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Almost the end of the week, and TMZ's got more hot takes for ya. Take a look at the best from a controversial Thursday.

On "TMZ Live" Harvey and Charles address the controversial comments Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys fame made about Taylor Swift.

Brendan Fitzpatrick, estrella estadounidense de realities y agente inmobiliario de lujo, tenía 24 años cuando fue elegido para formar parte de "Rich Kids of Beverly Hills", el exitoso reality show de E! que se emitió por primera vez en 2014 y duró cuatro temporadas.

Brendan se paseó por Rodeo Drive con algunas de las estrellas más llamativas de la televisión, incluyendo a su ex cónyuge, Morgan Stewart, como la rubia bloguera en busca de éxito profesional, Dorothy Wang como la hija de un multimillonario, y EJ Johnson como el hijo de Magic Johnson, tratando de hacer su propio nombre por sí mismo.

American reality star and luxury real estate agent Brendan Fitzpatrick was 24 years old when he was cast to be a part of "Rich Kids of Beverly Hills" -- E!'s hit reality show, first airing in 2014 and running for four seasons.

Brendan brought the bougie vibes and cruised down Rodeo Drive with some of television's flashiest stars including his former spouse, Morgan Stewart as the blonde blogger searching for career success, Dorothy Wang as the daughter of a billionaire, and EJ Johnson as the son of Magic Johnson, trying to make his own name for himself.

Kim Kardashian volvió a la Casa Blanca para abogar por la reforma a la justicia penal, solo que esta vez se reunió con el equipo de Biden, demostrando que ella es leal a la causa y no a ningún partido político.

La estrella de los realities, que ha utilizado regularmente su plataforma para abogar por esto, se reunió con la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris el jueves en una mesa redonda. Esto, luego de que el Presidente concediera la clemencia a 16 personas previamente condenadas por delitos de drogas no violentos.

Al hablar con la vicepresidenta y algunas de las personas indultadas, dejó claro que su única agenda era abogar por una reforma penitenciaria, no importa quién esté en la oficina, y agradeció a los sujetos recientemente liberados por compartir sus historias y poner foco en el tema.

Kim Kardashian went back to the White House to advocate for criminal justice reform -- only here, it was with Biden's camp ... proving she's loyal to the cause, and not to any party.

The reality star -- who has regularly used her platform to advocate for this -- met with Vice President Kamala Harris Thursday for a roundtable discussion after POTUS granted clemency to 16 people previously convicted of nonviolent drug offenses.

As Kim spoke with the Veep and some of the pardoned individuals, she made it clear her only agenda was to advocate for prison reform, no matter who's in office ... and she thanked the recently released subjects for sharing their stories and putting a spotlight on the issue.

Richard Gadd le pide a los detectives aficionados que dejen de intentar descubrir la verdad detrás de su nueva serie de Netflix, porque están acusando e identificando a las personas equivocadas.

La exitosa serie aborda los encuentros de la vida real del actor con una acosadora -llamada Martha en el show para proteger la identidad de la persona real- y los fans han estado haciendo sus propias investigaciones.

Los detectives de Internet están tratando de desenmascarar la verdadera identidad de Martha, así como la de otros personajes, incluyendo a uno que aparece en la serie como el violador de Gadd... esto ha terminado con gente inocente siendo acusada de terribles actos.

Richard Gadd's asking amateur detectives to put down their magnifying glasses in trying to dissect his new Netflix show ... 'cause people are getting falsely accused and ID'd.

The actor's smash-hit series, "Baby Reindeer," draws from his real-life encounters with a female stalker -- who goes by the name Martha in the show to shield the actual person's identity -- and fans have been doing their own deep dives in trying to dox the real McCoy.

Internet sleuths have gone down the rabbit hole trying to unmask Martha's real identity, as well as other characters -- including one featured in the show who's depicted as grooming/raping Gadd ... which has led to one particular man being falsely implicated.

Emma Stone is shutting down the notion she was pissed off at Jimmy Kimmel when he cracked a joke about her movie, "Poor Things," while hosting the Oscars this year.

Remember, Emma went viral during the Academy Awards as she seemingly called Jimmy a "prick" after he poked fun at "Poor Things" for all its sex scenes. The camera caught her mouthing something immediately after Jimmy's shot -- however, Emma's now telling The Hollywood Reporter she didn't have any beef.

She said ... "I didn’t call him a prick. I wasn’t upset with him at all. I’ll have to look that up."

Emma Stone ha desmentido la idea de que se enfadó con Jimmy Kimmel cuando hizo un chiste sobre su película, "Poor Things", mientras presentaba los Oscar de este año.

Recordemos que Emma se hizo viral durante la gala de los Oscars cuando llamó "idiota" a Jimmy después de que este se burlara de "Poor Things" por todas las escenas de sexo. La cámara la captó diciendo algo inmediatamente después del disparo de Jimmy, sin embargo, Emma ahora le dice a The Hollywood Reporter que no tenía ninguna queja.

Ella dijo: "Yo no lo llamé idiota. No estaba molesta con él en absoluto".

Un personaje de "Los Simpson" murió esta semana, provocando conmoción e indignación entre sus fans, y un productor dice que no esperaba menos de los incondicionales de la serie.

Tim Long, co-productor ejecutivo de la sitcom animada de larga duración, le dice a TMZ que el equipo creativo quería que la muerte de Larry golpeara duro a la audiencia, a pesar de que nunca tuvo un gran momento en el programa.

Por si no lo sabías, Larry fue un personaje de fondo en el show, apareciendo por primera vez en 1989 durante la temporada 1, y sobre todo aparece en la taberna de Moe cerca de Homero y sus amigos. De vez en cuando lanza una línea o dos.

"The Simpsons" killed off a longtime character this week, sparking shock and outrage among its fans ... and one producer says he expects nothing less from the show's diehards.

Tim Long, co-executive producer of the long-running animated sitcom, tells TMZ ... the creative team meant for Larry “The Barfly” Dalrymple's death to hit the audience hard -- even though Dalrymple never had a big moment on the show.

ICYMI ... Larry was a background character on the show, first appearing back in 1989 during season 1, and mostly showing up in Moe's Tavern near Homer Simpson and his friends. He occasionally throws out a line or two.

No, Devin Booker did NOT shoot his shot with a famous actress in the middle of the playoffs ... but his fans apparently had to make sure for themselves -- rushing to "Squid Game" star Hoyeon Jung's Instagram and leaving comments after a fake meme made rounds this week.

The Phoenix Suns guard has been the butt of jokes throughout the start of the playoffs ... with some hoop fans criticizing Book for shooting just 25% from three in the first two games against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The trolling continued on Wednesday ... when a fake NBA news account shared an altered screenshot of Booker publicly hollering at Hoyeon on her most recent post -- just to get rejected.

Ryan Seacrest y Aubrey Paige han terminado su relación luego de tres años juntos, esto de acuerdo a un nuevo informe.

People informa que Ryan y Aubrey han decidido separarse, aunque no se citó ninguna razón específica. Una fuente dice que planean permanecer en la vida del otro como buenos amigos.

Los fans comenzaron a especular que la relación de Ryan y Aubrey había terminado después de que ella publicara un críptico post en Instagram. El martes subió un video que la mostraba bailando en un apartamento... sin Ryan a la vista.

Ryan Seacrest and Aubrey Paige have called it quits after 3 years together ... this according to a new report.

People reports that Ryan and Aubrey have mutually decided to part ways -- although no specific reason was cited. A source tells them RS and AP plan on staying in each other's lives as good friends ... and will continue to support one another's endeavors.

Fans first began speculating that Ryan and Aubrey's relationship was over after she dropped a cryptic post on Instagram. She uploaded a video of herself on Tuesday, which showed her dancing around an apartment ... with no Ryan in sight.

Paris Hilton está poniendo el foco en la cultura de los tabloides de principios de los años 2000, porque está produciendo una nueva docuserie que examina la forma en que las celebridades femeninas fueron tratadas en ese entonces... incluida ella misma.

La productora de la heredera, 11:11 Media, ha adquirido los derechos del libro de Sarah Ditum, "Toxic: Women, Fame, and the Tabloid 2000s" y Paris planea transformar el libro en una docuserie, poniéndose a ella misma como uno de los temas principales.

El libro echa un vistazo más de cerca a las vidas de 9 celebridades que estaban en el centro de atención -incluyendo París, Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Aaliyah, Janet Jackson, Amy Winehouse, Kim Kardashian, Chyna y Jennifer Aniston- destacando su complicada dinámica con la fama.

Paris Hilton is putting a spotlight on early '00s tabloid culture, 'cause she's producing a new docuseries examining the way female celebs were treated back then ... including herself.

The heiress' production company, 11:11 Media, has acquired the rights to Sarah Ditum's book, “Toxic: Women, Fame, and the Tabloid 2000s" ... and PH plans to transform the book into an entire docuseries -- with herself as one of the main subjects.

The book takes a closer look at the lives of 9 A-listers who were in the spotlight -- including Paris, Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Aaliyah, Janet Jackson, Amy Winehouse, Kim Kardashian, Chyna and Jennifer Aniston -- highlighting their complicated dynamics with fame.