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Erik and Lyle Menendez are gunning to be released from prison before Thanksgiving and their legal team has a new strategy for freeing the brothers ... seeking clemency from California's governor.

Mark Geragos, the attorney repping the Menendez brothers, joined us Tuesday on "TMZ Live" and told us he's filing documents today asking Gavin Newsom for clemency.

That's pretty significant on its own, and sources connected to the Governor's office tell us they have the clemency petition on their radar ... which is pretty interesting, considering Newsom talked about the Menendez brothers in a recent podcast.

Nelly is making his grand reentry back to women's fashion -- his famed Apple Bottoms jeans are returning to butts all over the globe!!!

TMZ Hip Hop has learned Nelly is relaunching Apple Bottoms in November 2024 -- the clothing line he launched in 2002 dedicated to women of all shapes, sizes, curves and contours!!!

Nelly tells TMZ Hip Hop, "Our goal as a brand remains the same: celebrating ALL women, all shapes and sizes. We have amazing new styles and are ready to shake the fashion world again ... we're back!!!”

Celebs in costumes always hits different, 'cuz when it comes to Halloween there's no stoppin' these stars from going all out! Sometimes however, they select the same look and it gets real tricky real quick! So, we've gotta ask -- Who'd You Rather?!

It's a given Paris Hilton and Megan Thee Stallion are both classy n' bougie, but which Sailor Moon are you choosing to rock your world?!

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice! Celeb couples, Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian AND Maggie Lindemann and Jordan Clarkson dressed to impress ... but which duo hit the spooky 1988 classic out of the park?

It's a "Snow White" showdown between Avani Gregg and Charli D'Amelio ... if you had to choose one gal to hold your apple, who's it gonna be?!

Maksim Chmerkovskiy is laying down some relationship ground rules using Artem Chigvintsev and Nikki Bella as examples, serving up a little wisdom on healthy boundaries.

We got the pro dancer leaving his Tetya Kapa Vodka launch party in Beverly Hills -- and with Artem recently cleared in his domestic violence case, Maksim's glad he stuck to his guns on "The TMZ Podcast," where he had said he'd reserve judgment until the case wrapped -- and now, it looks like that was the right call.

But, Maksim didn’t hold back on the bitterness between Artem and Nikki ... saying people need to learn to let go before it’s too late.

Diddy's sons were about ready to get into an all-out fistfight with Ray J at a recent Halloween party ... but put their plans on pause thanks to an unexpected hero.

Sources tell TMZ ... the rap mogul's 3 sons, Christian, Quincy, and Justin, got into a heated face-off with Ray J outside influencer Tara Electra's Unruly Agency Halloween bash in Los Angeles over the weekend.

We're told that when the party wrapped in the early hours, Ray J made his way to the parking lot along with his crew, Amber Rose, and manager David Weintraub ... but was confronted by Diddy's 3 sons.

12:45 PM PT -- Tekashi 6ix9ine's lawyer, Lance Lazzaro, tells TMZ ... Tekashi was notified 2 weeks ago he violated the terms of his probation. He was ordered to appear before a federal judge today in New York ... but he was an hour late to the hearing -- and the judge dispatched U.S. Marshals to find him.

Lazzaro says Tekashi arrived on his own and surrendered voluntarily.

Lazzaro says there were 3 violations, according to the government -- Tekashi performed in Las Vegas, Nevada without permission from his probation department ... Tekashi failed a drug test, testing positive for meth ... and also failed to take a required drug test at another time.

One Arizona prankster is putting the trick in "trick or treat" ... donning a Michael Myers mask to scare drivers stuck in standstill traffic.

Check it out ... the unnamed culprit is seen wearing dark coveralls and the signature mask of the murderous villain in the "Halloween" horror franchise ... best known for starring Jamie Lee Curtis.

In a video making the rounds online ... the masked rascal carries a fake knife while creeping up on cars stuck in a nightmare traffic jam north of Phoenix, Arizona.

Taylor Swift ain't the only one with vocals in her relationship ... turns out, Travis Kelce can croon too!!

The Kansas City Chiefs star showed off his pipes for a song on Jason Kelce and his former Eagles teammates' new Christmas album -- and in a preview of the track that dropped on Tuesday, you can hear clear as day that Swift's boyfriend knows how to a hit a note or two of his own.

The tune -- called "It’s Christmas Time (In Cleveland Heights)" -- is a single that appears to be all about the holidays in the Kelce brothers' hometown of Cleveland Heights.

New look from Sydney Sweeney on the set of the upcoming Christy Martin biopic ... where pink seems to be the theme of this particular scene.

Check it out ... Sydney's walking around in a pink Christy Martin sleeveless shirt -- showing off those arm muscles -- and a pair of pink boxing shoes ... and peep the pink sports car parked in the back.

These photos were snapped Tuesday, and Sydney's already showing off her transformation to play CM on the big screen ... namely, her dark brown hair that's a little curlier than her normal blonde look.

Actress Teri Garr, best known for her work in "Young Frankenstein" and "Tootsie," has died ... following a lengthy battle with multiple sclerosis.

The comedy legend died in Los Angeles Tuesday ... over 2 decades after she first revealed her MS diagnosis, which she detailed at length in her autobiography, "Speedbumps: Flooring It Through Hollywood."

She also suffered from an aneurysm in 2006 ... later retiring from acting altogether 5 years later in 2011.

The suspect who's accused of fatally stabbing 3 little girls who came together to dance to Taylor Swift music this summer is facing 2 new criminal charges ... including a terror offense.

Police in England say 18-year-old suspect Axel Rudakubana is charged with producing the deadly poison ricin, and having an Al-Qaeda jihad training manual in his possession.

Cops say they found the ricin and the Al-Qaeda manual in searches of Rudakubana's home following the July Southport stabbings. Ricin, derived from castor bean plants, is considered one of the world's deadliest toxins.

Charvarius Ward's 1-year-old daughter has tragically died.

The San Francisco 49ers star announced the sad news on his Instagram page just minutes ago ... revealing the toddler he described as his "baby," "life," "queen," "heart" and "my everything" passed away on Monday morning.

"She was the best blessing we could have asked for, and her joyous spirit made us smile from ear to ear," Ward wrote in the caption of a photo of little Amani Joy smiling.

Big twist for Erik and Lyle Menendez ... a judge who may have been sympathetic to their bid to get out of prison is off the case, and a new judge is coming on board.

The case has been transferred to the Van Nuys Courthouse, which is where the brothers were originally tried for murdering their parents, and the new judge coming into the fold is Michael V. Jesic of the Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Jesic is a former district attorney who is known as a law and order guy and for being prosecution-oriented ... and he's described as being very smart and fair.

Gisele Bündchen is keeping fit during her pregnancy ... and you can hardly tell she's got a bun in the oven.

The model was spotted Tuesday for the first time since it was revealed she's expecting a child with her jiu-jitsu instructor boyfriend Joaquim Valente ... hitting up a Pilates class in Miami.

Gisele is doing a pretty good job hiding her baby bump here ... mostly shielding her stomach from prying eyes with a large bag, a baggy overshirt and black tights.

Adidas and Kanye West reportedly reached an out-of-court settlement 2 years after facing off in a number of lawsuits.

The sportswear company’s CEO, Bjørn Gulden, who oversees the Germany-based business, issued the update in a conference call with reporters Tuesday ... sharing a resolution has been reached after Adidas ended its working relationship with Ye over his past antisemitic comments.

The CEO reportedly said there are no more open issues, "and there is no … money going either way, and we both move on."

The Yankees are still searching for their first win of the 2024 World Series ... and Derek Jeter is breaking down NY vs. LA, telling TMZ Sports it's quite simple why the Dodgers are up big -- they've scored more runs!

We caught up with the former Captain in NYC a few hours before NYY's do-or-die game vs. the LAD ... and the Hall of Famer isn't complicating things.

"Do you want me to break it down for you what happened last night," Jeter asked us. "The  Dodgers scored more runs than the Yankees."