The Kardashians

Tristan Thompson's Kardashian spawn ain't just gonna make him more famous ... it could damn well make him a better basketball player -- so says NBA vet Jim Jackson.

We got J-Jax at Cafe Gratitude in L.A. ... and he told us why knockin' up Khloe might translate to a fiercer Tristan on the hardwood.

"Having a child always settles you down a little bit," Jackson told TMZ Sports. "Maybe a kid settles him down and gives him more focus."

Seems like Jim isn't buying into the Kardashian curse -- basically saying TT should be good as long as he keeps handling business for the Cavs.

Blac Chyna's Christmas card screams both naughty and nice ... nice because her two kids -- 5-year-old King and 1-year-old Dream -- are so damn cute, and naughty because of the "Dear Santa let me explain ..." caption.

Blac Chyna's noticeably absent from her Xmas card which she shared on Snapchat, but she's not hiding who's been bad or good in her house. King's face speaks for itself, but we're guessing he'll still get plenty of presents under the tree.

As for Dream, it's not her first Christmas card appearance. She also made it into days 9, 13, 17 and 19 of the Kardashian's 25 days of Christmas photo shoot. Kid's already a pro.

Johnny Manziel's fiancee, Bre Tiesi, almost had one of her lips torn off by a dog ... but it looks like she's gonna be OK after one of the Kardashians' plastic surgeons worked his magic.

Bre detailed the scary incident on social media -- saying her lip was "legit hanging off" after she tried to break up a canine throwdown involving her two pups.

But the IG model wasn't about to let a random ER doc mess with her kisser ... so she hit up Garth Fisher -- a Beverly Hills surgeon who's worked on Kris Jenner -- and he stitched her up, good as new.

Well, not exactly ... but Bre says she should be scar-free in just a few weeks!

Not like she wouldn't be smokin' hot either way.

Kris Jenner can now slap the word "momager" on a bunch of stuff but not the very thing that made her a household name.

Kris just locked down a trademark for "momager" after a 2-year battle, but there's a giant caveat -- she agreed not to use it for any reality TV or web programming.

Kris applied for this in 2015, but the trademark office blocked her, claiming the name was too similar to an existing trademark someone had for "momanger." The OG owner of the trademark is still free to use the "momager" rights on a ton of stuff, including on a web show or reality TV.

According to new docs, Kris and the "momanger" folks settled the dispute in November.

Kylie Jenner needs to get on the horn to her IT guys to update her website ASAP because, as it stands, her blind customers are getting screwed ... according to a new lawsuit.

Antoinette Suchenko says she's been legally blind for more than 20 years, and uses screen reader software to navigate the Internet -- but in the suit she says Kylie's cosmetics site isn't compatible. As a result, she's having a hard time bagging any of Kylie's uber-popular makeup products.

She's not looking for any cash -- Antoinette says she just wants Kylie's site to get up to standards required by the Americans with Disabilities Act. She says doing so will be a major W for Kylie's bottom line ... sales. She's suing Kylie Inc., not KJ herself.

Kim Kardashian's ex-assistant, Stephanie Shepherd, didn't just leave her old gig with a sweet resume ... she left with a whole lot of experience in the hot body department.

Steph was in Miami for Art Basel over the weekend where photogs got her stepping out of the pool in a black bikini ... with her cheeks on full display. You can't help but think ... Steph learned at the foot of the master.

Kim Kardashian's Crystal Gardenia perfume line has been a worldwide smash ... problem is, customers in Australia, New Zealand and other countries have plunked down the cash but still don't smell nice.

TMZ has learned the perfume is considered a "flammable/hazardous material" because of its alcohol content and can't be shipped by FedEx and other carriers. Overseas customers have been complaining because there was no warning on Kim's website that there were blackout zones.

Sources connected to Kim tell us she and her people were first told there wouldn't be an issue in shipping the goods overseas. Now that they know, they're in the process of contacting customers one by one who are still empty-handed, promising a full refund.

Khloe Kardashian was doing her best Monday to hide her growing baby bump.

Paps got Khloe leaving the studio where the Kardashians film their confessionals for their show, and she made sure to keep her purse well in front of her belly on the way out. She was also wearing a super loose sweater.

We broke the story ... Khloe's preggo with her first kid -- and her BF, Tristan Thompson, is the daddy.

She's a little more than 5 months pregnant ... so we expect to see more cover in the coming months.

Bring on the bigger purses and sweat suits!

Dating Blake Griffin is rubbing off on Kendall Jenner in a really good way because she makes sweating profusely look awesome.

Kendall channeled her inner "Rocky" for her LOVE Magazine Advent Calendar shoot -- guzzling raw egg yolks, shadow boxing and even doing one-handed push-ups! Well, she tried, at least.

There's even an Adrian cameo shot in the clip -- played by Kendall.

Gigi and Bella Hadid, Emily Ratajkowski, Winnie Harlow and Karlie Kloss are also doing video shoots for LOVE's Advent Calendar. So, yeah ... December's starting to look really hot.

Kim and Kourtney Kardashian killed 2 birds with 1 stone by throwing their sons a joint monster-themed birthday party where Santa even made the guest list.

The Kardashians do parties right and this was no exception because the sisters added a little yuletide vibe by installing an ice rink in the backyard. Pretty hard to pull off in L.A. in December.

-Knock, knock!

-Who's there?

-Kim.

-Kim who?

Kim Kardashian's rolling out a new line of face makeup, and the tag line for her promotional shot should read ... IT'S UP HERE, FOLKS!!!

The product's called Ultralight Beams (shout out to Kanye) -- it's a line of highlighters, glitters & glosses to make your face all pretty and stuff. Presumably Kim's rocking the stuff in this shot, but uhhh ... yeah, she's fully naked.

Yes, her face looks amazing, but this ain't the best way to get people to focus on ...

What were we talking about again?

Kris Jenner is downright baronial, plunking down $9.9 million on another Hidden Hills property.

We're told she's going the way of Kylie, buying investment property in her hood. The 9,400 square foot house is 6 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms with a zero edge pool and 10 person spa and is located smack across the street from Kim and Kanye.

Kris is planning on plunking down some cash to make changes to the house ... presumably for resale.

$10 mil isn't chump change, but it's not going to break the bank. As we reported, Kris scored $150 million for her family's reality shows on E!.

Rob Kardashian did not make criminal threats against one of Blac Chyna's alleged side pieces -- or at least there's not enough proof he did ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell us the L.A. County D.A. rejected Pilot Jones' criminal complaint against Rob. Pilot claimed Rob sent him threatening texts when photos surfaced of Chyna and Pilot kissing.

We're told the case lacked sufficient evidence to move forward. As we reported, law enforcement sources told us the alleged threats, made last October, were "murky and general."

No, that's not a Black Friday mob at Walmart -- it's the opening of the Kylie Cosmetics pop-up shop in L.A. and, so far at least, no one's been injured fighting over a lip kit.

Still, super eager shoppers waited their turn inside the Topshop at The Grove, when the doors swung open Monday for Kylie's gear.

It's one of 7 cosmetics pop-ups Kylie's opening across the US for the holiday shopping season. Others opened in Chicago, Vegas, Atlanta, Miami, Houston and New York.

Kim Kardashian recently let her longtime assistant go -- but the move was a business decision and nothing personal.

Sources close to Kim tell us there's no drama between her and her now former assistant, Stephanie Shepherd, after Kim decided to part ways professionally in September.

We're told Stephanie transitioned to a higher position within Kim's company a few months ago, going from executive assistant to Chief Operating Officer of Kim's brands. It became apparent very quickly to the two of them that Stephanie wasn't a good fit.

Kim and Stephanie came to a mutual decision to split professionally, but remain close friends. In fact, Stephanie was just at Kim's birthday party.

As one source puts it ... Kim's expanding her brand at a rapid pace, and she wants to have the right people on board to manage it. For instance ... she just hired a close, longtime friend who's a PR and marketing wiz to handle her brand and business operations. She's also brought on a beauty PR powerhouse.

And get this ... there are stories out there that Kim is now thinking of running for office and she's dumped her personal publicist to hire a political PR team. We're told they're absolutely not true.

As for Stephanie ... no hard feelings, but business is business.