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Danny McBride could be in for a crappy surprise -- literally -- over the use apparent use of real monkeys in his hit show "The Righteous Gemstones."

PETA tells TMZ ... the org is threatening to send McBride fake monkey poop after spotting what they claim is a real capuchin monkey in the show's trailer.

PETA claims they have been firing off emails to McBride's reps and HBO execs demanding primates be left out of the show, and a commitment to never using wild animals in productions again ... but haven't heard back.

50 Cent has set his beef with Diddy aside -- all for the greater good of Kanye West's welfare!!!

On Thursday, Ye made sure 50 heard what he said loud and clear by doubling down on his fury towards Jay-Z and Beyoncé's kids with a post to replace the one he deleted yesterday.

In the latest post, Ye screamed, "50 I SAID JAY Z AND BEYONCES KIDS ARE R******* LETS MAKE THE HOT WATER BOILING HOT OR LIKE POPLE SAY BROILING HOT." 50 had admitted he'd taken the day off from social media posting in the wake of Ye's tirade ... and now thinks Diddy's advice from their phone call earlier this week is the right way to go!!!

Rapper Too $hort is getting back into the movie biz with his manager, David Weintraub, and their first film together has some major star power!

The Hollywood heavyweights are executive producers on the drama flick, "Freaky Tales," featuring a slew of A-List actors ... Pedro Pascal, Tom Hanks, Jay Ellis, Ben Mendelsohn, Jack Champion, Ji-young Yoo, rapper Symba, singer Normani, and Too $hort himself.

"Freaky Tales" is a wild ride through 1980s Oakland, California, giving an in-depth view into the city's music and sports scenes ... namely hip hop and basketball. $hort plays the role of a crooked cop, and Oakland rapper Symba takes on the part of $hort as a youngster.

Detroit Pistons hooper Malik Beasley is moving on after his split from Montana Yao ... 'cause he just hard-launched his new girl after Wednesday night's win.

Instagram model Natalia Garibotto shared a pic of the two walking out of the Kaseya Center after his 116-113 victory over the Heat in Miami -- which the 28-year-old reposted on his own Story.

She also showed Beasley running over to her after the final buzzer.

tWitch's widow, Allison Holker, is caught in a bitter feud with his family -- but you wouldn’t know it from her IG thirst traps!

Allison dropped a batch of bikini pics Thursday … flaunting her killer figure while soaking up the sun and striking some seriously sizzling poses for the camera.

Allison captioned the pics, "Much needed reset and relax day ☀️", and it’s clear she was doing just that -- looking effortlessly glam with a smile as she soaked up the sun on her beach day.

A teacher from Indiana is facing a series of child sex abuse charges ... and, she allegedly had a very specific sexual scenario she asked the children to act out using replicas of the killers' masks from the "Scream" movie franchise.

Brittany Fortinberry, a 31-year-old former teacher at Eminence High School, is facing a slew of charges -- including child molestation, sexual misconduct with a minor, dissemination of matter harmful to minors, and more -- for allegedly sexually abusing multiple children she met at two different schools last year.

A new court document goes into detail about the alleged sexual activity ... including an incident described as a "gangbang."

A woman in Indiana was arrested after she and her two kids allegedly beat up a student ... and, the fight was seemingly caught on shocking video.

Latea Hentz -- a 36-year-old mother -- and her teenage son and daughter are accused of hopping on a school bus to throw hands with an 8th-grade student they claim was bullying the son.

Watch the clip ... the three people in the vid -- identified by local outlets as Hentz, her 17-year-old daughter and her 13-year-old son -- throw punch after punch at this other student. One person in the fray screams at this kid to never touch her son again.

Conor McGregor is going full send with his political ambitions ... announcing on social media he's running for president in Ireland.

The UFC superstar explained his reasoning behind the run on Thursday ... saying he wants to give the people of his country a proper voice in its future.

The biggest issue?? The proposed EU Migration Pact ... which shouldn't come as a surprise, considering McGregor used his recent visit with President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss his problems with immigration.

Quinta Brunson is calling it quits with her husband Kevin Anik after three and a half years of marriage, TMZ has learned.

Quinta -- the Emmy-winning creator of the popular TV series "Abbott Elementary," which she also co-writes and stars in -- filed for divorce from Anik in Los Angeles County Superior Court, citing irreconcilable differences.

TMZ obtained the docs ... Brunson says the estranged couple has a postnuptial agreement, and she's asking the court to divvy up the property according to that agreement.

Political consultant Rick Wilson is brushing off right-wing outrage over the "Kill Tesla, Save the Country" photo he shared online, saying the reaction is just manufactured "moral panic" ... especially since they didn't bother to get context from his linked Substack piece.

His article, he explains on "TMZ Live" Thursday, outlines a political strategy to put financial and social pressure on Elon Musk by targeting Tesla’s stock -- completely peacefully -- in an effort to "stop the destruction that he's causing with DOGE."

Wilson argues Tesla was already struggling before he published his article, with outdated models, overpriced cars, and a failing reputation ... suggesting Musk should focus on fixing his company -- which just today saw the recall of nearly all its Cybertrucks -- rather than throwing a fit over an article.

Matt Weiss -- a former assistant coach for the University of Michigan football team -- is now facing multiple criminal charges ... over allegations he downloaded intimate photos from hundreds of athletes' internet accounts after illegally hacking into them.

Federal prosecutors made the allegations in an indictment filed in Michigan on Thursday. They alleged Weiss gained access to over 3,300 accounts -- most belonging to female college athletes -- with the goal of obtaining "private photographs and videos never intended to be shared beyond intimate partners."

The feds wrote in the court filing that Weiss began committing the crimes around 2015 -- when he was an assistant on John Harbaugh's Baltimore Ravens staff -- and continued them all the way until 2023, when he was working at UM for John's brother, Jim Harbaugh.

Scheana Shay is standing by her hubby, Brock Davies, as the two reality TV stars recently hit Puerto Rico for an Ironman triathlon!

The series of challenges -- a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile bike ride and a 13.1-mile run -- were exactly half the length of a traditional Ironman challenge ... mad respect, Brock!

Cheerin' on her man, The "Vanderpump Rules" alum planted a smooch after her bulky baby daddy completed one of his races!

Swim, bike, run ... and then have some fun with our photo gallery above -- see Brock and Scheana take Puerto Rico!

Two weeks after getting smacked in the head with a baton by an opponent during a meet, causing a brain injury ... sprinter Kaelen Tucker is set to make her return to the track at an upcoming meet!

Tucker's father, Keith Tucker, tells TMZ Sports that doctors have cleared his daughter to run again ... following a concussion she suffered during the VHSL Class 3 State Indoor Championships in Virginia on March 4.

The injury occurred during the 4x200 relay race ... as Tucker, a junior track star, and senior Alaila Everett rounded the corner ... when Everett swung the baton, hitting Kaelen's head.

Blake Lively is following the same game plan as her husband Ryan Reynolds ... officially asking a judge to cut her out of Justin Baldoni's lawsuit.

Blake filed her motion to dismiss Thursday, and according to the docs ... she says Justin's actually violating the law by filing his lawsuit against her, because it's all being done for revenge.

She says her "It Ends With Us" costar and director only filed his defamation suit against her, Ryan and her publicist after Blake filed her lawsuit alleging he had sexually harassed her while making the movie, and launched a smear campaign when she reported the alleged abuse to the studio.

Aussie reality TV veteran David Genat is living it up on "Deal or No Deal Island" ... and he's dishing on why he hopped over to the U.S. to try to chase down "the biggest prize in TV history!"

David -- AKA "The Golden God" -- spilled the tea on the "Big Down Under" podcast ... saying getting paid to live it up in Panama and compete for a jaw-dropping $10M prize is pretty much the ultimate reality gig!

David also dishes on how this show blows "American Survivor" out of the water, pointing out its $1M prize barely registers after Uncle Sam takes his cut ... especially after "going through hell" to win the show.

Nate Diaz is off the hook in his nightclub battery case ... according to his attorney, the misdemeanor charge the fighter had been facing was dismissed this week.

The MMA star's lawyer, Ross Goodman, tells TMZ Sports ... after Diaz completed an impulse control class online, prosecutors dropped the battery count against him ahead of Thursday's scheduled trial.

The case, of course, stemmed from a run-in Diaz had with a Las Vegas nightclub employee back in August 2024.