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Daymond John is "in" on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement ... calling the future nuptials a big financial and influential win for the couple.

We caught up with the "Shark Tank" investor on "TMZ Live," where he explained that Swelce's stock is only going to rise once they become husband and wife.

DJ compared the betrothed pair to the likes of Jay-Z and Beyonce, or David and Victoria Beckham ... as they both bring their own successful brands to the table.

Olivia Hill is urging the public not to blame the entire transgender community for the actions of one disturbed individual ... claiming identity doesn't matter in situations like the recent Minneapolis shooting, but actions do.

We caught up with the Metropolitan Council Member-at-Large of Nashville and Davidson County in Tennessee -- an openly transgender woman who took office in 2023 -- and she says Robin Westman, the Annunciation School shooter who was reportedly trans, was a horrible person ... simple as that.

Hill says she doesn't care about a person's race, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity ... insisting all those markers should be stripped away when discussing heinous crimes.

8/29 6:10 AM PT -- The new lineup has been updated ... beginning of an era, next week!

Funkmaster Flex left 50 Cent, Jadakiss, and a whole legion of radio listeners in the Tribeca area floored, announcing that his days of dropping radio bombs on his Hot 97 7 PM timeslot were coming to an end on Thursday ... all because he's switching up his schedule!!!

TMZ Hip Hop confirmed with multiple sources that Funk Flex will operate on the 5 PM to 10 PM slot after the Labor Day holiday.

50 and Jada predicted the death of traditional rap as we know it, but Flex will still be delivering daily heat on the NYC airwaves, just at a different time.

5:40 PM PT -- Kelley Wolf has been released from jail two days after her arrest, according to People.

Kelley Wolf is in trouble again with the law in Utah ... this time she landed in jail for two misdemeanors after posting a series of disturbing Instagram messages, TMZ has learned.

Kelley  — the estranged wife of "Party of Five" star Scott Wolf — was taken into custody Tuesday night and booked into the Summit County Jail for electronic communication harassment and electronic disclosure of personal identifying information.

She hasn't gone before a judge so no bail has been set. Police have not released a detailed narrative, but we've reached out to them ... no word back yet.

Pepe Garcia and Iris Kendall left their love back on the island it seems ... 'cause the two are through -- although, he says he didn't cheat like the internet's suggesting.

We caught up with the "Love Island USA" star in Beverly Hills on Thursday, who just so happened to also be with season 5 winner Marco Donatelli ... and we had to ask Pepe about his relationship status after he and Iris finished fourth in the most recent season of the show.

Pepe says breakups are tough -- especially when all of show's fans have their eyes on you ... but, it's just the way this cookie crumbled it seems.

Bhad Bhabie's mom could be facing legal trouble after getting into it with one of her daughter's friends, and calling the cops .. and now, that friend's thinking about pressing charges.

According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Barbara Bregoli got a security alert earlier this month indicating someone was in the master bedroom at Bhabie's Florida house.

Sources tell us Bhad Bhabie and her mother live separately, but the mother and daughter apparently co-own the house where the alarm was triggered.

BB was at home in California, nowhere near the action.

A former FBI profiler says the public needs to take a more active role in identifying and reporting signs of potential mass shooters to the proper officials ... in light of devastating attacks like the one at a Catholic school in Minnesota Wednesday.

We spoke with Mary Ellen O'Toole -- a former profiler and author who wrote a prominent report on the Columbine High School shooting back in the day -- on "TMZ Live" ... and, she told us it matters to determine motive because these shooters aren't just "crazy."

O'Toole says past behavior plays a huge role in explaining why these shootings happen ... and the reasons are never as simple as good versus evil.

YFN Lucci had the State Farm Arena lit last weekend for his sold-out Welcome Home concert ... and the home of the Atlanta Hawks had him feeling like a baller backstage!!!

TMZ Hip Hop obtained video of Lucci being surprised with a jersey embroidered with "Lucci 650" on the back, given to him by Atlanta Hawks Senior V.P. of Facilities and Events Geoffrey Stiles!!!

Latto, Rick Ross, Quavo, BunnaB and more were also onstage to help welcome Lucci back into the world of rap.

Cardi B had time to meet and greet fans for a quick autograph session on her way out of a California courtroom, but seemed to be tiptoeing very carefully while she did it.

TMZ Hip Hop got this vid of Cardi looking stunning in an all-white pantsuit, while rocking the $73K diamond-encrusted watch her boyfriend, Stefon Diggs, gifted her ... along with a highly bedazzled Louis Vuitton bag.

But it's not Cardi's fashion a lot of fans are eyeing, instead her Wednesday exit from court in Alhambra -- just east of L.A. -- is remarkable because of the help she was getting from a bodyguard.

She took a rest inside her SUV during the lunch break, and struggled a bit to get into the back seat.

Drake vs. Kendrick? Cute. The real heavyweight grudge match is in the senior circuit ...  'cause Mick Jagger’s new nemesis seems to be none other than George freakin' Thorogood!

Yup, TMZ snagged the vid -- 75-year-old blues-rock legend George exited Houston’s House of Blues Wednesday following his show with The Destroyers ... only to turn back, eye a fan and drop the line ... "You tell Mick Jagger he can suck on that," pointing at the venue behind him, to a few supportive cheers, with one onlooker exclaiming "U-S-A!"

For the record -- there’s zero known beef between the "Bad to the Bone" singer and 82-year-old Mick. So either George was flexing to claim he's the boss, straight-up trolling for kicks, or just tossing Mick's name out at random 'cause of an adrenaline high.

Bryan Kohberger flipped out on a hotel clerk who he thought overcharged him after he booked a room on a travel website ... just months before the Idaho murders ... this according to a newly released police report.

According to cops, the now-convicted serial killer showed up alone at the hotel in Pullman, Washington, on June 30, 2022, after he booked the room through Expedia.

The docs say Kohberger made a beeline for the front desk -- where the female employee was apparently training that day -- and apparently got mad when he thought she overcharged him for the room while checking him in.

Cops say they were told Kohberger became "really upset" over being double-charged, but once she fixed the mistake, he was "nice" and even began flirting with her.

2:13 PM PT -- Court documents obtained by TMZ Sports state Shaq Mason's Wednesday morning arrest stemmed from a violent incident he had with the mother of his child at her Franklin, Tenn. home.

According to the docs, Mason broke into the woman's residence at around 3:11 AM, made his way into her bedroom and choked her out. He then allegedly punched the woman in the mouth, before stating "he was going to kill her."

Police officers wrote in the docs they noticed a "fresh laceration" on the woman's bottom lip during questioning. They also stated Mason went on to send a selfie to the woman with a text that read "Im gonna kill you."

Mason, who's still in police custody as of late Wednesday afternoon, is tentatively due in court for a hearing on the matter in October.

NFL offensive lineman Shaq Mason -- who helped Tom Brady and the Patriots win two Super Bowls -- was arrested in Tennessee on Wednesday.

Law enforcement responding to a mass shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school called for a bunch of medical personnel and resources to handle a large number of gunshot victims ... including one person who took a bullet to the head ... police dispatch audio reveals.

Listening to police radio, it's clear something awful is unfolding at Annunciation Catholic School ... officers say someone is suffering from a gunshot wound to the head, and that's just one of many victims.

Police call for a "a lot more medical" and say they need help clearing roads so ambulances can come pick up victims and transport them to hospitals.

OnlyFans is either one of two things ... a toxic platform that destroys lives, or a lifeline for those seeking wealth and fulfillment ... at least depending on which OnlyFans model you're talking to.

Our new documentary "TMZ Presents: The War Over OnlyFans" presents both sides of this coin ... and then we put it up to a vote.

Amber Rose, Angela "Blac Chyna" White and Dan Benson are among the OnlyFans models who sat down with us to talk about their OnlyFans experiences ... and we also spoke with an OF creator who used to be a chancellor for the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Brooke Hogan confirmed with her own eyes her dad has NOT been cremated ... she paid homage to Hulk Hogan at a funeral home in Florida Tuesday where she sat by his body.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Brooke was not convinced her dad's body was still intact after Hulk's widow, Sky, said he would be cremated. Brooke visited the funeral home because she wanted to see if an autopsy has or would be performed on Hulk.

Brooke has had lots of questions about the circumstances surrounding Hulk's death ... specifically, whether opioids may have been a factor or whether there might have been foul play.

She went on Bubba the Love Sponge's radio show Wednesday morning to discuss the case. Bubba was a little ticked off TMZ broke the story about Brooke visiting the funeral home. Brooke also told Bubba that Hulk was still wearing his famous bandana.

While Diddy's sitting in jail awaiting sentencing in his federal criminal case ... he can celebrate a win in a civil lawsuit filed by a guy who claimed the mogul drugged him and sexually assaulted him in a nightclub.

The lawsuit was filed back in February, and the plaintiff said he was an up-and-coming 23-year-old artist in 2015 when he scored a gig at an L.A. nightclub ... where Diddy was in attendance.

The alleged details sound like several other Diddy lawsuits -- the John Doe plaintiff claimed he'd been given a drink, fell unconscious and woke up to Diddy having "unwanted sexual contact" with him. In the lawsuit, filed by attorney Tony Buzbee, Doe also claimed Diddy threatened his future career if he resisted.