Controversial S#!T

Super-producer Southside thinks Jermaine Dupri's claim of pioneering "making it rain" in the club needs an asterisk because the Atlanta he knows has been enjoying the pastime for eons!!!

We caught up with the 808 Mafia Boss at LAX and he tells us he was just in the club with JD and Nelly -- and neither could weather the money storm he summoned. In fact, he says they eventually tapped out.

Southside acknowledged the So So Def rapper as royalty in the realm of shutting down strip clubs but suggests he adopted it from elder OGs -- like Southside's pops -- who didn't have celebrity status ... and didn't want it, due to certain business ventures in which they might have engaged.

JD was recently a guest on R&B star Estelle's Apple Music show where he recalled having to convince strippers at Magic City that tossing money in the air -- and picking it up off the floor -- was actually a good thing!!!

The veteran music exec also flagged his 1998 "Money Ain't a Thang" hit with Jay-Z as the entry point for making it rain in music videos ... which speaks to Southside's point.

El superproductor Southside cree que la afirmación de Jermaine Dupri de ser el pionero en "hacer llover (dinero)" en los clubes necesita un asterisco, ¡porque la Atlanta que él conoce ha estado disfrutando de este pasatiempo desde siempre!

Nos pusimos al día con el jefe de 808 Mafia en LAX y nos dice que estuvo en un club con Jermaine Dupri y Nelly, y ninguno de los dos pudo capear la tormenta de dinero que convocó. De hecho, dice que al final se quedaron sin nada.

Southside sí reconoció al rapero y dueño de So So Def como parte de la realeza en el reino de hacer tumbar los clubes de striptease, pero sugiere que lo adoptó de raperos más antiguos, como los padres de Southside, que no tenían estatus de celebridades, y no lo querían, debido a ciertos negocios en los que podrían haber estado involucrados.

Recientemente, JD participó como invitado en el programa de Apple Music de la estrella del R&B, Estelle, donde recordó haber convencido a las strippers de Magic City de que lanzar dinero al aire y recogerlo del suelo era algo bueno.

El ejecutivo musical también señaló su éxito de 1998, "Money Ain't a Thang", con Jay-Z, como el punto de partida en hacer llover billetes en los videos musicales, lo que está en sintonía con el punto de Southside.

Michael Caine no entiende por qué los actores necesitan ayuda extra para las escenas de sexo en el siglo 21 y recuerda los viejos tiempos cuando los actores simplemente fingían orgasmos así. 🫰

Este fin de semana, el caballero actor contó sus pensamientos poco convencionales al Daily Mail, durante una entrevista en la que hablaban de su última película, "El gran fugitivo", que, según Caine, podría ser su última película.

Mientras charlaban surgió el tema del #MeToo, específicamente en lo que respecta a los coordinadores de intimidad (un papel en los sets que realmente creció y se convirtió en la corriente principal después de 2016).

Esto es lo que Mikey tenía que decir al respecto: "¿En serio? ¿En serio? ¿Qué son? Nunca tuvimos eso en mis días. Gracias a Dios que tengo 90 años y ya no interpreto amantes es todo lo que puedo decir ".

Y añade: "En mis tiempos sólo hacías la escena de amor sin que nadie interfiriera. Todo ha cambiado". Además dio su opinión sobre la corrección política en general, diciendo: "Es aburrido. No poder decir lo que piensas y no poder llamar a nadie 'cariño'".

Dicho esto, Michael también dice que le gusta aprender de amigos que son más jóvenes que él.

Es un sentimiento interesante, aunque un poco anticuado. Lo cierto es que los actores de hoy en día llevan años alabando a los coordinadores de la intimidad diciendo que son increíblemente útiles para hacer que el reparto y el equipo se sientan más cómodos, por no hablar de garantizar la seguridad en el set.

Michael Caine doesn't get why actors need extra help navigating sex scenes in the 21st century -- reminiscing on the old days when ... thespians just faked orgasms like that. 🫰

The knighted actor spilled his unconventional thoughts to the Daily Mail this weekend -- this during an interview in which they were discussing his latest flick "The Great Escaper," which MC says may well be his last movie at his ripe old age.

As they chatted, the topic of #MeToo came up ... specifically as it pertains to intimacy coordinators -- a role on sets that really grew and became mainstream post-2016.

Here's what Mikey had to say about it ... "Really? Seriously? What are they? We never had that in my day. Thank god I’m 90 and don’t play lovers anymore is all I can say."

He adds, "In my day you just did the love scene and got on with it without anyone interfering. It’s all changed." MC wasn't done just yet though ... he gave his opinion on political correctness at large, saying ... "[I]t’s dull. Not being able to speak your mind and not being able to call anyone 'darling.'"

With that said, Michael also says he likes learning from friends who are younger than him.

It's an interesting sentiment -- if not a little outdated. Fact is, modern-day actors have been singing the praises of intimacy coordinators for years now ... saying they're incredibly helpful in making the cast and crew more comfortable, not to mention ensuring safety on set.

Doja Cat's been dodging devil-worshipping accusations for months, but has finally faced her holiest critics head-on through the music of her new album "Scarlett."

The LP hit DSPs on Friday, with Doja on the defensive end of several tracks and getting cheeky on others ... like on the "F*** the Girls (FTG)" track when she blurts, "Said suck my d***, c***, t***, I'm yellin' 666."

Doja's moment of clarity arrives in the middle of the album on the track "Skull and Bones" ... a profound statement that she's not the Mistress of Darkness like so many suspected.

On the track's 2nd verse Doja raps, "Y'all been pushing 'Satan this; and 'Satan that' My fans is yellin', "Least she rich," you need that pact/Looking like I got some things you hate I have And trust me, baby, God don't play with hate like that" ... and also mentions fan speculation over her recent string of tattoos.

Doja surfaced with a mangly-looking bat on her back in May, which followed a tat of a mythical monster many deemed demonic, but she was clear to give God the cred for her recent chart-topping success on the track.

Doja was the rapper responsible for ending hip hop's year-long drought atop the Billboard 100 with her song "Paint the Town Red" ... a moment of elation shared by Dionne Warwick ... who we suspect wouldn't associate herself with anything dipped in evil.

Several Giants and 49ers fans got into such a wild fistfight in the stands following their game Thursday night ... at least two people were left bloodied.

The brawl went down just minutes after San Francisco beat New York at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. ... after a witness said fans had been trash-talking so much, one of them threw a beer that landed on a woman.

According to the bystander, as soon as the liquid fell on the lady ... a melee immediately broke out -- and in footage from the scene, obtained by TMZ Sports, you can see things got violent in a hurry.

One fan wearing a Joe Montana jersey was punched in the face so many times, his nose gushed blood.

Just feet away, two Giants fans were seen throwing haymakers at a guy in Niners gear ... hitting him so flush in the face, a cut opened above his right eye.

To the SF supporter's credit, he fought off the men ... landing several punches of his own -- before bolting from the area.

One witness tells us authorities did ultimately come to the stands to address the fracas ... though by the time they arrived, nearly all of the combatants had left.

A spokesperson for the Santa Clara Police Dept., however, tells us they are investigating the incident further.

Chrisean Rock ha escuchado fuerte y claro el mensaje de la gente, quien se ha enojado mucho con ella por su falta de cuidado al sostener a su bebé recién nacido. Pero dice que Blueface ha sido un total desaparecido cuando se trata de cuidarlo.

Chrisean abordó el video, ahora viral, que muestra la cabeza de su hijo pequeño moviéndose en el aire, mientras ella lo llevaba en un portabebés en Walmart. Rock admite su falta por no acunar su cabeza correctamente, pero dice que la mujer que la grabó lidiando con el bebé podría haber ofrecido su ayuda si sentía que había un problema.

Chrisean también criticó a Blueface, quien tiró un dardo a Chrisean después de que se viralizara el video- reclamando que las llamadas que le ha hecho no han sido contestadas. Rock explicó que estaba haciendo malabares con su perro y dos carritos llenos, y todo con sus propias manos. Asegura que estaba al límite.

Cardi B habló sobre días estresantes como este cuando le pedimos un consejo para Chrisean, tras su terrizaje forzoso en la maternidad. Ella le recordó que se reservara algo de tiempo libre para sí misma cuando las cosas se pusieran difíciles y viceversa.

Chrisean Rock has heard the message loud and clear from people angry with her lack of care when holding her newborn infant ... but says Blueface has been MIA in helping out with the newborn.

Chrisean addressed the now-viral video showing her young son's head dangling around while she held him in a carrier at Walmart. Rock admits fault for not cradling his head properly, but says the woman who recorded her struggling with the baby could've offered assistance if she felt there was a problem.

Chrisean also called out Blueface -- who took a jab at Chrisean after the video went viral --claiming her calls to him went unanswered. Rock explained she was juggling the baby, dog and 2 full carts with only 2 hands. Chrisean says she was stretched to the limit.

Blue, for his part, says he wasn't ragging on Chrisean over the Walmart but says she's going to have to play the part of the adult when he's not around to save the day.

Cardi B spoke on manic days like this when we asked her the best advice for Chrisean's crash landing into motherhood, where she reminded her to save some free time for herself when the going gets tough and vice versa.

Nick Cannon está de acuerdo con Charlamagne Tha God en que el marido de Nicki Minaj, Kenneth Petty, es malo para el negocio, es decir... para su negocio como artista.

Nick y sus compañeros de 'Daily Cannon' hablaron del asunto en su reciente emisión, con los panelistas diciendo que desde ahora en adelante se iban a referir a él, como el "Marido de Nicki Minaj", y nada más.

Petty está cumpliendo 120 días bajo arresto domiciliario por violar su libertad condicional como delincuente sexual registrado por hacer comentarios amenazantes a Offset en las redes sociales. Todo esto, en medio de la guerra fría entre Nicki y Cardi B.

CTG, recientemente etiquetó a Petty con "El burro del día" por deshonrar con sus actuaciones, incluso bromeando con que se le deben revocar sus privilegios de televisión mientras cumple su arresto domiciliario.

Mientras que Nicki aún no se ha referido a la defensa de su cónyuge. Más bien, ha estado defendiendo su propio nombre.

Nick Cannon agrees with Charlamagne Tha God's recent hot takes about Nicki Minaj's husband Kenneth Petty being bad for business ... meaning, her business as an artist.

Nick and his 'Daily Cannon' cohorts emptied the clip on their recent broadcast ... with one cohost even declaring Kenneth should officially be referred to as "Nicki Minaj's Husband" from this point forward.

Petty is currently serving 120 days house arrest for threatening Offset on social media amid Nicki and Cardi B's cold war -- a violation of his existing probation as a registered sex offender.

CTG recently tagged Petty with "Donkey Of The Day" dishonors over his street life act, and Nick said much the same ... even joking Petty should have his television privileges revoked while he serves his house arrest.

That might make for a testy household, and while Nicki hasn't come to her spouse's defense yet ... she's been defending her own name as she takes on her home's swatter.

Lizzo está enviando un mensaje muy claro, y es que ama y apoya a las "mujeres gordas negras", a quienes dio gran protagonismo mientras recibía un premio humanitario.

La cantante fue honrada el jueves por la noche con el Premio Humanitario de la Black Music Action Coalition y se rodeó de una veintena de mujeres de talla grande.

Como informamos, Lizzo ha sido recientemente objeto de dos demandas separadas, que la acusan de permitir el acoso racial, sexual y más en su gira. Aunque no hizo mención específica a las demandas, pronunció un discurso en el que sin duda se refería a ellas.

Lizzo prometió que seguiría amplificando las voces de las personas marginadas porque "tengo un micrófono y sé cómo usarlo". Y aseguró que, "seguirá representando y creando espacios seguros para las mujeres gordas negras, porque eso es lo que hago".

Lizzo fue demandada por una mujer el jueves, quien afirma que fue reclutada para hacer el vestuario de la gira de Lizzo de 2023.

En la demanda, ella dice que a las bailarinas de talla grande de Lizzo apenas se les dejaba espacio para cambiarse en los bastidores, y que a menudo se burlaban de ellas los hombres del equipo de escenario, quienes eran predominantemente blancos.

Un representante de la cantante llamó al abogado que presentó la demanda y lo avergonzó por "reclutar a alguien para presentar una falsa y absurda demanda publicitaria de quien, esperen a ver, en realidad nunca conoció ni habló con Lizzo. Le prestaremos toda la atención que se merece. Ninguna".

Lizzo is sending a very clear message -- she loves and supports "Black fat women" -- giving them a spotlight as she accepted a humanitarian award.

The singer was honored Thursday night with the Black Music Action Coalition's Humanitarian Award and surrounded herself with about 20 plus-sized women.

As we reported, Lizzo's recently been targeted in two separate lawsuits, accusing her of allowing racial harassment, sexual harassment and more on her tour. While she didn't specifically mention the lawsuits, Lizzo gave a speech that certainly addressed them.

Lizzo promised she'd continue to, "Amplify the voices of marginalized people because I have a microphone and I know how to use it." While stating she will, "Continue to put on and represent and create safe spaces for Black fat women, because that’s what the f**k I do."

Lizzo was sued Thursday by a woman who claims she was brought on to do wardrobe for Lizzo's tour in 2023.

In the lawsuit, the woman says Lizzo's plus-sized dancers were left with barely any room to change backstage, often made fun of by the predominantly white male stage crew.

A rep for the singer called the lawyer who filed the lawsuit and shamed them for, "recruiting someone to file a bogus, absurd publicity-stunt lawsuit who, wait for it, never actually met or even spoke with Lizzo. We will pay this as much attention as it deserves. None.”

After the award show, Lizzo attended dinner at West Hollywood hot spot, Craig's ... but she didn't address her comments any further on her way inside.

GoFundMe is putting a permanent kibosh on Rob Mercer, the World Series of Poker player who lied on the platform about having cancer, took tens of thousands of dollars in donations and then blew it in Vegas.

A spokesperson for GoFundMe tells TMZ ... those who chipped in for Rob's fundraiser earlier this year have been fully refunded, and he's been axed from using the site in the future.

We're told the company has zero tolerance for those who "exploit the generosity of our community," adding GoFundMe often cooperates with law enforcement investigations into those "formally accused of wrongdoing."

As we reported, Rob came clean this week about his big lie ... in which he created a GoFundMe to get enough cash to attend July's WSOP event in Las Vegas.

He claimed he had colon cancer and reportedly received between $30,000 and $50,000 from people supporting him. However, he told the Las Vegas Review-Journal, he made it all up, and claimed it was a "spur-of-the-moment" decision.

Rob also told the outlet he thinks he actually has undiagnosed breast cancer but was embarrassed to say that, which is why he says he picked colon cancer instead.

The issue he's facing now ... if he really does have breast cancer, he won't be able to jump on GoFundMe and ask for help.

GoFundMe está negando permanente el uso de su plataforma a Rob Mercer, el jugador de la Serie Mundial de Poker que mintió acerca de tener cáncer y se quedó con decenas de miles de dólares en donaciones para ir a gastarse todo a Las Vegas.

Un portavoz de GoFundMe le dijo a TMZ que las personas que contribuyeron a la recaudación de Rob a principios de este año ya han sido reembolsados completamente y a él se le ha prohibido volver a usar el sitio en el futuro.

Se nos dice que la empresa tiene tolerancia cero para aquellos que "explotan la generosidad de su comunidad", y añaden que GoFundMe a menudo coopera con las investigaciones policiales contra aquellos "acusados formalmente de malas acciones."

Como informamos, Rob se sinceró esta semana de su gran mentira, que consitió en crear un GoFundMe para recaudar dinero que le permitiera asistir al evento principal de la Serie Mundial de Póker, de julio en Las Vegas.

Para lograrlo, le dijo a la comunidad que tenía cáncer de colon y, al parecer, recibió entre 30.000 y 50.000 dólares en apoyo. Sin embargo, según declaró al Las Vegas Review-Journal, se lo inventó todo, lo que hoy describe como una decisión "improvisada".

Rob también le dijo al medio que cree que tiene cáncer de mama sin diagnosticar, pero que le daba vergüenza decirlo. Por eso prefirió decir cáncer de colon en su lugar.

El problema es que si ahora realmente tiene cáncer de mama, no será capaz de correr a GoFundMe y pedir ayuda.

Byron Scott won't be shedding any tears over "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty" getting shelved anytime soon ... 'cause the Lakers champ tells TMZ Sports he wasn't tuning into the series anyway.

We caught up with Byron just days after HBO announced the fate of the show based on the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers after just two seasons ... and asked him if he was bummed the storyline never got the chance to shine a light on his tenure with the purple and gold.

Safe to say he's not losing any sleep over it ... 'cause Scott told us straight up, "Nah, I'm good."

"I wasn't a big fan of the show because I know a lot of it was fabricated in certain ways just to make it more interesting for the fans which is cool, that's TV. That's Hollywood. That's what they do."

Scott -- who won 3 NBA championships with the Lakers -- said he, Magic Johnson and his former teammates don't even discuss the show ... and if it's ever brought up, it's their wives doing the talking.

Of course, it's no surprise the real Showtime Lakers are saying "good riddance" to the series -- Magic, James Worthy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar have all spoken out against it.

Byron -- who entered the picture (for real) in 1983 -- said he didn't feel as strongly about it as his teammates ... admitting he didn't care all that much.

Byron Scott no va a derramar ninguna lágrima por "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty", serie de televisión que fue archivada en el corto plazo. Esto, porque el campeón de los Lakers le dice a TMZ Sports que no estaba sintonizando con ella, de todos modos.

Nos pusimos al día con Byron días después de que HBO anunciara el destino de la serie basada en Los Angeles Lakers en los años 1980, después de dos temporadas. Le preguntamos si estaba deprimido de que la historia no hubiera tenido oportunidad de brillar.

Podemos decir con seguridad que no es algo que le quite el sueño, porque solo nos dijo directamente: "Nah, estoy bien".

"Yo no era un gran fan de la serie porque sé que gran parte de ella fue hecha de cierta forma solo para hacerla más interesante para los fans, lo cual está bien, así es la televisión. Así es Hollywood. Eso es lo que hacen".

Scott, que ganó tres campeonatos de la NBA con los Lakers, dijo que él, Magic Johnson y sus ex compañeros de equipo ni siquiera hablaban de la serie y si alguna vez salió a colación fue porque sus esposas estaban hablando de ella.

Por supuesto, no es de extrañar que los verdaderos Lakers de Showtime digan "adiós" a la serie: Magic, James Worthy y Kareem Abdul-Jabbar se han manifestado en contra.

Byron Scott, que entró en escena (de verdad) en 1983 dijo que no se sentía tan mal al respecto como sus compañeros de equipo, y admitió que no le importaba mucho.