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A Georgia news station had a hard time getting Michael Penix Jr.'s name right in a lower third this week ... creating a scene that had plenty of grown adults giggling like school children.

Check out the way WTOC 11 in Savannah presented Penix Jr.'s press conference on its Wednesday evening broadcast ... it accidentally wrote Michael "Penis" Jr. on a graphic identifying the Falcons quarterback.

To be fair, the X and the S are close by on a keyboard -- and we're sure it's happened plenty of times to Atlanta reporters since the 25-year-old joined the team last year ... but social media users nonetheless ate it up.

Donald Trump's ready to rock out with Rocky and more stars at this year's Kennedy Center Honors ... 'cause he announced the spotlight's going on KISS and Sylvester Stallone.

The President of the United States -- who was named chairman of the center earlier this year -- announced all five honorees for this year's ceremony Wednesday ... speaking about his friend Stallone at length.

POTUS lauded Stallone for his acting chops ... adding Sly's not the kind of person who looks for public adulation -- but, DJT says Sly was incredibly honored when he called to give him the good news.

An all-out brawl broke out at a Florida lake -- and it was so brutal that two people were knocked unconscious before police rounded up the suspects and tossed them in the pokey!

The donnybrook, which kicked off August 2, was captured on cellphone video by a witness at Lake Winterset in Polk County -- about an hour east of Tampa -- and later uploaded to social media.

Check out the footage ... the knuckleheads went all WWE for the camera, throwing punches and kicking each other. One dude is seen lying unconscious on the ground as a young bikini-clad woman performs CPR on him.

President Trump has dispatched his army of federal agents to the gritty streets of D.C. to put an end to violent crime -- but what he's actually doing is killing the vibe for a bunch dudes just chilling out, with one just havin' a smoke ... according to a new video.

The footage was shot in the nation's capital and posted Tuesday to X, and appears to show federal law enforcement officers, flashlights at the ready, approaching a bunch of guys resting their rumps on cement stairs.

They ask to see the ID of one man who they think is smoking -- wait for it -- a joint! Ooooo! But once they find out it's just a cigarette, the agents don't pursue the matter any further and move on to other quality of life issues.

8:37 AM PT -- A rep for Pete Buttigieg tells TMZ ... "Instead of doing his job, Sean Duffy continues his obsession with Pete by spewing nonsense that has no basis in fact and the New York Post continues to give that nonsense a boost."

Pete Buttigieg and the Biden Administration are to blame for the lack of competent air traffic controllers ... so says the current Secretary of Transportation.

Sean Duffy threw blame around on the "Pod Force One" podcast ... claiming Buttigieg lowered the requirements to be considered a "well-qualified" air traffic controller while in charge of the federal agency.

Duffy claims the threshold on the Air Traffic Skills Assessment used to be 85% to be considered well-qualified ... but, he claims, under Buttigieg, that number was changed to 80% -- a seemingly small statistical difference that Duffy says has a huge impact.

Die-hard MAGA fans who’ve jumped ship on President Donald Trump should reap what they sowed -- no forgiveness, says D.L. Hughley.

The comedian joined us Tuesday on "TMZ Live," saying the only reason some folks turn anti-Trump is because he caused something bad to happen to them or someone close -- not because bad things have been happening to others all along during his 2 times in office ... which, in his book, makes these former Trumpers selfish.

D.L. pops off in our video, brushing off Charles’ question about forgiveness in politics and saying the whole Republican game now is built on loyalty -- and they ride or die with it.

Brady Kiser told cops he realized something was wrong on the evening his son, Trigg, drowned in their backyard pool when he saw his dog acting strangely, according to new documents.

The police released a redacted report about the death of the 3-year-old Friday ... and, in it, they say Brady told an officer his son went outside to play after he finished eating.

Cops say Brady told them he was busy with his infant and lost track of Trigg ... until he turned to look outside and saw his dog standing over the water.

A passenger got smoked by American Airlines ... after he was caught vaping in a bathroom midflight -- and was eventually booted from the plane.

It all went down August 4 during a flight from Phoenix to San Francisco ... the passenger recorded the crazy incident using his cell phone and posted the video on his Instagram.

Check out the clip ... the flight attendant is arguing with the passenger just outside the restroom, where the young man had apparently been vaping, which is banned by the Federal Aviation Administration aboard commercial flights along with all other types of smoking.

The gunman who fatally shot a cop after opening fire on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta ... reportedly had a beef with the COVID-19 vaccine.

According to the New York Times ... 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White believed he got sick after taking the COVID-19 shot and had an unhealthy fixation on the vaccine, prompting his dad to call authorities to report his son was suicidal.

CNN also cited sources who said the shooter may have targeted the CDC over personal health concerns he blamed on the COVID-19 vaccine.

Emilie Kiser's husband, Brady Kiser, knew their 3-year-old son, Trigg Kiser, was playing in their Arizona home's backyard before he fell into the pool and drowned in May.

A Chandler Police Department report obtained by TMZ reveals Brady admitted to law enforcement he saw his toddler playing outside -- and near the pool -- calling it a common activity for him.

He said ... "He loved to be outside, he loved to play outside, and so in my mind it was, you know, just that of him going and doing as he routinely had other times going out to play, the difference was I was the only parent home."

A paranormal investigator has a chilling concern for Matt Rife after he and his business partner Elton Castee purchased Ed and Lorraine Warren's home and Occult Museum -- he hopes they make it out alive.

TMZ caught up with Philip Siracusa, the former owner of the infamously haunted Horsefly Chronicles home, and he warns that dark energy has a way of manipulating people and feels Matt and Elton were chosen by the home for a reason.

In our clip, he says the Warrens kept the pieces in their home private for so long for good measure ... and simply hopes Matt and Elton "will get through this alive."

Dean Cain's become a real-life superhero for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ... with the agency saying he's giving their recruitment a major boost.

Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin tells TMZ ... "We have certainly seen a pop in applications in the past few days -- we are grateful to Dean Cain for his efforts to highlight the work that ICE law enforcement is doing to remove terrorists, pedophiles, gang members and murderers from American communities."

As you know ... earlier this week, the actor took to social media, urging his followers to sign up as the agency worked to recruit loads of new officers.

Bryan Kohberger left behind a devastating murder scene after killing four University of Idaho students ... and, police have released some of the harrowing images.

The Moscow Police Department dropped a series of photos that likely would've come out during trial had Kohberger not pled guilty ... with the first capturing a pair of handprints pressed into a window back in November 2022.

The two prints are tinged with frost ... standing out starkly from the rest of the crystal clear glass. Unclear if they were made on the inside or outside of the building.

Kristi Noem says "South Park" needs to up their game ... insisting they're lazy for only criticizing her appearance -- but, she may want to watch the ep, 'cause the jokes don't end with her looks.

The Homeland Security Secretary hopped on "The Glenn Beck Program" Thursday to discuss the newly released episode of the controversial show ... and, she calls out the creators for repeatedly making jokes that mock women for how they look.

Noem doubles down, adding ... "If they wanted to criticize my job, go ahead and do that, but clearly they can't. They just pick something petty like that."

Jimmy Fallon and Fox News' Greg Gutfeld caught up like a pair of chummy old friends on 'The Tonight Show' Thursday ... giddily recalling their drunken meeting in NYC and completely kicking politics to the trashcan.

Check out the clip ... the right-wing host recalled meeting a sloshed Jimmy in an "illegal speakeasy" in New York City -- where he says Jimmy tackled him with a hug like a "giant golden retriever."

After Jimmy "wrestled" Greg and his pal ... they decided to head out to another bar -- which Greg deemed was a gay bar because "the bartender at 6 o'clock takes off his shirt."

Britney Spears' ex Kevin Federline is dropping a tell-all which he promises will be "extremely intimate and transparent" -- and fans are not happy.

The tell-all, titled "You Thought You Knew," promises to detail his entire life, from his working-class upbringing to his time as a professional dancer -- and will include the years during his marriage to the Princess of Pop and the accompanying media circus, according to a press release.

KF says in the release ... "I achieved my biggest dreams, dealt with crushing heartbreak, and endured constant ridicule, all while becoming the father my children needed as they experienced nonstop emotional turbulence. If you’ve ever had questions, you’ll find answers here."