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Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Tekashi 6ix9ine does NOT believe what he did in court to save his own skin was snitching … and he laid out his argument Thursday on “TMZ Live.” As you know, Tekashi became the star witness in his 2018 RICO case by testifying against his fellow gang member buddies …

Exclusive Details Machine Gun Kelly‘s drummer got attacked, robbed and hit by a car … according to law enforcement sources, but he says he’s going to bounce back. We’re told JP Cappelletty — better known as Rook, MGK’s drummer — was walking down a street in the Hollywood Hills Tuesday night around 8 PM, when

Play video content Breaking News Dolly Parton‘s employing her enormous talent and wealth to encourage folks to follow in her awesome footsteps, and get the COVID-19 vaccine. The beloved “9 to 5” singer got her first dose of the Moderna vaccine Tuesday at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, and shared a vid of

Bunny Wailer — the reggae icon and founding member of the original Wailers trio with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh — has died in Jamaica. Bunny, real name Neville Livingston, died Tuesday at the Medical Associates Hospital in Kingston … according to his manager, Maxine Stowe. His cause of death’s not been given, but he’d

Britney Spears got some quality time in with her teenage sons … and shared a rare photo of them all together as a memento. Britney posted the pic Monday of her and her 2 boys — 15-year-old Sean and 14-year-old Jayden — standing in an open field together … and she looks happy as can

Play video content Exclusive 2/18/21 TMZ.com Bay Area rapper Laney Keyz‘s home got riddled with bullets and it wasn’t a drive-by … it was a walk-up, and it was all captured on some wild video. TMZ has obtained surveillance footage that shows three men walk up to what we’re told was Laney’s L.A. home in

Play video content Exclusive Snoop Dogg is introducing his grandson to the culture — the classic car culture — while also staking his claim as the coolest grandpa on earth!!! The Doggfather and his grandkid, Zion, hit up Mel’s Drive-in on Sunset Blvd in West Hollywood for some serious family bonding … checking out the

The woman alleging T.I. put a gun to her head and threatened to kill her is now claiming she’s getting harassed because the rapper and his wife are smearing her name. Sabrina Peterson‘s suing T.I. and Tiny for defamation, because according to new legal docs obtained by TMZ … she says the couple’s public statements

Lady Gaga‘s dog walker — who was shot in the streets before a couple of her pooches were kidnapped in plain sight — is on the mend and has kind words for his supporters. Ryan Fischer posted an update on his health Monday, uploading two photos himself from his hospital bed … one where he’s

Nick Jonas hosted ‘SNL’ Saturday night, and someone in the audience had an urgent question whose answer could spell financial collapse … and the questioner was Kevin. Nick’s bro fired off a question at his bandmate … specifically, whether they were indeed still bandmates. In other words, Nick’s releasing solo music, appearing solo on shows

Exclusive There’s new evidence to suggest the 2 men who dognapped Lady Gaga‘s French bulldogs and shot her dog walker may not have even known they were her dogs … TMZ has learned. Law enforcement and other sources tell TMZ … dog walker Ryan Fischer was not just taking a short walk around the block

Exclusive R. Kelly might feel like he’s trapped in a prison cell, but he’s in a better place than much of the country when it comes to being vaccinated … because we’ve learned he’s already received his second dose. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … the incarcerated singer’s as COVID-safe as can be, after

Coming to you live from CPAC 2021, we present … Flavor Flav and Chuck D of Public Enemy!!! Er, sorry — nope, it’s actually Roger Stone and MC TRUMPISTHECHOSENONE. Check out this bizarre scene that was captured Saturday at the annual conservative convention — where a recently-pardoned Stone was spotted getting his groove and hype

Exclusive Lady Gaga‘s stolen pups are part of an alarming trend … French bulldog thefts are on the rise, but breeders say there are a few things folks can do to keep the dogs safe. Honchos at Francoeur French Bulldogs, a breeder in California, tell TMZ … stealing Frenchies has recently become a thing —

Exclusive What Floyd Mayweather wants, he usually gets … but in the case of an ultra-rare Maybach — he’s gonna have to outbid another wealthy celebrity!! Sources close to Floyd tell us he’s in the hunt to purchase a 2009 Maybach 62S Landaulet — which features a V12 Twin Turbo Engine with 620 horsepower. The

Breaking News Lady Gaga‘s beloved French bulldogs, Koji and Gustav have been returned … after her dog walker was shot in the chest trying to save the dogs in Hollywood. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ a woman turned the dogs in Friday night to an LAPD station. We’re told the dogs were unharmed and have

Exclusive Travis Scott‘s helping 50,000 folks in Houston weather the winter storm they’ve been dealing with … by providing them all a hot meal. The rapper and his Cactus Jack Foundation have teamed up with Mayor Sylvester Turner to launch an emergency food program Friday that will feed 50k residents who’ve been impacted by Texas’

Exclusive The abduction of Lady Gaga‘s dogs and the shooting of her dog walker has put Hollywood dog walkers on high alert … they’re looking to protect themselves and the pets they care for with some significant firepower. We contacted a bunch of dog walking companies in the Hollywood area — where the shooting/abduction went

Here’s what band practice looks like now at a recently reopened high school in Washington state — still making music, but in COVID-safe bubbles. The bright green tents are the new norm now for the Wenatchee High School band … and it looks like some instruments are better suited to this than others. Check out

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com TMZ has obtained dramatic, upsetting video, of the actual confrontation between the shooters and Lady Gaga‘s dog walker which ended with the dog walker shot and 2 of her dogs stolen. The surveillance video from a neighbor’s home shows a white sedan roll up on the dog walker, Ryan Fischer,

Exclusive Lady Gaga‘s dogs were targeted by thieves Wednesday night … thieves who shot her dog walker and stole 2 of her French Bulldogs … law enforcement sources tell TMZ, and we’re told Gaga is offering $500,000 for the return of her dogs, “no questions asked.” The dog walker had three of Gaga’s Bulldogs out

English artists Chris Lowe (left) and Neil Tennant (right) blasted onto the music scene in the early ’80s with their catchy chorus’, avant-garde fashion sense and synth-based dance singles like the chart-topping classic “West End Girls” on their debut album “Please” … which included other stand-out songs like “Suburbia,” “Love Comes Quickly” and “Opportunities.” Pet

Breaking News Bruce Springsteen‘s criminal record won’t show any guilty plea to driving under the influence — because the Boss just struck a deal with prosecutors. Springsteen pled guilty to only one misdemeanor count of consuming alcohol in a closed area. He admitted to drinking at the Gateway National Recreational Area — a federal property,

Play video content Spotify/Renegades: Born in the USA Barack Obama revealed when he was a kid, he once responded to racism with violence … by popping his own friend in the nose. The former President was speaking with Bruce Springsteen on their new Spotify podcast, “Renegades: Born in the USA,” and amid a wide-ranging conversation

Play video content BACKGRID Travis Scott‘s whipped up another frenzy over the launch of one of his new projects … this time it went down in front of a newsstand. The rapper surprised fans Tuesday by announcing a pop-up shop in WeHo to promote his new “i-D Magazine.” As you can see … it drew

Clive Davis — the music mogul who molded the careers of Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Kelly Clarkson and many others — has been diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy … TMZ has confirmed. According to his rep … Clive is currently being treated with antibiotics and steroids but he is expected to make a full recovery within

Play video content Exclusive 7:07 AM PT — Bobby looks ecstatic to be a free man, as he’s celebrating with loved ones and blowing kisses to his mother … who he’ll be seeing in person soon. Bobby Shmurda has reason to bust out the Shmurda Dance … he’s no longer behind bars after getting sprung

“WAP” — the sexually explicit hit song by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion — is a symbol of women taking charge and speaking their minds … to Rep. Maxine Waters, anyway. The Congresswoman and MTS recently hooked up online, and Waters seemed to surprise the rapper when she was asked what music encourages her

Play video content Daft Punk / Youtube Daft Punk — the popular house music duo known for wearing helmets on stage and acting like robots — have officially called it quits, and did so in a fittingly dramatic fashion. The French pair, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, just posted an 8-minute video called “Epilogue”

If Sen. Ted Cruz swung by his crib at any point Sunday, he would’ve seen the brigade of standing musicians in sombreros … reminding him what he was missing in Mexico. Somebody hired a mariachi band to swing by Ted’s Houston home yesterday, where the fellas were cranking out Mexican tunes from the sidewalk, quite