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You don't truly know the power of nature until you have 400 pounds of it charging at you, ready to pounce ... as one woman in Canada found out when she came across a grizzly.

Take a look at this wild video ... a woman hiking with her dog has a surreal grizzly bear encounter that -- by some miracle -- doesn't end in absolute tragedy.

For an agonizing couple minutes, the bear chases down the hiker and her dog ... getting as close as about a couple feet away ... all while the woman frantically shouts to scare the animal off.

'Real Housewives of Miami' star Dr. Nicole Martin and Anthony Lopez quietly exchanged vows ... TMZ has learned they've actually been husband and wife for the last four months.

We obtained the couple's marriage license from Miami-Dade County, which shows Nicole and her longtime love got hitched March 17 in Coral Gables, Florida.

The newlyweds tried to keep the milestone private, with neither Nicole nor Anthony publicly announcing they'd officially tied the knot.

Britney Spears is stepping back and letting her sons shine ... she's hanging back in Los Angeles while her boys are preparing to walk the runway at Paris Fashion Week.

The pop star was snapped in the passenger's seat of a Mercedes Benz SUV ... wearing some shades and a large sunhat.

Britney's looking fashionable, and it runs in the family ... her two sons, Sean Preston and Jayden Federline, are gearing up to rock the runway in Paris.

John Bolton -- a former National Security Adviser to Donald Trump who turned into the President's political enemy -- pled guilty to one charge of unlawfully retaining sensitive national security information.

Bolton appeared in court Friday and admitted to one count of illegal retention of classified information ... standing before Judge Theodore Chuang and declaring, "I'm sorry for it."

The plea agreement -- reached by prosecutors and Bolton's attorneys -- includes no more than 60 months in prison and a $2.25 million fine. Bolton was initially facing a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison after being indicted on 18 counts of willfully transmitting and retaining national defense information.

A small plane crashed into Beijing's iconic CITIC Tower on Friday ... and the immediate aftermath was caught on harrowing video.

Watch for yourself ... the small aircraft disintegrates as it falls from the sky following the crash.

It doesn't appear from the footage posted to social that the skyscraper -- the tallest building in Beijing -- suffered any major damage.

Large chunks of debris were pictured around the area ... including the intact tail of the aircraft lying in the street.

There isn't any love between Bryce Harper and the Nationals fanbase, but the 2x N.L. MVP says he did NOT give them the middle finger, despite what the video appeared to show!

The 33-year-old MLB star was back at his old stomping grounds Thursday night and was welcomed with "F*** Bryce Harper" chants.

The home team jumped out to a 5-0 lead, but the Phillies came storming back ... and the game was tied when Harper stepped to the plate in the top of the 9th inning, and stunned the hostile crowd.

Bryce put a charge into a 1-0 pitch, sending it the other way over the left field fence, putting the Phillies up 7-5.

As he rounded first base, Harper seemed to flip off the Nationals faithful ... but it turns out it wasn't what it appeared.

"Ring finger, though, just want to make sure that's out there," Bryce told media from the visitors' clubhouse, making it clear it wasn't his middle finger.

If you really look at the images, he wasn't lyin' ... it's his ring finger.

The purpose of the taunt isn't clear.

Bryce hasn't won a World Series ... but the Nationals did without him in 2019, the season after he left for Philadelphia, where he signed a $330 million contract.

Harper says he was perplexed by the treatment he received from the fans throughout the series, after all he did in D.C.

“It's all part of it. It’s weird coming from a fanbase, obviously, that I sweated for, for seven years, but there’s a lot of people around here that enjoy me. So it’s all part of it. It’s all fun.”

Brad Pitt scored another legal victory ... because an appeals court just ruled the head of the Stoli Group isn't allowed to walk away from a lawsuit involving Brad and Angelina Jolie.

Here's the deal ... documents filed earlier this week reversed a decision made by a lower court in which Yuri Shefler -- the head of the alcohol and spirits conglomerate -- would not be dragged into the winery case that's still raging between Brad and Angelina after Shefler claimed he had very little direct involvement in his company purchasing Angelina's stake in Château Miraval.

The court decided it "defies credulity that Shefler, a sophisticated businessman, would risk almost $40 million on a transaction about which he knew nothing and with which he had no involvement." As such, the court ruled that Shefler couldn't get out of the case on jurisdictional grounds.

Calling all you mighty Millennials, ballin' Boomers, groovy Gen X-ers, and everyone else ... we're tappin' y'all into Gen-Z's hottest stories of the week, packed with sexy stars and piping-hot news!

Andy Cohen got choked up on-air Thursday night ... shedding tears for a former employee and friend who died after a battle with brain cancer.

The TV host took on a serious tone during "Watch What Happens Live" ... revealing Kyra Samson -- a former production manager for Bravo -- died Tuesday at 28.

Andy said Kyra spent 4 years with Bravo and was "known for her sweet smile and gentle demeanor" ... though she could also use her mighty voice to corral huge BravoCon crowds when necessary.

One woman in India got absolutely steamrolled by a runaway bull ... after the beast came flying out of nowhere, launched itself at her scooter, and sent her crashing hard onto the pavement ... and it's all on video.

Wild CCTV footage from the city of Manmad shows the bull charging across the road before attempting to hurdle the unsuspecting woman ... only to completely botch the jump, slam into her, knock her off the scooter and bolt from the scene.

The impact left the woman with serious head and shoulder injuries, and she was rushed to a nearby hospital.

A former Arby's employee is in hot water with the law ... after allegedly spitting on a customer's food and giving her herpes ... this according to cops and a new lawsuit.

A rep for the sheriff's office in McCurtain County, Oklahoma tells TMZ ... Amanda Hendricks was arrested last Sunday and booked in jail for felony food poisoning.

As of this morning, we're told Hendricks remains behind bars with her bond set at $25K. The alleged crimes are sickening, and she's now been sued over them by a woman named Jennica Church.

According to the lawsuit ... Church rolled up to the drive-thru at an Arby's restaurant in Broken Bow, OK in late March and placed an order for sandwiches.

She said Hendricks was working that night and was responsible for preparing her food. Church claims "Hendricks intentionally and deliberately spit on the meat or sandwich components."

Church also said Hendricks spit on the food, knowing she had "oral herpes” and was experiencing an active herpes outbreak with visible lesions.

After eating the food, Church claims she started getting flare-ups around her mouth, so she went to a doctor, who gave her an STD test and confirmed she had herpes.

Church says she now lives in constant fear that she'll transmit the disease to other family members and friends. She's suing the restaurant and Hendricks for battery, emotional distress, and more ... and wants unspecified damages, including punitives.

According to the suit, Church believes there is surveillance video from the restaurant showing Hendricks spitting in the sandwiches while preparing Church's order.

Church later told a news outlet during an interview that the two women knew each other and had a history ... but said it was nothing major.

LaVar Ball is being dragged off one court and into another ... because a contractor who built him an at-home basketball court is now saying he was stiffed on the $200K bill.

The father of basketball stars Lonzo and LaMelo Ball is getting sued by MD Steel Inc. for unpaid labor expenses for the installation of a basketball court and subsequent home renovations.

TMZ obtained docs that detail the various work expenses MD says amounted to roughly $970K ... and in the filing, the company claims LaVar paid roughly $750K but never paid off the balance! He's now asking the court to help him collect the remaining $221,928!

ESPN draft analyst Matt Miller's colleagues are helping out after he lost his arm in a serious car accident earlier this month ... with names like Pat McAfee and Adam Schefter donating to his recovery.

Miller's loved ones are raising money to ease the financial burden the draft expert will face after multiple surgeries and impending rehab, medical care, travel, and prosthetic planning ... and the former Indianapolis Colts punter wasted no time contributing $5,525 to the cause.

The goal is now $55,000 total ... and Schefty, Pete Thamel, Jeremy Fowler, Mina Kimes, and more have also put up money for Miller's cause.

Bella Hadid is opening up about the harsh reality of living with Lyme disease ... revealing she's in the middle of a brutal flare-up that's left her physically drained and emotionally exhausted.

The model shared a series of IG Stories Thursday, including a tearful selfie, revealing she slept for 11 hours, kept dozing off throughout the day, and said none of her usual treatment protocols were helping.

Bella said things got so bad, she was out of breath just walking to the kitchen -- but she celebrated the little victories, including managing to take a shower without fainting.

Doug Martin's family claims excessive force by police played a "substantial" role in his death last year ... and they're taking the matter to court.

Douglas and Leslie Martin filed a lawsuit against the city of Oakland, responding officers, and an ambulance company this week ... saying they want to get to the bottom of exactly what happened to their 36-year-old son back on October 18.

"Unfortunately the litigation is a mechanism to best get that done," attorney John Burris said.

Millie Bobby Brown stunned at the premiere of "Enola Holmes 3" ... rocking an elegant blue dress for the main event and then a sexy little number for the afterparty ... and we've got the pics.

MBB turned heads at Thursday's premiere in New York City with husband Jake Bongiovi ... showing off some major cleavage in a flowing blue dress.

The "Stranger Things" star changed into a sheer two-piece ensemble afterward ... and she showed even more skin ... she had the boobs out, and also her toned tummy.