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Elon Musk is apparently tired of cars staying on the ground ... because Tesla just unveiled what it's calling a flying car, and the billionaire is making some pretty wild promises about what this thing can do.

Check out the new YouTube collab between TMZ and the New York Post, "The Low Down," where we bring you stories that are gripping, outrageous, and sometimes scandalous.

Diddy is getting a change of scenery behind bars ... TMZ has learned the disgraced music mogul was transferred to a low-security federal prison in Pennsylvania after a wild stretch involving disciplinary trouble and a medical emergency at his New Jersey lockup.

Rick Ross may have a tough-guy reputation, but Phaedra Parks says the rapper is really a big ol' teddy bear ... just don't get her started on his love for marinara sauce.

We got the 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' star at LAX this week, and she came to Ricky Rozay's defense following his recent battery arrest ... telling us the man behind the bravado is actually a sweetheart.

Phaedra, who worked with Ross before he became a superstar, says he's a true gentleman with a big heart ... pointing to his charitable work and contributions to affordable housing.

"American Pickers" star Mike Wolfe and his girlfriend Leticia Cline have split, TMZ has learned.

Leticia announced on social media that the 7-year relationship was over. She said, “For the past two months I’ve been trying to come to terms with things that have left me absolutely devastated.”

“While the world continues to see one version of someone, I’ve been living with a very different reality,” she said. Leticia added she's kept so much private over the past 10 years ... “things I witnessed, things I experienced, and things I stayed silent about because I loved someone and believed I was protecting him.” 

10:35 AM PT -- A senior White House official tells Fox News that Katie is "transitioning out" of the role.

President Trump is telling Katie Zacharia she doesn't need the headache of being White House press secretary ... and he's letting her decide whether to stick around.

Trump says his newest spokesperson has been treated "very, very badly" by the media ... revealing he personally told her she doesn't have to put up with the abuse.

Startling discovery at a Philadelphia home that's been linked to 7 missing women ... bones were found on the property.

6abc Philadelphia -- a local outlet in the City of Brotherly Love -- reports that sources say the medical examiner's office was called Thursday to collect bones from the Olney neighborhood residence on the north side of the city.

It's still not clear if the bones are human or connected to any of the cases. Forensic examiners are still investigating.

RJ Mitte's mother is opening up about the heartbreaking moment she found her son dead ... while also confirming there was tension between the "Breaking Bad" star and his fiancée over his close relationship with his family.

Dyna Mitte tells NBC News she was the one who discovered RJ's body after he died by suicide at his Texas home ... revealing the 34-year-old actor did not leave a note.

RJs mom is also shedding new light on the relationship troubles TMZ first reported ... acknowledging RJ was struggling with pressure to choose between his fiancée, Kennedy Suarez, and his family.

The community in Bend, Oregon, is rallying around the family of a 5-year-old boy killed in Thursday's horrific elementary school shooting ... raising tens of thousands of dollars to help his grieving loved ones.

A Meal Train fundraiser has been set up for the family of Rhoam Summer, with donations pouring in as the community works toward a $100,000 goal ... already surpassing $60,000.

And money isn't the only support being offered ... community members have also arranged to deliver meals to the Summer family every day from October 18 through December 22, helping ease the burden of everyday responsibilities during an unimaginable time.

Katie Zacharia says she doesn't know when the next White House press briefing will be ... but she hopes she can inspire more confidence in those around her before it goes down.

The new White House Press Secretary appeared on "Fox & Friends" Friday morning to discuss her first week ... which many feel went about as bad as it could go.

Katie was asked when she'll next address the media ... and she said she doesn't know -- but she promised to work closely with President Donald Trump and the White House communications team to figure it out.

Six Flags Over Georgia's Goliath ride showed no issues during its annual mandatory state inspection, according to the state compliance office ... but that inspection happened about seven months before someone died on the roller coaster.

The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire released a statement Thursday ... noting Goliath underwent mandatory testing back in March -- and "No violations, deficiencies, citations, or red tags were reported."

From what we've gathered, Georgia state law requires all amusement park rides to be inspected annually -- and can be inspected more frequently -- by a licensed inspector at the owner's expense. ABC News reported Goliath passed its last three inspections with no issues.

Lil Jon has spent decades rocking his signature sunglasses ... but it turns out the look has a pretty painful backstory involving a needle to the eyeball.

The "Turn Down for What" rapper reveals in his upcoming memoir, "I Only Shout So You Can Hear Me," that he accidentally stabbed himself in the eye with one of his mother's insulin syringes when he was just 6 years old.

According to People, Jon had watched his diabetic mother give herself insulin shots ... and one day, curiosity got the best of him when he grabbed a syringe to see what the air would feel like against his eye.

RJ Mitte is being remembered by his family and friends in Texas, days after his tragic death. 

The "Breaking Bad" star's sister Lacianne Carriere took to the podium during Friday's celebration of life and rightfully got incredibly emotional ... while talking about how great a brother she was to her, especially after her mother got into a terrible accident.

Speaking at Mitte Cultural District, the family’s organization in Brownsville, Texas, Lacianne stressed that everything she loves is because of RJ ... and reminded those struggling to seek help.

The Oregon shooter who killed 3 students and one teacher at an elementary school was armed with a pump-action shotgun purchased by his mother, according to the Associated Press.

The AP reports the 16-year-old gunman, whose name has not been released, used the powerful weapon to go on his bloody rampage Thursday inside Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, OR.

Police say the teen fatally shot three kids, ages 5, 8 and 11, and a teacher before a good Samaritan killed the shooter with his own gun.

Citing a law enforcement source, Fox News said the Samaritan had a permit to carry a firearm.

Halle Berry is offloading her Sunset Strip mansion ... another major life change as she dukes it out with her ex-husband in court.

The actress listed her 5-bedroom, 6-bathroom residence for nearly $12 million earlier this month ... days after Olivier Martinez filed a temporary restraining order against her over alleged child abuse.

The 5,900-square-foot home -- originally built in 1926 -- sits on more than 25K square feet and boasts three separate structures ... a three-bedroom main residence, a guest house and a separate studio.

Keegan Allen is back in public for the first time since he claims he was robbed at gunpoint and bloodied during a violent encounter in West Hollywood ... and he says things aren't great.

Photogs got the "Pretty Little Liars" star in Los Angeles on Thursday and asked how he was holding up.

Keegan's response ... "Not feeling great."

Montez Ford's hips have gotten the WWE SuperStar in hot water ... the wrestler's been sued for performing a "sexualized lap dance" on a security officer during a Monday Night Raw taping.

Security guard Noel Lucas, a sheriff's deputy from Cook County by day, filed a lawsuit in Illinois, claiming he got a whole lot of unwanted crotch during the July 6 wrestling event, where he was working ringside security.

Lucas is suing for assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, among other claims.

The dance in contention occurred during the 36-year-old wrestler's grand walk-out entrance at Raw.

Russell Brand allegedly tried to drag a woman into the bathroom while working at MTV ... according to new testimony in his criminal trial.

The actor's rape and sexual assault trial just finished its first week ... and, on Friday, a woman detailed an alleged 2001 encounter while she was working for the entertainment company.

She says she complimented Brand on his T-shirt ... and, after some playful banter, he asked her to show him to the bathroom.

The alleged victim says, once they got to the bathroom, Brand grabbed her arm and said in a "pleading" voice, "Come in, go on, come in." She alleges he had a "wild" look in his eye.