Gossip / Rumors

2:55 PM PT -- Rihanna, clearly a TMZ Sports fan, just shot Matt down via Instagram.

Matt Barnes is confounding ... he says the stories about him going on dates with Rihanna are all gossip, but then he says things could be going down the relationship road.

We got Matt out at the UCLA Softball Stadium Saturday when he said he and RiRi are just friends, but it could lead to something. Interesting, because it sure seems like she's dating Lewis Hamilton.

He went as far as saying it doesn't matter that he plays for Memphis, because she has a jet.

Our sources say Matt and Rihanna were out on 2 dates fairly recently.

It's getting clearer by the day ... Lewis Hamilton is one lucky dude, because all signs point to a relationship with Rihanna.

The race car driver and Riri were partying at Griffin nightclub Friday, in NYC's Meatpacking District.

It seems it's all on the QT, because they arrived separately. But they've been at the same place in enough towns and countries lately to fuel rumors.

They were both at 1OAK in NYC Tuesday, and partying in Barbados last week.

Former Duke stars and NBA first rounders Jahlil Okafor and Tyus Jones are teaming up again -- this time to holla at Kendall and Kylie Jenner ... Fetty Wap style.

Tyus and Jahlil -- like many NBA players, we suspect -- were hot on the sisters' tails Thursday ... using Twitter to reach out.

Our pals at BSO pointed out the ballers' tweets -- using "Trap Queen" lyrics.

Not horribly creative on the ex-Dukies' parts, but we'll give 'em partial credit for effort, and for waiting until after Kylie's 18th birthday. So far, doesn't look like either Jenner sis has followed Tyus and Jahlil.

Lamar Odom says he absolutely did NOT ambush Khloe Kardashian -- and he's heartbroken because he says Khloe knows what really happened, but ... for some reason ... won't go public to clear his name.

Lamar wanted to vent to TMZ about the story we broke -- that, according to witnesses, he shocked Khloe outside a SoulCycle ... jumping out of a car and demanding to talk to her. Khloe eventually ran away after a witness threatened to call cops.

But an enraged Lamar went off ... denying he stalked her, touched her or ambushed her -- and in a powerful rant says the meeting was actually prearranged with Khloe. He's hurt that she's not standing up for him. Even further, he threatens to spill secrets -- whose, he doesn't say -- if something like this happens again.

In the video, Odom goes between anger and sadness -- especially when opening up about how his life has spiraled out of control. He also rips TMZ for what he calls racist reporting about celebrity beefs.

Ben Affleck is not funding the new, lavish lifestyle of his former nanny ... this according to people very close to the situation.

Former nanny, Christine Ouzounian, proudly posted a pic of her new convertible Lexus, leading people to believe Ben was underwriting her.

Our sources say absolutely not.

As for Ben flying Christine back from the Bahamas and to Vegas with Tom Brady, we're told a group of people were on the plane, and various people were trying on Brady's Super Bowl rings, including Christine.

There are several reports Ben has put Christine up in a high end L.A. hotel, but our sources say that's absolutely not true.

Pretty clear evidence Rihanna and Lewis Hamilton are a thing now -- they popped up at the same NYC club together ... fresh off their Barbados bump and grind session.

RiRi and the Formula 1 driver left 1OAK in NYC separately Tuesday night, but within minutes of each other -- at 4:30 in the morning! But when the 2 international superstars got outside ... someone else stole the spotlight.

Leonardo DiCaprio fought the French and won ... but all he has to show for it is a few grand.

The "Titanic" star was awarded $9,000 in damages from the French magazine, Oops! Leo filed suit a few months back over a cover story alleging he got Rihanna pregnant, and didn't want the baby.

Frederic Truskolaski, owner of the mag, expected to lose the lawsuit ... but was anything but magnanimous in defeat, trashing Leo and making more claims that could make him another $9k lighter.

Gossip Cop first reported Leo's win.

Nicki Minaj is NOT pregnant with Meek Mill's baby, at least not yet … TMZ has learned.

Minaj seemed to say Saturday in Pittsburgh she was having Meek's baby … referring to Mill as her “baby father."

Sources close to Nicki say she uses the phrase "baby father" frequently - at least twice on this tour, but it's not the same as "father of my child." It's just a term of endearment for those she likes. She's even referred to Lil Wayne as her baby daddy in the past, even though they're just friends.

We’re told Minaj and Meek feel they're in it for the long haul and want kids … but there will be a wedding before they’re picking out baby names.

Blake Shelton is slamming rumors he had an affair with country singer Cady Groves ... threatening to sue the magazine that made the claim ... and also insisting she's in on the lie.

We've learned Shelton's attorneys have fired a letter to In Touch magazine, demanding they retract their story about Shelton and Groves carrying on an affair.

In the letter, we're told Shelton's attorneys describe Groves as someone who became "infatuated" with Shelton. The letter accuses the magazine of using Groves as its source, and any insinuation by her that she had an affair with Blake is a lie.

The legal letter is strong, "Mr. Shelton did not have a sexual relationship or affair of any nature whatsoever with Ms. Groves."

Since the rumor surfaced, Groves has spoken about Shelton ... but has stopped short of denying the affair.

In Touch is not backing down, saying, "Not only does In Touch magazine stand by its story but we have another exclusive about Blake and Miranda's divorce in this week's issue."

Halle Berry divorce rumors have been in high gear, and the evidence fueling the fire is that she's been ringless ... but now we know why, and it has nothing to do with divorce.

Our sources say, Halle lost her engagement ring in Mexico a year-and-a-half ago. She was at the Acapulco International Film Festival in January 2014 where she received the Silver Jaguar Award. Halle says the ring either fell off her hand or she left it on a table and someone took it.

As for why she or hubby Olivier Martinez haven't replaced it ... we're told it just wasn't a priority.

BUT .... she still regularly wears her gold wedding band.

Our sources say there's been no discussion about divorce with an attorney.

Sorry, fellas ... Halle is still off the market.

Will Smith says the stories he's getting a divorce are BS.

Will just posted on Facebook, "I don't usually respond to foolishness," explaining that by doing so it becomes contagious.

But he decided to join in the foolishness, and said, "In the interest of redundant, repetitious, over & over again-ness ... Jada and I are NOT GETTING A DIVORCE!!!!!!!!!!:-)"

And he added this ... "I promise you all - if I ever decide to divorce my Queen - I SWEAR I'll tell you myself!"

He ended with "#Dumb People Should Have to Wear Scarlet D's."

Jada then tweeted, "My king has spoken."

1:30 PM PST -- Sources close to both T.I. and Drake say the culprit was a heavily intoxicated friend of T.I.'s who peed himself. The pee unintentionally got on Drake's shoe and that's when he got pissed.

Meek Mill's random line at the end of his Drake diss song -- that Drake once got PEED ON -- is true.

The lyric in question came at the very end of "Wanna Know," where Meek said, "You let Tip homie piss on you in a movie theater n****, we ain’t forget."

Our sources say, it all went down in 2010, during a private screening of "Takers" on the Sony lot ... a movie in which Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Chris Brown and T.I. all starred in.

Drake attended the screening and, 30 minutes in, jumped up screaming and ran out of the theater.

We're told a dispute erupted over who was sitting where ... apparently Drake and one of T.I.'s childhood friends got into it. The friend got pissed, and pissed on Drake.

We're told Drake ran out of the theater, screaming "motherf*****."

And sources told us the obvious ... intoxicants were involved.

Ben Affleck is angry over allegations he's dating his children's nanny, so angry he's threatening a lawsuit.

A rep for Affleck calls the US Weekly story -- which claims Affleck and the nanny, Christine Ouzounian, began dating AFTER Ben and Jennifer Garner split but before they announced their divorce -- "complete garbage and full of lies."

The rep adds Affleck is "considering legal options."

Affleck and Garner announced their split last month after ten years of marriage.

Miley Cyrus and model Stella Maxwell are a sealed deal … because nothing says official like date night at Disneyland.

The new couple hit up the park Tuesday and managed to keep their hands off each other as they jumped the lines for Tower of Terror and California Screamin’.

Miley didn't need a map since she was there 4 months ago with a different date ... ex-boyfriend Patrick Schwarzenegger.

My how they change with the seasons.

Draya Michele is firing back at her ex-fiance Orlando Scandrick -- claiming the Dallas Cowboys star is treating their relationship like a circus ... and she's the clown.

We broke the story ... Scandrick broke off their engagement yesterday -- saying it was a "poor decision" to propose to the "Basketball Wives L.A." star in the first place.

But now, Michele has finally responded ... saying, "It must be fun to watch someone throw stones at a person, so much fun others want to join in on the rock slinging."

She continued ... "I was just involved in a circus and didn't know I was the clown."

As for rumors that she bought her own engagement ring, Michele shot that down as well -- "I would NEVER buy my own ring or fake an engagement."

Tyga and his lawyers are gunning for the people they say released pics of his exposed penis -- and the wild part is ... there's a Caitlyn Jenner connection to this whole story.

Tyga's lawyer, Lee Hutton, tells TMZ he believes the rapper is the victim of a conspiracy designed to "maliciously shame" him. While the photos are authentic -- you can see some of his tattoos -- Tyga's lawyer believes the person he sent them to betrayed him ... and used them to manufacture a fake story.

The blog that posted the pics is claiming Tyga sent them to a transgender model.

Hutton thinks that's also offensive because ... "The allegations are false and socially irresponsible during a time when many Americans are celebrating equality."

It's a clear reference to Caitlyn and the Supreme Court decision, and Tyga and Hutton's point is -- don't use transgender issues as a punchline.