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Fans going to catch a showing of "Wicked" bitter ditch the green face paint ... 'cause that's a no-no for one major theater chain ... and it'll need to be washed off.

Here's the deal -- since "Wicked" opened over the weekend ... a few videos have been posted to social media from fans who had to wash off their green face paint if they wanted to be admitted into an AMC location.

The issue is not a matter of AMC hating on Elphaba fans ... it's just a dress code rule that has been in place for a while -- namely, no face coverings, which include face paint.

Liam Payne's good friend who Buenos Aires authorities want to prosecute for "abandonment" knew Liam had fallen off the wagon but still left him alone ... so claim prosecutors in an official document obtained by TMZ.

Roger Nores had been extremely close to Liam in the last months of his life. The 2 traveled to Argentina together, but Liam stayed in the CasaSur Hotel alone and Roger stayed elsewhere.

According to the docs, Liam's dad was interviewed by authorities and said in May 2024, Roger volunteered to take over Liam's care and arrange to put him in rehab. The docs say Liam's father said it was critical that Liam always stayed busy and was never alone.

Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg is heavily disappointed in Drake but even more so, can NOT believe he has a team advising him to make all the wrong moves in his opinion!!!

Rosenberg hopped on "TMZ Live" with Harvey and Charles on Tuesday shortly after Drake's defamation lawsuit for Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" lyrics ... the unsavory parts about being a private pedo.

The veteran radio jock is unsure if Kendrick will get his sex offender bars off during his Super Bowl halftime set next year but what he does feel is Drake's been listening to all the wrong people.

Fat Joe is making sure his Bronx neighborhood is all stocked up for the Thanksgiving holiday and you gotta call him a pro Turkey giver at this point -- he's been doing it for over a decade!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught a few minutes with the super busy Joe on Tuesday outside his Up NYC boutique and the line was around the corner!!!

Joe tells us it's one of his proudest moments as a native New Yorker to give back to the streets that molded him. He's also hosting another turkey drive at the other location and estimates he'll feed thousands of people!!!

Danica McKellar is supporting Jenn Tran after she got snubbed from the upcoming "Dancing With The Stars" tour ... with some sage advice.

We got the 'Wonder Years' and 'DWTS' alum leaving 'Good Day New York' in New York City and our photog asked her about Jenn revealing she started sobbing after finding out she wouldn't be going on the road with the 'DWTS' cast.

Danica, who finished 6th on 'DWTS' season 18, tells us Jenn should just take a break and regroup ... and find other ways to keep dancing.

Ex-Alabama linebacker Keanu Koht will have a new team AND representation -- the former four-star recruit's agency just cut ties with him after he announced his decision to transfer.

A&P Sports Agency -- which handles NIL deals for college athletes -- tells TMZ Sports it decided to remove the junior from its client list this week ... and while it didn't go into detail on what specifically led to the move, it wished him the best in all his future endeavors.

Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer announced the linebacker's suspension on Nov. 11 ... and Koht missed two games before eventually announcing his intent to play elsewhere.

10:27 AM PT -- According to court records, the lawsuit was withdrawn on September 25, 2024.

Lauren Sanchez's former yoga instructor is pulling a Taylor Swift by turning her riff with Jeff Bezos' fiancée into art ... dropping a new children's book that seemingly takes a shot at the reporter.

Sources close to Alanna Zabel -- the yoga teacher suing Lauren for allegedly ripping off her book idea -- tells TMZ ... she is channeling the pop star with the release of her new children's book, titled "Sticky the Fly's Web of Lies," amid the ongoing feud.

Remember, Lauren's main character in the book Alanna sued over -- titled "The Fly Who Flew to Space" -- was also about an insect ... so, the first parallel is hard to miss.

Scottie Pippen is now shooting his shot in the apparel industry ... TMZ Sports has learned the former hooper is launching a new clothing line.

The Chicago Bulls legend gave us a statement on Monday, saying he created a menswear brand called "Unguarded."

Pippen says it'll feature high-end garments that will have "classic silhouettes with modern thinking" ... and he's clearly pumped for its debut.

Bishop T.D. Jakes, the founding pastor of a Texas megachurch, is getting tons of well wishes from folks concerned about his scary medical emergency during Sunday's sermon ... including calls from some celebrities.

Sources close to the situation tell TMZ ... Jakes is being inundated with calls from all over the world Monday, with people sending their best and hoping for a speedy recovery.

Our sources say Jakes has received thousands of messages ... including from parishioners, various organizations, media outlets, sitting presidents and even celebs.

Teddi Mellencamp and Edwin Arroyave won’t be celebrating Turkey Day together this year as they continue navigating their divorce … TMZ has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … the couple, who recently filed for divorce after more than a decade of marriage, will spend Thanksgiving apart. We’re told Teddi will spend the holiday with their kids -- Slate, Cruz, and Dove at her famous father, John Mellencamp's home in Indiana. It’s a holiday tradition for Teddi and her family to be there.

Our sources say normally, Edwin would join the Mellencamps for the holiday, but this year, he’ll be spending the day with his own relatives, including his eldest daughter, Isabella, who he shares with a previous partner.

Eric Benet's got a new chart-topping track, but a guy who tracked him down in the airport asked Eric to sing one of his classic tunes for his wife ... Eric obliged and we've got it all on video.

The sweet moment went down Monday at LAX right as our photog started talking to Eric ... a fellow traveler stopped Eric and revealed he and his wife considered "Spend My Life With You" their anniversary song ... asking the R&B singer if he could sing it for his lady over FaceTime.

Check out the clip ... Eric greets the woman and then starts singing part of the chorus ... no sound check needed!!!

Brace yourselves for new muscles and a new home -- Chippendales are closing one hot chapter and kicking off another, turning up the heat at a brand-new Vegas location!

The iconic dance troupe is moving their moves to The LINQ Hotel + Experience for a sizzling new show from Jan '25, wrapping up a legendary 22-year run at the Rio with over 9,000 performances.

No need to fret over the change 'cause the format’s staying hot, with the men still rocking their iconic cuffs, collars, and those six-pack abs as they deliver the ultimate experience to singletons, bachelorette bashes, and everyone in between.

Brett Favre thinks Aaron Rodgers still has life left in his arm ... and barring some sort of miracle comeback from the Jets this season -- he tells TMZ Sports he doesn't think the star quarterback will call it quits anytime soon.

Retirement rumors, of course, have surrounded Rodgers throughout the last few weeks ... as he and the Jets have both looked totally cooked so far in 2024.

New York is merely 3-8 ... and Rodgers is having one of the worst statistical seasons of his career -- logging just 17 touchdowns to go along with seven interceptions.

Kayla Richart isn't sitting at home pining for Seb Melrose ... she's back on the dating market -- and, she's looking outside reality TV for her next beau.

We ran into the reality TV heartthrob out in Los Angeles Friday ... and, we had to ask about her relationship with Sebastian Melrose.

If you don't know ... Kayla and Seb were the runners-up on season 4 of the hit realiity show -- though they ultimately lost out on the $100k prize to Jawahir Khalifa and Nick Kici.

Kim Kardashian's new show might be "All Fair" ... but, when it comes to her legs in her costume, she's not nearly on an even playing field with everyone else.

The reality tv star turned actress was filming scenes for Ryan Murphy's upcoming show "All's Fair" -- centered on a successful divorce lawyer in L.A. -- Friday ... and, she gave fans a peek at her long limbs in a slit white skirt.

Check out the piece for yourself ... Kim's wearing an angelic, white pantsuit and skirt combo -- though the skirt is slit down the side beginning high up her waist, revealing basically all of her tan legs.

Robert Vito -- best known for his role in a "Spy Kids" movie and other early 2000s shows -- won't face any felony charges in his domestic violence case ... TMZ has learned.

We're told the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office decided to hand off the case to the L.A. City Attorney’s Office for potential misdemeanor charges ... after finding it didn’t meet the threshold for a felony filing.

We broke the story first -- Robert was arrested earlier this month on a felony domestic violence charge after cops were called to an L.A.-area home over an alleged incident with his now ex-GF, Lindsey Jennings.