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Jussie Smollett had another brush with the law -- only this time the crime was for real, and it involved one of his closest family members!

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Jussie's mom, Janet, had her L.A. home nearly burglarized by a couple of would-be thieves Monday night -- and her actor son immediately rushed to her side to make sure she was all right. Thankfully, she was.

Here's how it all went down ... two prowlers showed up at Janet's house and tried to smash open a back door, causing $300 in damage to a window. We're told the suspects were unable to get inside her residence.

A major Australian airline is apologizing after showing a sexually explicit movie on every single screen during a 10-hour flight ... horrifying passengers who had no say in their in-flight entertainment.

The movie on this flight was "Daddio" ... which stars Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn and features graphic nudity, sexting and tons of profanity.

The film's IMDB Parents Guide section notes "Photos of nude female breasts & a prosthetic penis are shown on a phone."

Austrian–American actress Sybil Danning was in her mid-30s when she played Ariadne -- the evil eye candy and princess planning to rule the world with her magic -- in the 1983 adventure movie "Hercules."

Danning played opposite Lou Ferrigno as the bulky and enormously strong Hercules and Ingrid Anderson as the most beautiful queen who lusts after herself, Cassiopeia.

Other worthy cast mentions include Brad Harris as Augias and Mirella D'Angelo as Circe.

Sybil's 1983 ten-page Playboy pictorial put her on the map as a star and landed her film roles in "Chained Heat" and "Malibu Express."

Chris Brown will be tried in the court of public opinion when ID airs its 'History of Violence' documentary about him on October 27 ... a criminal assault on the truth, claims his longtime producer Roccstar!!!

TMZ Hip Hop linked up with Roccstar outside the Living Legends Foundation Awards, and he flat-out thinks Investigation Discovery is making a victim out of Chris Brown with its exposé of alleged behavior.

Roccstar says he's laced 5 Chris Brown albums featuring some of his biggest hits over the course of his career and describes him as the sweetest guy as can be ... no clue where those allegations are coming from!!!

Sally Field is opening up about her own "illegal" abortion experience ahead of the November election ... as she hopes her story will resonate with voters.

The Oscar winner shared her "traumatic" story in a video posted to Instagram Sunday evening, where she confirmed she got pregnant at 17 just after graduating high school.

As she put it ... she didn't have family support or finances to go through with the pregnancy, and so, a family doctor arranged to take her to Mexico so she could get an abortion.

Alec Baldwin's film "Rust" is gearing up for its world premiere at Poland’s EnergaCAMERIMAGE International Cinematography Film Festival next month ... but it’s being slammed as tone-deaf by industry peers of the late Halyna Hutchins.

Many are raising concerns about whether it’s appropriate to showcase the controversial Western at an event that Hutchins, who was from neighboring Ukraine, regularly attended -- since she died on the set of the film 3 years ago after being hit by a bullet fired from a loaded prop gun.

The festival -- which will also host a special panel to honor Halyna’s life -- promoted the upcoming premiere on IG with several stills from the movie -- but the comments section is anything but hyped for the event.

Ben Affleck's father-son outing took a detour when his vehicle, an electric Ford Bronco, ran out of juice ... while on a Los Angeles freeway this weekend.

The actor and his son, Samuel, who he shares with ex-wife Jennifer Garner, were enjoying a drive in the Tiffany blue vehicle Saturday ... when they found themselves in need of some roadside assistance.

The electric vehicle appeared to malfunction as the Afflecks were on one of L.A.'s busy freeways, forcing the two to pull over to the side of the road. The timing was terrible for Ben and Sam ... who were dressed to the nines in matching blue suits.

Leonardo DiCaprio and girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti are getting super serious ... because they're going out to public dinners together with their parents.

The actor and his model girlfriend broke bread Wednesday night over in Italy with Vittoria's mother and Leo's stepfather ... sitting down for dinner at Pierluigi in Rome.

The party of four seemed to be in great spirits, chatting and sharing an expensive bottle of wine ... a red that set them back a cool $27,455. When in Rome, right?!?

Hidden behind this mashed-up photo is an actor and celebrity who's been around the block since the 80's, and he's no joke! Put your celeb knowledge on the line, or better yet walk the line ... do you think you've got what it takes to outrun this unknown star?

Commonly recognized by his pronounced 'brows, mustache and shaggy beard, this handsome fella is gearing up for the big 5-0 this month. Reprising his role as Arthur, his newest project just dropped earlier this weekend.

5:32 PM PT -- Keanu Reeves lost control of his car in his pro auto racing debut at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, narrowly avoiding a crash.

Keanu was coming out of Turn 9 when his car spun into the grass ... though he was able to avoid smashing into the wall.

Video shows Keanu spinning out, and after a brief pause he gets back on the track and finishes out the race.

Keanu was uninjured and he qualified 31st out of 35 cars. Next up for Keanu is another race on Sunday.

Keanu Reeves sure knows a lot more than kung fu ... and he's gearin' up to prove it Saturday as he readied to make his professional auto racing debut at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

In exclusive pictures and video obtained by TMZ ... Keanu can be seen preparing for practice runs Saturday morning behind the wheel of the No. 92 Eagles Canyon Racing Toyota GR86.

The GR Cup Series races happening over the weekend are a part of the Indianapolis 8-hour event ... but separate from the endurance race.

The famed haunted house from "Poltergeist" is getting revived following a recent sale ... and it's coming back as a short term rental.

Christian Melgar and Zo Amilee with Coldwell Banker Realty Westlake Village tell TMZ ... the Simi Valley, CA house sold Friday for $1.28 million, which was $100,000 over the asking price.

We're told the new owner is an investor from Los Gatos, CA ... and they are planning to turn the home into an Airbnb that will replicate the actual "Poltergeist" film set.

In other words, each room will have furniture and décor that makes the space look just how it looked in the film.

Halloween is right around the corner and horror movie buffs would line up to rent the place, but we're told the home won't be ready in time ... because the owner wants to make it perfect and not rush things.

So, maybe next year folks.

As we reported ... the home -- which served as the central location in the Steven Spielberg-scripted supernatural flick -- went on the market back in August, the first time in 45 years the home had been listed.

The Jim Henson Company's studio lot in Los Angeles is NOT being sold to the Church of Scientology, TMZ has confirmed.

Here's the deal ... a report surfaced this week claiming the historic studio lot that served as a home for The Muppets was going to change hands and end up with Scientology.

But in a statement issued Saturday ... the estate of the legendary puppeteer denied a sale was ever in place.

Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix don't seem to be enough on their own to make the 'Joker' sequel a hit ... and the early returns are anything but promising.

"Joker: Folie à Deux" is stumbling out of the gate ... making only $20 million at the domestic box office Friday, and that's not even the worst part.

The Todd Phillips-led movie is clearly bombing with moviegoers ... earning a "D" grade on CinemaScore. It's a record, albeit a bad one ... the lowest CinemaScore grade ever given to a comic book movie. Yes -- lower than "Madame Web."

Salma Hayek is aging like a fine wine, because she just keeps looking better ... and her fellow celebs are noticing, including Jeff Bezos' fiancée.

The actress just posted a bunch of new photos on social media, exuding beauty and sex appeal at 58 ... and Lauren Sanchez is giving her major probs.

Salma's IG post is littered with thirsty replies from fans, plus this from Lauren ... "❤️ beautiful."

LeVar Burton is paying tribute to John Amos following news of the actor's death ... crediting the late star for making history in Hollywood.

We caught up with the actor outside ABC Studios in NYC Friday, where LB had nothing but good things to say about the late TV legend. As LeVar put it ... John's legacy is to be celebrated, especially regarding his work as James Evans on "Good Times."

He noted ... "For me, personally, John's legacy will be that he changed the way Black men were perceived on television in America. James Evans was a householder and, prior to that, Black men were really portrayed as absentee fathers, deadbeat dads, that sort of thing. Only good for prison and jail. John Amos changed that."

Billy Baldwin is voicing his support for brother Alec Baldwin's upcoming "Rust" premiere ... saying the event isn't as controversial as one might think.

We caught up with the actor outside the "Americans With No Address" premiere in Los Angeles Thursday evening, where BB took a couple minutes to defend "Rust" moving forward with a red carpet debut -- despite the on-set tragedy and subsequent manslaughter trials.

As Billy put it ... Alec and the rest of the "Rust" creative team are honoring the wishes of the family of late cinematographer Halyna Hutchins ... who was fatally shot on the set of the Western flick in 2021.