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Barack Obama says his daughters are trying to pave their own path to success without using their prominent last name -- especially Malia, who went so far as to change her credit in her directorial film debut.

The 44th president sat down with hosts Fred Taylor and Ryan Clark on "The Pivot" podcast for a wide-ranging interview, during which Barack addressed how his daughters Sasha and Malia deal with having such a famous last name.

Clark was first to bring up the subject, asking Barack if he and his wife, Michelle, have discussions with their girls about making it on their own.

Brianna LaPaglia isn't ready to address her high-profile split from country singer Zach Bryan ... saying as much in an update about her podcast.

The Barstool Sports personality, best known as Brianna Chickenfry, posted a message to fans on TikTok Wednesday evening, where she admitted she and "BFFs" podcast cohosts Dave Portnoy and Josh Richards tried to record a new episode, but were unable to due to her heartbreak.

She wrote ... "I am having a very hard time figuring out how I want to handle this publicly due to all the backlash. I am going to put my mental health first this week."

Los Angeles is home to the World Series champions once again -- the Dodgers just defeated the New York Yankees in five games to secure their eighth title in franchise history!!

Freddie Freeman and Co. handled business in dramatic fashion at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday ... with the away team trailing for the majority of the contest after N.Y. took a three-run lead in the first inning thanks to homers from Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm Jr.

The Dodgers were struggling to put anything together on offense as they found themselves down 5-0 heading into the 5th inning ... but that's when things got interesting.

Bill Belichick-themed Halloween costumes are clearly in this year -- not only are his current and former lovers dressing up as him for the October holiday ... so is his colleague, Ryan Clark!!

The former Pittsburgh Steelers safety rocked a realistic Belichick 'fit while appearing on Wednesday's episode of "Inside the NFL" ... complete with a wig and, of course, a cut-sleeve Patriots hoodie.

Clark did an impression of Bill while in the get-up too -- going off on a bit of a "Do your job!" rant to open the show.

Bronny James now has a spot on the NBA's all-time scoring list -- the Lakers rookie drained his first regular season bucket on Wednesday ... and fittingly enough, it was in his hometown!!

The Cleveland Cavaliers dominated the Los Angeles Lakers in a 134-110 blowout win at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse ... and in the closing minutes of the contest, the crowd chanted, "We want Bronny."

Lakers head coach JJ Redick gave the fans what they wanted ... subbing Bronny in with about five minutes left.

TMZ Sports has obtained police video of Patrick Mahomes Sr.'s June traffic stop ... and unlike his February run-in with cops, it all appeared to go smoothly for the father of Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes II.

We broke the story ... Mahomes Sr. was pulled over at around 8:30 PM back on June 29 in Tyler, Texas -- less than five months after he was arrested for DWI in the same city -- following claims he had committed a traffic violation.

Body cam footage shows that after an officer stopped him ... Mahomes Sr. was surprised to learn he had apparently broken the rules of the road.

Before they were superstars, these adorable kiddos loved dressing up for Halloween, but can you tell who these celebs are -- back before they were in front of the flashing lights?

Demi Lovato, Kendall and Kylie Jenner and Ethan Slater are just a few of the lil' tykes who sported a cute costume back in the day -- but good luck guessing which one is them!

This actress is known for her thrilling work in horror movies ... some may even deem her as the ultimate "scream queen!" But is this witchy gal who you think it is?

Even as a dressed-up princess, this singer couldn't "ignore the crazy visions of her living in LA" one day ... Can you guess who she is?

President Joe Biden had some light-hearted fun when he playfully pretended to chomp on a baby dressed as a chicken during a Halloween celebration ... leading some on social media to fly off the rails.

Here’s the deal … the White House hosted a fun little bash on Wednesday with several kiddos sporting their adorable costumes, with one in particular … a baby dressed as a chicken carried to Biden by mom.

With a smile on his face, Biden pretended to take a little nibble ... and, the baby giggled but a snapshot of the moment made it look far more intense … and, that quickly spread on social media like wildfire.

Donald Trump is poking the beyhive ... going after Beyoncé for endorsing his opponent and ripping her for not singing at a Kamala Harris rally.

Trump is feeling extra feisty today in Wisconsin, blasting Queen Bey at his Wednesday campaign rally in Green Bay.

Wearing an orange and yellow vest from a previous troll job over President Biden's garbage comments -- Trump tooled around in Wisconsin in a garbage truck -- Trump dragged Beyoncé for not showing off her pipes at a Harris event in Houston.

Selena Gomez is speaking out against a racist joke from a comedian who was invited to speak at a recent Donald Trump rally.

The actress reacted to Tony Hinchcliffe's jokes about Puerto Rico being a "floating pile of garbage" ... telling Variety she "strongly disagreed with any comments that were made recently."

Selena is Latina ... she was born in Texas and one side of her family is of Mexican descent ... and, she also told the outlet ... "I definitely want to stand by my people."

The Menendez brothers are on a roll lately with a possible chance at future freedom -- and TMZ has the low-down on what could be their final Halloween in the slammer.

A source within the California Department of Corrections tells TMZ ... Erik and Lyle are all set for a Halloween movie night in the clink, where they’ll likely be cozying up to the OG 1990 version of Stephen King's "IT."

We're told the bros and their cell block buddies at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego are whipping up a classic prison treat for the occasion -- "candy salad," which is basically a mixed bag of every candy available in the commissary thrown into one giant bowl.

Donald Trump is trolling President Biden for calling MAGA folks "garbage" ... by riding around in a swing state in a custom garbage truck.

Trump pulled up on the media in a MAGA garbage truck Wednesday in Wisconsin ... saying the truck was in honor of Kamala Harris and Biden.

The garbage truck was waiting for Trump to land at an airport in Green Bay ... and he got in the passenger seat and answered questions about Biden and Puerto Rico.

The Menendez brothers' childhood home isn't known as the "murder house" anymore ... with famed realtor Josh Flagg crediting Ryan Murphy's drama for the successful rebrand.

We caught up with the "Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles" star outside Craig's in West Hollywood Tuesday, where he shared his 2 cents on the infamous siblings' former abode ... and how its reputation has changed in recent months.

As Josh put it ... he doesn't think it will be hard for the current sellers to offload the mansion for $25 million if they wanted to, given the renewed interest in the case, thanks to Ryan's Netflix series, "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story."

Travis Kelce says things are still going strong with Taylor Swift, and he's thankful their friends don't gab about them to the media ... but are they really that private of a couple?

Well, that question is up for debate on "TMZ on TV" ... where our crew fired off the hot takes in reacting to Travis talking Taylor on his podcast with Jason Kelce and guest Niecy Nash.

Check out the clip ... Travis says he's glad there's not a lot of public chatter about his relationship with Taylor, at least from his inner circle, but Harvey's taking issue with the idea that TK and TS are super private people.

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Shawn Mendes is getting a standing ovation from Colorado Governor Jared Polis ... after Shawn opened up to a concert crowd there and revealed he's still trying to figure out his sexuality.

The "Treat You Better" singer was performing at Colorado's iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre Monday when he addressed yearslong speculation about his sexuality, saying it's a work in progress.

Gov. Polis, Colorado's first openly gay governor, tells TMZ ... "Red Rocks is a great place to share anything and everything. Colorado is a state where everyone, no matter who they are, can love who they love without fear and be who they are."

Kanye West just might want to build a new city within the Beverly Hills area ... but, his new neighbors say he needs to pump the brakes on that plan -- 'cause they're calling the idea totally delusional!

We've spoken to several neighbors of the $35 million mansion he just closed on and asked them about Ye's recent Instagram Stories post ... referencing "DROAM," a self-sustaining city Ye once planned to build in the Middle East, but now seems to imagine he'll build on the Westside of L.A.

Kanye doesn't come right out and say that's the goal in his post ... but, his neighbors in the North Beverly Park gated community are clearly telling us it won't be happening in their backyard -- with one person we spoke to calling the star "delusional."