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A 7-Eleven clerk in California went down swinging during a violent takeover robbery of his convenience store ... fighting back against a mob and bashing them with a stick.

Footage from Sunday's takeover robbery in Anaheim shows the clerk wielding what appears to be a broom as a mob descends on his store, hellbent on ransacking the place.

The clerk puts up a good fight, and doesn't back down when one of his masked attackers throws a big rock at him ... but he's severely outnumbered and ultimately gets overpowered.

Kayla Nicole was put in a tough spot at her new job ... being forced to talk about her famous ex-boyfriend, Travis Kelce, when breaking down some sports betting -- and yeah, it's pretty awkward.

It all went down on the "I Am Athlete Daily Show" ... a program where Nicole discusses upcoming wagers with Brandon Marshall, Aqib Talib and Tad Prescott.

Naturally, "Monday Night Football" was a topic of conversation ... which means the crew chatted about the Week 5 matchup between the New Orleans Saints and Kelce's Kansas City Chiefs.

Jason Kelce picked up a new party trick Monday -- he can now make a beer can stick to the palm of his hand -- and get this, the lesson came from none other than a Swiftie at a Chiefs tailgate!!

The former Philadelphia Eagles center got schooled while he was mobbin' around Arrowhead Stadium in the leadup to Kansas City's "Monday Night Football" matchup with the Saints.

Working a microphone for his new ESPN gig, Kelce was popping in and out of parties ... when a man wearing a No. 87 Taylor Swift jersey taught him yet another way to gulp down some suds in style.

Chris Brown will be tried in the court of public opinion when ID airs its 'History of Violence' documentary about him on October 27 ... a criminal assault on the truth, claims his longtime producer Roccstar!!!

TMZ Hip Hop linked up with Roccstar outside the Living Legends Foundation Awards, and he flat-out thinks Investigation Discovery is making a victim out of Chris Brown with its exposé of alleged behavior.

Roccstar says he's laced 5 Chris Brown albums featuring some of his biggest hits over the course of his career and describes him as the sweetest guy as can be ... no clue where those allegations are coming from!!!

Nelly was recently sued by his former group St. Lunatics for $50 million, but now it appears only ONE rapper wants to continue pursuing the case -- Nelly's lawyer states the other 3 are saying they want out!!!

TMZ Hip Hop obtained a legal letter that was sent to the attorney who filed the lawsuit against Nelly, that states Murphy Lee, Kyjuan, and City Spud did not give authorization for them to be included in the lawsuit filed in mid-September.

The lawsuit is spearheaded by ex-Lunatics de facto leader Ali Jones, and it claims Jones and other St. Lunatics members have been shut out of royalties and profits from Nelly's Diamond-selling "Country Grammar" album and other various tracks.

Alessandra Ambrosio was living her best beach babe life, showing off her supermodel figure while crushing a game of beach volleyball this weekend!

The Brazilian beauty was absolutely serving in a mint green thong swimsuit that barely left anything to the imagination as she spiked her way through a game with pals on the Santa Monica shoreline Sunday.

The Victoria's Secret alum clearly brought her A-game, showing off some serious skills -- all while enjoying a laid-back day off.

Diddy is about to have a major honor taken away from him ... a symbolic key to Miami Beach.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Miami Beach city officials are in final negotiations to rescind Diddy's Key to The City.

While our sources say Diddy's key will be rescinded imminently, the exact day this change will be officially finalized is unclear ... due to Hurricane Milton hurtling toward Florida.

Taylor Rousseau Grigg and husband Cameron Grigg commemorated a major marriage milestone just 2 months before the TikTok star's unexpected passing.

In August, the Internet personality posted a romantic montage from her nuptials to Cameron, sharing the couple had reached their 1-year wedding anniversary.

The sweet tribute featured footage from their big day ... including shots of Taylor with her bridesmaids, her walking down the aisle, and even a glimpse of their vows to one another.

Kanye West and Bianca Censori are possibly headed for divorce ... TMZ has learned the couple has hit a rough patch in their almost 2-year marriage.

Multiple sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Ye and Bianca have been telling people around them they split up a few weeks ago, with the Yeezy architect heading down to Australia to spend time with her family since the split.

While there's no word on what prompted the split or who pulled the plug on the relationship, we're told Ye has been telling people close to him he plans to live in Tokyo ... and divorce Bianca.

A lot more than a win was on the line when Ka'imi Fairbairn nailed a 59-yard field goal to help the Houston Texans beat the Buffalo Bills on Sunday ... 'cause one die-hard fan vowed to free the nip if her team came out on top -- and she stayed true to her word!!

X user @sourpatchkidsx made the X-rated promise during the first quarter of the matchup ... when C.J. Stroud and Co. held onto a 7-3 lead.

"if texans win i’ll show t**s," the passionate backer said.

Cissy Houston, a Grammy-winning singer and the mother of late singer and actress Whitney Houston, is dead.

Cissy died Monday surrounded by family in her New Jersey home, where she was under hospice care as a result of Alzheimer's disease ... her daughter-in-law Pat Houston confirmed to TMZ.

She's being remembered by Pat as "a strong and towering figure" and "a woman of deep faith and conviction."

Fight camp was anything but smooth for Kayla Harrison ... the UFC star tells us she was hospitalized and "peeing blood" the week before UFC 307!

The 34-year-old bantamweight joined Babcock on the TMZ Sports TV show (airs nightly on FS1) on Monday ... where she revealed the lead-up to the Ketlen Vieira scrap didn't exactly go as planned.

"I'm still learning. I'm still growing. I feel like there's a lot of room for improvement for me. It definitely wasn't my best night in the cage," Kayla says, adding ... "There were a lot of things that happened."

DDG seems to have plenty of time now that his relationship with Halle Bailey has hit the wall ... he's responding to any and everyone who has an opinion -- especially when it comes to Joe Budden!!!

Joe torched DDG's entire existence while reacting to the split, claiming he only knew of DDG for being leeched to "The Little Mermaid" actress ... and now DDG is promising to use all his digital reach to make Joe and his co-hosts live an Internet hell!!!

On Sunday, DDG turned his reach into overdrive on "No Ordinary Podcast" and ripped into Budden for celebrating his breakup, and vowed to surpass the 'Joe Budden Podcast's legacy.

A circus acrobat took a horrifying 20-foot tumble during her act, leaving her with both arms broken -- and it's all caught on camera!

Audience members, including kids, were left gasping as aerial gymnast Valeriya Zapashnaya took a shocking dive to the ground after a botched trick during her performance in the Russian city of Kemerovo.

At first, everything seemed to be going swimmingly as Zapashnaya clung to her male partner, and they started spinning high above the center ring without a safety harness.

A man was shot dead by cops in Illinois after he opened fire on officers following a wild chase that started when he allegedly shot his own dad -- and the dramatic scene was caught on police video.

The Kendall County Sheriff’s Office and Plano Police Department dropped graphic segments of the footage from last month’s incident ... and it shows the suspect, 36-year-old Nicholas Novak, hopping out of his vehicle at an intersection with a shotgun in hand, firing at least once at responding officers.

A Kendall County Sheriff’s deputy and a Plano police officer both returned fire with about a dozen rounds ... and the footage shows the suspect collapsing to the ground after being struck.

Big celebrities on the level of Diddy are going to be sued for allegedly helping him carry out and cover up sexual assaults, unless they settle out of court first ... so says attorney Tony Buzbee.

The Houston-based attorney joined us Monday on "TMZ Live," and we asked him what we should be expecting from his forthcoming lawsuits against Diddy ... specifically, if other major celebs would be named as defendants too.

Buzbee says a bunch of famous people everyone has heard of are going to be sued by his law firm in the coming weeks ... and he's already sent out demand letters, giving these celebs the chance to pony up a lot of money to settle and avoid a public lawsuit.