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Conair makes products to help people look like their best selves ... but, one model claims it did the exact opposite to her -- suing the company after she says their products left her head bloody and mangled.

Lea Encarnacion -- a former New York City hair model -- is suing the conglomerate for an alleged 2020 incident where she says she worked as a hair model for the brand at a convention in Long Beach.

Encarnacion says stylists at the event employed by Conair "negligently applied" a hair-bleaching product to her locks and didn't remove it in a timely manner.

Kanye West's biggest haters and supporters are waging a merchandise war in a global online marketplace ... and it's all been set off by his controversial swastika shirt.

The messy scene is playing out right now on Etsy, where the anti-Kanye crowd is giving Ye the finger with some new gear ... while his stans are combining his name with a hate symbol, and slapping it on merch.

The deepfake video showing celebs wearing shirts emblazoned with a Jewish Star of David drawn on the back of a hand giving the bird to "Kanye" is providing some inspiration here ... someone took the idea and ran with it, copying the shirt from the A.I. video and hawking it online.

Prince Amukamara -- one of Eli Manning's former teammates -- is going to bat for the ex-New York Giants star ... ripping Hall of Fame voters for not allowing the QB into Canton this year.

Amukamara -- who played with Eli from 2011 through 2015 -- told TMZ Sports out at Super Bowl week in New Orleans that Manning got screwed when the Pro Football Hall of Fame didn't include the signal-caller in the 2025 class that was announced on Feb. 6.

"Snub, dude," the former cornerback said emphatically. "Come on, man!"

Marlon Wayans is currently entangled in a gnarly war of words with Soulja Boy ... but being the comedic veteran, he's the one giving out last laughs at the rapper's expense!!!

TMZ caught up with Marlon in West Hollywood last night and he couldn't resist an impromptu stand-up roast in Soulja Boy's direction.

Last month, Marlon ribbed SB a bit for performing at President Donald Trump's Crypto Ball, and the "Crank Dat" rapper finally decided to respond this week after releasing his latest album.

Kendrick Lamar's record-breaking Super Bowl halftime show doubled as a fashion trendsetting moment -- his viral bell-bottom jeans are completely sold out!!!

The flared-leg jeans cost $1,200 ... and more than 130 million viewers witnessed Kendrick perform inside the Superdome in New Orleans.

French luxury fashion house Celine tells TMZ the pair of jeans Kendrick wore for the historic moment were "Marco" style, in dark union wash denim.

John Legend and Chrissy Teigen gave out a sweet treat in L.A. ... and, it wasn't just the Girl Scout Cookies they were slinging -- they also stopped in to sing for fans on the TMZ Celebrity Tour!

The singer-songwriter and the model were recently outside Erewhon -- a popular natural-foods store with quite a few locations in the City of Angels ... helping their daughter Luna and her troop make their quota on cookie sales.

Our team on the tour noticed the duo outside the store raking in dough ... and, stopped for a quick chat about cookies, politics, the couple's new dog and more.

Wendy Williams can relate to hardcore criminals -- not that she's committed a crime -- but her life mirrors someone confined to a jail cell.

TMZ has dropped a documentary on Tubi, "TMZ Presents: Saving Wendy" ... which explores her guardianship which has now gone on for years. As she says, her life is isolated. She's in a New York City assisted living facility, where she is confined to a room on the 5th floor.

Wendy cannot leave the floor without permission from the staff. She says she's been outside in the fresh air twice in the last 30 days ... both times for dentist appointments.

Sophie Rain's alleged intruder is convinced he's her fiancé and he left behind a bag full of cameras and action figures after breaking into her home ... at least according to a fellow OnlyFans model and social influencer.

Aishah Sofey, an OF model and influencer, tells TMZ ... the suspect told police and his mother he was traveling to Florida to get married to Sophie and he's under the false impression they're engaged ... and is clearly obsessed with her.

Aishah says the guy broke into the Florida mansion she's renting with Sophie and other models by breaking a glass door to her bedroom ... and she says the incident has left her feeling completely violated.

A Philadelphia Eagles fan isn't shaking off the euphoria that comes with getting engaged anytime soon -- especially because she got a ring before Taylor Swift!

Bride-to-be Kara Zuczek's now-fiancé Peter Grant popped the question Sunday night during Super Bowl LIX ... and she tells TMZ she could not believe it was happening because she had just discussed the Travis Kelce and TS engagement rumors.

Kara says ... "One minute, I was talking about the game, the Taylor Swift engagement rumors, and whether Travis Kelce would propose if the Chiefs won ... The next thing I knew, my boyfriend was down on one knee right there in the middle of it all!"

Robinson Cano's 42 years old, but he's adamant he could still be effective in the MLB ... telling TMZ Sports he could "for sure" still get some knocks in the Big Leagues.

The former New York Yankees superstar hasn't logged an official at-bat in The Show since the 2022 season, although when we asked him this week if he still believes he has pro juice left in him ... he didn't mince words.

"Oh," he said with a smile. "For sure. For sure! Yes!"

Tom Holland says his non-alcoholic beer brand helps keep him on the wagon ... because it satisfies his urge to drink.

We got the "Spider-Man" star at LAX and our photog asked him about his new beverage company, Bero.

Tom says he came up with the idea when he got sober and tells us his Bero beers "scratch my itch."

The passengers and flight attendants involved in an in-air skirmish on an Alaska Airlines flight are now under a federal microscope ... with the FBI looking to see if a crime was committed.

Viral video from an Alaska Airlines flight from Oakland to Portland shows a flight attendant repeatedly hitting a passenger in a window seat, telling the man to let go of the hair of the woman sitting in front of him.

The FBI branch in San Francisco tells us the Bureau "is aware of the incident and appropriate steps will be taken to determine if a violation of federal law has occurred."

Al Sharpton didn't have a dog in the Super Bowl fight other than rooting for Kendrick Lamar's halftime show -- and he's dropping some historic stats on anyone who says his performance was too Black!

TMZ Hip Hop hooked up with the reverend Tuesday in NYC, just as news broke that Kendrick had broken the NFL Super Bowl Halftime Show record with 133.5 million watching it in real time!!!

Al certifies K. Dot's halftime as the best ever, and will surely buy a mug to hold all those tears conservatives might be shedding over the Super Bowl set.

Music is going to make or break the upcoming Britney Spears biopic ... so says one of her famed songwriters, who wants to ensure the flick does her career justice.

Claude Kelly, a producer and songwriter who collaborated with Britney on her 2008 hit "Circus," tells TMZ ... biopics about musicians are only as good as their soundtracks.

Claude says for someone like Britney, the music will be more important than all the drama from her story ... and he wants to help make sure the soundtrack is legit.

Blueface is still serving his 4-year prison sentence and fans have started to worry about the "Thotiana" rapper's well-being as he keeps popping up with new face tattoos ... but never fear, we're being told he has heavy support on the inside and out!!!

Wack 100, Blueface's manager, tells TMZ Hip Hop he talks to Blueface frequently and can confirm the rap star is in good spirits, doing his time in peace and is willingly getting the face tats on his own.

Wack calls it social experimentation ... BF is no stranger to facial tattoos and prison time breeds boredom, but he feels BF is going through the same basic experimentation all street dudes experience during their first time locked up.

Matt Pinfield's girlfriend and brother say the former MTV host is more communicative than his daughter is letting on ... because he was singing along to music during a recent hospital visit.

Matt's daughter Jessica claims he's incompetent and needs a conservatorship after suffering a stroke ... but his girlfriend, Kara Brown, and his brother, Glenn, say they're being iced out and cut off by Jessica.

Kara and Glenn's attorney, Todd Wolfe, tells TMZ ... Kara had an in-person visit with Matt at Kaiser Permanente L.A. Medical Center on Friday afternoon, with Glenn beaming in on video.