Bryce Mitchell is walking back positive statements he made about Adolf Hitler — apologizing for sounding insensitive with his comments about the former dictator … and adding he’s definitely not a Nazi.

The UFC fighter released a statement just minutes ago … saying he’s sorry to fans who he offended with his comments — adding he knows many people died in the Holocaust and that Hitler did a whole lot of evil things.

Mitchell adds he’s “definitely not a nazi, and definitely do not condone any of the evil things Hitler did.”

Obviously, Bryce pissed off a bunch of people earlier this week when he said he thought Hitler was a good guy who ultimately became addicted to meth and wanted to purify Germany by “kicking the greedy Jews out that were destroying his country and turning them all into gays.”

Tons of people — including UFC top boss Dana White — blasted Mitchell for the comments … with White saying it had to be one of the dumbest things he’s ever heard anyone say.

Jewish UFC star Natan Levy said he was disgusted by the comments … but, he also recognizes that Mitchell has free speech — so, he understands why the UFC won’t fire him.

The viral mermaid performer who was attacked by a fish is dispelling rumors she was forced to get back to work after her run-in with a sturgeon — explaining she was immediately taken to the hospital.

Mariia Zelenina — a 22-year-old Russian performer living in China and working at Xishuangbanna Primitive Forest Park — spoke with People about how she almost ended up fish food … peeling back the scales on the incident.

MZ tells the outlet she was totally shocked when the fish — a Chinese sturgeon, she says — came up to her near the end of her solo and took a big bite at the top of her head.

Zelenina’s not putting on her flippers for a bit … ’cause her face is still injured and she’s not supposed to jump in the water.

That said, she’s not scared to get back to work … saying situations like this need to be treated with humor — and, she’s not afraid of the fish.

Justin Baldoni is pulling out all the stops in his war with Blake Lively … because he’s got a new tool designed to present JB’s side of the story.

The “It Ends With Us” star just published a new website dedicated to the Blake case … and he’s defending himself against Blake’s allegation he sexually harassed her when they were making the movie.

The website currently has two links on it … one to the amended complaint filed by Justin Baldoni and his studio against Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds — and the other showing a timeline of relevant events in the case.

Justin has released raw footage from “It Ends With Us” … including unedited shots and behind-the-scenes clips … and, he may have more which he hopes will exonerate him against her sexual harassment claims.

Baldoni’s suing Blake and her publicist, as well as the New York Times … and now interested fans have a one-stop shop to read their legal filings — though other legal docs from the saga aren’t available yet.

We’re told Justin’s motivation here is simple … refuting Blake’s claims. His team’s not making money on the site, we’re told — but, it’s a page for fans to access all the legal documents that are already public.

Our sources say Justin is interested in transparency — something his attorney has promised from the beginning … because they say they have nothing to hide.