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Dwyane Wade's son, Zaire, is calling on everyone to keep the jokes and memes coming about the Miami Heat legend's new statue ... telling TMZ Sports all the silly comments only make it that much more of a must-see attraction!!

We caught up with the future Hall of Famer's oldest out at LAX this week ... and asked him what the fam REALLY thinks of the team's permanent tribute to Dwyane outside the Kaseya Center -- especially after all the reactions it got on social media.

It turns out D-Wade wasn't lying when he said he loved it ... 'cause Zaire doubled down and said that's how they all feel about the honor.

Move over, Joey Chestnut ... a new competitive eater has just burst onto the scene -- and it's none other than a Mormon missionary in Central America!!!

Check out some footage of a Pupusa chow-down contest in El Salvador ... the dude in a shirt and tie absolutely dominates locals!!

In a vid from the event, you can see the unidentified man put down the quesadilla-esque food in Chestnut-like fashion ... dipping each bite in some kind of liquid before shoving it down his throat.

A college basketball game was delayed several minutes on Thursday night ... because a player upchucked all over the floor!!

The gross scene unfolded just a few minutes into Eastern Michigan's matchup with IU Indy ... when Jalin Billingsley got so sick while trying to run back on defense, he vomited right on the hardwood.

Take a look at a replay from the game (only if, of course, you haven't had your breakfast yet!) -- Billingsley can be seen appearing to throw up while in a full sprint ... before he stops and hunches over.

Barack Obama's security deal is the subject of today's TMZ TV Hot Take ... and it sounds like things were getting hot and heavy at the former president's residence in Hawaii.

Check out the clip from "TMZ Live" ... Harvey and Charles explain how a Secret Service agent found himself in hot water after allegedly banging his girlfriend at the Obama's house while they were out of town.

The good news, or so we think, for Michelle Obama ... the sex romp was limited to her bathroom ... at least her bed was spared.

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Four people got mauled by the criminal justice system ... after they dressed up in a bear costume and allegedly damaged several cars as part of a bizarre insurance fraud scheme in Southern California, authorities said.

Ruben Tamrazian, Ararat Chirkinian, Vahe Muradkhanyan and Alfiya Zuckerman were arrested Wednesday on charges of insurance fraud and conspiracy, but investigators didn't know which one sported the furry animal attire, according to the California Department of Insurance.

The L.A. area suspects are accused of scratching and tearing up 3 of their vehicles -- and filing bogus claims to insurance companies to collect a total of $141,839 in damages.

Whoopi Goldberg's want fans to get a mouthful of her ... telling fans to dive right in and have a taste -- of a wheel of cheese bearing her face!

The comedian turned 69 on Wednesday ... and, in honor of her big day, Whoopi hosted a "Favorite Things" segment on "The View" alongside cohost Sara Haines -- much like the kind Oprah used to offer on her show.

In the clip, Whoopi takes the audience through a few of her favorite products ... olive oil, coffee pods, luggage and more -- before stepping up to a huge wheel of cheese with her likeness plastered on it.

The Toy Scout, Joel Magee, is advising people against tossing out the "Wicked" toys incorrectly labeled with a porn link ... explaining owners could majorly cash in on the X-rated error.

The toy expert tells TMZ ... he's never seen a mistake like this on a toy before, especially involving a company as famous and as big as Mattel. In fact, he's baffled the proof team didn't catch such a glaring error, calling it a "heavy" misstep.

However, the mistake actually makes the toy even more valuable now ... with Joel encouraging owners to ignore Mattel's instructions on how to dispose of the NSFW packaging.

Ariana Grande has left fans clamoring for answers after calling out one inaccurate "Wicked" lyric ... with some debating the pop star's stance on the song.

Here's what went down ... Wednesday, the "Wicked" movie uploaded to Instagram a snippet of Ariana's rendition of "Popular" in the musical movie ... slapping the lyrics over the first look of the scene.

However, the upload seemingly had one glaring error .... this according to Glinda, herself. In the comments on the Instagram post, Ariana chimed in and revealed the word "poise" in the lyric video should actually be "ploys."

Piff the Magic Dragon's longtime performing companion and beloved Chihuahua, Mr. Piffles, has died ... the Las Vegas magician confirms to TMZ.

The "America's Got Talent" alum tells us ... his beloved canine conjuror passed away on November 8th, just before his 17th birthday ... with Piff crediting the rescue dog for making his act sensational.

He adds ... "For over 15 years I’ve had the privilege and the pleasure of being upstaged and outshone night after night by Mr. Piffles. He came into my life when I had nothing, and set me on the path to a career I could only dream of. In the beginning, I may have rescued him, but in the end, he rescued me."

"Saturday Night Live" star Chloe Fineman says Elon Musk was the worst guest host she ever came across ... because he made her cry.

Chloe outed herself as the cast member Elon brought to tears on 'SNL' during his 2021 appearance in a since deleted social media post ... and we tackled the topic on "TMZ Live."

Elon's since come out and defended his actions ... and this story is generating a lot of hot takes in our office.

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Barbie would never, but Mattel definitely did -- accidentally slapping a NSFW website link on the back of its Elphaba and Glinda dolls.

TMZ broke down Mattel’s major blunder -- and let’s just say, looks like this one's gonna have some serious legal fallout 'cause no one’s happy about the link leading to a porn site instead of Ariana Grande’s latest flick.

Check out the clip ... our team dives into everything from Mattel's apology to whether store employees should just grab a Sharpie and cover up the link, or if Mattel should send their own people to handle the fix.

One thing’s for sure ... we’re really hoping none of these kids try to lie about their ages at the porn site’s age paywall -- because that would be a whole other mess!

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Detroit Lions linebacker James Houston is adamant he didn't go No. 2 on himself while on the field Sunday ... saying the stain on the back of his pants was actually nothing more than some spilled sports drink.

Houston -- the 217th pick in the 2022 NFL Draft -- put all the speculation to bed in a late-night X post following Detroit's come-from-behind win over the Texans ... explaining the poop-colored marking on his white trousers was simply Gatorade.

"Ay yall," he wrote, "I had sat on some Gatorade."

12:18 PM PT -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) tells TMZ ... the Spirit flight landed safely in the Dominican Republic at about 11:30 AM local time today, after it was damaged by gunfire while attempting to land in Port-au-Prince.

Two other U.S. flights were diverted as a precaution, and Haiti's Toussaint Louverture International Airport has since been closed, the FAA confirms.

Chaos broke out on a Spirit Airlines flight Monday as it was struck by gunfire while attempting to land in Haiti's capital city, Port-au-Prince ... injuring a flight attendant, TMZ has confirmed

The flight, which was coming in from Fort Lauderdale, was diverted from Toussaint Louverture International Airport after bullets pierced the cabin ... and it made a safe landing in nearby Santiago, in the Dominican Republic.

A flight attendant was reportedly grazed by a bullet ... and a clip circulating online shows the aircraft riddled with bullet holes inside the plane.

Minnesota Vikings safety Cam Bynum dedicated his third interception of the season to infamous break-dancer Raygun ... and his celebration after the highlight made it all the way to the Australian Olympian -- who gave it a perfect 10!!

The 26-year-old safety mimicked Raygun's viral moves after he picked off Mac Jones' pass late in the fourth quarter of the Vikes' 12-7 win at EverBank Stadium ... and naturally, the footage quickly made rounds on social media.

Bynum clearly did his homework ... perfectly executing the moves that made Raygun a household name for all the wrong reasons at the Paris 2024 Games.

An Oklahoma City cop is facing backlash after he aggressively threw an elderly man to the ground during a traffic dispute ... reportedly causing a number of upsetting injuries.

In a new video making the rounds online ... the officer is seen issuing a traffic ticket to a 70-year-old man, named Lich Vu, and his wife in Oklahoma City. The scene starts off calmly enough ... with the officer explaining to Vu that he was being cited for an "improper U-turn," even though another driver struck his vehicle.

While Vu tries to explain himself, he is repeatedly interrupted by the officer ... leading the elderly man to tap the cop on the chest and say, "Shut up."

Mattel's got a "Wicked" big problem on its hands ... 'cause it added a URL to the back of its Elphaba and Glinda toys -- and, it turns out it's a very NSFW site.

Here's the deal ... the toy company's pushing dolls of characters from the movie based on the Broadway musical of the same name -- mainly selling action figures of the two main witches.

On the back of the dolls, they put a URL to the website "www.wicked.com" ... in case people who purchase the toys want to buy more -- except, that's not the company's website. It's a porn site!