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Rep. Lauren Boebert is unloading on the media over coverage of wild allegations she hooked up with three staffers and made a hush-money payment ... blasting journalists for falling for what she calls a bogus smear.

The Colorado congresswoman posted a video Sunday ripping reporters who covered the complaint ... saying some outlets rushed to publish the salacious claims without bothering to check whether the ethics complaint could actually move forward.

Boebert says the complaint was dressed up to look official enough to generate headlines ... but she says simple research would show no member of Congress signed off on the complaint, and the timing of the filing -- within 60 days of an election -- means the Ethics Committee can't even accept it.

There were no drugs or alcohol involved in the deadly car crash that killed "Godzilla vs. Kong" actress Kaylee Hottle ... at least as far as the driver is concerned.

The Frederick County Sheriff's Office tells TMZ ... the 19-year-old driver's drug test results came back clean, with no drugs or alcohol detected.

As TMZ previously reported, Kaylee was killed in July after the Honda Accord she was riding in veered off the road and crashed into a ditch in Maryland. Investigators said excessive speed was believed to be a factor.

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Taylor Swift made sure everyone in the world knew who her husband is -- after Travis Kelce scored his first TD of the season during Sunday night's Kansas City Chiefs-Indianapolis Colts game.

In the first quarter, Taylor and her dad, Scott Swift, were watching the game from the Kelce suite at Arrowhead Stadium in KC when Travis -- the Chiefs' tight end -- caught a pass from quarterback Patrick Mahomes and ran 13 yards into the end zone for the touchdown.

Check out the video ... Taylor can hardly contain her excitement, jumping out of her seat, holding up her ring finger and pointing at her rock while apparently mouthing, "That's my husband."  NBC announcer Mike Tirico is just as enthusiastic, yelling, "And the woman with the ring. That's your guy!"

The debate over whether robots will eventually take over humanity was put to the test over the weekend ... with an influencer going toe-to-toe with a Terminator-like robot during a boxing match ... it's all on video, and it's not looking good for us.

Frankie LaPenna got his butt whooped in the ring by the remote-controlled humanoid robot ... as shocked fans looked on from inside the San Francisco fight venue in what's being billed as the first human versus robot fight.

Right before the fight started, a guy standing behind Frankie in the ring said, "I'm scared for you," while sizing up Frankie's 6-foot robotic opponent with glowing red eyes.

Ya gotta see the fight footage ... it's entertaining and frightening at the same time.

Brandi Glanville says her ongoing health battle has left her pretty much living like a recluse ... telling TMZ she barely sees anyone besides her kids.

The 'RHOBH' alum sat down with Towanda and said she isolated herself over the past few years, even from friends who were trying to check in on her.

Brandi says she'd stop answering calls and texts because she never had any new answers about what was going on with her health ... and says some friends thought she was just depressed because they didn't believe something physical was wrong.

Dutch-Australian actor Anthony Ingruber was 24 years old when he played the young version of William Jones in the 2015 romance/fantasy film "The Age of Adaline."

Anthony shared the big screen with Hollywood icons Blake Lively, Harrison Ford -- who played the grown-up version of William Jones -- and Michiel Huisman.

Lindsay Clancy's ex-husband Patrick Clancy sat down for an emotional interview on "60 Minutes" ... and he opened up about the heartbreaking moment he held dying son Callan in his arms as he passed.

In Sunday's wide-ranging interview ... Patrick said during his son's final moments in the hospital, he told him he was sorry.

Patrick told CBS' Ross Douthat ... "I said 'I'm so sorry,' and I got to hold him, I got to lay down next to him. And he died in my arms."

Carrot Top is awake and breathing on his own as he remains hospitalized following his suicide attempt ... TMZ has learned.

A rep for Carrot Top, whose real name is Scott Thompson, exclusively tells TMZ ... "Scott remains hospitalized and under close medical care. He is now awake, breathing on his own and continuing to improve, surrounded by his family and those closest to him."

The rep adds that in addition to joking around with the "medical staff caring for him," Carrot Top has also taken the time to read the "many messages from fans" that have been shared with him.

The lead guitarist and founding member of New Found Glory, Chad Gilbert, has died ... his band announced.

The band shared the sad news with their fans on Instagram Sunday ... and said they were "devastated and shocked" by his passing.

They wrote ... "On the morning of September 20th, Chad Everett Gilbert passed away peacefully in his sleep. He left this world surrounded by friends and family and took his final breaths with his wife and mother by his side, just as he wished."

The talks surrounding Paramount's anti-trust case are splitting state officials at the bargaining table into two factions -- deal and no deal.

The studio is trying to settle the case brought against the entertainment giant by 12 states as it tries to push forward its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Now, a new report claims there's no consensus among the states involved.

Despite many in the entertainment industry -- including Mark Ruffalo -- urging California AG Rob Bonta not to reach a settlement over the merger, Bonta is apparently trying to push the deal through ... this according to CNN.

A Carnival Cruise ship made a U-turn to search for a man who jumped overboard into the waters off Mexico ... and one of the passengers taking the trip told TMZ all about the tragic event.

The search began on Saturday morning as the ship was heading along the coast of Mexico's Baja peninsula.

A rep for Carnival tells TMZ ... "Carnival Cruise Line confirmed Saturday that a male guest aboard Carnival Panorama jumped overboard while the ship was sailing from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to Long Beach, California."

The man who Carrot Top's legal team claims tried to extort the comedian with a sexually explicit recording is speaking out ... and he claims he never threatened to release the video ahead of his suicide attempt.

In response to the Sept. 3 filing ... Brian Evans tells TMZ ... that the USB drive recording the lawsuit mentions had already been deleted.

He tells TMZ ... "I never threatened - ever - to post any video anywhere in exchange for a settlement. … The video they are discussing - as I made very clear - was deleted a long time ago in accordance with the prior settlement."

ICE agents have shot and injured a man in Austin, Texas ... and investigators are being tight lipped about the altercation.

Sunday afternoon, a man -- whose name, age, and race have not been revealed -- was shot, injured, and transported to a local hospital, this according to a press conference given by Austin officials.

City officials made it clear that the Austin Police Department was not involved in the incident -- and Mayor Kirk Watson also emphasized that he is "not happy at all" about the fact that there was a shooting involving someone who "purports to be law enforcement."

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang claims there's absolutely no chance A.I. will end the world in technology-induced apocalypse ... well, at least not in the next 4 years.

Jensen told CBS Sunday Morning that "scaring people" about the speculative dangers of A.I. in the wake of several prominent figures in the industry going public with their doomsday concerns is "unnecessary" and "irresponsible."

Jensen told CBS ... "2030 is not going to be the end of the world. There is 0% chance that's going to be the end of the world."

Hayden Panettiere's family and famous friends showed up in droves to celebrate her life ... and we have the pics of the memorial.

In photos obtained by TMZ ... mourners gathered at the Malibu Pacific Church Saturday evening, including the likes of Connie Britton, Beverly D’Angelo, Evan Ross, Cameron Richardson, Storm Santos and Caroline D'Amore.

Hayden's "Nashville" costar Jonathan Jackson was also in attendance ... and shared a somber with his other costar Sam Palladio who comforted him as he cried.