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Ciara and Future share a child, legally and biologically speaking, but, if you ask her about his style of co-parenting ... be ready for side-splitting, nonstop laughter!!!

That's exactly what happened when Thembi of The Shade Room closed their interview by asking Ciara about how she and Future co-parent their 9-year-old son Future Zahir.

The question was an instant humor injection for Ciara -- but, for a moment, it seemed as if she was actually going to answer the question ... until she just erupted in more laughter, and then the giggles got the best of her and Thembi.

Of course, Future's been taking shots at Ciara's husband Russell Wilson in his music for years ... most recently in July when he lyrically tackled the QB on Quavo’s “Turn Yo Clic Up” with the bars, “I got it out the field/F*** Russell.”

So, Ciara's laughter could be seen as a tame, but hilarious, response to Future's lyrical jabs

Ciara and Russell are currently expecting their 3rd child together, sure to be a joyous occasion for the couple.

"All I can say is it’s been quite a party!"

That's bull riding champion J.B. Mauney ... who is retiring at the age of 36 after breaking his neck in a scary accident during a recent competition.

The accident happened over the weekend at the PRCA ProRodeo event in Lewiston, Idaho ...  and it was bad. J.B. was tossed from a bucking bull, and he landed right on his head/neck.

"I underwent surgery [at St. Joseph Regional Medical] on my neck which required a rod/plates/screws and the removal of a disc. Surgery went great," Mauney revealed on social media.

The 2x World Champion continued ... "Unfortunately with the surgery it ended my bullriding career, just wanted to let everyone know that I’m ok and now on the road to recovery!

J.B. also thanked the medical professionals who helped care for him.

As word spread that Mauney was hanging up his boots, stars from the sport have started reacting, from fellow cowboys to fans and even the Professional Bull Riders (PBR).

"The sport of bull riding will never be the same. Thank you for the countless memories and unforgettable moments!", the PBR said on Instagram.

Parker McCollum, country music star and bull riding fan, commented on Mauney's retirement post, writing a short and sweet message -- "The GOAT!"

Fellow rider Cody Nance also reacted, writing ... "Been great riding all these years with ya champ. You’ve inspired me and many others. I’m blessed for it. Enjoy your retirement and your beautiful family bro. It’s been a pleasure🔥👊🏼🔥"

*NSYNC fans are finally getting a taste of the group's brand new song that has all 5 guys joining forces in the studio to lay down a track for the new 'Trolls' flick.

The group's song is called "Better Place," and it's teased near the end of the latest trailer for "Trolls Band Together." It dropped Wednesday night, giving folks a glimpse of what's likely to become a new hit ... especially because they last recorded a song in 2002.

The movie, led by Justin Timberlake's character, is all about getting his former boy band back together, so *NSYNC obviously was a perfect choice. Their 1997 song, "I Want You Back," can also be heard in the new trailer.

Justin Timberlake, Joey Fatone, JC Chasez, Lance Bass, and Chris Kirkpatrick, all hinted at their song earlier in the day -- lip-syncing to a "Friends" scene about a big secret they can't spill.

Remember, TMZ confirmed rumors the group was jumping back in the studio to record a track for the new movie ... but we were told they don't have any plans to come out with a whole album or go on tour.

You'll recall, *NSYNC whipped fans into a frenzy Tuesday night at the MTV VMAs, where they appeared onstage to present the Best Pop Video award -- which went to Taylor Swift, who was fangirling to the max over the gang's reunion.

Folks wanting to hear the full track will have to wait until September 29, but portions of it are popping up on TikTok ... that's gonna have to satisfy the die-hards, for now!!!

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Los fans de *NSYNC por fin podrán escuchar una nueva canción del grupo. Los 5 chicos unieron sus fuerzas en el estudio para crear un tema para la nueva película de 'Trolls'.

La canción se llama "Better Place", y es anunciada cerca del final del último trailer de "Trolls Band Together". El trailer fue estrenado el miércoles por la noche, dándole a la gente una idea de lo que probablemente se convertirá en un nuevo hit, sobre todo, si consideramos que la última vez que grabaron una canción fue en 2002.

La película, protagonizada por el personaje de Justin Timberlake, trata de reunir a su antigua banda de chicos, por lo que *NSYNC era la elección perfecta. Su canción de 1997, "I Want You Back", también puede escucharse en el nuevo tráiler.

Justin Timberlake, Joey Fatone, JC Chasez, Lance Bass, y Chris Kirkpatrick, todos dieron indicios de esta nueva canción más temprano ese día, haciendo referencia a una escena de "Friends" sobre un gran secreto que no pueden confesar.

Recuerden que TMZ confirmó los rumores de que el grupo estaba yendo nuevamente a los estudios para grabar una pista para la nueva película. Pero nos dijeron que no tienen planes de salir con un álbum completo o ir de gira.

Como recordarán, *NSYNC provocó un frenesí entre sus fans el martes por la noche en los MTV VMAs, donde aparecieron en el escenario para presentar el premio al Mejor Video Pop, el que fue para Taylor Swift, que estaba muy emocionada por la reunión del grupo.

Beyoncé is still in the middle of her hugely successful "Renaissance" tour, but that didn't stop her from taking a little break to get some serious privacy to celebrate her birthday.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ the singer rented out a spot called Mermaid Bay -- a string of 11 villas located within The Brando, a private island resort for the ultra-rich in French Polynesia.

Our sources say Beyoncé and crew arrived at the property September 5, and stayed at least through Friday the 8th ... with adults and kids all in tow.

As for her accommodations, we're told Beyoncé and Jay-Z stayed in the Bay's main residence -- a 4-bedroom villa that goes for around $20K per night -- and the rest of their group stayed among the 10 other villas ... which have 1, 2 and 3 bedroom options.

Of course, Beyoncé's actual birthday was September 4, and she celebrated it with Diana Ross and about 70,000 fans -- so the private island retreat looks like the perfect destination to unwind before taking on her 42nd year.

Beyoncé sigue inmersa en su exitosa gira "Renaissance", pero eso no le ha impedido tomarse un pequeño descanso para disfrutar algo de intimidad y celebrar su cumpleaños.

Fuentes con conocimiento directo le informaron a TMZ que la cantante alquiló un lugar llamado Mermaid Bay, que consiste en una serie de once villas situadas en The Brando, una isla privada para los más ricos en la Polinesia Francesa.

Nuestras fuentes dicen que Beyoncé y su equipo llegaron a la propiedad el 5 de septiembre y se quedaron al menos hasta el viernes 8, con adultos y niños incluidos.

En cuanto a su alojamiento, nos dijeron que Beyoncé y Jay-Z se quedaron en la residencia principal de la Bahía -una villa de cuatro dormitorios que cuesta alrededor de $20K por noche- y el resto de su grupo se repartió entre las otras diez villas, que contaban con 1, 2 y hasta 3 dormitorios entre sus opciones.

Por supuesto, el cumpleaños real de Beyoncé fue el 4 de septiembre, y lo celebró con Diana Ross y unos 70.000 fans, por lo que el retiro en esta isla privada pareciera el destino perfecto para relajarse antes de empezar sus 42 años con todo.

Swedish pop singer Robin Miriam Carlsson -- known professionally as Robyn -- was 31 years old when she dropped her popular album "Body Talk" back in 2010 -- with hit songs like "Dancing On My Own" (which has over 300 million listens on Spotify) and "Call Your Girlfriend."

In 1997, Robyn made big waves to the United States after her dance-pop singles "Do You Know (What It Takes)" and "Show Me Love" both hit the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Most recently, Charli XCX announced to her Twitter followers her and Robyn have been making music together!

"I'm in the corner, watching you kiss her, oh!"

El artista mexicano Peso Pluma va a dar un concierto en Tijuana y el cártel mexicano no está contento con ello. Han dejando amenazas de muerte para el cantante por toda la ciudad.

Una de ellas es una pancarta encontrada el martes por la mañana colgada en un puente que dice: "Esto va para Peso Pluma, abstente de presentarte el 14 de octubre porque será tu última presentación por irrespetuoso y lengua suelta".

La última línea es difícil de descifrar, pero parece terminar con: "Te presentas y te vamos a sacar la m...". Podría traducirse de varias maneras pero todas ellas implican daños físicos.

La pancarta con la amenaza estaba firmada por el Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación, un sindicato del crimen con sede en Jalisco (México), donde nació el cantante de 24 años. El grupo está dirigido por "El Mencho", uno de los capos de la droga más buscados del mundo.

La amenaza se produjo antes de que Peso subió al escenario la noche del martes en los MTV Video Music Awards en Nueva Jersey.

Peso aún no ha respondido a la amenaza, pero algunos de sus próximos conciertos han sido aplazados. El de Tijuana se mantiene como estaba previsto y el siguiente tendrá lugar en Nevada a finales de septiembre.

Mexican artist Peso Pluma's putting on a concert in Tijuana, and the Mexican cartel ain't happy about it ... it's leaving death threats for the singer all around the city.

One of them is a banner found Tuesday morning hanging on a bridge, and it reads, "This goes to Peso Pluma, refrain from presenting yourself on October 14, because it will be your last show due to your disrespect and loose tongue."

The last line is hard to make out, but it appears to end with, "You show up and we are going to (break you)." It could be translated several ways, but all of them involve physical harm.

The threatening banner was signed by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel -- a crime syndicate based in Jalisco, Mexico ... where the 24-year-old singer was actually born. The group is led by "El Mencho," one of the most-wanted drug lords in the world.

BTW, the threat came before Peso took to the stage Tuesday night at the MTV Video Music Awards in New Jersey.

Peso has yet to respond to the threat, but a handful of upcoming concerts have been postponed -- the Tijuana concert remains as scheduled, and his next show goes down in Nevada at the end of September.

*NSYNC fans are already itching for a worldwide tour or new album from the group after their reunion at the VMAs ... but it just ain't gonna happen, TMZ has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... despite the group's iconic reunion Tuesday night, they have no plans to tour, do a residency, album, or any other pop-up reunions.

After the VMAs, we're told bandmates Justin Timberlake, Joey Fatone, JC Chasez, Lance Bass, and Chris Kirkpatrick -- along with their management team and close friends -- all went to dinner at Ambra in NYC ... which was a group close to 50 people.

Our sources say they all had some amazing conversations and laughs during the dinner, which had a menu with the band's name on it. We're told everyone was glad to be back under the same roof all these years later.

BTW, we've confirmed the rumors the group is featured on a song for the upcoming movie, "Trolls Band Together" ... which focuses on Justin Timberlake's character reuniting with his 4 brothers who were all part of a boy band in the past -- pretty meta.

So there might not be an album, but at least a new song is coming soon!

Tuesday night's appearance was the first time they've all been at the VMAs together since 2013. As we reported, a source connected to the group told us they wouldn't be performing but would only be presenting an award ... which ended up going to Taylor Swift.

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo says Noah Lyles was spitting facts when he claimed NBA guys aren't "world champions" after winning the Finals ... admitting he feels the track star's comments were spot-on.

The U.S. sprinter faced a ton of criticism over his take ... with guys like Devin Booker, Draymond Green and more calling out Lyles and dragging him as a result of the quotes.

But, there's at least one guy in Lyles' corner ... 'cause Giannis revealed on the "48 Minutes" podcast he felt compelled to defend the track star.

"I wanted to back him up so bad," the 28-year-old said on Tuesday.

"He received so much backlash for saying, like, the obvious, but some people don’t understand it. I don't know, maybe it's like an arrogance thing."

Giannis -- who's from Greece and played for his country before joining the Bucks in 2013 -- made his case by using soccer as an example.

"I don't think in any other sport you are called the world champions," Giannis said. "Like in soccer, which is way bigger than the NBA, more popular than the NBA, when the Champions League, the UEFA Champions League champions ... they don't say [they're] world champion."

"When they win the World Cup, they play against the USA team, they play against the teams around the world, countries around the world, then they say world champs."

Giannis -- who won an NBA Finals in 2021 -- understands the NBA is the best league in the world, but since it's only based out of the U.S. and Canada, it's really not representative of the entire planet.

"At the end of the day, for you to be a world champ, you have to beat the world," Antetokounmpo said.

Kanye West tenía al director del proyecto de remodelación de su casa de Malibú durmiendo en el suelo, y lo despidió luego de tener un desacuerdo sobre eliminar o no todas las ventanas de la casa y la electricidad. Esto, de acuerdo a una nueva demanda

Ye está siendo demandado por un hombre llamado Tony Saxon, quien afirma que Yeezy lo contrató en septiembre de 2021 como gerente de proyecto, cuidador y guardia de seguridad 24/7 de la propiedad del magnate en Malibú.

Según la demanda obtenida por TMZ, Saxon asegura que trabajaba 16 horas algunos días y dormía en el suelo mientras coordinaba la remodelación de Kanye. Y añade que a Ye no le podía importar menos que literalmente usara un abrigo como ropa de cama improvisada.

En los documentos, Saxon dice que Kanye ignoró todas sus preocupaciones y solo le pagó por una semana de trabajo hasta que las cosas llegaron a un punto crítico en noviembre de 2021, cuando Ye le exigió quitar todas las ventanas de la casa y la electricidad.

Saxon dice que "expresó su preocupación por el peligro extremo de tales acciones", pero afirma que Kanye levantó la voz e insistió en mover grandes generadores dentro de la casa, lo que podría conducir a un peligro de incendio, según alegaba Taxon.

En la demanda, Saxon afirma que Kanye lo amenazó y le dijo que sería considerado "un enemigo" si no accedía a sus demandas. Saxon no cedió y Kanye le dijo que "se largara".

Saxon también dice que Ye le dijo: "Si no haces lo que digo, no vas a trabajar para mí, no voy a ser tu amigo nunca más y solo me verás en televisión". Taxon le dijo que no veía televisión y fue despedido en el acto.

Kanye West had the project manager overseeing the remodel of his Malibu home sleeping on the floor, and fired the guy over a disagreement about removing all the home's windows and electricity ... this according to a new lawsuit.

Ye is being sued by a man named Tony Saxon, who claims Yeezy hired him back in September 2021 as project manager, caretaker and 24/7 security for the mogul's Malibu property.

According to the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, Saxon claims he was working 16-hour days and sleeping on the floor while coordinating Kanye's remodel ... and he says Ye couldn't care less that he was literally using a coat as makeshift bedding.

In the docs, Saxon says Kanye ignored all of his concerns and only paid him for one week of work until things reached a head in November 2021 when Saxon claims Ye demanded Saxon remove all the home's windows and electricity.

Saxon says he "expressed concerns about the extreme danger of such actions" ... but he claims Kanye raised his voice and then insisted on moving large generators inside the house, which Saxon worried would potentially lead to a fire hazard.

In the suit, Saxon claims Kanye threatened him and said he would be considered "an enemy" if he didn't comply with the demands. Saxon says he wouldn't budge and Kanye told him to "get the hell out."

Saxon also says Ye told him, "If you don't do what I say, you're not going to work for me, I'm not gonna be your friend anymore and you'll just see me on TV." He says he told Ye he didn't watch TV and was fired on the spot.

Cardi B y Offset no pudieron quitarse las manos de encima en los MTV VMAs, y decidieron grabar un video sexual, (al menos, falso), durante un descanso en el baño del recinto.

La pareja se besuqueó en un baño del evento el martes por la noche. Estaban completamente vestidos, pero fingiendo tener relaciones sexuales con Cardi inclinada y haciendo algunos sonidos salvajes, mientras grababa el momento para la posteridad.

Entre medio de sus quejidos, se escucha como si un amigo fuera del baño estuviera buscando un cargador de teléfono. ¡Cardi le dice a la mujer que entre a buscar el suyo! Offset era todo sonrisas mientras todo ocurría. Muy diferente de su amiga, quien entró de mala gana a la habitación y provocó risas en Cardi.

Si te estás preguntando qué los puso así.. No es que necesiten un motivo exactamente, pero vale la pena señalar que Cardi estaba usando el mismo atuendo que utilizó para su actuación de "Bongos" con Megan Thee Stallion. Podemos decir con seguridad, que Offset estaba hechizado con su atuendo también.

Por supuesto, hemos visto a la pareja ponerse cachonda antes. A finales de julio, vimos a Cardi perreando sobre él en Las Vegas, mientras disfrutaban de la piscina. Ella publicó el video el mismo día en que fue nombrada sospechosa en el caso del lanzamiento de un micrófono en uno de sus conciertos.

Por cierto, Cardi B era candidata a Mejor Hip Hop en los VMA por "Tomorrow 2", la colaboración que realizaron junto a GloRilla. Pero no ganaron.

Cardi B and Offset couldn't keep their hands off of each other at the MTV VMAs, and decided to make a sex tape -- a fake one, anyway -- during a bathroom break at the venue.

The couple got their bump n' grind on in a restroom at Tuesday night's event -- they were fully clothed, but pretending to have sex with Cardi bent over and making some pretty wild sounds ... as she recorded the moment for posterity.

Sounds like a friend outside the bathroom was looking for a phone charger, and through her moans ... Cardi tells the woman to come in and get hers! Offset was all smiles during the funny moment, while their pal reluctantly walked into the room, making Cardi laugh.

If you're wondering what got them in the mood -- they don't exactly need one, but it's worth noting Cardi was in the outfit she wore for her performance of "Bongos" with Megan Thee Stallion. Safe to assume ... Offset was feeling her 'fit!

Of course, we've seen the couple get nasty before -- she was twerking on him in Vegas at the end of July while enjoying their pool, and she posted that clip the same day she was named a suspect in the now-dropped microphone-throwing case.

BTW, Cardi was up for Best Hip Hop at the VMAs for "Tomorrow 2," her collab with GloRilla, but they didn't win.

We're sure she was feelin' like a winner in the bathroom, though!

With all of the big stars -- Taylor, Nicki, Selena and more -- do you think the MTV VMAs have gained credibility again? Vote below.

Taylor Swift no sólo se llevó el gran premio de los VMAs, también fue muy popular en internet gracias a varios momentos virales durante la noche. Desde darlo todo en la pista de baile hasta destrozar anillos caros.

La cara de la cantante de "Anti-Hero" estaba en todas las redes sociales el martes durante la ceremonia en Nueva Jersey, con sus movimientos de baile como uno de los aspectos más destacados.

Taylor estaba de pie durante la interpretanción de "Bongos", de Cardi B y Megan Thee Stallion". En un algún momento le bloqueó la vista a Ice Spice, pero Taylor estaba sintiendo la música en sus venas. También movió el cuerpo al ritmo de "A Milli" de Lil Wayne, ¡incluso rapeando!

Taylor también tuvo un momento divertido en el que parecía luchar por sacar una bebida del portavasos de su asiento. No está claro si el problema era ella, la bebida o el propio portavasos

Taylor Swift se aseguró de proporcionar un poco de angustia también, ya que rompió un anillo de $12k que llevaba al show.

Como sabéis, Taylor se llevó a casa 9 premios en los VMAs, incluyendo Show del Verano, Vídeo del Año y Artista del Año.