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A Luigi Mangione fan who covered the trial via social media showed support for commenters justifying Brian Thompson death after Luigi pled guilty.

Here's the deal ... Lena Weissbrot is one of three Luigi supporters who call themselves the "Mangionistas" -- and they've regularly voiced their support for Luigi over the past year. The trio reportedly received press credentials from New York City as well to cover a pretrial hearing in the case.

Anyway ... Lena hopped on social media to share a video which focused on comments being made in support of Luigi -- writing, "Oh the comment section does not disappoint on this reel!! A plurality of people feel exactly like I do."

The viral Waffle House employee who laid down a track as sweet as the company's syrup says he's now been fired ... and he's asking fans for help.

Here's the deal ... Rockstar Riley -- who made headlines for rapping a song about Waffle House -- has set up a GoFundMe ... telling fans he was fired from his job after 20 years.

Riley says he poured everything into the gig ... and calls management's decision "painful, disappointing, and honestly hard to process."

Riley tells TMZ ... he was contacted by the area manager a couple days after sitting down for an interview with us and shooting a music video for the song -- and he was told to delete all the content he did on social media while wearing his Waffle House uniform.

Emilie Kiser is still being raked over the coals for removing her 1-year-old son's life vest momentarily on a boating trip in June ... and she's throwing herself at the mercy of the court of public opinion.

The social media star hopped on TikTok to post a video in which she once again acknowledged she and her husband Brady screwed up by taking off Teddy's life vest -- albeit briefly -- while floating out in open water in July.

Emilie says she's sorry to everyone she let down with her actions ... explaining he was getting fussy with the garment on -- but that's no excuse for taking off his life vest.

She captioned her post, “Thanks for listening 🤍 Hope you all have a safe and good weekend.”

Ne-Yo got down and dirty on stage during his "Nights Like This Tour" Friday night in Las Vegas ... simulating a sex act while floating above the stage with his dancer.

Check out the eye-popping clip -- a dancer in barely-there BDSM-style lingerie walks up to him on stage as he attaches himself to a mechanism to lift him above the stage. She hops on him, and they seductively twirl into the air together, and she eventually does a split across his chest.

Well, yeehaw! Hollywood's hottest cowgirls are stripping down to their teeny bikinis and sizzling in the sun.

Baddies like Olandria Carthen, Alix Earle and Tammy Hembrow are channeling the (wet and) wild west, all while putting their killer curves on display.

Even A-listers like Millie Bobby Brown are out here giving country crooners something to sing about!

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey decided to show the people what he's working with on the dance floor ... and, well, it's ... something.

Mayor Frey showed off his moves at the Black Entrepreneur State Fair in Minneapolis ... dancing as Chingy's 2003 hit "Right Thurr" blasted over the speakers.

Video shows the mayor rocking sunglasses and a button-down while bouncing around, swinging his arms and working his hips ... and while nobody's mistaking him for a backup dancer, the man was clearly feeling himself.

Pinkchyu has another huge musician barking for her just like Drake did ... only this time, the dog imitation is going down in her DMs.

The viral "goth baddie" tells TMZ ... a big-time musician sent her an audio recording of them barking like a dog -- and she initially thought the bizarre message had to be a joke.

Of course, the celeb appears to be taking a page out of Drizzy's playbook ... after Champagne Papi went viral barking on command for Pinkchyu during his "20-v-1" dating challenge, which she won.

The Beverly Hills bourgeoisie got dinner and a free show when a fight broke out at one of their ritzy restaurants ... and it's all on video.

Ya gotta see this brawl that went down at Steak 48 -- a popular restaurant in Bev Hills -- footage shows two women dressed to the nines ... but standing 10 toes down and throwing hands in a crowded dining room.

Unclear what started the brawl here ... but these two women acted like this was a PPV fight ... punching, kicking, and clawing at each other while rolling around on the floor.

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A Texas high school teacher broke down in tears on video while describing his students' lack of education after they couldn't complete a reading and writing task.

Darius Williams, a teacher at Wheatley High School in Houston, posted the video on Instagram after he completed a three-hour class with seniors who are about to go off to college next year.

In the clip, Williams starts weeping because he says his students cannot read or write -- even when he gives them help to complete the assignments.

QVC's viral wig-mogul Tori Brattin is reacting to all the love she's received since her on-air blooper, describing the moment Jimmy Fallon called to invite her on "The Tonight Show."

Toni hopped on the "TMZ Podcast" and caught up with TMZ's Alexa Klohn to chat about their interview last week ... where the TV personality pitched one of her viral wigs to the late night host -- who saw our clip and wanted to try on one of the wigs himself.

Roseanne Barr's son is firing back at Michael Fishman for saying the "Roseanne" revival was "rightfully canceled" ... blasting him and the rest of the cast for selling out the woman who launched their careers.

Here's the deal ... Michael, who played Roseanne's onscreen son D.J. Conner, said in a video posted to his Instagram on Tuesday that ABC was right to cancel the show.

Michael argues Roseanne's infamous 2018 tweet was not a joke and caused real harm.

In response, Roseanne's son, Jake Pentland, tells TMZ ... he agrees real harm was done, but insists his mother was the person who suffered.

Emotional outburst from Lindsay Clancy ... she broke down sobbing in court while the medical examiner testified in her triple-murder trial.

When Dr. Barbara Olson took the stand on Wednesday, Lindsay started crying so hard that the judge had to call a break and get the jury out of the room.

Dr. Olson was describing 5-year-old Cora's autopsy ... mentioning bruising and discussing the pain and damage associated with dying from strangulation.

Influencer Damon Darling says he's going to stop filming wholesome content at Walmart after being kicked out of a store in Ohio ... and he thinks some of his older videos are to blame.

Damon joined us on "TMZ Live" Tuesday to discuss the context behind the video he posted, showing a Walmart employee asking him to leave the store, claiming he is trespassing as he attempts to buy random customers' groceries.

To new viewers, it appears confusing as to why Walmart would exile Damon for attempting to do a good deed ... however, according to videos he's posted in the past, he seemed to cause many issues with the store before.

Perez Hilton's kids were already aware of his mental health struggles before his disturbing live stream meltdown ... TMZ has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Perez's three kids are old enough to understand his mental health challenges, which had been explained to them before last week's crisis.

We're told the children have been in the house during previous emotional moments when Perez went live on social media and opened up to his followers about his struggles.

So, while last week's incident was far more serious, seeing their father become emotional online was not entirely new to them.

Alex Rodriguez tried to get the word out about a new meal prep company ... but we're not sure anyone heard about their protein-packed options -- because they were distracted by his meat.

The former MLB star jumped on social media to push premade meals from a company called Tempo ... and while his lips were moving in his video, the noticeable bulge in the front of his pants was really doing all the talking.

His A-Rod was barely being contained by his tight jeans -- and the comments quickly filled up with chatter about his little slugger.