After Kicking Writer  —  Thomas Gibson has been suspended from the hit television series “Criminal Minds” after going ham on a writer, kicking him in the leg.  —  Production sources tell TMZ ... the actor was directing and acting in a scene a few weeks back when he got in a creative dispute with one of the writers.

The Other Olympic Sport in Rio: Swiping  —  One athlete poses in his full team kit.  Others post their Olympic bedspreads as their profile pictures.  When they're not competing, they're ready to date.  —  RIO DE JANEIRO — I expect you've heard the legend of the athletes' village …

Bar Refaeli gives birth to daughter … Refaeli announced the much watched pregnancy in an Instagram post in January and has since posted countless pictures sporting her baby bump.  —  Bar Refaeli and husband Adi Ezra welcomed a daughter into the world Thursday, according to Channel Two news.

Hugh Grant Talks Turning Down TV, Movies, and Marriage but Says He Only Regrets One  —  STAR OF “FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS” ALSO ADMITS TO CREATING HIS OWN FAKE TALENT AGENT  —  Actor Hugh Grant made his Stern Show debut on Wednesday morning to talk to Howard about his new film “Florence Foster Jenkins.”

How Kendall Jenner Became the Breakout Model of Her Generation  —  She transcended childhood TV infamy, the paparazzi—even her own famous family.  Never content to merely keep up, Kendall Jenner is simply owning it.  —  On a Tuesday morning in June I meet Kendall Jenner in the lobby …

LeBron James to sign landmark deal with Cavs, agent says  —  LeBron James has agreed to a three-year, $100 million contract with the NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers, agent Rich Paul told ESPN.  —  The salary in the first year of the deal will be $31 million, making James the highest-paid player …

Taylor Kinney Really Wants To Get Back Together With Lady Gaga  —  Last month, people started whispering that the romance between Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney had gone bad (almost as bad as that joke).  Not too long after, Gaga tapped the metaphorical mic and announced that it wasn't bad, just stale enough to be taking a break.

Months After Big Sean Kiss  —  Singer Jhene Aiko is the pulling the plug on her marriage to her producer/hubby Dot da Genius ... and the timing is interesting.  —  Aiko and Dot were married for only 11 months.  Jhene was recently linked to Big Sean.  The two have been working together …

The New Pioneers: Chance the Rapper Is One of the Hottest Acts in Music, Has a Top 10 Album and His Own Festival — All Without a Label or Physical Release  —  Holed up at a recording studio in Chicago's Near North Side, Chancelor Bennett — the local phenomenon known as Chance the Rapper — is in wise-old-man mode.

THE FLASH, SUPERGIRL STAGING MUSICAL CROSSOVER  —  See also  —  CW drops new clues about ‘Arrow,’ ‘The Flash,’ ‘Supergirl,’ ‘Legends’  —  ‘Supergirl’: Calista Flockhart will return, but...  It's the moment fans of the Berlanti-verse have been waiting for: The Flash and Supergirl will be staging a musical crossover episode!

Arrest Warrant Now in Limbo  —  Tyga apparently just realized ... he's playing with fire by ignoring a court judgment that resulted in a warrant for his arrest, because we've learned he just cut a check to his former landlord.  —  TMZ broke the story ... Tyga's former landlord got …

Mel Gibson's Ex Oksana Grigorieva Loses $500,000 in Settlement Money Because She Talked to Howard Stern  —  Mel Gibson no longer owes ex Oksana Grigorieva $500,000 worth of settlement money after she spoke out about the director's alleged domestic abuse.  —  The California Court of Appeals ruled …

ROCKO'S MODERN LIFE TV MOVIE GREENLIT AT NICKELODEON  —  Exclusive: Your favorite '90s wallaby is coming back to television.  —  See also  —  Nicktoons 25th anniversary oral history revisits ‘Rugrats,’ ‘Doug,’ ‘Ren & Stimpy’  —  Nicktoons bombshell: Do Doug and Patti end up together?!

‘Han Solo’ Film Is Casting Young Lando Calrissian (Exclusive)  —  Han Solo is getting a gambling buddy — his standalone “Star Wars” spinoff film is casting a young Lando Calrissian.  —  Fans have speculated about which of the characters from Solo's complicated past might turn up in “Han Solo,” and now we know at least one.

One's a Nice Guy ... One's Not  —  The crew has chosen sides in the “Fast 8” feud between The Rock and Vin Diesel ... and Rock wins, hands down.  —  Production sources tell TMZ, The Rock has been upset with Vin's work ethic for a long time, and he's not alone.