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Brad Pitt has been cleared of abuse allegations by the L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services, TMZ has learned, and that gives him a huge advantage in his custody war with Angelina Jolie.

Law enforcement sources tell us ... DCFS concluded Wednesday it would close the investigation involving an incident in Sept. between Brad and Maddox on a private jet. The Dept. reached the decision ... Brad did NOT commit child abuse during an argument that ended with physical contact.

The case was exhaustively investigated. Social workers interviewed Brad, Angelina, the kids and witnesses on the plane. Everyone cooperated in the investigation. No further action will be taken.

The conclusion is a repudiation of sorts of allegations made by Angelina, who claimed Brad intentionally and without justification struck the boy. We're told she also had claimed there was a pattern of misconduct on Brad's part, something DCFS did not buy.

Now that Brad is cleared, he has a big advantage in the custody case. Angelina is asking for sole physical custody and Brad wants joint custody. California judges favor Brad's position.

Hillary Clinton said goodbye to her presidential hopes Wednesday, but the silver lining is her campaign merchandise is selling like crazy.

A source at the official Hillary for America online store tells TMZ ... she's been flooded all morning with hundreds of orders for gear. Our source believes collectors are trying to scoop up the last of the commemorative merchandise, and supplies are extremely limited.

Normally, they have 50 types of shirts, but now there are only 3 left. One of 'em is only available in XS ... so, there ya go skinny chicks, and there was only ONE Hillary logo hat left!

We're told staffers are shocked after Tuesday night's results. They did have several order cancellations early in the day, and expected that trend to continue all day, but much like the election ... they experienced a dramatic swing.

It's all going cheap too -- a button's going for $4 bucks, and it's free shipping on any order over $30.

Nailed it!

Peyton Manning arrived to the L.A. set of "Modern Family" Wednesday -- where he'll be acting next to another guy who bragged about scoring 4 TDs in 1 game (#PolkHighFootballRules).

Manning is playing a sports tutor on the show -- and will be working with the toddler son of Jay (Ed O'Neil) and Gloria (Sofia Vergara).

Hillary Clinton supporters looking to blame Gov. Gary Johnson for jacking her votes are "fundamentally flawed" in their thinking ... according to Johnson's team.

Angry Clinton voters have been shouting it from rooftops since late Tuesday night -- blasting Johnson because they believe the 4 million votes he got were wasted and would have helped Hillary get in office.

The guv's spokesperson tells TMZ that's just sour grapes, and HRC could have upped her chances to win if she'd found what Johnson's 4 million supporters were looking for in a candidate.

Election analysis reportedly shows in key states like Florida and Pennsylvania -- where Donald Trump's margin of victory was less than 1.5% -- Jill Stein and Johnson's backers could have swung the vote.

Donald Trump's life is already being shielded as if he was in office, and will remain so until he gets sworn in on Jan. 20 ... TMZ has learned.

Secret Service agents have been assigned to watch over Trump inside of Trump Tower in NYC, and cops are standing guard all around outside as well. We're told anyone going in and out of the building is being screened to keep the President-elect safe.

More than 30 NYPD officers are on high alert around the perimeter of the building, with police barricades and dump trucks taking over the entire block of 56th/57th streets off of 5th Ave ... completely closing off access to the public.

We're told only folks who work on those blocks are being allowed on the tower side of the street -- after protesters came over in droves, reacting to Trump's victory early Wednesday morning.

Donald Trump is already banking off his presidential win because his staple red "Make America Great Again" hats have flown off the shelves ... TMZ has learned.

The hat -- which retails for $25 -- was sold out following Tuesday's victory. Trump wore it throughout his campaign, but now that he's won it's more relevant than ever.

We're told it could take up to a couple of weeks to restock the now-iconic snapback.

Good news though for anyone still looking to grab one by the rim ... it's still available in white.

Hillary Clinton went person-to-person after her concession speech, thanking her most loyal supporters in the crowd, and you could almost feel the pain.

Our photog asked her if she was feeling more sorrow than fear ... but she was laser-focused on people who put their lives on hold and were jolted by defeat.

Miley Cyrus just made a tearful plea for love and compassion after Donald Trump's stunning win over Hillary Clinton.

Miley's explaining exactly why she's sad -- and man, is she sad.

In the clip she does accept Donald as her next POTUS, but it came with a ton of waterworks.

Hillary Clinton got choked up during a powerful, emotional and gracious concession speech in which she thanked her supporters and encouraged all Americans to support President-elect Trump.

Hillary acknowledged the white elephant in the room, saying ... "We have seen that our nation is more deeply divided than we thought. We must accept this result and look to the future."

She added, "Being your candidate has been one of the greatest honors of my life. This is painful and it will be for a long time."

Hillary went on to thank, with extremely heartfelt words, the women who've put their faith in her -- "Nothing has made me prouder than to be your champion."

Rick Ross is dead serious about coming clean with Uncle Sam -- he hired new accountants and is close to wiping out his tax debt.

The rapper tells TMZ the $5.7 million he owes in back taxes is an issue that arose from an incorrect tax filing in 2012 by his previous accountants. Rick tells us he's not only hired a new team to correct the filing but has already paid a large portion of the debt.

TMZ broke the story ... the feds issued a tax lien against Rozay for owing a little more than $4.6 million in 2012 alone, plus more in 2013 and 2014.

President Obama echoed Hillary Clinton's words, and said he would ensure a smooth transition of power to President-elect Donald Trump.

With Vice President Joe Biden by his side, POTUS said of the election ... "The day after we have to remember we're all on one team. We're Americans first, we're patriots first."

He also discussed his phone call to Trump last night and why he felt encouraged by what he heard. They're scheduled to meet face-to-face on Thursday.

There was a lighthearted moment between the Prez and VP where Barack talked about having lost elections, while Biden had not. Check out Biden's reaction.

#BosomBuddies

Tom Brady isn't ready to open up about whether he voted for President-elect Donald Trump ... claiming his wife, Gisele Bundchen, wants him to keep his mouth shut when it comes to politics.

At a rally in New Hampshire earlier this week, Trump claimed he had the support of Pats coach Bill Belichick and his superstar QB ... something Gisele refuted on social media.

Brady doesn't clarify if he gave Trump permission to use his name during the rally, and makes it clear that he wants to follow his wife's orders and focus on football.

"I think that's a good decision ... made for our family."

Serena Williams has a phenomenal athletic physique fit for tennis or whatever the hell else she wants to do when she's in a bikini on a beach ... including some boxing.

The greatest female tennis player of our era tuned out the racket of election day, and instead spent Tuesday in the Bahamas -- where her smokin' hot bod was on display and in full motion with some friends.

Once America goes black, it can go back -- Donald J. Trump will become the 45th President of the United States.

Trump completed a shocking and historic upset of Hillary Clinton early Wednesday morning -- taking her down in battleground states AND states that historically vote Democrat.

Hillary refused to deliver a concession speech on election night, which only sparked more heated words between supporters on both sides. However, CNN reported, at 11:40 PM PT, she did wave the white flag during a phone call to Trump.

The President elect had gracious words for his opponent during his victory speech.

After the most nasty and contentious election campaign season, perhaps ever -- we can at least rally around one simple concept: We're still gonna have a very hot First Lady!

Newt Gingrich TRIED to warn Hillary Clinton about counting her chickens ... sending a message to the Dems back in October ... a message that fell on deaf ears.

After the release of the Billy Bush "Trump Tapes" -- Donald was down BIG in the polls. But Newt warned about the dangers of "spiking the football" before the race was over ... and used a 2013 example from a University of Wisconsin football game to make his point.

Seems Clinton should've listened ...

By the way, there's now a buzz Gingrich could be secretary of state.

So, stay tuned ...

A group of Donald Trump supporters ganged up on a Hillary Clinton fan ... and it got ugly.

The intense confrontation went down outside Trump Tower in NYC about an hour before the election was officially called in The Donald's favor. Check out the vid ... the Hillary supporter was drowned out by a bunch of bros before cops finally stepped in.