Cassie To Diddy 'I'm Always Ready To Freak Off' ... Text Shown To Jurors

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Cassie expressed to Diddy that she was excited to participate in freak-offs ... at least based on a text message between the exes that was just read in court.

The singer is being cross-examined by Diddy's defense team, and jurors on Thursday were shown a slew of graphic and sexual text messages from their relationship.

In one message, Cassie tells Diddy ... "I'm always ready to freak off, it can be whenever." The text was a BlackBerry message to Diddy on August 5, 2009 ... about 2 years into their relationship.

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Haley Joel Osment First Sighting Since DUI Arrest ... Keeping It Low-Key in L.A.

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Haley Joel Osment's trying not to draw too much attention these days ... stepping out in an incognito ensemble in his first appearance since he used a slur while being arrested in Mammoth.

The actor took his dogs for a walk around the block Wednesday ... dark sunglasses covering his eyes and a Los Angeles Dodgers baseball cap pulled low over his eyes.

He added a maroon polo, a gray jacket and black pants ... looking like any other normie out for a stroll instead of one of the biggest child stars of all time.

Diddy Trial Defense Begins Cross-Examination of Cassie ... Questions About Early, Loving Relationship

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The fourth day of testimony in Diddy's NYC federal sex trafficking trial began Thursday with Cassie taking the stand again ... with Diddy's defense team's turn at cross-examining her after two days of the prosecution's questioning.

Sean "Diddy" Combs' defense attorney Anna Estevao asked Cassie to read a text she sent to Combs years ago ... Cassie read it out in court, "I love you, smiley face, I'll fly anywhere for you, I love you, Cass."

Affectionate messages from Diddy were also shown to the jury from early in their relationship ... which Cassie described on the stand this morning as "loving."

"I'm a very lucky woman, I miss you so much," she said, reading from one of the exchanges.

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Pittsburgh Pirates Paying Tribute To Mac Miller ... With Bobblehead Night

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The Pittsburgh Pirates are paying tribute to a local icon ... the MLB team just dropped a sneak peek of their upcoming bobblehead night -- featuring the late Mac Miller.

The team showed off the soon-to-be collector's item Thursday morning ... which features Miller, rocking a Pirates jersey with the city's "412" area code, and wearing a yellow and black yin-yang cap.

Alongside the snaps of the giveaway item, the Pirates also dropped a video featuring Steel City locals speaking about Mac's impact. Pittsburgh outfielder Andrew McCutchen was also part of the video.

'Walking Tall' Actor Joe Don Baker Dead at 89

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Prolific movie actor Joe Don Baker has died at age 89 ... TMZ has learned.

The legendary actor, who appeared in a wide variety of films across decades, died on May 7, according to an obituary from his family Wednesday night. His cause of death was not disclosed.

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The character actor grew up in Texas, and after serving in the U.S. Army, he moved to New York City to study acting. He first went into films in the 1960s ... going on to work in more than 50 movies.

Tyler Henry Underwent Brain Surgery for Tumor ... Not His 'First Rodeo'

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Tyler Henry's recovering from surgery to deal with a brain tumor ... announcing he's on the mend -- and, this isn't his first time dealing with difficulties like this.

The celebrity medium shared the news on Instagram Wednesday ... posting a photo of himself lying in a hospital bed -- a small smile on his face after the tiring ordeal.

Henry says he was diagnosed with a colloid tumor in the center of his brain ... adding most of the tumor had been removed during the procedure.

Chris Brown Arrested In England Over Alleged Bottle-Tossing Incident

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Chris Brown is in trouble with the law again -- the R&B singer was arrested Thursday in the United Kingdom over a bottle-throwing incident at a nightclub two years ago ... TMZ has confirmed.

Brown was taken into custody at a hotel in Manchester, England early Thursday morning on suspicion of grievous bodily harm, according to law enforcement sources.

The Sun reported Brown was busted hours after he flew into town on a private jet, landing in Manchester Airport.

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'Okay Baby' TikTok Star Shares Details of Tragic Car Accident ... Claims Investigator Found Car Seat Was Secured

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"Okay Baby" social media star Preston Ordone's mother is sharing details surrounding the crash that ended her son's life ... and, she's maintaining his car seat was secured in place properly.

Katelynn Ordone shared more details about the accident last month ... starting by thanking everyone who has kept up their support for the family -- before revealing she and her husband, Jaelen, were so severely concussed in the Louisiana crash they remember nothing about it.

To determine exactly what happened, Katelynn says they hired an "independent accident reconstruction expert to thoroughly review the incident."

Kath Ebbs JoJo Siwa Had 'No F***ing Clue' About My Life During Split

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JoJo Siwa's ex Kath Ebbs says they wanted JoJo to know everything that had happened while she was on "Celebrity Big Brother" -- saying she broke things off without knowing the full context.

The Australian DJ took to their podcast "Conversations with Kath" for an episode published recently to share even more details about their shocking split ... including claiming JoJo cited them not showing up to the live show of 'CBB' to support her as part of the split.

Kath says watching JoJo and Chris Hughes get all cuddled up on the show -- combined with the anniversary of their close friend's death -- proved too much for them ... sending them into a "meltdown."

Larsa Pippen Beasley Hookup Was A Mistake ... I Had Covid Brain!!!

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Here's a new excuse -- Larsa Pippen is blaming Covid for her rendezvous with Malik Beasley ... admitting in a new interview that hooking up with the NBA player was a mistake.

Pippen and Beasley became a thing back in 2020 while he was still married to Montana Yao, who later said she was "blindsided" by the affair.

Pippen, 50, and Malik, 28, split a short time later ... and he reconciled with Yao after publicly apologizing to her and their son.

Justin Bieber Ripping Bongs While Recording in Iceland

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Justin Bieber's got nothing to hide ... because he's posting everything on social media -- including a new pic with a bong in his lap.

Check out the gallery -- just a day after the pop star went on a bizarre rant about God, people pleasing, fishing and more, he hopped back on Instagram to share a carousel of photos Wednesday night, the first of which shows him grinning from ear to ear with a bong placed front and center -- and possibly a vape of some sort in his hand.

The pics appear to be taken from his studio in Iceland, where he's been staying the last several weeks while he works on new music.

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Jaguars 'So F***in' Horny' For Football Use Sabrina Carpenter Sex Positions For 2025 Schedule

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The Jacksonville Jaguars came up with a short and sweet way to reveal their 2025 schedule to fans ... by utilizing Sabrina Carpenter's famous "Juno" sex positions to get it done.

The team dropped easily the hottest video as all 32 squads used their creativity to announce their order of opponents ... sharing the singer's viral tour poses and comparing them to the logos throughout the league.

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For those who haven't caught any of her shows, Carpenter -- who has made it clear she loves banging -- ends her "Juno" song with a slew of sex positions ... which has become quite a phenomenon with her fanbase.

Reds HOFer Marty Brennaman Rips Major League Baseball Ticked Over Timing Of Rose Decision

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Longtime Reds announcer Marty Brennaman is thrilled Pete Rose is now eligible for the Hall of Fame -- but he admits he's still got a bone to pick with Major League Baseball ... telling TMZ Sports the decision should have been made YEARS ago.

Brennaman -- who called most of Rose's memorable moments in a Cincinnati uniform -- didn't make many bones about it during a sit-down with us the day after Rob Manfred lifted Rose's lifetime ban ... explaining, "I just felt he had served his jail time, if you will, far longer than he really should have had to do it."

"And," Brennaman added, "the fact they rushed to make him eligible within in a matter of months to me was the wrong way to go about doing business."

Celebrating Famous Families Of Hollywood For International Family Day!

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It's International Family Day, so we whipped up the famous families of Hollywood who have more than made a name for themselves -- With TV shows, starring in Blockbuster films and endless product deals, these families are EVERYWHERE!

From The Kardashians, to The Smiths and The Beckhams ... Check out our gallery and enjoy the Famous Families of Hollywood!

Kyra Rockmore On 'Kenan & Kel' 'Memba Her?!

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American actress Vanessa Baden was only 10 years old when she first starting playing Kyra -- the Kel crushing and sassy little sister of Kenan in the '90s Nickelodeon show "Kenan & Kel."

Vanessa was part of an ensemble cast including Kel Mitchell as the chill and clumsy high school student, Kel, Kenan Thompson as the confident and smart (high schooler) and part-time grocery store worker, Kenan, and Teal Marchande as Kenan's loving and patient mother, Sheryl.

Vanessa was also also a child star on Nickelodeon's "Gullah Gullah Island" from 1994-1998.

Guess what she looks like now at 39 years old!

Diddy Trial Photos of 4 Sex Workers Seen By Jury ... As Cassie Testifies For A Second Day

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More is being revealed by the minute on Day 3 of the Diddy sex trafficking trial ... federal prosecutors broke out photographs of 3 sex workers and one victim -- and showed them all to the 12 jurors.

Assistant United States Attorney Emily Johnson displayed the faces of the sex workers/victim on monitors for the jurors, starting with a picture of victim "Mia," who was allegedly raped by Diddy.

Then Johnson showed the jury two more photos -- one of sex worker Jules and another of Jules and Cassie together. A fourth photo showed Cassie and male escort Dave, as well as a fifth photo of Cassie and another sex worker named Greg.