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Flight turbulence might have you longing to land, but it can't actually bring down an airplane ... so says pilot and reality star Pete Cappio.

We had Cappio on "TMZ Live" Friday ... and, we had to ask him about the recent incident where 25 people were hospitalized after intense turbulence threw them around the airplane cabin.

Cappio says, while this video is jarring, people shouldn't assume the whole airplane would go down because of an event like this ... 'cause planes are made to withstand even the most powerful turbulence.

Jeffrey Epstein's one-time girlfriend and co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell is on the move ... because she's transferring prisons ... and her new surroundings are even nicer than the minimum security penitentiary where she was doing time.

The Bureau of Prisons tells TMZ ... Ghislaine is now being held at Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas.

Ghislaine had been serving her 20-year sentence at FCI Tallahassee in Florida, where we last saw her warming the track against a backdrop of barbed wire fences.

Machine Gun Kelly says he nearly had a part in the hit flick "Sinners" ... but, he wouldn't cross the line when it came to using a racial slur and he lost the part.

The rapper joined "The Pat McAfee Show" from outside the NFL Hall of Fame Thursday ... and, he talked about his acting aspirations -- explaining he's not on a strict schedule when it comes to his film career, but there are a number of films he's seen where he's missed out on roles.

Take "Sinners" for example, MGK says ... he was supposed to audition for a villainous role in the flick -- but, he would've had to say the N-word during the tryout in order to get the part.

Welp, that's awkward ... the cop who arrested Diego Sanchez last month told the UFC legend he was a longtime fan of the fighter ... admitting he watched him scrap since he was "a little kid!"

TMZ Sports obtained body camera footage of the arrest ... after cops alleged the 43-year-old shot a gun out of a moving car while officers were working an incident on I-40 in Albuquerque, NM.

Cops initially spoke to the driver of the car Sanchez was in ... and after they identified him, the cop responded, "As in the Diego Sanchez?"

Bryan Kohberger’s gonna have no cellmates and no distractions ... 'cause he's just been moved to solitary confinement at Idaho’s Maximum Security Institution, TMZ has learned.

Sources tell TMZ Kohberger’s long-term restrictive housing -- J Block -- isn’t just any penitentiary unit. It holds up to 128 inmates, and includes everyone from protective custody incarcerees to long-term isolation holds ... and even death row.

It’s a grim setup -- inmates in long-term restrictive housing live alone in their cells, only allowed to exit in restraints ... they get showers every other day, and are permitted just one hour of outdoor time daily.

Jeffrey Epstein's private island looks ready to welcome visitors again -- his Caribbean paradise is being remodeled with a new high-end resort ... and it's starting to take shape.

New photos show the transformation underway on Little St. James in the U.S. Virgin Islands  ... where a 25-room hotel is being built on the infamous island.

Epstein installed two pools on the island, and one of them looks like it will be a central part of the new resort.

'Love Island USA' Season 7 star -- and most loved-to-be-hated islander -- Huda Mustafa made her red carpet debut this week, and she didn't arrive solo ... showing up hand in hand with Netflix reality star Louis Russell.

Huda has been seen in public a lot lately with Louis -- who starred on Netflix's "Too Hot to Handle" Season 5, and is on the newest season of 'Perfect Match' -- leading fans to believe the two are an item ... and leaving us to wonder if the romance is confirmed, or if it's just two friends adding fuel to the fire.

Huda made headlines this season of "Love Island USA" as fans judged her for being a mom who left her young daughter in order to be on the show ... but she managed to stick it out all the way through to the finale -- where her relationship ended abruptly, leaving the villa single as a pringle.

A Kentucky woman was arrested outside Walt Disney World after a security guard allegedly found meth in her purse -- which cops claim she told them she got from a guy at her hotel.

Brandi Asher -- a 37-year-old woman from London, KY -- was arrested back in May ... and, cops have just released the full report explaining why she was taken into custody while trying to enter Florida's House of Mouse.

According to the report, an Orange County sheriff's deputy was called by Disney security, who believed Asher was trying to bring contraband into the park.

Cruz Beckham might be at odds with his bro Brooklyn, but he hit pause on the drama to roast dad David while living it up on a yacht in Saint-Tropez -- all in good fun, of course!

The 20-year-old stripped down to his white Prada briefs and struck a hilarious pose on the sundeck Tuesday -- arms and legs wide open -- and it was quite the sight to see among the usual sunbathing and hangout session with GF Jackie Apostel.

Cruz gave a solid shot at recreating David's iconic look from last year in Positano, Italy ... but LBR -- nothing beats the athlete's smolder and that buff bod of his.

Gary Busey’s backpedaling fast -- after flat-out denying he groped a woman at a horror convention three years earlier, he’s now pleaded guilty to fourth-degree criminal sexual contact.

The actor admitted to Judge Gwendolyn Blue during a virtual court appearance that it wasn't an accidental touching -- the bombshell confession comes after he was accused of groping a couple female fans at Monster-Mania Con at the Doubletree Hotel in Camden, NJ, in August '22.

Busey’s looking at one to five years of probation and some hefty fines. Sentencing is set for next month in another virtual hearing.

Mel Owens is trying to make up for his insensitive comments about age as filming for "The Golden Bachelor" Season 2 gets underway ... revealing he apologized to all the ladies on the first night of shooting.

The reality TV star spoke to Glamour for an interview published Friday about a comment he made on a podcast in June, when he said he preferred to date a woman between the ages of 45 and 60 ... and, he said he told producers to "try to stay away from the artificial hips and the wigs, you know, that kind of stuff.”

The interview sent fans into a frenzy, and they called for his firing from the show ... which tipped Owens off to the fact that he'd said something wrong -- 'cause he admits until a respected colleague called him on the comments, he didn't see the big deal.

A little girl was allegedly nearly snatched from a mall in Virginia ... and, the incident was captured on surveillance video released by authorities.

The Fairfax County Police Department shared footage from the Fair Oaks Shopping Center on July 18, which shows a man walking up to a toddler, picking her up and calmly walking away.

It happens really quickly ... and, it doesn't seem like the kid's screaming out or anything. The man walks out of frame, and the video ends.

An Arkansas man who police say murdered a husband and wife in front of their kids was arrested while getting his haircut -- and it was all caught on security cameras from a barbershop.

Video from Wednesday's bust shows Andrew James McGann, 28, driving up to the shop in Springdale, Ark., jumping out of his car and walking through the entrance. McGann then sits down in a barber chair and starts chatting with the stylist about how he wants his hair done.

The video then jumps forward to show several plainclothes officers putting McGann in cuffs while he's still wearing a salon cape. Clearly, the cops nabbed him as his thick head of hair was getting snipped.

Michelle Obama thinks Stephen A. Smith and Andy Cohen have a lot in common, at least when it comes to their day jobs ... 'cause the former First Lady says ESPN programs are just like the 'Real Housewives' shows -- a bunch of yelling.

Michelle shared her own first take on her 'IMO' podcast with her brother, Craig Robinson, this week ... claiming she's had to defend her entertainment preferences against Barack and other family members.

Michelle explained her bro and Barry O. believe sports content reigns supreme over her beloved reality TV shows ... but when she tunes in to what's going on over at ESPN, it's the same product -- just a different topic.

Federal prosecutors in the Diddy case are hitting back at the music mogul -- calling BS on him downplaying his convictions for transporting male escorts across state lines, and say there's legal precedent for the judge to deny him bail.

In court docs filed Thursday -- obtained by TMZ -- prosecutors laid out their reasons for why Diddy should remain behind bars as he awaits his sentencing, following his conviction on 2 counts of violating the Mann Act. As you know, Diddy was acquitted of the more serious racketeering and sex trafficking charges.

On Wednesday, Diddy filed docs asking Judge Arun Subramanian to overturn his Mann Act conviction, arguing the crime involves the transport of people across state lines for the purposes of sex ... which Diddy denies doing.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris shared a shocking explanation as to why she doesn't plan on running for an elected position anytime soon ... revealing she believes U.S. democracy is a "broken system."

KH freely divulged her opinion on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" Thursday night, explaining ... "I always believed that as fragile as our democracy is, our systems would be strong enough to defend our most fundamental principles. And I think right now that they’re not as strong as they need to be."

She didn't say she's getting out of politics altogether -- she told the late-night host she plans to "travel the country" to meet and listen to people ... without asking for their vote in return.