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American actor William Earl Brown was in his mid 30's when he played Mary's younger bro, Warren, who loves his baseball and hates Ted -- in the 1998 romantic comedy film "There's Something About Mary."

Brown was part of an iconic cast including Ben Stiller as the dorky insurance salesman, Ted, determined to hook up with his high school love, Cameron Diaz ... who plays the genuine orthopedic surgeon looking for Mr. Right, Mary and Matt Dillon as the shady private detective, Pat.

Brown is also known for playing Kenny the cameraman in "Scream" back in 1996.

A middle school coach in Michigan is out of a job and facing criminal charges after cops say he used a shirt to choke a student in the hallway ... which was apparently caught on video.

Surveillance footage from Ypsilanti Middle School purportedly shows a coach -- an adult man, mind you -- approaching a teenage student from behind as the kid walks down the hallway towards the door, before the guy wraps a rolled-up shirt around the student's neck.

It looks like the coach -- who has yet to be ID'd --  yanks back on the shirt and a struggle ensues ... all while the shirt tightens around the kid's neck. Ultimately, the teen breaks free and the man lets up as the kid walks away.

Kel Mitchell says he butted heads with Dan Schneider on their Nickelodeon show, and things reached a head when Dan allegedly took him into a tight space and unloaded on him.

The former Nick star recalled this alleged tense moment with Dan on Keke Palmer's podcast Wednesday. Kel says he didn't like Dan's writing and vision for "All That" and things got so heated one day, he claims Dan ordered him into a closet.

Kel goes on to describe what Dan allegedly told him ... and according to KM, it was all sorts of nasty things -- most of which he says DS was screaming.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck aren't even doing the air kiss thing anymore ... they were both at his son's graduation ceremony, but kept their distance and separated their families.

The couple arrived and exited separately Wednesday at a grad ceremony for Ben's 12-year-old son Samuel, who he shares with ex-wife Jennifer Garner.

Ben showed up to the milestone family occasion with his mom, while J Lo pulled up with her twins, Emme and Max, in tow. The man of the hour here is Ben's son, but J Lo got there first before Papa Bear.

At least 2 people were allegedly electrocuted at a resort in Mexico -- and the aftermath appears to have been caught on camera ... which shows one person receiving CPR.

This video is making the rounds on social media, and it purports to capture the moments after at least two individuals were zapped in a jacuzzi at a hotel Tuesday evening near Puerto Peñasco along the Gulf of California.

The footage shows a big crowd standing around a hot tub on the grounds ... and you can see one man get yanked out by others, while another person is laid out flat on their back.

Johnny Wactor's close friend is pressuring L.A. officials to find his murderers and hold them accountable ... organizing a march through downtown to keep the late actor's memory alive.

Micah Parker -- a fellow actor and one of Johnny's best pals -- spearheaded Wednesday's march, and we talked to him in the street  ... with him telling us Johnny's murder should be a wake-up call for the city, hoping those in power acknowledge there is a problem with crime.

TMZ broke the story ... Johnny was shot and killed by a group of thieves who were trying to steal his catalytic converter ... a type of theft that many Angelinos are very familiar with.

Josh Altman says Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's mega mansion is appropriately listed at $65 million ... 'cause they're probably gonna take a hit, which is factored into the price.

We caught up with the celeb real estate broker -- who's repped a ton of stars in his career -- in L.A. Wednesday, where he told us why he thought the high price tag for their crib, which they're trying to sell quietly, is actually perfect ... getting into the nitty gritty with us.

Check it out ... JA says he's very familiar with their property, and thinks they got it for a steal at $60 mil when they bought it last year -- but because of the new mansion tax in Cali, not to mention commission they'll have to pay ... they're already in the hole at about $6 mil.

A guy in L.A. tried stopping a moving fire truck, only to be chased off by the firefighters aboard -- but this wild situation didn't end there ... it was even crazier, TMZ has learned.

This footage is making the rounds online, and for good reason ... it's absolutely nuts. A random dude in South Central late last week attempted to derail an L.A. County fire engine that we're told was en route to a car accident just up the block.

Check out the clip ... you see the man literally come out of nowhere as he runs into the street and leaps onto the giant moving vehicle -- and then, he starts reaching inside.

Padma Lakshmi is steering her daughter Krishna away from the runway -- in fact ... it sounds like she's outright discouraging her from following in her footsteps as a model.

We caught up with Padma at LAX Wednesday ... and she tells us that although she had to model to pay off student loans back in the day, her 14-year-old clearly isn't in the same financial situation she was in -- and doesn't have to go down that path.

Watch ... PL tells us she's already batting away modeling offers for her kid -- making it clear ... if Krishna ends up on a magazine cover, it'll be for her talent, not just her looks!

Goldie Hawn is no longer impressed with the twinkling lights of Tinseltown -- putting her hometown on blast for its rising crime ... and describing 2 horrific personal anecdotes.

The actress stopped by Kelly Ripa's 'Let's Talk Off Camera' podcast, where she hinted at plans to move out of Los Angeles ... this after 2 break-ins at her home within a short period of time.

Goldie says she and her husband Kurt Russell have kicked around ideas on where else they could live, noting Palm Desert is nice and safe  ... whereas L.A. is "terrible."

Joey Chestnut and his longtime nemesis Takeru Kobayashi are going head-to-head in a hot dog eating contest once again -- but it won't be part of the usual Fourth of July event ... it's a Labor Day extravaganza!!

The showdown is 15 years in the making -- the two last went at it in 2009 at the traditional Nathan's competition in Coney Island ... when Jaws beat Kobayashi to defend his mustard belt.

The timing of the announcement is pretty interesting -- on Tuesday, Major League Eating announced Chestnut was OUT of the Independence Day contest due to an endorsement deal he inked with a rival food company.

A Coldplay concert in Greece hit the pause button after a man draped in an Israeli flag fell while trying to rush the stage ... just one of the various gestures from the pro-Israel crowd.

Footage has surfaced from Coldplay's gig in Athens this week -- and it shows front man Chris Martin pausing in the middle of a song as a guy wrapped in an Israeli flag climbs onto a set of lights along the edge of the stage ... before suddenly falling hard on his ass.

Chris tells his band to stop immediately ... then, he and guitarist Johnny Buckland rush over and peer down into the depths below the stage -- checking to see if the dude is alright.

Kevin Spacey is crying about losing his home and owing millions in legal fees ... and TMZ has the first look inside the Baltimore pad he says is going up for auction.

No wonder Kevin is upset ... he used to live in an East Coast palace right on the water in Baltimore's Inner Harbor, a 6-bedroom estate with over 9,000 square feet of pure luxury.

Kevin's place has sweeping views of the Baltimore skyline, a home theater, massive master bathroom, plus a sauna, rooftop terrace, spiral staircase, several verandas and a freaking elevator.

A Nashville DoorDash driver was caught on doorbell footage hurling a racist slur at a Black customer -- a despicable act that led to his firing.

In a shocking TikTok clip posted Tuesday by customer Christina Derrica, the delivery man drops her order on her front porch and says, "Here's your food, n****r."

He still did his job, though, snapping a photo of the food for proof of delivery, but then felt compelled to drop yet another n-bomb -- as he walked away he muttered, "Chow down, n****r."

Logan Paul's got a yuuuuuuge guest on his next podcast episode ... it's none other than President Donald Trump -- and TMZ Sports is told this may not be the WWE Superstar's only toe dip into politics.

Sources with direct knowledge tell us the Maverick sat down with The Donald at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday for an interview on "Impaulsive" ... which came to be after No. 45's team reached out and requested the meet-up.

We're told Logan agreed to to the gig (who wouldn't want to interview a president??) ... but instead of just getting one side of the upcoming election, he's now hoping to get the same opportunity with Joe Biden.

The Wisconsin high school official who got shoved aside by the father of a graduating senior is speaking out on the incident ... saying an apology here is too little, too late.

Superintendent Rainey Briggs -- who was onstage at Baraboo High during the now-infamous graduation ceremony -- told media outlets attorneys for Matthew Eddy contacted him Monday with an informal apology from the dad ... but it sounds like it didn't go over well.

Briggs told Daily Mail, "An apology just doesn't make things go away." He says Eddy caused "a lot of harm" by rushing the stage and physically preventing Briggs from shaking his daughter's hand.