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Piers Morgan is throwing in the white towel ... after calling Jake Paul's fights "boring, staged bulls***," and prompting "The Problem Child" to hire an attorney, the media personality has clarified his comment online.

"What I meant is that his fights have been predominantly against older, past-their-prime opponents, which may be lucrative for both sides, and may have entertainment value, but don’t reveal how he stacks up against currently ranked boxers and therefore are not a good look for the sport."

Morgan continued on X ... "I did not intend to suggest that the outcome was predetermined and certainly didn’t mean to suggest anything illegal."

Malcolm-Jamal Warner's mother is speaking out for the first time since her son drowned at a beach in Costa Rica.

Pamela Warner broke her silence Friday in a lengthy post on social media, saying ... "Needless to say our hearts are heavy with the loss of Malcolm."

Malcolm-Jamal's mom continued ... "He was a kind, loving man with a huge heart for humanity. He wanted all to be aware of their inner strength and that they could succeed, accomplish and transform. This was his latest mission and work, transformation, in order for you to be fully present in your life."

John Leguizamo isn't pulling a Dean Cain and volunteering with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ... he says that's for losers.

The actor hopped on social media Friday and blasted the 'Lois & Clark' star for supporting ICE, volunteering to become an officer and helping boost their recruiting numbers.

John says Dean is a loser and a moron for volunteering to help deport illegal immigrants ... and then he hits Dean with the big blow ... telling him his pronouns are "has been."

8/9 6:25 PM PT -- Seems Blackson pulled a fast one on us. Turns out his son's name isn't Bruce Leroy like he says in the clip -- that's a reference to a character from 1985 action-comedy "The Last Dragon."

He wrote on social media that his son's name is really Mikey ... so, looks like he got us with this one. Chalk it up to the hazards of interviewing a comedian!

Michael Blackson's introducing his son to the world ... though his own introduction to the kid was a bit delayed -- 'cause his need for caffeine made him miss the birth!

We caught up with the comedian and his fiancée Rada Cheang -- also known as Rada Darling -- at LAX Thursday ... and, we got a glimpse of their son with their consent of course.

He's a cute kid ... though his dad's already ribbing him about his looks -- life of a comedian's son, we suppose.

Dean Cain's become a real-life superhero for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ... with the agency saying he's giving their recruitment a major boost.

Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin tells TMZ ... "We have certainly seen a pop in applications in the past few days -- we are grateful to Dean Cain for his efforts to highlight the work that ICE law enforcement is doing to remove terrorists, pedophiles, gang members and murderers from American communities."

As you know ... earlier this week, the actor took to social media, urging his followers to sign up as the agency worked to recruit loads of new officers.

Kelly Clarkson’s deep in grief over ex-hubby Brandon Blackstock’s death -- but her talk show’s still slated for a fall return, TMZ has learned.

Sources tell TMZ ... "The Kelly Clarkson Show" is locked for a 7th season and the plan is to still drop fresh episodes in September.

Rumors circulated this year that Kelly was going to leave the show because of her numerous absences ... though we learned that was because of Blackstock's illness. We’re told the whole staff knew about Brandon’s illness -- but kept it under wraps out of respect for Kelly and Brandon's privacy.

Anthony Anderson says he feels like he can tap dance after getting 140cc of fluid drained from his knee ... and he thinks doctors may have misdiagnosed him with the "disease of kings" -- AKA gout.

We got Anthony at LAX on Friday and our photog asked him about his scary knee issue ... which landed him in the ER after a bunch of nasty swelling.

Anthony says he's been told he may have gout and needs to cut back on red meat and alcohol ... but it sounds like he's not buying it, and thinks he just has arthritis instead.

Kristi Noem says "South Park" needs to up their game ... insisting they're lazy for only criticizing her appearance -- but, she may want to watch the ep, 'cause the jokes don't end with her looks.

The Homeland Security Secretary hopped on "The Glenn Beck Program" Thursday to discuss the newly released episode of the controversial show ... and, she calls out the creators for repeatedly making jokes that mock women for how they look.

Noem doubles down, adding ... "If they wanted to criticize my job, go ahead and do that, but clearly they can't. They just pick something petty like that."

Reneé Rapp has no idea who Joe Rogan is ... and her fans are losing their minds.

Check out the viral clip from this week's "Call Her Daddy" podcast ... the singer and actress is asked a Rogan-related question by host Alex Cooper -- Rapp responds by asking "who the f***" Joe is ... she's then shocked he's the same height as she is when she Googles him.

Alex is clearly amused by this blunt question ands asks Reneé if she knows what "Fear Factor" or the UFC are. The 'Queen of Gen Z' admits she has no idea what 'FF' is and asks if Joe is a UFC fighter ... to which Alex replies she's not even sure!

Gracie Abrams brought down the house Thursday night in Los Angeles ... with some of Hollywood's youngest stars eating it all up.

It all went down at the Kia Forum -- part of her "Secret of Us" tour -- where she poured her heart out to a hometown crowd ... with celebs like Paul Mescal, Lucy Hale, Noah Beck, Tyler Blackburn, Lola Tung in the audience.

Paul is seen near the front row with a big smile on his face, clapping and singing along as Gracie performs her hit "Free Now."

Jimmy Fallon and Fox News' Greg Gutfeld caught up like a pair of chummy old friends on 'The Tonight Show' Thursday ... giddily recalling their drunken meeting in NYC and completely kicking politics to the trashcan.

Check out the clip ... the right-wing host recalled meeting a sloshed Jimmy in an "illegal speakeasy" in New York City -- where he says Jimmy tackled him with a hug like a "giant golden retriever."

After Jimmy "wrestled" Greg and his pal ... they decided to head out to another bar -- which Greg deemed was a gay bar because "the bartender at 6 o'clock takes off his shirt."

Jon Miyahara -- the actor best known for playing Brett on "Superstore" -- has died, TMZ has learned.

His daughter Pennie Cappasola tells TMZ he died Wednesday with his wife, Chiyo, by his side. She says the family appreciates the outpouring of love from fans ... adding her father loved working on the NBC sitcom.

TMZ learned Jon died less than 2 weeks after paramedics responded to his Los Angeles-area home. Law enforcement sources say ... an EMS call was made around 7:15 PM on July 28 for an elderly man who had taken a fall the day prior and was feeling pain.

Machine Gun Kelly’s making it loud and clear -- Megan Fox is the real MVP when it comes to their newborn, Saga Blade Fox-Baker ... and he’s got a hilarious story to back it up.

MGK stopped by "Today with Jenna and Friends," sharing that Mama Fox was recently fuming when someone praised him as being a "good dad" for doing the bare minimum:  holding the baby.

MGK explained Megan was quick to shut down the dad applause -- and it's clearly something he agreed with... saying all he really does is play the guitar and hope the baby’s happy, while Megan’s the real MVP doing all the heavy lifting.

Todd Chrisley swears he never slept with his ex-business partner ... 'cause if he did, the guy would’ve been hooked and coming back for more.

Todd laid it all out on Kandi Burruss’ podcast … after she brought up ex-business partner Mark Braddock’s claim during Todd's 2022 fraud trial -- that they had intimate relations in the early 2000s.

The “Chrisley Knows Best” star says the topic was brought up to him by his attorney privately during the trial -- and Todd claims he responded, "Let's just be very clear, if I had f***ed him once, he'd come back for seconds."

Sydney Sweeney's brother is getting in on the American Eagle ad controversy ... poking fun at the situation by showing off his good genes jeans!

Check out Trent Sweeney's post on Instagram -- he shared a snap of a certificate acknowledging he was promoted to staff sergeant in the Air Force, and laid text on top, joking ... "It’s them good jeans 🥸."

As you know ... lots of folks have been having a blast with the drama -- just this week, a Chicago strip club announced they're hosting "The Great Jeans Contest" this Saturday, and Lizzo even teased new music referencing the ad.

The Skydance-Paramount merger is officially a done deal -- and it’s all going down as "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" rolls through its final season.

Skydance Media, led by CEO David Ellison, closed its massive $8 billion acquisition of Paramount Global ... cementing one of the biggest shake-ups Hollywood’s seen in years.

The completed merger, announced Thursday, had been months in the making, getting the final thumbs-up from Paramount’s board and surviving a lengthy FCC review -- and now, it's full steam ahead. The company began public trading on NASDAQ Thursday morning.