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Viola Davis isn't shying away from the headlines surrounding her new movie, "Suicide Squad" -- in fact, she's facing 'em head on in this clip.

We asked Viola -- who plays intelligence officer Amanda Waller -- about director David Ayer getting f-bomb happy at the NYC premiere, and she's definitely got his back.

As for some pretty harsh reviews of the film? Viola seems to be blowing that off, but her reaction to our photog suggesting the flick might get Oscar attention ... is priceless.

Gotta respect her honesty.

Michael Kittrell was known as 'Angry Ginger' on "Hollywood Hillbillies," but is now going by the name Claire and says she's transitioning.

Kittrell says she's been undergoing hormone therapy for several months. We spoke to her about going public, and the reality of her announcement she's transgender -- many people will think this is just an Internet stunt.

Claire says it would be so "dark" for anyone to make a joke out of something so painful to so many people. She does admit her own grandmother isn't fully buying this yet, but adds there was a good sign Tuesday Mema's starting to come around.

We can't vouch for her, but check out Claire in her own words.

It's in with the new husband and out with old house for Eva Longoria ... who just put her Hollywood villa on the market.

Eva's hillside crib was home during her marriage with Tony Parker and during her single years. Now after tying the knot in May, she's unloading the gated 3 bed, 3 bath Mediterranean-style property ... which was built in 1924.

She bought it for $1.15 million and is now listing it for $1.395 mil.

MTV just turned 35 and to celebrate the special occasion ... they gave out free ink for fans!

Anyone who wanted a free MTV tattoo could go to shops in L.A. and NYC, pick from a few different logos and get it tatted anywhere on their body. Some options included the vintage "Yo! MTV Raps" logo and the classic leopard print "MTV."

Former Senator Tom Harkin has no words for Donald Trump, but he does have one quick and vivid sign for the GOP candidate.

Harkin -- who spoke at the DNC last week using American Sign Language -- flew into LAX, and we asked him what sign he'd use to describe Donald Trump.

His answer is short and hysterical. Basically, he's saying the Donald is #2 -- as in ... a turd.

Watch and learn a little ASL.

JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers are having an awesome first day as a publicly engaged couple ... but now they're off to face her parents.

We caught the love birds Tuesday leaving ABC Studios in NYC and they're still all over each other after the 'Bachelorette' finale ... where JoJo said "Yes" to the proposal from Aaron Rodgers' little bro.

She says they're heading to Dallas, where we're guessing Jordan's gonna have a much different convo with JoJo's dad than the one produced for TV.

Check out the vid ... JoJo's clearly running the show.

Just sit there and look pretty, Jordan.

Anton Yelchin's parents blame Fiat Chrysler's faulty gear shift for the death of their son who suffered greatly as he was trapped against a gate ... this according to a new lawsuit.

According to legal docs obtained by TMZ ... Irina and Viktor Yelchin say a defective e-shift gear selector led to the death of the "Star Trek" star after the actor got out of the vehicle, apparently believing he left his Jeep in park.

The suit claims Anton suffered after impact before ultimately succumbing to his injuries. According to the suit, "Yelchin was crushed and lingered alive for some time, trapped and suffocating until his death."

The Yelchins claims echo those in previous lawsuits against the automaker, where vehicles have crushed drivers who get out thinking the vehicle is in park.

Donald Trump ain't about to let some baby upstage his run for the Presidency ... which is why he just kicked one out of his rally.

The Donald was holding court in Ashburn, VA when a baby started crying. He sarcastically told the woman holding the baby he liked the interruption -- but she didn't catch his sarcasm. Check out the candidate's reaction the second time the baby cried.

Apparently, Trump DOES put baby in the corner.

Vanilla Ice had a meltdown at Delta in Atlanta Monday, after realizing his plane had left ... without him.

Ice tells us he arrived an hour early and sat near the ticket counter. He says when he looked up the gateway door was closed, so he bolted to the counter, asking why no one called the flight.

Delta employees weren't in the mood for attitude, but what really set Ice off was a traveler who inserted himself into the discussion, schooling Ice on airport protocol.

Welcome to the club, Ice ... says Kim Zolciak.

Comedian and actor Lavell Crawford's not quite half the man he used to be, but he's getting there after dropping a buck 20 -- and his loss is a huge gain for someone else.

We got Crawford at LAX and it was immediately obvious the guy's looking much slimmer than he was in his days as extra husky bodyguard Huell on "Breaking Bad."

Lavell says his wife doesn't want him getting too skinny though, and she's got a magic number in mind. As he put it ... "She married me as a bear. You don't wanna date no bunny rabbit."

Lavell had some medical assistance to lose the weight, and he explained what else he's doing to drop the lbs. And that's all on top of his jiu-jitsu training!

It's official now ... you know 50 Cent and The Game's feud is really squashed when they come together over strippers.

The longtime rivals were kicking it Monday night at Ace of Diamonds in L.A. -- and they were all smiles in the V.I.P.

50 made it rain, and Game grabbed the mic to let everyone know the rap giants are on to some new s***.

Remember, we kinda knew they were working things out earlier this year when we saw 'em at the same club in Hollywood.

And check out Fiddy leaving the club. Even though he was tossing cash like crazy in the club ... homie still left with major stacks!

#WhatBankruptcy

An LAPD cop, falsely accused of racism and brutality, is being attacked by an L.A. City agency for exposing the truth and defending himself ... and now the City wants a big chunk of his retirement.

It's a slap in the face to anyone who believes Blue Lives Matter. The L.A. Ethics Commission is gunning for recently retired LAPD Sgt. Jim Parker, trying to force him to pay a $10,000 fine for leaking audio to TMZ ... audio proving he did not profile a black woman engaged in lewd public conduct with her boyfriend.

You'll recall, "Django Unchained" actress Daniele Watts, who is black, was in a car with her white boyfriend near CBS Studios in the San Fernando Valley back in Sept. 2014. People from nearby offices called cops and complained they were having sex in the car.

Sgt. Parker responded, and when Watts refused to hand over her ID and then walked away, he cuffed her and placed her under arrest. Watts' BF went on a Facebook rant, which he then restated, claiming Sgt. Parker showed prejudice and aggression because of her color, and cuffed her so tight she was bleeding.

The LAPD did not come out and defend Parker, and he was getting skewered in the media ... labeled a racist cop.

That's when the Sgt. leaked to TMZ the audio of the encounter, which shows Watts was not only the aggressor, but falsely accused him of racism and threatened to get her publicist involved.

The Ethics Commission met Monday and is pressuring Sgt. Parker -- who has acknowledged he gave TMZ the audio -- to admit wrongdoing by leaking a police tape. The Commissions lawyer -- who was extremely aggressive at the hearing -- tried cutting a deal ... admit guilt and pay $2,500. Otherwise, the Commission would gun for the retired cop's checkbook to the tune of $10k.

Sgt. Parker is not going to fold, so the case is headed for trial.

It's pretty amazing ... a cop who did the right thing in the field and gets falsely accused of racism cannot defend himself from public humiliation.

"Suicide Squad" director David Ayer got straight gangsta at his movie's premiere with a four-letter assault on the superheroes over at Marvel ... and then walked it back real freakin' quick.

Check out the video ... the DC filmmaker definitely got swept up in the hype Monday night when he got on the mic in front of the audience.

He was quick to apologize after the outburst, and claimed he was only repeating what someone in the crowd said.

Too bad he didn't mean it. We all wanna see 'Avengers' vs. "Justice League," right?

Formula One champ Lewis Hamilton is having a GREAT day -- partying in Barbados with a half naked Chanel Iman ... who's stealing the show at one of the hottest festivals in the world!

Justin Bieber put all of his 145 lbs behind Kanye West, by posting a photo showing whose side he's on in the Taylor Swift war.

The Biebs FaceTimed Kanye and posted a screenshot Tuesday morning with the caption, "Taylor swift what up."

It goes down in the DM ... at least, that's how it went down with Cristiano Ronaldo, who social media pimped his way into a hangout session with Casi Davis, TMZ Sports has learned.