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Some bad news, good news ...

The bad news -- Lindsey Vonn says she's "just friends" with "Vikings" star Alexander Ludwig.

The good news -- she's "open-minded" about letting him out of the friend zone.

31-year-old Lindsey and 23-year-old Ludwig got people talking last week when they left Craig's in L.A. together lookin' pretty damn couply after a fancy dinner together.

But Vonn says there's no official relationship ... yet ... saying she barely knows the guy.

Here, Lindsey ... maybe this pic will help change your mind.

Post Malone put his hands around Justin Bieber's throat and choked him in front of a club full of people, but there was no bad blood ... as some reports suggest.

The Saturday night incident inside Houston's Cle nightclub might've looked like a fight ... but we're told the guys were just messing around and went back to laughing once Post loosened his grip.

Sources close to Malone tell TMZ the choke was Malone's revenge for Bieber using his arm as an ashtray earlier that night.

Boys will be boys.

Megan Fox has been giving multiple clues on the identity of her baby daddy, and by process of elimination it's pretty clear ... Brian Austin Green is the leading candidate.

A noticeably pregnant Megan and her estranged hubby strolled into a Santa Monica restaurant Tuesday for lunch.

It's relevant because earlier in the day Megan Instagrammed pics of 3 of her recent co-stars -- Shia LaBeouf, Will Arnett and Jake Johnson -- with the hashtag, #notthefather.

Will Smith did NOT appear drunk when he left a New Orleans restaurant ... moments before he was shot to death -- this according to restaurant management.

TMZ Sports spoke to employees at Sake Cafe Uptown ... the last place Smith was seen before the shooting. The incidents with Cardell Hayes reportedly began after he left the eatery.

There are theories that Smith was sloshed at dinner ... and was driving impaired when he got into it with Hayes.

But management at Sake Cafe Uptown say they're not buying it -- insisting Smith only had 1 glass of wine during the roughly 75 minutes he was at the restaurant.

"He got there kinda late ... didn't drink a lot at all ... no cocktails, and I can only remember seeing one glass of wine," one staffer tells TMZ Sports.

Khloe Kardashian stayed in her comfort zone Sunday night, hitting the clubs with ex-bf French Montana, hours after writing a manifesto on why she's done trying to save Lamar Odom.

Khloe and French hit up Hyde in Hollywood, along with Kylie Jenner and The Weeknd.

Mrs. Odom posted a long essay Sunday revealing she is now done trying to save Lamar Odom. She had an epiphany that trying to help him could actually breed resentment and ultimately destroy him.

Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna will be married within a year in front of the entire Kardashian family, or that's at least plan A for the couple ... TMZ has learned.

Sources close to the couple tell us BC and Rob don't want a long, drawn out engagement -- so they're already talking about ceremony ideas, and even a guest list. We're told they're certain they want Rob's family to be there.

That's an impressive olive branch since, as we told you ... Kris Jenner and Rob's sisters aren't sold the engagement's even real.

As for where they do it -- a quickie wedding makes ya think Las Vegas, and chapels are drooling at the possibility of corralling Rob and his famous fam. Reps at the Little Vegas Chapel are offering "Blac Rob" ... 2 Elvises, 2 showgirls and a pink Caddy convertible for pick up and drop off.

Meanwhile, the Little White Wedding Chapel -- where Britney Spears once married (briefly) -- is aiming high with a helicopter ceremony above the strip. They'll even throw in ground transport with a 14-seat Hummer for the whole family, if they RSVP.

Harrison Ford is totally chilling 3,000 miles away from Huntington Beach, CA ... where someone's trying to make it look like he was arrested.

Ford was seen arriving in the Galapagos Islands where he planned a weeklong yacht vacation with his wife, Calista Flockhart.

TMZ broke the story ... police records show Harrison was arrested Thursday for battery of his spouse, but it's all bogus.

Sorry, One Direction fans ... we're shutting down your #Babygate fake baby conspiracy once and for all.

We got Louis Tomlinson out to lunch Thursday in Calabasas, and the pics prove his 2-and-a-half month old son Freddie is a living, breathing little tyke -- and not just a prop.

This has become a thing -- 1D fans are flooding social media with various #babygate conspiracy theories as to why the baby can't be real. They think Louis and his team are photoshopping images and using dolls to fake out the public.

So, here's Exhibit A -- watch and LISTEN to baby Freddie crying out. THIS is a real baby.

Case closed.

Seems Nick Young dodged a bullet -- with his fiancee Iggy Azalea publicly stating the two are "good" ... after that whole D'Angelo Russell video fiasco.

Iggy appeared on "Ellen" sporting her massive engagement ring on her finger -- and was essentially asked if she's still with Nick after Russell videotaped him apparently admitting to cheating.

"We're good," Iggy said ... adding that there's NO controversy at home, just on the Internet.

The entire interview is actually pretty good ... with Iggy also talking about her plastic surgery regrets and the issues that come with being a white rapper.

Paris Jackson is dating a racist ... at least that's what some members of her family fear.

Members of the Jackson brood tell us ... Michael Snoddy's arm tattoo proudly displaying the Confederate flag is highly offensive and ironic, since Paris' dad was black.

Snoddy, a drummer with the band Street Drum Corps, is a little out of step, as some Southern states are removing vestiges of Confederate symbols from public view.

Paris, who's been dating Snoddy for a few weeks, doesn't seem to mind, but her family thinks the fact that his tat was strategically placed for all to see is an omen about his feelings toward African Americans.

We spoke with Snoddy, who scoffed at the claims and said, "I wouldn't be dating a black girl if I were a racist."

That answer might not fly with the Jacksons, so we're guessing his other defense could be he's a fan of Pantera's album, "Cowboys From Hell." Notice the "CFH" on the tat. That group used the flag on its merchandising and posters, although some members have expressed regret.

Janet Jackson is canceling the rest of her tour to have a baby ... maybe.

Janet posted a video message to her fans saying she was pulling out of her Unbreakable tour dates because she and her husband are planning a family.

She says she's under doctor's orders to rest ... which certainly makes you think she's trying to, or already is pregnant. Janet never says one way or the other. She's 49 (going on 50), so even with IVF ... it would be quite a miracle.

Ed Asner not only copped a feel Sunday night ... he oil checked Sally Struthers.

The 86-year-old -- who filed for divorce last year -- presented an award to the "All in the Family" star and macked on her like a 20-something stud.

Truth be told, if Sally wasn't down with it, it would probably qualify as assault, but no harm, no foul.

You gotta watch the whole video. Sally ends splayed out on a chair.

Taylor Swift's ass will NOT be contained -- the thing has been busting out lately, and looks great, but also looks, ummm ... different.

Taylor's lady lumps were majorly on display at the iHeartRadio Awards over the weekend as she showed up in a skintight black bodysuit. We did some deep research, checking out a bunch of Taylor butt shots from the last year ... and she's definitely shown some growth.

Butt pads? Squats? Who knows?

Gilbert Arenas thinks it's just a matter of time before Iggy Azalea and Nick Young are all good again ... saying she'll definitely forgive the Lakers star, and the all-important bachelor party is a GO.

Arenas -- who is ex-teammates and best pals with Young -- was leaving the Clippers game when we asked his thoughts on the fate of the Iggy/Swaggy union.

As we previously reported ... the relationship is hanging by a thread with sources saying Nick is trying feverishly to fix everything destroyed by D'Angelo Russell's bro code killing video.

Check out the clip -- Arenas says he fully expects things to work out ... and is still planning on being at Young's bachelor party for an epic turn up sesh.

Might be something to what Arenas is saying ... Iggy hit up the iHeartRadio Music Awards this weekend, with the phat engagement ring Nick gave her snug on that left hand.

Iggy Azalea is not breaking off her engagement to Nick Young ... not yet, anyway and she wanted everyone to know it at the iHeartRadio Awards.

Iggy posed for photogs Sunday night in L.A. with her right hand in her pocket, but made sure her left -- weighted down with that massive yellow diamond ring Nick gave her -- was fully exposed.

As TMZ Sports first reported ... Nick's been desperately trying to save the engagement since the D'Angelo Russell video leaked.

Kanye West is a man of many talents -- but he hasn't yet mastered furniture design -- despite the rumblings on the Internet.

Mixmag, a UK based culture magazine, posted a story and photos Friday premiering IKE4, what they claim to be 'Ye's new line with IKEA. It's no coincidence the story went up on April Fools' Day because our Kanye sources tell us it's all fake, and Yeezy wasn't in on the joke.

Yeezy did meet with IKEA honchos last month who told us, "Kanye West came by our design department to explore IKEA and our design." But it's unclear exactly what went down during the meeting.

It's probably a good thing the story's a joke ... leotards on chairs just don't look too comfy.