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David Cross has made a career out of speaking his mind about various topics ... and he had some choice words for the comedians slated to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival, which kicked off last Friday.

The actor shared his opinion about the event, which features the participation of people like Pete Davidson, Whitney Cummings, and Dave Chappelle, in a message shared on his official website, and he claimed he was both "disgusted" about the situation.

David called out the performers for taking what he described as "blood money" to perform for what he described as "the most oppressive regime on earth."

The comedian specifically called out Chappelle, Louis C.K., and Bill Burr for agreeing to perform in Saudi Arabia and claimed he was seriously let down by seeing some of his "heroes" agree to appear at the event.

He also added, while he wasn't asked to take part in the Riyadh Comedy Festival, he wouldn't have if he'd been asked.

David suggested the complaints of the comedians appearing at the festival would never be taken seriously ever again ... which is pretty scorched-earth, if you ask us.

21 Savage's had a pretty interesting career during his time in the rap game ... and we're here for all of it!

The performer's had a crazy journey to becoming one of the most famous rappers in America -- even though he wasn't born stateside.

Here's a look at the background and career of the performer ... and a bit of info about the current state of his love life.

Michael Jackson may be remembered as the 'King of Pop' ... but his pal Lionel Richie remembers him as being one stinky dude -- literally nicknamed 'Smelly'!

The "American Idol" judge talks all about it in his new memoir "Truly," which debuted Tuesday. He writes the late Quincy Jones is the one who offered up the unique nickname ... and MJ didn't take it too personally as he laughed along, "realizing that he was oblivious to the fact that he hadn’t changed or washed his clothes for a couple of days or so."

Lionel says it wasn't the "Thriller" hitmaker's fault -- he was constantly on the road and he couldn't simply hire a dry cleaner, 'cause they would often steal his clothes as a souvenir! He also couldn't just drop by a department store for new clothes due to his level of fame, he further reasons.

A scorned husband isn’t denying a thing -- admitting he set fire to a Virginia lawmaker, accusing him of an affair with his wife, Mary Alice ... even though she’d already filed for divorce weeks before the attack.

Yup, we finally got the why behind Shotsie Michael Buck-Hayes' alleged actions -- laid out by a Danville PD investigator during Tuesday’s prelim hearing, months after his July arrest.

Shotsie flat-out told cops he bought gas to kill Danville City Council member Lee Vogler -- then used a lighter to spark the blaze.

Kellie Pickler's had plenty of interesting experiences throughout her music and television careers ... many of which involved her late husband Kyle Jacobs.

The country star and the songwriter were married for several years and completed several projects together, at least until the marriage came to an abrupt -- and tragic -- end.

We're going to take a look into the background of the late musician and see what happened in the personal lives of his widow and their family following his death.

Kyle made a name for himself through his work as a songwriter, and he primarily worked in the country music industry.

The musician burst onto the scene in 2007, when Garth Brooks' track "More Than A Memory," which he co-wrote, became the first song to debut on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

Kyle went on to collaborate with some of the biggest names in the country industry, including Tim McGraw and Lee Brice, among others.

Oh, and we should note he also worked with his wife on several occasions over the course of his career.

Kyle and Kellie reportedly met through mutual friends, and they became engaged in 2010.

The singer and the songwriter remained engaged for a year before they made things official and tied the knot on a trip to Antigua.

The performers' married life eventually became the subject of the reality show "I Love Kellie Pickler," which ran for a total of two seasons.

Kellie became a widow in 2023, when Kyle died from a self-inflicted gunshot at the couple's home in Nashville.

Kellie subsequently became involved in a legal battle with Kyle's parents, which kicked off after they allegedly requested ownership of several of their late son's belongings following his death, according to Us Weekly.

The songwriter's family has since claimed the singer has attempted to keep them from retrieving Kyle's belongings, and they've also alleged she "forbade" them from entering her residence.

Kyle's family has since filed a petition for civil contempt against Kellie, and she later filed a motion to dismiss the petition.

It looks like Cat Stevens' "Peace Train" won't be crossing the Atlantic anytime soon ... because the singer's postponed the dates on his North American book tour due to visa issues.

The 1970's hitmaker, who also uses the name Yusuf Islam, shared the announcement on his Instagram account on Monday and claimed his team had waited months for their visas to be approved -- although the documents never came through.

Cat and his team are still holding out hope, though, as he stated they'd still be interested in heading to North America if their visa approvals eventually come through.

Kristen Bell's been open about her personal life ... and it looks like she's got a few regrets about not seeing more people when she was younger.

The actress opened up about her dating history on Monday's episode of the "Armchair Expert" podcast and claimed she would've liked to have "butterflied around a bit more" before tying the knot with Dax Shepard, who cohosts the show.

Oh, and it's worth mentioning the actor described his now-wife as having been "sexually active" back in the day ... and said she wished she'd been "even more" active when she was single!

Cohost Monica Padman asked Kristen to rank how active she was on a scale of 10, and the actress described herself as a 4 ... and she admitted she would've liked to have bumped up to a cool 6 before settling down.

The thing is, Kirsten told Dax she opened up sexually after they tied the knot, and she said she was "never this sexual" before they met.

And if that wasn't enough for you, she claimed he "brought out a ton" of her sexuality over the course of their relationship ... you know what they say -- Happy Wife, Happy Life.

Keith Urban separated from Nicole Kidman and is already involved with a new woman ... at least that's what Nicole and Keith's inner circle and the Nashville community believes.

Multiple sources connected to Nicole say "all the signs point to the fact Keith is with another woman. Let's just say, Nicole doesn't dispute that, but she's still shocked over it."

One Nicole source adds, "It's all over Nashville."

Marshawn Lynch is now up for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but in the meantime, the iconic running back is huddling around a new business venture -- his own weed brand!!!

TMZ obtained video of Mr. Beast Mode connecting with actor Anthony Anderson and fans at the Dodi launch inside long-standing cannabis brand's Originals Family Farms' flagship facility in South Los Angeles on September 27.

The football legend was in high spirits, even shooting dice with a few fans ... that's probably because his newly minted stash is cultivated, manufactured, and distributed by Originals!!!

Jared McCain was hitting the high notes after going under the knife on Tuesday ... crooning his favorite songs in a post-op karaoke session -- from Drake to Lil Baby, Sabrina Carpenter and Tate McRae!!

The 21-year-old shooting guard went on his Instagram right from his hospital bed ... saying he felt "really good" following his procedure to fix his UCL tear he suffered last week.

With his eyes half open, McCain hilariously treated his 1.9 million IG followers to a private concert.

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark has spoken ... and she wants Dolly Parton to play her in a biopic about her life!

Check out our chat with the actress -- she gushes that DP's got "all the assets they need" for her to portray her in a hypothetical film about her life. Hey Dolly, what do you think?

As you know, Elvira -- born Cassandra Peterson -- rose to fame in the '80s as the vampy, gothic host of "Elvira's Movie Macabre," where she would provide playful and often risqué commentary on horror films.

Lola Young is taking an extended break from the spotlight after she passed out during a performance over the weekend.

The "Messy" hitmaker announced on Instagram Tuesday she will be "going away for a while" and that all her shows will be canceled for the foreseeable future. She did not go into further detail about where exactly she will be going during this performance hiatus.

She thanked fans for their support but also apologized in her announcement, pleading ... "I really hope you'll give me a second chance once I've had some time to work on myself and come back stronger."

Kelley Wolf was a no-show in divorce court with Scott Wolf ... turns out she’s checked into a treatment center.

The prosecutor Wendy Crossland said Kelley couldn’t make Tuesday’s hearing on her misdemeanor charges since she’s in a Utah mental health facility -- Crossland added they haven’t had any recent contact with her while she’s in treatment.

The judge noted the court will "reset these matters with notice" to Kelley.

Kellie Pickler's had her fair share of ups and downs, as she's had to balance her careers in both television and music with her occasionally turbulent personal life.

And earlier this year, she was named in a lawsuit filed by Nigel Edge -- who's been accused of committing a shooting in North Carolina -- in which he claimed she tried to kill him way back in the day.

We're going to take a look into the background of the performer and see how she became associated with the suspected gunman ... Edge is accused of shooting eight people at a riverside bar in North Carolina from a boat on Sept. 27, 2025, killing three.

Cops say Terence Crawford's "high rate of speed" was what sparked his now-viral incident with police officers in Nebraska over the weekend.

According to Omaha Police Department documents TMZ Sports has obtained, Crawford allegedly blew by a cop in his blue, four-door sedan at around 1:27 AM on Sunday.

After Crawford was pulled over, police ended up ordering the boxing star and his passengers out of the vehicle at gunpoint when a firearm was allegedly spotted on the driver's side floorboard.

Federal prosecutors are full steam ahead to lock up Diddy ... asking a judge to sentence him to more than 11 years in prison following his conviction on prostitution-related charges.

In a new court filing -- obtained by TMZ -- prosecutors say they want "at least 135 months' imprisonment" for Diddy, along with a $500k fine.

Judge Arun Subramanian is set to hand down Diddy's sentence on Friday in NYC.