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Ryan Reynolds is doubling down on his investment in the sports world, and it's in large part due to fans of his 2 biggest franchises ... TMZ has learned.

The actor's investment firm, Maximum Effort, announced Thursday it's spending big to become one of the leading investors in Homage, a sports apparel company with a specialty in vintage-style getups.

Sources with direct knowledge tell us ... RR is thrilled about the new addition to his portfolio because of his experiences with his English soccer club and the 'Deadpool' movies.

Ryan Garcia placed blame for his failed PED test squarely at the feet of Victor Conte ... but the former BALCO mastermind turned anti-doping advocate says that's pure BS, telling TMZ Sports he had absolutely nothing to do with the flunked test!

"His conspiracy theory is completely wrong and debunked. I have nothing to do with this. I'm completely independent of VADA," Conte told us on Thursday, addressing Garcia's allegation.

If you missed it, after news broke that King Ry flunked multiple tests for Ostarine, the 25-year-old fighter lodged this allegation.

Another day, another series of action-packed clips. Check out the best Thursday had to offer.

On "TMZ Live" ... Harvey and Charles discuss Britney Spears' huge fight with her boyfriend Paul Soliz that nearly led to her in an ambulance.

Before this precious kiddo with her sweet smile turned into an American rapper and singer, she was just gettin' cozy in her furry blanket, was all goo-goo-gaga for the camera and began writing music when she was just a teen.

She started gaining traction back in 2016, posting her freestyles on Instagram, and she's no stranger to the celebrity world being that her cousin is Gabrielle Union and her uncle is MC Hammer.

Outside of her successful music career, she's got a makeup, jewelry and clothing line!

Need one more clue? "Tap In!"

An unsettling scene unfolded in Philadelphia -- where a police officer had to shoot a canine after a pack of dogs started to maul a poor man in the street, in broad daylight.

This disturbing footage is making the rounds online -- and it shows the beginning, middle and end of a violent incident in the City of Brotherly Love that recently went down ... where at least 4 dogs got loose and started ganging up on a guy, which was all caught on camera.

It's unclear what exactly led up to this ... but the video starts by showing the pooches trotting down the sidewalk, where a cop car is already there and seemingly observing the situation.

Britney Spears got into a huge fight with her boyfriend Wednesday night, and she ended up out of control, crying, possibly cut, and almost driven away in an ambulance ... TMZ has learned.

Britney got to the Chateau Marmont late Wednesday night with boyfriend Paul Soliz ... and there was some sort of disturbance and someone called police, claiming a woman matching Britney's description was harassing and threatening hotel employees and guests. Officers showed up shortly after 10:30 PM, but they saw no signs of trouble and left.

We're told Britney and Paul retreated to a hotel room around 11 PM where they continued partying and drinking. While they were in the room they ended up getting into a huge altercation that we're told turned physical, according to sources, and Britney may have hurt her leg.

One guy claims to have captured a real-life Marty McFly on camera at his Florida Airbnb -- posting a video that certainly seems to suggest time travel is real ... if you buy this, that is.

A dude named Alec Schaal posted a series of videos this week that has the internet equally mesmerized and stumped -- because it shows what appears to be a dude sneaking onto his property, going into a shed ... and coming out a day later looking way different.

By that, we mean the man purported to be a "time traveler" emerges several years older.

Britney Spears just addressed the hotel incident that required paramedics to rush to the scene -- and she's out here claiming "fake news" ... while also vowing to head to Beantown.

The pop star hopped on IG Thursday with a telling caption, which seems to touch on exactly what happened Wednesday night -- namely, first responders arriving at the Chateau Marmont after Britney and her boyfriend, Paul Soliz, got a big fight that spun out of control.

She writes, "Just to let people know ... the news is fake !!! I would like respect at this time for people to understand I am getting stronger everyday !!!"

A male orangutan has scientists going bananas -- 'cause the primate treated his face wound with a medicinal plant ... which seems to have been intentional, a first for scientists to observe.

The primate hails from Indonesia -- its name is Rakus, BTW -- and researchers say it got into a fight back in 2022 ... which left him with a particularly bad face wound in the form of a bad gash near his right eye.

Officials followed Rakus around for the next few days and observed some bizarre behavior for an ape ... seeing the orangutan chewing up a particular liana plant -- which is not normal food for this species. As it turns out ... the plant ended up having healing powers.

Anya Taylor-Joy embodied the not-so-distant future at an event for her new flick ... leaving little to the imagination -- while also telegraphing to the world, keep your paws off!

The actress pulled up to the Australian premiere of "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" -- the upcoming series prequel -- Thursday in Sydney ... and she was rocking post-apocalyptic chic, definitely pulling off the look with some flair to spare.

Anya's got a metal/gold aesthetic here, stitched together so loosely her backside's totally showing through. More importantly, she's got a helluva lot of spikes all over the getup.

Tiffany Haddish isn't turning the other cheek when it comes to trolls online ... instead, she turns the tables -- admitting she actually tracks down folks hating in her comments.

The actress/comedian spoke with the Los Angeles Times in an interview published Thursday ... and, she touched on all the negative energy haters have thrown her way -- something that appears to get to her, and which she actually retaliates against behind the scenes.

Haddish explains her comment section's full of bullies, and they've amped up their attacks in recent months, it seems ... so, she says she's started using a cheap background check tool to find out contact info and other dirty details for her social media tormenters.

Sunny Hostin seems to be showing some solidarity with pro-Palestinian student protesters across the country -- or at the very least, a nod to their right to express themselves.

We caught up with "The View" cohost Thursday in NYC ... and, we asked her about the pro-Palestine demonstrations sweeping college campuses across the nation right now -- and Sunny says she thinks calling them "pro-Palestine" is the wrong way to label them.

While they are supporting Palestine against Israel, Sunny says she considers these folks anti-war protesters, saying it's a long tradition among students in the U.S. dating back years.

Britney Spears and Sam Asghari's divorce is signed, sealed and delivered as far as the law is concerned -- a judge just put his John Hancock on the paperwork ... but there's a catch.

According to new court docs, obtained by TMZ, a judgment has been entered in Britney and Sam's divorce case ... which means they are officially no longer married or entangled as man and wife in California, something we expected after they settled up Wednesday.

Things moved fast since then obviously -- and with this latest development, it just formalizes the fact BS and SA are unattached ... however, they won't be legally single 'til later this year.

Sia is switching up her name -- running to court to ask a judge to let her go by something different ... although, it's just the back half that's getting tweaked here.

In new court docs, obtained by TMZ, the musician asks for her name to change from "Sia Kate Furler" to "Sia Bernad," taking her husband Dan Bernad's last name. Sia's attorney filed the request on Thursday ... a few days shy of her one-year wedding anniversary.

Remember, Sia and Dan tied the knot in a surprise wedding last year, exchanging vows at Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana's Villa Olivetta in Portofino, Italy.

Charles Barkley's feud with Galveston, Texas is far from over -- the NBA legend was just targeted with a bunch of billboards throughout the city after dissing it on national television!!

As we previously reported, Chuck ruffled some feathers in the Queen City of the Gulf after claiming it had "dirty ass water" on TNT's "Inside the NBA" ... which prompted a response from the Visit Galveston tourism organization.

The back-and-forth didn't stop there ... 'cause now, a bunch of shots directed at the Round Mound of Rebound have started popping up all around the area -- and they ain't too nice.