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Susan Smith may've given a tearful plea before being denied parole this week, but many are left unconvinced she's completely changed her ways ... including yet another one of her former prison guards who knew her well behind bars.

Felicia Mungo, a former guard at Camille Graham Correctional Center in South Carolina, tells TMZ ... she isn't sold on Susan's tears, explaining to us that she felt the weeping during the hearing was a bit "disingenuous."

For those unfamiliar, Susan was arrested in 1994 after strapping her sons -- Michael, who was 3 years old,  and Alex, who was 14 months old -- into their car seats before pushing their vehicle into a nearby lake. She was convicted in 1995 and sentenced to life with the possibility of parole ... which she was first eligible for this week.

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are making their fans a lot of money ... because folks who went to see their new "Wicked" movie are selling theater merch online for big bucks.

Movie theaters across the country are hawking all sorts of collectible "Wicked" merchandise on opening weekend, and the memorabilia is already finding its way to eBay ... with some people shelling out fat stacks to get their hands on this moment in pop culture.

The high-end stuff is going for about $200 ... that's the price for a couple of popcorn buckets and wands from a Cinemark showing.

Brett Favre is taking an optimistic approach to his fight with Parkinson's ... telling TMZ Sports he "can't complain" about his lot in life -- although he did admit he is sometimes struggling, because "when I wake up in the morning, I feel like a board."

The Hall of Famer opened up about his disease on Thursday afternoon ... and check out his interview with us, it's clear, he's remaining super positive despite the dire diagnosis.

The 55-year-old says doctors have caught everything extremely early -- "In fact," he told us, "my doctor said you may be the earliest patient I've ever seen to come in."

Formula One fans who flocked to Las Vegas for the Grand Prix are in for quite a treat if they want it -- a "sex vacation" offer from one of the most popular brothels near Sin City.

Sheri's Ranch -- the largest licensed brothel near Vegas -- tells TMZ Sports they are thrilled to welcome hundreds of thousands of race fans to the area for the second consecutive year.

With that said ... Dena, the madam of Sheri's Ranch, wants to show F1 supporters what her establishment's all about ... with a lavish deal that's exclusive to just them.

Big Boom A.J. is shifting his focus from demolishing Costco's double-chunk chocolate cookies to teaching wrestling star Q.T. Marshall a lesson ... and he tells TMZ Sports he's out for revenge Saturday at AEW Full Gear!!

We caught up with the TikTok sensation -- who blew up over his Costco-related content -- before he goes up against Marshall in the ring ... and he said NO ONE gets away with making a diss track about him and goes unpunished.

Of course, A.J.'s referring to Q.T. making a diss track titled "We Bring the Doom" -- a parody of his family's smash hit, "We Bring the Boom," that went viral earlier this year -- and he tells us Marshall's in for a rude awakening.

If Mike Tyson's days of getting paid to step in the ring are officially done ... fitness guru Shaun T tells TMZ Sports the boxing legend could still easily find a steady stream of revenue on an unlikely source -- OnlyFans!!

The "Insanity" workout star -- who's developed a massive OF following in recent years -- tells us after the world got a glimpse of Iron Mike's buttocks during the leadup to his fight with Jake Paul last week, he's confident people would fork over cash to see it even more.

In fact, Shaun T -- who's actually pals with Tyson -- jokingly scolded the 58-year-old for putting his ass on display before the Paul fight without charging!

McLaren Development Driver Bianca Bustamante says she's got some amazing mentors in Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri ... telling TMZ Sports she strives to be like them both on and off the track.

19-year-old Bustamante is part of the F1 Academy -- designed to welcome the next generation of women's talent to the sport -- and has built quite the audience amid her racing career with more than 1.5 MILLION followers.

We caught up with the Filipina driver ahead of this weekend's Las Vegas Grand Prix ... and she said her experience in the Papaya colors has been nothing short of incredible.

Actor-comedian Paul Rodriguez's best friend died in his L.A.-area home Thursday ... and cops are saying the death looks natural, with nothing nefarious suspected at this point.

We spoke with Paul ... who tells us his longtime friend Donald Serrato had just sold his house in Torrance and was moving to Montana -- but, before he moved, he needed a place to stay for a few days.

PR gave his friend a place to stay, and -- this morning -- he left around 6 AM to go work on a movie. He called Serrato around noon to see if he wanted to grab lunch, but received no response.

Yo Gabba Gabba! is coming to Coachella next year and their creators say they are going to have some big-name surprise guests.

Christian Jacobs and Scott Schultz, the guys behind the popular live-action kids show, tell TMZ ... they have taken a ton of calls since the Coachella lineup was announced, inquiring about a potential collab, but they aren't ready to reveal anything just yet.

While Yo Gabba Gabba! is known more for being a children's TV show, the characters were actually walking around Coachella last year and got a huge response, so promoter Goldenvoice brought them back for 2025 and gave them a music gig.

The guy who's hawking a Kim Porter book allegedly based on her diary is taking shots at her in his legal battle with Diddy and Kim's sons ... and telling the boys to screw off.

Courtney Burgess and his attorney Ariel Mitchell fired off a nasty response to Christian and Quincy Combs after the brothers sent Burgess and Mitchell a cease-and-desist over the alleged Porter tell-all.

In the legal response, obtained by TMZ, Burgess and Mitchell take issue with Christian and Quincy claiming he is trying to capitalize on Kim's hard-earned fame by selling "Kim Porter Tell It All" ... they say Kim was not an actor or entertainer and her fame was solely tied to being Diddy's "long time paramour."

BossMan DLow is up for Spotify's RapCaviar Rookie Of The Year -- an honor he says was 5 years in the making on his end!!!

Accolades don't come cheap -- neither do his sneakers from Lanvin. It's Big Zaaa!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with the red-hot rookie from Florida on Thursday, where we got acquainted with his grind.

Caleb Kennedy's working on new tracks ahead of his upcoming 8-year prison sentence ... and, his lawyer says he's hopeful the 20-year-old will still be able to pursue a career in music when he gets out.

We spoke with attorney Ryan Beasley, who tells us his client's been writing songs over the last few years ... adding that -- when all of this is behind him -- he's hopeful Caleb will find success in the industry.

As we told you ... Caleb was sentenced to 8 years -- 5 years in prison, 3 years of home detention -- followed by 5 years' probation. He will also have to go to counseling and fulfill other requirements as well.

Kanye West made a music video shoot more like a porn set ... according to model Jenn An, who claims he made her gag and choked her until she blacked out.

Jenn, who appeared in cycle 13 of "America's Next Top Model," filed a federal lawsuit against West, alleging the 2010 shoot for his and La Roux's "In For the Kill" music video took a horrible turn after he picked her out of a lineup of women.

He allegedly said, "Give me the Asian girl" ... and then started filming a scene at NYC's Chelsea Hotel which she found humiliating and dangerous.

A$AP Ferg got very personal on his new album "Darold" and come to find out, several of his fans can relate!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Ferg at LAX on Wednesday and he says fans have been flooding his DMs ... pouring their eyes out over his song "Pool."

The Harlem-bred rapper details being sexually assaulted as a child on the track, named after the local swimming pool where the incident happened.

Sam Asghari is going to new heights with his girlfriend, who just so happens to bear a striking resemblance to his famous ex-wife.

We got Sam and his boo, Brooke Irvine, at LAX on Friday as they were heading off somewhere together ... and Brooke looks like a much younger version of Britney Spears.

Sam and Brooke were pretty mum on the status of their relationship, but there's a reason for that ... Sam and Britney finalized their divorce in May but the marriage won't officially be over until next month, so it's best he keeps his mouth shut until then.

The autograph hound who went nuclear on Jason Kelce outside "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" last night was living up to a reputation he's earned in Hollywood ... as a guy who likes to explode on celebs -- at least according to cops.

Law enforcement and 'Kimmel' security sources tell TMZ ... the guy who's seen on video calling Jason a "p***y" is a regular at the studio and Hollywood premieres, and always shows up when celebs get their stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

We're told the autograph-seeker gets famous people's signatures all the time ... and once in a while, he pops off like he did in our video after Jason's Thursday appearance on 'Kimmel.'