celebrity kids

Blue Ivy Carter was center stage for her ballet recital, and even provided an exclamation point with some spins she, no doubt, has seen mom pull off a few times.

The 5-year-old's braids were flying Saturday during her school's recital ... where all the kids were clearly well-rehearsed, 'cause they nailed their routine to Earth, Wind & Fire's "September."

Beyonce and Jay Z gotta be proud -- the world-class performers' genes they clearly handed down to Blue Ivy were on full display.

Who says ballet can't be swag?

Ciara's back in the spotlight ... this time on mommy patrol.

The singer and her son, Future Jr., enjoyed some sun and a little water gun action at a beach park Sunday in Seattle. It's the first time we've seen Ciara out in public in just over a month since she gave birth to baby no. 2, Sienna.

Scott Disick is going to have a problem if he wants to see his kids, because we're told Kourtney won't let him near them until he cleans up his act.

Sources close to Scott and Kourtney tell us he is off the rails again ... abusing alcohol and other substances. We're told she will not allow Scott visitation of their 3 kids until he gets clean and sober ... something we're told he refuses to do.

This wouldn't be the first time Kourtney laid down the law. Back in 2015, she made him persona non grata at her gated community, putting him on the "do not enter" list at the security gate. Scott went an entire month without seeing his children.

We're told Scott's friends have tried to intervene to no avail. A few weeks ago they got Kourtney to call Scott and plead with him to get help, but he wasn't having it.

Two rarities from Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes -- they went out in public together AND they did with their adorable kids, including baby Amada.

The couple got in some quality play time with their daughters, Esmeralda and Amada.

Ryan and Eva kept the births of both girls under wraps -- and we're pretty sure this is a first look at Amada, who just turned 1. Eva's pregnancy with her was undercover, no one knew she was pregnant until about 2 weeks before birth.

Amada's genes, Mom's AND Dad's, are showing ... super adorable!

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon can't quit each other ... especially not on a family holiday like Mother's Day.

Mimi and Nick hit Nobu Sunday night for dinner with their twins, Moroccan and Monroe. Makes sense the kids would be with Mariah on Sunday ... the fact Nick joined them just adds to the buzz they're getting back together.

Nick's told us it's just a family thing, but after the trip to Disneyland a few weeks ago, and a string of dinners together -- and not always with the kiddos -- it makes you wonder.

Shareef O'Neal says he's not only ready to take on LeBron James in a 1-on-1 match -- he's VERY confident he could get buckets on the King and says Bron should call him to set it up!!

It was just a few years ago when Reef was 15 that he told us his dream was to play against Bron -- and now that he's closer to making that happen, we asked how he thinks he'd do.

FYI, Shareef is 17 -- one of the best high school players in America -- and just committed to play college ball at the University of Arizona after his senior year.

The good news ... Shareef's clearly got some of Shaq's confidence -- telling us he would easily rack up some points on the NBA legend.

But the best part of the video is the end when Shareef delivers a message to Bron -- "You know how to contact me. I'm ready for a game."

Beyonce has NO right to trademark her daughter's name for a bunch of different products ... according to a company that already has the name.

Blue Ivy, the company, filed docs to block Bey's company from getting the trademark. TMZ broke the story ... Blue Ivy's mom filed her application earlier this year to own the name "Blue Ivy Carter" for a slew of products -- cosmetics, mobile devices, video games, etc ...

But according to the existing company -- which was in biz 3 years before Jay Z and Beyonce's kid was born -- the Carters are trying to pull a fast one. Blue Ivy's owner Veronica Morales points out Jay is on record as saying they have NO intention of actually selling any products ... they're just trying to stop others from doing it.

This is the second time the company -- an event planning firm, btw -- has tried to block Beyonce ... who initially tried to get the trademark without "Carter." Adding the last name hasn't helped.

Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon and their twins, Morocco and Monroe, looked like one happy family celebrating their 6th birthdays at the Happiest Place On Earth on Sunday, but it didn't come cheap.

We're told Nick and Mariah pulled out all the stops for the twins' big day, dropping 5 figures. Sounds expensive but they had a huge group of friends join them.

The twins got 2 cakes ... one Minnie and one Mickey. Gifts included kid-sized whips, computer stuff and a bunch of jewelry.

Not surprising they celebrated at Disneyland. The place is special to Mariah and Nick ... it's where they renewed their vows.

Brooklyn Beckham doesn't need any help impressing the ladies -- he's a Beckham -- but his new vintage ride doesn't hurt.

David and Victoria's eldest took two female friends for a spin in his super cool SWB series 3 Land Rover Wednesday afternoon in London. His pops also drives a Land Rover, so apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

The real deal though -- the kid's last name's Beckham. He could be showing off his '72 Pinto, chicks would still flock.

Mel B has alienated Stephen Belafonte's daughter and stepdaughter from him ... and now he wants a judge to make things right ... so says Belafonte in new legal docs.

When he last saw them he says the 2 kids told him, "Mommy is really mad at you and that's why she won't let us come and see you."

Belafonte claims his 5-year-old daughter, Madison, and 10-year-old stepdaughter, Angel, miss him terribly, yet he hasn't seen them in 3 weeks. He says he's received "a series of heart wrenching text messages from Angel," including "I Love You," "Daddy Where are you" followed by a crying emoji. Belafonte says he couldn't reply to them because of the restraining order.

As for Angel, whose biological father is Eddie Murphy, Belafonte says she hasn't seen Eddie since birth and had no idea Stephen was not her biological dad.

Stephen is asserting his rights under a California law that gives stepparents visitation, claiming he was a highly involved parent since birth. He says he's the only parent who cooks. He also says he plays games with them, cuddles with them and tells them stories.

He included pics of him and the kids.

Scottie Pippen and Larsa have finally made a decision on the state of their marriage -- and will move forward with the divorce ... TMZ Sports has learned.

The good news ... the NBA legend and the former 'Real Housewives' star are on really good terms and have vowed to remain friends after the split.

We broke the story ... Scottie filed divorce docs back in October after 19 years of marriage. The two have 4 kids together.

But the two spent months trying to work things out and just last week they traveled to Universal Orlando Resort as a family.

In the end, the two sides decided it's just not working and the best move is to split. We're told both Scottie and Larsa have vowed to remain friends and co-parent their kids.

Of course, the couple had issues in the past -- but, as one source put it, "Couples argue. It never got physical."

The good news ... both should do well on the dating scene. Especially Larsa. See proof below.