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This man in Thailand doesn't have a cape, but he's 100% superhero -- just ask his cats, which he saved from getting devoured ... by a big-ass python!!!

Check out the insane clip, recorded Tuesday in Bangkok ... you can hear the kitties wailing for help as the huge snake slithered into their crate early in the morning, triggering the man to sprint outside and help.

After some trying, the guy gets a grip on the beast, saving the cats' lives -- he held the snake's head and mouth with his bare hands ... something most people wouldn't dream of doing.

That wasn't the end of it, though ... 'cause it took a while for him to pull the lengthy reptile out of the cats' cage. Once the crate was free of the creature, he rushed off -- reportedly dumping it in a nearby bush.

Wildfire rescue teams were alerted of the massive snake, and tried tracking it down ... it's unclear if it was a successful hunt, but ya gotta imagine it wouldn't be that hard to find something that huge. Then again, there are lots of 'em in Thailand!

10:20 AM PT -- A TikTok spokesperson tells TMZ ... "Content promoting this letter clearly violates our rules on supporting any form of terrorism. We are proactively and aggressively removing this content and investigating how it got onto our platform. The number of videos on TikTok is small and reports of it trending on our platform are inaccurate. This is not unique to TikTok and has appeared across multiple platforms and the media."

Osama Bin Laden might've not been such a bad guy after all -- at least that's what a bunch of TikTokers think ... this after reading a post-9/11 letter he wrote, if you can believe that.

Here's the deal ... correspondence that the infamous terrorist architect of Sept. 11th wrote back in 2002 -- in response to the question of why he and his al-Qaeda followers carried out the deadly attacks -- has been going viral over the past 24 hours or so, but in a strange way.

Essentially, a bunch of people online read his "Letter to America" and apparently see some merit in his arguments over why he and his fellow terrorists decided to kill thousands of American civilians ... and yes, this all has to do with the current Israel-Palestine conflict.

You can go read the letter on your own, but OBL explicitly mentions the U.S.'s role in the Middle East dating back decades ... and claims our country has basically given him and his cohorts no choice but to retaliate to what he characterizes as unjust meddling in the region.

He also notes he's a Palestine sympathizer ... and that seems to be why all these Americans now are posting TikTok responses and suggesting -- "Y'know what, maybe he had a point."

It's a wild trend, and it's gone viral -- so much so, in fact, that one of the only mainstream Western publications that still had the letter up on their site (The Guardian) actually took it down ... and their rationale boils down to it not having their original proper context.

Of course, it's understandable why they'd remove it ... seeing how it justifies committing mass murder on many, many Americans -- something some folks in 2023 seem to cool with!

Like we said, most of the folks reconsidering their view on 9/11 are echoing the pro-Palestine/anti-Israel rhetoric we've seen in protests for weeks now ... and while some are trying to walk the line of condemning Bin Laden's tactics for dealing with his grievances (aka, deadly terrorism) and supporting his root cause, others are blurring the line a bit.

If that sounds concerning ... well, that's 'cause it is. Those who are finding validity in Bin Laden's key points are now saying they were brainwashed by U.S. propaganda into hating the guy and supporting the American effort to root out radical Islamist terrorism in the '00s.

Naturally, others are screaming revisionist history ... and are beside themselves that any American could see Bin Laden as an oppressed victim. Talk about never forget, huh?

TMZ Sports has obtained footage of Kelly Oubre Jr. just minutes after he was struck by a vehicle over the weekend ... showing the Philadelphia 76ers forward struggling to walk as he entered his apartment.

As we previously reported, the 6'7" hooper was involved in a hit-and-run outside his Philly residence on Saturday ... suffering a broken rib and injuries to his hip and leg after a silver car swiped him with a side-view mirror.

Sources tell us Oubre returned home shortly after being hit ... and when his wife saw him in serious pain, she called 911.

In the Ring camera footage, Oubre is heard telling Shylynn he was hit by a car as he rolled a bicycle into his residence.

We're told the 27-year-old was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital ... where medical professionals began treatment.

Our sources say a couple hours after the incident, officials interviewed Oubre to get some information on what went down.

At the time, Oubre claimed the incident happened near 15th and Spruce Street .... but on Wednesday, police said there was no surveillance video to support his claim.

Sources tell us two factors play into this -- one being Oubre was medicated and not in the right state of mind when he spoke with cops ... the other being he's fresh to the area, as he just moved to Philly in September and doesn't know his way around town just yet.

All that considered, our sources say it was challenging for Oubre to pinpoint the exact location of the accident ... so he tried his best.

There's no official timetable on Oubre's recovery ... although some reports claim he could be back in action as early as the end of the month.

Una terrible tragedia azotó a un bote que transportaba pasajeros a la isla Blue Lagoon en las Bahamas. El bote comenzó a hundirse en aguas agitadas, cobrando finalmente la vida de una mujer norteamericana.

Las aterradoras imágenes capturadas por la cámara muestran a los pasajeros en pánico, intentando aferrarse a lo que sea para salvar sus vidas. El bote se inclinó peligrosamente a un lado.

En las terribles imágenes, se puede ver a los turistas sumergirse en el océano turbulento para alejarse del bote mientras se hunde. La policía informó la desaortunada muerte de una mujer de 75 años de edad oriunda de Colorado.

El nombre de la mujer no ha sido expuesto ni se conoce la causa exacta de su muerte.

En un TikTok compartido poco después del desastre, una turista estadounidense llamada Kelly Schissel se refirió a los acontecimientos, diciendo que cuando un miembro de la tripulación corrió a cubierta para conseguir un chaleco salvavidas se dieron cuenta de que algo estaba mal.

De hecho, los miembros de la tripulación estaban en tal histeria que no podían darle instrucciones a los pasajeros sobre qué hacer, pero Kelly dijo que todos se las arreglaron para ponerse sus chalecos salvavidas y pasar al nivel superior de la embarcación.

Cuando vieron a una persona saltar a las aguas agitadas, todos siguieron su ejemplo. Algunos lucharon por mantener la cabeza fuera del agua, incluso con sus chalecos salvavidas puestos.

Los barcos de rescate llegaron pronto para reunirlos a todos, con Kelly entrando al barco de un pescador que ¡acababa de pasar! Eso sí es estár en el lugar correcto en el momento adecuado.

Una vez en la Laguna Azul, Kelly dijo que tomó el asunto en sus propias manos, dirigiéndolos a todos a un pabellón cercano para hacer un recuento.

Al parecer, otros dos pasajeros fueron trasladados a un hospital para recibir tratamiento.

Tragedy's struck as a ferry carrying cruise ship passengers to Blue Lagoon Island in the Bahamas began to sink in choppy waters ... ultimately claiming the life of an elderly American woman.

Terrifying footage caught on camera shows panic-stricken passengers clinging on to the two-decker for dear life on Tuesday as it perilously tilted to one side ... with some people appearing to have fallen to one side of the lopsided vessel.

In harrowing scenes, tourists were also seen plunging into the turbulent ocean to get away from the sinking ferry ... and police say that led to the death of a 75-year-old woman from Colorado.

The woman's name hasn't been released, nor has her cause of death.

In a TikTok shared soon after the disaster, fellow American tourist Kelly Schissel rehashed the events ... saying it was only when a bawling crew member ran up on deck for a life jacket they realized something was amiss.

In fact, crew members were in such hysterics that they couldn't instruct passengers on what to do -- but Kelly said they all managed to put on their life jackets and move to the boat's top level.

It was when they saw one person jump into the wavy waters, they all followed suit ... but some struggled to keep their heads above water even with their life jackets.

Rescue boats soon arrived to gather everyone to safety ... with Kelly getting into a fisherman's boat that just happened to be at the right place at the right time.

Once at the Blue Lagoon, Kelly said she took matters into her own hands, directing everyone to a nearby pavilion for a head count.

Two other passengers were reportedly taken to a hospital to get treatment.

Balenciaga está recibiendo críticas por el nuevo artículo de diseño que la compañía está vendiendo, una falda hecha de una toalla de algodón por la módica suma de $925.

La gente en redes sociales ha hecho y desecho con la peculiar prenda.

La falda/toalla de $925 es parte de la colección Primavera 2024 de la marca Balenciaga. La empresa comenzó a tomar pedidos por adelantado el martes y mucha gente se pregunta qué diablos está pasando.

Algunos tuits dice: "¿No es Balenciaga una falda toalla? 😭 ¿Quién es el director creativo de allí?" y "Balenciaga está vendiendo una toalla envuelta alrededor de la cintura de alguien como una falda por $925 😂😂😂 por favor váyanse a la mier...".

Balenciaga dice que la falda/toalla de 925 dólares se sujeta con dos botones en el interior de la cintura y un cinturón ajustable con una hebilla en el interior hecha en Italia y tiene que ser limpiada en seco.

El modelo en el sitio web de Balenciaga lleva la falda de toalla sobre un par de pantalones de carga de $1.950 y una sudadera con capucha con cremallera de $1.000.

Naturalmente, algunos usuarios de las redes sociales dicen que pueden lograr el mismo look por mucho menos, como una toalla de $5 en el Target.

El precio de 925 dólares parece ser la principal queja aquí, pero una mujer dice ... ¿"UNA FALDA TOALLA COMO UNA DECLARACIÓN DE MODA"?  Por favor THATS SO UGLY 😭 why balenciaga ?????".

Balenciaga is being hung out to dry for a new designer item the company is selling ... a skirt made from a cotton towel with a whopping $925 price tag.

The high fashion house is being dragged online for its pricy new towel skirt, with folks on social media having a field day at Balenciaga's expense.

The $925 towel skirt is part of the brand's Spring 2024 Collection, Balenciaga started taking preorders Tuesday and lots of folks are wondering what the heck is going on.

Among the mean tweets ... "Nah Balenciaga a towel skirt? 😭 who the f*** is the creative director over there" and "Balenciaga is selling a towel wrapped around somebody’s waist as a skirt for $925 😂😂😂 please be f****** for real."

Balenciaga says the $925 towel skirt is held up by 2 buttons inside the waistline and an adjustable belt with a buckle inside ... and it's made in Italy and has to be dry cleaned.

The model on the Balenciaga website is wearing the towel skirt over a pair of $1,950 cargo pants and a $1,000 zip-up hoodie.

Naturally, some social media users say they can achieve the same look for way less ... like a $5 towel from Target.

The $925 price tag seems to be the main gripe here, but one woman says ... "A TOWEL SKIRT AS A FASHION STATEMENT?!?!  Please THATS SO UGLY 😭 why balenciaga ?????"

Si estás buscando algo fuera de lo común, especialmente para los amantes del teatro, Gwyneth Paltrow te tiene cubierto, ¡su demanda y juicio por accidente de esquí se está convirtiendo en un musical!

"Gwyneth Goes Skiing" hará su gran debut en el famoso West End de Londres este diciembre y, sí, se centra en el infame caso judicial de 8 días que tuvo lugar a principios de este año.

El actor de teatro Linus Karp se transformará en el fundador de Goop, mientras que Joseph Martin asumirá el papel del Dr. Terry Sanderson, optometrista jubilado de 76 años.

Recordemos que Sanderson sorprendió a Gwyneth con la demanda en 2019, alegando que ella chocó con él mientras esquiaba en Deer Valley Resort en 2016,dejándolo con daño cerebral y costillas rotas.

Gwyneth tomó represalias en la corte, alegando que inicialmente pensó que era víctima de agresión sexual durante el desastre cuesta abajo, insistiendo en que él se acercó por detrás y sus esquís se metieron entre sus piernas.

Con las redes sociales pendientes de cada palabra del oponente, las cosas tomaron un giro hilarantemente fuera de lugar cuando Gwyneth lamentó perder medio día de esquí en lugar de haber ido por un masaje. Es una vida dura.

En otros relatos virales, ambas partes pintaron imágenes contrastantes de cómo el accidente impactó en sus vidas. Antes de que la estrella de "Sliding Doors" saliera victoriosa y se le concediera el millón de dólares que pedía en su contrademanda.

Salió tranquilamente de la sala, no sin antes susurrarle a Sanderson: "Te deseo lo mejor". ¡Eso se verá bien en el escenario!

El caso atrajo el interés público en su momento y es lógico que se le haya dado una oportunidad en forma de musical.

La sinopsis dice así: "Ella es una superestrella de Hollywood que funda Goop, se desliza por las puertas, ama a Shakespeare y se desvincula conscientemente. Él es un optometrista jubilado de Utah. En 2016, se fueron a esquiar. En las pistas de Deer Valley, sus mundos chocaron, y ellos también... literalmente. Ouch. Siete años después, en 2023, fueron a juicio. Doble ouch. Esta es su historia. Bueno, más o menos. En realidad no. Pero es en Navidad".

El espectáculo tendrá lugar del 13 al 23 de diciembre en el Pleasance London Main House Cabaret, con la producción dada un cambio de imagen de campamento con música original de Leland, el cantante detrás de "RuPaul's Drag Race" y "Cher's Christmas".

If you're looking for something a bit off-piste -- especially for theater lovers -- Gwyneth Paltrow's got ya covered ... her ski crash lawsuit and trial is getting the musical treatment!

Hold on to your knitted hats, because "Gwyneth Goes Skiing" is making its grand debut on London's famed West End this December, and, yes, it centers on the infamous 8-day court case that took place earlier this year.

Theater actor Linus Karp will transform into the Goop founder while Joseph Martin will take on the role of 76-year-old retired optometrist Dr. Terry Sanderson.

Remember, Sanderson slapped Gwyneth with the lawsuit in 2019 ... claiming she collided with him while skiing at Deer Valley Resort in 2016, and leaving him with a concussion, broken ribs and brain damage.

Gwyneth retaliated in court, claiming she initially thought she was the victim of sexual assault during the downhill disaster, insisting he came up from behind and his skis went in between her legs.

With social media hanging on to the opponent's every word, things took a hilariously out-of-touch turn as Gwyneth lamented losing half a day of skiing during the expensive getaway ... instead opting to go for a massage later that day. It's a tough life.

In further viral accounts, both parties painted contrasting pictures of how the accident impacted their lives ... before the "Sliding Doors" star emerged victorious and was awarded what she sought in her countersuit -- $1.

She then calmly walked out of the courtroom ... but not before icily whispering to Sanderson ... "I wish you well." That's gonna play well on stage!

With the case drawing massive interest at the time, it's only fitting that it's been given a fresh lease on life in musical form.

The synopsis reads: "She's the Goop-founding, Door-Sliding, Shakespeare-In-Loving, consciously-uncoupling Hollywood superstar. He's a retired Optometrist from Utah. In 2016, they went skiing. On the slopes of Deer Valley, their worlds collided, and so did they – literally. Ouch. Seven years later in 2023, they went to court. Double ouch. This is their story. Kind of. Not really. But also, it's at Christmas."

The show will run from December 13 to 23 at Pleasance London Main House Cabaret -- with the production given a camp makeover with original music from Leland -- the singer behind "RuPaul's Drag Race" and "Cher's Christmas".

Model Danii Banks isn't used to complaints when she drops her top -- but Las Vegas Raiders games are, apparently, a much different story ... because her boobs got her booted from the stadium.

Danii tells TMZ ... shortly after she recorded herself flashing her breasts inside Allegiant Stadium, security guards and police officers swooped in, not in appreciation, but to deliver that classic line -- Danii didn't have to go home, but she had to get the hell outta Sunday night's game.

DB says cops didn't ticket or arrest her, but she had pretty good seats, and she didn't get to stick around long enough to see the Raiders' thrilling-ish win over the New York Jets.

Danii, who's big on OnlyFans, says security or police must have seen her go topless in the moment, because she didn't post the video until after she got the boot.

The incident was reminiscent of Blueface's recent visit to a Los Angeles Rams game ... where he brought a bunch of strippers with him to a suite and made it rain as the nearly nude dancers twerked.

Now, Blueface says he wasn't kicked out and stadium officials didn't say anything to him. While that might look like Vegas is running a tighter ship ... it's worth noting no one in Blueface's crew freed the nipple like Danii did.

La modelo Danii Banks no está acostumbrada a que la critiquen cuando deja caer su ropa, pero los partidos de Las Vegas Raiders son, al parecer, una historia muy diferente porque sus tetas le costaron su permanencia en el estadio.

Danii le dice a TMZ que poco después de que se grabara mostrando sus pechos en el estadio Allegiant, los guardias de seguridad y los agentes de policía se abalanzaron sobre ella y no en agradecimiento, sino para decirle que no tenía que irse a casa, pero sí salir del partido que se estaba jugando el domingo por la noche.

Danii Banks dice que los policías no la multaron ni la arrestaron, pero asegura que tenía asientos bastante buenos y no pudo quedarse lo suficiente para ver la emocionante victoria de los Raiders sobre los Jets de Nueva York.

La modelo, que es muy popular en OnlyFans, dice que la seguridad debe haber visto su topless en el momento, porque no publicó el video hasta después de que la sacaran.

El incidente se parece a una reciente visita de Blueface a un juego de Los Angeles Rams, al que llevó a un montón de strippers a una suite y empezó a lanzar billetes con las bailarinas, las que estaban casi desnudas y bailando twerk.

Ahora, Blueface dice que no fue expulsado y que los funcionarios del estadio no le dijeron nada. Aunque con este incidente puede parecer que Vegas está siendo más estricto, vale la pena señalar que nadie en la tripulación de Blueface liberó el pezón como lo hizo Danii.

No hay nada mejor que un poco de competencia para que los miembros de su equipo de hospitalidad y cuidado se comparen con otros profesionales del sector, y si no que se lo pregunten a los atletas de las Olimpiadas de Limpieza de este año.

Un nuevo lote de aspirantes llegó a Las Vegas el fin de semana para la 33ª edición anual de la IEHA Housekeeping Olimpiadas, que regresó por primera vez en cuatro años debido a la pandemia.

Como era de esperar, no fue una competencia fácil para los participantes, que vinieron de todas partes de América del Norte para demostrar sus habilidades domésticas en el Mandalay Bay Michelob Ultra Arena, el que se convirtió en un campo de batalla de escobas, camas, aspiradoras y cubetas para trapear.

Los competidores deslumbraron en tareas como carreras de aspiradoras, tendido de camas y relevos de trapo, por nombrar solo algunas.

El Director Ejecutivo de la IEHA, Michael Patterson, cree que el evento saca a la luz las mejores prácticas, técnicas e innovaciones en este campo, al mismo tiempo que realza el objetivo de mostrar el impacto global de la excelencia dentro de la industria de la limpieza.

Nothing better than a little competition to make sure your hospitality and care team members stack up to other professionals in the biz ... just ask this year's athletes at the Housekeeping Olympics.

A fresh batch of hopefuls hit Vegas over the weekend for the 33rd annual IEHA Housekeeping Olympics ... which returned for the first time in four years due to the pandemic.

As expected, it was no clean sweep for participants, who came from all over North America to flex their domestic skills at Mandalay Bay's Michelob Ultra Arena ... which became a battlefield of brooms, beds, vacuums and buckets.

Competitors dazzled in tasks such as vacuum racing, bed-making and mop relay ... just to name a few.

IEHA Executive Director Michael Patterson believes the event brings to light the best practices, techniques, and innovations in the field while also buffing up the goal of showing the global impact of excellence within the cleaning industry.

Forget ketchup and mustard ... Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams topped his McDonald's burger with some McFlurry this week -- and, unsurprisingly, it had a ton of his fans grossed out.

Williams proudly presented the concoction on his Instagram page Tuesday ... showing that he put some Oreo-infused ice cream right on top of his McDouble in order to enhance the flavor of his lunch at the Golden Arches.

While some (very few) were in favor of putting the medley of wide-ranging flavors in between two buns ... most were in shock.

"Up until this point I've enjoyed his hard work getting back into the fold. With that said, trade him now," one wrote on X.

"Aight man lock him up now," another said.

Williams, one of the Lions' first-round picks in 2022, has yet to defend the way he eats his fast food -- though given the backlash, we wouldn't be surprised if a comment is coming shortly.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is in the middle of a heated debate around the viral photo of him walking barefoot on an airplane, and his response proves he's keeping 10 toes down on his stance on this issue.

The presidential candidate sent a video response to TMZ -- after seeing the controversy bubble up in our newsroom -- and he tells us it's "inexcusable" for politicians to go barefoot on an airplane and promises to never repeat the same foot faux pas.

Ya gotta see RFK Jr.'s video ... once he finishes his "apology" the camera pans away to show the naked truth -- and while he's not midflight in the video, he is sitting in an airport terminal. 😂

As you know ... the photo going around the internet shows RFK Jr. walking barefoot down a messy airplane aisle. The image was snapped earlier this month on an American Airlines flight from Portland to Dallas when RFK Jr. was sitting in first class.

Conservative commentator Justin Haskins took the now-viral photo, and on his "In The Tank" podcast Haskins claimed there was a bunch of food and debris on the floor as RFK Jr. walked barefoot to the airplane bathroom.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. está en medio de un acalorado debate en torno a la foto viral de él caminando descalzo en un avión, y su respuesta demuestra que mantiene 10 dedos de los pies hacia abajo en su postura sobre este tema.

El candidato presidencial envió un video de respuesta a TMZ luego de ver la controversial conversación en nuestra sala de redacción y nos dice que es "inexcusable" para los políticos a ir descalzo en un avión y promete no repetir nunca el mismo paso en falso.

Tienes que ver el video de RFK Jr. Una vez que termina su "disculpa", la cámara se aleja para mostrar la verdad. No está realmente volando en ese momento, solo está sentado en una terminal del aeropuerto. 😂

Como ustedes saben, la foto dando vueltas por Internet muestra RFK Jr. caminando descalzo por un pasillo de avión desordenado. La imagen fue tomada a principios de este mes en un vuelo de American Airlines de Portland a Dallas cuando RFK Jr. estaba sentado en primera clase.

El comentarista conservador —Justin Haskins— tomó la foto ahora viral, y en su podcast "In The Tank" Haskins afirmó que había un montón de comida y escombros en el suelo mientras RFK Jr. caminaba descalzo hacia el baño del avión.