Val Kilmer, star of “Top Gun,” “The Doors” and several other classic films, died Tuesday in Los Angeles, according to his family.

Val’s daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, told the New York Times — which first reported the death — her dad died of pneumonia. He had been diagnosed with a throat tumor back in 2014, and had to be rushed to UCLA Medical Center in 2015 to treat severe bleeding in his throat. The tumor was the result of oral cancer.

Val famously played the lead role of rock star Jim Morrison in the film about The Doors, and also starred as Bruce Wayne in “Batman Forever.”

The cancer eventually went into remission — his daughter told NYT he’d fully recovered — and Val, a devout Christian Scientist, attributed that directly to his faith. He had reportedly rejected many forms of modern Western medicine.

Val told The Christian Post in 2017, “Many, many people have been healed by prayer throughout recorded history. And many, many people have died by whatever was modern medicine.”

The L.A. born and raised actor was just as well known for his outstanding supporting roles in movies like “Heat,” “True Romance” and “Tombstone” … in which he played Doc Holliday. You can just hear him delivering the classic line, “I’m your huckleberry.”

Val got into the prestigious Juilliard School of acting when he was just 17, and after graduating did a lot of theater … including playing Hamlet. His eventual breakout film role came in the 1985 teen comedy, “Real Genius.”

Val is survived by his 2 adult children, Mercedes and Jack, who he had with his ex-wife, actress Joanne Whalley.

He was 65.

J.D. Vance getting into a heated back-and-forth with reporters on social media is a good thing for the country … so says one of the journalists who sparred with the Vice President online.

Politco’s Kyle Cheney joined us on “TMZ Live” Tuesday and told us about his interaction this week on X with Vance, who tried to call him out over a deportation case.

Kyle and J.D. were going back and forth over an immigrant who claims he was accidentally deported to a notorious El Salvador prison due to an administrative error … and they had a spirited discussion about some of the legal aspects involved.

As Kyle explains, Vance had some of the facts wrong … but he’s applauding the Veep for correcting some of his X posts, including one where he falsely blamed the Biden Administration for an immigration judge’s ruling that actually happened under Trump’s first term.

We pointed out that it’s new to see political leaders in Vance’s position engaging with folks on social media like this — hard to imagine former VPs like Kamala Harris, Mike Pence or Joe Biden doing the same — and Kyle tells us why it’s good for the country.

Kyle says he won the argument this time, and he’s willing to engage Vance again in the future.

Fans suspect parts of Drake‘s “Nokia” video are ribbing at Kendrick Lamar‘s Super Bowl performance a lil bit — and DJ Whoo Kid loves every bit of the spectacle!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with the SiriusXM vet at LAX on Tuesday and he agrees Drake earned his crown as the “Petty Troll King” this week with the first visual from his recent project “$exy $ongs 4 U.”

Towards the end of “Nokia,” Drake takes center stage on a white platform surrounded by dancers, reminiscent of the imagery on K. Dot’s record-breaking halftime show —  Whoo Kid calls it a Bobby Fischer-sized chess move!

Whoo Kid feels as long as these two can keep writing raps in their huge mansions without killing each other — everyone eats from the sensational coverage. After all, Kendrick did troll him at the SB!

He’s seen this movie plenty of times deejaying for 50 Cent at the height of all his infamous b-b-beefs!!!

“Nokia” did indeed get Drake back on the Billboard Charts, but they clearly belong to Kendrick and SZA right about now … their “Luther” jam is now on its 6th week at No. 1.