Celebrity Feuds

T.I.'s wife, Tiny, wasn't disrespecting her hubby by posing for a photo with Floyd Mayweather ... she was doing it out of respect for Mariah Carey.

We talked to Tiny about the awkward photo op with Floyd taken over the weekend at Mimi's Halloween party, and she explained how she was almost railroaded into standing next to a guy who does NOT get along with T.I.

Tip and Floyd have had beef since their 2014 brawl outside a Fatburger on the Vegas strip.

Drake just dissed Kid Cudi by making fun of his life-threatening depression ... and people are pissed.

Drizzy dropped new music on the eve of his 30th birthday, and one of the songs -- "Two Birds, One Stone" -- clearly calls out Cudi as an angry guy who takes drugs to deal with reality.

You'll recall ... Cudi called out Drake and Kanye last month for refusing to work with him. He checked into rehab a few weeks later for depression.

Apparently turning 30 brings out Drake's worst behavior.

Taylor Swift just got what she wanted from a judge, who agreed with her that the photo of a DJ allegedly groping her at a concert will be kept from the public until the case goes to trial.

Taylor filed legal docs, claiming the photo was inappropriate for public consumption because it would merely engender "scandalous" and "prurient" behavior and make it hard to find an impartial jury.

The judge ruled, "The widespread dissemination of this image might significantly complicate jury selection."

Chael Sonnen says Tito Ortiz is so poor, he can't make his Rolls-Royce payments and had the car repossessed last week.

There's just one problem ... Tito just sent us a photo next to the car, giving Chael the bird ... and insisting Chael's full of crap.

Chael made the cash claim on the "TMZ Sports" TV show (airs Thursday night on FS1) -- while talking smack about the guy he's set to face at Bellator 170 in January.

We reached out to Tito to find out if he really lost his beloved Rolls ... to which Tito replied, "Don't hate the player, hate the game. I fight for real money, he fights for my change."

Teresa Giudice and the woman she called a "prostitution whore" on 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' are back in the friend zone ... and they brought their yoga mats with them.

Sources close to Teresa and Danielle Staub tell us ... the former foes connected for the first time since Danielle left the show in 2010 by taking a yoga class together. Teresa reached out to Danielle after she heard she was tweeting out support for her during her family and legal problems.

We're told Teresa fell in love with yoga -- something Danielle has done for a long time -- while she was in prison ... so it was the perfect idea for their reunion.

It seems like the friend date was legit too, because 'RHONJ' isn't filming right now ... which probably made things even more peaceful.

RZA has broken his silence ... condemning Azealia Banks for the confrontation with Russell Crowe ... claiming Russell was simply trying to prevent her from intentionally cutting another guest with a glass.

RZA came on "TMZ Live" and told us ... Russell did indeed spit at Azealia like she claims, but he didn't choke her ... nor did he hurl the n-word. He also said she was out of control and violent ... and hinted she was wasted.

What beef???

Charlie Sheen and Ashton Kutcher came face-to-face at Dodger Stadium Wednesday night -- but there was no rivalry, just love ... and beer.

Remember, the two got off to a rocky start when Ashton took over for Sheen on "Two and a Half Men" back in 2011 and continued to trade shots on social media until 2014.

But last night when Ashton spotted Charlie in the good seats at the NLCS -- he went over to the star and the two bro'd out.

Tito Ortiz says he's been DREAMING about revenge on Chael Sonnen for roughly 20 years ... ever since Chael "ruined" him during a college wrestling match ... and the time for payback is now.

Tito tells TMZ Sports ... back before they became MMA superstars, the two faced off when Tito was wrestling for Cal State Bakersfield and Chael was an Oregon Duck.

Tito says Chael caught him in a headlock and pinned him, and it "ruined me" -- leaving him wondering if he'd ever get a shot at redemption.

Well, now the time has come ... because the two are facing off at Bellator 170 in January and Tito says he's simply going to bash Sonnen's face in.

'Basketball Wives' star Jackie Christie says she did NOT refuse to pay for her granddaughter's medical bills after the child was badly burned in a daycare accident ... and says she's more than willing to help.

Jackie's been taking heat ever since her estranged daughter, Takari, set up a GoFundMe page last month to raise $3,000 to help pay for treatment for her 8-month-old daughter.

Takari said she was suffering serious financial hardships and was having a hard time finding the money to get her kid the proper help.

Matt Barnes and Evelyn Lozada reportedly kicked in more than $3,000 each -- but people are mad at Jackie, claiming she should have paid for everything in the first place.

But Jackie tells TMZ Sports ... Takari has cut HER off and never reached out for help in the first place. Had she called, Jackie says she would have been more than willing to fork over a check.

Jackie also says she's given Takari a ton of money over the years and she should be more than able to cover a $3,000 bill. She feels Takari went public with the money plea to try to embarrass Jackie.

Eminem just dropped a diss track on Donald Trump and his supporters ... essentially calling him too much of a yahoo to be trusted with our nuclear weapons.

Slim's "Campaign Speech" is almost 8 minutes of blistering freestyle -- with a few heated bars devoted to the Republican candidate ... calling him a "loose cannon" and threatening to drown his supporters.

Seems the feud between Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan is over -- because the two hugged it out in NYC Tuesday night ... after a cold war that nearly killed their friendship.

Barkley has been very open about how his friendship with MJ fell apart over criticisms he made about the NBA legend to the media.

Long story short ... Barkley had said Jordan was doing a bad job as the chairman of the Charlotte Hornets and MJ took it personally and stopped talking to him. He talked about the rift with Graham Bensinger earlier this year.

But last night in NYC, the two superstars came together ... and it was all documented by Kenny Smith.

Turns out, Barkley and Smith were at the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame ceremony -- and after the event, MJ came over to congratulate the "Inside the NBA" stars.

They hugged, they smiled and it seems like things are water under the bridge.

Azealia Banks is sticking to her story -- that Russell Crowe choked her, spit on her and called her the n-word over the weekend ... and adds her so-called pal, RZA, essentially has no balls in Hollywood.

We got Azealia in Century City and she explained her version of what happened at Russell's disastrous Beverly Hills Hotel dinner party -- and it sounds like she tried making a joke which bombed and then things got ugly, fast.

In her eyes, she bruised some egos and then suddenly she was being choked, spit on and called racial slurs by Crowe. As for whether she used the n-word ... Azealia cops to it, but believes she has a good excuse.

The bookies in Vegas already have their odds set for Wednesday night's 3rd and final presidential debate -- and Donald Trump's the clear favorite ... when it comes to interrupting.

TMZ has a full list of debate prop bets, and they range from whether Trump will say "drug test" to whether Hillary will say "Billy Bush." Check out 10 scenarios you can bet on or against ... if you're looking to make a quick buck off their talking points.

-- Who will be the first to interrupt the other ... DT: -300; HC: +200

-- Will DT and HC shake hands before debate begins ... Yes: -120; No: -120

-- How many times will DT say "tremendous" ... Over 8.5: -110; Under 8.5: -130

-- How many times will Trump say "rig" or "rigged" ... Over 4.5: +100; Under 4.5: -140

-- Will either candidate say "liar" ... Yes: -210; No: +160

-- Will Trump say "drug test" ... Yes: +325; No: -450

-- Will Clinton say "Billy Bush" ... Yes: +400; No: -600

-- Will Trump say "Bill Clinton" ... Yes: -565; No: +375

-- Will Trump say "Crooked Hillary" ... Yes: +260; No: -380

-- Will Trump say "I was wrong" ... Yes: +400; No: -600

Azealia Banks is pissed at RZA for not defending her when Russell Crowe threw her out of his party, and says she's cutting him off for good ... personally and professionally.

Sources close to Banks tell TMZ ... she'd been negotiating a deal to sign with RZA's record label for the past 3 weeks. We're told RZA's rep called her this week about closing the deal, and she made it clear ... the deal is OFF.

UCLA ... or Douche-CLA??

A Washington State University football player put the Bruins on blast for a "douchey" pre-game move UCLA pulled before they squared off on Saturday ... saying they're a bunch of wannabe tough guys.

The WSU player is Gabe Marks -- who was clearly bothered when UCLA players warmed up on the Wazzu side of the field before the game (which WSU won).

"I’m not coming back next year to be able to play them again but I don’t know what their deal is. They kind of come off as bad guys when they do things like that," Marks said.

"I don’t know if they do that to everybody. It’s kind of douchey."

"Is that like okay to say?" Marks asked ... "I mean, don't cut that. Let's be honest."

Jessica Leeds -- the woman who claims Donald Trump groped her on a plane 35 years ago -- says Melania Trump is no different than Hillary Clinton ... defending husbands who do bad things.

Leeds tells TMZ, she feels for Melania, who's now in the hot seat for defending Donald in the wake of various allegations by women. Leeds says Melania's defense of her husband is no different than Hillary's defense of Bill Clinton.

Leeds says, "The wives are in a difficult position if they want to save their marriage," adding, "They'll make compromises and accept the good with the bad."

She also says, "I feel it's terrible Melania is being viewed as sympathetic when Donald is beating up on Hillary for doing the same with Bill."

As for Melania's comment that the allegations are suspicious because they're all surfacing just weeks before the election, Leeds repeated ... she was prompted to contact The New York Times after Trump denied ever actually doing the things he talked about with Billy Bush.

And she says, she never expected The Times to run her story because "it was 35 years ago and there was no way of fact checking."