Ben Stiller is setting the record straight about his humanitarian trip to Ukraine … denying he ever received any payment from USAID to visit the war-torn country.

Elon Musk pushed out a purported E! News video on X yesterday, which alleged a number of celebrities — including Stiller, Angelina Jolie, Orlando Bloom and Sean Penn — were sent to Ukraine, paid for with American taxpayers’ money. The video has been proven fake.

But the fake video picked up steam on social media thanks to countless retweets from Trump supporters, including Donald Trump Jr. and Scott Baio

He wrote … “These are lies coming from Russian media. I completely self-funded my humanitarian trip to Ukraine. There was no funding from USAID and certainly no personal payments.”

Stiller visited Ukraine in 2022 amid its ongoing war after Russia invaded the country in 2022. He met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who Stiller called his “hero.”

The actor later recorded a video message from Ukraine for World Refugee Day, calling for others to support people displaced by the violence.

Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is currently in the process of trying to shut down USAID — the U.S. Agency for International Development, which leads humanitarian and economic improvement efforts abroad — with the Tesla CEO himself calling it a “criminal organization” on X.

Jeremy Piven‘s been hit with an unwanted role … as an L.A. burglary victim, TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … last Friday, around 10 PM, the “Entourage” star — who played Ari Gold in the award-winning series — came home to find his upstairs glass door smashed at his Los Angeles-area home.

We’re told thieves ransacked Jeremy’s bedroom, making off with about $200,000 worth of rings, watches and other jewelry.

Jeremy’s not alone — Joe Burrow, Kid Cudi, and Tyler Perry are just a few other celebs whose homes have also been hit by burglars recently.

Folks looking to snag a suite for the Big Game are hoping to get a GREAT view … but forget the action on the field — they wanna peep Taylor Swift and President Trump!!

TMZ Sports has learned … those willing to drop a fat check on a Super Bowl box are requesting spots that will put them near or in eyesight of the two biggest names that’ll be at the Superdome on Sunday — Travis Kelce‘s girlfriend and No. 47.

Mike Zandman, president and CEO of Entertainment Access — a company assisting high-profile clients with luxurious hospitality for the weekend — told us his clients’ desires are no surprise … but info on celebs’ expected whereabouts is “sacred,” so there’s no way to grant their wishes.