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Dr. Bennet Omalu, the physician credited with discovering CTE, is breaking down claims made by the mass shooter in NYC ... after the killer claimed he had the neurodegenerative disease after playing high school football.

"You can develop CTE from playing football at all levels. The greater the number of years you play, the greater the cumulative risk exposure. CTE has been diagnosed in people who played football at all levels. However, playing high-school football does not automatically equate to CTE," Dr. Omalu told TMZ Sports on Tuesday.

For those unfamiliar with the name, Omalu was at the forefront of bringing CTE to the public's awareness, a movement that even made its way to Hollywood. Will Smith played the forensic pathologist in the film "Concussion."

Before this lil' kiddo in his striped tee turned into a multi-Grammy winner, he was just talkin' on his telly, braving the cold winters in Toronto, Canada ... and setting his goals and dreams on becoming a superstar!

He first started posting songs anonymously on YouTube, and his songs hit the top of the charts by 2015. He's also dabbled in acting, most notably in "The Idol," and if you're still unsure who this kid could be, his music will get you hyped during the Weeknd.

"I can't feel my face when I'm with you!"

Who's ready for a fun game of Guess Who?! Can you deliver the rapper's name who boasted her baby bump in these eye-popping shots?!

She's a doll from Dallas, Texas and the first female artist to sign with Gucci Mane's music label and was cast on the show "Baddies."

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If you think on screen drama can be wild ... just wait until you hear what's going on behind the scenes.

From reality show personalities to primetime legends, television stars are dishing the unfiltered, uncut truth about their lives in juicy memoirs that you don't want to miss.

And if flipping pages isn't your thing, you can sign up for Audible through your Amazon account. Members can choose 1 bestseller or new release each month -- theirs to keep, plus listen all they want to thousands of included audiobooks, podcasts, and Originals.

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If you're looking for drama, Scheana Shay's recent release, My Good Side: A Memoir, is definitely going to come through. She dished on all of her ups and downs, including her husband Brock Davies' secret affair, as well as her own affair with Eddie Cibrian when she first moved to Hollywood.

Dave Grohl's got a new guy to play drums in his band ... and he's got an impressive resume.

The Foo Fighters are reportedly rolling with Ilan Rubin as their new drummer ... according to a report in The Hollywood Reporter.

Ilan has most recently been a touring member of Nine Inch Nails ... and he's also played for bands like Paramore, Angels & Airwaves, The New Regime and Lostprophets.

5:46 PM PT -- TMZ wrongly attributed the information to an American Eagle spokesperson when this post was originally published. We have reached out to AE, but they had no comment.

American Eagle's feeling good about its new Sydney Sweeney commercial -- despite all the controversy ... they might have good reason to blow off critics claiming the ad focuses on Nazi-like eugenics, pushing blonde hair and blue eyes as aspirational.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... the ad campaign is creating tremendous buzz and their independent polling shows the vast majority of folks -- around 70% -- find the commercial appealing.

The spot centers around Sydney buttoning up some AE jeans and touting her biological makeup, where she breathily says, "Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality and even eye color ... my jeans are blue."

The future is female -- and apparently fake too, 'cause Guess is getting roasted for using an A.I. model in their new ads ... but the brand's co-founder is out here sticking to his guns, telling us there's no danger of real-life human models going extinct.

Paul Marciano -- the fashion brand's co-founder -- tells TMZ he’s always been one to shake things up, like when he dropped that bold red logo in '85 while everyone else was stuck in B&W. And it's the same vibe now ... A.I.'s just the new toy in town, so it caught his eye and he ran with it!

Paul tells us he's blown away by how real it looks. So when he stumbled on an IG account of an A.I.-driven marketing agency run by creator Seraphinne Vallora, it had him hooked ... especially since one of their A.I. models had total Guess girl vibes.

Demi Lovato has let the past go -- and is indulging in some froyo while she's at it.

The pop star paid a surprise visit to The Bigg Chill in Los Angeles on Wednesday, four years after publicly blasting the frozen yogurt shop for what she believed at the time was a business promoting "toxic" diet culture. But this time, it was all love and sprinkles.

Demi posted videos to TikTok inside the store lip-syncing to throwback audio of herself saying, "I left that yogurt store and didn’t get the yogurt that I wanted." The video then cuts to her happily dancing around the shop to her upcoming single, "Fast" while enjoying a cup of frozen yogurt.

Rapper Kevin Gates is getting served ... because his wife just filed for divorce.

Dreka Gates, who used to manage Kevin, beelined it to court Wednesday and filed for divorce from Kevin after 9 years of marriage.

In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Dreka lists the date of separation as July 10 ... and she's going with the boilerplate "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for the split.

Alabama and Landon Barker will not be joining a reality show centered around celebrity kids that's currently in development -- despite online rumors ... TMZ has learned.

Representatives for the Barker siblings tell TMZ ... contrary to speculation, neither Alabama nor Landon has signed on for the Los Angeles-based project, which the production company hopes to shop to Bravo as a franchise spin-off to "Next Gen NYC."

Production sources tell us the siblings were approached to participate in the series, but they declined. We're also told rumors former Disney Channel star Skai Jackson is part of the developing cast are false -- she was not asked.

Our sources tell us those approached for the potential series include a host of second-generation celebrity offspring: Terry and Heather Dubrow's son Nick, Kyle Richards' daughters Alexia and Sophia Umansky, Larsa Pippen's son Preston, Camille Grammer's daughter Mason, Adrienne Maloof's sons, and "Dance Moms" alum Nia Sioux.

While nothing has been filmed or officially greenlit, we're told the project is still in early development. The show has not yet been pitched to Bravo, nor has the network picked it up ... despite early speculation, it's destined to become "Next Gen LA"

A Virginia man has been arrested after he allegedly poured gasoline all over a local city councilman, chased him outside and set him on fire, according to police ... who say this appears to be some sort of personal vendetta.

Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler was allegedly attacked Wednesday at his day job as a sales director at Showcase Magazine.

Cops say the suspect, Shotsie Michael Buck Hayes, confronted Lee at his office and doused him with gasoline ... chasing him outside and setting him on fire.

Tommy Brooks -- who trained boxing legends Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson -- passed away this week at 71 years old.

Boxing promoter Lou DiBella announced the sad news on social media, revealing Brooks died Tuesday night following a battle with a "very aggressive" form of cancer.

"Too young," DiBella said when sharing the details. "Great boxing man and even better person, he was just a solid dude."

New bombshells have entered the TMZ Tour Bus ... and it's none other than Kendall Washington and Jeremiah Brown!!!

We got the "Love Island USA" stars out at The Butcher, The Baker, The Cappuccino Maker in West Hollywood on Tuesday where they were having a boys' day as they were enjoying their first hangout ever ... despite being alumni from the same Peacock show.

The two islanders took a moment to hop on the TMZ Tour Bus and give out some hugs and selfies. Check out the clip ... one fan was especially shocked and got quite emotional as Jeremiah leans in and asks for her name.

A man revealed to be a convicted child sex offender is causing outrage because he's got a baby boy at home ... and we've learned there was nothing to block him from bringing the child into his family under Pennsylvania law -- but now prosecutors say the best solution is changing the law through the legislature.

Here's the deal ... a Pennsylvania man named Brandon Keith Mitchell went viral this month over videos he shared on social media showing him and his husband kissing a baby boy and blowing out a candle every month through the child's first birthday.

The couple got ripped by some right-wing activists -- and then folks discovered Mitchell is a registered sex offender who was convicted of child sex abuse and possession of child pornography back in 2016.

Alec Baldwin's lawsuit against top officials in Santa Fe has been dismissed ... because there's simply been no movement in the case in months.

A New Mexico judge dismissed the case Tuesday ... claiming "no significant action has been taken in 180 or more days in connection to any and all pending claims."

Basically, it appears no one's filed any paperwork with the court in about six months -- around the time Baldwin originally filed the lawsuit -- and, now the filing's dismissed without prejudice.

Swim up to these adventurous stars for ... World Snorkeling Day! Yes the celebs are always lookin' to be snatched, but today's all about snatching some snorkleing snapshots ...

Feelin' blue, Tom Brady was on a mission to find Nemo -- but had to grab a thirst trap before goin' deep, while Olivia Rodrigo let the current guide her to a red-hot bikini with her snorkel gear ...

And hold your breath while you soak up this sexy shot of Amelia Gray Hamlin and friend Audrey Angel.