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The officer who forcibly removed the United Airlines passenger Sunday night at O'Hare International has just been placed on leave pending an investigation.

The Chicago Department of Aviation said Monday that "the incident on United flight 3411 was not in accordance with our standard operating procedure and the actions of the aviation security officer are obviously not condoned by the Department."

It's unclear which officer the CDA is referring to ... but videos from multiple witnesses on the plane show a man in plain clothes violently grabbing the passenger and dragging him down the aisle ... as 2 uniformed officers follow behind.

Chicago PD said the man started yelling before Aviation Officers tried to forcibly remove him.

NY Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda was on the verge of throwing a no-hitter Monday ... until Martha Stewart ruined it.

The United Airlines passenger who was grabbed and dragged off a flight Sunday ... somehow got back onto the jet -- and seemed extremely disoriented and confused.

The man, reportedly a doctor, ran down the aisle, yelling ... "I have to go home! I have to go home!" He also mumbled, "Just kill me. Just kill me." You could see he was bloodied from the first time he was removed.

He was eventually escorted off the plane ... again.

United says this was all due to overbooking, and the CEO apologized for "re-accommodating" the passengers.

11:32 AM PT -- Chicago PD says the man who got dragged off the United Airlines flight had been asked to leave before authorities arrived. Cops say he began yelling at the request, at which point Aviation Officers tried forcibly removing him. He fell during the struggle and struck an armrest, causing injuries to his face. They add ... he was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life threatening injuries and an investigation is ongoing. Also ... he's 69 years old.

Great news ... Otis Nixon is no longer missing!

The Woodstock Police Dept. in Georgia just announced, "Otis Nixon has been located and is safe. We appreciate the assistance from the public and media."

The 58-year-old former MLB star was reported missing on Saturday after he did not show up to a scheduled tee time at a golf course.

Amazing.

Emmitt Smith wanted to congratulate Sergio Garcia for winning The Masters this weekend -- so he tweeted at the golfer, "Way to persevere through a varsity."

For real.

Don't worry, Smith realized his mistake 15 hours later and followed up with a correction.

"Computer glitch adversity is the word I should've been used."

THE WORD I SHOULD'VE BEEN USED?!!

Emmitt can't catch a break.

Go Gators.

Snoop Dogg has chosen sides in the Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones feud -- he's rollin' with Jon ... saying "Skinny Bones Jones is gonna kick your motherf**kin' ass!"

Former MLB star Otis Nixon -- who played 17 years in the big leagues -- has gone missing, cops say ... and officials are hoping the public can help find him.

The 58-year-old was last seen leaving his home in Woodstock, Georgia in a 2011 gray Range Rover to play golf ... but never got to the course.

Officials are clearly concerned and have asked anyone with information to call police immediately.

Nixon has a troubled past ... including a cocaine arrest back in 2013 and a very bizarre incident in 2015 when cops say he let a 16-year-old drive a rental car taken out in his name that had weed inside.

Bradley Cooper is now a dad, which clearly makes Irina Shayk a mom ... which means they've had their kid.

The baby was born 2 weeks ago, but kept it under wraps, this according to People.

It's baby #1 for both Bradley and Irina, who have been dating for 2 years.

No word on whether it's a boy or girl.

Tomi Lahren says her personal opinions became the trigger for a vendetta by the folks at TheBlaze where they literally put an X on her dressing room door and launched a public smear campaign against her, and that's why she just filed a lawsuit against her former employer.

The war started when Tomi appeared on "The View" and said she was pro-choice, which made members of the super-conservative website apoplectic.

She says Glenn Beck and company made her life hell, suspending her indefinitely and ultimately firing her.

Tomi has a contract with TheBlaze which lists grounds for termination, and the basis for her termination is not authorized by her deal.

The lawsuit says Beck and his company tried to ruin her career by "a clear attempt to embarrass, humiliate, and undermine [her] reach to her audience on social media and elsewhere."

As we reported, Tomi's been in a dogfight with TheBlaze over her Facebook account, which is 4.2 million strong. Tomi says she, not TheBlaze, owns it.

She goes on, "Beck is known for berating, belittling, and acting in a condescending and heavy-handed way and his treatment of [Tomi], in particular, is a case in point."

She's suing Beck and TheBlaze.

Ex-boxing champ Kelly Pavlik worked out two plea deals in a single day, resolving charges relating to a pellet gun attack from 2015 and allegations of breaking and entering in 2011.

As we previously reported ... the former WBO and WBC middleweight champ was charged with felony assault in 2015 after he shot a guy with a pellet gun.

Prosecutors added the breaking and entering charge stemming from a 2011 incident where he allegedly broke into a foreclosed house and stole piping.

A rep for the Mahoning County Court tells us Pavlik pled guilty to a reduced charge in the gun case on Thursday. He was sentenced to 6 months in jail, but the judge suspended the time.

In the breaking and entering case, he entered a supervised diversion program that will last at least a year. If he successfully completes the program, the charge will be dismissed.

Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino is in a heap of trouble, because the feds have added new criminal charges against him, alleging he tried to screw Uncle Sam out of millions of dollars.

The U.S. Attorney in New Jersey just added tax evasion, structuring and falsifying records to avoid detection of assets. Specifically, the U.S. Attorney says Mike and his brother, who also faces criminal charges, illegally concealed some of the $8.9 mil Mike made between 2010 and 2012.

They say he filed false income tax returns and made fraudulent deductions.

He was originally charged with other tax offenses. He faces decades in prison if convicted.

Chris Brown and Lil Wayne are now reportedly targets of a federal drug investigation involving thousands of dollars of narcotics, including lean.

The probe was triggered by a criminal drug trial involving Miami music producer Harrison Garcia who allegedly sent texts to people acknowledging and even bragging he sold drugs to the 2 rappers.

Garcia exchanged texts with an underling to deliver drugs to Wayne, saying, "I'll shoot u some trees (pot)." Garcia responded, "It's for Wayne."

In another text, Gracia sent a screenshot of a $15,000 bank deposit from Chris Brown, saying, "Look who put money my account." The woman said, "What that for LOL" and he responded with with a couple of smiley faces with the message, "Drugs ... lean and sh*t" ... this according to the Miami Herald.

A federal agent testified Garcia also told cops he sold Wayne narcotics ... "a lot of narcotics."

Garcia often poses on social media next to exotic cars, bling, expensive sneakers, stacks of cash and guns ... and has been photographed with CB and Weezy.

The feds believe he used the drug money to buy those toys.

Michael Rapaport has had ENOUGH of LaVar Ball's trash talk -- and just tore Lonzo's dad a new a-hole for the comments he made about "white guys" being inferior basketball players.

The actor/basketball fanatic said he's sick of people giving LaVar a "pass" under the guise of being a "good father" ... and says it's time Ball starts being held accountable for the offensive statements he's made.

He also rips LaVar's Big Baller Brand shirts -- saying they look "uncomfortable as f*ck."

Floyd Mayweather has one-up on Superman ... his cape is designer made.

The boxer was pre-gaming in Miami before hitting the clubs with his pal, Adrien Broner -- rocking a Versace robe with a matching blanket he used as a cape.

A short time later, they hopped in a TMT Jeep -- customized with TMT rims.

Inside the club, there was dancing, drinking and ladies.

They said it would never last ... and they were right. Olivia Munn and Aaron Rodgers have broken up just months after rumors swirled that they were engaged.

The Green Bay Packers QB and the 'X-Men' actress began dating in 2014 but have finally decided to call it quits, this according to People.

There was a huge rift between Aaron and his family over the years -- and many people believed Olivia played a part ... though Aaron never publicly addressed it.

No word on why the two split -- but Olivia has been hanging out with her close friend, Ayesha Curry, over the past few days without Rodgers. Our guess is she's leaning on Ayesha for emotional support.

OLD-SCHOOL BASKETBALL BEEF!!

Charles Oakley is firing back at Dennis Rodman for criticizing LeBron James ... and he's hitting The Worm below the skirt.

Rodman made headlines earlier this week for telling CBS Sports that Michael Jordan would NEVER takes games off in the middle of the season ... unlike LeBron.

Dennis insinuated Jordan was tougher than James ... and he cussed a lot to make his point.

The comments didn't sit well with Oakley -- one of MJ's closest friends -- who issued this retort:

"I think LeBron is smart, you don't have to be tough to play basketball Miss wedding dress."

Calling Rodman soft 'cause he wore women's clothing? Wanna rethink that, Oak?