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Robert Irwin has the ladies all aflutter thanks to his shirtless "Dancing with the Stars" numbers ... but he says he's just here to dance.

We caught up with the 21-year-old heartthrob in Studio City, Los Angeles yesterday, where he told us "it's very flattering" getting all the DMs from a new crop of adoring fans ... but he admitted it's been interesting to navigate.

As the son of the late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, Robert is fearless in nature ... but don't expect him to go too wild. He says he's turning down Chippendales' offer to perform with them in Las Vegas.

Taylor Swift is pulling back the curtain on what it was like having Travis Kelce join her on the road with her during her "Eras" tour ... telling a hilarious story about a time where he confused an A-list actor's wife with his favorite director.

Swift sat down with Seth Meyers on 'Late Night' -- part of her press run for her new album "The Life of a Showgirl" -- and dished on what it was like watching Travis rage alongside celebs like Tom Cruise, Ashton Kutcher, Liam Hemsworth and more at one of her star-studded London shows last June.

Tay says before the show, Travis was over the moon when she told him his favorite director, Greta Gerwig, would be in the VIP tent -- and he couldn't wait to tell her how much he loved "Barbie."

Victoria Beckham is clearing the air on her so-called moody reputation ... saying people viewed her as a "miserable cow," but she's really just smiling on the inside.

Beckham opens up in a new Netflix doc about giving off "ice queen" vibes while rising to fame as Posh Spice of the Spice Girls -- and later navigating the elite social scene with her famous hubby, soccer legend David Beckham.

In the aptly titled doc "Victoria Beckham," Victoria says she knew all about how people thought she "never smiled" and was just a “miserable cow."

One person’s backing House Speaker Mike Johnson’s call to swap Bad Bunny for Lee Greenwood at the Super Bowl ... it’s the country singer himself!

Lee tells TMZ he’s right in step with what Speaker Johnson said yesterday ... confirming he’d crush the Super Bowl gig, thanks to years of belting it out for NFL teams, especially at their Salute to Service games.

In fact, the 82-year-old's such a hot ticket, he’s set to rock halftime for the Dallas Cowboys on MNF come November 3rd -- and since football’s basically America’s favorite pastime, he says busting out the anthem or "God Bless the U.S.A." at games is always a thrill.

Diddy should serve the remainder of his 50-month sentence in a federal prison as close to the New York metropolitan area as possible ... at least according to the judge who imposed the sentence.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Judge Arun Subramanian stops short of naming a specific prison where Diddy should do hard time and instead says Diddy should stay close to home.

Besides geography, the judge says Diddy should be shipped off to a prison with "any available substance abuse program, including the Bureau of Prisons' Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP), for which he qualifies."

Bad Bunny raised eyebrows at the New York Yankees game Tuesday night ... choosing not to stand during the singing of "God Bless America."

During the 7th inning stretch, the crowd mostly stood and sang during the rendition of "God Bless America." In a live photo obtained by TMZ, you hear the crowd singing "guide her" ... as in the verse "stand beside her and guide her," which is toward the beginning of the song.

The Grammy winner was snapped taking in the game alongside friends during the Bronx Bombers' 9-6 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays.

Scary moment for Gene Simmons ... he crashed his SUV into a parked car in Malibu after losing consciousness while driving down Pacific Coast Highway.

The KISS rocker crashed his Lincoln Navigator on Tuesday afternoon ... and he reportedly told sheriff's deputies he had passed out or fainted behind the wheel.

Gene's wife Shannon tells TMZ that her husband passed out while driving down PCH. His SUV veered into oncoming traffic and traveled across several lanes before hitting a parked car.

Dolly Parton is clearing the air after being dogged by rumors about her health ... and she says she isn't on her deathbed.

The singer-songwriter directly addressed fan concerns Wednesday in a lengthy post on social media ... saying she wants to put people's minds at ease. She says she's got some "problems" ... but says she's still working her butt off in Nashville.

Dolly says she's having a few medical treatments ... but clarifies she's not dying.

Ryan Seacrest just got conveniently ordained (where does this man find the time?) ... so on top of his million other gigs, he’s tossing his hat in the ring to officiate Taylor Swift’s wedding ... and the pop queen is already in the know!

On Tuesday’s 'On Air' show, Ryan told Taylor over the phone he’d just officiated cohost Tanya Reid’s wedding ... and Taylor asked if he’d done a good job, with Tanya giving Ryan a whopping 20 stars out of 10.

Ryan told Taylor he’d taken the online course to get ordained ... and said he’d be down to officiate her wedding to Travis Kelce.

Travis Kelce has finally publicly addressed Taylor Swift's new song about his penis ... and the Chiefs tight end got a little stiff when talking about the tune.

Jason Kelce was actually the one who got the footballer to open up on "Wood" during Wednesday's episode of "New Heights" -- and while Travis said he liked it, he was quite shy when pressed to give further comment.

Jason, though, had no problems giving his take on the track -- even joking that if someone wrote a song about his junk ... it certainly wouldn't include the line, "Redwood tree, it ain't hard to see."

Bad Bunny has ruffled lotsa feathers on the conservative right ... and the list now includes House Speaker Mike Johnson, who thinks the singing sensation is bad for the Super Bowl -- and for kids!

Johnson gave his take on Bunny to reporters outside the House chambers in D.C. Tuesday ... and it might shock some of you to hear what the speaker had to say.

The Republican Congressman from Louisiana kicked things off telling journalists he didn't even know who Bunny was before the whole Super Bowl kerfuffle.

Everyone's talkin' about Bad Bunny performing at next year's Super Bowl ... but the artist made a cameo at Tuesday night's New York Yankees game -- and got a little souvenir.

Bunny and his buddies took a trip to The Bronx for Game 3 of the American League Divisional Round matchup between the Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays -- and the popular Puerto Rican singer snagged a foul ball!

Here's the wind-up ... Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Santander was at the plate during the third inning when he hit a ball thrown by Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodon into the stands.

Kristi Noem is now taking direct aim at Zach Bryan over his new song criticizing ICE raids ... calling the track "disrespectful" to the United States.

The Homeland Security Secretary told conservative podcaster Benny Johnson she's listened to the snippet of Bryan's song -- where he sings ICE has plans to "bust down your door" -- saying ... "I hope he understands how completely disrespectful that song is, not just to law enforcement but to this country."

She goes on to say ... "To every single individual that has stood up and fought for our freedoms. He just compromised it all by putting out a product such as that, that attacks individuals who are just trying to make our streets safe.”

Taylor Swift is keeping her Showgirl sparkle going strong ... stepping out in New York City for dinner during her whirlwind press tour for her new album, The Life of a Showgirl.

The pop superstar was spotted Monday night at The Eighty Six in Manhattan rocking a preppy-chic fall look -- a plaid mini skirt paired with a fitted black long sleeve sweater and tall brown boots.

Swift was all smiles as she arrived at the restaurant, turning the sidewalk into the runway after days of interviews and surprise fan appearances promoting her 12th studio album.

Swift's The Life of a Showgirl dropped last Friday and is already smashing records across streaming platforms with fans praising the album's cinematic storytelling and unapologetically theatrical production.

Yungblud's apparently a big Swiftie ... because he came out with a full-throated defense of Taylor Swift's music during an interview with Bill Maher.

The rocker was on Bill's "Club Random" podcast when the conversation turned to Taylor ... with Bill saying he's got nothing against her, he just doesn't understand her music.

Yungblud was quick to offer that he "f****** loves" Taylor's music ... explaining how some of her throwback songs bring him back to a happy time with his family ... namely, his sisters.

Dolly Parton’s sister has fans on edge -- revealing online the music legend ain’t doing too good -- and she's begging for prayers.

Not long after Dolly axed 6 shows from her Vegas residency due to health reasons, her sister Freida hit Facebook Tuesday ... saying the 79-year-old legend still isn’t at her best, and pleading with fans worldwide to be "prayer warriors" for the country legend.

Freida -- who said she’d been up all night praying -- reassured fans that Dolly’s strong and deeply loved ... and with the world’s prayers lifting her up, she believes her sister’s gonna be just fine.