Prince Autopsy Completed ... Still No Cause of Death
12:54 PM PST -- The coroner's office just released Prince's body to his family.
Prince's autopsy was just completed ... but the cause of the singer's death is still a mystery.
The four hour procedure started at 9 AM CDT Friday and Prince's body will be released to his family later today. We're told results from the exam won't be disclosed until toxicology results come back ... which could take several weeks.
A rep for the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office in Minnesota says they're still collecting the singer's medical records as well as family medical history to complete their investigation.
As TMZ reported, Prince was spotted Wednesday pacing outside a local Walgreens waiting on a prescription.
Prince died Thursday morning after being found unresponsive in his Paisley Park compound.
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Adrien Broner Released from Jail 'It's Good to Be Home'
Adrien Broner is a free man ... finally out of jail after serving 10 days behind bars, TMZ Sports has learned.
We broke the story ... the boxing superstar surrendered to authorities in Ohio on April 12th to serve 10 days for violating his probation stemming from a 2015 drunk driving arrest.
During his stint, Broner asked fans to write him letters to keep his mind busy ... no word on how many people took him up on the offer.
But it doesn't matter now ... official records show Broner was released Friday morning -- and he's now back home with his family.
In fact, Broner already posted a pic of his family inside his home and wrote, "This is what I missed the most #Family @misslouiebags #Aalayah #Adrioen #DaddyHome."
It may not be Broner's last stint behind bars -- he's still facing several major criminal charges for an alleged violent robbery at a bowling alley earlier this year.
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Prince 911 Caller Yes, He's Dead and It's Prince
A panicked man called 911 from Paisley Park after finding Prince unconscious, and blurted out ... "people are just distraught" here.
We've obtained the transcript of the 911 call which police say was made by an unidentified male who immediately said, "Um, we're at Prince's house." Seconds later the man stammered before saying, "So, yeah, um, the person is dead here."
For some reason the caller did not know the address at Paisley Park, and had to call someone else in to the room to provide that info.
When the dispatcher asked, "Are you with the person who's ... " -- the caller interrupted, "Yes, it's Prince."
Paramedics arrived and quickly reported back to dispatch, "You can cancel anybody going to Audubon, confirmed DOA."
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Kylie Jenner & Blac Chyna Gotcha! Now Claim BFF Status
Kylie Jenner and Blac Chyna pulled the wool over on EVERYONE ... the famous enemies now say there was never any beef between them over Tyga or Rob Kardashian.
Kylie and Blac Chyna just did a Snapchat together (complete with face swap). From the looks of it, Chyna's made it over enemy lines and into one of her future in-laws' homes.
Kylie captioned the images cheekily, "When we've been best friends the whole time..."
We ain't buying it was fake all along, but it at least LOOKS like they've buried the hatchet over Kylie banging BC's baby daddy -- and Chyna banging KJ's bro.
Blac Chyna also posted with her own caption: "Hanging out with my lil sis."
#StrangeBedfellows
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Regis Philbin Disney Screwed Kelly Ripa
Regis Philbin still has Kelly Ripa's back ... he says his old co-host got the shaft in the whole Michael Strahan deal.
Regis spoke to photogs in NYC and made it clear Kelly should've gotten a heads up about Disney's plan to move Strahan from 'Live' to 'GMA.' It's an interesting perspective ... since Philbin famously told Kelly about HIS departure at the last minute.
Rege also gave us his 2 cents on who's gonna replace the guy who replaced him.
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Prince Prez Obama Salutes 'Electrifying Performer'
Prince's shocking death prompted even President Obama to shout-out the musical genius who "did it all."
The Prez said, "Few artists have influenced the sound and trajectory of popular music more distinctly, or touched quite so many people with their talent. As one of the most gifted and prolific musicians of our time, Prince did it all. Funk. R&B. Rock and roll."
Obama's a HUGE fan and even got Prince to play a top secret show at the White House last summer for 500 people. An Obama staffer called the event a "private party for friends and family."
Like so much of Prince's life -- the White House show was totally private. No video's ever surfaced, which is a damn shame. He reportedly jammed with Stevie Wonder during the gig.
He performed his final concert in Atlanta one week ago.
We weren't supposed to use phones at Prince in ATL last week, but I couldn't resist. Last performance of Purple Rain pic.twitter.com/6FjkJTksJO
@ReuseRecruiting
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Conor McGregor I'm Not Retired 'Paid to Fight, Not Promote'
Conor McGregor says he is NOT retired -- still wants to fight at UFC 200 -- and blasted the UFC saying he's paid to fight, not to promote.
UFC's Dana White I'm Not Buying Conor's Retirement ... He'll Fight Again
Dana White is calling BS on Conor McGregor's alleged "retirement" -- saying he's very confident McGregor will fight again in the UFC within the next year.
The UFC honcho just appeared on "The Herd with Colin Cowherd" on FS1 and said despite pulling Conor from UFC 200, he's "not mad" at the guy ... claiming, "The show will roll on."
And get this ... White said there is STILL A CHANCE Conor could save his spot on the card and battle it out with Nate Diaz at UFC 200 ... but there's a VERY small window of opportunity to fix the situation.
Conor -- better move fast ...
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Alexander Hamilton Staying on $10 Bill! Harriet Tubman Booting Jackson Instead
Alexander Hamilton got a stay of execution ... the first secretary of the U.S. Treasury will remain on $10 bills -- and Harriet Tubman will get props on the $20 bill. Sorry, Andrew Jackson ... you gotta go.
The Treasury had announced that Hamilton might be replaced by a woman, and there was heated debate about who would get the spot. But you gotta figure all the heat around "Hamilton" the Broadway play -- which just won a Pulitzer -- changed some minds in D.C.
According to Politico ... the Treasury will make it official on Wednesday. There are other changes -- leaders of the women's suffrage movement will be repped on the back of the $10 ... and civil rights leaders will be on the flip side of the $5.
Politico says there's still a chance the 7th prez could end up on the back of the $20.
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Kelly Ripa No-show On 'Live'
Kelly Ripa did not show up for her TV show Wednesday ... and our ABC sources say this may just be the first in a string of absences.
Our sources tell us Kelly made the decision shortly after she was informed Strahan was bailing on her show to co-host "Good Morning America." We broke the story Kelly was told at 10:30 AM Tuesday, just as the announcement was being blasted out to the media ... and she was outraged.
We're told Kelly feels disrespected and humiliated that she wasn't given the courtesy of a heads-up. Our sources say she may not show for the foreseeable future.
Michael walked onstage Wednesday with Ana Gasteyer, and he made light of the move.
The 'Live' staff is furious at Disney and CEO Bob Iger's decision to keep them in the dark.
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Johnny Manziel Statement 'Working On My Issues' ... Hoping to Play In 2016
Johnny Manziel has finally acknowledged what we all know ... dude's got "issues" -- and says he's hoping to "take care" of them so he can play in the NFL in 2016.
After being dropped by his agent Drew Rosenhaus, Manziel issued a statement to USA Today Sports ... saying, "I’m hoping to take care of the issues in front of me right now so I can focus on what I have to do if I want to play in 2016."
He added, "I also continue to be thankful to those who really know me and support me."
Manziel's rep, Denise Michaels, also issued a statement saying, "So many people only have one image of Jonathan but, believe it or not, he takes all this very seriously."
"He’s hoping that he can clear up his personal issues, start interviewing agents and see what he needs to do if he wants to play this year."
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UFC's Nate Diaz Hey, I'm Retiring Too!
Well, UFC 200 has some problems ... as both headliners have apparently retired ... with Nate Diaz joining Conor McGregor on the beach.
Nate just tweeted, "I guess my work here is done I'm retiring too."
There's clearly some kind of a dispute going on ... but we're hoping it's nothing that can't be resolved.
Stay tuned ...
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Conor McGregor 'I Have Decided to Retire Young' ... Internet Loses Mind
Conor McGregor is either messing with his fans ... or just made one of the most shocking announcements of all time ... implying he's RETIRING.
McGregor went to Twitter and wrote, "I have decided to retire young. Thanks for the cheese. Catch ya's later."
We've reached out to Conor's camp -- so far, it's radio silence.
We've also spoken with a handful of plugged in UFC people -- and so far, no one seems to know if it's a joke or if Conor is seriously hanging it up.
Meantime, Conor is scheduled to fight Nate Diaz at UFC 200 on July 9th.
We're working on it -- stay tuned.
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NHL's Sean Avery I Got a Role In Boston Bombing Movie
Pretty big opportunity for ex-NHLer-turned-actor Sean Avery ... who says he just locked up a role in Mark Wahlberg's new movie about the Boston Marathon bombings.
Avery posted a pic of himself in a Watertown PD uniform ... just days after announcing he got a role in "Patriots Day."
FYI -- The Watertown PD heroically hunted down the terrorists who placed the bombs at the 2013 Boston Marathon.
Unclear how big of a role Avery will have, but he's clearly excited about it.
As for Wahlberg, he was actually in character at the Marathon Monday to shoot scenes for the movie ... which co-stars John Goodman, Kevin Bacon and J.K. Simmons.
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Kanye West The LIES of Pablo ... Sued Over Tidal Promise
Kanye West pulled a fast one on his fans by backing out on a promise that Tidal would be the ONLY place to get his new album ... at least that's how one pissed off fan sees it, and he's suing.
You'll recall, Kanye vowed "The Life of Pablo" would never be available on Apple or Spotify or any other streaming service besides Tidal ... which of course is owned by his pal Jay Z.
Justin Baker-Rhett says that was enough to get him to sign up for Tidal -- and it worked on 2 million other Yeezus fans who also bought subscriptions. In his class action lawsuit, he says the bump saved the floundering service because the new users added $84 million to Tidal's bottom line.
My album will never never never be on Apple. And it will never be for sale... You can only get it on Tidal.
@kanyewest
But then lo and behold ... 'Pablo' was up on Apple Music, Spotify and eventually Kanye's own website too.
Baker-Rhett feels like he and other fans were tricked into "paying for Tidal's rescue." He clearly regrets dropping that $9.99 for the service. He's suing Kanye and Tidal for damages.
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Tom Brady Props to Boston Marathon Survivor ... 'She's My Inspiration'
Tom Brady is paying tribute to the most badass person in the Boston Marathon -- Adrianne Haslet -- who's currently running the full 26.2 on a prosthetic leg after losing it in the terror attack 3 years ago.