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Wander Franco caught a big break in court this week, avoiding prison ... but that doesn't mean he'll ever walk on an MLB diamond again, despite having the staunch support of many players, including Hall of Famer Adrián Beltré.

TMZ Sports ran into the 4x All-Star and 5x Gold Glove Award winner at LAX this week, when we asked him about his fellow Dominican star, and whether he deserved another crack at playing in the Big Leagues.

"It's a sensitive situation, but I think, I believe that everybody has a second chance," Beltré told us.

Actress Gemmenne de la Peña was about 7 years old when she played the adorable daughter of Erin Brockovich -- played by Julia Roberts -- in the 2000 film "Erin Brockovich."

In addition to Julia Roberts, Gemmenne shared the big screen with Aaron Eckhart and Marg Helgenberger.

Taylor Frankie Paul says she's trying to start fresh after a dark time in her life ... but she's still got a void to fill.

The 'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' star opened up on social media Sunday, updating fans on where her life and her head are at.

Taylor says she's still processing the 'Bachelorette' getting canceled and 'SLOMW' being put on ice after she "made some boys cry" and bawled herself. That's one way to sum things up.

Joe Negri, famous for playing the musical handyman on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," is dead.

Joe's death was announced Sunday, just days before he was set to celebrate his 100th birthday ... according to multiple reports.

The official cause of death is unclear ... though his daughter reportedly said he died Saturday from natural causes.

Joe was known as Handyman Negri on the long-running children's classic ... for 30 years he played music and fixed things alongside the puppets of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.

The "Summer House" relationship scandal is reverberating across the Bravo universe ... and "In The City" star Kenny Martin says something's not adding up with Amanda Batula and West Wilson's relationship timeline.

We got Kenny in New York City and our photog asked him about the "Summer House" reunion ... which hasn't exactly done much to clear up exactly when Amanda and West's romance began. 

Kenny says he's not buying what Amanda and West are selling ... the couple says their first kiss happened in February and they didn't start banging until officially defining their relationship at the end of March ... and he explains what makes it feel fishy, at least in his view.

Searching for "Alaskan Bush People" star Matt Brown's body in a raging river was like finding a needle in a haystack ... at least according to a first-hand account from the private search party that found him.

Chay Wilkerson Moore lead the private search party who recovered Brown's body from the Okanogan River in Washington state, and he tells TMZ kayakers were able to spot his brown jacket in the fast-moving brown water Saturday, just a few miles South from where he was last seen alive.

Moore -- who has spearheaded 12 successful recoveries over the last 5 years -- says kayakers had to scour the riverbank inch by inch because Matt's clothing blended in with the murky water and scenery ... and he was in a remote area not easily accessible by law enforcement.

Model, actress ... this leading lady does it all! We caught up with this ageless A-lister earlier this month, who stunned as she stopped to chat and pose for pics.

Can you guess who it is?! Here's another clue ... she's published 6 books, but tells us she makes sure to get the thumbs-up from her fellow celebs before spilling their tea.

Shaun White looks like he's getting back into the dating scene after splitting from Nina Dobrev ... and TMZ has photos of him on a date.

Check out the pics ... Shaun is breaking bread with a mystery woman on a Friday afternoon outing in New York City.

We're told they hit up Kiki's Greek restaurant on the Lower East Side, where they ordered lamb chops and washed them down with soda and a bottle of water.

The official Instagram account for the Obama White House started posted some strange content Sunday ... with someone claiming the White House is under Shiite control ... and it turns out it was the work of a hacker.

Barack Obama has his own personal page, but the hack happened with the @obamawhitehouse IG account ... the official account for The Obama White House.

There were some posts that went up that raised eyebrows ... including an A.I.-generated image with a caption that translated to, "The White House is under Shiites' control."

Round of applause for Waka Flocka Flame ... he says he's about to become a biological father for the first time!!!

Waka -- real name Juaquin James Malphurs -- just shared the happy news on social media, and it looks like he's having a son named after him.

The "Round of Applause" rapper shared an image of him holding a wooden decoration shaped like an oversized "J" inscribed with "Juaquin Jr."

Comedian Norman Freeman looks like he's lucky to be alive following a frightening car wreck he was involved in ... and the photos are terrifying.

Norman announced Sunday he was in a car crash a couple days ago where he got hit by not only an SUV, but also an 18-wheeler.

The comedian and makeup artist shared photos of the wreck ... and there's a Mercedes-Benz that's completely mangled as its being towed onto a truck bed. Unclear if this is the car Norman was in, or the SUV that hit him.

Former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is back in the crosshairs of police in England ... he's under investigation for an alleged encounter back in the day with a woman at Royal Ascot.

Cops across the pond are reportedly looking into an alleged incident from 2002 at the famous racing festival ... with police "examining events in 2002 as they consider wider possible crimes by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, including sexual misconduct, ­corruption and fraud" ... according to The Sunday Times.

Royal Ascot is the most prestigious horse racing event in England with a rich history of tradition dating back centuries ... and in 2002, it was reportedly attended by Andrew's mom, Queen Elizabeth, his older brother the future King Charles, his younger brother Prince Edward, and his older daughter Princess Beatrice.

Jay-Z got a lot off his chest in an epic freestyle ... seemingly dissing Nicki Minaj, her husband Kenneth Petty, Drake, and Kanye West ... and it's all on video.

HOV was headlining Roots Picnic in Philadelphia on Saturday night when he started freestyling ... and it sounds like he clapped back at some of the biggest names in hip-hop.

Fans online think Jay took aim at Nicki and her husband, rapping ... "That lady back on the stuff, she sound like she in love with 'em / Her Ken can't even … Take they kids … enough of them."

David Rush, the longtime CIA officer who was arrested for allegedly hoarding $40 Million in gold bars at his home, has been linked to President Donald Trump's No. 2 man at the Pentagon.

Rush used to work with billionaire Stephen A. Feinberg ... according to NBC News and The New York Times ... and that's notable because Feinberg is now Trump's Deputy Secretary of Defense.

A CIA officer for 17 years, Rush held a senior position inside the agency's Directorate of Science and Technology ... and he appears to have first come into contact with Feinberg during Trump's first term, when they were both reportedly on the President's Intelligence Advisory Board.

Bill Gates' public persona looks like it's taking a huge hit ... and it sounds like it's all because of his association with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

In an exposé about Bill's carefully crafted image and the way it appears to be cracking, The Wall Street Journal reports Bill's standing is falling in public and in business as he gears up to testifying before Congress in the Epstein investigation.

Bill reportedly has a bunch of staffers tasked with carefully crafting him to come off like Mr. Rogers -- they test out wardrobe choices on a custom mannequin -- but it's all going to waste now that his ties to Epstein and some affairs with Russian women have been revealed.

Foster Sylvers, the standout child star of the 1970s family R&B group The Sylvers, has died ... TMZ has learned.

Foster's brother, Leon Sylvers III, tells TMZ he died in hospice following a battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. More updates will come from their sister, Pat Sylvers.

The Sylvers skyrocketed to fame in the '70s with hits like "Fool's Paradise, "Boogie Fever," and "Hot Line." The group had many iterations during their decade in the spotlight ... the above photo shows James, Foster, Edmund, Ricky, and Angie.