Chris Hemsworth Showbiz ... It's All Who You Know

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Chris Hemsworth takes care of his own on set ... even the in-laws.

The actor hooked up Cristian Prieto -- the little bro of his wife Elsa Pataky -- with a production gig for his new 'Thor' movie -- which is in the middle of filming in Brisbane, Australia.

We're sure Chris helping out Cristian sat well with the missus.

It's like they say, happy wife ...

Chris Rock Divorce Final

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Chris Rock is officially single, after paying a visit to a New Jersey courthouse ... TMZ has learned.

Chris and now ex-wife Malaak both appeared Monday before a judge, finalizing their divorce.

The couple married in 1996 and have 2 kids, ages 12 and 14.

As we reported, there's a third child ... and the circumstances of how she became part of the family are shrouded in mystery. 8-year-old Ntombi was only 6 months old when she began living with the Rock family. Ntombi is from South Africa and the daughter of poor street peddlers.

Ntombi was never adopted and Chris maintained she was not his daughter. He has been in regular contact with his 2 kids since the couple separated in 2014, but has not seen Ntombi.

We don't know the terms of the settlement ... the case is sealed. It's unclear what, if anything, Chris is paying by way of child support ... particularly in the case of Ntombi.

We made repeated calls to Chris' rep, Leslie Sloane, but the calls were not returned.

Billy Bush Lochte Demanded Sit-Down with Lauer ... There's No Bad Blood!

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Billy Bush says Matt Lauer did NOT bigfoot him out of the coveted first sit-down interview with Ryan Lochte ... telling TMZ Sports it was Lochte who called the shots.

Meek Mill I Dreamed Big For My New Chain ... $500k Big

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Meek Mill doesn't seem too concerned Drake's still dragging his name through the mud ... he's too busy dropping half a mil on a new iced-out chain.

As we reported ... Meek dropped $380k last week for one of the first Bentley Bentaygas to hit U.S. soil, but it's chump change compared to the $540k he just spent on his new neck bling.

The chain is covered in 250 karats and was made by Shyne Jewelers. It's adorned with the letters DC -- a bedazzled shout-out to his Dream Chasers label.

We're told Meek waited months for the piece and finally picked it up in Philly.

So, technically, Drake's not the only one dropping weight in Meek's hometown.

Neverland Ranch Owner Property Up For Grabs ... And So Is My Wife

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The guy who's trying to dump Neverland Ranch from his books just got dumped himself ... his wife is calling it quits.

Thomas Barrack got slapped with divorce docs. His wife, Rachelle, cites the usual irreconcilable differences for walking away from their two-year marriage. She's asking for physical custody of their kids -- ages 5 and 2 -- plus spousal support.

Here's the kicker -- they still need to hash out who gets what ... potentially Neverland Ranch itself, if it doesn't sell.

They could just split the rides and the zoo animals down the middle ... but something tells us that would get messy.

TMZ Live Lindsay Lohan: I Want to Meet Vladimir Putin!

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Conrad Hilton Sued Vomit-Covered Head-On Car Wreck

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Conrad Hilton smashed his daddy's Range Rover head-on into another woman -- just a few hours after he dodged jail time for another high-speed wreck ... according to a new lawsuit.

Kelly Auld says Paris Hilton's troubled little bro was driving erratically in the white Range and drifting into her lane. In the docs, she says he accelerated, and clipped another car before smashing into hers.

Auld says in the seconds before the crash, she saw Hilton looking dazed with BOTH hands above his head as he careened toward her. In the suit, she says witnesses saw Conrad throw a bong out his window, and he was covered in vomit when he got out of the SUV.

The vehicle was registered to Hilton & Hyland, Rick Hilton's real estate firm ... according to the suit.

She's done her research too -- Auld points out Conrad entered a court-ordered drug treatment program last year, and had been prohibited from driving.

And get this ... she says the accident happened May 19 -- the day after Conrad struck a plea deal for a 100 mph wreck near Palm Springs.

Jeremy Meeks No Dreamy Shoots With McMug Shot

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Bella and Gigi Hadid's little bro is NOT teaming up with an ex-con -- no matter how much of a handsome bastard the guy is.

Jeremy Meeks -- the former Cali state prisoner known as Dreamy McMug Shot -- posted a pic with Anwar Hadid ... which became a thing on the Internet, and started rumors the guys were doing a modeling shoot together.

Sources close to Anwar tell us he and Jeremy were introduced in Bev Hills last week, and Jeremy asked for a pic because he's a fan. Anwar obliged because he's a nice guy.

Jeremy's no dummy though -- he's trying to make it big in modeling, which is probably why he didn't caption the photo.

Never hurts to be Hadid-adjacent.

Mickey Rourke I'm Gonna Bash Lenny Dykstra's Face Up ... ON SIGHT

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Mickey Rourke says he's done messing around -- and vows to bash Lenny Dykstra's face in the next time he seem him ... and he's DEAD. SERIOUS.

Remember, Rourke initially called Dykstra out after the ex-MLB star went on Howard Stern and claimed Mickey owes him $30k from back in the day ... insinuating it was drug related.

Dykstra fired back -- saying Mickey's face was an insult to the facelift industry.

Now, Rourke has apparently had enough -- and in one of the most rage-filled, angry rants we've ever seen ... the actor swears on everything he loves that he will "knock all his f***ing teeth out again."

Dykstra ... don't say we didn't warn ya ...

DMX I'm Super Potent!!! Welcomes Baby #15

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DMX has a challenge most parents would find daunting ... remembering the names of all of his kids, which now number 15.

The baker's dozen plus 2 was born Friday in NYC ... weighing in at 6 lbs, 10 oz.

His name -- Exodus Simmons. The mom is X's longtime GF, Desiree. It's her first child.

The rapper missed the delivery -- he was in Arizona when Exodus popped out. But he flew to NYC for the baby's first night in the world.

X tells us he's overjoyed, calling the baby a "blessing."

Lots of blessings.

Shannen Doherty Scores Settlement in Cancer Lawsuit

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Shannen Doherty just landed a settlement in that huge $15 million lawsuit she filed against her ex-manager for allegedly screwing up her health insurance.

We broke the story ... Shannen sued her former management firm, claiming they mismanaged her insurance premiums and let her policy lapse at a critical time when doctors could've done an early detection of her breast cancer.

According to docs, both sides agreed to settle the matter late last week. The amount of money Shannen is getting is confidential. The battle was really heating up right before the settlement -- lawyers for her ex-manager tried to get Shannen to sit for round 2 of a deposition ... questioning how sick she really was from her cancer and treatments.

It's a moot point now.

Demi Lovato Sleigh Bells Sues Are Ya Listenin' Demi?

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Demi Lovato has been sued by the group Sleigh Bells for allegedly ripping off their critically acclaimed song, "Infinity Guitars."

Demi's song "Stars" -- released last year as a bonus track in her album "Confident" -- has "virtually identical content" to "Infinity Guitars" ... so claims the group. The lawsuit says, "The combination of the hand claps and bass drum, structured as 3 quarter beats and a rest ... is at least substantially similar in both works."

"Infinity Guitars," released in 2010, was a massive critically acclaimed hit, scoring in Rolling Stone as one of the best songs of the year.

Last November, producers said "We did not use any samples in Demi Lovato's song Stars. Demi was also not involved with the production. She only wrote top line."

Sleigh Bells wants some serious profits from Demi and the other defendants, and they want to yank her song from getting more play.

U.S. Swimmer Jimmy Feigen Charity Donation to Boost Brazil's Olympians

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Swimmer Jimmy Feigen's nearly $11k deal to avoid a Rio jail could backfire against future Team USA Olympians.

TMZ has learned Feigen's $10,800 donation has been tagged to spruce up training facilities for the Reaction Institute in the Rio favela known as City of God. Specifically, we're told the money is going to help fix walls and prevent weather damage to judo equipment.

That equipment is used to give children from the favelas judo training, and put them on the road to becoming Olympians -- who might one day whoop-up on American judo fighters. Brazil's judo gold medalist this year, Rafaela Silva, once trained at the Institute ... so it has a good track record.

As we reported, Feigen struck a deal with prosecutors in Rio ... who agreed to let him off the hook, if he made the donation.

Folks at the Reaction Institute are pumped for the dough, and tell us they hope Jimmy will visit once the work is done -- but we're guessing he won't be back in Brazil anytime soon.

Disney Alligator Attack Guest Sounded Warning Before Attack

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A guest at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort saw an alligator looming in the area where 2-year-old Lane Graves was playing ... and she even sounded the alarm to someone at the hotel.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Orange County Sheriff's Office released a final report -- obtained by TMZ -- about the circumstances surrounding Lane's death.

According to the report, Shawna Giacomini, a North Carolina tourist, told investigators she was on the beach at 8:15 PM with her 2 daughters, and the girls saw an alligator about 5 feet from the shore, near the marsh. The older daughter told the Walt Disney World AV/Movie Coordinator about the gator.

The trio went to the store, and when they returned at around 9 PM the attack had already occurred.

The report details the attack, explaining Lane went toward the water with his dad and a pail. The dad saw a splash, looked over and saw the gator had locked onto Lane's head. He tried pulling the gator's mouth open, to no avail, and the gator dragged Lane into deep water.

The cause of death was cranio-cervical trauma and drowning.

The report is damning because of the lack of signs warning of gators, which the authors call "predatory."

MLB Star Edwin Encarnacion Sued for Battery ... STD Allegations

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Toronto Blue Jays superstar Edwin Encarnacion has been sued by a woman who claims he knowingly gave her multiple STDs during a romantic weekend ... TMZ Sports has learned.