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Gruesome photos of Celeste Rivas' dismembered and decomposing remains were shown during D4vd's preliminary hearing ... but testimony about the unimaginable smell was just as powerful.

Dr. Grant Ho of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner told the judge the odor emanating from the teen's remains was so overwhelming they could actually be smelled down the hall before being brought into the examination room for the autopsy.

The horrifying detail is compelling because it was the smell of her decomposing remains that resulted in the case being opened in the first place ... the odor leading to the grisly discovery last September inside a Hollywood tow yard.

Prosecutors laid out the evidence they've gathered so far in their murder case against D4vd, but they also revealed a lengthy list of items investigators still haven't recovered ... including the alleged murder weapon and a couple of Celeste Rivas' allegedly severed fingers.

According to prosecutors, Celeste's left ring finger -- which was allegedly tattooed with D4vd's name -- and her pinky finger are unaccounted for. They say D4vd murdered Celeste with a sharp object, but they don't have the object and don't even know exactly what was allegedly used.

They say D4vd was in possession of those two fingers at some point ... ditto for a shovel, a blue Makita 10-inch chainsaw and a fire mat -- key evidence they say is MIA.

Additionally, both Celeste's and D4vd's cell phones, Celeste's purse, and security footage from his Hollywood Hills home recorded between 10:10 PM and 10:31 PM on April 23, 2025 -- the period when prosecutors allege D4vd murdered Celeste -- are still not available to investigators.

Prosecutors presented what they described as an 18-month text message trail between D4vd and Celeste Rivas … arguing the exchanges documented the progression of their relationship from pregnancy scares, abortion discussions and plans to live together ... leading up to her alleged murder.

Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman walked through messages dating back to November 2023 ... when prosecutors say Celeste was 13 and D4vd -- real name David Anthony Burke -- was 18 -- noting their initial communication began all the way back in August 2022, when Celeste was just 11.

Early texts included discussions about missed periods, ovulation tracking and pregnancy prevention -- with D4vd allegedly advising her about taking emergency contraceptives such as Plan B.

Silverman showed texts from December 31, 2023 ... where D4vd says to Celeste, "why not 1 band why u deserve ten," in which Celeste responds ... "10 because u f***** me ten times >.<" ... D4vd corrects her and says, "6 actually baby."

Kelley Wolf's catching a break in court … because prosecutors in Utah want to drop her electronic harassment case, TMZ has learned.

According to new court docs obtained by TMZ, the state of Utah filed a motion to dismiss the charges from her 2025 arrest, which followed a series of disturbing social media posts.

Remember ... "Party of Five" star Scott Wolf's estranged wife was booked on a couple of misdemeanors -- electronic communication harassment and electronic disclosure of personal identifying information -- but now it looks like all that's about to go away.

Soap stars Darin Brooks and Kelly Kruger reached a divorce settlement, and both parties decided to waive support from the other ... TMZ has learned. 

We obtained the divorce settlement the exes signed on July 23 ... and it calls for Darin to walk away with all cars in his name, all financial accounts held in his name, and any business interests he owns.

He will also keep his clothing, jewelry and watches … and all of his soap residuals.

Kelly gets to keep her earnings and residuals, clothing, jewelry and all assets she inherited. 

"Friends" stars Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox are giving us "The One Where We've Still Got It" ... flaunting their incredible beach bodies during a star-studded yacht trip off Mallorca ... and Pedro Pascal is on board.

Jen slipped into a tiny black bikini top and bright pink bottoms ... soaking up the sun and taking a pedal kayak for a spin in the sea.

Courteney looked just as fit in a gray swim top and black bikini bottoms ... strapping on her flippers and getting in the water for some snorkeling.

Here's Aysia Collins ... the woman who Celeste Rivas Hernandez seemingly grew jealous of the day before D4vd allegedly murdered her ... and the supposed catalyst behind Celeste's threatening texts.

Aysia was named in court during D4vd's preliminary hearing ... text messages between Celeste and D4vd showed Celeste erupting over D4vd's friendship with the model and streamer.

In one of the texts read aloud in court, Celeste sent David a threatening text after confronting him about hanging out with Aysia at his Hollywood Hills home ... with Celeste texting, "Oh my f***ing God, I swear to God, I'll kill u."

Chris Brown had a fan take full command during a risqué performance ... and the moment just had to make Usher jealous AF after his attempt to woo someone on this same stage was a total dud.

Chris was performing in Nashville over the weekend on his tour with Usher when he brought a woman on stage for a song ... she's on a pole, straddling him as they dry hump. You can cut the sexual tension with a knife.

It's a pretty intense moment ... and kinda hilarious when compared to Usher kicking a lady off the same stage after she clearly wasn't feeling his steamy serenade.

Savannah Guthrie's plea Monday to her mother's kidnappers contained a very intriguing phrase -- "We have done our part" -- and now we know what she meant.

Our FBI sources tell us, they knew in advance Savannah was going to post another plea to the kidnappers. Our sources say it was an issue of timing -- this week marks 6 months since Nancy's kidnapping, and, as one FBI source tells us, "Anniversaries are the time to go back to the public and reignite interest [in a case]."

As for what Savannah meant by "We have done our part," we have checked the Bitcoin address from the first ransom note and no money has been recently deposited (The FBI deposited several hundred dollars months ago in an attempt to trace the account, to no avail). Our FBI sources say they continue to work with the Guthrie family and they have not sent the kidnappers money.

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco are making waves this summer ... packing on the PDA during a romantic yacht day in the French Riviera.

The newlyweds were spotted aboard a luxury yacht on Saturday ... smooching, hugging, swimming and tooling around on a jet ski.

The couple shared several kisses while lounging on deck, held hands as they took in the stunning views, and looked completely at ease during the romantic getaway.

Jelly Roll and Bunnie XO appear to be putting even more distance between them following their divorce ... because the former couple is no longer following each other on Instagram.

A check of their accounts Tuesday shows Jelly and Bunnie have both hit the unfollow button, another sign their nearly decade-long relationship is firmly in the rearview mirror.

The social media split comes days after Bunnie showed off a brand new Rolls-Royce Cullinan, which can cost around $500K, following the finalization of their divorce.

Kris Jenner's mom, Mary Jo Campbell, better known as MJ, died of acute cardiopulmonary arrest ... according to her death certificate.

A copy of the certificate, obtained by Us Weekly, revealed that acute respiratory failure and metastatic lung cancer also contributed to her death.

According to the certificate, MJ had been fighting lung cancer for months before she passed ... but it's unclear when exactly she was diagnosed.

There's new video evidence Nolan Wells was not aboard his friends' boat when it was being towed from Horn Island ... which backs up what two witnesses told law enforcement -- Nolan was still on the island after the boat headed home.

Never-before-seen video and photos appear to show Nolan's friends on the boat, preparing to be towed back to the mainland without him ... there are seven people on board, and Nolan is NOT seen in the footage, which was obtained by "The Officer Tatum Show."

The footage seemingly confirms what we first reported ... sources with direct knowledge of the investigation told us authorities have evidence of Nolan being on Horn Island after the boat departed on the Fourth of July.

Mama June's daughter Jessica Shannon is officially pulling the plug on her marriage after her estranged wife admitted to cheating.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, Jessica beelined it to court July 24 and filed for divorce from Shyann McCant. She listed June 1 as their date of separation and said the marriage is "irretrievably broken."

The former couple married in September 2025 and later filmed another ceremony for WE tv’s "Mama June: Family Crisis."

Kai Cenat is being praised for a chivalrous moment ... when he told a loudmouth at Disney World to STFU after the man was acting like an a-hole to Tyla.

Kai was streaming at the theme park after reconnecting with Tyla to help promote her new album A*POP ... and he got in a dude's face after the man was apparently catcalling the singer.

The guy was combative with Kai ... but no hands were thrown.

Viewers were quick to praise Kai for stepping to the guy and telling him to act like an adult.