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For Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun, there's no such thing as "too close" ... as evidenced by these new cozy pics of their Florida Keys fun.

They were each holding on to the other as they shared a Sea-Doo while zipping around the ocean near Syd's home down in the Keys. These shots were taken earlier this week as they were hanging out with friends.

And Scooter's not afraid to let his GF take the wheel either ... Sydney opened up the throttle while he had a tight grip around her waist. If this is what riding you-know-what looks like, sign us up!

Sean Combs' fellow inmates were expecting a bleak Thanksgiving, but that all changed with a well-organized and well-funded plan by SC himself.

Diddy, through his rep, tells TMZ ... he worked with an internal group called Bankroll Bosses. He and others bought food from the commissary, spent 2 days preparing it, and distributed it to every housing unit at Fort Dix.

Diddy told us, “Thanksgiving, to me, is about making sure other people eat. Everybody misses their family. People get depressed during the holidays. We just wanted to come together as a family and do our own thing.”

National Guard members bravely fired back during the Washington, D.C. attack in the moments before the suspect's capture ... newly released video shows.

The witness video, obtained by the Wall Street Journal, appears to show suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal with a revolver in his hand, and you can hear gunfire from a National Guard member as they return fire. You can also see a U.S. soldier on the ground.

As we've reported, Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe and specialist Sarah Beckstrom were both shot during the Wednesday afternoon attack ... and 20-year-old Beckstrom died Thursday from her injuries. Sgt. Wolfe remains in critical condition.

These new images of the intense firefight -- just 3 blocks from the White House -- were captured by a witness as they were driving past the chaotic scene. The suspect was also shot and severely injured when he was taken down and captured shortly after this video was recorded.

Major congrats to Lexy Panterra -- the influencer is officially engaged, and TMZ’s got the moment on video!

Lexy tells TMZ she got engaged last month to her boyfriend -- who wants to stay anonymous for now -- after dating a little over a year, but they kept the whole thing super under wraps ... only close friends and fam knew they were together.

Lexy was trying on wedding dresses in Sacramento with her family when her fiancé surprised her by showing up and getting down on one knee. As to why she was trying on wedding dresses before he had even popped the question ... she says they had already talked and planned on getting married before the proposal.

Justin Bieber's having a scooter reunion -- of sorts, anyway -- in the middle of his holiday weekend.

No, he and his former manager, Scooter Braun, weren't kicking it in Palm Springs, but Justin was riding a fancy scooter around town on Thanksgiving Day. Justin was tooling around the desert on a white Vespa.

Justin, rocking some Uggs, made a run to one of his fave spots out there -- Vintage Coffee shop -- as he and the missus, Hailey Bieber, spent the holiday with their son, Jack.

Princess Love is not buying what Ray J is selling, at least according to a new post in the wake of Ray's arrest for allegedly threatening his estranged wife with a gun.

Princess Love reposted a series of quotes about gaslighting, and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to connect the dots and conclude these are sentiments Ray J has expressed to her, including. "'No, you're acting a little bit crazy. What happened was (completely new scenario that didn't occur at all) - that's the truth.'"

And there's more ..."'You're just trying to confuse everyone so you get to come out on top and control the narrative. We all know why you're doing this, so just stop."

Kandi Burruss wants everyone to know ... divorce does not always = war, at least when it comes to hers.

Kandi shared a photo of her fam for Thanksgiving, and noticeably absent was her estranged husband, Todd Tucker. So, on the surface you'd think there were hard feelings, but Kandi wrote in a comment, "Before anyone assumes anything Todd came earlier to eat with us but he wasn't there for the pic. He was not left out or anything like that."

A good time was apparently had by all, according to the former 'Real Housewife' ... the post was captioned, "Happy Thanksgiving. I truly enjoyed my day with my fam. I hope you enjoyed yours! Now I feel stuffed like a turkey & need to lay down. ❤️🦃"

Sisqó's offering Cynthia Erivo a front-row seat to the panty party ... offering her a VIP experience at his upcoming London Show after she praised "Thong Song" in an interview.

Here's the deal ... during a chat with Entertainment Tonight earlier this year, Cynthia gave her thoughts on Sisqó's hit track, lauding the guy for pulling out all the stops with his vocals.

Erivo highlights the key change near the end of the track, the impressive runs he goes on, and more ... while laughing about how ridiculous it is that something this impressive is all about an undergarment.

Andy Ruiz is one of three men to ever beat Anthony Joshua in the ring ... and he was kind enough to share some solid advice with Jake Paul ahead of his December 19 bout!!

Ruiz (35-2, 22 KOs) handed Joshua his first career loss in 2019, with a TKO in the 7th round of their main event at Madison Square Garden in New York City -- one of boxing's biggest upsets ever.

That said, we asked Ruiz -- who was distributing turkeys at the New Village Girls Academy Turkey Drive in Los Angeles this week -- if there were any suggestions he'd like to leave for the YouTuber-turned-boxer.

Don't worry, Knicks fans, the Julius Randle and Karl-Anthony Towns trade will pay off soon ... this according to Charles Oakley, who tells TMZ Sports his addition to the team can pave the way for an NBA Finals run!!

We spoke with the Knicks legend as he was giving away food at Melba’s of Harlem's annual turkey drive this week ... and asked if he believes his former team can make a run at the NBA championship again this season with KAT.

"They should've won it last year ... yes, they can," Oakley said, "They just have to play. I think they got sidetracked last year, a lot of things goin' on."

Princess Love isn't holding back ... breaking her silence after an explosive live stream altercation with Ray J -- which ended with him getting hauled off to jail.

Princess posted a video on IG Thursday afternoon with the caption, “Enough is enough” ... speaking directly to Ray and unloading frustration about co-parenting and the chaos she says comes with it.

She insists she would never put her kids -- Melody and Epik -- in danger ... and that includes “leaving them with a man who’s waving a gun around” -- a direct shot at Ray J, who was seen holding a handgun during the live stream.

Ray J is a free man ... at least for now -- after posting a $50K bond and beelining it to the bail bondsman.

The entertainer was seen leaving a Los Angeles-area jail Thursday afternoon with his entourage in tow ... just hours after he was taken into custody and booked on a charge of making a criminal threat.

Ray -- dressed in an all black 'fit -- kept his head down and took a call as he walked out, showing no interest in answering any questions. Instead, a man identifying himself as Ray J's manager did all the talking, telling the pap Ray called him from inside and he came right over to get him out.

TikTok star Marquay The Goat's sudden death is now believed to be connected to a serious car accident he was involved in just a couple weeks ago ... according to the county coroner.

Buddy Bryan, the Muscogee County Coroner, tells TMZ ... Marquay Collins -- the TikToker's real name -- was pronounced dead at his home on Wednesday.

However ... Bryan says Marquay was in a car crash on November 7th and was taken to the hospital, where he was evaluated and released the same day. After returning home, he began complaining of headaches, along with neck, shoulder and spine pain.

Jodie Sweetin was out at the L.A. Mission doing her do-gooder thing -- and couldn’t resist slipping in a few fiery shots at Donald Trump while she was at it!

TMZ caught up with Jodie on Tuesday... and when we asked about her holiday wishes, she didn’t even blink -- saying her Christmas wish this year is to see the U.S. President booted out of the White House.

Talk about shocking the system -- two of Detroit’s biggest legends collided when Eminem crashed Jack White’s stage during the NFL’s Thanksgiving Halftime Show at the Lions’ annual Turkey Day Classic.

Jack was the only one officially on the bill -- tearing into “Seven Nation Army,” the forever stadium anthem at Ford Field -- before he shocked the crowd by bringing out fellow Detroit legend Eminem for a surprise cameo.

Eminem hit the stage in full Detroit armor -- hoodie up and rocking a custom Lions jacket -- and launched into a wild mashup of "Till I Collapse" with the White Stripes’ "Hello Operator."

Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly are in full holiday truce mode -- teaming up for some cozy family time with their little one ... proving these exes still roll as a unit when it counts.

The pair was spotted wandering through the dazzling L.A. Zoo Lights Wednesday, taking in all the glowing displays -- and MGK was carrying their baby girl, Saga Blade Fox-Baker, in a chest carrier like a total doting papa.

Megan looked just as upbeat, strolling beside him with the pram -- giving full picture-perfect fam vibes as they stopped for pics and snapped selfies under those neon wings.