It might seem a little silly ... but the delicious holiday has been around since the early 2000s -- and in 2023, it officially shifted to the second Friday of July.
King Charles hosted a shocking family get-together on Friday ... with major British outlets reporting he saw Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and their two young children for the first time in over four freaking years.
Chris Ship, a journalist at the well-known British outlet ITV, reported the royal reunion ... revealing the King of England and his wife Queen Camilla met with his youngest son, his American daughter-in-law and his two grandkids.
They reportedly met at Highgrove House -- Charles and Camilla's family residence in Southwest England.
Cristiano Ronaldo just made IShowSpeed's year -- and maybe his whole life -- 'cause the soccer superstar gifted the popular streamer and diehard CR7 fanatic a pair of his game-worn FIFA World Cup cleats!!
The incredible moment went down on Speed's stream during the Spain vs. Belgium quarterfinal on Friday ... which Ronaldo and Portugal would have played in if they had won this past Monday.
Of course, they were booted in the Round of 16, and Speed was deeply emotional after Ronaldo's final World Cup match of his international career ... but this gesture certainly had to have lifted his spirits.
It sounds like Darrell Sheets had sex one last time before he died by suicide ... at least according to his girlfriend.
According to an incident report obtained by TMZ ... a woman who identified herself as Darrell's girlfriend told police they "fooled around" right before his death.
She also told cops the two made chicken fajitas and weren't arguing on the night he died.
The woman told police she went to pick up Darrell's granddaughter from work ... and when she got back, she texted Darrell and asked if he wanted her to sleep in the motorhome located in the garage because he was trying to go to sleep.
Barrie Drewitt-Barlow -- a former guest on the hit reality show "Below Deck Sailing Yacht" -- is being sued by a man who alleges he was sex trafficked by Barrie when he was just 16 years old.
In the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, the man claims he's a distant relative of Barrie's. He says Barrie offered him a job and a place to live back in 2014 when he was 16, but after he accepted, Barrie soon began sexually abusing him.
The man claims the alleged abuse happened in the United Kingdom, several other countries, and multiple states in the USA ... including New Jersey, where he says he lived with Barrie for a period of time.
Before this cheesing cutie turned into a star, she was just growing up in Los Angeles, California and slaying commercials when she was just 6 years old.
She was born in Switzerland and starred alongside Lindsay Lohan in "The Parent Trap," and in more recent years appeared on "The Masked Singer" and "The Holiday Calendar." She was also set to play Diana Ross in the biopic "Michael" ... before her scenes were scrapped due to legal issues.
Britney Spears made sure everyone in the valley knows "It's Britney, bitch" ... sticking half her body out of her G-Wagon while riding down the freeway!!!
Take a look at the photos ... Britney was seen Thursday, dangling her upper body outside the sunroof of her luxury SUV as it traveled down the 101 Freeway ... letting her blond locks blow in the wind, giving motorists a clear view of her famous mug.
Britney was impossible to miss in a cute top ... lookin' good, we might add.
Margaret Qualley's rep says there's no substance to rumors of infidelity in her failed marriage with Jack Antonoff ... calling such narratives "categorically untrue."
The actress' team released a statement Friday ... "There are no trust issues. There was no infidelity or anything outside of respect and partnership in this relationship."
The rep goes on to say there's a lot of love between the pair ... and that anyone commenting on their marriage besides them has no idea what they're talking about.
The viral video that allegedly captured a tense confrontation between Nolan Wells and another person on Horn Island just hours before his disappearance is not what it seems ... because the owner of the video says it captures no altercation at all.
The original owner of the video tells TMZ ... they were on Horn Island -- the last place Nolan was seen alive -- on July 4th, and they took a video to send to their spouse. After hearing about Nolan's disappearance, they put the video online to see if someone might I.D. Nolan ... and then folks started falsely claiming Nolan was in the video, fighting with others.
The owner of the video also tells us ... they heard of a verbal altercation that occurred on the island ... but their video doesn't show that fight.
3:20 PM PT-- Mychelle filed her own docs firing back at Miles. She claimed he filed criminal charges against her for throwing water on him to harass her and have her arrested to take her away from their kids. Mychelle said Miles tried to run her over with a golf cart during a custody exchange ... which led to her allegedly throwing water.
Mychelle claims Miles continues to file "false, frivolous" motions in an attempt to remove their children from her care.
According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Mychelle is facing a misdemeanor charge in North Carolina for allegedly throwing water on Miles during a custody exchange ... dousing him in full view of their children.
In the docs, Miles claimed that during a June 22 custody exchange, Mychelle "threw water on me in front of the kids and said she'll do it again if we argued."
Attorney Ben Crump, who is representing Nolan's family, says Tyler is paying for the funeral and Colin is paying for the autopsy ... and at a Friday press conference, he thanked the celebs for their contributions.
Kristi Noem and her longtime husband Bryon are calling it quits, according to her mother ... just months after claims surfaced about him cross-dressing and wearing fake boobs.
Kristi's mom, Corinne Arnold, spoke to the Daily Mail at her home, which borders the estate where Kristi and Bryon lived and raised kids ... and she told the outlet it's been a difficult road for the pair -- but the writing has been on the wall for a while now.
You may remember ... in March, a few weeks after Kristi was removed from her position as the Department of Homeland Security head, the Daily Mail published a story in which they said Bryon snapped photos of himself wearing oversized fake boobs and chatted with adult performers in the "bimbofication" fetish scene ... focusing on their massive fake breasts.
Champagne Papi revealed the eye-popping wager on Friday ... saying, "THE MAC IS BACK?!?!?? The proper twelve drinking, tailored suit wearing, Lambo Yacht riding man with the Dubai tan that once had both belts in both hands … Say less @stake."
So, what would he rake in if Notorious is victorious at T-Mobile Arena?? Not much ... just a whopping $1.85 MILLION profit!!!
Looksmaxxer Connor Murphy was injecting liquid gold into his body before his death, which may have led to some sort of psychosis ... at least according to his longtime friend.
Connor's former roommate and close friend Tony Huge tellz TMZ ... while he saw some benefits to Connor injecting liquid gold into his blood stream, he warned him about the practice.
Tony tells us Connor used gold to enhance the color of his skin and to create "superhuman" traits ... and he did see a huge change in him -- he was bolder, more courageous and had elevated energy.
Still, Tony says he warned Connor he should cool it with the amount of gold he was injecting ... worried about the unknown consequences of having the precious metal -- sometimes bought right from jewelry shops in Thailand -- in his body.
As a friend, Tony says there was only so much he could say.
1:13 PM PT -- The San Francisco Police Deptartment tells us their officers responded to the brawl -- which they say started as a verbal argument before turning physical -- and initially detained seven people.
SFPD ended up arresting four ... and cited the three others. Charges varied by person, but included "assault likely to produce great bodily injury," "disturbing the peace," and "public intoxication."
The ages of the fans involved ranged from 21 to 29 years old.
Despite the arrests that have already been made, police tell us their investigation is still open and active.
The S.F. Giants game started as a normal night at the ballpark, but ended in absolute savagery ... with a group of fans beating the absolute s*** out of each other, and the vicious moment was captured on video.
It was Snoopy Bobblehead Night at Oracle Park, and vibes were high as the hometown team took on the Rockies Thursday night.
Cellphone video shows a full-blown brawl exploding in the stands -- just a row or two from the field -- with punches and kicks flying all over the place, hair being pulled, and bodies chaotically piling up as nearby fans watched in shock, some filming, others looking horrified or even amused.
While the health status of Senator Mitch McConnell remains up in the air ... life goes on at his Washington, D.C. residence ... at least when it comes to flooring.
Our intrepid TMZ DC producer Charlie Cotton paid a visit to the Senator's home Friday to see if he could get any answers on Mitch's health ... and he saw something interesting leaving the house.
No, it wasn't Mitch ... it was a guy with some carpeting samples.
Charlie spoke to the guy off camera ... and it sounds like new tiles are being considered too.
