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Swift is building a massive perimeter wall around her castle in Westerly, Rhode Island, moving tons of coastline rocks in the process.

One neighbor tells TMZ, "It was bad enough when she moved in, but to ruin a part of the town for all of us ... this is a whole new level of hate."

Surfers in the area tell TMZ ... the wall under construction around Taylor's 11,000 square foot mansion is messing with the wave break in Westerly.

And some residents are grousing ... the wall she's building is taking away public access that they have enjoyed for years.

We're getting multiple, conflicting stories from government workers and residents ... but from Taylor's point of view ... her people say government officials actually asked her to move some of the rocks that had drifted into the ocean back to her property line and that's what residents are seeing. They also claim the wall she's building is in the same spot as the original wall that was constructed decades ago but eroded over time.

It appears the prior owners built a wall closer to the mansion, but it was destroyed last year during Hurricane Sandy and now Taylor is building where the original wall had been. Problem is -- the residents are used to having the beach they will no longer enjoy.

Also ... officials say Taylor obtained all necessary permits.

12:01 PM PT -- Police investigating Kayo's death tell TMZ all evidence now points to suicide -- a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Henry County P.D. says the body of Kayo -- aka Caodes Scott -- was discovered last night in the Georgia subdivision where he lived. The autopsy will be conducted later today.

Foul play is NOT suspected in the death of Kayo Redd -- younger brother of rapper Waka Flocka Flame -- law enforcement sources tell TMZ.

Redd died over the weekend ... and so far the cause of death has not been determined ... but our sources tell us it does not appear to be a homicide. There are unconfirmed reports Redd may have taken his own life.

Waka's mother and hip-hop manager Debra Antney confirmed the death on Twitter ... with the message, "I just lost another son." Antney also had a son who died in a car accident when Waka was 13 years old.

Waka tweeted a message yesterday, saying "Ya Big Brother love you Kayo."

Paris Jackson looked healthy and happy vacationing with her mom in Hawaii ... but MJ's daughter still has a long road ahead of her -- we're told the treatment will last years.

Debbie Rowe and Paris mugged for the camera during the trip ... as you know, Rowe lost contact with Paris after she divorced Michael Jackson, but the 2 reconnected a little over a year ago and are now extremely tight. Rowe speaks constantly with Paris -- who is at a boarding school in Utah.

As for Paris' treatment ... our sources say she's riddled with so many problems she's almost certainly spending several years at the facility ... where she is getting intensive counseling.

Robin Roberts -- who came out yesterday -- has been open about her sexuality for years ... she just didn't feel the need to go public until now.

Sources close to Robin tell TMZ ... everyone in her life -- both personally and professionally -- knew she was gay and in a 10-year relationship with Amber Laign. The 2 of them met in San Francisco through mutual friends.

Amber is a massage therapist who specializes in helping people with injuries.

As for their relationship ... our sources say Amber was utterly devoted to Robin when she went through both of her illnesses -- breast cancer in 2007 and Myelodysplastic Syndrome in 2012. Robin was extremely ill and we're told Amber was her rock.

As for why Robin came out yesterday ... we're told she never felt the need to tell the world, but at the end of such a difficult year she wanted to acknowledge what Amber did for her.

Evelyn Lozada got a helluva Christmas gift this morning from Dodgers star Carl Crawford ... a 14.5 carat DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RING ... and sources tell TMZ the ring's worth $1.4 MILLION!!!

Crawford -- who's in the middle of a $142 million contract -- popped the question this morning ... and the "Basketball Wives" star said YES!

Just like Dwyane Wade, Crawford picked up the ring from go-to celebrity jeweler Jason of Beverly Hills.

For the record, the ring Wade gave to Gabrielle Union was ONLY 8.5 carats ... but size doesn't really matter, right???

Evelyn has been married before -- she tied the knot with Chad Johnson back in 2012 ... but divorced him later that year after the NFL star headbutted her during an argument. Before Johnson, she was engaged to NBA star Antoine Walker (but they never married).

As for her new man, she started dating Crawford earlier this year ... and Evelyn is 7 months pregnant with his child.

Congrats!

Rich Homie Quan says he and his crew had NOTHING TO DO with the shooting death of a fan at his rap concert in Ohio this weekend ... but says he will be reaching out to the family of the deceased.

The rapper was on stage performing his hit, "Type of Way" at the Red Zone bar in Columbus around 2:30 AM Sunday morning when someone in the crowd fired several gunshots ... striking and killing a 24-year-old man.

Footage of the incident was posted to WorldStarHipHop.com ... you can hear the gunshots ring out and someone in the crowd screams, "not again" and "lay down."

Quan tells TMZ ... "It’s sad to hear that someone died especially during the holiday season. I just want everybody to know me nor anybody in my crew or affiliation had anything to do with the shooting in Ohio."

He adds, "We will be reaching out to the family of the deceased"

There was also a fatal shooting the last time RHQ played at the Red Zone ... back on Nov. 9th a man was shot twice in the back in the early hours of the morning after the rap concert.

City officials are reportedly calling for the state to strip Red Zone of its liquor license.

Arsenio Hall was NOT drunk or under the influence of drugs when he lost control of his brand new Porsche last night and drove into a dirt shoulder, cops tell TMZ.

It all went down around 7:15 PM in L.A. ... cops responded to the accident scene and tried to figure out why the talk show host veered off the main road.

We're told Hall was given a field sobriety test, but passed with flying colors. We're also told Hall was super nice to the responding officers.

Hall was not injured in the accident. So far, it's unclear why Arsenio lost control of his brand new 2014 Porsche Cayenne S, but since no one was hurt and no crime seems to have been committed, cops won't be investigating this one any further.

Case closed.

Tyga is on a mission to find a kidney, ASAP ... and it's all because he's determined to help a sick kid he met during a recent visit to an L.A. Children's Hospital ... TMZ has learned.

We know ... Tyga recently surprised 60 kids with all sorts of gifts and goodies, including fresh clothing, music and Flips headphones.

But during the visit, the rapper spent some time with a brave kid named Isael ... who's hoping to find a kidney donor so he can have a life-saving transplant.

We're told Tyga was so moved by Isael's story, he swore he would do everything he could to help the kid find a match ... starting with reaching out to his fans on Twitter and Instagram.

Meanwhile, over in Detroit ... another rapper, Big Sean, was spreading Christmas cheer at the Children's Hospital of Michigan.

We're told Big Sean hit up a local Toys R Us and went on a shopping spree for the kids ... buying up board games, stuffed animals, dolls, headphones and more.

A source at the hospital tells TMZ ... Big Sean also made a 5-figure donation to the children's ward.

Cracker Barrel has become the first sponsor to cut bait with "Duck Dynasty" ... but not entirely.

The Southern-themed food chain reacted to Phil Robertson's anti-gay comments by removing "selected products which we were concerned might offend some of our guests" from their stores and restaurants.

We called a bunch of Cracker Barrel stores, and the managers told us the products that were removed were the ones that had Phil's face plastered on the packaging. Almost to a person, the managers added, "We still offer a wide variety of Duck Commander products," and then we heard a click.

C.B. offers this explanation ... "We operate within the ideals of fairness, mutual respect and equal treatment of all people. These ideals are the core of our corporate culture."

R. Kelly is not a child support dodging jerk ... so says R. Kelly AND his ex-wife Andrea Kelly -- and now the company who put him on blast for allegedly falling behind is backtracking.

Earlier today, The Custodial Support Foundation put out a press release saying "Hollywood Exes" star Andrea Kelly hired them to call out R. Kelly for falling behind on his child support -- but the singer's rep says their claim is BS ... and he's all paid up

Andrea's lawyer backs him up too ... telling TMZ his client says Kelly is up to date on his payments.

A rep for the C.S.F. tells us they're issuing a retraction to their story.

The Foo Fighters just had a CRAZY blowout jam session in Moorpark, CA ... at a pizza joint!

Dave Grohl and FF showed up last night -- unannounced -- at the appropriately named Redballs Rock & Roll Pizza ... surprising 200 serious eaters who paid 10 bucks apiece for the Chevy Metal Christmas Dance Party.

Chevy Metal's a band featuring Foo drummer Taylor Hawkins.

The Foo Fighters and Chevy Metal joined forces on stage for more than 2 hours ... while the audience gorged themselves into a stupor.

This is the first gig for the Fighters in months ... the rehearsals have been downright bloody. (see pic below). They're playing two gigs this week in Mexico City ... where they're Numero Uno.

Paul Walker will be remembered by thousands of auto enthusiasts this weekend with a huge, noisy car rally ... but TMZ has learned law enforcement will be out in force ... gunning for any reckless drivers.

The car meet is scheduled to begin at noon on Hercules Street ... near the spot where Walker and Roger Rodas died in the fiery crash of their Porsche Carrera GT last weekend.

More than 20,000 people are expected to show up -- that's a lot of vehicles. City officials are urging locals to avoid the area altogether.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ they'll be ready for trouble, too ... with a highly visible police presence to make sure the event goes off safely.

Justin Bieber and his entourage were detained at the Brisbane, Australia airport while customs agents looked for drugs ... and TMZ has learned they allegedly found weed on one of Justin's pals.

The Australian Federal Police tell us ... a 19-year-old man was detained back on Nov. 24 ... but was released after getting a stern warning for using "inappropriate language." He reportedly swore at the officers.

Sources connected with the incident tell us Justin was the one with the potty mouth.

The AFP says a security check turned up an unknown amount of pot on a 23-year-old man in Justin's entourage. The suspect was released, but got a ticket for allegedly importing drugs.

Sources close to Justin tell us the suspect had a disposable vaporizer -- basically an electronic device to smoke marijuana -- which had residue in it.

We're told an attorney for the suspect appeared in court today, and paid the fine.

It's been one helluva tour -- as we first told you ... one of JB's bodyguards was arrested last month in Hawaii after allegedly attacking a photographer on the beach -- and was also caught on video attacking a photog in Sydney.

Lindsay Lohan won't put her ass on just any piece of furniture ... that's why she packed up her crappy old sofa and banished it from her swanky NYC apartment.

A moving truck and crew pulled up to Lilo's chi-chi SoHo crib yesterday -- which led to speculation she was moving out -- but sources tell us they were simply there to load up the old couch and deliver a brand spankin' new one.

Sources say Lindsay's been living in the $16,000 a month pad while shooting her docu-series for Oprah Winfrey's cable network -- so the apartment doubles as a set for the show.

Keri Russell had a frightening wake-up call early this morning ... when she awoke to intruders burglarizing her home ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement tells TMZ ... the "Felicity" star was awakened about 3 AM this morning in her NYC townhouse when she heard noises upstairs. She got up to investigate and discovered her living room window and front door were wide open.

According to police, the thieves escaped ... and Keri reported they made off with a Filson handbag, a laptop computer and a necklace.

Seems Charlie Sheen has a brand new girlfriend ... 'cause the Warlock was open-mouth kissing a hardcore porn star over Thanksgiving weekend ... and it looks like it was more than just a hookup.

The porn star on the receiving end is 24-year-old Brett Rossi -- star of such flicks as "She Loves My Big Breasts 2" and "Bondage Tongue Bath."

The two were spotted swapping spit in Cabo a few days ago. We're told they met in L.A. last month and Charlie took her to Mexico to celebrate Thanksgiving with a few other friends.

Rossi's the classy kind of porn star too -- as far as we can tell, she doesn't really do hardcore male-female sex scenes ... mostly just solo and girl-girl stuff with the likes of Twistys and Penthouse.

As for the other women in Charlie's life -- you know, the three "Angels" he's dating -- we're told Charlie's still with them, too.

The more, the merrier.