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There's a new generation of One Direction ... Louis Tomlinson and his former GF have a baby boy.

Briana Jungwirth gave birth this week in L.A. It's the first child for both of them -- Louis is 24 and Briana's 23 -- and the first kid for any of the 1Ders. No word on a name yet.

It's unclear if Louis was in town for the birth. He and Briana only dated briefly before she got pregnant, but we're told they've gotten much closer during the pregnancy ... especially after Louis made a special trip to L.A. to hang with her family over the summer.

Mazel tov!

Cleveland Cavs star J.R. Smith is officially off the hook in an alleged pizza joint attack -- with prosecutors saying he will NOT be charged with a crime for allegedly attacking a heckler.

J.R. was named in a police report filed by a 19-year-old man back in Nov. -- in which he claimed Smith choked him outside of a NYC pizza joint after he heckled the guy about being traded from the Knicks.

Smith had denied any wrongdoing from the very beginning -- and now it seems he's in the clear, with the District Attorney reportedly refusing to move forward with a case against the NBA star.

A spokesperson for the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office tells TMZ Sports, "After a thorough investigation of the circumstances surrounding this case, we have concluded that the evidence does not support criminal charges against Mr. Smith."

Two former college football players have been charged with a bunch of crimes -- after cops say they teamed up in a violent robbery spree in California that included a carjacking.

The players are ex-USC tight end Bryce Dixon and ex-LSU lineman Trey Lealaimatafao -- both former players were each kicked off their teams for off-the-field behavior.

Now, prosecutors say they teamed up to commit a string of robberies in L.A. on January 19th -- in which they would stop people, threaten them and steal their belongings.

The victims included several women. Cops say Dixon used a knife to threaten one of the male victims.

They were each charged with 5 counts of 2nd degree robbery, 1 count of carjacking, 1 count of attempted carjacking and 1 count of assault with a deadly weapon.

If convicted, both men face up to 15 years in prison.

A former college football star -- who later became a police officer -- has just been sentenced to 263 years behind bars for raping several black women while on patrol in Oklahoma City.

Daniel Holtzclaw was a pretty damn good linebacker at Eastern Michigan from 2005 to 2008 and later got a tryout with the Detroit Lions ... though he didn't make the squad.

But he turned out to be a very bad guy ... and Thursday, he was hit with a life sentence after he was found guilty on 18 counts of raping and sexually abusing at least 8 women while on patrol as a cop.

Prosecutors say Holtzclaw preyed on women in a low-income neighborhood in OKC -- would search them for illegal drugs -- and then rape them ... while threatening to arrest them if they said anything.

One of the victims was only 17.

Former NFL tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. says he's ready to return to the league -- 3 years after he stepped away from the game.

The 32-year-old ex-Pro Bowler has been focused on cycling since he left the league in 2013 -- and previously told TMZ Sports he was training like a maniac in the hopes of turning pro.

But Winslow clearly misses the gridiron ... and tweeted, "I'm putting my life's work into this comeback. #LoveDaGame #NFL."

A rep for Winslow confirmed the comeback is in full swing.

Good luck.

Bill Cosby should be prosecuted not just for allegedly sexually assaulting Andrea Constand, but to get justice for many other women with similar claims who were thwarted by the comedian's celebrity ... so say prosecutors who are fighting to keep the current criminal prosecution alive.

Pennsylvania prosecutors have just filed legal docs objecting to Cosby's move to have the case dismissed, on grounds he cut a deal with the former prosecutor who promised the case would never be filed.

D.A. Kevin Steele says in the new legal docs Cosby may have been "committing similar crimes for decades and getting away with it, all over the country, using his celebrity and fortune to avoid the consequences."

The D.A. scoffs at Cosby's argument that he only agreed to sit for a deposition -- where he ended up confessing he used Quaaludes as a seduction tool -- in return for the D.A.'s promise never to prosecute him. Steele says the D.A. had no legal authority to give Cosby immunity from prosecution, claiming only a judge had that right.

The Walpole Police Department says there WAS a 3 car accident on Route 1 on Thursday -- and it could be the same crash described by Pats player Darius Fleming.

TMZ Sports -- and multiple news outlets including the Boston Globe -- had contacted the Walpole Police several times today ... we were told there did not appear to be an incident that matched Fleming's story.

The WPD now says there was a 3 car crash at 4:18 PM on Thursday -- and NECN reporter Kathryn Sotnik says the responding officer confirmed one of the windows was smashed.

However, Sotnik says she spoke with a family member of one of the women involved in the crash -- who said she did not recall ever seeing a Patriots player at the scene.

Memba when Conor McGregor said he could whoop Jesus Christ's ass in an MMA fight?

Well, seems the two have finally made peace.

McGregor was at the news conference for the UFC 197 fight against Rafael dos Anjos ... when a fan asked Raf if he was offended by Conor's comments, since he's a very religious guy.

Raf essentially says Conor will feel Jesus' wrath come fight time ... but Conor says he ain't worried, since he and JC are cool, bro.

It's pretty funny stuff.

Lakeisha Holloway, the woman who plowed through the Las Vegas Strip in her car killing one and injuring 35, just got slapped with 71 charges for the crash.

Holloway's charges include one count of murder with a deadly weapon ... 30 counts of attempted murder with a deadly weapon, and 4 counts of attempted murder with a deadly weapon where the victim was 60 or older.

The 24-year-old also got slapped with 2 counts of child abuse because an 11-year-old was struck by the car and Holloway's own 3-year-old daughter was in her backseat.

According to the D.A. Holloway's facing more than 1,000 years in prison, if convicted on all charges.

Holloway claims she was sober at the time of the crash, but exhausted from lack of sleep. Tests later found marijuana in her system.

Mos Def better lawyer up in South Africa ... he's just been charged with using a false passport and an unrecognized travel document, and helping his family illegally stay in the country.

As we previously reported, the rapper, who goes by Yasiin Bey, was arrested attempting to leave the country on a "world passport" and harboring his family, who's been living in S.A. on an expired visa since 2014.

South African officials confirmed Mos Def was released on 5000 Rand -- roughly $296 American dollars. He has been ordered to report to Cape Town police every two days until his next court date on March 8, so he won't be leaving any time soon. His family, though, has just until Jan. 29 to leave the country.

He's been prolific about the whole thing, dropping a freestyle paying homage to Kanye West's new track ... "No More Parties In L.A." which he's cleverly dubbed "No More Parties in S.A."

Jamie Foxx has finally broken his silence about rescuing a man from a flipped vehicle that caught fire ... giving details about how he was able to save the guy's life.

Foxx spoke to KABC outside his Hidden Valley home Tuesday about the incident. Foxx says he used a pair of EMT scissors to cut the driver's seat belt and hoisted him out of the truck and to safety.

The man's dad was on scene too to thank the actor and got emotional for obvious reasons.

Steve Harvey sobbed openly when he finally got his face-to-face with Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez ... and then she gave him some really good news.

Ariadna and Steve sat down on his talk show -- their first meeting since the infamous Miss Universe screw up -- and he immediately got emotional. Check out the clip ... they talked forgiveness and possible lawsuits. Yes, Ariadna says she came close to taking his mansion.

TMZ broke the story ... Harvey scored the interview with Miss Colombia when an NBC producer brokered a blanket deal for "Today," Telemundo, and Steve's show.

As for his tears ... we're not saying he wasn't genuine, but Steve's an old pro -- he knows tears equal ratings.

'Love & Hip Hop NY' star Mendeecees Harris is now going by "Inmate Harris" after checking himself into federal prison in Pennsylvania.

Harris got 8 years for drug trafficking charges. He'll do his time in a minimum security prison where inmates can watch TV and the meal program is top notch ... something different everyday for 8 weeks.

He's already served 15 months for his crime, so he actually has less than 7 years left to serve.

As we showed you, Harris made the most of his last few days of freedom.

Tyrese is telling Chris Rock to bail out on his Oscars hosting gig because it's a no-win situation for the comedian.

Tyrese put the pressure on Chris, saying ... "There is no joke you can crack to ever change the way we all feel." 50 Cent similarly encouraged him to quit.

Chris is in a tough spot -- enough people, including Jada Pinkett Smith, Spike Lee and Snoop Dogg ... have blasted the Academy's lack of diversity. So, it's obvious he'll have to address the matter during the Oscars broadcast.

But Tyrese's point -- this is one situation where Rock's comedic skills won't be appropriate. So far, Rock's standing firm.

Manti Te'o has officially rebounded from Lennay Kekua (R.I.P.) ... and his new girlfriend is a smokin' hot model.

Spike Lee is blasting the Oscars for its lack of "flava" and says he won't attend the "lilly white" ceremony because MLK Jr. would want it that way.

In his scathing message to the Motion Picture Academy, Spike said ... "40 white actors in 2 years and no flava at all. We can't act?! WTF!!"

Spike apologized to his friends involved in the Oscars production this year -- Chris Rock, Reggie Hudlin, and Pres. Cheryl Boone Isaacs -- but said he simply "cannot support it."

He admitted he was purposely unloading on MLK day because as Dr. King said, "There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but he must take it because conscience tells him it's right."

Spike added, the Academy Awards aren't even the real issue. He says Hollywood will remain vanilla until minorities become "the gate keepers" who really decide which movies get made, and ... "The truth is we ain't in those rooms."

Powerful message ... not unlike a crucial scene from Spike's best movie.