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The Game says Colin Kaepernick's new Nike ad is "one for the history books" -- and tells TMZ Sports he hopes it's just the beginning of Nike becoming a driving force for social justice.

"Everything that Nike's doing with Kaepernick is incredible," The Game told us in L.A.

"It's incredible to see a corporation as big as Nike put all that faith and trust in one of our new heroes. I think it's dope ... So, kudos to Nike."

Of course, Game has been big in the charity game for years -- and famously launched the Robin Hood Project to help families in need a few years back.

Our guy asked Game if he thinks Nike will get involved in other social causes.

Serena Williams is bringing families together ... just ask the Jonas bros. who brought along their hot fiancées -- and a future mother-in-law -- for another U.S. Open family double date.

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner finally came up for some air Tuesday and were joined by Nick and Priyanka Chopra at Arthur Ashe Stadium in NYC to watch the GOAT do easy work on Karolína Plíšková ... winning in straight sets.

Remember, Joe's been spending tons of time with Sophie at the tournament in NYC -- turning up with Kevin Jonas and his wife, Danielle and doing some beer chuggin' and floss dancing. Joe and Sophie turned up the heat with their tongues.

Things were way more PG on Tuesday ... probably because Priyanka's mom, Madhu, was there too.

Priyanka posed with Nick and mama Chopra for the 'gram and captioned it #famjam.

Click through the photo gallery to see all the other non-Jonas related VIPs in the box -- Michael Keaton, Gigi and Bella Hadid and La La Anthony were all within arm's length.

Kanye West has taken the high road in the raging feud between him and Drake, apologizing and at the same time explaining he never gave Pusha T intel about Drake's secret son.

Ye posted a series of tweets early Wednesday AM, all directed at Drizzy ... saying, "Sending good energy and love to Drake and family and crew. I haven’t seen the show in person but the images look incredible online I understand where the confusion started."

Kanye goes on to apologize for releasing his throwaway track, "Lift Yourself" -- where he rapped nonsense like "poopity scoop" -- without featuring Drake even though he said he would.

Finally, Ye sets the record straight over the Pusha T beef that blew up their relationship ... saying he should have intervened after Push's initial diss ... but Kanye insists he never gave his labelmate info on Drake's baby son, Adonis, like lots of people thought when Pusha's 2nd diss song dropped.

Mr. West ends by saying he's got love for both Pusha and Drake, and promises to be at one of Drake's upcoming shows within the week. This, of course, comes after Kim Kardashian West herself had to squash rumors that Drake might've slept with her.

O.T. Genasis says Eminem should stand down in his latest beef with Machine Gun Kelly ... 'cause Marshall's just too good to get deeper in the gutter with the kid.

We got the "Too Blessed" rapper Tuesday at LAX where he weighed in on the surprise feud that erupted over the weekend, when Em dropped a surprise album and took shots at MGK for talking about his daughter in 2012. Kelly promptly fired back Monday with "Rap Devil."

Kelly's song was met with a lot of praise in the hip-hop community, and some say he's got the upper hand in the war of lyrics for now. Naturally, a lot of folks are wondering if Slim Shady's gonna pull a Pusha T and go for round 3 ... but O.T. advises against that.

Vic Mensa is excited about the future of Chicago now that Mayor Rahm Emanuel has announced he won't be running for re-election ... because he says the guy wasn't fit to lead his home city in the first place.

The Chicago rapper tells TMZ ... Emanuel is a corrupt, dishonest career politician who has always been about power and not the well-being of the people. Vic calls Rahm a "slimy dog" with no morals, no spine ... and no true connection to the city.

Mensa also fires off a list of examples how he feels Emanuel has failed Chitown ... including closing schools and mental health facilities, and the mayor's alleged role in keeping police footage of the shooting of Laquan McDonald from the public.

Vic is hopeful that Emanuel's successor will be someone with roots in the city and the background needed to fully understand the problems that have plagued Chicago ... and do whatever it takes to fix them.

Mensa's love of this city runs deep ... just last week he gave away thousands of free shoes in the Englewood neighborhood in response to cops planting "bait trucks" loaded with sneakers earlier in August in hopes of catching people in the act of stealing.

3:44 PM PT -- According to the divorce settlement -- obtained by TMZ -- Slash will pay Perla $6.6 million as well as $100,000 per month in spousal support and $39,000 per month in child support.

Slash will keep all his guitars and any musical compositions he owns ... with future proceeds belonging to Slash. He'll also get a 2011 Ford F-150 and the Beverly Hills house. Perla will get the house in L.A., a 2014 Range Rover, 2 Mercedes.

Perla gets primary physical custody -- and get this -- each kid will get .09% of Slash's income for the next 20 years.

9:57 AM PT -- Slash and Perla are both single, officially! Both sides informed the judge they reached an agreement in their divorce, and the judge just signed off.

Mazel tov?

Slash and his estranged wife, Perla Ferrar, are coming face-to-face in front of a judge Tuesday to hash out parts of their contentious divorce ... and she's already won one battle.

The Guns N' Roses rocker and his ex are both in an L.A. courtroom trying to reach an agreement in the divorce that's been ongoing since 2014. Perla just got one of the things she'd been asking for -- access to Slash's Internet provider records with Charter Communications. We broke the story ... Perla thinks the records will prove Slash's gf has been harassing her online.

The judge says she's granting that motion, but there are several other issues on the table. The hearing is still going.

Originally Published -- 9/4/2018 9:38 AM PDT

Demi Lovato has had enough with the home where she almost died from a drug overdose ... because we've learned she's selling it.

Demi just put her Hollywood Hills home up for sale for $9.495 million. She bought the house in September 2016 for $8.3 million.

This is the same home where Demi OD'd on Oxycodone that was apparently laced with fentanyl. She was revived with Narcan and spent 10 days in the hospital.

Demi has not returned to the house since her OD. She went right from the hospital into rehab.

The house has been problematic for the singer, almost from the time she bought it. In January 2017, the house was in danger of sliding down the side of a mountain after the ground was compromised by storms. A mudslide cascaded into her driveway, severely compromising the hillside.

TMZ obtained documents from the L.A. Dept. of Building and Safety, and the Dept. determined in July the problem with the hillside had been corrected.

The house is 5,546 square feet with 4 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms.

As we reported, Demi texted her drug dealer at 4 AM the day she OD'd. He came to the house and they crushed the Oxy pills and smoked them. He left after she fell into a deep sleep.

Beyonce turns 37 on Tuesday, so we thought we'd serve up 37 of her hottest photos over the years to celebrate the occasion -- think of 'em like birthday cupcakes! You're welcome.

Not that you'd ever forget, but Queen Bey's been wowing fans for more than 20 years now, and this gallery honors her along every stage of her amazing career. The first Destiny's Child album dropped back in 1998 ... and she's cranked out 11 more albums, with and without DC, since then.

Beyonce has 22 Grammys under her belt, as a solo artist and with the group, not to mention a plethora of other awards and accolades. Bottom line, she's done a ton and entertained millions upon millions for a big chunk of her 37 years on the planet.

Cardi B's coping with serious issues since having Kulture, and says that's why she's calling for a time-out on a lawsuit against her ... according to new legal docs.

Cardi's legal team filed a motion asking for an extension of the deadline for her to answer lawyers' questions. The rapper was sued last year for using a tattooed model on her album cover because the plaintiff believes the image uses HIS tattoo design.

In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Cardi's lawyers say she suffered "unanticipated post-partum complications" that were significant enough to force her to cancel her tour with Bruno Mars, among other things.

They add that her condition has made it nearly impossible for her to fully participate in completing the investigation and sitting for a deposition.

As we reported ... Cardi had previously responded to the man's suit, saying the 2 people in question (the guy suing and the guy on her album cover) were completely different people, and that the alleged matching back ink isn't even really the same.

"Nike, n***a! Nike!!!

That's Maino -- one of the most respected street rappers in the game -- praising the hell out of the Swoosh (and blasting haters) over the Colin Kaepernick deal.

Maino was FIRED UP after the news broke on Monday telling TMZ Sports, "We about to go buy Nikes right now, for real!!!"

"I think it's dope for the culture that they supported him and they was actually behind him and didn't allow the pressure of the NFL to stop them from doing business with him."

And, to the haters? Maino politely invited all the people burning their Nikes to "Eat a d**k!!"

"He didn't have a job. So, the fact that Nike stood next to him, supported him? One time for Nike!"

W also got Tony Yayo -- who was also stoked for the QB.

"I think it's a great move" ... adding, "Colin Kaep is the man."

The guy who supplied Demi Lovato with drugs, got high with her, and openly talked about the hours leading up to her OD ... will not be arrested or even investigated by the LAPD.

Brandon Johnson spoke with our camera last week -- detailing the 4 AM text message he says he got from Demi asking him to come to her Hollywood Hills home -- and telling us she was well aware the pills she was taking were the risky "aftermarket" variety.

His brazen admission might, understandably, make you think Brandon's next interview would be with police detectives -- but our law enforcement sources say he's off the hook.

We're told he won't be investigated for the incident because an overdose is categorized as a medical emergency, and a self-induced one at that. Bottom line is ... Johnson walks free.

TMZ broke the story, paramedics raced to Lovato's home July 24 for an unconscious female and she spent 2 weeks in the hospital after the OD. Sources connected to the incident told us Demi and Johnson had freebased oxycodone pills that were likely laced with fentanyl.

Demi has since checked herself into a rehab center on the East Coast and made a brief trip to a facility in Chicago as well.

Our Demi sources say there's no set time frame for her treatment, but it will be substantial.

John Rich -- one half of the country band Big & Rich -- is FURIOUS at Nike for the mega deal it made with Colin Kaepernick ... and says his sound guy is already planning on burning his Nike gear.

As we previously reported ... Nike signed Colin as part of its "Just Do It" 30th anniversary campaign -- a deal that includes a custom shoe, custom apparel and other Kaepernick-centric merchandise.

John Rich feels the deal is an insult to law enforcement -- and points to the incident where Kaepernick wore a pair of socks featuring a pig dressed up in a police uniform. "Hey @Nike, if you're gonna make the shoes, make the PIG SOCKS to match. Right? Cmon, people will LOVE that," Rich tweeted. He also wrote, the deal "makes me sick."

ICYMI ... Colin wore those socks during training camp in 2016 when he was the 49ers QB. He later clarified, "I wore these socks, in the past, because the rogue cops that are allowed to hold positions in police departments, not only put the community in danger, but also put the cops that have the right intentions in danger by creating an environment of tension and mistrust."

Kaep added, "I have two uncles and friends who are police officers and work to protect and serve ALL people. So before these socks, which were worn before I took my public stance, are used to distract from the real issues, I wanted to address this immediately."

In addition, Rich says the band's sound man "just cut the Nike swoosh off his socks. Former marine. Get ready @Nike multiply that by the millions."

On the other side, Colin is getting TONS of support from celebrities like Serena Williams, who posted "Love this." Other stars like T.I., Ava DuVernay and Swizz Beatz have expressed their support for Nike and Colin as well.

One thing's for sure ... this story ain't going away any time soon.

2:17 PM PT -- TMZ's obtained a new video of the shooter pointing his gun in the air and firing 2 rounds before deputies returned fire with 4 rounds of their own.

A man was shot outside an Ice Cube concert, and seconds after he went down you hear a fan ask, "Can I get a refund?"

Cops say 22-year-old Daniel Elizarraras was at the legendary track Saturday in San Diego County where the horses were racing and a Cube concert was to follow. During the 10th and final race, Elizarraras went to the ticket window but was turned away, after being told the concert was sold out.

Cops say he became irate and fired several shots into the crowd. No one was hit, but San Diego Sheriff's deputies returned fire and Elizarraras went down. You hear 4 shots fired at him.

The announcer who is calling the race is heard saying, "There's gunfire at the track!"

There were 18,000 people on hand for the Summer Concert Series at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. The concert went on as scheduled.

Tekashi69's dipping his toe in the fashion biz ... and making a huge splash courtesy of Kanye West.

Tekashi's partnering up with his label Tr3way Entertainment and online retailer Fancy.com to host a pop-up shop Monday night in NYC. Kanye tweeted an invite that looks like an iPhone's home screen shot. But the devil's in the details 'cause the icons tell the story -- what it's about (Tr3way and Fancy apps) and when it's happening (calendar/clock icon) and where (Google maps icon):

The invitation was made by Ye's creative house DONDA. We're told it's the official welcome for the shindig. As for the shop itself ... Tekashi's unique look influenced the merch Tr3way plans to sell.

Tekashi -- who is scheduled to make an appearance -- has his eye on releasing his own clothing line down the road, but for now he's riding with the Tr3way line.

Lindsay Lohan's drunk video has inspired an untold number of "fans" ... almost Gangnam Style!!!

Busy Philipps and pal Kelly Oxford re-created the dance Lindsay just made famous at her club in Mykonos. She was filming her MTV reality show, "Lohan Beach Club, Friday night when she busted a move, possibly with the help of a libation.

The dance is picking up steam. Chrissy Teigen's reaction to Busy -- "For the love of god can I come over." Rumer Willis said she laughed herself silly -- "I am dead." Jenna Dewan said, "You kill me."

And then there's Selma Blair, who sadly wrote, "I tumbled while trying."

Here's the thing. We laughed at the notion of Lindsay doing another reality show, but it actually looks kinda awesome, especially because she seems in on the joke.

9:25 AM PT -- Drake just followed Kim on Instagram.

8:06 AM PT -- Kim just put the rumor to rest herself, commenting, "Never happened. End of story." on a social media post about the theory with Drake.

Kim Kardashian never hooked up with Drake, despite what Drizzy seems to be insinuating in his new song ... sources very close to Kim tell TMZ.

Drake definitely started the rumor with his song, "In My Feelings" where he refers to Kiki. That's her family nickname, and also the color of one of her KKW Beauty lipsticks.

The other clue people on social media are using to connect the dots is from Drake's collab with Kylie's baby daddy Travis Scott -- "Sicko Mode." Drake's home is pretty close to Kim's and the lyric goes ... "I crept down the block, made a right, cut the lights, paid the price."

We're told the two do have some mutual friends and are cordial when they have run into each other at events in the past, but they've never had a personal friendship or relationship.

As for the hooking up thing, our Kim sources say it's all BS ... that she's never slept with Drake. Didn't happen while she was married and didn't happen before.