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A Texas preacher gave an emotional sermon ... addressing scandalous Diddy-related TikTok rumors about himself during his Christmas service Saturday.

T.D. Jakes, who has been trending this week after rumors of an association with embattled music producer Diddy took hold online, denounced the rumors.

The 66-year-old preacher began by saying some people came in solely to hear what he had to say about the buzz ... and quickly made it clear he wouldn't.

"All of you who expect me to address a lie, you can log off," Jakes said in a defiant voice.

He continued, "I will not use this sacred day and this sacred pulpit to address a lie when I have chance to preach a truth. I will stand straight up, head up, back straight and preach the unadulterated, infallible word of God."

Jakes' name has swirled on the internet rumor mill this week with social media users claiming the preacher attended sex parties hosted by Diddy and questioning his sexuality.

He'd already denied the claim through a PR rep, who called the rumors "unequivocally false and baseless."

Of course, an association with Diddy wasn't always taboo, but in the wake of multiple sexual assault lawsuits, including one he settled with ex Cassie, relationships with him have drawn scrutiny.

Kevin Connolly had a visitor on XMAS Eve, and it wasn't Santa ... the "Entourage" star’s L.A.-area home was burglarized just before midnight ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... a burglar forced open a backdoor and entered Kevin's home. The actor was not there. The thief stole an antique gun and some other minor items before beating it.

Kevin was notified of the break-in and met the cops at his home, where they took a report.

Cops reviewed surveillance footage from the area and determined the suspect appeared to be a homeless man and not a member of the burglary rings that have been targeting high-dollar homes around L.A. in recent months.

TMZ broke the story ... thieves smashed a window at Keanu Reeves' home this month and stole his Glock.

Beyoncé's childhood home went up in flames on Christmas Day.

Officials say at around 2 AM, they responded to reports of a fire at the home, located in the city's Third Ward.

The two-story house was in flames, but first responders put out the fire in roughly 10 minutes.

Thankfully the family -- a couple with two young kids -- were able to evacuate the house. No one was injured.

As we previously reported ... Beyoncé's family bought the house way back in 1981 for $64k, but they moved out just a few years later, before Solange was born in 1986.

The house went up for sale in 2019. It has three bedrooms, three bathrooms, with a spiral staircase leading to a third-floor office space.

Mariah Carey broke the all-time record for most Spotify streams in a single day on Christmas Eve!!!

"All I Want For Christmas Is You" was streamed 23,701,697 times. Mariah shattered the record, which she set on Christmas Eve last year when the song was streamed 21,273,357 times.

It's nothing new to Mariah. She breaks this record every year. We previously reported that she set a new mark way back in 2020 when the song was streamed just over 17.2 million times on Christmas Eve that year, and then she broke that record the following year.

Mariah's been in a "Queen of Christmas" battle with Brenda Lee this year, and for the first time since Mariah's reign began, Brenda snagged the number 1 spot on Billboard's Hot 100 for one week during the lead-up to XMAS.

She was a good sport about it, sending Brenda some flowers and a congratulatory note.

Mariah recaptured the top spot the following week.

For a lil nightmare for Christmas, head down to Zak Bagan's Haunted Museum in Sin City ... where he's just unveiled an exhibit for a Santa costume once worn by an infamous serial killer.

The "Ghost Adventures" star tells TMZ ... the costume worn by John Edward Robinson -- a convicted serial killer, con man, embezzler, kidnapper, and forger - will be on display through the holidays at his museum.

The Santa outfit was the one worn by Robinson to children's parties, scouting events and other similar functions. Zak bought the costume a few years ago and came from John's estate.

But, even Zak's creeped out by his new possession ... displaying his serial killer costume inside his museum's "Jail Room" -- built from actual bars dissembled from an Iowa prison. He says anything belonging to these evil monsters should be behind bars where they belong.

Robinson was indeed pure evil ... having been found guilty in 2003 of 3 murders in Kansas City and receiving the death sentence for 2 of them. He also admitted responsibility for 5 additional homicides ... with investigators fearing there might be other undiscovered victims.

His crimes were particularly spine-chilling as he made contact with most of his victims through online BDSM-themed chat rooms, ... often going by the name "Slavemaster."

Antes de que estas tres hermanas aparecieran en sus televisores, ya estaban preparándose para las fiestas mientras vivían sus mejores días en Beverly Hills, iban al instituto en Bel Air y salían con sus amigos famosos.

Estas tres lujosas damas no son madres comunes y corrientes... son conocidas por su sentido de la moda. Y, con tantas marcas y empresas a sus espaldas... si fueran las dueñas de la Navidad, ¡se llamaría Kristmas!

Before these 3 sisters dressed in matching Christmas 'fits were on your television screens, they were getting stoked for the holiday season -- while livin' their best lives in Beverly Hills -- going to high school in Bel-Air and hanging out with their famous friends.

All 3 of these lavish ladies are not your regular moms ... they're known for their fashion sense and will definitely pull up in a blinged-out whip! And, with so many brands and companies under their belt ... if they were to own Christmas, it'd be called Kristmas!

"You Better Watch Out" ... Sexy Santas are comin' to town, but they've ditched the classic St. Knick look and have slid out the chimney showin' more skin and flaunting their festive curves ... less is more, right?!

Dash through our assorted list of Hollywood's Sexiest Santas ... You may wanna check it twice before guessing who's playing naughty and who's playing nice 😜!

Lookin' hot in red ... famous ladies like Chloe Bailey, Alix Earle and Francesca Farago draped themselves in a (slightly tighter) rendition of Santa's clothes ... Now it's on you to figure out who's who!

Los Papás Noel más sexys llegan a la ciudad, pero se han deshecho del clásico look de San Nicolás y se han deslizado por la chimenea mostrando más piel y haciendo alarde de sus curvas festivas... menos es más, ¿verdad?

Échale un vistazo a nuestra lista de los Papás Noel más sexys de Hollywood, ¡es posible que desees comprobar dos veces antes de adivinar quién se está escabullendo bajo el arbolito😜!

De rojo posan famosas como Chloe Bailey, Alix Earle y Francesca Farago se enfundaron en una versión (un poco más ajustada) de la ropa de Papá Noel... Ahora te toca a ti averiguar quién es quién.

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are making up for some future lost time ahead of New Year's Eve -- when they'll be apart -- and did so by hitting the slopes with their kids.

The couple hit up Woodward Park City ski resort out in Utah Friday and Saturday with Gwen's 3 boys -- and the whole family was out and about, tubing one day ... and skiing the next. In photos obtained by TMZ, you can see GS and BS in lock step with the teens close behind.

Eyewitnesses tell us the family wasn't shying away from the attention they drew, nor were they opposed to taking pictures with fans ... by all accounts they were pretty cheerful.

Interestingly, it sounds like Gwen was the one going down the hills here -- on Friday, she could be seen tubing with her boys, while Blake looked on and filmed. On Saturday, she and the kiddos went skiing ... and we're told Blake did not attend. Seems she's the active one!

Anyway, like we said ... these love birds won't be by each other's side come midnight next week -- 'cause Blake's booked to perform in Nashville, and she got hired for a Vegas gig.

We recently learned Kevin McCallister was, in fact, loaded in 'Home Alone' -- and now, the Internet has its sights set on Clark Griswold ... and that mysterious bonus check.

A Reddit thread that was recently started dives deep into the question of what sorta dough Chevy Chase's character in 'Christmas Vacation' was expecting, what he ended up getting, and what the hell he even did for work ... which is all left unanswered in the film.

It's not nearly as sophisticated or scientific as the NYT piece that broke down the 'Home Alone' finances, but it's interesting ... 'cause a lot of folks seem to have good guesses.

Based on clues dropped in the movie, one user -- who kinda takes the lead on all the sleuthing here -- suggests Clark was some sort of chemical engineer at a cereal company ... and that his salary at the time likely landed in the ballpark of about $75k-$80k in 1989.

If that's true, these online accountants figure Sparky might've been anticipating a fairly high bonus of about 20%-25% ... do the math, and that's likely a bonus of about $20k or so.

He also mentioned putting down a $7,500 deposit for it already, and hoping the check would cover the rest -- and based on some historical data ... people say the number checks out for pool construction in the late '80s. Clark was hoping for (but didn't get) a five-figure bonus.

Of course, that's not exactly how things worked out -- at first, anyway -- in the holiday classic. Clark gets stiffed by his boss, and his cousin Eddie kidnaps the guy to force him to pony up. In the end, the CEO of the company does give out the bonus -- plus an extra 20%.

In the end, the Internet suspects Clark walked away with about $24k in the end ... more than enough to install the pool and pay for it in full. Not bad for the bungling Griswolds!

Kim Kardashian parece haber traído el invierno a su propio patio trasero, porque su casa parece algo sacado de una tarjeta de Navidad.

La estrella de reality fue a lo grande con la decoración de su propiedad en Hidden Hills, lugar que ha sido famoso últimamente debido a las grandes fiestas y la Navidad no fue diferente. Mientras que el interior de su casa es genial, el exterior es sin duda espectacular.

Échale un vistazo... Kim tiene un montón de abetos gigantes alineados en todo su patio, hasta el punto de que parece un bosque salvaje. Real o falso... ¿quién demonios sabe?

El caso es que es impresionante... y la "nieve" adicional que cubre el suelo es un bonito detalle. Ella dio un pequeño recorrido por la pasarela a través de esta magnífica escena y es hermoso.

Por cierto, el interior de la casa también está decorado, y como puedes imaginar, hay regalos por todas partes, especialmente bajo el árbol. De hecho, parece que ella es la anfitriona este año, porque hay regalos de todas sus hermanas y demás personas y todos están envueltos de forma única.

Como se puede apreciar, los regalos de Kendall y Khloe tienen diferente decoaración y papel de regalo. Kim, por supuesto, resalta con su nueva marca SKIMS.

Como hemos dicho, el resto de la casa está cubierta de luces y adornos, pero teniendo en cuenta el diseño interior único de Kim, casi se siente como una especie de museo.

De todos modos, solo una razón más para hacer algo a lo grande y ciertamente lo hizo.

Kim Kardashian seems to have brought the winter wilderness to her own backyard -- 'cause her house looks like something straight out of a Christmas card ... of the Hallmark variety.

The reality star went all out decorating her Hidden Hills property -- which is kind of a theme this year with all the big holidays. Christmas turned out to be no different ... and while the inside of her home is cool, the outside is certainly a thing of beauty to behold.

Take a look ... KK's got a bunch of giant firs lining her entire yard here, to the point that it looks like a forest, of sorts, right there on the grounds. Real or fake ... who the hell knows?

Point is, it's damn impressive ... and the extra "snow" she's got coating the ground is a nice touch too. She gave a little tour of the walkway through this gorgeous scene, and it's neat.

BTW, the interior of her crib is decked out as well -- and as you can imagine there's presents all over the place, but especially under her tree(s). In fact, it looks like she might be hosting this year, 'cause there's gifts from all her sisters and whatnot, all uniquely wrapped.

As you can see ... everyone from Kendall to Khloe has different wrapping paper and their own style of furnishing the presents. Kim's of course, is pretty interesting -- SKIMS-covered.

Like we said, the rest of the house is covered in lights and ornaments as well ... but considering Kim's one-of-a-kind interior design -- it almost feels sorta museum-like.

Anyway, just another reason for her to go all out, we suppose -- and she certainly did.

Los cinéfilos han debatido durante años si "Duro De Matar" es una película navideña o no, pero ahora un experto en la materia lo aclara de una vez por todas... y dice que sí.

Jake Tapper, de la CNN, presentó al historiador de cine y autor Jeremy Arnold en su programa el otro día, y estaban allí para discutir su nuevo libro, "Christmas in the Movies" y, finalmente, Jake se refirió a la vieja pregunta: ¿es "Duro de Matar" realmente un clásico navideño?

Según Arnold, sí que lo es... pero también explica que la razón por la que algunos creen que no lo es tiene que ver con cómo se definen las películas navideñas, tradicionalmente hablando.

A pesar de ello, Arnold argumenta que "Duro De Matar" tiene todos los ingredientes de una película navideña desde el principio, empezando por el hecho de que John McClain de Bruce Willis intenta reconciliarse con su esposa, de la que está separado, y que acaba siendo el telón de fondo de todo lo que viene después.

Tapper está de acuerdo, y señala más pruebas de que la cinta suena indudablemente a Navidad, a pesar de ser obviamente una película de acción. De hecho, señala el clímax para demostrar su punto de vista. Alerta de spoiler... utiliza regalos para matar al terrorista malo, Hans.

Todo esto para decir que "Duro De Matar" tiene todos los adornos de la Navidad, aunque incrustados en un montón de violencia y frases estilosas a través de un walkie-talkie. Por supuesto, algunos todavía piensan de manera diferente.

A heavy metal singer met the not-so-jolly version of Santa up in NorCal -- where an insult hurled at the guy's city didn't land so well for him ... although, he did land punches.

A deathcore band called Smack'd Up was recently performing up in Sacramento in what appears to be some kind of low-key show in a warehouse ... and not packed at all. Frontman Matt Kupers was on the mic and apparently got frustrated with the energy in the room.

He stops his gig to chastise the crowd, saying he thought he was in Sac Town and that the audience would bring it. He hurls some expletives and essentially jabs at the residents.

Welp, some dude out in the crowd -- who was dressed as Kris Kringle -- didn't like what he was hearing, and he rushed Kupers onstage ... hopping up and starting to whoop on him.

The fight only lasts seconds, but it ended with Kupers falling over and landing on his ass.

Film buffs have debated whether 'Die Hard' is a Christmas movie or not for years -- but now, a guy who's very familiar with the art is settling it once and for all ... and he says, yea.

CNN's Jake Tapper featured film historian and author Jeremy Arnold on his show the other day, and they were there to discuss his new book -- 'Christmas in the Movies' -- and eventually JT landed on the age-old question ... is 'DH' actually a holiday classic???

According to Arnold, it absolutely is ... but he also explains that the reason some feel it isn't has to do with how they define Xmas movies, traditionally speaking.

Despite that, though, Arnold argues 'Die Hard' has all the tenets of a Christmas movie from the jump -- starting with the fact that Bruce Willis' John McClain is attempting to reconcile with his estranged wife ... that ends up being the backdrop of everything else that follows.

Tapper agrees, and he points to more evidence that 'DH' undoubtedly rings of Xmas throughout -- even though it's obviously an action flick. He actually points to the climax to make his point. Spoiler alert ... he uses presents to kill the bad guy terrorist, Hans.

All this is to say ... 'Die Hard' has all the trappings of Christmas, albeit embedded in a lot of violence and cool lines through a walkie-talkie. Of course, some still feel differently.