Exclusive TMZ/Getty Nipsey Hussle‘s daughter, Emani, will find out who gets permanent custody of her in less than 2 months — but for now she’s reaping the benefits of grief counseling sessions with her mother. 10-year-old Emani’s mom, Tanisha Foster, was in an L.A courtroom Thursday — along with Lauren London and Nipsey’s brother, Sam
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Exclusive Getty Composite One of Prince‘s six siblings who inherited the music legend’s fortune died in his sleep … TMZ has learned. Alfred Jackson, Prince’s older half-brother, passed Thursday morning at his home in Kansas City, Missouri. Alfred was found by his brother, Bruce Jackson — who’s not related to Prince. Bruce tells us he
Exclusive Joe Lipstein A legless Juggalo — one of the devoted fans of the hip-hop duo Insane Clown Posse — took a wasted joyride on a golf cart and plowed into a guy … according to a new suit. A man claiming he attended the 20th Annual Gathering of the Juggalos at a park in
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Nas had the beat, the crowd and the stage, but one critical thing was missing — at least for a good portion of his performance — and still, he never skipped a beat. The legendary rapper suffered a technical difficulty Wednesday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn during his performance
Exclusive Getty Taylor Swift‘s properties are a magnet for strange men with unrealistic and unnerving expectations … and the latest one was nabbed early Wednesday morning outside her Rhode Island home. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … a man was busted trying to enter the gate of Swift’s mansion in Westerly, RI. We’re told he
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Diane Warren is offering up her catalog of insanely popular, award-winning music to any candidate running for Prez — with one BIG exception … yep, it’s you-know-who. We got the legendary songwriter Tuesday in L.A. and asked if she’d be open to letting some Dems blare her tunes on the
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com French Montana wanted heads to roll after some guy allegedly threw a sucker punch … and TMZ’s got video of him going off on his security team for apparently letting it happen. Sources close to the situation tell us … French was walking down the street in NYC early Tuesday
Play video content Backgrid John Travolta mistook a famous drag queen for Taylor Swift at the VMAs — and if you wanna know how he got so confused … go straight to the queen herself! We got Jade Jolie — a former contestant on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” — Monday night after the award show and
Missy Elliott is soaking up the well-deserved spotlight … and what started during the MTV VMAs, continued afterward as Cardi B, Lil Mama, and Lizzo all toasted her amazing career. Fresh off her Video Vanguard Award at the VMAs … Missy was surrounded by huge celebs who came to kiss the ring, as it were.
Play video content MTV Miley Cyrus just performed her new single — which mirrors her recent split with Liam Hemsworth — at the VMAs … and it was super emotional. Miley took the stage Monday night rocking a skin-tight black dress, singing her heart out as she performed her latest track, “Slide Away,” which makes
The 2019 VMAs were all about Shawn Mendes and some sexy senoritas … and they dazzled behind the scenes. The Prudential Center in Newark, NJ was the center of the music world Monday night, with tons of A-listers in the house for MTV’s signature award show. Shawn performed his hit duet, “Senorita” with Camila Cabello
Play video content Exclusive Ryan Tricks Post Malone was practically speechless after witnessing a scary version of Russian Roulette, involving a fish hook, 4 strings and a trick that grabbed PM … hook, line and sinker. The impromptu magic show went down Saturday night backstage at the Reading Festival in the UK, where Post was
Exclusive Getty The 11-year-old violinist for who Simon Cowell hit the golden buzzer on “America’s Got Talent” is onto the semi-finals, and his next performance could be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars … TMZ has learned. Tyler Butler-Figueroa is not only Simon’s pick to win it all this season, but the young leukemia survivor
Getty Dem Franchize Boyz lost one of their own this weekend — Gerald “Buddie” Tiller passed away from what appears to be cancer, according to the group itself. DFB posted the sad news Sunday, writing on Instagram … “R.I.P. Buddie you Will be Missed #demfranchizeboyz.” Jermaine Dupri — who signed the group to his So
Getty Ariana Grande is coming back to Manchester to spread love more than 2 years since her benefit concert following the bombings there — now doing a show for Pride. The pop star will be in Manchester Sunday, where a live concert is being put on … this following two days of other festivities, including
Exclusive Details Getty 5:16 PM PT — We’ve learned the woman claiming assault against Howie is an ex-girlfriend. Howie Day was arrested in NYC after a woman claimed he’d assaulted her — this a year after he was arrested for something similar … TMZ has confirmed. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … the “Collide” singer
Dua Lipa is doing her post-birthday festivities right — chillin’ out in Malibu with her beau, Anwar Hadid, who’s got a firm grip on things by land … or by sea. The pop star was getting active Friday — a day after her 24th birthday — with Anwar in the Pacific, where it looks like
Bella Thorne went in the drink with her Italian pop star boyfriend Benjamin Mascolo. Bella and Benjamin have been on a romantic vacay in Sardinia, Italy, and each spent a considerable amount of time trying to resuscitated the other. Gotta say … Benjamin’s got some pretty cool ink. They’ve been together since April, just days
Exclusive TMZ R. Kelly‘s desperate to retain the attorney who successfully defended Michael Jackson in his child molestation case … so much so his team’s hitting up anyone it can for financial help to pay what will become an enormous legal bill — and it might be working. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ …
Kanye West is in Dayton, Ohio … and all signs are pointing to him hosting his Sunday Service in the same city where 9 people were killed in a recent mass shooting. Kanye and his family were spotted Friday afternoon in Dayton … which is pretty interesting, considering that’s where his longtime friend Dave Chappelle
Play video content Exclusive The young rapper whose earned praise from Kylie Jenner, Drake and Meek Mill had a very public run-in with the law that ended with his arrest … and his reps are calling the move racist. Rapper Ambjaay — famous for his hugely successful track, “Uno” — was busted Thursday about an
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Vic Mensa straight-up says that, in Donald Trump‘s world of extreme capitalism, everything’s for sale … including people’s lives. The rapper made a passionate plea for gun control, telling TMZ … this country’s long overdue, but says it’ll never happen under a president that’s in bed with the NRA —
Breaking News TMZ.com Kodak Black just did an about-face and cut a deal in his federal firearms case. The rapper was in court Thursday for a change of plea hearing where he told the judge he was now pleading guilty … after initially pleading not guilty to lying on federal gun applications. Kodak has been
Play video content No Jumper Podcast Jay-Z‘s ex-business-partner-turned-nemesis, Damon Dash, claims the mogul’s new NFL partnership has exposed him as a backstabber who “ain’t s**t!” Dame fired that brutal shot while talking to Adam22 on the No Jumper podcast. Dash, who started Roc-A-Fella Records with Jay, was asked about Jermaine Dupri‘s claim Jay talked him
Exclusive Getty Composite Justin and Hailey Bieber are set to say their “I dos” again in a place that’s way off their usual paths — but, obviously, they’ve fallen for the charms of South Carolina. The Biebers finally sent out their save the dates, and TMZ got a sneak peek at the comic book-style card
Exclusive Getty Drake and Big Freedia have a New Orleans musician in his feelings … according to a new lawsuit, he says the rappers straight-up jacked his beats and passed them off as their own. Samuel Nicholas III — who goes by Sam Skully — is suing the rappers claiming they used his beat for
Exclusive Details TMZ/Getty Taylor Swift‘s cooked up a plan to get back at Scooter Braun for buying the rights to her early music — so SHE will own the new masters — but she’s got some legal hurdles to overcome first. The singer told “CBS News Sunday Morning” — in an interview airing this weekend
Exclusive TMZ.com It’s just about time for Tekashi 6ix9ine to pay the piper, testifying in open court against his alleged kidnappers … while knowing full well it could make his family members targets of gang retaliation. The rapper — who’s currently incarcerated on federal racketeering charges — is expected to testify next month about the
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Offset got pulled over by a cop who had trouble spelling his name, and it was all downhill from there … except for a very small bone thrown his way at the end. The traffic stop went down in late March in Sandy Springs, GA outside Atlanta, and according to
Exclusive TMZ/Backgrid Kanye West‘s dome-like housing prototypes have drawn the ire of his neighbors for a while, and they just called the cops on him. Some of Ye’s Calabasas neighbors tell TMZ … there’s been a crazy amount of construction work going on at the site. They say construction crews were working for more than