Summer/Beach

Miami Dolphins star Raheem Mostert is opening up on his decision to chase touchdowns over big waves ... telling TMZ Sports he left his pro surfing dreams behind to pursue a college education!!

For those who don't know, the NFL's rushing-scoring leader last season was a beast on the board back in the day ... in fact, he even had a sponsorship offer from Billabong when he was in his mid-teens.

We caught up with Mostert at LAX this week about his first love ... and he said while he misses the sport, he knows he made the right decision by putting his focus on football.

MTV's "Siesta Key" won't be returning for a 6th season anytime soon ... TMZ has learned.

Sources connected to the show tell us the series is not considered officially canceled by the network ... as there’s a possibility it could return in the future. Still, the current incarnation of the show has come to an end after 5 seasons.

Many fans online, including several Reddit threads, have been wondering for months when they would get a 6th season of the show -- which hit an all-time ratings low in season 5 before airing its finale in January 2023.

Sleuths covering Taylor Swift's every move think she and Travis Kelce are on a getaway together -- and if they're at this specific spot ... she may be a couple's vacay repeater.

Here's the deal ... despite her best efforts, people are still tracking Taylor's private jets -- or trying to anyway -- and one particular group thinks they've got her latest flight pinned down ... specifically, for a trip down to the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas.

This group of people who track jets suggest she may have been on a flight Sunday from L.A. to North Eleuthera -- and the reason they might be on to something  ... some purported pics of T-Swift and TK surfaced online Monday, and it appears to show them in a tropical setting.

More accurately, the photos published by Deuxmoi appear to show Taylor and Travis walking along a dock -- although the publication doesn't offer any details on where this might be.

Luckily for us, we've done some digging -- and we think we got it figured out ... 'cause the dock they're on looks awfully similar to one that's just a hop and skip away from the main Eleuthera island ... namely, one featured at the Valentines Resort & Marina at Harbour Island.

Take a close look for yourself -- it's hard to say for certain ... but on its face, some of the characteristics seem to line up in appearance. So yeah, it's possible this is where they're at.

If true -- and we're not 100% sure it is at this point, although there are signs it might be -- then this is really interesting ... 'cause Taylor vacationed with her ex, Joe Alwyn, in Eleuthera as well once upon a time. In fact, it looks like she may be doing some of the same stuff.

Remember, in 2022 ... Taylor and Joe also jetted down to the Bahamas -- and they were staying in Eleuthera as well back then ... in none other than an airstream trailer owned by Lenny Kravitz. No word on whether she's shacking up there again with Trav ... hopefully not.

What's interesting about this too ... the fact Joe was just in L.A. the other day, this while Travis and Taylor were in town. Seems to be a lot of flashbacks going on with her ex-BF.

One last thing that pretty much confirms these two are enjoying a little R&R -- this on the heels of his NFL season being over, and Taylor enjoying a break from her international tour.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Taylor and Travis have had a vacation planned for a while -- although we didn't hear exactly where they were going. However, our sources say that after they went on this vacay -- which, for now, sure seems like it's happening right now -- they were due to come back to Los Angeles and continue hanging out/playing house.

Taylor and Travis have been shacking up together at her Bev Hills crib for the past couple weeks -- and while Taylor hasn't been spotted out ... Trav's been hitting the town a lot solo.

The guy's been cruising around with his buddies, and he even went to the Justin Timberlake show last week ahead of the debut of his new album ... where he got an *NSYNC reunion.

Anyhoo ... assuming these two are on the getaway we think they're on -- this would mark their first real trip together where it's completely non-work-related ... another step in their relationship ... and just more evidence that they're truly getting serious.

Some ovations defy explanation -- like this crowd on the beach in Venice, Florida watching the gruesome removal of a beached sperm whale, yet erupting in cheers ... all captured on video.

Check out the new footage we obtained showing the massive whale's body being mutilated by an excavator -- definitely not for the faint of heart or stomach -- but a group of beachgoers found reason to hoot, holler and celebrate the process.

The removal was coordinated earlier this week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -- also known as NOAA -- along with a local marine lab.

The beached whale was first spotted Sunday evening, and reportedly still alive before dying the next morning, when officials quickly attempted to move the decaying corpse.

This video gives you a closer look at the initial attempt to move the massive mammal, as several onlookers record the scene.

Not surprisingly, some locals were disturbed by the crowd's reaction, and a rep for PETA tells TMZ ... "With the planet’s oceans being trawled barren, the death of any aquatic animal is a high-stakes tragedy, and PETA urges everyone upset at the sight of this beached whale to throw all sealife a lifeline by going vegan."

However, as graphic as the removal is, PETA has no issue with NOAA's process ... telling us it's "standard operating procedure."

The city of Venice was forced to issue a no-swim advisory at the beach due to the carcass -- which might be one reason for the cheers.

Researchers cut into the whale's corpse on Monday, causing blood to leak into the water. Translation: the bloody scene could've attracted sharks to shore, endangering swimmers.

BTW, this whale tale isn't nearly as gruesome as a similar situation that went down back in 1970 ... when a Pacific gray whale washed ashore in Florence, OR. That carcass was blown to smithereens with dynamite, and the end result was beyond explosive.

Algunas ovaciones no tienen explicación, como la de esta multitud en la playa de Venice -Florida- que observa la espantosa extracción de un cachalote varado y, sin embargo, se ponen felices y lo graban en video.

Échale un vistazo a las nuevas imágenes que hemos obtenido en las que se ve cómo una excavadora mutila el enorme cuerpo de la ballena -algo no apto para cardíacos ni estómagos débiles- mientras un grupo de bañistas encontró motivos para gritar y celebrar el proceso.

La retirada fue coordinada a principios de esta semana por la Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica (NOAA) y un laboratorio marino local.

La ballena varada fue avistada por primera vez el domingo por la noche, y al parecer seguía viva antes de morir a la mañana siguiente, cuando las autoridades intentaron rápidamente trasladar el cadáver en descomposición.

En este video se puede ver de cerca el intento inicial de trasladar al enorme mamífero, mientras varios curiosos graban la escena.

No es sorprendente que algunos lugareños se molestaron por la reacción de la multitud, y un representante de PETA le dice a TMZ: "Con los océanos del planeta siendo arrastrados, la muerte de cualquier animal acuático es una tragedia, y PETA insta a todo el mundo molesto por lo ocurrido a esta ballena varada a hacerse vegano".

Sin embargo, tan gráfica como es la eliminación, PETA no tiene ningún problema con el proceso de la NOAA, diciéndonos que es el "procedimiento estándar".

La ciudad de Venice se vio obligada a emitir un aviso de no nadar en la playa debido al cadáver, lo que podría ser una de las razones de los vítores.

Los investigadores cortaron en el cadáver de la ballena el lunes, causando una gran fuga de sangre en el agua... la sangrienta escena podría haber atraído a los tiburones a la orilla, poniendo en peligro a los nadadores.

Ryan Seacrest is literally diving right into his new gig as the "Wheel of Fortune" host ... filming promos in Hawaii for the upcoming season, and going underwater.

Ryan and Vanna White are on Waikiki Beach right now on Oahu, where they are filming the Hawaii episodes for the upcoming Season 42.

In one take, Vanna and Ryan are talking to the camera as they stand in ankle-deep water ... and then Ryan, in full snorkel gear, dives under.

Imagine Pat Sajak doing this!!!

Of course, Pat's now retired and Ryan's taking the reigns ... and ya gotta imagine he's enjoying his new gig. Hard to beat on-location filming in Hawaii.

Ryan and Vanna also filmed a couple promos on land -- he's wearing flip-flops and a Hawaiian shirt as they shoot at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort.

Folks who were there say RS and VW seemed to have great chemistry together and were getting along between takes.

They must have been in a good mood, because they were also happily taking selfies with fans ... in that aloha spirit.

Christian Bale es conocido por sus extremas transformaciones corporales en la gran pantalla, pero para su cumpleaños número 50 el tipo ha llegado a un buen punto medio, luciendo súper en forma y tonificado.

El actor ganador del Oscar fue fotografiado el lunes celebrando sus grandes 50 en Cabo, México, para ser específicos, y como hemos dicho, estaba definitivamente listo para mostrar sus enormes atributos a las cámaras, pues apareció en el balcón sin su camiseta.

También llevaba una toalla alrededor de su cintura en un momento también...

Finalmente, Christian Bale se puso un top, un sombrero y unas gafas de sol para protegerse de los rayos y se dirigió a la playa con su mujer Sibi Blažić y su hijo de nueve años, Joseph. Vamos a decir esto.... incluso vestido, Christian deja en vergüenza a otros padres.

Christian y Sibi también son padres de Emmeline, de 18 años, aunque parece que ella no estuvo presente en esta escapada familiar.

El actor de Hollywood está claramente disfrutando su tiempo libre después de tomarse un respiro en su carrera. Su único crédito en 2023 fue la voz en off para la película animada "El niño y la garza", y actualmente no tiene nada en carpeta para este año.

Por supuesto, él sigue siendo uno de los actores más prolíficos hoy en día y aún está en un punto alto de su carrera. Sin duda, puede permitirse un descanso ante las cámaras.

Por suerte para nosotros (y todos los demás), aquí está ofreciendo otro tipo de espectáculo. Tampoco se exigen entradas de admisión general para verlo.

Christian Bale is known for his extreme on-screen body transformations -- but for his 50th birthday, the dude's reached a great middle-ground ... looking super ripped and toned.

The Oscar-winning actor was photographed Monday ringing in the big 5-0 down in Mexico -- Cabo, to be specific -- and like we said ... the guy was definitely ready to show off his huge guns for the cameras, 'cause he was hanging out on the balcony without a shirt on.

He was also wearing a towel around his waist at one point too ... big-time thirst trap vibes.

Eventually, CB popped on a top, hat, and shades to shield himself from the rays ... making his way down to a beach with his wife, Sibi Blažić, and their nine-year-old son Joseph. We'll say this about him ... even when clothed, Christian puts other dad bods to shame.

Christian and Sibi are also parents to daughter Emmeline, 18 ... although, she didn't appear to be on the family getaway here.

The Hollywood actor is clearly making the most of his downtime after taking a bit of a breather on the career front -- his only 2023 credit was voiceover work for "The Boy and the Heron" ... and he currently has nothing in the pipeline this year.

Granted, he's still one of the most prolific actors working today -- and he's still killing it at this point in his career. He can most certainly afford to take a break from on-camera work.

Lucky for us (and everyone else) ... he's right here putting on another type of show, no general admission tickets needed either.

Oprah Winfrey didn't throw a huge party for her 70th birthday, and she didn't ask for a bunch of gifts either ... instead, she seemed content with a healthy run along the beach.

The legendary talk show host celebrated her birthday milestone Monday, posting a video on social media showing her jogging on a California beach with a friend and one of her dogs. Looks like she had a pal (or perhaps a trainer) who was jogging alongside her.

The media mogul captioned her IG post ... "Celebrating 70 with a run on the beach. #healthisthebestgift. Thank you for all the birthday love." The hashtag is probably good news for Oprah's friends and loved ones ... it's gotta be hard to find a gift for a billionaire!

BTW ... Oprah added Jill Scott's timeless song "Golden" to the post ... and she's certainly looking pretty fit in her golden years. That's the bigger point -- O showing off the fact she works out, which is timely considering her recent confession to using weight-loss drugs.

Fact is ... she's caught a little flak of late for what people perceive as "taking the easy way out" -- this after she denounced drugs like Ozempic, before doing an apparent about-face.

Here, however, she seems to be telegraphing something ... namely, she gets active too.

The beach run obviously dovetails with her latest health transformation ... as we reported, last month Oprah revealed she dropped 40 pounds in 2023, thanks in part to doctors prescribing her some medication.

With this, though ... O seems to be suggesting exercise was part of the drop in poundage. Hard to say if this will appease people like Jillian Michaels -- she seems very anti-Ozempic.

Oprah Winfrey no hizo una gran fiesta para celebrar sus 70 años. Tampoco pidió un montón de regalos, en cambio, parecía estar muy contenta con un saludable trote por la playa.

La legendaria presentadora celebró su cumpleaños el lunes, con un video en las redes sociales donde aparece haciendo una caminata rápida por una playa de California con un amigo y uno de sus perros. Parece que tenía un amigo (o tal vez un entrenador) que estaba trotando junto a ella.

La magnate de los medios subtituló su post de Instagram con el comentario: "Celebrando los 70 con un trote en la playa. #La salud es el mejor regalo. Gracias por todo su amor en mi cumpleaños". El hashtag es probablemente una buena noticia para los amigos y seres queridos de Oprah, ¡tiene que ser difícil encontrar un regalo para un multimillonario!

Por cierto, Oprah añadió el clásico de Jill Scott "Golden" en su post, y ciertamente se ve muy en forma en sus años dorados. Ese es el punto más importante, o quizás el hecho de que está haciendo ejercicio, lo cual es oportuno teniendo en cuenta su reciente confesión de que ha usado medicamentos para bajar de peso.

La verdad es que ella ha recibido algunas críticas últimamente por lo que la gente percibe como estar "tomando el camino más fácil". Esto, después de que denunciara drogas como el Ozempic, antes de aparentemente cambiar de opinión.

Aquí, sin embargo, ella parece estar enviando un mensaje, y es que está activa también.

El trote por la playa, obviamente, encaja con su última transformación de salud. Como informamos, el mes pasado Oprah reveló que bajó 40 libras en 2023, gracias en parte a que los médicos le prescribieron algunos medicamentos.

Con esto, sin embargo, parece estar sugiriendo que el ejercicio fue parte de la baja de peso también. Es difícil saber si esto apaciguará a las personas como Jillian Michaels, quien parecen estar muy en contra de Ozempic.

If you didn't think the Sunshine State could get any hotter, allow us to prove you wrong ... 'cause these stars could burn even the hottest beach -- especially on Florida Day.

The sun's always out in this Southeastern state ... and Tyler Cameron knew exactly what to do in his hometown Jupiter, ripping off his shirt to expose the guns. Rebel Wilson covered up a little more in a zip-up suit but still added some color to her long legs on the beach while Maluma looked like the Florida MAN -- sipping on wine in the 305!!!

Rapper Coi Leray completely stole the show from the Miami coastline ... keeping all eyes on her behind in the smallest one-piece the town's ever seen.

And, what would Florida be without its boat culture ... something in which Tiktok star and certified boat babe Alix Earle indulged while lounging in a barely-there orange bikini off Fort Lauderdale's coast.

And, Florida's a great hot spot for couples too ... just ask Olympic legend Simone Biles and NFL baller hubby Jonathan Owens who snuggled up in South Beach.

Like we said from the top -- it's National Florida Day, y'all ... so enjoy all the pics from everyone's fave swing state -- guaranteed to rapidly warm up anyone's chilly January!!!

Si pensabas que el Estado del Sol no podía ser más caluroso, permítenos demostrarte que te equivocas, porque estas estrellas están que arden, y así celebran el Día de Florida.

El sol siempre brilla en este estado del sureste y Tyler Cameron sabía exactamente qué hacer en su ciudad natal, arrancándose la camiseta para lucir sus atributos. ¡Rebel Wilson se cubrió un poco más en un traje con cremallera, pero todavía añade un poco de color a sus largas piernas en la playa, mientras que Maluma parecía muy relajado en Florida, bebiendo vino en el 305!

La rapera Coi Leray se robó las miradas en la costa de Miami, manteniendo todos los ojos en su trasero en el más pequeño de una sola pieza que la ciudad ha visto nunca.

Y, ¿qué sería de Florida sin su cultura de botes? Algo en lo que la estrella Tiktok Alix Earle parece conocer muy bien, y se le puede ver en un bikini naranja apenas transparente frente a la costa de Fort Lauderdale.

Florida es un gran punto de encuentro para las parejas, basta con preguntarle a la leyenda olímpica Simone Biles y a su marido Jonathan Owens, quienes se mostraron muy románticos en South Beach.

Como hemos dicho desde el principio, es el Día Nacional de Florida, así que disfruten de todas las fotos. Está garantizado que el frío se les va a quitar rápidamente.

Larsa Pippen wasted no time scrubbing her latest sexy snap from social media on Wednesday ... and we're told it's all due to her own pops getting involved.

The 49-year-old reality TV star had people talking after sharing a beach pic in a tiny, black bikini with her 5.4 million Instagram followers ... which featured a suggestive pose and the caption, "Sunshine on my mind."

The post was later removed from her profile ... leaving folks wondering if she had second thoughts about the risqué image.

Sources tell TMZ Sports Larsa's dad is the reason behind the move ... as he hit her up to express his disapproval of the shot.

Worth noting -- Larsa's dad has intervened with her sex appeal in the past ... as she explained back in 2022 he begged her to delete her OnlyFans account, even though she doesn't go nude on the subscription platform.

But, it's not just Larsa's pops who got upset over her latest IG post -- some folks flooded the comments with criticism ... even accusing her of touching up her body with Photoshop.

"Bro this soooooo edited it’s sad," one user said ... with another pointing out Larsa's kids probably weren't too thrilled with their mom putting so much on display.

"Don’t need to see all that!" another said. "Don't you have teenagers?? Be a role model, Mom!"

There were also some supportive replies ... with people praising Pippen for doing her thing and feeling comfortable in her own skin.

Larsa Pippen no esperó ningún segundo para borrar su última y sexy foto de las redes sociales el miércoles, y nos dicen que todo se debe a que su propio papá se involucró.

La estrella de la telerrealidad, de 49 años, dio que hablar tras compartir con sus 5,4 millones de seguidores de Instagram una foto suya en la playa con un minúsculo bikini negro, en la que aparecía en una sugerente pose y el comentario: "Sunshine on my mind".

El post fue eliminado más tarde de su perfil, lo que despertó la pregunta en la gente si tenía dudas sobre su atrevida imagen.

Las fuentes dicen a TMZ Sports que el padre de Larsa es la razón detrás del movimiento. Al parecer, él expresó su desaprobación de la fotografía.

Vale la pena señalar que el padre de Larsa ha intervenido otras veces en estos asuntos en el pasado. Como ella bien explicó en 2022, le rogó que borrara su cuenta de OnlyFans, a pesar de que ella no aparece desnuda en la plataforma de suscripción.

Pero no solo el padre de Larsa se molestó por su último post, algunas personas inundaron los comentarios con críticas, incluso acusándola de retocar su cuerpo con Photoshop.

"Bro esto está taaaan editado que es triste", dijo un usuario. Otro señaló que los hijos de Larsa probablemente no estaban tan encantados con ver a su madre en exhibición.

"¡No necesitan ver todo eso!", dijo otro. "¿No tienes hijos adolescentes? ¡Sé un ejemplo para ellos, mamá!".

También hubo algunas respuestas de apoyo. Varios elogiaron a Pippen por hacer lo suyo y sentirse cómoda con su propio cuerpo.

A monster wave crashed over a seawall in SoCal, injuring at least 8 people and sending dozens fleeing in panic.

West Coast weather has caused a surge in waves along the coast ... folks in Northern Cali have marveled at waves as high as 35 feet.

As for this video ... it was shot in SoCal in the city of Ventura Thursday. Curious beachgoers were standing by the seawall, assuming it would protect them ... it did not. They get pummeled by the force of the wave, knocking some folks down and underwater.

They scream as they scurry away in panic, as the water creates a stream along the shopping district.

At least 8 people were taken to the hospital -- it was that serious.

Nearly 300 miles north in the city of Santa Cruz, a dog narrowly avoided being swept into the sea by similarly dangerous waves ... with the current luckily carrying the pup back to shore.