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Cocaine killed comedian Ken Flores ... so says the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.

TMZ obtained Ken's autopsy report and the medical examiner says his cause of death was cocaine toxicity.

The docs say Ken's history of congestive heart failure was another significant condition in his death. The ME ruled the death an accident.

The dead guy found at this year's Burning Man had a large wound to his throat ... the slash was from a knife, and the blade was recovered at the scene.

Our sources tell us the knife is being forensically examined ... and law enforcement is also going through a phone that was found near the body.

We're told Vadim Kruglov's dead body was found inside a tent pavilion structure near a makeshift bar Saturday night ... lying in a pool of blood.

Sydney Sweeney is receiving a heap of praise for her latest performance as former professional boxer Christy Martin ... and all the love is making her emotional!

Sydney was brought to tears Friday after she and the rest of the cast got a thunderous standing ovation at Toronto International Film Festival following a screening of her biopic, "Christy."

SS was clearly overcome by the moment ... and she told the festival crowd it was an honor to play the iconic sports figure, who joined her on stage.

Oh, isn’t Pamela Anderson a tease?!? The blonde bombshell all but winked at the Liam Neeson "fauxmance" chatter ... cryptically addressing those flirty "Naked Gun" press tour reports, leaving us with way more questions than we had before!

The bombshell seized her career achievement speech at the 51st Deauville American Film Festival in France to bring rumors to a screeching halt -- randomly declaring Friday, "I do not and will never feed into PR stunts. That would be a death sentence. I’m authentically driven ... "

Pam then cheekily locked eyes with the camera -- dragging out the pause like she was making a point to someone in particular -- then pivoting to how superstitious she is about love and how she refuses to spill even a drop about her romantic life in public.

Travis Kelce's clearly been spending time with Taylor and a tailor ... as the Chiefs star pulled up to Kansas City's season-opening game in Brazil looking fresh in a custom suit!

The tight end -- who is entering his 13th NFL season -- turned heads as he arrived at Corinthians Arena in São Paulo ... donning some shades, a white shirt and an all-black suit.

The 10-time Pro Bowler looked serious as he went to clock-in ... not stopping to talk with anybody as he buried his AirPods in his ears.

Druski's viral NASCAR skit sparked a good ol' fashioned down-home racial debate across America -- totally the type of comedy the world needs, says Brandon T. Jackson.

Movie buffs remember Brandon's portrayal in the 2008 Ben Stiller-directed comedy blockbuster "Tropic Thunder" as "Alpa Chino" ... the rapper stranded in the jungle who told Robert Downey Jr.'s character -- who was in blackface -- his hijinks weren't appreciated.

TMZ Hip Hop linked with Brandon following the Druski firestorm, and he says canceling Druski would be like canceling RDJ's unforgettable performance in "Tropic Thunder" ... no dice!!!

Jon Reep -- the 2007 winner of "Last Comic Standing" -- ain't making people laugh anymore, 'cause he's been arrested on child porn charges in North Carolina ... TMZ has learned.

The scruffy comedian was busted Friday by the Hickory PD after a grand jury handed down a felony indictment charging him with one count of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and 9 counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. All of the state charges are related to child pornography.

Selena Gomez is so close to swapping "Miss" for "Mrs." ... TMZ hears she’s tying the knot with fiancé Benny Blanco at the end of this month!

Sources tell TMZ Selena and Benny are saying "I do" at the end of September, and the wedding will be in the Montecito/Santa Barbara area of Southern California.

Now we’re hearing the actual wedding spot itself is so hush-hush, not even the guests know the venue.

Elvis Presley was Priscilla Presley's "first victim" ... at least according to her former business partners, who sued her for $50 million and previously claimed Priscilla took Lisa Marie Presley off life support when her heart stopped ... but Priscilla vehemently denies the claims.

Elvis' ex-wife is locked in a bitter legal feud with Brigitte Kruse and Kevin Fialko ... and they just amended their lawsuit against Priscilla with some explosive claims ... namely, that she is responsible for Elvis' death.

In the amended complaint, obtained by TMZ, Kruse and Fialko claim Priscilla pressured Elvis to his death when she placed a lien on Graceland.

Charlie Sheen is opening up about his past sexual encounters with other men ... and he says it's "liberating" to tell his story.

In an upcoming Netflix documentary about his life, Charlie says he decided to try something new and he started having sex with men after years of banging women.

According to People, Charlie explains it like this in the doc ... "I flipped the menu over." The interviewer then asks Charlie how it feels to talk publicly about having sex with men for the first time, and he responds, "Liberating. It's f***ing liberating."

September’s here, the air’s (kinda) turning crisp, and what better way to ease into spooky season than with a major horror franchise creeping back onto our screens?!

We’re diving into the creepiest drop of the week on "TMZ Movie Tea" with Jabeen Waheed ... Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson return in "The Conjuring: Last Rites." It’s the franchise’s grand finale, so that basically means side-eyeing the screen from between your fingers.

But is it the scariest movie this year ... well, that's based on your personal horror-meter!

Smokey Robinson says he's not sweating the criminal investigation into sexual assault claims against him, or a lawsuit filed by several accusers ... telling us all the allegations against him are BS.

We got the Motown icon at LAX Friday and our photog asked him if he thought the allegations were part of a shakedown.

Smokey says he's not the first man to be falsely accused and tells us the women's claims are all "bull****."

Brooke Hogan will be in attendance at the premiere of Bubba The Love Sponge's Hulk documentary later Friday ... this despite her brother, Nick, suing the radio personality over the work.

Hulk's daughter tells TMZ Sports there are several reasons why she'll have a seat in Tampa, Fla for the first screening of "Video Killed The Radio Star: The Untold Story Of The Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Scandal" -- with No. 1 being she's loyal to Bubba.

She told us the shock jock -- real name Todd Clem -- "helped our family a TON over the years and I know he was a true friend to my dad. My brother and I knew him as 'Uncle Bubba.'"

Orlando Bloom only has positive things to say about his former longtime partner Katy Perry ... telling "Today" it's nothing but love between the two of them.

The actor appeared on the NBC show Friday morning to promote his new movie "The Cut"  ... and, he was asked by host Craig Melvin about his big life change since he was last on the program.

Of course, Melvin's referring to Orlando's split from Katy -- which we told you about back in June, and they announced in a joint statement via their reps the following month.

Sydney Sweeney's getting ready for the first showing of her boxing movie chronicling the life of legendary boxer Christy Martin ... and she's looking like a total knockout.

The actress just arrived at the Princess of Wales Theatre at the Toronto International Film Festival for the premiere of her film, "Christy."

Sydney's all glammed up and spilling out of the top of her dress, which is hugging her slim figure.

12:46 PM PT -- Aaron Phypers -- Denise's estranged husband -- is weighing in on Denise and Charlie getting back together for a photo op on the red carpet. Aaron tells TMZ ... "If Charlie knew how many of Denise’s paparazzi tip offs caused him extreme embarrassment and pain, I don’t think he’d fake a smile for a second."

Surprise! Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards just reunited on the red carpet of his new Netflix documentary "aka Charlie Sheen" ... and the pair look like a couple of old pals!

Check out the video from the red carpet Thursday night at the Netflix Tudum Theater in Hollywood -- the exes go in for a friendly hug as soon as they bump into each other. Charlie cracks a joke with photographers, asking if they want them to pose together.

Both stars have smiles on their faces and look totally comfortable with each other ... Charlie even wrapping his arm around Denise's waist.