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Nikki Bella's back in the public eye in a big way ... taking the stage at Netflix's live hotdog eating contest between Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi days after her husband was arrested for felony domestic violence.

The former WWE wrestler is in Las Vegas for the Labor Day sausage showdown ... hosting the event alongside Rob Riggle and getting some serious love from the crowd.

It's Nikki's first public appearance since Artem Chigvintsev's Thursday arrest in Napa, California ... and she was greeted by a big cheer when she was introduced as host ... and someone even shouted, "Love you, Nikki!!!"

Joey Chestnut and his longtime nemesis Takeru Kobayashi went head-to-head in a hot dog eating contest for the first time in 15 years ... with Joey winning in a landslide and setting a record in the process.

The rivals matched up Monday on 'Unfinished Beef,' a Netflix special live from Las Vegas, and stuffed their faces full of wieners and buns ... with a huge crowd cheering them on.

Joey cruised to victory ... leading all the way. When the 10-minute timer expired, Joey's total sat at 83 hot dogs ... compared to a final tally of 66 for Kobayahsi.

Jeff Bezos is breaking in a new toy ... a shiny, $80 million private jet ... and this thing's super fast.

The Amazon founder's newest addition to his fleet was spotted over Labor Day weekend at Van Nuys airport in Los Angeles.

Jeff and his fiancee Lauren Sanchez were in L.A. for a double date with Kris Jenner and her partner, Corey Gamble, so it appears Sanchezos jetted into town on this Gulfstream G700.

Hollywood is doing the most for Labor Day Weekend ... with celebs fanning out all over the globe for some R&R ... and their photos are giving us a serious case of FOMO.

Heidi Klum's back in the tropics celebrating the holiday and her husband Tom Kaulitz's birthday ... while "Selling Sunset" star Emma Hernan also went tropical, getting off the grid on a jet ski.

Dua Lipa and Callum Turner are boo'd up poolside in Ibiza ... where the only thing they're working on are their tans.

Jojo Siwa is overseas too ... working on adding stamps to her passport with a trip to Poland.

Travis Barker spent the holiday getting cocky with Kourtney Kardashian ... busting out a double-barreled shotgun.

Meanwhile, Kim Kardashian's at a soccer match in Europe with her son, Saint West. Jennifer Garner hit the pitch too, though she's a bit closer to home.

Jennifer Lopez is reflecting on her summer, Shay Mitchell is striking a delicate balance of rum and yoga, Barbie Ferreira is modeling a new look, Chrishell Stause is going Greek, Coi Leray is cooling down and Salma Hayek is living the yacht life.

9:02 AM PT -- NASA released a statement on its findings regarding the strange sound heard by astronaut Butch Willmore, stating, "A pulsing sound from a speaker in Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft heard by NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore aboard the International Space Station has stopped. The feedback from the speaker was the result of an audio configuration between the space station and Starliner."

The statement continued, "The space station audio system is complex, allowing multiple spacecraft and modules to be interconnected, and it is common to experience noise and feedback. The crew is asked to contact mission control when they hear sounds originating in the comm system. The speaker feedback Wilmore reported has no technical impact to the crew, Starliner, or station operations, including Starliner’s uncrewed undocking from the station no earlier than Friday, Sept. 6."

As if being stranded in space for the foreseeable future wasn't enough ... one of the astronauts stuck aboard the ISS just sent NASA audio of an ominous noise coming from their faulty Boeing Starliner aircraft.

In audio first reported by Ars Technica, astronaut Butch Wilmore can be heard communicating with Johnson Space Center in Houston ... telling mission control, "I've got a question about Starliner. There's a strange noise coming through the speaker ... I don't know what's making it."

Mission control configured a way for Butch to play the sound through the phone ... and after one failed attempt at hearing it, mission control confirmed, "Butch, that one came through. It was kind of like a pulsating noise, almost like a sonar ping."

Zac Efron was back in the public eye at Sunday’s Venice International Film Festival — weeks after a swimming pool accident landed him in the hospital.

The actor popped up at the festival's amfAR gala with other A-listers to support the nonprofit organization’s efforts to combat AIDS through research and education.

Check out these photos … Zac wore all black — looking spiffy in his suit, dress shoes and dark shades.

He seemed to be in great spirits, flashing smiles for the cameras, while also laughing it up with Richard Gere.

Tamra Judge is showing fans how to keep things highbrow ... documenting her most recent cosmetic surgery -- the good, the bad, and the ugly.

The "Real Housewives of Orange County" star looked worse for wear after the procedure ... but assured her fans it's all in the name of beauty and will soon look amazing.

The 56-year-old reality star -- who underwent a brow lift, CO2 laser and blue chemical peel -- shared post-operative updates via Instagram on the outcome of the process.

Katie Holmes shared a touching tribute to her late, "Dawson's Creek" costar Obi Ndefo.

The "Dawson's Creek" actress took to Instagram to share some kind words about her time acting alongside Obi, writing ... "He was wonderful to work with and such a kind man. I send prayers and grace to his family. Rest in Peace."

As we previously reported ... Obi died at the age of 51, his sister Nkem Ndefo announced on Facebook Saturday.

Adam Schiff's furious about the six Israeli hostages killed by Hamas ... describing the killers in some NSFW language.

The California congressman sat down for an interview on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday morning ... and, he talked at length about the six people -- including one American -- who were killed by Hamas in the last couple days.

Representative Schiff -- who's running for a Senate seat -- says he felt sick when he heard the news of the six hostages killed ... saying his heart goes out to the families.

These moms-to-be have been puttin' in that work, and if anyone deserves a day off to kick back and relax, it's these growin' n' showin' ladies! Before they go into labor, strap on your bibs and see if you can spill the baby mama rockin' her pregnant belly in the baby bump pic!

From rappers to singers ... reality TV stars and more, our growing gallery is filled with pregnant gals galore! Push through the holiday and take a scroll through these celebrity baby bumps ... Can you namedrop the expecting mothers before they pop!?

Jake Paul isn't worried one bit about Mike Tyson's health status leading up to their fight ... telling TMZ Sports he's so confident the boxing legend will be in the ring come November, there's no backup plan whatsoever.

We caught up with "El Gallo" less than two months 'til their big showdown in Dallas ... and despite Iron Mike's medical emergency that forced them to push the fight from its original July date, he's certain everything's good now.

"I don't have concern," Paul told us. "He's doing great. He's super healthy behind the scenes and feeling great."

THE party planner for the stars, Kevin Lee was in his early 50s when he first brought his bubbly personality -- planning bougie parties for Lisa Vanderpump -- on Bravo's reality TV show "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" in 2011.

In addition to reppin' Vanderpump's parties, Lee has quite the clientele of A-listers including Oprah Winfrey, Kim Kardashian, Barack Obama, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Kate Hudson and Nicolas Cage.

In 2023, Kevin planned a party for LVP's former bestie, Kyle Richards.

"Beverly Hills darling, shi shi shi shi shi!"

Vanna White had some fair fears going into her new partnership with Ryan Seacrest for "Wheel of Fortune" ... saying she worried the two wouldn't click.

The longtime television host discussed working with Seacrest during an interview with CBS Sunday Mornings ... explaining that even though she's known Ryan about 20 years, she didn't know if they'd be compatible onstage.

When asked if she worried about their chemistry, Vanna admits she didn't know what to expect because she'd partnered with Pat Sajak for so long ... and, she wondered if they'd have the same natural rapport.

Brad Pitt's taking a big step with his girlfriend Ines de Ramon in Italy ... stepping out with her in the most official way a celeb can -- with a red carpet under their feet!

The dynamic duo hit the Venice Film Festival red carpet Sunday night before the showing of Brad's new movie "Wolfs" -- which he stars in alongside longtime pal George Clooney.

Brad looked cool in an all-black suit while Ines offset his look with an elegant white dress and some impressive earrings ... unsurprising for the vice president of a jewelry brand.

Ed Sheeran's giving his fans with poor hearing some grief ... telling one of them she's probably on a watchlist 'cause she misheard an iconic line in a song.

Here's the deal ... in the song "Thinking Out Loud" Sheeran croons he will love an unnamed person "until we're 70" -- a line meant to convey a long-lasting love.

However, fans have been giving the pop star guff ... 'cause what happens to the love when a person in the couple turns 71, they ask. This has sparked a viral trend of people jokingly flipping off the camera -- POV of what happens when ya age out by Ed's standards.

Roger O'Donnell -- the longtime keyboard player for The Cure -- has blood cancer ... revealing the startling news a year after he was first diagnosed.

The musician took to X Sunday for Blood Cancer Awareness month ... and, he says he wants to make sure people are having dialogues about these deadly diseases.

O'Donnell reveals he was diagnosed with lymphoma -- a type of blood cancer -- in September 2023 ... saying he'd ignored his symptoms for a while before finally going to see a doctor when he found out about the cancer.