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J Lo and Ben Affleck's messy divorce showdown, Justin and Hailey Bieber's baby news, and an epic sports auction are the talk of the town -- and the talk of today's TMZ TV Hot Takes.

First up on "TMZ Live," Harvey and Babcock are diving into the drama of J Lo and Ben Affleck's messy divorce. With no prenup and major assets on the line, things are getting seriously heated!

Making her way to Los Angeles from Guam, Pop Princess Pia Mia burst upon the Hollywood scene after landing on U.S. and UK music charts with her hit song "Do It Again” on which she collaborated with Chris Brown and Tyga.

"It was nice to, nice to know ya, let's do it again, how we did it in a one-night stand."

Six Flags Mexico surely got an earful at customer service -- after a group of parkgoers were stuck in a harrowing situation amid a bout of very bad weather.

Watch the video ... the SkyScreamer ride was brought to a halt with riders hanging mid-air ... leaving them dangling high above the ground for nearly 10 minutes.

If that wasn't already terrifying enough, the breakdown occurred as torrential rain poured down on the Mexico City-based theme park.

Alix Earle is apologizing and owning up to using deeply offensive racial slurs a decade ago ... saying she didn’t grasp how hurtful they were at the time.

The TikTok star said she didn't mean to cause any hurt with comments in an IG Story statement Monday ... stressing those remarks don’t reflect her views or what she stands for.

Screenshots of Alix repeatedly using the N-word (without the hard-R) on Ask.fm from 2014 ... when she was 13 and going by the username Alixxxxxx ... showed up on Reddit earlier this month -- and fans have been wondering why she didn't address the controversy STAT.

Kanye West is ready to "Runaway" from his disaster project in Malibu ... the gutted mansion now belongs to a new owner, who got a pretty solid deal for the rare property.

Belwood Investments, a "real estate crowdfunding firm" based in California, has scooped up the controversial estate for around $21 million ... the company stated in a press release.

Ye notably nabbed the Tadao Ando-designed home for $57.3 million in 2021 ... and then infamously stripped the manse down to its bare bones -- reportedly to transform it into a bomb shelter.

Police have identified and charged a woman accused of jumping a zoo fence in an attempt to pet a tiger in a now-viral video ... and cops say she's trespassed into more than one dangerous restricted area.

ICYMI ... the Internet was sent into a tizzy after footage of a woman climbing into a tiger enclosure at the Cohanzick Zoo in Bridgeton, New Jersey made the rounds last week.

At the time, Bridgeton Police were eager to track down the culprit ... as she violated a city ordinance against climbing over or on any zoo fence -- and violated common sense too.

Scott Thorson -- who dished on his romance with Liberace in his 1988 memoir "Behind the Candelabra" just a year after the famed pianist’s death -- has died.

Thorson died on August 16 -- he'd been a patient at an L.A. healthcare facility, where he had been dealing with cancer and a heart condition.

Thorson was hired as Liberace's personal friend and companion when he was 18 and the icon was 57 -- which kicked off their 5-year romance.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's divorce is messy and VERY complicated ... TMZ has learned.

Here's the deal ... because the estranged couple has no prenup, everything they acquired over their roughly 2-year marriage is community property, which means the assets acquired during the marriage are divided equally. But, that's not as easy as it sounds ... not by a long shot.

One of the biggest assets in play is Ben's hugely successful production company, Artists Equity (AE), in which he's partnered with his best bud, Matt Damon. As a result, Damon could get dragged into the ugly divorce, since he's a major stakeholder in the company.

While Tom Brady is gearing up for his first season as an NFL announcer ... his ex-wife, Gisele Bündchen, is enjoying herself by water-biking with her man, Joaquim Valente -- and interestingly enough, they rode right by the former quarterback's house!!

The 44-year-old model was spotted out on the Miami waters alongside her jiu-jitsu instructor-turned-boyfriend ... and their route led them through the waters near TB12's pad.

Of course, the exes are neighbors of sorts ... as Gisele's $11 million home is pretty close to Tom's. It's unclear if Brady was home during their water-biking fun ... but we're hoping for his sake he was elsewhere.

WWE legend Sid Vicious has tragically passed away, his family announced Monday. He was 63 years old.

According to Sid's son, Gunnar, he died after a lengthy battle with cancer.

"He was a man of strength, kindness, and love, and his presence will be greatly missed," Gunnar said in a statement.

Ben Affleck ain't rushing into a new fling right after his public divorce from Jennifer Lopez -- despite buzz about him hanging out with RFK Jr.’s daughter, Kick Kennedy.

Sources tell TMZ there's no romance brewing between Ben and Kick, despite their recent sightings together ... adding they're not dating and are definitely not a couple.

It's unclear how long Ben and Kick have known each other ... but we're told they’re just buddies, and Kick thinks highly of Ben -- and that’s literally it -- no secret romance here!

The mother of Sunita Williams, one of the astronauts stuck in space until 2025, has a surprisingly chill outlook on her daughter's predicament.

We caught up with Bonnie Pandya on "TMZ Live" Monday, where the astronaut's mom explained the situation -- which has left her daughter stranded on the International Space Station. Mom says it's just another day at work for the seasoned astronaut.

As Bonnie put it ... she's doing just fine in the face of this harrowing update, since her daughter has been training for situations like this throughout her 20-year career.

After never quite finding a proper replacement for Tom Brady in New England ... Bill Belichick's now trying to step in for the ex-quarterback on his own -- in the podcast world, at least.

SiriusXM officials revealed Monday that "Let's Go!" -- the show Brady co-hosted alongside Jim Gray the past few NFL seasons -- will now be manned by Belichick.

Brady and The Hoodie actually explained in a statement that it was none other than TB12 who recommended his old Patriots coach for the role.

A piece of television history could be yours ... several popular props from the set of "Friends" are set to be auctioned off in honor of the sitcom's 30th anniversary.

Julien's Auctions is hosting an exclusive event on September 23 in Los Angeles that's sure to send any "Friends" fan into a tizzy ... offering up a variety of nostalgic items.

Items in the lot include a replica of the iconic orange Central Perk couch ... scripts, clothing worn by stars Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston ... a Central Perk sign, Lisa Kudrow's denim coat with faux fur ... furniture from David Schwimmer's apartment, and one of Matthew Perry's signature sweaters.

"Once Upon a Time" star Lana Parrilla's summer has been far from magical ... cops say she had an unwanted visitor trespass on her palace property.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... a mystery man was spotted by security in front of the home belonging to LP -- best known for playing Regina Mills/the Evil Queen on the ABC fantasy drama -- earlier in August.

We're told when security confronted the man, he took off onto the property grounds ... prompting guards to call in LAPD officers, who rushed to the Los Angeles-area home.

Diddy is firing back at Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones ... saying his lawsuit is nothing more than a cash grab dressed up as a sex trafficking and RICO conspiracy.

The rap mogul and his attorney, Marc Agnifilo, filed a motion to dismiss Jones' second amended complaint in Manhattan Federal Court Monday, attacking all the claims against Diddy point by point.

But mainly, Diddy is accusing Jones of trying to score a quick settlement by throwing around salacious allegations just to hurt his reputation.