Don Lemon is firing back at Kanye West’s Grammy rant against him … telling us he doesn’t get why the rapper had to throw a racial slur into the mix.

We caught up with Don about the situation, and he clarifies he was just trying to ask Kanye a music question on the Grammys red carpet Sunday — so he has no idea where Ye’s claims that Don was behind the false reports of him getting booted from the ceremony came from.

But Don was clear one thing … saying Kanye calling him a “k***” was totally unwarranted.

Sydney Sweeney is hoping to punch her ticket to the Oscars next year as she takes on the role of Christy Martin in the upcoming biopic … and we have the first shots from the film!

The photos and video obtained exclusively by TMZ shows the actress playfully sparring in a ring with the boxing legend herself.

The two seem to get along as they gently jab at each other, Christy obviously holding back on the “White Lotus” breakout. It’s unclear if this moment will be in the film or if it was just part of a promotional shoot, but it’s cute either way.

The photos, however, show Sweeney on set rocking a white blazer, in a house that screams the ’90s, as she sits contemplatively on the couch, an old-school Sports Illustrated magazine with herself on the cover sitting on a table nearby.

Clearly, these photos were taken during a pivotal moment in the film when Christy’s fame is at an all-time high. Christy graced the cover of SI in 1996, and the moment is widely considered one of the things that put women’s boxing on the map.

The untitled biopic was announced last May, with a cast that includes Ben Foster, Merritt Wever, Jess Gabor and Ethan Embry. Filming wrapped in November 2024.

Jason Kelce is already all over everyone’s televisions, but he’s now invading New Orleans … ’cause the retired Philadelphia Eagles legend hit the Super Bowl city with a bunch of doppelgängers!!

Travis‘ brother was roaming around Crescent City with a camera crew on Tuesday … with a bunch of bearded, burly men in tow.

It looks like it could be part of an ad for Courtyard by Marriott … as the guys were draped in black and yellow letterman jackets sporting the hotel chain name.

The ‘New Heights’ host was already the center of his own look-alike contest in Philly amid the trend (à la Timothée Chalamet and Jeremy Allen White) … with the winner even getting posted as Kelce’s avatar on X.

Witnesses say Jason was super fan-friendly during the outing … posing for pics with his supporters in attendance.

Travis recently talked about going up against Jason’s old team in SBLIX this Sunday … saying he wishes it was Kelce Bowl 2.0, but knows his older bro is enjoying retirement.