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The 5th annual Tender Fest took place this weekend in Beverly Hills, and two things it was not short of were chicken tenders and celebrities! 

Yes, a food festival solely featuring chicken tenders does exist and we were front and center for the festivities. The event featured vendors from all over the country, including Tender Crush, Pizzeria Mozza, Raising Cane’s, Delilah, Dave’s Hot Chicken, and con-tender competition winner and popular LA Thai restaurant, Jitlada. 

Lizzo, who was a judge for this year's con-tender competition -- a face-off between local LA Chefs -- spoke to us and told us what she thinks goes into the perfect chicken tender. 

10:29 AM ... Kate Beckinsale has since deleted the concerning posts ... and her Instagram appears to have been completely scrubbed.

Kate just shared a pair of deeply concerning Instagram posts ... and fans are worried.

On her main grid, Kate posted a black square early Sunday morning over which she wrote ... "bye."

Then on her Instagram Stories, the actress shared a picture of a rainbow over a road at an intersection ... and wrote ... "congratulations you win I give up."

George Lucas' Museum for Narrative Art has officially launched ... and all the stars were out for the Galaxy's biggest night!

The museum, which looks like it's from a galaxy far, far away, sits on 11 acres of parkland in L.A. ... and on Saturday, celebrities from all walks of life joined forces to celebrate its grand opening.

TMZ exclusively obtained video of all the stars aligning ... guests heard Oprah and Samuel L. Jackson give impassioned speeches about the importance of art and how it connects us all -- and watched a mind-blowing drone show featuring some of Lucas' most iconic characters.

See how they run!!! It seems the highly anticipated series of Beatles biopics will depict the iconic opening of "A Hard Day's Night" ... and we have the photos.

Harris Dickinson, Joseph Quinn and Barry Keoghan were spotted being chased down the streets at London's Marylebone Station ... recreating the moment when their respective characters John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr ran away from their own adoring fans for the 1964 film.

The trio could be seen smiling, dancing and ... well ... running like their lives depended on it.

Influencer star Ash Trevino has filed a lawsuit against a woman she says called her probation officer in the hopes that the influencer would get a violation of her supervised release ... before posting the whole recorded call on her TikTok.

In a Sept. 17 filing ... Ash's legal team claimed that Raelene Ortega called her probation officer ... and alleged that the influencer was "making threats" and using "racial slurs" online against a restaurant she claimed Trevino had publicly criticized.

When the officer told her she could report any illegal activities to the police, the filing -- which lists Stephanie Lama as a co-defendant -- claims Raelene said ... "OK, but, that's no[t] like violation of her, of her probation?"

Ed Sheeran revealed that he had to drastically alter his stage performance for his Philadelphia concert ... and it was all because he was worried fans might pelt him mid-show!

At one point in the performance ... he told the crowd that he initially was going to perform on a B Stage ... but he decided against it.

He said ... "I didn't know what this audience would be like. I didn't know if I would have things thrown at me."

Hayden Panettiere was remembered Saturday during a special celebration of life ceremony by some of her closest Hollywood friends -- and we're told the memorial was "emotional and beautiful."

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... celebrities such as Paris Hilton, Evan Ross, Connie Britton, Charles Esten, Lennon Stella and Jonathan Jackson were among the 150 or so guests on hand to honor the late actress at the church memorial in Malibu, California.

As everyone knows ... Hayden died August 16 after she was found unresponsive inside a Greenville, South Carolina, Airbnb. TMZ broke the story ... law enforcement sources believe Hayden died after taking a black-market oxycodone pill laced with fentanyl.

Carrie Underwood took the stage with Axl Rose to deliver a powerful performance "Sweet Child O' Mine" ... and let's just say she totally rose to the occasion!

It all went down at the Guns N' Roses show in Atlanta last night ... as Carrie shared the lead on the vocals for their iconic song!

Carrie -- who wore a black tank and leopard print shorts -- was joined up on stage by her friend Axl for their duet. And honestly, we totally called this moment!

Mark Ruffalo is begging California not to settle their anti-trust lawsuit with Paramount ... as the studio seeks to take over Warner Bros. Discovery.

Tagging in California Attorney General Rob Bonta ... he told the official ... "Don't you dare ... do not cave. 5,670 film makers put their necks on the line for you to fight this merger. Another 75,000+ and counting have signed to tell you not to concede in just 3 weeks."

Mark said that Bonta's constituents would "be hurt if you let this lousy deal filled with empty promises go forward."

Jack Avery is pushing back against his ex Gabbie Gonzalez's latest attempt to reconnect with their daughter ... saying there's a good reason a criminal protective order currently blocks her from having any contact.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, the "Why Don't We" singer filed a response opposing the TikTok influencer's request for visitation and video calls with their 7-year-old daughter, Lavender.

Jack says there's no emergency that calls for changing the current setup ... especially with their custody case already headed to trial October 20 and 21.

Jared McCain fans will have to get their fix of the multi-dimensional star on the court and on social media ... 'cause the OKC Thunder guard tells us he has no plans to release any original music!

At least not right now.

TMZ Sports ran into the 22-year-old hooper at LAX recently and asked if he'd considered dropping any OG tunes.

Ed Sheeran got emotional while speaking out about the controversial axing of Macklemore at his concert in Philly Saturday ... and he told fans he was personally "appalled" by the conflict between Israel and Palestine.

Telling his fans he was "so, so sorry" after "making mistakes," Ed told the crowd why he decided to open up now.

He said ... “I don’t want to disappoint fans, and I’ve never wanted to be an activist musician, but this has put me in the middle of an important and passionate argument about freedom of speech and the most complex political issue on the planet. My concerts have always been a safe space for everyone, and that matters hugely to me. Honoring my commitment to my fans is also completely essential to who I am, and that is why I’m here tonight on my own and continuing my current tour."

Carrot Top's legal team is speaking out about what they're calling an attempt to extort the comedian ... just weeks before his suicide attempt.

In a filing obtained by TMZ ... the 61-year-old's lawyer says that Brian Evans threatened to enter a sexually explicit recording on a USB drive depicting the comedian into a court's legal docket ... unless he was paid $500,000 as a settlement.

In exhibits contained with the Sept. 3 filing, Evans wrote in an email to the comedian's lawyer ... "Given the existing posture of the case and the coverage already in print, I expect the press will report the motion and will use its own imagination about what the USB is... That is a foreseeable fact about third-party reporting of a public docket. It is not a threat."

Ed Sheeran fans arriving at Lincoln Financial Field tonight were met with some NSFW jeers from pro-Palestine protestors upset about Macklemore being axed from his tour.

In a video taken by FreedomNews, one protestor could be heard yelling from a megaphone .... "F*** your concert, f*** your fans. Palestine is our demand."

In another part of the clip, the camera shows the dozens of protestors outside the local subway stop by the field ... chanting ... "Free Palestine."

The holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy can be seen holding his daughter in a new pic shared by his legal team ... and his lawyer has a message for everyone interested in his client.

Attorney Edward Andrew Paltzik shared a photo of Michael Péguy Desronvil -- and Desronvil's daughter as a baby -- on Instagram Saturday ... calling the juror an "American hero champion of justice."

Desronvil previously told TMZ that he "didn't have any doubts" about Lindsay ... and opened up about what went down in the jury room.