Controversial S#!T

Judge Jeanine Pirro says she does disagree with some of President Trump's tactics -- though she won't say which ones -- but adds his words don't matter as much as what he does.

The Judge was on TMZ Live to talk about her bestselling book, 'Liars, Leakers and Liberals.' It's no secret, she's been a constant and staunch defender of the Prez, but we asked if there's anything ... ANYTHING he's done that would make her break ranks ... even a little bit.

She admitted his infamous "grab 'em by the pussy" remark was an issue, but then got pretty heated when we asked about things he's said since entering the White House. For instance, calling American citizens "sons of bitches" for protesting before NFL games.

Judge Pirro thinks Americans don't care about his rants -- on Twitter or at rallies -- because she thinks he's made the country better in every imaginable way.

YG is demanding answers from Madden and/or the NFL about why Colin Kaepernick's name was censored from his song ... because he sure as hell didn't approve it.

Sources close to YG tell TMZ Sports, the rapper was completely unaware his track, "Big Bank," would be edited when it was included in Madden NFL 19. The track features Big Sean, Nicki Minaj and 2 Chainz, and Sean's verse includes Kaep's name. At least it did until someone scrubbed it.

We're told the move blindsided YG and his team, and his camp's furiously trying to find out who called for the edit -- the game's producer, EA, or the NFL. Either way, he's not happy and wants the song to run unedited.

In case you missed it, Sean's verse went like ... "Feed me to the wolves now I lead the pack and s**t. You boys all cap, I'm more Colin Kaepernick." The final in-game version completely nixes the name.

Colin Kaepernick won't be seen OR heard on the new Madden NFL 19 ... 'cause the free agent QB's name was pulled from a Big Sean verse on the game's soundtrack.

The game doesn't officially drop until next week, but people who have gotten their hands on an early copy have noticed Kaep's name was scrubbed from Sean's verse on YG's song "Big Bank" featuring 2 Chainz and Nicki Minaj.

What you're supposed to hear is "Feed me to the wolves now I lead the pack and sh*t. You boys all cap, I'm more Colin Kaepernick" ... but aside from the obvious edits to keep the lyrics rated PG, the game also took the Kaep shout-out off the track.

A video has been going viral on social media ... and most people are assuming it has to do with Kaep's involvement in kick-starting the National Anthem controversy.

As for Kaep appearing in the game as a player ... that won't happen until he's signed to a team. So, don't hold your breath.

If Conor McGregor ever wants to make the jump to the squared circle, he'll have Ronda Rousey to thank ... so says Sheamus, who tells us Rowdy paved the way for MMA stars in WWE.

TMZ Sports spoke with the Irish superstar about Ronda's transition into pro wrestling ... and Sheamus says he wouldn't be surprised if more UFC fighters follow her lead.

"I think anything is possible now with Ronda in the WWE ... Ronda's killing it, so the door's open for anybody."

BTW -- Conor and Sheamus had a huge Twitter feud back in 2014 after the Notorious claimed he would "whoop his ass" in a fight.

Camille Hyde says she's seen blackface used on the set of some productions ... and it makes people uncomfortable.

We got the "American Vandal" star Wednesday in L.A.'s Larchmont Village neighborhood where we asked for her thoughts on a young actor stand-in being darkened to match the complexion of Keith L. Williams in "Good Boys"... which upset some members of the crew.

Camille says the practice of using makeup to make a stand-in match the actor's skin color isn't totally unheard of -- in fact, she tells us she's seen it done herself.

As for how it was handled ... Camille says the issue was brought up then -- much like it's being brought up now -- and believes speaking your truth is the best way to address it.

Travis Scott removed a very famous trans model from his "Astroworld" album cover, and although she's publicly taking it in stride ... Travis is getting some backlash that hints at bigotry.

Amanda Lepore tells TMZ she was simply too good looking to make Travis' final cut, saying, "A girl can't help it! I'm too distracting for the eyes! I upstaged everyone in the photograph!" She adds ... "Oh well ... I love David LaChapelle and Travis Scott! Love and kisses."

Amanda's jokey answer echoes what artist LaChapelle said when asked why the final version differed from the one he shot. He's said Amanda "just upstaged every one" and that she "knows the T."

LaChapelle wanted to make it clear, though, that Travis' omission had "nothing to do with hating." What's odd is neither he nor Travis has seriously explained the edit -- and some people online are now accusing the rapper of being transphobic.

Common says if a stand-in for a movie or TV show requires makeup to match skin complexion with the actor ... the director better find a new stand-in.

We got the rapper/actor leaving Equinox Wednesday in WeHo, and he weighed in on the controversy involving the upcoming comedy "Good Boys." We broke the story ... a stand-in for child actor Keith L. Williams was on set in blackface. Common's NOT down with it.

He tells us it's never appropriate to go the blackface route, and doesn't buy the production company's claim it's standard practice to use makeup to match skin tones for lighting purposes. But, even if it is -- he says it's time to end it.

The filmmakers behind an upcoming comedy used makeup to darken the face of a child actor's stand-in -- a la "blackface" -- but the film's production company says it's common practice.

Sources connected to the film, "Good Boys" -- produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg -- tell TMZ ... 11-year-old Keith L. Williams' stand-in was on set last week in Vancouver, and wearing dark brown makeup on his face.

We're told the stand-in was also rocking an afro wig and fitted in a fat suit. Williams was on a break at the time, but our sources say the sight of his stand-in was upsetting to at least one person on set.

Other sources connected to the production company, Good Universe, tell us it's "not uncommon for lighting purposes to match actors' skin tones" ... and they insist this is not a blackface situation.

We've spoken to others in the industry who say their experience is, rather than using makeup, casting directors typically make a point of hiring stand-ins who match the actors' complexions.

We're told "Good Boys" producers were aware someone had filed a complaint, and they were in the process of addressing the grievance.

For the record, we're told the stand-in is a light-skinned African-American kid.

The guy who recently took a pickax to President Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star doesn't seem to appreciate the latest violence that's erupted around it ... how 'bout that?

We got Austin Clay Tuesday in WeHo where he gave his thoughts on the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce deciding to keep Trump's star in place, despite a new wave of brawls and vandalism it's attracted since Austin's demolition job last week.

Austin -- who was arrested for his own vandalism -- says the Chamber's making a mistake by keeping the star on Hollywood Blvd., considering how much chaos it's driving day in and day out. He also thinks it's becoming aesthetically displeasing to the boulevard.

8/1 -- A judge has granted the orders in part, and has ruled 4 of the 5 individuals must stop communicating with him and keep their distance. The judge did deny Feldman's request to block the individuals from mentioning him on social media.

In the docs -- obtained by TMZ -- Feldman claims the trolls have been working with Judy Haim, Corey Haim's mother.

Corey Feldman isn't waiting for LAPD to conclude its investigation into what he calls serious threats on his life -- he's requesting court-ordered protection.

Feldman filed for requests for restraining orders against 5 individuals he claims are harassing him online. TMZ broke the story ... Corey already went to cops over a barrage of Twitter threats he's received. One said, "If longing to see @Corey_Feldman get gangraped in prison is wrong, I don't want to be right." Police now have search warrants to track down the people behind some of the threats.

In the new docs, one of the alleged harassers matches up with a name in the search warrants -- so, this seems like Corey's covering all his bases here by filing for the restraining orders.

Another one of the people Corey names is a woman who played in his backing band, The Angels.

Ted Cruz believes the NFL has mishandled the national anthem controversy in a big way -- and tells TMZ Sports it's football fans who are ultimately losing out.

"I will say, I think the NFL did itself a lot of harm last year," the Republican senator from Texas told us at Reagan Airport in D.C.

"An awful lot of their fans, folks who go to games and like to cheer on football, found themselves thrust in the middle of politics."

He added ... "People ought to be able to enjoy football without it being turned into a political statement that many understandably see as a slight to our flag and to the many people who stood up and fought to defend our country."

Cruz has previously supported Colin Kaepernick's right to protest -- but does not support taking a knee during the anthem.

James Gunn's future in the "Guardians of the Galaxy" franchise is now in the hands of Disney -- a future his own brother won't try to predict after the cast's public cry of support.

We got Sean Gunn at LAX Monday just hours after he and the rest of the 'Guardians' actors penned an open letter going to bat for their fired director after he was canned over a week ago for old tweets that made light of rape and pedophilia.

The actor doesn't have much more to add beyond what the letter says clear as day -- that the 'Guardians' "fully support" James -- but he does elaborate on what he thinks is happening to his big bro ... a full-on character assassination that he chalks up to mere lies.

Austin Rivers can't imagine how hard it'll be for Bronny James to grow up as LeBron's son ... but he's offering advice, telling TMZ Sports, "Just focus on being the best him he can be."

We got Austin -- who lived in Doc's shadow his whole life -- at LAX, when we had to ask ... how is it really going to be for LBJ Jr. to grow up as a famous NBA son in the basketball world??

Rivers doesn't sugarcoat it ... saying it's going to be brutal.

But -- A.R.'s got a blueprint for Bronny to follow.

"Don't focus on trying to be LeBron James," Rivers says. "I didn't focus on trying to be Doc. I just tried to be myself."

Austin seems to think Bronny's got a huge future regardless ... dishing out praise for what he's seen from the King's kid so far -- including giving a high grade for his first-ever dunk.

"Will & Grace" star Leslie Jordan is calling for people to FORGIVE Brewers pitcher Josh Hader for his homophobic and racist tweets ... saying everyone's guilty of saying dumb things when they're young.

Hader was booed in San Francisco Thursday night over the tweets he posted in 2011 -- when he was 17 years old. The tweets included the n-word and very anti-gay rhetoric.

He later apologized, saying he was "immature" and has changed since then.

But, Jordan -- who's openly gay -- says the whole situation is "silly" because you can't define people by what they do at age 17. In fact, Jordan says he was an alcoholic as a teenager and couldn't imagine the things he would have posted if Twitter was around back then.

These are actual words that came out of Shaq's mouth Sunday night -- "Kobe coming back. You heard it here first."

Is he messing with us? Probably. Then again, maybe not??

But, probably.

Shaq was leaving the Budweiser LIVE 5-on-5 charity basketball tournament in Downtown L.A. over the weekend when we asked the 46-year-old if he would ever consider a comeback.

The Diesel shot that right down ... but then cracked a big grin and told us, "Kobe coming back I heard. Kobe coming back! You heard it here first!"

There have been rumblings about 39-year-old Kobe Bryant coming back to the Lakers for one more season alongside LeBron James ... but it's super unlikely.

Then again ... maybe not?

By the way, the basketball event raised money for the Folds of Honor Foundation -- which provides scholarships to spouses and children of U.S. military personnel who've been killed or wounded in action.

R. Kelly's new song fell way short of living up to its name, because he didn't admit he's a pedophile and a deadbeat dad ... so says the father of one of his alleged sex slaves.

Angelo Clary -- father of Azriel Clary -- tells TMZ ... Kelly took advantage of his daughter at the age of 17, which is a year too early under Florida law.

Clary insists R. Kelly is a pedophile, and says his "I Admit" lyrics about sympathizing with parents of his "girlfriends" are total BS.

As we reported ... Kelly addresses some of the sex cult allegations in the new, 19-minute long track -- in addition to his financial problems and celeb beefs with Steve Harvey and John Legend.

Clary doesn't give a damn about the singer's woes, but does suggest there's an easy fix for Kelly ... if he's really game.