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Turns out, Travis Kelce's just as loved in Brazil as he is in Kansas City ... check out some footage of him touching down in a São Paulo airport Wednesday -- he was mobbed by fans!

The tight end and the rest of the Chiefs are hitting South America this week for their season-opening game against the Los Angeles Chargers ... and it appears the locals are certainly in favor of K.C. ahead of the big matchup.

Video NFL Brasil shared shows as Kelce made his way from the Chiefs' plane to ground transport, people clad in red desperately tried to reach over barriers to get their hands on him.

A luxury yacht gurgled "Mayday!" after facing disaster mere minutes into its launch ... and the whole chaotic ordeal was captured on video.

Check it out ... the cruiser, named Dolce Vento, is guided into the water for the first time on Tuesday off the shore of northern Turkey. While the vessel's initial introduction to water appears to go off without a hitch, things begin to go awry about 15 minutes later ... when the Dolce Vento starts tipping over and taking on water.

It doesn't take long for the yacht to succumb to the sea, with at least one man on board jumping off in a panic. We're told the owner, the captain, and 2 crew members all swam to shore safely ... no one was injured, despite the chaos.

Two small planes smashed into each other mid-air in Colorado on Sunday ... sending smoke billowing into the sky and igniting one of the aircraft.

The Federal Aviation Administration tells TMZ ... a Cessna 172 and an Extra Flugzeugbau EA300 collided around 12:10 PM near Fort Morgan -- about 80 miles northeast of Denver. The FAA says two people were aboard each aircraft at the time.

The Morgan County Sheriff's Office says one plane caught fire as it came down while the other was heavily damaged.

Dramatic video out of North Carolina shows the heart stopping moment a small plane slammed into the Atlantic Ocean … flipping on impact before rescuers pulled the pilot out in a race against time.

The single engine aircraft had just taken off from Cape Fear Regional Jetport earlier this month when the engine suddenly failed, forcing the pilot to make a split second call … attempt a return to the runway, risk landing on a crowded beach or ditch in the ocean. He chose the water.

The footage of the crash is chilling. The plane skims across the surface at high speed before flipping nose over into the waves.

Kelly Clarkson is keeping it lowkey in Los Angeles wearing a large hat and shades for her first outing since the passing of her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock.

The singer was spotted donning an all-black outfit while arriving at LAX airport with her kids, River, 11, and Remington, 9, as well as her sister, Alyssa. The "American Idol" alum maintained a somber expression as she tried to corral her group and their belongings before heading into the airport.

This is the first time Kelly has been spotted since news of Brandon's passing broke earlier in August. As we reported at the time, BB was battling melanoma -- a serious form of skin cancer -- for several years before succumbing to his illness.

Ellen DeGeneres is feeling good about her move across the pond ... especially since her wife, Portia de Rossi, looks happier than ever embracing country life.

Check it out ... the ex daytime host films her wife of 17 years as she prepares for a ride on a horse throughout their village in the Cotswolds. You can hear the comedienne playfully ribbing her actress wife for looking about ready for a photoshoot ... given she's dressed to the nines in chic riding attire.

The video compilation then captures Portia's joyful ride, where she takes in the sights of the village and eventually enjoys a full gallop in nature.

Tyla was spotted leaving her event in Brazil -- after a plethora of press and performances -- catching an over-the-shoulder lift ... because when you’re serving zero skips like she is, walking out like everyone else just isn’t on the schedule.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... after a jam-packed promo week -- and a lil’ bit of heat exhaustion -- the pint-sized star wrapped up the night after spending time some fans and performing at H&M’s big launch bash Wednesday night.

Sources tell us security scooped up the petite powerhouse just before midnight -- not because of any drama, but because bedtime came knocking ... and let’s be real, if anyone deserves to be carried out like royalty, it’s the girl who's been running the game without missing a beat.

Carnival Cruise passengers were caught trading punches in an absolutely wild brawl ... and apparently, chicken tenders might've played a role in it.

The fight went down in the early hours of Monday morning, as the ship was en route to Miami on the final day of the cruise.

Check out the video ... a large group is seen throwing haymakers at each other, with some hitting the floor and others getting wrapped in headlocks.

Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet haven't gone their separate ways ... 'cause it looks like the reality star and beauty mogul went to visit the actor as he films 'Dune 3' in Hungary!

A small coffee shop in Budapest posted a picture Tuesday of two employees with the celebs ... claiming Jenner and Chalamet walked into Budapest Baristas, to their utter shock.

They wrote in the caption they were totally confused by the couple's sudden appearance -- with the shock definitely showing on their faces in the photo. They say Kylie and Timothée were very kind, and they thanked the two for coming into their little shop.

A Southwest Airlines pilot who cops say failed multiple field sobriety tests minutes before he was supposed to fly is denying doing so ... despite being arrested on the jet bridge.

David Allsop -- a 52-year-old pilot that's been flying with Southwest for 20 years -- tells TMZ in a statement through his attorney David Chaiken that the body cam video of his arrest shows the "obvious" -- that he committed no crime.

He also claims "experts" have reviewed the footage and determined officers implementing the field sobriety tests did so without following "proper procedures." He adds ... "These procedures are in place for a reason, to prevent mistakes like this one."

A Southwest Airlines pilot failed multiple field sobriety tests on the bridge just outside the airplane he was supposed to fly ... and, it was all caught on shocking body cam footage.

David Allsop -- a 52-year-old pilot -- was arrested in Georgia back in April where he was supposed to fly a plane from Savannah to Chicago after police were alerted by a concerned third party that he allegedly smelled like alcohol.

The body came footage was just released earlier this week ... and, begins with the police pulling Allsop off the plane and peppering him with questions.

A Breeze Airways flight went off the rails after a passenger who appeared to be under the influence was showing aggressive behavior ... leading another passenger to physically restrain him.

The incident went down Wednesday morning on a flight from Virginia to L.A. but was was reportedly diverted to Grand Junction, Colorado because of the unruly traveler.

According to Grand Junction Police, officers responded to the airport to assist with the passenger ... after learning the intoxicated male became agitated, yelling racist slurs at airline staff while waving a skateboard.

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.

Is Jimmy Kimmel about to pull a Rosie O'Donnell and leave the U.S. because of Donald Trump? Well, if you were listening to Sarah Silverman's recent podcast, you just might think so.

Here's the deal ... Jimmy sat down with Sarah — his former girlfriend — as a guest on Silverman's podcast last week and the two bantered about a bunch of stuff, including Jimmy's nemesis, The Donald. For the record, Sarah's no fan of the commander-in-chief either.

At one point, Jimmy made a surprising statement, revealing that he's secured Italian citizenship ... followed by Kimmel calling Trump's second administration "as bad as you thought it was gonna be."

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.

Kim Kardashian is praising the benefits of a regenerative medical procedure she says cured her from a torn shoulder and chronic back pain.

In an Instagram post Friday morning, Kim opened up about her "stem cell journey" ... revealing she's been getting stem cell therapy down in Mexico because it's not accessible in the United States.

Kim says two years ago she tore her shoulder lifting weights, resulting in "debilitating pain." She says she tried everything to find relief, then learned about stem cells and met Dr. Adeel Khan at Eterna.