Relationships

Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun made a smooth smoothie run with his kids ... hitting up a local shop in Los Angeles a few days after they touched down in the City of Angels.

The actress and music mogul took two of his three kids to get a sweet treat Tuesday afternoon ... and Sydney looked super comfortable chatting with the little ones when Scooter was busy ordering.

In fact, she even slung an arm over one of Scooter's sons' shoulders ... walking casually through the parking lot in her white T-shirt and blue jeans. Scooter embraced the California beach bum vibe in a pair of shorts, a T-shirt, and a cap.

Paul Pierce was ordered to pay his baby mama, Princess Santiago, monthly child support for their son … but it was a far cry from what she was asking him to pay ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Paul was ordered to pay his ex $8,508 per month for his son, King Rafael Santiago Pierce. The judge did note the order is temporary, and the court still has the authority to change the child support amount as the case proceeds.

In addition, Paul will have to cough up $100K for his ex’s legal fees in the case ... and another $10K for her to retain a forensic accountant.

Carole Radziwill is speaking out about her name surfacing in the Epstein files -- saying she was totally in the dark about the evil doings of her one-time friend and Epstein confidant, Ghislaine Maxwell, who she now calls a "horrible person."

"The Real Housewives of New York" star sat down Tuesday with Bravo host Andy Cohen for a Q&A to promote Season 16 of 'RHONY,' during which Carole's past association with Maxwell became a hot topic.

First, Andy brought up Carole's return to the show, recalling that she said it was an opportunity after her name appeared in the Epstein files. Carole was previously a main cast member on 'RHONY' from 2012 to 2018.

"Vanderpump Rules" alum Jax Taylor wrote an email to his ex, Brittany Cartwright, telling her to stop asking about her ring amid their divorce war and saying she wasn't getting it anytime soon ... this according to docs filed in her restraining order case.

TMZ obtained court docs filed by Brittany in which she included an email exhibit. The alleged message came from Jax on August 21, 2026, and read, “You are not getting the ring back till court … do not ask again.”

All signs point to the argument being over Brittany's wedding ring. Following their 2024 split, in June 2025 Brittany claimed on an episode of the 'VPR' spinoff "The Valley" that she had no idea where her wedding ring and band were. 

'Vanderpump Rules' alum Jax Taylor claims Brittany Cartwright was the real terror during their relationship as part of his request for a restraining order against her ... TMZ has learned.

Jax filed a petition for a domestic violence restraining order against Brittany mere days after she obtained a temporary order against him. He asked the court to keep her 100 yards away from him amid their bitter divorce.

In the docs, Jax points to an incident in August 2024, which he claims was about a week after he left rehab.  He says he went to the aquarium with Brittany and their kid before stopping in for lunch at Hooters. He said Brittany ordered several shots of tequila, even though it was around 2 in the afternoon.

Singer Cher scoffed at her daughter-in-law’s claims she’s concerned about the singer’s son, Elijah Blue … saying she thinks the woman is only out for herself and fame ... TMZ has learned.

Cher filed court docs opposing Elijah’s estranged wife, MarieAngela King, attempt to be appointed his guardian to take control of his life. The legendary singer said it wasn’t just her feeling this way … but also the feeling of the hospital he's currently in and the rest of Elijah’s family.

The entertainer claimed MarieAngela failed to take care of Elijah before his recent arrest in New Hampshire. Cher said she believed the reason MarieAngela was trying to take over was that she is “inserting herself back into the picture on a quest for money and/or a bit of fame.”

"Vanderpump Rules" alum Brittany Cartwright berated her estranged husband, Jax Taylor, for allegedly bringing his new girlfriend, Lori Krebs, around their kids, TMZ has learned. 

TMZ obtained messages Jax and Brittany exchanged on July 15, 2026, one day after we broke the story that Jax and his publicist, Lori, were hooking up. Brittany used to be represented by Lori before the news broke. 

Jax wrote, “Your sick brain thought it was okay to have a random guy sleep in the same house with my son ... a guy you had to pay to be your boyfriend non the less.”

Hayden Panettiere's boyfriend Brian Hickerson was seen barefoot and hunkered down under a restaurant table moments before his 2025 Los Angeles arrest ... and TMZ has obtained a photo from the bizarre scene.

The pic was snapped August 2, 2025 inside Barney's Beanery in West Hollywood ... showing Brian sitting on the floor underneath a table with his shoes off as a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy stands nearby.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Brian came into Barney's and appeared to be under the influence of something and acted erratically. Sources say he allegedly broke a drinking glass at the bar. We're told things escalated when Brian allegedly threw one of his shoes at another person who was eating inside the restaurant ... prompting staff to ask him to leave.

Davis Mallory is Instagram official with his new girlfriend ... a year after announcing he was "no longer gay."

"The Challenge" and "The Real World: Denver" alum hard-launched his relationship with Rachel Vaughan over the weekend, sharing vacation snaps of the couple kissing and smiling for a selfie.

Davis tells TMZ ... he first met Rachel in Hawaii in February 2022 while DJing a wedding. He says they began traveling together, became best friends and eventually fell in love ... officially starting their relationship this past August. He tell us they're not living together yet.

Jennifer Aniston's man, Jim Curtis, says the two have an enlightened way of working through their issues ... dropping down for light meditation after dropping hard truths on one another.

The author and hypnotherapist opened up about his couple's trick with the actress ... telling Jamie Kern Lima on her YouTube show that the pair use meditation to recenter themselves after arguments -- to come at their issue from a less emotional place.

Jim says they also talk a lot through their issues ... and, while they don't use it regularly, he says they have used a four-line refrain -- which goes "I'm sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you. I love you," -- in the past as well.

Rob and Michele Reiner's son, Jake Reiner, is a married man ... TMZ has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Jake tied the knot with Maria Gilfillan in a small ceremony at the beginning of August.

The happy moment comes just days after Jake gave his first television interview since his parents were murdered, speaking to Los Angeles station KABC about the unimaginable loss and the criminal case against his brother, Nick Reiner, who is accused of killing Rob and Michele.

The fake 49ers player Daejon Love may have had the cars, cash and big talk ... but one woman says his story fell apart with a simple roster check.

A woman named Cara joined us Monday on "TMZ Live" ... telling us she looked Love up early on and quickly realized his name wasn't anywhere on the San Francisco 49ers roster.

When she questioned him about it, Cara says Love fired back with a five-minute voice message breaking down NFL contracts ... claiming a thumb injury prevented him from passing the medical portion of his deal, so he couldn't appear on the official roster even though he was supposedly still with the team.

Donald Trump and his ever-present executive assistant Natalie Harp are once again practically joined at the hip ... this time linking up after his day on the links.

Harp and the prez were photographed Sunday sitting side by side in the back of an SUV as they departed Trump National Golf Club Washington, D.C., in Sterling, Virginia, where POTUS spent the weekend.

It's interesting to see them back together on a golf course, considering we now know that's where Harp had one of her roughest days on the job.

Jaidyn Alexis says she got even with Blueface after learning he'd slept with one of her best friends ... by sleeping with one of his -- and she has zero regrets.

Jaidyn dropped the bomb while sitting down with our Towanda on "The TMZ Podcast" ... explaining things between her and Blueface really started unraveling around the time he went to jail.

Jaidyn says the two had already separated before Blueface got locked up ... and while he was behind bars, she says he decided another woman was going to be his "main bitch."

Rumer Willis is asking a judge to keep her ex Derek Thomas' visits with their 3-year-old daughter supervised, claiming he's repeatedly violated custody orders and exercised dangerous judgment around their child ... TMZ has learned.

According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Willis filed an emergency request seeking to prevent supervised visitation from ending while the court considers the ongoing custody dispute.

Willis claims Thomas' supervised visits began June 20 and that he completed only five and a half visits because of disputes involving the nannies assigned to supervise his time with their 3-year-old daughter, Louetta.

Finneas O’Connell and Claudia Sulewski are officially married -- and his superstar sister Billie Eilish had one very important job on their big day.

The Grammy-winning musician and producer and the actress/creator tied the knot in an intimate ceremony at the luxe San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara, Calif. … surrounded by family, famous friends and even a couple of their four-legged favorites.

Billie officiated the ceremony, while Finneas and Claudia’s dogs, Peaches and Moose, also got in on the celebration. Their parents, Maggie Baird and Patrick O’Connell, were there to watch their son exchange vows.