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Following the mysterious and untimely death of TikTok star Ben Bader, we now have more info as to how he passed -- and the details are disturbing.

Shawn Reed, a rep for the Jupiter Police Department in Florida, tells TMZ ... Bader was discovered by neighbors and appeared "not to be breathing."

The spokesperson also said first responders performed life-saving measures on Bader, and continued when medical personnel arrived. Reed added Bader was eventually taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Remember the iconic leather vest Britney Spears wore while pole dancing in the "Gimme More" music video? Well, it can be yours!

The seller, Daniel Shoneye, tells TMZ, the piece of 2007 history is going up for auction. He has listed the vest with Julien's auction with a starting bid of $250, but don't expect it to stay that low-priced for long. Daniel told us despite the auction house's estimate of $1k-$2k he's expecting it to go in the $15k-$20k range.

According to Daniel, the jacket is a one-of-a-kind hand-sewn vest with rabbit fur that "cannot be replicated" and was custom-made via Ivan Kane Enterprises.

SZA’s pulling back the curtain on her spooky season -- and forget tricks, she’s turning up the heat with a dangerously sexy treat.

The star lit up IG Tuesday with a series of pics -- rocking a skintight blue fit and serving poses so fierce, even horror’s scariest villains would think twice before coming for her!

The pics were a full roundup of her recent antics -- from fire fits and tennis court slays to all kinds of autumn fun.

Hurricane Melissa just touched down in Jamaica a few hours ago ... but its effects were felt by meteorologist Matthew Cappucci, who vomited on camera while flying through the eye of the storm.

Cappucci was interviewed by CNN's Erin Burnett on Monday evening, and he shared various photos and videos taken as he got a first-hand feel for how severe the hurricane really was -- including a clip of him losing his lunch while dealing with serious turbulence.

The meteorologist described the experience of flying through the hurricane as being close to riding "a rollercoaster at night" and compared it to riding Space Mountain at Disney World, which is mostly operated in a dark environment.

Cappucci also expressed his time flying through the hurricane was one of the most "breathtaking and simultaneously horrifying" experiences of his professional career.

He reposted a clip from the interview, which included the video of him puking, on his X account, and he jokingly wrote his television career had officially "peaked."

Even though Cappucci took the whole thing in stride, Hurricane Melissa's no laughing matter, and he was pretty clear about the potential destruction headed towards Jamaica.

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Hit the comment section as Babcock, Lucas, Mojo, Edward and the whole crew break down the most important topics of the day ... and we'll be interacting with viewers throughout the program between 1 and 2 PM PT.

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The Pentagon is cherry picking data when it tries to shoot down a popular new movie's portrayal of America's $50 billion nuclear missile defenses ... at least according to national security analyst Joseph Cirincione, who says 'House of Dynamite' has it right!

Check out our chat with Joseph Tuesday on TMZ Live, where he said the government can only declare our anti-ICBM system 100 percent effective if it limits available test results to the last 10 years.

However, he insists the Netflix movie "A House of Dynamite" is far more accurate with the 60 percent success rate in its script.

Kelly Osbourne rang in her 41st birthday -- her first without dad Ozzy Osbourne -- with family at Los Angeles' historic Chateau Marmont.

Check out the clip of her heading into the posh hotel ... she appears to be in high spirits as she holds her nearly 3-year-old son, Sidney, close on her hip while her Slipknot DJ fiancé Sid Wilson gets their stroller together.

She showed off her frame in a fitted black dress and drew attention to her famous cheekbones by putting her platinum blonde hair in a ponytail.

Sia's divorce from her second husband is getting nasty ... because a custody battle just broke out with both of them hurling accusations at the other.

In new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Sia's estranged husband Daniel Bernad is asking the judge for sole custody of their one-year-old, Somersault Wonder Bernad, alleging she is a "serious and immediate danger" to their son, but Sia says he's already restricted to monitored visits because of a child porn investigation.

In the papers, Daniel says, "Sia is an unfit and unreliable parent struggling with substance abuse and addiction, rendering her incapable of providing safe or stable care for Summi. I am the only safe and reliable parent for our son. I am a doctor, young, healthy, and have no criminal history or drug or alcohol addiction issues."

There was a robbery caught on camera in Santa Cruz ... committed by an otter!

It was just about the cutest mugging you'll ever see ... The video, posted Tuesday, starts with the otter already on top of the board with the surfer underneath.

In an attempt to encourage the otter off the board, the surfer flips it, sending the otter back into the water, which you would think would be the end of it ... but nope! The otter is persistent.

The marine mammal hops right back on the board, apparently for good this time, because the little guy looked to be very comfortable as the poor "victim" drifted farther away.

Minnesota Vikings player Isaiah Rodgers' Halloween costume was ass -- literally -- 'cause the defensive star rocked a BBL costume this year ... and the decision earned him a trophy!!

The team's Halloween bash went down this week ... with players, including Rodgers and Will Fries, taking a party bus to the event.

While many went with classic cartoon characters or movie costumes ... Rodgers and his fiancée, Genie, decided to take things to the next level.

Justin Bieber is in full-on Jesus mode --- dropping his hot take on what really counts as cheating -- and his definition is stirring up serious drama online!

The singer -- married to Hailey Bieber since 2018 -- got real on a recent Twitch livestream, quoting Jesus’ words, "If you even think of a woman with lust, it’s the same as actually doing it" ... adding that even a split-second thought basically counts as adultery.

Justin kept his religious musings going, saying showing anger toward someone is the same as killing them -- then cracked a joke that by that logic, he’d racked up like 10 "kills" just this week.

Kelly Rizzo -- Bob Saget's widow -- is remembering her late husband on what would've been their seven-year wedding anniversary ... sharing a lighthearted throwback that has everything to do with "Full House."

Check out the video ... Rizzo's in San Francisco searching for the sitcom's iconic house when she stops a stranger for directions -- where she's met by Saget.

He jokingly tells her to follow a "trail of Rice-A-Roni" to find the front door ... classic Danny Tanner humor.

Machine Gun Kelly swears it wasn’t a lack of love that doomed him and Megan Fox -- it was the evil eye that tore them apart.

On the "Dumb Blonde Podcast," MGK confessed he and Megan were all about flaunting their love to inspire the world -- but what started out as couple goals turned into people hating on their happiness.

MGK doubled down, saying he grew up surrounded by love stories that felt anything but inspiring -- so when he tried to flip the script and be that example for others, it backfired and morphed into pure hate.

It's day 28 of the federal government shutdown ... and Harvey Levin is reminding viewers of his 'OWTA' movement, AKA Out With Their Asses!

TMZ's founder and executive producer is at his wit's end with the shutdown and reminding viewers that they have the power to decide who's in Congress ... and if they can't do their job and compromise, we just vote 'em out!

You can see he particularly takes issue with the fact that air traffic controllers are going without paychecks ... an essential job that ensures the safety of all fliers. But, Harvey says we're going to see a midair collision because controllers are stressed, tired, and stretched beyond their limits.

We caught up with a pair of air traffic controllers today at LAX ... and they stressed that they want elected officials to do their job and open up the government.

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Get me lube, stat! Kim Kardashian shared a fashion emergency which required a slippery solution ... and Naomi Watts was all too thrilled to help.

Kim posted a TikTok Monday showing her getting ready for press interviews in Europe for her new Hulu series "All's Fair." Everything seemed to be going fine until she ran into a snag -- her latex stockings were too tight.

"Fashion emergency!" Kim announced to her co-star Naomi Watts on FaceTime. "Really quick, I need lube for my latex pants. Do you have any?"