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Republicans and Dems in the House are united and, surprisingly, fearless the day after the shooting that critically injured House Whip Rep. Steve Scalise ... and they're ready to play ball for him.

TMZ spoke to a handful of congressmen playing in Thursday night's Congressional Baseball Game, and they tell us despite natural safety concerns ... they're not letting it keep them off the field.

Pennsylvania Rep. Mike Doyle -- who's the team manager for the Democrats -- says the game will be more solemn, but both parties agreed the game had to be played. He says ... "We can't let terrorists and would-be assassins change the way we live our lives."

Two other Democratic Reps, Hakeem Jeffries from NY ... and Pete Aguilar from CA, tell us they have the utmost faith in law enforcement to keep them safe at Nationals Park, the stadium where game's being played. Aguilar added ... "We cannot be intimidated and our democracy is unbreakable."

We also spoke with several GOP Reps who were on the field during Wednesday's shooting, where James Hodgkinson opened fire. One of them, Rep. Rodney Davis of Illinois, said a silver lining is America finally getting to see the bipartisan friendships in Congress. Yes, they exist.

David Hasselhoff's daughter, Hayley, is gonna have to blow next time she wants to get in a car to drive after copping a plea deal in court.

Hayley pled no contest to one count of driving under the influence -- law enforcement sources say she blew .14. As part of the deal, she got 3 years probation, and was ordered to pay a $390 fine ... and she must complete a 90 day alcohol program.

Also, an ignition interlock system will be installed in her car -- meaning she'll have to blow into a breathalyzer for the vehicle to even start.

TMZ broke the story ... Hayley was arrested for DUI in L.A. last month. Cops found her passed out behind the wheel of her Mercedes on a freeway off-ramp.

Cops said the 24-year-old 'Sharknado' actress reeked of booze and bombed a field sobriety test.

10:50 AM PT -- Officials tell TMZ Sports the pilot did NOT parachute out of the blimp, despite witness claims.

When emergency responders got to the blimp, they found the pilot and determined he went down with the blimp.

He's alive -- and suffered burns and injuries to his back and neck.

A blimp floating over the U.S. Open golf tournament in Erin, Wisconsin caught fire and crashed moments ago ... and spectators captured the incident on video.

TMZ Sports has confirmed the pilot made it out of the blimp but suffered injuries. We're told the pilot suffered burns on his face and has pain in his neck and lower back.

The blimp landed in a remote field with no direct road access. Emergency responders were instructed to take ATVs to get to the crash site.

We're told the blimp was a 1-man aircraft. The FAA will be on scene to investigate.

Story developing ...

Now that Corinne Olympios appears headed for a legal showdown with producers of "Bachelor in Paradise" ... the contract she signed becomes extrememly relevant, and problematic.

The contract contestants sign, obtained by TMZ, says in part all contestants waive their right to sue producers over claims of "negligence, personal injury (including without limitation, any injuries arising out of the transmission of a sexually transmitted disease or unwelcome/unlawful contact or other interaction among participants)."

The short of it ... even if she was in a blackout state when she was engaged in sexual activity with DeMario Jackson, the producers would not be responsible. There's a catch ... courts have made it clear in situations involving similar contracts, if the producers were reckless that clause would not be enforceable. And it would seem watching someone incapable of giving consent to sexual activity and allowing it to happen ... is reckless.

And still another catch ... as we reported, people who have seen the video tell us Corinne seems lucid and engaged during the entire swimming pool episode.

John Legend has been treated to family-style digs while touring around the country, which is perfect since he's brought his wife and kid along for part of the ride.

John's currently on tour and Chrissy Teigen and baby Luna have come along for some recent stops ... including Tennessee, Washington and Missouri. The fam most recently crashed at a Kansas City estate that goes for $10k per night.

One of the first places John stayed, courtesy of AirBnb, was a colonial-esque estate in Nashville with 4 bedrooms and 4 baths. It normally goes for $1,600/night.

When he played in Woodinville, WA earlier this month, our sources say he and his family stayed in a 3 bed, 3 bath house in Seattle with a great view of the city's skyline. The place rents for $720/night.

Whatever way you look at it ... John and co. are keeping it all in the family on the road.

Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial still hasn't come to an end ... because the jury is deadlocked.

The jury of 7 men and 5 women has not been able to agree on a verdict after 30 hours of deliberations. The judge has instructed them to go back and keep trying ... but it's looking like a hung jury is possible and a mistrial will be the final outcome.

Cosby's facing 3 charges for sexually assaulting Andrea Constand, and facing a maximum of 10 years in prison.

DeMario Jackson doesn't want anyone hating on Corinne Olympios for what went down in the pool between them ... leading to "Bachelor in Paradise" production shutting down.

Jackson was leaving a gym in L.A. when he was asked if he was any closer to obtaining the pool footage he believes will clear him of wrongdoing. He's tight-lipped about that ... but opens up about Corinne and any backlash from their sexual encounter.

Sylvester Stallone says he's Team McGregor all the way -- telling TMZ Sports he believes Conor has a real shot against Floyd Mayweather.

"Then again, I live my life in fantasy," Stallone joked.

Sly is a huge boxing fan -- but he's also one of the celebrity minority owners of the UFC. So, he's kinda got a dog in this fight ... the underdog.

"I always have the underdog."

Conor and Floyd are set to fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Vegas on August 26 -- but Stallone says he's already made up his mind about going to the fight.

It's not next season's 'Bachelorette' cast ... it's just Leo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Orlando Bloom kicking it in NYC. NBD.

We're used to seeing BFFs Leo and Tobey hang out, but Wednesday afternoon Orlando was suddenly part of the crew. No word where the trio was headed, but there's a good chance they had a trail of female fans following.

Tobey and Leo's group of friends have been known as the "P***y Posse" for years ... so adding Orlando is like the Golden State Warriors adding Kevin Durant.

Oh, the slaying they will do.

Erendira Wallenda -- wife of famed high-wire stunt dude Nik Wallenda -- proved she's got powerful jaws after dangling by her teeth from a chopper hovering a few hundred feet over Niagara Falls.

The stunt went down Thursday morning ... as onlookers watched Erendira pull off the crazy ass stunt ... TWICE! The first attempt reportedly lasted about 10 seconds, and he next about 5 seconds. Defnite, jaw fatigue.

Nik's dubbed Erendira a "ballerina in the air" and she showed off some of those moves too.

Dennis Rodman is spreading President Trump's word in North Korea after all ... at least when it comes to his business prowess.

The NBA Hall of Famer gifted N. Korea's sports minister, Kim Il Guk, Trump's 'The Art of the Deal' book. Dennis was clearly stoked with his gesture, and Kim looks ... less stoked.

He also left Il Guk a couple of jerseys with his old number on it, but they weren't even official NBA gear from any of Rodman's old teams, just generics. However, he also gave him bath products. Sweet.

Bath gels ... paving a path to normalcy with N. Korea!

Corinne Olympios was topless in the pool with DeMario Jackson and so aware of her surroundings, she greeted a cast member walking by, showing no signs of distress -- but Corinne's attorney isn't buying it.

Sources close to the "Bachelor in Paradise" cast tell TMZ ... one female cast member walked right by the pool when Corinne and DeMario were hooking up, and saw her with her top off and her legs wrapped around him. We're told Corinne yelled out to the passerby by name and seemed "very with it" ... coherent.

The cast member told others she would have done something to break up the pool tryst if she felt Corinne was too drunk. Further, the cast member says cameras followed her when she walked by ... so the whole encounter should be on tape.

Corinne's attorney, Marty Singer, tells TMZ ... "If nothing inappropriate happened, why did production get shut down? Something serious clearly happened."

The female cast member says Corinne talked about the DeMario hookup the next day because she was upset her boyfriend, back home, would find out -- but she never heard Corinne say anything about it being non-consensual.

Jamie Foxx is enjoying the fruits of Shazam's labor -- 'cause why just cruise around L.A. in a Bugatti, when you can do it in a GOLD Bugatti?

Jamie and a female pal were seen driving around town in the highly conspicuous whip -- worth nearly $2 million bucks, and that's before the golden wrap job.

We knew his game show, "Beat Shazam," had a strong debut, but damn!

Man's got the golden touch right now, and he ain't afraid to flaunt it.

Chief Keef knows why he got busted at a South Dakota airport ... problem is he should've figured this out BEFORE he tried to board a plane.

The rapper was at LAX Wednesday when we asked him about his Monday morning arrest in Sioux Falls. Remember, authorities say Keef had 4 blunts and an edible in his backpack, and the edible wrapper clearly said it contained 200 mg of THC.

Scott Disick is mending burned bridges one flower bouquet at a time, starting with Bella Thorne.

Bella shared a pic of a gorgeous pink rose and peonies bouquet Tuesday night, and our sources say Scott's the mystery guy who ordered 'em.

Amazingly, we're told they're talking again after that Cannes vacation nightmare -- and Scott even invited her to his place once he got back from his international bender. Yes, she accepted.

As for her ex, Gregg Sulkin, with whom she's been spotted recently ... we're told it's not serious.

One note of caution for Bella, or just a huge coincidence -- Kourtney Kardashian posted a pic of flowers she got ... a few hours before Bella got hers, and it's an oddly similar bouquet.

Just sayin' ...

Conor McGregor ain't the only one hoping to last 12 rounds in Vegas ... 2 of Nevada's most famous brothels are already prepping for the onslaught of horny people lookin' for legal action while in town for the big fight.

Both the world famous BunnyRanch and Sheri's Ranch launched super fight packages minutes after Conor and Floyd Mayweather made the fight official.

Sheri's is offering the ultimate VIP(enis) package ... for a mere $100K, john's will get 2 tickets to the fight along with some pre-fight action with all 24 girls on staff.

The BunnyRanch has deals too ... owner Dennis Hof says he's running a 2-for-1 special -- 2 girls for the price of 1.

Remember, prostitution is legal in the state of Nevada ... but only in regulated brothels.