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Joey Chestnut is undeniably the GOAT of hot dog eating contests because he just broke his own freakin' world record!!!

Chestnut scored another victory at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island Wednesday afternoon after shoving 74 wieners down his mouth, a new world record. Chestnut's previous record was 72.

Chestnut recently told us how he prepares for competition and looks like his method paid off because he out did his competition by almost 30 hot dogs. Carmen Cincotti came in second place with 45 dogs.

The win is Chestnut's third straight victory and 11th overall in the last 12 years, but it didn't go without incident. Officials first said he only ate 64 dogs after a plate of 10 dogs hadn't been counted, not that it would've mattered for the win.

Jason Pierre-Paul doesn't want anyone to go through the same devastating injury that he did on the 4th of July several years ago -- and he's hoping some very graphic pictures of his firework injury will prevent future accidents.

The NFL star blew off most of his hand during an accident back in 2015 -- and required several major surgeries.

Now JPP is revealing photos of his gruesome injury along with words of wisdom. "I'm glad to still be alive to show you the outcome of what happened to me ... be safe out there otherwise, this could be you."

Jason was miraculously able to return to the NFL and save his football career. He knows not everyone can be as lucky.

"Scarface" star Steven Bauer fears a civil war in America triggered by intolerance, and he seems to be pointing a finger at a prominent member of Congress.

We got Bauer Tuesday in Bev Hills at Ocean Prime, and he's grousing about politicians who are sewing the seeds of violence. Bauer, a Trump supporter, says there's now a culture of trying to wound or do even worse to those with whom you disagree. He thinks it will inevitably lead to violence.

He doesn't call her out by name, but it seems his comments are at least in part directed at Congresswoman Maxine Waters, who said at a rally last weekend, "If you shoot at me, you better shoot straight."

Waters has been one of Trump's chief critics ... she has been calling for his impeachment for months, and has embraced people calling out in public people who serve in the Trump Administration.

Two actors were kidnapped, one was pistol whipped and stripped naked and the other driven to banks to withdraw thousands in ransom money ... this according to the L.A. County District Attorney.

The L.A. County Grand Jury has indicted 3 people for kidnapping, assault with a firearm, grand theft, mayhem, conspiracy and trying to sell methamphetamine.

According to the D.A., the 3 defendants went to the South L.A. home of actress Daisy McCrackin in May, where one of them pistol whipped actor Joseph Capone. They allegedly placed black hoods over the heads of McCrackin and Capone and drove them to a home in Compton.

The D.A. says the defendants stripped Capone and held him without food in a bathtub for 30 hours.

During that time, the D.A. says 2 of the defendants drove McCrackin -- who appeared in "Halloween: Resurrection" -- to various banks and forced her to withdraw $10k.

McCrackin eventually escaped and called police. The defendants were arrested.

Halsey and G-Eazy's breakup could be seen coming a mile away ... according to sources close to the exes at a concert last week.

We're told the 2 attended Post Malone's show at the Hollywood Bowl last Thursday -- G-Eazy performed a song with Posty -- but weren't their usual inseparable, lovey-dovey selves. In fact, our sources say they were very distant and never hung out together backstage.

Even more telling -- Halsey left the concert and was spotted hitting up the club, Poppy, afterward ... but not with G-Eazy ... with rapper Machine Gun Kelly.

We're told G-Eazy was not at the club. Halsey and MGK were actually linked last summer, but it was never confirmed they were dating. A couple months later ... she was definitely hooking up with G-Eazy.

Newly-minted Lakers star LeBron James is still chillin' in Italy ... this after sealing an eye-poppin' deal.

LeBron has been cruising on a big-ass yacht for days. As we reported, he flew into L.A. last Friday, met with Magic Johnson Saturday, signed a $154 million deal with the L.A. Lakers Sunday, and then flew off to Portofino to re-connect with his fam.

LeBron jumped ship to dine at a restaurant. It's interesting ... Magic makes an annual trek to Italy with Samuel L. Jackson almost every year, so it seemed the 2 might meet up there. We're told Magic won't hop aboard until August, which is weeks away.

Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin joined the throngs of rich folk who escaped the New York City heat for the Hamptons.

Justin and Hailey got some beach time in as they strolled on the hot sand ... Starbucks in hand.

They've pretty much been inseparable for weeks, showing everyone who's looking they are together. They've been making out in parks, on streets and pretty much everywhere else they've been since hooking up ... again back in early June.

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend took a stroll with their brood, and they're lookin' like the model fam.

Chrissy and John meandered through Malibu Tuesday, shopping at the Malibu Country Mart and then chowing down at Nobu.

Baby Miles seemed content with his pacifier while 2-year-old Luna took in the sights as she got a free ride courtesy of her mom.

Danielle Bregoli's heading out on her first European tour, and she's already thinking about how to spend all her hard-earned cash ... and mom might not be too thrilled when she hears how.

We got Danielle, who -- don't forget -- is only 15, out on Fairfax Ave. on Tuesday and she told she's eyeing some new digs in the nearby San Fernando Valley in the $4 million to $5 million ballpark.

Marlon Jackson isn't paying attention to the negative things people have to say about his late father, Joe, because it's not how he remembers him.

We got Marlon Tuesday at LAX, a day after the Jackson clan gathered together and laid Joe to rest in a private funeral at Forest Lawn Memorial Park ... the same place where Marlon's brother, Michael, is entombed.

Marlon says the family is doing as well as can be expected. As for criticism that Joe was too harsh on his kids ... Marlon doesn't want to hear it. He wants to hold on to the good memories, of which he says there are many.

Here's proof Orlando Magic rookie Mo Bamba has been assaulting rims his entire life ... throwing down a massive, one-handed alley-oop as an 8TH GRADER ... and TMZ Sports has the footage.

The 6th overall pick in the NBA Draft was playing for Cardigan Mountain School back in 2013 ... when he asked his teammate to throw him a lob on an inbound play, and what follows is nothing short of amazing.

Not only does the then-14-year-old control the pass and throw it down, he's only a few inches from being eye-to-eye with the rim ... again, as an 8TH GRADER.

Laura Wasser knows better than anyone that getting divorced is a costly bitch ... but, thankfully the disso queen's got ya covered.

We got Laura -- one of the most prominent divorce lawyers in America -- outside the L.A. County Courthouse and asked about her do-it-yourself divorce website -- itsovereasy.com -- she launched earlier this year.

For the bickering birds out there that don't wanna break their piggy bank ... better listen up. Laura tells us divorce runs an average of $15k and WAY more if you hire her. But, "It's Over Easy" is incredibly cost-effective for those who wanna keep things amicable -- at a fraction of the cost.

Nicole Williams' idea of patriotic is a star-spangled bandana and a white bikini to match the giant waves that splashed against her awesome butt as she frolicked in the surf.

Williams hit the sand and water in Santa Monica in her own creation. She owns the bathing suit line Nia Lynn and, with a bod and legs like hers, she doesn't need models to show off her collection.

It's that time of year where we celebrate not only America the great ... but the beautiful as well!

Salute the stars that have stripped down to show their 4th of July spirit by guessing the sexy firecracker in the flag photos!

Diddy is standing by the CEO of his Revolt television network, Roma Khanna ... despite claims of racist behavior by a former staffer.

According to a letter sent to the Revolt board by the ex-employee -- who claims to be a "young, educated black woman" -- Khanna has openly admitted black women intimidate her.

The woman also alleges Khanna responded to the idea of Meek Mill speaking about prison reform with a racist comment. She claims Khanna said, "Maybe the conversation isn't about prison reform, maybe it's about how to stay out of jail, black boy."

The letter, obtained by the New York Post, also claims Khanna laid off 30 percent of the Revolt staff for restructuring, and 99 percent of them were African-American.

Diddy tells TMZ ... "This story is inaccurate. We are a Black owned and operated network and we have a zero-tolerance policy for discrimination of any kind. Revolt is led by a woman of color who is expected to uphold the same standards that I hold for all of my companies. After an extensive review led by outside counsel there were no findings of deliberate misconduct. At this time, Roma Khanna will remain as CEO of REVOLT."