Police Beatdown Cop Pulverizes Suspect During Arrest .... Caught On Camera

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Law enforcement in Louisiana used a suspect's head as a punching bag during an arrest in broad daylight on a public street -- and the vicious beatdown was all caught on video.

Check out the wild footage, obtained by TMZ ... two cops are trying to restrain the man who is lying on his side on the the ground in Harvey, LA, in the New Orleans metro area, around 6:30 PM Thursday.

As you can see ... one the officers is kneeling down to cuff the man while the other cop is standing over him during the struggle.

Plane Crash Crashes Into Car In Florida ... Ignites Fiery Blaze!!!

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8:43 AM PT -- A FAA spokesperson tells TMZ ... A Cessna 310 crashed around 10:20 a.m. local time on Friday, April 11, after departing from Boca Raton Airport in Florida. Three people were on board. The plane was headed to Tallahassee International Airport. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate. The NTSB will lead the investigation and provide any updates.

A small plane crashed into a car in Florida, sparking an inferno ... and the fiery aftermath is all on video.

Authorities tell TMZ ... a single-engine plane crashed into a car at 10:12 AM ET Friday in Boca Raton.

The crash happened near a busy intersection along Interstate 95... close to Boca Raton Airport, about 50 miles north of Miami.

Jo Koy Emergency Landing Was No Joke ... But Humor Helped Us!!!

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Jo Koy is recalling the moment his international flight needed to make an emergency landing after an electrical fire filled the cabin with smoke ... and he says his son helped his family stay calm with a perfectly timed joke.

We got the comedian at LAX and he told us about his scary situation on his most recent flight ... a long journey from the Philippines to Los Angeles that required an unplanned stop in Japan early Thursday.

Jo says he was trying to sleep when he started noticing smoke and heard flight crew running around, slamming overhead compartments ... and he knew something was wrong.

Chris Appleton Of Course I'd Bang Khloé Kardashian ... Sexual Orientation Ain't Getting in the Way!!!

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Chris Appleton -- Kim Kardashian's hairstylist -- says he'd dip his toe in the lady pool for Khloé Kardashian ... saying she's so hot, it'd be hard for any man to turn her down.

We caught up with Appleton outside Craig's -- a popular restaurant in West Hollywood -- Thursday night ... and, we had to ask him about the revelation that Khloe would give him the ride of his life if he wanted to hook up.

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ICYMI ... Kardashian admitted she would "f*** the s*** out of Chris Appleton" -- adding she's not sure if he'd feel the same about her.

'The Last Of Us' Merch And Apparel You Can't Live Without!

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Season 2 of the wildly acclaimed television show "The Last of Us" is set to return this weekend on HBO and Max ... and if you're anything like us, you'll be sitting on the edge of your seat on Sunday night.

But don't let the weekly wait for new episodes have you feeling infected ... get yourself some of the best games, apparel and other great merch from the "The Last of Us" franchise to keep you entertained!

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New York City New Angle of Hudson River Helicopter Crash ... Mechanical Pieces Fly Off

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The helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River was literally falling apart in mid-air ... with a new angle of the incident showing multiple mechanical pieces flying off the chopper into the river.

Watch the clip -- recorded by CCTV cameras -- of the Thursday afternoon crash ... the helicopter is flying along when what appear to be huge pieces of machinery, probably the rotor blades, come off, plummeting toward the Hudson and causing the helicopter to fall like a stone from the sky.

While the majority of the helicopter causes a huge splash, the other pieces cause smaller disturbances in the water -- though, these pieces of the helicopter must have been quite large to cause such splashes.

Ja Morant Not Ditching Grenade Celly ... Until Somebody Says Something

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Ja Morant is making it clear that his grenade-style celebration is here to stay ... telling reporters he has no plans on scrapping it -- before once again breaking it out on Thursday!

Morant addressed his new explosive celebration during a team shootaround on Thursday, making it known that we shouldn't expect him to retire the grenade throw until someone says something to him.

"That's my celebration now until somebody else has a problem with it, and I'll find another one," he told local reporters.

Wendy Williams So, I CAN Go Out for Dinner ... Just Not With My Lawyer???

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Wendy Williams is being forced to choose her friends very carefully ... at least if she wants to be allowed to leave her assisted living facility.

Wendy was all smiles Thursday night in NYC, as she was granted permission to go out to dinner with her niece Alex Finnie, Don Lemon, and his husband Tim Malone. The foursome hit up Italian eatery Il Cantinori in Greenwich village, and it's no wonder Wendy looked so happy -- because just 24 hours earlier, the guardianship refused to let her leave the facility.

TMZ broke the story ... Wendy was less than an hour from a Wednesday night dinner reservation when her guardian blocked her from leaving. While Wendy wasn't told why she couldn't go, it's looking clearer now.

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On Wednesday, she was going out to eat with her niece ... and also powerhouse attorney Joe Tacopina -- he's now Wendy's personal lawyer, and intends to push hard to end the guardianship.

Steve Buscemi Attacker Apologizes For Sucker-Punch ... Maintains 'Incident' Occurred Between Them

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The man who attacked Steve Buscemi on a New York City street last year reportedly offered an apology while being sentenced in the case this week ... though he tacked a caveat onto his mea culpa.

Clifton Williams -- the 51-year-old man who punched Buscemi in an east Manhattan neighborhood last May -- was sentenced to six months in jail, plus five years' probation for attacking Buscemi and another individual on the same day.

Williams pleaded guilty to the two attacks last month, and he apologized in court according to the New York Post ... though he did seem to indicate something went down between him and Buscemi to provoke the attack.

Summer Walker Hot Shots Happy 29th Bday!!!

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Summer Walker’s officially in the home stretch of her 20s -- and if these sizzling pics are any clue, she’s got plenty more heat coming our way this summer.

The birthday girl’s pics are next-level -- she’s flaunting those curves in barely-there fits, and the camera is obsessed. But she's straight-up photogenic fire, so can you blame the lens?

Summer’s not just serving body -- she’s serving style, too. That’s double the reason to celebrate her birthday in a big way!

Mick Jagger Engaged to Longtime Partner ... But Not Rushing to Tie the Knot

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Mick Jagger's found his rainbow, and he's looking to lock her down for the rest of his life ... because he and his longtime partner Melanie Hamrick are engaged -- and have been for some time.

Hamrick let the news slip during an interview with Paris Match, published Wednesday ... revealing the Rolling Stones lead singer actually asked her to marry him "two or three years" ago.

For anyone thinking Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood should start practicing Felix Mendelssohn's "Wedding March," don't be fooled ... Mick and Melanie aren't rushing into marriage -- 'cause Hamrick says she's too afraid to change their current routine.

Alessandra Ambrosio Hot Shots To Kick Off Her 44th Birthday!

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Alessandra Ambrosio has always been that girl -- smoking hot at every age -- and at 44, she’s proving she’s not just keeping up, she’s still setting the bar on fire.

We all know the birthday girl slays the catwalk, but it’s like she has zero days off -- her IG bikini pics are basically rivaling high-fashion campaigns.

Alessandra’s got years of practice under her belt, and she knows her angles -- plus, she’s a pro at catching that sunlight just right to make that bronze glow pop.

Patrick Schwarzenegger Fiancée Begged For 'White Lotus' Spoilers ... Relieved When She Learned Who I Hooked Up With!!!

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Patrick Schwarzenegger says he held out against his fiancée's attempts to cajole 'White Lotus' spoilers out of him ... though he did admit he hooks up on the show -- and revealed his better half's shocking reaction when she finally found out who he got down with.

The actor stopped by "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" Thursday ... revealing Abby Champion -- to whom he's been engaged since 2023 -- kept asking him questions about episodes before they aired.

Apparently, Patrick says AC wanted to know who dies ... and, when he wouldn't tell her, she followed it up with questions about who Patrick hooked up with on the show.

Fatal NYC Helicopter Crash Chopper was headed back to base to refuel ... before tragic crash killed 6

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The helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River Thursday afternoon -- killing all six passengers -- was en route to its base to refuel, the tour company's CEO revealed.

New York Helicopter Tour CEO Michael Roth told the Telegraph the pilot, whose identity remains unknown, confirmed they were heading back to base for gas, adding ... "It should have taken him about three minutes to arrive, but 20 minutes later, he didn’t arrive."

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The chopper plummeted into the Hudson just off Jersey City, N.J. at 3:15 PM local time. Though a rescue mission commenced immediately, no survivors were pulled from the craft.

Model Lucy Markovic Dead at 27 ... Following Rare Brain Condition

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Lucy Markovic, who rose to stardom on "Australia's Next Top Model," has died after battling a rare brain condition.

An announcement was made on Lucy's Instagram story, seemingly posted by a family member, confirming the model had passed away. The message reads, "She was at peace. Me, her mother and my mother were present with her. We ask you please give us space in these hard times."

Markovic's agency, Elite Model Management, also released a statement on her passing, saying she fought a "brave battle with brain AVM." Brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is defined as a tangle of blood vessels that creates irregular connections between arteries and veins in the brain.

Luka Doncic I'll Meet Y'all Back In L.A. ... I'm Hanging Back In Dallas!

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Hours after Luka Doncic's emotional return to Dallas ... he was still in the city while his team was already back in Los Angeles -- attending a local meet and greet with fans instead of jetting back with the team.

Doncic swung by a local Dicks store on Thursday to promote his newly released Jordan Brand sneakers. The 26-year-old did it all ...  signed autographs, talked with some local kids and even checked some lucky patrons out at the register.

It marked the first time Doncic was back in Big D, the city he called home for nearly seven years, until Nico Harrison and co. traded him to L.A. in one of the most shocking moves in NBA history.