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Exclusive TMZ Cuba Gooding Jr.‘s motion to dismiss his groping charges doesn’t sit well with the D.A.’s Office, which is calling him out for using the alleged victim’s mental health as an excuse to toss the case. The Manhattan D.A. responded to Cuba’s motion to dismiss the case, saying the Oscar winner and his legal

Exclusive TMZ A$AP Rocky‘s human rights are being violated by Swedish officials who have been holding the rapper in jail for nearly 2 weeks … so says members of the Congressional Black Caucus. Members of the Caucus, including Adriano Espaillat, Hakeem Jeffries and Andre Carson, along with other members, will stand on the steps of

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

TMZ/Getty Composite Wonder why #RacistInChief is trending today? It’s because the President Trump suggested some American congresswomen to go back and fix the countries “from which they came.” DT went on an especially viscous Twitter rant Sunday morning, which many people have called out as flat-out racist and xenophobic … including some prominent members of

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 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

Play video content Breaking News The NFL has suspended Malik McDowell for 2 games in the wake of TMZ Sports posting footage showing the defensive lineman fighting a cop at a Michigan gas station.  The 23-year-old is currently a free agent but had a meeting with the Dallas Cowboys during the offseason. If he signs

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Farrah Abraham says all of Jenelle Evans‘ family and legal drama comes down to one thing — she’s a bad mother … but Jenelle’s got a harsh claim of her own about Farrah. We got the former ‘Teen Mom’ leaving Madeo in Beverly Hills Thursday night, and she cut right

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 TMZ.com Busta Rhymes apparently wasn’t in the mood to mingle with a fan, and all hell broke loose when that fan got sour and used a homophobic slur while arguing with the rapper. TMZ’s obtained video that picks up in the middle of the heated confrontation that went down around 5

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Heavyweight boxing champ Andy Ruiz says he’s already training for the rematch with Anthony Joshua … and tells TMZ Sports he’s calling the shots this time around!! Of course, Ruiz was a late replacement who stepped in for Jarrell Miller when “Big Baby” failed a drug test — with Andy

Exclusive TMZ/Getty Composite Pablo Escobar‘s brother says Elon Musk ripped off the “not-a-flamethrower” idea and beat him to the punch — but now he’s got his own (hot) take on the gizmo … and a possible legal fireball for Elon.   The late Colombian kingpin’s bro, Roberto, just launched his own flamethrower — which is

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

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Karlous Miller — an OG cast member on Nick Cannon‘s “Wild ‘N Out” — says his triumphant return to the show came as a result of a heart-to-heart with its host.  The comedian — who got fired from the show last year after a reported falling-out with Nick — told

Exclusive TMZ Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is suffering the consequences of a federal court barring President Trump from blocking Twitter users who disagree with him — ’cause she just got sued. A guy named Dov Hikind slapped AOC with the lawsuit because he says the freshman Congresswoman blocked him after they Twitter feuded over Israel and

Exclusive Getty NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is deadly serious about defending his nickname — and now he’s suing an artist for selling “Greek Freak” shirts without his permission.  The Milwaukee Bucks stud is going scorched earth on Pennsylvania-based artist Jinder Bhogal — who sells NBA player-inspired clothing on his website.  In fact, Bhogal featured various

Justin Bieber is stoking the battle flames again by nominating Tom Cruise after doing the bottle cap challenge and saying the cap could be Tom’s dome, if he wants to join the party. JB threw up a video Sunday, showing himself doing the now-famous viral challenge that tons of celebs have taken part in. He

Kodak Black has a new photo straight from the pen — and it’s not even an updated mug … just a cheesin’ KB letting us know he’s hanging in there.    The Florida rapper had someone post a fresh pic of himself Sunday from behind bars, and you can see he pretty much looks exactly

Play video content LionsShareNews.com Sherri Shepherd‘s ex-husband says she’s preventing him from getting work by constantly bashing him — but Sherri says if she did have that kinda power … she’d put it in reverse. The ex-‘View’ co-host was at LAX this weekend, where a pap asked her how she felt about Lamar Sally firing

Play video content Exclusive LionsShareNews / BACKGRID Taylor Swift losing out on the rights to her old tunes is a learning lesson for up-and-coming artists, so say two people who know that game all too well … Ricky Bell and Sheila E.  The musicians were asked about Taylor’s feud with Scooter Braun Saturday at LAX,

Exclusive TMZ Chloe Grace Moretz and her family aren’t taking any chances on her obsessed fan who keeps hopping her fence and getting arrested for trespassing — her fam just asked a judge for extra protection and got it for now … TMZ has learned.  Chloe’s brother, Brandon Moretz, filed for a restraining order Wednesday

Exclusive TMZ ‘Teen Mom’ star Amber Portwood has been arrested for domestic battery … TMZ has learned. The 29-year-old and boyfriend Andrew Glennon just announced on the show they’re pregnant. She also hinted they might soon get married. She was arrested in Indianapolis Friday just before 6:00 AM. Cops are not saying who the alleged

Exclusive TMZ/Getty Composite 50 Cent tried shaming his former label mate, Young Buck, for once posing with Lil Nas X, but Buck’s not falling for 50’s homophobic antics. Sources close to the former G-Unit MC tell TMZ … Buck’s photo with LNX — which was posted back in June, well before Nas X came out

Exclusive Getty DaBaby‘s facing a second lawsuit in less than two weeks … this time from a promoter who is pissed the rapper bailed on a gig after his crew allegedly beat the crap outta another rapper. Nothing To Something ENTertainment is suing DaBaby claiming it’s out tons of cash after the rapper bailed on

Breaking News TMZ A$AP Rocky is under arrest in Sweden for a street fight and now faces a very serious charge — this despite video that seems to show he and his team were NOT the aggressors. Law enforcement in Stockholm tell us … cops busted A$AP on suspicion of aggravated assault. TMZ broke the

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Hot dog eating god Joey Chestnut has a brand new BEEF — this time, he’s biting back at legendary sports reporter Peter King who’s crapping all over food eating competitions.  FYI, King has a real problem with ESPN releasing a new “30 for 30” special this week on the rivalry

TMZ Blueface wants to get his side of the story out as to why he kicked his mom and sister out of his house — so he’s posted more footage of the altercation with an explanation. The “Thotiana” rapper threw up multiple clips of what appears to be surveillance video from inside his home, which

Breaking News Getty Ezekiel Elliott just finished his meeting with Roger Goodell over his Las Vegas altercation … and the Cowboys superstar appears to be taking full responsibility for the incident, saying, “I made a poor decision.” “Earlier today, I met with the Commissioner to share with him what occurred in Las Vegas and what

Exclusive TMZ Taylor Swift‘s VERY public war with Scooter Braun over rights to her masters has backfired for the singer — ’cause people are playing those old tracks … which only helps her enemy. We monitored Amazon’s ‘Movers and Shakers’ music chart all day Monday — following Taylor lashing out at Scooter Sunday for buying

Breaking News LaVar Ball is going scorched earth on Charles Barkley for calling him an “idiot” … saying Chuck is jealous of his success … and Barkley wishes he was his dad. Remember, just a few days ago Barkley blasted LaVar for the comments he made to ESPN’s Molly Qerim … with Charles saying, “Wherever