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Mary Lou Retton ha sufrido un "aterrador revés" esta semana en su batalla contra una rara forma de neumonía, y ahora permanece luchando por su vida en la UCI.

La hija de la leyenda olímpica, Shayla, entregó la preocupante actualización en un video publicado en sus redes sociales el miércoles por la noche, en donde dice que Retton había estado mostrando signos de mejoría antes de este revés.

"Básicamente, a principios de esta semana", dijo Shayla, "íbamos mejorando y mejorando. Estábamos muy emocionados. Veíamos muchos progresos. Y entonces, ayer, tuvimos un retroceso bastante aterrador. Todavía está en la UCI".

Afortunadamente, hay al menos algunas noticias positivas. Shayla dijo que Retton tuvo un día mucho mejor el miércoles, aunque la ex gimnasta de 55 años aún está lejos de estar fuera de peligro.

"Estamos trabajando en algunas cosas en lo que respecta a su revés", dijo Shayla.

Retton está en la UCI desde principios de este mes, aunque muchos han enviado sus oraciones con la esperanza de que se mejore. Hasta ahora, más de 8.000 personas han donado más de $450.000 a un SpotFund creado en su nombre, algo por lo que Shayla dijo sentirse muy agradecida.

Jussie Smollett is getting help through a rehab treatment facility ... TMZ has confirmed with a rep from Smollett's camp.

The rep tells us, "Jussie has had an extremely difficult past few years. He has quietly been working very hard for some time now and we are proud of him for taking these necessary steps." We're told Smollett is in an outpatient program.

Smollett's rehab stint comes amid his ongoing appeal in his Chicago criminal case. As we've reported, Jussie was found guilty of lying to cops about an alleged attack back in 2019 where he claimed two masked Trump supporters attacked him and put a noose around his neck.

Jussie was sentenced to 150 days in jail for the incident, but was released from jail for his appeal a short time after the sentence. He's been spotted working on film sets here in California as the legal process plays out -- including a project with Vivica A. Fox -- where he seemed to be directing.

JS has also been hanging out with his former "Empire" costar, Taraji P. Henson, spotted on a hike in L.A. -- so, he hasn't necessarily been trying to lay low ... even hitting the BET Awards last year, catching a bit of flack from folks who were shocked to see him attend.

Though we don't know exactly what he's getting treated for ... drug use was mentioned quite a bit during his trial. The Osundairo brothers -- who claimed Jussie hired to be his attackers -- took to the stand to claim they were also his dealers ... and they supplied him with illegal substances on a number of occasions.

A dentist in Miami is out of a job after he was spotted ripping down posters of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas ... learning the definition of f*** around and find out.

A viral video from earlier this week shows two men removing missing people posters put up in Miami's Brickell neighborhood. Internet sleuths were quick on the case, identifying one of the men ripping them down in the footage as dentist Ahmed ElKoussa.

The guy's employer, CG Smile, caught wind of the video and took action ... firing him.

ElKoussa's former dental practice says  ... "We are very sad to see this situation upon waking up. Our office CG Smile is not in favor of any of the actions taken by De. ElKoussa. We do not support terrorist groups, actions or supporters. He has been removed from our staff, all of our social media pages and groups."

Folks in the comments are applauding CG Smile for dismissing ElKoussa, while also wondering what spurred him to rip down the posters.

It's been over a month since Max Scherzer has thrown for the Rangers, but ALCS announcer Joe Davis says the Astros still better be wary of the ace ... telling TMZ Sports the guy could turn into "a psycho" in Game 3 on Wednesday night.

"I mean this in the best way I could," Davis said of the term with a smile, hours before Texas and Houston kick-off.

"I wouldn't be shocked if he found a way to go five innings and they couldn't touch him."

Of course, Davis says he could see things going the other way for the 39-year-old too ... as Scherzer's been away from the mound for such a lengthy period of time while trying to get his shoulder healthy.

"I think it's the most fascinating storyline of this series," Davis said. "What are they going to get from Scherzer?"

If last week's ALDS celebration showed anything, it's that Scherzer will be fired up to take the bump Wednesday night regardless ... particularly with the Rangers already up 2-0 in the series.

The chiropractor to a ton of Hollywood stars -- ranging from the Kardashians to Logan Paul and Kevin Hart -- won't be providing services any time soon ... cuz he's now behind bars.

Dr. Patrick Khaziran is famous for appearing on "The Kardashians" and working with huge names like Jamie Foxx and Diddy ... but he got busted for his role in a fraud scheme with former NBA players and is now locked up at USP Lompoc in California.

Known as "Dr. Pat" to the Kardashians, he's featured on the latest episode of the famous family's Hulu series ... getting high praise from Khloe, who is trying to sell him as the answer to Scott Disick's lingering back problems from a 2022 car accident.

In the episode, Scott and Khloe pay Dr. Pat a visit at his chiropractic office in Los Angeles ... which prosecutors claimed was at the center of a scheme to defraud the NBA's health plan out of millions.

The feds say Dr. Pat created fraudulent invoices former NBA players used to bill the league's healthcare plan for medical services that were never actually provided.

The FBI says Dr. Pat was part of the fraud scheme from at least 2016 to 2019 ... during which the feds say he cost the NBA health plan $1.3 million in losses, pocketing $439K for himself and splitting the rest of the dough with former NBA players.

Dr. Pat, who is also a favorite of current NBA players Tristan Thompson and Justise Winslow, was ultimately convicted ... and in February he was sentenced to 30 months in prison.

Kanye West wants the public to know -- he's not bipolar, as he's previously claimed -- instead, he says, he has "signs of autism" caused from his car crash in 2002.

In a bizarre text-rant to Elon Musk, Kanye states, "When are we going to speak. You owe me nothing. You never have to speak to me again. But if we do speak. The nature of the relationship has to change. I’m not bi polar. I have signs of autism from my car accident."

He continues, "You can’t watch Kim keep my kids from me. And not say anything publicly then call yourself my friend so I can bring my audience to your struggling platform."

The texts were posted by Ian Connor, a guy who has run in Kanye's circle for years, you can see Kanye instructed him to get the message out ... as Kanye's lost access to almost all of his social media accounts.

Elon suspended Kanye's Twitter account in December for antisemitic remarks the rapper made, including stating he was going to go, "Go death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE." The account was reinstated again in July, but Kanye hasn't been active on the platform.

Unclear if Kanye and Elon have had private discussions on bringing him back onto Twitter with some other type of opportunity or what spurred his texts to the Tesla founder.

What's clear from the messages, Kanye's still at war with Kim Kardashian, claiming she's keeping the kids from him. Interestingly enough, we've seen Kanye in Italy for months with his wife, Bianca Censori, and only with his kids a couple of those times -- including a visit from Saint only a few weeks ago.

As for the car crash he's referring to which caused his alleged "signs of autism" ... Kanye was driving home from a recording studio around 3 AM in October 2002 when he allegedly fell asleep behind the wheel of a rented Lexus -- crashing into an oncoming car.

Kelly Clarkson sent fans into a frenzy after looking incredible, appearing to have recently shed some weight ... this after last year's rough divorce from Brandon Blackstock.

The singer stunned her followers online after she showed off her slim physique with a snap last weekend getting ready to appear on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" -- rocking a black lace top and a huge smile on her face.

Fans were praising Kelly left and right in the comments, with loads of folks shouting out how fantastic she looks ... but some pointed to the potential for meds contributing -- at least, in part -- to the slimmed look.

There are a handful of comments talking about Ozempic -- one wrote, "Ozempic to the rescue!!!" and another said, "looks like you've been hitting the ozempic."

For the record, Kelly hasn't spoken out about her recent weight loss, so it's unclear if meds were at play ... but safe to say, fans love the way she looks.

Some have also called it a "revenge bod" after settling her tumultuous divorce in March 2022 -- one commenter even wrote, "Brandon Blackstock eat your heart out."

TMZ broke the story, Kelly walked away with loads of assets at the end of their divorce, and she won primary custody of their 2 kids.

Kanye West quiere que el público sepa que no es bipolar, como ha afirmado anteriormente, sino que tiene "signos de autismo" causados por su accidente de carro en 2002.

En un extraño mensaje de texto dirigido a Elon Musk, Kanye afirma: "¿Cuándo vamos a hablar? No me debes nada. No tienes que volver a hablarme. Pero si hablamos. La naturaleza de la relación tiene que cambiar. No soy bipolar. Tengo signos de autismo por mi accidente de coche".

Y continúa: "No puedes ver cómo Kim oculta a mis hijos de mi. No decir nada públicamente y luego llamarte mi amigo para que pueda llevar a mi audiencia a tu plataforma en apuros".

Los textos fueron publicados por Ian Connor, un tipo que ha estado en el círculo de Kanye durante años, se puede ver que Kanye le dio instrucciones para transmitir el mensaje, debido a que ha perdido el acceso a casi todas sus cuentas de redes sociales.

Elon suspendió la cuenta de Tuiter de Kanye en diciembre por los comentarios antisemitas que el rapero hizo, como por ejemplo: "Go death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE". La cuenta fue restablecida de nuevo en julio, pero Kanye no ha estado activo en la plataforma.

No está claro si Kanye y Elon han tenido discusiones privadas sobre traerlo de vuelta a Tuiter, o cuál es el motivo de los textos para fundador de Tesla.

Lo que queda claro en los mensajes es que Kanye sigue en guerra con Kim Kardashian, alegando que le está ocultando a los niños. Curiosamente, hemos visto a Kanye en Europa durante meses con su mujer, Bianca Censori, y solo con sus hijos un par de esas veces.

En cuanto al accidente de coche al que se refiere y que causó sus supuestos "signos de autismo", Kanye volvía a casa de un estudio de grabación pasadas las tres de la madrugada en octubre de 2002, cuando supuestamente se quedó dormido al volante de un Lexus alquilado, chocando contra un coche que circulaba en sentido contrario.

Kelly Clarkson dejó a sus fans muy felices luego de aparecer luciendo increíble. Esto luego de haber ganado algo de peso extra después del difícil divorcio con Brandon Blackstock.

La cantante sorprendió a sus seguidores en línea cuando mostró su degada figura el fin de semana pasado cuando se preparaba para aparecer en "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon", luciendo un top de encaje negro y una enorme sonrisa en su rostro.

Los fans elogiaron a Kelly a diestra y siniestra en los comentarios, con un montón de gente gritando lo fantástica que se veía. Algunos apuntaron a la posibilidad de que las medicinas ayudaron, al menos en parte.

Hay un puñado de comentarios hablando de Ozempic. Alguien escribió, "¡Ozempic al rescate!", y otro dijo, "parece que has estado dándole al ozempic".

Para que conste, Kelly no ha hablado acerca de su reciente pérdida de peso, así que no está claro si los medicamentos tuvieron algo que ver realmente. Lo que sí es seguro, es que a los fans les encanta como se ve.

Algunos también lo han llamado un "acto venganza" después de resolver su divorcio tumultuoso en marzo de 2022, un comentarista incluso escribió: "Brandon Blackstock se está comiendo su propio corazón".

TMZ publicó la historia, Kelly se fue con un montón de activos al final de su divorcio y ganó la custodia primaria de sus 2 hijos.

Canelo Alvarez still doesn't consider Conor McGregor a legitimate threat in the boxing ring ... doubling down and saying he can whoop the UFC superstar with just one hand!

The undisputed super middleweight champion's proclamation came shortly after the Notorious name-dropped him yet again on Tuesday ... when Conor claimed he fared far better in his fight against Floyd Mayweather than Canelo did in his own matchup with TBE.

"One of the greatest performances in Professional Boxing this was," McGregor said of footage of the Floyd vs. Canelo footage. "I landed more shots on Floyd than Canelo. I’d love another go."

FYI, McGregor landed 111 shots on Mayweather in 2017. Canelo, however, landed 117 -- 31% power punches -- during his fight with Floyd in 2013.

The 60-2-2 boxer caught the sneak diss in Conor's pitch to Floyd ... and clapped back with his own shot.

"I just need one hand with you," Alvarez said, "and I don’t need to throw so many punches 🤣."

This isn't the first time Canelo has promised a victorious one-handed victory over McGregor ... he made a similar statement after Conor said he'd fight him back in May.

"I saw [John] Ryder, I’m a southpaw, Ryder was a southpaw, Billy Joe [Saunders] was a southpaw, I’ve seen methods, I’ve seen things I’d do," McGregor said.

"I know he’s waning, I’d fight Canelo no f***ing problem. Out straight. No problem."

Of course, the betting odds would be in favor of Alvarez in a fight -- he just retained his belts against Jermell Charlo last month, while McGregor hasn't had any action since he broke his leg against Dustin Poirier in July 2021.

Terrell Owens fue atropellado por un coche la noche del lunes y todo porque se metió en una pelea con alguien durante un juego de baloncesto, de acuerdo a la policía.

La ley le dice a TMZ Sports que Owens estaba en el área de Calabasas cuando al parecer se metió en una discusión con otra persona en la cancha.

Nos informan que después del partido, el hombre que había estado discutiendo con la leyenda de la NFL se metió en un carro y condujo el vehículo para golpear la rodilla del ex receptor.

Afortunadamente, la policía dice Owens no requirió atención médica.

La policía dice que los oficiales tomaron un informe de asalto con un arma mortal, aunque no se han hecho arrestos. Una investigación sigue en curso.

Owens ha estado involucrado en varios incidentes extraños similares desde su retiro. En 2022 se metió en una discusión salvaje con una vecina que finalmente dio lugar a cargos criminales para la mujer.

Luego, más tarde ese año, estuvo involucrado en una pelea a puñetazos fuera de un CVS.

Terrell Owens was hit by a car on Monday night ... and it's all because he got into a tiff with someone during a pickup basketball game earlier in the evening ... this according to cops.

Law enforcement tells TMZ Sports ... Owens had been hooping in the Calabasas area when he apparently got into an argument with someone else on the court.

We're told following the game, the man who had been beefing with the NFL legend got into a car ... and drove the vehicle right into the former wide receiver's knee.

Thankfully, cops say Owens did not require medical attention.

Law enforcement says officers took a report for assault with a deadly weapon ... though no arrests have been made. An investigation remains ongoing.

Owens, of course, has been involved in several, similar bizarre incidents since his retirement ... back in 2022, he got into a wild argument with a female neighbor that actually led to criminal charges for the woman.

Then, later that year, he was involved in a fistfight with a heckler outside of a CVS.

Kailyn Lowry tiene un nuevo bebé en su vida y con él vienen todas las alegrías de la maternidad; incluyendo una bebida natural después del parto directamente desde el vientre.

La estrella de 'Teen Mom' publicó un clip llamativo en las redes sociales el lunes mostrando la mezcla de su propia placenta vertida en un frasco de Mason con una pajita, claramente listo para beber y solo podemos suponer que lo hizo.

Ella no solo ingirió su propia placenta, además mostró diferentes obras de arte que hizo con las sobras de su útero.

Parece que ella y su amigo "el Picasso de placentas" tomaron precauciones al manipularla. Hicieron uso de guantes y otros equipos de protección. Kailyn describe de toda la experiencia: "Esta fue la segunda vez que llegué a trabajar con @lancasterplacentaco".

Esa es una empresa que ofrece servicios de encapsulación de placenta, que al parecer, es un gran negocio.

Todo esto viene luego del nacimiento de otro niño llamado Río. Ella comparte el bebé con su novio, Elijah Scott y Kailyn reveló la semana pasada que dio a luz el año pasado, manteniéndolo en secreto.

Normalmente, las noticias del bebé de Kailyn son públicas, pero esta vez dice que quería mantenerlo para sí misma y fuera de los focos. Le dijo a People: "Yo quería ser capaz de contar mi propia historia en mis propios términos y compartir la información que quería compartir en lugar de estar bajo la presión de una obligación contractual".

Kailyn tiene otros cuatro hijos: Creed, de 3 años, Lux, de 6, Lincoln, de 9, e Isaac, de 13 años. Su nuevo bebé se llama Rio.

Kailyn Lowry has a new baby in her life, and with it comes all the joys of motherhood ... including a post-birth beverage that's au naturel, and straight from the womb.

The 'Teen Mom' star posted an eye-popping clip on social media Monday ... showing her blending up her own placenta and pouring into a Mason jar, complete with a straw -- which was clearly ready to drink ... and we can only assume she did.

She wasn't just going to ingest her own placenta, though ... it looks like Kailyn spread it around on paper as well, showing off different art pieces she made with her uterus leftovers.

We'll say this ... the placenta Picassos aren't half bad -- and it looks like she/her fam took precautions handling it, including using gloves and other protective gear. KL writes of the whole experience ... "This was the second time I got to work with @lancasterplacentaco."

That's a company that offers placenta encapsulation services ... apparently, it's big business.

Of course, all this placenta fun comes on the heels of her announcing that she welcomed another kid -- her fifth, a son named Rio. She shares the baby with her BF, Elijah Scott ... and Kailyn revealed last week that she gave birth last year, keeping it under wraps.

Normally, Kailyn's baby news is very public -- but this time around, she says she wanted to keep it to herself and out of the spotlight. She told People, "I wanted to be able to tell my own story on my own terms and kind of share what information I wanted to share instead of being within a contractual obligation or storyline."

Kailyn has 4 other children -- 3-year-old Creed, 6-year-old Lux, 9-year-old Lincoln and 13-year-old Isaac. Her newest bundle of joy is named Rio.

Hamas terrorists have released footage of a hostage who was kidnapped amid the Israel attacks ... showing the young girl receiving medical care while asking to be returned home.

21-year-old Mia Schem is seen with her arm bandaged up in the clip posted on Hamas' Telegram channel Monday. She then addressed the camera directly, saying her hand was injured, but underwent surgery by Hamas at a hospital in Gaza.

She claims Hamas has been taking care of her after being taken hostage, allegedly getting medicine from them, too. She says everything is fine, and is asking the terrorists to send her home as soon as possible.

People online haven't been that quick to take Shem's words as truth, by the way ... some have pointed out her speech felt off, and she may have been forced by her captors to claim she was doing alright for the clip.

Shem's mother has been searching for her missing daughter since being abducted last week -- asking online for anyone with the means of being able to search for her kid to do so ... but hadn't heard any info after all this time.

Los terroristas de Hamás han difundido imágenes de una rehén secuestrada en medio de los ataques a Israel en las que se ve a la joven recibiendo atención médica mientras pide que la devuelvan a casa.

Mia Shem, de 21 años, aparece con el brazo vendado en el video publicado el lunes en el canal Telegram de Hamás. A continuación, se dirige directamente a la cámara diciendo que su mano estaba herida pero que fue operada por Hamás en un hospital de Gaza.

Afirma que Hamás ha estado cuidando de ella después de ser tomada como rehén y que supuestamente también le han suministrado medicamentos. Dice que todo está bien y le pide a los terroristas que la envíen a casa lo antes posible.

La gente en línea ha sido precavida con las palabras de Shem. Algunos han señalado que su discurso se sentía "apagado", posiblemente estuvo obligada por sus captores a afirmar que estaba bien para el video.

La madre de Shem ha estado buscando a su hija desde que fue secuestrada la semana pasada, pidiéndole en línea a cualquier persona que tenga información o la facultad de encontrarla por ayuda, pero no ha tenido suerte en todo este tiempo.