Ben's back on active duty with the kids! Affleck picked up daughter Seraphina and son Samuel from school on Friday -- which is a big deal because that means ex-wife Jennifer Garner has cleared him to be with the kids. It means she feels comfortable enough in Ben's sobriety that he can parent effectively and that he's fine being alone with the kids.

Jen has put a lot of demands on Ben following his recent stint in rehab -- requiring him to stay in out-patient treatment and even forcing him to dump his much-younger Playboy model girlfriend Shauna Sexton, 22, in order to help keep him on the straight and narrow.

Meanwhile, Jen's looking happy and healthy as reports claim the actress is dating someone new. She's not sitting around waiting for Ben to clean up his act -- she's DONE with him. We caught up with Garner after a parent session at the kids' school on Friday as she had an animated conversation with a friend ...

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💕 Cousin Cupcake Party!!! 💕 Keeping Up With The Kousins 💕

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Happy half-birthday, baby True! Khloe Kardashian shared the cutest pic of a "cousin cupcake" party she threw for her daughter's six-month birthday with Saint, Stormi, Chicago, and Dream. She captioned it "Cousin Cupcake Party!!! Keeping Up With The Kousins"

Kim Kardashian posted her own tribute -- a photo of daughter North playing with little True, showing her how an activity cube works. She captioned it "Cousin Love."

The milestone comes at a time when True's parents appear to be having trouble in their relationship ... a source tells >People magazine, "Khloé is stable, content and very happy with being a mom and with how things are going with True ... As for Tristan, things are still quite up in the air between them. Things seem more unstable in the relationship right now."

It's been six months since Tristan was caught cheating on Khloe, days before the birth of their daughter and while Thompson has "been trying," according to the source, Khloe posted some cryptic messages on social media recently, hinting that there may be trouble. Sources say Khloe has put her plans to move back to Cleveland with baby True on hold ...

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Cousin Love 💕

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Baby on board!

A very pregnant Jessica Simpson held on to her growing baby bump as she made her way through LAX. She looks like she's a good eight months along!

Jess and hubby Eric Johnson already have daughter Maxwell, 6, and son Ace, 5 and baby #3 seems to have happened almost by immaculate conception! Simpson recently told a reporter some personal details about her sex life with Eric!:

"We definitely always love to practice. We actually weren't practicing very much that month so I don't understand. We try [to figure it out]. This might be a miracle baby."

The couple were reportedly "surprised by overjoyed" by news of their third pregnancy. And if this one's as cute as the others, this group's up for Cutest Family Of The Year!

It's pretty obvious he still cares about his ex.

Justin Bieber was visibly emotional and crying in the car with Hailey Baldwin, after news broke that his ex Selena Gomez was in treatment after suffering a mental breakdown. It looks like he's about to have a breakdown of his own!

The Biebs has reportedly been struggling with his own demons in recent months, and he's finding it difficult to navigate his fame.

"Justin has become a recluse and a changed person. He has no interest in being a celebrity and an artist. He has withdrawn again, much like he did a couple years ago. He started recording music, but just stopped," a source dished to Us Weekly.

"[Justin] has a lot of stuff going on his head. He’s not OK. He has so much going for him but he doesn’t feel whole," the source added.

Even though he ran off and got married, JB will always hold a soft spot for the "Come & Get It" songstress.

"Justin will always care about Selena. It’s hard for him to hear that she isn’t doing well. They have both had their separate struggles over the years and Justin was always very sympathetic to Selena’s. He wants the best for Selena. He wants her to be happy and healthy," an insider told People.

Something tells us we haven't seen the last of Jelena... we even asked Justin as he and Hailey went to lunch in the Valley, on Friday, if he's concerned about his ex ...

Are we the only ones in disbelief that this has lasted this long?

Scott Disick and Sofia Richie attended the Maddox art gallery opening in West Hollywood last night, and the couple made it clear their relationship is stronger than ever by holding hands as they made their way inside.

According to reports, Lionel Richie's daughter recently suffered a pregnancy scare, and the father-of-three handled it surprisingly well.

"Sofia was totally not feeling well the other day and thought she might have been pregnant. She was nauseous all morning and feeling like something was horribly off with her body. Scott, who has been through it before with Kourtney, immediately thought Sofia might be carrying his baby and was surprisingly happy and excited," a source dished to Hollywood Life.

"But Sofia was more nervous, cautious and scared about what could be. She thought they had always been really careful when having sex. The upset tummy feelings passed after a day and Sofia soon learned she would not be a mom but instead probably ate something weird, which was a big relief for her but left Scott a little sad," the source added.

If LD gets the model pregnant, his ex Kourtney Kardashian is going to hit the roof!

Her taste of the good life was short and sweet.

Ben Affleck's assistant headed to Shauna Sexton's home last night to pick up his black SUV that she had been driving around, and if that doesn't say things are over we don't know what does!

The assistant brought it back and parked it outside his Pacific Palisades mansion, and we wonder if the Oscar winner has noticed yet that there's a giant dent in the side? It seems like a small price to pay for getting out of the relationship so easily. The Playboy model hasn't bad mouthed him on Instagram or run to do any media interviews, so all in all he got very lucky.

The pinup tried to deny the split when Daily Mail caught up with her after a workout yesterday, but it seems like she might just be in denial. "Don't believe everything you read on the internet," she told photographers.

"Ben and Shauna are definitely not together. It was casual to begin with, and wasn’t the right move. It was newish. They were really only sort of seeing each other for about four weeks. He broke it off. It was more about realizing [a casual relationship] wasn’t the right thing for him," a source told Page Six.

We caught Ben heading to a meeting this afternoon and he seems to be doing just fine, but there's no doubt Shauna is devastated.

Do you, girl!

Ariana Grande got fans all excited when she teased a video clip for her new single "Breathin," but it wasn't what they thought it was! Instead, the pop princess shared a video montage of her pet pig Piggy Smallz set to Aerosmith's tune by the same name.

One particular commenter was outraged, and called her new album a "joke" and her lack of new material "lazy."

That's when the pint-size princess fired back.

"This era is beautiful to me but idk. Been thru hell and back and I’m doing my best to keep going (sic). Thought this would make u laugh while u wait for the real one bc i took a break to take care of myself for a lil while. My b (sic)”, she responded.

After the terrorist attack at her Manchester concert and ex-boyfriend Mac Miller's tragic death from an overdose, we'd say she's entitled to a little personal time to heal.

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Is this really happening?! This feels like the Twilight zone!

Kanye is in the Oval Office right now meeting with President Trump, and we're really at a loss for words. The rapper, wearing his MAGA hat, is spewing knowledge and opinions, and our POTUS is carefully listening in.

'Ye is ranting about Chicago, the prison system, American jobs, and how great a job the Commander-in-Chief is doing, and he's even discussing his bipolar disorder "misdiagnosis" and the bullying he's receiving for supporting the Prez. He's also moving for the abolishment of the 13th amendment.

After this meeting, Yeezus and The Donald are set to dine on a lunch of caprese salad and roasted chicken with fingerling potatoes and asparagus, the White House told reporters. They will be joined by Ivanka, Jared Kushner, Kid Rock, and NFL star Jim Brown. Wow!

Trump was clearly impressed with Kimmy K's husband, as he revealed after the sit-down that he would consider The Louis Vuitton Don as a running mate! Not only that, but he appreciates what KW is doing for his approval rating in the black community.

"I've known him a long time. He's a very different kind of a guy, I say that in a positive way. He is a very different kind of a guy. Those in the music business say he is a genius. That's OK with me because, as far as I'm concerned, he is. When Kanye came out [a] couple months ago, something happened, my polls went up like 25 percent. Nobody [had] ever seen it. He has a big following in the African-American community—a big, big following. I think he has in a lot of communities, but the polls went through the roof," Trump boasted in a Fox News interview earlier in the day.

"[Kanye] can speak for me any time he wants. He’s a smart cookie. He gets it," Trump told reporters.

Before their celebratory meal, Trump signed the Hatch-Goodlatte Music Modernization Act, which is a bipartisan bill that ensures artists who released records prior to 1972 are paid royalties for digital services. It also aimes to streamline the process for those services to obtain music licensing rights. Translation? More money for Kanye!