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David Harbour is making big promises about the upcoming end to Netflix's "Stranger Things" ... currently in production for its 5th and final season.

The actor, who has played Sheriff Jim Hopper throughout the drama's entire run, attended the "Happy Sad Confused" podcast celebration at New York Comic Con Thursday and spoke about what's to come in the show's final installment ... including the series' last episode ever.

As David put it ... the series finale will be "the best episode [the Duffer Brothers have] ever done," sharing the cast broke out in tears during a recent read-through.

Here's "Bachelor" Grant Ellis on a hometown date in the Windy City ... but it doesn't look like the sparks are flying.

TMZ obtained photos and videos of Grant holding hands with suitor Dina Lupancu walking along the Chicago Riverwalk ... and that's about the extent of the PDA on Thursday's date.

Grant and Dina had a 'Bachelor' film crew following their every move outside Chicago Brewhouse ... where they milled about, walking and sitting down together.

Kim Kardashian is realizing her dream of becoming an attorney at law ... well, sort of ... because she's playing a divorce lawyer on a new show, and looking smoking hot on set.

TMZ has the first look at Kim on the set of a new Ryan Murphy show called "All's Fair" ... a legal drama coming to Hulu ... and she's filming alongside her costar Naomi Watts.

Kim plays a divorce lawyer in an all-female law firm ... and she was shooting scenes Wednesday in Camarillo, California with Naomi ... and looking sexy in the process.

Tom Sandoval is raising a glass to his rekindled friendship with former "Vanderpump Rules" costar Jax Taylor ... and what it may mean for his future.

We caught up with the Bravo personality outside SUR, where he said he wasn't surprised that he and Jax found a way back to friendship ... even after the latter was vocal about TS' cheating scandal last year.

However, as Jax recently revealed, Tom made an active effort to reach out to him during his stay in a mental health facility.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard is looking to move on from her trauma ... saying she plans to avoid future awkward conversations about her late mother Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard when her own baby arrives.

The convict-turned-reality star stopped by Nick Viall's "The Viall Files" podcast Wednesday, where she addressed how she'll broach her complicated past with her daughter -- who she's set to welcome with boyfriend Ken Urker next year.

Per Gypsy Rose, she finds it "heartbreaking" her mother won't have a relationship with her little girl, admitting she thinks "from time to time" about what could've been.

Ben Affleck is getting back in the director's chair ... and this time he's overseeing a beer commercial starring his good buddy Matt Damon and soccer star David Beckham.

TMZ obtained photos of Ben, Matt and David on the set of a production Tuesday at Griffin Club Los Angeles in Cheviot Hills ... and our sources tell us it's for a new Stella beer advertisement.

Matt and Dave appear to be in tennis gear ... and it looks like they're filming on a tennis court. The private, members-only club markets itself as a "premiere racquet, athletic, aquatic and social club."

"Love Island USA" star Hannah Smith was spewing racially charged remarks at a police officer during her recent arrest in Atlanta ... TMZ has learned.

A source close to the investigation tells TMZ ... Hannah not only threatened the female Cobb County officer, but also dragged race into her rant. We're told she yelled, "Bitch. I can't wait to kill you, you dumbass, ugly bitch 'cause you're f****** fat, and they love us skinny bitches 'cause you're f****** Black, and I hate Black bitches so I can't wait to kill you and your sister, you dumbass bitch."

We're told she also told the officer something to the effect of "You hate white bitches."

"Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" has sparked some deep conversations, but let’s be real -- Cooper Koch’s full-frontal shower scene has also been a very hot topic.

The actor spilled the tea on baring it all for the Netflix show, cheekily admitting, "Mine was not a prosthetic" during "Watch What Happens Live" -- the declaration coming right after host Andy Cohen pointed out that Mark Wahlberg wore a fake penis in "Boogie Nights," while counting down Hollywood's "top five most iconic full-frontal moments."

Cohen was all ears for the admission, excitedly quipping, "That was going to be my next question! Congratulations to you, Cooper. You're very blessed, aren't you?"

Cara Delevingne's Saturday evening came to an abrupt halt when she was denied entry to "Saturday Night Live" -- and you can tell by her expression she was clearly not happy with the situation.

In video footage, you can see the model and her friend speaking to someone inside the studio's ticketing lobby before exiting shortly after. In the video, she looks frustrated and disappointed.

Sources close to Cara tell TMZ ... there was no major drama -- just a simple mix-up with tickets. We're told Cara only had tickets for the show's rehearsal earlier in the evening, not for the actual live performance.

Simu Liu is standing firm in his decision to call out one business for cultural appropriation ... after facing off against the owners on a "Shark Tank"-esque show.

The actor, who is Chinese-Canadian, appeared on a recent episode of CBC's "Dragons' Den" ... where businesses pitch their ventures to potential investors.

The Marvel superstar bubbled over with frustration after Sebastien Fiset and Jess Frenette pitched their version of bubble tea, or boba, titled Bobba ... claiming they had transformed the popular Asian beverage into "a convenient and healthier ready-to-drink experience."

Warning: Spoilers for the "Big Brother" season 26 finale are below ...

Ariana Grande's got her own distinct voice, but she can still imitate just about any big singer in Hollywood ... paying tribute to some incredible female vocalists during her tongue-in-cheek "Saturday Night Live" monologue.

The singer-songwriter hosted 'SNL' for the second time ... having first helmed the program way back in 2016 -- pointing out how when she hosted last time, America also had a female nominee for president, and hoping it goes better for Kamala Harris than Hillary Clinton.

Grande then says she's lucky she's to star in the movie version of the Broadway show "Wicked" -- set for release next month -- before adding she doesn't plan on singing during this show, just taking on host duties.

Bill Maher has high praise for Chappell Roan when it comes to calling out BS ... but he says she's clueless when it comes to the Middle East.

The "Real Time" host says Chappell has no understanding of Israel's claim to its land because she's getting her news from TikTok, which Bill says is like getting your calories from Hostess.

He calls CR out for calling out Israel as colonizers, explaining colonizers are intruders who have no history in an area they seek to conquer. Watch the vid ... Bill explains Israel's history with its territory.

The DJ at Landon Barker's birthday bash is making a controversial Diddy joke, Elon Musk is making big moves with robotics and Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are getting carved into pumpkins ... all this on today's TMZ TV Hot Takes.

First up on "TMZ Live," Harvey and Charles break down the controversy surrounding Landon's birthday, and marvel at the way he steered clear of the BS.

"Love is Blind" is helping a fragrance company rake in the dough ... because a product featured on the Netflix reality show is now seeing a sales increase as a result.

Here's the deal ... on the second episode of the latest season of "Love Is Blind," Taylor Krause uses a roll-on pheromone perfume to add scent to her love note to Garrett Josemans.

It didn't take long for "Love Is Blind" fans to look up the product and start giving reviews on social media ... with a close-up camera shot on the show revealing Taylor was using Pure Instinct's Original Roll-On Pheromone Perfume.

Nightmare scenario for Joe Exotic ... he tells us he's been infected with a painful skin condition, part of a huge outbreak at the Texas prison where he's doing time.

The "Tiger King" star tells TMZ ... He's among 300 inmates in quarantine at FMC Forth Worth. Joe says he's one of 140 inmates with confirmed cases of scabies.

According to the CDC, scabies is a skin infestation caused by a human itch mite ... and it causes intense itching and a pimple-like skin rash.