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Even billionaires have to perform their civic duty ... because Jeff Bezos was on jury duty down in Florida.

The Amazon founder was caught on camera leaving the Miami-Dade Criminal Courthouse on Monday ... and he was asked about the deadly cargo plane crash earlier this month involving an Amazon Prime plane.

Bezos smiled, waved, and kept it moving ... beelining straight for the back of a black SUV while a local TV news reporter peppered him with questions about the crash.

The Amazon cargo jet that crashed at Miami International Airport had multiple warning signs before it skidded off the runway -- including a pilot repeatedly calling out and saying the plane was coming in too fast and too low.

New details released by the National Transportation Safety Board show an audio transcript of the crew's communication and landing despite a series of increasingly alarming warnings inside the cockpit.

The Boeing 767, operated by 21 Air for Amazon, was approaching Runway 30 on September 6 when one pilot cautioned that the aircraft was traveling too fast. According to information posted by the NTSB from the cockpit voice and flight data recorders, the warning came about 1 minute and 42 seconds before the end of the recording.

One of the two pilots involved in Sunday's deadly Amazon cargo plane crash reportedly said his career was over just moments after the disaster that killed 5 people.

The National Transportation Safety Board identified the two pilots of the cargo jet as Felipe Silva Molina and Joseph Carroll, both of whom escaped the crash with just minor injuries.

As you know, the plane -- traveling from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Florida -- overshot the runway at Miami International Airport, plowing into vehicles on a roadway nearby. Five people were killed, and five others were injured. 

The Amazon cargo plane that crashed at Miami International Airport barreled about 1,300 feet past the runway, smashing into multiple vehicles and fences before finally stopping ... federal investigators said Monday.

NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said the plane first hit a Ford Econoline van carrying 7 airport cleaning workers after overrunning the runway. The jet then tore through a perimeter fence, hit a Toyota Corolla Cross driving on a nearby street and continued before slamming into another fence.

She called the scene "devastating," saying the van was "torn apart," and debris was scattered across the area.

Firefighters sprang into action, trying to pull survivors from a charred cockpit after Sunday's deadly Amazon cargo plane disaster in Miami ... and new video shows the dramatic rescue attempt.

In the video ... you can see several firefighters standing around a ladder extending from the tarmac to the plane's cockpit window.

Another firefighter is perched on the top of the ladder, trying to remove people from inside the plane through the open window.

Jeff Bezos' ex-wife might be making a political statement with her new book ... which focuses on a dystopian society led by a sex-crazed head of state.

MacKenzie Scott -- who was married to the Amazon founder from 1993 to 2019 and received nearly $40 billion in the company's stock when they divorced -- released the latest entry in her third book, titled "Last Days in Two Nations (A History in Eighteen Minds)" earlier this week.

MacKenzie's been releasing the book piecemeal on Substack over the last two weeks ... which, when fully released, will reportedly be a total of 320 pages and 80,000 words.

Ariana Grande allegedly praised her viral look-alike Paige Niemann while seemingly dropping a subtle hint about her controversial impersonations ... with Ariana telling Paige she's beautiful as she is, without trying to make her "face look more similar to someone else's."

Paige claims the pop star sent her a DM years ago, and the note was unveiled in Paige's new "Turning The Paige" docuseries.

Ariana told Paige she's "flattered" but said she's stunning on her own, explaining, "... you're very beautiful as YOURSELF. without all the make up and trying to make your face look more similar to someone else's and whatnot."

Melania Trump cashed in big on her documentary ... even though moviegoers mostly stayed home.

The First Lady's Amazon-backed documentary "Melania" turned into a massive payday for her ... with President Trump's newly released annual financial disclosure revealing Melania personally pocketed $10.71 million from the project.

That's an eye-popping haul considering the film reportedly brought in only about $16 million at the worldwide box office -- meaning FLOTUS' payday alone topped half of the movie's total ticket sales.

The filing also shows she earned roughly $521,000 from her memoir ... along with more than $6 million from NFTs and other collectibles.

Jennifer Lopez heard fans were "obsessed" ... so she showed up to see it for herself.

JLo made a surprise appearance at Prime Video's Obsessed Fest over the weekend ... popping out to thunderous cheers before introducing the cast of the streamer's hit series, "Off Campus." TMZ caught video of the moment -- and you've gotta check it out to see the fans absolutely lose it as she hits the stage.

The singer and actress walked out to her own 2011 smash, "On the Floor" ... and also performed "Everything's Fine" as she soaked up the love from the stunned crowd who was no doubt getting loud.

For Danny Pintauro, being the boss of a hit TV show didn't mean he could be make a living as an actor ... so now he's working part time as an Amazon delivery driver to make ends meet.

Speaking on the "Pod Meets World" podcast, the "Who's The Boss?" star explained that acting work simply wasn't consistent enough, so he had to pick up other jobs to pay the bills.

The former child star first revealed his Amazon gig back in April on IG, and says he didn't expect the stunned reaction because everyone in his life already knew he was working outside the industry.

This Amazon delivery wasn't exactly Prime service ... unless driving over a customer's neatly manicured front lawn is now part of the membership perks.

Footage out of Corydon, Indiana, shows an Amazon delivery driver completely bypassing the driveway and instead taking a direct route straight across a freshly cut lawn to the front porch, leaving huge tire tracks carved through the well-manicured grass.

What's even wilder is how unfazed the driver appears -- casually hopping out, dropping off the package at the front door, then reversing right back across the lawn like it's no big deal.

Amazon just sold out Luca Guadagnino in a major way ... scrapping his nearly-finished Sam Altman film after partnering with Altman's OpenAI in a $50 billion deal ... TMZ has confirmed.

The movie, "Artificial," stars Andrew Garfield as Altman -- the OpenA.I. CEO -- and it reportedly tells the story of his short-lived firing from the company.

An Amazon spokesperson tells TMZ in a statement ... "We have the utmost respect and admiration for Luca Guadagnino as an award-winning filmmaker — not to mention a longstanding relationship that we hope to continue."

The series "Off Campus" has gotten an intense reaction from fans ... so much so that the show's team is stepping in to call out a wave of online harassment aimed at cast members and people close to them.

In a statement posted to social media, the show's official account urged fans to remember there's a difference between fictional characters and real-life people, stressing that respect should extend to both the cast and their loved ones.

The account also warned that users engaging in targeted harassment could be blocked from interacting with the show's pages.

Donald Trump has become a calm man, a chill dude ... just ask Jeff Bezos.

Forget the late-night Truth Social rages, forget excoriating reporters by calling them "piggy" and "stupid," forget his relentless revenge tour, 2.0 Trump, according to Bezos, is kumbaya.

The Amazon king appeared on CNBC Wednesday and had high praise for Trump, saying he's "a more mature, more disciplined version of himself."

Trump's resorted to name-calling journalists several times in the past couple months ... even telling one reporter she's a "dumb person" only a week ago, because she dared to point out the cost of his new ballroom had skyrocketed.

President Donald Trump made at least $220 million in financial transactions in the first three months of the year ... including purchases in huge tech and media companies.

In the media world, Trump bought at least $1.08 million in securities in Comcast, $571K in Netflix, $364K in Disney, $45K in Fox Corp., $30K in Warner Bros. Discovery, and $15K in Paramount Skydance ... according to two new financial disclosure forms released Thursday by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.

He also sold securities in some of those same media groups ... including $1.3 million in Netflix, $1.1 million in Disney, and $30K in Fox Corp.