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Kathy Bates is ready to slide into some stylish shapewear -- saying she'd be happy to star in a campaign for SKIMS ... all Kim Kardashian has to do is make the call!

The actress attended the CBS Fall Schedule Celebration in L.A. Thursday and chatted with People about Kim's turn on "American Horror Story" ... providing a unique perspective since Bates regularly pops up in the anthology series, although she's not in KK's season.

Kathy admits she hasn't watched Kim in 'AHS' yet ... but, the two apparently have a rapport -- 'cause Kathy says Kim sent her SKIMS a few years back and apparently told her she'd put her in an an ad one day. Welp, Kathy's ready to take her up on it, saying she's still waiting!

John Leguizamo is kinda speaking ill of the dead -- labeling the late Patrick Swayze as insecure while shooting a movie in the '90s ... with some other descriptions to boot.

The actor was talking to Andy Cohen on his SiriusXM radio show this week -- and they started discussing JL's '95 comedy 'To Wong Foo' ... in which Pat, John and Wesley Snipes portrayed drag queens and shared the spotlight together on camera.

Andy tells John he'd only heard wonderful things about Patrick -- but when John hesitates to confirm that ... they get into a little gossip, with John describing them butting heads on set.

Ryan Gosling is staying away from heavy material when it comes to acting these days -- and the reason is simple ... he's got a family now, and doesn't wanna be a drag around them.

The actor talked to The Wall Street Journal about this -- explaining that he's simply not taking certain roles that he feels are too dark or psychologically screwy ... because accepting that kind of work will ultimately have an impact at home, with Eva Mendes and their kids.

RG says he considers what sorts of parts/movies will be good for the whole fam -- and he'll dive into stuff that he thinks will help him bond with his partner and their two daughters.

Anya Taylor-Joy embodied the not-so-distant future at an event for her new flick ... leaving little to the imagination -- while also telegraphing to the world, keep your paws off!

The actress pulled up to the Australian premiere of "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" -- the upcoming series prequel -- Thursday in Sydney ... and she was rocking post-apocalyptic chic, definitely pulling off the look with some flair to spare.

Anya's got a metal/gold aesthetic here, stitched together so loosely her backside's totally showing through. More importantly, she's got a helluva lot of spikes all over the getup.

Ryan Gosling's new action flick is stirring up controversy ... 'cause fans are pissed about a throwaway line in the final film -- and, it's all about Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.

"The Fall Guy" -- which is out Friday, but seems to have been viewed by some via advanced screenings -- contains a joke at one point about the volatile former couple, specifically focused on their knockdown/drag-out fights from when they were still together.

In the flick, Emily Blunt and "Ted Lasso" star Hannah Waddingham -- playing a director and movie producer -- reportedly walk into a totally wrecked star's trailer ... when Waddingham quips, "It’s like Amber and Johnny were just in here."

Anne Hathaway learned the hard way that most people don't read books anymore – that is if you watch the "The Tonight Show."

This week, the actress sat down with late-night host Jimmy Fallon to promote her new movie, "The Idea Of You," which is based on the identically titled 2017 novel written by Robinne Lee.

Midway through the interview, Anne was discussing the plot of the film in which her character, Solene – a single mom -- unexpectedly falls for a younger boy band singer, Hayes, played by Nicholas Galitzine.

Elisabeth Moss says filming "Girl, Interrupted" was more like a real-life "Mean Girls," as the set split into 2 camps ... with Angelina Jolie and Winona Ryder each calling shots.

The two-time Golden Globe winner -- who played Polly in the 1999 flick -- opened up about the behind-the-scenes environment for the hit flick on the podcast "Let’s Talk Off Camera With Kelly Ripa" ... and, she claims it was kinda like being in rival gangs.

EM says an Angelina Jolie group formed, and, apparently, she found them hella intimidating -- saying she never even considered trying to join camp AJ because they were all too cool.

Here's your tearjerker moment of the week -- Alfred Molina is talking about his dad, who didn't approve of him being an actor ... even though he kept tabs on his boy in private.

The veteran thespian sat down for an interview with Vanity Fair, and he recounted this heartbreaking story about how his father completely rebuffed his dream to pursue acting and to get into showbiz ... something that created a years-long divide between them.

AM says he actually gave us a higher-paying job in his youth to dive into his craft -- which was his passion -- and when he broke this news to his dad ... he got the cold shoulder.

12:01 PM PT -- A rep for Amazon MGM Studios tells TMZ ... "Dwayne Johnson and Seven Bucks have been incredible partners on 'Red One' -- a film that audiences of all ages are going to love this holiday season. Our testing has been very strong -- the reaction from CinemaCon speaks for itself -- and we couldn’t have made it without Dwayne’s constant work and support."

They add, "Any reporting that implies that we got to this point with him showing up 7-8 hours late to set is both ridiculous and false."

The Rock got into a tiff with Ryan Reynolds while they were working on a movie together years ago -- and while it wasn't a blowup fight as has been suggested, it was a real thing.

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.

Mike Myers returned to the spotlight for a rare public appearance this weekend ... but folks had to do a double take, 'cause nobody could recognize him with his new hair color.

The actor stepped out Saturday for the 49th AFI Life Achievement Award Gala in L.A. -- where Nicole Kidman was being honored -- which marked his first time at a public event in about a year.

Mike looked unrecognizable with short white hair -- but was rocking it proudly as he spoke onstage at one point ... and posing for tons of pics before heading inside, all smiles.

Penelope Cruz hit The Big Five-Oh over the weekend ... and Salma Hayek celebrated her longtime friend's milestone with a sweet heartfelt message.

In a Sunday Instagram post, Salma wished Penelope a happy bday and uploaded a series of throwback photos of the actresses smiling and hanging out together at swanky events.

In the caption, Salma thanked God for sending Penelope – whom she described as an angel – to Earth years ago.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard's coming to the City of Angels ... with sources close to her telling TMZ she's got business in L.A. -- and dreams of an A-List meetup!

Sources close to Gypsy tell TMZ ... she's coming out to Los Angeles for a few days this week to promote season 2 of "Gypsy Rose: Life After Lockup."

We're told Gypsy's very excited about her first visit to Tinseltown, and she's hoping to meet up with someone who's tried to walk a mile in her shoes ... actress Joey King.

Count Morgan Freeman as the latest celeb to parody Nicole Kidman's viral AMC spot ... Only this time it was to honor the actress's many achievements.

Nicole received the AFI Life Achievement Award ... and the star-studded audience was treated to a skit by Oscar-winning thespian Freeman.

As you know, the OG advert played before feature films showing at AMC theaters and exploded on social media ... with Kidman saying her love of cinema is what inspired her to be a part of the campaign.

Ryan Gosling had hearts fluttering and pulses racing ... when he made a surprise cameo at Universal Studios Hollywood's stunt show inspired by his new flick "The Fall Guy."

Ry popped up onstage during the promotional "Waterworld" pre-show, 'The Fall Guy Stuntacular.'

After jet skiers showed off some stunts, director of 'Fall Guy' David Leitch appeared onstage and brought Ryan out to be part of the show.