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Hide the PR teams and clutch those egos ... 'cause Nikki Glaser is back hosting the Golden Globes, and she’s warning Hollywood she’s not censoring a single joke!

Nikki caught up with TMZ outside "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" in L.A. Tuesday, where she insisted she’s not out to ruin anyone’s night at Sunday’s Globes -- but don’t get it twisted ... the celeb roasts she’s packing are anything but "safe."

Catch the clip -- 'cause Nikki says she gets both sides of the outrage ... keeping the jokes just safe enough to still lock down that hosting gig for next year.

Talk about a blast from TV’s past ... "Star Search" is strutting back into the spotlight and has unveiled a celebrity-packed judging panel to officially usher in its shiny reboot.

Jelly Roll, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Chrissy Teigen are officially locked in as judges -- with the reboot premiering January 20 on Netflix, which will shake things up with real-time viewer voting that lets fans help decide which contestants move forward.

This isn’t your run-of-the-mill talent show either -- during its original run from '83 to '95, "Star Search" helped launch the careers of Britney Spears, Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake, Adam Sandler and many more.

Netflix is leaning all the way in with the reboot, promising in the logline the talent is bigger than ever ... and the stakes have never been higher.

Jenny McCarthy is getting nostalgic over the show that put her on the pop-culture map, recalling her breakout moment on "Singled Out" at MTV ... a sweet throwback that hits a little different now that the channel’s gone dark.

TMZ caught up with Jenny McCarthy in NYC Monday ... and, while she’s clearly got nothing but love for her "Singled Out" career, she dropped a wild memory from the very start -- revealing that the night before her first day of filming back in ’95, she almost died.

Check out the full video ... 'cause Jenny details the time she burned down her hotel room ... a close call that could’ve changed a whole lot.

Actor Josh Charles is a huge Travis Kelce fan ... but once told him he's a "d***" straight to his face!

Here's the deal ... Josh appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" Monday and told host Jimmy Fallon he got to meet Travis while appearing in Taylor Swift's "Fortnight" music video. He said he took the opportunity to call the star tight end out for how he acted during the Kansas City Chiefs' 2024 game against his home team, the Baltimore Ravens.

The "Good Wife" alum recalled ... "That year they beat us in the AFC Championship game -- they beat the Ravens -- he was a real jerk that year. So I kind of fell off of him. When I met him, I said, ‘You know I always liked you, and this year you were kind of a d***.’”

Travis took the jab well, and according to Josh, even agreed with him! Travis apparently explained to him he needed to "come in with some swagger" to that game ... and it worked, because the Chiefs won the game ... and, Josh admitted Travis was able to get into the Ravens' heads.

Bethenny Frankel's luxury New Year's getaway took a seriously itchy turn because she ended up with a bacterial infection on her face after partying it up in St. Barts.

The former 'Real Housewives of New York' star revealed the uncomfortable situation herself, posting a TikTok Monday ... showing a large rash spread across her face.

"POV: you left St. Barths 3 days early & brought home a bacterial infection," Bethenny captioned the clip ... adding another jab at the island with, "Allergic to St. Barths #bye."

"Grey's Anatomy" star Steven W. Bailey is done hiding his rare genetic disorder, which sometimes requires him to use a wheelchair ... and he hopes his bravery doesn't cost him his career.

The actor opened up in a lengthy X thread over the weekend, revealing he's been battling Congenital Myasthenia Syndrome for over five years.

He wrote, "CMS is a genetic disease that disrupts the communication between the brain and the muscle at the 'nerve/muscle junction.' ... My muscles aren't clearly receiving all my brain's orders to do all the swell things muscles are meant to do. It's a drag."

"Breaking Amish" star Jeremiah Raber is opening up about a frightening health scare that landed him in the hospital.

On December 30, the reality star posted a selfie from his hospital bed on TikTok, writing he was "waiting to be life flighted to another hospital."

He revealed his blood sugar had spiked to 993 -- a dangerously high level -- and he was also facing possible liver failure. The next day, another TikTok showed him being loaded onto a helicopter stretcher, followed by a selfie video from a hospital bed.

Andy Cohen's not coming into the New Year with a whole new face ... telling fans he didn't get plastic surgery -- though he admits he's had a little bit of work done.

Here's the deal ... Cohen hosted New Year's Eve coverage on CNN Wednesday night with Anderson Cooper -- as he usually does -- and many viewers took to social media to question if Andy had recently undergone cosmetic surgery.

Despite suggestions of a more extensive procedure online, Cohen took to Threads to clear up the speculation ... writing, "Did the smallest amount of Botox and lost 20 pounds ! And had a lot of makeup on."

1/4/25 9:25 AM PT -- A Universal spokesperson tells TMZ ... "We have investigated and reviewed the concerns brought forward by this former employee and they were found to be inaccurate and without merit. We take all employee concerns seriously and have established processes for raising any concerns without fear of retaliation."

Steven Anthony Lawrence -- a  former child star on the Disney hit "Even Stevens" -- says he was retaliated against for reporting a pedophile at Universal Studios ... and now no longer has a job there.

The actor -- who played Bernard "Beans" Aranguren on 22 episodes of the show from 2001 to 2003 -- made the claims on Instagram Saturday ... sharing a photo of his work ID leaned up against a large Toad costume.

Steven says he's put off sharing the news because he hoped to come to an amicable solution with his former employer.

Meghan McCain and her husband Ben Domenech officially have enough kids to make up a whole panel on "The View" ... adding a fifth member to their fam.

The happy couple announced their third child -- a son named Ransom McCain Domenech -- was born Friday ... writing on Instagram everyone is happy, healthy and totally exhausted.

McCain told the outlet her daughters -- five-year-old Liberty and two-year-old Clover -- are so excited to be older siblings to the new baby.

Jasen Kaplan -- a contestant on "Finding Prince Charming" and celebrity makeup artist -- has died ... TMZ has confirmed.

Kaplan passed away Wednesday in a New York City hospital, according to Page Six, who reports the NYPD is investigating the death of a 46-year-old man at Kaplan's apartment building.

The medical examiner will determine the cause of death.

Kaplan’s passing marks the second major loss connected to the "Finding Prince Charming" family in less than a month.

As we reported ... Chad Spodick, who made it far during the show’s only season, died by suicide on December 3. TMZ obtained dispatch audio revealing Chad hung himself in a backyard.

Amy Sedaris raised some eyebrows on CNN's New Year's Eve broadcast ... cracking a tongue in cheek transgender joke live on air that left Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper speechless.

The comedian appeared as one of the show's guests and during a viewer Q&A, Cooper asked where the best place to meet a man in 2026 might be. Sedaris quickly fired back that it might be in the women's bathroom, trailing off mid-thought as the comment landed with a thud.

Cooper and Cohen stayed silent, forcing Sedaris to pivot on the fly. She joked maybe Bergdorf Goodman was a better option, then tossed the question back to the hosts, suggesting a fire station. That finally got a laugh, with Cohen playing along.

"Love Island USA" alum Yulissa Escobar says she was savagely struck by another woman in Miami early Monday ... causing her to suffer a concussion.

Escobar tells TMZ ... she and a pal went to LIV nightclub in Miami Beach to see a Sunday night performance before popping over to Taco Bell for some grub in the wee hours, which is when she says all the trouble started. According to a police report taken by the Miami Beach Police Department, the reality star was waiting for her order when a male approached and started making "inappropriate remarks toward her," which she told cops she ignored.

According to the report, a female accompanying the male apparently became agitated and struck her on her right cheek. Police said the couple then left the scene in a white Mercedes.

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"Owning Manhattan" star Chloe Tucker Caine says she swiped left on the man who would eventually become her husband several times ... before her mom took over her dating apps.

The breakout reality star stopped by "TMZ Live" Monday and imparted a bit of wisdom for anyone in the market for a spouse.

Chloe told us ... "A lot of times our parents see the best in us and they see a lot of times what we're missing."

But it took some serious convincing for Chloe to hand over the fate of her romantic life to her mother. Her mom persuaded her this was the way to go based on her own life experience. According to Chloe, her mother admitted to her that she picked someone based solely on looks ... and didn't want her daughter to suffer the same fate she did.

So this is how their little love operation worked ... Chloe says her mom posed as her, essentially screening Chloe's matches for her.

Chloe explained, "They didn't know it was her. They thought they were talking to me!"

Sally Struthers was seen in public on Monday ... weeks after her "All in the Family" costar Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were brutally murdered in their Brentwood home.

Sally was snapped out and about in Los Angeles ... and her mood appeared to be glum ... understandable given the recent double killings that rocked Hollywood.

TMZ broke the news ... Rob and Michele were butchered in their home on Dec. 14 ... and their son Nick has since been arrested and charged with their murders.