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Britney Spears has yet to get on the horn and ring up her old man to make plans for Christmas -- and at this point ... it almost feels like a family reunion ain't happening.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Jamie Spears hasn't heard from Britney whatsoever in recent days, this despite the fact that it seemed like a coming-together was possibly imminent in time for the holidays.

Alas, we're told it's been radio silence from Britney's end ... although our sources say Jamie is planning on spending Christmas with his other daughter, Jamie Lynn Spears in Louisiana.

As far as where Britney might be, or what she'll end up doing ... it's not totally clear. We know her mother, Lynne, was hopeful her daughter might fly out and spend this weekend with her -- but again, there's no indication that's happening.

It's a bit of a downer to hear -- remember, after we broke the story that Jamie had his leg amputated ... Britney posted a photo of the two of them, seemingly signaling she'd come around and make amends.

It was just a few weeks ago that Britney and Lynne were together here in SoCal -- for Brit's 42nd birthday, no less -- but that sweet reconciliation appears to have been short-lived.

Like we said, no idea on where Britney might be at the moment -- but she did just signal on social media she's still here in California ... 'cause she posted a video of herself posing in a white outfit, with a long caption recounting a story about something she saw at the gym.

On its face, it seems like she's rolling solo for Xmas ... which, if true, is a bit of a shame.

We know for a fact people in her family would love to see her, but for now ... the clock is ticking on being able to make that a reality. Granted there are still a couple days left.

The stars are stepping out of their usual Hollywood spotlight ... shining even brighter under their festive Christmas Trees ... and they sure are looking tree-mendous!

Standing tall and havin' a ball, a plentiful of your top celebs -- like Terry Crews, Lizzo and Corinne Olympios -- added their special touch to their trees with divine decorations, bringing light and life to their homes. And, of course, they posed with glee!

No "Dilemma" for Kelly Rowland this Christmas ... she and her sweet kiddo spread the holiday love and showed the BEST gift around the tree: a happy fam all wrapped up in each other!

And topping things off ... Hoda Kotb put the finishing touches on her tree -- assisting her two daughters with their tree-topper!

Check out our gallery of stars feeling right and shining bright by their trees and igniting the holiday spirit!

¡Las estrellas están saliendo de su habitual centro de atención en Hollywood para brillar aún más fuerte bajo sus árboles de Navidad y de seguro están buscando una decoración que sea magnífica!

De pie y sosteniendo los adornos de Navidad, muchos de los famosos como Terry Crews, Lizzo y Corinne Olympios, le han dado un toque especial a sus árboles con decoraciones divinas, aportando luz y vida a sus hogares. Y, por supuesto, ¡han posado felices frente a ellos!

No hay "dilema" para Kelly Rowland esta Navidad, ella y su dulce hija repartieron el amor navideño y mostraron el MEJOR regalo alrededor del árbol: ¡una familia feliz y reunida en torno al arbolito!

Y para rematar las cosas, Hoda Kotb le dio los toques finales a su árbol, ¡ayudando a sus dos hijas con sus adornos!

¡Echa un vistazo a nuestra galería de estrellas, sintiéndose bien y brillando junto a sus árboles y encendiendo el espíritu navideño!

Taylor Swift's loyal army of fans are coming after FKA Twigs over a perceived shot -- and it all has to do with an apparent reenactment of Kanye West's 'Famous' music video.

The indie artist posted a massive photo and video dump on Instagram the other day, recapping what she's been working on as an end-of-year tease of what's to come. It's a lot of random clips of her goofing around, as well as some snippets of her singing/recording, but one video in the mix got a double take from Swifties ... perhaps for good reason.

It features Twigs, multi-instrumentalist Eartheater and some other pals of theirs laying in a bed, with everyone looking like they're asleep. The camera angle is taken from above, and pans across everybody from left to right ... and at the end, they break character/laugh it up.

FKA didn't explicitly address the bed clip -- simply writing, "this year i have been making my album in cabs in berlin, huts in big sur, caves in ibiza, roads in hackney, i have written lyrics by lakes in prague and in the toilets of raves with a biro on the back of my hand."

On its face, it could just be a taste of a collab between herself and Earth -- and it could also be completely innocent/unrelated to Ye's 2016 song/music vid that looks awfully similar.

Unfortunately for Twigs, Swifites took offense to it ... as they seem to feel this is a dig that's mocking Ye's visual treatment -- which featured a fake nude Taylor right next to fake Ye/Kim.

Taylor herself never addressed it, but people in her camp have expressed outrage over Kanye putting her likeness in there ... and many have gone to call it a crude publicity stunt teetering on revenge porn. It was just the latest development in their longstanding feud.

Now that Twigs has seemingly referenced that old wound with a recreation, of sorts -- intentionally or not -- the Swifites are out in force in her comment section ... and elsewhere online, and they're tearing Twigs are new one with a lot of angry comments/insults.

You can hop into the FKA Twigs trend and see the discourse for yourself -- on the one hand, you have Taylor's base going to bat for their idol, but on the other ... you got FKA's army defending her as well, and labeling the Swifties a toxic and misguided bunch.

FWIW, Taylor has not spoken out on this yet ... frankly, she probably isn't even aware of it. There's been no bad blood between these two ladies either -- in fact, Twigs has spoken fondly of Taylor in the past ... but they're not necessarily good friends or anything like that.

Nick and Aaron Carter's sister, Bobbie Jean Carter, has died ... TMZ has learned.

Bobbie Jean's mother, Jane Carter, tells us ... "I am in shock from learning of the sudden death of my daughter, Bobbie Jean; and I will need time to process the terrible reality of this happening for the third time.  When I am able to think clearly, I’ll release a fuller statement; but until then I would request to be left to grieve in private."

She adds ... "[H]owever deeply a parent feels the loss of a child, the suffering of a young child at the loss of a parent must be much greater. So, I would ask the sympathetic to say a prayer for my precious eight year old granddaughter Bella, who previously lost her father and is now also left without her mother."

The exact circumstances of Bobbie's death are unclear, but we know she passed away Saturday morning in Florida.

Bobbie Jean -- otherwise known as BJ -- was somewhat involved in the family's music business during the height of her brothers' careers ... especially Aaron, for whom she served as a wardrobe stylist and makeup artist during his tours back in the early 2000s.

She also appeared on the family's E! reality TV show, "House of Carters," on which she was featured in eight episodes. In the years since, Bobbie Jean lived a relatively private life in obscurity, shying away from the spotlight.

Bobbie Jean suffered from addiction and substance abuse over the years ... something that was documented on TV, and which she continued to battle into her later years of adulthood.

She had legal troubles as well, with arrests documented as recently as this year.

BJ's death marks yet another tragedy for the family at large. Not only did they lose Aaron last year due to a drowning at his home -- which was also found to have been drug-related -- but the Carters also lost their other sister, Leslie, in 2012 ... as a result of an overdose.

Now, the only living Carter siblings are Nick and Angel ... there are half-siblings and step-siblings in the family as well. Bobbie Jean is survived by a young daughter, Bella.

Bobbie Jean was 41.

La hermana de Nick y Aaron Carter, Bobbie Jean Carter, ha muerto ... TMZ ha indagado.

La madre de Bobbie Jean, Jane Carter, nos dice: "Estoy en estado de shock al enterarme de la repentina muerte de mi hija Bobbie Jean y necesitaré tiempo para procesar la terrible realidad de que esto suceda por tercera vez. Cuando sea capaz de pensar con claridad, publicaré una declaración más completa; pero hasta entonces pediría que me dejaran llorar en privado".

Ella añade: "[Aunque] un padre siente profundamente la pérdida de un hijo, el sufrimiento de un niño pequeño ante la pérdida de un padre debe ser mucho mayor. Por ello, pido a los compasivos que recen una oración por mi preciosa nieta Bella, de ocho años, que anteriormente perdió a su padre y ahora también se ha quedado sin su madre".

Las circunstancias exactas de la muerte de Bobbie no están claras, pero sabemos que falleció el sábado por la mañana en Florida.

Bobbie Jean, también conocida como BJ, estuvo algo involucrada en el negocio de la música durante el apogeo de las carreras de sus hermanos, especialmente de Aaron, para quien trabajó como estilista de vestuario y artista de maquillaje durante sus giras a principios de la década de los 2000.

También apareció en el reality show de la familia "House of Carters", durante ocho episodios. En los años siguientes, Bobbie Jean vivió una vida relativamente privada en las sombras, huyendo de los focos.

Bobbie Jean sufrió de adicción y abuso de sustancias a lo largo de los años, algo que fue documentado en la televisión y con lo que continuó luchando durante los últimos años de su edad adulta.

También tenía problemas legales, con detenciones documentadas con fechas tan recientes como este año.

La muerte de BJ marca otra tragedia para la familia. No solo perdieron a Aaron el año pasado debido a una asfixia en su casa (también se encontró que estaba relacionado con las drogas), sino que también perdieron a su otra hermana Leslie, en 2012, como resultado de una sobredosis.

Ahora, los únicos hermanos Carter que siguen con vida son Nick y Angel. Hay medios hermanos y hermanastros en la familia también. A Bobbie Jean le sobrevive una hija pequeña, Bella.

Bobbie Jean tenía 41 años.

1:20 PM PT -- The Chicks just addressed Laura's death, writing ... "We are shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Laura Lynch, a founding member of The Chicks. We hold a special place in our hearts for the time we spent playing music, laughing and traveling together. Laura was a bright light…her infectious energy and humor gave a spark to the early days of our band. Laura had a gift for design, a love of all things Texas and was instrumental in the early success of the band. Her undeniable talents helped propel us beyond busking on street corners to stages all across Texas and the mid-West."

They add, "Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones at this sad time."

11:42 AM PT -- The Texas Dept. of Public Safety has confirmed Lynch's death, and the details thus far about how she died are absolutely tragic. Law enforcement says their preliminary investigation shows that Laura was heading east on Highway 62, and that another car heading west attempted to pass another vehicle in front of it on a two-way undivided portion of the highway.

As that car tried going around, it ended up hitting Laura's vehicle head-on... and killed her. The driver of the other vehicle was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Laura was declared dead at the scene ... and a full probe has been launched.

Laura Lynch, a founding member of The Dixie Chicks, has died after being involved in a car crash ... TMZ has learned.

The musician's cousin, Mick Lynch, tells us Laura passed away Friday outside of El Paso, TX just after sunset while driving from there to nearby Dell City -- which is about an hour and a half away going east. We're told she was traveling on a highway and got into a collision.

No other details about the exact circumstances of the accident were immediately available.

Lynch co-founded the famous music group -- now known just as The Chicks -- alongside Robin Lynn Macy, Martie Erwin and Emily Erwin back in 1989 ... serving as the upright bassist and eventually taking on the role of lead vocalist for the band.

At first, they had a bluegrass/traditional country sound ... and toward the beginning of their career, they were mostly a local Texas act that toured the area and surrounding states.

Eventually, they released their first album, "Thank Heavens for Dale Evans," in 1990 ... which didn't produce any charting singles. Ditto for their 2nd album, "Little Ol' Cowgirl," from 1992 -- although that one featured a song that got covered and got some play, "Past the Point of Rescue." It was during this period that another OG member, Robin Lynn Macy, exited.

Come '93, it was just 3 Dixie Chicks and they released yet another album, "Shouldn't a Told You That," which didn't receive much commercial success either. This was the last album Lynch contributed to before leaving the band in '95 ... when Natalie Maines replaced her.

There are different reasons cited for why Lynch left ... but it appears she was heading in a different direction big picture -- wanting to focus on family and personal matters. At any rate, in interviews since -- LL expressed no regrets about her decision, and went on to live a relatively private life. Of course, in the following years ... the Dixie Chicks caught fire.

With Maines, the sound of the band changed to become a bit more modern ... and Maines took up lead vocal duties -- with sisters Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer staying on too. They broke through into the mainstream in '98 with "Wide Open Spaces," and took off.

Of course, the Dixie Chicks were at the center of a lot of controversy heading into the 2000s -- including their remarks on George W. Bush and the Iraq War -- and eventually ... they changed their band name too due to the racist southern undertones affiliated with the OG.

As for Laura, she married Mac Tull and had a daughter, both of whom she's survived by. She was 65.

RIP

11:42 AM PT -- El Departamento de Seguridad Pública de Texas ha confirmado la muerte de Lynch y los detalles sobre cómo murió son absolutamente trágicos. La policía dice que su investigación preliminar muestra que Laura se dirigía hacia el este por la autopista 62, y que otro carro que se dirigía hacia el oeste trató de adelantar a otro vehículo en una porción no dividida de las vías de la carretera.

Cuando ese carro intentó dar la vuelta, acabó golpeando de frente al vehículo de Laura y la mató. El conductor del otro vehículo fue trasladado a un hospital con heridas que no ponen en peligro su vida. Laura fue declarada muerta en el lugar de los hechos ... y se ha abierto una investigación completa.

Laura Lynch, miembro fundador de The Dixie Chicks, ha muerto después de estar involucrada en un accidente automovilístico, TMZ ha indagado.

El primo de la cantante, Mick Lynch, nos dice que Laura falleció el viernes en las afueras de El Paso, Texas, justo después de la puesta del sol mientras conducía a la cercana Dell City, que está a una hora y media de distancia hacia el este. Nos dicen que ella viajaba en una carretera y se metió en una colisión.

No están disponibles más detalles sobre las circunstancias exactas del accidente.

Lynch cofundó el famoso grupo de música, ahora conocido solo como The Chicks, junto a Robin Lynn Macy, Martie Erwin y Emily Erwin en 1989. Ella comenzó como bajista y finalmente asumió el papel de vocalista de la banda.

Al principio, tenían un sonido bluegrass/tradicional del country y eran sobre todo un grupo local de Texas que hacía giras por la zona y los estados vecinos.

Con el tiempo, publicaron su primer álbum "Thank Heavens for Dale Evans", en 1990, que no produjo ningún éxito. Lo mismo ocurrió con su segundo álbum, "Little Ol' Cowgirl", de 1992, aunque en ese caso incluyeron una canción que fue portada y tuvo cierta repercusión "Past the Point of Rescue". Fue durante este período cuando otra integrante legendaria Robin Lynn Macy, abandonó el grupo.

En el 93, solo quedaban tres Dixie Chicks y publicaron otro disco titulado "Shouldn't a Told You That", que tampoco tuvo mucho éxito comercial. Este fue el último álbum en el que participó Lynch antes de abandonar el grupo en 1995, cuando Natalie Maines la sustituyó.

Hay diferentes razones de por qué se fue, pero parece que iba en otra dirección en general. Deseaba centrarse en su familia y sus asuntos personales. En cualquier caso, en las entrevistas que ha concedido desde entonces, Laura Lynch no se había arrepentido de su decisión y llevaba una vida relativamente privada. Por supuesto, en los años siguientes las Dixie Chicks fueron furor.

Con Maines, el sonido de la banda cambió hacia un estilo un poco más moderno. Ella asumió la función de vocalista junto a las hermanas Martie Maguire y Emily Strayer. En el 98 se abrieron paso con el gran público de "Wide Open Spaces", donde despegaron.

Por supuesto, las Dixie Chicks estuvieron al centro de muchas controversias en la década de los 2000 por sus comentarios sobre George W. Bush y la guerra de Irak, y al final también cambiaron el nombre de su grupo debido a las connotaciones racistas del sur asociadas al nombre original.

En cuanto a Laura, se casó con Mac Tull y tuvo una hija, ambas le sobreviven. Tenía 65 años.

Nick Cannon está celebrando la Navidad al estilo familiar. El famoso padre de 12 niños publicó un montón de fotos suyas con Bre Tiesi, madre de su bebé, y su hijo de 1 año de edad, Legendary.

Nick y compañía publicaron las fotos en Instagram, donde parece todo de rojo en un traje junto a la hermosa Bre, que también está con un vestido rojo y sostiene al pequeño Legendary, a juego con sus padres.

En otra imagen, Nick aparece dándole un gran beso a Bre, estrella del reality show "Selling Sunset". En una tercera instantánea, Legendary aparece solo frente a las cámaras, disfrutando de los focos como su padre.

Bre escribió en el pie de foto: "Feliz Navidad y felices fiestas de parte de los Cannon Boys y mía".

Nick Cannon is celebrating Christmas family style ... the famous father of 12 released a bunch of photos of himself with baby mama Bre Tiesi and their 1-year-old son, Legendary.

Nick and co. posted the pictures on Instagram with one showing the star in a crisp red suit alongside beautiful Bre, sporting a red gown and holding cute little Legendary – who was also decked out in red.

In another image, Nick is planting a big kiss on the lips of Bre, a star on the reality show, "Selling Sunset." In a third snap, Legendary is mugging for the cameras by himself, clearly enjoying the spotlight just like his daddy.

Bre wrote in the caption, "Merry Christmas and happy holidays from the Cannon Boys and I."

El Santa Claus de Madonna se cayó en medio de un baile erótico en el escenario, pero no está herido, ni confundido, según ha indagado TMZ.

Jerry Wise, también conocido como Santa Jerry, nos dice que no sabía que iba a haber un baile erótico durante su actuación en la parada de la gira de Madonna en D.C. el martes por la noche, pero que el número navideño solo falló porque la silla en la que estaba sentado no podía soportar su peso y el de la mujer.

Dicho esto, Santa Jerry dice que está bien y que su principal preocupación en el momento era no arruinar el espectáculo. Nos dice que sabe que tenía que recuperar la compostura con cierta rapidez porque se trataba de una actuación en una arena y había un montón de gente reunida para disfrutar un concierto de primer nivel.

Con todo, Jerry lo manejó tan bien como pudo y después del suceso, nos dijo que el equipo de médicos de Madge se aseguró de que no se hubiera lesionado, así como la propia Madonna, lo que él aprecia.

En cuanto a cómo se involucró en la gira, Jerry dice que es parte de la Red Mundial de Santa Claus y que recibieron una llamada del equipo de Madonna horas antes del espectáculo en busca de un Santa cerca del área de Washington DC que pudiera manejar ser el centro de atención.

Madonna's Santa Claus taking a nasty tumble in the middle of a lap dance on stage might've looked embarrassing -- but the dude's not hurt, nor is he trippin' ... TMZ has learned.

Jerry Wise, AKA Santa Jerry, tells us he actually didn't know he was in for a lap dance during his gig at Madonna's D.C. tour stop Tuesday night, but the racy Christmas bit only failed because the chair he was sitting on couldn't handle his weight the woman's.

That said, Santa Jerry says he's fine, and his main concern in the moment was not ruining the show. He tells us he knows he had to pull it together somewhat quickly -- 'cause it was an arena performance, and there were a lot of people there for a top-tier concert.

All in all, Jerry handled it as well as he could ... and after the fact, he tells us Madge's team of doctors made sure he wasn't injured -- as did Madonna herself, which he appreciates.

As for how he even got involved with the tour in the first place -- Jerry says he's actually part of the Worldwide Santa Claus Network, and they got a call from Madonna's team hours before the show, looking for a D.C.-area Santa who could handle the spotlight.

Both Kid Capri and Sway Calloway agree Ice Cube is a national treasure to the sports world, and his Big3 success poses no threat to the NBA's!!!

TMZ Hip Hop linked up with Kid Capri and his artists The Hoodies on a mild winter NYC day, and the legendary DJ flat out tells us the NBA should be ashamed of itself for allegedly screwing with Cube's operations.

TMZ Sports broke the story a couple months ago ... the U.S. Department of Justice launched an investigation over allegations the NBA was blocking players, owners, even referees from participating in Cube's league over concerns Big3's popularity interfered with the NBA.

While we were getting KC's opinion on the subject, Sway hilariously crashed the party and doubled down on the community's support for Cube.

The Big3 teams play in cities like Chicago, Dallas, and Brooklyn ... which Sway points out brings more jobs to those markets -- and no one's complaining besides NBA bigwigs, allegedly.

Tom Sandoval is ending the year on a high note -- or lack thereof -- following a challenging year that dominated headlines.

The "Vanderpump Rules" star is belting away his dramas during a festive spot of karaoke at the Foxfire Room in Valley Village, CA ... where he attended with some pals.

The reality star appears engrossed in his performance ... treatin' onlookers to his special rendition of Billy Ocean's "Loverboy."

Tom had undoubtedly depended on music more than ever this year after finding himself at the center of arguably the biggest celeb controversy of the year ... tagged #Scandoval by 'VPR' fans when TMZ first broke the story in March.

Weeks after it emerged he'd been cheating on longtime GF Ariana Madix with costar Rachel Leviss ... he distracted himself from the venom with a slew of gigs with his band, The Most Extras.

Tom Sandoval está terminando el año con una nota alta, o más bien todo lo contrario, después de un año difícil que se tomó los titulares.

La estrella de "Vanderpump Rules" está ahuyentando sus dramas en un festivo lugar de karaoke en el Foxfire Room en Valley Village, California, donde asistió con algunos amigos.

La estrella de realities parece absorto en su actuación, mientras deleita a los espectadores con su interpretación especial de Billy Ocean "Loverboy".

Tom sin duda ha dependido de la música más que nunca este año después de encontrarse en el centro de quizás la mayor controversia de celebridades de este año, etiquetado de #Scandoval por los fans de 'VPR' cuando TMZ publicó la historia en marzo.

Semanas después de que salió a la luz que había estado engañando a su novia de años Ariana Madix con la actriz Rachel Leviss, se distrajo del veneno con una serie de conciertos con su banda The Most Extras.

Adam22 thinks Jack Harlow is way off with his criticism of podcasters, and thinks what Jack's really upset about is the guys talking about rap swiping attention from the guys actually rapping!!!

JH recently followed up his No. 1 smash hit "Lovin on Me" with a feature for Dave & Lyrical Lemonade's "Stop Giving Me Advice" track where he cracked on hip hop podcasters ...  "Have you ever spoken somethin' into existence?/Or do you just talk about other people's lives? ... All this unsolicited advice from the guys gettin' booked for a quarter of my price."

Jack's lyrical takedown aligns with sentiments from Drake and Lil Baby -- where they took shots at Joe Budden and Akademiks, respectively -- but Adam tells us podcasters, like himself, are exactly the type of armchair experts who need to take heed of their opinions.

Adam doesn't believe someone has to master the topic they analyze, and also agrees with the bulk of the rap community that 2023's output was fairly bland, and someone in the vein of Drake or Kendrick Lamar needs to up the ante.

Podcasting has gotten competitive and Adam notes several hip hop personalities are getting millions of views ... which would have been millions of music listens before the interview space became a hot commodity.

It's the same competitive nature that forced his beef with former "No Jumper" host AD and his manager Aceboy Pun before they jumped ship, but Adam recently buried the hatchet with those guys after tons of animosity.

He says he wants to get paid more money, not pay attention to a petty feud.

Peace and prosperity have been beneficial for all parties ... AD and Pun just celebrated with Figgumunity for the 100th episode of their "Cuhmunity" YouTube channel -- highlighted by O.T. Genasis' performance.