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A distressed woman scaled the world-famous Brooklyn Bridge in NYC ... but she didn't plunge into the East River ... her life was saved thanks to the NYPD.

The death-defying incident went down Wednesday night on the Brooklyn-bound side of the bridge, where the woman in her 30s was sitting on a support suspension beam near eyewitnesses.

The NYPD's Emergency Service Unit officers quickly responded to multiple 911 calls and climbed up the bridge to talk with the troubled woman.

Justin Baldoni is breaking his silence on his drawn-out legal war with Blake Lively ... and it all boiled down to one word for the filmmaker ... "Injustice."

The "It Ends With Us" director -- appearing alongside his wife, Emily -- says he was the one wronged in the whole saga, not Blake ... describing the fallout from her sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit over their 2024 film as an "injustice."

Justin says he and Emily intentionally stayed quiet throughout the legal battle because they didn't want to "add to the noise" ... saying too many "untruthful" things had been spoken over the last two years and they wanted to let the justice system run its course.

Courtney Clenney says she wasn't staying silent after allegedly catching beatings from boyfriend Christian Obumseli ... she was texting him about them ... and now she wants to use the messages in her criminal trial, in which she's accused of murdering him.

New court documents, obtained by TMZ, reveal the OnlyFans model wants to introduce a string of text messages backing up her claims she endured repeated abuse before fatally stabbing Obumseli in their Miami high-rise apartment in 2022.

According to the filing, one exchange came after Clenney claimed Obumseli punched her in the face in April 2021. Her attorneys say she immediately fired off a text accusing him of hitting her "in my face as hard as you could" ... while Obumseli allegedly brushed it off, responding he was only trying to move her hand and "really didn't mean to."

Clenney argues the messages show a pattern of him minimizing what allegedly happened.

We're switching up this week's Cheek of the Week -- you've now got a "IRL" livestreamer and content creator on your hands ... Think you can put your finger on these two side-by-side pics and score?!

"Streamer University" is about to kick off and this rock solid stunner knows a thing or two when it comes to University ... She was also on "Coulda Been Love."

Jessi Draper is clapping back at haters after she and her 'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' costars posted a video about "surviving," as Taylor Frankie Paul is still MIA and fighting in court over child custody issues.

ICYMI, Jessi, Whitney Leavitt, Jen Affleck, Layla Taylor and more got together to film the below clip Wednesday ... in which they danced around to "Big Time Rush" by the Nickelodeon boy band of the same name and said they're "surviving." TFP commented ... "Looks like thriving to me, I’ll show you surviving."

Jessi responded to the following backlash from fans ... confirming that she and a "group" are filming for the show, but that doesn't take away from her friendship with Taylor. She explains she's vehemently defended Taylor from the get-go and still talks to her every single day, but that doesn't mean she can't be friends with other people in the MomTok group.

The Los Angeles Lakers were busy this offseason ... but Kenny "The Jet" Smith doesn't think their new additions will fill the gap LeBron James is leaving behind, 'cause he tells TMZ Sports their new roster doesn't have enough to compete for a championship.

We caught up with the NBA champ and "Inside the NBA" analyst out at LAX this week ... and asked his thoughts on the state of the Purple and Gold.

The Lakers brought in Walker Kessler, Collin Sexton, Sandro Mamukelashvili, Quentin Grimes and re-signed Austin Reaves so far ... and Smith said Luka Dončić and the crew will definitely be a playoff team -- but that's about it.

American actress and stuntwoman Susan Backlinie was 27 years old when she rose to fame as the shark attack victim in the opening scene of Steven Spielberg's 1975 blockbuster "Jaws."

Susan shared the big screen with Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider, and Lorraine Gary.

President Trump isn't shedding any light on Mitch McConnell's condition ... because he says he's just as much in the dark as everyone else.

Trump was asked about the longtime Kentucky senator's health Tuesday aboard Air Force One while traveling to Joint Base Andrews ... and his response couldn't have been much shorter.

"I have no idea. I have no idea how he's doing," Trump told reporters.

Three more people have been charged in connection with alleged damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, according to newly filed court documents.

Prosecutors charged Sophie Dennison-Gibby, Justin Carreno, and Cameron Thiers with misdemeanor destruction of property involving less than $1K in damage, according to The New York Times.

The charges stem from a June 20 incident in which Officers say the three were seen removing pieces of the pool's blue liner.

Patrick Dempsey heard the calls for him to run for Senate ... he just isn't answering them.

The "Grey's Anatomy" star is officially shutting down any speculation he could jump into Maine politics ... revealing in a lengthy open letter Wednesday that he seriously considered a run before deciding his future isn't in Washington ... amid talk over who could replace now-former Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner.

Dempsey says he gave the idea "real thought" and asked himself whether he could make a meaningful difference in Congress ... but after plenty of soul-searching, he landed on one answer -- no.

Graham Platner's Senate campaign is over ... the embattled Democratic nominee has officially stepped aside amid a growing misconduct scandal, he announced Wednesday night.

Platner's withdrawal comes just days after multiple misconduct allegations rocked his campaign ... leaving Democrats scrambling to salvage the race.

Platner posted an emotional video on Wednesday officially announcing that he will be filing the paperwork to drop out of the race. Platner teared up as he told Mainers that he was suspending his campaign and to "keep fightin'" because "we're gonna win someday."

Connor Murphy was in production on a documentary before his death ... TMZ has learned.

Sources familiar with the project tell TMZ ... the fitness influencer was actively working on the doc, which focused on "looksmaxxing" and "biohacking."

Looksmaxxing is the pursuit of maximizing physical attractiveness through methods, while biohacking centers on using diets, supplements, and other techniques to optimize physical and mental performance.

We're told Murphy and a friend in Thailand had become leaders in those fields, making them the focus of the film.

They don't call Paris the City of Love for nothing ... because Cardi B may have a new man ... he's an international soccer star, and her fans seem to be all for it!!!

Check out this TikTok video from a Paris Fashion Week event ... the guy beside Cardi is Nigerian soccer goalkeeper Maduka Okoye ... and on top of making Bardi fans blush, he's quite the gentleman, helping her take a seat beside him.

Is this hunk of a man enough to get into the rapper's good graces? We'll have to see! But Cardi fans definitely don't hate the idea ... they've taken to social media to gush over the guy and are pointing out how comfortable the two look together.

Taco Bell has spent years being the butt of jokes about emergency bathroom trips ... but this time, there's actually a real reason some customers might be nervous.

The fast-food giant has reportedly pulled several fresh ingredients -- including lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, and its cilantro-onion blend -- from some locations while health officials investigate a surge in cyclospora, a foodborne parasite that can trigger weeks of stomach misery ... including what's been described as "explosive" diarrhea.

The move has left some menu items looking a little bare ... and, for once, the usual Taco Bell bathroom jokes come with a real health warning.

Donald Trump found a new place to affix his name ... an airport ... because Palm Beach International Airport is all set to be rebranded as President Donald J. Trump International Airport!!!

That's right ... as if POTUS didn't have enough named after him, now he's got a whole commercial airport in Florida.

The name change is officially going live on Thursday ... and we obtained an internal memo from a major commercial airline explaining some of the big changes.

First up is the official name change Thursday ... and then on Aug. 18, the airport code used for navigation purposes and airline reservations switches from PBI to DJT.

Charlie Kirk's alleged murderer turned himself in to police a day after the assassination ... and video of his surrender was just shown in a Utah courtroom.

Tyler Robinson sat for this third day of a preliminary hearing Wednesday ... when prosecutors showed previously unseen video of him turning himself in to law enforcement on September 11, 2025 ... after a massive manhunt.

In the footage, Robinson is wearing a maroon t-shirt and a dark-colored hat as he stands in an office at a Utah police station.

The court was told Robinson was arrested after authorities questioned both him and his parents.

He's since been charged with aggravated murder -- and prosecutors have said they intend to seek the death penalty if he's convicted.