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A sheriff's deputy in Texas is now on the unemployment line after getting axed for posting social media photos of herself posing with inmates in jail and flipping off the camera.

Detention Deputy Karla Beltran was fired Monday by the Bexar County Sheriff's Office after the photos surfaced. She started working for the department in July and was canned under the sheriff's "probationary dismissal" policy.

In one photo, Beltran is seen in front of a window raising her middle fingers at the camera ... with female inmates behind her separated by glass. Other photos show Beltran and the prisoners flashing other hand gestures.

RJ Mitte checked an item off his bucket list days before his death ... taking his first hot air balloon ride alongside his "Breaking Bad" costar Luis Moncada.

RJ, who played Walter White Jr. on the hit AMC series, reunited with Luis at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in New Mexico on October 4 ... just 8 days before his death.

Luis played Marco Salamanca, one of the notorious Salamanca twins on the show.

In a touching statement, StrangeKind Ballooning says RJ was all smiles during the outing, greeting passengers, laughing with the crew, and making everyone feel welcome.

Kelly Clarkson's feud with a Brooklyn store has taken another turn ... and now the shop is trying to clear the air over that $15,000 singing bird.

Art of Play issued another statement early Monday, clarifying what it says really happened during the singer's five-minute visit Saturday ... and insisting there was a major misunderstanding.

The shop says Kelly asked about a mechanical bird named Molly, which is permanently attached to the wall and isn't for sale.

But here's where things get interesting ... the store says it told Kelly an artist in Seattle, Bliss Kolb, owns a nearly identical bird and would be willing to part with it for $15,000.

Milania Giudice is opening up about her mental health struggles ... revealing she's battling several disorders and is currently receiving treatment after a turbulent few months in the public eye.

Teresa Giudice's 20-year-old daughter shared an emotional Instagram video Monday morning ... apologizing to her followers for how she's been using her platform and admitting they've been seeing some of the darkest moments of her life.

Milania says she's bipolar and struggles with depression, anxiety, PTSD, and ADHD ... letting her followers know she's "not ashamed" of any of it.

Keegan Allen is showing the gruesome aftermath of his terrifying armed robbery ... after two masked men allegedly stole his watch and pistol-whipped him.

The "Pretty Little Liars" actor took to his Instagram Stories Saturday to provide an update on his head wound ... sharing a snap of what looks like a couple cuts stitched up.

He also said in the caption he's "Healing" ... adding "thank you to medical team ... and law enforcement and everyone reaching out."

Woah Vicky says her mom is safe and sound after going missing for a couple of weeks ... and, though she admits they have their issues, Vicky says the news has moved her to tears.

The influencer posted the heartfelt message Saturday ... just a couple of days after telling fans she hasn't heard from her mom, Carla, in more than two weeks and asking them to contact the police if they know anything that could help.

She wrote on X, "Thank u all for your prayers and calls. We found my mom. I am crying with joy. We got our issues but mom is mom."

Sofía Vergara might be taking a subtle dig at her ex-husband, Joe Manganiello, with her social media activity ... sharing a post about narcissistic men after he trashed her in his new memoir.

Here's the deal ... Sofia's son -- Manolo -- initially shared the post on his social media, which explains the difference between good guys and narcissists.

Among the attributes listed ... good guys apologize, set boundaries, and tell the truth. On the flip side, narcissists gaslight, lie, and "act like Peter Pan."

A mother whose daughter used ChatGPT to write her suicide notes heard Sam Altman's response ... and she's not happy with the OpenAI honcho.

Journalist Laura Reiley says Altman taking "the privacy high road" in refusing to turn over potentially insightful chat logs is "a little rich."

She called out the hypocrisy of Altman's OpenAI and other tech companies earning revenue from advertising strategies that involve users' personal information.

Actor Keegan Allen ran into double trouble on the gritty streets of Los Angeles Thursday night when two armed thieves allegedly stole his watch and pistol-whipped him before making their getaway ... TMZ has learned.

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A rep for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office tells TMZ ... the horrifying incident went down on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, where Allen was approached by two men wearing all black.

Cops tell us one suspect shoved a handgun in Allen's face while the other brandished a knife as the two demanded Allen fork over his watch and bracelet. The gunman then allegedly struck Allen in the face with the pistol before snatching his watch and fleeing with his accomplice in an unknown vehicle.

Chad Lowe seems to be diving into advice about grief in the aftermath of his 13-year-old daughter's tragic death ... sharing an emotional post about loss on social media.

The younger brother of Rob Lowe shared a clip from Olivia Hunt's podcast "On Healing" ... in which Irish author Gerry Hussey says people possess both the human and the divine -- and we're connected to everything and everyone around us.

In the clip, Hussey says ... "So when we die, where do we go? We return to a state of peace and love.”

Woah Vicky says her mom, Carla, has been missing for weeks ... she's asking the public for any information they may have ... and cops are investigating.

The influencer shared a missing poster with a photo of herself and her mom ... claiming her family hasn't heard from Carla in about two weeks.

It sounds like Carla vanished after recently traveling by bus from Atlanta to Miami to see Vicky ... and the family is "urgently seeking information" regarding her whereabouts and safety.

It seems racist social media posts can't cancel Roseanne Barr forever ... because she's back on our TV screens and starring in a new comedy series.

According to Page Six, the controversial actress just wrapped production on her new TV show, "Meemaw."

The 8-episode comedy series reportedly centers around a "mixed-race family of preppers in Texas," and Roseanne -- playing the family's matriarch -- is determined to "throw her granddaughter the most fantastic bat mitzvah Texas has ever seen."

A few too many margaritas apparently sent one Indiana woman's day spinning ... literally -- cops say she drunkenly did donuts on a courthouse lawn ... and the wild stunt is on video.

The Jennings County Sheriff's Office says a 67-year-old woman was arrested Monday afternoon after allegedly tearing circles through the grass outside a local courthouse while intoxicated.

Video shows a car doing donuts in the grass ... kicking up a ton of grass and dirt and narrowly missing trees ... all while in reverse.

Deputies say the driver was booked for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, along with several other charges.

Megyn Kelly is torching Olivia Rodrigo for backing Jane Doe in her lawsuit against the alleged gang rapists known as the Cornell 7, telling the pop star to "shut up and stick to singing."

Megyn went scorched earth on Olivia during a recent episode of "The Megyn Kelly Show" ... after Olivia voiced support for the former Cornell student who filed a civil lawsuit claiming 7 Cornell frat boys plied her with ketamine and then gang raped her at Chi Phi fraternity house.

The Grammy Award-winning singer wrote, "Shame on Cornell and on every institution who protects rapists and abusers over women. I stand with Jane Doe."

Drake's rep is ripping apart rumors that he fathered a child with a fellow music star and longtime friend ... calling them complete and total BS.

Here's the deal ... singer-songwriter Keshia Chanté shared her pregnancy Tuesday in an article with the outlet Hello! -- glowing in a maternity shoot and revealing she's having a baby boy.

Keshia wouldn't say who the father is ... though she implied on social media he's in the music industry ... and it didn't take long for Drake's name to get dragged into things.

Chet Hanks isn't ready to make peace with comedian Eric Andre ... confronting the dude in a wild interaction over the weekend at a convention in Los Angeles ... and it's all on video.

Chet posted footage of the heated exchange on social media ... which shows him walking up to Eric at ComplexCon and grabbing him by the shoulder.

At first, Eric looks happy to see him -- or at least does a pretty convincing impression -- but Chet isn't there for a friendly catch-up.