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Gary Busey’s backpedaling fast -- after flat-out denying he groped a woman at a horror convention three years earlier, he’s now pleaded guilty to fourth-degree criminal sexual contact.

The actor admitted to Judge Gwendolyn Blue during a virtual court appearance that it wasn't an accidental touching -- the bombshell confession comes after he was accused of groping a couple female fans at Monster-Mania Con at the Doubletree Hotel in Camden, NJ, in August '22.

Busey’s looking at one to five years of probation and some hefty fines. Sentencing is set for next month in another virtual hearing.

Mel Owens is trying to make up for his insensitive comments about age as filming for "The Golden Bachelor" Season 2 gets underway ... revealing he apologized to all the ladies on the first night of shooting.

The reality TV star spoke to Glamour for an interview published Friday about a comment he made on a podcast in June, when he said he preferred to date a woman between the ages of 45 and 60 ... and, he said he told producers to "try to stay away from the artificial hips and the wigs, you know, that kind of stuff.”

The interview sent fans into a frenzy, and they called for his firing from the show ... which tipped Owens off to the fact that he'd said something wrong -- 'cause he admits until a respected colleague called him on the comments, he didn't see the big deal.

A little girl was allegedly nearly snatched from a mall in Virginia ... and, the incident was captured on surveillance video released by authorities.

The Fairfax County Police Department shared footage from the Fair Oaks Shopping Center on July 18, which shows a man walking up to a toddler, picking her up and calmly walking away.

It happens really quickly ... and, it doesn't seem like the kid's screaming out or anything. The man walks out of frame, and the video ends.

An Arkansas man who police say murdered a husband and wife in front of their kids was arrested while getting his haircut -- and it was all caught on security cameras from a barbershop.

Video from Wednesday's bust shows Andrew James McGann, 28, driving up to the shop in Springdale, Ark., jumping out of his car and walking through the entrance. McGann then sits down in a barber chair and starts chatting with the stylist about how he wants his hair done.

The video then jumps forward to show several plainclothes officers putting McGann in cuffs while he's still wearing a salon cape. Clearly, the cops nabbed him as his thick head of hair was getting snipped.

Michelle Obama thinks Stephen A. Smith and Andy Cohen have a lot in common, at least when it comes to their day jobs ... 'cause the former First Lady says ESPN programs are just like the 'Real Housewives' shows -- a bunch of yelling.

Michelle shared her own first take on her 'IMO' podcast with her brother, Craig Robinson, this week ... claiming she's had to defend her entertainment preferences against Barack and other family members.

Michelle explained her bro and Barry O. believe sports content reigns supreme over her beloved reality TV shows ... but when she tunes in to what's going on over at ESPN, it's the same product -- just a different topic.

Federal prosecutors in the Diddy case are hitting back at the music mogul -- calling BS on him downplaying his convictions for transporting male escorts across state lines, and say there's legal precedent for the judge to deny him bail.

In court docs filed Thursday -- obtained by TMZ -- prosecutors laid out their reasons for why Diddy should remain behind bars as he awaits his sentencing, following his conviction on 2 counts of violating the Mann Act. As you know, Diddy was acquitted of the more serious racketeering and sex trafficking charges.

On Wednesday, Diddy filed docs asking Judge Arun Subramanian to overturn his Mann Act conviction, arguing the crime involves the transport of people across state lines for the purposes of sex ... which Diddy denies doing.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris shared a shocking explanation as to why she doesn't plan on running for an elected position anytime soon ... revealing she believes U.S. democracy is a "broken system."

KH freely divulged her opinion on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" Thursday night, explaining ... "I always believed that as fragile as our democracy is, our systems would be strong enough to defend our most fundamental principles. And I think right now that they’re not as strong as they need to be."

She didn't say she's getting out of politics altogether -- she told the late-night host she plans to "travel the country" to meet and listen to people ... without asking for their vote in return.

Roger Goodell provided a positive health update on the NFL employee who was shot in Monday's mass shooting in New York City, saying the young man is in stable condition and is showing signs of improvement.

The NFL Commissioner gave his first interview since the tragedy with NBC's Mike Tirico, days after Shane Tamura gunned down four people at 345 Park Avenue, where the NFL's headquarters are located.

NFL employee Craig Clementi was shot in the back during the attack ... and has been recovering at a local hospital. Goodell said he visited CC in the hospital on Wednesday.

Brett Favre says he was floored when Deion Sanders revealed this week he battled bladder cancer ... but the legendary quarterback tells TMZ Sports he's grateful Coach Prime's "prognosis looks good."

At a press conference on Monday, Sanders announced he had his bladder removed after doctors found a malignant tumor on it. Fortunately, his medical team said they caught everything in time, and the Colorado head coach is now cancer-free.

Favre -- who played with Sanders in the NFL for one season in Atlanta -- said the whole ordeal "totally shocked" him, though he couldn't have been happier to hear his old friend is going to be OK.

Fire up your Friday with this A-list star slaying a sexy selfie with Labubus! Can you guess which a-lister shared this eye-popping shot?!

She grew up in the Bronx and lives in Atlanta, Georgia. When she's not spittin' raps n' rymes, she's letting it rip on social media ...

Australian actor Simon Baker was 37 years old when he played Christian Thompson -- the hot, well-known journalist who has his eye on the young assistant -- in the comedy/drama "The Devil Wears Prada" back in 2006.

Baker shared the big screen with Hollywood icons, Anne Hathaway as the aspiring nerdy journalist turned hot "Runway" assistant, Andrea Sachs, Meryl Streep as the intense editor in chief of "Runway" fashion magazine, Miranda Priestly and Emily Blunt as Miranda's 2nd assistant, who is sharp with a soft side, Emily Charlton.

"The Devil Wears Prada 2" is currently in production with some of the OG's -- like Hathaway and Streep making their big Prada return!

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Pennsylvania state lawmakers on both sides of the aisle want to band together and close a legal loophole that allows child predators to become parents through surrogacy.

The issue has come under the spotlight after convicted child sex offender Brandon Keith Mitchell went viral for legally bringing a baby boy into his home through a surrogate mother he and his husband found.

Pennsylvania State Representative Aaron Bernstine is planning to introduce new legislation that would close the loophole and bar sex offenders from obtaining children through surrogacy. They can't do so through adoption or foster care but surrogacy is not in the law as currently written.

Paris Jackson and her music producer fiancé Justin Long are NOT going to be walking down the aisle ... because they've called off their engagement, TMZ has confirmed.

The split comes just 8 months after Michael Jackson's daughter announced Justin popped the question while they were in Paris, France.

Paris posted on X earlier Thursday about "break up tears" in response to paparazzi photos of her looking super emotional ... and then it was confirmed the engagement had been called off.

NBA star Anthony Davis is looking to part ways with a mansion he owns in Los Angeles ... and any potential buyers are going to need some very deep pockets.

The Dallas Mavericks big man, who got traded away from the L.A. Lakers this past season, is listing his 8-bedroom estate for $39,900,000.

Anthony's crib is in Bel Air Crest ... an uber-exclusive gated community ... and the place is 17,254 square feet of pure luxury.

Anthony Hopkins will not be silenced in a funny conversation about a new product from Kim Kardashian ... because he's leaning into comparisons between a new SKIMS face wrap and one of his most famous characters, Hannibal Lecter.

Ya gotta see this video Anthony just posted on social media ... he appears to be wearing Kim's new shapewear product and giving a review with a "Silence of the Lambs" twist.

Folks online have been saying the SKIMS face wrap is giving off Hannibal vibes -- he wore a mask in the horror flick -- and Anthony is playing up the narrative here.