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Gena Rowlands, who famously played Allie in "The Notebook," is dead ... TMZ has learned.

The retired actress died Wednesday afternoon at her home in Indian Wells, CA ... where she was surrounded by family, including her husband, Robert, and her daughter Alexandra Cassavetes.

We're told her son, director Nick Cassavetes, had also been at the home frequently this week.

The upcoming Britney Spears biopic has a chance to be extra authentic ... as the new owner of the singer's childhood home is inviting Universal Pictures to film on location.

The current homeowner of the old Spears family home in Kentwood, Louisiana tells TMZ … she's totally open to camera crews descending on the property to shoot scenes for the Britney flick.

It sounds like the owner's willing to bend over backward to make this happen ... she tells us she's cool with the production company removing her furniture and bringing in their own set pieces, which would need to happen to accurately recreate Britney's 1980s and '90s childhood environment.

Blake Lively's got beef, Travis Kelce has a new 'do and Chris Jones is making a $1.5 million offer for a chicken wing convict ... all this on today's TMZ Hot Takes.

First up on "TMZ Live," Harvey and Charles explain why Blake felt uncomfortable around Justin Baldoni on the set of "It Ends With Us."

American actress Taylor Dooley was just 12 years old when she played Lavagirl -- Max's imaginary superheroine and fiery, Lavagirl in the 2005 action film "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D."

Dooley shared the big screen with Taylor Lautner as the heroic king of the ocean who grew up caring for sharks, Sharkboy, Cayden Boyd as the lonely boy who dreams of escaping the real world, Max and George Lopez as both Max's teacher in real life AND his enemy as Mr. Electric.

Taylor wound up working with Lautner again in 2011 for the action/thriller film "Abduction."

Blake Lively is catching more heat for an "uncomfortable" -- to say the least -- interview ... one that has nothing to do with the nasty "It Ends With Us" feud with Justin Baldoni.

Reporter Kjersti Flaa uploaded footage from her 2016 sit-down with Blake to promote "Cafe Society" ... and the journalist blasted their chat as her "most uncomfortable interview situation" ever.

Watch the vid ... there's tension right out of the gate when Kjersti congratulates Blake on her baby bump -- the actress was pregnant with her 2nd daughter, Inez, at the time.

A piece of horror movie history could be yours ... as the famed haunted house from "Poltergeist" has officially hit the market.

The home -- which served as the central location in the Steven Spielberg-scripted supernatural flick -- hasn't been listed for sale in more than 45 years ... but is now looking for new living owners.

The abode, located outside Los Angeles in Simi Valley, CA, boasts a 16,000-square-foot lot, with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, a large swimming pool and a jacuzzi.

It's Catwoman's 58th birthday and Ms. Halle Berry couldn't get better with age! Talk about aging like a fine wine! Check out our hot shot gallery which showcases some sexy yoga poses in bikinis ... amongst a plethora of Halle's sexiest shots!

Blake Lively has told people there were multiple reasons Justin Baldoni made her feel uncomfortable on the set of "It Ends With Us" ... TMZ has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... there was a scene in which Justin lifts Blake into the air. According to our sources, Justin has a history of back problems and before lifting Blake, he went to his on-set trainer and asked how much she weighed and how could he train to protect his back from injury.

Blake later found out about Justin's comment and felt he fat-shamed her.

Rob Schneider is apologizing to his daughter Elle King after she publicly accused him of being a bad dad ... he says he's sorry he wasn't the father she needed growing up.

The actor made a plea to Elle during an interview with Tucker Carlson ... addressing their strained relationship and wishing his daughter nothing but the best.

Rob admits he wasn't a good father when Elle was a kid -- she says he sent her to "fat camp" and forgot her birthdays -- and he's asking for her forgiveness.

Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively's cast and crew agree there's conflict between the "It Ends With Us" costars -- but we've learned he's not the clear-cut villain, as some people who worked on the film are standing with Justin.

Production sources tell TMZ ... JB, who directed and co-starred in the romantic drama, is actually viewed quite favorably by a lot of the crew, as he was generally a nice guy to work with and cared a lot about the production.

Despite reports the cast and crew are rallying around Blake in the feud with Justin over creative differences ... we're told that's an overstatement.

Ángel Salazar -- famous for playing Al Pacino's trusted sidekick "Chi Chi" in "Scarface" -- was filming an indie spin-off of the iconic gangster movie when he died ... and we've got the first look at him in action.

Director Eric Spade Rivas tells TMZ … Ángel seemed fatigued when shooting scenes in New Jersey back in April, but he was still getting ready to film more scenes later this year in Miami.

The movie is called "The Brooklyn Premiere" ... and it also features Steven Bauer, who plays Manny Ribera in the OG "Scarface." The film's about a Brooklyn film director facing a midlife crisis who sets out to make a "Scarface" parody comedy to revive his career.

Josh Gad is steaming mad at Germany's flagship airline ... he says his international travel experience on Lufthansa has been a complete nightmare ... and he'll never book them again.

The "Frozen" star is going nuclear on Lufthansa on social media, accusing the airline of sticking him back in coach seats despite paying for business class on a flight from Frankfurt to Greece ... a demotion Josh says is "insane."

It only gets worse from there ... Josh says when he landed in Athens, he had an email from Lufthansa informing him his luggage wasn't on the flight. Josh says the airline told him there was simply too much baggage on the plane to load his gear.

Don't expect George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino to collaborate again any time soon ... as the actor made it clear he's seriously pissed at the director.

George gave an update on his relationship with his former "From Dusk Till Dawn" costar in GQ's September issue ... and slammed the famed filmmaker for trashing his big-screen career in the media.

As Clooney put it ... he was "a little irritated" with QT after the director said GC wasn't a movie star since he hadn't had a hit "since the millennium."

L.A. native and American actress Jennifer Jason Leigh was just 20 years old when she scored her breakout role, Stacy -- the sophomore at Ridgemont High yearning for romance -- in the 1982 teen film "Fast Times At Ridgemont High".

Joining Jennifer included Robert Romanus as the ticket scalping salesman, Mike Damone, Phoebe Cates as the mature gal and a bit scandalous, Linda and Judge Reinhold as the hard worker just trying to have a good ole' time, Brad.

Other worthy cast mentions include Sean Penn as Jeff and Nicolas Cage as Brad's Co-worker.

Orlando Bloom can't get enough of jumping outta helicopters ... and this time he brought his fiancée Katy Perry along for a daring ocean plunge.

The singer shared an IG vid of this bucket-list moment from her Sardinian escape Monday ... featuring Orlando revving her up as they perch on the helicopter’s edge -- before taking the terrifying leap while clutching hands.

KP also shared two epic pics of them mid-jump -- one capturing the thrill up close ... the other one taken from afar, showing them letting go of each other during the dramatic jump that looks like it was at least 20 feet up.

Blake Lively’s rumored feud with her "It Ends With Us" costar/director Justin Baldoni is all the buzz on social media -- and a video of them on-set is fueling those rumors, but one source says it's not what you think.

The clip, shot by a witness on May 17, 2023, shows Blake outside a Hoboken, NJ restaurant, looking visibly annoyed at Justin ... who we're told was directing, not acting in that particular scene with her.

It could've been creative differences or just a miscommunication ... but the clip seems to show them in the thick of some on-set drama.