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Lil Wayne just showed 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan that flattery will get you everywhere ... lacing the 49ers coach and his son with gifts after finding out the kid was named after him.

Ex-NFL QB Phil Simms revealed a couple months ago that Kyle's son, Carter, is named after Wayne because the head coach has just that much admiration for the rapper/mogul.

Tunechi must've just heard about it (he's on tour, give the man a break) because he just sent over some cool merch, including signed copies of his albums, and a personal message of appreciation to the family.

Demi Lovato's team tried to stage an intervention and get her help for her drug addiction, but the singer blew them off ... TMZ has learned.

Sources close to Demi tell us members of her team noticed she was in a bad place a few weeks ago, and even confronted her about it. We're told they offered assistance to get her back to sobriety. The plan was to urge her into a rehab program.

We're told the intervention attempt was not successful -- Demi refused and continued to party, instead. Other sources tell us she tried to make it seem like everything was okay, but her struggle became obvious shortly before Tuesday's overdose.

There's also this -- Lovato and her longtime manager, Phil McIntyre, parted ways a couple months ago. Although neither has said why they broke off their professional relationship ... we're told Phil had a hand in the intervention efforts.

Everything's coming up smiles for Beyonce and her 1-year-old babies.

Bey gave the world a really good look at the twins, Sir and Rumi, with a super happy pic. Jay-Z and Beyonce kicked off the U.S. leg of their On the Run II Tour in Cleveland Wednesday night, but based on what they're wearing ... this looks like a shot from their mega yacht last week.

The twins, who turned one last month, don't get nearly as much camera time as their big sis, Blue Ivy ... but, Mom obviously wanted to let 'em have their shine.

Danielle Bregoli, aka Bhad Bhabie, is sending a clear message to anyone out there older and stalking the 15-year-old rapper in her new music video ... which is be careful or you might end up on the chopping block.

Bregoli's "Trust Me" video featuring Ty Dolla $ign dropped Thursday and it plays out like an episode of "To Catch a Predator" meets "Dexter." The storyline is pretty insane ... Bhabie gets catfished by an older sexual predator, played by comedian Theo Von, who she then turns the tables on with a decoy. Bella Thorne makes a cameo as the decoy.

Lady Gaga went from sexy beach photo shoot to a wet dress contest in the blink of a wave -- and she didn't have much on underneath.

Gaga had several wardrobe changes in the sand Wednesday in the 'Bu -- going from French dominatrix to sea nymph ... with her ass on full display much of the time.

Three down, one to go -- another one of XXXTentacion's alleged murderers is in custody ... thanks to the U.S. Marshals.

Robert Allen was arrested Wednesday in rural Georgia. According to jail records, he's currently being held in Dodge County. The Marshals Fugitive Task Force reportedly found him at his sister's home in Eastman, GA.

Cops say his sister was cooperative when officers showed up to make the bust.

Allen was the guy who was originally wanted as a person of interest because he was caught on surveillance video outside the motorcycle dealership where XXXTentacion was moments before his murder. As we reported, a grand jury indicted him last week for first degree murder and armed robbery with a firearm.

He'll be extradited to Broward County, FL to face the charges, along with 2 others -- Michael Boatwright and Dedrick Williams.

Color Me Badd singer Mark Calderon got a heads-up his bandmate, Bryan Abrams, was a mess hours before their onstage fight ... and it came from Bryan's wife.

According to Mark's statement to police, obtained by TMZ, the singer said Bryan was clearly intoxicated ahead of their show in Tyre, NY. He added, Bryan's wife texted him before the concert about Bryan being "wasted." So, Mark says he went into the show with concerns.

He also says Bryan assured him he'd be just fine and they'd kill it once the show started. Mark was still worried, but says they went on because they had a contractual obligation.

Mark says Bryan screwed up lyrics during their very first song, then disappeared for the rest of the concert.

Well, at least until he ran on stage and slammed Mark, who ended up injured ... while Bryan ended up in cuffs.

Demi Lovato's upcoming concert North of the border has been canceled.

Demi was scheduled to perform Sunday, July 29 at Echo Beach in Canada at the RBCxMusic benefit for Kids Help Phone with special guest Jason Mraz, but in light of her recent OD ... it's not happening.

A rep from Live Nation Canada tells us tickets will be automatically refunded.

Sorry, Iman, Bron and Lonzo ... Damian Lillard says he's better than ALL OF YOU when it comes to best ballin' rappers in the NBA!!

The Blazers superstar -- aka Dame D.O.L.L.A. behind the mic -- didn't mince words when we asked him at LAX ... telling TMZ Sports there's nobody with better bars in the Association.

But, does this mean he would stiff Andre Drummond on the epic NBA collab the Detroit Piston wants to do??

Lillard didn't throw shade at the other spitters, telling us, "I don't [rap] to compete with other basketball players. It's just like an artist. I'm an artist."

Either way, don't worry too much, Portland ... even if Dame D.O.L.L.A.'s rap career blows up -- he tells us hoops will always be his priority.

Common is strongly siding with his ex-GF, Serena Williams -- telling TMZ Sports someone is trying to "take her down" by drug testing her more than usual ... and it's all because she's a black woman.

Hours before we spoke with Common, Serena went off about being drug tested more than any other female tennis player ... and accused officials of "discrimination."

Common clearly agrees -- saying, "As a black woman, do you think she's getting discriminated against? YES."

"If they're testing her more than anyone else, it's a reason for that. And there's conscious and subconscious and I would say conscious is the fact that she's a black woman and they're looking for some reason to be able to take her down and discredit her ... but she's the queen!"

Demi Lovato's overdose after an all-night party has been a sad shock to her fans and friends ... including her old friend, Justin Bieber.

JB was out in L.A. Wednesday when a photog asked him if he's spoken to Demi yet ... he says he hasn't, but he's sending out prayers to her and her family. He also calls the situation "terrible" and "very sad."

The Demi news apparently came as a stunner to Justin too ... because he says he thought she was sober.

We broke the story ... Lovato had actually been struggling with drugs weeks before her OD, even before she confessed last month she had relapsed in her song "Sober."

Justin must have missed that revelation but, as we know ... he's been busy with some major stuff going on in his own life.

Demi Lovato's overdose came at the end of a party at her home that lasted all night, but when EMTs and police arrived to help her ... the partygoers were nowhere in sight ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.

Our sources say when first responders arrived at Demi's Hollywood Hills home Tuesday just before noon, they were told there had been a party. We're told members of Demi's team were present when first responders arrived, but provided no information about the drug or drugs that caused her to OD.

It's unclear when the party broke up, or if people scattered once it became apparent Demi was in trouble.

TMZ broke the story ... the night before the emergency, Demi was at the Saddle Ranch restaurant/bar celebrating the birthday of one of her backup dancers and she seemed happy and lucid. We don't know if the people who were at her home were part of the group that partied at Saddle Ranch.

Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child had a pep in her step the day after her birthday ... and not long after she received treatment at a mental health facility.

We got Michelle and her fiance, Chad Johnson, out Tuesday night and she looks great. It's the first time we've seen her out since we broke the story last week she checked herself into a mental health facility for depression.

Michelle turned 38 Monday and our camera guy wasn't the only one to wish her HBD. Kelly Rowland also gave her a shout-out on Twitter, but not before Michelle posted on Instagram a few days earlier, "I feel the [love]. I just wanted to let you guys know I'm better!"

Demi Lovato's overdose was not a shock to some of her friends, who say there were big warning signs for weeks that she had lost her battle for sobriety.

Friends of Demi tell us ... even before she released her song, "Sober," confessing she had fallen off the wagon, it was apparent to them she had slipped back into her drug use. They say the signs became more alarming as the days passed, and one friend says he knew for weeks she was in the danger zone ... when he saw her this week it was apparent she was in trouble.

Another warning sign ... she had a big falling out with her sober coach earlier in the month, accusing him of betraying her.

It seems Demi was able to compartmentalize her social life, because other friends say they didn't see this coming. One friend says he was at her home less than 2 weeks ago and she seemed great.

TMZ broke the story ... Demi OD'd at her home Tuesday and law enforcement sources say it was an apparent heroin overdose, but a source close to Demi says it was NOT heroin. When they arrived, she was unconscious and they used Narcan to bring her back. Narcan is used to counter overdoses of opioids.

Britney Spears brought Andy Cohen onstage during her concert in New York City Tuesday night, but the question is: did she even know who the heck the 'Watch What Happens Live' host was?

Cohen crawled across the stage in bondage at Radio City Music Hall as Spears performed "Freakshow." She pulls someone out of the crowd at every show, but it's an impressive performance on Cohen's part -- he REALLY seemed like a regular.

Also interesting is the fact Brit never said his name. Instead, she went with, “I think you all know who this is … Give it up for him!”

Macklemore offered Demi Lovato some strong words of encouragement because -- as the rapper said at his concert while dedicating a track to her -- he's been there before.

Macklemore was performing at Xfinity Center in Massachusetts Tuesday night when he dedicated "Otherside" to Demi following news she'd been hospitalized for an overdose. The 2009 track touches on drug addiction and what it's like to fall into a seemingly hopeless downward spiral.

Macklemore -- who went to rehab at 25 -- called addiction a disease "that ties us addicts together." He called Demi his "sister in recovery" and added he knows what it's like to slip. The Seattle rapper not only dedicated the track to Demi, but to anyone else struggling with addiction.