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Before this little princess in purple turned into a singer and actress, she was just making her bday wishes ... blowing out her candles and becoming a young star while growing up in Pasadena, California.

She's currently 30 years old; however, she's been workin' in Hollywood since she was just a youngster ... you may recognize her as playing Celeste Burnette alongside Charlie Sheen on "Two and a Half Men", and she was also a member of the girl group, The Stunners, with Hayley Kiyoko.

Need one more clue? "I love to get 2 on/When the drink be too strong!"

Travis Kelce has been a fan of Taylor Swift for a while now ... dancing to her hits, making friendship bracelets and talking about wanting to kiss her over the years.

One of the first times Travis publicly talked about Tay Tay was back in 2016 ... when he played "Kiss, Marry, Kill" during an interview -- ya see where this is going.

The Kansas City Chiefs tight end was given the choice between Taylor, Ariana Grande, and Katy Perry. Taylor didn't get the axe -- RIP Ari -- but instead was chosen for a smooch ... while KP was granted the long-term option.

Travis was also seen groovin' along to a remix of her 2008 track, "Love Story," this past February. He even traded his black shades for a fan's pink ones while he kept the dancing going.

He took a page out of Taylor's book in July, making friendship bracelets for the guys at this year's Tight End University, which he founded in 2021 with his fellow NFL stars George Kittle and Greg Olsen.

Travis went to her "Eras" tour concert at Arrowhead Stadium -- his home turf -- that same month ... and said he was "butt hurt" that he wasn't able to give a bracelet to her while she was in the building.

He also talked about her last month, which might be the most revealing sign yet -- the Chiefs were all talking about who their celebrity crush was growing up ... and as Travis was thinking, his teammate, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, answered for him.

Travis Kelce ha sido un fan de Taylor Swift desde hace un tiempo. Ha bailado sus éxitos, ha hecho pulseras de la amistad y ha hablado de querer besarla a lo largo de los años.

Una de las primeras veces que Travis habló públicamente de Tay Tay fue allá por 2016, cuando interpretó "Kiss, Marry, Kill" durante una entrevista. Ya pueden ver por dónde va esto.

Al jugador de los Kansas City Chiefs le dieron a elegir entre Taylor, Ariana Grande y Katy Perry. Taylor fue elegida para un beso, mientras que a Katy Perry le concedió la opción de largo plazo. Lo siento, Ariana.

Travis también fue visto bailando a lo largo de un remix de su canción de 2008, "Love Story", el pasado mes de febrero. Incluso cambió sus gafas negras por las rosas de una fan mientras seguía bailando.

En julio siguió el ejemplo de Taylor y fabricó pulseras de la amistad para los chicos de la Tight End University de este año, que fundó en 2021 con sus compañeros de la NFL George Kittle y Greg Olsen.

Travis también fue a su concierto de la gira "Eras" en el estadio Arrowhead, su tierra natal, - ese mismo mes y dijo que estaba "ofendido" por no ser apaz de darle un brazalete a ella mientras estaba en el edificio.

Britney Spears may have cut herself when playing with knives ... now sporting a bandage and what appears to be a gash on her thigh and lower back.

Britney just posted the video, wearing the same outfit she was in when she spun around, jabbed and clanged together two butcher knives ... only this time she's got the new apparent injuries.

Britney doesn't explain why she's got the white bandage or what caused the cut on her upper thigh or lower back, but they're all new injuries since her first knife video Monday night.

As we told you ... Britney's got a fascination with knives. In fact, when she was taken off her conservatorship there were recommendations given in order to make sure she was safe. One of the most important recommendations was to keep knives away from Britney.

Our sources say she keeps the sharp tools throughout her house -- including inside her bedroom -- as a form of protection out of fear she'll be re-institutionalized.

Of course, Britney claimed the knives in Monday's video were fake, but only after she got a ton of heat for posting the video online. They also sounded VERY real when she clanged them together.

Britney Spears podría haberse cortado mientras jugaba con cuchillos, pues ahora luce un vendaje y lo que parece ser un corte en el muslo y la espalda baja.

Britney acaba de publicar el video, vistiendo el mismo atuendo que llevaba cuando giró y chocó sus dos cuchillos en un baile. Solo que esta vez tiene dos aparentes lesiones.

Britney no explica por qué lleva el vendaje ni lo que causó el corte en la parte superior de su muslo y espalda baja, pero todas las lesiones son nuevas desde que compartió su primer video con cuchillos el lunes por la noche.

Como les contamos, Britney tiene una fascinación por los cuchillos. De hecho, cuando le quitaron la tutela hubo recomendaciones para que estuviera segura y una de las más importantes era que había que mantener los cuchillos lejos de Britney.

Nuestras fuentes dicen que ella los mantiene afilados por toda su casa, incluyendo dentro de su dormitorio, como una forma de protegerse ante el temor de volver a ser re-institucionalizada.

Los fans de Taylor Swift le están dando a Travis Kelce un sello de aprobación en forma de nueva mercancía. Parece que los Swifties piensan que esta relación podría tener cierta longevidad. Al menos lo suficiente como para empezar a imprimir su nombre en todos lados.

El cantante y el semental de la NFL están siendo emparejados en toneladas de mercancía que apareció esta semana en Etsy, sobre todo en forma de diferentes camisas que van desde los $10 hasta los $38, además de un equipaje con una etiqueta de precio de $206.

Los Swifties parecen pensar que Taylor y Travis tienen posibilidades de ser algo serio, incluso hay un top que dice: "Swift 2024 Kelce" a la venta.

Otros artículos incluyen una versión de Kelce del logotipo de la gira "Eras" de Taylor y una camiseta con la imagen ahora infame de ellos conduciendo en un convertible después de que ella lo vio jugar al fútbol.

Travis Kelce está siendo llamado "tramposo" por una de sus ex. Fuentes cercanas a la superestrella de la NFL dicen que está harto del asunto y que Maya sólo está tratando de aprovechar sus 15 minutos de fama.

Por si te lo perdiste, Maya Benberry ganó el programa de citas de Travis en E! "Catching Kelce", allá por 2016, y acaba de dar una entrevista en la que llamó a Kelce tramposo y advirtió a Taylor Swift: "Taylor parece una chica tan divertida, con un espíritu hermoso, así que le deseo la mejor de las suertes. ¡pero no sería una chica considerada si no le aconsejara que sea muy cuidadosa!".

Maya le dijo a Daily Mail: "Una vez tramposo, siempre tramposo".

Fuentes cercanas a Kelce nos dicen que solo salieron durante un mes después del programa y no podían anunciar públicamente su separación real debido a un contrato que tenían con la cadena.

La fuente nos dice que Travis nunca engañó a Maya.

Nuestra fuente añade que Kelce y Maya no han hablado en unos 5 años y su entrevista es "una pobre excusa de alguien tratando de conseguir sus 15 minutos de fama".

Taylor Swift fans are giving Travis Kelce a serious stamp of approval ... in the form of new merch, and it seems Swifties think this relationship might have some longevity -- enough to start printing his name, anyway.

The singer and the NFL stud are now getting paired on tons of merchandise cropping up this week on Etsy ... mostly in the form of different shirts going for between $10 to $38, plus some luggage with a $206 price tag.

Swifties seem to think Taylor and Travis have some staying power ... there's even a campaign-themed "Swift 2024 Kelce" top for sale.

Other items include a Kelce version of Taylor's "Eras" tour logo, and a graphic tee with the now infamous image of them driving off in a convertible after she watched him play football.

The Taylor and Travis merch is another sign of just how well Kelce is scoring with her fans. As we first reported, the jacket the KC Chiefs tight end wore with Tay Tay after the game quickly sold out.

Travis Kelce is being painted as a cheater by one of his ex-flings ... but sources close to the NFL superstar say she's full of it, and only trying to grab her 15 minutes of fame.

If you missed it, Maya Benberry, who won Travis' E! dating show "Catching Kelce" back in 2016 just did an interview where she called Kelce a cheater, warning Taylor Swift, "Taylor seems like such a fun girl with a beautiful spirit so I wish her the best of luck but I wouldn’t be a girls' girl if I didn’t advise her to be smart!"

Maya told Daily Mail, "Once a cheater always a cheater."

Sources close to Kelce tell us the two only dated for a month after the show, and couldn't publicly announce their actual split because of a contract they had in place with the network.

The source tells us Travis never cheated on Maya.

Our source adds Kelce and Maya haven't spoken in about 5 years ... and her interview is, "A poor excuse of someone trying to get her 15 min of fame."

Erica Mena's ousting from "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" is giving the cast plenty of content for an upcoming special ... which Erica says is pretty hypocritical, considering everything was all good until her controversial episode aired.

VH1's airing a special roundtable discussion Tuesday, hosted by "colorism expert" Dr. Sarah L. Webb and featuring cast members such as Lil Scrappy, Yung Joc and Spice, ... who was the target of EM's "monkey" comment, which led to Erica's firing.

After tonight's episode was announced, Erica posted a video claiming she'd been on the set several days after her explosive argument with Spice aired and says the network "proudly" put it out for the world to see.

Her point is "L&HH" producers were fine with her, and only fired her in response to the public backlash that came once the episode aired.

A source close to Erica tells TMZ Hip Hop ... she feels the network is trying to silence her, after the fact, by not letting her participate in the roundtable.

We're also told Erica continued working on the show for 7 months after the "monkey" argument -- another reason she feels producers are only shutting her out to avoid public backlash.

Una mujer de Georgia está siendo tachada de aguafiestas después de golpear agresivamente el piano de un artista callejero y tirar su instrumento al suelo.

Un video que se ha hecho viral en las redes sociales muestra a la joven acercándose al artista —llamado Andrew— dos veces, mientras este toca y canta "Piano Man", de Billy Joel, en la acera de Athens, Georgia.

Lo primero que hace es golpear las teclas en medio de la canción, pero vuelve más tarde y hace lo mismo, provocando que el piano se caiga al suelo. Luego aparece para acercarse al tarro de propinas. Andrew dice que ella tomó el dinero, pero eso no está claro.

Los investigadores de Internet descubrieron que la mujer del video era Shauntae Heard, quien ahora se disculpa por sus acciones.

Shauntae dice: "Lo siento por todos los que han visto el video viral. He asumido la responsabilidad de mis acciones. Sé que estuvo mal y que fui una ignorante, pero por favor, no metan a mi familia en esto. Ustedes tienen problemas conmigo, no con mi familia, no sacan nada con mandarles mensajes a ellos o a mí y ya me he disculpado con la persona afectada".

Y añade: "Todo está bien, yo no robé ningún dinero y no rompí el piano, soy un ser humano al igual que todos ustedes. Todo el mundo ha cometido errores. Nadie es perfecto. Otra vez lo siento... he visto cosas mucho peores ocurriendo en el centro, esto no es nada en comparación, pero sé que no está bien".

Shauntae dice que más tarde habló con el artista callejero por teléfono y él aceptó sus disculpas.

Lil Tay's father has been accused of being the mastermind behind her death hoax on social media, but the guy's calling BS ... and pointing fingers at who may be to blame.

Christopher Hope tells TMZ an IG Story posted to Lil Tay's official account Tuesday -- which labels him as the perpetrator of the death hoax -- is not only false ... but defamatory, and he warns that this could land in civil court.

He says, "The person who is responsible for that Instagram post, as well as anyone repeating the completely false and libelous accusation within it, are virtually certain to become defendants in a defamation lawsuit."

Hope adds, "Everything stated is 100% false, and I trust that this should be obvious to anyone who knows me or the long history of absurd and untrue statements made by the various people who have controlled the Instagram account."

As far as what exactly the IG post said ... well, you can read it for yourself. It accuses Hope of being racist and abusive toward women -- in addition to being the one who pre-emptively announced her death ... which turned out not to be true.

Frankly, it's hard to decipher what the truth is in this whole Lil Tay saga ... because all of it is so freaking weird. What we know for certain is that Lil Tay's parents have been embroiled in a nasty custody battle for years now -- which her mom recently told us went in her favor.

Attorneys for Tay's mother, Angela Tian, told us their client was happy to regain a lot of control over how to raise their kid ... and all but guaranteed a comeback to showbiz.

The one person we haven't seen or heard from directly in all this ... Lil Tay.

El padre de Lil Tay ha sido acusado en redes sociales de ser el cerebro detrás de su fingida muerte, pero él dice que todo es mentira y está señalando con el dedo a quienes se atrevan a responsabilizarlo.

Christopher Hope dice a TMZ que la historia de Instagram publicada en la cuenta oficial de Lil Tay el martes, que lo etiqueta como el autor del engaño, no solo es falsa sino que es difamatoria, y advierte que esto podría terminar en un tribunal civil.

Él dice: "La persona que es responsable de ese post de Instagram, así como cualquiera que repita esta acusación completamente falsa y difamatoria, están prácticamente seguros de que serán acusados en una demanda por difamación."

Hope añade: "Todo lo que se afirma es 100% falso, y confío en que esto debería ser obvio para cualquiera que me conozca o para el largo historial de declaraciones absurdas y falsas realizadas por las distintas personas que han controlado la cuenta de Instagram."

En cuanto a lo que decía exactamente el post de Instagram, pueden leerlo ustedes mismos. Se acusa a Hope de ser racista y abusivo hacia las mujeres, además de anunciar preventivamente la muerte de Lil Tay, que resultó no ser verdad.

Francamente, es difícil descifrar cuál es la verdad en toda esta saga de Lil Tay porque todo es súper extraño. Lo que sabemos con certeza es que sus padres han estado envueltos en una batalla muy desagradable por su custodia desde hace años, la que según nos dijo su madre recientemente, terminó inclinándose a su favor.

Los abogados de la madre de Tay, Angela Tian, nos dijeron que su clienta estaba feliz de recuperar una gran cantidad de control sobre la forma de criar a su hija, y casi garantizaba su regreso al mundo del espectáculo.

La única persona que no hemos visto o escuchado directamente en todo esto es a Lil Tay

A woman in Georgia is being labeled a serious party pooper after aggressively slamming her hands on a street performer's piano ... knocking the instrument to the ground.

Here's the deal ... a video going viral on social media shows the young woman approach the performer, named Andrew, twice as he plays and sings Billy Joel's "Piano Man" on the sidewalk in Athens, GA.

On the first go-round, she slams the keys in the middle of his song ... but then returns later in the evening to pull the same stunt, causing the piano to fall to the ground. She then appears to reach into his tip jar, Andrew says she took money, but that's unclear.

Internet sleuths outed the woman from the video as Shauntae Heard, and now she's apologizing for her actions.

Shauntae says ... "I'm sorry for everyone that has seen the viral video. I have took accountability for my actions. I know it was wrong and ignorant of me but please keep my family out of it. Y'all problem is with me not my family you don't get anything out of texting them or me and I have already apologize to the person we have talk."

She adds ... "Everything is good no I didn't steal any money, and I didn't break the piano I'm a human just like you all. Everyone has made mistakes nobody isn't perfect again I'm sorry, For my actions I've seen worse downtown this is nothing compared to what I did and I know it's not right."

Shauntae says she later spoke with the street performer on the phone and he accepted her apology.

Nashawn Breedlove, famous for battle-rapping Eminem in the movie "8 Mile," is dead.

A family member tells TMZ ... Nashawn died in his sleep Sunday at his home in New Jersey. We're told his loved ones do not yet know the cause of death.

Nashawn played Lotto in the 2002 movie, which is loosely based on Eminem's life ... and he's known for a scene where his character takes on Em's B-Rabbit in a rap battle.

In his movie rap, Nashawn sings ... "I feel bad I gotta murder that dude from 'Leave it to Beaver'" ... and the crowd goes nuts, though he eventually loses the showdown.

Before his big break on '8 Mile' Nashawn was rapping under his stage name OX ... with a feature on the soundtrack for the 2001 movie "The Wash" with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg.

Rapper Mickey Factz was first to report Nashawn's death, remembering him for his "tenacity and aggressiveness" as a battle rapper.

Nashawn was 46.

Nashawn Breedlove, famoso por su rapeo con Eminem en la película "8 Mile", ha muerto.

Un miembro de la familia le dice a TMZ que Nashawn murió mientras dormía el domingo en su casa de Nueva Jersey. Sus seres queridos aún no saben la causa de muerte.

Nashawn interpretó el papel de Lotto en la película de 2002, que se basa libremente en la vida de Eminem, y es especialmente conocido por una escena en la que su personaje se enfrenta a B-Rabbit de Em en una batalla de rap.

En la película, Nashawn canta: "Me siento mal tengo que asesinar a ese tipo de 'Leave it to Beaver'", y la multitud se vuelve loca, aunque finalmente pierde el enfrentamiento.

Antes de su gran oportunidad en '8 Mile', Nashawn rapeaba bajo su nombre artístico OX, y tuvo una participación en la banda sonora de la película de 2001, "The Wash", con Dr. Dre y Snoop Dogg.

El rapero Mickey Factz fue el primero en informar de la muerte de Nashawn, recordándolo por su "tenacidad y agresividad" como rapero de batalla.

Nashawn tenía 46 años.