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50 Cent will be a very busy man going into 2026 tonight ... with not one but THREE New Year's Eve gigs!!!

The "In Da Club" rapper will be appearing as part of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest and Rita Ora via a pre-taped performance.

It's a fitting look for 50 ... he's closing out 2025 as New York's top-streamed rapper on YouTube ... for the 3rd straight year!!!

Remy Ma has big things popping in the new year ... including adding talk show host to her resume!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with the "Conceited" rapper in NYC this week, where she humbly bragged about bossing up with her Remy Network -- and being a one-woman show when it comes to spoiling her 7-year-old daughter.

Remy just hosted a McDonald's-themed birthday party for her little mini-me ... amid her ongoing rough divorce with rapper Papoose.

Despite their rift, Remy tells us things, such as party-planning and spending Christmas together, are smooth sailing ... because all Pap has to do is show up!!!

Jennifer Lopez hilariously stuck it to haters who complain she's "always naked" and doesn't dress her age during the opening night of her Las Vegas residency last night.

Check out the clip from the singer's first show at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace Tuesday -- she's making playful jabs at all the various criticisms she hears about. And when she talks about those who get bent out of shape about her showing off her body, she claps back ... "If you had this booty you’d be naked too!"

Of course, she threw the shade while rockin' a super skimpy bodysuit that fit her curves like a glove ... and showed off her bodacious behind with a barely-there bottom. So, she more than proved her point.

Richard Simmons' estate has apparently landed a buyer ... though, the place hasn't sold just yet.

The late fitness personality's Los Angeles home has found a contingent buyer for $5.889 million, about a month after sellers dropped the price of the pad by nearly half a million bucks.

It appears they haven't crossed the T's and dotted the I's just yet ... but, assuming everything progresses as expected, Richard's former residence will officially change hands.

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are giving their daughter the gift of amicable co-parenting this holiday season ... taking her to a Christmas fair in London together!

The singer and her actor ex were spotted at Hyde Park Winter Wonderland Tuesday night ... bundled up in thick jackets while walking around the grounds with 5-year-old Daisy.

The two stars sported big grins ... and Katy even jumped on a small roller coaster with Daisy -- unclear if Orlando joined them. He did however, jump into a large silver ball with the rest of the group in what looked like a slightly awkward moment.

Two years after the tragic death of film and TV star Matthew Perry, his previously unmarked final resting place has a new plaque to commemorate the actor ... new pics show.

His unmarked private crypt at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills had a bronze plaque recently added, honoring the late actor as a "Much Loved Friend." It includes his full name -- Matthew Langford Perry ... and his dates of birth and death -- August 19, 1969 - October 28, 2023.

The long wait is common practice as bronze plaques take some time to finish, and the family initially left the grave blank for privacy reasons.

Perry's crypt is situated in the secluded Sanctuary of Treasured Love section, near other stars like Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds.

The Arrowhead Stadium worker who went viral for framing part of a $600 tip she got from Taylor Swift says the kind gesture made her Christmas absolutely magical.

We tracked down Robyn Gentry, and she told us how Taylor's tip helped make the holiday one for the books ... and it sounds like the money wasn't the biggest thing.

Robyn says 5 of her kids lost their grandma, who she said always made Christmas for the family magical -- its unclear who the grandmother is -- but she tells us Taylor's surprise gift made for a memorable day at work.

Beloved actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. -- perhaps best known for his catchphrase "Sheeeeeit..." from "The Wire" -- has died ... TMZ has confirmed.

The Hollywood veteran passed away peacefully Tuesday in New York following a short illness, his manager Brian Liebman tells us. Deadline was first to report his death.

Whitlock starred as corrupt Senator R. Clayton Davis on "The Wire" and had recurring roles on "Veep," "Your Honor," and "Atlanta."

Whitlock collaborated with Spike Lee on several film projects, including "25th Hour" -- where he originated his signature phrase -- "BlacKkKlansman," "Da 5 Bloods," and "Chi-Raq."

Discovery Channel star Chad Ollinger told cops in Nevada he strangled his cellmate and then smashed the guy's face into a metal post ... all because he had the feeling the guy was a pedophile.

According to the arrest report, obtained by TMZ, authorities interviewed the TV star ... and say Ollinger told them he had the supernatural power to read people and know things about them.

In the docs, cops say Ollinger confessed to murdering Christopher Kelly, his cellmate at Clark County Detention Center, and told them the killing was "righteous" due to Kelly being a pedophile.

Saturday marked the final 'After Dark' tours of 2025, with two buses rolling out, featuring TV personality James Wright Chanel and actor Kris D. Lofton.

Since it was the last "TMZ After Dark" of 2025, the night centered on New Year’s resolutions ... with Lofton actively engaging passengers by asking about their goals for the year ahead.

As the buses returned to Hollywood Boulevard, the energy only intensified -- no one wanted to get off!

Blueface is looking for new surroundings in the new year ... the rapper put his Los Angeles-area mansion on the market earlier this week -- for a cool $1,250,000!

Real estate sources tell TMZ ... Blueface is giving the future buyer a jump start on the luxurious life tucked in the quiet Pleasantville of a Santa Clarita Valley neighborhood ... the 4,303-square-foot joint encompasses 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms and a back yard.

The two-level pad has been the scene of numerous Blueface viral moments and live streams over the years ... the place was built in 2018.

Jill Biden's first husband, Bill Stevenson, is now a widower ... because Bill's wife was pronounced dead at their Delaware home after cops were called for a domestic dispute, and found her unresponsive ... TMZ has learned.

New Castle County Police tell TMZ ... officers responded to a reported domestic dispute at a home in Oak Hill around 11:15 Sunday night and found Linda Stevenson unresponsive in the living room.

Cops say officers immediately administered life-saving measures, but Linda was ultimately pronounced dead.

"Love Island USA" alum Yulissa Escobar says she was savagely struck by another woman in Miami early Monday ... causing her to suffer a concussion.

Escobar tells TMZ ... she and a pal went to LIV nightclub in Miami Beach to see a Sunday night performance before popping over to Taco Bell for some grub in the wee hours, which is when she says all the trouble started. According to a police report taken by the Miami Beach Police Department, the reality star was waiting for her order when a male approached and started making "inappropriate remarks toward her," which she told cops she ignored.

According to the report, a female accompanying the male apparently became agitated and struck her on her right cheek. Police said the couple then left the scene in a white Mercedes.

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Rachel Uchitel used to make headlines during her affair with Tiger Woods … but now she's catching eyeballs as she gets ready to walk down the aisle with her fiancé Dan Donovan ... and we have pics of the couple on the way to their wedding rehearsal dinner.

Rachel stunned in a bedazzled white lace mini-dress with a pink oversized bow, while Dan wore black slacks, a blue blazer, dark velvet shoes and a pink handkerchief. The two walked hand-in-hand Monday on the way to the dinner in Miami, Florida.

The "Miss Understood with Rachel Uchitel" podcast host first crossed paths with her businessman beau through the dating app Bumble. While they matched years ago, they didn't meet in person until 2024.

Mel Gibson and longtime partner Rosalind Ross have separated ... TMZ has learned.

The split comes after 9 years and one child together. The two quietly uncoupled about a year ago ... TMZ has confirmed. People was first to report the breakup.

The two began dating in 2014 after meeting through mutual friends.