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Nicki Minaj has been using her voice to prop up the MAGA movement ... but a new study finds that her platforms have been reportedly boosted by an coordinated army of more than 18,000 bots.

Politico shared the report, which was compiled by the disinformation detection company Cyabra ... in it, analysis of Nicki's social media activity from November 11 to December 28 found that thousands of fake accounts used similar language to praise Nicki's posts and attack authentic accounts who were critical of Nicki.

According to Cyabra, there was one day in December where 56 percent of all comments on Nicki's political posts were fake.

Tragedy out of Brazil -- influencer Maria Rita Rodrigues da Silva has died at 25 -- after reportedly suffering a medical emergency.

Maria's friend Luana Lilian paid tribute on IG Sunday, calling her a "charming person" -- while another pal, Lívia, said the loss was sudden -- revealing they were in the studio together the day before Maria died Saturday and had even made plans.

Her cause of death has not been revealed.

It’s been a brutal, two-week nightmare for Lindsey Vonn … and now we know just how close she came to losing her leg.

The Olympic legend revealed Monday in an Instagram video she finally made it out of the hospital after suffering what she called the “most extreme and painful and challenging injury” of her life -- “times a hundred” -- following her crash at the games.

Vonn didn’t hold back on the gruesome details … explaining she shattered her tibia, fractured her fibular head and tibial plateau -- saying “everything was in pieces.” But the real danger came from compartment syndrome, a condition where swelling and trapped blood can crush muscle, nerves and tissue.

Rebecca Gayheart is acknowledging the overwhelming outpouring of love surrounding her family following Eric Dane's death.

The actress shared an emotional message on social media Saturday, expressing gratitude for the support, prayers and kind words she and her daughters have received since Dane passed away last week at 53 after battling ALS.

Posting intimate family photos arranged on a piano, Gayheart made it clear the flood of compassion hasn't gone unnoticed during what she called a "difficult time."

The Irwin family is keeping the Crocodile Hunter's spirit alive.

Sunday marked what would have been Steve Irwin's 64th birthday, and his family made sure the day didn’t pass without heartfelt tributes honoring the late wildlife icon.

Bindi Irwin shared touching throwback photos of her dad and her brother, Robert Irwin, during their childhood days at the Australia Zoo. In her message, Bindi reflected how much she misses her dad and revealed her 4-year-old daughter, Grace, sweetly calls Steve her "guardian angel" ... a nod to the way his legacy continues through the next generation.

Britney Spears seems to have had a carefree time at the beach recently ... because in a snap she just posted, she's totally naked!

Brit posted the picture Friday night, showing she is clearly a supporter of sun's out, bun's out ... but she made sure to cover her crack with a rose emoji. Tasteful!

Of course ... this is not that shocking from Britney ... who has been posting some wild and sexy pics and videos of herself for a while now.

Brit didn't caption the post ... and frankly, she didn't need to because her bare bod was doing all the talkin'.

This star's not afraid to bare all ... stripping down to some tiny lingerie, showing off her sizable assets -- and, we're not talking about the massive bank account she's got!

This social media maven's a hit online ... boasting millions of followers who love her sultry snaps -- and many follow her OnlyFans as well.

While she's mainly known for her modeling -- as well as her impressive roster of exes -- she's also grabbed a few small movie roles ... appearing in "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" and the hit comedy "Frankenhood."

Tragedy has struck Brazil’s influencer world ... Bianca Dias has died at just 27, just days after undergoing plastic surgery.

The glamorous social media star is believed to have suffered a pulmonary embolism -- a known risk tied to major cosmetic procedures -- after she began experiencing shortness of breath while recovering at her family’s beach house in Guarujá, near São Paulo.

She was rushed to the hospital, but doctors were unable to save her. Her death came just 18 days after the initial surgery.

Hollywood is celebrating Eric Dane, who just lost his battle with ALS -- and the tributes are pouring in.

Dane's publicist announced his death Thursday night after the actor was diagnosed last April with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- a nervous system disease that impacts nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. 

A slew of celebs -- including Ashton Kutcher, Selma Blair, Nina Dobrev, John Stamos and Alyssa Milano -- took to social media after hearing the sad news to remember the "Grey's Anatomy" and "Euphoria" star.

Kutcher jumped on X to say he's going to miss his buddy, referencing a celebrity fantasy football league the two actors belonged to. They starred together in the 2010 film "Valentine's Day."

Donald Trump just made an out-of-this-world announcement -- he's directing the federal government to release information about extraterrestrial aliens!

The prez announced the news on Truth Social Thursday evening, telling followers he's directing all relevant agencies to "begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs)" and more.

The announcement comes after former President Barack Obama told podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen "aliens are real" ... though he's never seen one.

Brooke Hogan's got a couple aces in the whole ... 'cause she sounds pretty confident she could make big bucks selling pictures of her feet to strangers.

The singer took to her Instagram Story to ask her followers if she should post feet pics for a new income stream.

On its face, it looks like Brooke is seriously considering this ... because she went to wikiFEET -- the fetish website rating celeb feet -- and found out hers are a 4.97 out of 5.

Anna Duggar shared a rare video of herself Thursday, marking a return to social media 4 years after her husband, Josh Duggar, was sentenced for possessing child porn.

The "19 Kids and Counting" alum hopped onto TikTok Wednesday to promote her dog adoption business ... and showed off her new hairdo in the process.

Sitting in her car, she said, "Meet Whitaker, Beaumont, and Harrington -- 3 of our handsome little golden guys," while cuddling the puppies.

Chris Brown's ex, Diamond Brown, and his rumored current girlfriend, Jada Wallace, are going at it on socials in an epic back-and-forth... and it's getting nasty!

Here's the deal ... Diamond -- the mother of Chris Brown's daughter Lovely -- accused Chris of trying to sabotage her personal life ... but Jada claimed it's Diamond who's been causing trouble by trying to keep Chris from their daughter.

In Instagram comments, Diamond claimed Chris tried to run off her current man by threatening him after Chris already tried to ruin a previous relationship. This prompted Jada to jump to her man's defense.

Dacoda Jones is keeping the focus on her little boy -- just days after accusing Kansas City Chiefs star Rashee Rice of abuse in a bombshell lawsuit.

The NFL wide receiver’s ex took to Instagram to celebrate their son, Cayden, turning 2 years old … sharing a sweet collage of photos and a caption that read:

“How are you already two?! My sweet face where is time going 🥹 my spark of energy, my bundle of joy, you complete me in every day Happy Birthday baby boy mama lovessss you 🫶”

The post was full-on mama mode -- no legal talk, no drama -- just birthday love and cuddly snaps of the toddler smiling alongside his mom.

Anyone suddenly feel the urge to confess to their crimes? Because one glimpse of this hunky cop had us checking the comments for backup ... and yep, turns out everyone else was guilty of felony-level thirst too!

Not sure if this was a strategic move to boost the Burbank Police Department’s IG or just a lucky snap, but Officer Parks had the public fully detained ... and that’s saying a lot, because even the adorable pups in the pic couldn’t steal his spotlight.

The caption said the dogs greeted him during a routine call ... but LBR, between the crisp uniform, lethal dimples, and hair slicked with military precision, this was less public service and more public seduction.

NASCAR star Tyler Reddick is calling out the negative chatter over Michael Jordan's eyebrow-raising interaction with his 6-year-old son as they celebrated his huge Daytona 500 win over the weekend.

The champion racer appeared on Stephen A. Smith's Sirius XM radio show Tuesday and said he's just not seeing anything inappropriate between his son and the NBA icon. It's all in the clip -- he reasons he's gotten to know MJ and his family over the years ... and is focused on celebrating his big moment with them.

ICYMI, Tyler races the No. 45 Toyota stock car, which is co-owned by Michael and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin.