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Keke Palmer and LaKeith Stanfield tried putting the pedal to the metal on some good deeds Tuesday ... but their free gas event ran into a little road rage when cops got called to the scene!

The stars pulled up to a Shell gas station in L.A. to promote their upcoming movie "I Love Boosters" Tuesday ... offering free gas to the first 70 drivers who rolled through -- although one latecomer ran outta fuel after missing the cutoff and called the police!

Thankfully, officers were able to pump the brakes on the complaint and other side dramas pretty quickly ... while Keke and LaKeith kept the vibes cruising smoothly.

And honestly, the event still looked premium grade. One lucky person even drove off with a full $100 tank ... while Keke posed for adorable pics with fans and babies.

Meanwhile, LaKeith kept things heartfelt -- talking about the importance of community support during tough economic times and calling attention to rising prices squeezing everyday people.

Hayden Panettiere's ex Brian Hickerson says reading about his abusive relationship in her upcoming memoir was brutal ... but he also thinks alleged abusers need to hear stories like his the most.

Hickerson spoke with TMZ's Charlie Neff ahead of the release of Hayden's memoir, "This Is Me: A Reckoning" ... and admitted there was one particularly dark moment from their relationship he requested her to leave out of the book -- but it made the final cut anyway.

According to Brian, the passage details a drunken incident where he allegedly threatened to throw a phone at Hayden. He recalled telling her, "I'll give you 10 seconds to run as fast as you can before I throw it at you."

It's been three months since the untimely death of James Van Der Beek ... and his family is still reeling from the unimaginable loss.

His wife Kimberly posted a lengthy IG post Tuesday with snaps of James and his kids ... and it really pulls on the heartstrings.

The beloved actor's widow wrote in part ... "To say I'm heartbroken is a severe understatement. Words just don't capture what grief is. The comforts of shock have worn off. The reality is settling in... and I miss him. We all miss him."

Pete Davidson says his grandpa discovered gay porn on his computer, which led to fists flying at the computer monitor.

Check out the clip TMZ obtained ... the comedian unloaded the outrageous childhood story during a recent stand-up set ... recalling how he accidentally clicked on a graphic gay porn video when he was just 8 years old -- and wound up watching the whole thing out of sheer curiosity.

Pete said the "Lemon Party" video featured six 70-year-old men hooking up to the whistling theme song from "The Andy Griffith Show" ... which somehow makes the situation even more absurd.

Hayden Panettiere is about to release her memoir... so she's been an open book about her life lately ... and recently shared one shocking story about upsetting a skincare brand she endorsed after making postpartum comments.

HP recently said on the "On Purpose with Jay Shetty" podcast ... she was taken aback by the negative reaction to her postpartum comments during a morning show interview in 2015.

As she tells it ... after she randomly talked about her experience with postpartum on "Live! with Kelly and Michael," she was immediately told Neutrogena was not pleased with the remarks ... and that the company wanted to fire her on the spot. Her agent saved her job in the moment, but once her contract expired -- she was cut loose.

The fallout continues over a controversial George Floyd joke made by Tony Hinchcliffe at "The Roast of Kevin Hart" ... with fellow stand-up comic and actor Lil Rel calling the moment gross ... and shaming the crowd for not booing.

Lil Rel posted his thoughts to Instagram on Tuesday morning ... saying he found the moment so "disgusting," he wondered what he would have done had he been there ... but he's pretty sure he already knew.

If you didn't watch Sunday's live roast on Netflix ... Hinchcliffe proclaimed to Hart ... "The Black community is so proud of you… right now George Floyd is looking up at us all laughing so hard he can't breathe."

Hilary Duff's "luck ... or something" isn't running out anytime soon -- the former Disney star is now a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover model!!

The publication shared the big news on Tuesday ... making the announcement alongside some jaw-dropping behind-the-scenes shots of the actress/singer showing off her beach bod as she posed for the camera.

Duff was in South Caicos for her shoot ... with Kat Irlin snapping the shots.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had a family day at The Happiest Place on Earth ... taking their 2 kids to Disneyland with the Duchess' mom Doria Ragland in tow!

Check out the sweet family photos the actress-turned-royal posted on IG Monday -- Harry and Meghan hold hands with 7-year-old Prince Archie and 4-year-old Princess Lilibet as they explore the park in ... another pic shows Lilibet hugging Cinderella.

And Meghan was clearly happy to have her mom join along, sharing a snap of her embracing her mom, giving her a smooch on the head.

Can you guess which Hollywood hottie put her rockin' hot bod on full display in this eye-popping shot?!

This actress is best known for her role as CeCe Jones ... if you've scrolled her socials, you know she likes to shake it up!

Hayden Panettiere says handing over custody of her daughter wasn't abandoning her child ... it was the only way she knew how to save herself.

The actress got emotional on Monday's episode of "On Purpose with Jay Shetty" podcast while revisiting the painful decision to sign over full custody of daughter Kaya to ex-fiancé Wladimir Klitschko back in 2018 amid addiction, anxiety and postpartum depression struggles.

Check out the clip ... Hayden is pushing back on those who've questioned the move ... saying, "The idea that anybody would think that I would just give away my child and be okay with it is heartbreaking."

Comedy veteran Sheryl Underwood says the surprise "r-word" joke from Dwayne Johnson during Netflix’s "The Roast of Kevin Hart" worked because roast comedy plays by a different set of rules ... and she says audiences understood the context.

Underwood stopped by "TMZ Live" on Monday and told us she thought The Rock’s appearance ultimately brought the room together ... especially after years of discourse surrounding his identity and public image.

Watch the video ... she tells us true roast comedy is not for the mainstream -- acknowledging that some viewers may bristle at moments, but roasts have always been built around pushing boundaries.

Chase Stokes is officially closing out his South Carolina era ... 'cause the "Outer Banks" star just unloaded his longtime Charleston-area home for a cool $3M.

The actor got a little sentimental over the sale of the Mount Pleasant pad too ... admitting in an IG Story over the weekend the sale was bittersweet after spending seven years building a life in SC, and thanking the Charleston community for welcoming him with open arms.

Of course, those years basically lined up perfectly with filming "Outer Banks" ... since the Netflix show shot a huge chunk of the series in SC, making the epic 5-bed, 4.5-bath house a pretty ideal setup for him.

Dwayne Johnson made a not-so-shocking appearance last night at Netflix's "The Roast of Kevin Hart" ... but then went hardcore, even dropping the R-word, which, if you know his past, is wild.

The movie star was the last person to light into Kevin before it was the comic's turn to throw zingers at everyone else who'd burned him -- and DJ made it count big time.

The short-guy jokes and the quips of talentless-ness were all par for the evening's course -- and even Dwayne hitting on KH's wife was funny -- though not shocking -- but then he dropped the R-word while making fun of controversial NBAer Draymond Green.

Mel Gibson and a smoking hot Italian actress in Rome?!? That's amore!!!

Check out these new photos of Mel packing on the PDA with Italian celeb Antonella Salvucci during a romantic outing in the Eternal City.

Mel and Antonella are making out, hugging, embracing, and otherwise all over each other ... venturing around the city like a couple long-lost lovers.

The pair kicked things off with a seafood dinner at Micalusi-Real Fish before Antonella took Mel on a late-night tour of Rome ... including a stop at a famous panoramic viewpoint, The Zodiac. Romans call it "lover's driveway" ... basically the Italian version of a make-out point.

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Sydney Sweeney turned HBO into the Hot Box Office Sunday night ... 'cause "Euphoria" fans got an eyeful during the latest episode, when Cassie dove headfirst into the wild world of fetish content creation.

Take a look ... the fifth episode of Season 3 showed Sydney's character serving up one jaw-dropping look after another while filming spicy OnlyFans-style videos from her bedroom setup.

Cassie rocked a dangerously low-cut polka dot jumpsuit while skipping rope for the camera ... then switched gears in a skintight police costume that left basically nothing to the imagination.