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Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Slim 400 thought he was a goner as a hail of bullets rained down on him during a drive-by shooting in Compton … but he miraculously survived, and now he says he can’t be stopped!!! Slim joined us on “TMZ Live” Thursday and gave us the lowdown on last month’s

Exclusive TMZ R. Kelly is scared for his life behind bars … fearing retaliation from fellow inmates who know he’s accused of horrid sex crimes involving underage girls. Kelly’s attorney, Nicole Blank Becker, tells TMZ … during a recent visit with the embattled singer in federal prison, he told her that he’s happy he’s in

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Cardi B has compassion for A$AP Rocky and wants him freed ASAP, but she’s not about to boycott a country that has shown her unbridled love … i.e., Sweden. Cardi literally (well, almost) stopped Bev Hills in its tracks when she pursued the shelves at Prada, with throngs of fans

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com A lot has been made of Jermaine Dupri‘s comments about female rappers — but he wants to set the record straight on what was and wasn’t said … straight from the horse’s mouth. We talked to JD on “TMZ Live” Wednesday about an interview he recently did with People Now

A$AP Rocky should be immediately released from a Swedish jail — that’s what the Congressional Black Caucus is demanding with its protest on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, and TMZ is streaming it live. Members of the Caucus going to bat for A$AP include Congressmen Andre Carson and Hakeem Jeffries. Rep. Adriano Espaillat, who

Exclusive Getty Composite R. Kelly isn’t the only man who can put a roof over the head of his alleged victims … Azriel Clary‘s father is also dangling free rent, if she opens up communication with her family. Play video content TMZ.com Angelo Clary tells TMZ … he’s ready and willing to put his daughter

Play video content Exclusive LionsShareNews.com Da Brat is going to bat for Jermaine Dupri … she sees a silver lining in his controversial comments about today’s female artists, even though he said they sound like “strippers rapping.” Da Brat was at LAX Tuesday when a photog asked about Jermaine stirring up controversy and firing up

Harry Styles just pocketed $6 million … because we’ve learned he just sold his Hollywood Hills home. Harry bought the house a few years back for around $6.8 million, so in reality he’s taking a loss, but at least he unloaded the crib. The house has been for sale for around a year. He initially

Exclusive R. Kelly‘s alleged sex slaves should not be in danger of going hungry or becoming homeless anytime soon — even with the singer behind bars — but they claim someone’s cut them off from Kelly’s funding. Joycelyn Savage and Azriel Clary have built up a nice nest egg during their time with Kelly by

Exclusive R. Kelly‘s alleged sex slaves will be right behind the embattled singer Tuesday in federal court when he goes before a judge in his new sex crimes case, and they even plan to address the media.  Joycelyn Savage and Azriel Clary will present a united front during Kelly’s hearing to decide if he can

Play video content Breaking News Lions Share News Ice Cube is offering an olive branch to Lamar Odom … sorta … telling the guy he can come back and try out for the BIG3 again next year — if he can get his ass in shape.  Remember, Cube and the BIG3 gave Odom his walking

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com R. Kelly‘s alleged sex slaves or, as they would say, girlfriends, are setting the record straight on where the hell they’ve been since the singer was arrested — and they say … nothing’s changed. A rep for Joycelyn Savage and Azriel Clary tells TMZ … the women were sitting comfortably

Play video content The remaining Beatles reunited Saturday night — if only for a shining moment — when Paul McCartney brought Ringo Starr up onstage at an epic concert. Paul wrapped his Freshen Up world tour at Dodger Stadium, and brought Ringo out for an amazing rendition of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” and

Play video content Cardi B and Offset‘s daughter, Kulture, reached a milestone last week, turning 1, and her party did not disappoint. Cardi and Offset rented out a huge venue Saturday in NYC, and theme was “Onederful Birthday” for the modest price of $400,000!!! Tons of people showed … lots of friends and fam. The

Exclusive TMZ The time is quickly approaching for Soulja Boy to turn his swag on again … he’s getting out of jail way early. According to jail records … the rapper’s set to be released today, after just a little more than 3 months locked up, despite being sentenced to 240 days for a probation

Exclusive Details Getty R. Kelly has been arrested on federal sex trafficking charges … TMZ has confirmed. Kelly was arrested Thursday in Chicago on charges contained in a 13-count indictment returned in the Northern District of Illinois. Joseph Fitzpatrick, spokesperson for The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District, says the indictment includes charges of

Shawn Mendes certainly insinuated he was not dating Camila Cabello, but who’s you gonna believe … him or your lyin’ eyes??? Check out this vid of Shawn and Camila making out at Dottie’s True Blue Cafe Friday in San Francisco. It did seem all too coincidental that Shawn and Camila were all over each other

Exclusive TMZ R. Kelly‘s behind bars thanks in large part to his own inner circle — enablers and ex-employees who handed the feds videos of Kelly having sex with underage girls, according to the attorney for multiple alleged victims. Gerald Griggs — who represents Joycelyn Savage‘s family among others — tells TMZ the federal investigation

T.I. has officially taken his Trap Museum from Atlanta to Los Angeles — with a pop-up that will honor artists like Cardi B, Migos, Rick Ross and Nipsey Hussle — and we’ve got your first look inside.  The Lil Trap House pop-up is an ode to Trap culture and kicks off this weekend with a

Exclusive TMZ The parents of Joycelyn Savage, one of R. Kelly‘s alleged victims, are desperate to get in touch with her and take care of her … and say they won’t feel any sort of relief until they do. Play video content TMZ.com Tim and Jonjelyn tell TMZ … Kelly’s latest arrest on federal sex

Exclusive TMZ/Getty Salt-N-Pepa‘s DJ, Spinderella, is really pushing it by suing her groupmates … mainly because she doesn’t even have her facts straight, at least according to people close to Salt and Pep. Sources connected with group tell TMZ … the ladies think Spinderella’s suit is really about her own insecurities — that she feels

Play video content Exclusive WSVN YNW Melly is putting on a brave face as he awaits trial in his double murder case … flashing a huge grin and looking generally happy during a court hearing.  Check out this footage from Melly’s court proceedings Thursday in a Broward County courthouse … he’s smiling like a kid

Exclusive TMZ Daniell Bregoli‘s favorite color has to be green by now — she’s getting a ton of it after inking a seven-figure deal with a publishing company … at just 16 years old. According to new docs obtained by TMZ … Bhad Bhabie signed a $1 million exclusive songwriter and co-publishing agreement on June

Exclusive Details Miranda Lambert‘s playing fairy godmother to a bunch of dogs and cats desperately seeking homes … and they’re finding ’em thanks to ML’s surprise donation. The country star gifted a few thousand dollars to Scituate Animal Shelter in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It might not sound like a lot, but executive director Maryann Regan

Exclusive TMZ Ja Rule remains on the hook for allegedly defrauding thousands of Fyre Fest ticket buyers after shooting his shot with the judge … and coming up short. Ja had filed a motion to dismiss the class action lawsuit filed by Fyre ticketholders and attendees in which they claim he lied through his teeth

Slim 400 owes his life to the hospital staff who are treating him after getting shot 9 times — and while he’s got a delicious way to pay them back … he’s also poking fun at whoever fired on him. The rapper just posted the first shot of himself since he was gunned down in

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com DMX is the spitting image of a wanted man in South Carolina — even though he isn’t one — but he says there’s a simple explanation … the sketch artist must’ve traced an old photo. We talked to The Dog himself after a police sketch of an attempted murder suspect

Exclusive TMZ Offset will NOT be prosecuted by Georgia for gun possession — the charges have been dropped, but they were only dropped so the feds could continue an even bigger investigation. The Clayton County D.A.’s office tells TMZ … prosecutors dismissed all charges on July 1 against the Migos rapper. However, according to docs,

Exclusive TMZ A$AP Rocky is being held in a Swedish jail with shockingly inhumane conditions — feces hurled about and not cleaned up, wretched food and facilities that are not fit for human beings … this according to sources with direct knowledge of Rocky’s situation. Our sources tell TMZ … the rapper is sleeping on

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Michael Blackson‘s got a pretty flip response to a black music and art festival charging white people twice as much to attend — he says this is how it should be for everything. The comedian’s just joking, of course, when we got him leaving Penthouse Nightclub in WeHo Sunday night,