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HYBE -- the company that manages BTS and other major K-Pop acts -- has been raided as part of an insider trading investigation ... according to reports out of South Korea.

The Korea Times reported early Thursday the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office searched the company's office in central Seoul.

A HYBE executive's reportedly been accused of gaining profits of 240 million won -- South Korean currency worth about $175K -- by using insider information to profit on the stock market.

Jimmy Kimmel says Donald Trump wasn't just thinking with his heart when he pardoned Todd and Julie Chrisley ... he may have been considering another part of his anatomy, too -- 'cause Jimmy thinks Savannah Chrisley's good looks helped her parents' case.

The talk show host lit into POTUS for letting Todd and Julie out of prison after serving just 2 years of 12 and 7-year prison sentences, respectively.

Jimmy says, "The real reason Trump released the Chrisleys is because A) their daughter is good-looking, and B) she spoke in support of him last year at the RNC."

One of Diddy's former stylists just said on the stand at the rap mogul's trial that Cassie had a relationship with ex-Miami Dolphins player Andre Branch.

Deonte Nash -- who worked for Diddy from roughly 2008 to 2018 -- remembered the linebacker as "the cute football player" ... after prosecutors had asked him if Cassie and Branch dated.

Nash didn't elaborate much further on the stand about the two's alleged romance ... though he did testify that Cassie had a relationship with Michael B. Jordan as well.

Brandi Glanville's trading in bras and bikinis for a natural alternative ... her pal's hands -- 'cause her friend is fully groping her in new pics she shared!

The 'Real Housewives' star shared the photo on her Instagram Wednesday night in which she's holding a small glass of wine, with either sheets or a bathrobe wrapped around her waist.

No need for a shirt or bra in her room ... BG's friend, James Maas, has her back (and boobs) in the photo -- gripping and lifting Brandi's boobs.

New video has surfaced showing the alleged victim in the NYC crypto kidnapping case escaping from his house of horrors, where prosecutors say he was tortured for weeks.

CNN released an exclusive video of Michael Valentino Teofrasto Carturan dashing out of the basement of a Manhattan townhouse -- and running barefoot onto the sidewalk and down the street.

It's clear from the footage Carturan was trying to get away from someone or something because he's hightailing it outta there.

"Child's Play" star Ed Gale was suffering debilitating illnesses in the months leading up to his death, and he was on probation for solicitation of a minor ... TMZ has learned.

Gale -- who landed the part of Chucky in a few of the "Child's Play" horror films -- pled no contest to arranging a meeting with a minor for lewd purposes in March 2024, according to court records.

As part of his sentence, Gale was on probation and had to register as a sex offender and enroll in sex offender counseling classes.

Naomi Osaka is really going through it after her first-round exit from the French Open ... not only did she show off the current state of some gnarly blisters on her hand -- she also expressed her desire to take a break from tennis altogether.

The 27-year-old star put her injuries on display on Thursday ... saying she can't fully bend her fingers due to vesicles on her knuckles.

After losing to Paula Badosa in three sets on Monday, Osaka revealed she's been dealing with the ailment since the Italian Open earlier in the month ... as the friction from clay courts causes the issue.

Hailey Bieber’s living her best life, hitting up a swanky dinner after selling Rhode for a cool billion -- and nope, no hubby Justin anywhere in sight!

Peep this -- Hailey was already on her feet as the van doors flung open, stepping out in a black minidress that screamed billionaire energy as she sashayed straight into Alba in West Hollywood for the Audemars Piguet event Wednesday night.

Hailey was serving beauty icon realness, all primped and preened with shades on -- totally on brand for the makeup mogul who just sealed one heck of a deal.

Testimony from celebrity stylist Deonte Nash continued Thursday in Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial in NYC ... after he told the jury Wednesday he witnessed the rap mogul threaten former girlfriend Cassie's singing career with the release of sex tapes of her.

On the stand Thursday, Nash said while he was in Miami to style rapper Lil Kim, he confirmed he set Cassie up with actor Michael B. Jordan. He was then asked about Andre Branch, a former NFL linebacker, who Cassie also dated.

Combs' defense asks Nash whether he was aware of the relationship with Branch ... he said "Oh, the cute football player? Yes. But I never met him." He's also asked about an NBA player referred to only as Brandon.

Diddy's defense attorney Xavier Donaldson proposes to read text messages back and forth with Nash ... Nash looks at the messages, and says "Oh, you got some names in here." They proceed to role-play the exchange. Some of Cassie's facial injuries seem to be referenced in the messages. Nash is asked if he was aware Cassie was having threesomes with other men -- he replies, "Ugh. No, she didn't tell me."

Todd Chrisley proudly showed off his prison pump on his way home to Nashville from prison with his daughter, Savannah, Wednesday night -- but oddly didn't show off his face.

Check out the video ... the "Chrisley Knows Best" star is elated to have Savannah feel his jailhouse-toned biceps, who enthusiastically tells fans ... "I'm not gonna lie, it's hard!"

Everyone was naturally in a chipper mood heading home from Florida's Federal Prison Camp Pensacola on Wednesday evening after President Donald Trump gave Todd and his wife Julie a full pardon ... nearly three years after they were convicted of conspiring to defraud community banks out of more than $30 million in loans back in 2022.

It’s official -- Martin Lawrence’s daughter just said "I do" to Eddie Murphy’s son, and honestly, it’s the ultimate Hollywood fairy tale we didn’t know we needed!

Eddie himself spilled the tea -- his son, Eric Murphy (from ex Paulette McNeely), and Jasmin Lawrence (Martin’s daughter with ex Patricia Southall) secretly tied the knot almost two weeks ago.

Eddie dished on "The Jennifer Hudson Show" that while the families were ready to plan an extravagant wedding, the lovebirds opted for a low-key, intimate ceremony – just the two of them, a church, and a preacher.

The 2023 OceanGate Titan submersible implosion left no survivors and minimal physical remnants ... but now the U.S. Coast Guard has revealed the shocking items that did survive the tragic disaster.

In a TikTok shared by Discovery, a US Coast Guard member reveals a pen -- completely intact -- was found while she and her colleagues were sifting through the waterlogged remains of the Titan.

The official reveals the pen was discovered in a surviving piece of OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush's suit sleeve and was "caked" in sand.

An Aaron Judge fan learned the hard way it's not a good idea to storm the field during an MLB game ... as he got roughed up by security just after he finished his ill-advised outfield jaunt.

The scene played out late in the Yankees vs. Angels game at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Wednesday night ... when a guy in a No. 99 New York uni hopped some fencing and took a stroll through center field.

The man -- who also donned a backward red cap -- bolted past stadium workers ... and at one point, nearly made contact with Cody Bellinger ... all as he filmed himself on his iPhone.

Tory Lanez's harrowing stabbing was caught on camera in prison ... and it's clear from the video that he's lucky to be alive.

We've obtained video from prison security cameras showing a man who appears to be Tory getting knocked to the ground by another man -- allegedly Santino Casio. This other man jumps on top of him and brings his arm down on him multiple times.

5:24 PM PT -- Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Julie Chrisley is already on her way home to Nashville.

Julie Chrisley is officially out of federal prison ... released just moments ago ... TMZ has learned.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons tells us ... Julie walked out of Federal Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky on Wednesday evening, not long after her husband, Todd was released from federal prison in Pensacola, Florida.

The Chrisleys -- who were convicted on bank fraud and tax evasion charges in 2022 -- were released hours after President Donald Trump signed off on their pardons.

It doesn't seem Candace Parker is going to cry many tears for Caitlin Clark over the rough play she at times receives in the WNBA ... 'cause the women's basketball legend tells TMZ Sports she believes it's all part of being a superstar in the league.

We caught up with the three-time champ out in Beverly Hills this week and had to ask about all the claims that Clark is being unfairly roughed up by her peers on the court ... and Parker made it clear, she doesn't necessarily see an issue.

The ex-Sparks forward told us "star players aren't ever treated fairly" -- and while she didn't expound much more on her thoughts ... it's pretty obvious she thinks hard fouls come with the territory of being dubbed the face of the W.