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The man who Antonio Brown allegedly tried to kill in a shooting last month says the dispute that led to the gunfire was sparked by a remark about money.

Zül-Qarnain Nantambu joined Charles and Elex on "TMZ Live" on Friday and explained he and Brown had big beef long before their differences turned physical outside of a celebrity boxing event back on May 16.

Nantambu alleged that a few years ago, when they were both in Dubai for a Floyd Mayweather fight, Brown stole some jewelry from him. Nantambu said the incident actually resulted in a lawsuit, which he claims ended in a judgment against the former NFL star.

Kevin O’Leary's weighing in on the Trump vs. Elon feud -- and he’s not holding back. Mr. Wonderful’s dropping truth bombs, no filter, no fluff.

TMZ caught Kevin mid-shade -- literally -- tossing on his sunglasses before diving into the Trump vs. Elon tiff -- explaining how the richest man on Earth and the most powerful one need to kiss, make up, and get over it ... 'cause like it or not, America needs 'em both.

Kevin dubs Elon the king of A.I., robotics, and all things space -- exactly the kind of genius Trump needs if he wants to keep the U.S. ahead of China. So this whole feud? Childish.

Wendy Williams looked overjoyed to be out of the assisted living facility where she's living and back in the Big Apple streets ... grabbing a meal with some friends.

The former talk show host stepped out in NYC Thursday night with media mogul Alvina Alston and fashionista Tobi Rubinstein ... gripping them tightly when they met up on the sidewalk.

Check out the video ... Williams is just buzzing with excitement while embracing her pals, and they even stopped to take a picture together before heading into the joint.

Travis Decker's not some unstoppable rugged action hero, according to the Chelan County Sheriff ... 'cause it's the terrain -- not his military training -- that's helping him avoid capture.

Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison tells TMZ ... the Washington state resident accused of killing his three daughters doesn't have any more training than the law enforcement officers trying to track him down in the mountain region of the U.S.-Canada border.

Sheriff Morrison says Decker isn't "anything special" ... arguing that even though he has a military background, the lawmen on the other side have just as much, if not more training. He adds they've also given more for their country.

Dr. Michael Salzhauer -- famously known as "Dr. Miami" -- appreciates the business that comes his way after celebs like Kylie Jenner open up about the details of their cosmetic surgeries ... but he calls out some for not being 100% truthful.

As you know ... Kylie responded in the comments on a recent TikTok post asking her to specify the nitty gritty details of her most recent boob job. Kristin Cavallari has also publicly revealed the stats of her own work she's had done.

Check out the clip ... the doc points out Kylie looks fantastic, but we clearly saw she had no breasts when she was younger -- and then she suddenly had them at 19. Dr. Miami states it most definitely wasn't from puberty, so she wasn’t fooling anybody.

12:48 PM PT -- The Craigslist post has been officially debunked as fake -- Fight Fight Fight LLC via GetTrumpMemes telling TMZ ... they know nothing about it.

An ad posted to Craigslist calling for seat-fillers for the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary parade this weekend -- AKA President Trump's birthday bash -- has gone viral ... but it has all the makings of a total hoax.

Here's the deal ... an ad posted this week on the D.C. website page with the headline "Seat Fillers Needed - June 14th - Constitution Avenue - DC" claims patriotically dressed seat-fillers would be paid a freaking grand -- in crypto -- to show up and cheer their butts off Saturday.

But .. there are some red (sans white and blue) flags with the post ... for instance, the alleged coordinator -- T-Mellon Events -- doesn't appear to exist, so far as TMZ could find while searching for business records. What's more -- on ALL of Craigslist in the U.S., T-Mellon Events only appears on this single listing.

Chris Pratt and Anna Faris got back together Wednesday ... not in a romantic way, but to celebrate their son, Jack!

The two megastars attended Jack's promotion from sixth grade at a park in Santa Monica ... and, it seemed like a fun recreation activity for the former husband and wife paying.

Check out the pics ... CP and AF are smiling while posing on the sides of Jack -- keeping the reason to stay amicable in between them.

Cruise crooner by night, certified heartthrob by morning -- the guy who's gone viral for his karaoke banger on a cruise tells TMZ he’s riding a whole new wave ... ladies flooding his DMs!

20-year-old Tyler Heyworth from Georgia turned his Carnival Cruise into a concert last week, shutting it down with Keith Sweat’s "Nobody" -- and judging by the screams from the audience, the ladies were very into it ... on and off the ship.

You gotta see the clip -- Tyler says the female fanfare’s been next level! Wedding gig requests, flirty DMs, even $10 Cash App love notes ... and get this -- he hasn’t even checked TikTok yet ‘cause it’s all too much to handle!

Conservative commentator Michael Knowles tore into Gov. Gavin Newsom on "TMZ Live" -- ripping his response to the L.A. ICE protests and claiming it was such a mess, Trump had no choice but to step in.

Knowles pointed to torched cop cars, assaulted officers, and even an 'illegal alien' allegedly tossing a Molotov cocktail as proof L.A. was in serious trouble -- blaming the chaos on Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass' failure to act accordingly, which forced Trump to bring in the National Guard and send in the Marines.

When our hosts pushed back -- noting the chaos was limited to one small area -- Knowles doubled down, saying Trump’s actually showing restraint in the matter... and this kind of tough crackdown is exactly what voters are begging for.

Blake Lively's lawyer says his client isn't backing down in her legal battle now that Justin Baldoni's lawsuit has been dismissed ... 'cause she's taking this one all the way to trial.

We spoke with Michael Gottlieb on "TMZ Live" Wednesday ... and, we asked him about Bryan Freedman -- Baldoni's top attorney -- claiming Blake's team is celebrating too soon.

Remember, Bryan came on "TMZ Live" Tuesday and said he and his team absolutely plan to refile the four claims against Lively that weren't dismissed with prejudice ... and repeatedly said he looked forward to deposing Lively sometime this month, provided she doesn't drop her lawsuit.

Rumors of Ryan Gosling being eyed to take over the Marvel role of Black Panther have spread like wildfire online ... but there is not a vibranium ounce of truth to it, TMZ has learned.

An insider with direct knowledge tells us ... Ryan has not been cast -- nor has he been eyed -- to play an iteration of Black Panther ... the iconic African superhero first played on the big screen by the legendary Chadwick Boseman.

Rumors of the brazen casting have swirled out of control -- even generating headlines -- and it seems this all started from a meme of Ryan's face photoshopped onto Black Panther posted back in 2018 ... and used by haters taking shots at Disney's diversity casting for historically white roles.

David Thibodeau -- a survivor of the infamous 1993 Branch Davidians siege in Waco, Texas -- is giving Justin Bieber some sage advice on religion, as some of his former friends question his association with Churchome.

Justin's inner circle's been getting smaller, and we're told part of the reason is former friends believe Churchome, the Christian church he attends, is a cult, and Thibodeau has a lot of experience in that area, having been a member of the Branch Davidians -- the David Koresh-led cult that had a weeks-long standoff with the feds before their Waco compound burned to the ground, killing more than 80 members.

Thibodeau told us he sees a lot of good and some bad in the case of Justin and Churchome. He says one major positive is the org is nowhere near as hardcore as the Branch Davidians were.

Kamaru Usman is in the midst of the worst stretch of his career -- at least as far as wins and losses go -- but the Nigerian Nightmare says don't get it twisted ... he's still the best 170 lb. fighter in the world's top MMA promotion!

The former longtime welterweight champ, now ranked 5th, joined Babcock on the "TMZ Sports" TV show (airs nightly on FS1) ... just days before his highly anticipated scrap with 7th-ranked Joaquin Buckley.

Kamaru says, despite a 600+ day layoff, he's ready to go.

Jenn Tran and Sasha Farber have called it quits, but there’s no bad blood between the two ... TMZ has learned.

Sources close to the former couple tell us the breakup was pretty recent and amicable. We're told that despite parting ways romantically, "The Bachelorette" alum and "Dancing with the Stars" pro remain very good friends.

The two first sparked romance rumors in September 2024, shortly after they were partnered together on Season 33 of the ABC show. Fans quickly took notice of their chemistry on and off the ballroom floor, fueling speculation the partnership had blossomed into something more than a friendship.

Justin Baldoni's lawyer is taking shots at his client's legal nemesis Blake Lively ... blasting Blake for what he says is a premature celebration.

Bryan Freedman joined us on "TMZ Live" Tuesday and we asked him how he and Justin reacted to Blake's big legal win Monday, when a judge tossed out Baldoni's defamation claims in a $400 million lawsuit against Blake and her husband, Ryan Reynolds.

While it seemed like the end of the legal beef, Bryan tells us this still has a long way to go ... which is why he thinks it's rich Blake is on what he calls a "false victory tour."

Feds are poking around a home owned by the two suspects charged with kidnapping and torturing an Italian man for weeks inside a swanky multimillion-dollar New York City townhouse in an alleged scheme to obtain a Bitcoin password.

Cryptocurrency investor John Woeltz and his alleged accomplice, Swiss businessman William Duplessie, own an estate in Kentucky ... and the property is currently crawling with law enforcement.

Federal agents from the ATF and officers from the Kentucky State Police and the New York Police Department are currently executing two warrants at the property ... sources with knowledge have confirmed to TMZ.