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A famous dog has passed ... a dog famous for her owner and famous in her own right.

Birdie was a Golden Retriever owned by Jennifer Garner, who announced the pooch has passed. Jen says, “It is hard to know how to write this— it seems nuts, given the world, to mourn a pet, but since we have shared Birdie with all of you, it only seems fair to let you know of her passing.”

Birdie stopped eating last week -- a clear sign something was wrong because J.G. described the dog as a foodie -- and the fam became alarmed and took her to the vet, who delivered some horrible news -- Birdie was at the end of her life.

Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann's ongoing financial and marital drama has taken another turn — cause TMZ has learned the estranged couple is now officially living apart as their Georgia mansion heads to the auction block.

Sources with direct knowledge of the situation tell TMZ ... Kim and Kroy secured their own, separate rental houses not far from where their longtime marital home is. We're told their 4 minor children — Kroy Jr., Kash, Kaia, and Kane — will split their time between their parents' rental homes.

The two now living apart marks a significant shift in their contentious divorce saga, which has played out in court and in public. Until this week, the pair had been living under the same roof in their sprawling 7-bedroom, 11-bathroom estate, despite over a year of mounting financial troubles.

Jessica Alba's kicking back on her family vacation to Mexico ... lying out on the sand and getting a tan in a skimpy, two-piece.

The actress enjoyed an afternoon of sand, surf and sun with her husband Cash Warren and their daughter Honor ... with Jessica wearing a bikini, a hat and nothing else.

Her man Cash laid down right next to her ... showing off his powerful chest as he too caught a few rays.

John Amos is getting a grand sendoff ... in the form of an emotional memorial service ... with a solid turnout from Hollywood.

The "Good Times" star was remembered by his family and famous friends Saturday during a service in East Orange, NJ ... with performances by R&B artist Monifah, gospel singer Karen Poole, and platinum producer Tone "TL" Cross.

John's former "Good Times" castmates, BernNaddette Stanis and Ralph Carter, were among the speakers.

Shocking revelation from Billy Corgan ... he thinks he might be related to Bill Burr ... if a family member's suspicions turn out to be true.

The Smashing Pumpkins frontman was a guest on the "Howie Mandel Does Stuff Podcast" when he revealed his possible blood connection to the famous comedian.

Billy says his father was a traveling musician back in the day ... and his stepmother once told him she believed Bill was one of his father's illegitimate children that he sired while out on the road.

Great news for people who can't get enough of the Kelces --  Jason's wife, Kylie, is getting into the podcast game ... promising not to hold back with her very own show.

The 32-year-old announced the new "Not Gonna Lie With Kylie Kelce" show on Monday ... which was put together by Wave Sports + Entertainment -- the same company that runs Jason and Travis' popular "New Heights" show that just landed a $100 million payday.

In the announcement trailer, Kylie joked about how it took her some time to come up with the name for her show -- saying "Yet Another Kelce Show" and "F*** Around And Find Out" landed on the cutting room floor.

Elton John is sharing a candid update on his eyesight ... revealing he's still struggling to see months after suffering a severe infection that limited his vision.

Watch the video, the singer reveals he still cannot see out of his right eye ... which is why he's yet to release new music.

As Elton puts it ... he hasn't been able to properly see for 4 months, especially since his left eye already wasn't "the greatest."

Barron Trump is taking some time off from New York University to be with family during the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday -- and he was seen front and center with his President-elect dad Donald and his mom Melania.

Barron was seated around a table in Mar-a-Lago -- Donald's Palm Beach, Florida estate -- with the 47th President, Melania and her father, Viktor Knavs, Barron's grandpa.

Check out the video, which was shot Saturday night ... Barron -- Donald's youngest son who's a freshman at NYU -- is looking spiffy in his dark suit and tie alongside DT, who's wearing a matching outfit.

Diddy's twin daughters might be running back and forth between L.A. and NYC to support their dad, but they're still high school students ... and, they celebrated a big milestone last week.

D'Lila and Jessie Combs shared a pic of themselves to their joint Instagram account Sunday ... standing in their cheerleading uniforms with sashes reading "Senior" hung across their bodies.

The two girls are holding multicolored pompoms and making duck lips at the camera ... a sweet photo of two sisters celebrating another big milestone.

Billy Ray Cyrus is highlighting his daughter on her big bday ... sending well-wishes to Miley Cyrus on the same day she turns 32 -- despite their reportedly icy relationship.

The singer-songwriter shared a throwback photo of Miley as a baby ... curled up in his arms on the porch -- smiling up at her pop.

Check out BRC's caption ... sounds like he's reminiscing on the good old days -- before his relationship with his daughter allegedly got complicated.

Cardi B had her curves on full display Friday night ... when she dazzled in New York for a friend's birthday.

The superstar rapper was snapped exiting the restaurant Sei Less ... wrapping up a night of celebrations in a skin-tight denim ensemble, rockin' beige leather highness pumps.

We really don't need to point out the obvious ... but the artist was lookin' good during her night out!

Dwayne Johnson's bringing his movie star boogie to Oahu ... busting a move with his beautiful dance partner -- his mother, Ata Johnson.

The actor hit Aulani -- a Disney resort on the west side of the Hawaiian island -- where the world premiere of 'M2' took place Thursday evening ... and, he made it a family affair with his daughters, wife Lauren Hashian, and his mom.

The Rock, who plays the character Maui in the movie, has been famous for a long time ... which probably helped put his mom at ease -- 'cause she started showing off her dance moves, grooving to the beat as her son looked on.

Henry Winkler put the kibosh on his daughter's reality TV dream ... confessing as much during a new podcast episode.

The "Happy Days" alum shared his decision to block daughter Zoe Winkler from doing one famed dating competition on the "What in the Winkler!?" podcast ... noting he had to "put a stop to that."

As Zoe put it ... she was almost "The Bachelorette" during the ABC reality show's early days. However, Henry said he intervened in the possible casting ... "but only for your protection."

Tina Knowles isn't sweating Beyoncé's upcoming live performance on Netflix, despite the streamer's past glitches ... as she believes there will be a holy presence during the Christmas day production.

We caught up with the Knowles matriarch outside ABC Studios in NYC this week, where we asked for her opinion about Netflix's inaugural streaming of 2 Christmas Day NFL games ... Bey will be the halftime performer at the game in Texas.

Though the big red N caught flak during its recent Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight -- many  outages and disruptions were reported -- Tina made it clear she's confident ahead of her daughter's holiday halftime show.

8:23 AM PT -- Boulder police have responded to disparaging comments from John Ramsey, telling TMZ in a statement ... "The killing of JonBenét was an unspeakable crime and this tragedy has never left our hearts. This investigation will always be a priority for the Boulder Police Department.”

The department is "committed to following up on every lead and we are continuing to work with DNA experts and our law enforcement partners around the country until this tragic case is solved."

John Ramsey remains hopeful that some significant changes in the police department could help catch his daughter JonBenét's killer ... while blasting how law enforcement mishandled the case over the past 28 years.

Heartbreaking news from Isaiah Thomas -- the NBA player just announced his older sister has passed away.

The 35-year-old point guard mourned the loss Wednesday evening ... posting an Instagram story tribute to LaQuisha Baldtrip.

"Ima miss you, big sis!!!" Thomas said on the post. "Damn, how you leave me too?"