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Now here’s a surprise … Village People founder, Victor Willis, is ripping The Weeknd — even though they both have beef with the Grammys, Victor thinks Abel’s being a total hypocrite. The legendary disco singer penned a brutally harsh letter to The Weeknd Monday … calling out the fact that he seems to be choosy

Taylor Swift is once again seeping into places you never thought you’d see her — like on an AP history exam for high school students … which is exactly what happened this week. The pop star cameoed on the College Board’s AP U.S. Government and Politics test administered to AP Government students this past Monday

Meek Mill‘s inviting just about everyone to celebrate his 34th birthday in the 305 … but the club hosting the bash says Tekashi 6ix9ine is persona non grata. Meek’s just hours away from kicking off his so-called ‘Meekend’ with a huge birthday soiree Friday night at LIV Nightclub in Miami — and the club’s worried

Play video content TMZ.com Bhad Bhabie is calling BS on her critics who say she was way too young to post videos on OnlyFans, chalking it up to jealousy. We got BB, formerly known as Danielle Bregoli, Friday at The Grove, and she launched on folks who want to change the age of entry on

Mariah Carey didn’t seem too amused by a small-time artist sampling her smash hit for his own remix — telling him to get ready for a legal battle … but it looks like she’s just joshin’. The singer responded to an A&R consultant who posted a music video from rapper/singer YTK doing his own version

Play video content TMZSports.com Oscar De La Hoya took a break from training for his return to the boxing ring … to SING with a mariachi band on Cinco de Mayo, and TMZ Sports has the footage. The 48-year-old hit up Maestro, a Mexican food restaurant in Pasadena (he’s like the mayor over there) and

Play video content Antonio Brown invited 6ix9ine to work out at his personal training facility in Florida … and you know who’s pissed off about it?? Pretty much the entire internet. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl champ posted video with the controversial rapper on Friday … running some 1-v-1s and easily catching passes over

Bobby Shmurda‘s fresh ink is meant to honor 3 heroes of his — one historical, and 2 with whom he has a much more personal connection. The rapper’s tattoo artist, Daz Leone, tells TMZ … he met up with Bobby at his studio in the wee hours of the morning Wednesday, where he was in

Play video content TMZ.com The ladies from SWV aren’t backing down from playing their famous Michael Jackson sample in an upcoming “Verzuz” matchup … telling us they wouldn’t be there without him. Tamara “Taj” Johnson and Leanne “Lelee” Lyons joined us on “TMZ Live” Thursday and we asked if SWV is going to play their

Childish Gambino‘s “This is America” is a blatant ripoff of a track that sounds similar, has a similar name and was all over the Internet almost 2 years before the rapper’s smash hit was released … so claims a musician in a new lawsuit. Emelike Nwosuocha, a rapper who performs under the name Kidd Wes,

If Quavo and Saweetie weren’t broken up, they might be celebrating together — neither of them will face criminal charges for their elevator altercation … TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell us … the case was referred to the L.A. City Attorney’s Office, which declined to file charges. We’re told, based on the evidence

Theater fans rejoice … Broadway is set to reopen at 100 percent capacity on September 14 after a year and a half closure, so says New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo just made the surprise announcement days after revealing Broadway was not in the state’s May 19 reopening plan. He’d stated theaters would need more

Tommy Lee‘s got a new place to call home sweet home … and it sure is a beaut. The Mötley Crüe drummerdropped a cool $4.15 million for a new pad in Brentwood. The Japanese-inspired modern estate has 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms and it features Zen-like indoor-outdoor living space. The 4,266-square-foot house offers picturesque canyon views

Britney Spears is itching to talk to the judge in her conservatorship case next month, but not to end the conservatorship … it’s all about giving her dad his walking papers. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Britney does not feel trapped in the 13-year-old conservatorship. As one source put it, “She has 99%

Nothing says things are getting back to normal in the U.S. like a packed concert in Los Angeles … where Prince Harry helped drive home the point of the night: ending the worldwide pandemic. The visual is a little jarring at first — thousands of people, all fully vaccinated, gathered Sunday night at SoFi Stadium

Paul Phillips, the former lead guitarist for Puddle of Mudd, claims he could have trouble making music and making a living … due to some shoddy care he allegedly got at a hospital. Paul is suing Florida’s Baptist Medical Center of the Beaches and a couple doctors for medical malpractice … claiming their treatments left

Marilyn Manson getting sued for sexual assault has investigators in L.A. planning to reach out to the alleged victim to determine if Manson should also face criminal charges. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … the lawsuit filed by “Game of Thrones” actress Esme Bianco last week against the shock rocker is definitely on the L.A.

Madonna‘s just like any regular soccer mom … attending a game to cheer on her son, accompanied by her boyfriend, who’s a lot closer in age to the players on the field than he is to Madge. The Material Girl and her family hit up the pitch Sunday in Hidden Hills, CA to support her

Quando Rondo and his entourage were caught in a hail of gunfire at a convenience store in Georgia, and one man in his entourage was wounded. According to law enforcement sources, the shots rang out around 3:20 AM Sunday in Blackshear, while Quando and his crew were in a parking lot off the highway. Cops

Travis Scott touched down in Miami in a brand-spanking-new private jet … and it’s ridiculously big!!! Travis came back from Nassau, Bahamas where he was celebrating his 29th birthday on a yacht. He goes big by sea and by air! He apparently got the jet last Xmas, but just looking at it now … well

Billie Eilish might as well be a human butterfly — because she’s undergone a metamorphosis for the cover of British Vogue … and looks absolutely incredible for the final product. The pop star shed her green wig and baggy sweaters and swapped them for something a little more skimpy and steamy for the upcoming June

Play video content TMZ.com Jack Harlow was feet away from what turned out to be a fatal shooting in Kentucky this weekend — and TMZ’s got video of the moment shots were fired … and Jack scrambling. The rapper — who hails from the Louisville area — was partying at a place in town called

Jay-Z‘s 6-year flip of Tidal’s streaming service is complete — he just closed the deal to sell the majority of the company to Square for $350 million … a pretty good return on his initial investment. Square, the financial services company owned by Jay’s pal, Jack Dorsey, is now firmly in the music streaming biz.

Play video content @tpain/TikTok 1:38 PM PT — Activision — publisher of Call of Duty — tells TMZ Sports it is continuously working to combat racism hateful comments and other harassment on its platform. “It is saddening and troubling that some use the communications functions in games to espouse hate,” the company said Friday. “We

Diplo‘s going after an ex-fling in a new lawsuit … claiming she’s dangerously unstable because she won’t stop harassing him or his family with explicit and racist messages. The famous DJ filed docs claiming Marchel Gabrielle Auguste is a “relentless and unstable fan who manipulated herself into” his life years ago, but won’t take no

Esme Bianco — best known for her role as Ros on “Game of Thrones” — claims she was drugged, tortured and raped by Marilyn Manson in a bombshell new lawsuit. According to the docs — obtained by TMZ — the actress met the shock rocker in 2005 through his then-fiancee and he expressed interest in

Post Malone‘s brought the magic touch to one collectible shop … ’cause his mere presence alone brought fans out in droves to watch him spend bank on Magic: The Gathering. We’re told the “Circles” rapper hit up the super popular Frank & Son Collectible Show shop Thursday in Industry, CA — just outside L.A. —

1:55 PM PT — LAPD says a total of 5 people were arrested — 3 of whom allegedly pulled of the actual dognapping and shooting of Fischer … they’ve been booked for attempted murder. The other 2 suspects were arrested for accessory to murder, and cops say one of them is the father of one

Play video content TMZ.com Chrishell Stause is hoping Britney Spears‘ request to speak to the judge in her conservatorship means the singer’s about to get exactly what she wants — the power to tell her father to kick rocks. We got the “Selling Sunset’ star Wednesday evening in L.A. and she told us why she’s