Openly gay "Shahs of Sunset" star Reza Farahan is wishing a POX on the 49ers this weekend at the Super Bowl ... all because of cornerback Chris Culliver, who said gays don't belong in the 49ers' locker room.

Reza was out in L.A. yesterday when he unloaded on Culliver for

Because you never know when you might be involved in a home invasion again, Taye Diggs is making sure he stays in great shape and hit up Equinox gym in L.A. on Wednesday.

Earlier this week, the buff 42-year-old chased down and single-handedly apprehended the guy trying to break into his house.

That's one way to

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San Francisco 49er Chris Culliver's homophobic rant isn't the only Super Bowl issue at hand -- there's another one that could change everything ... if Harv would just listen to the newsroom!! 

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NFL legend Dan Marino -- a pregame analyst for CBS -- just admitted he knocked up a CBS Sports production assistant in 2004 ... while he was still married to his wife.

The baby mama is Donna Savattere -- who was 35-years-old at the time of the affair.  Savattere gave birth to a daughter in 2005