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The Coldplay fan behind the viral kiss cam moment that seemingly exposed a CEO's alleged affair with his staffer is defending posting the video with a blunt lesson -- "Play stupid games ... win stupid prizes!"

New Jersey resident Grace Springer is speaking out about her wild video -- which has amassed more than 30 million views -- telling The Sun she never expected her footage to become so popular but hopes it can be a learning moment for those involved.

She explains ... "A part of me feels bad for turning these people’s lives upside down, but, play stupid games… win stupid prizes."

Don't worry people ... Leatherface is not on the loose, but a creepy teddy bear that appeared to be stitched with human skin, was found outside a California convenience store in what's being dubbed a sick prank!

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department rushed to a Victorville gas station Sunday -- about 2 hours north of L.A. -- after someone reported possible human remains ... cue the chaos. Cops taped off the lot, and a coroner investigator even showed up to inspect the item ... a teddy bear.

Turns out, despite the full-blown police probe, the bear’s not stitched from epidermis -- it’s made of latex, and selling on Etsy for $165 ... and the artist, Robert Kelly of Dark Seed Creations, is proudly owning his gory masterpiece.

"Love Island USA" season 7 officially has a winning couple ... bringing an end to one of the most scandal-filled seasons in the show's history.

The season finale aired Sunday night ... and we're not trying to spoil it for anyone who is invested ... so, if you haven't seen the finale, stop scrolling now -- THERE ARE SPOILERS AHEAD.

Donald Trump watched two soccer teams fight, fight, fight for a championship ... one year after he jumped up and shouted those words to a crowd after he was shot.

The President of the United States was at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey Sunday on the one-year anniversary of the shooting in Butler, PA that nearly claimed his life ... waving to the crowd who were on-hand to watch the FIFA Club World Cup.

Check out the pics ... there's President Trump in a dark blue suit with a red tie, stoically watching the action between Chelsea FC -- a London-based club -- and Paris Saint-Germain F.C.

Cierra Ortega's getting real about the horrible things she says haters online are hurling at her ... sharing messages with some pretty harrowing content.

The "Love Island" star -- who was booted from the show after racist remarks she made in the past resurfaced -- posted to her Instagram story on Sunday with the compilation of messages

You can read them for yourself ... some write they hope horribly violent things happen to her while others mention they're ready to kill her at the drop of a hat.

Hailey Bieber may have just taken a subtle jab at Scooter Braun after his gushing post about Justin Bieber’s new album.

The Rhode founder took to Instagram Stories on Saturday with a cheeky, exaggerated selfie -- eyes and lips comically distorted -- and soundtracked it with Mariah Carey’s "Obsessed." The timing? Not long after Braun sang Justin’s praises on his own IG.

Braun, Justin’s longtime and former manager, had nothing but glowing words for the pop star’s latest project, calling Swag "beautiful, raw, and truly him." Braun said he was "proud, impressed, and genuinely enjoying the music," calling out "Daisies" as a standout track.

A furious passenger erupted in a profanity-filled tirade at the Paris Airport after her flight to New York was abruptly canceled due to a French air traffic controller strike.

Captured on video, the woman -- traveling with her two children -- screamed, "F****** b***h, I need my medication!" at an airline employee before being restrained by airport police. She claimed her diabetes medication was in her checked bag.

The passenger said the airline offered little help to stranded passengers and blamed Norse Atlantic for poor communication. "She just wanted some accommodation for her and her kids," the woman said. "She was panicked, but the language wasn’t OK."

Pro hooper Caitlin Cunningham -- known online as "Caitlin Dark" -- has been making waves for their unique on-court appearance ... and they tell TMZ Sports they're down to team up with the WNBA superstar who inspired their new nickname!!

The Australian baller, who currently plays for the Rockhampton Cyclones of the NBL1, recently broke the internet for their gothic looks on the court -- a face full of makeup, jet-black hair, tattoos and fang teeth.

As it turns out, everyone's just late to the game ... 'cause Cunningham says this has been going on for their whole 20-year career!!

The preliminary report into a fatal Air India plane crash is in ... and it says fuel to the jet engines was shut off shortly after takeoff.

Flight AI171 was flying from Ahmedabad, India, to London when it crashed moments after getting off the ground ... killing at least 270 people in an incident that was captured on camera.

In a Friday news dump, the report states the plane's fuel switches for both jet engines went from the "RUN" position to the "CUTOFF" position within a matter of seconds ... one after the other ... cutting off the fuel supply to both engines.

A paraglider in North Dakota struck a power line, lost control and plummeted into a river ... and it's all on video.

Footage out of Grand Forks shows the paraglider cruising over the Red River when all of a sudden things go haywire ... the wing gets caught in a power line, setting off a massive blue spark and a flame.

Tangled up in the power line, the paraglider's propeller-powered cart flips and crashes upside-down into the river below.

An airplane passenger used every bit of her law training to defend herself when several others started chirping at her onboard ... all 'cause she apparently charged toward the exit.

The video's making the rounds on social media ... capturing a woman standing in the plane aisle on the way out -- getting some groans and a few smart remarks from people still sitting in their seats.

The angry passenger tells everyone they're "all whining for no reason" ... adding everyone can get up when they want to -- before a man says she's clearly a "Karen."

Police in Canada tell TMZ Sports ... the fight took place on July 4 at around 5:47 PM at Alberta Springs Golf Course in Red Deer.

Officers did respond to the scene after they received reports of an intoxicated person who had been instigating fights -- but cops said by the time they arrived, the suspect had left.

No arrests were made, and there's no further investigation into the matter, authorities said.

A golfer was thrown into a pond and then beaten in the face by a flurry of punches during a dispute on the course ... and the wild altercation was captured on video.

Cierra Ortega from "Love Island USA" just got kicked off the show after old posts of her using racial slurs against Asians went viral -- but her family has her full support, backing her up as she goes through the scandal.

Her parents hit up her IG Story on Sunday after her exit, saying that while they weren't brushing off what’s come to light, the week had been one of the toughest they'd ever faced ... and they begged people to show their daughter some compassion.

The post blasted the hate flooding online ... calling it uncalled for and heartbreaking, stressing no one deserves that level of intense hostility, no matter the mistakes they've made.

Chicago fans certainly appear to be hoping Alex Cooper takes her peanuts and Cracker Jack and never gets back to the ol' ball game ... as they loathed her for her rendition of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" on Sunday night.

The popular "Call Her Daddy" podcast host was tapped by the Cubs to sing the popular tune during the seventh inning stretch of Chicago's tilt with the Cardinals at Wrigley Field ... and it didn't take long for the crowd to turn on her.

She crooned the ditty completely out of key -- while two of her pals danced in unison behind her -- and fans let her know almost immediately they hated all of it.

A picture might be worth a thousand words, but this statue in New York City will leave ya speechless ... 'cause while it's apparently a leg that's not what many are seeing.

"Foot Fountain," a new 10-foot-tall art installation, was erected in Manhattan's High Line Park recently. It's a pink leg -- cut off around the knee -- brimming with tongues and ending in a giant foot with red toenails.

There's a contraption nearby people can pedal that seems to make the top of the sculpture squirt ... no, we're not making this up.

Diddy was feeling the love when he had to go back to prison after a jury acquitted him on three of his five federal charges ... 'cause the cell block gave him a round of applause, his lawyer swears.

Marc Agnifilo spoke with the Associated Press this weekend ... and, he told the outlet Diddy got a hero's welcome back at the federal prison where he's in custody.

Agnifilo claims the inmates "all said: ‘We never get to see anyone who beats the government" -- but, Diddy landed a win in his case ... and, it seems his fellow inmates reveled in it with him.