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Detective Melissa Mercado -- the NYPD detective who went viral for appearing as a stripper in a raunchy music video -- has been taken off active sex crimes cases pending the results of a police review.

Law enforcement sources confirm to TMZ ... Melissa -- who is known as a good investigator -- isn't catching active cases in the Special Victims Unit, which looks into alleged sex crimes, while under review.

We're told police officials have to determine if she submitted off-duty paperwork ... documents every NYPD officer must file if they're working another job off the clock.

Lele Pons is pregnant ... making the announcement with a fun photo shoot -- and, the news caused "Too Hot to Handle" star Harry Jowsey to cry.

The model and influencer posted on IG just a few hours ago ... sharing pics from an intimate photo shoot with her husband, singer Guaynaa.

The couple -- who celebrated their two-year wedding anniversary a few days ago -- look over the moon in the snaps ... with Guaynaa rubbing Lele's tummy and the two posing in a field and a bedroom.

J.D. Vance says he and his daughter had a scary run-in with protesters Saturday afternoon ... 'cause he claims a few overzealous supporters of Ukraine chased them down.

The vice president described the alleged interaction on X ... writing that while walking with his three-year-old daughter a group of "Slava Ukraini" protesters yelled at and followed them -- which made his daughter anxious and scared

Vance says he tried to defuse the situation by speaking with the protesters in hopes of stopping them for harassing her -- a move which he says worked, by and large.

Dana White's catching some flak online after warmly greeting Andrew and Tristan Tate at a Power Slap event ... welcoming them back to the United States.

The president of the UFC was out Power Slap 12 in Las Vegas Friday night ... and, video of him dapping up the controversial brothers is circulating online.

Watch the clip for yourself ... Dana pulls the brothers in for a quick hug before yelling out "Welcome to the States, boys."

Bhad Bhabie is getting the hell out of L.A. for a bit ... and who could blame her after the harrowing week she's had?!

Bhabie was snapped at LAX on Friday for a flight that appeared to be heading to Atlanta ... the first time she's been seen since a trio of armed gunmen tried to break into her house while she was home.

As we reported ... BB had a horrifying encounter on Thursday when the suspects showed up ... but fled before the cops arrived.

Nadya Suleman -- AKA "Octomom" -- is opening up about the public scrutiny she faced after gaining international notoriety for becoming the first woman to deliver 8 healthy octuplets in 2009.

The mother of 14 kids in total says all the attention was unwanted, since she never wanted to be famous in the first place. In a 'GMA' interview Thursday, Nadya acknowledged that not being married, and struggling to support her huge brood, were the main reasons she faced death threats, condemnation, and misplaced hate.

Nadya also got real about what she says is the huge misconception she was fame-hungry. She revealed that, in reality, she was painfully shy and had always dreamed of getting her Ph.D. in psychology. But, with everything blowing up, it all became overwhelming and eventually landed her in rehab.

South Korean fighter jets mistakenly bombed their own civilians during a disastrous training drill with U.S. forces near the North Korean border on Thursday ... leaving more than a dozen injured.

Check out the shocking video ... it appears to be a bright and sunny day in the South Korean village of Nogok when all of a sudden a bomb slams into the ground -- seemingly in the path of a moving vehicle -- sending a fiery plume of dust and debris into the air. A person can be seen frantically fleeing the scene once the smoke settles.

Footage taken from residences after the explosion shows shattered glass and kitchen products in a mess on the floor. It appears an entire door was blown into the living room at one dwelling.

One pigeon had a feather-raising escape after panicking and beelining straight into a ceiling fan, just a split second after landing on a food influencer’s head ... and the incident was caught on video.

Content creator Shanise Lozzi was live-streaming a food review at Kedai Kopi, a coffee shop near the Geylang Serai Bazaar in Singapore Monday, when the pigeon swooped in and tried to land right on her head.

You can see Shanise immediately clutch her head in panic with one hand, ducking as she looks up ... only to find the pigeon heading straight for the ceiling fan.

Social media influencer Andrew Cross, known as "Desert Drifter" on YouTube, had his life support turned off this week after an agonizing decision made by his family.

After more than a month of being in a coma after suffering a severe traumatic brain injury in a car accident, the Mesa County Coroner’s Office in Colorado confirmed the death of the 36-year-old.

His wife Evelyn tells TMZ ... Andrew’s injuries impacted his ability to regain consciousness and after weeks of "prayer, information gathering, and discussion," his family had to make the heartbreaking decision to withdraw life support on Monday in order to honor the quality of life that he previously shared he would want.

Armie Hammer says he wanted to try the Grindr lifestyle, so he decided to hook up with a dude ... but when he couldn't get an erection, he bailed on his gay experiment.

The "Social Network" actor was discussing bisexuality on his 'Armie HammerTime Podcast,' when he recalled the time he tried hooking up with a French hunk ... only for him to run into one huge problem facing lots of guys -- a limp noodle.

Armie says he had decided to try something new after coming to the conclusion that "women are the worst" and "gay dudes seem to have it so easy."

Halle Berry got her kiss back from Adrien Brody ... planting one on the Academy Award winner's lips in a callback to a viral moment during the 2003 ceremony.

The two stars hit the Oscars red carpet Sunday night ... and, in the middle of one of Brody's many interviews, Berry interrupted -- and pulled the star in for a passionate embrace.

Unphased, Brody kissed her back ... before the two broke apart and hugged. Halle then told the assembled crowd that she "had to pay him back."

Conan O'Brien's clearly not afraid of ruffling some feathers at the Academy Awards ... 'cause he took a shot at Karla Sofía Gascón during his monologue -- reminding everyone about her controversial tweets.

The famous talk show host took the stage Sunday night and delivered a speech full of jokes about some of Hollywood's biggest players ... including a shot at Timothée Chalamet's bright yellow suit and a spoof of "The Substance" where he climbed out of Demi Moore's skin.

In the middle of all that, Conan joked that "Anora" features the f-word and variations of it 479 times ... which is just three more than the number Gascón's publicist used after she found out about Karla's tweets.

Kourtney Kardashian is firing back at speculation she's a grandma ... blasting trolls online for spreading a rumor that her 15-year-old son is a teen father!

The reality television star jumped on Instagram Sunday to address internet speculation that her son, Mason Disick, has a kid of his own ... saying she doesn't usually address insane gossip like this, but felt she needed to step in for her child's sake.

KK straight up denies the rumor ... calling it a conspiracy and claiming many social media accounts pretending to be Mason are fake -- and, they're spreading lies about him.

J.D. Vance may have been hoping for a relaxing weekend of skiing up in Vermont ... but, instead he nearly got taken out by another skier -- and called "Putin's puppet" by someone else on the mountain.

The vice president headed up to Sugarbush Resort in Warren, Vermont for a weekend away from D.C. ... and, he hit the mountain Saturday on a pair of skis.

Check out video of the Veep obtained by TMZ ... you can't see his face, but eyewitnesses swear it's him, and he's been photographed skiing in a similar jacket. He's making his way down pretty slow -- though his technique looks good as glides across the fresh powder.

Mary Kate Cornett and her parents are coming off an emotional 48 hours ... one which her parents said left them feeling helpless -- though a recent development may help the Cornetts take some of their power back.

We spoke with Mary Kate Cornett's mother, Leslie, and her father, Justin ... who tell us all the claims about their daughter floating around on the internet are untrue.

We're told the last couple days have been difficult for the trio, who are all spending time together in Oxford, Mississippi -- the city where the University of Mississippi resides.

Connecticut cannibal Tyree Smith is scaring the family of his murder victim, Angel Gonzalez, after Smith was granted a conditional release from a high-security hospital -- and Gonzalez's relatives are so freaked out they're applying for a protective order.

TMZ just interviewed Angel's sister-in-law Talitha Frazier, who says Gonzalez's daughter is so terrified of her father's killer, she's hoping a judge will quickly sign off on the restraining order, barring Smith from returning to Bridgeport, CT -- where the brutal slaying occurred in 2011.

As we reported, Smith was accused of hacking Gonzalez to death in a vacant building and eating a portion of his brain, along with his eyeball. Smith was found not guilty by reason of insanity and sentenced to 60 years in a maximum-security forensic hospital.