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7:42 AM PT -- Liver King was arrested Tuesday evening by the Austin Police Department on a charge of making a terroristic threat over his recent social media threats against Joe Rogan, TMZ can confirm.

Law enforcement tells TMZ they obtained an arrest warrant after they contacted the former "Fear Factor" host ... who said he's "never had any interaction with Johnson and considered the posts to be threatening."

Officers detained him without incident at the Four Seasons Hotel at approximately 6 PM ... and he was then transported to the Travis County Jail and charged with the Class B misdemeanor.

The investigation remains open.

Liver King was arrested Tuesday evening in Austin, Texas ... shortly after posting a string of unsettling videos, including one where he challenged Joe Rogan to a fight.

Drumroll, baby! Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos have touched down in Venice -- and they're grinning, glowing, flanked by a super hot bodyguard!!!

Lauren was living it up Wednesday -- glam locked in, sunnies on, smiling like she owned Venice as she and Jeff waved it up to onlookers from their water taxi ... and yep, she kept the royal wave parade going as she stepped off like a queen.

These two are posted up at the ultra-luxe Aman Venice -- just as we reported days ago -- AKA wedding HQ for their A-list crew, where Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner were already spotted rolling in the day before.

More drama in the Fat Joe civil case ... his accuser's attorney, Tyrone Blackburn, just got arrested for allegedly mowing down a process server with his car in NYC.

A rep for the New York Police Department tells us ... Blackburn was taken into custody Wednesday morning and booked for assault.

Cops say it all started on the night of May 12 when Blackburn got into his vehicle as a 66-year-old messenger was serving him a complaint in the Fat Joe case.

Taylor Swift just surprised lucky fans in Nashville ... taking the stage at Travis Kelce's Tight Ends & Friends charity concert to sing "Shake It Off"!

You can feel the energy at Music City's Brooklyn Bowl ... fans are pumped as she hits the stage -- along with Kane Brown -- to sing a last-minute rendition of her "1989"-era hit.

TayTay is totally vibing throughout the song ... strumming her borrowed guitar and shaking what her momma gave her as the crowd echoes the lyrics.

Karmelo Anthony -- the 17-year-old accused of killing a fellow teen at a track meet earlier this year -- will not face the death penalty ... something the alleged victim's father doesn't exactly seem happy about.

Anthony was formally indicted on one count of first-degree murder on Tuesday over his alleged role in an April 2 stabbing at a high school track meet ... and a short time after the charge was announced, law enforcement sources explained to TMZ Sports the death penalty won't be in play.

We're told in addition to prosecutors simply not seeking it ... at just 17 years old, Anthony is also too young to be the subject of the punishment.

Kim Kardashian goes blonde again?

Yep, KK is going all Marilyn Monroe -- or some variation of Marilyn -- in her latest SKIMS campaign to promote her collab with Roberto Cavalli's new swimwear collection, which officially launches Friday.

On Tuesday, Kim's SKIMS account posted an Instagram video, showing her with a fresh blonde bob instead of her customary dark hair. KK was also decked out in a Cavalli tiger-print bathing suit. Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

9:23 AM PT -- The Chicago White Sox told ESPN a 22-year-old fan has been indefinitely banned from Rate Field over the incident.

A heckler crossed the line during the Diamondbacks game Tuesday night -- making a comment to Ketel Marte that was so insensitive, it actually reduced the baseball star to tears.

The emotional scene unfolded late in Arizona's tilt vs. the White Sox ... after a fan had made a remark to Marte around the time he popped out to end the top half of the seventh inning.

The Snakes' second baseman was seen on the game's broadcast being consoled by his teammates and coaches in the middle of Rate Field's infield ... and, initially, nobody had any clue why he was sobbing.

The Diddy trial is putting his freak-offs on the world stage ... and a famous sex therapist says there are elements from the now-infamous sex marathons that couples can use to spice up their relationships -- and there's a legal way to make it happen too.

Dr. Laura Berman, best known for her show on the Oprah Winfrey Network, tells TMZ ... lots of folks are struggling in their sex lives, either from a lack of sex or boring sex, and that's why the freak-off element of the case -- for all its appalling elements -- is also titillating to some.

The sex doc says there are lots of ways for couples to spice up their sex life without putting their relationship at risk ... like sex toys and baby oil, which Diddy allegedly stockpiled.

Before this beanie boy turned into a billionaire, he was just backpackin' around around town, kickin' the soccer ball and swimmin' up a storm in Seattle ... and playing with computer systems when he was just a teen.

This guy's definitely got the brains ... He racked in a near perfect score on the SATs, and he dropped out of Harvard, because he was just too dang smart! He has a Porsche car collection, and at 69 years old ... he's still workin and loves playing pickleball and tennis.

Need one more clue? He's a grandpa!

The man who went toe-to-toe with Adrian Peterson at a poker game last month tells TMZ Sports it was actually the NFL legend's mouth that caused the fists to fly.

Joe "Baby Joe" Castaneda said on Tuesday his May 27 brawl with A.P. at a social club in Houston, Texas all went down because the future Hall of Famer hurled an insult at one of his buddies.

Castaneda -- a professional poker player -- couldn't recall exactly what quip Peterson fired off ... but he said after he stood up for his pal, "that's when the melee kind of broke out."

It's hump day, and you know what that means!!! Can you guess which Hollywood hottie flashed his washboard abs in this eye-popping photo? Here's a few hints to get you goin' ...

He's a musician from Cincinnati, who moved to Los Angeles to continue chasing his dreams. In 2017, he released his debut song "Marathon."

Martin Kove is apologizing for biting his "Cobra Kai" costar Alicia Hannah-Kim on the arm at a fan convention ... he says he was being playful and took things too far.

The "Karate Kid" villain says in a statement, "I deeply regret and apologize for my actions regarding the incident with Alicia, a genuinely kind and wonderful person who didn’t deserve to be put in this position."

Martin adds ... "I've always respected her and considered her a highly professional and talented co-worker on 'Cobra Kai.' I was being playful in the moment but went too far and there is absolutely no excuse for my behavior."

Todd and Julie Chrisley are recalling the moment they found out President Trump granted them full pardons ... and Julie says she busted out crying.

The reality TV family sits down for an interview in an upcoming episode of FOX News Channel's "My View With Lara Trump" ... and a preview shows them telling Trump's daughter-in-law about how they reacted to the pardon news behind bars.

Julie says her daughter Savannah called her and told her Trump had signed the pardon and then the tears started flowing and she nervously hung up the phone.

Todd says he initially thought people in prison were pulling his chain ... but the reality hit him when a correctional officer came to his cell and told him it was official.

The "Chrisley Knows Best" star says God led people to advocate for him and Julie ... and he prayed every night that he would return home to his wife and kids.

Justin Baldoni's lawyer promised to refile four claims against Blake Lively but he missed the deadline to do so ... and now he tells us his client "will be pursuing additional legal options" against Blake.

Bryan Freedman tells TMZ ... they are proceeding with discovery in the Lively case and they are confident they will be able to prove there was no harassment or any smear campaign, as Blake alleges.

Freedman is also brushing off the fact a judge earlier this month threw out Baldoni's lawsuits against Blake, Ryan Reynolds and The New York Times.

After 28 days of intense witness testimony the prosecution and defense in Diddy's criminal trial in New York have rested their cases ... and they're gearing up for closing arguments.

Prosecutors rested Tuesday after their 34th and final witness, a special agent with Homeland Security Investigations, and then the defense rested without calling a single witness.

Diddy did not testify, but he did briefly speak up in court when confirming it was decision not to take the stand ... he said he was doing good and he thanked the judge for doing an "excellent job."

A man accused of being involved in the bombing a fertility clinic in Palm Springs last month was found dead in the Los Angeles federal prison on Tuesday.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Daniel Park, who was charged with providing a shocking amount of chemicals used to make the bomb, was "found unresponsive" in Metropolitan Detention Center ... and declared dead after staff's life-saving measures were unsuccessful.

For the moment ... just what exactly happened to Daniel is not clear.