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It's safe to say Chris Pine likes horsing around ... so excuse the salty bird.

Chris -- who plays Scottish King Robert the Bruce -- was on the set of his Netflix period drama "Outlaw King" and he gave the photogs an interesting welcome. Yup ... Chris was all smiles -- and pretty hairy, too -- as he flipped 'em all the bird.

Serena Williams has gone into labor and is set to give birth any minute ... and of course it's all going down in the middle of the U.S. Open!

The 35-year-old superstar was admitted to St. Mary's Medical Center in Palm Beach, FL on Wednesday and she was induced on Thursday evening, according to CBS12.

Williams is all set for the big moment -- in fact, she and baby daddy Alexis Ohanian went on a grocery run recently to make sure her house is all stocked up and ready to go when she comes home with the kid!

"Big Brother" contestant Jason Dent continues his Rape Tour 2017 ... this time bragging to fellow housemates how he once told cops he was on his way to a nursing home to rape a bunch of women.

Jason was on the show's live online feed Wednesday, talking to a group of house guests about a time he was pulled over by university police. He says he berated them, telling them they were fake cops with nothing better to do. And that's when he told them that he was headed to a nursing home.

You don't hear Jason tell the nursing home "joke" on the feed, but Alex Ow, another house guest, had clearly already heard the story and she tells it to the group.

Jason's taking serious heat for telling the other house guests that he was going rape the wife of Kevin Schlehuber -- another BB house guest -- if he turned on him.

Soccer legend Wayne Rooney was arrested for drunk driving in England on Friday morning after cops stopped the superstar behind the wheel of a black VW beetle.

The 31-year-old Everton striker was pulled over around 2 AM in Cheshire (North West England) and it was determined he was over the legal limit to drive.

Rooney -- the all-time scoring leader for both the England national team and Manchester United -- was released and is due back in court on Sept. 18th.

What's worse ... Rooney was reportedly driving with a 29-year-old woman in the car at the time of his arrest. His pregnant wife Coleen was vacationing in Spain with their children when she got the call about Wayne's arrest.

So far, no comment from Rooney's camp.

10:26 AM -- A spokesperson for CNN tells us the ad in reference did not appear nationwide on CNN. The network added, "It is a local ad run in a local market, of which we have no control over. CNN does not sell or control locally-run advertisements."

CNN has been covering Hurricane Harvey almost nonstop, which makes a commercial that ran Friday night at 9:30 PM PT all the more shocking ... a 60-second spot for the HurryCane.

It's an ad hawking a cane that helps people walk with ease. For a full minute you hear people say, "I love my HurryCane" and "People are falling in love with the HurryCane."

"I Love how secure I feel with my HurryCane." And there's more ... "Americans are loving the HurryCane." And, "They love how it stands on it's own."

And it's offered at an "historically" low price.

Ezekiel Elliott told NFL investigators he was NEVER in a serious, exclusive relationship with the woman accusing him of domestic violence ... she was just one of many chicks he was nailing.

Problem is ... the NFL says his text messages tell a completely different story.

It's all spelled out in the NFL's 199 page investigative report on Zeke, dated June 6, 2017.

In the section titled, "Background of the Relationship" -- the NFL says Tiffany Thompson described their relationship as "boyfriend/girlfriend."

But Elliott told investigators, "She was just one of the many girls he was having sex with."

Zeke explained, "they 'liked each other,' 'cared about each other,' but were never in a 'relationship,' she was never his 'girlfriend.'"

The NFL says that's a lie ... things were so serious between the two, Elliott told Tiffany in text messages he loved her and wanted to marry her.

"In numerous text messages recovered, Mr. Elliott told Ms. Thompson he loved her and that he had had sex with other girls but she was the one he loved."

"In others, he talked about how he didn’t know why he fell in love with her, how he missed her after one day apart."

"In others, he referred to her as his 'girlfriend,' told her that he didn’t think he would ever find anyone better to have a 'relationship' with, and at one point after she had said they should break up because they were fighting so much, he said, 'Maybe we should take a break. I’m not ready to commit & don’t want to put you through this anymore.' 'I hope one day when you come back to me I’ll be your husband.”

There was also a discrepancy about when the two lived together -- Thompson said she moved in with Zeke in Fall 2015 and stayed with him until Jan 2016.

Both Zeke and his father told police she NEVER lived with him -- but Thompson was able to produce written documentation and a car insurance bill that proved she lived at his address.

The league says the inconsistency may have to do with everyone's definition of what "living together" means .

Smash Mouth's scheduled concert Thursday was abruptly cancelled after lead singer Steve Harwell was rushed to the hospital ... TMZ has learned.

Steve tells TMZ the group was doing sound check at the venue when he had trouble breathing and told the tour manager he couldn't perform.  The 50-year-old got in an Uber and told the driver to get to the hospital, STAT.

He says doctors told him he was suffering the effects of cardiomyopathy ... a condition he's had for 2 years. Cardiomyopathy is a form of heart disease where the heart muscle becomes enlarged and weak, making it difficult to pump blood.

Steve says he's been feeling bad for 4 days but he was able to perform until last night. He tells us he has been on oxygen and IV's since being admitted. Doctors also gave him steroids and inhalers.

The condition often flares up because of a virus or drinking. Steve says he was not drinking.

He plans to get out of the hospital around noon Friday and says he'll be good to perform tonight.

The rescue shelters have literally been lifesavers for thousands of displaced people in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, but there has been some grousing over a disparity in the food served to the evacuees and the food served to the volunteers.

It seems there are bigger fish to fry, but we've been hearing some evacuees at the Convention Center complaining that they are served hot dogs, beans and chips, while the volunteers are getting pasta, rice, brownies, waffles and various beverages, included malts and shakes.

In fairness, there are thousands of evacuees and it's a lot harder and more expensive to serve them than the volunteers who are there, not because they have to be, but because they want to help.

We're told one reason for the disparity is that people are bringing food in from the outside specifically for the volunteers.

The date went so nice, they did it twice!!

Blake Griffin and Kendall Jenner spent ANOTHER night out together -- hitting up Nobu in Malibu for dinner on Thursday ... their 2nd date night in a row.

The two have been hanging out a lot lately ... spending several nights out together in August -- including a double date with Chandler Parsons and Hailey Baldwin on Wednesday.

Back in July, Griffin had been rekindling with his ex Brynn Cameron-- the mother of his 2 kids -- but it seems that's taken a backseat to Kendall ... at least publicly.

"Aquaman" might be the greatest job Jason Momoa's ever had -- when he's not shooting in the water, he's surfing on it.

Jason's been filming the superhero flick in Byron Bay, Australia -- and spending his time off sipping on good beer and shredding the gnar.

The flick isn't scheduled to come out until Dec. 2018 -- so might as well relax and enjoy the ride, right?!

Ezekiel Elliott is firing back at the NFL in court -- with the NFL Players's Association filing a lawsuit on his behalf to vacate his 6 suspension for domestic violence ... claiming the league's investigation was a farce.

The NFLPA filed the lawsuit in Texas -- and says the 6 game suspension "threatens irreparable harm to [Elliott's] season, career and reputation."

The Association says Zeke is the real victim in a "League-orchestrated conspiracy by senior NFL executives ... to hide critical information which would exonerate Elliott."

In the suit, the NFLPA argues league investigator Kia Roberts independently concluded that Zeke's accuser Tiffany Thompson "was not credible in her allegations of abuse and there was insufficient corroborating evidence of her incredible allegations to go forward with any discipline against Elliott."

The NFLPA says the league found "overwhelming evidence" undermining Thompson's credibility including:

-- Thompson lied to investigators and encouraged her friend (a witness) to lie to police

-- Thompson destroyed relevant evidence from her cell phones

-- Thompson changed her account of critical events repeatedly

-- Thompson considered extorting Elliott with alleged sex videos and took steps to effectuate such a plan

The NFLPA says Roberts recommended no suspension for Elliott based on the evidence -- but was ultimately blocked by another NFL investigator from laying out her case to NFL commish Roger Goodell.

The arbitrator in the case has not ruled on Ezekiel's appeal.

Lil Yachty probably didn't know it ... but the cops who pulled him over hail from the same police department that recently fired a lieutenant caught on dash cam video saying, "We only kill black people."

Cobb County police tell TMZ ... the rapper was driving his Bentley coupe Wednesday in Mableton, GA where a motorcycle cop was stationed with radar gun in hand. We're told Yachty's whip registered well above the 45 MPH speed limit for ticket No. 1.

When the officer approached Yachty's car, we're told the cop also saw Yachty not wearing his seat belt -- ticket No. 2. All in all, dude could be looking at over $300 in fines along with a mandatory court appearance in his future.

Iman Shumpert says he's not worried about facing off against his old teammate and friend, Kyrie Irving, when the Cavs take on Boston ... because he knows all Kyrie's moves!!

Shumpert was actually pretty candid about the whole situation when we asked if there will be a heated rivalry when playing the Celtics since the blockbuster trade sent Kyrie out of Cleveland.

Shumpert says he's excited to play with new teammate Isaiah Thomas -- and has a message for him, "Get your work shoes on!"

As far as LeBron goes, Iman says the Cavs all have a group text going, but they haven't gotten together to talk about all of the changes going into next season.

Honestly, it's a great clip -- Shumpert keeps it all way real.

John F. Kennedy is about to make America wet all over again, 'cause his original swim trunks, jackets and other family items are up for auction ... starting at just a buck!

Guernsey's auction house is selling off some of JFK's personal items in October to commemorate what would have been the late Prez's 100th birthday -- even though he was born in May.

Some of the items being auctioned off include 3 of Jack's OG swim trunks, a couple of his coats, his U.S. flight jacket, his old rocking chair ... and even his kids' toothbrushes, bristles and all.

There are some Jackie O items up for grabs as well, such as her perfumes, belt, and one of her black lace mantillas -- which she wore to Robert Kennedy's funeral.

All the stuff is starting at a bid of just one dollar ... but something tells us it'll go for A LOT more.

Amber Rose and 21 Savage are getting seriously serious -- there's a $50,000 ring on his finger to prove it.

We're told the fresh ice the rapper had on his right ring finger at the VMAs is an 18-karat gold promise eternity ring ... and it was a surprise gift from Amber. It's made up of 1,100 stones -- white diamonds and red rubies spelling out "Loyalty 21."

IF & Co. jeweler designed the promise ring for Rose and Ben Baller hand-delivered it in time for the awards show.

On top of the $50k gift, Amber posted she was going to "pounce on" 21 Savage as soon as they got home from the VMAs ... proving he was also one of the night's biggest winners.

A woman is suing her ex-boyfriend and his employer, Monster Energy Drink, after he allegedly tried to bite her finger off during a work trip.

The woman claims her BF was Monster's head of music marketing and flew her out to the 2016 Country Music Awards in Nashville. In legal docs, she says he got them a hotel room and her plane ticket from L.A. all at Monster's expense.

She claims he was drunk from the moment he picked her up at the airport, and his heavy drinking led to a fight later in their hotel room. According to the suit, he choked her and the only way she could free herself was by poking him in the eye, and when she did ... he bit her thumb.

The woman says the bite got infected, and she had to be hospitalized for 24 hours. She claims Monster knew he had a drinking problem, but didn't do anything about it.