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The Weeknd‘s Grammys snub had nothing to do with him playing the Super Bowl … at least according to the Recording Academy Chief. Harvey Mason Jr. — interim President and CEO of the Academy — says, “We understand that The Weeknd is disappointed at not being nominated. I was surprised and can empathize with what

Exclusive Kamal “Chance” Givens is taking a page from Michael Corleone in explaining why he was MIA from a reunion show with Tiffany “New York” Pollard … it’s not personal, it’s strictly business. Here’s the deal … Tiffany ripped Chance for blowing off “I Love New York Reunited” this week, saying it felt like he

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Terrible news for hoops fans hoping to see Michael Jordan and LaVar Ball face off on the court … the Big Baller is calling off a 1-on-1 game, saying they’re just too old!! It was a rare moment of humility from LaVar, who has been hyping up a mano-a-mano matchup

Exclusive The Weeknd was faced with a tough choice — perform the Grammys or the Super Bowl — but hammering out a deal to do both could’ve cost him Grammy nominations. Sources familiar with the situation tell us The Weeknd’s team was in talks for weeks with Grammy brass, who issued the ultimatum — us

Play video content SplashNews.com The director who seemingly got busted for trash-talking actor Lukas Gage‘s apartment on a Zoom call says he’s not going to apologize for it … because important context is missing. Tristram Shapeero — a British TV director best known for directing episodes of “Community,” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and “Veep” — is

Taylor Swift‘s ongoing beef with Scooter Braun over the sale of her masters was front-and-center at the AMAs — and so were a whole lot of other memorable moments. The pop star won the award for Artist of the Year Sunday night at the half-virtual/half-live event at the Microsoft Theater in L.A. … and T-Swift

Exclusive Harvey Weinstein is getting the home movie treatment from behind bars — having cameras record his every move so he doesn’t go the way of Jeffrey Epstein … TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell us … a correctional officer is assigned to follow Weinstein anytime he’s on the move from within the state

A large group of biz owners in Erie County, NY called the local authorities’ bluff when they tried shutting down their get-together … and sent Johnny Law packing. This went down Friday night at a CrossFit gym called Athletes Unleashed in Orchard Park — not too far away from Buffalo — where upwards of 100

Play video content Breaking News Hornets “I think we know how it would turn out, to be honest.” That’s LaMelo Ball trying REALLY hard not to piss off his father or his new boss Friday when asked who would win in 1-on-1 … LaVar Ball or Michael Jordan!?!?! The answer is obvious to most people

Barack Obama‘s new memoir is flying off the shelves — even more than Michelle‘s record-setting book in 2018 — but he says he’s not rubbing it in … and she’s fine with his success for her own reasons. This came after the former President burned the outgoing prez, Donald Trump, during his interview on “Jimmy

Exclusive The setting for Gucci Mane and Jeezy‘s highly-anticipated Verzuz battle is fit for a king … and strippers, ’cause it’s going down at a famous ATL strip club. TMZ’s obtained behind-the-scene video and pics inside Thursday’s face-off going down at the world-famous club, Magic City. It’s unclear if a red carpet will be rolled

Breaking News Almost 3 weeks after Lori Loughlin surrendered to authorities to begin her prison sentence … her hubby Mossimo Giannulli followed suit. The “Full House” star’s hubby reported to authorities Thursday at the Federal Correctional Institution in Lompoc, CA … about 2 and a half hours north of L.A. He reported on the November

Breaking News Ask … and you shall receive! It appears Logan Paul is getting his wish to fight Floyd Mayweather — because the boxing legend seemingly accepted the offer and wants to get it on ASAP. As we previously reported, Mayweather was approached with a deal to fight the YouTube superstar in the past few

Play video content A guy who wanted to chow down at an IHOP without a face covering wouldn’t take “no mask, no service” for an answer — because cops say he went to town on the staff with a knife. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … this wild incident went down Tuesday in Queens where

Exclusive Dr. Dre hasn’t been acting like he’s concerned about the coronavirus pandemic, so he shouldn’t get special treatment in his divorce proceedings … that’s what his estranged wife thinks, anyway. Nicole Young wants her ex to sit for a deposition, in-person, despite COVID-19 restrictions — and according to new docs, obtained by TMZ, she’s

Tory Lanez‘s legal team is back in court after he was charged for shooting Megan Thee Stallion, and just entered his plea … not guilty. Tory’s attorney, Shawn Holley, appeared on his behalf Wednesday in L.A. County court to enter the plea in the case. Tory’s yet to go to court himself — his last

Breaking News Cleveland Cavs player Kevin Porter Jr. allegedly punched a woman in the face and ripped out her weave during an altercation back in August … but Porter’s attorney says the claim is bogus. The allegations are spelled out in police reports obtained by Cleveland.com … which detail an August 16 incident involving Porter,

Exclusive 15-year-old Quawan Charles appears to have most likely died from drowning — the family’s independent autopsy results now reaffirm that, but they still don’t know the how behind his death. The findings are in from American Forensics — the agency that did a separate autopsy on Quawan’s body — and according to the report,

Elon Musk was spectacularly triumphant Sunday over the historic SpaceX launch, but that didn’t stop critics from slapping a 2020 label on him — “Space Karen,” and it all has to do with coronavirus. Dr. Emma Bell tore into Musk after he groused that his COVID tests were, as he put it, “extremely bogus.” As

Exclusive Benny the Butcher is the latest rapper to suffer a gunshot wound below the belt this week — this time, it happened out in Houston during what sounds like an attempted robbery. Houston PD tells TMZ … the New York rapper was in town Saturday and visiting a local Walmart with a couple friends

Breaking News Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kevin Porter Jr. was arrested this weekend on a weapons charge — something the team says it’ll handle internally. Porter Jr. was picked by cops in Mahoning County Sunday morning and booked for improperly handling a firearm in a vehicle. No other information about what led up to the arrest

Play video content Breaking News President Trump has surfaced with great news — the whole country will be getting the COVID-19 vaccine next spring, unless you live in NY … where all you’re getting is screwed by the Trump v. Cuomo war. The President made his first public remarks since the election, Friday at the

The only officer to be charged in the Breonna Taylor case is just now accused of sexual assault — something the alleged victim claims his bosses knew about, but did nothing to correct. Margo Borders is suing Brett Hankison, claiming he sexually assaulted her in 2018 after a night out at a bar where he

Play video content Hollywood Raw Podcast with Dax Holt and Adam Glyn Larsa Pippen says her falling out with Kim Kardashian and her sisters was at the behest of Kanye West … who she believes has brainwashed all of them. Larsa opened up about her relationship with Kim on the “Hollywood Raw Podcast,” saying the

Exclusive Britney Spears might want her father, Jamie Spears, out of the business of managing her conservatorship — but he says there wouldn’t be much of a business without him in charge the last 12 years. Jamie has filed new court docs in Britney’s conservatorship case, firing back at Britney’s attorney, Sam Ingham, for recently

Exclusive Lori Harvey‘s avoiding jail time after copping a plea deal in her hit-and-run case … but it’s going to be a couple of years before she puts it behind her for good. A court official tells us Steve Harvey‘s daughter appeared before a judge this week after cutting a deal with prosecutors … in

Jeff Bezos just scored a big legal victory, annihilating his girlfriend’s brother in court. A judge just told Michael Sanchez to take a hike, dismissing his defamation suit against the richest man in the world. As we reported, Sanchez, the brother of Jeff’s GF Lauren Sanchez, claimed Bezos told reporters it was Michael who leaked

Johnny Depp‘s suffering a huge blow to his career on the heels of losing his wife-beating case … he’s no longer starring in ‘Fantastic Beasts.’ The actor says Warner Bros. asked him to step down from his recurring role as Grindelwald in the Harry Potter spinoff franchise, and he’s agreeing to walk away. Warner Bros.

YNW Melly has a new problem, on top of his trial for murdering 2 of his friends … the rapper is now being sued by their estates for tens of millions of dollars. The estates of Christopher Thomas and Anthony Williams filed the wrongful death lawsuits. According to the docs, obtained by TMZ, Christopher’s estate

Play video content Breaking News Luke Bryan just took the Georgia-Florida rivalry to a whole ‘nother level … the country music superstar is now using Tim Tebow‘s Heisman Trophy to cast a curse on the Gators!!! Bryan — a BIG Georgia fan — revealed Thursday he and his wife won the rights to the trophy