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A plane crash in Venezuela claimed the lives of two people onboard ... and, the whole incident was captured on shocking video.

According to the local paper El Nacional, a Cheyenne model plane crashed as it was taking off from Paramillo Airport in Táchira -- a state in western Venezuela that's crossed by the Andes Mountains -- Wednesday morning.

Check out the clip ... the small aircraft barely gets off the ground when the airplane starts to turn widely to the left. The craft doesn't have enough momentum to propel itself through the turn -- and, it comes down in a crash on one of its wings, tumbling over and bursting into flames.

Halfway through the week and we've got a fun guessing game for you! Do you think you've got what it takes to guess the dancing pro. in this hot shot?!

When she's not waltzing in the ballroom, she's the abs-olute best mom! Her past winning partners include "Bachelor" Joey Graziadei and Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon.

Still not sure? Ask her hot hub Val!

It’s the heyday of reality TV ... with fame-hungry hopefuls itching to hit our screens -- but one casting director tells us there’s no fast pass to fame if you can’t clear the ultimate requirement ... the STD test.

We caught up with Kristen Moss on TMZ Live Wednesday, and she broke it down -- if producers are tossing strangers in a house to explore each other sexually, they’ve gotta run heavy background checks ... and she says the big sensitive spot is STD testing, which wipes out a whole lotta hopefuls right off the bat!

Yup, you heard that right -- plenty of wannabes are actually riddled with STDs, which means they’re axed from casting ASAP ... especially since these shows pretty much guarantee things are gonna get hot and heavy beneath the sheets.

The cocreator/director of "Outer Banks" put his hands on a production assistant and shook her while shouting in her face, and several of the show's stars had to intervene ... TMZ has learned.

Multiple sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... the show went back into production this week in Dubrovnik, Croatia. We're told "tensions were high" on the set, and we're told things came to an immediate boil when Jonas Pate grabbed the female P.A.

We're told that as Pate shook and screamed at her, Chase Stokes separated them and Madelyn Cline also jumped in to de-escalate the situation.

"Ghost Adventures" star Aaron Goodwin learned his wife was trying to make him a ghost while shooting the show ... and the clip airs on today's episode.

It all went down while the 'GA' squad was filming a lockdown investigation for the show. That's when cops contacted Aaron to inform him his wife, Victoria, had been arrested in connection with an alleged murder-for-hire plot to have him killed.

Watch the video ... Aaron is in the middle of explaining how he takes photos of the room in close to complete darkness, when he checks his phone.

Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli no longer have a "Full House" ... so, they've decided to get rid of the one they still share -- and they've found a buyer!

The 6-bedroom, 9-bathroom home in the Hidden Hills area near Los Angeles went under contract Wednesday ... the couple had listed the pad for $14,950,000.

The contemporary farmhouse boasts nearly 12,000 square feet of living space, which includes a fully-equipped gym, custom home theater, chef's kitchen and wine cellar. There's also a swimming pool, spa, bocce ball court and BBQ area on the grounds.

Ellen Greenberg's parents say Philadelphia officials are still trying to clean up the city's mess from a botched investigation ... which is why no one will admit Ellen was murdered.

Sandee and Josh Greenberg joined us on "TMZ Live" Wednesday to talk about a medical examiner recently reaffirming their daughter Ellen's death as a suicide ... and, they told us it's all spurred on by corruption.

According to the Greenbergs, they weren't surprised at the ruling ... because it's the answer they've gotten from city officials for years ... which they see as an attempt to simply get to them to stop digging.

The Department of War has ordered the destruction of another boat allegedly carrying "narco-terrorists" ... and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth released video of the fatal strike on social media.

Hegseth posted the clip Wednesday morning ... explaining in the caption the strike went down Tuesday, and was carried out on a boat operated by a member of a "Designated Terrorist Organization" -- though he doesn't specify which one -- cutting through the water in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

The video shows the boat moving at a high speed ... before it's stopped abruptly by a barrage of missiles. A massive fireball engulfs the ship and burns atop the water before the 23-second clip ends.

Keanu Reeves' security had to go "John Wick" on an unhinged fan who tried to get in his SUV ... and the whole encounter was caught on video.

The actor was leaving a performance of "Waiting for Godot" on Broadway -- in which he's costarring with his longtime collaborator Alex Winter -- and fans crowded around the stage door to catch a glimpse of the superstar.

Reeves gets in his car safely ... when a commotion suddenly breaks out -- with a fan rushing to try and get in the vehicle with him while the security that walked him out holds her back.

Melania Trump's legal battle with journalist Michael Wolff  is getting uglier ... and Wolff says he can't wait to ask Melania and President Donald Trump about Jeffrey Epstein under oath.

Here's the deal ... Wolff filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the First Lady, claiming she threatened to sue him over public statements he's made linking her to the notorious pedophile Epstein.

We reached out to the Office of the First Lady of the United States ... and they told us, "First Lady Melania Trump is proud to continue standing up to those who spread malicious and defamatory falsehoods as they desperately try to get undeserved attention and money from their unlawful conduct."

Monica is drawing the line when it comes to her children attending sleepovers and slumber parties. Actually, there is no line -- it's just never happening!!!

The "Boy Is Mine" singer added her 2 cents to the ongoing viral debate this week, after a single father publicly complained he was dejected that the mothers of his daughter's friends didn't let them attend a slumber party under his supervision.

Monica chimed in, in the comments of "The Neighborhood Talk" ... saying her own mother forbade her from sleeping at other people's houses, a practice she carried on into raising her sons and daughter!!!

Life's a real beach when you're Olivia Ponton -- the internet personality was playin' in the sand and showin' off her year-round beach bod ... totally on brand!!!

Nature's finest, Olivia modeled her teeny weeny green bikini for her followers, giving a good glimpse at both her frontside ... and backside!

The 23-year-old star captioned the Instagram carousel, "Proof I belong near the ocean."

No more proof needed, Ponton's got it goin' on!

Roger Goodell is standing by the NFL's decision to have Bad Bunny perform the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show ... saying the star musician "understands the platform that he's on" -- and there are no plans for a replacement.

The commish met with reporters during the league's annual fall owners meeting in New York ... where he explained the process of selecting the halftime performance is "carefully thought through."

"I'm not sure we've ever selected an artist where we didn't have some blowback or criticism," he said. "It's pretty hard to do when you have literally hundreds of millions of people that are watching. But we're confident it's gonna be a great show."

Mark Sanchez's attorney said the former quarterback is "still recovering" from wounds he sustained in a stabbing earlier this month.

The ex-NFLer's counsel, Tim Delaney, informed a Marion County, IN judge of Sanchez's condition during a pretrial conference on Wednesday.

Delaney told the court he was grateful the judge excused his client from attending the proceedings, noting Sanchez "is still recovering from the injuries he sustained" as well as the "medical intervention" he required to fix the damage.

Kylie Jenner is heartbroken over the loss of a beloved family member -- her longtime pup, Norman.

In a tearful IG post Wednesday ... Kylie dropped a flood of sweet pics of Norman, along with a heartfelt tribute to the pup she first got for Christmas when she was just 17.

Kylie was clearly shattered ... saying her Italian Greyhound didn’t just complete her life, but brought pure joy to everyone who knew him.

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