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The Pentagon is cherry picking data when it tries to shoot down a popular new movie's portrayal of America's $50 billion nuclear missile defenses ... at least according to national security analyst Joseph Cirincione, who says 'House of Dynamite' has it right!

Check out our chat with Joseph Tuesday on TMZ Live, where he said the government can only declare our anti-ICBM system 100 percent effective if it limits available test results to the last 10 years.

However, he insists the Netflix movie "A House of Dynamite" is far more accurate with the 60 percent success rate in its script.

Silkk The Shocker thinks both No Limit and Cash Money Records came away with W's at the  ComplexCon-hosted Verzuz -- and turns out, there will be more in store between him and Juvenile!!!

TMZ Hip Hop linked up with Silkk at ComplexCon as he watched the WNBA living legend A'ja Wilson's Chase Cashback event, and he had nothing but praise for his Cash Money brothers -- their NOLA-themed Verzuz was all about unifying!!!

Silkk performed his #1 rap hit "It Ain't My Fault" from 1998 -- sans the incarcerated Mystikal -- but he still had No Limit Soldiers, Fiend and Mac to back him up onstage.

Juvenile was front and center at the Cash Money and No Limit Verzuz at ComplexCon, telling TMZ Hip Hop that his shining moment was performing his classic dance burner, "Slow Motion!!!"

We caught up with Juve The Great at Mass Appeal's "Legend Has It" booth inside ComplexCon, and the Louisiana rap legend says playing his New Orleans big brass sound for the Vegas crowd was a real treat -- mainly because he was able to memorialize his late homie, rapper Soulja Slim.

Juvenile and Slim topped the Billboard Hot 100 with "Slow Motion" back in 2004 -- several months after Slim was murdered, making their collaboration even more historic. As you know, Slim was fatally shot in New Orleans by a gunman still at large.

Sia's divorce from her second husband is getting nasty ... because a custody battle just broke out with both of them hurling accusations at the other.

In new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Sia's estranged husband Daniel Bernad is asking the judge for sole custody of their one-year-old, Somersault Wonder Bernad, alleging she is a "serious and immediate danger" to their son, but Sia says he's already restricted to monitored visits because of a child porn investigation.

In the papers, Daniel says, "Sia is an unfit and unreliable parent struggling with substance abuse and addiction, rendering her incapable of providing safe or stable care for Summi. I am the only safe and reliable parent for our son. I am a doctor, young, healthy, and have no criminal history or drug or alcohol addiction issues."

Rappers are taking their beefs from the studio to the courtroom these days ... Cam'ron just sued J. Cole over their song "Ready '24."

In court docs, obtained by TMZ ... Cam'ron claims he wrote lyrics and dropped a verse on the song in exchange for Cole agreeing to collaborate with him on a future project or at least appear on Cam's popular "It Is What It Is" podcast. Cam alleges that 2 years after the recording, J. Cole neglected to do either.

Cam says "Ready 24" was recorded back in 2022, and from July 2023 till April 2024, Cam says he continued to communicate with Cole, who repeatedly stated he was unavailable for the podcast. Cam also says the subsequent music collaboration between them never materialized, despite efforts by Cam to put it together.

Bam Margera is tapping into his own past while weighing in on Britney Spears’ situation ... telling TMZ he’s more than willing to help the pop star if she ever needs a hand.

We caught up with Bam Monday in L.A., where he told us ... back when he was getting treatment at Lamar Odom's rehab clinic, Britney actually lived down the street, and he's considering knocking on her door to offer assistance.

Watch the clip, because Bam makes it clear it’s not really him who could help Britney, but his wife, Dannii Marie -- a stretch coach/nutritionist who laid down the law with him, saying if he drank alcohol, it was basically the same as cheating

Birdman closed out the Cash Money Verzuz No Limit celebration with a classic Birdman rant — he started with straight shots and then popped bottles!!!

TMZ Hip Hop obtained video of Birdman on stage at the Verzuz, taking merry swigs of his bottle of alcohol — before his faithful sister-in-law Tamar Braxton stepped in!!!

As B.G. performed his classic track “Cash Money Is An Army,” you can see Tamar urging Birdman not to go so hard on the bubbly — and offers him up water to even things out.

Brooks Nader doesn't care what her next romantic partner does for work ... whether he's a doctor or just plays one on TV, she says she down to date anyone regardless of celebrity status.

We caught up with Brooks at LAX this weekend ... and we asked her a ton of questions about her dating life -- including whether the next person she dates needs to be as famous as her.

Nader says she doesn't need to date an actor or a musician, just a nice, good-lookin' dude -- so, of course, we asked the follow-up ... what about the hunk standing next to her???

Adrian Peterson has been arrested after allegedly driving while under the influence ... TMZ has learned.

According to online records, Peterson was arrested in Sugar Land, Texas around 10 AM local time Sunday. He was booked on one charge of DWI and one charge of unlawful carrying of a weapon.

This is Peterson's second DWI arrest this year after he was popped in Minnesota back in April shortly after the Vikings draft day party when a police officer claimed they saw him going 83 in a 55 MPH zone at just after 3 AM.

Brett Favre is certain Aaron Rodgers will head into Sunday's matchup against his old team with some extra motivation ... telling TMZ Sports he's sure the QB "will want to play the best game he's ever played" vs. the Packers.

The Pittsburgh Steelers signal-caller is facing off with Green Bay for the first time since it traded him back in 2023 ... and Favre told us this week there's just no way his former teammate is viewing the tilt as just another game.

Favre said Rodgers "certainly doesn't want to lay an egg on maybe his last game against the Packers" -- although he didn't necessarily think Aaron's looking for any kind of "revenge."

Ask and you shall receive -- DeAndre Jordan expressed his hopes of joining an NBA team to TMZ Sports on Thursday ... and one day later, he's a New Orleans Pelican.

We caught up with the 6'11" center at LAX roughly 24 hours before it was announced the NBA camp would be making his way to the Big Easy on a one-year, $3.6 million deal.

Jordan, who spent the last three seasons with the Denver Nuggets, told us he was ready to suit up again without specifying a team ... and as luck would have it, he didn't have to sit by the phone too long.

WrestleMania 42 might be months away, but it's never too early for WWE Superstar Omos to shoot his shot ... 'cause he tells TMZ Sports he wants to run back his 2023 showdown with Brock Lesnar in Vegas!!

Mojo Muhtadi chopped it up with the 7'3'' giant on the "TMZ Sports" TV show (airs nightly on FS1) ... where he laid out the challenge to the Beast Incarnate.

"Going bigger in [Las] Vegas, I'm going to put it out there," he said. "Brock Lesnar, we need to run it back!"

It's officially happily never after for '90 Day Fiancé' stars Jasmine Del Carmen Palazzolo and Gino Palazzolo ... 'cause Jasmine has filed for divorce.

TMZ has learned  ... Jasmine filed to end her marriage to Gino in August, but there's a twist -- she hasn't been able to serve him divorce papers, so she published it in the local paper!

We've seen the article published in Pinellas County, Florida's La Gaceta newspaper informing Gino that Jasmine is dunzo. Our sources say Jasmine made the move after she was unable to serve her former lover papers at his home in Michigan, despite multiple attempts.

Bryant Gumbel's back on his feet ... walking through New York City with his wife after an ambulance rushed him to the hospital earlier this week.

The former "Today" cohost bundled up in a black bomber jacket ... keeping a low profile in a New York Yankees cap and pair of dark shades while his wife, Hilary, held tightly to his arm.

Bryant lifted his face to the sky in one photo ... drinking in the sunlight after several days in the hospital -- and, he looked relatviely normal, if a bit tired.

Eli Roth hosting the TMZ "After Dark" tour might sound like a dream ... but, it really happened Friday -- on the same day his new movie opened in theaters.

The director and actor jumped on the bus to show fans around Los Angeles ... and, gave them an inside scoop on "Dream Eater" -- by far the scariest movie of the year -- which Roth also happened to produce.

It's a found footage flick -- think "Paranormal Activity" and "The Blair Witch Project" -- that touches on sleepwalking ... which Roth says he can kinda relate to since he used to get horrible sleep paralysis and night terrors.

Kim Kardashian is becoming a lawyer fair and square -- which also means she hasn't seen her California bar exam results early, amid speculation she might have gotten a sneak peek.

ICYMI ... the media mogul and businesswoman appeared on BBC’s "The Graham Norton Show" and said she's totally confident she'll be a "qualified lawyer" in 2 weeks -- when the results of her test are released. This had people thinking she may know something a little extra ... but a source close to Kim tells TMZ that's simply not true.

We're told she 100% does not know the results of her Bar Exam and the headlines and speculation have simply spun out of control since she showed confidence on Graham Norton's show.