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Pennsylvania state lawmakers on both sides of the aisle want to band together and close a legal loophole that allows child predators to become parents through surrogacy.

The issue has come under the spotlight after convicted child sex offender Brandon Keith Mitchell went viral for legally bringing a baby boy into his home through a surrogate mother he and his husband found.

Pennsylvania State Representative Aaron Bernstine is planning to introduce new legislation that would close the loophole and bar sex offenders from obtaining children through surrogacy. They can't do so through adoption or foster care but surrogacy is not in the law as currently written.

Paris Jackson and her music producer fiancé Justin Long are NOT going to be walking down the aisle ... because they've called off their engagement, TMZ has confirmed.

The split comes just 8 months after Michael Jackson's daughter announced Justin popped the question while they were in Paris, France.

Paris posted on X earlier Thursday about "break up tears" in response to paparazzi photos of her looking super emotional ... and then it was confirmed the engagement had been called off.

NBA star Anthony Davis is looking to part ways with a mansion he owns in Los Angeles ... and any potential buyers are going to need some very deep pockets.

The Dallas Mavericks big man, who got traded away from the L.A. Lakers this past season, is listing his 8-bedroom estate for $39,900,000.

Anthony's crib is in Bel Air Crest ... an uber-exclusive gated community ... and the place is 17,254 square feet of pure luxury.

Anthony Hopkins will not be silenced in a funny conversation about a new product from Kim Kardashian ... because he's leaning into comparisons between a new SKIMS face wrap and one of his most famous characters, Hannibal Lecter.

Ya gotta see this video Anthony just posted on social media ... he appears to be wearing Kim's new shapewear product and giving a review with a "Silence of the Lambs" twist.

Folks online have been saying the SKIMS face wrap is giving off Hannibal vibes -- he wore a mask in the horror flick -- and Anthony is playing up the narrative here.

Aaron Paul's putting his historic Los Angeles home on the market ... and it's got a rich Hollywood history of celebrity ownership.

The "Breaking Bad" star just listed the famous Seyler House for $9,995,000 ... it's one of the most storied estates in Los Feliz and sits just below Griffith Park.

The home was built in 1992 by architect Stiles O. Clements, who built Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre ... it was the first in the neighborhood and prior owners include Jim Parsons, Robert Pattinson, Noah Wyle, Tim Curry, Robert Richardson and NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Ice Cube is in the new jam-packed action flick "War of the Worlds," but don't think for a moment that The Don Mega got bumped and bruised on set like his name is Tom Cruise.

The legendary rapper told TMZ Hip Hop his days of pulling his own stunts are long gone ... viewers don't look like they'll miss out on any explosions and cut scenes, however!!!

It's a valid question -- remember, Cube took over the "XXX" franchise for Vin Diesel way back when ... in the present, he's portraying a Department of Homeland Security computer whiz who holds the planet's fate in the balance, all the while sitting on his bum.

Cameras are officially rolling on Luca Guadagnino’s highly anticipated feature "Artificial" ... and sure enough, Andrew Garfield stepped onto set, fully transformed into OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

Catch these exclusive clips obtained by TMZ ... filming was underway in San Francisco on Wednesday, with Andrew Garfield’s costar -- and real-life GF -- Monica Barbaro on set, playing Mira Murati, the former CTO of OpenAI.

As you can see, Monica’s front and center in the whole scene, while Andrew, rocking a full gray outfit, strolls up with a bunch of other guys in tow.

Jax Taylor says it's bittersweet to end his time working at Jax's in Studio City ... 'cause he doesn't completely want to give it up -- but, he has to for his mental health.

We caught up with the reality television star while workers were literally taking his name off the establishment ... and, we asked him about how he feels to be giving the place up.

Jax says they had a great run ... but, he ultimately thinks he can't get to where he wants to go and hold on to the bar -- though he says he may want to host a few events there in the future when he does get his mind right, since his business partner Leo plans to keep the bar open ... under a new name.

Lizzo is getting in on the frenzy surrounding Sydney Sweeney's new ad ... showing her followers what kind of ad they could expect in Biden's America in a joking new post.

The singer-songwriter shared a photoshopped pic of herself in an all-denim 'fit ... lying back in a seductive manner like Sweeney did for American Eagle just last week.

Remember ... people are up in arms about a new advert featuring Sweeney in a denim outfit, claiming she's got great genes jeans -- with some accusing American Eagle of racist dog whistling.

Tyra Banks is back at it, giving us TMI we never asked for -- but hey, she’s proud of it, and this time, she’s all about digging dirt from her man's feet and popping pimples.

The former model spilled the beans on her "disgusting and erotic" habit -- her words, not ours -- on "Today With Jenna & Friends" this Thursday ... and turns out, she’s into scraping stuff off toes, particularly the "toe jam" that’s occasionally brown, green, and ... stinky.

Tyra confessed it’s pretty much an addiction -- 'cause she's also all about staring down anyone with a pimple, practically itching to get her hands on it.

Fans might want to hold their pitchforks, 'cause Hollywood's favorite villain Neal McDonough doesn't actually believe Hollywood "turned" on him -- he says getting fired back in the day was the best thing to ever happen to him!

TMZ caught up with the "Yellowstone" actor and his wife of more than 2 decades, Ruvé, after he claimed on Wednesday's "Nothing Left Unsaid" podcast he "lost everything" as a result of being let go from production for ABC's "Scoundrels" ... and then being blacklisted from Hollywood -- all for refusing to get intimate with another woman on screen.

He remembered losing material things like houses, plus his "swagger," during a 2-year professional and personal rough patch following the alleged firing ... but he and Ruvé say it was all worth it.

Harrison Butker's wife, Isabelle, may have some competition for her man -- from none other than the world’s most powerful man -- President Donald Trump called the Chiefs kicker "a good-looking sucker!"

Trump made the comment during an event at the White House on Thursday, in which he announced the Presidential Fitness Test would be making a return to schools across the country.

"Handsome guy, by the way," Trump said. "Usually not my thing, but he's a good-looking sucker."

Thirsty Thursday is comin' in with a big ole' splash! Can you guess which hot star put his summer bod -- and bulge -- on blast in this eye-popping selfie?!

This cool dude sat spread eagle on a boat with his thighs wide open and his package staring his 2.1 million Instagram followers directly in their faces. What balls!

Earlier this week, the beefcake got into a beef with his older bro, but can you guess which Beckham is in this salami pic?

Mickey Madden, the former bassist for Maroon 5, beat the crap out of his wife after she discovered he was sexting teenagers about a rape fantasy ... at least according to a domestic violence restraining order the woman filed.

In the documents, obtained by TMZ, Mickey's wife Kate Bowman claims she confronted Mickey about his alleged communications with teens and he went "insane" ... slamming her against a kitchen counter after she grabbed his phone.

Kate claims she ran out of the couple's home and Mickey chased after her, barefoot and in his underwear. She says he caught up to her and shoved her against a gate, and she says she then escaped his grasp and ran down the street, hiding between parked cars and going through his phone.

Billy Joel's longtime creative director Steve Cohen is explaining how the Piano Man's documentary finally came to fruition ... and he's got a health update on the music legend too.

Steve's known Billy for over half a century and he's an executive producer on the new HBO documentary "Billy Joel: And So It Goes" ... and he joined us Thursday on "TMZ Live" to take us behind the scenes of the production.

Billy was always reluctant to film a documentary because he felt like he told his story through his music ... but Steve tells us what changed to get Billy in front of the camera.

Hulk Hogan is being honored with an entire day in his home state following his death ... as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis just declared Friday, August 1, 2025 "Hulk Hogan Day."

DeSantis made the gesture official in a letter released on Thursday ... saying beyond Friday being Hogan Day, he is calling on state flags to be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol and other buildings in Pinellas County.

"Hogan was born in Augusta, Georgia, but moved to Tampa at a young age. He began his wrestling career in 1977 and rose to fame after joining World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)," DeSantis wrote.