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Richard Kiel, who became famous for portraying the James Bond villain, Jaws ... died Wednesday afternoon at the age of 74 ... TMZ has learned.

Kiel starred in dozens of movies over the span of 50 years ... though his Jaws character became his most iconic role after debuting in 1977's "The Spy Who Loved Me" alongside Roger Moore. He returned in "Moonraker" two years later.

The 7-foot-2 Kiel also co-starred with Adam Sandler in the golf classic "Happy Gilmore."

Kiel had broken his leg last week and was in a hospital in Fresno, CA. A family member tells us he passed away this afternoon in the hospital -- and it's unclear if his death was connected to the leg injury.

Kiel's family tells TMZ ... "Though most people knew of him through his screen persona, those who were close to him knew what a kind and generous soul he was. His family was the most important thing in his life and we are happy that his last days were spent surrounded by family and close friends."

Paris Hilton probably gets hit on all the time ... but it's rare when a homeless lays the mack down.

Paris was leaving Tao restaurant in NYC when she stopped to give some cash to a homeless guy -- and that's when the dude saw his chance to spit some game.

He kissed her. He smooth-talked her. He asked her out on a date.

And for the record ... she didn't exactly say 'No.'

A doctor performed an outpatient procedure on Joan Rivers that should ONLY have been performed in a hospital ... and that's what led to her death ... according to a new report.

During Rivers' planned endoscopy ... doctors discovered something on her vocal cords and her doctor decided he would biopsy it ... this according to the NY Daily News.

During the biopsy Rivers' vocal cords reportedly seized -- slammed shut -- cutting off her air supply. Sources tell TMZ while they were trying to resuscitate her, her heart stopped.

Medical experts told the Daily News ... the biopsy was too risky for outpatient surgery and should have been performed in a hospital.

Rivers never recovered and died a few days later.

Conrad Hilton was driving so out of control moments before he crashed his car near Palm Springs ... at least one alarmed driver was convinced he was going "about 200 miles an hour" ... according to 911 tapes obtained by TMZ.

As we reported ... Paris' youngest brother crashed after clipping the rear of 2 other vehicles, and had to be cut from the wreckage with the jaws of life. Somehow he walked away without major injury.

So many people called 911 after seeing Hilton fly by on the freeway -- sometimes on the shoulder -- the police dispatcher seemed to get annoyed at repeat callers ... and even challenges the 200 MPH report.

Momma Dee's a true multi-tasker ... busting out both a song and her tooth at the same time.

The "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" star has a "flipper tooth" -- a removable fake tooth -- which made a hasty exit smack in the middle of her single release party at Club Sutra in ATL.

Momma didn't let a floppy incisor get in the way of her big night. She struggles for a sec, but eventually pulls it together.

3:05 PM PT -- The fire's out, and most of the coaster is still intact. The blaze was reportedly started, accidentally, by welders who were building the new Twisted Colossus.

One of Six Flags' most famous roller coasters ... the Colossus went up in flames Monday -- just weeks after the classic ride was shut down.

The fire engulfed a big chunk of the coaster's track ... burning completely through the wood and steel. Firefighters were called to the scene, North of Los Angeles, around 1:30 PM.

The 36-year-old roller coaster had just been shut down in August, so the park could start work on a new and improved version ... to be called Twisted Colossus.

Colossus has been featured in tons of TV shows and movies like "National Lampoon's Vacation" ... "Wonder Woman" ... "Step by Step" .... "Knight Rider" and the "A-Team."

Mega-popular DJ Avicii has canceled his upcoming tour and promotional activities because of lingering effects from surgery earlier this year ... TMZ has learned.

A rep for Avicii tells TMZ he is still suffering from certain health issues related to surgeries that removed his gallbladder and appendix back in March. Avicii is resting at home in Stockholm so he can fully recover and promote an upcoming album.

As TMZ first reported, Avicii bailed on his gig at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami after he was rushed to the hospital due to severe abdominal pains, nausea and a fever.

This is what a two game suspension looks like -- Ray Rice delivering a vicious punch to his fiancee's face, knocking her out cold ... and TMZ Sports has the shocking video.

We've already shown you the aftermath outside the elevator ... Rice dragging the unconscious woman on the floor. But we've now obtained video of the punch that put her down, raising the question ... What was the NFL thinking when it wrist-slapped Rice with such feeble punishment?

The incident took place Feb. 15th at the Revel Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City -- after Ray and then-fiancee (now wife) Janay Palmer got into a heated argument on their way into the elevator.

Inside the elevator it's apparent he strikes first ... she hits back ... and then Rice delivers the knockout blow.

The punch knocks Janay off her feet -- and she smashes her head on the elevator hand rail ... knocking her out cold. Ray doesn't seem fazed ... and when the door opens, he drags her out into the hotel.

An employee of the hotel -- which just shut down for good -- tells TMZ Sports he was working there at the time and says the NFL saw the elevator footage before imposing the 2-game suspension.

UPDATE -- The NFL says it did NOT see the newly-released elevator footage before it imposed a 2 game suspension on Rice.

This video is a cleaned up version of the raw surveillance elevator video -- the raw is jerky ... so we smoothed it out.

Click to Watch Raw Elevator Video

UPDATE 11:35 AM PT -- The Ravens have terminated Ray Rice's contract.

Garth Brooks performed a fire drill during his concert Friday in Chicago ... only problem ... he was nowhere near any flames.

Brooks came out of retirement as a touring headliner this weekend ... and the 52-year-old singer miserably failed when he attempted to jump in the air during one of his songs.

The country legend managed to avoid rolling off the stage -- but he was inches away -- and his ten gallon hat still fell into the pit.

Jake "The Snake" Roberts is out of the hospital following a scary stay for double pneumonia, but during his first public appearance Saturday night he announced he's fighting cancer again.

Roberts surprised the crowd at a Future Stars of Wrestling show in Las Vegas shortly after being released ... telling the crowd how he's feeling.

Jake says during his 3 day hospital stay ... doctors discovered some cancer inside his chest that needs to be removed. He had a cancerous tumor in his leg removed earlier this year. But he's not worried about it, Jake says he's fought worse.

His voice is weak, but it's pretty bad ass to see the Hall of Fame wrestler's positive outlook on his fight with cancer.

Ajay Rochester -- who hosted Australia's version of "The Biggest Loser" -- just had 1.5 Liters of fat sucked out of her body ... but first, she bellied up to a 1,000 calorie breakfast of bacon, eggs and hash browns.

Ajay hit up Dr. Aaron Rollins Friday at Elite Body Sculpture in Bev Hills, and got something called an Airsculpt Laser Lipo -- a fancy name for precision fat sucking. We're told Ajay was 100% awake for the procedure -- no needles, no cutting, no stitches -- while the doc targeted her chin and arms.

Ajay says her ultimate goal is rocking sleeveless dresses and tops -- not that she was thinking about that when breakfast was served.

The room at Yorkville Endoscopy where Joan Rivers went into respiratory and cardiac arrest ... was well equipped to handle life or death emergencies, just like any first rate hospital ... TMZ has learned.

Sources connected to the clinic tell us Joan's room contained state of the art resuscitation devices ... including a cardiac defibrillator and instruments to clear a patient's blocked airway. As you'd expect ... all the nurses and physicians are certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support, we're told.

Further, we've learned the NY Health Dept has already visited the clinic to review documentation related to Joan's case, and to interview staff members who treated Joan.

The review will, no doubt, include determining whether anesthesia was administered to Joan, and by whom. We're told Yorkville employs in-house anesthesiologists who are board certified.

Joan Rivers suffered from heart arrhythmia and worried that her heart might stop beating on stage or during surgery.

Joan spoke about the condition -- which causes sudden irregularities in the heart beat -- during an interview with Joan Lunden on Good Morning America back in 1985.

Joan said, "It scares the hell out of you. And when you go under, say for plastic surgeries and things like that ... that's when your heart can go out of kilter."

Siva Kaneswaran fought off a man he says was beating a woman on the street in NYC -- and ended up catching a shiner in the process.

"The Wanted" singer was walking in Chelsea last month with his rep ... when they saw the man attacking his girlfriend. The rep tells us Siva ran over and tried to break it up, telling the man to chill out -- but the attacker yelled back, "This isn't about you."

The rep says that's when it got physical -- while Siva was trying to hold the guy back, he got clocked in the face. The attacker eventually took off, but the scuffle gave the GF enough time to run away.

We're told Siva initially wanted to keep the fight -- and his shiner -- under wraps, but is now hoping the woman will get in touch with him so he can be sure she's okay.

Siva's got a bad record with good deeds. A homeless man attacked him outside a Denver movie theater earlier this year ... when he tried to give him money.

Suge Knight is alive and well ... and running errands!

The rap impresario -- still recovering from being shot six times on August 24 at a pre-VMA party -- was spotted out Friday, hitting up the Rochester Big & Tall store in Beverly Hills.

There's nothing more gangster than that.

Joan Rivers' autopsy has been done, but the Medical Examiner will need more information to determine exactly how she died ... TMZ has learned.

The Medical Examiner's Office tells us they've completed the physical examination of Joan's body, but could not find a clear "cause and manner of death" ... pending further studies.

We're told those further studies will include conducting toxicology testing, and interviewing medical professionals who were present during the throat procedure Joan was getting last week when she stopped breathing.

11:30 AM PT -- Melissa Rivers was just seen leaving a funeral home in NYC.