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Thomas Matthew Crooks -- the would-be assassin who tried and failed to take out Donald Trump -- now has an official cause of death in the books ... if it wasn't already obvious.

The Butler County Coroner tells TMZ ... Crooks died from a gunshot wound to the head, and the coroner is ruling his death a homicide. Of course, he was shot and killed by a Secret Service agent after he opened fire into the crowd in Butler, PA this weekend.

To be clear, "homicide" is the manner of death, and not a crime ... like murder or manslaughter. The coroner's ruling in no way suggests the Secret Service snipers were in unjustified in taking out Crooks ... who had not only opened fire on a former President, but also shot and killed a citizen in the crowd.

Tenacious D singer Kyle Gass' birthday wish about taking out Trump has turned into his worst nightmare -- 'cause his management team is cutting him off ... TMZ has learned.

Michael Greene of Greene Talent -- which was repping Kyle of late -- tells TMZ ... they've parted ways with Kyle, and no longer represent him as a direct result of his incendiary comments.

This comes shortly after Jack Black announced they're pulling the plug on the rest of their tour ... so it looks like Kyle's career has taken a hit, for now, following his "Don't miss Trump next time" comment ... which pissed off a helluva lot of people.

Donald Trump showed up to the Republican National Convention this week with an army of Secret Service agents ... none of whom were women, which is sparking an interesting convo.

The ex-Prez -- who just survived an assassination attempt over the weekend -- popped up in Milwaukee for night #1 of the convention ... marking the first time he appeared at a public event since Thomas Matthew Crooks tried putting a bullet in his head Saturday.

Of course, since then ... everyone has been saying his security detail would be beefed up -- including President Biden, who dedicated more protection -- and that was apparent Monday.

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle is speaking out for the first time following the assassination attempt on Donald Trump ... calling the whole ordeal "unacceptable."

The longtime member of the Secret Service -- who became director in September 2022 -- addressed Saturday's shooting with ABC News correspondent Pierre Thomas on Monday. As Cheatle put it ... she has taken full responsibility for the attack, making it clear the incident should've "never happened."

She added ... "The buck stops with me. I am the director of the Secret Service, and I need to make sure that we are performing a review and that we are giving resources to our personnel as necessary."

King Charles and Queen Camilla faced a serious security scare during a royal engagement ... resulting in their event being cut short.

The monarch and his consort made a stop in Jersey Monday amid their 2-day tour of the Channel Islands ... when the royal couple were cut off mid-conversation with a local business owner, Matt Taylor.

The pair were escorted by their security team to the Pomme d'Or hotel where Charles and Camilla's protection detail then ordered the duo to skedaddle from the venue.

Folks might've thought Fergie gave the worst National Anthem performance ever -- but a new contender has entered the chat for a chance at the title ... and her name's Ingrid Andress.

The country singer was tapped as the talent to belt out the 'Star Spangled Banner' Monday during MLB's special event ... and as soon as she started to croon, it became clear this was gonna be one for the record books, for all the wrong reasons.

Take a listen ... Ingrid was kinda all over the place with her notes in the performance, and yes it was pretty off-key too at various points -- so bad in fact, some players looked like they were about to burst out laughing.

Jack Black has pulled the plug on his tour after his Tenacious D bandmate made a birthday wish ... grousing that the would-be-assassin didn't take out Donald Trump.

Jack says he was blindsided by Kyle Gass' remark on the heels of the shooting. KG made the comment at their show in Sydney over the weekend, as he celebrated his birthday onstage, saying he hoped another would-be assassin not miss the target next time. As you can imagine, the remark caught a ton of backlash.

Black says he would never condone violence, hate speech or encourage political violence of any sort.

Donald Trump's doctor says the ex-Prez had a good part of his ear blown clean off when he got shot -- but surprisingly, he insists DT ain't gonna need to go under the knife to fix it.

Dr. Ronny Jackson -- who was the White House physician under the Trump presidency, and who continues to see and treat 45 even now -- has been doing the media rounds over the past couple days ... and he gave some insight into what exactly Don's injury looks like.

According to him ... a bullet pierced the upper part of his ear, with the flesh and cartilage getting torn clean off -- which he says explains why Trump was bleeding so much.

Jaylen Brown got an up-close view of Bronny James on Monday night ... and the Celtics star's first assessment of LeBron's son did not appear to be a glowing one.

The NBA Finals MVP had courtside seats for Bronny's Summer League matchup against Boston at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas ... and at one point during the contest, he leaned over and seemed to give his new girlfriend, WNBA player Kysre Gondrezick, a less-than-favorable review of the 19-year-old's game.

"I don't think Bronny is a pro," he said, according to online lip readers.

The mystery behind Donald Trump's shoes after he was nearly assassinated has now come into full focus -- thanks to a new video that surfaced.

WBEN News in Buffalo, New York, obtained the 10-second clip shot from a different angle behind the stage where the Republican presidential nominee was giving his stump speech at Saturday's campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Trump fell to the stage after getting shot in the right ear and Secret Service agents rushed to his aid, protecting the 45th President by covering him with their bodies. In doing so, Trump lost his shoes and repeatedly asked for them back.

Amber Rose showed up at the Republican National Convention to kick off a week's worth of speeches -- proving to be a powerful speaker and explaining why she backs Donald Trump.

The model and social media influencer -- who once famously dated Kanye West -- was front and center Monday night in Milwaukee where she was one of the key speakers for night #1 ... and she certainly took a hold of her opportunity and delivered a compelling message.

AR got into the backstory of how she came to support Trump and became a Republican -- and the way she tells it ... it all has to do with her challenging her father, a DT supporter.

Elon Musk is putting his money where his mouth is ... pumping $45 million a month into a political action committee backing Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, according to a new report.

Musk -- the billionaire owner of Tesla and SpaceX-- is among a handful of tech tycoons donating cash to America PAC, which was recently started in June, per the Wall Street Journal.

The WSJ identified some of the other America PAC donors as cryptocurrency investor twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, ex-US ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft and her husband, Joe, and venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale.

While some pundits suggest the assassination attempt on Donald Trump will resonate with Black voters, Omarosa says that's bull crap ... and not just that, it's racist.

We talked to the former 'Apprentice' contestant -- who worked with Trump back in his NBC days, and in the White House -- and while she's certainly no fan of DT these days, she makes it clear from the jump that she condemns the violence against him.

That said, she also weighed in on a since-deleted Forbes article floating a theory -- namely, that Trump might use his shooting, and the fact he survived it, to pander to African-Americans.

"Dance Moms" star Christi Lukasiak is facing a DUI charge after a violent car crash ... TMZ has learned.

We obtained the police report -- the reality star was busted in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania after cops say she crashed her vehicle into a tree. The wreck, which happened on June 27, left a telephone pole hanging over Christi's car.

Cops say she exhibited all the classic DUI signs ... bloodshot and glassy eyes, slurred speech and the officer on the scene reported the smell of alcohol on Christi's breath.

Bianca Censori has gone from risqué outfits to basically nothing at all -- 'cause here, she's literally got her tatas out for everyone to see ... with a thin veil of an attempt to cover up.

Kanye West's wife -- famous for walking around in everything but her birthday suit -- seems to have wandered over into stark naked territory after pushing the envelope for months ... or at the very least, she was doing that upstairs ... 'cause her bare breasts were on display.

Indeed ... Bianca was leaving a tanning salon in L.A. Monday -- and on her way out to her car, she stepped out in this little number, which was devoid of any sort of bra under her top.

The alleged Gilgo Beach killer has been charged with the deaths of 6 people -- but many believe the body count is way higher, which begs the question of a possible police coverup.

TMZ Studios' new series, "Strange & Suspicious," dives into weird and unexplained stories -- and here, we’re looking into whether cops may have swept things under the rug in the years-long case ... especially since human remains of 11 different people were found in the area between 1993-2011.

The team dives deep into this ... noting Rex Heuermann also owned places in South Carolina and Las Vegas, the latter being a hot spot for sex workers -- exactly the kind of victims he's accused of killing. So, the fact he allegedly murdered only 6 victims on Long Island doesn't hold up, at least that's how some of the 'S & S' crew feel.