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It's a good thing Lionel Messi's rich -- 'cause the soccer superstar was gambling away some of his cash ... hours before he was ordered to fork over roughly $2 MILLION in a tax fraud case. TMZ Sports obtained pics and spoke with witnesses who saw Messi hitting the roulette table and playing some blackjack at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. We're told Messi was in good spirits -- but didn't want to be approached while gambling.

Michael Jace was a horrible father who made his son cower in fear … lording over him with an “intimidation style of discipline” … this according to the boy's mother and Jace's first wife. In court docs filed in 2005 and obtained by TMZ ... Jennifer Bitterman claims Jace often threatened the boy with corporal punishment … and would spank him for crying or for being afraid. It’s heartbreaking … Bitterman says Jordan would cry and beg not to go when he had to spend time with his father.

Behold ... Serena Williams' butt in all its glory!! Just a few weeks after taking an L in the grand slam final at the U.S. Open, Serena is chillaxing on a beach somewhere ... arms up, cakes out. It's good stuff. Serena is 37-years-old and continuing to impress in all facets of her life. She's still a beast on the court. Killing it in business. And, her body .

The rise in anti-Asian hate crimes is a dark reminder of the pain Cho has personally experienced for decades. "When I see these videos and when I see these photos, when I'm seeing this happen to our elders, it's like I can't breathe," Cho admitted, especially after the NYC-based attack against a senior Filipino woman who was violently kicked while a security guard looked on.  "I remember feeling like that was my childhood.

One of the first scenes you see as the opening credits roll for The Andy Griffith Show is a shot of Sheriff Andy Taylor (played by Andy Griffith) walking along the road with his young son Opie Taylor (Ron Howard), fishing rods casually slung over their backs as they head out for an afternoon of adventure. It encapsulates much of what drew fans to the hit sitcom, which aired from 1960 to 1968.

Wales This article is more than 1 month oldFour teenagers found dead in car in north Wales drowned, says coronerThis article is more than 1 month oldProvisional cause of death of Jevon Hirst, 16, Harvey Owen, 17, Wilf Fitchett, 17, and Hugo Morris, 18, was drowning, inquests told Four teenagers drowned after the vehicle they were travelling in left a road in north Wales, a coroner has said. The inquests into the deaths of Jevon Hirst, 16, Harvey Owen, 17, Wilf Fitchett, 17, and Hugo Morris, 18, all from the Shropshire area, were opened and adjourned on Wednesday.

Sexual healingSexSearch for more comfortable and varied types of stimulation, advises Pamela Stephenson ConnollyMy clitoris is so sensitive it is painful when touched directly, even by something such as a jet-spray of water in the shower. I can touch myself over my clothes and climax, but I'm always reading that direct clitoral stimulation should be extremely pleasurable, and I'm upset that I can't experience this. It is troubling for my partner too, even though I can orgasm through penetration.

Stevie WonderObituarySyreetaStevie Wonder's partner in music and (briefly) marriageIn 1968, the soul singer and songwriter Syreeta Wright, who has died of cancer aged 58, met Stevie Wonder. Two years later, the couple married. The marriage was not a success - they were divorced in 1972 - but the musical collaboration was. Syreeta wrote lyrics to many of Wonder's tunes during the next few years. These included the uptempo Signed, Sealed And Delivered I'm Yours, the melodic ballad Never Thought You'd Leave In Summer, If You Really Love Me and other songs for Wonder's 1971 and 1972 albums Where I'm Coming From, Music Of My Mind and Talking Book.

When South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone got to turn their animated Christmas short into a Comedy Central TV series in 1997, they never imagined they’d still be making it in 2020. The show’s Sept. 30 “Pandemic Special” marks the beginning of their 24th season according to IMDB’s season and episode guides. In those seasons, many supporting characters have come and gone.  Parker and Stone learned relatively quickly which characters would work and which would not.