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San Diego Pride just hit a major speed bump on the road to celebration -- several sponsors are pulling the plug on the event due to R&B singer Kehlani's headlining spot in the lineup.

UC San Diego, UC San Diego Health and Mayor Todd Gloria withdrew their support from the festival over Kehlani's vocal support of Palestine during the ongoing war in Gaza, CBS8 reports. Several Jewish groups also reportedly announced their decision to pull away from Pride this year over her "repeated amplification of violent antisemitic rhetoric."

Her views -- which many have deemed antisemitic -- have caused friction before. In April, her Cornell University "Slope Day" performance was cut due to what the university described as her "anti-Israel" stance.

Caitlyn Jenner is safe in Tel Aviv after traveling there for a huge Pride parade, according to event organizers in the city ... though missiles are still raining down on the city.

The reality star and former Olympian shared a picture Friday afternoon capturing the streaks of missiles in the night sky ... with smoke rising up from the city and flashes of light ballooning across the horizon.

She captioned the post, "A ‘quiet’ night in Tel Aviv. There is not a place I’d rather be, than with the brave people of Israel. God, please continue to shield and protect us."

JoJo Siwa has clapped back at Miley Cyrus' Pride joke about her new romance with Chris Hughes ... lamenting that the judgment was "not funny" and "very hard" to hear.

ICYMI ... the "Wrecking Ball" hitmaker addressed fans at World Pride over the weekend via a cheeky video message recorded in a closet -- noting she's been out of the closet since 6th grade. Miley later joked she was heading back into the closet "to get more pretzels and find JoJo Siwa and bring her back out."

JoJo finally reacted to the slight snub Thursday with a lengthy Insta post that included throwback images of herself fangirling over Miley as a kid -- plus one that showed both former child stars posing together back in the day.

When Pride hits, Hollywood doesn’t just show support -- it detonates in glitter. From rainbow chaos to star-studded selfies, the A-list turns the streets into one big fabulous runway ... and honey, they don't hold back.

You've got Cara Delevingne, Sophia Bush, JoJo Siwa, and 'Mean Girls' king Jonathan Bennett living their loudest, proudest lives -- while icons like Mariah Carey, Yolanda Hadid, and Paris Hilton roll up in full ally mode, rainbow flag blowing in the wind behind them.

Simone Biles somersaulted her way over to shade Riley Gaines on social media Friday night -- slamming the conservative activist over her "sick" comment about a trans high school athlete.

Here's what went down ... Riley reacted to the Minnesota State High School League turning off their comments for a photo they posted on X celebrating Champlin Park High School winning their state championship with a shutout thanks to a trans pitcher.

She quoted the snap of smiling state champions, writing ... "Comments off lol ... To be expected when your star player is a boy."

It's PRIDE month and 'Selling Sunset's Chrishell Stause is bringin' the energy and turnin' up the vibes for the celebration! Do you think you've got what it takes to find the minor switch-ups? Give it a go flaminGO🦩!

Chrishell's got many fans and followers, but check out how she fanned herself here -- The real estate hottie rolled into the PRIDE parade with her hair whisking in the wind and slayed a pink sequin dress!

Give Stause a good up and down ... Thumbs up to you if you can score the changes!

Happy Pride y'all!

Wayne Gretzky now knows of a special place where boys and girls can all be queens every single day ... 'cause the Great One got a lesson in Chappell Roan's hit song, "Pink Pony Club" on live TV -- thanks to TNT co-host Paul Bissonnette.

Biz's session took place after the Edmonton Oilers' overtime win over the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final ... when the former NHLer started talking about how the popular tune has become an unofficial anthem for the Canadian squad.

The Great One didn't want to be left out -- so he started asking questions.

Pete Hegseth is using homophobic reasoning to attack the legacy of an American icon, which could lead to him banning gay people from the military next ... so says our very own Harvey Levin.

The TMZ founder discussed the Secretary of Defense's decision to rename the United States Naval Ship Harvey Milk on "TMZ Live" Wednesday ... starting off by telling a story about his own experience hiding his sexuality during his teens and 20s.

Harvey talks about concealing this huge part of himself from his friends, family and his fellow servicemen in the Air National Guard -- the latter of which he had to do in order to avoid a dishonorable discharge.

Retired FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer is all for the FBI telling their agents to lay off the Pride Month celebrations this year ... but she says it's not about the LGBTQ+ community.

Catch the clip ... Jennifer tells us the reasoning behind the email sent out by a rep for the Federal Bureau of Investigations to all employees -- coming after the transition from the Biden to the Trump administrations -- was to put a stop to gathering during company hours and using FBI time and resources.

Coffindaffer claims that so much money and energy go into banquets thrown for monthly events -- such as Pride Month, Women's History Month, and Black History Month -- putting an end to these events will allow FBI agents to focus on their core mission ... putting bad people in prison!!!

The "King of the Hill" voice actor who was shot and killed, allegedly by his neighbor, had a bitter feud with the man for several years ... and it had nothing to do with homophobia, neighbors say.

Here's the deal ... hours after TMZ broke the news Jonathan Joss had been killed Sunday during an altercation on his San Antonio property ... the actor's husband, Tristan Kern de Gonzales, said on Facebook the shooting was a hate crime -- as homophobic slurs were allegedly hurled by the suspect at the scene.

However, neighbors tell TMZ ... they did NOT hear anything homophobic said in the moment of the intense fight, and they say Joss and suspect Sigfredo Alvarez Ceja have been locked in a bitter feud for years -- neighbors blaming Joss' "antics" for disturbing an otherwise quiet, peaceful block.

Comedian and actress Fortune Feimster is pulling the plug on her marriage to wife Jacquelyn Smith, officially filing for divorce in Los Angeles after more than four years of marriage.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, Fortune filed earlier this week, citing the usual “irreconcilable differences.” The breakup appears to be amicable -- and there won’t be any financial fireworks thanks to a prenup the couple had in place.

The pair tied the knot in a pandemic wedding back in October 2020, after dating for several years. But after nearly a decade together, things have quietly come to an end.

The man who allegedly shot and killed "King Of The Hill" voice actor Jonathan Joss confessed to the police right after the deadly attack ... bluntly stating, "I shot him," according to a police report.

The report, obtained by TMZ, gives a detailed account of what led up to Sunday's violent encounter outside Joss' home in Texas.

Police say it all started around 7 PM when a woman drove Joss from Austin to his old home in San Antonio to see if he had mail.

Wake Forest baseball coach Tom Walter is owning up to hurling a homophobic slur during Monday's game against Tennessee ... saying his words do not reflect his character.

Walter was caught on camera seemingly referring to someone as a "f***ing f****t" as he stood in the dugout ... right before a Volunteers player hit a two-run homer.

There's speculation Walter issued the words toward the home plate umpire he had an exchange with earlier in the outing.

Jonathan Joss' husband Tristan Kern de Gonzales is convinced he was gunned down in cold blood by a neighbor due to homophobia -- but cops are pumping the brakes, saying they’re not calling it a hate crime just yet.

The actor -- best known as the voice of John Redcorn on "King of the Hill" -- was shot dead on his own property Sunday evening -- and cops are saying that right now there's not enough proof to back up Tristan's claim it was a hate-fueled attack.

San Antonio Police posted an update on X Monday, writing, "Despite online claims of this being a hate crime, currently the investigation has found no evidence to indicate that Mr. Joss’s murder was related to his sexual orientation."

Jonathan Joss, the voice actor who portrayed John Redcorn on the animated TV show "King of the Hill," was killed by a gunman on his own property ... and now Joss' husband has released a statement online, detailing the deadly event, and leveling an accusation of homophobia against a neighbor Joss reportedly had an ongoing dispute with for years.

Tristan Kern de Gonzales posted on Joss' Facebook page midday Monday, and described how his husband was tragically shot in front of him at the site of their burned home in San Antonio Sunday night ... and his story seems to match up with what we earlier heard from neighbors on the block.

Gonzales said he and Joss had gone to the location of the once-standing abode to retrieve some mail ... we heard earlier the mail included a check related to the house fire.

So much for whenever, wherever ... Shakira is scrapping her third concert in as many nights ... and she says she's devastated.

Shakira was supposed to perform Saturday night at Nationals Park in Washington D.C., but the ballpark announced Friday that Shakira would no longer be taking the stage.

The "Whenever, Wherever" singer also had two shows in Boston abruptly canceled earlier this week -- she was supposed to perform at Fenway Park on Thursday and Friday -- and as we first reported, city inspectors canceled the shows after a routine pre-show check of the staging identified structural elements that were not up to standard.