celebrity kids

Kim Kardashian is showin' the love to Saint on his 9th birthday.

The reality star jumped on Instagram Thursday and posted a carousel of photos, which capture her cuddling with her oldest son in bed.

Check out the pics ... Kim and her adorable offspring are all smiles as they play around and make funny faces.

Before this cute kid in his baggy t-shirt was writing scripts and acting on the big screen, he was just hitting the beautiful outdoors of Canada and looking up to late-night hosts and comedians like Conan O'Brien and David Letterman ...

After attending New York University, he linked up with with fellow comedian and actor Matt Rogers for their pop culture podcast. You may also recognize him from "Saturday Night Live" -- where he started as a writer and was brought on-screen for his comedic edge!

Need one more clue? Pfannee in "Wicked!"

Barron Trump isn't soaking up the spotlight while attending New York University, and he's using video games to socialize with his peers ... this according to current students.

TMZ spoke with several students at the prestigious Manhattan university, who tell us Barron spends little time on campus ... quickly moving in and out of buildings while surrounded by Secret Service agents and transported in an SUV.

Basically, playing hacky sack in the quad ain't his thing.

Before this cutie pie chillin' on the sofa was grabbin' hold of the mic and spittin' tracks, she was just showing off her adorable pigtails, growing up in Atlanta, Georgia and started rapping at 10 years old!

Her talents led her to win the Lifetime reality series "The Rap Game" with Jermaine Dupri and Queen Latifah ... Today, she's got several Billboard Hits!

Fun fact: before she became a popular rapper, she was a drag racer! Not much has changed since she was a little kiddo ... she's still got "Big Energy!"

Gwyneth Paltrow is pretty amazing ... she has consciously uncoupled with Chris Martin yet still maintained a family unit, which we don't see much of in the hills of Beverly.

Gwyneth posted pics of her, Chris and their 2 kids during their "special long weekend in Paris."

The purpose of the trip ... Gwyneth being 20-year-old Apple's plus one to the annual Débutantes ball in Paris.

Claudia Schiffer's daughter has big high heels to fill ... but, she's already proving she inherited the model gene from her look-alike mother.

Clementine Vaughn -- the daughter Claudia shares with filmmaker Matthew Vaughn -- took to Instagram recently and posted a selfie in a barely-there swimsuit top.

Check out the pic ... Claudia's letting it all show for her numerous fans. She's already carved out a presence of her own online BTW -- amassing nearly 25k followers on Instagram.

Kanye West is dropping a "Bomb" ... releasing the video for his song with daughters North West and Chicago West ... and it's pretty creative.

Ye dropped the video Wednesday on YouTube and it mainly centers around North and Chicago ... driving futuristic vehicles in a race through the desert with some gremlin-like creatures.

The song is off Kanye's "Vultures 2" album and North mostly raps her verse in Japanese. She looks all grown up and is wearing a fur hoodie as she tools through some barren terrain.

Before this sweet little girl in her white dress turned into an American actress, she was just growing up in Boston, Massachusetts, chowin' down on some tasty grub and thriving in her 8th-grade drama class!

She started in the entertainment biz as a stand-up comedian -- performing a set on Comedy Central's "Up Next" -- which led her to the series "Ayo and Rachel Are Single." She's teamed up with friends and costars Molly Gordon and Ben Platt on several projects.

You may best recognize this shining star as a chef on "The Bear".

Before this precious lil' baby in her blue hat turned into a model and business owner, she was just growing up in Nyack, New York, strappin' into her ballet shoes and dreaming of becoming a classical ballerina.

This gorgeous gal started modeling in 2014 and has since skyrocketed into mega fame! She definitely rolls in a star-studded crowd -- Kylie and Kendall Jenner just to namedrop a few peeps ...

She recently celebrated her birthday, and you can count on this hot mama to hit the 'rhode' with her hubby when he's touring.

Barron Trump is taking some time off from New York University to be with family during the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday -- and he was seen front and center with his President-elect dad Donald and his mom Melania.

Barron was seated around a table in Mar-a-Lago -- Donald's Palm Beach, Florida estate -- with the 47th President, Melania and her father, Viktor Knavs, Barron's grandpa.

Check out the video, which was shot Saturday night ... Barron -- Donald's youngest son who's a freshman at NYU -- is looking spiffy in his dark suit and tie alongside DT, who's wearing a matching outfit.

Charles Barkley is making it clear -- he hates the way the Lakers are handling Bronny James' rookie season ... calling it flat-out "stupid."

The Round Mound of Rebound went in on L.A. during an appearance on "The Bettor Angle" over the weekend ... after he was asked if he liked the Lakers' G League plan for LeBron's oldest son so far.

If you've missed it, the 20-year-old has been playing home games for the South Bay Lakers ... before joining Dad's squad for road tilts.

Diddy's twin daughters might be running back and forth between L.A. and NYC to support their dad, but they're still high school students ... and, they celebrated a big milestone last week.

D'Lila and Jessie Combs shared a pic of themselves to their joint Instagram account Sunday ... standing in their cheerleading uniforms with sashes reading "Senior" hung across their bodies.

The two girls are holding multicolored pompoms and making duck lips at the camera ... a sweet photo of two sisters celebrating another big milestone.

The guy who's hawking a Kim Porter book allegedly based on her diary is taking shots at her in his legal battle with Diddy and Kim's sons ... and telling the boys to screw off.

Courtney Burgess and his attorney Ariel Mitchell fired off a nasty response to Christian and Quincy Combs after the brothers sent Burgess and Mitchell a cease-and-desist over the alleged Porter tell-all.

In the legal response, obtained by TMZ, Burgess and Mitchell take issue with Christian and Quincy claiming he is trying to capitalize on Kim's hard-earned fame by selling "Kim Porter Tell It All" ... they say Kim was not an actor or entertainer and her fame was solely tied to being Diddy's "long time paramour."

Diddy's family is supporting him in court as he tries to get out of jail, while he awaits trial in his criminal case ... with 6 of his children making the trip to a packed Manhattan federal courtroom today.

Sarah Chapman, who shares a daughter with Diddy, was the first one to walk in ... with their daughter Chance not far behind in a second group of family members.

Also accompanying Chance ... Diddy's 17-year-old twin daughters, Jesse and D'Lila, who he had with the late Kim Porter. Quincy Brown, Kim's son who Diddy adopted, also walked in with Diddy's daughters.

Cuba Gooding Jr. understands what Jussie Smollett went through in his ongoing ordeal with the justice system after the Illinois State Supreme Court's ruling today ... pointing out how celebrities endure sensationalized treatment in the public eye.

The controversial actor stopped by "TMZ Live" Thursday to discuss Jussie Smollett's conviction being overturned today ... and, Cuba says Smollett's experience shows the climate we're in today.

Gooding adds he knows how tough it is to go into a courthouse as a celebrity ... pointing to the intense public reaction to every twist and turn of a trial before a final outcome is delivered, and in its aftermath.

Before this blonde boy flexin' for the camera turned into a household name, he was just kickin' it with his older bro in Cleveland, Ohio and started filming and creating content at just 10 years old ...

He first posted videos on the social media platform, Vine, and soon after launched his YouTube channel -- known for pranks and hip hop music.

In 2018, he started his boxing career and went up against fellow YouTuber, Deji Olatunji.

He continued to fight his way to the top ... Just ask his good pal Mike Tyson!