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3:02 PM PT -- He has since expanded his statement, now saying, "Seriously, folks? This is my final comment on this. I neither said nor implied any such thing. Despite headlines claiming otherwise, in my post, I absolutely did not call for an act of violence or threaten a U.S. president as many other celebrities have done in the past. I suggest you re-read my actual post and pay attention to the words before believing this nonsense."

He continues, "It’s my position, which I am entitled to have, that some of our nations leaders in Washington have lost their way, and corruption runs rampant, both on our nation’s borders and abroad. Transparency and accountability must happen in order for our constitutional republic to survive. There is no threat implied or otherwise in that statement."

1:58 PM PT -- John tells us he meant no harm in the tweet, saying, "Seriously, folks? I said no such thing. Despite headlines claiming otherwise, I absolutely did not call for an act of violence or threaten a U.S. president."

"The Dukes of Hazzard" star John Schneider will likely have a visit from the Secret Service in the near future ... because he made a social media death threat against President Biden.

The actor, famous for playing Bo Duke on the iconic TV show, posted on Twitter Wednesday, stating both Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, "should be publicly hung." John's full tweet read, "Mr. President, I believe you are guilty of treason and should be publicly hung. Your son too. Your response is..? Sincerely, John Schneider."

John's threat has since been deleted ... and was a direct reply to Biden's post about Donald Trump, where POTUS took shots at the indicted former president.

Judging by his tweet, John thinks Biden is guilty of treason too.

Funny enough, Wednesday, the same day he sent the threat, was a pretty eventful day for John ... because he was also revealed as the secret celebrity hiding behind the donut costume on FOX's singing competition show, "The Masked Singer."

John's account also has other replies where he mentions Biden and treason ... and there's another recent post ripping Dr. Anthony Fauci as "Treasonous."

So, there seems to be a theme here ... but now, it's escalated to death threats.

We reached out to John's camp ... so far no word back.

Andre August is still feeling that knockout punch from a week ago, but Jake Paul is already moving on to his next boxing match -- he's entering the ring again in three months ... and "Euphoria" star Wanna Walton will be on the card, too!!

The Problem Child announced the huge event just minutes ago ... saying he will be the co-main event when Amanda Serrano faces off against Nina Meinke at El Coliseo De Puerto Rico on March 2.

Jake's opponent for the Most Valuable Promotions event has not been revealed just yet.

Paul posted on social media about the move ... saying, "Guess who’s back :) … Jake already? Yes, I’m on a mission... But this one is much bigger than me."

"This one is for the greatest Puerto Rican boxer ever, Amanda Serrano. This one is for the people of Puerto Rico, from the Choliseo to the world. This one is for all of boxing to see how powerful women are in this sport and for Wanna Walton to usher in his superstar boxing future in front of 20,000 people."

Of course, Jake -- who's now 8-1 in his pro boxing career -- just beat August in Florida on Dec. 15 ... whooping his ass in the first round with a right uppercut.

17-year-old Wanna -- famous for playing beloved character "Ashtray" on the HBO show -- has been boxing for the majority of his life ... and he recently joined Paul's MVP as he pursues a championship career.

"I wanted to go somewhere where I knew that I was gonna be valued, and a place that I knew that they were going to care about me a lot, and a place with a lot of talent," Wanna told TMZ Sports back in August. "Everyone over at MVP is very talented and they've all done such amazing things in their career."

Jake said he's super pumped for the whole event ... saying, "I can’t wait to fight in San Juan and show the world this beautiful island."

El equipo de fútbol americano Coastal Carolina lo pensó dos veces después de compartir una foto de su entrenador posando sin camiseta en la playa con un grupo de estudiantes en bikini... porque el polémico post fue borrado inmediatamente.

El programa Chanticleers —que se encuentra en Honolulu para el EasyPost Hawai'i Bowl— publicó inicialmente una imagen de Tim Beck junto con el equipo de danza de la escuela y la mascota a principios de esta semana, con todo el mundo posando en la playa bajo el sol.

Beck compartió la foto en su historia personal de Instagram y la cuenta del equipo de baile comentó al respecto, diciendo: "Me alegro de que nos encontramos en la playa hoy. Gracias por la foto!"

Naturalmente, la foto molestó a algunas personas en redes sociales, después de todo, un miembro del personal de la escuela apareciendo con un grupo de estudiantes con poca ropa podría no ser la imagen más "profesional" para la universidad.

Otros —incluyendo a algunos de los jugadores de Beck— pensaron que era inofensivo, con un atleta incluso bromeando con que su entrenador era un "mujeriego".

Después de las críticas mixtas, el post fue borrado alrededor de tres horas más tarde.

Beck se refirió a la imagen diciendo que la sesión de fotos fue un "evento espontáneo".

"No había ninguna intención de tratar de generar ningún tipo particular de respuesta o reacción", dijo: "Es todo lo que tengo que decir al respecto".

Coastal Carolina también comentó al respecto, según el Sun News, diciendo: "La foto fue tomada como parte de la documentación del equipo de fútbol de su viaje a Honolulu para participar en el Hawaii Bowl. Los Chanticleers están deseando jugar en la Bowl el sábado".

Así que... ¿de qué lado estás?

The Coastal Carolina football team had second thoughts after sharing a pic of its head coach posing shirtless on the beach with a bunch of female students in bikinis ... 'cause the controversial post was promptly deleted.

The Chanticleers program -- which is in Honolulu for the EasyPost Hawai’i Bowl -- initially published an image of Tim Beck alongside the school's dance team and mascot earlier this week ... with everyone rocking their beach 'fits (even the bird).

Beck shared the pic on his personal Instagram story ... and the dance team's account commented on it, saying, "Glad we ran into you at the beach today. Thanks for the picture!"

Naturally, the pic rubbed some folks on social media the wrong way ... after all, a school staffer being nips out with a bunch of scantily-clad students might not be the most "professional" image for the university.

Others -- including some of Beck's players -- thought it was harmless ... with one athlete even joking his coach was a "ladies man."

After the mixed reviews, the post was deleted around three hours later.

Beck addressed the picture with reporters ... saying the photo op was a "spontaneous event."

"There was no intent to try to generate any particular kind of response one way or the other of how that was," he said. "So, I mean, that’s that’s kind of my statement really on it."

Coastal Carolina also commented on it, according to the Sun News ... saying, "The photo was taken as part of the football team’s documentation of its trip to Honolulu to participate in the Hawaii Bowl. The Chanticleers look forward to playing in the bowl game on Saturday."

So ... which side are you on??

Un policía estatal de Vermont arrestó a un automovilista por mostrarle el dedo y llamarlo idiota hace cinco años, pero el inusual encuentro fue capturado en video y recién fue publicado en YouTube.

Todo comenzó el 8 de febrero de 2019, cuando el policía estatal Jay Riggen conducía en su carro patrulla y vio a Gregory Bombard aparentemente mostrarle el dedo medio mientras se cruzaba con él en otro vehículo.

Cabreado, Riggen detuvo a Bombard en una calle residencial y se acercó a la ventanilla de su conductor, lo que desencadenó el posterior enfrentamiento.

En el video recién publicado en YouTube, Riggen acusa a Bombard de su supuesta grosería, pero Bombard lo niega y le dice al policía que él debe ser "sensible".

Riggen se molesta aún más por el comentario de la sensibilidad y le explica que no ha detenido a nadie en 12 años por mostrarle el dedo.

También lo califica de "comportamiento inusual", sugiriendo que Bombard buscaba llamar la atención de un policía emitiendo esa "señal negativa".

Los dos siguen discutiendo sobre ello hasta que en un momento dado, Bombard le pregunta qué delito se habría cometido si hubiese enseñado el dedo del medio. Riggen no lo dice exactamente, lo que lleva a Bombard a amenazarlo con presentar una denuncia contra él.

Finalmente, Riggen se sube de nuevo a su carro patrulla y sigue el vehículo de Bombard por la calle, mientras sigue caliente por la riña.

Dentro del carro patrulla, se pueda escuchar a Riggen diciendo que Bombard lo llamó "gilipollas" y le dijo "que te jodan" mientras se alejaba. El policía entonces enciende sus luces y sirenas, anunciando que lo está arrestando por alteración del orden público

El resto del video transcurre exactamente como se podría imaginar. Bombard es esposado y encarcelado. Pero más tarde se retiraron los cargos contra él y se cerró el caso.

A Vermont State Trooper arrested a motorist for flipping him the bird and calling him an a**hole five years ago -- but the insane encounter was all caught on video and recently uploaded to YouTube.

It all began on February 8, 2019, when state trooper Jay Riggen was driving in his patrol car and saw Gregory Bombard seemingly give him the middle finger while cruising by in another vehicle.

Pissed, Riggen pulled Bombard over on a residential street and stepped up to his driver's side window, sparking the ensuing confrontation.

In the newly released dash cam video on YouTube, Riggen immediately accuses Bombard of flipping him off -- but Bombard denies it, saying the trooper must be "sensitive."

Riggen gets even more annoyed at the sensitivity remark, explaining that he hasn't stopped anyone in 12 years for giving him the finger.

He also called it "unusual behavior," suggesting that Bombard was looking to get the attention of a trooper by giving off that "negative signal."

The two keep arguing about it with Bombard, at one point, asking what crime was committed if he had extended his middle finger. Riggen doesn't exactly say, leading Bombard to threaten to file a complaint against him.

Riggen eventually climbs back into his patrol car and follows Bombard's vehicle down the street, while still steaming from their squabble.

Inside the patrol car, Riggen can be heard saying Bombard called him an "a**hole" and told him "f**k you" as he walked away. The trooper then turns on his lights and sirens, announcing that he's arresting Bombard for disorderly conduct.

The rest of the video goes down exactly as you might imagine with Bombard taken away in handcuffs and thrown in jail. But the charges were later dropped against Bombard and the case was closed.

Logan Paul apareció en South Park y recibió las típicas bromas del show. El programa satírico acaba de ir a por la superestrella de la WWE y su empresa de bebidas en su nuevo especial.

"South Park: No apto para niños" se estrenó en Paramount+ el miércoles y uno de sus muchos objetivos resultó ser el YouTuber convertido en empresario.

En un clip del programa, el personaje Clyde Donovan se sienta frente a un computador mientras observa a un influencer llamado Logan LeDouche (que se parece mucho a Paul) promocionando su marca de bebidas, "Cred" (que comparte la misma apariencia que las botellas de Prime Hydration).

"Lo más importante es ser uno mismo", dice LeDouche en la escena. "Cuando siento que no puedo ser yo mismo, es cuando necesito una bebida hidratante que me levante, ¡es cuando necesito a Cred!".

La parodia incluso se burla de la exagerada campaña de marketing de Logan para la compañía, que incluía saltar de un avión mientras se bebía una botella de Prime.

"¡Bebe Cred, o eres un pedazo de mierda!"

La escena también se burla de la controvertida bebida energética de la compañía, que fue escudriñada por el senador Chuck Schumer, quien dijo que podría ser perjudicial para la base de fans principalmente joven de Logan, a pesar de que sus latas indican específicamente que es para mayores de 18 años.

"¡Bebe Cred en tu colegio hoy! No apto para niños", dice el narrador del video.

Logan parece estar de acuerdo con todo esto, porque recientemente compartió el clip en sus cuentas de redes sociales

Logan Paul went down to South Park and got his ass roasted ... 'cause the satirical show just went after the WWE Superstar and his Prime drink company in its newest special.

"South Park: Not Suitable for Children" just dropped on Paramount+ on Wednesday ... and one of its many targets just so happened to be the YouTuber-turned-entrepreneur.

In a clip of the show, character Clyde Donovan sits in front of a computer as he watches an influencer named Logan LeDouche (who looks very similar to Paul) hawk his drink brand, "Cred" (which shares the same appearance to Prime Hydration bottles).

"The most important thing is just to be yourself," LeDouche says in the scene. "When I feel like I can't be myself, that's when I need a hydration drink that'll pick me up -- that's when I need Cred!!"

The spoof even mocks Logan's over-the-top marketing campaign for the company ... which included jumping out of a plane as he drank a bottle of Prime.

"Drink Cred, or you're a piece of s***!!"

The scene also pokes fun at the company's controversial energy drink ... which was scrutinized by Senator Chuck Schumer, who said it could be harmful to Logan's primarily young fanbase -- even though its cans specifically state it's for people ages 18 and up.

"Drink Cred at your school today!! Not intended for children," the narrator in the clip says.

Logan seems to be okay with it all ... 'cause he recently shared the clip on his social media accounts

Young Thug's father is at his breaking point with Lil Baby shading Gunna over his plea deal, and wants him to zip it for good ... although, pops is using way harsher words!

In a new convo with Infamous Sylvia, Jeffrey Williams Sr. ripped Baby as the dust settled on his latest snipe ... calling Gunna a "rat" on his new track "350," which dropped last week.

Big Jeff isn't going for it, and straight up told Sylvia that Baby needs to "shut the f*** up" because he isn't helping Thug's cause.

He says Baby has yet to appear in court so the 4PF rapper doesn't have a clue what's going on ... and Jeffrey called for fans to swarm Baby's IG comments to ask him directly why he hasn't been in Fulton County's courtroom for the YSL RICO trial.

The scheme to flood Baby's block was a success ... on Wednesday, fans ruthlessly trolled him, with some even teasing him that Gunna had surpassed him.

At any rate, Gunna's not gambling with his life as the snitch narrative keeps pushin' like P. He was recently spotted with two armed security guards on a simple shopping trip in Bev. Hills.

Big moment for Hulk Hogan ... he just announced he's been baptized!!

The Hulkster had the special ceremony at the Indian Rocks Baptist Church in Florida recently ... getting in a large body of water and fully submerging himself as part of the christening process.

70-year-old Hogan spoke about the significance of the baptism ... saying, "Total surrender and dedication to Jesus is the greatest day of my life."

"No worries, no hate, no judgment ... only love!"

Hogan was accompanied by his wife, Sky Daily Hogan ... who also took part in the baptism.

Hulk has previously opened up on his faith ... saying he knew at a young age Jesus Christ was his savior who helped him take the correct path to success.

"I accepted Christ as my savior at 14yrs old," he said back in April, "and the training, prayers and vitamins kept me in the game but now that I am one with God, the main event theme of surrender, service and love makes me the Real Main Event that can slam any giant of any size through the power of my Lord and Savior and so it is, even now brother, AMEN!"

Big Sean has a new album coming in the new year ... which probably won't include some popular Gen-Z slang, or a fiery response to Kendrick Lamar.

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Sean Don out in Beverly Hills on Tuesday and the superstar rapper admits he hasn’t been on the scene in a while, but he'll soon enter go-mode in the studio.

For the album's content, we asked Sean if he'd be including “rizz” in his lyrics after the term won Oxford’s 2023 “Word of the Year” -- but, first, like most of us … he's gotta learn what the hell it means.

The word -- meant to highlight one's sexiness -- confuses a lot of people but never fear, Sean came up with a few provocative lines to rhyme with the word. 😈

We also got his take on the apparently leaked Kendrick track from September that took shots at him, Jay Electronica and French Montana.

The song painted Sean as a B-list sneak disser …. "You're finally famous for who you date, not how you rhyme boy/Cute ass raps, get your puberty up” … but Sean tells us he didn’t consider Kendrick’s bars a diss and they're still cool to this day.

Meghan Markle parece estar sumergiendo sus pies nuevamente en el juego de la actuación, aunque teniendo en cuenta que se trata de un anuncio de una compañía de café en la que ella tiene acciones pues, tal vez, no realmente.

La duquesa de Sussex aparece prominentemente en el fondo de este video de fin de año de Clevr Blends, que la empresa publicó en las redes sociales el martes para agradecer a sus leales clientes en 2023. Y Meghan aparece constantemente en cada escena.

Meghan actúa como un empleado regular de Clevr, empacando cajas y ocupada trabajando en una computadora, aunque claramente destaca entre los demás.

Hacia el final del comercial, ella camina hacia la cámara y trata de golpear con el puño a otro trabajador de Clevr, pero falla miserablemente, lo que la hace reír a carcajadas.

Se puede decir que todo es una broma y tiene como propósito poner de relieve su participación en la empresa, pero como hemos dicho, esta es una de las primeras veces que Meghan vuelve a estar técnicamente frente a una cámara desde que se involucró con el príncipe Harry. A primera vista, ¡todavía tiene algo de presencia!

Si se pregun qué tiene que ver Meg con este café hippie, ella es una de las inversionistas y al parecer ve un gran potencial en su crecimiento, considerando que la empresa sigue siendo privada y es relativamente pequeña en comparación con las grandes cadenas de por ahí.

De hecho, en Clevr tienes que pedir tus granos en línea y que te los envíen. Dicho esto, parece tener una reputación bastante buena.

Meghan se involucró con ellos en 2020 y parece estar lejos de su mayor reclamo de fama, algo que no le importa flexibilizar para ayudar a terminar el año fuerte, parece.

Meghan Markle seems to be dipping her toe back into the acting game -- although, considering this is an ad for a coffee company she has stock in ... perhaps not really.

The Duchess of Sussex is prominently featured in the background for this end-of-year video that Clevr Blends posted on social media Tuesday -- capping off 2023 by thanking their loyal customer base ... while consistently having MM in frame for each quick scene.

She's acting like a regular Clevr employee in each shot -- packing up boxes and busy working at a computer. She's certainly noticeable though ... standing out like a sore thumb.

Toward the end of the digital commercial, she walks right toward the camera and attempts to fist-bump another Clevr worker -- but fails miserably, which makes her bust up laughing.

You can tell the whole thing's joke-y and meant to highlight her involvement in the company -- but, like we said, this is one of the first times she's technically gotten back on camera since she's gotten involved with Prince Harry. At first glance, she still has some presence to her!

If you're wondering what Meg has to do with this hippy-dippy coffee, she's one of a handful of investors for it -- and apparently sees major potential in growth, seeing the company's still private at the moment ... and relatively small compared to the big chains out there.

In fact, Clevr doesn't even have in-store locations that serve Java -- you gotta order their beans online and have 'em shipped to you. That said, it seems to have a pretty good rep.

Meghan got involved with them in 2020, and she appears to be far and away their biggest claim to fame ... something she doesn't mind flexing to help finish the year strong, it seems.

After 235 days away from the NBA hardwood, Ja Morant apparently still knows his way around the hoop -- scoring the winning shot in his first game back!!

The Grizzlies superstar had been barred from the court to start this season while serving a 25-game suspension for a string of incidents involving gun-related social media videos ... but in his return against the Pelicans on Tuesday night, his presence was felt right away.

He logged 34 points and 8 assists on the road game in New Orleans -- but, most importantly, he nailed a floater in the lane with no time left in regulation to win the game for Memphis, 115-113.

And, afterward, he had a big-time message for his haters ... saying simply as he ran into the locker room, "I kept receipts!"

Morant, of course, had developed a bevy of critics after he was seen on social media waving around a gun not once, but twice. He had also been accused last year of attacking a teenager during a pickup game at his home. It all eventually led to NBA commish Adam Silver sidelining him.

But, Morant took all the steps the NBA and the Grizzlies required for him to rejoin the team ... and after his big night against the Pels, he said there were certainly some low points while he was away from his teammates.

"I haven't played a game in eight months," he said. "I had a lot of time to learn myself, a lot of hard days where I went through it. But, you know, basketball is my life, what I love. It’s therapeutic for me and I'm just excited to be back."

Los Lakers de Los Ángeles recibieron el lunes por la noche la visita de un fan tan peludo y tan adorable que hasta los locutores del partido tuvieron que pararse a reconocerlo.

El hincha número 1 del Lake Show no era otro que Brodie The Goldendoodle, un perrito que ha ganado tanta notoriedad en los últimos años que ha conseguido un millón de seguidores en Instagram.

De alguna manera, el cachorro obtuvo uno de los mejores asientos para el juego de Los Ángeles contra los Knicks en el Crypto.com Arena, al puro estio Timothée Chalamet.

El perrito sin duda aprovechó el centro de atención en la cancha. Movió su cola tan duro durante una pausa, que llamó la atención de Mike Breen.

"Ese es Brodie", dijo Breen en vivo mientras el perro agitaba sus patas en el aire. "¡Nunca había visto algo así en más de 30 años de carrera!".

Brodie, por supuesto, está acostumbrado a ser el centro de atención... él y su dueño han viajado por todo el país juntos apareciendo en eventos deportivos esporádicamente.

El curioso fan ha sido una estrella durante los juegos de los Marlins y los Heats en el pasado y al parecer también es grande en Los Ángeles. Decimos esto porque apareció luciendo una camiseta de Austin Reaves durante la mayor parte del partido de los Lakers contra NY.

The L.A. Lakers got a visit Monday night from a fan that was so furry and so cute -- even the game's broadcasters just had to take a paws to stop and recognize him!!

The Lake Show's No. 1 K9 supporter was none other than Brodie The Goldendoodle -- a doggo who's gained so much notoriety over the past few years, he's garnered 1 million followers on Instagram.

Somehow, the pup scored one of the best seats in the house for L.A.'s contest against the Knicks at Crypto.com Arena -- snagging a chair that was actually so good, it might have been better than Timothée Chalamet's.

And, the ball of fuzz certainly took advantage of the center-court spotlight ... dancing his tail off so hard during a break in the action, he actually caught the attention of ESPN play-by-play man Mike Breen.

"That's Brodie," Breen said on live television as the dog waved its legs in the air. "I've never seen this in 30-plus years!!"

Brodie, of course, is used to the limelight by now ... the 3-year-old's owner and he have trekked all over the country together while hitting sporting events sporadically.

In fact, he's been a star at Marlins games and Heats games in the past -- though apparently he's big into L.A. too ... 'cause he rocked an Austin Reaves shirt for most of the Lakers' contest vs. NY.

But, Monday did have a bit of a ruff ending for Brodie ... as LeBron James and co. couldn't get him a win, falling to the Knicks, 114-109.