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Brad Pitt is alive and well, and if you click on a story claiming otherwise ... it could expose your phone, computer or other device to hackers.

Facebook is warning users not to click on what appears to be a FOX News report about Brad's death. If you do fall for it, and enter the requested info ... the bad guys can get your passwords and control of your account.

The malware is evil genius -- the hackers clearly preying on the public's interest in all things Brad and Angelina Jolie.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's first presidential debate coverage was largely predictable and even boring -- but Al Jazeera's Kimberly Halkett rose above the fray to go viral with 4 simple words.

Check out the vid ... Halkett got caught in a sea of people pre-debate. During the pushing and shoving one woman bumped Halkett from behind. She was clearly pissed about missing out on something, quickly turned and said, "Thanks a lot, bitch!"

We tried to get Kimberly on the phone, but she's still on her grind ... doing live reports -- and didn't have time to chat. It's cool. Wouldn't want to push her.

Video has surfaced showing an unarmed man getting shot and killed as he appeared to be surrendering to police.

40-year-old Terence Crutcher is seen outside his SUV, parked in the middle of a road Friday night in Tulsa, when cops converged on the scene.

A cop in a police helicopter says out of the blue, Crutcher looks "like a bad dude." It appears Crutcher was doing nothing to warrant that description.

Crutcher has his hands raised and then lowers them as he walks toward the vehicle. Police then taser him and shortly thereafter an officer fires shots. You see Crutcher drop to the ground.

The officer who fired the shots told the dispatcher she was not getting cooperation from him.

Sorry "Grease" fans ... Sandy didn't die while Danny tried saving her and the whole film ISN'T her vivid coma fantasy ... according to one of the creators.

Jim Jacobs, who wrote the original book and musical with Warren Casey, is shooting down the conspiracy Sandy was dead during the whole film. He tells TMZ whoever made up the theory must have been on acid.

A theory's been flying around that Danny hadn't been able to save Sandy after someone linked the "Summer Nights" lyrics, "I saved her life she nearly drowned," with the final scene in the movie where the two take off in a flying car.

Drake and Rihanna fans went crazy Tuesday when a site -- drakeandrihanna.com -- popped up with a countdown clock ... starting rumors they were releasing a collab together.

We know now the site is completely fake, and TMZ has learned the hoax was started because Drake pissed off one vengeful fan ... Joanne the Scammer.

Joanne is a character played by Branden Miller. He tells us ... he made the fake site as payback for Drake not taking a selfie with Joanne at the VMAs. Branden claims he got bum-rushed by security when he tried to take the shot.

He says he went home and created the site, which cost about $3k. It blew up, but when people found out it was a hoax he decided to reveal why he did it.

Gene Wilder's passing had some huge celebs sharing their condolences and favorite memories of the legendary actor.

Here's Drake taking some time away from destroying Meek Mill's life to display some athletic skill ... hitting a half-court shot WHILE LAYING ON HIS BACK.

We're assuming it went down in Atlanta because Drake is on tour there ... and the court clearly says "Atlanta" in the Hawks font (we're detectives) ... but the main point is CHECK OUT THE SHOT.

Drake drains it calmly then mugs for the camera while walking away like he just won game 7 of the NBA finals ... and we gotta say it's pretty cool.

This is the best.

This video from a MegaMart store in Kingston (it's like Costco) ... shows what happened ALL OVER JAMAICA Sunday night when Usain Bolt lined up for the 100m finals -- and it was AWESOME!!!

Everyone in the store went to the TV aisle (including employees) -- and cheered when they announced the runners.

And when Bolt won ... the place exploded!

The guy scaling Trump Tower in NYC with the help of suction cups posted a video Tuesday declaring his allegiance to the Republican Presidential candidate and giving him the heads-up he'd literally be climbing the walls to deliver "an important message."

The man calls himself an "independent researcher" and makes it clear ... it is in Trump's interest to receive him when he reaches the top of the building. The guy says he's aware of the life-threatening peril but the message is just that important.

Rescue workers continue in vain to coax him down.

Donald Trump just made a shocking wisecrack during a speech, in which he mused Hillary Clinton was out to abolish the Second Amendment but the Second Amendment people know how to stop her.

Trump spoke at a North Carolina rally when he made the remark.

Clinton's campaign manager just fired back, "This is simple -- what Trump is saying is dangerous. A person seeking to be President of the United States should not suggest violence in any way."

Finally, McKayla Maroney IS impressed -- telling TMZ Sports she loves the new Michael Phelps death stare meme ... and says it takes her spot as the BEST Olympic funny face.

Of course, Maroney became a viral LEGEND back in 2012 thanks to the whole "not impressed" thing -- so, we had to hit her up to get her take on the new Phelps pic taking the Internet by storm.

"I now see why people thought (the memes were) so funny," Maroney says.

"Somebody tweeted like, 'McKayla looks like somebody took your spot' ... and I looked at his pictures and was like YES! Go Michael, take it away please!"

Looks like she got her wish!

The father of the man who slaughtered 49 people at Pulse nightclub went to a Hillary Clinton rally Monday near Orlando ... to show support for the candidate.

Seddique Mateen, father of Omar Mateen, was standing behind Clinton as she spoke to the crowd.

After the rally he said, "Hillary Clinton is good for United States versus Donald Trump, who has no solutions."

Mateen, who says he's been cooperating with the federal government in the investigation said, "I spoke a lot about that and wish that my son joined the Army and fought ISIS. That would be much better."

A rep for Hillary says the event was attended by 3,000 people and was an open-door event for the public. Mateen was not invited and Hillary's team was unaware of his attendance until after the event.

The shooter's father added, "I love the United States, and I've been living here a long time."

Hillary made a visit to Pulse late last month to pay her respects to the victims.

Ryan Stock and AmberLynn Walker -- the "America's Got Talent" team that had an epic fail when she accidentally shot him -- have a follow-up stunt that will make you jump out of your skin.

The recently-booted contestants were on "TMZ Live" Thursday when Ryan decided to give himself the hook ... but this time, literally.

Check out the full interview on today's "TMZ Live."

Cincinnati Reds star Joey Votto did the quickest 180 in baseball history Tuesday ... totally hooking up a fan with an autograph moments after shaming him on national TV for bad baseball etiquette.

Votto was trying to snag a fly ball during the 7th inning of last night's game vs. the Cardinals when an excited fan seemed to impede his ability to make the catch.

Joey's initial response? SHAME. He grabbed the man's Reds jersey ... reminding him what team he was rooting for and when to get the hell out of the damn way.

Clip went viral instantly ... but while the Internet was eating it up, Votto was already doing an about-face ... going back to the dugout and writing out an apology to the man on a signed baseball.

Everybody won (including the Reds 7-5) but next time get outta the damn way, man!!!

Michael Kittrell was known as 'Angry Ginger' on "Hollywood Hillbillies," but is now going by the name Claire and says she's transitioning.

Kittrell says she's been undergoing hormone therapy for several months. We spoke to her about going public, and the reality of her announcement she's transgender -- many people will think this is just an Internet stunt.

Claire says it would be so "dark" for anyone to make a joke out of something so painful to so many people. She does admit her own grandmother isn't fully buying this yet, but adds there was a good sign Tuesday Mema's starting to come around.

We can't vouch for her, but check out Claire in her own words.

The guy who's had kids and many adults singing along to "Pokemon" for years says there absolutely should be a new tune for "Pokemon Go" ... as long as he doesn't get screwed in the deal.

Jason Paige was outside the Rockwell in L.A. Thursday night when he freestyled a possible remixed song for the current craze. He says he's tried "Pokemon Go," and it sounds like he's hooked.

He says there's only one potential downside to the game's popularity, and it's closely tied to his wallet.

BTW ... Jason busted out the old theme song inside Rockwell. It's just like you remember it, but a little more adult contemporary.