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Alexander was rushed to a local hospital after he was hit with the attack ... according to a rep for his other band Puscifer.
Tim was the original drummer for Primus ... but he took a 7 year break from the band in '96. Their biggest song was the '93 classic "My Name is Mud."
We're told doctors hope to get him into surgery Monday.
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Kevin Smith invited a TMZ photog to ask him questions while he recorded a podcast in front of a live audience ... and the result was absolutely hysterical.
Smith was heading into a recording sesh for his smodcast when our photog attempted to ask a question ... but Kevin refused -- and said if he wanted answers, he'd have to ask on stage.
Eventually he talked our camera guy into it ... and even though our photog was clearly nervous, you gotta watch the video.
Kevin is seriously the coolest guy.
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The actor who played a backwoods rapist in "Deliverance" -- famous for his "purdy mouth" line -- may have finally found his true hillbilly love ... right here in Hollywood.
TMZ has learned Herbert "Cowboy" Coward -- who now stars on the TV show, "Hillbilly Blood" -- is going on a blind date with Mema -- the matriarch of Reelz Channel's "Hollywood Hillbillies."
Celebrity manager David Weintraub says he ran into "Cowboy" -- who's still working at age 90 -- last week and offered to set him up with 70-year-old Mema. He says "Cowboy" readily accepted.
Weintraub tells TMZ ... Mema's family fully supports the idea of a redneck romance ... and they've arranged the first date for next month.
We can already hear the banjos.
Bieber tries to do a flip off a rock Thursday in Malibu Creek ... but he doesn't quite stick the landing.
You can't fully see Bieber hit the water, but based on the sound ... and the reactions of the people around him ... it wasn't good.
It's been in the low 80s this week in Malibu, so the wetsuit seemed ... soft.
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Russell was doing a speaking engagement when he "fell faint" ... and collapsed. We're told an ambulance was called to the scene and transported the 80-year-old to a nearby hospital.
The Celtics tell us Russell is being treated at the hospital -- and is already starting to feel better. He's hoping to fly out of Lake Taho tonight ... and the rep says right now it looks like he'll be able to do that.
Hillary Clinton needs a campaign song -- get serious, she's running for President -- the question, what song?
Hill was non-committal, but it got us thinkin'...
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The two have been charged with involuntary manslaughter and criminal trespassing. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Department tells TMZ they each posted $27,000 and were released after about an hour.
Jones was a camera assistant on the Greg Allman biopic until she was killed on February 20 when she was struck by a freight train.
The film's executive producer/unit production manager, Jay Sedrish, was also charged ... but has yet to turn himself in.
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The Redskins name is 100% OFFENSIVE ... and should be changed ASAP ... so says U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.
Holder was speaking with ABC News when he was asked about the controversy;
"I'm going to speak very personally now ... The name ought to be changed. It's an offensive name."
He continued, "The Redskins, that organization is a great one. It's a team with a storied history that has huge amounts of support in Washington, D.C., and in the 21st century they could increase their fan base, increase their level of support, if they did something that from my perspective that is so obviously right."
Pressure has been mounting for the team to swap out the name -- but Washington owner Dan Snyder has dug in his heels and made it clear he ain't changin' it.
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Law enforcement sources tell us Blac Chyna was pulled over after cops got complaints a matte black Rollie was being driven erratically ... and since there aren't too many of those $300k whips toolin' around, they quickly found Chyna and pulled her over.
That's when the real trouble began ... during the stop, cops ran BC's plates -- she was driving without a license, so they impounded the vehicle -- and will only release it to a licensed driver.
Better hit up the DMV, stat.
Thorpe had denied he was gay for a long time, but told Network Ten he realized the truth about himself sometime in the past few weeks ... and started coming out to the people closest to him.
The Thorpedo -- who dominated the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney -- says he lied about his sexuality because he was too young at the time to know the truth.
Thorpe says he doesn't feel bad about lying either, explaining, "I’m comfortable saying I’m a gay man. And I don’t want young people to feel the same way that I did. You can grow up, you can be comfortable, and you can be gay."
Thorpe added he was worried about reaction from family, but says they've been extremely supportive.
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It's only a matter of time now before Jwoww pushes a miniature guidette out of her lady parts ... at least according to "Jersey Shore" star Ronnie Magro.
Ronnie was leaving Boa with a friend Saturday night when he not only confirmed Jwoww's labor has been induced ... but the reality star also gave us props for being the first to report the news.
Our camera guy tries to come up with a possible name for the new baby ... but things get awkward.
Taylor Swift and every inch of her ridiculous legs she can legally show strutted into her apartment building ... in a pretty hot open back blouse too.