2:16 PM PT — Janet‘s reps tell TMZ … Mo Elmasri has absolutely no connection to her. Her manager is her brother, Randy Jackson. Janet Jackson’s walking back previous comments she made about Kamala Harris … admitting the VP is actually Black — and, her remarks were “based on misinformation.” Mo Elmasri — Janet Jackson’s

Perry Farrell‘s consulting with experts … getting professional help after his outburst onstage ended the tour for Jane’s Addiction prematurely — with his wife saying he’s going to see a neurologist. Etty Lau Farrell — wife of the Jane’s Addiction frontman — posted a statement Saturday assuring fans PF will recover after Perry appeared to

Macklemore‘s landed himself in the middle of an all-out online war … with people firing off at the rapper online for chanting “f*** America” in the middle of his recent show. The singer-songwriter performed at the Palestine Will Live Forever Festival in Seattle Saturday night … benefiting a charity known as the United Nations Relief

Hayley Williams‘ is trashing a second Donald Trump term … saying people need to vote if they don’t want to end up in a dictatorship run by the 45th POTUS. The Paramore singer-songwriter fired off at the Republican candidate for president at Las Vegas’ iHeartRadio Music Festival Friday night … dropping to the ground and

Janet Jackson‘s pushing a conspiracy theory about Kamala Harris‘ race … parroting claims Donald Trump made about the VP a couple months ago — claiming she’s not Black. The music legend sat down for a chat with The Guardian, published late Friday, when the interviewer asked her about the upcoming election and how she felt

Diddy‘s not in a good situation right now … locked up in the Special Housing Unit of a notoriously tough jail — but, TMZ has learned his chief concern is his children. Sources close to Diddy’s family tell TMZ … Diddy’s holding up okay — given the circumstances — but he’s worrying about his kids

Diddy‘s firing back against claims of sexual misconduct … filing a response in one of the many civil suits he’s facing saying his alleged actions are time-barred — ’cause the statute of limitations ran years ago. The lawyers for the rap mogul, Bad Boy Entertainment and Daddy’s House Recording fired off a letter in response

Play video content TMZ.com Method Man wants everyone attaching Diddy‘s downfall to the state of hip hop music to pump their brakes … and stop trying to conflate the issues!!! We caught up with Mr. Meth at ABC Studios in NYC this week, where he told us the correlation between Diddy and hip hop culture

Chris Brown and Lil Durk ripped off another artist’s song for their collab “Till The Wheels Fall Off” … at least according to a new lawsuit. Breezy and Durk are being sued by music producer Micah Foster, who claims CB straight up jacked his track after Micah played it for Chris on a mixtape. In

Play video content TMZ.com Josh Flagg isn’t sold on Diddy‘s current listing for his Los Angeles-area home … noting the mansion has a number of hurdles to overcome — especially after the recent “Freak Offs” allegations. We caught up with the “Million Dollar Listing” star on Melrose Place in Los Angeles, where he offered his

Kid Cudi and J. Cole‘s careers both rose through hip hop’s Blog Era but their interactions have been relatively light — and it’s all Cole’s fault, according to Cudi!!! On Wednesday, Cudi was giving his fans quality time with a Q&A session on X to celebrate his newly released track “Don’t Worry,” when someone requested

Boosie Badazz has come to Diddy‘s defense after the Bad Boy mogul was denied bail … an expected outburst for him at this point — but his reasoning may still surprise you!!! Diddy was charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and kidnapping, and pled not guilty — but the way Boosie sees it, those “Freak Offs”

Play video content TMZ.com Prior to his arrest Monday night, Diddy hit the NYC streets and interacted with fans … days before ending up in federal custody. Check it out … Diddy smokes alongside a fan, named Chris Dayes (Christian Daigle), while listening to a song off a cellphone. Diddy, dressed in sunglasses, a baseball

Diddy‘s got a small reason to smile despite being behind bars in federal custody … a judge just set aside the $100 million default judgment in his Michigan sexual assault lawsuit. The embattled rapper scored the legal win during a motion hearing Wednesday … where his attorney, David Fink, convinced the judge to set aside

Shawn Mendes is making his admirers scream “Mercy” … ’cause the pop star hit the beach down in Miami — and, his slender body caught a lot of attention. The singer-songwriter took his talents to South Beach Wednesday … throwing on a pair of black swimtrunks and diving right into the water. SM looks fit

5:05 PM PT — We caught up with Marc Agnifilo outside the courthouse after he made his comments … and, he tells us Diddy‘s focused on his defense. Play video content TMZ.com He mentions how poor the conditions in MDC Brooklyn are … and, says he’s working to get Diddy moved to another facility. 3:14

11:23 AM PT — Perry Farrell is issuing a public apology to Dave Navarro and his other Jane’s Addiction bandmates after starting a fight onstage … subsequently ending their reunion tour. Perry tells TMZ … “This weekend has been incredibly difficult and after having the time and space to reflect, it is only right that

Lil Pump is having a meltdown over Taylor Swift announcing she’s voting Kamala Harris for President. The “I Love It” rapper keeps posting about Taylor on X … ripping her for her recent Harris endorsement, which Taylor announced on social media in the wake of last week’s presidential debate. Lil Pump addressed an X post

Taylor Swift‘s showing her Kansas City stripes … pulling up to her boyfriend Travis Kelce‘s second game of the season in an oversized K.C. shirt dress for his matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals. The singer-songwriter has just arrived at Arrowhead Stadium for the game … wearing a bright red Chiefs shirt, with the large arrowhead

Kanye West‘s starting a family band … bringing out his entire brood to perform with him in China in front of a packed stadium. The rapper brought out North, Saint, Chicago and even little Psalm to take the stage with him for the ‘Vultures’ Listening Party at the Wuyuan River Sports Stadium in Hainan. KANYE

Britney Spears is shouting out her sons, wishing them a happy birthday month … right after posting about how she had to cut people off for playing mind games. The singer-songwriter hopped on Instagram Saturday to share several posts … including a tribute to her two kids — Jayden who turned 18 Thursday, though Brit

Cher and her son Elijah Blue Allman are putting her request for a conservatorship behind them, according to several reports. The lawyers representing both the singer-songwriter and her son appeared over Zoom Friday to announce the two sides had come to a mutually agreed upon deal. According to Rolling Stone, Cher’s lawyer Gabrielle Vidal told

Play video content TMZ.com David Banner is elaborating on his recent viral comments about settling down with a wife and having children before he dies … all those accolades won’t mean jack if he can’t pass them down to direct kin!!! Banner was in Los Angeles for the “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” premiere,

“Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta” alum and Diddy-Dirty Money member Kalenna Harper says she never saw Diddy getting abusive with Cassie … contrary to claims in a new lawsuit. Here’s the deal … Kalenna’s Diddy-Dirty Money bandmate Dawn Richard sued Diddy this week, claiming she and Kalenna witnessed Diddy throw Cassie against a wall, choke

Play video content TMZ.com Hip Hop pioneer Kurtis Blow says he’s booming with life thanks to adjustments in his health regime — perfect timing because he has a busy holiday season ahead!!! TMZ Hip Hop caught up with KB at LAX on Thursday, and he tells us by switching up his diet, drinking lots of

Britney Spears is still paying child support despite her son turning 18, Jon Bon Jovi is being hailed a hero, and Shannon Sharpe is feeling embarrassed … all this on today’s TMZ TV Hot Takes. TMZ Live Play video content TMZ.com First up on “TMZ Live,” Harvey and Charles explain why Britney is still shelling

Play video content TMZ.com Kendrick Lamar‘s viral new song validated Dee-1‘s unyielding message that hip hop culture has sunk into Hades — and the New Orleans-bred rapper is etching it as a career-changing moment!!! TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Dee on Thursday, just hours after Kendrick shouted him out on the song being dubbed,

The baby girl Dave Grohl fathered outside his marriage is NOT the little tyke who is featured in a viral social media post claiming the Foo Fighter frontman is her pops. Dave’s rep tells TMZ … the IG post claiming Dave’s the father to a baby girl named Roxie Junie Grohl is fake news. The

Play video content MTV Britney Spears is getting some serious love at the 2024 MTV VMAs … with Megan Thee Stallion and Tate McRae paying homage to a couple of Britney’s iconic award moments. MTS enlisted an albino python to recreate Britney’s “Slave 4 U” moment from the 2001 VMAs … and she did her

Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris is more valuable than any financial donation, says a former Tennessee congressman who’s seen Swift’s star power work wonders for his own campaign. Jim Cooper, who Swift endorsed for the U.S. House of Representatives back in 2018, tells TMZ … though the star didn’t contribute cash to his campaign,