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TMZ.com Chris Brown doesn’t have to worry about a criminal case against him in Florida anymore — the charge for allegedly sucker punching a photographer has been dropped. It’s a huge win for the singer, who got arrested last year after the altercation with a photog in a Tampa nightclub called Aja Channelside. We got

The BIG3 was ON FIRE over the weekend — with a ton of huge stars hitting the American Airlines Center in Dallas for the BIG3 Ballout … capped off with a live performance from T.I. The place was rockin’ … with Ice Cube, LL Cool J, Gary Payton and more showing support for the league’s

Getty Composite Elton John wants the media to back the hell off of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle — and warns if the harassment continues they’ll end up like Princess Diana. Sir Elton is livid about various reports and criticisms of the Royal couple going on gas-guzzling private jet trips — most recently to Elton’s

Exclusive Getty Composite Justin and Hailey Bieber are thiiiiiissss close to finally pulling the trigger on a date for their formal wedding celebration … we’ve learned it looks like the party will go down next month. Sources close to the couple tell TMZ … they’re eyeing a date in September for close friends and family

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Kanye West is coming down from the mountain top and taking church goers back to school — literally he was on a campus this weekend doing his Sunday Service. That’s right … Ye switched things up Sunday for his weekly spiritual concert — opting to bring his talents to the

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Cardi B made something clear Saturday night — at least to us — she’s becoming the voice of her generation. We got Cardi leaving the Bryant Park Hotel after a night of celebrating Jason Lee‘s birthday with Wendy Williams, and boy, she did not disappoint. Two things were on our

Exclusive TMZ.com Lance Bass is giving personal shout-outs for $150 a pop … but he’s not looking to make a quick buck. He’s trying help struggling teachers across America. With back-to-school just around the corner, Lance is dedicating the entire month of August to help fulfill wish lists for teachers who desperately need supplies. It’s

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Lil Yachty is looking at Boosie Badazz‘s weed case in Georgia with a glass-half-full type of mentality — and doesn’t seem to think he’ll do jail time if convicted. We got the rapper Saturday cruising around in Atlanta in a red Ferrari with a beautiful gal riding passenger, and asked

Play video content TMZ.com Brody Jenner is back in circulation … as if the whole “marriage” thing never happened. Brody was at the 1720 venue in DTLA Friday night, and was super effective in hyping up the crowd. At one point he took the stage with his band, AHZ, and tried his hand at the

Exclusive TMZ.com It could’ve been way worse for Boosie Badazz … but it’s still pretty bad, because he’s facing 2 felony charges in Georgia from his April drug bust. The D.A. in Coweta County slapped the Louisiana rapper with possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, and possession of a controlled substance. When you

Exclusive Getty Jay-Z had multiple reasons for becoming part of the NFL family, and TMZ Sports has learned one of them is that he is going to become part owner of an NFL team … and it’s going to happen soon. Sources connected to Jay and with direct knowledge tell us … Jay is going

Getty Nicki Minaj has answered Shakespeare‘s famous question, “What’s in a name?” And, the answer is marriage. Nicki just told her 20 million Twitter followers her account name from here on out is Mrs. Petty. As you know, her man is Kenneth Petty and there’s been plenty of smoke she either gotten hitched or the

Exclusive Getty R. Kelly believes Michael Jackson‘s attorney is just the guy he needs to help set him free — but if that happens, it’s gonna come at a steep cost. TMZ broke the story … Kelly met with famed lawyer Tom Mesereau — who beat the rap for Michael Jackson back in 2005. We’re

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Rob Zombie reacted violently to a female fan who reached across a barricade and grabbed his shirt in the middle of a show … grabbing and pulling the woman’s hair, then shoving her away … and TMZ has the video. The hairy situation went down on Wednesday night during the

Adam Lambert‘s moving on up … and he wants ya to do the same above the Sunset Strip if you’ve got a pretty penny. The 2009 “American Idol” runner-up is selling his 3 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom crib in the Hollywood Hills for a cool $3.35 million. It’s a contemporary beauty with the perfect amount of

Exclusive A singer has just filed a lawsuit claiming she was sexually molested when she was just 14 by her producer/agent/mentor. The lawsuit does not mention the name of the girl or the alleged perpetrator. It claims she recorded an album in 2005 when she was 14, and she was signed to a 7-album deal.

11:38 AM PT — Colin Kaepernick’s attorney, Mark Geragos, says despite what Jay claimed in the meeting, Kap did NOT talk to Jay-Z prior to partnering with the NFL. Jay-Z talked to Colin Kaepernick ahead of signing his new partnership with the NFL — according to reports — but the rap mogul said his deal

Breaking News TMZ.com A$AP Rocky did not beat the rap in Sweden, because the judges in his assault case have found him guilty … but he will NOT have to go to prison. The 4 judges in the case issued their written ruling Wednesday … with the conclusion A$AP was guilty of assaulting a man

Exclusive TMZ/Getty Composite Megan Thee Stallion, Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign‘s “Hot Girl Summer” got chilled down by LAPD who nearly torpedoed their music video — but there’s a happy ending. Ya like those, right? Sources close to the situation tell TMZ, cops crashed Meg’s attempt to shoot her video for ‘HGS’ last Friday,

Breaking News Getty Jay-Z — one of Colin Kaepernick‘s biggest supporters — is teaming up with the NFL for a music and social justice campaign … this according to reports. The partnership is with Hov’s Roc Nation company … in which the rap mogul will be the league’s “live music entertainment strategist” … including working

Exclusive Getty Robi Draco Rosa — once a member of the super famous Latin boy band, “Menudo” — wants out of his marriage … he’s filed for divorce. Robi filed docs in L.A. to divorce his wife, Angela Lizette Alvarado, of nearly 30 years. They got married in 1991 and list June 22 as their

Exclusive TMZ.com Miley Cyrus might’ve snatched up Brody Jenner‘s ex, Kaitlynn Carter, but he isn’t batting an eyelash over it — the guy’s already found a new distraction … one Josie Canseco. Sources familiar with the new pair tell TMZ that Brody and Josie have been seeing each other as of late … and that

Exclusive TMZ Cardi B, French Montana, Yo Gotti, City Girls and Master P all sampled a beat in some of their most famous tracks but when it came time to pay the DJ who created it, they went radio silent … so claims the DJ in a lawsuit. Kirk Edwards — who goes by DJ

Mega Liam Hemsworth‘s looking as devastated as you’d expect, and even his nieces, nephews and big bro Chris are struggling to lift his spirits. Liam, Chris and Chris’ 3 kids hit up a frozen yogurt shop Monday in Australia … and it’s obvious Liam’s hurting, fresh off his split from Miley Cyrus. Chris, who turned

Exclusive TMZ Aaron Carter‘s ex-girlfriend is now on the radar of cops after she was named a suspect in a domestic violence report. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … cops took a report for an alleged incident between Aaron and his ex, Lina Valentina, that went down on July 31 around 2 AM at Aaron’s

Getty Janet Jackson left what may be her number 1 one fan SHOOK after he achieved viral fame with an epic reaction video to snagging tickets to her show. Yup, she took notice. Entrepreneur KB Strawder Jr. documented the sweet interaction from start to finish, which ended on a high note Sunday when his father

Play video content Taylor Swift let her hair down, and then ferociously moved it sideways, in what looks like a celebration that was fueled with a little drinky, drinky. Taylor threw a party to celebrate not one, not 2 but 10 VMA noms, which include video of the year and song of the year for

Exclusive TMZ Nipsey Hussle‘s family is turning down hoards of proposals for a very public birthday bash honoring the slain rapper … because the wounds are just too fresh. Sources close to Nipsey’s fam tell TMZ … there will be no city-wide celebration in Los Angeles, even though fans are begging for one, because his

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Joe Budden made waves this week by landing at number 3 on an all-time greatest rappers list that went viral — but some other greats got snubbed big time … so say Flo Rida. We got the Florida-grown MC in NYC, where our camera guy asked what he made of

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Aaron Carter will take a pic with you, but only if the price is right, according to someone who went to his show. Aaron was at the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis Friday, when he performed as part of the Pop 2000 Tour. According to the fan, Aaron went into