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The star of Netflix's "Greenhouse Academy" has been arrested after he allegedly struck two cars, injuring one of the occupants, and then leaving the scene.

Chris O'Neal was driving in the San Fernando Valley at around 11 PM Friday when he struck 2 cars, injuring one of the people inside ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.

Cops got 2 911 calls from different people, responded to the scene and saw tire tracks. They followed the tracks to a nearby front lawn where they found Chris' '94 Camaro with the actor inside, fully awake.

They gave him a field sobriety test and say he blew just over the legal limit.

Chris, who also starred in Nickelodeon's "How to Rock," "Swindle" and "You Gotta See This," was arrested for felony hit and run and felony DUI.

As for the person who was hurt in the crash ... we're told the injuries are minor.

O'Neal's rep, Blair M. Underwood, had no comment.

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Padma Lakshmi My Kid's Not in School so 'F*** It' ... I'm Chuggin' Me Some Cuervo!!!

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BOTTOMS UP!!!

Padma Lakshmi is at her wit's end after learning her kid won't be going back to school for months ... so she hit the bottle in desperate fashion!!!

Padma just got word 10-year-old Krishna will be hunkered down at home until September ... best case scenario, so she posted her take on a margarita -- lime, cucumber, mint, cracked black pepper, agave, sparkling water ... and, oh yes, a healthy dose of tequila.

Sounds delish, but there's hidden angst here, folks. Padma chugged more than half the bottle in less than 15 seconds, if you can believe it, simply saying, "f*** it."

She captioned her video ... "Just found out #littlehands won’t be going back to school until September Wait until the end 😉 #TGIF"

For her honesty, we'd like to send Padma a TMZ t-shirt. Let us know, Padma -- they're great for binges!!!

Andy Cohen Me And Ben Want to Say ... Thank You First Responders!!!

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Andy Cohen and his son, Ben, joined a crowd in the West Village of the Big Apple to show appreciation for the frontline saviors.

Andy was all masked up with his 14-month-old son on his shoulders as the talk show host cheered medical workers at Lenox Health Greenwich Village.

It's become a ritual at 7 PM in New York ... with residents leaning out windows, clanging pots and pans, screaming their appreciation ... quite the sight. Although New York, hopefully, has seen the worst, there are still hundreds of people a day who are losing their lives from the virus.

Looks like Ben may have a new best friend. Andy's best bud, Anderson Cooper, just had a kid of his own -- Wyatt Morgan Cooper -- who was born Monday via surrogate.

It really is a moving contrast .... with all the sickness and death we've seen over the last month-and-a-half, there can still be joy with events like Anderson's.

Katy and Orlando We're Team Fauci All The Way!!!

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Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry are not hiding their allegiance ... they're telling the world they're on the Fauci train all the way.

The expecting couple posted what seems to be their position on the coronavirus controversy, but there are nuances. Dr. Fauci -- the undisputed hero in the fight against the pandemic -- has been clear, but not heavy handed. He's clearly worried about the states re-opening too early -- which many of them undoubtedly are -- but he's tempering his criticism, probably in part because his voice is so important and he's walking a tightrope with a vindictive leader.

Bill Maher has taken a different approach.

I worry that the past two months of quarantine have given people the idea that the way for humans to win our million-year war with microbes is to avoid them completely, and I’m here to tell you: you can’t. pic.twitter.com/cMxefDdJ7S

— Bill Maher (@billmaher) May 2, 2020 @billmaher

On Friday night's "Real Time with Bill Maher," Bill talked about the fact there are thousands of germs and viruses we encounter every day and the endgame is developing immunities. His point of view seems to be -- let this just take its course, because if we wait any longer we'll go crazy and the country will be in ruins.

It's more complicated than we thought, right?

WWE's Becky Lynch The Rock, John Cena Mentoring Me ... for Acting Career!!!

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ON TO THE NEXT STAGE

WWE superstar Becky Lynch is blowing up outside the ring -- even scoring a role on "Billions" ... and tells TMZ Sports she's getting help in Hollywood from some wrestling pals who have been in her shoes!

Lynch's popularity has exploded over the years -- in fact, she's gotten so big, "Billions" creator Brian Koppelman rocked a Lynch t-shirt during a huge media event in 2019.

.@briankoppelman, co-creator of @SHO_Billions, wears a @BeckyLynchWWE shirt at the @Xfinity #Billions watch party, says The Man has a standing invitation to appear on a future episode pic.twitter.com/YoT8DsQU7w

— Ryan Songalia (@ryansongalia) April 6, 2019 @ryansongalia

At the time, Koppelman said he was such a fan, he offered her a standing role on the show if she was interested.

In fact, Lynch says she's always been interested in an acting career -- she earned a degree in theater back in Ireland -- and believes WWE is the PERFECT launching pad!

Guess what?! She was right ... and when she followed up, he kept his word!

"You never know if people are gonna come through with these things, but he did and they did. I'm on the season premiere," Lynch tells TMZ Sports.

"When you're in WWE, everything is one take. You're live in front of the entire world and you don't really have the time to mess up and if you do mess up, you have to make the best of it."

"It's like this crazy amazing improv where you're also kinda the director, producer, actor, writer of your own character. So, I think it really just sets you up with a skill set that's unprecedented in any other field."

She's not wrong ... wrestlers like The Rock, John Cena, Dave Bautista and others have credited WWE with helping them blow up on the big screen and Lynch says they've gone out of their way to help her make the jump too!

"[The Rock has] actually he's been very helpful in guiding me," Lynch says.

"He's just being very giving and I think they all are because they've all been there and they're all ready to look after the next generation."

"Cena's also been so great to me and so generous with his time and his advice, checks up on me on what I'm doing now. I think everybody wants to see the next generation move to where they've been, ya know?!"

Lynch says she's got some huge projects in the pipeline -- some super-secret stuff -- but don't worry about her bolting from WWE any time soon.

"Look, I just love performing. I love being able to get it out there, but I also love a crowd. So, as long as I can wrestle, then I'm going to be doing that."

'Sopranos' Star Joe Pantoliano Hit by Car, Rushed to Hospital

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7:21 PM PT -- Joe is home and recovering! He says he has "a severe head injury and some chest trauma" but is looking good, and is appreciating the positive vibes everyone is sending his way.

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Here's to a speedy recovery!

Joe Pantoliano is in a Connecticut hospital after he was struck by a car while out for a walk ... TMZ has learned.

Joe's wife, Nancy, tells TMZ ... the 'Sopranos' star was walking with family Friday in their neighborhood when a Porsche skidded across the road and hit him. She says the Porsche had been t-boned by another car.

Nancy says Joe was sent flying a couple feet backward into an old wooden fence. He suffered a gash on his head, plus injuries to his left leg and a shoulder.

EMTs quickly arrived and rushed Joe to a hospital where he's being treated and waiting on the results of a CT scan.

The good news ... Joe's wife thinks he's going to pull through. We're also told both drivers in the crash stayed at the scene, and police are investigating.

RAINBOW ROAD

Joe posted a video of a rainbow in his neighborhood Friday, and family members say that was shot shortly before his walk.

Again, sounds like Joe got super lucky ... so the rainbow is pretty appropriate.

Joe played Ralph Cifaretto on 'Sopranos' from 2001 to '04. He also played Captain Howard in the 'Bad Boys' flicks ... and costarred in huge movies like "The Matrix," "Memento," and "Risky Business."

More importantly, he's just a really good guy. Here's to a speedy recovery.

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Sam Lloyd 'Scrubs' Lawyer Dead at 56

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5/1/2020 4:07 PM PT

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Sam Lloyd -- best known for playing kooky lawyer Ted Buckland on "Scrubs" -- has died.

Lloyd was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in January 2019 -- just weeks after he and his wife, Vanessa, welcomed their first child, Weston. After a year and a few months, he succumbed to the disease.

"Scrubs" creator Bill Lawrence paid tribute to the actor Friday, saying ... "Thinking a lot about Sam Lloyd today. (Ted). Truly such a kind, sweet guy. He will be missed by so many."

Along with playing Ted, Lloyd was known for his roles on "Desperate Housewives," "Happy Together," "Shameless," "The West Wing" and "Modern Family." He also had guest spots on "Spin City" and "Seinfeld," and notable credits in films like "Galaxy Quest" and "Flubber."

Sam reprised his Ted character on another Lawrence show, "Cougar Town," as well.

And, get this ... the quartet he belonged to -- The Blanks, which was featured on "Scrubs" -- gained popularity from the show and toured after it ended.

The actor was also working on his own musical for over a decade before his brain tumor diagnosis -- called "With Pam & Gil."

Lloyd was 56.

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'FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR' CAST Emotional Tribute To Late Uncle Phil

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IN MEMORY OF UNCLE PHIL

The 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' cast needs a fresh box of tissues ... because things got super emotional while paying their respects to the late James Avery, who played Uncle Phil.

The teary-eyed tribute was part of the finale to Will Smith's new Snapchat show, "Will From Home" ... and you can see how much James meant to the 'Fresh Prince' cast.

Uncle Phil's greatest moments roll on the screen while Will and some of the show's favorite cast members -- Alfonso Ribeiro, Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Joseph Marcell, Daphne Maxwell Reid and DJ Jazzy Jeff -- watch and tear up.

Ya gotta see the video ... it's a very powerful and moving tribute, full of some of Phil's most inspiring quotes.

TMZ broke the story ... James died on New Year's Eve in 2013 from complications following open-heart surgery.

VIRTUALLY UNITED

As you know ... Will's Snapchat show is the first time the cast is reuniting on-screen since May 1996, when the incredibly popular sitcom ended its 6-season run.

Lots have changed since then, but one thing remains constant -- the cast's love for Uncle Phil.

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'Jeopardy!' Contestant He's a Nasty Boy ... Mistakes Janet Jackson for Ariana Grande

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DOUBLE JEOPARDY

Janet Jackson got mistaken on "Jeopardy!" for another singer you'd never expect her to be confused with -- Ariana Grande ... but we think this is really a famous ponytail mix-up.

Here's what happened -- contestant Alwin Hui chose the $800 clue from the Billboard Music Awards category, and it was ... "As the recipient of the 2018 Icon Award, she took 'Control' and took to the stage in her first live TV performance in nearly a decade."

The answer was followed by a clip of Janet performing "Nasty" at the awards show, so ... pretty simple, right?

Not for Hui, who buzzed in first and guessed, "Who is Ariana Grande?"

Alex Trebek gave him a quick "no" before returning champ Sarah came correct, but naturally, people only care about Hui's gaffe ... and have been roasting him online.

To be fair, Jackson was rocking a hairstyle and getup similar to what Grande's known for ... but the Icon Award doesn't go to artists in their 20s, and Ariana hasn't had a chance to take a decade off from TV performances. Plus, the song clue was a dead giveaway.

Just not for poor Alwin.

It could have been worse, though -- he could have said Babe Ruth broke baseball's color barrier.

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Celia Solis on 'Desperate Housewives' 'Memba Her?!

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Daniella Baltodano was only 5 years old when she was slung into the limelight after landing the role of the strong and silent middle sibling Celia Solis on the final 5 seasons of the dramatic suburban television series "Desperate Housewives."

Danielle Baltodano was cast alongside her on-screen big sister Juanita Solis played by Madison De La Garza (who's Demi Lovato's real sister), her good looking father Carlos Solis, played by Ricardo Chavira ... and of course her hot housewife mother Gabrielle Solis, played by the eye-popping Eva Longoria.

Baltodano later appeared on one episode of "Shameless" in 2014.

Guess what she looks like now!

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'AHS' Star Leslie Grossman Husband Files for Divorce ... After 2 Decades Together

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'American Horror Story' star Leslie Grossman's husband is pulling the plug on their marriage ... TMZ has learned.

The actress' longtime hubby, Jon Bronson, filed his divorce petition Tuesday in L.A. County Superior. Jon says they have one minor child ... their 13-year-old daughter, Goldie.

No word yet on what he's looking for as far as child custody, spousal support or divvying up of assets.

Leslie has more than 60 acting credits to her name and has starred in lots of network television shows -- like "Popular," "What I Like About You" and more. Leslie's probably got even more dough rolling in these days too -- she's already been on three cycles of 'AHS' and appears to be set for lots more with season 10 right around the corner.

She's returned to play lots of characters thus far, like Coco St. Pierre Vanderbilt, Margaret Booth and Meadow Wilton. She's also had roles on "Shrill" and "The Good Place."

Jon and Leslie first got hitched in 2000.

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'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' Cast Reunites on Will's Snapchat Show!!!

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Now, this is a story all about how life in America got flipped-turned upside down, and now Will Smith would like to take a minute, so just sit right there, and he'll tell you about reuniting the cast from "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air."

That's right, big Willie is wrapping up his Snapchat show, "Will From Home," with a 2-part finale featuring some of the show's favorite cast members. That, of course, includes Alfonso Ribeiro, Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Daphne Maxwell Reid, Joseph Marcell and DJ Jazzy Jeff.

VIRTUALLY UNITED

It's the first time the cast is reuniting on-screen since the incredibly popular NBC sitcom ended its 6-season run in May 1996. The Snapchat Original series followed Will practicing social distancing at home with his family. The show proved popular ... with 15 million unique viewers in the first 3 episodes.

Will's guests have included Kevin James, Guy Fieri, Johnny Knoxville, Tyra Banks and even Dr. Anthony Fauci.

The 2-part finale -- broadcasting Wednesday morning with part 2 set for Thursday at 6 AM ET on Snapchat's Discover page -- will include a special tribute to Uncle Phil, the late James Avery.

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Roy Anderson on 'The Office' 'Memba Him?!

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4/28/2020 12:01 AM PT

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Newport Beach boy, David Denman, has a laundry list of impressive television credits. But, on the top of that list (preferably written on Dunder Mifflin paper stock) is his role as the warehouse worker and Pam Beesly's ex-fiance, Roy Anderson, in the first few seasons of the US version of the hilarious TV series, "The Office."

David Denman worked alongside some epic actors including John Krasinski as the sharp-witted salesman, Jim Halpert, Jenna Fischer as the sexy receptionist and artist, Pam Beesly ... and of course, Steve Carell as the bumbling boss, Michael Scott.

More recently, Denman can be spotted in the 2019 movie, "Brightburn," and the scary TV show, "Outcast."

Guess what he looks like now!

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'Duck Dynasty' Willie Robertson Alleged Drive-By Shooter Ordered to Stay Away 'til 2022!!!

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The alleged drive-by shooter of "Duck Dynasty" star Willie Robertson's estate has been ordered to stay away from Willie's son and daughter-in-law for a LONG TIME.

Daniel Dean King -- who cops claim admitted to going on a vodka-fueled shooting rampage -- has been ordered to stay at least 1,000 feet away from Willie's son, John Luke Robertson, daughter-in-law, Mary Kate Robertson, and infant grandkid.

According to docs, obtained by TMZ, the order of protection is valid until April 27, 2022. He's also prohibited from possessing a firearm and ordered to surrender all of his firearms to the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office.

As we reported ... Willie was out at a store when King pulled up in a white Ford F-250 truck and sprayed Willie's West Monroe, Louisiana estate with 8 to 10 bullets. At least one of the bullets went through the bedroom window of a home where John Luke lives.

It should be noted, within Willie's estate are numerous houses where several of his family members are staying during the coronavirus, meaning, just one protective order will theoretically keep the rest of the family safe from the alleged shooter.

As we previously told you ... cops say a juvenile witness in the truck told cops King did, in fact, put the gun out the window and fire multiple rounds from the moving vehicle ... this according to the police affidavit.

Cops say King admitted he was the shooter and he said, "he was attempting to see if the gun was on safety or not."

Sofia Vergara Age Before Beauty, Our Ass ... Hers & Her Niece's!!!

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Sofia Vergara's got a fun game for folks to play at home during quarantine -- it's a bit of a thirst trap, but with a bootyful twist: whose behind is whose?

The Colombian actress posted a lovely photo this weekend showing herself and her niece, Claudia, rocking two-piece thong bikinis and looking over a balcony at what appears to be Sofia's home. You can't see either of their faces -- but that wasn't the point of Sofia's post.

Sofia wrote of the aunt-niece duo in Spanish, "Modelo viejo del 72 y modelo nuevo del 92 😂😂😂😂 #alwaystwinning @cdvergara ❤️❤️❤️🌝🌝🌝." That translates to "old model from '72 and new model from '92."

BTW, she also posted a photo of Claudia from the front, bending over to make a burger, with uncle Joe Manganiello beside her working on his own grub. She's a lookalike from the side as well, but(t) as far as that first photo goes, it's actually SUPER hard to tell for sure who's who, no?

Anyway, just for funsies ... here's another look at the same pic in black and white -- only now it's coming from Claudia, who also seems to be in on the same guess-who game.

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Demi Lovato Opens Up to 'Sonny' Cast About Rehab, Eating Disorder

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GETTING REAL

Demi Lovato opened up in a big way with her former castmates from the Disney show, "Sonny With a Chance" ... describing how a fellow castmate was her inspiration for going to rehab and how her eating disorder made it impossibly cold on the set.

Demi was part of a virtual chat between cast members of 'Sonny' and the spinoff, "So Random!," including Tiffany Thornton, Allisyn Ashley Arm, Sterling Knight, Dough Brochu, Matthew Scott Montgomery, Shayne Topp, Audrey Whitby and Damien Haas.

She reminisced about how Tiffany gave her the strength to enter rehab for the first time, saying, "When I went away to treatment for the first time, you were my biggest inspiration coming out of it because you dealt with all of those pressures of being a woman on TV."

Demi went on to say ... "I looked at that as, 'I wish I had that so bad.' Yes, I probably was happier in my head with whatever I looked like at the time. But, I'm so much happier now with the mentality that you have. I look back now and I'm like, man, it's a shame that we wasted any energy on what we wore on set."

She went on to talk about how she was miserable on the set, in part because she was sleep-deprived and overworked.

And then, she talked priorities... "I'm realizing that as I've gotten older because when I was young, when you start off in the industry as a 7-year-old, 8-year-old, you kind of value your self-worth with your success," she explained. "I have moments all the time where I'm like, Do I want to continue this? Or do I want to pull a Tiffany and move to Texas, have a family and have a farm."

And, there's this ... Demi fessed up as to why her dressing room was a sweltering 98 degrees ... "I had an eating disorder and I was underweight and freezing!"

And, while 'Sonny' is near and dear to Lovato's heart, it's not something that she would want to revisit.

Before leaving the chat, Demi dropped some sage words of advice for those who are following in the former child actress's footsteps ... "I would just say, speak up for your needs, always tell the people around you ... "If you're tired, tell them you're tired. If you're sick, be honest about being sick and not feeling good. Just speak up for yourself."

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