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With an influx of visitors heading to Paris for the 2024 Olympics, French police are cracking down on prostitution ... and we've learned an anti-pimping brigade is even leading the charge.

The Press Office for the Police Prefecture tells TMZ ... authorities are doing what they can to combat illegal sex work in the City of Lights. We're told checkpoints and other road operations are targeted to try and put a stop to pimping in the Bois de Vincennes, Bois de Boulogne and Belleville sectors.

A formal brigade -- known as the BRP -- has even formed ... and we're told they will make their presence seriously known in the area. There is also a group in charge of surveilling night establishments, such as cabarets ... where anti-sex work laws will be reinforced.

Caitlin Clark clearly ain't all that upset about missing out on the Paris Olympics ... check out how she looked on Wednesday -- the only thing she was sweatin' was the sweet Mexican sun!

The 22-year-old sharpshooter -- who just missed the cut last month for the Team USA Olympic roster -- headed south this week with a few of her Indiana Fever teammates to get some much-needed R&R as the WNBA put a pause on its season for the Games.

Clark, Lexie Hull and Katie Lou Samuelson all jetted off to Cabo ... and as you can see, it wasn't long before the ladies threw on bikinis and hit the water.

Sofia Vergara is living her best life -- dropping a pic of her new boyfriend, Justin Saliman, while they soak up the Italian sun ... this on the heels of her ex-hubby torching her.

The Colombian actress posted a photo dump Tuesday, which features her surgeon boo -- whom she's been dating for a minute -- making a cameo as he chills on a sunbed outdoors ... clearly operating on some good vibes as he flashed a smile for the camera.

Sofia also threw in a shot of herself radiating in a bright yellow dress ... with the caption "❤️." The message is clear ... she's in a new relationship and happier than ever.

Terrell Davis' camp just released new footage of his recent run-in with law enforcement aboard a United Airlines flight ... which they believe proves several agents acted in the wrong.

The Hall of Famer's attorneys shared the video with TMZ Sports on Tuesday ... showing the Denver Broncos legend pulled off the airplane by responding officers -- including the FBI.

In the clip, passengers are heard questioning what led to the removal ... with TD's wife, Tamiko Nash, standing up and interacting with the agents before he was placed in handcuffs and escorted off the plane for questioning.

Lionel Messi is recovering from his Copa América injury in the best way ... hitting the water with his stunning wife!!

The soccer superstar's longtime partner, Antonela Roccuzzo, shared a few shots of their recent boat outing ... with the mother of three rocking a hot pink bikini, while Leo elected for a pair of red trunks.

The 37-year-old is also notably sporting a medical shoe on his right foot ... thanks to the ligament ailment he suffered during the Copa América final against Colombia.

Team USA volleyball star Kristen Nuss says she's fired up to play in the Eiffel Tower's shadow at the Olympics this month ... telling TMZ Sports the picturesque court straight up "gives me chills."

If you haven't seen it yet ... the volleyballers who qualified for the Paris Games will get to play their matchups starting next week just feet away from France's most iconic monument.

Check out some of the photos from the sand -- it's literally right next to the famed structure!!!

Count Joel Kinnaman among the mass of air travelers grounded by a massive tech outage ... he got stuck in an airport overnight, and had to use the ground as a mattress.

We got the 'Suicide Squad' star Friday at LAX and our photog asked him how the outage impacted his travel plans ... and Joel told us about his nightmare situation, which a helluva lot of other people also went through to cap off the week.

The weary traveler says it took him almost 24 hours to get across the country ... because his flight from Atlanta to Los Angeles was delayed due to the tech snafu -- so he was right there with everyone else suffering through it.

CrowdStrike founder and CEO George Kurtz is offering up an apology for his company's software update that sparked a global cyber outage ... and you can tell he's sweatin'.

The tech executive addressed the major computer disruption on the "Today" show Friday morning, where he offered up a mea culpa to the millions of customers, travelers and anyone else impacted by the worldwide glitch.

GK made it clear the outage wasn't caused by a cyber attack, but was related to a content update ... which left thousands of flights grounded and service interruptions for countless businesses.

DeSean Jackson has a new woman in his life -- the retired NFL star was spotted getting super cozy during a vacation with Yahaira Sandoval ... and his hands were full of her ass-ets.

The businesswoman shared a steamy photo of a tropical getaway on her Instagram ... and you can see the two couldn't help but be all over each other.

At one point, Jackson even cupped his paws around Sandoval's cheeks as they enjoyed a kiss in the blue ocean.

Say goodbye to the "Yellow Submarine" and enter the 21st century with the "Golden Aeroplane" ... 'cause new photos appear to show a man whipping it out and taking a piss in the middle of an airplane cabin.

Pictures of the passenger allegedly peeing are circulating online ... capturing a dude in a red baseball cap standing up on an American Airlines flight from Chicago to New Hampshire -- though the flight reportedly never made it, diverting to Buffalo.

Seems clear why the flight couldn't make it all the way to New Hampshire ... and, another photo captures the plane's reception on the tarmac -- where it looks like a cop hops onboard, ready to take away the seemingly uncouth urinator.

Orlando Bloom's getting an Italian tan ... soaking up rays in Sardiania without his fiancée Katy Perry -- who's on the island with him but skipped out on the surf and sun.

The actor made hearts race in just his barely-there shorts, showing off his cut thighs. No shirt for this 'Pirate of the Caribbean' ... he's letting the cool Mediterranean Sea cover his chest.

OB's still got his thin necklace on though -- gotta look stylish even while taking a dip -- and, lounged on a beach chair after his relaxing swim.

Teresa Giudice's caught up in a Photoshop scandal for the ages -- her severely mocked birthday wish for Larsa Pippen -- but now, she's trying to have some fun with it.

We caught up with Teresa Tuesday at ABC Studios in NYC ... and she said the reason she so clearly superimposed herself and Larsa over a separate beach photo was simply because she didn't like the original background.

Teresa said her assistant had recently been at a beach in Mexico, so she decided to jack her scenic backdrop for the bday shoutout to Larsa. Watch the clip, what's unclear is if Teresa did the Photoshop herself ... or if she's blaming her assistant for the shoddy final edit?

Sean Diddy Combs was back on the radar Friday night ... but this time he was seen boarding his jet to fly out of town as his federal sex trafficking case continues to loom over him.

The rap mogul posted a new video on his Instagram Story -- showing him walking toward his private plane at an airport with a mat on the ground that read, "Combs Air."

Diddy briefly stopped and turned to the pilot standing on the tarmac, while stating, "What up? How you doing?" He then gave the pilot a fist bump before climbing a flight of stairs into the aircraft and mumbling, "No place like home."

Death Valley is on the verge of breaking the insane heat record of 130 degrees -- but adventure seekers be warned, one misstep in the park could be your last ... TMZ has learned.

The National Weather Service is warning the famed national park in California's Mojave Desert will become a legit inferno, amid a national heatwave, which means Death Valley could break its own record -- 130 degrees -- for the highest temperature ever reliably recorded ... and that's raising concerns for park officials.

DVNP spokeswoman Abby Wines tells TMZ ... visitors need to be very smart about moving around the park during this time, because -- in some cases -- park rangers won't be able to rescue you from danger.

So, it wasn't just one transatlantic passenger who found himself stuck in the ceiling of a Boeing en route to Uruguay earlier this week – a toddler got stuck up there as well.

Passenger Dr. Cecilia Laguzzi says it's an image she'll never forget ... she found her 2-year-old son lodged in the ceiling above the overhead compartment on Monday's Air Europa flight UX045 from Madrid to Uruguay ... after it hit a wild bout of turbulence.

Laguzzi tells "GMA" she woke up to what felt like 6 or 7 seconds of freefall before the plane leveled off. In the chaotic aftermath, she began searching for her kids, who were sleeping a few seats away with her husband, but her youngest was MIA.

Lauren Sanchez is working on her summer tan ... 'cause she and her man are jet skiing in Greece, and she's letting it all hang out in a barely-there bikini.

The soon-to-be wife of Jeff Bezos hit the Aegean Sea Friday alongside her billionaire man, and her new bestie Kim Kardashian.

Talk about confidence ... it's not often we see celebs going toe-to-toe with Kim in the bikini game, but Lauren didn't back down. In fact, she didn't even risk wearing a life jacket -- like her fiancé did -- probably because it would've concealed her gym-toned bod.