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50 Cent's going to the Oval Office eventually to have a chat with President Donald Trump about Diddy ... telling fans he plans to share his raw thoughts with the prez -- but, not to convince the president to take a pardon off the table.

The rapper has put up a flurry of posts about the president saying during a recent interview that he will consider pardoning Diddy if the mogul's convicted.

In the first, 50 wrote, "He said some really bad things about Trump ,it’s not ok. Im gonna reach out so he knows how I feel about this guy."

Honey Boo Boo's not holding back about her thoughts on the Chrisleys -- including commenting on how prison changed the matriarch, Julie.

Alana Thompson -- the reality star better known by her childhood moniker -- chatted with Page Six about Todd and Julie Chrisley's presidential pardons ... and, while she's not knocking President Donald Trump's decision to free them, she's not holding back about their appearances either.

Specifically, HBB mentions Julie Chrisley's gray hair -- spotted in the first pics taken of her since her release ... and, she admits Julie's looking a lot older than when she went into the joint.

6/2/2025 4:30 PM PT -- Michelle Caiola, attorney for Crystal McKinney, tells TMZ ... "MeToo exposed rich and powerful men in the entertainment industry who target and sexually abuse young women seeking a break. Crystal McKinney, a top model at a young age, fell victim to such predation -- twice. The facts stand on their own and our client looks forward to her day in court when she can present her evidence to a jury."

Sean "Diddy" Combs and Harvey Weinstein have more than one thing in common ... they’re being sued for alleged sexual assault by the same model.

Not only are Diddy and Weinstein currently on trial for sex crimes in unrelated trials, but Crystal McKinney has filed lawsuits against them in a New York federal court.

In her latest suit, filed Friday, McKinney -- through her attorney Michelle Caiola -- accuses Weinstein of raping her and a friend in a Manhattan hotel room in 2003.

Cassie will not go down as the only pregnant woman involved in the Diddy criminal trial ... because one of Diddy's defense attorneys is expecting!!!

Yes, there was a pregnancy announcement on the latest episode of the "2 Angry Men" podcast ... with Harvey Levin getting famed defense attorney Mark Geragos to reveal his daughter, Teny Geragos, is pregnant with her second child.

Teny is one of the lead attorneys defending Diddy in his criminal case in New York ... and she's been cross-examining witnesses and defending her client all while 4 months pregnant!!!

Diddy's defense team may just play Bill Maher's closing argument to the jury ... because the way he sees it, Cassie had an option to leave but she decided to stick around.

The 'Real Time' host was blunt ... he says women now have options they never had before. Abusers are now going to prison, cops are listening to them, and they are emboldened. As Maher puts it, the solution is simple ... "If you're being abused, you've got to leave right away."

He acknowledges Diddy's a bad guy who should be behind bars, but not necessarily for his relationship with Cassie. Bill ticks off various texts from Cassie to Diddy in which she talks about being down for freak offs, calling it "enthusiastic consent."

And then Bill goes deep into defense territory, saying Cassie was getting something out of her relationship with Diddy so it was her choice to stay ... "If you want a #1 album on the charts so bad, you'll take a #1 to the face, and some of that's on you."

Ray J is railing against the racketeering conspiracy charge Diddy is facing in his federal criminal trial ... he says a RICO charge against the Kardashians would be more believable.

Diddy's longtime friend came to his defense on TMZ's new weekly series on Tubi, "TMZ Presents: United States V. Sean Combs: Inside the Diddy Trial" ... and Ray says he's having a hard time believing Diddy is guilty of racketeering.

Ray J says he spent a lot of time around Diddy and a lot of the witnesses who are testifying ... and based on his experience, he doesn't see how the RICO charge is warranted.

Moriah Mills -- the influencer/model who claimed to have a fling with Zion Williamson back in 2023 -- has contacted Tony Buzbee ... and is mulling a lawsuit against the NBA superstar, TMZ Sports has learned.

Buzbee -- the famed attorney best known for representing Deshaun Watson and Diddy accusers -- told us on Friday just hours after a Jane Doe filed a rape suit against Williamson in Los Angeles that Mills has reached out to him over the potential of filing her own litigation against the 24-year-old New Orleans Pelicans forward.

Buzbee stated for now, he is in the process of "evaluating her claims."

Another week is in the books for the Diddy criminal trial, and it took only 13 days of witness testimony for President Trump to insert himself into the proceedings.

The biggest news from Friday's Diddy federal trial happened far from the Manhattan courtroom where he's being tried ... at the White House, Trump was asked about a potential pardon for Diddy if the music mogul gets convicted.

Trump left open the possibility of clemency ... telling reporters he would have to look at the case and the facts and determine if he thought Diddy was treated unfairly ... though it feels a bit premature at this point to be talking pardons.

Snoop Dogg is embracing NBA YoungBoy and Larry Hoover back into society's good standings following President Trump's federal pardons with open arms ... playas may mess up but 2nd chances are invaluable!!!

TMZ Hip Hop spoke to Snoop in Beverly Hills and he had nothing but positive vibes for both YB and Hoover ... and he also went into detail about hip hop culture's ongoing legal turmoil, including the state of African-American gangs.

There's a heavy debate right now that most gangs are stunted in childhood but Snoop says he's seen gang members -- such as himself -- go on to become successful businessmen.

2:50 PM PT -- Attorneys John Harris and Herbert Hayden, who represent Jane Does 1-4 in the current lawsuit, tell TMZ ... "The statement released by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office confirms that charges were not filed against Mr. Robinson due to insufficient evidence—not because the claims lacked merit. This underscores the significant challenges victims face when reporting incidents of sexual assault, particularly when the alleged perpetrator is a powerful and well-known figure."

They continue ... "Moreover, this latest development further affirms that at least five women have now come forward with allegations of sexual assault against Mr. Robinson. Together, they are united in their pursuit of justice."

Prosecutors in Los Angeles are revealing for the first time Smokey Robinson was investigated for an alleged sexual assault back in 2015 ... but the probe did not result in criminal charges.

The L.A. County District Attorney's Office tells TMZ ... they discovered that in 2015 the D.A.'s office was presented with a sexual assault allegation against Smokey, and that the case was kicked up to prosecutors by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

The D.A. says prosecutors ultimately decided not to charge Smokey with a crime due to a lack of evidence.

President Trump is weighing in on the Diddy federal criminal trial ... saying he would look into the case and consider a potential pardon if the jury returns a guilty verdict.

Trump just doled out a bunch of pardons and commutations this week to a slew of celebs ... and he was asked Friday if he would ever consider pardoning Diddy.

POTUS says he hasn't been following the Diddy trial all that closely and he would have to "look at what's happening" and "look at the facts."

Zion Williamson is adamantly denying claims made in a bombshell rape lawsuit filed this week ... with the NBA star saying it's nothing more than a money grab!

In a statement to TMZ Sports, the 24-year-old hooper's attorney called the allegations totally bogus, promising to fight back against the "defamatory" claims.

"We take these allegations with the utmost seriousness, and we unequivocally deny them. The allegations contained in the complaint are categorically false and reckless," Zion's attorney told us, adding ... "This appears to be an attempt to exploit a professional athlete driven by a financial motive rather than any legitimate grievance."

One of Diddy's former assistants says she had to ask the music mogul for permission for just about anything ... including taking time off to lay her grandmother to rest.

The witness, who is testifying under the pseudonym "Mia," told jurors Friday in her second day on the stand that she had to get permission to leave or do things ... saying she even "had to beg to go to my grandma's funeral."

This all came out during cross-examination ... with Mia getting grilled by Diddy defense attorney Brian Steel.

10:56 AM PT -- Zion Williamson's attorney released a statement on the lawsuit ... calling the claims "categorically false and reckless."

A woman claiming to be one of Zion Williamson's exes has filed a lawsuit against the NBA star ... alleging he raped, kidnapped and terrorized her on multiple occasions throughout their yearslong relationship.

The explosive suit, which has been obtained by TMZ Sports, was filed in Los Angeles on Thursday by a Jane Doe, who says she began dating Williamson in 2018 ... while he was playing for the Duke men's basketball team.

The woman alleges that in 2020, a little over a year after Williamson left the Blue Devils to join the New Orleans Pelicans, the basketball player raped and assaulted her in Southern California.

"Mia," a former assistant to Sean "Diddy" Combs who's testifying under a pseudonym in the music mogul's federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial in NYC, took the stand again Friday morning.

The prosecution asked Mia about several harrowing incidents over the course of her employment with Diddy, including her time in development with Revolt Films, one of the mogul's Combs Enterprises companies. She told the jury Diddy's ongoing intimidation of her resulted in anxiety attacks and PTSD ... and her eventual parting with Diddy.

She said she left the company in 2017, when Diddy wanted to shut down Revolt Films. She said they were working out severance pay for her.

Russell Brand pleaded not guilty to all five rape and assault charges against him at a London court Friday.

The comedian and actor formally claimed his innocence of one count of rape, one of oral rape, two instances of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault at Southwark Crown Court, TMZ can confirm.

He is expected to attend a pre-trial review on May 20, 2026, and his trial is scheduled to kick off in June next year. He will continue his conditional bail, a judge confirmed.