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Former Super Bowl champion Derrick Ward will not spend time in prison over allegations he robbed L.A.-area businesses ... TMZ Sports has learned he's been placed on mental health diversion instead.

Court records show a judge ordered Ward to enroll in the program at a hearing back on Oct. 10.

Ward, according to court documents, will now have to comply with any mental health treatment recommendations from "Find Your Balance Center" and "Brain Health USA Center" for a period of two years.

Before this lil' star with his sword was an international star, he was just throwin' on his tricorn, fighting his way to be a musician and growing up in England ... Arr you prepared to guess this matey?

Aside from his superior singing skills, he's written songs for some of music's hottest stars like The Weeknd, Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber -- whom he's also collab'd with vocally, but perhaps you don't care.

One of his top songs is a popular and perfect wedding song.

Fernando Valenzuela, the iconic Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher turned team Spanish broadcaster, has died, the team announced Tuesday night.

The legend played 17 seasons in MLB ... with much of his tenure spent with the Dodgers, who he helped to win a World Series in 1981, when L.A. defeated the New York Yankees.

The Mexico-born superstar became the first player to win the Rookie of the Year and Cy Young in the same season! A nearly unmatchable feat.

The James family just made history!

LeBron and Bronny James just shared the court during the Lakers season opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves -- becoming the first father-and-son duo to do it in the NBA!

Both men checked in together with 4 minutes remaining in the 2nd quarter ... with the Lakers up 16 points.

It happened in the 2nd quarter when Bronny -- the 55th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft -- joined his dad on the Crytpo.com Arena hardwood in downtown Los Angeles, in front of a sellout crowd.

Fans, including Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr. (the first father-and-son duo in Major League Baseball), were hyped for the historic moment.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Vittoria Ceretti are coparenting a baby ... but, we're not talking about a human here ... the couple is showing off a new dog.

The actor and his model girlfriend debuted a puppy Tuesday on a romantic stroll through New York City ... and the Pomeranian is super cute.

Leo looks like the more hands off parent here, while Vittoria wouldn't let the little doggo out of her sight ... literally.

Christina Aguilera is fishing for compliments with a seasonal thirst trap ... and it looks like she's continued to slim down.

The pop queen just posted a series of sultry snaps on her official Instagram page, showing off her trim physique in a Halloween inspired dress.

As Xtina explains in the caption ... it's her "favorite time of year" ... and she's got a ton of Halloween decorations around the house, even though all eyes are on her.

Liam Payne's father is offering to help police in Argentina get to the bottom of his son's death.

Geoff Payne has been in Buenos Aires since Friday, flying in from the United Kingdom two days after his son's death, and visiting the memorial to the late One Direction singer.

Argentina's National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor's Office No. 14 announced Tuesday that Liam's father met with officials and was briefed on the investigation ... and they say Geoff told them he would be willing to tell them everything he knows about his son's life in order to help the investigation.

Ivanka Trump is spilling her fitness secrets, sharing the 5 workout moves that keep her in tip-top shape and give her that sculpted look.

In her Tuesday IG video, Ivanka took fans through her workout routine, demonstrating barbell back squats, deadlifts, TRX rows, lat pull-downs, and banded deficit curtsy lunges -- and she even broke down the weights she used and the number of reps for each move.

Ivanka was giving serious fitspo vibes in her baby blue two-piece, barely breaking a sweat as she nailed each move like a pro to the beat of Megan Thee Stallion's "Mamushi" featuring Yuki Chiba.

TikTok tradwife Gretchen Adler is laughing off the "Saturday Night Live" impression of her ... admitting she was impressed with how accurate they were with their take.

We caught up with Gretchen after 'SNL' poked fun at the "tradwife" lifestyle -- a decision to practice traditional gender roles in marriage -- with a skit roasting different TikTok personalities ... including "Call Her Daddy" host Alex Cooper and surprise serenader Harry Daniels.

However, Gretchen made it clear she has no hard feelings about the bit ... noting she was first alerted to Heidi Gardner's "hilarious" impression of her thanks to tags on social media.

Ariana Grande seems to be throwing shade at Elvira in an apology about a perceived diss from back in the day ... at least that's the way we're interpreting things.

On "TMZ Live," Harvey and Charles dove into Ariana's apology to Elvira ... and, when you really break it down, it's not the greatest apology we've ever seen.

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The popcorn bucket wars are heating up, and they are getting downright extreme ... with "Gladiator II" now leading the buttery charge.

Here's the kernel of truth ... the elaborate popcorn bucket for the 'Gladiator' sequel just dropped ... it's an insane design that includes freakin' augmented reality -- and it's leaving social media users in awe.

The impressive snack receptacle for 'G2' is a miniature Colosseum with a QR code ... that when activated shows gladiators doing battle inside!

These hot Hollywood couples have stepped out of their everyday garments and are rockin' some adorable and almost too hot to handle Halloween Costumes! They came to slay, but can you nail down the unknown duos in this fun game of "Guess Who?!"

Take a swipe through our gallery and peek-a-boo at which cute couples absolutely crushed their spooky lewks. Can you can guess which celeb duo is on top of their costume game?

Come with some celeb knowledge and guess to impress as you embark on some crazy-cuteness. Keep both eyes peeled and you will be treated (or tricked) by some classics like Woody and Bo Peep, Albus and Remus, and an A-list singer dressed as a pickle with her man ... they're kind of a big dill!

LeBron and Bronny James are expected to make history as the first father-son duo to play in the NBA together on Tuesday ... that is, if Bronny can even make it to the game on time -- 'cause the King completely filled the rookie's car in cereal!!

The Lakers teammates starred in a new Nike commercial that dropped just hours before their home opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves ... in which the G.O.A.T. takes part in a little rookie hazing at his own son's expense.

In the clip, LeBron is shown filling up his son's whip with boxes of Fruity Pebbles before scurrying out of sight once Bronny walks out of the house and toward the driveway.

Busta Rhymes was busting out some serious anger -- in fact, he was straight-up fuming, unleashing some serious wrath on someone who clearly pushed all the wrong buttons.

TMZ obtained a clip of Busta going off on a guy in a suit at Detroit Metro Airport over the weekend ... and he definitely wasn't holding back, dishing out a string of profanities.

Busta was getting all up in the guy's face, repeatedly yelling "f*** you," making sure his message was loud and clear.

The only thing hotter than Rachael Ray's kitchen is her temper ... the celebrity chef has admitted to getting into several heated tiffs with her husband, John Cusimano.

The TV personality opened up about the dynamic with her husband of nearly 20 years in the premiere episode of her new podcast, "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead." Rachael admitted to her guest Jenny Mollen that she has trouble calming it down in skirmishes with John ... citing her hot temper and vociferously loud personality as the culprit.

She added ... "We have huge screaming matches all the time, but I think that’s healthy. I really do. And I don't trust people that are too quiet."

Brianna LaPaglia is opening up about her heartbreak following her split from country singer Zach Bryan ... sharing she had no idea he planned to publicly announce their breakup so soon.

The Barstool Sports personality posted an emotional video response on her YouTube channel after the country crooner shared their relationship status update on his Instagram Stories today ... where he indicated he made the decision to call off their romance amid a troubled year.

While Brianna confirmed their breakup, she noted the split only happened Monday ... which is why she initially said she was "blindsided" by Zach's social media activity.