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Todd Marinovich says he's concerned LaVar Ball is putting too much pressure on his son, Lonzo ... telling TMZ Sports, "I wish people would just step back and just let these kids have fun."

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner have risen as one happy family for Easter ... despite recently filing for divorce.

The former couple took their kids to church Sunday in the Pacific Palisades, where they couldn't have looked friendlier with one another while leaving.

We can't say we're all that surprised they're co-parenting just fine after the official split ... after all, they've had each other's backs for a while now.

We broke the story ... Ben and Jen both finally filed for divorce last week after more than a year of living in marriage limbo together. Ben's even ready to move out of the guest house he's been staying in.

Good to see they can still come together for family ... and JC, of course.

There's a only handful of holidays that make waves in Hollywood, and Easter is definitely one of them ... as seen here.

Tons of celebs celebrated Easter Sunday with their loved ones, including Donald Trump and Melania Trump, Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, Rob Gronkowski, Victoria and David Beckham, Beyonce and Blue Ivy, Kim and Kanye, Colton Haynes and Jeff Leatham, The Rock, Snooki, Snoop Dogg ... and everyone else and their cousin.

Paris Jackson took matters into her own hands ... breaking bread with little bro Blanket as grandma Katherine remains MIA.

TMZ broke the story, Paris has been upset that Blanket is without his grandmother, and she doesn't think this is Katherine's doing. The 86-year-old matriarch has not spoken to Paris, Blanket or Prince since January, when she left for London. Since returning, she has been absent from the family house in Calabasas and has been staying with her daughter, Rebbie.

Paris and Blanket were joined by TJ Jackson, who's been staying with 15-year-old Blanket at the house. TJ, a co-guardian with Katherine, also hasn't heard from her since January.

Jennifer Lopez dressed to impress the entire Dominican Republic as she touched down y mira ... worked like a charm!

J Lo arrived at La Romana International Airport in the D.R. with her family for her first-ever concert there slated for Saturday night. Her 9-year-old twins, Max and Emme, are along for the ride, and the whole fam is staying at Casa de Campo Resort and Villas for 10 days of R&R.

As for her Dominican-American boo, Alex Rodriguez, we're told he's planning on joining her shortly.

J Lo was a hit on arrival ... easy to see why.

Eddie Murphy is reacting to the sudden loss of his older brother, Charlie Murphy, saying their family will never be the same.

Eddie says on behalf of his family, "Our hearts are heavy with the loss today of our son, brother, father, uncle and friend Charlie. Charlie filled our family with love and laughter and there won’t be a day that goes by that his presence will not be missed."

He added thanks to Charlie's millions of fans for their "outpouring of condolences and prayers."

As we first reported ... Charlie's family was aware he was battling leukemia, but was under the impression he was getting better -- making his death Wednesday a complete shock.

Jackie Robinson's wife and children are among the special guests committed to attend the statue ceremony at Dodger Stadium this weekend honoring the MLB legend ... the team says.

Rachel Robinson, along with Jackie's daughter, Sharon, and son, David, will be front and center on Saturday ... the 70th anniversary of Robinson breaking MLB’s color barrier on April 15, 1947.

The 10 foot tall bronze statue will be the very first one installed at Dodger Stadium. The first 40,000 fans will receive a smaller replica.

Several Dodgers legends will also be in attendance including Vin Scully, Tommy Lasorda, Sandy Koufax, Don Newcombe and Dodgers owner Magic Johnson.

David Letterman's mother, Dorothy Mengering -- who endeared hearts among the masses that watched her son's late night show -- died in her home Tuesday.

The former church secretary became a staple on the 'Late Show' as a correspondent during the Olympics in Norway, Japan and Utah. She was also featured on her son's famous "Top 10" lists and "Cooking with Dave's Mom" segments.

Dorothy died 1 day before Dave's 70th birthday.

Dorothy's survived by her three children, five grandchildren and her sister.

She was 95.

#RIP

It's time ... to rumble!!!!!

UFC ring announcer Bruce Buffer says if Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather actually happens -- he'd love to do the fight with his famous ring announcer brother, Michael Buffer!!

Of course, you know Michael Buffer for famously busting out his signature catchphrase at some of the biggest boxing matches of all time ... "LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!"

So, if the two sports collide ... why not bring in the best from both sports to fire up the crowd??!

Paris Jackson is deeply concerned her little brother, Blanket, is essentially living alone without the guardian Michael Jackson wanted in the event he died.

Multiple Jackson family sources tell us, Paris is especially upset with her aunt Rebbie, whom she believes has been lording over her grandmother ... keeping her away from all of Michael Jackson's kids. Everyone we've spoken with says Paris loves her grandma and is worried Rebbie and several other siblings of Michael's have intentionally put a wall up to control the matriarch.

Paris has complained Blanket is a 15-year-old boy essentially living by himself in Katherine's Calabasas home. Katherine has not been back to her home since January -- she was in London for 2 months and then returned to L.A. but she's staying at Rebbie's -- and Paris feels her little brother is living without real family.

We're told TJ Jackson and his wife split duties and at least one of them will stay at Katherine's home to supervise Blanket, but Paris thinks that's not good enough.

Our sources also say Katherine has not spoken to Paris, Prince, Blanket or TJ since she went to London, and Paris blames Rebbie, Randy and some of her other aunts and uncles for the blackout. Paris believes some of her aunts and uncles are trying to control Katherine for financial motives.

The good news ... Blanket, we're told, is getting almost all A's at his private school and has become extremely social ... a big change from when he was almost painfully introverted.

Michael Jackson's Estate has an ally who was once it's arch enemy -- none other than Michael's dad, Joe.

We've learned Joe is now a staunch supporter of the Estate he once claimed was robbing members of his family of their just deserts. Michael's will cut Joe out completely, as it did MJ's brothers and sisters, and Joe called the document fraudulent and went after the Estate and the executors.

It's a different story now for several reasons. Jackson family sources tell us 3 factors changed Joe's tune ...

-- The 88-year-old suffered a stroke in 2015 and the Estate paid his medical bills and other expenses.

-- Joe was moved by a documentary produced by the MJ Estate for Showtime, called "Michael Jackson's Journey From Motown to Off the Wall," which acknowledged Joe for moving the family from humble beginnings in Gary, Indiana to Hollywood. Joe loved the way he was portrayed.

-- Joe came to believe the Estate was actually taking good care of Katherine, along with Michael's 3 kids.

Joe had tried influencing Katherine to challenge the Estate, but that has stopped in a big way. As we've reported, now some of Katherine and Joe's kids have picked up the mantle trying to carry on that challenge, but the patriarch is no longer in their corner.

Madonna's daughter, Lourdes Leon, gave new meaning to the phrase ... suns out, buns out when she hit South Beach ... with her appetite.

Madge's 20-year-old not-so-baby girl slipped into a bikini -- showing off what her mama gave her -- and also made sure to take a food break.

Lourdes absolutely inhaled a sandwich out on the beach. See, don't worry Mom ... she's eating.

And looking very healthy.

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan is on a 2-week break from his gig in D.C. ... and he kicked off the vacay at Universal Studios in Hollywood on Sunday.

Check out the video ... Ryan's strolling the grounds in a cerulean blue shirt. It looks like he's with his wife, and if she's there we're guessing so are their kids.

One of the visitors says he was at Ollivanders, where Harry Potter got his magic wand.

Wonder if he's trying to cast a spell.

NBA player Tony Allen LOVES him some LaVar Ball, like he REALLY loves him ... so much that he tells TMZ Sports he thinks he would've been the first pick in the NBA draft ... had Ball been his dad.

We got Tony out in L.A. and when we brought up Ball to him, the former NBA champ couldn't stop gushing, saying he wished there were more dads like LaVar in the black community.

Allen then says he longed for that type of support -- he had a relationship with his dad, but was raised by a single mom in Chicago -- claiming Ball's controversial parenting would've made him even greater.

"If my daddy would've been like that, I'd have probably went #1."

LaVar Ball claims his comment criticizing white players on UCLA's basketball team wasn't racist ... saying "that's just a realistic fact."

Ball joined "Tiki and Tierney" on CBS Sports Radio to address his controversial statement ... “You can’t win no championship with three white guys because the foot speed is too slow.”

Ball insists he wasn't blaming Lonzo's teammates for losing to Kentucky, saying he places all the fault on his son.

"But I said prove me wrong that you can’t win nowadays with three white guys on the floor at the same time," Ball says. "I’m not saying I don’t like white people and white people can’t win or nothing like that."

"I’m just saying when you have more athleticism (on the floor), it’s kind of hard when you don’t have the foot speed. That’s just a realistic fact.”

“It’s not racial. I can’t be racial. Some people just take it the wrong way and that’s okay."

Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz's youngest son is not only adorable he's a beatbox prodigy at the mere age of 2!

Swizz uploaded a video of Genesis throwing down a beat and he has mad skills compared to your average toddler. Pay attention to how lil Genesis goes in hard after the count. Remember ... 2 years old.

He's learning to count, but he'll be spitting fire by the time he can talk ... no doubt.