Stars In Heat

Le'Veon Bell plays football, but here's proof he's an expert in shooting his shot ... 'cause he's letting the world know he has a crush on R&B superstar SZA ... just in time for Valentine's Day.

We got Bell leaving 1OAK in L.A. asked him, with lovers day coming up, if there were any celebrity crushes he had that he wanted to mention.

"Tell SZA to come see me. I listen to her music all the time. She's my favorite. If I get her for Valentine's Day, she can get whatever she wants."

We did some digging and couldn't find anyone SZA was connected to ... maybe?

Either way, can't blame the guy for trying ... she's super gorgeous.

Liam Payne's voice doesn't just turn on Rita Ora ... he left at least 3 dudes speechless with his seductive reading of "Fifty Shades of Grey."

Liam and Rita were guests Wednesday on London's KISS radio. The two recorded a single together called "For You" for the new 'Fifty Shades' flick, so the radio DJ's asked him to read an excerpt from the book.

Logan Paul's a man on the run, and not only from controversy.

The shamed YouTube star was out jogging Friday in L.A. -- the first time he's been seen in public since posting the controversial video of a dead body in Japan's Suicide Forest.

Logan was decked out in his Maverick clothing line, but even THAT'S gotten him in trouble. As we reported, another company, Maverick Apparel is threatening to sue him, claiming he's damaging its good name with his tasteless video stunts.

You can run, but ... y'know.

Shock photographer Tyler Shields says his biz is booming since he shot the photo of Kathy Griffin holding a bloodied Trump mask -- and he has a plan for Kathy to rebound from the controversy.

We got Tyler at LAX Tuesday where he insisted the photo will actually be good for Kathy's career ... in the long run.

Kathy says she's been blacklisted from Hollywood since the whole fiasco, but Shields thinks she can turn it all round by shooting a documentary about their project ... including ALL reactions to it.

Logan Paul is making a full mea culpa for posting a vlog showing a dead body he discovered in Japan ... saying he only intended to raise awareness about suicide.

The famous YouTuber posted the original 15 minute video Sunday showing him and some friends venturing through a forest at the base of Japan's Mount Fuji -- otherwise known as "Suicide Forest" for the high number of self-inflicted deaths that happen there.

In the video -- which is incredibly graphic -- Logan and his crew stumble upon a dead body hanging from a tree. He comes up close to the body and zooms in while police are called.

As you might imagine, Logan caught a huge amount of backlash online -- and he took down the video soon after. He also issued a lengthy apology Monday.

Shawn Mendes and Hailey Baldwin didn't need mistletoe Thursday as they strolled to the Toronto Christmas Market.

The freshly-minted couple are in Mendes' hometown for the holidays. The day before they hit up Daniel Caesar's concert.

Hailey's been linked to Bieber, Drake, Cameron Dallas ... but, times and seasons change ... and now it's all about Shawn.

Hailey's been mum about Justin's blowup with Selena ... as we reported Selena was furious Justin contacted Hailey to make amends over their breakup, and it landed them in couples therapy.

Baldwin's clearly a bit distracted.

Kevin Dillon says his old pal and "Entourage" co-star, Jeremy Piven, is a gentleman who's being wrongly blacklisted over sexual misconduct allegations.

We got Kevin -- who starred on the HBO hit with Piven for 7 years -- and he says Piven's new show getting axed on CBS just ain't right.

According to Kev, Jeremy's nothin' but a gentleman. Can't tell if he's doing Drama here, but he's also shocked by the Lauer scandal.

Bottom line for Johnny Chase ... find the truth, first.

Matt Lauer is gone from "Today," but at least one of his old co-workers still has love for him.

We got Hoda Kotb leaving NBC headquarters in NYC Wednesday after she went on the air to fill in for Matt, who was fired for alleged sexual misconduct.

Our photog asks if she's spoken to Matt since the bombshell news, and if she has any message for him. Forgiveness might be the word of the day.

Interestingly, Hoda appeared alongside another "Today" host, Kathie Lee Gifford, who spilled her guts about her love for Lauer, and the dismay she felt over his firing.

Looks like the feeling is mutual from Hoda.

Matt Lauer, formerly the face of NBC, is already a ghost as far as the network's online presence is concerned.

Lauer's been replaced on the "Today" cover photos for the show's social media -- specifically Facebook and Twitter. They used to feature Matt and Savannah Guthrie, but now it's more group shots of all NBC's morning personalities.

Matt is still featured in old "Today" Facebook and Twitter photos and clips -- so, they're not trying to rewrite history. Not yet, anyway.

As we reported ... Lauer was abruptly fired Wednesday after a complaint about inappropriate sexual behavior was filed against him.

Paris Jackson's down under in Melbourne for the Australian Cup horse race, and she showed up for the event with a mystery guy ... plenty of women would pick to win, place AND show.

Paris and the guy seemed pretty tight during the event -- which is kinda like the Kentucky Derby of Oz. Despite what looked like canoodling and hand-holding ... we're told the guy's just a friend, and they were with a group.

Check out the pics though ... doesn't look like Paris was too into the races, and we can't blame her. The dude's got the hair, the face and the sharp suit.

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez have put the dating rumors to bed ... because they're clearly dating!

The Biebs and Selena hung out AGAIN on Wednesday morning in L.A. Sure looks like Selena has all the feels.

They also went on a bike ride and looked super cozy.

The exes reconnected over the last few weeks and have spent lots of time together ... grabbing grub, praying in church and then there are those late-night visits.

The deck is clear for Selena ... she and The Weeknd broke up several weeks ago, and it looks like Justin didn't waste any time swooping in.

The Weeknd doesn't seem to be experiencing any post-breakup blues ... in fact, it looks like he's having a damn good time being a single guy.

Abel was out Monday night in a Toronto nightclub at a launch party for 21 Savage, Offset and Metro Boomin's new album, "Without Warning" -- and he was openly smiling and grinding up on a mystery girl on the dance floor.

Farrah Abraham's not just a one-woman porno act ... she's the answer to every couples' butt problems because she's a natural, or so she's proudly declaring.

Farrah's rear is all the buzz leading up to Halloween when she'll do a solo anal show for online camming site, CamSoda. We got her at LAX and she said her audience isn't just lonely dudes, it's a lot of couples looking for instruction and/or inspiration.

Where should boxers go to find groupies?

Any old McDonald's will do, boxing star Danny Garcia tells TMZ Sports -- 'cause ladies tryna quench their thirst ain't only at the club.

"You just walk down the street -- McDonald's ... buyin' a McGriddle! You can find 'em anywhere!!"

Danny's a 1-woman man ... but we're pretty sure not all his bros have coitus on deck after every fight. Garcia says NFL and NBA guys get waaay more groupie love.

So ... we got D.G. to drop some knowledge on where to look.

Dude's GF is smokin' hot -- so maybe he's right. Maybe.

Tommy Lee may be aging, but he ain't shrinking -- in fact, his much younger gf wants you to know he's still living very large.

Brittany Furlan and the Motley Crue drummer are vacationing in Cabo San Lucas, and she shared a video of the gorgeous scenery. The most breathtaking view -- to Brittany -- is in Tommy's shorts.

We broke the story ... the couple presumably joined the Mile High Club in August, although they later claimed there was no sexy business.

This video makes that very hard to buy.

Tyga deserves an award for best-timed rebound ever, 'cause he's hooking up with UFC Octagon hottie Arianny Celeste ... fresh off Kylie Jenner's pregnancy news.

Tyga and Arianny were at Universal Studios Saturday night for Halloween Horror Nights. Witnesses tell us they were showing major PDA -- he wrapped his arms around her waist and she was holding onto him walking through the mazes.

We're told they're hanging out but are not exclusive. Maybe he needs a refresher on Arianny's vacay mode pics ... to lock down this relationship.

Perfect way to get over your ex getting knocked up, we're guessing.