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10:27 AM PT -- Akon was busted because he had a bench warrant issued for failure to appear for a suspended license ... according to new legal docs obtained by TMZ.

Cops say it all started back in September, when Akon was driving a Tesla Cybertruck in Georgia. Police say they were on patrol when they spotted a Cybertruck stranded in the middle of the road ... they say Akon was the driver and he told cops the battery died.

Police say they called a tow truck to move the Cybertuck and while waiting, the officer says he discovered Akon's license was suspended for a failure to appear from back in January 2023. Cops say Akon was issued a citation for driving while his license was suspended and released from the scene.

The officer also noted in the report, "An illegal vape in the center console was seized during the inventory and submitted for destruction."

After a long legal battle, all five NewJeans members are returning to their record label ADOR.

This dispute kicked off in late 2024, when the successful K-pop group announced their plan to depart from ADOR due to what they said was mistreatment and manipulation, as well as certain demands not being met – with one being to reinstate CEO and mentor Min Hee-jin.

After a series of court battles went in ADOR's favor, members Hyein and Haerin announced they were going to "respect the court’s ruling and return to the company,” according to ADOR’s official X account.

Kanye West is currently on a repentance tour for his past antisemitic comments ... but the São Paulo State Prosecutor’s Office in Brazil is giving him a stern warning not to entertain Nazism one bit -- or be thrown in jail!!!

Ye is scheduled to perform there on Nov. 29, but a complaint was filed with a prosecutor's office Tuesday with strict orders to arrest the hip hop megastar if he performs his track, "Heil Hitler."

Councilwoman Cris Monteiro is leading the political charge against Ye with the complaint, and prosecutor Ana Beatriz Pereira de Souza Frontini issued a ruling prohibiting swastika T-shirts or Nazi symbolism of any kind.

São Paulo's mayor said police will arrest Ye or anyone "who makes any apology for Nazism" -- as in, anyone who justifies the fascist ideology. Police will have a team of officers on standby just in case things go haywire. Ye and his team could be charged with crimes of racism and collective moral damages.

The promoters of the show -- Guilherme Cavalcante and Jean Fabrício Ramos -- also face arrest for omission should Ye not fully comply.

Tickets are still on sale ... but Ye & co. are scrambling for a location to perform!!!

"The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" star Mary Cosby and the church she runs with her husband, Robert Cosby Sr., are back in the spotlight ... this time accused of being a full-blown cult, according to a bombshell new TLC doc.

TMZ’s got your first look at the wild new trailer -- the three-parter dives deep into Mary’s eyebrow-raising marriage to her step-grandfather, Robert Cosby Sr., and the misconduct claims that dragged Faith Temple Pentecostal Church into one seriously controversial new chapter.

The docuseries gives the mic to former church members breaking their silence for the first time -- including longtime insiders of Faith Temple -- plus a top cult expert who lays out how tactics of control and loyalty enforcement can keep followers in line.

Miles Teller's making it clear the "Man in the Mirror" isn't playing Michael Jackson ... reiterating to anyone still confused that he isn't starring as the King of Pop in the flick.

The actor jumped on Travis and Jason Kelce's "New Heights" podcast to explain what might have caused the initial mix-up ... revealing many of the original headlines read "Miles Teller to Star in Michael Jackson Biopic."

The headlines proved confusing to some, Teller says ... 'cause he actually plays Jackson's longtime attorney, John Branca, in the film -- not the hitmaker, who is being played by MJ's nephew Jaafar Jackson.

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Singer Tish Hyman got into one fiery face-off with California State Senator Scott Wiener over her viral run-in with a trans woman in a women’s locker room in L.A. that got her booted from Gold's Gym entirely ... and things got so tense, she ended up storming out Tuesday night.

Tish declared her stance is not rooted in homophobia -- reminding everyone she’s a lesbian -- as she grilled Wiener -- who’s gay and running for Nancy Pelosi’s seat -- at a San Francisco forum ... wanting to know how he plans to protect women’s safety in the wake of her experience.

Wiener said women’s safety matters across the board ... including the safety of trans women, pointing out they’re brutalized nationwide at an alarming rate and deserve protection, too.

Jeffrey Epstein and author Michael Wolff were talking about coaching Donald Trump ahead of a 2015 CNN debate -- and in newly released emails, it seems they were trying to craft a response that would not fully disclose the relationship between Epstein and Trump. The White House is pushing back, saying "These stories are nothing more than bad-faith efforts to distract from President Trump's historic accomplishments."

According to a December 2015 email, Wolff said to Epstein, "I hear CNN planning to ask Trump tonight about his relationship with you."

Epstein wrote back, "If we were able to craft an answer for him, what do you think it should be?"

Global girl group Katseye have only been around for about a year ... but they say they've already received thousands of death threats.

The group, composed of 6 women from all over the world -- Sophia Laforteza, Daniela Avanzini, Yoonchae Jeong, Manon Bannerman, Lara Raj, and Megan Skiendiel -- seemingly has a member anyone can relate to ... but they're not resonating with everyone.

They told BBC News music correspondent Mark Savage they've been sent thousands of death threats ... even their families have been threatened.

The drama between filmmaker Yi Zhou and actor Jeremy Renner ratcheted up the ugliness last week ... for Renner, it seems to be a story of misconduct and unethical business dealings -- but Zhou tells us it's more about heartbreak.

We caught up with Zhou in Beverly Hills Tuesday night, where she told us ... "I thought it was love -- maybe true love ... It seems that he thinks otherwise."

As we reported ... Renner alleges they had a "brief consensual encounter" in July ... but when they met again in August, he allegedly told Zhou he was not interested in a sexual relationship, and put her in a guest bedroom that night.

Salt-N-Pepa are riding high following their grand induction at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame -- and are hinting the party won't stop ... because they'll be touring next year!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Pepa and Spinderella outside Jennifer Hudson Studios in  Burbank this week, and they were beaming in light of their massive accomplishments through hip hop culture.

The group took their lumps internally just like any long-running act, but Spin tells us they've displayed a solid sisterhood to the world to cap off their 40-year history.

Kylie Jenner's a difficult Kardashian to keep up with ... even her family had trouble doing it during a wild prank on Khloé Kardashian's "Khloé in Wonder Land" podcast.

The reality star appeared on an episode of her sister's show -- released Wednesday -- and she informed Khloé of a TikTok trend where people prank their friends by calling them, asking if they meant to share that risqué post to their social media.

Jenner put the trend into action by calling her sister Kim Kardashian first ... who searched her social media thoroughly before her sister told her it was just a big prank for the pod.

Zachery Ty Bryan allegedly punched his then-girlfriend and threatened to kill her over the summer ... and she now has a 5-year restraining order against him.

According to court documents obtained by TMZ, the victim first contacted police after the "Home Improvement" star allegedly clocked her in the right temple on July 3 ... after she playfully bit his nipple while they were lying down together.

The woman also told cops she was scared for her safety just days later when she and Bryan got into a verbal altercation. She claimed he threatened to end her life and said ... "Shut the f*** up or I'm gonna shut you up".

Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS just leveled up again ... the shapewear giant’s now worth a whopping $5 billion -- a cool billion more than just two years ago!

The reality star made the big reveal alongside cofounder Jens Grede, announcing SKIMS just pulled in $225 million in new funding ... sending the brand’s value soaring to its new sky-high number.

SKIMS is already holding it down with 18 stores across the U.S. -- from NYC to L.A. to Atlanta -- plus its massive online store. And with that new cash boost, Kim’s planning to take the brand worldwide.

Antonio Brown stood in a Florida courtroom Wednesday morning for the first time since his arrest for attempted murder ... where the judge ruled the former NFL star can walk free ahead of his trial, as long as he has bond money.

AB, rocking a red prison jumpsuit, was present in the Miami-Dade courthouse as the judge set bail at $25,000 ... and ordered he be put on the most lax form of house arrest (level 3). Brown will have to wear an ankle monitor.

The former Steelers superstar was also ordered to steer clear of the alleged victim, Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu.

Adele's saying "Hello" to the acting industry ... nailing down her first role on the silver screen in Tom Ford's upcoming period piece.

The singer-songwriter will flex her acting chops in "Cry to Heaven" ... a new movie based on the 1982 Anne Rice novel of the same name.

"Cry to Heaven" takes place in 18th century Italy and follows the dynamic between two men ... one a Venetian noble -- the other a castrated opera singer.