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The Dodgers' franchise has fielded a team every year for over a century, but Adrian Gonzalez tells TMZ Sports this year's iteration has a chance to be L.A.'s best EVER.

We chopped it up with the former Dodgers All-Star out at LAX this week just before Los Angeles kicked off its first spring training games of the year ... and when we asked him just how good the guys can be in '25, he didn't mince words.

"I know it could be best team of all-time," he said. "For sure."

Erik and Lyle Menendez were viciously attacked in the early days of their time in prison, but their lives have radically changed since then.

The Menendez brothers appeared by phone on TMZ's podcast, "2 Angry Men" with Harvey Levin and Mark Geragos, who reps Erik and Lyle. They talked about how they survived and evolved in the 35 years they've been incarcerated.

Erik says he was violently attacked numerous times, but never fought back. He and Lyle were in separate prisons for the first 21 years behind bars, and Erik vividly remembers when he got word his brother had been viciously attacked and suffered a broken jaw.

They are clearly anxious about their re-sentencing hearing next month, where they will learn how they will spend the rest of their lives -- either as prisoners or free men.

Rick Springfield's got "Speak to the Sky" on repeat lately ... chatting with TMZ about all the wild plane scares going down recently -- including that Delta jet that flipped upside down this week.

The rock icon was at LAX Thursday when we caught up with him -- and he tells us the Delta scare's a bit freaky since he flies with 'em all the time. But hey, he says the chances of that happening are like getting zapped by lightning -- so no need to stress!

Catch the clip 'cause Rick spills on the one scary plane ride he did have -- but he says that’s the deal when you’re flying high and gotta hand over the controls.

NFL general managers looking to have Aaron Rodgers on their team in 2025 better listen up ... he just revealed what he's looking for in his next squad!!!

The soon-to-be free agent quarterback doled out his wish list following a training session in sunny Southern California on Thursday ... explaining that he really only desires two things in his next team.

No. 1, he asked to be wanted. And No. 2, he said he was hopeful to be surrounded by talent. It didn't seem he'd be opposed to some good weather, either.

Jim Jones is having a hard time wrapping his head around the bruhaha revolving around Snoop Dogg, Nelly and other rap stars performing for Donald Trump's Prezzy gala ... he remembers the time rappers were considered enemies of the state!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with the Harlem Capo on Thursday with Dyce Payso as he put the finishing touches on his upcoming album "At The Church Steps" inside the NYC Pelle Pelle store.

The pioneering hip hop fashion brand will add to his photoshoot, but it's the politics Jim says he doesn't have a handle on.

1:35 PM PT -- TMZ has obtained the arrest report ... A Nassau County sheriff's deputy responded to a call about a fight at a bar in the city of Yulee, Florida at about 2:13 Thursday morning. The deputy says a male at the scene was trying to help a woman stand just inside the doorway ... and both appeared "extremely intoxicated," yelling at people inside. The deputy and a second deputy carried the woman outside, where she laid on the ground, and "continued to resist," according to the report.

The deputy said the bartender and other patrons had told the woman she was being obnoxious and asked her to leave ... and that's when the woman spat on several people ... then Eric Mabius allegedly pushed her and another woman to the ground. Eric then got on top of this second woman and pulled her hair, allegedly ripping a handful from her scalp. People in the bar then separated them.

When deputies arrived, Eric allegedly became belligerent and refused commands to sit, even walking up behind one deputy ... prompting his arrest. Mabius and the drunk woman were both arrested for battery and resisting without violence.

Eric Mabius -- a veteran television actor -- has been arrested in Florida for battery ... TMZ has learned.

The star was arrested Thursday morning and booked into the Nassau County Jail and Detention Center just before 6 AM.

He was booked on two charges ... battery and resisting an officer without violence. They are both misdemeanor charges. He's not smiling in his mug shot -- and, it appears he may have a cut by his right eye.

Erik Menendez owned his past by acknowledging he was a "spoiled brat" growing up, but things have radically changed.

Erik and Lyle Menendez were on TMZ's "2 Angry Men" podcast with Mark Geragos and Harvey Levin, and Harvey was blunt ... telling Erik when he covered their trial many years ago, his impression -- which was shared by many others -- was that they were spoiled brats.

Erik was clear ... guilty as charged, saying back then he thought he could mask his insecurities with expensive clothes and fancy cars. He went on to say measuring success by the stuff he acquired was ridiculous.

Liam Payne's pal Roger Nores is still wrapping his head around being cleared of manslaughter charges tied to the singer's tragic drug-fueled death -- and the main thing he wants now is an apology from Liam’s dad, Geoff.

Roger appeared on "TMZ Live" Thursday, explaining that even though Liam’s dad is the reason he faced charges, he’s holding no grudges -- BUT for that defamation lawsuit to go away, Geoff needs to show some real remorse.

Roger tries to understand Geoff's actions, acknowledging to us that there's no greater loss than losing a child ... and how that feeling of responsibility could drive someone to blame others, even when they don’t have all the facts.

Blake Lively says she has people to corroborate her complaints against Justin Baldoni ... and, while JB and his team want them to reveal their names, there's one major reason they aren't -- they're terrified of receiving the same treatment as the A-list couple.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... it shouldn't come as a surprise that the two cast members from "It Ends with Us" who will testify in support of Blake are hiding their identities -- 'cause they don't want to deal with the abuse like Blake and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, are receiving.

Our sources say Steve Sarowitz -- a partner in Wayfarer Studios -- allegedly comparing his retaliatory plan to Israel's campaign against Hamas, plus his willingness to empty coffers to take them down, would rattle anyone ... especially those just getting started in the industry!

As you know ... Blake filed an amended complaint earlier this week in which she said multiple people from the 'IEWU' set would come forward to corroborate her claims of sexual harassment against Justin Baldoni.

She didn't reveal their names ... and Baldoni's lawyer, Bryan Freedman, blasted the whole complaint as hearsay -- from people who were "clearly no longer willing to come forward or publicly support her claims."

Baldoni’s camp tells TMZ … "Ms. Lively, Mr. Reynolds, and their paid representatives initiated this campaign which has severely impacted many private individuals, their livelihoods, and their families.

"Since they’ve yet to show any evidence and continue to blame others for the online vitriol resulting from their own actions, they are now speaking on behalf of alleged third parties who have not come forward themselves.

"Wayfarer, Justin, and their representatives have no ill will nor vendetta against anyone who speaks up in any circumstance and have first-hand experience with and empathy for the struggles of going against incredibly powerful individuals in pursuit of the truth."

Justin and Blake are both living their lives in spite of the growing legal fray ... with Justin cooling off in Hawaii, while Blake hit the Big Apple for the "Saturday Night Live" 50th anniversary special last weekend.

Hurricane -- the Secret Service dog that took down an intruder outside the White House in 2014 -- may be gone ... but, the Service honored his heroism one more time before he passed.

Marshall Mirarchi -- Hurricane's handler and close pal -- stopped by "TMZ Live" to talk about the heroic Belgian Malinois ... and, he got teary-eyed early remembering the dog he had for most of his adult life.

Marshall then lays out Hurricane's last day ... saying he took him back to Washington, D.C. so he could see his old workspace -- the White House -- one more time.

Christopher Reeve's son, Will, has a new doc dropping -- where he travels to all the places his dad visited around the globe ... and the journey's made him feel closer to his father.

TMZ caught up with Will ... and he tells us he literally followed in the footsteps of his iconic "Superman" dad -- hitting spots from a tiny Alaskan village to a remote lagoon in Mexico, even linking up with the sons of the men who guided Christopher back in the day for the full experience.

Will tells us the ABC doc "Will Reeve: Finding My Father" has been years in the making ... driven by his desire to experience the adventurous, action-packed life his dad lived before a horse-riding accident incapacitated him.

Xzibit's estranged wife is back in court claiming she's still experiencing extreme financial hardships since they split in 2021 ... and now she's asking the judge to force the rapper to fork over more money to get back to the luxury life she once had.

TMZ Hip Hop obtained court docs obtained by X's ex, Krista Joiner, on Thursday, hoping to modify her existing spousal support from the West Coast rapper after she says her lifestyle has been downgraded.

According to Krista, she and the 12-year-old son she shares with Xzibit had to move out of the 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom home they were renting for $10K a month ... and she doesn't have the means to buy herself or son designer clothes.

Erik and Lyle Menendez may have been badly beaten and broken in their early days of prison, before falling into relative obscurity in recent years ... but, all that changed when Ryan Murphy and Netflix got involved with their story.

A source in the California Department of Corrections tells TMZ ... when "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" came out in the fall, the brothers became high profile inmates again.

We're told their prison pod was buzzing with excitement when it looked like they were definitely getting out of prison, when former Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón was still in charge ... though the November election of Nathan Hochman has dampened the celebratory mood.

Damontas Sabonis has an idea to clam up all the haters of the NBA's All-Star Game ... just go back to East vs. West!!

The Sacramento Kings center told TMZ Sports out at LAX on Wednesday that if the backlash to Sunday night's iteration of the Association's midseason showcase causes Adam Silver to hit the drawing board again ... the commissioner should consider returning the game to its old conference vs. conference ways.

Sabonis, though, was one of the few who didn't seem to mind the new mini-tournament format ... explaining to us he thinks "it's fine how it is."

A$AP Rocky's lawyer, Joe Tacopina, is riding high after the not guilty verdict -- though he did confess he was this close to a heart attack right before it was read.

Tacopina swung by "TMZ Live" Wednesday ... revealing that when the judge polled the jury before reading out the verdict, his heart sank -- convinced they'd lost the case. In fact, he says the moment was so intense, he swears it felt like years were shaved off his life.

Check out the clip -- JT dives deeper into the nerve-wracking moment, admitting he’d never had a jury polled in any of his NYC cases ... saying the tension was so thick he even asked if it was standard practice in California.

Pat Boone says Walt Disney would be appalled by the state of Disney today ... claiming the company's sold out its ideals to make a quick buck -- and, the company ain't for families anymore.

We caught up with the legendary singer and actor at LAX Tuesday ... and, he tells us that the founder of Disneyland "must be spinning in his grave" because Boone says the company's trying to shed its identity as a family filmmaker.

Boone says the company just wants to make money ... which is absolutely not what Disney envisioned when he founded the company.