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"Dancing with the Stars" fans, hold onto your seats ... because Tom Bergeron's coming back for the show's 20th anniversary episode!

The former host of the long-running competition series will return as a guest judge for November 11th's episode ... appropriately titled "The 20th Birthday Party," according to TV Insider.

Just don't expect Tom to hop back into his old hosting role ... he says he's happy to see Alfonso Ribeiro running the show these days.

Tom said his old habits as the show's host, which he described as "somewhat loose and unpredictable," will probably end up influencing his judging style.

Oh, and Tom didn't hold back about his excitement to see competitors battle it out for the Mirrorball, affectionately describing the show's environment as his "happy place."

Tom was "Dancing with the Stars'" host when it debuted in 2005, and he headlined the show for a whopping 28 seasons.

Taylor Momsen’s opening up about the rough side of "Gossip Girl" ... saying people blurred the line between her and her character so much, she had no choice but to quit the show.

The Pretty Reckless rocker spilled on "Call Her Daddy" that playing Jenny Humphrey was straight-up killing her ... she just wanted to ditch the drama and make music, but trying to break that contract by S4 was a nightmare of its own.

Taylor says the execs branded her ungrateful for wanting to leave the very show that had made her so successful -- but she pushed back hard, and eventually the writers agreed to write her off.

Kim Kardashian might not see this as fair ... her new Ryan Murphy series "All's Fair" has a 0% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes!

Here's the sitch -- the new legal drama debuted on Hulu Tuesday and has been reviewed by 8 professional critics on Rotten Tomatoes as of Wednesday morning ... and it's amassed a 0% rating.

Now, things are looking better in terms of audience reviews, with the Popcornmeter at 57% after more than 100 posts.

Joey Graziadei touched down back in L.A. after just running in the NYC Marathon this weekend ... and even though the dude is clearly sore AF, he says soreness was worth it -- making his goal time by mere seconds!

Our cameras ran into the former "Bachelor" and "Dancing with the Stars" winner at LAX ... and he says even though he was just in a big race, there is no rush to the altar with fiancée Kelsey Anderson ... 'cause they're still in "early stages" of wedding planning.

Check the clip ... Joey tells us doing the marathon was just another bucket list item the reality star wanted to check off ... after he completed his viral "30 Under 30" bucket list earlier this year.

Chanel West Coast is weighing in on "Ridiculousness" getting the ax -- telling us MTV should’ve kept it rolling a few more seasons since the world's currently going through so much negativity right now.

We caught up with Chanel and her pal Tori ... and she told us with all the chaos going on in the world, "Ridiculousness" was pure escapism ... with fans reaching out over the years, thanking her and the crew for bringing laughs when they needed them most.

Catch the clip ... Chanel gets real about "Ridiculousness" ending after 14 years -- news that TMZ broke -- reflecting on how she basically grew up on the show.

"Selling Sunset" star Nicole Young is pushing back on serious claims levied by Chrishell Stause and Amanza Smith ... telling TMZ she's never had a substance abuse problem.

We got Nicole at Royal Smoothie Studio City in L.A. and our photog asked her straight up if she's ever had a drug problem, as Chrishell and Amanza claimed during this season's "Friendsgiving" episode.

Nicole tells us she's never had a problem with substances and says Chrishell and Amanza know that full well ... which she says makes their public claims all the more "heinous."

English actor Adrian Paul was in his early 30s when he first started playing Duncan aka 'Mac' -- the powerful Immortal and champion -- on the action series "Highlander: The Series" back in 1992.

Paul was part of an ensemble cast including actors, Stan Kirsch, Peter Wingfield and Jim Byrnes.

Mexican-American actress Vanessa Villela was 43 years old when she sold her luxurious Los Angeles homes and played mediator on Netflix's popular reality real-estate show, "Selling Sunset" back in 2021.

Vanessa joined the dramatic cast that also featured Chrishell Stause ... who was going through her divorce from Justin Hartley ... and Mary Bonet, who was in the midst of a friend break-up with fellow real estate agent Christine Quinn.

Vanessa -- who's also an actress -- (attempted) to mend the fence between Christine and the other women but was unsuccessful. However, she DID sell her Malibu property 😉!

Sarah Paulson and Kim Kardashian are the spitting image of a couple friends ... the "All's Fair" costars shared a laugh with People over the time Sarah accidentally spat on the reality star during filming.

Paulson told the publication, “I had to say some really scandalous things in Kim’s face ... I did at one time spit a potato chip on her. I was in her face screaming, and it was like, ‘Bing!’ I saw it go in her eye."

But the disruption didn't end there ... Glenn Close remembered they couldn't even look at each other without laughing.

We know plenty of you out there can't get enough of your throwback shows -- we can't, either -- and we wanna see if you can guess who this 1990s sitcom star is!

We ran into this dude when he was signing autographs for a bunch of his adoring fans, and even though his biggest show ended back in 2004, we don't think the crowd forgot about him one bit!

The New York City Marathon brought out tons of participants ... including some recognizable reality stars who got real about their race day experiences.

"Bachelor in Paradise" star Joe Amabile shared a photo of his bib and bag hours before the race ... ready to hurtle through the concrete jungle to the finish line -- though it appears it didn't totally go to plan.

Amabile shared another photo from after he started running ... and, it looks like he either cut his foot pretty bad or a blister popped open -- 'cause he's bleeding heavily through his sock.

Alright, take your places, lace up your shoes, and make sure you've got some water nearby -- because we've put together a gallery of celebs who've participated in the New York City Marathon!

The annual event's seen plenty of faces take on the 26.2-mile running path through all five boroughs ... and stars like Alicia Keys, Kevin Hart, and Karlie Kloss have all risen to the challenge in the past.

Stassi Schroeder is back in front of the cameras … and this time, it’s for her very own Hulu series.

TMZ has learned the former “Vanderpump Rules” star is officially in production on her new docu-series, “Stassi Says,” and she’s already reunited with one of her Bravo besties!

Check it out -- we caught Stassi filming at The Belmont in West Hollywood on Saturday, catching up with her former “VPR” castmate Katie Maloney. And, Katie’s cameo only fuels speculation that more surprises are in store.

MTV has officially pulled the plug on "Ridiculousness" ... ending one of the longest-running series in the network's history ... TMZ has learned.

Sources familiar tell TMZ ... the decision was relayed to the cast and crew this week, with everyone informed the current season will be the show's last. We're told the shocking announcement came straight from the network's top brass.

The show went dark in July and was supposed to come back in January ... but instead, TMZ has learned, previously produced first-run episodes will continue to air on MTV through 2026, but no more original episodes will be produced.

This is quite the opposite of horrifying ... Ariana Grande has been cast in Season 13 of "American Horror Story!"

She is joining a returning roster of Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, and Gabourey Sidibe.

Ariana has worked with Emma -- plus 'AHS' creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk -- on the horror comedy series "Scream Queens." The show premiered in 2015 and ran for 2 seasons, notably also starring Lea Michele, Glen Powell, Abigail Breslin, Keke Palmer, and Jamie Lee Curtis.

News that Gayle King is getting booted from "CBS Mornings" is news to her ... because she says the network powers that be are singing a much different tune in her office!

TMZ caught up with GK as she left her NYC studio Friday morning, and she tells us from what she's hearing, she's not only doing a great job, but she's well-liked at CBS ... and she says the feeling's mutual -- she loves what she does and the coworkers with whom she does it.

While she doesn't flat-out deny that she could be leaving the morning news show ... she says the chatter in the building is not matching up with the reports in the media.