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Rep. Lauren Boebert isn't to blame for her raunchy theater hookup -- her estranged husband is actually responsible for making her a horny single ... so says the man himself.

Jayson Boebert -- who's in the middle of a divorce right now with the Colorado congresswoman -- took to Facebook Monday to defend his soon-to-be ex-wife ... saying that people shouldn't pile on Lauren for her behavior, and instead come after him.

He addresses RLB's constituents, writing ... "I am writing to address the deep concerns circulating. Watching the attacks against Lauren, I feel the people should know the truth of our broken marriage and burden she has carried for too long."

Jayson goes on to praise Lauren as an exceptional mom, wife and grandmother -- adding that she was a wonderful spouse and partner in their marriage ... that is, before he shattered her trust by cheating. It seems he's attributing that to her decision to file in May.

He puts it quite plainly ... explaining, "This has been a devastating divorce that I hold all responsibility for. It upsets me that everyone believes she left me over fame or a new lifestyle. That is far from the truth. Then again, most of what’s said about our family is untrue. Another battle we have faced together for too long. Much of this is on me because the problem starts at the root. I am the root."

Jayson says he's put Rep. Boebert through the wringer, and believes it's because of this pain that she might've acted out this way. He then makes a personal overture to her personally, saying he stands behind her and condemns the attacks coming her way in the fallout.

One final plea to the public from JB ... "I am asking for you all to show grace and mercy towards Lauren in this troubling season. She deserves a chance to earn your forgiveness and regain trust. I have broke her down in so many ways, but she will come out stronger as she always does, and so will I."

As for Rep. Boebert herself -- she's reacted to Jayson's message, saying she appreciates his sentiments, but stops short of saying there's any sort of reconciliation on the horizon.

She's been handling this as well as she can -- taking responsibility and getting back to work in D.C. As she explained to us on camera yesterday ... no more dates for the time being.

Colorado State defensive back Henry Blackburn is on the receiving end of death threats after laying a controversial hit on Travis Hunter during Saturday's game ... and now, university police tell TMZ Sports an investigation into the hateful messages is underway.

Blackburn received a ton of heat for his massive late hit on the Colorado receiver in the first half of the Rams vs. Buffaloes matchup... which left Hunter sidelined for weeks with a lacerated liver.

Some looked at Blackburn's tackle as targeting ... including LeBron James, who went on X to say, "That was blatant and uncalled for IMO!"

Shortly after the tackle went viral on social media, the safety and his family were singled out by furious fans ... and we're told cops are taking the interactions seriously.

"CSUPD is aware of death threats against CSU football player Henry Blackburn, and the investigation is ongoing," a university police spokesperson told us on Monday.

"The police department will continue to monitor the situation, and the university is actively supporting the player and his family."

CSUI athletic director Joe Parker told Pete Thamel of ESPN he's concerned for Blackburn ... saying Henry never meant to hurt Hunter or anyone on the field.

"It's not what we teach or coach," Parker said. "We hope that the irrational vitriol directed at Henry stops immediately."

Michigan State University has informed Mel Tucker of its plans to fire him ... just days after the suspended Spartans football coach was accused of sexual misconduct.

Rape survivor and activist Brenda Tracy recently claimed Tucker made unsolicited sexual comments and masturbated during an April 2022 phone call ... which led to a formal Title IX complaint and investigation.

Tucker was suspended on Sept. 10 ... and on Monday, the school announced its plans to terminate his contract for cause.

MSU Vice President Allen Haller said the decision has the support of the administration and board ... adding Tucker has been hit with a written notification of the plans to kick him to the curb.

Haller noted in the statement that Tucker now has seven days to plead his case and try to keep his job.

"This action does not conclude the ongoing Office for Civil Rights case; that rigorous process will continue," Haller said.

Tucker -- who signed a $95 million deal in 2021 -- has adamantly denied any wrongdoing ... admitting he had an intimate relationship with Tracy, but claimed she initiated the private convo with comments of her own.

He also said the allegations were simply an attempt to "revive her career" ... but it's clear the school felt otherwise.

Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid says Jann Wenner's comments about Black and female artists don't come as a total shock to him -- and he's calling on some white rock legends to speak out, but only if they keep it real.

Vernon joined us Monday on "TMZ Live," telling us why the Rolling Stone co-founder calling some iconic Black and female artists inarticulate was "staggering, but not surprising at all."

Keep in mind, Wenner was referring to people like Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell and Grace Slick.

If anything, Vernon's glad Wenner put, in his opinion, his true self out there for all to see.

Maybe the more shocking part is that Vernon says thoughts and feelings like Wenner's are not new to the music industry -- it's just rare for anyone to say it out loud.

TMZ broke the story ... Wenner was kicked out of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Board of Directors after sharing his controversial thoughts in an interview with the NYT -- discussing his upcoming book, "The Masters," which highlights his interviews with 7 white, male artists.

In Vernon's opinion, folks in the book like Bruce Springsteen and Bono should speak out about Wenner's comments, on one condition -- that it comes from the heart, rather than issuing performative statements for PR purposes.

Another day, another freak-out on a commercial airline ... but this time it involved a statuesque model type in a sexy bodysuit.

The mystery woman got into heated exchanges with some of the other passengers aboard the plane while boasting about how she's "Instagram famous."

Check out this 20-second clip posted on X, which shows the woman arguing with one passenger as she removes her suitcase from an overhead bin. She yells, "Call me a b***h again, I didn't do anything wrong."

After another passenger tells her to shut up, she barks back, "No you shut the f*** up! You shut the f*** up, and your b***h.'

She saunters down the aisle passing someone who is filming her, and she suddenly strikes a pose, bragging, "Film me - I'm Instagram famous, you f*****g bum."

As she walks out of frame, she curses at more passengers, who, by now, are just laughing at her.

The circumstances of where, when and how this all went down are still unknown, but we're in the process of gathering the facts and, once we get the details, we'll report back to you.

Of course, this type of nutty behavior has been a constant problem on commercial jets. Everyone remembers the Tiffany Gomas meltdown aboard an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Orlando in July, when she screamed "Stop the f**king flight" and "That motherf***er isn't real!"

We're guessing this latest woman is going to be Instagram famous, but for all the wrong reasons very soon.

For more viral news, tune in to the TMZ Verified Podcast. Dropping every Thursday on all podcast platforms.

Hemos identificado a esta pasajera tan segura de sí misma y según su página de IG, se llama Morgan Osman.

En cuanto a si es realmente "famosa en Instagram", bueno, desde que se publicó este video tiene 975.000 seguidores. No llega al preciado millón pero este truco probablemente la lleve allí.

Otro día, otra locura en una aerolínea comercial, pero esta vez se trataba de una modelo escultural en un body muy sexy.

La misteriosa mujer se metió en acalorados intercambios con algunos de los pasajeros a bordo del avión mientras se jactaba de cómo ella es "famosa de Instagram."

Échale un vistazo a este clip de 20 segundos publicado en X que muestra a la mujer discutiendo con un pasajero mientras saca su maleta de un compartimento superior. Le grita: "Vuelve a llamarme b***h, no he hecho nada malo".

Cuando otro pasajero le dice que se calle, ella le ladra: "¡No, cállate tú! Cállate tú y tu p***

Se pasea por el pasillo junto a alguien que la está grabando y de repente hace una pose, presumiendo: "Fílmame, soy famosa en Instagram, vago de mierda".

Mientras sale del plano, maldice a más pasajeros que, a estas alturas, se ríen de ella.

Aún se desconocen las circunstancias de dónde, cuándo y cómo ocurrió todo esto, pero estamos recopilando los hechos y en cuanto tengamos los detalles los daremos a conocer.

Por supuesto, este tipo de comportamiento chiflado ha sido un problema constante en los aviones comerciales. Todo el mundo recuerda la crisis de Tiffany Gomas a bordo de un vuelo de American Airlines de Dallas a Orlando en julio, cuando gritó "Paren el pu** vuelo" y "¡Esa hija de p*** no es real!".

Tinashe says she regrets her collaboration with Chris Brown -- something he heard loud and clear, and which he didn't kindly to ... trashing her by suggesting she's not big time.

The singer was on a podcast earlier this week and at one point, she was asked about her R. Kelly and CB joints in 2015 ... which made Tinashe cringe, not to mention explain. She actually laughs out loud in distancing herself, saying she didn't want to work with them.

For the R. Kelly team-up -- 'Let's Be Real Now' -- she says she blocks that memory out of her mind. Tinashe also says it was strictly a label decision ... and says the same thing applied for her Chris collab. From her POV, having him on the song didn't make sense.

Of course, most media outlets ran headlines pointing out Tinashe seemingly bashing Chris -- even though she really didn't go all that hard on him -- and Chris caught wind of it.

He responded to an IG post that captured a headline which read, "Tinashe Regrets 2015 Collaborations with R. Kelly & Chris Brown: 'That Is So Embarrassing.'" In the comments, Chris wrote, "NAME 5 TINASHE songs or die ... EVERYBODY DEAD."

After Chris's burn, the Internet has reacted a couple different ways -- naturally, many people are slamming Chris for trying to diminish Tinashe's career ... and some are even saying they couldn't name 5 Chris Brown songs with a gun to their head. Twitter's calling cap, though.

Fact is, Chris has far more recognizable of a catalog than Tinashe does ... and a more decorated music career in general. Others are also saying the song they did -- that Tinashe now regrets -- is actually a bop ... going on to speculate that she's only saying this because it's fashionable these days to stiff-arm CB over his controversial personal history.

Joyner Lucas put it quite well in a video ... saying he'd defend Chris to the death, and that he wouldn't accept any slander of him. Per usual, everyone's divided on the issue.

As for Tinashe ... she's moving on. On Sunday, she appeared to respond to all the hubbub, taking to Twitter and writing ... "Anyways ... stream NEEDS." It's her new single, and that's clearly what she wants to focus on -- as opposed to ancient history.

Still, it is interesting that Chris continues to be as polarizing as he is. Anytime somebody works with him these days -- or even reflects on working with him -- it creates a buzz.

En un vídeo se escucha a dos adolescentes riendo mientras arrollan deliberadamente con su carro a un ciclista en Nevada, matándolo.

El conductor de 17 años y su acompañante circulaban por una calle de Las Vegas el 14 de agosto y se acercaron por detrás de Andreas Probst, que circulaba en bicicleta por el carril de ciclistas.

El pasajero, que estaba grabando con su teléfono móvil, empezó a reírse con el conductor mientras planeaban atropellar a Probst, un jefe de policía jubilado de California, se les puede oír decir: "¿Preparado?" y "Sí, pégale en el culo".

Momentos después, el conductor chocó contra Probst, haciéndole salir volando hacia el parabrisas antes de caer al suelo.

Probst fue trasladado a un hospital local donde fue declarado muerto.

Los adolescentes huyeron del lugar pero el conductor fue detenido poco después por el atropello y fuga. Los cargos se elevaron posteriormente a homicidio cuando el vídeo apareció recientemente en Internet mostrando que el crimen fue intencionado.

Two teens were heard laughing on a video as they deliberately plowed their car into a bicyclist in Nevada, killing the man -- a retired police chief.

The 17-year-old driver and his passenger were cruising down a street in Las Vegas on August 14, coming up behind Andreas Probst as he rode his cycle in the bike lane.
Filming with his cell phone, the passenger was chuckling with the driver as they plotted to run over Probst. You can hear them say, "Ready?" and "Yeah, hit his ass."

Moments later, the driver crashed into Probst, causing him to fly up onto the windshield before tumbling to the ground.

Probst was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He reportedly moved to Vegas after retiring as chief from California's Bell Police Department in 2009.
The teens fled, but the driver was soon arrested for the hit-and-run. The charges were later upgraded to include murder when the video recently surfaced online, showing the crime was intentional.

El presunto novio de la diputada Lauren Boebert no sólo es demócrata, sino que presumiblemente apoya a la comunidad LGBTQ, así que la trama no hace más que complicarse.

Quinn Gallagher, el hombre que estaba agarrando el pecho de Bobert como ella estaba agarrando su entrepierna mientras veían un musical, tiene un bar en Aspen (el Hooch Craft Cocktail Bar) que alberga espectáculos de drag.

Como probablemente sepas, la incendiaria republicana ha arremetido contra los espectáculos de travestis, preocupada por que los niños puedan ser influenciados de alguna manera para hacer algo, aunque nunca ha sido específica.

Es la última vuelta de tuerca de una historia de locos. Como ya informamos, Boebert fue expulsada de la obra de "Beetlejuice" en Denver, después de fumar (algo que ella negó pero que está tan claro como el agua en el vídeo de vigilancia), hacer señas, interrumpir y hablar mal a otros miembros del público.

En otro vídeo, se ve a Gallagher manoseando el pecho de Boebert y a Boebert manoseándole la entrepierna.

Y, como ya informamos, a la salida del teatro le dio la vuelta a un acomodador.

Rep. Lauren Boebert's presumed boyfriend is not only a Democrat but presumably a supporter of the LGBTQ community ... so the plot just keeps thickening.

Quinn Gallagher, the man who was grabbing Bobert's breast as she was grabbing his crotch as they watched a musical, has a bar in Aspen -- the Hooch Craft Cocktail Bar -- which hosts drag shows.

As you probably know, the Republican firebrand has railed on drag shows, worrying that children might somehow be influenced to do something, although she's never been specific.

It's the latest twist in a nutty tale. As we reported, Boebert was ejected from the "Beetlejuice" performance in Denver, after vaping (something she denied but is as clear as day in the surveillance video), signing, disrupting and talking trash to other audience members.

In another video, you see Gallagher pawing Boebert's breast and Boebert groping his crotch.

And, as we told you, on their way out of the theatre, she flipped off an usher.

El drama se desarrolló el 30 de agosto en L.A. Crypto.com Arena, y en la llamada de emergencia obtenida por TMZ Hip Hop, un operador estaba bastante sorprendido al escuchar que alguien había sufrido un trauma contundente a causa de un micrófono.

Como informamos, el micrófono le cayó a Bryhana Monegain de Power 106 en la frente, y la dejó sangrando profusamente ... lo que provocó la llamada al 911. No está claro qué tendría de relevante para la lesión, pero, por alguna razón, el despachador preguntó: "¿Quién actúa esta noche?".

A pesar de la pregunta desenfadada, el operador se aseguró de enviar asistencia médica al lugar de inmediato. Para ser justos, también preguntó si Bryhana estaba despierta.

Resulta que Bryhana sufrió múltiples laceraciones en la cabeza y la cara tras ser golpeada con el micrófono.

Al parecer, el aparato no funcionaba correctamente y 50 lo tiró con rabia...pero puede que acabe arrepintiéndose.

Fuentes policiales nos dicen que han completado su investigación, y el caso está ahora en la oficina del Fiscal de Distrito del Condado de Los Ángeles siendo revisado por posibles cargos de delito grave.

The saying, "keep your eye on the prize" comes to mind when ya hear the 911 audio from 50 Cent's hurled mic incident -- although a radio DJ suffered a head injury, the dispatcher wanted to know who was performing.

The drama unfolded on August 30 at L.A.'s Crypto.com Arena, and on the emergency call obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, a dispatcher is quite surprised to hear someone had suffered blunt forced trauma ... from a microphone of all things

As we reported, the mic smashed Power 106's Bryhana Monegain square in the forehead, and left her bleeding profusely ... prompting the call to 911. It's unclear why it would be relevant to the injury, but, for some reason, the dispatcher inquired ... "Who's performing tonight?"

Despite the lighthearted query, the dispatcher was sure to send medical assistance to the scene right away. To be fair, he did also ask if Bryhana was awake.

As it turns out, Bryhana suffered multiple lacerations to the head and face after being decked with the mic.

The device apparently had been malfunctioning, and 50 chucked the thing in anger ... but he might end up seriously regretting that.

Law enforcement sources tell us police have completed their investigation, and the case is now at the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office being reviewed for possible felony charges.

Hasan Minhaj has been caught stretching the truth in a handful of stories he's told in his stand-up comedy -- and his response to this revelation is ... eh, it's not a big deal, guys.

The comic -- famous from 'The Daily Show' -- got called out in a New Yorker piece ... which got him to admit that he'd fabricated much of the details to several bits he'd done on stage over the years ... almost all of which played up racism and bigotry over his Muslim heritage.

One such anecdote that was embellished is about his daughter ... and how he had to rush her to the hospital after an envelope with white powder was sent to his house. As it turns out, all the daughter stuff was made up -- as he revealed when pressed by the New Yorker.

Other stories he exaggerated or flat-out lied about included one of him getting turned down for a school dance due to his race -- the woman in question says this wasn't the case in the slightest -- and another about how an FBI informant infiltrated his community mosque. In both instances, there appears to be little truth to the substance of the stories.

Minhaj said this to the New Yorker, "My comedy Arnold Palmer is seventy per cent emotional truth -- this happened -- and then thirty per cent hyperbole, exaggeration, fiction." After being pressed further by other media, he released a lengthier statement, which is interesting.

He says ... "All my standup stories are based on events that happened to me. Yes, I was rejected from going to prom because of my race. Yes, a letter with powder was sent to my apartment that almost harmed my daughter. Yes, I had an interaction with law enforcement during the war on terror. Yes, I had varicocele repair surgery, so we could get pregnant. Yes, I roasted Jared Kushner to his face. I use the tools of standup comedy -- hyperbole, changing names and locations, and compressing timelines to tell entertaining stories."

Rolling Stone's founder just lost decision-making power in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- all because he called Black and female artists inarticulate ... TMZ has learned.

A rep for the Hall tells us Jann Wenner has been booted from the famed HOF's Board of Directors for their Foundation -- this after a vote was taken among the current members.

Sources with direct knowledge tell us the only dissenting vote was from Jon Landau.

Jann Wenner -- who helped launch RS Magazine way back in 1967 -- did an interview with the NYT this week in which he talks about who he interviewed for his forthcoming offering, "The Masters," which contains wide-ranging sit-downs with 7 rock and roll gods.

That includes Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, Bono, Jerry Garcia and Pete Townsend ... all of whom, as the NYT journo noted, are white and male.

The Q: "There are seven subjects in the new book; seven white guys. In the introduction, you acknowledge that performers of color and women performers are just not in your zeitgeist. Which to my mind is not plausible for Jann Wenner. Janis Joplin, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Nicks, Stevie Wonder, the list keeps going ... What do you think is the deeper explanation for why you interviewed the subjects you interviewed and not other subjects?

Wenner's answer is telling. He says, "When I was referring to the zeitgeist, I was referring to Black performers, not to the female performers, OK? Just to get that accurate. The selection was not a deliberate selection. It was kind of intuitive over the years; it just fell together that way. The people had to meet a couple criteria, but it was just kind of my personal interest and love of them."

He adds, "Insofar as the women, just none of them were as articulate enough on this intellectual level." The reporter pushes back, incredulously asking if he really doesn't think Joni Mitchell was articulate enough to talk music on an intellectual level.

Wenner responded, "It’s not that they’re not creative geniuses. It’s not that they’re inarticulate, although, go have a deep conversation with Grace Slick or Janis Joplin. Please, be my guest. You know, Joni was not a philosopher of rock ’n’ roll. She didn’t, in my mind, meet that test. Not by her work, not by other interviews she did. The people I interviewed were the kind of philosophers of rock."

El fundador de Rolling Stone acaba de perder el poder de decisión en el Salón de la Fama del Rock and Roll. Todo porque llamó a los artistas afro y femeninos inarticulados, TMZ ha indagado.

Un representante del Salón nos dice Jann Wenner ha sido expulsado de la famosa HOF de la Junta de Directores de su Fundación, esto después de una votación se llevó a cabo entre los miembros actuales

Fuentes con conocimiento directo nos dicen que el único voto en contra fue de Jon Landau.

Jann Wenner, quien ayudó a lanzar la revista Rolling Stone en 1967, ha concedido esta semana una entrevista al NYT en la que habla de las personas a las que ha entrevistado para su próximo libro, "The Masters", que contiene amplias entrevistas con 7 dioses del rock and roll.

Entre ellos figuran Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, Bono, Jerry Garcia y Pete Townsend, todos ellos, como señala el periodista del NYT, blancos y varones.

La pregunta: "Hay siete temas en el nuevo libro; siete hombres blancos. En la introducción, reconoces que los artistas de color y las mujeres artistas no están en tu espíritu. Lo que, en mi opinión, no es plausible para Jann Wenner. Janis Joplin, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Nicks, Stevie Wonder, la lista sigue, ¿cuál cree que es la explicación más profunda de por qué entrevistó a los sujetos que entrevistó y no a otros?

La respuesta de Wenner es reveladora. Dice: "Cuando me refería al zeitgeist, me refería a los intérpretes negros, no a las intérpretes femeninas, ¿vale? Para que quede claro. La selección no fue deliberada. Fue algo intuitivo a lo largo de los años. La gente tenía que cumplir un par de criterios, pero era simplemente mi interés personal y mi amor por ellos".

Y añade: "En cuanto a las mujeres, ninguna era lo bastante elocuente a nivel intelectual". El periodista le replica, incrédulo, preguntándole si realmente no cree que Joni Mitchell fuera lo bastante elocuente como para hablar de música a un nivel intelectual.

Wenner responde: "No es que no sean genios creativos. No es que sean inarticulados, aunque, vaya a tener una conversación profunda con Grace Slick o Janis Joplin. Por favor, adelante. Sabes, Joni no era una filósofa del rock 'n' roll. Ella, en mi mente, no cumplía esa prueba. Ni por su trabajo ni por otras entrevistas que hizo. Las personas que entrevisté eran el tipo de filósofos del rock".