Controversial S#!T

Travis Scott's return to the touring world is already off to a bumpy start -- 'cause his third show so far got postponed at the last minute ... and there's still no word on why.

The rapper was scheduled to perform for a second night in a row Saturday at PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC ... where he'd just played a massive concert the night prior as part of his North America "Utopia Circus Maximus Tour" -- which has gotten rave reviews so far. Before Friday, Trav had already performed in Charlotte, NC ... so this woulda been concert #3.

Unfortunately for his fans wanting to catch him for the back-to-back ... they were out of luck, receiving news just hours before the start of the gig that Travis wouldn't be taking the stage.

A message went out to all ticket holders for the second PNC show, which reflected what was posted on the door to the actual venue -- reading, "Tonight's Travis Scott concert at PNC Arena has been postponed. Fans are encouraged to hold on to their tickets as they will be honored for the TBD new date. We apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you!"

That didn't sit well with a lot of people who'd flocked to the area -- in some cases, from far away -- to catch him live ... and some folks posted their disappointed reactions online.

WRAL News also interviewed a handful of would-be concert-goers ... who said they were given no explanation whatsoever for the postponement -- not from the third party vendor, the venue or from Travis/his team either. What seems to sting here is the fact that he was literally there on Friday ... and nothing seemed amiss. If anything, it looked like a rager.

Of course, the irony here is that Live Nation added this second Raleigh show in response to an apparent demand that presented itself way back in early September. His first concert there in town had sold out, so they threw in another -- where tickets also flew off the shelf.

It goes without saying, Trav needs this tour to go well ... it's his firs time on the road here in the States since the Astroworld tragedy -- and he could use all the good will he can get.

Jada Pinkett Smith has been spilling her guts about her complicated life to the media -- but Will Smith's been absolutely mum during all of it ... until now, that is.

The actor is quoted in a new NYT interview that Jada did Saturday in plugging her new book -- and they're the first outlet to actually have an on-record reaction ... which is big, considering he's been silent over the past several days amid these many revelations.

The Times says they got an email response from Will, who apparently told them JPS's memoir "kind of woke him up." They go on to say, paraphrasing Will, that he'd realized she is more "resilient, clever and compassionate than he'd understood." Then, a direct quote.

Will writes, "When you’ve been with someone for more than half of your life, a sort of emotional blindness sets in, and you can all too easily lose your sensitivity to their hidden nuances and subtle beauties." It's a little cryptic, but bottom line -- he seems to back her.

His sentiment here is notable, because Jada's truth bombs these past few days have rubbed a lot of people the wrong way ... and a new conversation has formed about she and Will all over again, including the perception that she's (yet again) emasculating him publicly.

Remember, that was a major takeaway from their one-on-one 'Red Table Talk' chat a few years ago ... when she appeared to cajole him into talking about her "entanglement."

Now, however ... it sounds like Will doesn't mind what's been shared with the rest of us -- including the fact that they're no longer romantically involved, they live separate lives and that they refuse to get divorced ... among many, many other secrets that have been dished.

The only other notable thing from this Times interview is Jada disclosing she was hurt by Chris Rock's Netflix special -- where he cracked jokes about her and Will anew -- and that she does ayahuasca regularly ... including a trip sesh with Will post-Oscars slap.

The mother of one of Antonio Brown's children is fed up with the ex-NFL star ... telling TMZ Sports he's still ducking child support payments -- and now, she wants him arrested over it.

Wiltrice Jackson -- who gave birth to Brown's daughter, Antanyiah, in 2008 -- spoke with us about her ex this week ... claiming he owes her nearly $31,000.

And, she says if she doesn't get the cash ASAP ... she wants him behind bars.

Of course, cops have already been ordered by the court to arrest Brown ... after a judge ruled back in August that he missed child support payments. According to court records, there's been no movement in the case since the order was issued.

It was the second time this year that a judge has issued the order against Brown.

Jackson says, regardless, it's all getting old for her ... and she's now wishing police would find him and slap the cuffs on him once and for all.

"I do want him arrested," she said. "Because, right now, he's making a mockery out of the judge, out of everything, because he feels like he's untouchable."

It's not all about dollar bills, though ... Jackson's attorney, Pascal Michel, tells us his client wants Brown to be "an involved father," especially since his 15-year-old daughter is following in his footsteps as a star athlete.

In fact, Jackson said Antanyiah -- who participates in track and field at her high school -- has received interest from over 80 schools, including the University of Miami and Oregon.

"By him having a daughter like an athlete like her, you would think he'd be in her corner to support her," Jackson said.

El padre de Drake, Dennis Graham, no siente que su hijo necesite hablar sobre la violencia en Israel y Gaza porque cualquier comentario le será echado en cara en la corte de la opinión pública.

Hablamos con Dennis en LAX y ciertamente no parecía que hubiera hablado con Drake, quien es judío, sobre sus reflexiones en relación con el ataque terrorista de Hamas y la respuesta militar de Israel -- pero está seguro que le está afectando a Drake, como a todos los demás.

El silencio de Drake, en particular, ha sido un tema candente en las redes sociales gracias a DJ Vlad ... quien ha estado haciendo un llamado a Drizzy y DJ Khaled, que es palestino, por no utilizar sus inmensas redes sociales para hablar sobre la crisis.

Dennis dice que las celebridades reciben muchas más reacciones cuando abordan públicamente temas candentes y está seguro que con Drake no será diferente.

Sin embargo, el orgulloso padre seguía apoyando totalmente el trabajo de su hijo -- luciendo de pies a cabeza la mercancía de "For All the Dogs". También nos aseguró que Drake estará bien ... refiriéndose a los problemas estomacales que provocaron su pausa en la música.

Drake dijo que podría estar ausente por más de un año, y Dennis es su padre, no su médico -- pero hizo eco de mucho de lo que dijo Drake ... es algo menor, no es grave.

También preguntamos sobre la rutina de cocrianza de Drake, a raíz de que publicara una gran foto familiar con Adonis y la madre de Adonis.

KXNG Crooked agrees with Wallo's assessment of today's hip hop needing fine-tuning but thinks it'll take an industry overhaul of personnel to really get the job done!!!

ICYMI, the "Million Dollaz Worth Of Game" cohost went viral with a super lengthy, yet effective, PSA criticizing the state of hip hop in '23 ... urging artists and their teams to do more than the bare minimum.

Well, the COB rapper sees Wallo's point and expressed his own frustrations and solutions to rap's quality drought with TMZ Hip Hop this week.

Crook cites a quote he heard from former White House honoree Felecia Hatcher that's all about holding an artist's feet to the fire.

In his career, he's been signed independently and to a major label -- he was once on Eminem's Shady Records alongside Joe Budden and his current collaborator Joell Ortiz -- but Crook believes underground artists show more passion in the music than their mainstream counterparts.

The topic of trash rap music has bounced around several generations ... Ice-T, KRS-One, Bow Wow and Bobby Shmurda have voiced negative opinions this year.

Crook's assessment is pretty simple -- the wrong label execs are greenlighting album rollouts and multimillion dollar budgets, and industry quality will improve once those "bad actors" are ousted.

Kanye West parece tener un próximo álbum en colaboración con Ty Dolla $ign listo para llegar a las masas, y la única pregunta que queda es… ¿Quién lo ayudará a lanzarlo?

De acuerdo con Billboard, Kanye tiene nueva música en el horizonte, incluyendo esta colaboración con TD$, que marcará su primer gran lanzamiento desde su saga antisemita del año pasado. Lo que lo puso al margen de muchos de los grandes de Hollywood.

Parece que las secuelas de ese episodio han afectado sus posibilidades de distribuir el álbum por el momento, pero bueno, esto no significa que no tenga opciones. Billboard dice que sí. De acuerdo con el medio, Kanye está evaluando 5 ofertas diferentes de distribuidoras más pequeños y menos conocidos.

Una de esas ofertas provino de una compañía de publicación de música llamada Too Lost, que se lanzó hace tan solo un par de años y que ya posee los derechos de su música en YouTube. Parece que están intentando lanzar un álbum completo de él.

Aunque no se ha mencionado quiénes son las otras 4 ofertas, Billboard afirma que Kanye tomará una decisión pronto y que el álbum será lanzado en las próximas semanas, incluyendo los principales servicios de streaming que necesitaría para llegar a la audiencia más amplia posible.

Hablando de eso… Billboard señala, citando fuentes, que las principales disqueras se están alejando de Kanye en este momento, y en gran parte es por su retórica antisemita de 2022, que parece seguir en la mente de los ejecutivos de la industria musical en vista de la situación actual entre Israel y Palestina.

Se señalan que su nuevo álbum con Ty no aborda temas de antisemitismo en las canciones, al menos por lo que se ha escuchado hasta ahora. Sin embargo, sigue siendo una figura demasiado polarizadora para respaldarla.

Curiosamente… Kanye parece no haber superado la idea de hablar sobre la comunidad judía, ya que recientemente presentó una solicitud de marca para el término "YEWS", que planea utilizar en productos y servicios. Si eso se refiere al nombre del álbum, quedará por verse. Si ese es el nombre del álbum… aún nadie lo sabe.

Kanye West apparently has a forthcoming album with Ty Dolla $ign that's all but ready to be released to the masses -- the only holdup now is ... who's gonna help him drop it???

Billboard reports that Ye's got new music on the horizon, including this joint collaboration between himself and TD$ -- which will mark his first big release since his antisemitic saga last year ... which put him on the outs with a lot of big-time Hollywood players.

Apparently, the aftermath of that is affecting KW's ability to get this album distributed right now -- but that's not to say he doesn't have options ... Billboard says he does. According to the outlet, Ye is weighing 5 different offers from smaller/lesser-known distributors.

One of those offers came from a music publishing company called Too Lost -- which launched just a couple years ago and which actually already holds the rights to Ye's music on YouTube. Now, it sounds like they're making a play to go all in on him for a straight-up album.

No word on who the other 4 offers are from, but Billboard says Kanye's going to make a decision soon -- and that the album should be released in the coming weeks ... including on all the big streaming services he'd need help from to reach the biggest possible audience.

Speaking of that ... Billboard says, citing sources, every major label is staying away from Ye right now -- and a big part of that has to do with his anti-Jew rhetoric from 2022, which seems to be at the forefront of record execs' minds considering Israel-Palestine right now.

They do note that his new album with Ty doesn't touch on any antisemitism in the songs -- at least based on what's been heard so far -- but he's still far too polarizing to get behind.

Interestingly enough ... Kanye himself doesn't seem to be over talking about Jewish people -- as he just recently filed for a trademark for the term "YEWS," which he wants to slap on a multitude of products and services. Whether that's the album name ... anyone's guess.

Una pareja de Connecticut fue grabada en un ataque xenófobo mientras acosaba a dos jardineros, exigiéndole saber si estaban en el país ilegalmente.

Sharon Bourgeois-Williams y Robert Shaw estaban en el interior de su hogar en Middletown, el pasado domingo, cuando escucharon a José Martín y a su hermano haciendo algo de ruido mientras hacían labores de jardinería en una propiedad cercana.

La pareja salió para encarar a los hermanos por el ruido, pero se confrontaron y todos sacaron sus teléfonos móviles para grabarse.

Vea la grabación publicada en las redes sociales ... comienza con la pareja quejándose de que los hermanos "no respetan a nadie". Luego Shaw les tira un dedo y grita, "Muchas gracias, idiota".

La grabación se corta a un primer plano de Shaw restregando su teléfono en el rostro de Martín mientras afirma, "¿No te gusta? ¿No? Vaya cab--n".

Bourgeois-William comienza a llamarlos "payaso" y a preguntarles si están aquí ilegalmente o si cuentan con una visa de los EE. UU.

Luego ella reprende al hermano de Martín -- señalándolo con agresividad mientras le grita repetidamente, "¿estás aquí ilegalmente?".

Las partes finalmente tomaron cada quien su camino antes de que la situación se tornara violenta, pero la policía se involucró después de ver el video publicado en línea.

Las verdaderas bombas de Jada Pinkett Smith continúan. Ahora está afirmando que la calvicie de Tupac no era coincidencia, ni tampoco era una declaración de moda ... en cambio, era una simple caída de cabello.

La última revelación de la actriz es cortesía de su entrevista en People Mag ... en la que acaba de dejar caer esta pepita de noticia el sábado. En su entrevista con ella justo antes del nuevo libro de Jada, la han citado hablando de la calvicie de Tupac -- con ella diciendo que padecía de alopecia.

Jada ha dicho, "No creo que Tupac haya hablado alguna vez sobre la alopecia que padecía", y explica que se le empezó a caer el cabello alrededor del año 1991 -- cuando tendría cerca de 20 años de edad -- poco después de que tuviera el famoso encontronazo con la policía del norte de California.

Continúa añadiendo, "Sus patrones de alopecia eran mucho más extremos que los míos. No creo que Pac haya hablado alguna vez sobre su alopecia, pero también se veía muy bien con la cabeza calva. Pero eso fue un tiempo y durante una época en la que tu no hablas -- el no hablaría de ello".

Una cosa en la que cree firmemente -- si Pac estuviera vivo al día de hoy ... probablemente hablaría acerca de ello abiertamente.

Esto es fascinante por un par de motivos ... en principio, parecería explicar la apariencia de la calvicie de Tupac en los últimos años de su vida, cuando era más famoso. Cuando era más joven y estaba en ascenso, lució notables peinados -- particularmente en la película "Juice".

También es interesante porque la alopecia fue aparentemente el centro de la bofetada de los Oscar el año pasado -- cuando Chris Rock hizo una broma sobre Jada, provocando que Will Smith se acercara y lo abofeteara.

La alopecia ha demostrado ser un tema delicado, e incluso ahora ... Jada piensa que Chris dio un golpe bajo al hace referencia a su condición. Aun así, Jada dice que no puede creer que Will haya hecho lo que hizo ... especialmente cuando la se refirió a ella como su "mujer", un término que dice que no había usado en años.

Por cierto, estas nuevas noticias sobre Tupac siguen a otro gran encabezado de principios de semana -- titulado, Jada llama al difunto rapero su "alma gemela" ... pero insiste en que ellos nunca se acostaron.

El famoso actor Michael Caine, tras una ilustre carrera, ha decidido colgar el sombrero en el mundo del espectáculo.

Caine dio el anuncio el sábado durante el programa de la BBC Radio 4 Today, donde afirmó que era oficial… confiesa que ha llegado el momento de retirarse, ya que se encuentra en una etapa avanzada de su vida y siente que no tiene mucho más que ofrecer en términos de personajes.

Así lo expresó con sus propias palabras… "Solía decir que me retiraría. Bueno, lo hago ahora porque me di cuenta de que he protagonizado una película que ha tenido una crítica increíble". En referencia a 'The Great Escaper', que se estrenó a principios de este año, teniendo una recepción bastante buena.

Mike continúa... "Los únicos papeles que es probable que consiga ahora son los de hombres mayores, de 90 años, quizás 85, ¿sabes? Y pensé, 'Bueno, es mejor que me retire con todo esto. Tengo críticas maravillosas. ¿Qué más puedo hacer para superar esto?'"

Caine ya había revelado anteriormente que trabajar en 'TGE' le resultó físicamente complicado, hace sentido si consideramos que en este momento está a 10 años de cumplir 100.

Aunque se aleja de actuar frente a la cámara, seguirá expresando su creatividad a través de la escritura, incluyendo una novela en la que trabaja actualmente, y que se estrenará en diciembre.

Aun así, es una noticia triste para sus admiradores… que son muchos. A lo largo de los años, Michael se ha desempeñado en papeles legendarios, incluyendo sus numerosas colaboraciones con el director Christopher Nolan en las películas de 'Batman', donde interpretó a Alfred el mayordomo. Por supuesto, sus roles son innumerables.

Michael Caine is hanging it up in showbiz -- this after an illustrious career.

The British actor made the announcement Saturday on BBC Radio 4’s Today, where he said it was official ... saying he felt it was truly time to retire, seeing how he's in a later stage of life and doesn't feel like he has much to offer any more in terms of characters.

Here's how he put it ... "I kept saying I’m gonna retire. Well, I am now because I figured, I’ve had a picture where I’ve played the lead, and it’s got incredible reviews." MC is referring to "The Great Escaper," which came out earlier this year and was fairly well-received.

Mike continues ... "The only parts I’m likely to get now are old men, 90-year-old men -- well, maybe 85, you know? And I thought, 'Well, I might as well leave with all this. I’ve got wonderful reviews. What am I gonna do to beat this?'"

Caine had previously revealed that working on 'TGE' was somewhat difficult for him physically -- which makes sense considering the guy is 10 years shy of 100 years old at the moment.

While he might be stepping away from performing in front of the camera, he's still gonna be getting his creativity on with continued writing -- including a novel he's working on now ... which will be released in December.

Still, it's sad news for fans of his ... and there are many. Michael has had some legendary roles over the years -- including his many collaborations with director Christopher Nolan, notably in the 'Batman' films as Alfred the butler. Of course, there are countless others.

A Connecticut couple was filmed going on a xenophobic rant as they harassed two landscapers -- demanding to know if they were in the country illegally.

Sharon Bourgeois-Williams and Robert Shaw were inside their Middletown home last Sunday when they heard Jose Martin and his brother making somewhat of a racket as they were groundskeeping on a property nearby.

The duo came out to confront the siblings about the noise, but they got into a confrontation and everyone pulled out their cell phones to record each other.

Check out the footage posted on social media ... it begins with the couple complaining the brothers have "no respect for anyone." Then Shaw flips them the bird and shouts, "Thanks a lot, idiot."

The clip cuts to a close-up of Shaw stuffing his phone into Martin's face while stating, "You don't like it? No? What a d—k."

Bourgeois-William starts calling them "clowns" and asking them if they're here illegally or if they have a VISA.

She then berates Martin's brother -- aggressively pointing at him while repeatedly yelling, "Are you here illegal?"

The parties finally went their separate ways before things could turn violent, but the police still got involved after reviewing the video Martin posted online.

Jenelle Evans and David Eason could soon be facing charges of assault and neglect in the ongoing saga with Jenelle's 14-year-old son, Jace … TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... they expect they'll wrap their investigation very soon, and just interviewed Jace this past week. Our sources say at this point, it appears charges will be filed for both neglect and assault.

What hasn't yet been determined, we're told, is whether both Jenelle and David will get hit with charges ... or if only one of them will face legal repercussions.

TMZ broke the story ... cops started treating Jace's situation as a possible case of neglect after the young teen ran away from home for a third time in about a month.

Cops say Jace told officers David had assaulted him and appeared to have visible marks on his neck and arm, making the investigation that much more serious. What's more, we’re told there's video of the alleged assault and cops have it in their possession.

David Eason is Jace's stepdad … Jenelle regained custody of the 14-year-old from her mother, Barbara, earlier this year. Barbara had stepped in years ago to take custody of Jace after Jenelle was unable to properly care for her son.

Bill Maher went on a tear against social media Friday night, saying it's a colossal misnomer, because it should be called "anti-social media," and it's destroying our civilization.

Scoff at the 'Real Time' host if you want, but it's hard to argue the point ... when it comes to human interactions, we have jettisoned it because it's easier to live a lazier life with our iPhones.

BTW, Bill's not alone. The Surgeon General of the United States has said there's a crisis of loneliness, isolation and lack of connection. And there are health consequences, including alcoholism, strokes, and on and on.

And then there's AI, Maher says. There is now a "replica" AI GF you can have ... btw, that fake chick has 2 million boyfriends and counting.

It's interesting, Bill interviewed Tristan Harris, a tech ethicist on the show, who has talked about a phenomenon he calls "human downgrading."

Jenelle Evans y David Eason pronto podrían enfrentar cargos por agresión y negligencia en la saga en curso con el hijo de 14 años de Jenelle, Jace ... se enteró TMZ.

Las fuentes de las fuerzas policiales le dijeron a TMZ ... que esperan poder cerrar su investigación muy pronto y recién acaban de entrevistar a Jace la semana pasada. Nuestras fuentes nos dicen que, en este momento, parece que los cargos serán presentados tanto por agresión como por negligencia.

Lo que aún no se ha determinado, nos dijeron, es si los cargos serán imputados tanto para Jenelle como para David ... o si solo uno de ellos tendrá que enfrentar las consecuencias.

TMZ publicó la historia ... los policías comenzaron a tratar la situación de Jace como un posible caso de negligencia después de que el joven adolescente huyó de su hogar por tercera ocasión hace aproximadamente un mes.

Los policías dicen que Jace les comentó a los oficiales que David lo había agredido y que parecía tener marcas visibles en el cuello y brazo, haciendo que la investigación fuera mucho más seria. Es más, se nos ha dicho que hay un video de la presunta agresión y los policías lo tienen en su poder.

David Eason es el padrastro de Jace ... Jenelle recuperó la custodia del niño de 14 años de su madre, Barbara, a inicios del año. Barbara había intervenido desde hace años para tomar la custodia de Jace después de que Jenelle no podía cuidar adecuadamente a su hijo.

Mario desborda confianza en estos días, y que no se confunda con arrogancia… pero no tiene miedo de llamarse a sí mismo una leyenda musical viva digna de ser mencionada ¡junto a los más GRANDES!!!

Esta semana TMZ Hip Hop se involucró en un amigable debate sobre R&B con el cantante de "Let Me Love You" en Beverly Hills y evaluó sus elecciones para el Monte Rushmore del R&B, igual que lo hizo T.I. recientemente para los raperos de trap.

¡Los primeros dos nombres vinieron fácilmente… el difunto y grandioso Rey del Pop Michael Jackson y la Renacentista Beyoncé… pero Mario nos dice que también merece ser grabado para la historia!!!

Su razonamiento es claro: siendo de Baltimore, absorbió una gran cantidad de géneros y estilos diferentes de su madre y abuela que se reflejaron a lo largo de su carrera con ventas de discos platino.

Nos dice que su cuarta elección sería Whitney Houston en todo su esplendor, pero no se limita a elegir solo 4 artistas… añadiría a Usher y Chris Brown a esa roca ¡en un abrir y cerrar de ojos!!!

Mario fue visto recientemente en el club celebrando el lanzamiento del álbum de Offset, y se colocó junto a un letrero que decía "Realeza del R&B"… y no piensa quitarse la corona pronto.

La cultura del Hip Hop y R&B ha corrido en paralelo durante años, y Spotify acaba de renovar su lista principal de R&B para resaltar las diferencias. Aun así, Mario cree que lo que realmente ayudará a los cantantes es prestar más atención a los detalles en su oficio.

Mario dice que las estrellas del R&B deberían enfocarse en crear música atemporal en lugar de perseguir éxitos, si es que quieren sobrevivir.