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Comedian James Gregory -- known for dubbing himself "The Funniest Man in America" -- has died ... according to a post from his family.

The post -- made on Gregory's official Facebook -- says James passed away Thursday from cardiac complications.

James took up comedy in the early '80s when he was 36 after years of working as a salesman ... and, he became the first comedian to take the stage at the legendary Punchline club in Atlanta. While he was known as a Southern comedian, he traveled all across the country performing shows for the next four decades.

Kate Beckinsale's fed up with trolls claiming she's had work done ... firing back in a lengthy Instagram caption and letting people know their bullying's taken a toll.

The actress took to the popular social media site early Sunday morning to address haters who insist she's had a lot of work done over the years ... calling it a subtle, vicious move by bullies.

It's a long rant -- accompanied by a pair of videos featuring the British superstar she says were taken years apart -- but the gist of it ... KB's saying people need to back the hell off and stop spreading lies.

Rick Ross is using social media gossip to clown his rival Drake ... joking Drizzy shot his plane down as rumors his plane made a crash landing swirl.

The rapper took to his Instagram Story Friday to crack some jokes about his plane allegedly making an emergency landing ... thanking his fans for prayers before launching into his over-the-top story.

RR claims he saw a fighter jet barreling toward his own aircraft ... saying he sees an unnamed pilot's nose like Tom Cruise from "Top Gun" -- before adding "it happened" without specifying what that is.

Khloe Kardashian seems open to dipping her toe into the lady pond ... saying as much on social media this week -- or at the very least, strongly suggesting it.

The reality TV star hopped on X this week to let folks know she's keeping her options open when it comes to her sexual preferences -- this after one fan jokingly said she oughta try lesbianism after several high-profile breakups with men. Khloe didn't laugh off the idea, writing ... "Well you never know what my future holds."

BTW, when a different fan replied to her comment with a GIF involving scissors, Khloe responded with a cry-laughing emoji. Again, she's not really shutting down the idea!

12:15 PM PT -- Ryan Garcia is firing back ... saying he'll break Conor McGregor's "weak ass ankle" if the two ever cross paths -- which is a reference to an injury Conor suffered against Dustin Poirier in 2021.

"You ran from being tested bc you were on Roids," Garcia posted on X ... while also mocking his recent movie with Jake Gyllenhaal. "Roadhouse or ROIDRAGE."

"FUDGE CONNOR CACA BRAIN"

Britney Spears just addressed the hotel incident that required paramedics to rush to the scene -- and she's out here claiming "fake news" ... while also vowing to head to Beantown.

The pop star hopped on IG Thursday with a telling caption, which seems to touch on exactly what happened Wednesday night -- namely, first responders arriving at the Chateau Marmont after Britney and her boyfriend, Paul Soliz, got a big fight that spun out of control.

She writes, "Just to let people know ... the news is fake !!! I would like respect at this time for people to understand I am getting stronger everyday !!!"

Britney Spears acaba de abordar el incidente en el hotel que requirió que paramédicos corrieran a la escena, y está acusando de "noticias falsas" y prometiendo con irse a Boston.

La estrella del pop saltó a IG el jueves para abordar lo que sucedió la noche del miércoles, cuando los paramédicos llegaron hasta el hotel Chateau Marmont después de que Britney y su novio Paul Soliz tuvieran una gran pelea que se salió de control.

Ella escribió: "Solo para que la gente sepa ... ¡¡¡la noticia es falsa!!! ¡¡¡Me gustaría respeto en este momento para que la gente entienda que estoy cada día más fuerte!!!"

Robert De Niro did NOT yell at pro-Palestinian protesters in NYC ... this despite a video making the rounds online suggesting otherwise.

The actor was filmed shouting at a group of individuals last week in NYC, accusing the crowd of "talking nonsense" and needing to go home. Several pro-Israel X accounts shared the video ... claiming the encounter proves De Niro stands with Israel in its war on Hamas.

However, De Niro's rep has shut this notion down ... saying the footage was merely a rehearsal from his new Netflix show, "Zero Day." As it turns out, De Niro was actually just practicing scripted lines while rehearsing in front of a group of extras.

Robert De Niro NO le estaba gritando a los manifestantes pro-palestinos en Nueva York. Esto, a pesar de un popular video que circula por Internet y sugiere lo contrario.

El actor fue grabado gritándole a un grupo de personas la semana pasada en Nueva York y acusándolos de "decir tonterías" e instándolos a que se fueran para su casa. Varias cuentas pro-Israel X compartieron el video, afirmando que el encuentro demuestra que De Niro está con Israel en su guerra contra Hamás.

Sin embargo, el representante de De Niro ha acallado esta idea, diciendo que las imágenes corresponden simplemente a un ensayo de un nuevo show de Netflix llamado "Zero Day". Resulta que De Niro en realidad solo estaba practicando sus líneas, mientras ensayaba frente a un grupo de extras.

George Santos breathed new life into his old drag queen persona -- bringing back his old shtick in a new video ... where he seems inclined to say hello for some cash.

The ousted GOP congressman hopped on Cameo -- where he has an account, and where he's hawking personalized messages for people -- dressed in a familiar getup that he used to rock back in his youth ... namely, as Kitara Ravache, his drag character.

Remember ... this is how he'd dress up way back in the day when he was hanging out down in Brazil -- something that came to light when he was a congressman and wrapped in scandal.

Barbra Streisand is catching a lot of heat on social media after questioning whether Melissa McCarthy used Ozempic to achieve her recent look.

It all started Sunday ... Melissa – who has long struggled with weight issues – posted a photo of her slimmer self with friend and film director, Adam Shankman, as they attended the Centre Theatre Group Gala in L.A.

As you can see, Melissa looked terrific in her light green dress with a matching blazer alongside the stylish Shankman. She captioned the image with a combined message of going to the event with Shankman and getting closer to her dream of dancing onstage.

Martin Freeman isn't apologizing for the huge age gap between himself and onscreen love interest Jenna Ortega ... even though the internet collectively found it pretty gross.

Martin and Jenna's recent flick, "Miller's Girl," faced backlash after it was revealed their characters would be romantically involved with one another. Fans cited the actors' ages as an issue ... since there is a 31-year difference between the two.

However, the actor told The Times ... the dramedy is about an inappropriate connection between a teacher and a student -- meaning they were supposed to be strikingly different ages ... and emphasizing, that's the whole damn point of the movie.

Russell Brand's taking a big step in his faith journey ... announcing he's getting baptized -- and saying it's an opportunity to move on from the past.

The controversial actor/podcast host posted a video to his Instagram recently ... telling his nearly four million followers he's scheduled to be baptized today and asking those who'd been through the process to share their experiences.

After waxing poetic on religion for a bit, RB makes a pretty eye-opening statement ... saying he's heard it's an opportunity to be reborn -- and leave the past behind.

A tornado in Nebraska made a lot of motorists' days scarier ... forming right on the side of a freeway before crossing over the motorway, a new viral video shows.

The video, currently making the rounds on social media, shows the tornado on the I-80 near Omaha finding its shape on one side of the roadway before spinning its way across multiple lanes of traffic to the other side of the road.

The weather event throws off some drivers ... who seem unsure how to proceed at the moment and either slow down or slam hard on the gas to get past it.

Frank Grillo's standing up for Sylvester Stallone ... saying Sly never insulted any extras on the "Tulsa King" set -- and the casting supervisor's lying because she didn't do her job.

We caught up with Grillo -- who's starring in 'TK' season 2 -- at LAX and he says he was on set the day Stallone allegedly launched a string of insults at the extras -- he claims it never happened.

Frank says he thinks casting sup., Rose Locke, got caught not doing her job properly ... adding we're living in a time where anyone can claim their feelings are hurt, and ya gotta deal with it.

Gypsy Rose is missing a pretty big bag from her TikTok account -- several thousand dollars that ended up in her estranged husband's hands when she deleted her account.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Gypsy, who had over 9 million Tiktok followers, earned approximately $6,000 through the creator fund from all the videos on her TikTok page, an account she needed to connect to a PayPal a couple of months ago.

Since she didn't have a PayPal account, Gypsy hooked it up to her then-husband Ryan Anderson's account ... and she didn't really think about the money again.