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Alan Thicke died of a "ruptured aorta" -- a massive tear in the body's largest artery -- according to his death certificate.

According to the official doc ... doctors desperately tried to save Alan's life by performing a median sternotomy -- it's a surgical procedure where doctors literally crack open the sternum to open up the area around the heart and lungs so they can operate.

Alan was stricken with the heart attack at around 11:15 AM last week. He died 3 hours later in surgery at Providence St. Joseph's Medical Center in Burbank. Time of death was listed at 2:14 PM.

TMZ broke the story ... Alan died of a heart attack last week while he was playing hockey with his 19-year-old son, Carter. He was transported to Providence St. Joseph's Medical Center and died there.

Lucy Hale's legal team is going after a site that posted topless selfies of her in a bed.

The "Pretty Little Liars" star's lawyer, Marty Singer, fired off a threatening letter to Celeb Jihad, which posted 2 racy photos from her phone that were apparently sent to a friend. The pics show exposed breasts and nipples, and a breast tattoo came along for the ride.

Singer could not be clearer ... Lucy owns the pics and insists they were meant for a friend, but someone hacked into her phone.

We're told the site is reviewing the letter, but for now ... the pics remain front and center on the site.

CNN'S political commentator Angela Rye has major beef with TSA after a pat down she says went way over the line of decency, and might even be criminal.

Angela came on "TMZ Live" to explain why she ended up in tears after the incident in the Detroit airport, telling us the agent did much more than the "backhanded pat down" she was supposed to do. Angela insists the female agent touched her genitals ... multiple times.

Video of the incident -- recorded by a police officer -- shows Angela recoil when the agent appeared to go up her dress. It's clear she was very upset at the end.

For its part, TSA says its investigating to make sure protocol was followed.

TV's first gay bachelor, Robert Sepulveda Jr., is bringing awareness to sex workers by getting mostly naked on camera. Bare with him ... there's a point to this.

The "Finding Prince Charming" star says he recreated real moments from his rent-a-guy past for a 2017 calendar -- hence the big wad of cash in some of the pics.

Robert owned up to having been an escort right before his show started airing. He says he hopes the calendar can be a conversation piece. Not about his piece, but about the plight of sex workers.

The limited edition calendar is entitled "Rented" and costs $50. Robert says all proceeds go to the Sex Workers Project.

The racy teaser video tells fans to "Order yours today." He means the calendar. We think.

Justin Bieber was just indicted for allegedly ordering a beatdown on a photog in Argentina and then stealing his money and gear.

A judge in Buenos Aires just dropped the hammer against the pop star for the 2013 incident.

Bieber has maintained all along this case is a bunch of nothing and the judge is a lone wolf who has been out to get him. Until the case is resolved, Bieber cannot return to Argentina, because he'll be arrested.

Our sources say Bieber has a plan. His lawyers will appeal the indictment, hoping that the appeals court judges will see the indictment for what it is -- a publicity grab by the judge -- and throw the case out.

The problem for Bieber ... he's about to start his South American tour and Argentina is by far the biggest market and his biggest fan base on the continent. As one Bieber source put it, "The judge is screwing his own country because Justin could infuse a huge amount of money into the economy."

Dani Mathers is facing way more than a conviction for invasion of privacy for secretly snapping a pic of an elderly woman at a gym ... it could ruin what she believes is a promising real estate career.

Dani's lawyer is in court right now, trying to strike a deal with prosecutors so she doesn't have a conviction on her record. We've learned attorney Tom Mesereau just told prosecutors his client will do a full mea culpa ... apologizing to the victim, undergoing counseling and even taking an anti-bullying course.

Here's the immediate problem for Mathers. She's been working on getting a real estate license and worries the California Bureau of Real Estate will reject her application if she has a record.

Mesereau has told prosecutors his client will go even further ... going to schools and talking about bullying and how it impacts people.

As you know ... Mathers not only posted the pic, she body shamed the woman with the caption, "If I can't unsee this then you can't either."

11:40 AM PT -- The judge appointed someone to look at the confiscated documents to help the court decide whether or not they are privileged.

10:46 AM PT -- Court is in recess for 5 minutes, and the judge's decision is expected when they return.

10:08 AM PT -- Durst is wheeled into court and seated next to his attorneys to begin the hearing.

Robert Durst's lawyers will fight to keep stacks of confiscated documents from being used in his murder trial when they march into court Wednesday morning ... and we're live streaming.

Durst's lawyers claim police illegally seized the personal docs from Durst's homes and a friend's home. They also believe the material is subject to attorney-client privilege. Prosecutors argue at least some of the docs are fair game because they were shared with producers of HBO's 'The Jinx.'

Blac Chyna is a liar and Adidas NEVER made a single overture to her about fronting a shoe line ... so claims Adidas.

Sources connected with Adidas tell TMZ, "This is 1 trillion percent false at level. She has never been on our radar."

Chyna's lawyer had told TMZ Adidas offered his client $250k for a line of shoes, but claimed the amount was woefully inadequate.

Adidas is calling BS and says there has not been a single discussion with Chyna, her lawyer or anyone else about using her to hawk shoes.

Chyna's lawyer tells us, "I have absolutely no comment."

Heidi Klum and Seal have the co-parenting thing down pat -- just take your kids on a luxurious ski vacation ... works every time.

The exes reunited with their 4 children in Aspen. It's an annual holiday trip for Klum and the kids, but Seal hasn't usually attended since their big D.

The unruly passenger who turned a Korean Air flight upside down Tuesday was caught on video during his tirade.

TMZ has obtained the video showing the passenger going ballistic ... shouting, spitting and kicking anyone who gets in his way. He eventually gets tied up.

As we reported, Daisy Fuentes claimed the Korean Air flight attendant didn't know how to use a taser so she could not effectively subdue the man.

Lisa Marie Naegle posed with the man who we're told confessed to killing her ... just hours before he allegedly took a hammer to her head and beat her with it repeatedly.

TMZ obtained this photo of Lisa Marie with Jackie Jerome Rogers at Alpine Village ... a party venue in Torrance, CA. The pic was taken at 12:04 AM Sunday. Exactly 2 hours and 14 minutes later, they drove off in Rogers' SUV and not long after that, he allegedly bludgeoned her to death after she ended their affair.

This pic was shot at 12:16 AM ... you see the former "Bridalplasty" contestant with drink in hand enjoying a performance by Too Short.

TMZ broke the story ... Rogers confessed to cops after Lisa Marie's family confronted him with surveillance video showing the 2 of them leaving together Sunday at 2:18 AM.

Her naked body was discovered Tuesday ... buried in Rogers' backyard.

Kylie Jenner is either pulling a Pamela Anderson, or the camera that took this shot adds a few pounds ... to her chest.

Kylie posted the shot on the left on Tuesday, and if you compare it to one she took at Halloween -- in her Christina Aguilera costume -- it sure seems like there's been some kind of enhancement.

Could be padding, the angle or even surgery -- but there's no getting around 'em ... those puppies are larger and in charger.

The second leg of Kanye West's Saint Pablo Tour has not just been put on hold ... it's been outright cancelled ... TMZ has learned.

As we reported, Kanye's psych hospitalization put the 2017 portion of the tour on ice, with no restart date set. At the time Kanye was at UCLA Medical Center, sources connected with the rapper insisted the tour would go on, even though belatedly.

Now we've learned Kanye's people contacted concert promoter Live Nation and informed them the second leg -- which for the most part was European -- was officially cancelled. Among the planned stops -- Paris, U.K. and Germany.

We're told cancelling did not pose real problems, because no dates were set and no tickets were sold.

TMZ broke the story ... Kanye has an insurance policy that reimburses him for any lost profits or expenses associated with cancellations that result from a medical condition.

10:20 AM PT -- Live Nation just told TMZ, "Kanye West's SAINT PABLO TOUR never had a confirmed European leg. As such there were no dates to cancel." As we reported, Kanye's people contacted Live Nation shortly after he was hospitalized and said his plan for the European leg was cancelled.

Blac Chyna is in talks with Adidas to land her own shoe deal ... but we're told if the apparel giant wants a piece of BC, they've gotta pony up a lot more than what's on the table.

Sources close to Chyna tell TMZ Adidas has offered her a two-shoe contract, with an option for a third. As for the price ... we're told Adidas is only willing to pay $250k ... and Chyna's insulted.

Our sources say in addition to the shoes, Adidas wants Chyna to appear at media events and wear the athletic gear out in public.

We're told her attorney, Walter Mosley, has been back and forth in negotiations -- and both sides think an agreement will be struck.

The 2016 Lena Dunham apology tour keeps chuggin' along ... this time for wistfully wishing she'd had an abortion.

Dunham's come under heavy fire for a comment she made on her podcast last week ... describing the experiences of loved ones who'd had abortions. She said, "Now I can say that I still haven't had an abortion, but I wish I had."

So naturally, now she's backpedaling with an apology, calling her words a "distasteful joke." She also adds she'll be making a donation to abortion funds in New York, Texas and Ohio.

Daisy Fuentes was dead wrong when she claimed the flight attendant on a Korean Air flight couldn't subdue an unruly passenger because she didn't know how to handle a taser ... so says Korean Air.

The flight attendant didn't fire the weapon because the passenger in question was bouncing around, and she was worried she might inadvertently shoot another passenger ... at least that's what the airline tells TMZ.

As we reported ... Richard Marx and Daisy were on a Korean Air flight when a guy flipped out and Richard had to step in to help restrain him. Daisy and Richard claimed the crew didn't know how to handle the situation.

Korean Air adds ... "The flight attendant considered the safety of the other passengers and decided to restrain the passenger with ropes."

Here's the question ... why couldn't the guy be tased at close rage?