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Actor Michael Patrick -- who appeared in an episode of "Game of Thrones" -- has died after a yearslong battle with motor neurone disease, according to his wife.

Naomi Sheehan broke the sad news on Instagram Wednesday, sharing she and his loved ones are "broken-hearted" over the loss.

Michael -- who his wife affectionately calls "Mick" -- was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in February 2023.

The disease gradually destroys the neurons that help with things like breathing, swallowing, chewing, talking and walking, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

Felicity Huffman really didn’t need to pull all that college admissions drama for her daughter Sophia Macy -- turns out she’s doing just fine ... actually, better than her!

We caught up with Felicity in NYC Tuesday, and when asked if she’s been giving her budding actress daughter any advice ... she flipped it, saying Sophia’s actually so good, she’s the one taking notes from her.

Check the clip -- the proud mom energy is loud and clear, with Felicity saying she just wants both her daughters happy, no matter what path they choose.

Lauren Conrad seems totally comfortable around Kristin Cavallari since they put their famous feud to bed ... but it looks like she's still not so cool with Spencer Pratt.

On Wednesday's episode of "Today," Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones asked the "Laguna Beach" ladies if they would vote for Spencer now he's running for mayor of L.A.

LC was quick to sidestep sending her 'Hills' nemesis her support, noting ... "I'm not a resident of Los Angeles."

Lauren Kanarek -- the woman who survived a shooting by her trainer, Olympic equestrian Michael Barisone -- says she's suffered three times because of the incident ... when she was shot, when he was acquitted, and now, as a streaming giant is telling her story ... according to an open letter she just published.

Barisone was found not guilty by reason of insanity for firing the bullets that nearly killed Kanarek ... and as the incident is being retold in the documentary "Untold: The Shooting at Hawthorne Hill," Kanarek claims the film's production company Propagate "distorted the truth in the interest of ratings."

In the letter, titled "The Systems Failed Me, But I Will Not Let Them Silence Me," Kanarek says, point-blank, "On August 7, 2019, a man I knew and once respected drew a gun and shot me twice in the chest at point-blank range. That man was Michael Barisone, my former trainer in the equestrian sport of dressage."

And the winner is ... all of them ... we’re celebrating every single stunner this International Pageant Day.

Some of Hollywood’s biggest names once ruled the pageant stage -- from Olivia Culpo at Miss Universe to Priyanka Chopra dominating Miss India and Miss World.

And even more familiar faces gave it a shot ... Selena Gomez, Vanessa Williams and Halle Berry all chased that crown before their big-screen glow-ups.

Tori Spelling is exploring her legal options after a violent crash involving her kids left multiple people hospitalized ... TMZ has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... the actress hasn't made a final decision yet, but is strongly considering taking action against the other driver following last week's collision in Temecula, California.

We broke the story ... the crash happened last Thursday when deputies responded to a two-vehicle collision. Tori was behind the wheel of her SUV with seven kids inside -- four of her own and three of their friends -- when another driver allegedly ran a red light and slammed into them.

Whitney Leavitt’s killing it on Broadway right now ... but her reality TV future? Not so clear.

"The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" star admitted on 'GMA' Wednesday she’s still figuring things out as the Hulu show sits in limbo amid the ongoing Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen domestic violence drama.

Speaking alongside Mark Ballas, Whitney said part of her is tempted to fully pivot from the show, especially with Broadway being her true passion ... and she even threw a little shade, joking MomTok has way more drama than the stage ever could.

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"Euphoria" creator Sam Levinson paid tribute to the show's late actors Angus Cloud and Eric Dane at the Season 3 premiere last night ... revealing how tough the year Angus died was for him.

In a video posted by Deadline, the HBO show creator is heard getting emotional as he dedicates the upcoming season to "those we lost," and shares how tough it was when Angus died ... admitting he loved him deeply and fought hard to keep him clean.

Levinson opens up to the audience, somberly saying ... "Death is what gives life meaning." In the heartfelt message, he goes on to say life is a gift, and this next season of the show will be about the "meaning beyond the absurdity."

Jennie Garth is getting brutally real about a dark chapter in her life ... admitting she drank and popped pills so heavily at one point, she landed in the hospital getting her stomach pumped.

In her new memoir, "I Choose Me," the "Beverly Hills, 90210" star reveals the spiral kicked in after her split from Peter Facinelli in 2012 ... turning to booze and pills to cope with the fallout.

Jennie wrote it got so bad she ended up at Canyon Ranch Rehab after the stomach-pumping, trying to unlearn the self-medicating that had taken over.

Matthew Perry's stepmother is speaking out ahead of today's sentencing of the "Ketamine Queen" ... urging the court to give her the maximum prison term.

Debbie Perry submitted a victim impact statement Tuesday to the U.S. district court overseeing the prosecution of Jasveen Sangha -- AKA the "Ketamine Queen" -- describing the pain caused by the "heartless" Sangha as "irreversible."

Debbie wrote her statement like a poem ... "There is no joy… No light in the window. They won’t be back.”

"American Idol" Season 1 runner-up Justin Guarini is divorced from his longtime wife, Reina Guarini, and appears to be with a new woman ... but the whole thing went under the radar.

According to court records obtained by TMZ, Justin filed for divorce in June 2024, after nearly 15 years together and 2 kids. The divorce became final in December 2025 ... yet none of this ever became public.

So the divorce dragged on for more than a year ... they finally reached a settlement around XMAS time.

Tori Spelling's terrifying vehicle accident was a lot worse than originally thought ... and TMZ has obtained new video that shows the brutal aftermath.

Check out the footage ... it begins with the "90120" actress standing with a police officer near her kids after a car collided with her gray SUV in Temecula, California last Thursday.

The up-close video also shows both parties arguing over who's responsible for the crash ... and shows the wreckage littering the roadway. You can see a large chuck torn from the frame of one vehicle and the front end of the other person's car smashed in like an accordion.

On Tuesday, Tori posted an Instagram video in which she talked about the accident, saying "guardian angels were definitely with" her, four of her kids and three of their friends, all of whom were hospitalized.

"The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" cast is seeing light at the end of the tunnel -- after X dark weeks of no production, they seem to think filming will begin again ... if they can get the bosses onboard.

Multiple sources tell TMZ, it's the cast's understanding that production on the Hulu series will resume in a matter of weeks. There's also a push by the cast because delayed production could upend their summer plans, so it's kinda like ... let's get this show on the road!

While the cast was in solidarity for the show to pause production during a domestic violence investigation involving Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen ... we hear the consensus now is the casts concerns have been resolved.

If you can't get enough of the "Summer House" scandal -- you know, the one where Amanda Batula confirmed she was hooking up with BFF Ciara Miller's ex-boyfriend West Wilson mere months after her separation from Kyle Cooke -- then you're going to love this.

On Tuesday, Bravo dropped a trailer for the "Summer House" spinoff series "In the City," and get this ... there's a shot of West and Amanda hugging.

As they go in for a big embrace, they seem to share some pet names -- Amanda calls West "cutie," and he calls her "Mandy."