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John Legend has a big gig coming up, Phaedra Parks is making a big comeback and Simone Biles is celebrating another big win ... all this on today's TMZ TV Hot Takes.

First up on "TMZ Live," Harvey and Charles have all the details on John's upcoming appearance at the Democratic National Convention.

Before this beautiful baby girl in her sweet little dress turned into a world class athlete, she was just growing up in Houston, Texas with her siblings and german shepherd pups ... dreaming of grabbing Gold!

She first popped up on the podium at the 2013 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, and from there it was total domination! You may recall the viral bumble bee moment standing on the podium next to fellow Olympian Kyla Ross.

Hands down, she's the GOAT and will continue to run on 'em in the sport of Gymnastics.

Ryan Garcia's ex was granted a restraining order in L.A. after accusing the star boxer of threatening her family ... though the former couple tells TMZ Sports they've talked and are committed to peacefully fixing their issues.

Ryan's estranged wife, Andrea Celina Velarde, beelined it to court last week, requesting a TRO ... accusing her superstar ex of being increasingly out of control and erratic.

In the docs, Andrea claims Ryan showed up to a restaurant where she was dining with her sibling on July 19 and caused a scene, threatening her brother and causing them to leave. She says he followed her home and sat outside in his car for 10 minutes.

Simone Biles is hitting back after critics voiced their displeasure about her hair at the 2024 Olympics ... making it clear the peanut gallery should keep their opinions to themselves.

The Olympian -- who just won the 5th gold medal of her career at the Summer Games -- addressed her haters head on Tuesday ... after trolls weighed in on her knotted hairstyle during Sunday's qualification event for women's artistic gymnastics.

Simone took to her Instagram Stories to show her hair was styled heading into her participation at the Paris Olympics ... but shared hot temperatures and a 45-minute bus ride with no A/C caused her 'do to frizz and fall apart.

Travis and Jason Kelce are looking to cash in on their off-the-field success ... the brothers are now reportedly seeking a deal for their "New Heights" podcast worth around nine figures!!

According to the Wall Street Journal ... the future Pro Football Hall of Famers have been in contact with Wondery, whose parent company is Amazon, about locking up a $100 million agreement for their weekly show.

It's unclear what the length of the pact would be or how many episodes it would entail ... but it seems the brothers have a decent shot at getting near their reported demands.

Bill Maher's making it perfectly clear ... it's loud and clear he ain't no Swiftie -- going as far as to predict Travis Kelce will dump the hell outta Taylor Swift sooner or later.

He vented to Haliey Welch, AKA the "Hawk Tuah" girl, on his 'Club Random' podcast ... saying the singer was too old to be rocking the Kansas City Chief's jersey at his games, and thought her high school-style declarations of love will end up being too much for Travis.

"Hawk Tuah" came to Taylor's defense ... saying she should do whatever makes her happy ... and while Maher begrudgingly agreed, he bluntly predicted, "He's gonna dump her, though, You know that? With her, it's like the Gatorade at the Super Bowl, you know you're gonna get dumped. You just don't know when."

Simone Biles has done it again -- she just earned her FIFTH Olympic gold medal ... and she did it all as around a dozen A-list celebs cheered her on.

The gymnastics G.O.A.T. -- alongside Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey -- waxed the field inside of Bercy Arena on Tuesday afternoon in Paris ... beating out Italy and Brazil for first place in the team final.

Everyone from Serena Williams to Natalie Portman to Jason Kelce was inside the building to watch history go down ... and at no point did Biles and the rest of Team USA disappoint.

A French drag queen from the 2024 Paris Olympics ceremony is speaking up about the controversy -- telling us the whole point was to showcase France’s LGBTQ+ scene and definitely not to offend anyone.

A rep for the singer and former "Drag Race France" star Piche tells TMZ ... offending anyone or a whole religion was the last thing they were thinking about. They just saw it as a fun, joyous, pop culture moment that most of the planet felt.

That said, Piche, who rocked an extravagant catwalk in the rain during the ceremony, is really happy that queer people were able to be represented in the show.

Things got HEATED at Tennessee Titans practice on Tuesday ... star defender Jeffery Simmons unloaded on radio host Buck Reising, and the entire altercation was broadcast over the airwaves!

The tense interaction went down as "The Buck Reising Show" began welcoming Titans corner Roger McCreary for a sit-down following the team's first padded practice ... when 27-year-old Simmons walked over and blasted Reising, calling him a "p****," among other insults.

"You do a lot of talking on social media," Simmons said.

9:38 AM PT -- Jonathan Owens is now front and center at the gymnastics team final in Paris ... cheering on his wife in what appears to be a custom Simone Biles shirt.

He's already been shown a few times on the event's broadcast, as he's sitting with Biles' parents.

Simone Biles' husband, Jonathan Owens, has kept his promise ... he's ditched Bears' training camp and is now in Paris to watch the gymnastics star compete at the Olympics.

Coco Gauff was eliminated from the singles competition at the Paris Olympics Monday morning ... but her match didn't come without controversy, as an argument with the chair umpire left her in tears.

After dropping the first set 7-6(7), the 20-year-old tennis star, tied up two games a piece in the 2nd set, and with the score tied 30-30, her opponent, Croatia's Donna Vekic, served the ball ... which a line judge said was out of bounds, awarding Gauff the point.

However, the chair umpire -- Jaume Campistol -- declared the shot in ... and that set Gauff off.

Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez had a blade in her hand and apparently a bun in the oven during the Olympic Games this week -- she just revealed she was SEVEN MONTHS pregnant during competitions!!

The 26-year-old made the stunning announcement after reaching the round of 16 in the women's saber event in Paris ... writing on her Instagram page that her matches had a little bit of a 2v1 flair to them.

"It was me, my competitor, & my yet-to-come to our world, little baby!" Hafez said. "My baby & I had our fair share of challenges, be it both physical & emotional."

Teammates that keep each other's privates warm apparently win Olympic medals together ... 'cause Tom Daley revealed he once gifted his diving partner, Noah Williams, a "c*** sock" before they nabbed silver in Paris on Monday.

Daley actually told his fans about the unique gift way back in January -- some six months before the two teamed up to podium at the men's synchronized 10-meter diving event in France.

The guys were doing a Q and A on YouTube when Daley said the present was a last-minute 21st birthday gift for Williams.

Nicole Kidman's 16-year-old daughter Sunday Rose made a rare public appearance Monday in Paris with her actress mother – and the two beauties are spitting images of one and other.

Nicole – who shares Sunday Rose with her country star husband Keith Urban – showed up on the red carpet at last night's OMEGA watch event in the City of Lights. And she was accompanied by her looklike daughter and the two made quite the splash.

Check out these photos ... Nicole and Sunday Rose were standing facing one another with their heads turned to the photogs who were snapping away.

Democratic big wigs are attempting to corral A-list celebs to show face at the Democratic National Convention -- and one person we know they've locked down is John Legend.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... John is all in for an appearance at the convention in Chicago in a few weeks -- and while we know he's going to be participating front and center ... it's still a little hazy on how exactly he'll contribute.

In other words ... we're not sure if he'll just be speaking, singing/performing or a mix of both. Considering his political history though -- you can probably expect a little bit of everything.

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.