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Police in Burbank say they concluded an investigation into an incident where an L.A. City councilman claimed they dumped a homeless man in his backyard ... and cops say they didn't find any evidence of wrongdoing on their end.

Burbank PD just released a statement saying the man from the June incident was NOT homeless, as L.A. City councilman Paul Krekorian claimed.

Instead, police say the man has been renting a room in a house in Sylmar for years, and the guy asked the officers for a ride from Burbank to North Hollywood ... which is how he ended up on the street outside Krekorian's office.

The Venice Film Festival kicked off with a ghoulish bang as the cast of "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" hit the red carpet for the movie's world premiere on opening night.

Jenna Ortega rocked gothic red -- a killer twist on Lydia Deetz's red wedding dress from the OG '88 movie, famously played by Winona Ryder, who's bringing her character back to life in the sequel.

Of course, Winona was also rocking it on the red carpet, along with director Tim Burton, producer Jeremy Kleiner and costars Arthur Conti, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Willem Dafoe, and, of course, Michael Keaton.

Convicted child killer Susan Smith should not be paroled, because her bad behavior in prison included performing sex acts and doing drugs ... so says the former correctional officer with whom she hooked up.

Alfred Rowe, the disgraced prison guard previously employed at Camille Graham Correctional Center in South Carolina, tells TMZ ... Susan is not ready to be released.

Smith becomes eligible for parole in early November for murdering her two children, Michael and Alexander, according to a South Carolina corrections official.

The judge overseeing Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's messy and complicated divorce has a family connection to both celebs, plus one of J Lo's famous exes ... but he's shrugging off concerns of a possible conflict of interest.

It's really incredible -- and just goes to illustrate Hollywood's tangled web -- but the judge assigned to Bennifer's divorce, Bradley S. Phillips, has a son-in-law who freaking works as an agent for not only Ben, but also Alex Rodriguez!!!

In new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Judge Phillips discloses his son-in-law is Strand Conover ... a partner and agent at WME, the talent agency that reps both Ben and A-Rod.

Livvy Dunne's clearly not happy with her boyfriend's teammates for blowing his start on Wednesday ... she just posted a GIF to her X page following the Pirates' loss that sure reeked of shade.

Paul Skenes -- Pittsburgh's ace who's been dating the LSU star gymnast for the past year -- looked like he was in line for yet another win at PNC Park, after he left the matinee tilt against the Cubs with a cozy 10-3 lead.

But, the Buckos' bullpen came in and let Paul down in a big way ... allowing ELEVEN earned runs in the final four frames. The scoring barrage all mercifully ended in the ninth, when the Pirates ended up taking the 14-10 L.

Melina Alves is denying allegations she carried on an extramarital affair with Joey Lawrence ... she says the relationship never got sexual and are just friends ... but her estranged hubby isn't buying what she's selling.

The actress broke her silence in a social media post Wednesday ... saying her relationship with Joey never turned sexual.

The two worked together on the upcoming movie "Socked In For Christmas," and Melina says they developed a meaningful relationship on set due to what she describes as similarities in their personal lives.

Jax Taylor may be the No. 1 guy in the group ... but that didn't stop him from getting hit with divorce documents while filming season 2 of "The Valley" ... TMZ has learned.

Sources connected to the show tell TMZ ... the Bravo personality was served the docs from his estranged wife, Brittany Cartwright, while filming the new season of the reality show Tuesday.

We're told both Jax and Brittany filmed for "The Valley" Tuesday ... however, they did not film together -- which means a 3rd party brought the documents to the Jax's Studio City sports bar owner (and former bartender at the restaurant SUR).

Dozens -- if not hundreds -- of Dodgers fans are ensuring they'll get a Shohei Ohtani bobblehead later Wednesday ... by lining up in front of the stadium -- OVER EIGHT HOURS EARLY!!

First pitch in Los Angeles isn't slated to go down 'til 7:10 PM PT ... but according to multiple reporters already at Chavez Ravine, a massive line to get in has already formed, and it started well before 11 AM.

Of course, while the Dodger faithful wouldn't mind being in their seats in time to catch the start of the tilt vs. the Orioles -- they're all clearly there to make sure they get their hands on some coveted Ohtani bobbleheads, which will be handed out to the first 40,000 who come to the door.

Mirko Marweg, one of 2 workers to perish in a plane-tire explosion at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility at Atlanta's international airport Tuesday, was unrecognizable after the blast ... his son, Andre Coleman, has revealed.

Following the tragedy, which left 2 dead and another seriously injured, Andre spoke with 11Alive News about the severe state of his father's remains after the incident that killed Marweg.

Per Andre, he requested to see his father's body after the explosion ... as he couldn't believe his dad was actually dead. But the medical examiner told Andre and his relatives Mirko's body was "unrecognizable." Officials used tattoos and a Mississippi State lanyard around Mirko's neck to identify him.

A new "Baywatch" documentary is making waves ... mainly because OG cast member Pamela Anderson doesn't make a new cameo in the doc.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... while the doc, which will stream on Hulu, promises a never-before-seen interview with the iconic "Baywatch" babe, Pamela did NOT actually recently sit for an interview with the filmmakers ... despite an offer to participate in the 4-part doc.

That makes her the only original cast member to skip the opportunity to take a trip down memory lane.

Team USA rugby player Ilona Maher is continuing to ride the high of her 2024 Paris Olympic experience ... as she just posed in front of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cameras with her medal!!

The publication announced the bronze winner was its September digital issue cover model on Wednesday ... sharing the news with a ton of shots from a photoshoot in New York.

Maher joins names like Livvy Dunne, Angel Reese and Naomi Osaka who have shown off their athletic figures for the S.I. photogs in recent years.

Marilyn Manson is pulling out the big guns in his legal battle with ex-fiancée Evan Rachel Wood ... claiming he has proof she used a forged FBI letter to drum up false allegations against him.

In new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Manson argues his lawsuit against ERW never should have been thrown out  ... he says the fake letter she wrote from a real FBI agent clearly shows she cooked up a massive scheme to manufacture sexual abuse accusations against him.

Manson sued ERW and her partner, Illma Gore, back in March 2022 for intentional infliction of emotional distress and defamation ... accusing the women of plotting to take him down and ruin his career.

Taylor Swift's dedicated fans are proving to be an unstoppable force for Kamala Harris' presidential campaign ... putting their superfan energy into some serious fundraising for the Vice President.

While Swift has yet to formally endorse a presidential candidate, countless Swifties have already converged behind Harris ... coming together for a virtual rally Tuesday evening, where over $120,000 was raised, with some big names making guest appearances.

In fact, Swifties for Kamala boasts raising more than $140,000 in total for Harris and Governor Tim Walz's bid for the White House.

The Iowa police officer who fatally shot a dog in front of the pup's owners and young kids killed another dog last month ... when he ran over the pooch with his police vehicle.

Body cam footage from the aftermath of the July 13 incident shows the officer, identified by Our Quad City News as Ethan Bock, walking over to a dog lying dead in an alleyway and admitting he ran over it with his car.

Bock utters "God dammit" and then radios in the incident, saying ... "Hey, I'm 10-2. Some frickin' dog just ran out here and I smoked it."

Lil Baby loudly berated cops during his arrest in Vegas for possession of an illegal weapon, and the whole thing was caught on video.

An eyewitness tells TMZ, a squadron of cops rolled into the Encore Las Vegas Monday night and came out with the rapper in handcuffs.

As Vegas Metro PD officers were patting the rapper down near a police vehicle behind the hotel, Lil Baby shouted he has a license for the gun, and implored officers to let him go.

A chill day at a Texas pool turned intense real quick ... with things spiraling into violence, shouting the n-word and total mayhem when a man displays a gun during a heated disagreement -- all caught on video.

The confrontation escalates quickly as a guy in a hat squares up to a man who shows a gun, then wraps it up in some clothing -- before a buddy pulls the guy in the cap away to avoid a fight.

But, the gunman keeps chirping and follows them to the edge of the pool -- and things get violent.