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Comedian and actor Lavell Crawford's not quite half the man he used to be, but he's getting there after dropping a buck 20 -- and his loss is a huge gain for someone else.

We got Crawford at LAX and it was immediately obvious the guy's looking much slimmer than he was in his days as extra husky bodyguard Huell on "Breaking Bad."

Lavell says his wife doesn't want him getting too skinny though, and she's got a magic number in mind. As he put it ... "She married me as a bear. You don't wanna date no bunny rabbit."

Lavell had some medical assistance to lose the weight, and he explained what else he's doing to drop the lbs. And that's all on top of his jiu-jitsu training!

Two big winners in the Rodgers family now ... because Aaron's brother, Jordan, won "The Bachelorette" Monday night and got engaged right on the show.

Jordan was a favorite from the beginning ... and on the season finale, he popped the question to JoJo Fletcher ... and she said "Yes!"

It's probably news to Aaron who proudly proclaimed he didn't watch the show.

Earlier in the season, Jordan revealed that he's not on speaking terms with Aaron -- and neither are his parents. Aaron famously no-showed to the hometown date.

No word on when Jordan and JoJo plan to tie the knot -- the big question ... will Aaron get an invite?

Elijah Kelley -- the guy who played Scarecrow in "The Wiz Live!" -- was arrested Sunday after allegedly getting touchy with cops in downtown L.A.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Elijah and another man got into a heated argument after a New Edition concert at Microsoft Theater. Things were about to get physical when cops arrived, broke things up -- and both men were ejected.

We're told Elijah, who's playing Ricky Bell in an upcoming New Edition biopic, continued arguing with cops, and allegedly grabbed an officer's sleeve. That's when he got busted for resisting arrest, a misdemeanor.

Jessica Alba stood shoulder to shoulder with young people who've lost family members to recent gun violence atrocities ... in the most poignant moment of Sunday's Teen Choice Awards.

Jessica and the teenagers made a plea to bring an end to the violence -- reminding the audience of the loved ones they'd lost in Newtown, Orlando, San Bernardino, Baton Rouge and more.

The tribute brought many people in the audience to tears.

Justin Timberlake had his own message about tolerance and Americans coming together.

Pauly D's 9-month relationship with Aubrey O'Day is over and he's already trying to erase her from memory ... TMZ has learned.

According to our sources the DJ and the singer ended things over the weekend -- just a few days after she left to shoot "Celebrity Big Brother." The exes actually got together while shooting another reality show -- "Famously Single" -- last Fall.

It's unclear what set off this split. They'd broken up for a few days back in May, but this time Pauly's scrubbed all images of her from his social media ... and there were a lot of them.

Here's the thing ... if Aubrey's sequestered in the 'BB' house, we're guessing she has no clue she's single.

Last week when she left for 'BB' she posted a pic of Pauly with her 2 dogs, saying ... "My dearest hubby, I will miss you so much. You are my best friend, my love, my person, my soulmate!"

Whatever.

"American Horror Story" fans are going to get a dose of seriously creepy history in season 6 ... at least based on these pics we got from the set.

TMZ has obtained the first shots from the 'AHS' set in Santa Clarita, CA ... and one word etched into a tree is a HUGE hint about the theme: CROATOAN.

If you paid attention in school ... you remember that word from the mystery of Roanoke -- the 1590 North Carolina colony where 117 people vanished. The only clue was the word "CROATOAN" -- a nearby Native tribe -- carved into bark. There have been all kinds of creepy legends about the colony.

Check out the set pics -- they all center around a colonial-era farm. Plus, our 'AHS' spies have spotted the cast in Pilgrim-era clothing, and the the teaser trailers are on point, too.

Hope you don't scare easily.

Miss Cleo catered to true believers right up until her final days, looking into their futures from the comfort of her home ... TMZ has learned.

Sources close to Miss Cleo tell us she had a fiercely loyal bunch who called her for readings, and even some who flew to her in Florida to peer into the future. We're told Cleo did Tarot card readings and sometimes just provided plain old life advice ... of the non-psychic variety.

We're told these followers believed she had a true gift, and wasn't just acting for the iconic Psychic Readers Network TV spots in the '90s.

TMZ broke the story ... Miss Cleo died Tuesday after battling cancer.

Tommy Davidson is on a looong vacation and he's getting paid for it -- so ... win-win!

Sources involved in the production tell us the comedian landed a gig co-hosting a new travel show that will air Saturday mornings on the CW Network. We're told they started shooting last week and will pump out more than 20 episodes over 5 months.

The show will feature Tommy exploring the world aboard different cruise ships and the itinerary sounds incredible -- Italy, Russia, Greece, Bora Bora, Colombia and Alaska.

Tommy's sharing the ride with co-host Andrea Feczko, who's known for TV Land's "100 Best Places."

Our advice? Avoid the cruise ship buffets ... things can get messy.

Here it is ... the first time Superman has touched down on the set of "Supergirl" ... and it's bad news for anyone planning to kick the guy below the knees.

Check out Tyler Hoechlin in his full Kal-El getup on the set of the CW show in Vancouver -- the dude looks pretty good ... he's even got the front hair curl in full effect.

By the way, Supes even took a few selfies with some of the people on the set ... 'cause that's how a super hero gotta do these days.

Tyler Posey is withdrawing his coming out -- 24 hours after a big bold video announcement that he's gay, but wants everyone to understand that he really does support the gay community.

The star of "Teen Wolf" posted a Snapchat on Friday that was VERY clear. He walked up to a street sign that read "Gay St." ... and yelled, "I'M GAY!!"

Turns out, Posey says ... he was only doing that to show, "I fully support the LGBTQ community. This was a moment intended to reflect that."

The guy who's had kids and many adults singing along to "Pokemon" for years says there absolutely should be a new tune for "Pokemon Go" ... as long as he doesn't get screwed in the deal.

Jason Paige was outside the Rockwell in L.A. Thursday night when he freestyled a possible remixed song for the current craze. He says he's tried "Pokemon Go," and it sounds like he's hooked.

He says there's only one potential downside to the game's popularity, and it's closely tied to his wallet.

BTW ... Jason busted out the old theme song inside Rockwell. It's just like you remember it, but a little more adult contemporary.

It's a good problem to have ... but Dana White says family members are coming out of the woodwork with their hands out after the UFC sold for $4 BILLION ... so he's ignoring their calls!

White was on 'Kimmel' Thursday night -- and was asked how his life has changed now that he's insanely rich (Jimmy estimates he made $360 mil off the deal).

We're guessing Dana was joking about the family -- but says he had a real Howard Hughes moment and locked himself in a hotel room after the deal closed.

Bill Clinton's eyes should've been well-rested by the time Hillary finished her speech.

Bubba appeared to be nodding off during the biggest moment of his wife's political career. Looks like VP nominee Tim Kaine even tried to cover for BC once he figured it out.

Look, you really wanna impress a 69-year-old ex-prez? Give him giant balloons!

There ya go, Bill.

The building where Oprah Winfrey gave away hundreds of cars, and Tom Cruise famously leaped on the couch is a big pile of dust now, and from its ashes ... Big Macs will rise.

Harpo Studios in Chicago was demolished this week as O shifts her OWN operation to Los Angeles. McDonald's is reportedly moving in on the old site to build its new headquarters.

She spent 25 years shooting 'Oprah' in that building. Good times. Even if you had to pay taxes on one of those gifted cars in 2004.

Nate Diaz just gave the blow-by-blow on how Justin Bieber put an END to their famous celebrity beef back in March -- and the whole thing is pretty hilarious.

Of course, the two had gone back and forth on social media after the McGregor fight -- with Nate ultimately coming on the "TMZ Sports" show and saying, "F*** that fool."

As fate would have it, they came face-to-face in a Hollywood nightclub a few days later -- but Bieber's no dummy ... he immediately tried to bury the hatchet before things popped off.

You gotta hear Nate tell the story on "Conan" Tuesday night ... not only did they bro-hug it out, but they're boys now!

Being a Blood or a Crip is now a legitimate qualification for employment, because a new show is actively seeking real-life bangers who want to be TV stars.

Central Casting is staffing up for the upcoming CBS adaptation of the movie "Training Day." Specifically, they're looking for "gang member types" of actors to portray members of L.A. area street gangs during a Wednesday shoot.

CC would not elaborate on what it considers "gang member types."

The call out makes it clear that experience is not a prerequisite -- we're assuming they're referring to acting experience. Welcome to L.A. ... where anyone can be discovered.