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"Baywatch" is back ... and so are the babes! TMZ was at the casting call to capture all the chaos as the beach filled with L.A.'s finest -- and we don't mean the cops! 😏

Watch the video ... the worlds of BBLs, double-Ds and CPR all collided Wednesday as actors and actresses vied for the dream job of slow-running on the beach.

One 77-year-old hopeful actually worked on the original as a stuntwoman for Pamela Anderson! She said Pamela was very nice to work with ... "she just didn't want to ruin her hair" by jumping in the water.

Alyssa Salerno has filed legal docs asking a Florida judge to formally establish her ex-fiancé Alex Kompothecras as the dad of their daughter, lock in a custody arrangement, and order child support ... TMZ has learned.

According to the petition, obtained by TMZ, Alyssa wants the court to establish Alex's legal parentage, award shared parental responsibility, and implement equal time-sharing. She's also asking for child support to be calculated under the Florida guidelines and made retroactive to the date of their split.

Alyssa is further requesting that health, dental and vision insurance be maintained for their daughter, with uncovered medical expenses divided proportionally. She also wants extracurricular activities and any private school costs shared.

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Sherri Shepherd’s not taking her show’s cancellation lying down ... and she’s making it crystal clear she ain't backing down without a fight!

TMZ caught up with Sherri in NYC Tuesday, and she doubled down on her vow to keep the "Sherri" show alive ... telling us she’s manifesting a new deal and refusing to let the curtain fall just yet.

Watch the clip -- Sherri’s all smiles, leaning on faith over fine print ... basically saying contracts may have rules, but God’s got the final say.

A Texas woman likes to get her fatty proteins from a can .... filled with cat food!!!

TMZ has an exclusive sneak peek from tonights new episode of "My Strange Addiction" ... and it features Abigail ... a 26-year-old who has been chowing down on kitty cuisine for going on two decades.

Abigail loves the sound the lid makes when she pries open a can of wet cat food ... and she says she eats it with chopsticks, forks, spoons ... and her personal favorite, her bare hands.

Congrats are in order to a pair of "Love Is Blind" Season 10 couples ... because they made it all the way down the aisle and got hitched.

SPOILERS ahead!

Wendy Williams said her final goodbyes to her father, Thomas Williams, as she attended his funeral Monday near Miami, Florida.

The legendary talk show host looked inconsolable as she left the ceremony. Dressed in all black with black sunglasses, Wendy was snapped with her niece Alex Finnie and Alex's boyfriend, Eric Houston.

Wendy has refrained from publicly commenting on her dad's passing ... but the deeply emotional loss has clearly left her distraught.

As we reported ... Wendy has spoken out about feeling isolated under her guardianship, claiming she needed permission to travel and see family -- including her dad.

"Heated Rivalry" star François Arnaud says his parents are among the masses who are hooked on his HBO hit show, but he refuses to watch it with them ... and it's all because of sex.

François told "Shut Up Evan" host Evan Ross Katz it would be "torturous" to watch his show with his mother ... and he's blaming the sexually explicit love scenes.

It's kinda funny ... François says he made that mistake before and doesn't plan on making it again. Fool me once.

Some parents at a SoCal school where Nicole Curtis volunteers as a room parent to her son's class have serious concerns on the heels of her N-word controversy... and at least one has gone to leadership demanding answers, TMZ has learned.

Here's the deal ... the HGTV star has been in hot water since a 2022 video leaked of her using the N-word while filming her popular show, "Rehab Addicts." She's was fired -- and has issued an apology.

But TMZ has heard from multiple concerned parents at her kid's school ... who tell us they're super uncomfortable with her working in the classroom as a volunteer -- and they think the school should at the very least address the situation with parents.

If you're looking for an apology from Tyra Banks for "America's Next Top Model's" controversial practices, you'll be waiting a long time ... and Adrianne Curry-Rhode loves that about her.

Adrianne, who won the first cycle of the '00s reality competition, shared a video Monday saying that Tyra "will not bend the knee and I respect that."

The way Adrianne sees it ... Tyra genuinely is not sorry, so why should she apologize?

Cass Lacelle, who starred on Freeform's reality series "Grand Cayman: Secrets in Paradise," has died after a battle with ovarian cancer.

Her loved ones shared the devastating news Monday in a post on her Instagram page, saying she passed away February 11 following what they called a "short but incredibly courageous battle with cancer."

"Cass leaves behind a legacy that cannot be measured," the statement read. "She is the definition of memorable; in just 34 years, she made an extraordinary impact on everyone who crossed her path."

"America's Next Top Model" creator and host Tyra Banks is finally adding some context to why the show documented Shandi Sullivan's "drunk shower sex" ... which the Season 2 contestant says was sexual assault.

To catch you up ... Shandi opened up about her experience on the reality show's second season -- AKA Cycle 2 -- for the new Netflix docuseries, "Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model."

Fans will remember one of the show's storylines seemed to suggest Shandi had cheated on her boyfriend during a wild night of drinking ... but Shandi says the sexual encounter occurred without her consent.

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Aviva Drescher is standing by Jill Zarin ... insisting her fellow 'Real Housewives of New York City' alum isn't racist -- even if her recent halftime commentary came off that way.

Speaking on the "Miss Understood with Rachel Uchitel" podcast, Aviva addressed the firestorm surrounding Jill's remarks about Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime performance and didn't sugarcoat things.

"I've known Jill since 2011, since I joined 'Housewives,'" Aviva said. "Even though we didn't work together, we became friendly. I've never thought of Jill to be racist and that was really the thing that stung. That was just the most awful about her tirade."

Brooks Nader was down bad -- literally -- struck with savage food poisoning mid-flight, with an ambulance waiting for her the second the plane hit the ground!

Now, sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ Brooks thinks some bad sushi in NYC is to blame ... and it definitely wrecked her, 'cause she was filmed by her sister Sarah Jane Nader laid out flat on the floor of a bougie private jet, blanket wrapped around her while people hovered, trying to bring her back to her usual self.

Her dad gently tried to get her to sip water in another clip, with Brooks cracking in the caption, "The things Breaux Nader has to deal with smh."