There has been a social media swirl over Justin Bieber's relationship with Diddy when Justin was 15, but multiple sources in Justin's life say nothing untoward happened between them.
Our sources -- some of whom were and some who are right at the center of Justin's life -- tell TMZ, Diddy never sexually or otherwise abused Bieber.
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As you know, when Justin and Diddy both appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" back in 2011, they stirred the pot when Diddy said Justin "knows better than to be talking about things that he does with Big Brother Puff on national television."
Another whirlwind day in the Diddy trial is in the books ... and Cassie Ventura had a lot of important testimony while getting grilled by Diddy's defense team.
The singer was back on the stand Thursday for a third straight day, though this was the first instance where she was cross-examined ... with Diddy defense attorney Anna Estevao leading the line of questioning.
Jurors heard and read a bunch of communications between Diddy and Cassie from their decades-long relationship ... including messages where Cassie seemed to be showing excitement for freak-offs.
Nikki Bella has to pay her ex-husband a whole lotta cash ... including thousands of dollars a month in child support as part of their final divorce settlement.
The former WWE wrestler and her pro dancer ex reached an agreement for Nikki to pay Artem $3,500 each month for the care of their son Matteo. She's also forking over a six-figure lump sum to him -- $100K now, and another $100K before the end of this year.
According to the docs, obtained by TMZ, Nikki's also responsible for covering the cost of Matteo's speech therapist -- but they'll go halfsies on all of his extracurricular activities.
Tommy Lee and Brittany Furlan are separated, possibly heading for divorce, and his drinking is at the center of the split ... TMZ has learned.
Brittany and the Motley Crue drummer have been living separately for the past two weeks ... according to sources close to the couple. We're told Brittany and other people around Tommy feel like his drinking has gotten out of hand, and while they've urged him to get sober ... Tommy's been resistant.
Chaos broke out at Barcelona's La Liga title-clinching match against Espanyol in Spain on Thursday ... as a car drove into a large crowd of fans outside the stadium.
The terrifying moment was captured on video ... when a white sedan, surrounded by hundreds of Espanyol supporters, careened into the fans at RCED Stadium.
According to local authorities, multiple people -- more than a dozen -- were injured as a result of the incident. As of now, no deaths have been reported.
Diddy overdosed on painkillers after a string of activity that included a freak-off, a visit to a sex club and a party at the Playboy Mansion ... Cassie testified.
She told the jury Diddy was dependent on opiates for a time and that he overdosed in February 2012 after taking a very strong opiate.
Cassie testified that on the day Diddy OD'd, they had a freak-off and went to a sex club in San Bernardino ... and that Diddy went without her to a party at the Playboy Mansion.
Kim Kardashian's leaving her jewelry heist testimony in the past ... and, shining with her star pals even brighter than the Eiffel Tower at night.
The reality television star and mogul stepped out Thursday in Paris ... stepping out in a strapless top that certainly drew eyes to the superstar's impressive chest.
Katy Perry walked at her side ... chatting with KK while they exited an exclusive restaurant in France's capital city.
Internet personality Yris Palmer and her basketball playin' boyfriend Troy Daniels took their love to the tropics, and the vacay pics are too dang cute!
Both Palmer -- who is besties with Kylie Jenner-- and Daniels -- who played for the LA Lakers -- shared a slew of lovey-dovey pics to their respective social pages ... showcasing their public display of affection!
Face down, booties up, the duo posted up the beach docks and cheesed for a sweet photo on the crystal clear water.
Yris is a mama of two kiddos and is seen high-fiving with her daughter Ayla Palmer.
Check out the gallery to see all the vacay pics ... sun, sand, and good vibes only!
Diddy supporters and court pundits might think the prosecution hasn't proved any of the criminal counts he's facing, but Touré disagrees ... arguing the government is making a lot of progress on the racketeering front.
We caught up with the music journalist Thursday on "TMZ Live," and his take, after nearly 4 days of graphic testimony, is Diddy was allegedly committing "an ongoing rape of Cassie."
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And, Touré sees prosecutors building a strong case for a criminal conspiracy -- aka racketeering -- carried out by Diddy's employees.
Wild video shows an enraged Uber driver pointing a gun at an unsuspecting passenger and her pal as they're ordered to ditch the ride early.
Check it out ... the wide-eyed Uber driver is repeatedly shouting at Krissy Celess -- an up-and-coming Miami rapper known as Bomb Ass Krissy -- and her friend to exit her vehicle, claiming they're "harassing" her and "no longer in the right" while on the phone with police.
Both passengers argue they're doing nothing wrong, and Krissy can be heard saying the driver's "got them crazy eyes" -- which seemingly pushes her over the edge ... 'cause she whips out a gun and points it right at her as she continues demanding she get out of the car.
Kylie and Kendall Jenner are having the time of their lives down in the tropics somewhere ... Kylie just posted video online of her and her sister drunkenly frolicking on the sand.
Kylie posted a video on her Instagram Thursday, instructing followers to take a vote in the comments ... about whether the chunk she's holding is "rock or coral." The two are super enthusiastic about digging up chunks of white debris out of the sugary sand, and returning them to the sea -- with names.
Check out the video ... the pair is lovingly curating each choice, carefully considering monikers, and shrieking with excitement.
Cassie says she was still participating in freak-offs with Diddy despite being on a break from him and dating Kid Cudi.
The singer testified Thursday in court during cross-examination... she was seeing Kid Cudi in 2011 while on a break from Diddy, but was still going back to Diddy for freak-offs.
Cassie's reasoning ... the freak offs were her "job."
Michael B. Jordan's name is now in the middle of the Diddytrial ... Diddy's defense brought him into the convo Thursday while cross-examining Cassie Ventura.
Cassie testified Diddy suspected she was having an affair with Michael in 2015, after she broke up with Diddy while she was in South Africa filming a movie.
The singer told the jury she cut off contact with Diddy after finding out he was seeing another woman ... and that Diddy grew suspicious she was starting to date Michael.
Jimmy Fallon and The Weeknd gave a group of Fordham University seniors a surprise they'll never forget -- they crashed their graduation bash at the Lincoln Center campus in New York City!
Check out the video ... the graduating seniors were absolutely gobsmacked when they saw the Grammy-winner walk through the doors and start performing his hit song "Blinding Lights" Thursday -- inspiring an impromptu sing-along.
The letter introduced by Justin Baldoni's team claiming Blake Lively tried to force a statement of public support out of Taylor Swift has been struck from the official record ... with a judge claiming it's not relevant to the current case.
Judge Lewis Liman struck the letter from the official record Thursday ... ruling the letter doesn't actually ask the court to do anything and it's not important to the specific issues before the court.
In fact, the judge explains, it only serves to "'promote public scandal' by advancing inflammatory accusations, on information and belief, against Lively and her counsel."
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