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Jeff Coby is opening up on what it's like to date someone constantly at the center of B.S. rumors ... telling TMZ Sports the people making up nonsense are just jealous of what he and Larsa Pippen have together.

Pippen recently had to shut down a bogus report she was in a relationship with LiAngelo Ball ... which many believed, considering her dating history with younger guys in the basketball world, like Coby and Marcus Jordan.

So, we asked Coby, a former pro player, how he deals with the chatter ... and the 31-year-old made it clear he's not letting it get to him.

Comic Cristina Payne says comedian Corey Holcomb is threatening her and making her fear for her life ... and she got emotional watching a video that appears to show Corey punching her square in the face.

Cristina joined us on "TMZ Live" Friday, and she got emotional when we asked her about surveillance video from the alleged Hollywood street brawl finally surfacing.

The raw emotions flowed as soon as we asked Cristina if she was going to take the video to police or a lawyer ... she told us she's afraid to even leave her house these days, claiming Corey has her running scared.

Cameron Diaz might be ready to plant some new roots ... and she’s been scoping out some of South Florida’s most impressive homes -- one of which belongs to a prominent NBAer.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Cameron has been quietly touring high-end homes in the Miami suburbs and Miami Beach over the past few weeks with her husband, Benji Madden, as they explore potential new digs.

Sean O'Malley says no one -- not Paramount, nor the UFC -- forced him to apologize for wearing a mask for face-offs with UFC 324 opponent Song Yadong, telling TMZ Sports it was entirely his decision!

Babcock caught up with O'Malley ahead of the UFC's big debut on Paramount+ Saturday night ... where we asked the former champion about the fallout from the faceoff with the Chinese-born fighter, after Suga rocked a medical mask, prompting an apology.

"Most people kind of saw it a certain way," O'Malley said. "There was a few people that got offended, wasn't my intention. I just apologize if I did hurt anyone's feelings, I do feel bad, that was not the goal."

Dakota Johnson's caught Role Model up in her ''Madame Web'' ... with the two beaming after they enjoyed a nice meal together in Los Angeles.

The actress and her new singer beau hit a hot spot in the City of Angels Thursday ... hanging out with a pal at the restaurant while Johnson talked animatedly.

Dakota and Role Model held hands when they hit the street ... with Dakota sporting a huge grin on her face.

Ryan Garcia has goals to dominate two totally different worlds -- boxing AND streaming -- telling TMZ Sports while he wants to be WBC champion, he's also chasing internet validation.

We caught up with King Ryan at Avalon in Los Angeles on Thursday ... and brought up how popular streamer N3on told Babcock a few weeks back that the fighter has real talent in front of the camera.

Garcia -- who has his own Kick channel -- didn't even sound too surprised ... telling us his future plans revolve around getting top honors in both boxing and streaming.

Guy Hovis, the singer best known for his many appearances on "The Lawrence Welk Show," has died, his daughter Julie confirmed to TMZ.

Guy died peacefully Thursday night in Oxford, Mississippi ... with Julie telling us he had been hospitalized for a couple of weeks with a lingering, undisclosed illness.

In a Facebook post ... Guy's ex-wife and former performance partner, Ralna English, wrote, "Needless to say, at this time we are all devastated and simply trying to cope with this tragic news."

A Spirit Airlines passenger got into a heated confrontation with staff before takeoff in the Caribbean ... and she was booted from the plane along with her 2 dogs while the cameras were rolling.

TMZ obtained dramatic video from Thursday's jaw-dropping incident aboard the aircraft, which was standing on the tarmac at Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Check it out ... the woman is clearly pissed as she argues with 2 staffers ... saying something about her seat while pointing to the number on the overhead bin.

Things quickly devolved into chaos, with security officers yanking her out of the plane and down a flight of boarding stairs onto the tarmac, while another worker led the dogs out.

10:30 AM PST -- Rudy Youngblood was arrested Thursday after officers say he was found to be in possession of meth during an arrest in October ... this according to court documents obtained by TMZ.

We told you about the October incident -- cops stopped him at a boat ramp in Bell County, Texas and discovered there was a warrant out for his arrest for allegedly assaulting a member of his household. Officers say they found a baggie of what they suspected to be meth on him ... along with a metal scale, straw and a glass pipe. They sent the substance for testing, which they say confirmed it was meth and ultimately let to the issuance of the arrest warrant.

Rudy Youngblood -- best known for his role in Mel Gibson's Oscar-nominated film "Apocalypto" -- was arrested Thursday in Texas on a substance charge, TMZ has learned.

Officers picked him up on a warrant filed in Bell County on Wednesday for a drug charge. He's booked in the Henderson County jail for possession of a controlled substance in an amount between 1 gram and 4 grams ... a felony that could put him behind bars for up to 2 years, along with a fine of $10,000.

City of Brownsboro Chief of Police Scott Myntti tells TMZ ... he was initially pulled over for speeding and when his license was checked, it showed he was wanted. He was cuffed and booked without incident. He remains in custody as of Friday morning.

Fit Fernando Mendoza for a gold jacket now -- the Indiana superstar's teammate, Mikail Kamara, tells TMZ Sports he's confident the quarterback is destined for greatness at the next level!!

Kamara -- the CFP Defensive Player of the Game -- gave Mendoza his flowers this week ... fresh off their 27-21 win over the Miami Hurricanes.

The defensive end praised Mendoza as a passionate, smart, tough QB ... and said whichever team selects him in the 2026 NFL Draft (where he is projected to be No. 1 overall) will have a bright future.

"No matter what teams end up drafting him, they're going to get, you know, a future Hall of Famer," Kamara said.

Jamie King Tells TMZ ... “I was completely blindsided by the divorce filing, which came out of nowhere. I was with Austin the night before it became public, and while like many marriages we had normal challenges, I genuinely believed we were working on our relationship. Any recent interactions being referenced publicly were strictly professional business meetings and have no connection to this private matter. My focus right now is my work and, above all, my children. This is deeply personal and should remain private, and I hope people will stop making assumptions— particularly ones that unfairly and disproportionately scrutinize women simply for doing their jobs.”

Jaime King's second husband, banker Austin Sosa, is withdrawing from their marriage ... because he just filed for divorce.

Austin beelined it to court Thursday and filed to divorce Jaime ... according to online records.

The reason for the split is unclear ... but the divorce filing comes just weeks after there were reports linking Jaime to another man, hotel owner Vikram Chatwal.

Djimon Hounsou's baby mama is calling BS on the report he made to cops ... and, she's got audio she says shows her calm and cool while he tried to kick her out of their shared home.

Ri'za Marie recorded her conversation with Djimon prior to her arrest for assault ... telling us she was heading to Miami on a trip to get away from the tension in her relationship when she got a text from Djimon demanding she vacate the property.

Despite separating about two years ago, Marie says the two have been living together ... until December 2, when she says he took her keys and wouldn't give them back.

Travis Scott and Lil Baby's ex are being linked by online dating rumors ... but TMZ has learned there's nothing to them being involved with each other.

Here's what's going on ... Jayda Cheaves's former friend, Emily Huff, claimed in an Instagram Story that Jayda has been creeping around with Travis and even attempted to sneak through a Miami club's back entrance to keep tabs on him.

Emily aired out the accusations online, writing ... "Stop calling me a fan. You wanted to be my friend. YOU ARE PROJECTING BECAUSE you steady repost Kylie & the Kardashians but you f****** Travis Scott. Tell em how you were just trying to get snuck in the back door of booby trap, trying to spy on him. No fr stop this is annoying."

Despite the claims, sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ the rumors are flat-out false. We're told Jayda and Travis are 100% not dating or hooking up, and there's no romantic or physical relationship between them whatsoever.

A push from "Heated Rivalry" helped a real-life hockey player share his truth about his sexuality ... and now he hopes to be a source of inspiration, too.

After tuning in to the hit show about rivals-turned-lovers, Minnesota native Jesse Kortuem decided to pen his coming-out story earlier this month ... and it’s turning into a mission bigger than the sport.

We caught up with Kortuem in NYC on Wednesday to see how his message is being received.

8:15 PM PT -- A spokesperson for Lyft tells TMZ ... “We understand how distressing this situation is for the rider involved, and we take reports like this seriously. Lyft is in contact with the rider and we have permanently removed the driver from the platform."

Lyft continued ... "Using Lyft rides to transport or deliver unaccompanied goods is not permitted and violates our Terms of Service. In cases involving alleged misuse of the platform, Lyft has established processes to assist law enforcement, including helping them obtain relevant records and conducting internal investigations as appropriate."

"Euphoria" star Alanna Ubach says a Lyft driver told her he would deliver a package for her, and she took him at his word ... but he never showed up at the destination -- and she tells us she had over $1,000 cash inside.

Alanna tells TMZ ... this week, a Lyft driver in Hollywood promised her the ride-share app handles package delivery, so she sent him off with a parcel containing a bunch of money wrapped up in paper towels and tape ... but after that, she says, he ghosted her.

The actress says on the app, it looked like the driver got near the final destination, and then turned his phone off ... and the person expecting the package waited outside for 45 minutes after the scheduled drop-off, to no avail.

It was a high-stakes day at TMZ, when Harvey challenged UFC honcho Dana White to a high-stakes game of Blackjack.

Dana was here to promote Saturday's UFC 324 -- the first fight on Paramount+ -- featuring Gaethje vs. Pimblett.

Dana agreed to play the game that has made him a legend at Vegas casinos ... and it turned into a nail-biting contest of the expert vs. the novice. Harvey's decisions made it clear ... he didn't know what the hell he was doing.