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Nick Cannon's baby mama, Brittany Bell, recently earned her doctorate ... and let's just say the subject of her dissertation was a family matter.

Brittany earned her Doctor of Psychology degree from Alliant University in May ... and now it's been revealed her dissertation focused on adults who have a black father and siblings from different mothers

The former Miss Guam shares three children with Nick ... 9-year-old Golden, 5-year-old Powerful and 3-year-old Rise ... and Nick has nine other children with five other women.

President Trump was at Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the NBA Finals, but was he awake, or off in la la land?! James Dolan, who was sitting with the world's most powerful man in the World's Most Famous Arena, is clearing the air!

"Where do they get this from?" Dolan asked during a radio interview with Craig Carton on WFAN in New York, referencing the controversy, which blew up Monday night.

"I was with him the whole time. We were talking the whole time. Maybe he was sleep-talking. He was very much awake and very much engaged."

As you undoubtedly saw on social media, 45/47 was photographed in a luxury suite with JD, and many viewers accused POTUS of sleeping ... which Dolan says is simply not true.

Sleep-gate aside, the Knicks were riding a 13-game win streak heading into the game, and with DJT there, many fans placed blame for the 115-111 loss at Trump's feet.

Even with the L, the NYK owner doesn't seem to have any regrets about inviting his longtime buddy.

"That's the first sitting president of the United States to ever go to an NBA Finals. That is a huge honor, and he's a New Yorker. Whatever you think about him, he's a Knicks fan, and people don't want to hear this, I think he's a great guy," Dolan says.

The Knicks owner and the prez go way back -- when Trump was a real estate titan in the city, decades before he ran for the nation's highest office.

Dolan also continued his war of words with Zohran Mamdani, and while he clearly loves Trump, he has no love lost for the mayor of NYC.

Austin Metcalf's family is getting inundated with dozens of death threats and other hateful messages following Karmelo Anthony's murder conviction ... TMZ has learned.

Sources connected to the trial tell TMZ ... the Metcalf family has been receiving death threats since Anthony was arrested for fatally stabbing Austin in April 2025 ... but after Tuesday's guilty verdict, the family was flooded with dozens of hateful messages across social media and text messages to their personal phones.

TMZ obtained one of the hostile messages, which you can see above. Someone told the family Austin's twin brother, Hunter, should have died and that Austin "f***ed around and found out."

Nancy Mace just got her butt kicked in a bid to become South Carolina's next governor ... but she's got a sense of humor about the political stomping.

The Congresswoman posted a photo of a big bowl of baked beans on social media ... saying she would drown her sorrows in legumes and not ice cream.

For those who don't know ... the outspoken politician dogged by scandals went viral back in 2024 with a picture of her BBQ birthday dinner ... which included a giant helping of baked beans.

Of course, social media had a field day ... with one person writing the now timeless, "That's a lot of beans, you nasty ass bitch." And another classic said the bathroom was all hers.

If the hilarious knocks hurt Mace's feelings back then, she's clearly gotten over it ... and leaning into the joke here is pretty unexpected.

This tail is breaching for the spotlight -- can you guess which hot Hollywood mama is posing in this pretty pic?!

She's not a regular mom, she's a cool mom -- with her own plane, her own empire ... and everything else under the sun!

David Harbour is opening up about a difficult chapter in his life ... addressing both a mental health struggle and rumors of tension with his "Stranger Things" costar Millie Bobby Brown ... and he says one triggered the other.

David says he suffered a mental breakdown last year that was "confusing as hell" not only for himself, but also for those around him ... telling Variety that depression, mania, and other mental health episodes can be difficult for loved ones to understand in real time.

The "Stranger Things" star admitted he was triggered by what he claims was false reporting on his relationship with Millie ... namely, reports she had complained about his behavior on set and that the pair had experienced friction behind the scenes.

Karmelo Anthony's murder trial was an emotional one for everyone involved ... and his grandmother seems to feel strongly that justice was not served ... blasting the outcome as racist, biased and prejudiced.

After Karmelo was convicted and sentenced for murdering Austin Metcalf, a crowd formed in the parking lot outside the courthouse ... gathering around Karmelo's grandmother, Toni Hayes, and other loved ones to show support.

While getting into a car to leave, Toni starts chanting "racist, biased, prejudiced" ... and the crowd eventually joins in.

Bill Gates says he wasn't friends with Jeffrey Epstein ... and he claims the convicted pedophile tried to get close to him by using his extramarital affair against him.

The tech mogul testified Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee about his relationship with the disgraced financier ... and he tried to put some distance between them -- claiming he never went to Epstein's island, ranch or Florida home, according to a testimony transcript he posted online.

Bill also said he had no interest in developing a personal relationship with Epstein.

The billionaire testified Epstein "had become aware of sensitive information about my personal life, including the fact that I had been unfaithful in my marriage" ... and, after the two stopped speaking in 2014, Bill said Epstein attempted to use this knowledge to reopen the relationship.

Benson Boone is taking a page out of Alix Earle’s going-viral playbook ... and maybe even one of her dresses ... because he has recreated one of her most-viewed TikToks! 

Check out the video ... Benson can be seen running around in a skimpy black lace dress, dramatically lip-syncing to his upcoming song "The Time of My Life."

The singer is showing off his sculpted arms and classic mustache in the process. But sadly, no back flips were in this performance.

The woman who says she's terrified of "Love Island USA" star Huda Mustafa rushed to court again, begging for her restraining order to be reinstated ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Nicole Olivera, the ex-girlfriend of Huda’s ex, Louis Russell, asked a judge to revive the temporary restraining order prohibiting Huda from coming near her.

The judge signed off on the request and set a hearing for July 1, where a decision will be made on whether to extend the restraining order. For now, the order prohibits Huda from coming near Nicole's home or harassing her in any manner.

As we first told you ... Nicole's restraining order was dismissed for lack of prosecution after her lawyer missed court last week ... but her lawyer said it was his mistake, so the judge reinstated it. Now, the war is back on.

A Karmelo Anthony crowdfunding page that raised more than $630K has been yanked ... a day after the 19-year-old was convicted of murdering Austin Metcalf.

A rep for GiveSendGo tells TMZ ... the page created by Karmelo's mom was allowed because everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty ... but after his conviction things changed.

The funds -- which climbed over $633,000 as of Wednesday morning -- were intended for "legal defense and family relocation" ... and according to GiveSendGo the funds have been distributed over the past year for said purposes.

Karmelo Anthony isn't done fighting his murder case just yet ... because we've learned he's planning to appeal after being convicted of murdering Austin Metcalf.

According to court records, obtained by TMZ, Anthony filed a notice of appeal. The move comes less than 24 hours after a Texas jury found him guilty of murder ... and he was subsquentially sentenced to 35 years behind bars for the fatal stabbing at a Frisco, TX track meet.

Karmelo's lawyer, Mike Howard, tells TMZ, "After the conclusion of the trial yesterday, we gave the court our official notice that Karmelo Anthony is filing an appeal. We believe there are several important issues for the appellate courts to consider. An appeal is the next part of the legal process and a right afforded every American.”

As we previously reported, jurors rejected Anthony's self-defense argument and returned a guilty verdict Tuesday following days of emotional testimony and closing arguments. He was then sentenced to 35 years in prison ... with the case drawing national attention from the moment of his arrest.

Kaley Cuoco is pregnant with her second baby ... and it's another girl!

The "Big Bang Theory" star made the announcement via several Instagram snaps on Wednesday ... which included a cute little gender reveal cake.

Of course ... fiancé Tom Pelphrey, along with their 3-year-old daughter, Matilda, were in the pics ... along with the caption, "Completing our little family, what a dream come true!"

A former NYPD detective who admitted to sending sexually inappropriate messages to female crime victims and having sex with a woman he'd just arrested has been sentenced ... and he's not going to prison.

Matthew Lambert pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of official misconduct and one count of receiving unlawful gratuities, according to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office. He was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to complete counseling and 100 hours of community service.

In a statement, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg said ... "The defendant's disturbing conduct is unacceptable for a member of law enforcement."

"Teen Mom" star Ryan Edwards' marriage may have been in far rougher shape than fans realized ... because his wife Amanda Conner told a 911 dispatcher they were in the middle of a divorce.

Just one day after she was arrested on a DUI charge last month, Amanda called 911 requesting an officer accompany her while she collected belongings from the home she shared with Ryan.

In audio obtained by The Ashley's Reality Roundup, Amanda can be heard telling the dispatcher, "Me and my husband are in the middle of a divorce and ... and I just don’t feel comfortable."