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Sammy Hagar received one spicy surprise during his Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony this week ... 'cause his 'Red Hot' buddy Chad Smith showed his love in person.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Smith -- the longtime drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers -- came to Hagar's ceremony as a surprise guest Tuesday, and totally shocked the Van Halen frontman.

We're told Sammy went to hug his longtime bandmate, bassist Michael Anthony ... when he realized CS was sitting right beside him.

Canelo Alvarez is fighting on Saturday, but perhaps an opponent change is in order ... 'cause Saul went scorched earth on Oscar De La Hoya, as the legendary fighter sat just feet away.

"He's a f***ing asshole. That's what I say. He's a f***ing asshole. He tries to get attention for him, not Munguia. He's a f***ing asshole. He steals [from his] fighters. F***ing p***y. Motherf****r," 33-year-old Alvarez said, lashing out at the Las Vegas press conference just days before his fight with Jaime Munguia.

What pissed Canelo off? Well, the two boxing legends previously worked together for years as promoter and fighter ... but things ended poorly, and there's obviously no love lost.

Big Boy says he's heard through the grapevine that Drake is geared up to respond to Kendrick Lamar (again) after the latter's latest harsh diss ... and the DJ loves it!

The legendary Real 92.3 radio host hopped on "TMZ Live" Wednesday to give his two cents on the recent chain of events -- namely, K. Dot and Drizzy trading barbs over verses ... which are growing increasingly personal, especially with Kendrick's latest, "Euphoria."

Funny enough, Drake already kinda had a reaction to the song ... with a whimsical reference to "10 Things I Hate About You" -- which seems to suggest he doesn't take Kendrick seriously.

Elisabeth Moss says filming "Girl, Interrupted" was more like a real-life "Mean Girls," as the set split into 2 camps ... with Angelina Jolie and Winona Ryder each calling shots.

The two-time Golden Globe winner -- who played Polly in the 1999 flick -- opened up about the behind-the-scenes environment for the hit flick on the podcast "Let’s Talk Off Camera With Kelly Ripa" ... and, she claims it was kinda like being in rival gangs.

EM says an Angelina Jolie group formed, and, apparently, she found them hella intimidating -- saying she never even considered trying to join camp AJ because they were all too cool.

Here's your tearjerker moment of the week -- Alfred Molina is talking about his dad, who didn't approve of him being an actor ... even though he kept tabs on his boy in private.

The veteran thespian sat down for an interview with Vanity Fair, and he recounted this heartbreaking story about how his father completely rebuffed his dream to pursue acting and to get into showbiz ... something that created a years-long divide between them.

AM says he actually gave us a higher-paying job in his youth to dive into his craft -- which was his passion -- and when he broke this news to his dad ... he got the cold shoulder.

Dan Schneider is taking producers of 'Quiet on Set' to court -- claiming they defamed him by falsely portraying him as a child sexual abuser at Nickelodeon, and ruining his reputation.

The famed TV producer just filed a defamation lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, slamming the docuseries and its creators -- including Warner Bros. Discovery, Maxine Productions, Sony Pictures Television and others -- for falsely implying he sexually abused the child actors who worked on his shows back in the day.

Dan's lawyers don't mince words ... blasting "Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV" as a "hit job." As you know, Dan created "The Amanda Show," "Drake & Josh," "Zoey 101," "iCarly" and "Victorious" during his tenure at Nickelodeon ... and in 'QOS,' he was the main focus.

Former UFC champ Sean Strickland just proved yet again he's not one to play with ... flashing a gun on some pranksters who had just ding-dong ditched his home.

Strickland -- who last fought in the Octagon in January -- said the incident happened over the weekend ... at around 1 AM Saturday morning.

According to the fighter, some kids jumped out of a car near his pad, ran to the side of the house, and made a loud bang -- before bolting from the area.

12:29 PM PT -- Harvey Weinstein's rep, Juda Engelmayer, tells TMZ ... their legal team is curious to see if prosecutors can whip up the right witnesses to do this again. He says he believes one of the original complainants perjured herself already ... so they don't think the D.A. has a case.

If they do wanna run it back, though, Engelmayer says Weinstein is up for the challenge ... despite his health issues. He says HW has a renewed glimmer of hope and restored vigor.

Harvey Weinstein is going to be put through the wringer again in criminal court out in New York -- because prosecutors say they're retrying him ... which will happen later this year.

Tyra Banks apparently just had her first alcoholic beverage as an adult -- and she downed it to ring in the big 5-0 ... but it sounds like she ain't gonna indulge again anytime soon.

The supermodel says she wanted to be her most authentic self as she celebrated her big milestone birthday, which was back in December -- and was inspired to try new things. Tyra spent her special day enjoying a seaplane adventure with her mom and best friend in Australia, where they enjoyed a meal and an alcoholic beverage ... this per a new interview with People.

However, it doesn't sound like whatever she imbibed went down easy -- 'cause she says the booze left her underwhelmed. She added ... "It wasn’t worth it. I was like, ‘This is nasty!’"

Don't expect Tiger Woods' daughter to be twirling a club on a fairway anytime soon ... the golfing legend just revealed his 16-year-old offspring isn't the world's biggest fan of the sport -- because it "took Daddy away from her."

The Big Cat shared with Carson Daly on Wednesday's "Today" show that he believes Sam Woods straight up has "a negative connotation to the game" ... due to all of the traveling it required him to do when she was a little tyke.

"I had to pack and I had to leave," he said. "I had to be gone for weeks. And there's a negative connotation to it."

Mo'Nique is once again slamming Oprah and Tyler Perry -- reigniting her years-long feud with them ... and using some racially-charged language that questions their Blackness.

The comedian hit the stage during Katt Williams' latest stop -- remember, she's currently touring with him as one of the accompanying acts -- and she went on an absolute tirade against O and TP that was profanity-laden and full of insults, calling them "coon motherf*****s."

Before she got to that though ... she shouted, "F*** YOU OPRAH WINFREY, F*** YOU TYLER PERRY!!!" She also got the crowd to repeat this too, with a crude call-back.

Charles Barkley says there are only "losers" in the Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan relationship ... with the Hall of Famer revealing he feels bad for Michael and Scottie amid the "messy" coupling.

Chuck -- who used to be best friends with MJ -- weighed in on the Larcus fiasco on Shannon Sharpe's "Club Shay Shay" podcast this week ... and it's safe to say he doesn't approve of Jordan's son and Pippen's ex-wife getting romantic following the infamous fallout between the former Bulls superstars.

"I feel bad for Michael, I feel bad for Scottie," Chuck said on Wednesday. "That is so messy. I don't like messy because when it's messy, everybody has an opinion on it. And you know, the internet is not a place for messy."

Lil Kim's signature pop lock from her iconic "Quiet Storm" feature is being hailed as a heroic dance ... after a woman says the moves helped her duck and dodge a drive-by shooting!!!

A woman named Shariah Taylor was recently interviewed outside her apartment complex in Alabama.

She vividly described her recollection of events after she heard about 7 shots on April 26 and had to make the snap decision to save her child.

Selena Gomez seems really excited about her boyfriend Benny Blanco's new book, tucking into a tasty cake shaped just like it -- and going in tongue first, aiming below the belt.

The actress posted an interesting shot to her Instagram Tuesday -- showing her going down and licking a cake that was made to be a replica of Benny's cookbook, 'Open Wide' ... which just got released this week. The catch ... a picture of BB himself is on the cake.

The reason that's relevant is because the picture Selena posted -- and others that are circulating of this interesting moment -- shows her licking cake-Benny's crotch!

Kobe Bryant's daughter, Gigi, would have turned 18 years old on Wednesday ... and the basketball legend's wife, Vanessa, is remembering her late child with an emotional tribute -- saying she continues to inspire countless people every day.

"Happy birthday to my gorgeous girl, Gigi!" Vanessa said on Instagram. "I love you. I miss you. I'm so proud of you."

The post is truly heartbreaking ... with Vanessa lamenting over what Gigi would be experiencing at this point in her life -- high school graduation and college decisions.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard has touched down in La La Land -- and she's already got big plans in mind ... including linking up with Joey King, not to mention taking in all the sights.

GRB landed in Los Angeles Tuesday -- and some paps caught her at LAX ... where she was rolling with her brood and all their luggage in tow. Gypsy certainly looked ready for the L.A. weather ... rocking a tank top and absolutely glowing. She was also in a chatty mood.

The photog asks her what she plans to do while she's in town -- and as it turns out, she seems to be angling to meet Joey -- who famously portrayed her in Hulu's "The Act."