Celebrity Feuds

There is NO rift between Chris Paul & DeAndre Jordan ... despite reports to the contrary, so says Clippers teammate Dahntay Jones who tells TMZ Sports the L.A. superstars are still like "brothers."

"Guys fight and argue on the court, but that's just the emotion of the game," Jones says ... "but people want to blow things out of proportion."

Jones is responding to an explosive report that Jordan could bolt Tinseltown this summer because he can't stand playing with CP3.

But Jones says he hasn't seen anything between the guys that make him think beef is on the menu.

"Those guys are brothers, man. They sit with each other on the plane, on the bus. If you don't like a guy you stay away from him."

Nicki Minaj killed two birds with one ridiculously expensive stone -- a $1700 couture jersey with the words "Pervert 17" on it -- which looks like a direct shot at her label mate Tyga.

The lacy Givenchy top also came in handy for Nicki's wardrobe in the "Feeling Myself" music video with Beyonce, but considering her bad blood with Tyga ... a lot of people think it's also not-so-subtle commentary about his 17-year-old girlfriend, Kylie Jenner.

Tyga and Nicki have had beef since last year when he said he was pissed he had to work with Nicki and Drake ... just because they're all signed to Young Money.

As for the Givenchy top ... it retails at $1,725!!! We'd say that's a stupid amount of money to spend just for a little revenge, but fact is -- that's just a stupid amount of money to spend on clothing, period.

Luckily, for Nicki .... we're betting her label picked up the tab.

Drake and Diddy's feud went from 0 to 100 with just one punch -- and it was killed with just one phone call ... TMZ has learned.

The hip-hop superstars have been beefing since December when Diddy put hands on Drizzy outside LIV Nightclub in Miami because he felt disrespected in a dispute over a track.

Sources close to both parties say they finally got together in mid-April for a summit, by phone. We're told they chopped it up, and agreed to end the drama ... and the major motivator for peace was green.

They've both scheduled big events this summer -- festival concerts, holiday parties, and award shows -- and realized they were going to cross paths several times. We're told they decided to clear the air since both would rather make money than war.

There were concerns the squabble might get even more violent when J. Prince stepped in to warn Diddy (and several others) to quit messing with his protege, Drake. But we're told all parties are standing down now.

Jay Z ripped into everyone who's bashing his new business ... as only he can -- by uncorking a blistering freestyle in which he compared himself to the founders of Apple and Nike.

The lyrical attack came during Jay's 'B-Sides' concert last night, which aired on Tidal ... his music streaming service. Critics have accused the rap mogul of charging users more for Tidal -- compared to similar services -- simply because his name is attached to it.

Jay Z's point? Steve Jobs was rich, and everyone bought iPhones ... and "Phil Knight is worth trillions, you still bought them kicks."

Check it out ... he also accuses Google and YouTube of underpaying artists -- or as he put it, "You know n***as die for equal pay right? You know when I work I ain't your slave, right?"

Christina Aguilera made another trip to Disneyland Saturday with a pic of Mickey emblazoned on her chest ... the same mouse she called an "a**hole" just months earlier.

The famous singer strolled around with her fiance Matt Rutler and her son Max.

You may recall, the judge of "The Voice" got into it with Mr. Mouse last December, when she wanted a pic with the rodent who was on his break. As we reported things got heated and that's when she dropped the "a-hole" characterization of the famous character.

This time all was peaceful ... Christina was escorted by Disneyland staff. No animals were harmed.

Javaris Crittenton is dead to Gilbert Arenas.

Agent Zero was out in L.A. last night ... when we asked if he would ever consider visiting his x-NBA teammate in prison, where he'll be spend the next 23 years for killing a woman in 2011.

FYI -- the two made headlines together back in 2009 ... when they pulled guns on each other in the Washington Wizards locker room.

But Arenas tells TMZ Sports he's erased Javaris from his memory -- saying there's no chance he'll visit the guy because ... "Why would I need to be reminded of prison for? I've seen 'Locked Up,' it's not a nice place."

We also asked Arenas about his fireworks arrest in 2013 -- and if he still plans to light up the sky on July 4th, 2015 ... despite the fact he's on probation.

The road to recovery takes time … so Kyle Richards is not ready to give up on elder sister Kim.

TMZ has learned that the ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ siblings have been taking steps to repair their relationship since their epic, finger-pointing fight on the season 5 reunion show.

Step 1: Kyle visited Kim when she was in rehab.

Step 2: Kyle RSVP'd “yes” to niece Brooke Brinson’s destination wedding next weekend, and for her part Kim backed down from her original position ... making Kyle persona non grata.

We’re told that Kyle wants desperately to preserve the family, and not going to her niece's wedding would be unthinkable.

Alcohol is on the menu, but they’re not worried about Kim relapsing because her drinking is only a problem when she's alone.

Two down ... ten steps to go ...

Melissa Rivers believes Kathy Griffin is self-centered beyond words ... so worried about saving her own ass that she would crap all over the legacy of Joan Rivers.

Rivers was at the 92nd Street Y in NYC where she sat down with Hoda Kotb to talk about her new book. When Hoda zeroed in on "Fashion Police" -- Melissa had trouble harnessing her anger.

Melissa believes Kathy more than disrespected Joan in the way she handled leaving the show, saying she "s*** on her mom's legacy." And she didn't stop there.

Our photogs got Griffin out Tuesday night and asked her about Melissa's comments ... but she wanted no part of it.

"Vanderpump Rules" had to jettison Stassi Schroeder from the show because she made one FATAL mistake -- calling Lisa Vanderpump ... OLD.

That rationale comes courtesy of co-star Peter Madrigal, who took the opportunity Wednesday to absolutely trash his now former co-star.

Check it out ... Madrigal is downright angry about Stassi going after the boss lady, and straight up excited she's gone. His attempt to give her a friendly-ish kiss off is cute and transparent as hell.

As TMZ first reported, Stassi's attitude is what did her in ... and she's not only off the show, she's out at all of Lisa's restaurants too.

Tyga is sure Blac Chyna's custody play has nothing to do with parenting and everything to do with the fact he is with Kylie Jenner, and not her.

Sources close to Tyga tell TMZ, he doesn't think his relationship with Kylie is any reflection on his ability to be a good dad ... and no one -- not even BC -- can legitimately question his parenting skills.

We're told Tyga believes any attempt to wrestle custody away from him is simply because he chose KJ over BC.

Our sources say Tyga thinks if anyone is questionable it's Blac Chyna, whom he claims cares more about twerking than raising their son.

The couple does not have a formal custody arrangement, but it seems they are headed for an all-out custody war.

"Vanderpump Rules" star Stassi Schroeder was a blast during the first 2 seasons, but the Queen V herself says the party's over for Stassi because her bad attitude through Season 3 was just too much.

Lisa Vanderpump tells TMZ Stassi is moving on to less catty pastures, and both sides agreed it was the right time for her to go.

LV says Stassi is not only off the show -- she's also off the clock, OFF camera at Sur ... and the rest of Lisa's restaurants.

Earlier this week, Stassi hinted she might be absent this season -- she must have seen the writing on the wall when she wasn't included in Bravo's promotional events in NYC.

Kobe Bryant continues to haunt Dwight Howard ... at least judging by video of a heckler who used The Mamba to taunt D12 after he was ejected from a playoff game ... and TMZ Sports has the footage.

Moments after Howard was (mercifully?) booted from Sunday night's beatdown at the hands of the Clippers ... Dwight got to hear a familiar Staples Center yell as he exited through the tunnel.

"Kobe!"

You can see Howard look back at the heckler ... he doesn't seem happy.

Now for some backstory ... Dwight and Kobe have HATED each other ever since their disaster season together back in 2013 ... with Kobe publicly chiding him as "soft."

A GWAR of gwords is going down between the metal band and its fired singer Vulvatron -- they say she's a reckless drunk, but she says she totally parties responsibly.

Last week on Facebook, GWAR's Brent Purgason put Kim Dylla -- Vulvatron's not her Christian name -- on full blast for getting obliterated before shows. Although the band's official release was more PC ... Purgason's post claimed booze was affecting Kim's performance.

Kim tells TMZ ... yes, she'd typically have a few beers before a concert, but denies getting wasted. More importantly, she points out the band wears ridiculous outfits and sings about sex, drugs and worldwide destruction -- so guzzling a few beers should NOT be a big deal.

But she says what really chaps her ass is the fact GWAR is looking to hire a new singer to slip into her fake blood spurting boobs. She's upset because she created the character, but unfortunately GWAR owns it.

Silver living for the ex-Vulva -- she's pretty cute minus the bleeding rack!

Gilbert Arenas has told the judge ... he DEFINITELY took back the $1 MILLION engagement ring he gave to his estranged wife Laura Govan in 2008 ... but he sure as hell didn't sell it behind her back.

The NBA star just filed new court docs in his legal war with Govan (the mother of his 4 kids) ... admitting they're on terrible terms ever since they broke up in 2014.

In fact, Arenas ADMITS he kicked her ass out of their L.A. mansion following the split ... and says he doesn't think he could EVER live with her again.

As for the ring, which Govan claimed he "forcefully" took from her and sold for cash in previous legal docs -- Arenas says it's only partly true.

In court docs obtained by TMZ Sports, Gilbert admits he took the ring and refused to give it back ... but says he NEVER tried to sell it. Instead, he says it's still in his possession.

Gilbert doesn't say much more about the split ... however, he does cop to treating Laura like a queen when they were together.

For example, Arenas says he once threw Laura a lavish and expensive 3 day birthday bash ... and on another occasion, rented a chopper to fly Laura and her mom to Santa Barbara for lunch at a winery.

Nate Dogg's widow doesn't deserve a single red cent of his estate -- according to the hip-hop legend's son ... who claims the marriage was a sham and Latoya Calvin is just trying to cash in now.

According to court docs ... Naijiel Hale says Latoya caused the car accident that led to Nate Dogg having multiple strokes and eventually dying. He also believes she married his father while Nate was mentally incapacitated, so she shouldn't be entitled to anything.

Naijiel's mother, Rhoda Mouton is also joining the fight -- and points out, in docs ... Latoya didn't even attend Nate's funeral.

Nate's estate says he and Latoya separated and filed for divorce 19 days after they married. The only hiccup -- the divorce wasn't final when Nate died.

As we previously reported ... the Dogg's $350k house in Pomona, CA has been the subject of a bitter family feud for years between Latoya and Nate's family -- including his six kids.

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Trevor Ariza's grandfather says if Matt Barnes tried to talk smack to him during a game like he did to James Harden's mother ... "We'd have to kick the s**t out of him!"

Osvaldo Ariza was on his way in to Staples Center last night when we he made it clear ... the Ariza family doesn't mess around.

As far as the situation between Barnes and Harden's mom ... Ariza says he's not worried about Monja Willis because she's a tough chick who can definitely take care of herself.