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For the first time ever, the NCAA women's basketball championship pulled in more viewers than the men's game ... with Kamilla Cardoso and South Carolina's win over Caitlin Clark's Iowa Hawkeyes beating out UConn vs. Purdue by 4 million!!

The numbers for Monday night's men's contest between the Huskies and Boilermakers were reportedly just released ... and while the game did better than UConn's matchup with San Diego State a year prior, it got blown out of the water by Clark going head-to-head with the undefeated Gamecocks.

The men's game drew in 14.8 million average viewers ... and Sunday's women's game earned 18.8 million, shattering the record for a women's college basketball game.

A lot of folks will chalk it up to the Caitlin Clark effect ... but it's worth noting the women's tournament featured a ton of stars all over the bracket, resulting in historic ratings throughout the tournament.

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley even took a second to thank Clark for bringing more eyeballs to women's hoops after her squad completed the undefeated season ... which she certainly did.

Merv Griffin's legendary La Quinta estate has hit the market ... TMZ has learned.

And it appears the listing is as iconic as the late 'Merv Griffin Show' star ... as the home boasts 7 separate residences across 40 acres in the desert resort city. One lucky buyer can call the estate home ... if they're willing to shell out $36 million first.

Merv -- who was once Hollywood's richest performer after selling his production company for $250 mil -- reportedly transformed his abode outside L.A. to resemble Yves St. Laurent’s famed Marrakesh residence.

Eh, eso no se parece a la luna bloqueando el sol... La cobertura del eclipse solar de un canal de televisión en México se volvió completamente loca cuando dos pares de testículos terminaron de alguna manera en la pantalla, ¡y podrían ser famosos!

Compruébalo tú mismo, los presentadores de noticias de México RCG Media estaban comentando el momento en que se produjo el eclipse total, pero las cosas se pusieron realmente interesantes cuando decidieron cortar para mostrar otro ángulo del fenómeno.

Segundos más tarde, los testículos aparecieron en pantalla, bloqueando la luz y dándole a los espectadores una breve, pero muy de cerca idea de los atributos de alguien. Se puede ver la conmoción en las caras de los dos presentadores en el set con la imagen.

Tori Spelling says she needs some help to keep things moving, intestinally speaking -- meaning she's gotta have witnesses now when she's dropping a deuce.

The actress couldn't hold it in ... she lifted the lid on her bowel movement habits in the latest episode of her "misSPELLING" podcast, admitting she could only do her business in front of her estranged hubby Dean McDermott, and now with her kids present in the room with her.

Yup, you heard right ... the topic kickstarted with Tori saying folks advise her all the time to be happy and content being alone -- but for her, it's not that easy 'cause she doesn't even like to poop alone.

Steve Burns dice que no tenía ni idea de que algo andaba mal en Nickelodeon mientras trabajaba en la cadena. Esto, en medio de las acusaciones hechas en "Quiet on Set".

La estrella de "Pistas de Blue" habló con "Today" sobre la saga y dice que aunque empatiza con aquellos que podrían haber tenido malas experiencias en Nickelodeon, él personalmente no estaba al tanto de lo que estaba pasando, al menos desde su vereda.

Él señala que su programa fue filmado en Nueva York, mientras que los programas de los actores menores de edad fueron grabados en Los Ángeles, por lo que en realidad no había ninguna coincidencia entre las producciones.

Steve añade: "No tengo ninguna idea particular de todo eso. Me enfrento a ello como cualquier otra persona, con horror y angustia. Es terrible ver cómo se desarrolla. No sé qué más decir, aparte de que es desgarrador".

Continúa diciendo: "Tiene que ser insondablemente doloroso. El hecho de que esto sea lo que todo el mundo está hablando ahora, simplemente me rompe el corazón".

Es interesante que Steve diga esto, porque incluso antes de que se le pidiera su opinión al respecto parece que ya había estado informando al público y a los fans de Nick mucho antes. Un popular video de TikTok en que le pregunta a la gente cómo están refleja eso.

Steve publicó el video unos días después de que se emitiera "Quiet on Set", así que parece que se refería al documental y le estaba preguntando a todos cómo se sentían tras lo que se había detallado.

Steve es la última estrella de Nickelodeon que se refiere al documental. Un montón de ex actores han estado hablando de él en las últimas semanas y las reacciones son más o menos similares, todo el mundo está horrorizado y sorprendido por lo que están escuchando.

Steve Burns says he had no clue anything was amiss at Nickelodeon while he was at the network -- of course, this amid all the allegations made in 'Quiet on Set.'

The "Blue's Clues" star spoke with 'Today' about the whole saga ... and he says while he sympathizes with those who might've had bad experiences at Nick -- he personally didn't have knowledge of what was allegedly going on from his end of things.

He notes his show was filmed in NY, while the other shows these child actors were a part of had been shot in L.A. ... so he says there wasn't really any overlap between the productions.

Monday has rolled around again ... and TMZ's kicking off the week with the best Hot Takes in Hollywood!

Harvey and Charles break down country star Morgan Wallen's arrest for throwing a chair off a downtown Nashville bar's roof on "TMZ Live."

Billy Dee Williams made his stance on actors in blackface clear ... saying he's all good with it, 'cause acting is acting -- and an actor should be able to do what they want in their craft.

The 'Star Wars' alum dished his thoughts on this during Sunday's episode of "Club Random" with Bill Maher -- this as he praised Laurence Olivier's performance in 1965's "Othello" ... in which the late star, who was white, wore blackface to play the titular lead.

Billy said Olivier's performance left him laughing out loud, because LO was lambasting stereotypes associated with Black folks -- and he says he found it humorous as opposed to offensive.

Love is in the air for Scottish actor Ross McCall, who appears to now be dating Pat Sajak's daughter, Maggie.

The new couple was spotted in L.A. last week sharing a smooch on a hand-in-hand stroll with his dog ... but at the time, the identity of Ross' new flame remained a mystery.

Lo and behold, the woman is 29-year-old Maggie -- 19 years younger than her new 48-year-old boo.

The investigation into allegations of neglect regarding John Amos' care has been closed ... 'cause cops tell TMZ there was nothing they found that suggested wrongdoing.

Law enforcement sources tell us detectives spoke to the parties involved and determined no crime had been committed -- or at the very least, there wasn't enough evidence.

We're told cops concluded the entire ordeal stemmed from an ongoing family dispute ... and they put the matter to bed, officially.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard's estranged husband is finally speaking out after splitting with Gypsy ... and, he's promising more details are coming soon.

Ryan Anderson -- who married Gypsy in a jailhouse ceremony back in 2022 -- took to IG late Saturday night to address legions of fans checking in on him following news of the shocking split.

RA thanks his followers for their support ... before telling them the full details of his split with GRB will come out when their upcoming docuseries "Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up" airs on Lifetime this summer.

Oliver Stark's not taking homophobic comments from "9-1-1" fans ... straight up saying they've totally missed the show's point.

The actor -- who's played Evan 'Buck' Buckley since the show premiered back in 2018 -- took to Instagram Saturday to thank many fans for supporting his character's recent storyline ... before addressing the trolls head-on.

Stark says he doesn't care if Buck's sexuality ruined the show for some fans ... adding the show's always featured inclusive stories and characters, so it shouldn't be a dealbreaker for fans.

WrestleMania 40 brought out wrestling's biggest and brightest ... and, even some of Hollywood's biggest names pulled up to Philadelphia for the festivities.

The first night of the biggest weekend in wrestling saw a deluge of superstars come out for the festivities ... including Lil Wayne who performed at the event, and NFL superstar Jason Kelce who handled some business in the ring.

Model Winnie Harlow took in the action, fur coat hangin' off her slender frame ... sitting up close and personal with the ring like it's New York Fashion Week.

It's Sunday, and -- before we head back for another hard week at work -- let's take a look at some of last week's hottest topics.

On "TMZ Live," Harvey and Charles discuss Angelina Jolie's claim Brad Pitt abused her for years during their marriage as well as a new super restrictive NDA Angelina says Brad's trying to get her to sign.

Lauren Graham's remembering her almost-boyfriend Matthew Perry ... specifically, the last birthday gift she ever got from him -- and, it reflected his own passion.

The actress opened up about her close relationship with MP during a Q&A Friday on her "Have I Told You This Already?" book tour ... calling Matthew not quite a boyfriend even though he got close.

LG says she and Perry would fall in and out of each other's lives pretty easily ... adding they happened to reconnect last year, months before his untimely death.

Las estrellas de "Bridgerton" están acostumbradas a filmar escenas subidas de tono, pero no a todos los padres les gusta mucho, y una actriz en particular quiso evitar la incomodidad.

Nicola Coughlan, que interpreta a Lady Penélope en el exitoso programa de Netflix, reveló en SiriusXM Hits 1 que no quería que su familia estuviera expuesta a todos los desnudos de la serie, por lo que exigió una edición menos escandalosa del show para sus padres.

Según la forma en que Nicola lo cuenta, su familia es católica e irlandesa y todo lo que tiene que ver con sexo o desnudos en el show no son lo suyo, por lo que quería una versión más suave de la serie para que sus padres pudieran disfrutarla.