Zak Bagans just bagged some historical artifacts for his famous museum … a couple of Saddam Hussein‘s belongings, courtesy of “The Sheriff of Baghdad.”

The “Ghost Adventures” star tells TMZ … retired U.S. Army Special Operations Sergeant Major John “Shrek” McPhee brought him Saddam’s hat and sweater all the way from Iraq.

John obtained Saddam’s clothing directly from Hussein’s tailor in Baghdad, before U.S. forces captured Saddam in 2003.

John’s arguably the most badass U.S. military member in the last 30 years, and Zak says they became friends recently after Joe Rogan put him in touch with “The Sheriff.”

Zak says he’s going to collab with John on a Civil War battlefield investigation for his show … and John gave him the Saddam gear as part of their deal to do the investigation together.

John’s a big “Ghost Adventures” fan himself … he told Zak he would binge-watch Zak’s show when he came home from his deployments.

Playboy model Ariane Bellamar died late last year at age 46 … TMZ has learned.

Nevada’s Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner tells TMZ they received a report of death for Bellamar on December 20th, 2024. The coroner did not have jurisdiction over her case, so no further details were available.

Ariane’s cause of death was a heart attack, according to a GoFundMe set up by her ex-husband, Tanner Slaught, who was raising funds to cover her funeral expenses.

Additionally, she appeared as an extra on HBO’s “Entourage” … and made headlines in 2017 when she accused one of the show’s stars, Jeremy Piven, of groping her on the show’s set and at the Playboy Mansion. Piven denied the sexual harassment allegations she made against him.

She was 46.

The verdict in A$AP Rocky‘s assault trial is set to be announced … officials say the jury has reached its verdict, and the result will be announced at 4 PM PT — and we’re streaming it live.

The Los Angeles jury began deliberations Tuesday morning after closing arguments were completed Friday afternoon … the rapper is charged with two counts of assault with a semiautomatic weapon, and Rocky faces a possible 24-year prison sentence if found guilty.

A$AP Rocky — legal name Rakim Mayers — was arrested in 2022, accused of firing a gun at former associate and friend A$AP Relli outside a hotel in Hollywood in 2021. Rocky turned down a plea deal from prosecutors last month.

Rocky’s defense attorney, Joe Tacopina, maintained his client could not have shot Relli — legal name Terell Ephron — because Rocky only carried a prop gun with him at the time. Relli testified his knuckles were scraped by a bullet.

Relli’s testimony got heated at times … with fireworks popping off between himself and Tacopina.

Rocky chose not to testify … though his voice was heard in court when he yelled at his pal A$AP Twelvyy “Don’t say!!!” when prosecutors asked him on the stand what “AWGE” stands for. AWGE is the name of Rocky’s creative agency with “Fight Club”-level secrecy rules attached to it.

Rocky’s partner and mother of his two sons, Rihanna, played a background role in the proceedings — prospective jurors were asked during the selection process whether they’d heard of A$AP or Rihanna, listened to their music, or downloaded any of their songs. A jury of seven women and five men were selected … none of them Black.