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Turns out Rachel Dolezal really was black -- or at least a medium shade of brown ... all thanks to frequent visits to a tanning salon!

We found out where she went and what technique she used to get that healthy, yet deceiving glow.

Some scumbag burglars just hit the home of a former Texas A&M football -- stealing several guns -- and he may have been targeted BECAUSE he's a contestant on "Big Brother."

As we previously reported, ex-Aggies defensive back Clay Honeycutt will be a houseguest this season -- and is already in sequester, cut off from the outside world, as the show requires.

But after he left this past weekend, burglars struck his home in College Station, TX ... stealing all sorts of Honeycutt's belongings ... this according to the Brazos County Sheriffs Office.

Among the items reported stolen:

-- A 70" TV
-- A black Kindle Fire
-- An iPad
-- An Apple laptop
-- Three handguns (a 9mm, a .22 and a .45)
-- A leather jewelry box

The estimated value of the stolen goods: $4,510.

We're told Honeycutt's family believes the jewelry box may have held a ring from his A&M playing days, but they aren't sure and they've been unable to contact him ... per the show's strict rules.

Family members tell us they believe the timing is no accident ... insisting the burglars waited until Clay left for the show to strike his home.

The New England Patriots had the best Super Bowl ring ceremony ever -- a blowout party at owner Robert Kraft’s mansion!

Besides their new baller rings ... they also got to see superstar QB Tom Brady totally embarrass himself on the dance floor. Huge fun!

The lead singer of 90s band Smash Mouth lost his mind when fans decided to throw sliced bread on the stage -- and just as Steve Harwell started threatening the audience, the band started cranking out “All Star.” Absolute perfect timing!

That is ... if you ever wanted to get cursed out by an aging rocker while his hit song played in the background.

We know Gigi Hadid is smoking hot, but her little sis is right there with her! Bella Hadid hit the beach in Turks and Caicos ... which got us wondering whether to thank Mom or Dad for their daughter's amazing bods.

Either way ... molto grazie!

It wasn't enough for “CoCo” rapper O.T. Genasis to flash us a giant wad of cash in his pocket -- he also popped the trunk of his SUV to reveal racks and racks of cash ... stacked and stacked in his ride!!

It's easily one of the most baller -- and yet, ill-advised -- moves we've ever seen a rapper make. And we've seen a lot.

Rick Ross got busted in GA for possession of marijuana (that's still a thing most places) -- but when The Boss got out of jail ... he had company.

He wasn't in the joint long, but Rick's gotta take the prize for most generous prisoner of all time!

Safaree Samuels' new song might burn up the charts ... but it's definitely going to TORCH every bridge between himself and Nicki Minaj! The track is basically 5 minutes of Nicki's ex-bf bitching about her.

Then again, with subtle lyrics like ... "12 years up in flames, thought you woulda had my kid" -- she might not even realize the song is about her.

'Cause fighting dinos in “Jurrassic World” and possibly being the new Indiana Jones wasn't enough -- Chris Pratt decided to try his hand at singing WITH Jimmy Buffett!

And the reviews are in -- not only can he sing "so good" ... he also looks "so good." Pratt’s not bad either.

There's no mystery about why Rihanna and soccer superstar Karim Benzema are hooking up -- they're successful, attractive celebs ... why no?

The puzzling part of this relationship is why they keep acting like they're NOT in a relationship!! Sorry, RiRi ... we all know already. Maybe she's just in to that kinda thing.

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are doing things differently when it comes to their second child -- and by differently, we mean more traditional ... which is definitely different for them.

Sure, they pulled their first baby name off a compass, but for the new child they're digging a little deeper ... into their family history.

When George Clooney returns to his hometown it's big news for the folks back home -- but when he brings his new wife? Well, that's HUGE ... possibly because he hasn't been married since 1993.

Anyway, yeah ... George took Amal back to see his Kentucky roots, and to stuff her full of pie!

Jessica Simpson walked confidently and steadily out of The Sayers Club in Hollywood -- is what you absolutely CANNOT say once you see this video.

She needed a huge helping hand from her husband, Eric Johnson just to get from the door to their car ... but even drunk Jessica looks like a billion bucks!

Bobby Flay is now the FIRST celeb chef to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame -- and the ceremony was awesome-ly ... embarrassing!

In the midst of his nasty divorce, someone decided to fly a banner over his big moment ... a banner that said, "CHEATER." Ooops! Perhaps just a huge typo?

Yeah, probably not.

Tom Hanks’ son Chet Haze has one question -- can't ya give an up and coming white rapper a break ... and let him say, "my n**ga" every now and then?

Yes, rapping Chet says he identifies with hip hop culture so much, he should be allowed to drop the n-word freely. Check out his, um ... logic.

Jessica Alba has a billion reasons to slip into a bunch of different swimsuits -- but she really only needs one -- that body!

Yeah, her company just got valued a $1 BILLION -- a pretty good asset, that somehow still pales in comparison to the ones on display during this photo shoot.