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The 2024 Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix won't begin for another few hours ... but, celebrities showed up early to enjoy Sin City -- hitting The Strip as early as last night!

A ton of celebs are set to take in race day ... but, a few who have already pulled up include actor and singer Jared Leto, Chef Gordon Ramsay and 'Vampire Diaries' star Nina Dobrev -- who seems to have turned this into a couples trip with her man.

Shaun White was out in LV last night at an event for Patrón Tequila -- big smile on his face and an even bigger drink in his hand.

Sylvester Stallone may want to retire from acting and focus on painting full-time... 'cause one of his creations sold at an auction for AIDS research -- and made nearly half a million dollars.

The actor and his family hit a gala in support of amfAR -- a prominent AIDS research foundation -- at The Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas last night and, Sly brought a painting with him ... a multicolored Stallone original.

Check out the clip ... the auctioneer is asking if one of the warring bidders wants to one-up the current offer -- sitting at $410K!!!

Jay Leno looked a hell of a lot better Friday night as he attended amfAR's inaugural Las Vegas benefit event ... after a fall earlier in the week did some wicked damage to his face.

Fans were super worried after most of Jay's face was bruised, and he was sporting an eyepatch ... after he said he fell 60 feet down a hill in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

But, Jay seemed to be in much better spirits as he walked the event's red carpet in a navy blue suit .... minus the eyepatch with his face a much healthier complexion!

Bill Maher went off the rails Friday night over liberals who are boycotting Trump family members during the holidays.

The "Real Time" host got down and dirty over folks who view their political opponents as enemies and not worthy of company.

He has a great story ... writer Larissa Phillips and her husband -- both Brooklyn liberals -- moved to upstate New York and had a swarm of neighbors who were Trumpers. Their fear turned into gratitude when they saw how their non-like-minded neighbors ended up being caring people. Bill's words -- "It's almost like there are fine people on both sides."

Actor-comedian Paul Rodriguez's best friend died in his L.A.-area home Thursday ... and cops are saying the death looks natural, with nothing nefarious suspected at this point.

We spoke with Paul ... who tells us his longtime friend Donald Serrato had just sold his house in Torrance and was moving to Montana -- but, before he moved, he needed a place to stay for a few days.

PR gave his friend a place to stay, and -- this morning -- he left around 6 AM to go work on a movie. He called Serrato around noon to see if he wanted to grab lunch, but received no response.

Caleb Kennedy's working on new tracks ahead of his upcoming 8-year prison sentence ... and, his lawyer says he's hopeful the 20-year-old will still be able to pursue a career in music when he gets out.

We spoke with attorney Ryan Beasley, who tells us his client's been writing songs over the last few years ... adding that -- when all of this is behind him -- he's hopeful Caleb will find success in the industry.

As we told you ... Caleb was sentenced to 8 years -- 5 years in prison, 3 years of home detention -- followed by 5 years' probation. He will also have to go to counseling and fulfill other requirements as well.

Jason Kelce is ready to make his mark on late-night television ... announcing his new talk show set for 2025.

The retired NFL star confirmed he's launching a new late show for ESPN, titled "They Call It Late Night With Jason Kelce," during his Thursday appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

However, instead of filming the show in the typical Los Angeles or New York City locations, Jason told Jimmy he's going back to his Philadelphia roots.

The Osundairo brothers -- the two men who helped Jussie Smollett stage his hate crime hoax -- say they were taken aback ... not by his conviction being overturned, but because he never copped to what he did.

Abel and Ola sat down for an interview on "Fox & Friends" Friday morning ... and, they were asked about their thoughts on the Illinois State Supreme Court throwing out Jussie's conviction.

The two bros say they were taken by surprise initially ... 'cause, even though they understand Jussie has due process rights, he never actually admitted to his role in the hate crime hoax.

Henry Winkler put the kibosh on his daughter's reality TV dream ... confessing as much during a new podcast episode.

The "Happy Days" alum shared his decision to block daughter Zoe Winkler from doing one famed dating competition on the "What in the Winkler!?" podcast ... noting he had to "put a stop to that."

As Zoe put it ... she was almost "The Bachelorette" during the ABC reality show's early days. However, Henry said he intervened in the possible casting ... "but only for your protection."

A man seeking a Jason Kelce autograph on Thursday night went ballistic on the former NFL star ... calling him a "p***y" and screaming out "f*** you" repeatedly, but Travis Kelce's big bro admirably deescalated the situation -- and the tense moments were all captured on video by TMZ Sports.

The wild scene played out just a couple hours ago in Hollywood ... as Jason was leaving an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

Several autograph seekers had camped outside of the studio in an effort to snag the former Philadelphia Eagles player's John Hancock as he departed ... but when Jason bypassed them all and headed for his car -- one of the signature hunters snapped.

There's at least one household in America that won't tune in to the new JonBenét Ramsey Netflix documentary ... the folks who live in the home where she was found murdered.

Carol Schuller Milner and her husband, Timothy Milner, own the Boulder, Colorado house and Carol tells TMZ ... they were approached by producers of the new highly anticipated Netflix docuseries "Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey?" -- but they took a hard pass.

In fact, Carol says she and her husband have turned down all Hollywood offers that have come their way over the years, including one from Dr. Phil, and another worth 7 figures.

Frenemies Luann de Lesseps and Bethenny Frankel are in agreement for once ... they're both feeling underwhelmed by the rebooted 'Real Housewives of New York City' cast.

ICYMI ... Bethenny went viral last week after she made a not-so-subtle dig at the current iteration of 'RHONY' ... claiming fans need to get justice for past stars Luann, Ramona Singer, Sonja Morgan and Dorinda Medley.

As Bethenny put it ... Bravo left the OG 'RHONY' stars "for dead in a failed attempt to upgrade to first class."

John Stamos is firing back at critics who slammed him for wearing a bald cap while shaving his buddy Dave Coulier’s head as DC battles an aggressive form of cancer.

We caught up with John at LAX, and he’s not having it, telling us he’s actually embarrassed for the haters ... saying they’re wasting time making hate videos and comments when they could be using that energy to call their doctors and get checked out.

Check out the full video 'cause John’s shock is crystal clear -- especially as he gets real to us about how it's hurt him, explaining he was just trying to cheer up a friend when Coulier asked him over to shave his head.

Donald Trump's incoming press secretary's a woman of few words ... 'cause we asked her for her reaction to Ellen DeGeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi leaving the U.S.A. -- and, all we got was a lot of LOLs.

We reached out to Karoline Leavitt for her reaction to ED and PdR ditching their former Montecito abode for the UK ... and KL responded "HAHAHA."

If this is a sign of things to come when Karoline's standing behind the Presidential Seal, a whole lotta White House reporters better find another way to fill column inches.

Martha Stewart's turkeys will live to see another year ... the lifestyle guru has decided to skip out on Thanksgiving this year -- so, there's no need to slaughter the homegrown poultry.

The TV personality shared the big update with "TODAY" Thursday, confirming her turkeys had been "pardoned this year," as she plans to eat a vegetarian meal this year out of respect for the herbivores in her family -- in Italy.

While Martha proceeded to teach viewers how to make her Brioche Stuffing-Filled Roast Pumpkin, we're guessing there will be plenty of pasta on her menu, too. MS previously revealed in an interview she plans to spend Turkey Day in Rome with her grandkids ... teasing a jam-packed schedule for the 5-day excursion to the Eternal City.

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi's big move news may've just surfaced, but it seems the couple has been settling down in the UK for some time.

The talk show legend and the actress were spotted taking in an acoustic set at a pub in the Cotswolds last week ... enjoying an intimate performance by The Corrs while visiting with singers Natalie Imbruglia and James Blunt.

Check it out ... Ellen and Portia were beaming while dressed in matching black turtlenecks, enjoying a night out at the Farmer’s Dog Pub --  which is owned by British TV personality Jeremy Clarkson.