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Here's a wild birthday party these kids won't forget ... they got a front-row seat to see a massive bear devour a family of baby ducks. Yeah, pretty grizzly scene.

The brown bear's unscheduled snack/murder spree begins when a family of ducks -- a mother and her 5 ducklings -- fly into Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo to go for a swim in a cool, inviting pool.

Big mistake, Mama Duck. Huge.

Lil Kim's signature pop lock from her iconic "Quiet Storm" feature is being hailed as a heroic dance ... after a woman says the moves helped her duck and dodge a drive-by shooting!!!

A woman named Shariah Taylor was recently interviewed outside her apartment complex in Alabama.

She vividly described her recollection of events after she heard about 7 shots on April 26 and had to make the snap decision to save her child.

Selena Gomez seems really excited about her boyfriend Benny Blanco's new book, tucking into a tasty cake shaped just like it -- and going in tongue first, aiming below the belt.

The actress posted an interesting shot to her Instagram Tuesday -- showing her going down and licking a cake that was made to be a replica of Benny's cookbook, 'Open Wide' ... which just got released this week. The catch ... a picture of BB himself is on the cake.

The reason that's relevant is because the picture Selena posted -- and others that are circulating of this interesting moment -- shows her licking cake-Benny's crotch!

Kobe Bryant's daughter, Gigi, would have turned 18 years old on Wednesday ... and the basketball legend's wife, Vanessa, is remembering her late child with an emotional tribute -- saying she continues to inspire countless people every day.

"Happy birthday to my gorgeous girl, Gigi!" Vanessa said on Instagram. "I love you. I miss you. I'm so proud of you."

The post is truly heartbreaking ... with Vanessa lamenting over what Gigi would be experiencing at this point in her life -- high school graduation and college decisions.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard has touched down in La La Land -- and she's already got big plans in mind ... including linking up with Joey King, not to mention taking in all the sights.

GRB landed in Los Angeles Tuesday -- and some paps caught her at LAX ... where she was rolling with her brood and all their luggage in tow. Gypsy certainly looked ready for the L.A. weather ... rocking a tank top and absolutely glowing. She was also in a chatty mood.

The photog asks her what she plans to do while she's in town -- and as it turns out, she seems to be angling to meet Joey -- who famously portrayed her in Hulu's "The Act."

Travis Kelce is weighing in on becoming the highest-paid tight end in the NFL ... saying he's truly grateful for the historic contract, not only because it'll pave the way for his position for years to come -- but also since it'll keep him "home."

Kelce agreed to a $34.25 million, 2-year extension with Kansas City on Monday ... and on his "New Heights" podcast with brother, Jason, this week, he poured his heart out for those who got him to this point in his career -- including team ownership.

"The Hunt family's been absolutely unbelievable to not only myself and this Kansas City community, but they've just been so generous since I've been here and making it feel like home," Kelce said on the episode.

Caitlyn Jenner is popping off about the ongoing pro-Palestine protests at college campuses across the country -- and she's got a strong take ... ship these folks to the Middle East!!!

The former Olympian fired off a strongly-worded opinion on all the demonstrations happening at American universities -- particularly those who are using LGBTQ+ imagery as a way of standing in solidarity with what's going on in Gaza.

Specifically, she commented on a video of protesters at Cal Poly Humboldt -- where students were being asked to disperse ... with one spinning around a rainbow-colored umbrella.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are out of the honeymoon phase, and into the much more real "you're so annoying" phase of their relationship ... as she's seemingly cringing at one of her BF's frequent antics.

As we reported, Taylor and Travis stepped out in Las Vegas for Patrick Mahomes' charity event over the weekend -- and put on a loved-up display. However, one moment from the event is making the rounds online ... highlighting how the Grammy winner was seemingly less than impressed during one cringe moment for Trav.

When the tight end took the event stage and yelled/sang "Viva Las Vegas" into a microphone, Taylor appeared to say "That again. I can't do it" ... this according to expert lip reader Jackie Gonzalez.

Demi Moore has still got it -- as she put her bangin' body on display in a little leopard-print bikini for a sweet video with her fam ... and she kinda looked the best out of everyone.

The actress -- who's 61, BTW -- uploaded a playful video to Instagram Tuesday ... which featured her with her three daughters ... Tallulah, Scout, and Rumer Willis on some kind of family vacay. They all got in bathing suits ... but all eyes were on Demi's incredible figure.

Demi is initially seen wearing regular clothes before running off-screen and reappearing outside in an itty-bitty two-piece. Demi looks ageless ... posing her fit physique in the sand.

LaMelo Ball is vying to be the NBA's most tatted hooper ... the Charlotte Hornets star just got his entire back tattooed, and the space-themed ink is awesome!

TMZ Sports has learned the All-Star guard went to his go-to guy, Herchell L. Carrasco -- AKA RockRollG -- at Pachuco Tattoo in Orange, California ... after months and months planning the huge tattoo.

Ball wanted to keep with the space-themed tats ... so RockRollG had friends Niz Carrillo, Jorge Garibay, Juan Nambo, Jonas Aguilar, and Elvis Ramos help him bring the concept together.

Daniel Radcliffe isn't folding to J.K. Rowling's ongoing crusade on speaking out about transgender issues -- instead, he's standing pat with the LGBTQ+ community.

The 'Harry Potter' star was asked about the saga in a new interview with The Atlantic -- and he says the whole thing with J.K., who created 'Potter,' makes him really sad.

He adds, "I do look at the person that I met, the times that we met, and the books that she wrote, and the world that she created, and all of that is to me so deeply empathic." DR goes on to say that when he pushed back against J.K. a few years ago, he felt he needed to.

UCLA became a flashpoint Tuesday night ... with anti-Israel protesters turning violent.

Firecrackers were thrown, pepper spray saturating people, as people in and around the crowd ran for their safety.

The University had declared the campus encampment illegal and gave protesters an ultimatum ... get out now, or face punishment. The warning was not heeded.

Can you bee-lieve this?!?

The start of the Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks game was delayed by nearly two hours on Tuesday ... and it's all 'cause a massive swarm of bees infiltrated the diamond.

The insects first began hovering around Chase Field's home plate just minutes before the first pitch was slated to go down in Arizona ... and after a while, so many of them congregated, officials had to press pause on the action in order to get an expert out to the field.

Chris Pine's in a court battle with his neighbor over the roots he's put down in L.A. -- roots that are allegedly infiltrating this woman's backyard ... and we mean that quite literally.

TMZ has obtained legal docs that show Chris ensnared in a showdown with music attorney Helen Yu -- who lives next door to him in the Hollywood Hills ... and who's brought action against him for what she claims is destruction of her property due to his trees.

Long story short ... Yu alleges Chris has planted at least a dozen ficus trees at the border of his own home, but because these pesky plants have out-of-control roots ... she claims they've started to spread and encroach on her own parcel, and it's ruining her yard.

The birds were flyin' at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday ... all thanks to diehard Knicks fan Tracy Morgan, who couldn't help but share his frustrations with Sixers star Tyrese Maxey by giving him the finger!!

The hilarious (not so much for New York fans) moment went down in the closing seconds of the Knicks' Game 5 matchup against Philadelphia ... when the former Kentucky Wildcat pulled up from behind the arc to tie things up at 97.

The shot completed the Sixers' late-game push ... coming back from down six in the last 30 seconds to force overtime.