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Country music has lost one of its all-time hitmakers -- Don Schlitz, the mastermind behind "The Gambler," has died at 73.

Schlitz died Thursday at a Nashville hospital after a sudden illness ... and the loss is hitting the industry hard. A member of the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame, he was a legend in the songwriting game.

His catalog reads like a greatest hits playlist. Schlitz wrote smashes for Kenny Rogers (“The Gambler,” “The Greatest”), Randy Travis (“On the Other Hand,” “Forever and Ever, Amen”), The Judds, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Tanya Tucker and Mary Chapin Carpenter … just to name a few.

Longtime Angels star Garret Anderson -- the franchise's all-time hits leader -- tragically died on Thursday ... TMZ Sports has learned.

We're told the 53-year-old had a medical emergency at his home in Newport Beach, CA ... and dispatch audio details an unconscious male amid the request for service.

Anderson, born and raised in Los Angeles, was drafted by the Angels in 1990 ... and went on to play for the big league club from 1994 to 2008, becoming one of the greatest players in franchise history.

Garret had a ton of personal as well as team success in Anaheim ... making three All-Star teams and winning a World Series in 2002. He also won the Silver Slugger Award twice, in 2002 and 2003.

Meghan Trainor is turning the page on a major chapter ... 'cause TMZ has learned she sold her Los Angeles area home the same day she pulled the plug on her upcoming tour.

Real estate sources tell us the Encino compound closed Thursday for $6,835,000, moving quickly after hitting the market just about a week ago. The gated estate offers a private retreat tucked behind tall hedges.

The property is expansive ... featuring 7 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, and roughly 14,164 square feet of living space, all set on about 1.09 acres.

D4vd is in jail after being arrested for the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas ... and neighbors of the Hollywood Hills home where he was popped are shocked for multiple reasons.

We broke the news ... The 21-year-old singer was booked into the LAPD 77th Street Station Jail late Thursday after detectives arrested him on suspicion of murdering the teen. D4vd -- born David Anthony Burke -- is being held without bail.

Neighbors who live on the same street -- not far from the famed Chateau Marmont -- told TMZ ... they didn't even know D4vd lived among them when the home he was staying in was swarmed by police.

The search for Nancy Guthrie’s been dragging on for nearly two months -- but the Pima County Sheriff's Department had people thinking it was finally over ... before the internet quickly called BS!

The department dropped a "Update: Nancy has been located" post on X Thursday night -- and given they’re the ones leading the search for Savannah Guthrie’s mom, you’d assume they meant that Nancy. Not quite.

A quick glance at the poster attached tells a very different story -- it’s actually a completely different woman, Nancy Radakovich, with "LOCATED" stamped across her pic.

One thing about Sexyy Red -- she rolls deep ... and her squad showed all the way up to celebrate her 28th at Coachella Valley!

Peep the clip from the bash thrown by Memehouse and Capaholics Thursday night -- the turnout was stacked, with Swae Lee, Ty Dolla $ign, Kyle Massey, DDG, Deshae Frost, and more all pulling up.

And yeah ... it was exactly the kind of chaos you’d expect -- bling flashing, cash flying, and Sexyy front and center eating up every second.

Natalie Portman just dropped a big baby bomb ... she's expecting her third child!

The 44-year-old made the reveal in a new Harper's Bazaar interview that was published on Friday, saying she's "awed" and "excited" to be pregnant again.

This will be the acclaimed actress's first child with partner Tanguy Destable ... and she tells the mag she's "grateful" for the pregnancy, calling it "a privilege and a miracle."

The actress was snapped out and about in Paris Friday amid the exciting announcement ... covering up any signs of a baby bump with a green coat.

Natalie says that -- because her father is a fertility expert -- she "grew up hearing about how hard it is to get pregnant."

And she's not taking it for granted, adding ... "I have so many people I love who’ve had such a hard time with it that I want to be respectful around that as well."

8:39 AM PT -- A law enforcement source tells TMZ ... this was an investigative grand jury and not one designed to indict anyone. But why did the LAPD say they were presenting the case to the D.A. on Monday if the D.A. was in charge of the grand jury investigation?

D4vd's arrest was dramatic for sure, but there's something underlying it that screams something is up with the prosecution's case ... it may not be as solid as people think.

The LAPD arrested D4vd late Thursday and quickly put out a statement that they would present the case to the D.A. on Monday. Here's the thing ... the D.A.'s office already had the case ... they had it for months.

Deputy D.A. Beth Silverman has been presenting evidence to an L.A. County Grand Jury since November, and it seemed by all accounts this was more than an investigative grand jury ... it was a grand jury convened to indict D4vd for the alleged murder of Celeste Rivas. If the grand jury heard all this evidence, wouldn't it make sense for it to indict?

Fun Friday stars now, and boy, do we have a sweet treat, so grab a seat! Can you guess which Hollywood hottie put her curves on blast in this jaw-dropping shot?!

She may be the younger sister of a famous actress, but she's amassed her own large following -- known for her fashion influence.

Kyle Cooke isn't sweating that his ex-wife Amanda Batula is canoodling with their costar West Wilson ... because he's also smoochin' someone new!

Page Six obtained video that show the "Summer House" star locking lips with Meghan King on the streets of NYC Thursday night after leaving a party thrown by the tabloid.

You can see in the clip ... KC grabs the 'Real Housewives of Orange County' star by the shoulders before pulling her in for a quick kiss.

The video also includes footage from inside Page Six's "Love Letter to ’90s New York: Revisited" event at Temple Bar in the NoHo neighborhood ... where they're hanging by the bar, drinking and laughing together.

4:05 PM PT -- The hearing has ended ... the judge will issue a ruling later today or Monday.

Tyler Robinson is making another appearance in court Friday ... this time asking the judge not to allow cameras into his trial because of the media's biased coverage of his case -- and, we're live-streaming it for you.

The alleged murderer will appear alongside his attorneys, while his defense asked a judge to stop live streaming coverage of the trial.

His lawyers say the live streams are being used to commodify the trial instead of serving their intended purpose -- which is to educate the public on the proceedings.

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A parenting influencer is opening up about what she’s calling the "worst day of her life" -- revealing she accidentally ran over her toddler in a terrifying freak accident.

Kelly Hopton-Jones shared the ordeal in a lengthy IG post ... saying she was heading out Wednesday with her 4-year-old daughter Lily to grab donuts, while her 23-month-old son Henry stayed home with her husband -- but in a split second, he darted out of the garage and into the path of her car.

She says they rushed Henry to the ER immediately -- and incredibly, X-rays showed his chest, legs, and neck were all normal, while a neurological exam found no signs of head trauma.

Carrie Ann Inaba was rushed to a hospital after suffering a medical emergency on a flight to New York.

The "Dancing With The Stars" judge detailed her harrowing experience in a lengthy social media post, sharing footage of her in the back of an ambulance and in a hospital bed.

Carrie says she was in the airplane lavatory when she "very suddenly felt quite ill." She says she broke out in a cold sweat, became dizzy, and her arms went numb, which scared her.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani's rap career is all about the Benjamins ... about 16 of them -- because that's approximately what he made from royalties on his music last year.

The NYC mayor's tax filings are obviously public record ... and, he reported $1,643 in music royalties he made from songs he released as "Young Cardamom," which he called himself back in the day.

This is $376 more than he made from his music in 2024 ... almost certainly helped by his campaign for mayor -- though he probably shouldn't quit his day job to go after artistic pursuits again.

LAPD's raid to arrest D4vd comes as a complete shock to the singer's Hollywood Hills neighbors, including Jimmy Kimmel, who ended up in the middle of the chaos ... TMZ has learned.

Jimmy wasn't stopping by to pat cops on the back ... instead, our sources say the late-night host was simply trying to get home. Jimmy cruised through around 8 PM, and although LAPD had blocked off the road leading to D4vd's rental home to investigate the property, they allowed locals like Jimmy -- who lives on that very block -- to drive through.

TMZ also published video of the singer's arrest ... you can hear officers commanding him to surrender, and warning him not to run away. Soon after that, he walked out surrounded by a swarm of officers.