his wife's lawsuit against Justin Baldoni, TMZ has learned that isn't the case.

Here's the deal ... in a post to his Instagram story Monday night, Ryan shared a clip dressed up in the Deadpool suit alongside Kidpool, all about raising money for SickKids Foundation.

It's a 90-second-long clip featuring "Wonder Woman" star Lynda Carter -- and it's all for a good cause ... but, on his Instagram story post, he thanked the director for directing this spot "during a time I really didn't feel like putting the suit on."

The "It Ends With Us" cast is now publicly choosing sides in Blake Lively's sexual harassment battle with Justin Baldoni, the film's director.

Brandon Sklenar, who plays Atlas Corrigan in the film, encouraged fans to dig into the full complaint Blake filed against Baldoni ... telling his Instagram followers, "For the love of god read this."

He made it clear he's got Blake's back by tagging her in the IG story, and adding a red heart emoji.

Justin Baldoni is hemorrhaging support among women in the aftermath of Blake Lively’s explosive lawsuit against him -- and he’s now been stripped of an award he won in honor of all females.

Here’s what happened … Baldoni -- who directed “It Ends With Us” and also costarred with Lively in the film -- received the Voices of Solidarity Award from Vital Voices on December 9. The award recognizes remarkable men who show courage and compassion in advocating for women and girls.

But, after Lively filed her lawsuit against Baldoni on Saturday, the organization decided to yank the honor back from the director.

Justin Baldoni is getting back to business after Blake Lively sued him for sexual harassment.

The "It Ends With Us" star and director was spotted in public Monday for the first time since Blake filed her explosive lawsuit against him.

Justin and his wife ventured out in Los Angeles a couple days before the holiday ... dropping off their kids at a relative's house before heading into an office meeting.

Amber Heard is publicly voicing support for Blake Lively and her sexual harassment case against her "It Ends with Us" costar Justin Baldoni ... saying she's been in Blake's shoes.

Heard says, "Social media is the absolute personification of the classic saying ‘A lie travels halfway around the world before truth can get its boots on.’ I saw this firsthand and up close. It’s as horrifying as it is destructive."

She released that statement Monday to NBC News, because Amber's ex-husband, Johnny Depp, used the same crisis PR team as Baldoni during his 2022 defamation battle with Amber.