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3:30 PM PT -- President Trump spoke out on not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize ... telling the media, "I'm happy because i saved millions of lives."

6:50 AM PT -- The Chairman of the Nobel Committee, Jørgen Watne Frydnes, has been asked whether Trump deserves the peace prize ... Frydnes said, "This committee sits in a room filled with the portraits of all laureates, and that room is filled with both courage and integrity. We base only our decision on the work and the will of Alfred Nobel."

President Donald Trump fell short of winning the Nobel Peace Prize despite helping broker the recent Israeli-Hamas ceasefire deal and lobbying for the prestigious award with his Republican base.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee passed over Trump and handed the prize to Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado “for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”

Trump's rep, Steven Cheung, blasted the decision, writing on X that “the Nobel Committee proved they place politics over peace” by not recognizing Trump.

John Lodge, the legendary bassist and singer from The Moody Blues, has died.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer's family announced the news in a lengthy Facebook statement Friday ... saying his death was unexpected but he "peacefully slipped away surrounded by his loved ones and the sounds of The Everly Brothers and Buddy Holly."

His cause of his death was not disclosed.

Think Cardi B owns the twerking throne? Think again ... 'cause she just went cheek-to-cheek in a twerk-off with a male dancer at an event!

Check it out -- pregnant Cardi was glowing on the blue carpet at MISTR’s National PrEP Day in West Hollywood Thursday ... she spun around and went full twerk mode, giving a scantily-clad dancer a serious run for his money.

The vid’s a little spicy ... we even had to blur the male dancer a bit, legs spread very wide, while Cardi kept it classy, standing tall ... though still shaking it.

A friend of the man Mark Sanchez allegedly attacked is speaking out ... saying there's no way his buddy instigated the incident.

Gregg Keesling told FOX59 his longtime pal Perry Tole is a "very peaceful man ... He told me, 'Faith guided my hands to protect myself.'"

Gregg continued, "He didn't ask for this to come, and he's the type of person that would try to avoid it, yet he was left with no other option."

Law enforcement officials in Maryland are sharing the latest on the felony fraud case involving "The Real Housewives of Potomac" stars Dr. Wendy and Eddie Osefo.

The Carroll County Sheriff's Office addressed the news only hours after the Osefos were busted on 16 charges related to a burglary they reported last year at their home.

As we reported ... cops say the Osefos claimed several designer bags and jewelry had been stolen, but an investigation found Wendy purchased and returned the items before the alleged burglary.

SunRay Funday! Ray J hit the streets of WeHo last week ... for the second weekend of the "TMZ Brunch Bus"!!!

The singer-songwriter hosted the booze-adjacent tour alongside DJ Myles P, who manned the turntables live onboard the bus, and set an immaculate vibe.

The 2-hour Sunday tour -- offering free food and mimosas -- takes off from the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood at 12:30 PM, making stops at L.A. hotspots like The Henry, TomTom, and The Butcher, The Baker, The Cappuccino Maker.

Paul Pierce is opening up on his DUI arrest ... and he's chalking the whole ordeal up to being "old" and "tired."

The NBA legend was taken into custody late Tuesday night ... after the California Highway Patrol said officers found him asleep at the wheel of a Range Rover SUV in the middle of U.S. Highway 101 in Los Angeles.

Pierce said in a statement on Threads on Thursday the CHP's decision to close lanes for nearly an hour to investigate a crash is what led to the whole issue.

The Dodgers are still a few wins away from a World Series title, but they sure partied like they had just won the whole shebang on Thursday night ... celebrating their NLDS win with a wild beer and champagne party.

Just minutes after L.A. beat the Phillies on a walk-off error at Dodger Stadium ... they hit their locker room to delete a bunch of bottles of Budweiser and bubbly.

The guys sprayed the booze in epic fashion -- dousing one another for several minutes.

Loyola-Chicago legend Sister Jean -- who became a national sensation as the chaplain and superfan of the university's men's basketball team -- has died.

Loyola University Chicago announced in a statement Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt passed away on Thursday.

Mark C. Reed -- the university's president -- says, "In many roles at Loyola over the course of more than 60 years, Sister Jean was an invaluable source of wisdom and grace for generations of students, faculty, and staff."

It appears Raja Jackson has ended Syko Stu's time in the squared circle ... as one of the wrestler's good friends tells TMZ Sports he's sure Stu's in-ring time is over following the violent attack.

Douglas Malo -- who actually helped rip Jackson off of Stu during his outburst at a Knokx Pro Wrestling event back in August -- sat down with us this week after prosecutors officially levied charges on Quinton "Rampage" Jackson's son ... and he told us he can't see Stu ever mixing it up between the ropes again.

Malo said the wrestler -- real name Stuart Smith -- simply took too much damage from Raja to even try to make a comeback.

Start your Friday feelin' mighty with this flex of a photo ... Can you guess which Hollywood hottie put her bare buns on blast in this eye-popping pics?!

She's a mixed martial artist and pro-wrestler ... but perhaps you'd best recognize her from her bountiful of hot shots she throws up on the social media ... She has over 3 million followers on Instagram ...

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Everyone's favorite Beverly Hills Housewives is here with the realest deals on Amazon this fall.

Kyle Richards hosted a livestream this week with some of her favorite fashion pieces for the season -- and they're not only incredibly cute, but wallet-friendly.

Everything on this list will cost you less that $75 -- so get shopping!

This Cropped Jacket With Pockets serves chic as temps start to drop -- keeping you warm while also keeping it classy.

Before this expressive girlie turned into a singer and actress, she was just a 90's kid livin' it up with her fam, growing up in Los Angeles, and playing piano.

She took an interest in acting along with her sister ... From sitcoms to films, she's had a successful acting journey, but you may recognize her most from her singing duo -- on a Disney Channel series!

Vanessa Hudgens is super proud to have a bun in the oven ... because she was showing off her growing baby bump at brunch with her family.

Check out these pics and vids we obtained of Vanessa at The Henry in Phoenix ... she's got her shirt above her stomach and it looks like she's pretty far along in her pregnancy.

Vanessa broke bread Wednesday morning with her husband, former MLB shortstop Cole Tucker, and their one-year-old.

D4vd is making some real estate moves as cops investigate the death of a 14-year-old Celeste Rivas, whose decomposing corpse was found in his Tesla ... he transferred two of his Texas homes to his mother.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, the singer transferred the deeds to two Houston-area residences he owns under a trust to his mother.

D4vd made the changes on Sept. 18 and Sept. 22 ... and the 18th was the same day cops were called to one of his homes for a swatting incident. The caller, who was apparently using a device to mask their voice, falsely reported a shooting and a dead female victim.

5:30 PM PT -- Maggie Baugh posted a teaser on Instagram of her new song -- 'The Devil Win' -- revealing some of the lyrics, and some fans are connecting them to the rumors that Baugh was somehow involved in Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman's divorce.

MB is heard singing "I don’t know what the hell I believe in / I don’t know how to heal my soul / Or how to fight this feeling and it’s a damn good place to go / No matter how close I get to the burning edge / Tempting as it is, I won’t let the Devil win."

It's unclear what the song is about -- especially since the clip is just a portion of the full track -- but fans stop at nothing to hype up the rumors circling around online.

Maggie Baugh is breaking her silence as romance rumors swirl around her and Keith Urban ... but she's not talking about the elephant in the room -- instead, she's plugging her new music.

The rising country star hopped on Instagram Wednesday and posted a snippet of her upcoming single, "The Devil Win." She'd teased an announcement Monday, and this seems to be what she was referring to.

A source with knowledge tells TMZ ... Keith was not involved with any aspect of the album ... and he's not listened to it.