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Wesley Edens -- co-founder of Fortress Investment Group and co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks -- was allegedly extorted for over $1 billion.

Prosecutors say Edens hooked up with Changli "Sophia" Luo -- who founded the One World Initiative Advocacy nonprofit group -- back in 2023, and she later threatened to publicize videos and photos of them having sex.

They claim she kept threatening him for months ... even contacting his family and saying she was going to go to his investors.

Caitlin Clark turned a brutal double-duty night into a headline-grabbing moment off the court ... linking up with Morgan Wallen during his second Indianapolis show, just hours after a gut-punch loss.

Clark had just finished a tight matchup against the Dallas Wings, where her team came up short by just three points in a game that stayed close down to the final minutes. However, instead of heading straight into a quiet postgame night, she later made her way to Wallen’s sold-out concert stop in Indianapolis.

The "I Got Better" country singer -- who was in town for night two of his "Still The Problem Tour" stop -- surprised the crowd when Clark walked out alongside him ... sending the arena into a frenzy.

Spencer Pratt brought his political ambitions to the hardwood last night ... showing up courtside at a Lakers game and turning the NBA spotlight into a very public campaign moment.

The reality star–turned–mayoral candidate was spotted soaking up the action at the arena ... chatting with fans and treating the high-profile game like an unofficial campaign rally.

At one point, Pratt appeared to be chatting it up in the crowd more than watching the court, all while wearing a "Los Angeles Pratt" hat that resembles the L.A. team's famous yellow logo.

The World Cup -- hosted by the United States for the first time in 3 decades -- will be here before we know it ... and U.S. soccer legend Alexi Lalas says sports fans are about to be introduced to a bunch of new stars!

"Yes [there will be stars born] by the end of the tournament," the U.S. soccer great told Babcock from the TMZ Sports newsroom this week, ahead of the FIFA World Cup, going down across North America, starting June 11.

"I think the Christian Pulisic phenomenon, if you will, 'cause I think he's going to go on and become the best male American soccer player. But I think again, I am sitting here because of that [World Cup] power. A guy like Weston McKennie, who plays over at Juventus in Italy, I think his personality is really going to be something that Americans are going to gravitate to."

Stefon Diggs is celebrating his acquittal with a quick kiss ... pecking Cardi B on the cheek during a charity event.

The NFL star hosted his Diggs Deep Foundation Mother’s Day wellness event Saturday ... and his baby mama Cardi made a cameo, posing for photos and hanging all over the wide receiver. Remember ... we told you the pair had broken up earlier this year.

Check it out ... the two stood in front of a pink background, and Stefon dipped Cardi -- kissing her on the cheek in one of the many snaps photogs took.

Bobby Cox -- the Hall of Fame manager who was ejected more times than any other manager in MLB history -- has died ... the Atlanta Braves announced Saturday.

The team took to X to pay tribute Cox -- who managed the team from 1978 to 1981 and then again from 1990 to 2010 -- calling him a "wealth of knowledge on player development and the intricacies of the game."

The Braves add his passion for baseball was only exceeded by his passion for his family ... and their offer their condolences to his widow, Pam, and their children and grandchildren.

Taylor Swift wore the complete opposite of bridal white during Friday's date night with Travis Kelce ... instead opting for a silky and sexy LBD!

Check it out -- the power couple stepped out hand-in-hand for dinner at Gordon Ramsay’s new restaurant, Lucky Cat, on the swanky Bishopsgate street in London. Taylor paired her lacy slip dress with a black trench coat and heels ... keeping her hair away from her face in an updo. She added a pop of color with her signature red lip.

The Kansas City Chiefs star looked dapper in a brown set paired with plaid slip-ons and shades.

Dana White is the opposite of frightened leading up to the HEATED UFC 328 main event matchup between Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland, telling TMZ Sports ... "It's exciting!"

"It doesn't scare me," the UFC honcho said Friday in Manhattan, referencing all the insane trash talk leading up to Saturday's fight card.

"It's been a minute since I've had a fight that's had this much heat on it. Ya know, it's exciting."

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni settle their legal war, mostly ... plus, Jeffrey Epstein's suicide note raises more questions than answers and Timothée Chalamet makes Kylie Jenner fly solo to the Met Gala. So, we gotta ask ...

Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey are going for two ... they just announced she's pregnant with their second child, a little over 9 months after giving birth to their first.

The model and the NFL star shared the happy news Friday on social media ... with an Instagram carousel featuring snaps from a pregnancy reveal photo shoot.

In the photos, Olivia and Christian are out in nature with their 9-month-old daughter, Colette, and their dog, Oliver Sprinkles ... dressed in all white on a white blanket with a basket full of apples and some ultrasound images of their baby.

Tyreek Hill is heading into the weekend with some weight off his shoulders -- the NFL superstar reached a settlement with the OnlyFans model who took him to court for a broken leg she suffered in 2023.

The free agent receiver was in the middle of a trial with Sophie Hall over a football training session gone wrong ... but it was announced Friday the two sides struck an agreement for an undisclosed amount to put the matter to rest once and for all.

As part of the deal, Hall agreed to dismiss her assault and battery claims ... and Hill settled the negligence claim.

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime performance pulled 128.2 million viewers -- but also garnered some intense backlash from people pissed off about the content of the performance.

TMZ obtained more than 2,000 complaints sent to the FCC following February's Super Bowl LX .... and more than 100 involved messages that the Puerto Rican superstar's performance was raunchy, full of dirty sex-talk, and all-around inappropriate.

Just check out some of the complaints in our gallery -- many people protested about his alleged gyrating ... with one viewer claiming they felt they were "forced to see a man's penis and balls." Others were peeved he grabbed his crotch, while another person complained dancers allegedly grabbed each other's breasts.

Trevor Bauer once signed a $102 million contract to play baseball, but that was years ago, and with the Cy Young award winner desperate to once again toe the rubber for a team in the Majors, he's got an idea ... he'll play for free!

35-year-old Bauer -- who hasn't played Major League Baseball since the 2021 season -- hit up social media on Friday, where he pitched an interesting, seemingly risk-free, idea.

"Hypothetical: You’re the owner of an MLB team. I offer to take $0 salary and sign a minor league contract and go to Low A," Trevor wrote. "If the 'he sucks now' crowd is right and I get lit up, you cut me, lose $0 and there’s no risk to the big league club."

NYC got an unexpected supergroup Thursday night ... and no one seemed interested in lowering the volume!!!

Check it out ... Shaboozey, J Balvin and Jimmy Butler turned a fancy NYC hotspot into full-on karaoke chaos ... partying until nearly sunrise while celebrating Balvin's new album and birthday all at once.

The trio hit up Crane Club for the release of Balvin's new collaborative album, "Omerta" -- which dropped on his birthday -- and we're told the energy stayed sky-high until around 4 AM.

Dianna Russini once cracked a joke about having husband and wife sex, saying you need to close your eyes to do it in a resurfaced clip that's gone viral.

In the video, which now seems awkward given her situation with Mike Vrabel, Russini is playing Barstool's version of "Family Feud" game with a bunch of dudes, including Vrabel himself.

Vrabel, of course, is the New England Patriots coach with whom Russini has carried on a cozy relationship that forced her to resign as The Athletic's NFL reporter and turned their lives into a media circus.

Austin Reaves was in a heated feud with officials throughout the Lakers' Game 2 loss to the Thunder on Thursday ... and it came to a head when he appeared to call a ref a "p***y" during an argument late in the contest.

The moment went down with less than six minutes left in the fourth quarter ... when Reaves went at it with John Goble, who yelled in the L.A. star's face amid an argument over a call.

Reaves wasn't having any of it ... and took issue with how Goble handled the ordeal, calling it "bulls***."