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Donald Trump's ready to rock out with Rocky and more stars at this year's Kennedy Center Honors ... 'cause he announced the spotlight's going on KISS and Sylvester Stallone.

The President of the United States -- who was named chairman of the center earlier this year -- announced all five honorees for this year's ceremony Wednesday ... speaking about his friend Stallone at length.

POTUS lauded Stallone for his acting chops ... adding Sly's not the kind of person who looks for public adulation -- but, DJT says Sly was incredibly honored when he called to give him the good news.

Danielle Spencer -- famous for playing Dee Thomas on the hit ’70s sitcom "What’s Happening!!" -- spent her final days in a hospital bed ... where she had to get food and medicine through an IV.

Danielle's mom, Cheryl Pelt, tells TMZ ... Danielle was hospitalized August 1 after an infection turned septic, and she was unable to eat hard foods.

What's more, we're told Danielle had pneumonia in both lungs ... and she was losing weight and her gastric cancer was kicking up.

Zoë Kravitz has a story that'll rattle you -- she and her mom Lisa Bonet accidentally let a snake loose in Taylor Swift’s house ... and the chaos was off the scales!

Zoë spilled on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” Tuesday, saying Taylor graciously let her stay at her Beverly Hills pad during this year’s wildfires in L.A. ... but when Lisa set her pet snake Orpheus down in the bathroom to wash her face, he made a break for it -- straight into a hole in the corner.

The room had a banquette built into the wall with a tiny hole -- and that’s where Orpheus got stuck. Zoë and Lisa clung to his tail for dear life, but the more they tugged, the deeper he slithered into the wall.

A leopard can't change its spots ... and, this star can't change how instantly recognizable she is -- even when we hide her identity!

This reality star, business mogul and all-around hottie shared this selfie in an animal-print bikini covering her chest and a white bathrobe covering her waist ... looking like the queen of the jungle in this snap.

Reba McEntire is remembering her "cowboy" former stepson, Brandon Blackstock, a week after his death following a years-long battle with melanoma.

The country singer mourned Brandon in an Instagram post Tuesday night ... sharing throwback photos together while reflecting on his impact during his time on Earth.

She writes ... "There is no one else like him, and I’m thankful for the time we had together. His legacy and laughter will be carried on through his family. Rest in peace cowboy. Happy trails to you til we meet again."

Die-hard MAGA fans who’ve jumped ship on President Donald Trump should reap what they sowed -- no forgiveness, says D.L. Hughley.

The comedian joined us Tuesday on "TMZ Live," saying the only reason some folks turn anti-Trump is because he caused something bad to happen to them or someone close -- not because bad things have been happening to others all along during his 2 times in office ... which, in his book, makes these former Trumpers selfish.

D.L. pops off in our video, brushing off Charles’ question about forgiveness in politics and saying the whole Republican game now is built on loyalty -- and they ride or die with it.

Nick Carter was being a total 'Star Trek' fanboy in Las Vegas while recently hanging with a pair of Captain Kirks -- William Shatner and Paul Wesley.

The Backstreet Boys star dropped by Creation Entertainment’s STLV: Trek to Vegas 2025 Convention last week ... where he snapped pics with the two sci-fi stars.

Sources familiar with the situation tells TMZ ... the trio chopped it up for about 20 minutes and were very interested in one another’s work -- and a lot of support was shared between the actors and musician.

Danielle Spencer -- famous for playing Dee Thomas on the hit ’70s sitcom "What’s Happening!!" -- has died at 60 following complications from cancer, TMZ has learned.

Her longtime friend and former costar Haywood Nelson -- AKA Dwayne from the sitcom -- tells TMZ Danielle passed away Monday night in a Richmond, Virginia hospital ... with her mom Cheryl and her jazz musician brother Jeremy Pelt by her side.

Haywood says he was in Dallas when he got the heartbreaking call -- telling us he always saw Danielle as his little sis. The two last spoke just two weeks ago on the phone, and he says she sounded upbeat at the time.

Huge update in the T-Hood murder case down in Georgia -- cops have identified their top suspect ... and he is the son of "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" stars Kirk and Rasheeda Frost.

TMZ obtained the incident report from the rapper's slaying ... and the Gwinnett County Police Department says their primary murder suspect is Ky Lasheed Frost. T-Hood's mom also told TMZ ... the alleged killer is the son of Kirk and Rasheeda.

As we reported ... T-Hood was shot at his Georgia home Friday, and he later died.

If you think you’ve cracked the code on Taylor Swift’s latest album reveal, think again ... 'cause one superfan swears there’s a whole other layer lurking beneath the hype!

Bestselling author Brittany Hodak joined us on "TMZ Live" Tuesday, and she gleefully admits she’s been up all night with fellow Swifties piecing together every last Easter egg from "The Life of a Showgirl" album reveal, decoding exactly what Taylor’s new era is all about.

You can tell Brittany’s a Swiftie through and through, 'cause she points out the Aug 12 announcement at exactly 12:12 AM -- and she’s convinced those numbers are just the tip of the iceberg, with something bigger and better still to come.

Wendy Williams' medical evaluation is complete -- but her court-appointed guardian Sabrina E. Morrissey is asking to pause the ongoing litigation with A&E over their 2024 documentary to let the guardianship court make a call on whether, or how, the guardianship will continue.

In an August 5 filing, obtained by TMZ ... Morrissey says the evaluation is complete and "medical specialists have formed an opinion concerning [Wendy's] current neurological condition and diagnosis, including whether she has the ability to make decisions" about the A&E litigation over the network's doc, "Where Is Wendy Williams?"

Morrissey says the opinion was cemented following a significant number of medical and neuropsychological test and scans, which included brain imaging.

The owner of the suburban Albuquerque home from "Breaking Bad" ain't budging on their nearly $4 mil price tag -- claiming it’s a steal, especially since the next owner could cash in by turning it into the ultimate fan magnet!

TMZ spoke to current owner Joanne Padilla -- whose late parents owned the famous pad -- and she’s hoping whoever drops $3,995,000 on it will finally give fans what they’ve been dying for ... turning it into a full-on museum.

Joanne tells us the 1,900-square-foot, 4-bed, 1-bath home could rake in some serious cash as a museum -- even 12 years after the show ended. She says they still have an average of 300 carloads of fans a day from all over the world who come to New Mexico just to see it.

Some of your favorite bombshells have entered the studio! That's right -- the "Love Island USA" Season 7 cast began filming the reunion episode Tuesday in New York -- and TMZ has a first glimpse of their arrivals ... with some notable folks missing.

Check out our footage ... the cast was dressed to the nines to relive their time in the villa at the reunion, hosted by Andy Cohen -- who has already said he isn't holding back on digging for the dirt!

Pepe Garcia-Gonzalez and Iris Kendall are seen hand in hand and appear giddy to get the show on the road ... proving their love is still going strong.

"Spartacus: Blood and Sand" star Katrina Law is pulling the plug on her marriage to Keith Andreen -- filing for divorce after 12 years, TMZ has learned.

According to docs obtained by TMZ, Katrina lists July 7 as the split date, cites irreconcilable differences, and wants to block the court's ability to award spousal support to either side.

She’s asking for joint legal custody of their 6-year-old daughter, but wants primary physical custody -- with Keith getting visitation.

Ari Lennox says she's ready to give the full play-by-play about her defection from J. Cole's Dreamville Records -- now that she's finished with the "Martin" debate!!!

The R&B singer thinks the internet is absolutely insane for making her criticism go viral after she openly ranted about Martin Lawrence and Tichina Arnold's characters' interactions from the hit '90s series "Martin."

Ari says from her POV as a dark-skinned woman, she took all of Martin's jokes personally ... however, the internet largely disagreed with her observations and accused Ari of projecting her own insecurities onto a slapstick TV show.

Hulk Hogan pioneered professional wrestling and became a huge icon, but tragedies and self-inflicted wounds complicate his legacy ... and we talk with some of his closest friends, including former WWE honcho Vince McMahon, to examine how he forever changed pop culture.

We dive deep into Hulk's life in "TMZ Presents: The Real Hulk Hogan" ... looking back on how Hulk conquered the world. For all Hulk's massive wins, there were massive mistakes ... often involving his own family -- and we go there too.

Our documentary begins with the moment Babcock got word Hulk had died ... and you see our newsroom whip into action as we break the news of his death.