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Bill Belichick is setting the record straight about his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson ... and he says she is NOT trying to Lady Macbeth his coaching career at UNC.

Bill told the Wall Street Journal that any narrative claiming Jordon is trying to gain influence over the UNC football team is absurd.

He said ... "The way the story was picked up was a long way from that. Like, 'She’s trying to be the general manager of the team,' and it's so ridiculous."

Ed Sheeran ain't takin' any chances at his upcoming concert in Philadelphia ... the singer's team is making arrangements with the city's police department to ensure Ed's safety after all the controversy surrounding his Loop Tour, TMZ has learned.

Jasmine Reilly, a spokesperson for the Philly PD, tells TMZ ... "Our officers are talking to his team to make sure all appropriate measures are taken" for his safety.

Reilly also tells us there will be a "sizable" amount of officers deployed to Lincoln Financial Field for Saturday's concert ... the first show since Macklemore was shown the door.

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Jack Antonoff made light of his separation from Margaret Qualley after nearly 3 years of marriage, laughing off a fan request to perform a song about marriage ... and the exchange is on video.

The lead singer of the "Bleachers" was performing with his band onstage at the Troubadour in West Hollywood this week when the fan screamed out that he wanted to hear "Let's Get Married."

At first, Jack seems a bit confused and asks, "What did you say?" In video obtained by USA Today, the crowd, in unison, responds, "Let's Get Married!"

David Dobrik grabbed his squad of hot friends for an epic safari trip in South Africa, and the photos are absolutely wild!!!

David is traveling with Natalie Noel, Zane Hijazi and Georgia Hassarati, who posed seductively for some snaps that are totes "Too Hot to Handle!"

Lions, cheetahs and rhinos ... OH MY!

Hassarati made sure to caption, "No animals were harmed nor were they drugged. Up close experiences were in a sanctuary for rescue animals, Others were completely in the wild."

Robert Kraft is taking Macklemore up on his challenge to donate $1 million to help Palestinians ... and Kraft is doubling it.

The New England Patriots owner says Ed Sheeran called him before Macklemore publicly challenged him to match his $1 million donation to Palestinian relief groups ... and says he committed $2 million to aid in the region.

Kraft says Ed now plans to reach out to other venue owners as they try to work together on humanitarian relief.

Influencer Duda Alves is dead ... and it sounds like cops suspect she may have died by suicide, TMZ has confirmed.

Local authorities confirmed the Brazilian content creator died on Sept. 13 ... and the Civil Police of the Federal District told TMZ in a statement that they're investigating her death as a suicide.

They explained to the outlet that they won't be sharing any more details "in order to protect the privacy of the family."

Roger Waters ripped Ed Sheeran a new one for kicking Macklemore off his tour over the singer's pro-Palestine views, going so far as to call Ed a "prick!"

The Pink Floyd legend unloaded on Ed in a video he posted on X and, in classic Roger fashion, the rocker didn't hold back one bit, kicking things off with a graphic that mockingly read, "Ed Who?"

Roger then appeared on screen and dove into his "little message" for Ed, saying there are 2 types of people in this world. First, Roger said, there are those who do the right thing, like the rapper Macklemore. Then Roger stated there are sadly others who are "pricks' like Ed, who do the wrong thing.

Chris Brown is slamming Texas State Representative Venton Jones after he apologized for honoring the singer amid backlash. 

The singer is pissed at Jones for apologizing for appearing on stage with Chris to announce that Chris had been placed in the Congressional Record for his musical and entertainment achievements, along with Usher.

Jones made the apology Tuesday on Don Lemon's show after the politician caught heat for honoring a woman abuser ... as you know, Brown was convicted of physically abusing Rihanna in 2009.

U.S. Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett was also on stage with Jones, appearing with the singer and Jones at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on Saturday to present him with the honor and shower him with praise.

At first, Brown gave thanks to Jones and Crockett for the award, but after Jones made his public apology, Brown slammed him on Instagram, writing Tuesday night that Jones "immediately started tap dancing and apologizing because he didn't wanna lose voters or support."

There's a lot of buzz over New York Mets prospect Mitch Voit ... because he looks so good, people think he's A.I.!!!

Video of the infielder's striking looks is going completely viral on social media -- and all you need to do is look at him to see why.

The hair? The eyes? Hello!! No wonder people think he looks fake ... the guy just naturally looks airbrushed with perfectly coiffed hair.

Lil Tay apparently decided an NYFW booking was optional ... crashing the Creators Inc. runway and strutting like she belonged there.

TMZ obtained video of Tay hopping onto the catwalk during the show, working her way down the runway and soaking up the attention from the crowd.

She gets a decent amount of runway time too ... before security finally steps in, grabs her and escorts her off.

Creators Inc. CEO Andy Bachman tells TMZ ... he doesn't condone someone hijacking months of work ... though he admits Tay made quite an impression.

Bachman says ... "I don't condone spoiling months of preparation, but I'll admit that girl mogged the entire room. She should consider a catwalk, preferably with a booking next time."

Taylor Frankie Paul says she's not getting down and dirty with anyone until she finds Mr. Right ... and she's teasing that she'd like to find him on "Bachelorette Round Two."

The reality TV star took to social media on Saturday to discuss her current dating life ... telling fans she's sorry for those who thought they'd have seen her redemption arc already -- because it's just beginning.

She says she's working on her comeback ... by staying home, single and celibate over the last few months.

Anthropic's CEO is breaking his silence on the dangers of A.I. ... just days after a former employee said there is a 10% chance of A.I.-induced human extinction in the next decade.

CEO Dario Amodei published an essay Saturday that addresses the flurry of concern about the bombshell statements made by his former employee Jacob Coxon ... and advocated that A.I. companies need to slow their horses -- like, now.

Dario admitted the dangers of A.I. "include the risk of losing control of AI systems, misuse of AI for cyberattacks and bioterrorism, and serious economic disruption."

Scooter Braun is dancing with, dipping, and makin' out with Sydney Sweeney in his PDA-filled birthday post dedicated to his girlfriend's big day ... and his note to her is even sweeter.

Filming in front of what appears to be Avignon's Palace of the Popes in the South of France ... the music mogul and "Euphoria" actress -- who turns 29 today -- danced to Mitski's "My Love Mine All Mine" in his Instagram post that he uploaded Saturday.

Scooter wrote in the caption ... "You make me smile harder, laugh louder, adventure more, and dream bigger. You’ve made the ordinary feel exciting and the future feel like something I can’t wait to get to."

Adding that her "giggle can change an entire day" ... Scooter admitted he loves "how corny we can be together, because nothing else matters. There are a million things I could say, but the ones that matter most are just for you." And yes, he even used the L-word!!! 👀

His sweet birthday message comes as the couple seemingly have gotten even more serious ... as we reported, Sydney has been spending more time with Scooter's kids in recent weeks.

The two also jetted off to Venice to flaunt their amore last week ... taking a boat ride down the canal together.

Kash Patel apparently wanted to unleash the FBI's resources on his internet bullies ... because he ordered aides to respond to his social media critics ... including a user with an offensive handle who criticized the Jeffrey Epstein investigations.

According to FBI records obtained by the Daily Beast, the FBI director was directing aides to respond to troll tweets with the Bureau's accomplishments.

You can see in the screenshot ... Patel flagged a post from a handle with the r-slur in the name in a series of messages from February.

Patel and an official go back and forth about whether or not the account is an "Epstein didn't kill himself" bot ... and that's when Patel hits him with the directive.

A celebrity-packed Delta Airlines flight with Andrew Garfield aboard was flying from L.A. to NYC when it was suddenly diverted to New Mexico for an emergency landing because of an "electrical odor," TMZ has learned.

Garfield and fellow actors Owen Thiele and Nick Robinson were on the Delta Boeing 767 flight Wednesday afternoon when the crew smelled the electrical odor coming from the cockpit, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. We're told the plane was headed from LAX to New York's JFK airport, but it was diverted to Albuquerque International Sunport, where it landed safely.

"Love Island USA" castmate Dylan Wrona and singer Mark Ambor were also on the flight.

Thankfully, no one was injured -- and Delta apologized to its customers in a statement, saying the plane was diverted due to a "smoky odor" and the company would quickly "accommodate customers as quickly as possible to their final destinations.”