Feuds

Aaliyah’s family fight over music royalties has heated up … with the late singer's cousin -- who was blamed for her death by her uncle -- seeking a $20 million payout in their ongoing litigation ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Jomo Hankerson, the late singer’s cousin, believes his father, Barry Hankerson, owes him the 8-figure sum over Aaliyah and other artists’ music.

In a letter between the lawyers about the ongoing dispute, reps for Jomo revealed he would settle his claims if he received $20 million.

Influencer Dalton Memel says someone called child protective services on him amid his divorce from Ntsako Mathivha ... and he's not happy about it.

He addressed the "son of a bitch" responsible on Instagram a few days ago, claiming it's the second time this has happened in 3 weeks ... and he's tired of it.

Dalton says this only happens after he includes his son in videos -- and claims that all he did this time was take his son to the doctor and his mother's.

Randy Quaid is putting the brakes on Anne Hathaway joining Tom Cruise in "Days of Thunder 2" ... calling her a "horrible choice" and saying Cruise should reunite with Nicole Kidman instead.

The actor -- who starred alongside Cruise in the original 1990 NASCAR flick -- went off on X after Hathaway was announced as Cruise's new costar ... blasting her as "leftist" and "woke."

Randy's argument is pretty simple ... he says the "Days of Thunder" audience is heavily MAGA and claims Hathaway is a bad fit for that crowd.

Marjorie Taylor Greene is going to bat for a Democrat ... unloading on Laura Loomer over her attacks on Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon and accusing Trump and the GOP of enabling her "nonstop vitriol."

MTG re-posted a nasty back-and-forth between Loomer and Nixon Sunday ... saying she's no Nixon supporter, but Loomer's rhetoric went way too far.

Greene wrote, "I 1000% denounce Laura Loomer and her nasty, hateful, racists comments" ... while accusing the Republican Party and Donald Trump of allowing Loomer to stay in the "inner circle."

Ray J and Blueface may be beefing right now, but Ray J says it's nothing that can't be worked out with their fists ... and the right paycheck.

We caught up with Ray J after his heated phone call with Blueface -- things had gotten messy when the streamer claimed he'd been messing around with Ray J's girl.

Ray's ex Princess Love clarified that Blueface definitely wasn't talking about her ... but Ray J got a little dodgy when we asked if he had a girlfriend who may be involved with the online drama.

"The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Dorit Kemsley claims she hasn't filmed any scenes with her new costar Tracy Tutor ... and it doesn't sound like she's too excited about the prospect.

Dorit was asked about the newest 'RHOBH' addition as she was leaving court Wednesday after a hearing in her nasty divorce from PK Kemsley ... and Dorit gave quite an interesting answer.

There's been some drama between Dorit and Tracy ... and Dorit indicates she's going to give Tracy a couple of months to try and right the ship.

Jimmy Butler's baby mama says she's living with the NBA superstar after their nasty legal war over child custody and support ... TMZ has learned.

Jimmy's ex-girlfriend, Kaitlin Nowak, filed court docs explaining she recently worked out a comprehensive agreement on a parenting plan with the Golden State Warriors small forward.

Kaitlin said she is living with Jimmy and that "there are other circumstances which can be presented to the court" without specifically laying them out in filed docs.

Chris Hansen is kicking his feud with A24 up a notch ... purchasing ad space before every showing of the Robert Pattinson flick about his Dateline sex predator show ... all to promote his new pedo-hunting project.

Chris will use the ads to direct audiences to TruBlu ... his streaming network devoted to the child predator investigations that made him a pop culture staple, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

It seems Chris was toying with the idea of capping each ad with a line about the movie being "a Hollywood fantasy version" of that time in his life ... but thought better of it when mulling potential legal action from A24, the studio behind the movie.

41-year-old Meghan McCain doesn't seem to be in the habit of picking on someone her own age ... because she's got her sights set on North West.

The former "View" co-host felt compelled to comment on the 13-year-old's Dazed Magazine cover on X Tuesday, writing ... "This poor baby. My heart just breaks for this child."

North posed for the spread in edgy outfits, showcasing her bright blue hair, bold piercings and grills.

Blake Lively testified about how she got her hands on the text messages she used as evidence in her since-dismissed lawsuit against Justin Baldoni ... TMZ has learned.

During her July 2025 deposition, Blake was asked how she obtained the texts from publicist Jennifer Abel's phone ... texts that were later a big part of her claim that Justin had hired a crisis PR firm to take her down after she complained about sexual harassment on the set of "It Ends With Us." Justin denied the claims. The case was later settled before trial.

In her depo, Blake said her friend Ashley Avignone, who is also friends with Taylor Swift, told her about the text messages. Blake says Ashley told her that she knew a publicist named Stephanie Jones, who was trying to get a hold of Blake.

Chris Hansen still has a bone to pick over the upcoming film based on his pedo-catching days ... and he shared a receipt to back up his claim that A24 was trying to do him dirty.

The former "To Catch a Predator" host sent TMZ a portion of an NDA he says the studio asked him to sign to attend a private screening of "Primetime" -- the new movie starring Robert Pattinson as him -- and he claimed the paperwork asked for him to sign away the rights to his life.

Clause 5 of Hansen's alleged NDA reads ... "Recipient hereby releases, Company and its parents, subsidy areas, affiliates, divisions, agents, representatives, employees, successor, and assigns, jointly and individual individually, from any and all claims and demands arising out of or in connection with the project, including recipients screening of the project."

Chris tells TMZ ... there was no way in hell he was going to sign that ... and he thinks A24 tried to pull a fast one on him.

Ex-NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom says his heated confrontation with WNBA guard Natasha Cloud went off the rails after Natasha told him Sophie Cunningham wasn't going to bang him.

Enes sat down with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, and she asked what sparked his viral altercation with Natasha at Sunday's WNBA game, which led to Enes being booted from the arena.

He says late in the third quarter, Sophie checked into the game and attempted a field goal, and he threw up his hands in celebration. He says Natasha noticed and on the next trip down the floor, she scored and then told him, "Sophie's not gonna sleep with you."

Former NBA player and WNBA hopeful Enes Kanter Freedom may have had an intense run-in with authorities at Wintrust Arena Sunday night ... however, he's welcome back as long as the WNBA approves, TMZ has learned.

A Chicago PD spokesperson tells TMZ ... there have been no reports filed regarding the incident ... even though Enes was seen surrounded by cops after he was removed from the arena for getting in an altercation Sunday with WNBA Chicago Star player Natasha Cloud.

A Wintrust Area spokesperson tells TMZ ... "Based on the incident last night, decisions regarding reprimanding or banning would be the purview of the WNBA."

Ex-NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom got into a heated confrontation with WNBA star Natasha Cloud during a game -- and it ended with Enes getting booted out of the arena!

The drama unfolded in the third quarter of Sunday's matchup between Caitlin Clark's Indiana Fever and Natasha's Chicago Sky. Natasha scored a basket before the Fever called a timeout, and then Natasha started jawing with Enes, who was sitting courtside.

Enes stood up and started jawing back. He stretched out his arms and took a few steps toward the court before security stepped in and ejected him.

Clavicular's beefed-up security detail got a workout in South Florida ... getting into a massive brawl with a group of college kids at a Fort Lauderdale bar.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... the clash erupted after people once again brought up claims Peter Thiel gives Clav money -- something we're told gets under his skin because, according to our sources, it isn't true.

We're told Clav himself never touched the guy ... but his security definitely got involved once things went sideways.

Donald Trump's frenemy and former fixer has been doing quite a bit of sucking up, especially now that he needs a presidential pardon.

In a new clip from his interview with Trump, Michael Cohen was acting all buddy-buddy with the prez, saying ... "Boss, you remember when I was by your side? I literally used to analyze the polls."

This is the latest on Cohen's road to reconciliation with Trump ... after testifying against him in the 2024 hush money trial where he was convicted on 34 felonies.