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Mary Cosby went back to work pretty soon after her son, Robert Cosby Jr., passed away ... and she's now revealing she had to compartmentalize her life to get through it.

The new season of "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" is out now ... and fans are seeing Mary deal with Robert's shocking death ... with a new scene showing her just two weeks after his "homegoing."

Mary says she's in "survival mode" ... forcing herself to only think about Robert briefly -- and not allowing her grief to consume her.

"Wife Swap" star James Cuda passed away from "sudden cardiac death" inside a Pennsylvania sober house in August, according to a coroner. 

Luzerne County Coroner Dion Fernandes tells TMZ ... Cuda -- best known as Princess on "Wife Swap" -- also tested negative for drugs and alcohol, and he died of natural causes. 

As we first reported ... Cuda's body was found inside a sober home in Wilkes-Barre, PA, on August 30. 

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Actress Christy Carlson Romano isn't biting her tongue about her former costar, Shia LaBeouf ... looking back on their time on Disney's "Even Stevens," she says they mixed like "oil and water."

Christy sat down for an interview with Amanda Hirsch on Amanda's podcast, "Not Skinny But Not Fat," and, at one point, their convo turned to Shia and Christy's interactions on the "Even Stevens" set. 

At the time, Romano was 14, and Shia was 12 ... and she says he had a "very chaotic and very scary lifestyle, and he was very young to be having that.”

Farrah Abraham won't be chatting with fans online for at least a little while ... because she's undergone major jaw surgery -- and her mouth is wired shut.

Check out the new photos of the former "Teen Mom" star laid up in a hospital bed Friday ... recovering after she clearly went through a facial procedure.

Her cheeks and jaw look swollen after the surgery ... and she's not smiling in any of the pics. Unclear if she can smile even if she wants to.

Could you imagine a world where Erika Kirk is a Bravolebrity? Well, it almost happened ... at least according to Charlie Kirk's widow.

In a new interview with Vanity Fair, Erika revealed that while she was living in New York eight years ago, she was approached about joining the cast of the reality show, "Summer House."

She told the mag ... "My role would've been the Bible-​banging Christian girl who doesn’t party."

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Ms. Pat is calling out Judge Judy for saying unhappy Americans should "go somewhere else" ... she says it's insensitive and stems from Judy's rich, white privilege.

We got Ms. Pat in New York City on Monday, and she didn't mince words when we asked her about her fellow TV judge ... she thinks Judy's out of her mind!

Ms. Pat says it's easy for Judy to get on her high horse ... because Judy is wealthy and white ... but it's not so simple for other folks ... namely, minorities.

Teresa Giudice is speaking out about her daughter Milania's recent mental health crisis ... asking the public to give her 20-year-old some space as she deals with "significant psychological trauma."

Teresa shared a lengthy statement on social media Monday, writing ... "As a mother, there is nothing more important to me than the health, safety, and well-being of my children."

She says the past few months have been "incredibly difficult" for the family, adding Milania has experienced "tremendous heartbreak and significant psychological trauma" after losing two of her best friends.

"Deadliest Catch" star Todd Meadows' final, heartbreaking call with his family aired on TV ... and in his last chat with his kids, he assured them he was being safe.

During a FaceTime with his 3 kids that aired on Friday's season finale, Todd -- who was only 25 when he died -- told his son that when he got back home, they'd go fishing.

Todd's daughter said ... "I hope you’re being safe. If you’re not being safe, you better be safe."

Jimmy Kimmel's taking aim at President Donald Trump's relationship with his assistant ... bringing in his own "assistant" who bears a striking resemblance to Natalie Harp.

The comedian was delivering his monologue Thursday night when a woman in a red dress, carrying a satchel and golf clubs, sprinted onto the stage to help him with whatever he needed.

Jimmy calls her his "assistant Natalie" ... no last name -- and she replies by calling him her "guardian" and "protector."

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Brandi Glanville is determined to stop living in fear ... and she's taking the first step, or jump rather, by hopping out of a flying helicopter on "Special Forces" ... and it's all on video.

In an exclusive sneak peek of Thursday night's premiere, the reality TV star opens up about how her health struggles made her scared to leave her house. She says she wants to go "balls to the wall" in life, and that means being unafraid to take a leap.

Brandi's jump is full of dramatic buildup ... and she ties it back to her personal struggles before she follows through.

"The View" host Sunny Hostin just revealed she was the holdout juror who helped acquit an infamous NYC cannibal known as the Butcher of Tompkins Square Park ... and she spilled it all live on air.

On Tuesday's show, Sunny admitted that she relates to the 11 jurors who wanted to find Lindsay Clancy not criminally responsible for murder ... because she felt that self-confessed cannibal Daniel Rakowitz was also similarly not responsible.

The details of the 1991 case are super grim ... Rakowitz killed his roommate and aspiring dancer, Monika Beerle, dismembered her, boiled her remains, ate some and put the rest in a soup he served to the homeless in Tompkins Square Park.

Former "Amazing Race" contestant Tim Janus, who competed alongside Joey Chestnut on the show's 30th season, is dead.

Tim, who was known in the competitive eating circuit as Eater X, died Sept. 16 following a cancer diagnosis ... his publicist confirmed to Major League Eating.

He climbed the sport's ranks to eventually become the No. 2 competitive eater in the world ... behind only Joey.

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