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Taylor Swift's giving her fiancé, Travis Kelce, a pretty impressive birthday gift ... she's putting out a whole music video all about the song everyone thinks is about their romance!

The singer-songwriter just dropped the vid for "The Fate of Ophelia" -- a song in which she likens herself to the character from "Hamlet" ... and, she credits Kelce for saving her.

The video starts in a hotel ballroom ... with a mural of Taylor as the doomed Shakespeare character on the wall -- before taking fans through a series of smoky jazz clubs and movie sets.

The man who stabbed Mark Sanchez -- allegedly in self-defense -- was badly injured himself ... with new photos capturing the extent of the damage.

Max Lewis -- a reporter with FOX59 in Indianapolis -- shared photos of a person he says is the other man rushed to the hospital after the early incident early Saturday morning.

Lewis posted the pictures to Facebook ... and, they are disturbing -- showing a massive, bloody cut on the man's cheek. The neck brace he's wearing is filled with blood.

Madison Beer and Justin Herbert shared a lightning quick interaction at the Los Angeles Chargers game Sunday ... sharing a kiss on the sideline before the game!

The pop star stood just off the field at SoFi Stadium Sunday ... hanging with a pair of friends when her footballin' BF came over to say hello.

Like we said, it's short and sweet ... Herbo plants a kiss on Beer's lips and shakes her friends' hands before kissing Beer again and jogging off.

Travis Kelce and his "redwood tree" turned 36 today ... and, Swifties flooded the comments of a Kansas City Chiefs TikTok to wish "Mr. Wood" the best!

Here's the deal ... the Chiefs put out a short 32-second clip of "The Archer" -- Kelce's nickname for a bow and arrow move he makes while running out of the tunnel onto the filed -- in honor of his bday.

It's a pretty average hype video ... and the Chiefs refer to him as "The Archer" in the caption -- but, fans of Travis and Taylor Swift wanted to focus on his own private bowstring instead.

Mark Sanchez was slapped with 3 misdemeanor charges for his alleged role in Saturday's violent altercation with a truck driver in Indiana that left the ex-football great with multiple stab wounds, according to court documents.

Prosecutors charged Sanchez with battery resulting in injury, public intoxication and unlawful entry of a motor vehicle after he was hospitalized following the Saturday morning bloodshed in downtown Indianapolis.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Sanchez approached the driver who was unloading fryer oil from his truck at a hotel loading dock.

Former NFL star Marcus Spears says it's time for Russell Wilson to hang up his cleats ... telling TMZ Sports that after the quarterback got benched by the Giants, he should retire.

Spears made it clear to us during a brief chat out in NYC this week that he thinks Russ is cooked now that Jaxson Dart is QB1 in New York.

In fact, when we asked the ex-Dallas Cowboys D-lineman if it's time for Wilson to call it quits -- he said straight-up, "Yeah, Russell gotta go!"

The 2025 WNBA Finals are underway as the Phoenix Mercury and Las Vegas Aces duke it out for a title ... but this year, it's not just the players bringin' the heat.

Their loved ones are also turning up the temperature ... including Aces star A'ja Wilson's boyfriend, Bam Adebayo, who is about to start his 9th season with the Miami Heat, but makes time to support his lady.

In fact, the NBA star surprised Wilson at the Aces' practice with her fourth WNBA MVP trophy last month.

DiJonai Carrington is getting candid about her recent career setback -- the Minnesota Lynx guard told TMZ Sports she's feeling "down right now" after her significant foot injury.

We caught up with the shooting guard at LAX this week prior to having surgery on her left foot ... an ailment that happened right after Carrington was traded from the Dallas Wings to the Land of 10,000 Lakes.

She said this latest injury is "super disappointing" ... which is understandable, considering it's not her first hurdle in her basketball career. Carrington suffered injuries at Stanford, Baylor, and throughout her WNBA journey so far.

Playoff-caliber teams looking for offensive line help can lose Terron Armstead's number ... 'cause the former NFL star tells TMZ Sports there's no way he's coming out of retirement.

Armstead officially called it a career back in April ... but when we sat down with him to talk about several hot-button football topics this week, we just had to ask if he still has some itch to suit up again.

Armstead, though, made it clear he'll never dust off his helmet and shoulder pads from here ... saying matter-of-factly, "I'm done."

Mark Sanchez's stabbing incident early Saturday morning drew a large police response ... and, we've obtained the 911 dispatch audio from the incident.

In the clip, first responders are asking if there are any surveillance cameras nearby they can tap into ... while they hustle to the location from where they got a 911 call.

One man on the call tells the group they need to lock down the bar where the incident occurred ... with orders to treat it like a crime scene -- no one in or out.

It takes hard work to stay in shape for leading roles ... but Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's been keeping his body in peak condition for years!

In case you've been living under a rock for the past few years, you'd know the performer's made a name for himself with his physical prowess ... and we've put together a gallery of some of his most impressive snaps from the gym!

Deadlifts, squats, curls ... whatever the case may be, we know they're no stranger to Johnson -- although we're thinking he got to beef up his dramatic skills while playing Mark Kerr in "The Smashing Machine"!

Mark Sanchez has been arrested after he was stabbed early Saturday morning, according to local law enforcement.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department released a statement Saturday, hours after we broke the news that Sanchez was stabbed just after midnight ... in which they say they arrested Sanchez for his alleged role in the incident.

The NFL commentator was arrested at the hospital on charges of battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication ... all misdemeanors.

10:57 AM PT -- Fox Sports has released a statment about Mark Sanchez's condition ... acknowledging he was injured, but adding he's is in stable condition at the hospital.

Fox Sports says, “We are deeply grateful to the medical team for their exceptional care and support. Our thoughts and prayers are with Mark, and we ask that everyone please respect his and his family’s privacy during this time.”

Former NFL QB Mark Sanchez was stabbed last night in Indianapolis and is currently in the hospital with critical injuries, TMZ Sports has learned.

Police received a call around 12:30 AM Saturday morning to a street in downtown Indianapolis for two injured people ... and one of the people was the former first-round draft pick.

We're told Sanchez was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition.

Kyren Lacy's lawyer says his client was nowhere close to the car cops accused him of crashing into ... citing surveillance video and data he says the local district attorney's office uncovered.

Lacy's lawyer -- Matt Ory -- sat down for an interview with the local channel HTV 10 in which they showed a video of the LSU wide receiver's bright green Dodge Charger.

Ory shared a video which shows one car crashing into another ... which he claims is a driver colliding with Herman Hall -- the 78-year-old killed in the accident.

Cam Schlittler just got some huge praise from David Ortiz ... who shoveled the "ace" label on the Yankees rookie following his incredible game on Thursday night.

Just hours after the New York hurler went eight innings of shutout ball in a do-or-die win over the Red Sox, Ortiz fired off compliment after compliment after compliment on the right-hander.

Big Papi -- who had just gotten off a flight at LAX -- told us he's already seen enough from the flamethrower to dub him a front-of-the-rotation guy.

After almost five years as a ring girl for Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions, Kourtney Hartenstein is hanging up her glittery two-piece 'fits for good ... telling TMZ Sports her main focus now is more time with her family.

Hartenstein -- who is married to NBA champion Isaiah Hartenstein -- opened up about her future this week ... after initially sharing her decision with her 654k followers on Instagram.

"I need to focus on family," the 34-year-old said. "My husband has a second championship ring on his mind and that starts this week, so we've got a lot going."