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The Florida high school quarterback who beat Tom Brady in a passing competition apparently has a solid head on his shoulders to go along with a great throwing arm ... 'cause he tells TMZ Sports he's got very modest plans for his $100K winnings.

If you haven't seen it yet, Jake Balanovich scored the big payday as part of MrBeast's recent competition video ... where the senior popped four balloons with a football just before Brady could.

Many expected the teenager to do something extravagant with the prize ... but he said in an interview with us this week he's "just planning on being smart with that money, not blowing it on anything dumb."

Cristiano Ronaldo released a collab with YouTube superstar MrBeast titled "I Meet MrBeast To Break The Internet" ... and the two pretty much did just that, 'cause the video is getting millions of views!!

The international soccer superstar and internet sensation had the cameras rolling for a sit-down conversation on a wide range of topics -- with MrBeast offering some advice on how CR7 can grow his channel.

One could argue the Al-Nassr FC striker doesn't need much help ... as he already sits at 67 million subscribers after launching the channel just this past August.

The comedian who caught hell for his "garbage" joke about Puerto Rico has released his post-speech reaction, recorded the night after his appearance at Madison Square Garden.

In an episode of "Kill Tony," the podcast and live show hosted by Tony Hinchcliffe, he's onstage performing ... and he goes into a bit about his freshly controversial set from the night before.

You'll recall ... at a Donald Trump rally at Madison Square Garden in NYC on October 27, Hinchcliffe was warming up the crowd -- one of his jokes was, "I don't know if you know this, but there's literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it's called Puerto Rico."

Noah Lyles is the Fastest Man Alive, but the Olympic gold medalist almost lost his title to a content creator ... narrowly beating IShowSpeed in a 50-meter dash!!

The wild showdown happened on Speed's live stream on Tuesday ... and $100k was on the line. If the Team USA hero got the dub, the dough would go to charity ... and if the internet superstar pulled off the upset, a random fan would get the fat payday.

After sorting out the specifics of the race, the two crouched down and waited for MrBeast to fire the starter pistol -- and they were off!!

The internal investigation MrBeast commissioned after his longtime co-host Ava Kris Tyson was hit with serious grooming allegations found no evidence of such claims ... but the probe did turn up some isolated instances of workplace harassment and misconduct.

MrBeast hired Alex Spiro from the law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan to investigate his company back in July, following sexual misconduct allegations ... and, after reviewing millions of documents and conducting interviews with current and former employees, the firm concluded that allegations of pedophilia, grooming, and child porn involving company employees and minors were without basis.

Spiro's report, obtained by TMZ, says the sexual misconduct allegations were "soundly rejected, including by alleged victims."

Logan Paul is clapping back at all the negativity surrounding his Lunchly company ... saying despite haters praying for its downfall, the sales tell a different story.

The WWE Superstar made one of his usual fact-checking videos on Monday ... this time, addressing his Lunchables alternative -- specifically, the rumblings that the product has been yanked from shelves at the FDA's instruction.

Logan -- who partnered with KSI and MrBeast for the venture -- claimed he got to the bottom of the rumor ... tracking down a grocery store employee who allegedly fessed up to typing a note, printing it out and posting it after hearing chatter about a recall -- but took it down after learning it wasn't true.

The top content creators of the past year have been announced ... and notable sports figures like Livvy Dunne, the Paul brothers and Flau'jae Johnson made the cut -- thanks to their fat wallets and huge audiences!!

The list dropped on Monday ... with Forbes taking every influencer's follower count, engagement rates and lucrative earnings over the past year into consideration when coming up with the rankings.

Logan Paul was the first athlete to make it into the upper tier of the top 50 ... securing 12th place thanks to his WWE career and brands like Prime, Lunchly and his clothing company.

According to the outlet, the 29-year-old made $9.8 million this year.

The Problem Child is ready to have some Problem Children ... 'cause Jake Paul just revealed his plans to start a family with his Olympic speed skater girlfriend, Jutta Leerdam.

The YouTuber-turned-boxer opened up on his fatherhood ambitions on a recent episode of "BS With Jake Paul" ... explaining he has to wait a bit before seeing them come true.

"Jutta is on a delayed timeline here 'cause of her sport," Paul said.

Jack Doherty doesn't know jack about insurance, at least according to State Farm ... they say his policy doesn't cover him for the lawsuit he's facing over a Halloween fight.

Here's the deal ... Jack is being sued for assault and battery by a man who claims the YouTuber and his bodyguard beat him up at a party a few days before Halloween last year.

In new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, State Farm says Jack is trying to use his renters insurance policy to force the company to defend him in the litigation and possibly cough up any damages that may be owed.

Popular YouTuber Paul Harrell shared a grim message to all of his fans ... He's dead!

Harrell's manager, Brad Nelson, posted a prerecorded YT video from December 2023, showing Harrell in a wooded area explaining why he's no longer among the living.

As he stared into the camera, Harrell said his pancreatic cancer had spread throughout his body, getting into his bones.

Rob "The Rabbit" Pitts -- star of Netflix’s "Tex Mex Motors" --  has died after a battle with stomach cancer ... TMZ has confirmed.

The car salesman said farewell in a YouTube video titled "This Is Goodbye (RIP 7/27/79 - 8/25/24)" ... and his videographer confirmed his death in the comments, writing, "I am with him now in Hospice. He just passed at 21:45 on 08/25/2024. He will be missed and we will never forget him!"

In his text-based farewell video, Rob shared he felt "off," and started experiencing symptoms like weight loss and acid reflux while filming "Tex Mex Motors" season 2 ... which his doctors finally diagnosed as stomach cancer.