Holidays

Diddy received a Christmas treat as he spent his second holiday behind bars -- a visit from his son, Justin!

Diddy’s rep, Juda Engelmayer, tells TMZ … Justin Combs visited Diddy at Fort Dix Prison in New Jersey on Christmas Day, and they spoke a bunch, catching up on life and each other. Specifically, we're told they talked about how to manage life in this time, to pray, appreciate loved ones and reflect on the past with a resolution to do better going forward. But ... there were no physical gifts passed around, as that is not allowed.

Diddy continued his introspection on Christmas day with a few inmates when they had their own private reflective mass, Engelmayer adds.

Khloé Kardashian's Christmas just got a whole lot cozier, 'cause she is welcoming a new member of the family ... a puppy!!!

"The Kardashians" reality star revealed the adorable addition on her Instagram Christmas day ... sharing the tiny black lab pup, surrounded by fellow presents and toys while sporting a dashing red collar with a bow -- showing it's named "Peppermint."

The timing couldn’t be more festive with Christmas celebrations in full swing ... and Peppermint is arriving just in time to join family traditions, snuggle by the tree, and likely steal the spotlight in some of Khloé’s festive social media posts.

This news comes just a week after Khloé shared a note to Santa from her kids True and Tatum -- aka "Tay Tay" -- which reads "Dear Santa please can I have a real puppy."

The siblings specifically asking for a "Black lab" ... but the duo makes it clear to Santa by emphasizing how he must "make sure it is real" -- so seems like Santa certainly got the message.

A cop in Ohio almost ended up on Santa's naughty list after pulling over Santa and Mrs. Claus for speeding ... and the hilarious traffic stop is all on video.

The Fulton County Sheriff's office shared video of one of their deputies pulling over an elderly couple dressed as Santa and Mrs. Clause over the weekend for "flying a little too fast."

When the deputy realizes he's talking to Father Christmas he exclaims, "Santa!!!"

Jolly old Saint Nick was packing heat too ... he told the deputy he had a concealed carry weapon and the deputy replied, "Santa has a CCW? Times are rough!!!"

President Donald Trump's controversial name change of the renowned Kennedy Center has really ruffled some feathers ... a Christmas Eve jazz concert was cancelled in protest at the performing arts center.

Chuck Redd, the host of the Christmas Eve concert, told the Associated Press that he pulled the plug on the event because he was pissed Trump switched the venue's name from the John F. Kennedy Center to the Trump-Kennedy Center.

Redd said, “When I saw the name change on the Kennedy Center website and then hours later on the building, I chose to cancel our concert.”

Former Nickelodeon child star Tylor Chase was spotted back on the street Christmas Eve ... but this time a few fans were there to help him out.

Pictures show the dire straights Tylor is in, loitering outside businesses at a shopping plaza in Riverside, California.

But in video, obtained by TMZ, 2 men are seen making Tylor's holiday a little brighter.

One of the men prays over Tylor after giving him a jacket to keep him protected from the torrential downpour beating down on Southern California.

We're keeping up with the Kardashian's Christmases, digging through the best shots the famous family has given us over the years.

While they didn't always have the reality shows, they always had the fashion sense ... according to these adorable pics of the family enjoying the holidays like only they can.

As Santa loads up his sleigh, some of your favorite celebs loaded up their timelines, showing off how they're celebrating Christmas Eve this year!

While Jewel got all gussied up in Jimmy Choo shoes and a little black dress by Magda Butrym, Nicky Hilton got comfy in pajamas in front of a whole lot of presents.

And Heidi Klum cozied up with her favorite bearded guy -- husband Tom Kaulitz -- under the mistletoe ...

Greg Biffle and his wife sent their holiday card in the mail before they died in a fatal plane crash ... and the season's greeting is just now showing up in mailboxes of relatives and friends.

One of Biffle's friends, a restaurant owner in North Carolina named Ron Herbert, says he checked his mail Sunday and found a holiday card from the Biffles.

Herbert shared the card on social media ... and it shows Greg, wife Cristina, his daughter Emma, and their son Ryder in matching outfits -- blue jeans and white shirts -- smiling and laughing in front of flocked Christmas trees.

Mariah Carey may have some extra Christmas cash this year ... because the judge who dismissed a lawsuit filed against her over her popular Christmas song just ordered the folks who dragged her to court to pay her more than $92,000 in sanctions.

According to new legal docs -- obtained by TMZ -- the judge ordered sanctions against the people who filed the action against Mariah, finding it lacked merit and determining there was good reason to deter people from filing baseless lawsuits.

Hailey Bieber, Cindy Kimberly and Rosé are taking holiday shopping to a whole new level ... just check out these photos of them in oversized shopping bags.

Justin Bieber's wife climbed into a Sephora bag to promote her Rhode skin care brand ... while Cindy looks like she splurged at Prada and Rosé got some luggage from RIMOWA.

Alix Earle got her retail therapy in at Miu Miu ... but that's nothing compared to Kendall Jenner's shopping spree at Louis Vuitton.

Christmas is just around the corner ... and these K-Pop idols are all about putting their holiday cheer on full display!!

Check out our gallery of snaps from over the years to see Lisa from Blackpink staying on the "nice" list, i-dle's Miyeon and Minnie cosplaying as reindeer, and Seventeen's Mingyu posted up with Santa!

Changbin and Hyunjin from Stray Kids got some choreography work in, moving and grooving in front of a festive background.

Kim Kardashian knows the holiday struggle all too well ... trying to corral the kids into a picture-perfect family photo.

KK took to IG Monday to share a series of pics capturing her attempt to get 10-year-old Saint, 7-year-old Chicago, and 6-year-old Psalm to smile and pose alongside her.

Saint was clearly the toughest sell ... delivering a stone-cold stare in the first shot before eventually cracking what can only be described as a courtesy half-smile. Don't worry, Saint ... we've all been there.

No doubt Dwight Yoakam is a legend, but for the younger crowds who watched him play Pastor Phil in "Four Christmases," this one's for you!

The American singer-songwriter, actor, and filmmaker was in his early 50s when he played the over-the-top pastor in the rom-com Christmas film "Four Christmases" back in 2008.

Yoakam shared the big screen with Hollywood icons like Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn.

Need a little inspo to pull up to "TMZ After Dark?" Look no further -- Natasha Graziano hopped on the party bus this weekend, hosting the whole vibe and living it all the way up!

Natasha brought all the festive vibes during a Saturday-night bar crawl -- kicking things off at E.P. & L.P.’s Holly Jolly Christmas Bar, rolling through Rainbow Bar & Grill, and wrapping it up at Roosterfish West Hollywood ... where the singing and dancing went down hard enough to make Santa proud.

Lil Baby and Lil Yachty added prime fuel to the "F The Streets" movement sparked by 21 Savage's rant last week ... by joining their charitable forces for a Christmas giveaway in their hometown!!!

Baby partnered his org, The Jones Project Inc., with The Lil Yachty Foundation for a full-scale holiday takeover in Atlanta’s West End on Sunday that brought out more than 2,000 youth and families for the festivities!!!

LeBron James is gearing up for what will be his record-setting 20th NBA Christmas Day game later this week ... and the King is opening up on always having to work on the holiday -- saying he'd much rather be on the couch with his fam.

James made the comments following the Lakers' loss to the Clippers over the weekend ... when he was asked why Christmas basketball matters to him.

"It's the game that I love," James said. "It's a game I watched when I was a kid on Christmas Day, watching a lot of the greatest play the game on Christmas. It's always been an honor to play it."

But the 40-year-old was honest with reporters -- while he knows the impact of playing in these games -- he wishes he could also soak in the special day like the rest of the world gets to enjoy it.