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Director Kevin Smith-- the director behind iconic flicks like "Clerks" and "Chasing Amy" -- says he's lucky to be alive after suffering a massive heart attack Sunday evening.

The 47-year-old had performed the first of 2 standup comedy shows at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, CA when something went wrong.

"After the first show this evening, I had a massive heart attack," Smith says.

"The Doctor who saved my life told me I had 100% blockage of my LAD artery (aka 'the Widow-Maker')."

"If I hadn’t canceled show 2 to go to the hospital, I would’ve died tonight. But for now, I’m still above ground!"

Smith posted a photo from the hospital covered by tubed and wires.

It was almost inevitable ... The Weinstein Co. has announced it will file for bankruptcy after hemorrhaging assets and facing multiple lawsuits in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal.

The Board of Directors said it had no choice ... this after investors bailed in droves after disclosures of Harvey Weinstein's alleged misdeeds.

There were potential buyers at one time ... Colony Capital's Tom Barrack was once interested but he saw no upside and bailed. Maria Contreras-Sweet, former head of the Small Business Administration in the Obama administration also formed an investor group, but that went south.

A beat-up old notebook belonging to Drake might land a keen-eyed worker a big payday, because the inside's full of handwritten notes, rare lyrics ... and his John Hancock several times.

Drake's purple spiral notebook features about 12 pages of lyrics ... including what appears to be the rapper's homage to Biggie Smalls' "Ten Crack Commandments" -- titled "10 Mack Commandments."

The notebook also includes multiple Aubrey Graham signatures (his real name), personal notes and various phone and credit card numbers ... possibly his uncle's.

Gary Zimet, owner of MomentsInTime.com, tells TMZ ... the notebook was recovered from Drake's grandpa's furniture factory in Toronto about a decade ago. We're told it was nearly thrown out, but someone on the cleanup crew nabbed it and is now selling it on the site. Zimet says he knows the book's legit based on where it was found, and the signatures look like the one Drake now uses.

It's unclear exactly when each entry was written, but the copyright in the front of the book is dated 2002 -- a year after he started his 8-year stint on 'Degrassi.' It can be yours ... for a cool $54k.

Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz have been lobbying for a UFC fight for weeks -- but Dana White says there ain't a chance in hell Liddell vs. Ortiz 3 is happening inside the Octagon.

And it's all because Dana cares too much about Chuck.

"No, I couldn't do that fight," Dana told TMZ Sports earlier this week.

"I love Chuck Liddell. I love him. And as a friend, I don't think he should fight."

We told Dana about Chuck's claim that he could be cleared by UFC doctors -- and, while White didn't flat-out deny it, he says the Iceman's age is a red flag.

"Chuck's almost 50 years old ... 50-year-old's shouldn't be fighting."

A disturbing new twist in the Jonathan Martin saga ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ Sports the ex-NFL lineman had a gun in his possession when he was detained by police.

As we previously reported ... cops tracked down the former Miami Dolphins player Friday after he posted a photo on IG showing a shotgun and ammo -- along with a threatening message and the names of former teammates and high school acquaintances.

We're told cops believe Martin had recently purchased two weapons -- one of which matched up with the gun in the IG post. Sources tell us when they found him on Friday, he had a gun in his car that fit the description police had.

Multiple sources also tell TMZ Sports Martin is currently undergoing a psychiatric evaluation.

Of course, Martin was at the center of the Miami Dolphins bullying scandal in 2013, and had accused multiple teammates of physically and emotionally abusing him.

The actor who plays the creature in "The Shape of Water" has mixed feelings about an artist's creation of his character's penis ... but he appreciates the sentiment.

We got Doug Jones out in Bev Hills and asked what he thinks about the sex toy inspired by his Amphibian Man. He tells us it's a fan art thing and, while he prefers other, classier past examples of fans paying homage to his movie characters ... he's not gonna knock an artist's freedom of expression.

Doug says his movie -- which is nominated for 13 Oscars -- has been getting all sorts of positive buzz during awards season ... so it's okay if it veers down a weird Fish-man dildo path, too.

As for his performance, and whether he feels he got snubbed for an Academy Award nomination ... the creature keeps it classy, and says maybe someday he'll get his due.

Emily Ratajkowski clearly wanted folks to see her after her blitz wedding this week, so she stepped out in spots with her new hubby ... mission accomplished.

The new bride and her groom, Sebastian Bear-McClard, went out for the first time in public Saturday night for dinner in NYC after their courthouse marriage the day before. Em rocked a matching leopard print outfit ... meanwhile, Seb was feelin' blue.

As we reported ... Emily and Sebastian tied the knot Friday at City Hall with a couple friends in attendance. She and her guy had only been dating a few weeks. Social media star, The Fat Jewish, was one of the people who appeared to serve as a witness.

NBA YoungBoy allegedly got caught on camera body slamming his girlfriend mere hours before he was arrested in Florida this weekend ... and the footage is brutal.

TMZ has obtained surveillance footage of what we're told shows YoungBoy throwing his gf, Jania, down on the floor of a hotel hallway in Waycross, Georgia Saturday.

Sources at the hotel tell us this happened a few hours before the rapper was arrested in Tallahassee on an outstanding felony warrant for kidnapping and other alleged crimes.

We're told a hotel guest heard the commotion and called the front desk to alert them, and then the front desk called cops. Sources say YoungBoy and Jania had fled by the time police arrived ... but the footage and evidence found in their room was enough to issue a warrant.

We're told on top of the disturbing video ... cops found blood in their room. TMZ broke the story ... YoungBoy got busted later that night after law enforcement came into contact with his tour bus.

Kim Kardashian got a good laugh from her husband ... and Kanye West got instant relief as he handled his biz wiz.

Kim and Kanye had just arrived Sunday at a warehouse in L.A. when he answered nature's call -- outside the building. Kim, rocking a new pink 'do, turned around and appeared to burst into laughter at Kanye's desperate need to pee.

Y'know this was an emergency, because the couple was fully aware of the paparazzi. Then again ... we haven't seen video, so it's possible 'Ye was just clowning for the cameras and not actually urinating. Either way, Kim was entertained by his antics.

Reese Witherspoon knows if you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself ... which is why she spruced up her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Reese filmed herself out on Hollywood Blvd. Sunday morning, and told her IG followers she'd be visiting an old friend in the area. That friend ... 2010 sidewalk Reese.

She playfully cleaned up some smudges on her star ... while also giving the hardware a nice little pep talk on not letting the world walk all over it, despite its permanent position in life.

Sam Smith and his boyfriend, Brandon Flynn, were burning up the UK this weekend in more ways than one ... but it was mostly by (tongue in) mouth.

Sam and Brandon were spotted out in London Saturday night with Sam's sister, Lily, taggin' along. As any couple would, the 2 lovers stopped for a peck in the street. Kidding ... it was more like a full-blown movie make-out sesh, actually. Awww, young love!

At some point, Brandon was seen with a lit cigarette in hand -- as was Lily. Can't blame 'em -- something this hot is often followed up by some tobacco and nicotine ... even though smoking is awful.

Larry King makes no bones about it ... the NRA is subverting the United States.

We got the talk show titan Saturday night in WeHo leaving Madeo, and he's fed up like many others that the NRA has essentially purchased Congress with campaign donations.

Larry was a bit confused ... our photog asked what someone should get the man who has everything -- he was referring to Larry's friend Floyd Mayweather, who celebrated his 41st birthday this weekend.

John Shuster and the U.S. curling team are probably flying back home on something less than first class after winning gold at the Olympics ... all 'cause Delta denied 'em an upgrade.

The official U.S. Curling handle hit up Delta on Twitter Saturday asking if there was a way to get upgraded on the flight home from PyeongChang after taking 1st in men's curling.

Unfortunately, Delta said it had nothing for them upgrade-wise ... but at least if offered a congratulations and a warm welcome to the flight.

The curlers were gracious in their response, thanking Delta for looking into it and hoping for a smooth ride home. John and co. won the USA its first gold medal in the winter sport ever ... beating out Sweden for top honors.

Chrissy Teigen called an audible on an airport carry-on that paid off big time -- 'cause she was able to bring scalloped potatoes onto her flight without security gettin' fussy.

We got Chrissy heading into LAX Saturday, where just hours before she'd tweeted a very important question at American Airlines ... is ceramic all good with TSA?

Luckily, both AA and TSA hit her back letting her know the potatoes were fine in her originally intended casserole dish ... but it sounds like she switched up the container last minute.

Maybe she wanted to play it safe with some good ol' fashioned plastic. Whatever the reason ... the grub got the all-clear, as she quickly pointed out on social media.

Floyd Mayweather turned 41 years this weekend and to celebrate he threw an insane party for himself.

The bash went down Saturday night at The Reserve in Downtown L.A. Floyd joined Mariah and Jamie at the DJ booth and it looked like they were having a super fun time. Other guests included Wiz Khalifa, Bobby Brown, John Singleton, Stephen Belafonte, and Laura Govan.

The theme of the party ... Bank of Mayweather. Check out the video ... the font is the same as Bank of America, which makes sense -- Floyd seems to think he rivals B of A in assets.

Floyd got lots of expensive gifts ... gifts he bought himself, which include an ridiculously expensive watch and necklace, a Bugatti and a Rolls Royce.