We’re solely a pair days into a brand new week and there is already a lot to debate. So, settle in for some new TMZ TV scorching takes!!!

First up, on “TMZ Dwell,” Harvey and Charles focus on Alec Baldwin‘s face-off with a pro-Palestine protester — who aggressively acquired within the actor’s face whereas in a Manhattan espresso store.

Subsequent up, on “TMZ TV,” Melanie confirms Luke Bryan is doing simply advantageous after falling onstage … revealing the one factor that stored him from severely injuring himself.

Lastly, on “TMZ Sports activities,” Mike and Mojo focus on Pete Rose roasting Shohei Ohtani over the pitcher’s playing scandal — during which S.O. is a sufferer.

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If the Chicago Bears take Caleb Williams AND Brenden Rice on this week’s NFL draft, they will not remorse it … ‘trigger Rice tells TMZ Sports activities he believes the duo might be the following “Gronk and Tom Brady.”

The 2, after all, obtained fairly near that stage of greatness whereas they had been teammates at USC — notably in 2023, when Rice, the son of Jerry Rice, logged 791 receiving yards and 12 receiving touchdowns.

The 22-year-old wideout instructed us he’d anticipate a complete lot extra of the identical if the fellows had been in a position to reunite on the Bears, who’re anticipated to take Williams with the No. 1 general choose Thursday night time.

“Man,” mentioned Brenden, who’s projected to be a Day Two or Day Three choose, “I am telling you, we might take it. We might be that subsequent duo — identical to Gronk and Tom Brady.”

Brenden says he thinks with out the distractions of college and all the things else that got here with enjoying at a high-profile college like USC, their video games might actually step up a notch.

Anne Hathaway claims she as soon as needed to make out with 10 completely different males throughout a chemistry check — however that did not occur on two of her greatest film hits … TMZ has realized.

Donna Morong — the casting director for ‘Princess Diaries’ in 2001 — tells TMZ … she’s by no means participated in any auditions the place two actors needed to make out with their companions to be able to check display chemistry, one thing Anne says she needed to do early in her profession.

Some followers speculated “The Princess Diaries” might have been the movie in query, as Anne advised V Journal the chemistry learn was for a challenge again within the 2000s. Keep in mind, the coming-of-age film premiered in 2001 … and featured Anne kissing not one, however 2 of her costars.

Though, these kisses had been notably PG … y’know, it being a Disney film and all.

Anyway, one other casting director who has labored with AH — Linda Lamontagne, who helped solid her within the late-’90s/early-’00s present ‘Get Actual’ — has additionally denied overseeing any form of creepy chemistry learn … mainly echoing what Morong was saying, it wasn’t us!

Linda tells TMZ… “I’ve labored in casting since ‘Capital Information’ in 1988 and, in all honesty, by no means needed to have actors make out with another actor for any auditions nor chemistry assessments.”

She would not deny Anne had this expertise, however insists expertise was by no means required to swap spit throughout her time on the collection.

LL provides … “If there was a scene ever, and there have been just a few in my profession, we by no means chosen these scenes to make use of for auditions. It is onerous sufficient to audition for one thing that’s new, and even established and we do not wish to make a expertise uncomfortable. It is sufficient strain as it’s.”

“Brokeback Mountain” will also be crossed off the listing … regardless of the actual fact the 2005 romance movie was one in every of Anne’s first mature roles. The movie’s casting director, Avy Kaufman, advised us she has no recollection of something just like what Anne detailed in her latest cowl story.

There is a snowball’s likelihood in hell Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Ryan Anderson work issues out and reunite, as a result of she is loving her new bachelorette way of life … TMZ has discovered.

Sources near Gypsy Rose inform TMZ … it is extremely unlikely the estranged spouses will ever get again collectively since Gypsy’s actually embracing singledom, and feeling completely free for the primary time in her life.

Bear in mind, Gypsy Rose — a sufferer of Munchausen syndrome by proxy — spent seven years in jail for the second-degree homicide of her mom Dee Dee Blanchard.

Gypsy married Ryan whereas she was nonetheless incarcerated, however selected to separate from him 3 months after her launch from jail.

For Ryan’s half … we’re informed he is not loving being separated — and Gypsy’s informed buddies he is texted her to specific his need to work issues out.

Our sources say Gypsy feels her estranged husband is simply seeing his damage from the breakup … and he struggles to grasp the separation is what’s finest for her.

Gypsy is taking advantage of her time away from Ryan … prioritizing ladies’ nights over relationship. We’re informed she’s not on relationship apps, and you will not discover her on there anytime quickly.

It truly is an unprecedented time for her, after being below her mom’s management, after which in jail — that is the primary time in her life she would not must report back to anybody … outdoors her parole officer, after all.

As for her latest reunion with ex-fiancé Ken Urker???

We’re informed they’ve all the time had a connection … and are persevering with to spend high quality time collectively. Gypsy and Ken even have plans to go to Jazz Fest in NOLA together with her household on the finish of this month.

TikToker Eva Evans seems to have died by suicide … TMZ has realized.

Legislation enforcement sources inform us a good friend discovered Eva’s physique late Saturday evening after having seen her alive Friday morning. We’re advised the good friend had a key to Eva’s NYC house and after they went to examine on her … they discovered her hanging inside.

We’re advised the good friend known as 911, and when police arrived … they advised police they did not know Eva to be depressed or emotionally disturbed — so it is secure to say it took them without warning.

When paramedics arrived, they pronounced her useless on the scene.

Our sources inform us there have been no uncommon accidents … and there was no signal of a battle. Our sources say a be aware was left behind, the contents of that are unclear at this level.

Regardless of the apparent indicators of what definitely feels like Eva taking her life … we’re advised her official explanation for demise hasn’t been dominated on simply but, and is pending toxicology outcomes.

The replace comes a number of days after Eva’s sister introduced her passing on social media. In her tribute, Lila expressed her grief over Eva’s passing … praising the “Membership Rat” creator as a candy and loving sister. She did not present any context or particulars about her sibling’s demise.

Eva was recognized on TikTok for posting day-in-the-life kind content material about 20-somethings in New York … and she or he additionally famously created an internet collection known as ‘Membership Rat’ concerning the relationship scene.

Whereas she wasn’t recognized for posting about psychological well being, Eva did share a private story with an org known as Do not Thoughts Me … which advocates for folk who’re struggling. She revealed her father had died by suicide in 2018 … one thing he’d threatened since she was a child.

She was solely 29.

RIP

The anti-Israel protestor who clashed with Alec Baldwin hasn’t filed a police report, however there nonetheless could also be some authorized motion on the horizon over the cellphone smack … TMZ has realized.

We discovered the girl who confronted Alec in a espresso store in NYC over the Palestine-Israel battle — and because it seems … it is efficiency artist Crackhead Barney (sure, that is her actual stage title). We requested her if she’d gone to cops but … and her rep tells us no, not but.

No phrase on whether or not she plans to file a report over this, however the reality she hasn’t gone but would counsel she’s not planning on turning this right into a legal matter — nevertheless, her rep does inform us she’s presently consulting with attorneys to determine her subsequent steps.

What that sounds wish to us … a possible lawsuit is perhaps touchdown on AB’s lap down the road.

When it comes to what occurred between Crackhead Barney and Alec particularly, here is what she has to say about it herself … “My efficiency artwork and confrontational media is an announcement in regards to the double requirements of society within the U.S.

She provides, “Because the U.S. helps Israel within the genocide of Palestinians, right here at residence highly effective individuals preserve a facade of politeness and dignity whereas we export loss of life and terror around the globe.”

Crackhead Barney additionally says the leisure business has been largely silent throughout all this — and if not that, then vocally supportive of Israel’s trigger … which she has a beef with. FWIW, Alec does not seem to have voiced an opinion earlier than this a method or one other.

So, it is a little bit bizarre she focused him on this … in any case, Crackhead Barney says she does not remorse getting in Alec’s face — the truth is, she says he and others deserve extra of that.

Curiously, Crackhead Barney appears to suppose she and Alec can discover some frequent floor right here within the aftermath … tweeting out to the man that they need to collab going ahead.