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Opening Day 2025 has arrived for the New York Yankees ... and while there's always excitement leading into a new season, the team's manager said the players will take the field with "heavy hearts" following the shocking death of former star Brett Gardner's 14-year-old son.

Aaron Boone spoke with the media ahead of first pitch at Yankee Stadium ... and he said the athletes will have Miller on their minds throughout the season.

"I talk to our guys a lot about perspective," he said. "While this matters so much to us, it's our livelihood, we pour so much into this, so many people care about it, it's baseball. I really think it's important we reflect on that every now and then when we get consumed with this."

Lauren Sanchez’s wedding to Jeff Bezos is the talk of the town, and frankly, the world -- and TMZ’s got some more exclusive deets, straight from her big brother!

TMZ caught up with Paul Sanchez outside a Home Depot Thursday, and he’s doubling down on what we all know -- Lauren and Jeff's wedding is gonna be huge. But, he takes it a step further, saying it's gonna be just as big as Princess Diana’s 1981 wedding to King Charles.

Catch the full video, 'cause Paul shared some deets on the venue, and the celebs he’s hoping to meet at this star-studded affair ... plus, what he's planning to gift his sis and bro-in-law-to-be, considering they already have it all.

Jessica Alba is tapping into her new beginnings and diving into her heritage -- recently taking a trip to Mexico City, amid her divorce from Cash Warren.

The actress recently shared a series of shots with the caption, "Forever memories made - feeling connected, satiated and nourished 🤍🥰 #CDMX might just be my new home away from home."

Proudly leaning into her Mexican ancestry, the 43-year-old star got centered with her friends and posted up at the San Juan Teotihuacán, aka the "place where gods were created).

Alba also hit the sauna, soaked up some red-light therapy and showed off her rockin' bod during a self-care sesh!

9:56 AM PT -- Yella Beezy's lawyers, Toby Shock and John F. Gussio, are now speaking out about the case, telling TMZ ... they attended a court hearing today with Yella and, during the proceeding, the prosecutor entered the shooting video into evidence and introduced a couple of new arrest affidavits for codefendants. The prosecutors also asked the court to allow a witness to testify that Yella was one of the key people who allegedly supplied money to the accused shooter, Kewon White, to do the hit on Mo3.

The attorneys also said they were "gratified" the judge lowered Yella's bail to $750,000 from $2 million, citing a lack of evidence against him and other factors. They summed it up by saying ... "We look forward to fighting the case in court — Yella denies the charges."

Video of rapper Mo3's shooting death is surfacing for the first time ... and you see him being chased down in broad daylight by a hitman.

Prosecutors in Texas just released footage of Mo3's November 2020 killing, and the video picks up with Mo3 stopping his car in the middle of Interstate 35 in Dallas ... getting out of his ride and running for his life.

The masked gunman stops his car a few yards in front of Mo3 ... and with traffic whizzing by, both men get out and start running down I-35.

Gospel singer and bishop Marvin Sapp is under fire for his unorthodox way of asking church members for donations ... because he's on video telling ushers to close the doors until a huge goal is met.

Resurfaced video from Marvin's sermon at the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World annual summer convention is going viral ... and folks are taking issue with Marvin's fundraising style.

In the clip, the gospel music legend-turned-preacher tells the ushers to close the doors until the 1,000 worshipers in the building donate $20 each.

Andrew Tate is strongly denying allegations from a woman who claims he violently choked her during a sexual encounter 2 weeks ago ... leading to her filing a police report.

Tate's legal team tells TMZ ... "Andrew Tate vehemently rejects this outrageous allegation and will relentlessly pursue legal action against anyone involved in spreading this blatant falsehood."

As we reported ... Bri Stern filed a sexual assault report with police, claiming Andrew attacked her on March 11 while they were staying at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Photos obtained by TMZ show bruising on Bri's face, which she claims is a direct result of Tate's violent behavior during sex.

10:03 AM PT -- Clive's daughter Kate tells TMZ … "My father had been suffering with dementia for over three years.  My husband, and our 7-year-old daughter relocated from Redwood City to care for him in 2002. He actually completed his last motion picture in 2016 directed by Fernando Trueba which he enjoyed tremendously.

"As a professional, he was never short on time or generosity when speaking with younger people who wished to enter into the world of show business. He spoke at UT’s Theatre Under the Stars, Magic Con, and Wizard Con. He is also one of the last performers who worked with Billy Wilder and Irving Kirshner. Whether encouraging me through medical school or being a wonderful dad, he covered all the bases."

Actor Clive Revill — best known as the voice of the villainous Emperor Palpatine in one of the "Star Wars" films, has died.

Revill passed away at an assisted-living facility in Sherman Oaks, California, on March 11 while suffering from dementia, his daughter, Kate, told The Hollywood Reporter.

In "Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back," Revill played the role of the hooded Palpatine who spoke in a creepy voice as a three-dimensional image to Darth Vader about their enemy Luke Skywalker.

Kim Kardashian just took a wild trip down memory lane -- literally -- recalling a past drug run incident and how, in a way, it ties into her lifelong passion for prison reform.

In the latest episode of "The Kardashians," Kim sat down with a group of incarcerated men during a Sacramento prison visit -- where she recalled the time teen Kim got talked into picking up ecstasy from an apartment ... and thinking back on it has her freaking out, thinking about how it could have gone south.

However, Kim admitted that if she had gotten caught, she knew her attorney dad, Robert Kardashian, would’ve had her back in a heartbeat -- but for the men sitting with her, that kind of safety net never existed.

Celebrities love to go on vacation all around the globe, and Dubai is one of the hot spots ... can you guess this "Love Island" hottie who shared a smoking hot bikini photo from the famous city?!?

Check out the gallery and see who from "Love Island" has been to the United Arab Emirates ... and stay for a bunch of Hollywood A-listers who have taken in all Dubai has to offer.

Corey Feldman’s been nursing one serious grudge for years, and he’s finally letting it rip -- claiming that none other than Johnny Depp is the reason his Hollywood career took a nosedive.

On Billy Corgan’s "The Magnificent Others" podcast, Corey dropped a bombshell, saying he was originally cast as Arnie in 1993's "What’s Eating Gilbert Grape" -- and Depp pushed him out of the role, which then went to Leonardo DiCaprio.

Corey explained he was already cast in the role before Depp came into the picture. But Depp had more pull at the time and allegedly pulled producers aside, saying he didn’t want to work with him because he thought Feldman was a "junkie."

A mock jury of 12 people heard evidence for and against Diddy and voted his fate ... and the results may surprise you.

The jury is part of a new documentary -- "TMZ Presents The Downfall of Diddy: His Defense" -- available for free on Tubi.

Jurors heard the case the prosecution will present and the defense Diddy's lawyers will mount, and then they retreated to a conference table where they argued the facts.

Josh Peck has shared more insight as to why he excluded the "Drake & Josh" cast from his 2017 wedding ... and it has nothing to do with his formerly distant relationship with his costar Drake Bell.

Drake joined Josh for a two-part reunion on his "Good Guys" podcast this week ... and in  Thursday's release, Josh admits he wanted to completely "leave it all behind" because he felt like the show "didn't serve" him anymore.

Josh was 30 when he walked down the aisle with Paige O'Brien ... but now, at 38, he says he realized he would have invited so many more people, including Drake and their costar Miranda Cosgrove, who played their menacing little sister on the hit show.

Skateboarding star Nyjah Huston took a brutal hit to the family jewels while attempting a move this week ... and the impact was so bad, he was left pissing blood.

But, don't panic -- he said his dick isn't broken!!

The Olympic medalist shared photos with his 5.2 million Instagram followers on Wednesday of himself in the hospital ... and a toilet filled with blood.

7:27 AM PT -- We knew this was coming -- Stephen A. Smith opened Thursday's "First Take" going off on LeBron ... saying his nemesis' real issue stems from the fact he refuses to consider him the greatest NBA player over Michael Jordan.

Smith made it clear he's never going to back down from his stance ... and he's not going anywhere.

As for his colleague Pat McAfee giving his rival a platform, SAS doesn't blame him one bit -- saying no one would pass up on an interview with James.

Smith also addressed James' trolling with his boxing vid ... and he even admits it wasn't his best work, but claimed he would've looked much better if he wasn't injured at the time.

LeBron James hit the game-winning shot for the Lakers on Wednesday, but the real dagger came on Instagram later in the night ... when he ruthlessly clapped back at Stephen A. Smith AGAIN by mocking his fighting skills.

The King added another chapter to the beef after L.A. beat the Indiana Pacers ... clearly getting wind of the ESPN host claiming earlier in the day he would've "swung" on the four-time champ if he had put his hands on him during their Crypto.com Arena confrontation a few weeks back.

Even though SAS admitted it probably would've resulted in getting his ass whooped, LeBron made sure the talking head knew how he felt about the comments ... sharing an old video of one of his boxing sessions, which didn't necessarily mimic a Ryan Garcia left hook.

A Russian journalist known for being Vladimir Putin's sexy propagandist was reportedly killed after she rode over a landmine near the country's border with Ukraine.

Beautiful war correspondent Anna Prokofieva was driving in a vehicle with her cameraman in Belgorod -- a region in Russia close to Ukraine -- when they hit the landmine, blowing it up, according to Russian state-run TV network Channel One.

Channel One issued a statement Wednesday, saying Anna “died while performing her professional duty" for the network, and lensman Dmitry Volkov suffered serious injuries.

Madison Pettis -- the child star from "The Game Plan" -- is all grown up and shooting her shot for a biopic role that could be a total game-changer ... AKA Mariah Carey's life story!

TMZ caught up with Madison, and TBH, even before she said a word, the resemblance was doing all the talking -- she's even leaned into it before, rocking a Mariah-inspired Halloween look -- but now, she’s manifesting the real deal.

Madison says she’s all in for the biopic, which is rumored to be in the works ... though nothing's confirmed yet. But just don’t ask her to sing!