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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.

Jordon Hudson apparently thinks she's a public relations pro, as good as some of the best in the field ... but then broke down in tears on a call with reporters.

Here's the deal ... Charlotte Wilder and Madeline Hill -- hosts of "The Sports Gossip Show," which was just acquired by The Athletic -- dished on a few late-night phone calls they had with Jordon.

During the call, Charlotte and Madeline say Jordon agreed with their assessment that she's Bill Belichick's version of Tree Paine. For those of you who don't know, Tree is Taylor Swift's PR point person -- highly regarded and respected in her field.

A paranormal investigator has a chilling concern for Matt Rife after he and his business partner Elton Castee purchased Ed and Lorraine Warren's home and Occult Museum -- he hopes they make it out alive.

TMZ caught up with Philip Siracusa, the former owner of the infamously haunted Horsefly Chronicles home, and he warns that dark energy has a way of manipulating people and feels Matt and Elton were chosen by the home for a reason.

In our clip, he says the Warrens kept the pieces in their home private for so long for good measure ... and simply hopes Matt and Elton "will get through this alive."

Kristi Noem says "South Park" needs to up their game ... insisting they're lazy for only criticizing her appearance -- but, she may want to watch the ep, 'cause the jokes don't end with her looks.

The Homeland Security Secretary hopped on "The Glenn Beck Program" Thursday to discuss the newly released episode of the controversial show ... and, she calls out the creators for repeatedly making jokes that mock women for how they look.

Noem doubles down, adding ... "If they wanted to criticize my job, go ahead and do that, but clearly they can't. They just pick something petty like that."

Armie Hammer's rape allegations have not encouraged him to develop a filter ... 'cause the dude recently told a controversial joke about how much he enjoys "roofie"-ing people.

The actor made the jests on the most recent "Armie HammerTime" podcast episode ... telling his pal and former assistant, Ashton Ramsey, that he loved to smoke a ton of cannabis back in the day.

He jokes he liked to "poison" people with marijuana ... basically get them super high -- to the point where rational thought begins to break down. As Hammer puts it, he wanted to get people so high that they "can't find their feet."

Khamzat Chimaev is calling BS on Paulo Costa's claim that he slid into his girlfriend's direct messages ... telling TMZ Sports that's just not how it went down!

"Why should I DM somebody's wife, bro?" the 31-year-old UFC star said Wednesday from a pre-fight workout in SoCal.

"She DM'ed before the fight, when I announced the fight like, 'Khamzat, please don't take it seriously. We're just trying to make money and hype'," Chimaev recounted, before revealing what he said back.

A WNBA game was once again put on pause due to a flying sex toy.

The latest incident went down at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Tuesday night ... as the Caitlin Clark-less Fever were taking on the Sparks.

In the second quarter of the action, just after Kelsey Plum nailed a free throw, a neon-green pleasure stick was hurled onto the court by a fan in the stands.

Johnny Manziel is joining the drama between fellow former quarterback Cam Newton and rapper and podcast host, Gillie Da Kid ... even taking a swipe at Gillie with a threat of physical violence!

This is the sitch -- Gillie and the former Panthers star have been trading barbs over Cam omitting Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts from his lineup of the top 10 quarterbacks in the NFL. Gillie is a major Birds fan ... so he was not happy.

You'll see in the social media clip the "Million Dollaz Worth of Game" podcaster held up a Super Bowl trophy and rubbed it in Cam's face that he never earned one -- and the jab didn't sit well with Johnny.

Chris Brown is caving in to fan complaints about his giant statue tour props blocking their views on his 'Breezy XX' tour ... but not without a warning -- they better start using their magic words, or else!!!

TikTok is currently livid, with dozens of Breezy fans raging they didn't get their money's worth because the statues were blocking BOTH their view of him and of the stage.

Chris Brown's tours are renowned for unique interactions ... but he agrees the statues missed the mark this time around, even acknowledging he's seen the social media chatter.

Mel Owens is trying to make up for his insensitive comments about age as filming for "The Golden Bachelor" Season 2 gets underway ... revealing he apologized to all the ladies on the first night of shooting.

The reality TV star spoke to Glamour for an interview published Friday about a comment he made on a podcast in June, when he said he preferred to date a woman between the ages of 45 and 60 ... and, he said he told producers to "try to stay away from the artificial hips and the wigs, you know, that kind of stuff.”

The interview sent fans into a frenzy, and they called for his firing from the show ... which tipped Owens off to the fact that he'd said something wrong -- 'cause he admits until a respected colleague called him on the comments, he didn't see the big deal.

Lizzo is getting in on the frenzy surrounding Sydney Sweeney's new ad ... showing her followers what kind of ad they could expect in Biden's America in a joking new post.

The singer-songwriter shared a photoshopped pic of herself in an all-denim 'fit ... lying back in a seductive manner like Sweeney did for American Eagle just last week.

Remember ... people are up in arms about a new advert featuring Sweeney in a denim outfit, claiming she's got great genes jeans -- with some accusing American Eagle of racist dog whistling.

Anthony Anderson says he didn't mean to upset anyone during an old interview with Lindsay Lohan ... he was just trying to make people laugh back in the day.

Here's the deal ... Anderson was guest-hosting the "The Sharon Osbourne Show" back in December 2003, and Lohan came on as a guest -- and, the resulting chat has made the rounds online and raised some eyebrows over the last few days.

Among the questions catching some extra scrutiny is Anthony's query about if Lohan -- who was 17 at the time of the interview -- is seeing anyone ... this right after he gave her a pillow with his own face on it.

Joy Behar confirmed "The View" is hitting pause -- and Donald Trump Jr. is popping champagne, riding high on his dad's beef with TV talk shows.

DTJ couldn't resist -- he retweeted the news on X with a jab, calling it "a major win for humanity and common sense."

TMZ reviewed the production calendar for the season, and sorry Don Jr., it's just their annual August vacation, with pre-production kicking back up the final week of August.

Nonetheless, a source close to the show tells us the hosts could care less about the noise -- they're keeping their heads down and just doing their jobs.

A pesky wasp caused quite the headache for one journalist who lost her sh*t on camera while trying to swat the bug away with her notebook.

Sara O'Kane -- a British ITV news reporter based in Northern Ireland -- battled the aggravating insect as she delivered her live report about the murders of a mom and her two children Wednesday evening.

As you can see from the video ... O'Kane is wrapping up her story when the wasp suddenly flies onto her shirt and then starts buzzing around her face -- and her eyes.

A Cubs fan tumbled into a basket at Wrigley Field on Monday night in a hunt for a home run ball ... and the wild scene was all captured on video.

It happened in the second inning of Chicago's tilt with the Kansas City Royals ... after Jac Caglianone took a Ben Brown knucklecurve deep to left field.

The ball crash landed into a net at the top of the wall -- giving the star rookie a home run ... but in an effort to retrieve the keepsake, a man in a black tank top and Cubs headband fell head-first into the webbing.

Morgan Wallen's not condoning cheating on your significant other ... but, he says his show should be a safe place to do it -- telling his audience he's not gonna snitch like Coldplay!

The country star held a show in Glendale, Arizona Friday night ... and, he asked if anyone brought their "side chick" to his show.

A few people scream ... and, he tells them he thinks they're safe -- though he doesn't guarantee anything.