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Bethenny Frankel is bringing the Burning Man spirit to the desert ... showing off her festive outfit before giving fans a tour of the area as a massive dust storm rolled through.

The reality star and entrepreneur appeared to be fully embracing the Burning Man experience ... debuting her colorful, festival-ready getup as she prepared for the annual gathering.

But things took a dramatic turn when Frankel stepped outside and found herself surrounded by a whiteout of blowing dust.

President Donald Trump's administration has put an end to illegal immigration ... online, that is -- because the White House dropped a couple of arcade games focused on deportation.

That's right, the Executive Branch has jumped into the same arena as Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox ... releasing 5 new arcade games MAGA supporters will love and which promote the values of the 45th/47th prez.

A few seem fairly innocuous ... one is about building healthy school lunches. Another is essentially the hit game "Flappy Bird" with a bald eagle on its way to deliver a bill to Congress.

Kroy Biermann Jr. has officially been indicted in Georgia on multiple charges, including aggravated child molestation and aggravated sodomy.

The eldest son of Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann was indicted by a grand jury Thursday on 7 charges ... aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy, aggravated sexual battery, three counts of aggravated sexual battery against a child under 16, and false imprisonment.

According to the docs ... the charges stem from the alleged incident we've previously reported -- where a classmate of Kroy Jr.'s alleges he assaulted her in a gym changing room. He is accused of forcing her mouth on his penis and digitally penetrating her vagina.

Kaia Gerber not only knows how to work it on the runway ... but also off the runway. For her 25th bday ... we're bringing her sexiest shots right to you!

When Kaia is not in front of the photogs, this babe knows how to get her fans goin' with her sultry snaps -- check out this shot, just an ordinary morning hangin' in her teeny-weeny black bikini!

3:38PM PT -- A Wintrust Arena spokesperson tells TMZ ... "The Chicago Sky's decision to ban Enes Freedom is only applicable to the Chicago Sky or WNBA games, it does not apply to the majority of events at Wintrust Arena, including other sporting events, comedy shows, and concerts."

They declined to comment on Mr. Freedom's lawsuit.

Former NBA star Enes Kanter is taking Chicago Women’s Basketball and the City of Chicago to court -- demanding a permanent injunction lifting the ban on him, TMZ has learned.

In his suit, Enes claimed that he believes deeply that the integrity of women-only sports must be protected and he had made public appearances on this point.

He said he self-identified as a player who is eligible to play in the WNBA because, “such declaration is all that is required by WNBA’s rules and the related Collective Bargaining Agreement between the league and the players’ association.”

A rock musician was shot to death and found Tuesday in Mexico, along with most of his family, including his pregnant wife and 3-year-old daughter, according to CNN.

The news outlet reported that Jonathan Meléndez, a 35-year-old keyboardist for indie rock band Camilo Séptimo, was gunned down with his wife, Ana Paula, 35, who was 4 months pregnant, inside their upscale home in Mexico City.

Melendez's young daughter was also fatally shot along with her 21-year-old nanny, CNN said, citing the Mexico Attorney General’s Office.

12:32 PM PT -- Lindsay Clancy's attorney, Kevin Reddington, asked the judge to remove a juror who "refuses to listen to the law" regarding reasonable doubt. According to Reddington -- who is citing the foreperson -- only one person is dissenting in the jury. Redding also made his displeasure with the way the judge handled the issue known in court.

The judge refused to remove the juror despite Reddington's objection.

12:29 PM PT -- A bizarre moment in court ... the judge brought the jury back in as a group after speaking to each of them as individuals -- before providing a thorough definition of what "beyond a reasonable doubt" means. The judge did not read the note the jury sent into the courtroom.

He then sent the jury back to deliberate more. They've been discussing the case for nearly 36 hours at this point.

The jury has given the judge a note and the participants in the courtroom are back inside.

Lindsay Clancy's lawyer, Kevin Reddington, is very upset and just slammed papers down on the table ... we do not know if there is a mistrial. We will let you know as it comes in.

The argument between Reddington and the judge has gotten more intense. Reddington is visibly upset and is arguing very heatedly at the trial judge. The judge is raising his voice. They are going back and forth waving their hands. Prosecutors looked close to tears during the sidebar.

Jax Taylor claims his estranged wife, Brittany Cartwright, has been trying to mess with his business deals for years … even claiming she reached out to Smartwater to try to cancel a deal that the company said didn't exist in the first place ... TMZ has learned.

TMZ obtained court docs filed by Jax as part of his effort to obtain a restraining order against Brittany. Jax said he received what he believed to be a legitimate invitation from a third-party influencer platform to sponsor Smartwater on his social media platforms and says he accepted the deal and posted some content about the company.

He said he later learned the deal was a hoax but says Brittany clowned him on her podcast over the incident, even though Jax says he promptly removed his posts about Smartwater when he learned the offer wasn't legit.

Before he deleted the posts, Jax claims Brittany reached out to Smartwater via DM, writing, “Hello. I just saw that you are partnering with Jax Taylor. Please know that this looks awful for your company, as he has a long history of abuse and disgusting behavior. This partnership does not reflect well on you."

Late NASCAR star Greg Biffle’s ex-wife, Nicole Biffle, wants his estate to pay hefty damages after she lost her daughter in a plane crash ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, Nicole filed a claim against the late driver's estate in the amount of $10 million for Emma Biffle’s death on December 18, 2025, in North Carolina.

Emma was on board the fatal flight with Greg, and Nicole has already filed a wrongful death action against the estate.  In the new docs, Nicole is asking for an order preventing the estate from making any further distributions to ensure there is money left over to pay her claim and similar ones filed by the estates of others who died in the crash.

Sydney Sweeney's been spending more time with Scooter Braun's kids in recent weeks ... but it looks like the pair are on a romantic adventure for 2 -- jetting off to Venice to flaunt their amore.

The actress and her music-mogul man were spotted in the Floating City on Thursday ... sitting back and relaxing as a gondolier paddled them around the town.

The couple dressed casually in matching white outfits ... though Scooter added splashes of blue with his shorts and backwards baseball cap.

A man was found hanging from a bridge just outside Dodger Stadium Wednesday night -- as Shohei Ohtani and his teammates took on the St. Louis Cardinals just hundreds of yards away.

LAPD told the California Post, which first reported the story, that the unidentified man was found around 8:48 PM ... at the intersection of Bernard Street and Stadium Way, while the Dodgers were playing the second game of a series against St. Louis.

Police responded to the area after receiving 911 calls about a dead body "in plain sight."

Nothing says newlywed bliss like a trip to the Happiest Place on Earth ... and that's exactly where Jordyn Woods and Karl-Anthony Towns were this week.

The cute couple hit up Disneyland on Tuesday ... just a couple weeks after tying the knot in a star-studded ceremony.

TMZ obtained photos and a video of the outing ... and you can see the newlyweds having a blast as they made their way through the Anaheim amusement park.

JWoww is sending her kids back to school from the hospital, saying she's been struggling with some pretty major health issues for the past week.

The "Jersey Shore" star posted a pic with her kids from her hospital room -- gown and all -- explaining she's been dealing with a kidney infection and appendicitis.

She wrote in the caption ... "This past week has probably been one of the hardest weeks of my life. I’ve spent every day fighting to get healthy enough to get home to my family while dealing with a horrible kidney infection and appendicitis."

JWoww continued ... "I want to say it came out of nowhere, but the truth is, I haven’t felt like myself for months. Weight loss, exhaustion, constantly feeling off… and then last Friday, my body finally said, 'We aren’t making it like this anymore.'"

Spencer Pratt says Ryan Reynolds should stick to selling phone plans ... because he doesn't know a darn thing about history -- and he's sabotaging Hollywood with his hot takes.

Here's the deal ... Ryan spoke to Variety at a premiere event for his new movie "Mayday" -- set for release Friday -- which follows an American pilot who crashes in the Soviet Union in 1987 and is aided by a former KGB agent who is obsessed with American culture.

Despite the fun tone of the film -- and the rosy view many people take toward 1980s culture in particular -- Ryan says it really wasn't all fun and games ... citing the serious socio-political issues of the time amid the Cold War.