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Cooper Kupp lent a hand this summer to try to help another team in Los Angeles beef up its roster -- the L.A. County Sheriff's Department.

The star wideout recently joined his head coach, Sean McVay, and two other Rams players to film a video for the LASD in an effort to help the org recruit more talent.

Kupp, McVay, Steve Avila and Quentin Lake all appeared in the clip ... with each going on-camera to encourage citizens to consider joining the Dept.

Justin Timberlake may have a good defense in his DWI case, Robert Downey Jr. is making a Marvel comeback and Robbie Chosen is eyeing a new NFL team ... all this on today's TMZ TV Hot Takes.

First up on "TMZ Live," Harvey and Charles explain Justin's possible ace in the hole as his lawyer tries to get his DWI case dismissed.

Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards got an early scouting report on Team USA table tennis ... pulling up to watch Lily Zhang win her round-of-32 matchup after he challenged the whole squad to a showdown!!

Edwards made the appearance after the hilarious exchange he had with the star table tennis athletes on the River Seine during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics ... when he expressed his interest in testing his talents against them -- much to Stephen Curry's pleasure.

"They said they can smack you 21 nothing," Curry said.

A French diver is going viral at the 2024 Olympics -- not just for his aquatic skills, but for proving size might in fact matter ... but, so does the cut of your swim trunks.

Excitable fans went wild online over Jules Bouyer at the Paris games, sharing pics of the soaked springboard diver after one of his recent events -- mainly to highlight his bulge, which was making a big splash despite his teeny weeny swimsuit.

A key angle of Bouyer from the side gives fans an up-close and personal view of his junk in the trunk, which certainly thrilled international audiences. But this isn’t his first time he's made everyone go wild at the Olympics.

A Team Japan supporter used Caitlin Clark's absence from the Olympics to direct some trash talk toward the Red, White and Blue on Monday ... with the clever fan making a sign referencing the team's decision not to bring the Indiana Fever star along for the ride.

The little poster was spotted ahead of A'ja Wilson and Co.'s opening matchup against Japan in the preliminary round of the 2024 Paris Games ... and it read, "You need Caitlin Clark to beat us!"

Some of the Team USA players peeped the diss ... including Brittney Griner and Wilson, who pointed it out and had funny reactions during warmups.

Baltimore Orioles catcher James McCann was drilled in the nose by a 95 MPH fastball on Monday ... but incredibly, the guy shook it off and stayed in the game!!

The scary scene went down just minutes ago in the Orioles' tilt with the Blue Jays at Camden Yards ... as McCann was facing off with Toronto pitcher Yariel Rodriguez.

Check out footage from the game's broadcast ... on a 2-2 count, Rodriguez let a heater fly, but it got away from him -- and beelined right toward McCann's noggin.

NBC's Colin Jost is only seven toes down in his Olympic coverage in Tahiti -- the "Saturday Night Live" star has been dealing with a nagging injury after a nasty run-in with a reef.

The "Weekend Update" anchor -- who's notably ditched his shoes while working the surfing competition for the 2024 Paris Games -- probably wishes his dogs were more protected upon his arrival in French Polynesia ... 'cause he just showed off three of his toes wrapped in gauze on Monday.

Jost joked about the ailment on Instagram ... saying, "You know it’s going great when you’ve been to the Olympic medical tent more than any of the athletes."

Pro-Palestine protesters made their presence known at the Olympics in the worst possible way ... invoking the biggest antisemite known to human history straight from the stands.

Check it out ... as the Israeli team lined up on the field alongside Team Paraguay on Saturday at the Parc des Princes ... anti-Israel demonstrators holding Palestinian flags repeatedly made the Nazi salute and chanted, "Heil Hitler."

According to Sky News, the Israel national anthem was also booed by protesters, who held a banner that read, "Genocide Olympics." The protesters were reportedly removed during the game ... which saw Paraguay coming out victorious thanks to a 4 to 2 final score.

They can flip, they can twist ... these handsome gents can do IT ALL, but it's not always pretty ... especially in mid-air! The male gymnasts have taken the podium in Paris and with all that momentum and air awareness comes some pretty flippin' faces!

Check out USA's Brody Malone who was snapped silly mid air while completing his double piked dismount from the parallel bars and watch Joe Fraser of Team Great Britain push REAL hard through a planche on the still rings.

Pauly Shore is still gung ho on making a Richard Simmons biopic happen ... even though the beloved fitness guru is now dead.

The actor-comedian was at LAX Monday when a photog asked him the latest on Pauly's pet project ... which he's been trying to film for a while now.

Pauly says the biopic is still moving forward despite Richard's recent death ... though there is a holdup in terms of financing.

Jake Paul is doubling down on his support for Donald Trump -- squaring up with the former president at an event over the weekend ... and telling his millions of followers the country needs No. 45 back in the Oval Office now more than ever.

27-year-old Paul -- who has been increasingly outspoken on his political stance following the July 13 assassination attempt -- got some one-on-one time with Trump at the Bitcoin conference in Nashville ... and used the opportunity to playfully pretend like they were getting ready to scrap.

But there's certainly no beef between the two ... as Paul told his 26.7 million Instagram supporters to exercise their right to vote come election day -- but made it clear whose side he's on, and it ain't Kamala Harris'.

Arno Kamminga is making a splash at the 2024 Olympics -- but not for his swimming record ... it's more so for his junk coming through very clearly in his bathing suit.

The Dutch swimmer had Olympics viewers sweatin' when he showed up for one of his meets in a pair of seriously revealing swim trunks.

The bottoms had an almost flesh-colored look to them, especially when he exited the pool ... which left some viewers at home wondering if Arno was actually in the nude at the Olympic games in Paris. (Spoiler: He wasn't).

Angel Reese is causing a stir amongst WNBA fans even during the league's break ... the star rookie just posted some posted photos of herself in a tiny pink bikini -- and they're steamy!!

The Chicago Sky forward is clearly enjoying her time away from the hardwood as the W continues its pause on its season so its stars can compete in the Olympics -- check out the pics and vid, she looks as happy as ever.

Unclear where exactly the 22-year-old is -- she was spotted in Paris last week -- but it's possible she's jetted off to a more exotic location for even more R&R.

Candace Cameron Bure is sticking to her guns and doubling down on her critique of the Last Supper-inspired drag show at the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony.

The "Full House" actress, known for being a devout Christian, went on an IG rant over the weekend ... blasting the drag production as "completely blasphemous" and downright "disgusting."

Candance explained she wasn't just mad about it, but she was sad for the souls involved -- saying her heart broke for what broke God’s heart, and she felt bad for those who've rejected the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Tom Daley just took home a silver medal in Paris ... and it was quite emotional -- as he achieved the accomplishment in front of his loving husband and his kids!

The 30-year-old diver clinched second place for Team Great Britain in the men’s synchronized 10-meter platform on Monday -- and his hubby, Dustin Lance Black, and his 6-year-old and 1-year-old sons had front-row seats for it all.

The Daley fam was spotted cheering their tails off as the water wizard made it to the podium alongside his partner, Noah Williams -- and following the W, Lance Black couldn't have been happier.

Ex-Major League Baseball pitcher Reyes Moronta has died at just 31 years old ... with local reports stating he was killed in an ATV accident in the Dominican Republic.

The Mexican Baseball League and the Bravos de Leon -- Moronta's club up until his release on July 25 -- confirmed the tragic news.

Multiple reports claim Moronta suffered fatal injuries in a traffic accident while driving a 4-wheeler at his father's house in Villa Gonzalez.