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Bill Byrge, best known for his roles in the beloved "Ernest" movies, has died ... TMZ has confirmed.

The actor’s cousin, Sharon Chapman, tells TMZ that Bill passed away at his Nashville home yesterday at 86. The cause of his death remains unknown.

Sharon first shared the heartbreaking news on Facebook ... honoring him as a beautiful soul who made people laugh without even trying.

Mel Gibson's Malibu home is literally a pile of ashes, and yet he's got an incredibly lighthearted, positive attitude about it ... joking he's "never seen a place so perfectly burnt."

Mel's 6,500 square foot residence was torched in the Pacific Palisades Fire that was fueled by 100 MPH wind gusts ... all while Mel was out of town. The actor/director was on News Nation Thursday night talking about the disaster that struck while he was doing Joe Rogan's podcast.

He says he was "ill at ease because I knew my neighborhood was on fire" while he was talking to Rogan. He says the Santa Ana winds were just starting to kick up on Tuesday when he took off for Texas -- but you gotta see him described the devastation.

Adrien Brody’s award moment went from celebration to tears real quick -- he choked up onstage, saying it was tough to bask in the win while L.A. burned.

The actor's speech in the Big Apple hit hard -- he called it a "heavy day" as he admitted it was hard to accept his Best Actor Award for "The Brutalist" at the New York Film Critics Circle 2025 Awards Wednesday with so much suffering in the world.

He pointed specifically to the devastation in Pacific Palisades down to the Malibu beaches, and through his tears, he sent love to families, animals, and his colleagues impacted by the devastation.

The destruction wrought by the Pacific Palisades wildfire continues unabated ... we're seeing several more celebrity homes burned to the ground.

Video obtained by TMZ shows the obliteration of properties owned by Billy Crystal, Eugene Levy, and John Goodman, ... and each one reduced to its foundation with nothing but smoking rubble remaining.

As we've told you, dozens of celebs have been evacuated from the devastated L.A. neighborhood since an out-of-control brush fire began Tuesday morning. Area hotels are booked to capacity as displaced residents seek a place to stay amid the nearby inferno.

Mandy Moore was evacuated from her house with her family as wildfires continue to rage across the L.A. area -- she’s safe for now, but has no clue if her Pasadena home survived the flames.

The actress is still in the dark about her home’s fate -- but she expressed her thanks to friends for letting her crash with her 3 children, dogs, and cats.

Mandy’s emotions were understandably raw -- she also thanks first-responders, while feeling completely gutted by the destruction and loss unfolding around her. She included an #EatonFire hashtag in her post, referring to the brush fire that also forced evacuations of elderly residents of a senior center in Pasadena Tuesday night that was caught on video.

Zendaya was all smiles in L.A. Monday night as she made her first public appearance since TMZ broke the news about her engagement to Tom Holland.

The actress could barely contain her excitement as she arrived at a special screening for her popular film, "Challengers," at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood -- and, while she was there, she showed off her new diamond ring from Tom.

Yet, Tom was nowhere in sight, but Zendaya was still in good hands as security directed her past the paparazzi so she could go inside and watch the movie.

Britney Spears is set to have a hands-on role in the making of the biopic based on her best-selling memoir, "The Woman In Me" ... director Jon M. Chu has revealed.

The filmmaker, who recently broke box office records with his musical movie "Wicked," issued the update at the 2025 Golden Globes ... where he confirmed production on the Brit-centric pic is in its early days -- and assured fans that he has a vision of how he wants to approach things.

As Jon told Entertainment Tonight, Britney intends to be "very involved" with the film.

Gold stars need to be handed out for Golden Globes fashion ... 'cause celebs are arriving to the 2025 ceremony and slaying the red carpet.

Angelina Jolie hit the red carpet in a gorgeous silver gown ... while Zendaya looked fierce in a large orange gown that screamed old Hollywood with a modern twist. Nicole Kidman wore a silverly white dress ... showing off one slender shoulder.

Cate Blanchett embraced the "Golden" part of the event's name ... wearing her own gold dress to the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.

Tilda Swinton is now a fan of Nikki Glaser following Glaser's hosting stint at the Golden Globes ... even though she found herself in the comedian's crosshairs during the monologue.

We caught up with the actress following the awards show in Beverly Hills, and she gave her candid reaction to the evening's emcee.

As Tilda put it ... she thought Nikki did a fantastic job, praising the first-time Globes host as "pretty funny."

Glenn Close's potty mouth got her into some hot water with the CBS censors during Sunday's 82nd Annual Golden Globes Awards.

It all started when the iconic actress delivered a speech before presenting the trophy for Best Motion Picture -- Drama category -- near the end of last night's show.

Close told the audience about a letter she received from the late Katharine Hepburn about the tough-as-nails business of Hollywood. (Hepburn died of natural causes in 2003 at age 96.)

Angelina Jolie turned the Golden Globes into a family affair ... bringing her daughter Zahara with her to the event Sunday.

The mother-daughter combo lit up the event ... with Angelina showing out in semi-sheer silver dress -- slit down the front showing of just a hint of her legs.

Her daughter -- who turns 20 later this week -- wore a white dress with black tree branches climbing up her side and across her chest.

Hollywood's biggest stars gathered at Chateau Marmont for a pre-Golden Globes bash on Saturday night – and everyone in attendance looked stylish as they arrived before the cameras.

Tons of A-listers packed into the iconic West Hollywood hotel for the W Magazine Best Performances Party on the eve of the Golden Globes. Celebs spotted arriving included Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Andrew Garfield, Demi Moore, Jessica Alba, Charli XCX, Cara Delevingne, Daniel Craig, Jared Leto, and Awkwafina.

Pamela Anderson and Dita Von Teese looked classy and chic as they posed for cameras together on the red carpet for a picture ahead of Sunday's big show.

To kick off tonight's 82nd Golden Globe Awards, we're taking a look back at the standout moments since the Globes' inception, dating all the way back to the 1940s.

One iconic moment that went down at the 41st Golden Globes in 1984 ... when actress and director Barbra Streisand became the first woman to win Best Director for a motion picture.

In 1990, actress Julia Roberts' oversized suit made a huge fashion statement at the 47th Golden Globes ... The Giorgio Armani suit and tie is an iconic look still referenced today.

Josh Gad had to put on a show for a comedy legend ... revealing he ran Mel Brooks through the recent "Star Wars" sequels while pitching a "Spaceballs" sequel.

The actor told the story on a recent episode of the "Let's Talk Off Camera" podcast, hosted by Kelly Ripa ... explaining Mel's very involved in a "Spaceballs" sequel.

Gad says when they pitched their original concept, Mel told them he needed them to explain the more recent movies to him ... and asked Gad not to leave at any detail.

Jake Lloyd -- the child star who played young Anakin Skywalker in "Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace" -- is finally talking about his mental health issues ... diving into the recent treatment he received.

The former actor spoke with author Clayton Sandell -- co-writer of 'Star Wars Timelines' -- alongside his mother, Lisa Lloyd, for a feature posted to Sandell's Substack.

According to Sandell, Jake just finished an 18-month stint in a mental health rehab faciliy after having a "psychotic break" in March 2023 ... during which his mom says he turned off the engine of his car while driving down a three-lane highway.

Ariana Grande has got jokes ... and the "Wicked" star was not afraid to let one fly at herself during the Palm Springs International Film Awards.

While accepting the “Rising Star” award for her performance in "Wicked" ... AG noted that she never thought when she started out as a child actor, she would be in the biz at 31.

And with that, she quipped ... "I want to start by thanking my good friends Botox and Juvéderm. I thought I’d be hearing ‘Slightly Withering Star’ or ‘Drooping Star’ by now, so thank you.”