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Kelly Clarkson clearly has closed the book on "American Idol" ... her go-to is now "The Voice."

We got Kelly in NYC where a hopeful soul busted out in song for the OG 'Idol' -- her song, of course -- and Kelly seemed impressed.

Check out the clip -- he might have a future with an assist from Blake Shelton and friends.

Carly Chaikin fears her hit show is giving hackers ideas about how to wreak havoc ... and her own iCloud is exhibit A.

We got the "Mr. Robot" actress at LAX, where she told us the show tries to make it clear to real-world hackers there are consequences for that line of work. And then she gave us the scoop on some related personal drama.

Check out the video -- Carly is, hands down, the most chill celeb we've ever talked to about possibly getting hacked.

Must be an occupational hazard.

Rihanna's gonna get all wet -- and probably (fake) bloody -- when she steps into the infamous "Psycho" shower, and her "Bates Motel" director is so psyched.

Nestor Carbonell stars on the show, but will also be directing RiRi's upcoming episode where she plays Marion Crane ... the character in that legendary shower stabbing. We got him out in L.A. -- walking his dog -- and tried to find out if he's going for a straight remake or putting a new twist on the scene.

Check it out ... Nestor does spill at least one big deet.

Cuba Gooding Jr. doesn't think there are racial overtones when he's mistaken for Terrence Howard.

Cuba was leaving Craig's in WeHo Monday night when he weighed in on the Television Academy mistaking Terrence for him in a tweet this year at the Emmys.

One other thing he makes clear ... he doesn't need Lady Gaga to score Super Bowl tickets.

Katie Holmes turned heads bringing Jackie Kennedy back to life on TV a few years ago -- so well, in fact, that she's taking another crack at the role ... only now as Jackie O.

We got Katie outside FOX in NYC and she talked about playing the former First Lady in her later years -- after Bobby's assassination -- in a TV miniseries called, "The Kennedys: After Camelot."

Check out the clip -- sounds like she's done her homework.

A "Hell's Kitchen" star says she soiled her pants from menstruation when she couldn't catch a restroom break, and now she's suing a former employer for violating her rights and eventually firing her.

Vanessa Soltero, who appeared in season 15, says she was a cook at the LAX Admirals Club -- where food services are provided by Sodexo Inc -- and says her former employers did a horrendous job of giving her rest/meal breaks.

According to the docs ... Soltero told a supervisor she needed a break, but was told she couldn't leave cause she was the only cook. While waiting for relief, she says her cup ranneth over and she HAD to go home to clean up -- and because she left early, she wasn't paid.

About a year later ... Soltero says she was granted a leave of absence to appear on "Hell's Kitchen." When she asked to be reinstated, she says management told her the position had been 86'd.

Tommy Lee's hog is down -- but not for the count -- because it's in good hands with the boys from the TV show, "Counting Cars."

Count's Kustoms owner, Danny Koker, got Tommy's totaled bike back after it was in an accident a couple weeks ago. Tommy originally bought it from the famous Vegas shop, and the guys plan to get his baby good as new.

We're told they'll present Tommy with the fully restored machine in an upcoming episode of the show.

We broke the story ... a friend was riding Tommy's chopper when he got rear-ended. The 911 call is pretty scary, but luckily everyone was okay.

The guy who couldn't remember Elaine Benes on "Seinfeld" is having serious issues with an ex-writer from the show ... and he's gone to court for protection.

Fred Stoller, who guest starred and wrote for the sitcom, filed for a restraining order against Bruce Kirschbaum, saying he'd been harassing him for months. Fred says Bruce shows up to his crib at all hours of the night, banging on his door and leaving threatening notes.

In docs, Fred says Bruce -- who was also "Seinfeld" writer -- blames him for ruining his rep in the biz.

Fred wrote a book about his time on "Seinfeld," in which he referred to an unnamed staffer as a "pathological liar." Bruce seems to think it was a shot at him.

With Kelly Ripa still hunting for a Michael Strahan replacement, John Cena tells TMZ Sports he'd definitely be the man for the job ... all producers have to do is ask.

Agnes Nixon, the daytime TV titan behind "All My Children," died early Wednesday morning.

Agnes created "All My Children" ... as well as "One Life to Live." She also worked on "Another World" and "Guiding Light."

Agnes' son tells TMZ, his mother died at her home in Pennsylvania from complications of Parkinson's and pneumonia. He says she had been writing her memoir, "My Life to Live," and just completed it last weekend.

Agnes' soaps ... 'Children' and 'One Life' ... ran for more than 40 seasons each, earning her multiple Daytime Emmy awards and even a lifetime achievement award in 2010. She was 93.

Cookie's assistant on "Empire" proved she's got her back in real life too by taking a jab at 50 Cent's mental health ... on the heels of him trash talking Taraji P. Henson.

Ta'Rhonda Jones, who plays Porsha on the show, came on "TMZ Live" to talk about the new season ... and addressed Fiddy's repeated shots at "Empire." Her take on it was pretty awesome -- she went right after the rapper/TV producer and flat out called him a "weirdo."

Taraji already went back at 50 after he claimed "Empire" ratings were slipping -- but she was kinda gentle about it. High road. Ta'Rhonda, on the other hand, lit into him and then gave him some advice.

"7th Heaven" star Catherine Hicks had a slip of the tongue that revealed exactly how she feels about her former co-star, Stephen Collins, these days.

We caught up with Catherine and asked if we'll ever see a reboot of the show, a la "Fuller House." Check out the vid ... Catherine -- who played Collins' wife -- has big plans for his character, Rev. Camden.

Kiefer Sutherland is a HUGE hockey fan ... and although he doesn't hit the ice as much as he used to ... he still remembers which celebrity opponent delivered the hardest check.

TMZ Sports ran into the "Designated Survivor" star ... who tells us Tim Robbins is no joke on skates.

Since Robbins, who's 6'5'', has a clear height advantage over Sutherland (5'9'') ... we had to ask his strategy against the 'Shawshank Redemption' star.

Actor Justin Hires is stoked over the "MacGyver" reboot which premiered Friday ... boasting it's new and improved, with a black buddy, no less.

Justin plays an In-N-Out burger slinger, and he says it's a blast.

Hires' character doesn't know MacGyver is really MacGyver. He also doesn't know a whole lot about contraceptives.

Lindsay Lohan had to hide her abusive relationship with Egor Tarabasov, and she also paid through the nose to keep them afloat ... at least that's what she claimed on Russian TV.

During her interview with Russia's Channel One, Lindsay said Egor hit her throughout their relationship ... to the point she had to cover her bruises.

She also said she supported Egor financially ... even buying her own engagement ring -- which would explain why she's still wearing the emerald since they split. Kinda shocking because Egor is the son of a super wealthy Russian businessman.

Lindsay went on to say the abuse made her more like her mom, Dina ... who, of course, had a rocky and abusive relationship with Michael Lohan.

As we first reported, Lindsay was very keen on meeting President Putin while she's in Russia ... and she doubled down on that during the interview, saying ... "I really like him, he is very persistent." Whatever that means.

Egor's already firing back -- his rep tells us Lindsay's claims are all false, and he'll pursue legal action to clear his name.

The owners of the Boulder house where JonBenét Ramsey was killed told documentary producers to take a hike when they literally tried to return to the scene of the crime.

Carol Schuller Milner and her husband currently live in the home, and she tells TMZ ... a production company contacted them months ago asking to lease their house. She says they immediately turned them down ... saying they had NO interest in dredging up horrific memories.

If you saw CBS' special, "The Case of: JonBenet Ramsey" ... you noticed producers had to build replica rooms, because they had zero access to the real deal.

Even if the Milners had played ball ... Carol says they made major renovations 10 years ago, which included the basement. She says it wasn't because they were creeped out -- they'd already been there for 2 years -- it was just time for a makeover.

Carol says they didn't watch the documentary, and they've always separated the JonBenet tragedy from their home.