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Tank is giving Mariah Carey her flowers for "All I Want for Christmas Is You" being an everlasting gift ... but thinks her composition has to take a backseat to the Cooleyhigh classics!!!

TMZ Hip Hop recently caught up with Tank at LAX, and he tackled the future of R&B -- namely, Usher and L.A. Reid's latest protege ... a budding vocalist named JayDon.

The singing upstart has gotten cosigns from the likes of Chris Brown, Vedo and now Tank, who acknowledges the R&B torch has to be passed at some point, but giving JayDon the flame is a great bet.

11:10 AM -- A neighborhood source tells TMZ, Micah was not living at his father's home but was known in the neighborhood for rambling in public and shouting nonsensical things to no one in particular.

According to our source, Micah had mental health issues, but the official diagnosis is unclear. The source adds ... Jubilant loved Micah and had been optimistic about his condition, as -- just a few weeks ago -- Jubilant told a neighbor Micah was doing really well.

Jubilant's wife was home at the time of the murder and was the one who called 911.

The son of slain Grammy-nominated opera singer Jubilant Sykes was allegedly violent toward his family years before cops arrested him in connection to the stabbing death of his father ... according to a restraining order petition.

Here's the deal ... a woman named Sarah Bennett filed for a restraining order against Micah Sykes for herself and several of her friends in 2017 -- alleging he tried to break into her friend's father's home.

In the documents, Bennett says she and Micah used to go to the same church ... and she claims he was relentlessly pursuing her -- saying she was his true love, and they were meant to be together. Bennett also claims Sykes sent her multiple texts and other direct messages

Sarah says her friend Jason Lee stepped in to defend her in person on at least one occasion ... and, eventually, she says Lee went to a meeting with Micah to explain to him Sarah wasn't interested -- which allegedly ended with Lee having to lock himself in his car to get away from an enraged Micah. Weeks after this encounter, Bennett claims Micah went to Jason's father Philip's home and attempted to break down the door.

The General Manager of Mogul Vision, D4vd's record label -- who appeared before the grand jury for the last 2 days regarding the death of Celeste Rivas -- was way more than a record exec ... he was involved in D4vd's day-to-day life.

Robert Morgenroth is someone the grand jury prosecutor is intensely interested in ... as we reported, we overheard him say in the courtroom hallway that the prosecutor hammered him on why he didn't call the police. We don't know the context, but it's clear it involved D4vd, because he's a suspect in Celeste's death.

Morgenroth is way more than a G.M. -- he was also D4vd's day-to-day manager. Turns out, there were 2 managers. The other is Josh Marshall, who actually founded Mogul Vision and, along with Morgenroth, managed the singer's career.

You may remember Marshall ... he's the one who signed the lease on the house D4vd was living in -- the home police searched shortly after Celeste's body was discovered in D4vd's Tesla. Law enforcement sources say the house is an important piece of the puzzle, which the LAPD believes implicates D4vd in Celeste's death ... which police believe is a murder.

Morgenroth is also the President of Zara Brothers Travel, D4vd's tour company.

Andy Dick is in dire straits ... the troubled comedian suffered an apparent drug overdose on the street, and this chaotic video shows people in his Hollywood neighborhood rushing to save his life.

TMZ has exclusively obtained video of Andy slumped over on cement stairs outside a building in Hollywood in broad daylight Tuesday. As you can see, Andy is completely out of it, with his signature spectacles lying on the ground in front of him.

Eyewitnesses tell us several of Andy's friends ran up to try to revive him. One happened to be live-streaming as he approached, and screamed at Andy to "wake up" ... while others called for an ambulance.

Grammy award-nominated singer Klypso hosted our 12:30 PM brunch bus for his birthday weekend, and we caught all the madness as it went down!!

The "Stray Cat" artist serenaded passengers with amazing singing performances as we went to some of the best brunch spots in West Hollywood -- The Henry, where everyone got free mimosas ... Lisa Vanderpump's TomTom, where we took watermelon shots ... and finally, The Butcher, Baker, Cappuccino Maker, where we got free empanadas and hot chocolate!

Even better, Klypso created an epic TMZ moment by dancing on the hood of the bus! He said it was the most amazing way to spend his bday and he wants to host more tours ... he even had a pic of himself on top of the bus on his birthday cake!

The Arizona man who pled guilty to murdering his 2-year-old daughter while watching porn died from carbon monoxide toxicity -- hours before he was to turn himself in to authorities ahead of his sentencing, TMZ has learned.

The Maricopa County Medical Examiner ruled this week Christopher Scholtes took his own life using the highly poisonous, colorless gas. Last month, TMZ exclusively reported authorities were eyeing carbon monoxide as a possible cause of death and now it's official.

Scholtes made national headlines in July 2024 after he left his baby daughter, Parker, asleep in his car and went into his house in Marana, a suburb of Tucson, to reportedly play video games and watch porn.

The Royal Caribbean Cruise passenger whose family recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit was served a staggering amount of booze before he was asphyxiated by security guards ... just like George Floyd, the family's lawyer tells TMZ.

Remember, we broke the story ... Michael Virgil's family filed a lawsuit Monday against the cruise line following his death last December after drinking a ton of alcoholic beverages.

Attorney Kevin Haynes now tells TMZ … Virgil was allegedly served a mixture of beer and hard alcohol -- consuming as many as 33 drinks over seven hours before he stumbled away completely wasted to look for his family in their cabin. Even though Virgil had an unlimited drink package, Haynes still says there's gotta be limits!

Mitt Romney's sister-in-law's cause of death has been released -- she died by suicide, TMZ has learned.

The L.A. County Medical Examiner determined 64-year-old Carrie Elizabeth Romney died from blunt traumatic injuries after falling from the rooftop of a parking structure in Valencia, California, north of Los Angeles, back in October.

Carrie was in the midst of a divorce when she tragically died -- her husband, Scott, had filed back in June, citing "irreconcilable differences."

"Jimmy Neutron" star Jeff Garcia is in the hospital ... and it doesn't sound good.

Family sources tell us Jeff is currently hospitalized in Southern California, but it's unclear what is ailing him.

We're told Jeff was previously hospitalized around November 20 with pneumonia ... but he recovered and was discharged a few days later.

We've got new video of the Cinnabon employee's foul-mouthed racist rant against a Black woman ... claiming at one point she switched races by painting her face from white to Black.

The stunning clip shot by a witness last Friday at a Cinnabon inside a mall in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, opens with the worker screaming at the Black woman, who is with a Black man getting food at the kiosk.

The Cinnabon worker -- a young white woman -- claims the Black woman painted her face and pretended to be "5 different people" with a bandana tied around her "f***ing head!"

Grey/Ven CEO Scott Weissman opened up his home to host the fashion company's third annual Miami Art Week Bash ... and we're told that the star-studded event raised $20K so far to aid some of the Palisades/Malibu wildfire's toughest first responders!!!

We're hearing the party was well-attended and lasted until 4 AM ... Cuba Gooding Jr., Lil Pump, designer Ugo Mozie, and crypto czar Michael Terpin were just a handful of the who's who on the guest list.

Weissman posted up for a flick with super producer Scott Storch and DJ Brooke Brazelton, who spun on the turntables alongside Willy Monfret.

The president of D4vd's touring company was grilled Monday by a deputy district attorney in front of a grand jury ... on why he didn't call the cops.

A grand jury is hearing evidence in the death of Celeste Rivas. TMZ broke the story ... LAPD's Robbery Homicide Division is considering D4vd a suspect in what it says is an apparent homicide.

Robert Morgenroth, the general manager of Mogul Vision, D4vd's record label, is also the president of Zara Brothers Travel -- D4vd's tour company.

We've learned Morgenroth testified all day Monday before the L.A. grand jury. At one point, with a half dozen people in the hallway, Morgenroth came out into the hallway and was talking to his lawyer -- loud enough so others could hear. He said -- referring to Beth Silverman, the deputy D.A. presenting the case before the grand jury -- "She was very pushy on why I didn't call police."

Personal injury lawyer Thomas J. Henry proved he throws a party like nobody else ... dropping a TON of money to hire Ricky Martin for a secret performance at his engagement celebration ... TMZ has learned.

Sources familiar with the party tell TMZ ... the powerhouse personal injury attorney brought in Ricky for a 45-minute private concert Saturday night at the Fairmont El San Juan Hotel in Puerto Rico, where Thomas celebrated his engagement to Dr. Elena Alvarez Westwood.

We're told 500 guests -- including Marc Anthony -- had no clue Ricky was going to hit the stage. Our sources say the party absolutely exploded when Ricky launched into his hits.

Embattled actor-director Justin Baldoni is holding up as well as anyone could amid his messy court battle with Blake Lively ... at least according to his attorney Bryan Freedman.

We caught up with Freedman just as he was walking out of a hearing for the case in NYC today. He told us Baldoni is looking forward to reaching a positive resolution to the case.

According to Freedman, Baldoni is a "wonderful" and "meaningful" person, and "We're hopeful that when he gets the right result here, slowly he'll be back to the great man that he was."

India Love is clearly the hostess with the damn mostest -- and when you hand her the keys to lead the "TMZ Brunch Tour," you just know things are gonna get wild ... and this weekend was Exhibit A!

Check out the clip -- straight after the Streamer Awards, India went all in hyping up the brunch crowd, and she led by example ... we’re talking twerking, singing, and even working the bus rails like a full-on stripper pole. India's best friend Shelly gave out free lashes as they passed by Lure Lashes on Sunset Blvd.

The party didn’t stop there -- the crew rolled through three brand new hotspots: Beaches WeHo, where we got mimosas and a drag show, the Saddle Ranch, where we got watermelon gummy shots, and the grand finale was at Marathon Burger, where folks was treated like family -- especially by Blacc Sam, who was grilling free burgers and fries for everyone.

Cosmo Lombino was one of many fans worried sick about Downtown L.A. "Skid Row influencer" Rebecca Olsen -- who was presumed dead after her recent disappearance from social media -- but CL now tells us Rebecca is clean and sober after many feared she'd taken her own life.

We spoke with the self-styled "Queen of Melrose" -- who owns multiple boutiques on the popular L.A. street of Melrose -- about Rebecca, who was arrested last month for battery on an emergency personnel. Cosmo tells us Rebecca was away helping a friend and missed the "proof of life" appeals for her online.

Lombino says it was just a relief to find out Rebecca was alive ... because she had appeared on Soft White Underbelly recently, where she'd said she was suicidal -- and Cosmo and others in their friend group feared the worst.