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American actress Heather Donahue was in her mid-20s when she shot to stardom after she played the teary-eyed student and amateur filmmaker who is featured in the found footage creepy film "The Blair Witch Project" back in 1999.

Heather Donahue shared the shaky screen in the documentary-style scary movie with Joshua Leonard ... who disappears into the haunted forest while looking for a way out, and of course Mike Williams ... who dumps the useless map into the river before being found in the basement in the creepy final moments of the film.

A man who claims he has sex tapes from Diddy's parties, and the real Kim Porter memoir says he's been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury.

We got attorney Ariel Mitchell and her client, Courtney Burgess, Thursday outside the federal courthouse in lower Manhattan and they told us they'd just finished testifying for the grand jury.

Courtney says he was initially contacted by agents from the Department of Homeland Security ... one of the federal agencies involved in the Diddy criminal case.

Comedian Peng Dang is weighing in on Tony Hinchcliffe's offensive Puerto Rico "garbage" joke, telling TMZ he's hardly shocked -- especially given their rocky past.

Peng tells TMZ he sees a clear pattern with Tony, drawing parallels to his own experience 3 years ago when Hinchcliffe launched into a racist rant against him -- telling us this offensive style is just Tony's schtick -- and that he'll keep it up, and will brush off the backlash as "cancel culture."

You gotta check out the whole clip ... Peng goes deep on the similarities to his own experience, and you can tell it still gets under his skin. The rant ended up costing Hinchcliffe his representation at the time.

Gayle King says Malia Obama doesn't need her father's famous last name to make it in Hollywood ... because her work speaks for itself.

We got Gayle in New York City on Thursday and our photog asked her about Malia dropping Obama from the credits in her movies and rolling with her first and middle names.

Malia wants people to focus on her art and not her Obama heritage.

Gisele Bündchen is taking it easy until her bundle of joy arrives ... the supermodel has put work on pause until after she gives birth to her baby with Joaquim Valente, TMZ has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Gisele shot some projects all the way up until early October ... but has since taken a step back from work to focus on her pregnancy.

There's no clear timeline on when Gisele plans to return to modeling ... but we're told she has every intention to wait until she's 100% ready to get in front of the camera again.

Shawn Mendes says he's still figuring out his sexuality, but he does have one thing figured out ... he looks damn good without a shirt.

The singer-songwriter ditched his shirt again Thursday while checking out his Halloween decorations at his home in Los Angeles ... showing off his tattoos and his rock-hard abs.

We've seen Shawn more and more since he addressed years-long speculation about his sexuality earlier this week during a concert at the famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado ... and, he looks happy after getting a huge weight off his chest.

Bill Belichick has himself a catch in Jordon Hudson, literally ... 'cause the immortal head coach and his 24-year-old girlfriend debuted a couples-themed costume this Halloween!

Jordon and Bill posed for a few sandy snaps in the Atlantic -- with BB dressed up as a fisherman, and Hudson as a mermaid.

BB and JH are both sporting huge smiles ... and it's crystal clear they're enjoying the spooky day together!

3:54 PM PT -- Young Thug could be home very soon ... he was just sentenced and may not have to serve any more time behind bars if he successfully completes 15 years of probation.

On Thursday afternoon, Judge Whitaker imposed the sentence, which amounts to 40 years in total.

It's a bit complicated, but here's the gist -- he was given time served for 5 of the years plus 15 years on probation.

There is also a backloaded 20-year prison sentence that could kick in after probation ... but he'll only have to serve that time behind bars if he doesn't successfully complete his probation term.

If he keeps his nose clean during probation, the judge said that part of the sentence would be commuted.

His lawyer Brian Steel also requested he still be allowed to associate with co-defendants, his brother Quantavious "Unfoonk" Grier and Sergio "Gunna" Kitchens, in order to continue his rap career.

The state had been recommending Thug serve at least 25 years in prison, but it appears the judge went in a very different direction.

Young Thug decided to enter a guilty plea in his YSL RICO case ... which will bring an end to his part in what has become the longest trial in Georgia history.

On Thursday -- Halloween '24 at that -- Thug switched his original plea he made in 2022 and pleaded guilty to his role in criminal street gang activity.

He also pleaded no contest to conspiracy to violate the RICO Act and leading a criminal street gang.

Malia Obama thinks dropping her famous last name from the credits of her movies will make people forget who her parents are ... but we've got some debate about this in today's TMZ TV Hot Take.

Barack Obama's daughter is directing movies now and going by Malia Ann ... but Harvey and Charles aren't convinced that's going to be enough to throw folks off her scent.

We discussed it all on "TMZ Live" ... including a look at how nepotism seems to be changing in Hollywood these days ... at least with the younger generations.

Check your local listings for when TMZ is on in your area or catch up on past episodes!

Mark Zuckerberg's trading a Silicon Valley office for some time in the big, blue sea ... with his 387-foot yacht leaving the harbor for the wide-open ocean.

The tech mogul's megayacht left San Diego Harbor Sunday afternoon ... gliding away from the shore and navigating its way to the mouth of the bay.

The ship's moving pretty quickly in the clip, as its hulking hull carefully maneuvers past much smaller vessels. It eventually makes it out to sea ... an impressive sight.

LeBron James just dove headfirst into the presidential election, sharing a 75-second video attacking Donald Trump as a "racist" ... while saying he'd be voting for Kamala Harris.

James posted the clip on X, stitching together old civil rights protest footage and past comments made by the Republican nominee.

The video was quickly met with fierce backlash from Trump supporters who accused James of misleading voters by spreading an out-of-context and edited clip.

Scarlett Johansson was on a mission, gathering her 'Avengers' squad for an urgent pow-wow -- and it wasn't about saving the world this time, but to endorse Kamala Harris.

The superhero squad was back in action, with Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Don Cheadle, Danai Gurira, and Paul Bettany joining ScarJo to rally voters against Trump, all just days before the big election showdown.

The superhero squad hyped the video, dubbing it the "Election Endgame" and going ga-ga over their newly formed tagline, "Down For Democracy."

Kim Kardashian is going way out there for Halloween ... dressing up as an albino alligator in a costume that looks like it took tons of time, effort and money.

Kim K just shared her spooky look for Oct. 31 ... and she's got full body paint transforming her skin into white gator scales ... plus a prosthetic tail and some super long, pointy nails.

Oh, and Kim's topping off her look with custom contact lenses that make her eyes look like a reptile's.

Snoop Dogg's diving into the holi-daze ... featuring prominently in the expanded "Snoop on the Stoop" collection so that fans can bring home their own version of the rap legend.

Spencer's Gifts is hawking the collection -- inspired by the viral "Elf on the Shelf" phenomenon ... but, with the smiling elf replaced by the West Coast rapper.

Check out the merchandise ... Snoop's woven into a Christmas sweater bearing the words "Merry Chrismizzle," waiting to be hung on the tree in a red convertible ornament, sitting atop a dog house on a mug, and overall just vibing for the holidays.

J.D. Vance was ready to defend his homestead after Donald Trump was nearly shot in July .... he drove home and immediately loaded his guns -- ready to go down shooting!

The Republican nominee for vice president went on "The Joe Rogan Experience" for an interview, released Thursday ... and, he tells the story of learning about the shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania which nearly took the 45th POTUS' life.

Vance says he saw the clip online, and instantly thought DJT had been killed after the former prez grabbed his ear and was dragged to the ground by Secret Service agents -- of course, Trump then got up and famously told the audience to "fight."

Hailey Bieber and Kendall Jenner are trading in Hollywood for "The Simple Life" ... or, at least, they are for Halloween.

The supermodel and the Rhode Skin founder channeled Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie from their 'Simple Life' days for Halloween ... going so far as to recreate one of the show's most iconic scenes.

Check it out ... Justin Bieber's wife is dressed as Nicole, wearing denim overalls and a pink bra while holding a pitchfork. Next to her, Kendall sports a little denim skirt and halter top while holding a puppy ... bringing to life the reality show's famous poster.