The Kardashians

Kourtney Kardashian put herself through the wringer to get pregnant with her son, Rocky ... revealing to fans she underwent multiple rounds of IVF and egg retrievals before conceiving naturally.

The reality star and mom-of-four lifted the lid on her pregnancy journey while answering fan questions on her Instagram story ... empathizing with a woman who says she's had six failed IVF attempts and asked Kourt how she kept pushing through the struggle.

Kourtney gives her numbers in response ... saying she gave up after a year in which she did five IVF rounds and three egg retrievals -- believing the whole endeavor hopeless.

Elton John didn't feel "Hakuna Matata" while working on the "Lion King" ... 'cause one of the movie's stars says he had serious gripes about some of the flick's original choices.

Nathan Lane -- the Broadway star and voice of Timon in the hit 1994 flick -- spoke with Entertainment Weekly for an interview published Friday ... where he revealed the Academy Award-winning song "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" was originally supposed to be sung entirely by his character and Ernie Sabella's Pumbaa.

The way Lane explains it ... when Elton found out he voiced his displeasure, saying he wrote the song because he wanted to have an epic Disney love ballad under his belt -- and "didn't want it to be sung by the rat and the pig."

Some say The Kardashians are Hollywood's version of a Royal Family ... and now Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's firstborn is ready to take the crown!

North West made her Hollywood Bowl singing debut Friday evening ... performing "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" at the Bowl's "The Lion King" live concert event.

TMZ obtained a pic of Mama Bear Kim watching from the crowd with Chicago sitting in her lap.

Scott Disick's subtly confirming his use of weight loss drugs to achieve his drastic physical transformation ... all while touting his healthy new lifestyle.

During Thursday's season 5 premiere of "The Kardashians," Khloe Kardashian and Kris Jenner swung by Scott's home ... where they explored the contents of his fridge, which included almond milk, fruit and other low-calorie items.

Khloe praised Scott for making healthy choices ... but noticeably glossed over the boxes of Mounjaro -- a popular weight loss drug -- which were totally visible in his butter compartment.

Kourtney Kardashian has shed light on the emergency fetal surgery she had last year that saved her baby's life -- an ordeal that left her panic-stricken.

During "The Kardashians" season 5 premiere Wednesday, Kourtney -- who welcomed her and Travis Barker's little dude Rocky in Nov -- said she felt grateful 'cause a doctor caught something worrisome during a scan 2 months ahead of giving birth.

Kourt said, "Something caught his eye where he wanted me to see a couple of specialists and I had to go in for fetal surgery where they do surgery on the baby, which was terrifying."

Gypsy Rose Blanchard has achieved her biggest post-prison goal ... meeting Kim Kardashian!!!

The new season of Kim's Hulu show dropped Thursday, as well as a new teaser for what's to come -- showing GRB chit-chatting with KK.

Check it out ... Kim, who's wearing a chestnut, shearling-lined coat, beams as she goes in for a hug with Gypsy. The moment ends there -- hey, it's called a teaser, folks.

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On "TMZ Live," Charles and Charlie talk Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian getting boycotted on Instagram by pro-Palestine protesters.

Cameron Brink's Sparks career is just getting started, but she's already rubbing elbows with some of L.A.'s biggest names ... hanging out with Kim Kardashian and her daughter, North West, right after her first game -- and she came bearing gifts!!

The Los Angeles Sparks forward made her WNBA debut on Wednesday ... posting 11 points and four assists in the 92-81 loss to the Atlanta Dream.

Brink -- whose godbrother is NBA superstar Steph Curry -- and her teammates drew a star-studded crowd ... including Lakers legend and team owner Magic Johnson, who was sitting courtside.

Khloe Kardashian is turning Tristan Thompson's latest NBA game into a family affair ... turning up to his game with a very special entourage -- including their kids.

The reality star and her 2 children with Tristan -- daughter True and son Tatum -- popped up at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Monday ... where the Cleveland Cavaliers are set to face against the Boston Celtics for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... this game is extra special as it's the first time True and Tatum are seeing Papa Bear play professionally. We're told True has been asking to go to a game ... and so Khloe wanted to make this a special outing for her.

Watch out, Nike ... Kim Kardashian's SKIMS brand is continuing to make a splash in the sports world ... this time by partnering up with the WNBA, and tapping some of the league's best and most popular players, including Kelsey Plum and Candace Parker, to model the undies!

"I’m proud to launch this new WNBA campaign starring such an incredible cast of athletes," Kardashian said on Monday. "Championing women and women in sports is incredibly important to SKIMS."

Kardashian hired some of the best female hoopers for the campaign ... Plum, a 2x WNBA champ, retired WNBA legend Parker, and 6x WNBA All-Star Skylar Diggins-Smith.

Kourtney Kardashian hit the Mother's Day jackpot 'cause her hubby, Travis Barker, showered with her love on the big day -- her first since welcoming their son Rocky in November.

The Blink-182 drummer pulled out all the stops gifting Kourt an extravagant floral display that lined her foyer ... and let's not forget his heartfelt IG tribute, where he dubbed her his best friend and partner.

Travis shared a bunch of snaps of KK cradling Rocky, and also tossed in a pic of them cuddling together for good measure.

Kylie Jenner and her supermodel sister Kendall Jenner made quite the splash on social media when they puckered up for some pictures and shared the sibling selfies on Instagram.

The Calabasas locals are bosses of more than a fishy-faced photo … Kendall pours it out in the business world with her 818 Tequila brand ... while her lil’ sister Kylie sprang to billionaire status with her self-titled cosmetics brands, and also launched her Sprinter vodka sodas.

Halloween's still a few months away, but Kim Kardashian's already in the spooky season -- throwing her son Psalm a Ghostbusters-themed bday party!

The reality TV star and mogul posted footage from her son's fifth birthday party Saturday to her Instagram story ... and, Psalm seems ready to join the squad -- 'cause he's got his jumpsuit and proton pack ready to go.

Check out the vid ... Kim had a huge cartoon cardboard cutout of Psalm in full Ghostbusters gear ready to greet the arriving guests -- and each kid got their own little novelty pack, just like the ones in the flick, to take home with them.

Kendall Jenner is enjoying her child-free lifestyle -- making it clear she has no plans to reproduce anytime soon ... but not ruling out the possibility down the line.

The supermodel shared this update in a new chat with Vogue, where she reflects on her previous desire to have little ones by 27. However, now at age 28, Kendall confessed she isn't experiencing baby fever at the moment ... and is happy with her life.

She adds ... "Now I'm past that and I feel like I'm still so young. I'm enjoying my kidless freedom." BTW, Kendall has talked about this in the past ... joking she's the only sister without little ones on her plate, and she seemed happy about it then too.

Kris Jenner delivered a major reveal to her family in a dramatic clip from the upcoming season of "The Kardashians," leaving several of her famous daughters in utter shock and tears.

In a recently released teaser for the fifth season of the popular Hulu show, Kris was sitting in a room with Khloe, Kendall and Kylie as well as her boyfriend Corey Gamble.

The Kardashian-Jenner matriarch then served up the bad news as she became emotional, telling all those present, "I had my scan. They found a cyst and like a little tumor."

7:58 AM PT -- Kim Kardashian's full remarks on this topic are more nuanced than this clip suggests. She reportedly later said this ... "I sympathize with the people of Israel and with those in Palestine. I sympathize with everyone. All we want is for everyone to feel safe and free."

Kim added she has friends on both sides of this conflict, and that she talks to her kids about it too. Kim says she tells them, "Feel safe. And be good people and treat them with the same respectful way that you want to be treated. These are definitely scary times."

Kim Kardashian is catching flak for speaking up on the Palestine-Israel conflict and taking a both-sides approach -- a moment that was caught on camera thousands of miles from home.