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From TV screens to Capitol Hill ... "Summer House" alum Luke Gulbranson has announced his campaign for Congress in Minnesota’s 8th District.

The former reality star announced his candidacy Wednesday morning, and will run his campaign on focused on lowering costs, protecting essential programs, and expanding access to affordable healthcare.

Luke says he relates to the everyday Minnesotan, growing up in a working-class family that sometimes experienced financial hardship -- including reliance on food assistance and Medicaid.

He explains ... "I know what it’s like to worry about putting food on the table or paying the electric bill. I’ve lived the challenges so many families in this district are facing right now. I’m running for Congress to make sure no one is forgotten and to fight for an economy and healthcare system that actually works for us."

It's been a month since news broke that the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" reboot was canned over at Disney ... and fans are still making it clear they're pissed.

Here's the deal ... Disney pulled the plug on the Sarah Michelle Gellar project, which was slated to debut on Hulu as a soft reboot of the popular '90s sci-fi/horror series. We hear SMG was blindsided by the rug pull ... and fans were livid.

And it seems fans are still pretty heated ... because a group of about 20 people protested at Hulu's Santa Monica office on Tuesday -- a month to the day of the reboot's cancellation -- to demand their vampire series return from the dead. It also happens to be SMG's birthday, which fans adopted as International Buffy Day.

The "Tomb Raider" series has been shut down for a couple of weeks after star Sophie Turner suffered an injury ... but TMZ has learned Lara Croft is back!

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... production on the highly anticipated Amazon series has resumed after a pause due to the actress getting injured. We hear the pause will not impact the production schedule.

As we previously reported ... Sophie suffered an undisclosed injury -- and she was sidelined for a couple of weeks. We hear that although ST is doing several of her own stunts for the series, she was not hurt while on the clock.

Lisa Rinna may have hung up her diamond, but she's shining bright and owning her sexy physique at 62 ...

The former BH Housewife kept it on brand, proudly showing off her body to her followers on her recent tropical getaway.

Netflix is shutting the door on another luxury real estate series ... 'cause TMZ has learned "Selling the City" will not be returning for another season.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... the decision ultimately comes down to strategy -- we're told Netflix wants to focus on just one real estate franchise, and that crown belongs to "Selling Sunset."

The New York-based series -- which premiered in January 2025 as part of the growing "Selling Sunset" universe -- followed a group of elite agents navigating the ultra-competitive luxury market while working under the Douglas Elliman banner.

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Lena Dunham is calling out her former "Girls" costar Adam Driver ... claiming he threw insane tantrums on set, screaming in her face and damaging property.

The actress claimed Adam was "spectacularly rude" to her in her new memoir, "Famesick," and in an interview with The Guardian, Lena alleges Adam -- who played her boyfriend on her HBO show -- once hurled a chair at the wall next to her, and on another occasion punched a hole in the wall of his trailer.

She told the publication, "At the time, I didn't have the skill to ... it never entered my mind to say, 'I am your boss, you can't speak to me this way.'"

"The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Drew Sidora's 5-figure monthly income was exposed as part of her ugly divorce battle ... this, according to docs from her messy divorce.

The court docs, obtained by TMZ, show the Bravo star pulls in an average of $12,066 per month in gross income while Ralph Pittman -- who reportedly works in technology -- earns $71,524 a month in gross income.

The finances being revealed come as Ralph was awarded temporary primary custody of their two kids after a recent hearing.

Jennie Garth is opening up about a painful point in her life during her split from husband Dave Abrams ... she revealed she cut herself with glass while overcome with pain, and her daughter caught her in the act.

The "Beverly Hills, 90210" star writes about the low point in her life in her new memoir, "I Choose Me: Chasing Joy, Finding Purpose & Embracing Reinvention." She says she was so distraught when her marriage fell apart in 2017, she turned to drinking and self-harm to self-medicate.

Specifically, she remembered shattering framed photos of her and Dave and using the shards to attempt to slash herself. She concedes ... "I was certainly not in my right mind. It was almost an unconscious act, a form of punishment."

Dolly Martinez, who appeared on "My 600-Lb. Life," recently died ... and TMZ has learned more about her tragic passing.

Staci Thurman, Dolly’s mom, tells TMZ … the 30-year-old died of congestive heart failure at a Fort Worth hospital.

Dolly had been sick for a while with medical issues ... and we're told she went to the hospital on March 29 with fluid on her heart and lungs. She was put into a medically induced coma and placed on a ventilator the next day -- but never recovered.

Lindsay Hubbard is weighing in on the "Summer House" drama ... and let’s just say ... she’s not exactly shocked.

We caught Lindsay at LAX Sunday, and when it comes to Amanda Batula linking up with West Wilson -- despite Amanda once being tight with his ex Ciara Miller -- she basically shrugged it off, saying nothing surprises her anymore.

Clearly, Lindsay’s been through enough of her own drama, so she’s not losing sleep over this one -- but she did tease all the mess will be fully unpacked at the reunion ... so yeah, stay tuned.

A routine "60 Minutes Australia" interview didn’t just get awkward -- Clavicular walked out altogether after taking some hard shots at the dude who was firing the questions.

What started as a normal sit-down Sunday night quickly unraveled … when the "looksmaxxer" was asked point-blank if he identifies as an incel ... he fired back hard.

“Do I identify as an incel?” Clavicular shot back. “How could you ask me that question after you asked me about my relationships to women? … That’s quite literally is the worst sequence of questions I think I’ve ever heard.”

Jennie Garth is getting real about life after "Beverly Hills, 90210" ... and the money mistakes she still regrets.

On Dax Shepard’s "Armchair Expert," Jennie admitted she never really thought about finances back in the day -- cash was flowing in, she was spending, and she figured it would just keep coming ... until it didn’t.

When the show ended, reality hit hard -- Jennie says it was a serious adjustment once the paychecks stopped rolling in.

Watch the video ... she says it got worse -- she revealed her business manager basically scared her into selling the home and ranch she’d just bought for her kids ... a move she made, and now deeply regrets.

Sid Krofft, the co-creator of the classic TV series "Land of the Lost" and "H.R. Pufnstuf," has died.

According to PEOPLE ... the TV icon died peacefully in his sleep on Friday at the home of his friend and business partner, Kelly Killian.

Krofft was an award-winning producer and puppeteer whose decades-long career included the creation of the classic shows "Donny & Marie," "Mutt & Stuff," and "Pryor's Place."

"Euphoria" is back for another season ... and that means Sydney Sweeney is also back as her sexy and kooky character, Cassie.

One of the more interesting -- but not bizarre by "Euphoria" standards -- scenes showed Cassie dressed in a sexy dog outfit, at one point straddling a doghouse and doing other pooch activities.

The point of the moment was to highlight Cassie's new hustle -- selling online content so she can afford her dream wedding. Her fiancé, played by Jacob Elordi, is initially pissed she's thinking of selling her sexiness to make a buck ... but then goes along with it, and has a doggone good time.

Savannah Guthrie's keeping busy amid the ongoing search for her missing mother ... reuniting with Hoda Kotb on "Today" for their first cohosting gig in over a year.

The duo was back side by side Monday morning ... Savannah opened by saying it was nice to be together again, with Hoda chiming in she's happy to be back in the chair next to her. Savannah quipped it felt just like "old times."

Hoda was filling in for Craig Melvin, who’s currently on vacation ... and the reunion comes after the last time they cohosted together, which was Hoda’s final day on the show back in January 2025.

She hasn’t been gone long, though ... Hoda also stepped in while Savannah took time off following the disappearance of her mom, Nancy Guthrie ... and Savannah only just returned to the show earlier this month.