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Ellen DeGeneres says she knew deep down it was time to step away from her talk show after 19 seasons on the air … and she’s thankful for one helluva ride. Ellen got emotional Wednesday as she taped the Thursday episode of her talk show, talking…

Rep. Liz Cheney has committed the cardinal GOP sin by deviating from the Donald Trump litmus test and it’s a sad day for the Grand Old Party … so says Rep. Adam Kinzinger. We got the Republican Congressman from Illinois on Capitol Hill Wednesday,…

A U.S. Senator is accusing LeBron James of promoting extreme violence in America — the NBA superstar’s controversial “You’re Next” post was a hot button issue Wednesday in a Senate hearing. Sen. John Kennedy called out LeBron during the hearing on…

Jack Harlow is finally speaking out about the fatal Louisville nightclub shooting for which his DJ’s been indicted for murder — and his first words are ones of sorrow and regret for the victim. The rapper shared his thoughts Wednesday about the…

Caleb Kennedy — who was one of the final 5 contestants on this season of “American Idol” — is no longer in the running to win after a video surfaced showing him sitting next to someone wearing a Klan-like hood. The country singer just announced…

A couple of firefighters on the scene of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash are getting their walking papers for snapping photos of crash victims … so claims Vanessa Bryant’s lawyers. Vanessa’s attorneys filed legal docs about scheduling the trial…

Mike Tyson and his family are going to bat for 100 women who spent time in prison … starting a charitable organization aimed at helping the former inmates reenter society. Tyson’s mother-in-law, Dr. Rita Ali — along with Tyson and his fam –…

DJ Khaled is getting dragged online for posting videos of women in bikinis twerking on a yacht … and it’s all because it coincided with the most holy month for Muslims. Khaled, who was raised Muslim, posted some behind-the-scenes footage of what…

Tony’s racist jokes appear to have cost him representation, because he no longer has a talent agent at WME. Sources close to WME tell TMZ … they parted ways with Tony earlier this week. Comedian Peng Dang — who’d just done a set before…