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Max von Sydow -- the Swedish actor best known for his notable roles such as the priest in "The Exorcist" and the Three-Eyed Raven on "Game of Thrones" -- has died ... according to his family.

His wife, Catherine, says ... "It is with a broken heart and with infinite sadness that we have the extreme pain of announcing the departure of Max von Sydow." The family has not released a cause of death at this time.

Max was born in Sweden in 1929 and acted in European films until he was 20, before landing his first major role as Knight Antonius Block in the 1957 film, "The Seventh Seal."

He would go on to appear in over 100 movies and TV shows, playing characters ranging from Jesus Christ in "The Greatest Story Ever Told" and Father Merrin in "The Exorcist" to the emperor, Ming, in "Flash Gordon," Dr. Naehring in "Shutter Island" and The Renter in "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close."

Sydow earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for the latter, along with an Oscar nom for Best Actor for "Pelle the Conqueror" in 1987.

His more recent credits include playing Klaus Ziegler on "The Simpsons," Lor San Tekka in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' and 'GoT' ... for which he earned an Emmy nom as the Three-Eyed Raven.

Max was 90.

Ex-Knicks player Chris Childs says ever since Kobe Bryant's death, fans have been bringing up their fight from back in the day ... but those fans need to chill --- 'cause Chris says he and Kobe were cool!!!

"Nah, it was never a beef," Childs says, "It was just something that happened. We let bygones be bygones."

If you don't remember this epic fight ... back in April 2000, Childs and Bryant threw hands during a Knicks vs. Lakers game --- and Childs got the best of Kobe with a 2-piece to the grill.

Since Bryant's death on Jan 26, Childs tells us Mamba fans have been going at him on social media about the fight ...  but he just tries to stay calm and hit 'em back with some positive vibes!

"I just told them let's just pray for the family. Let's not get into the that part of the basketball side. Let that rest right now."

"Let's not be ignorant and continue to talk about something that at that moment, doesn't matter."

In fact, Childs says he and Bryant were fine after that fight -- they would run into each other at UCLA during workouts and there's was NEVER any smoke.

"We always gave each other the head nod, ya know, acknowledging the other person."

Tee Grizzley says he no longer has beef with Eminem and Royce da 5'9" ... and he's chalking it all up to a classic case of a misunderstanding.

Here's the deal ... Tee Grizzley blasted Royce after he revealed he'd advised Eminem to hold off on collaborating with the up-and-coming Detroit rapper until TG had another hit to his name.

Now, Tee Grizzley says he talked to Royce and smoothed things over ... and he wants to do the same with Em.

As you know ... Royce said he convinced Eminem to not work with Tee Grizzley just yet, so Em wouldn't get credit for helping TG blow up. Royce and Em were gonna sit back and wait, and then Tee Grizzley took a shot at Eminem.

The diss -- "I run Detroit, n****s talkin' 'bout Eminem. Talking that s**t, I kill you, him, and him."

American actor Cameron Bowen was only 15 years old when he landed the role of the young version of Dave Boyle -- who gets kidnapped on the streets of Boston and escapes days later -- in Clint Eastwood's 2003 murder mystery film "Mystic River."

Cameron Bowen shared the big screen with a laundry list of A-listers including Tim Robbins as the grown-up version of Dave Boyle, Kevin Bacon as the hometown investigator Sean Devine, Laurence Fishburne as the cop companion Whitey Powers ... and of course Sean Penn as the Boston heavy and father of the victim Jimmy Markum.

"Mystic River" was nominated for a slew of Academy Awards in 2004 like Actor In A Leading Role, Actor In A Supporting Role, Directing and Best Picture.

Of all the murals dedicated to Kobe Bryant and Gianna, Vanessa Bryant seems to have found one she adores ... 'cause she just snapped a pic of her oldest daughter in front of it.

Vanessa posted a sweet tribute Sunday to her late husband and daughter, showing off 17-year-old Natalia in front of a gorgeous piece of art depicting Kobe and Gigi. Natalia is beaming in a beautiful dress -- apparently, her high school winter formal is upon us.

VB captioned the post, "💖 my babies. Natalia. #winterformal." The artwork behind Natalia is stunning -- it shows Kobe kissing Gigi on the head with a halo above. They're both drawn in with black and white against a sky blue backdrop. Looks to be in a public space too.

We did a little digging and weren't able to locate this specific mural among the many that have popped up over the past two months since Kobe and G's tragic deaths.

Madison Beer opened up about a scandal she says has been dogging her for years -- but she's ready to let it go and own the mistake, for which she won't be shamed over anymore.

The singer penned a powerful note Sunday -- making mention of the fact it's International Women's Day -- and basically said she's done being belittled over old private photos and videos she sent to a significant other in her teens ... which have apparently resurfaced as of late.

She writes, "when i was around 14 and exploring my body & sexuality, i sent very private snapchat's of my body to a boy i really liked at the time. i sent these, at 14, thinking i could trust the boy as we had known each other for years & shared feelings for one and other."

Madison continues, "but of course he shared it with all of his friends." She goes on to describe how the pics and vids have popped up over the years, which she says were discussed among her contemporaries, friends, family members and even music execs.

Welp, Madison says she's finally ready to forgive herself ... and more importantly, to let herself move on and not let the incident have power over her anymore. She writes, "so today, on IWD i am going to free myself of this weight i carry."

Madison ends her wise words with some advice for other young people -- remember she's just 21 -- which entails not letting one's mistakes define you, or keep you in fear.

Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott are officially a thing again ... and they have been for several weeks now.

Sources close to the couple tell TMZ ... Kylie and Travis are back together romantically but they're not quite ready to put a title on their relationship, even though they regularly sleep under the same roof, share a child and don't see other people.

Our sources say Kylie and Travis both benefited from last year's breakup ... the time apart was good for both parties because they needed some space. Remember, their initial relationship in 2017 moved very fast because she got pregnant with Stormi right after they first started dating at Coachella.

Fact is ... Kylie and Travis work well on several levels ... in addition to a strong family bond, they both lead full and successful professional lives.

There were tons of clues leading up to this official reconciliation. Kylie and Travis celebrated Thanksgiving and Christmas together as a family and reunited for Stormi's second birthday party, plus a trip to Disney World.

Travis also sent Kylie flowers on Valentine's Day and she gave her own signal in her recent social media activity with her "It's a mood" post.

Now, the band is officially back together.

Amanda Bynes won't be walking down the aisle after all -- she and her fiance of just 3 weeks have called off their engagement.

AB's groom-to-be, Paul Michael, confirmed the news Sunday ... telling In Touch they had, in fact, broken up. He added he still loves Amanda, though, and considers her his best friend.

Word of their split comes after Amanda recently cleared her social media pages of any photos of her and Paul together, which led some to believe they'd parted ways. She hasn't spoken on the split herself yet, and the reason for things coming undone remains unclear.

Of course, as we first told you, Amanda's family wasn't going to let it happen in the first place -- so the writing might've been on the wall for this from the get. Her mother is her conservator, and Amanda can't do something like getting hitched without her conservator's consent. We'd been told her family felt it simply wasn't in her best interest.

We came to learn that the engagement ring Amanda was flashing all over the Internet was actually purchased off of Amazon, for a measly $49. No real diamond, either.

Still, Amanda seemed pretty smitten with Paul -- whom she'd met in AA classes, and had only been dating for a few months before he popped the question. She even filmed a video with him and introduced him to the world as the "best person on the face of the Earth."

The way back for Ben Affleck appears to be through the loving, gentle arms of Ana de Armas -- at least that's how it seems now that they're hanging out off set.

The A-list actors -- who are starring in a new movie together as husband and wife, and just finished filming recently -- were spotted this week in Ana's native country of Cuba. Photos of the stars mingling in and around Havana started circulating this weekend.

The photos and videos online don't appear to show any clear PDA between them, but word around town is they're definitely a thing now ... and a romantic getaway for just the two of them almost all but confirms something's afoot. Mere pals don't really do stuff like this.

It appears the pair might've even stopped off in Costa Rica at one point, either as a pit stop in their tropical trip ... or possibly for a layover. Here, there's no one else around -- it's just them making their way through security. Doesn't look like they're trying to hide either.

Fact is ... photos of the two of them together posing for photos are all over the Internet right now, so it looks like the secret's out. Ben was previously dating 'SNL' producer Lindsay Shookus for a while, and obviously ... he was married to Jennifer Garner for several years.

As for Ana, she got divorced from Spanish actor Marc Clotet in 2013 ... and has since been linked to different guys over the years -- none quite as high profile as our boy Ben here.

They certainly make a great couple -- Ana's been the toast of the town in Hollywood after a breakout performance in "Knives Out," and being cast as the new 'Bond' girl in the upcoming 'No Time to Die.' She's a knockout ... and, of course, Ben is Ben. Always has been.

Their time together for their new flick, "Deep Water," clearly made them super close. They play a couple in a dysfunctional marriage that turns into a crime thriller when Ben becomes the prime suspect in a string of disappearances. Pulpy material, no doubt.

DaBaby brutally assaulted a fan Saturday night as he made his way to the stage, and the crowd was so enraged at him the show ended before it began.

The rapper was at Whiskey North in Tampa for his "Up Close N Personal" tour when a woman waved her phone in his direction, presumably to get a pic. Check out the video ... you see DaBaby unload on her.

Folks at the concert tell TMZ ... after the initial shock subsided, the crowd started booing the rapper. DaBaby and his crew left without performing a single song. Check out the strike from a different angle too, BTW. It's a straight up open palm slap across the face.

You can hear people shriek in horror as DB calmly walks away, and the crowd around the woman bend over to help her. Eerily to similar to another incident DaBaby's bodyguard was involved in back in September ... when the guy KO'd a girl, whom he thought was a guy.

Now, DaBaby has spoken on this. He went on his Instagram story to share a video of the incident, saying, "who know shawty government name so my lawyer can get active."

Cops showed up -- responding to a 911 assault call -- but no arrests were made.

DaBaby's had his share of problems recently. He was recently accused of beating up and robbing a guy in Miami. The battery charges were dropped but he's still under the microscope for robbery -- he allegedly jacked the guy's cellphone, credit card and cash.

Elizabeth Warren looked herself in the mirror Saturday night ... actually, she was just looking at Kate McKinnon who was playing her on 'SNL,' and it was pretty funny.

The Massachusetts senator took the stage and first answered questions from Kate, who was playing FNC's Laura Ingraham, who debriefed Warren on her exit from the race and the endorsement everyone wants to hear.

Then, as Warren thanked her supporters -- various school teachers and teacher's pets -- Kate changed outfits and came out as EW.