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Delta officials are digging into the company's pockets, offering $30,000 to each of the dozens of people who miraculously survived a plane crash in Canada this week.

The airline extended the offer to the 76 passengers aboard Monday's Delta flight from Minneapolis to Toronto, where the jet crashed as it landed on the runway, spinning around and flipping over in a fireball of black smoke. Authorities said 21 people out of the 80 on the plane (there were 4 crew members) were hospitalized, and all have since been released.

In a statement Wednesday, Delta execs said there are no strings attached to the money and anyone who accepts the funds can still take legal action against the airline. They said the pre-lawsuit payouts to passengers on Flight 4819 could reach $2.2 million total.

Former Pittsburgh Steeler and Super Bowl X winner Mike Collier died at the age of 71 at his home in Maryland on Sunday.

According to an online obituary ... Collier passed away at a local hospital in Hagerstown. No cause of death was provided.

After playing college ball at Morgan State University in Baltimore ... the running back was a 14th-round selection by the Black and Gold in the 1975 NFL Draft. In his rookie season, he appeared in 14 regular season games, rushing for 124 yards and three touchdowns.

An Amazon delivery driver has been caught on video plowing down a woman crossing the street ... then speeding off, leaving her lying on the ground.

The harrowing incident happened on Tuesday night in a suburb of Baltimore. Police say the 29-year-old woman was crossing the street at the time ... video shows the Amazon truck moving forward when a green light appears.

As the woman is struck, she lets out a chilling shriek as the Amazon driver slowly drives on top of her ... dragging her along as the van moves.

Liam Payne's friend Roger Nores is off the hook in the criminal case of the One Direction singer's drug-fueled death in Argentina, TMZ has confirmed.

Prosecutors originally charged Nores with manslaughter for allegedly abandoning Liam just prior to the star plunging to his death from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aries last October, while he was under the influence of alcohol and narcotics.

But, on Wednesday, the judges dropped the manslaughter charge against Nores and two hotel workers after the court ruled there was nothing the trio could have done to save Liam.

Bhad Bhabie's completely changing up her look ... showing off a new hairstyle and glam makeup look -- just a couple weeks after saying she's moving on from her ex.

The internet personality and rapper shared a selfie Wednesday afternoon of her bleach blonde locks -- with bangs hanging down to the top of her eyes.

Her face is caked in makeup too ... bringing out the fullness of her lips and adding a bit more color to her face.

Damontas Sabonis has an idea to clam up all the haters of the NBA's All-Star Game ... just go back to East vs. West!!

The Sacramento Kings center told TMZ Sports out at LAX on Wednesday that if the backlash to Sunday night's iteration of the Association's midseason showcase causes Adam Silver to hit the drawing board again ... the commissioner should consider returning the game to its old conference vs. conference ways.

Sabonis, though, was one of the few who didn't seem to mind the new mini-tournament format ... explaining to us he thinks "it's fine how it is."

Before this smiling boy in his white top was spittin' tracks and topping the charts, he was just cheesing big for the camera, working on his rhymes in school and bundling up for the winter snow in Detroit, Michigan.

No question his popular tunes put him in the hall of fame, and to give him some more clout: he's worked with music's biggest stars like Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj. If you don't get down with his music, he probably doesn't "F*** With You" either!

Need one more clue? He voiced a character for an animated movie.

Alan Ritchson's not voting for his childhood classmate Matt Gaetz anytime soon ... 'cause he used some choice verbiage to take a shot at the dude who he calls his adversary.

The "Reacher" star sat down for an interview with GQ -- released Wednesday -- when he was asked about the former congressman who he met in Niceville, Florida where his family settled when he was a kid.

It sounds like the two weren't having sleepovers and going on double dates ... 'cause Ritchson says, "That mother******. We are adversaries. It's shocking to me that the panhandle of Florida continues to vote for somebody—knowing everything we know about him and the promises that he's made behind closed doors about pardoning certain criminals—he's just not a good dude!"

Former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe was arrested and carried out of a city council meeting after becoming disruptive during an anti-MAGA rant!

Kluwe, who played for the Vikings from 2005 to 2012, showed up to the meeting in Huntington Beach ... where he absolutely unloaded on Donald Trump supporters.

Despite many people seemingly not agreeing with the 43-year-old former pro athlete, we're in America, not Germany, and you're allowed to criticize politicians.

Kayla Nicole knows how to sell hair products -- exchanging her clothes for a bikini and getting drenched in water for a jaw-dropping ad with Rihanna's Fenty Hair line.

The influencer/model/Travis Kelce's ex shared the clip on her social media page on Wednesday afternoon ... and it's quite the marketing tactic.

The 33-year-old understood the assignment and immediately attracted the attention of her followers -- including Cameron Brink, who let out a "Sheeshhhh!!!!!😍" in the comments.

Brandon Hantz -- a veteran of the "Survivor" universe -- has been arrested on charges of racketeering conspiracy and arson ... while several of his alleged associates are facing murder charges.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas unsealed a 22-count indictment Wednesday charging Hantz and 13 others with a variety of crimes ... alleging they're all members or associates of the Bandidos motorcycle gang in the state.

According to prosecutors, the Bandidos are engaged in a turf war with a rival gang -- B*EAST ... and, the Bandidos allegedly put out a "smash on site" order against their rival, which means members are instructed to assault and even murder members of B*EAST.

Artem Chigvintsev says getting arrested for domestic violence "completely ruined" his life ... and, it's especially unfair 'cause the district attorney couldn't even charge him, he says.

The professional dancer talked about the incident on the "Glamorous Grind" podcast Tuesday ... and, he says that any way you cut it, his life was ruined by the arrest.

According to AC, he doubled down on what prosecutors decided back in September -- no criminal charges. Artem reiterated the Napa County D.A. found nothing they could charge him with ... but by then, the damage was already done.

As we've reported, Artem said his bank account took a huge hit -- losing $100,000 in income after the arrest due to lost dancing gigs.

Artem and Nikki Bella, who met as partners on "Dancing with the Stars" in 2017, were able to hammer out a divorce settlement after going to mediation last November -- a few months after Nikki filed for divorce following his DV arrest in August.

When asked on the podcast why he didn't take things to trial to clear his name, Artem explained he just wanted everything to be over, move on emotionally and financially, and get back to living his life.

UNLV football player Ben Christman experienced chest pains during practice the day before his tragic death ... this according to new docs obtained by TMZ Sports.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police say an officer was dispatched to Christman's off-campus apartment shortly after 10 AM on Feb. 11 ... after receiving a 911 call from a teammate who found the offensive lineman lying on his back, foaming at the mouth and with purple fingers.

The caller and another player were administering CPR when the officer arrived ... who then determined 21-year-old Christman had been dead for "a few hours" due to the coloration on his right arm.

A$AP Rocky's lawyer, Joe Tacopina, is riding high after the not guilty verdict -- though he did confess he was this close to a heart attack right before it was read.

Tacopina swung by "TMZ Live" Wednesday ... revealing that when the judge polled the jury before reading out the verdict, his heart sank -- convinced they'd lost the case. In fact, he says the moment was so intense, he swears it felt like years were shaved off his life.

Check out the clip -- JT dives deeper into the nerve-wracking moment, admitting he’d never had a jury polled in any of his NYC cases ... saying the tension was so thick he even asked if it was standard practice in California.

Draya Michele recently hit the big 4-0, and spoiler alert -- she's aging like fine wine … and proving it by rockin’ bikinis that might just break the thermostat on her tropical getaway!

Now, this ain’t your average 2-piece parade -- Draya’s serving the goods in a lineup of neon numbers that perfectly show off her snatched figure … yep, less than a year after popping out a baby.

You'll be spoiled for choice with all these neon-tastic snaps of the actress/influencer -- plus a whole lineup of bikini babes in the same color palette -- so hit up the gallery above.

Irv Gotti's funeral service went down in NYC on Wednesday ... and the late music czar's industry friends all supported his final sendoff!!!

Sources from inside the funeral service tell TMZ Hip Hop that Irv's service brought out the game's biggest stars, alongside his family ... his Murder Inc. artists Ja Rule, Ashanti, Lloyd, Charli Baltimore and Vita were all present, as were Jay-Z, Fat Joe, Steve Stoute, Hype Williams, Benny Boom, Angie Martinez, the Ruff Ryders and more.

Ja was captured choking up delivering a passionate eulogy for his lifelong friend, while Hov looked on ... and we're told not a dry eye was in the house when more stories began to flood in.