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The gloves are off between George Clooney and President Biden -- folks involved with the campaign are firing back at Clooney over the Hollywood fundraiser the actor co-hosted ... saying he was anything but accommodating to POTUS.

As you know, Clooney fired the first shot with his NYT op-ed Wednesday, saying Biden can't win the election and called for him to drop out of the race. In the letter, Clooney referenced last month's record-breaking fundraiser, saying ... "The Joe Biden I was with three weeks ago at the fund-raiser was not the Joe 'big F-ing deal' Biden of 2010. He was the same man we all witnessed at the debate."

Now ... a source connected to the Biden campaign, who is deeply familiar with the planning that went into the Hollywood fundraiser, is dismissing Clooney's critique and pointing the finger squarely at him.

Kevin Hart's facing a multimillion-dollar lawsuit from his former friend J.T. Jackson stemming from the infamous sex tape extortion scandal ... with Jackson saying Hart didn't use the right words in his public apology to him.

TMZ has obtained court documents from the case ... where J.T.'s claiming Hart initially made baseless allegations about his role in filming and disseminating the infamous 2017 sex tape that apparently featured the comedian hooking up with Montia Sabbag.

Jackson says the two came to a settlement agreement in 2021 where he says Hart agreed to make a public apology and help rehabilitate Jackson's public reputation.

Matthew McConaughey flew into some trouble after a bee stung him right in the eye -- or pretty darn close -- if his latest IG post is anything to go by.

As you can see, the actor's right eye is completely swollen shut ... looking bee-yond sore in the up-close selfie shared Wednesday.

MM captioned the pic "bee swell" to give some context ... but he didn't spill exact deets or if he's allergic to bees -- just enough to keep us buzzing with questions!

10:35 AM PT -- Michael Douglas is seconding the motion put forward by George Clooney ... he was on "The View" Wednesday when he said George is making a "valid point."

MD added, he's "deeply, deeply concerned" -- not so much about "today or tomorrow, but a year down the line ... I worry." He also called out Biden's team for not preparing him better for the debate.

Worth noting, during the convo, Whoopi Goldberg makes it clear she's still riding with Biden ... for now.

Sharon Stone's not one to fade into the background ... boldly working on one of her paintings while sporting nothing but teeny-weeny bikini bottoms.

The actress flaunted her artistic flair and oodles of body confidence while working on an unfinished abstract painting Tuesday in a cheeky pic taken from behind, and leaving little to the imagination!

Sharon bragged about her versatility in the caption, going effortlessly from poolside lounging to artistic endeavors at home -- no doubt, making the most of the sizzling hot days California's seeing currently.

9:24 AM PT -- Opening statements are done ... court is breaking until 9:40 AM PT.

9:15 AM PT -- Alex Spiro finishes his opening statement by saying the prosecutors need to prove this death was foreseeable ... and Spiro says it simply wasn't.

9:10 AM PT -- Spiro's honing in on the broken firearm ... saying now no one can test the gun in the condition it was in when Halyna Hutchins was shot since law enforcement broke it during testing.

8:52 AM PT -- Alec Baldwin's defense team plays the 911 emergency call for the court. Spiro highlights how the caller says the shooting was accidental and blames AD David Halls.

Portuguese actress Maria de Medeiros was 28 years old when she was cast as Fabienne -- Butch's innocent and adorable girlfriend who loves her blueberry pancakes -- in the crime/thriller film "Pulp Fiction" back in 1994.

Maria shared the big screen with Bruce Willis as the professional hotheaded boxer, Butch Quentin Tarantino as the smooth talker who helps dispose of Marvin's dead body, Jimmie and John Travolta as the hitman in the spruce suit, who enjoys the finer things in life, Vincent.

Other worthy mentions include Samuel L. Jackson as Jules and Uma Thurman as Mia.

Sharon Stone's doubling down on her support for Kevin Spacey, and suggesting most of the backlash against him for his #MeToo era scandal is rooted in homophobia.

Sharon's driving point is that Kevin should be forgiven, and she even used her own experiences with sexual misconduct to make that point.

She told THR, "Kevin grabbed people by their genitals. Many people. But nobody [has publicly said] he's raped them or forced them into a sexual encounter. But there's so much hatred for him because, in his case, it was man-on-man. That's why he's not allowed to come back. Because he offended men."

The massive Lake Fire that is blazing through SoCal reached Neverland Ranch on Tuesday ... but fire crews were able to save the property, TMZ has learned!

Capt. Scott Safechuck, spokesman for the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, tells TMZ the wildfire ... which so far has scorched more than 26,000 acres ... reached the iconic -- and infamous -- Michael Jackson estate.

A damage assessment is currently underway on the sprawling property ... but SS tells TMZ that no major damage appears to have been inflicted ... SS also noted there were no reports of injuries from the crew battling at Neverland.

Here's Jonathan Majors doing his thang at an after-party for his girlfriend Meagan Good's new movie ... and the guy's a dancing machine when Kendrick Lamar's Drake diss comes on.

Jonathan went off on the dance floor Monday night in New York City, momentarily stealing the spotlight during the premiere bash for Tyler Perry's "Divorce in the Black," which stars Meagan.

Folks who were there whipped out their phones to record Jonathan going HAM to "Not Like Us" ... sure looks like he's having a good time dancing getting in the middle of a group to show off his moves.

Kate Beckinsale finally spilled the beans on what caused her weeks-long hospital stay -- after some harsh trolling about her appearance forced her to set the record straight.

The actress clapped back to one critic who commented her "ass ran away" under an IG vid of her in a revealing pink outfit ... saying the grief over her mom's stage 4 diagnosis and her stepdad's passing was so intense it burned a hole in her esophagus.

The actress explained she was vomiting copious amounts of blood over the diagnosis and found eating very challenging -- which led to her six-week hospitalization in March.

Julia Fox -- the actress and ex-girlfriend of Kanye West -- just revealed she's a lesbian.

Julia appeared Monday in a brief video posted to TikTok to respond to a woman talking into a camera on the social media platform.

The woman, under the username @emgwaciedawgie, stated, "I love when I see a lesbian with their boyfriend. It's like 'Aww, you hate that man. You literally hate him.'"

Before this darling gal in pink turned into an award-winning actress, she was growing up in Argentina with her 5 older siblings, studying ballet until she was 15 and began modeling just a couple years later.

When she's not diving into a character, she's known for her modeling work. Clearly from a young age she enjoyed dressing up, and today she still drapes herself in pearls ... and dresses to the 9s!

She starred alongside Chris Hemsworth in her most recent movie, but you may also remember her as Beth Harmon on Netflix's "The Queen's Gambit."

Glen Powell is driving the internet wild, combining 2 things lots of folks love ... dogs and hot bodies!!!

The "Twisters" star just shared a photo dump that's heavy on shots with his super cute pooch, Hot Brisket, and some shirtless shots of himself ... just for good measure, we're sure.

Glen is blessing his fans with 8 different photos of the dog on the "Twisters" set ... capped off with a mirror selfie of him bare-chested with the pup in his arm.

Alec Baldwin's trial for the fatal shooting on the "Rust" movie set begins Tuesday ... and cops are beefing up security out of precaution, TMZ has learned.

Denise Womack-Avila, spokeswoman for the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office, tells TMZ ... due to the actor being so high-profile, and the amount of media interest in the case, additional deputies will be working the courthouse and the surrounding area to maintain peace and safety.

She did not go into specifics about what that might look like as far as numbers -- that's a typical precaution for law enforcement, so as not to tip its hand to the media ... but it's clear AB's presence raises the stakes.