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WWE Superstar Alexa Bliss' likeness was used in a lucrative scam ... with a 79-year-old man draining his retirement savings and some of his granddaughter's college fund after he was led to believe he developed a romantic relationship with the wrestler online.

The shocking story was laid out in a New York Times article this week ... when a man named Chris Mancinelli revealed his father, Alfred, was convinced he was interacting with the real 33-year-old Bliss.

Mancinelli explained Alfred had a history of dealing with scammers ... as he "opened his heart" to them, allowing for him to be manipulated with sob stories.

Fat Joe is adding his 2 cents to the brewing conversation that today's hip hop journalists are big trash, spurned over backlash from Kendrick Lamar giving his first "Not Like Us" interview to SZA!!!

The Bronx rap legend sat down for a new interview to discuss the fleeting practice of artists having journalists ask them fair questions, in exchange, to be able to alter the narrative on their own platforms. Fat Joe says the coverage of Tupac Shakur and Biggie's beef led to their demise!!!

"I also believe that the old guard of hip-hop journalists created a lot of conflict and might even have blood on their hands," Joe explained.

Tyler, The Creator cursed out Taylor Swift's Swifties for bringing up his old lyrics in hopes of getting him canceled ... he's doubling down on his wildest words!!!

On Halloween, Tyler surprised his Boston fans with a “Chromakopia” album concert to promote his latest project after he defiantly released it Monday -- against music industry standards.

The release shot Tyler to the top of the Global Spotify Artist chart for 3 consecutive days ... knocking Taylor of that perch, and likely sparking the ire of Swifties everywhere.

But, he fired back defiantly ... addressing Taylor's army while on top of the Converse Flagship Store -- "I got Swifties all mad at me with their racist ass ... Bitch, go listen to 'Tron Cat' -- I don't give a f***!!!"

A former Playboy model claims she was at a Diddy "Freak-Off" with a soundtrack ... music from one Jennifer Lopez.

Rachel Kennedy says it all went down in Japan in 2000, when she and 2 friends met Diddy at a topless club and he invited them back to his hotel suite.

Kennedy, who appeared on the Daily Mail's "The Trial of Diddy" podcast, says she thought she was going to a party -- but when she arrived the only person in the room was Diddy in a bathrobe.

Hey now, hey now! Kendall and Kylie Jenner made fans' dreams come true with their joint Halloween getup -- bringing "The Lizzie McGuire Movie" finale to life more than 2 decades later.

In the 2003 movie, Hilary Duff plays Lizzie, a middle-schooler on a trip to Rome who’s mistaken for Italian pop star Isabella, leading to an epic stage performance of "This Is What Dreams Are Made Of." As you can see, Kendall and Kylie totally nailed it, lip-synching the classic tune on social media Thursday ... giving fans a huge dose of nostalgia.

Kylie fully embraced her pop star moment as Isabella, belting out the track and giving Kendall’s Lizzie an encouraging look to join in the fun.

It ain't the Christmas season 'til Mariah Carey declares, "It's Time," and she's done just that -- ushering in the festive season in her true diva style.

Just after the clock chimed midnight on Nov 1, the Queen of Christmas went from Morticia Addams, dancing a dark tango with Gomez in a shadowy mansion, to full holiday mode in a festive twist that only Mariah could pull off.

Mariah's Halloween-to-Christmas magic hits when she throws a knife at Gomez, which he dodges, and boom ... she's twirling in a festive red dress as the spooky mansion melts into holiday cheer -- and, of course, her holiday banger, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" is playing.

Heidi Klum's Halloween bash is always a wild event -- but this year it was totally out of this world!

The supermodel and her hubby, Tom Kaulitz, dressed up as Mr. and Mrs. E.T. -- the extra-terrestrial character from Steven Spielberg's 1982 classic alien film -- for her annual spookfest, which was held at the Hard Rock Cafe in NYC.

Heidi brought E.T. to new heights, recreating the glowing fingertip of the movie's strange but kind visitor from a faraway galaxy. She wore a mechanical E.T. costume head with a portable mouth and eyes, which were controlled remotely by Heidi's handlers.

Kamala Harris trotted out another major celebrity endorsement on Thursday -- and this time it was Jennifer Lopez, who blasted Donald Trump for throwing what many perceived as a racist rally at Madison Square Garden.

The Democratic presidential nominee and VP held her own rally in Nevada on Thursday evening -- and J Lo made her much-anticipated appearance onstage with Kamala, and the two shared a big hug in front of a large crowd.

Stepping up to the mic at a podium with the VP seal, Jennifer gave an emotional speech slamming Trump for his MSG event, where the Republican presidential nominee allowed comedian Tony Hinchcliffe to trash Puerto Rico.

The World Series title has come with an added bonus for the Dodgers ... TMZ Sports has learned two strip clubs in Los Angeles are now offering them free VIP access for LIFE following the big win!

Frankie, the owner of 4Play The Gentlemen's Club and Plan B in West L.A., tells us ... following the Boys in Blue's takedown of the Yankees in Game 5 of the Fall Classic -- he's giving them an epic hookup at his two joints.

Frankie says every player on the team will get an exclusive Black VIP card that will allow them free admission and free VIP booth seating for as long as they live.

These spooky stars decked out in Halloween costumes with their entire household, and it's a family affair! Why go to the club for Halloween when you can walk the neighborhood with Hollywood's cutest crews!

It was a Mario Bro's party with Jersey Shore's Deena Nicole who brought the pink with her finest Princess Peach costume, while her hubby and kids dressed as Luigi, Super Mario and Wario.

Tia Mowry snapped a spooky selfie before taking her and her kiddos on an alien adventure, while twin sister Tamera Mowry and her fam were feelin' "The Addams Family!"

The impending Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul tilt just got even more interesting ... 'cause Iron Mike revealed this week he's now absolutely shredded!!

The fight is slated to go down in just 14 days -- on Nov. 15 -- and based on Tyson's Instagram post Wednesday, he's taking things very seriously.

The legendary pugilist shared two black-and-white snaps of a recent workout where his abs, pecs, bis and tris looked massive.

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.