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"Gary from Chicago" -- the tourist who stole the show at the Oscars -- was released from prison 3 days before he was hanging out with Denzel Washington and kissing Meryl Streep.

Gary Alan Coe did 20 years in the California prison system ... according to WLS TV, and just got out last week. Gary reportedly was in for committing multiple felonies -- he wasn't more specific about his crimes, but said he met his fiancee, Vickie, while in the pen.

Even though Gary and Vickie live in California now, he's a Chicago native and he's become the toast of the town. The Bulls offered him tickets and Gino's East wants to hook him up with free pizza.

The Denzel moment was cool and all, but Gary says he and Vickie are still planning a real wedding this summer.

If The Weeknd has any menage a trois fantasies ... this would be the time to let Selena Gomez know -- the couple's in Paris, and staying just a few minutes away from his ex, Bella Hadid.

Selena and The Weeknd were spotted chilling at their hotel -- which happens to be a convenient Parisian stroll away from the one where Bella's staying.

He's in town for a tour, and Bella's there for fashion stuff. We're guessing Selena's there because, well ... maybe she knew Bella was gonna be there.

Kellyanne Conway threw manners out the Oval Office window to take a snapshot of Donald Trump with leaders of black universities and colleges.

Kellyanne left her high heel shoes on as she knelt on a couch to take a photo of the prez and dozens of reps for Historically Black Colleges and Universities Monday. She immediately got ripped on social media for the extreme lack of etiquette.

If you're inclined to give her the benefit of the doubt ... she was just trying to get a better angle for the shot. On the other hand, kneeling in the Oval almost always gets ya in trouble.

Here's Kim Kardashian licking ice cream. That's all.

Kim, Kourtney and her kid, Penelope, hit up Sloan's Ice Cream and candy shop Monday in Calabasas.

U2's "The Fly" is a total rip-off from a British songwriter ... according to the songwriter who's finally getting around to suing them for the 1991 hit.

Paul Rose -- a writer and guitarist with 12 solo albums of his own -- says Bono, Edge and the boys straight-up jacked the music for "The Fly" from his 1989 song "Nae Slappin."

In the docs, Rose says he recorded a demo and gave it to Island Records, which circulated it and repeatedly listened to in its offices. That same year, Island Records signed U2.

Rose thinks it's no coincidence "The Fly" -- the lead single from U2's "Achtung Baby" album -- features a guitar hook and solo nearly identical to the one in "Nae Slappin."

It's unclear why Rose waited 25 years to sue, but he wants $5 million in damages. The Dirty first reported it. Does he have a case? Take a listen ...

2 Chainz the restaurateur's already making plans for expansion, now that his first spot is back on the right side of the Georgia Health Dept.

The rapper was leaving Rockefeller Center Monday night in NYC when we asked him about Escobar Restaurant and Tapas -- his Atlanta eatery -- passing health inspection with flying colors ... just days after it tanked.

2 Chainz explained his quick turnaround, and happily promoted his brunch specials!

You also gotta see what he thinks about Prez Trump reportedly eating steak ... with ketchup.

New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram says he and some of his NFL teammates were TURNED AWAY from a nightclub in London Monday night because they were "too urban."

Nicki Minaj's ex says Nicki took a major hit from Remy Ma ... and she shouldn't count on him to help her recover.

We got Nicki's ex-fiance and producer Safaree Samuels leaving the gym in L.A. ... he says Remy's lyrics are some of the most disrespectful he's ever heard -- possibly a one-punch rap battle knockout.

Safaree's not one for helping out his ex either, but not because it's personal with Nicki ... he's just not into female beef.

One of the top high school QBs in the country has transferred schools after getting into a physical altercation with Wayne Gretzky's golf player son ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Ralphie May's estranged wife says he's sexually abusive, suicidal, and so drug-addled he can't be alone with their kids ... according to court docs.

Lahna Turner claims Ralphie's gotten more aggressive and threatening recently in the fallout of their pending divorce ... due to frustration over monitored visits with their 2 kids.

In docs, obtained by TMZ, Turner says he's been physically abusive, and it spread to the bedroom when they tried to reconcile in 2015. Turner says they were having sex, but after asking him to stop, he persisted and said, "You need to feel pain, bitch!"

She also claims Ralphie insults her, threatens to kill himself, abuses drugs ... in front of their 2 kids -- and she's afraid he'll take them out of the country without permission.

Turner requested a restraining order, which was only partially granted. The judge denied her request for Ralphie to stay 100 yards away, but he is barred from harassing her.

John Oliver has a message for people still freaking out over Donald Trump pulling out of the White House Correspondents' Dinner ... "WHO GIVES A S**T?!"

The "Last Week Tonight" host thinks the dinner is "bulls**t" anyway ... and the fact Trump's the first prez in forever to skip the event is like the 250th thing on his list of gripes with POTUS.

Dude keeps it all the way real ... until someone asks him to sign a baseball. Then he pretends to be Derek Jeter.

'Bachelor' Nick Viall's visit from the girl who broke his heart wasn't as awkward as it could have been ... but things definitely got a little weird.

Nick and former 'Bachelorette' Andi Dorfman, infamously slept together during her season so Nick feels uneasy about the fantasy suite situation with his remaining girls ... but Andi begs to differ.

Norman Reedus and Dave Chappelle worked up an appetite riding their motorcycles around Savannah, GA ... and hit up a local Cuban joint for some grub.

Sources at Rancho Alegre Cuban Restaurant tell us ... the biker buddies rolled in around 2 PM Monday with 30-35 members of their crew, who were in town filming "Ride with Norman Reedus." They ordered lechon asado, pollo asado, paella, ropa vieja and café Cubano.

We're told the guys dropped just over $500 bucks for the fiesta, and left way more than 20 percent for their server.

Jackie Warner's face was flush right after she was arrested for backing her vehicle into a cop car.

TMZ obtained the fitness queen's mug shot -- taken after the L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. took her into custody Friday night in West Hollywood.

We broke the story ... Warner crashed her car into a pole. A deputy on scene had to jump out of the way when she allegedly threw her car into reverse without warning.