Dating

It's clear Kris Jenner wants to keep Tristan Thompson around -- because she SMOTHERED Khloe's NBA star boyfriend in expensive Christmas gifts ... and he was all about it!

Jennifer Lopez and Drake are sharing tongue these days ...

Jennifer rocked new custom Timberland boots during late Christmas shopping in Bev Hills ... with her famous moniker taking up prime real estate.

It's interesting she's decided to wear them only days after we reported J Lo and Drake -- a noted Timberland fanatic -- have been spending quality time together.

#SignsSignsEverywhereASign

Britney Spears' new BF, Sam Asghari, has a type -- he's notorious for hooking up with pop stars while shooting music videos ... or so says the last one he bagged.

We got Sam's ex, Mayra Veronica -- a big Latin pop singer -- out in Bev Hills, and it seems she had no idea he was hooking up with Brit.

Sam and Mayra dated in 2015 after meeting on the set of one of her videos. In other words, the same story as Britney and Sam meeting on the set of her "Slumber Party" video.

Mayra didn't hold back her opinion on the new couple, and might have thrown un poquito shade at Sam.

Larsa Pippen is still dedicated to making sure everyone -- including her estranged husband, Scottie -- remembers that she's still crazy, silly fine ... and she's using some bikini pics to prove it.

Scottie's ex and (maybe) Future's current was down on the beach in Miami (sorry, Chicago) in a hot, hot bikini showing off the gifts that God and (maybe) science gave her.

Bella Thorne and Charlie Puth were not meant to last ... mostly because she's allegedly still dating Tyler Posey.

Charlie is now publicly apologizing to Tyler and breaking it off with Bella, saying ... "I'm just removing myself from this." Charlie says Bella told him she was not with Posey anymore, but he found out otherwise.

He also tweeted, "I don't know Tyler personally, but I know he shouldn't be treated this way."

Bella and Charlie were spotted packing on the PDA earlier this week. It looked weird to a lot of fans who thought she was still with Tyler. Seems like they were right.

10:50 AM PT -- Bella just clapped back to the rumors, saying, "Ty and I have been broken up for like two weeks and charlie and I ARENT DATING we are friends. That article was written forever ago."

Jennifer Lopez's ex-hubby was stunned at our news ... J Lo and Drake are on the road to hooking up.

We broke the news to Cris Judd at The Grove in L.A. Tuesday, and he was legitimately surprised. Check out the vid ... it doesn't sound like a ringing endorsement.

As for Cris ... he's long since moved on since their 2002 divorce. He's remarried with a kid.

One thing's for sure -- if J Lo and Drake make any music together ... Cris probably won't listen.

#NoToDraLo

Dennis Quaid is moving on with a woman who's half his age, smokin' hot and shares a name with the big man in the red suit.

Her name is Santa Auzina, and they did dinner at El Compadre in L.A. Tuesday night. They were first spotted together in July shortly after Quaid's wife filed for divorce.

Quaid wasn't too talkative when we asked about his pal, Donald Trump, but doesn't really matter when your gf is a babe.

BTW ... She's 30 and he's 62.

Drake and Jennifer Lopez have been spending a lot of time together lately, and sources who are around both of them tell us it's only a matter of time ...

Drake rented out Delilah restaurant in WeHo Monday night, and J Lo was his guest. We're told 20 others joined the party as the restaurant was shut down to the public.

As for what's going on ... we know Drake and J Lo are working on a music project together, and he's been to 2 of her Vegas shows recently. One source, who should know, says so far it's not what you would assume but it's pretty clearly going in that direction.

Britney Spears has herself a guy who's not just really easy on the eyes ... he's a gentleman too.

Britney and Sam Asghari did dinner together at Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ in L.A. on Saturday, and her laugh and smile say it all -- she's having a good time with this one.

Brit's "Slumber Party" music vid co-star posted a pic of the couple doing sushi last month, but when he quickly deleted the post ... we wondered if it was anything serious.

Our Spears sources confirm what these photos show -- it is. Serious, that is.

Not a ton of guys out there who look like Sam, and also open car doors for a lady. #GetitBrit

Meghan Markle won't spend the holidays with her handsome prince across the pond but she's still got a reason to smile.

The "Suits" star spent a week with Prince Harry in London. Harry's spending XMAS with his grandma -- aka The Queen at the Sandringham Estate in England.

Bella Thorne and Charlie Puth don't need no stinking mistletoe to pack on the PDA -- they were all over each other in Miami.

They've been flirting heavily on social media for months, and finally decided to go public Sunday on the beach. Looks like tops were optional, but those latex knee-highs on Bella should be required.

Apparently nannies are just too irresistible, because Tarek El Moussa is the latest to get the bug.

We've learned Tarek hooked up with 23-year-old Alyssa Logan, who was taking care of Tarek and Christina's 2 kids and also performing assistant chores.

It's not scandalous like Ben Affleck, Jude Law or Gavin Rossdale. We've learned Tarek and Alyssa began dating in Sept., 4 months after he and Christina separated.

Sources connected with Tarek and Christina tell us ... when Tarek began having feelings for Alyssa, he was warned NOT to date her while she was still an employee. So he essentially canned her, which cleared the way for a romantic relationship.

The video (above) shows Tarek and Alyssa at a Florida Georgia Line concert back in October. Sadly, it didn't last. They broke up later that month.

As we reported, we're told there's still a chance Tarek and Christina will get back together, but we wouldn't put money on it.

Prince Harry has been dating actress Meghan Markle since the summer ... but they've escaped the lenses of London ... until now.

The Sun snapped Harry for the first time Tuesday night with his new American TV star GF, where he reportedly snagged tickets to a play at the last minute.

We're not surprised Meghan got the royal treatment for their date night. Quite frankly, anything less would be ... rubbish.

"Flip or Flop" star Christina El Moussa had an available crying shoulder when hubby Tarek took off with a gun ... a man who not only witnessed the incident but later ended up dating Christina.

The guy is Gary Anderson ... who was on scene back in May when 11 deputies responded to "a call of a possibly suicidal male with a gun."

According to law enforcement ... Gary's the witness who told deputies he saw Tarek run out of his back door and onto a hiking trail. Gary claimed Christina -- who was shaking and crying -- told him Tarek had taken a gun.

Gary is a contractor who, according to our sources, has done work for the El Moussas -- although he was at the neighbor's house the day Tarek bolted ... according to cops.

We're told a few months after the incident his friendship with Christina turned romantic.

As we reported ... production will continue as scheduled ... for now.

Kenya Moore's investing in extensive background checks for all of her future dates, after the nightmare that went down with her ex-BF, Matt Jordan.

We got the 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' star at LAX Wednesday and she admitted she was in the dark about most of Matt's extensive rap sheet. We found out he's been arrested 4 times ... just this year.

Kenya insists there's NO WAY they'll ever get back together, but what's interesting is ... she does say there's a way Matt can earn back her respect.

"Bachelor in Paradise" star Grant Kemp clearly has strong rebound game ... and a definite type.

We saw Grant outside Bootsy Bellows in WeHo and grilled him about the smokin' hot new chick he had in tow, Olga Safari. Remember, Grant and 'BiP' co-star Lace Morris broke off their engagement just last month.

Based on Olga's familiar features, you might think Grant's still got a thing for Lace.

Check out what he's got to say about the new girl in town. Wonder if she'll like his tattoo.