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"Deadliest Catch" cameras were rolling when deckhand Todd Meadows fell overboard off the coast of Alaska last week ... but his mother tells TMZ, she doesn't want the show to profit from her son's passing.

Angela Meadows tells us, "We don’t want to see any footage from the accident and do not want Discovery to air any of that footage or make money off of our son’s death. We hope they only air good things of Todd on that boat."

In fact, Angela says the family has asked for footage of Todd crabbing, so that they can watch him do what he loved and "have the videos for memories."

Jon Gosselin sure as hell isn't tuning into the upcoming season of "The Real Housewives of New York City" ... but it's not for the reason most might assume.

A source close to Jon tells TMZ … the reality star is a hard pass on watching 'RHONY' … but it has nothing to do with his ex, Hailey Glassman, joining the Bravo series.

Our source says ... Jon's a guy from rural Pennsylvania … and they don’t watch "The Housewives," they watch sports. So, it's nothing personal -- there's just zero interest.

"Jersey Shore" is officially leaving MTV ... but, the cast isn't ready to hang up their tanktops and tanning lotion just yet!

The reality show franchise's tenure on the network is coming to a close, TMZ has learned ... with MTV not picking up Season 9 of "Jersey Shore: Family Vacation."

While network hasn't given a reason, MTV is owned by Paramount ... which is going through a massive restructuring after agreeing to a deal last week to buy Warner Bros. for $111 billion.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck had quite the comeback for Whoopi Goldberg after Whoopi said she had a problem with immigration agents hiding their faces ... telling Whoopi her own political party is the "party of masks."

The comment audibly shocked "The View" audience Wednesday during a heated segment about immigration ... with Elisabeth and Whoopi going back in forth.

Whoopi was talking about ICE agents approaching people on the street with their faces covered ... when Elisabeth fired back with a throwback jab.

"The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" is officially back in production and cameras were rolling as the cast addressed the devastating recent death of Mary Cosby's son ... TMZ has learned.

Sources connected to the show tell us filming for Season 7 resumed Tuesday after briefly being paused in the wake of Robert Cosby Jr.'s sudden death. We're told the women -- minus Mary -- gathered at one cast member's home for their first group shoot of the new season.

We're told the cast discussed Robert's death on camera, marking an emotional return to production.

Good news for Maury Povich’s daughter -- she’s officially offloaded her stunning Beverly Hills pad for a cool $17.35 million.

Real estate sources tell TMZ the seller is Amy Povich and her husband, Dr. David Agus ... who’ve finally said goodbye to the 6-bedroom, 10-bathroom estate spanning 7,594 square feet.

The lucky new owners are scoring a serious architectural gem ... the main residence was custom-designed in 1959 by architect George MacLean and is peak mid-century modern.

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Grab your popcorn, kick back, and enjoy this lil' snack! Can you guess which Netflix star shared these thirst traps?!

"To All The Boys I've She's Loved Before" .... there's your first clue! Here's your second: "Boo, B*tch!"

Check out the gallery for the reveal, and then see if you can assemble the Netflix pieces below:

Tucker Carlson's dealing with a stressful situation, and he's got no nicotine pouches to calm him ... because hijackers stole a whole shipment of his product ... TMZ has learned.

We're told the former Fox News host's brand ALP Pouches was set to sell a limited-edition nicotine pouch line called "ALP Drifters" ... but a shipment containing 378,000 tins was stolen last week -- less than 24 hours after the company publicly announced the product.

The shipment of ALP Drifters -- which is said to be worth millions -- was picked up in Southern California logistics facility by someone who "presented what appeared to be legitimate operating credentials," the company told TMZ in a statement. Cameras caught the truck driving out of the facility.

Gayle King isn't going anywhere ... she signed a new deal with CBS and will remain with "CBS Mornings" going forward.

The host inked a contract with CBS News, according to the Wall Street Journal, and now Variety reports Gayle will remain on "CBS Mornings" for the foreseeable future.

Gayle's contract was set to expire in a couple months, leading to speculation about her future at the network ... but now it looks like she's staying put on the morning show she's helmed since 2012.

Actress and comedian Kerri Kenney-Silver tells us Pink would be a great replacement for Kelly Clarkson in NBC's impending daytime TV talk show vacancy ... as long as the singer wants to do it.

Kerri's been best friends with Pink for years ... and when we caught Kerri at LAX yesterday, she gushed, "I think she can do anything!" According to Kerri, Pink is "born for that kind of thing."

Watch the clip ... Kerri details how Pink is just a regular person, and how she'd be ideal for the soon-to-be-open gig.

A new interview is revealing more details about the accident that killed "Deadliest Catch" deckhand Todd Meadows last week ... as the incident was "unfortunately" caught on camera, according to Meadows' bunkmate Trey John Green III.

Green told Us Weekly, “Discovery is done filming, but there was a producer and a deck cam guy on the boat for the past two months filming for Season 22 of the show. It was filmed, unfortunately.”

He continued ... “There is a deck cam as well that records 24-7, everything, and it caught everything from the incident as well.”

Gavin Newsom gave all those California haters on the right a piece of his mind on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," saying they all have Fox News derangement while also giving a shoutout to TMZ!

The California governor sat down with Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday night's show — and, at one point during their discussion, Jimmy guided the convo to the Golden State.

Jimmy asked Gavin where people are getting their news about California, implying their getting bad info about the state.  Newsom responded, "Well Fox derangement ... it's 24/7 the California derangement syndrome."

"The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Porsha Williams called out her ex-husband Simon Guobadia’s “deceptive practices” as she continues to fight him in court, TMZ has learned.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, Porsha scoffed at Simon’s effort to dismiss his own defamation lawsuit filed against her.

As we previously reported, Simon sued the Bravo star in November 2024 over a series of social media posts she made about erectile dysfunction. The businessman claimed Porsha made it appear he was the one suffering from the health issues, which he claimed cost him business and caused him emotional distress.

... A lil' mid-week sweet treat to get you to Friday ... Can you guess which Hollywood hottie put her top model bod on display in these eye-popping shots?!

You don't even have to flip through the pages of Sports Illustrated 'cuz she's usually on the cover. She has three sisters -- who were highlighted on their family reality show ...

Check out the gallery for some feel-good content ... and remember: Love thyself!

Todd Meadows -- a rookie "Deadliest Catch" deckhand who died at sea last week -- was a determined dad to 3 boys ... and a new GoFundMe campaign will go a long way in supporting them in his absence.

As we reported ... Meadows died at just 25 years old, going overboard while crabbing on the Aleutian Lady in the Bering Sea last Wednesday.

The GoFundMe is being organized by Todd's cousin, Paige Knudson, who tells TMZ ... the family is crowdfunding to help his kids with everything they need during a "horrific" time in their lives.