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Academy Award-nominated actress Diane Ladd -- actress Laura Dern's mother -- has died at the age of 89.

Ladd, known best for her roles in "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" and David Lynch's "Wild at Heart," died Monday at her home in Ojai, California, according to a statement from Laura Dern published by The Hollywood Reporter.

Ladd began her career on TV, appearing in various roles beginning in the 1950s, including "The Naked City" and "The Fugitive." She had minor film parts before her career on the silver screen kicked off in the '70s, acting in "White Lightning," "Chinatown," and "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore."

Olivia Barash -- known for her roles in "Repo Man" and "Little House on the Prairie" -- says she's facing the most devastating chapter of her life ... after suffering major health and financial issues.

The 60-year-old actress tells TMZ ... she suffered a stroke three weeks ago -- leaving her bedridden at her Los Angeles home -- as she continues to search for proper health care,  which she says she hasn't received.

On top of needing to take care of herself, she also needs to care for her dog ... and has "no family and hardly any friends left in Los Angeles" to lean on for help.

Tchéky Karyo -- a longtime actor with parts in major films -- has died ... according to his wife and their children.

Karyo passed away Friday after a battle with cancer, his family told the French news agency AFP.

The actor, who was born in Turkey in 1953, got a later start on his career ... first nabbing acclaimed film roles in his early '30s, including his part in crime thriller "La balance" which earned him a César Award nomination for Most Promising Actor in 1982.

Robert Englund got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame ... and the dude totally paid spooky homage to the horror character he made an icon.

Here's the deal ... Englund was honored with a star on freakin' Halloween for his decades in the biz ... scaring the hell out of us as the nightmare-stalking serial killer, Freddy Krueger.

And Englund made sure to give Freddy his due ... sporting the trademark knife-claw glove!

Morgan Freeman's received praise over the length of his acting career ... including a tremendous, intimate compliment from Diane Keaton.

Freeman heard about his late costar's opinion of his lip-locking abilities on Thursday's episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live," when Jimmy brought up how the actress -- who costarred with Freeman in "5 Flights Up" -- was really into his smooching skills.

Kimmel quoted Keaton, who said Freeman's lips were "so luscious" and their on-screen kisses "felt gooey and good."

Freeman gave Kimmel advice for kissing, and said "puckering" leads to tight kisses, while leaving lips naturally loose and soft is way more comfortable.

The late-night show host said he'd kissed Keaton on a past episode of his show, pointing out she obviously preferred Freeman's style.

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are super "Popular" movie stars ... but, they jumped into action to help out a normie after someone drenched her with a full glass of wine!

The two stars attended a "Wicked" press event Thursday ... and, while posing with a group of fans, someone standing in the back overturned their glass above a woman in a green dress standing in front of them.

Unclear if someone did this on purpose or if the glass just slipped out of their hand ... but, while Elphaba defies gravity all the time, the wine didn't ... and, the poor girl is soaked by wine, and the glass shatters on the ground right at Grande's feet.

"Scream" -- one of the most iconic horror/mystery films to bless the big screen, and we're kickin' off your wicked Wednesday with the legends who made the slasher film so frigin' epic!

Stars like Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette are just a few of the many greats who made this franchise so popular ...

Ariana Grande just waved her Glinda wand -- and poof! She’s back to being a brunette again, y’all ... and judging by the comments, fans think this shade is pure magic on her!

On Wednesday morning, Ariana dropped an IG mirror selfie ... serving a pout with caramel brunette locks, glossy lips and flicked-out to perfection.

Even with the new 'do, Ariana stayed deep in her "Wicked" bag -- dropping the iconic Glinda line in her caption ... "it’s good to see me, isn’t it?🫧"

American actor Jon Abrahams was 22 years old when he played Bobby Prinze -- the scheming, sex-crazed high schooler -- in the horror/comedy film "Scary Movie" back in 2000.

Jon shared the big screen with Anna Faris, Regina Hall ... and Marlon and Shawn Wayans.

Abrahams was also in "Meet the Parents" and "House of Wax."

Sydney Sweeney’s "sex symbol" tag sometimes overshadows her roles, and now she’s sounding off about it ... saying it’s not all it’s cracked up to be!

The actress says folks assume she’s out here purposely playing up her sexy image, but, apparently, that's not the case -- 'cause she tells told Variety she's just feeling good and strong in her own skin, so all that sexy confidence people see is purely for her.

Sydney also said she hopes to inspire other women to own their confidence and flaunt what they’ve got -- stressing she never wants anyone to feel like they have to apologize, hide or cover up in any room.

The stars came out in force Sunday for Vogue World: Hollywood to celebrate movies and fashion and give to charity ... and it was all topped off by major performances from Doja Cat and Gracie Abrams.

Here are just some of the celebs who made grand entrances in their glitzy outfits at Paramount Studios in L.A. ... Dakota Johnson, Miley Cyrus, Machine Gun Kelly, Hailey Bieber, Kendall Jenner, Gwenyth Paltrow, Nicole Kidman, Demi Lovato, Viola Davis, Taraji P Henson, Cynthia Erivo, Camila Cabello, Jennifer Hudson, Winnie Harlow, Tyler Perry, Lizzo and even California's very own Governor, Gavin Newsom, along with many many more.

Anna Wintour, Vogue's global editorial director, was also there, and so was "Elvis" Director Baz Luhrmann, who started off the event by guiding Kidman through her version of actress Rita Hayworth's “Put the Blame on Mame” from the 1946 film, Gilda.

We know most scary movies feature a lot of makeup and special effects, but the people who make them are humans, too ... and we wanna see if you can guess who this horror movie icon is!

We caught up with this filmmaker back in 2018, when he was making his way through LAX -- and he was passing the time by tapping on a talking drum ... we're not sure if he picked that up at a recent stay at a hostel.

We all know celebs build up enthusiastic fanbases, but some stars really go the extra mile for their supporters ... and we wanna see if you can guess who this fan-loving performer is!

We ran into this actress all the way back in 2014 when she was signing autographs and taking selfies with a few enthusiastic admirers ... which is all in a day's work for someone like her!

Megan Fox slayed her look while attending a screening of her 2009 cult classic "Jennifer's Body" ... and just like her character -- she ATE!

Fox was snapped outside the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Saturday evening ... and gave the camera a sultry show while leaving the Q&A event for the horror classic.

The actress looked stunning in a nude corset with blood red boning, dripping in red beads.

Sydney Sweeney is in her bombshell era ... debuting a sexy new blonde bob and a plunging pink gown at the Christy premiere in Los Angeles.

The "Euphoria" star turned heads at the AFI Fest Saturday night, showing off a new chop that had everyone doing a double-take. She ditched her long locks and debuted a fresh, wavy blonde bob that hits just above her shoulders ... a switch up from her signature look.

Sydney matched her bold new 'do with a light pink halter dress that hugged her curves and cinched perfectly at the waist, serving old Hollywood meets Barbie.

Eli Roth hosting the TMZ "After Dark" tour might sound like a dream ... but, it really happened Friday -- on the same day his new movie opened in theaters.

The director and actor jumped on the bus to show fans around Los Angeles ... and, gave them an inside scoop on "Dream Eater" -- by far the scariest movie of the year -- which Roth also happened to produce.

It's a found footage flick -- think "Paranormal Activity" and "The Blair Witch Project" -- that touches on sleepwalking ... which Roth says he can kinda relate to since he used to get horrible sleep paralysis and night terrors.