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Matt Rife and Netflix are under fire for his new comedy special ... and parents are blaming the comedian and the streaming service for ruining the magic of Santa Claus.

Folks are complaining that when they open the app, Netflix starts auto-playing a preview of Matt's Christmas special, "Matt Rife: Unwrapped - A Christmas Crowd Work Special"... and it's a joke about Santa not being real.

Matt says ... "That changes everything when you find out your parents are Santa Claus."

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10:15 AM PST -- Bad Bunny is the king of Spotify -- taking the honor as the streamer's top artist -- and he got quite the unique present to celebrate the milestone.

Check it out -- Spotify had a bedazzled ring made that sports a photo of the cover of his uber-successful "DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS" album -- which was unsurprisingly the most-streamed album globally on Spotify.

Perhaps he'll wear it at next year's Super Bowl, where he's headlining the iconic halftime show.

Don't look now, but Bad Bunny is back on top of Spotify's most-streamed list ... dethroning the reigning queen, Taylor Swift.

Spotify Wrapped confirmed the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show headliner also headlines their 2025 list of most-streamed artist globally, having garnered more than 19.8 billion streams, marking a return to the top spot after a 2-year hiatus.

BB previously topped the list in 2020, 2021 and 2022 before Tay-Tay took over in 2023 and 2024.

There were a ton of jaw-dropping moments, epic surprises, and unforgettable blunders in 2025 ... and TMZ is counting down the 10 biggest stories of the year in an ultimate year-end spectacle.

We look back on the year that was in "TMZ Presents: TMZ's Most Outrageous Moments of 2025" ... with your favorite TMZ staffers recapping a wild 2025.

There were engagements, weddings, legal drama, cheating scandals, celebrity deaths, and some major controversies ... and ya gotta tune in to see who cracked the Top 10, and who topped our list of the year's biggest stories.

TMZ Sports is going live from the newsroom to discuss the day's biggest stories ... but we don't just want folks to watch and enjoy the conversation, we want y'all to get involved!!

Hit the comment section as Lucas, Mojo, Luca, and the whole crew break down the most important topics of the day ... and we'll be interacting with viewers throughout the program between 1 and 2 PM PT.

So tune in, make fun of us, share your two cents, sound off about your favorite team ... nothing is out of bounds.

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Cam Skattebo isn't able to have fun on the football field right now, but he sure is having a helluva time off it ... 'cause the New York Giants rookie did an energy drink shoey in honor of getting 10,000 subscribers on Twitch!!

The injured New York Giants running back celebrated the milestone with viewers on the streaming platform Wednesday night. The 23-year-old -- who started going live shortly after his gruesome ankle injury -- opted to do a chug out of his cleat with caffeine instead of beer ... but it's not like he needed any help staying awake.

He filled up his kick, drank the concoction in seven seconds, and let out a massive "WOOO" when it was all said and done.

Tekashi 6ix9ine and Antonio Brown were streaming with Adin Ross on Tuesday when a car full of fans rolled up, making for a tense moment, before the controversial rapper used Charlie Kirk's assassination to calm everyone's nerves.

The men were hanging out outside Tekashi's Florida home, streaming, when an SUV pulled up in the dark of night and called out for 6ix9ine.

"What's up, bro?" the rapper responded ... as AB and BenDaDonnn looked on nervously.

TMZ Sports is going live from the newsroom to discuss the day's biggest stories ... but we don't just want folks to watch and enjoy the conversation, we want y'all to get involved!!

Hit the comment section as Babcock, Lucas, Mojo, Luca, and the whole crew break down the most important topics of the day ... and we'll be interacting with viewers throughout the program between 1 and 2 PM PT.

So tune in, make fun of us, share your two cents, sound off about your favorite team ... nothing is out of bounds.

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Rapper Justina Valentine was Wild 'N Out in the TMZ newsroom Thursday ... freestyling a certified banger for Harvey and Charles.

Watch the video ... Valentine had us turnt up, with a 10 out of 10 off-the-cuff rap.

We really shouldn't expect anything less ... she's spent nearly a decade coming up with improvised raps on "Wild 'N Out."

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Comedian Deon Cole had the internet debating after he called out Kai Cenat for gleefully knowing Black celebrities when he was hired to stream at this year's BET Awards ... an inevitable part of the game, according to Consequence!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Consequence leaving Prada on Rodeo Drive, Wednesday afternoon, and the veteran rapper tells us he's experienced Kai and his BFF Rakai's cluelessness firsthand when they tried to write off his son, Caiden The Crownholder, as just the "rapping n***a" and not the artist who's burning up TikTok!!!

Deon's words resonated with many ... and Cons, being from the true school and all, gets the issue, but seeing that the wave has switched to streaming and clout-chasing, there's not much anyone can do about it. 🤷🏾‍♂️

J.J. Watt missed his former team's "Monday Night Football" big victory over the Dallas Cowboys ... and it's all 'cause despite making nearly $130 million in his career, he'll be damned if he signs up for yet another streaming service.

The retired NFL defensive end issued his rant on X ahead of the Arizona Cardinals' primetime road matchup at AT&T Stadium ... and unfortunately for Watt, he didn't get to see them get the dub over America's Team.

Watt is in the same boat as all YouTube TV users ... who can no longer watch ESPN or ABC due to a dispute between Disney and the streaming service -- that is, unless they cough up even more money for a new subscription.

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