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11:56 AM PT -- C.J. Gardner-Johnson's parents, Brian and Del, joined Harvey and Charles on "TMZ Live" on Tuesday ... and said they're not sweating the cyber attacks one bit.

In fact, they told the guys the joke's on all their new haters ... 'cause King's Grill has actually been closed since late January!

The two say they've become owners and operators of a new restaurant in the Cocoa, Fl. area called Village Bier Garten in wake of King's Grill's shuttering ... and Del's adamant they're "going to be fine regardless of who posts what or says anything."

"We're good," she said.

Del and Brian say they're planning to attend the Super Bowl parade in Philly later this week -- before Gardner-Johnson is honored in Florida with a key to the city.

A restaurant belonging to C.J. Gardner-Johnson's mom was bombarded by an onslaught of negative reviews on Monday ... a short time after the Philadelphia Eagles star took a jab at Travis Kelce's relationship with Taylor Swift.

The Philadephia Eagles will be extra lit at their championship parade on Friday ... Don Julio's sending the Super Bowl champs custom bottles to celebrate!

It started when the Birds celebrated the SB 59 win with DJ 1942 in the Superdome locker room Sunday night ... and the premium tequila maker took notice, and decided they wanted to do something for the team.

TMZ Sports has learned the Eagles will receive 80 bottles of Don Julio 1942 ... each engraved with "Super Bowl Champions" on the amber-colored bottle.

D.L. Hughley is railing against everyone critical of Kendrick Lamar's halftime show ... coming to his defense in a major way!

TMZ caught up with the outspoken comedian on the heels of the rapper's multi-layered performance, which some detractors dissed as boring ... but D.L. sees the whole conversation as a win win for Lamar.

D.L. feels white Americans only pay attention to Black Americans when they speak up as athletes or entertainers -- y'know, running, singing, dancing, or telling jokes.

Tom Brady looked more like Tom Blush-y during a recent sitdown interview ... and it was all 'cause he couldn't hold it together after a joke about Bill Belichick's girlfriend was cracked.

The funny moment went down during the most recent episode of "Sundae Conversation with Caleb Pressley" -- when the G.O.A.T. plopped into a chair to hear some quips about topical stories surrounding his life.

Brady weathered through jabs about his broadcasting career, the ethnicity of most of his favorite wide receivers ... and even his failed venture with FTX -- a popular crypto exchange app.

The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue is really gonna pack a punch this year -- taekwondo champion Rayna Vallandingham was just named a rookie for the 2025 issue!!

The publication made the big reveal on Tuesday ... saying the fourth-degree black belt and actress recently got behind the lens for photographer Yu Tsai in Jamaica.

S.I. shared just one pic from the shoot ... showing Vallandingham -- who has nearly four million followers on Instagram alone -- rocking a two-piece Lybethras suit while on the beach.

Drake and his OVO Sound compadre PartyNextDoor are putting Kendrick Lamar's Halftime Show shots at them in their rearview mirror ... as they they try to respond to that huge moment in the culture.

Drake and Party unveiled the album cover art Tuesday for their new joint project, "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U," which drops, appropriately, on Friday ... Valentine's Day.

The album cover sets the mood featuring 2 models in fur coats braving the Toronto tundra, and Drake has been teasing some of the songs down in Australia during his "Anita Max Wynn" tour.

Kanye West’s website, Yeezy.com, and all the Nazi-loving hate it housed are now off the grid -- the site’s officially offline.

Just a day before the site went dark, it was selling one thing: a white shirt with a black swastika -- something people saw after Ye dropped $8 mil on a 30-second Super Bowl ad directing them to his site.

The merch dropped right after Kanye’s antisemitic, racist, and misogynistic rant, where he straight-up called himself a Nazi and professed his love for Adolf Hitler -- but Shopify, which handled all sales from the site, bailed due to the content.

The NFL offseason is in full swing, and George Kittle is taking full advantage of his break from football ... not only sitting ringside for WWE's Raw, but also getting in on the action!

The 49ers star-tight end swung by the WWE event in Nashville Monday night ... hopping in the ring with the promotion's newest superstar and good friend -- Penta.

Rocking a red and gold luchador mask, the two entertained the crowd by hitting Penta's "Cero Miedo" line, which Kittle sometimes uses during his games. The two initially met in 2018 in New Orleans when WrestleMania was in town ... where they hit it off.

A Dallas Mavericks fan was booted from the team's home matchup against the Sacramento Kings on Monday ... 'cause apparently calling for the GM to be fired for trading away Luka Doncic is a big no-no.

It all went down at the American Airlines Center, where at least two Dallas supporters made their frustrations with Nico Harrison crystal clear.

They had two bright poster boards that read "Fire Nico" on them ... but if that wasn't enough, one of the guys also took advantage of a karaoke segment on the scoreboard to really bring it home.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is proving the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, showing love for his son, Patrick, on the red carpet at "The White Lotus" premiere.

Patrick stars in the new season of the HBO hit series, set in Thailand this year, and invited his star-studded family to celebrate the show’s third season premiere at Paramount Studios on Monday night.

His fiancé, Abby Champion, joined him along with parents Arnold and Maria Shriver, and his sister Katherine. His brother-in-law and box office star Chris Pratt was also in attendance.

Jason Kelce is happy and sad at the same damn time ... saying on one hand, he's thrilled his former team won the Super Bowl -- but on the other?? He's taking Travis' loss hard.

After spending a day to gather his thoughts, the Philadelphia Eagles legend shared how he felt following the Birds' 40-22 win over the Kansas City Chiefs ... laying it out in what he dubbed "the longest tweet ever."

The future Hall of Famer first explained what it was like to essentially root for both sides ... saying he now understands how things were for his parents when they had to watch the two brothers face off in Super Bowl LVII.

Some of Hollywood's brightest stars were drawn to Crypto.com Arena on Monday night to catch Luka Doncic's first-ever Lakers game ... and the new L.A. superstar didn't disappoint.

Logging his first minutes in purple and gold since the Mavericks traded him away earlier this month, Doncic played well in a 132-113 win over the Utah Jazz ... as a ton of A-listers sat just feet away.

Adele, Rich Paul, Floyd Mayweather, Will Ferrell and a gaggle of others -- including Dallas legend Dirk Nowitzki -- caught the action ... and enjoyed an impressive victory in Doncic's debut.

The New York Jets are reportedly done with Aaron Rodgers, but Aaron Jones -- one of the quarterback's ex-teammates -- tells TMZ Sports he's pretty sure that doesn't mean the NFL has seen the last of the signal-caller just yet.

Jones chopped it up with us at Super Bowl week in New Orleans just hours after Jay Glazer reported Rodgers will not be back with the Jets in '25 ... and the tailback told us he'd be surprised if that spelled the end of the 41-year-old's Hall of Fame career.

In fact, the former Green Bay Packers star -- who logged snaps with Rodgers at Lambeau Field for six seasons -- believes the impending New York release will only motivate the passer to ball out on his next team next season.

GloRilla is sharing the Kansas City Chiefs' grief in losing the Super Bowl -- after betting on Patrick Mahomes and the boys, and coming back more than $100K poorer!!!

A dejected GloRilla revealed she lost her $128,000 wager immediately after SBLIX ended last night ... a complete 180 from her earlier post when she was giddy with Megan Thee Stallion in a luxury suite.

But wait, there's more!!!

If you want to catch Luka Dončić's Lakers debut in person Monday night, ya better have some deep pockets ... 'cause ticket prices for the big matchup are currently soaring.

Victory Live -- a company that tracks the sales of tickets across secondary markets -- said in a statement to TMZ Sports just hours before L.A.'s tip-off against the Jazz that the demand for the tilt is going through the roof.

The co. stated that prior to Doncic's acquisition, fans could get into Crypto.com Arena for an average of about $131. But, after it was announced the game would be LD's first in purple and gold, the average price has jumped to around $358.

Chris Candy has a pretty good feeling about how his legendary dad, John Candy, would’ve reacted to his Dunkin' Super Bowl ad cameo ... and he clued TMZ in.

The late comedy star was also a die-hard football fan -- even co-owning the Toronto Argonauts -- so Chris tells TMZ his father would’ve been immensely proud and blown away by his part in the star-studded commercial during the big game.

Chris admits he had no idea he’d booked a Super Bowl commercial -- only weeks later, after production kept getting delayed by wildfires, did he realize how huge it was when he finally showed up on set ... and stars were all over the place, including Ben Affleck, who also directed the spot.