Scott Storch Sued Bev. Hills Jeweler Says Piano Man Owes $65K

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Scott Storch is delinquent on a hefty bling bill ... so claims a Beverly Hills jeweler who's now filed a lawsuit over it!!!

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, Peter Marco of Extraordinary Jewels is going after Storch for jewelry bills he says date back to January 2020 when the hip hop superproducer purchased a platinum ring for $71K stuffed full of GIA-certified diamonds.

Marco attached docs that he claims show Storch made several installment payments but then stopped paying in late 2021, leaving a remaining bill of $65,500.

The docs show Marco had his attorney send SS a demand letter in October 2023 -- and another in January of this year -- warning him a lawsuit would follow if the funds weren't sent over ... but it appears the letters didn't work, so here we are.

We reached out to Scott's team to see if he even still has the ring in his possession. No word back yet!!!

Diddy Sexual Assault Accuser Can't Remain Anonymous

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The woman suing Diddy for an alleged sexual assault she claims happened when she was in high school has to reveal her identity ... the judge just ruled she can't keep her identity under wraps as a Jane Doe if the case moves forward.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Diddy's accuser can no longer remain anonymous if her case against Diddy survives his attempt to get it dismissed.

The judge in the case denied the woman's motion to proceed anonymously ... but her identity will remain a secret at least until after the court decides whether to dismiss the case.

Diddy is trying to get the lawsuit against him tossed, and Thursday's ruling means if Diddy loses his motion to dismiss the case, the proceedings will move forward with the accuser's real name on the documents.

As we reported ... this Jane Doe filed suit against Diddy back in December 2023, claiming she was only 17 years old when Diddy and others sex trafficked and gang raped her. The woman alleges this all occurred way back in 2003 ... and she was among many people who came forward with old accusations against stars in NY late last year.

Diddy and his co-defendants argued they would suffer prejudice if the accuser got to remain anonymous while their identities were widely reported ... and it looks like they were able to convince the judge.

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Mind you ... this is just one of several lawsuits Diddy's dealing with. He's denied all the allegations levied against him in every single legal complaint.

DR. PHIL BIDEN'S MEMORY LOSS IS A CONCERN!!! ... Talks Politics, New Book

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Dr. Phil isn't afraid to voice his concerns about a red flag in the political arena -- and that'd be Joe Biden's apparent difficulty remembering things ... and his cognitive ability at large.

The TV star and medical professional stopped off at "TMZ Live" Thursday to chat about his new book, "We've Got Issues: How You Can Stand Strong for America's Soul and Sanity" -- and the convo eventually turned to Biden's doctor recently claiming he was fit for duty without needing a physical or neurological exam.

He declared this with conviction, despite many public examples of him forgetting basic deets.

Of course, Biden's all-clear raised eyebrows among some -- including Phil ... who tapped into his days practicing in brain, central nervous system, and cognitive ability fields to weigh in on the situation.

With this in mind, he tells us POTUS if didn't have anything to hide regarding his brain power, he would theoretically have no issue undergoing a transparent neurocognitive test.

Biden's memory loss has become prime material for online roasting sessions -- especially among Republicans -- and even Jon Stewart couldn't resist taking a jab at him during his recent "The Daily Show" return to the hosting chair.

In fairness, JS also went after his opponent -- roasting Trump for being unable to remember basic stuff ... which is a pretty crucial trait to have if you're running the country.

Just don't ask Dr. Phil to throw his hat into the presidential ring anytime soon. He tells us he's been approached for the important gig several times, but he just doesn't know enough about politics to take it all seriously. With that said, he is exploring politics more lately.

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It's probably a good call to recognize where your strengths lie and where you might need to sit things out. Phil's very self-aware, and as wise as ever here.

DIDDY LA DENUNCIANTE DE AGRESIÓN SEXUAL No puede permanecer en el anonimato

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La mujer que está demandando a Diddy por una supuesta agresión sexual que afirma ocurrió cuando ella estaba en la escuela secundaria, tiene que revelar su identidad. El juez acaba de dictaminar que no puede mantener su identidad en secreto -como Jane Doe- si el caso sigue adelante.

Según los nuevos documentos legales obtenidos por TMZ, la acusadora de Diddy ya no puede permanecer en el anonimato si su caso contra Diddy sobrevive a su intento de conseguir que sea desestimado.

El juez del caso denegó la moción de la mujer para proceder de forma anónima, pero su identidad permanecerá en secreto al menos hasta después de que el tribunal decida si desestima el caso.

Diddy está tratando de deshacerse de la demanda en su contra y el fallo del jueves significa que si Diddy pierde su moción para desestimar el caso, el procedimiento seguirá adelante con el nombre real de la acusadora en los documentos.

Como ya informamos, Jane Doe presentó una demanda contra Diddy en diciembre, alegando que solo tenía 17 años cuando Diddy y otros traficaron sexualmente con ella y la violaron en grupo.

Diddy y sus co-acusados argumentaron que sufrirían de perjuicio si la denunciante permanece en el anonimato, mientras que sus identidades fueron ampliamente reportadas y parece que fueron capaces de convencer al juez.

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Eso sí, esta es solo una de varias demandas contra Diddy. Él ha negado todas las acusaciones y cada una de las demandas legales.

Hailey Bieber No está contenta con que su padre pida oraciones ... Es algo privado

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El padre de Hailey Bieber, Stephen Baldwin, pidió públicamente oraciones por su hija y su marido, Justin Bieber, pues resulta que algo está pasando, pero Hailey está enojada.

Fuentes con conocimiento directo le dicen a TMZ que la petición de Stephen de enviarle buenos deseos a su hija y a su yerno no salió de la nada y está relacionado con algo específico que está pasando con la joven pareja.

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Aunque no nos dijeron cuál es el problema, lo único que sabemos con certeza es que es algo privado con lo que Justin y Hailey están lidiando.

Sea lo que sea, Stephen obviamente está consciente de ello y quería traspasarles buenas vibraciones en forma de oraciones de los demás. Aunque probablemente solo tenía buenas intenciones, nuestras fuentes dicen que Hailey no está para nada contenta con que su padre haya atraído la atención sobre ellos.

Se puede decir que algo estaba pasando el miércoles cuando salieron de la iglesia en Los Ángeles, donde un montón de paparazzi los fotografiaron a la salida y se veían pensativos.

Algunos pensaban que no había nada detrás de su semblante sombrío, pero ahora sabemos que hay algo detrás. Teniendo en cuenta que Stephen acababa de volver a publicar el clip de las "oraciones" antes de que entraran a la iglesia, es una apuesta segura decir que estaban conscientes de que la atención estaba sobre ellos.

Una vez más, no estamos muy seguros de lo que está pasando y no vamos a especular.

No ha habido ninguna señal de problemas entre Hailey y Justin, quienes solo andaban en lo suyo, como de costumbre. Es por eso que todo esto es muy repentino y confuso. Claramente, con las palabras de Stephen, ha atraído algo de publicidad no deseada aquí.

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Nos pusimos en contacto con su equipo, pero hasta ahora no hemos tenido respuesta.

Kim Kardashian Kanye's Issues with Children Should Be Addressed Privately ... Not On Instagram

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Kim Kardashian is upset Kanye West has again resorted to blasting out their disagreements on social media ... and she believes what he's doing is harmful to their children.

Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... Kim is not pleased Kanye went on Insta Wednesday night, telling the world he wanted their kids out of the school they're attending in L.A.

Kanye said, "KIM TAKE MY KIDS OUT OF SIERRA CANYON NOW IT'S A FAKE SCHOOL FOR CELEBRITIES THAT ARE USED BY 'THE SYSTEM'"

Our sources say ... Kim enrolled their kids at the school for 2 very good reasons -- 1. it's a "fantastic school," and 2. their children need consistency in their lives.

One source said, "The only solution Kanye has offered in protest to the school -- that the kids have been at since pre-school -- has been placing them with unaccredited teachers and his own unaccredited Donda school which has been riddled with lawsuits."

The source noted Kim did allow their kids to go to Donda for after-school activities but stopped when the school shut down.

What's more ... we're told Kanye told his kids school isn't necessary, something that has frustrated Kim.

And there's this ... we're told Kanye doesn't see his kids often -- sometimes for months at a time, and Kim believes strongly that their children need consistency ... which is what she is providing for them. Kanye is leading a nomadic life, jumping from Japan, Italy, France, Saudi Arabia, etc., and she is the home base that makes the kids secure.

One source said frankly, "Kim is frustrated with his constant public attacks and naming of the school because it creates safety and security concerns each and every time for their children."

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Finally, Kim wants all of these disputes settled privately, and that is actually something Kanye agreed to by signing the divorce settlement ... something he continues to violate.

'Pawn Stars' Rick Harrison Son Adam's Cause of Death Confirmed ... Fentanyl Overdose

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Rick Harrison's son, Adam Harrison, died from an accidental overdose of fentanyl and methamphetamine ... TMZ has learned.

The Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner tells us that the cause of death has been ruled an accident for the "Pawn Stars" personality's son, who died in Las Vegas last month.

TMZ was the first to report Adam's passing ... after a rep for RH shared that Adam had died from a fatal OD. The Harrison family told TMZ shortly after his passing ... "Our family is extremely saddened by the death of Adam. We ask for privacy as we grieve his loss." At the time -- the Las Vegas Metro PD told us they were investigating the case.

As we reported ... Adam was struggling in the days leading up to his death -- with former roommates telling cops that AH was displaying erratic and strange behavior before allegedly barricading himself inside a guest house where he was staying. He reportedly had just been released from jail after serving 3 months behind bars -- although we don't know the cause for his incarceration.

Adam -- one of Rick's three boys -- kept mostly out of the limelight ... having stepped away from helping out at the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop. Adam is Rick's kid from his first marriage to ex-wife Kim, with whom he also shares son Corey.

The "Pawn Stars" leading man later welcomed son Jake with his second wife, Tracy. Corey and Jake are regulars on his reality show -- but Adam did not appear on camera.

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On losing his son, Rick shared on Instagram, "You will always be in my heart! I love you Adam."

Adam was 39.

RIP

KIM KARDASHIAN LOS PROBLEMAS DE KANYE CON LOS NIÑOS DEBEN TRATARSE EN PRIVADO... No en Instagram

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Kim Kardashian está molesta con Kanye West debido a sus desacuerdos en lo que respecta a redes sociales... y sostiene que esto es perjudicial para los niños.

Fuentes familiarizadas con la situación le dicen a TMZ que Kim no está contenta con la aparición de Kanye del miércoles por la noche, cuando le dijo al mundo que quiere que sus hijos dejen de asistir a su escuela en Los Ángeles.

Kanye dijo: "KIM, SACA A MIS HIJOS DE SIERRA CANYON, AHORA ES UNA ESCUELA FALSA PARA CELEBRIDADES QUE SON USADAS POR 'EL SISTEMA'"

Nuestras fuentes dicen que Kim inscribió a sus hijos en la escuela por dos muy buenas razones. En primer lugar, es una "escuela fantástica", y lo más importante, es que sus hijos necesitan consistencia en sus vidas.

Una fuente dijo: "La única solución que Kanye ha ofrecido en protesta a la escuela -en la que los niños han estado desde preescolar- ha sido colocarlos con profesores no acreditados y en su propia escuela -Donda- la cual no está acreditada y ha estado plagada de demandas".

Nuestra fuente señaló que Kim le permitió a sus hijos a ir a Donda para las actividades extraescolares, pero se detuvo cuando la escuela cerró.

Además, Kanye le dijo a sus hijos que la escuela no es necesaria, algo con lo que Kim no está de acuerdo.

Nos dicen que Kanye no ve a sus hijos a menudo. A veces durante meses, y Kim cree firmemente que sus hijos necesitan consistencia, la cual ella está intentando proporcionar. Kanye lleva una vida nómada, yendo a Japón, Italia, Francia, Arabia Saudí, etc., y ella es la base que sostiene a los niños.

Una fuente dijo: "Kim está frustrada con sus constantes ataques públicos a la escuela porque crea preocupaciones y le genera cierto peligro a los niños".

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Finalmente, Kim quiere que todas estas disputas se resuelvan en privado, y eso es algo a lo que Kanye accedió al firmar el acuerdo de divorcio, el cual sigue violando.

Viral Sensation CboysTV Destroy Home With Snowplow ... That Scared Me!!!

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YouTube sensation CboysTV is topping their last outrageous stunt with a destructive new video ... and TMZ has an exclusive first look at the upcoming upload.

The Internet group -- a Minnesota-based motorsports collective known for pulling off wild stunts by using outrageous vehicles -- is dropping a new video tonight ... in which a red snowplow is used to help demolish a literal house.

In the new footage above ... the CboysTV crew – which includes Ben Roth, Ryan Iwerks, CJ Lotzer, Micah Sandman, Ken Matthees and Evan Sheff – drives a massive plow into the front of a single-car garage. The infrastructure is no match for the plow ... as it only takes a few collisions to create real damage.

The group -- that boasts 3 million subscribers and 1 billion views -- eventually turns their attention to the nearby house ... which the group owns and was already set to be demolished, for the record. It's not like they were destroying some innocent bystander's home.

In two different shots ... the plow is backed up into the home -- with one member declaring, "That scared me." We on the other hand ... couldn't help but cheer along with the CboysTV crew.

Of course ... this is only a taste of the destruction to come -- with the full upload dropping on CboysTV's YouTube channel tonight at 6 PM PST.

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And, it's safe to say we'll be tuning in to catch the final result!

'Wonka' Experience Actor Details Viral Disaster ... Parents Putting on New One for Kids!!!!

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One of the actors working the disastrous Willy Wonka attraction in the UK is spilling it all -- dishing the ins and outs of what went wrong, and how parents are making things right.

Paul Connell -- who played one of the Wonkas at the now-viral disaster -- tells TMZ cops were called after people began throwing things when the experience in Glasgow failed to impress, which seriously pissed off the families who paid good money to be entertained. He says ... "People were crying. People were shouting. It just turned into carnage, basically."

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PC doesn't blame guests for their outrage either -- as he says there wasn't even chocolate offered at the attraction! Check out the interview he did with us ... he gets into the nitty gritty of it all, including what he says the attraction workers were instructed to give the kids.

Let's just say it was meager and meaningless ... and not very sweet.

ICYMI ... families say they were left feeling duped after being promised a whimsical adventure to a Willy Wonka walkthrough -- which basically turned out to be just a basic ass warehouse filled with half-hearted decorations and hardly any treats.

They reportedly paid $35 a ticket -- which was a pretty penny for this sad sight.

As we reported ... the event had a weird and slapped-together 13-page script -- which Paul says he had to ditch for good old-fashioned improv -- it was literally that bad.

BTW, some have claimed the Wonka script here might've been made with AI software.

What's worse -- Paul says this isn't the first time the company behind the exhibit has tried -- and failed -- to put on a themed event ... he claims they've attempted to pull this off in the past, but it sounds like those previous tries didn't go so well either.

Oh, and it's not just the attendees who are unhappy here -- as Paul alleges he hasn't been paid the 500 pounds (roughly $633) for his time and work. He tells TMZ ... "No one's contacted me at all. It's just been dead silence from them."

But much like the ending of Roald Dahl's children's classic ... there's a happy ending in the works -- at least that's what Paul says he's heard through the grapevine in the aftermath.

PC tells us that a group of parents who attended the event with their kids are actually planning to put on a new experience of their own -- and want him to participate. The new exhibit will be free -- as they're planning to have sponsors and plenty of donations lined up.

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A caramel-filled ending, indeed.

Jon Stewart Helps NYC Animal Shelter Raise $25K After Tribute to Dipper

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Jon Stewart tugged at heartstrings when he tearfully talked about his dog dying, and folks opened up their wallets ... donating 5 figures to the animal shelter he shouted out during the emotional 'Daily Show' segment.

The comedian got emotional Monday, breaking down over the death of Dipper, his Brindle pit bull, and viewers were so moved they started sending money to Animal Haven, the NYC no-kill animal shelter where Jon first met the pup.

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Tiffany Lacey, the shelter's executive director, tells TMZ ... Animal Haven has raised almost $25,000 in donations since Jon mentioned the shelter in his tribute to Dipper.

We're told the money's pouring in from more than 500 new donors ... and the funds will help the shelter pay for general care of their animals, plus operating support, vet care, food, staff time, and dog walks.

Remember ... Jon said he got Dipper from Animal Haven about 12 years ago when his kids were raising money for the shelter ... adopting the dog on the spot after being introduced. The pup was missing a leg after being hit by a car in Brooklyn.

Tiffany tells us the wave of donations is coming at just the right time for Animal Haven ... she says the shelter is at full capacity with more than 100 rescue animals in their care, including 3 dog moms who recently gave birth to 20 puppies.

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In addition to financial commitments, we're told Jon's monologue has spurred some folks to inquire about adoptions ... and Animal Haven is so grateful for everyone reaching out.

Tiffany says Animal Haven's reached out to Jon too, thanking him and offering their sympathies and condolences as he grieves his beloved companion.

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Jon's tribute was pretty moving ... and Tiffany tells us folks are also helping out by purchasing items off Animal Haven's Amazon Wishlist, buying stuff like dog treats and blankets.

Actor de experiencia Wonka Padres van a montar una nueva para los niños Cuenta detalles...

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Uno de los actores que trabajó en la desastrosa atracción de Willy Wonka en el Reino Unido lo cuenta todo: los pormenores de lo que salió mal y cómo los padres están arreglando las cosas.

Paul Connell -que interpretó a uno de los Wonkas en el desastre ahora viral- le dice a TMZ que hubo que llamar a la policía luego de que la gente comenzara a tirar cosas cuando la experiencia en Glasgow los decepcionó, lo que enojó seriamente a las familias que gastaron un buen dinero. Él dice: "La gente estaba llorando. La gente gritaba. Se convirtió en una carnicería".

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¡Paul no culpa a los huéspedes por su indignación, ya que dice que ni siquiera había chocolate que ofrecer! Échale un vistazo a la entrevista que nos concedió, nos cuenta todos los pormenores del asunto, incluido lo que -según él- tenían que ofrecerle los trabajadores a los niños.

Digamos que era algo escaso, sin sentido y no muy dulce.

Las familias dicen que se quedaron una sensación de engaño después de haber prometido una aventura de Willy Wonka., la cual resultó ser un almacén lleno de decoraciones a medias y casi ninguna golosina.

Según los informes, pagaron $35 por boleto, lo que es bastante considerando la pésima experiencia.

Como ya informamos, el evento contaba con un extraño guion de 13 páginas, el cual Paul dice que tuvieron que abandonar y en su lugar, simplemente improvisaron. Así de malo era.

Incluso hay sospechas de que el guion fue realizado con un software de IA.

Paul dice que esta no es la primera vez que la empresa detrás de la exposición ha fracasado al momento de realizar un evento temático, afirma que han tratado de sacar esto adelante en el pasado, pero parece que los intentos anteriores no funcionaron.

Ah, y no son solo los asistentes están descontentos, Paul alega que no le han pagado las 500 libras (aproximadamente $633) por su tiempo y trabajo. Él le dice a TMZ: "Nadie se ha puesto en contacto conmigo en absoluto. Ha sido un silencio total de parte de ellos".

Pero al igual que el final del clásico infantil de Roald Dahl, hay un final feliz... al menos eso es lo que Paul nos puede afirmar.

Paul nos cuenta que un grupo de padres que asistieron al evento con sus hijos están planeando organizar una nueva experiencia por su cuenta y quieren que él participe. La nueva exposición será gratuita ya que están planeando tener patrocinadores y un montón de donaciones en fila.

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Sin duda un final feliz.

Rajon Rondo Asks Judge To Throw Out Gun Charge ... What About 2nd Amendment?!?

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Rajon Rondo is hoping he won't have to fight a criminal gun charge much longer ... TMZ Sports has learned he's just asked a judge to throw out the count he's facing.

Court documents we obtained show the former NBA star's lawyer filed a motion on Tuesday to dismiss the unlawful carrying of a handgun charge prosecutors hit Rondo with following his arrest late last month.

In the documents, Rondo's attorney argues the charge is unconstitutional ... saying the ex-Boston Celtics point guard is protected by the Second Amendment right to bear arms that gave him the right to have the handgun cops say they found on him during a Jan. 28 traffic stop in Indiana.

"The statute under which Rondo is charged fails to be consistent with the Nation's historical tradition of firearm regulation," the docs state.

A judge has not yet made a ruling on the motion ... but there is a hearing on the docket scheduled for late March.

Rondo was first booked on the gun charge following allegations that a loaded, black, 9MM, Sig Sauer P365 was discovered under the cupholder of his car after cops pulled him over for not having plates on the back of his Tesla.

Cops said due to a previous case against Rondo, he was not allowed to have the firearm. In fact, in police documents, one officer wrote, "I asked Rondo Sr. if he was allowed to have a gun and Rondo Sr. said he was not allowed."

In addition to the gun charge, Rondo is also facing one count of possession of marijuana and one count of possession of paraphernalia in the case ... after cops said they found weed, THC gummies and a pipe with marijuana residue in his Tesla during the stop as well.

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Rondo -- a four-time All-Star -- last played in the NBA during the 2021-22 season.

Hitmaka Claims Diddy Snaked Him Outta Multiple Producer Creds🐍

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Turns out Lil Rod's not the only one with deeply rooted gripes about working with Diddy -- superproducer Hitmaka is making his own claims about bad biz deals with the music mogul.

On the recent PPV episode of "The Joe Budden Podcast," Hitmaka shared his experiences while working on Diddy's "Love Album: Off The Grid" -- the same project for which Rodney Jones, aka Lil Rod, is suing Diddy for unpaid royalties ... among a litany of other allegations.

Hitmaka told Joe, Diddy dialed him up ahead of the album's creation and gassed up his talent to get him in the studio with fellow artists London on Da Track and Jozzy.

After sending Diddy several tracks, Hitmaka claims Diddy went behind his back recruiting Cardiak, Eric Bellinger and several others to dissolve his contributions from the tracks ... so much so, the album was released without any of his credits!

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Hitmaka says he ran into Diddy afterward, and as he describes it ... the gaslighting about the project continued -- and he says he feels sorry that Jozzy is stuck on the Love Records imprint amid all the lawsuits against Diddy.

To make matters worse, Hitmaka alleges Diddy infringed on another Bad Boy project in which he was involved ... that being French Montana's 2021 album "They Got Amnesia."

Hitmaka says he was originally the executive producer, and had his tags on the album opener "ICU," but got hit with the Diddy Effect ... as his voice got replaced with the man writing the checks!!!

He calls it diabolical déjà vu ... Hitmaka said the same thing happened to him during his 2008 freshman season when Diddy came between him and his OG co-producer Rob Holladay.

Hitmaka says he put a stop to Diddy's shenanigans when he attempted to poach his go-to artist and part-time lover, Tink, for one of his projects.

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Despite all that, he says it's still love ... even though it sure doesn't sound like it.

Diddy Atty. on Lawsuit 2 Women Come Forward ... Say They're Falsely ID'd as 'Underage'

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Diddy's attorney says a couple individuals who were identified as minors in the salacious lawsuit filed against the mogul are not minors at all ... they're fully grown women.

Shawn Holley tells TMZ ... two women have come forward to clear the air after they saw their images included in Rodney Jones' explosive legal claim from Monday -- where he alleged everything under the sun against Diddy, including claims of partying with underage girls.

There are photos included in Rodney's lawsuit that purport to show a party that Diddy threw last summer in L.A. ... and some of the images show Diddy and his son Justin around some women -- with captions characterizing them as minors.

The suit even blacks out their faces ... perhaps in an attempt to lend credence to the notion they're underage -- but Holley tells us two of the women depicted are anything but that.

For starters, she tells us the woman depicted in the screenshot of Diddy has actually come forward to her to set the record straight ... as she feels she's been grossly mislabeled, as have the circumstances under which she was in Diddy's company that night.

Holley tells us the woman's name is Chelsea, a 33-year-old ... who has a child. We're told Chelsea does not want to publicly reveal her full identity -- hoping to maintain her and her family's privacy amid this whole mess -- but we're told she insists that's 100% her in the pic.

More importantly ... we've been provided with a photo of Chelsea, which we're told shows her in the same bodysuit outfit she was apparently wearing in the photo included in Rodney's suit.

We've blurred her face in the photo -- out of respect for her privacy -- but the bottom line here is ... Chelsea is saying she's in that picture with Diddy, and she is most definitely NOT a minor.

There's another photo of Justin in this lawsuit that purports to show him partying/hanging around underage girls at the same party -- but Holley tells us ... that, too, is false ... as the woman whose face is blacked out in the pic is actually Justin's 32-year-old girlfriend.

We've obtained what we're told is an unredacted version of the photo in Rodney's lawsuit -- and sure enough, it appears to be Justin's significant other, Stephanie Rao.

There's another photo of Justin and Stephanie from the same night -- but a different angle -- that appears to back up that it's her.

Holley points to this as evidence that Rodney and his attorneys were, at a minimum, careless in putting together the complaint here.

Last but not least ... we've gotten some clarification on Rodney's claim that Diddy and Justin were somehow involved in a shooting that left a man injured at a recording studio here in Hollywood -- something Rodney alleged in his complaint was covered up by Diddy himself.

But, our law enforcement sources tell us ... the story that was told to cops that night -- namely, that the victim was robbed at gunpoint and shot by unknown assailants outside -- ended up leading to arrests in the case, and those suspects are currently awaiting trial.

We're told cops think the gunshot victim stepped outside of the studio around 3:30 AM and was accosted by two individuals ... at which point they tried to rob him. Our sources say the man suffered a gunshot wound ... and when officers arrived, there was no sign of Diddy at all.

The alleged culprits are Rudolph Flowers and Laron Bundley -- and we're told they're suspected in other crimes in and around Los Angeles ... including follow-home robberies.

Long story short ... Holley thinks this is just another one of the dominoes that'll start to fall as the details of Rodney's suit get picked apart.

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We reached out to Rodeny's attorney, Tyrone Blackburn, who didn't get specific on the new info but tells TMZ ... "Thanks to Shawn Holley, Sean Combs and Justin Combs are on a fast track to the same fate as Tory Lanze (sic) and Danny Masterson."

LAS ESTRELLAS DE "REAL HOUSEWIVES" DEFIENDEN A ANDY COHEN... ¡No nos obligaron a beber!

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Múltiples estrellas de la franquicia "Real Housewives" están saliendo en defensa de Andy Cohen por las acusaciones de Leah McSweeney y todos ellos se inclinan por la idea de que cada miembro del elenco es personalmente responsable de sus acciones.

Luann de Lesseps, que compartió reparto con Leah en "RHONY", habló con nosotros el miércoles en "TMZ Live" sobre la demanda de Leah contra Cohen, la productora de Shed Media y Warner Bros., alegando que se aprovecharon de sus problemas de abuso de alcohol.

Leah afirma que fue alentada por Cohen y otros a beber, y todo para supuestamente crear un mejor contenido para el programa.

Luann, hablando desde su experiencia personal, no sentía que ese fuera su caso, diciendo que, por supuesto, el alcohol y las fiestas son parte del mundo de "Housewives", pero nadie la obligó a tomar una copa.

De hecho, ella dice que no cree que nadie pueda hacer que una persona beba, en lugar de eso, ella cree que la responsabilidad personal juega un papel clave en la recuperación de la adicción. Este es un tema del que Luann también se ocupó durante el rodaje de la serie, después de haber ido a rehabilitación en varias ocasiones.

En cuanto a la afirmación de que Leah Andy consume cocaína con las amas de casa, Luann dijo que nunca ha visto ni oído hablar de eso y añade que ella no es así.

Luann dice que ella está "manejando la situación" respecto al consumo de alcohol, y está de gira con un nuevo espectáculo de cabaret e insiste en que no tiene que beber para pasar un buen rato en "Housewives".

Ella responde por Andy, diciendo que no cree que él obligaría a nadie a beber como asegura Leah, un sentimiento del que se hizo eco otra ex estrella de "RHONY".

Dorinda Medley -que apareció en el programa entre 2015 y 2020- nos dice que se siente terrible por Andy y cuestiona por qué Leah decidió volver para una segunda temporada de "RHONY" y un "Ultimate Girls Trip" si se sentía tan incómoda.

Medley añadió que se saltaría a la oportunidad de volver a "Real Housewives", diciendo que no ha tenido más que buenas experiencias con Andy y Bravo y además le ha beneficiado mucho estar en el show. También dijo que los adultos deben ser responsables de sus propias acciones.

Cynthia Bailey
no me han forzado a nada

Y un no neoyorquino -Cynthia Bailey ex de "Real Housewives of Atlanta"- también defendió a Andy, diciéndonos en LAX que ella nunca se vio obligada a beber o nunca creyó que Andy estuviera consumiendo cocaína como afirmó McSweeney.

Cynthia dice que simpatiza con los adictos, pero añade que las personas que saben que tienen problemas de abuso de sustancias deben tomar decisiones inteligentes, como rechazar cócteles si saben que tienen un problema.

A propósito, otra ex estrella de Bravo -Brandi Glanville- también está amenazando con demandar a Andy por un comentario inapropiado que supuestamente hizo.

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tmz investiga

En pocas palabras, hay mucha tensión en el mundo "Real Housewives", y esta vez no es solo en la cámara.