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Alec Baldwin just scored another victory in the "Rust" shooting case ... 'cause a judge ruled against the state's motion to reconsider the dismissal with prejudice.

The First Judicial District Court of New Mexico filed its judgment Thursday ... saying many of the arguments the prosecutors made had already been put forward and did not rise to the level needed for reconsideration of the decision.

The judge also noted that even though the state did file its papers by the August 30 deadline, it filed a motion that went far beyond the allotted page limit without asking for permission from the court to do so.

Hollywood's elite are leaving no doubt about who runs the world ... it's the powerful women of Tinseltown -- and, they all showed out at Variety's Power of Women event Thursday night.

Kate Beckinsale, Karrueche Tran and Selma Blair showed off a multitude of styles at the event hosted at celeb hot spot, Mother Wolf -- with Beckinsale in a light pink, leggy outfit, Tran in an elegant cocktail gown and Blair bringing the sunshine in a bright yellow dress.

Zoe Saldana arrived in a conservative sleeveless dress, while Sarah Hyland kept the color palette simple in a sleek black and silver dress.

Jadakiss learned the hard way the wheels on the bus going round and round just don't ever stop spinning ... nor do kiddie sing-alongs on bus trips!!!

The lyrical legend documented himself on Thursday, riding a school bus full of tykes singing Mary Poppins' tongue-twisting "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" ... on repeat, again and again and again.

Jada appeared to be all um-dittle-dittled out and appeared to have his son and his classmate on his side in disbelief with the beatdown their ears were taking.

The ride-along dad was also reppin' his The LOX rap group on his fitted hat ... their name stands for "living off experience," which he now has first-hand knowledge of what it's like to be wrung through the nursery rhyme blender!!!

It's all for the greater good of fatherhood ... Jada's twin boys recently turned 10 and he's heavily active in their lives.

Mel Gibson's backing Donald Trump in the upcoming election ... saying Kamala Harris has a bad track record -- and, the IQ of a plank of wood!

Photogs caught up with the star at LAX Thursday ... and, with the election just two weeks away, we had to ask the controversial actor who would be getting his vote.

Mel laughs it off at first ... saying he doesn't think it's any secret who he's voting for -- and confirms he's backing Donald Trump for a second term over the current vice president.

Freddy Krueger has reemerged for Halloween -- but it's not to shock kids and cause them to wet the bed ... he's conjuring up the next Freddie Gibbs album!!!

Billboards plastered with Krueger's sinister glowing eyes floating around Los Angeles have been teasing "Freddie's Back" ... with a number listed to call.

The number directs to a voice recording of Krueger snarling and growling with loads of Easter eggs that point back to Freddie with the "i" ... addressing everyone as "little rabbits," the Grammy-nominated rapper's trademark mascot.

Ángel Salazar, who famously played Al Pacino's henchman Chi Chi in "Scarface," died from acute intoxication from drug use ... including cocaine, TMZ has learned.

A rep for the NY Chief Medical Examiner's office tells TMZ ... Salazar passed from the combined effects of cocaine, cyclobenzaprine -- a muscle relaxant -- and diphenhydramine, a type of antihistamine. However, arteriosclerosis, a type of vascular disease, and hypertensive cardiovascular disease were also listed as contributing factors in the actor's death.

Following these results, the M.E. ruled Salazar's death as accidental.

Denzel Washington was fired up, going full "Training Day" as he let loose on a group of paparazzi ... and possibly some autograph seekers ... who clearly pushed the wrong buttons.

Check out the video ... the actor was all smiles, posing for pics outside NYC's Museum of Modern Art on Wednesday -- but it seems at least one person in the overzealous crowd crossed a line ... and Denzel didn't hold back checking that person ... in what appeared to be a heated exchange.

You can't catch most of the convo, but you can hear Denzel pretty much warning them to chill out and wait patiently and respectfully ... saying they'd get a chance to see him on the flip side -- or maybe not, depending on their behavior.

Celine Dion hit the stage and dished out a big dose of hope in her first stage appearance since the Paris Olympics this summer.

The singer looked incredible as she delivered a powerful speech at the Music, Film and Entertainment Industry Spirit of Life Gala Tuesday night, applauding the philanthropic org City of Hope for providing support and encouragement to those facing life's toughest challenges.

Celine acknowledged that it was such a joy to come together with everyone in the room to do everything in her power to "help spread this great gift of hope."

American actress and model Jennifer Rubin was in her mid-20s when she became best known for playing the troubled asylum teen, Taryn, in the 1987 slasher sequel "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors."

Joining Jen on the big screen included Robert Englund as the undead serial killer, Freddy Krueger, Heather Langenkamp as the new intern at the Westin Hills Asylum, Nancy Thompson, and Patricia Arquette who was finally able to defend herself against Freddy as a Dream Warrior, Kristen Parker.

Other notable work includes her roles in "Bad Dreams," "The Doors" and "The Crush."

Rob Lowe is looking back on a short romance he had with Demi Moore ... revealing they briefly hooked up early on in their Hollywood careers.

Rob told Kelly Ripa he "briefly had a thing" with Demi in the '80s during their time in the Brat Pack ... admitting to the hookup on Kelly's podcast, "Let's Talk Off Camera."

The way Rob tells it ... he and Demi banged at some point in the mid-'80s, before she got engaged to Emilio Estevez, another member of the Brat Pack.

Liam Neeson is hanging it up and retiring ... at least when it comes to action movies.

The "Taken" star revealed his plans to stop filming action flicks in 2025 in a new interview with PEOPLE ... explaining ... "I'm 72 -- it has to stop at some stage."

Liam's known for performing his own fight scenes -- though he does use a stunt double for bigger moments -- and he says it's just not believable that he would be fighting bad guys in his 70s.

Olivia Munn's putting breast cancer at the forefront of her new marketing campaign ... modeling shapewear for SKIMS -- and, revealing her surgery scars in the process.

The actress is the focus of Kim Kardashian brand's newest campaign during Breast Cancer Awareness Month ... posing in several different ensembles -- and, speaking about some of her experiences fighting cancer over the last couple years.

The pics from the shoot show a lot of Munn's body ... including the surgery scar on her bare breast from her double mastectomy surgery last year.

Damon Wayans Jr. isn't ashamed to say he hasn't watched everything in the famous family's extensive catalog ... he's a fan of comedies, but couldn't get past the trailer for some of the action films!!!

"The Breakfast Club" quizzed DWJ on Wednesday about studying Wayans films growing up, and he admitted totally skipping Uncle Keenan Ivory's 1996 "thriller" "The Glimmer Man" ... y'know, the one he costarred in with Steven Seagal.

If nothing comes to mind, you're not alone ... "The Breakfast Club" hosts met his mentioning of the film with complete radio silence!!!

Nicole Kidman is commenting on the the making of her new erotic movie "Babygirl" -- saying she even had to pause the filming of sex scenes because the climax-acting was exhausting.

The Academy Award-winning actress sat down for a Q+A in Hollywood and according to The Sun she revealed some intimate behind-the-scenes details she experienced with her costars, Harris Dickinson and Antonio Banderas.

In the flick, the 57-year-old Kidman channels Romy -- a powerful corporate CEO -- who is married to Jacob, played by Banderas. But she embarks on a torrid affair with a younger intern, Samuel, acted by Dickinson.

Kim Kardashian didn't need to ride a tornado to Oz ... she brought the magical land to her house -- hosting an advance screening of the movie "Wicked," featuring its major stars.

The reality TV star/mogul hosted a pajama party at her home for an early viewing of the film -- BTW, it's due for release in about a month.

Kardashian shared tons of images from the magical evening ... beginning with a look at the pink and green decorations, and posters of Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo as Glinda and Elphaba, respectively.

Ariana Grande seems to be throwing shade at Elvira in an apology about a perceived diss from back in the day ... at least that's the way we're interpreting things.

On "TMZ Live," Harvey and Charles dove into Ariana's apology to Elvira ... and, when you really break it down, it's not the greatest apology we've ever seen.

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