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El abogado de Britney Spears se está creyendo demasiado el cuento, coronándose a sí mismo incluso como el "Rey de los Litigios de Entretenimiento" durante una acalorada conversación con el abogado de Jamie Spears.

Mathew Rosengart le gritó la frase al abogado de Jamie, Alex Weingarten, cuando los dos estaban en medio de las negociaciones sobre las liquidaciones el verano pasado... o al menos eso cuenta Alex.

Weingarten recuerda que después de decirle al abogado de Britney que estaba muy equivocado respecto a que Jamie autorizara la vigilancia ilegal de Britney y de advertirle que el estatuto de limitaciones estaba a punto de expirar, Rosengart comenzó a gritar que él era el "Rey de los litigios de entretenimiento."

Weingarten dice que le dijo a Rosengart que estaba malgastando el dinero de su cliente al presionar con sus demandas. "Rosengart se negó [a llegar a un acuerdo] y dijo que si no le pagaban 7 millones de dólares para cubrir sus honorarios legales, iba a presentar nuevas demandas contra Jamie y otros", dice Weingarten a TMZ.

Weingarten continúa diciendo: "El abogado de Britney ha malgastado más de 7 millones de dólares de su dinero en nada".

TMZ publicó la noticia, ahora Rosengart quiere llegar a un acuerdo con Jamie, pero su gente le está diciendo que no se tome la molestia, pues ya lo arruinó con esperar demasiado tiempo. Weingarten dice que no tenían ninguna vigilancia ilegal, pero incluso si Rosengart quería presionar frente a ese reclamo, ya no puede hacerlo. El plazo de prescripción expiró hace mucho tiempo.

Weingarten también dice que Rosengart está batallando con los documentos, porque "va a ser embarazoso para él personalmente y devastador para las alegaciones de su cliente".

En cuanto a Rosengart, este también le dijo a TMZ lo que piensa de su adversario legal: "Es un conocido matón, se ha comportado vergonzosamente en este asunto, presentando falsas representaciones tras falsas representaciones, incluso en la corte. Su objetivo final es intimidar y acosar a Britney Spears ..."

Britney Spears' lawyer is drinking his own Kool-Aid ... crowning himself the "King of Entertainment Litigation" during a heated conversation with Jamie Spears' attorney.

Mathew Rosengart screamed the phrase at Jamie's attorney, Alex Weingarten, when the two were going back and forth over settlement negotiations last summer ... at least according to Alex.

The way Weingarten recalls the conversation ... after telling Britney's lawyer he was dead wrong about Jamie authorizing illegal surveillance of Britney and warning him the statute of limitations was about to expire, Rosengart started yelling about being the "King of Entertainment Litigation."

Weingarten says he told Rosengart he was wasting his client's money by pressing his claims, but Weingarten tells TMZ, "Rosengart refused [to settle] and said that if he was not paid $7 million to cover his legal fees, that he was going to file new lawsuits against Jamie and others."

Weingarten goes on to tell TMZ, "Britney's lawyer has wasted over $7 million of her money on nothing."

TMZ broke the story ... Rosengart now wants to settle with Jamie, but his camp is telling Rosengart to go pound sand because he blew it by waiting way too long. Weingarten says there was no illegal surveillance, but even if Rosengart wanted to press that claim, he can't anymore ... the statute of limitations has long since expired.

Weingarten also says Rosengart has been fighting turning over documents, because "it will be embarrassing to him personally and devastating to his client's allegations."

As for Rosengart, he tells TMZ what he thinks of his legal adversary ... "A known bully, he has conducted himself disgracefully in this matter, making false representation after false representation including to the court. His entire endgame is to bully and harass Britney Spears ..."

Shaquille O'Neal and Damian Lillard are joining a new kind of super team ... hopping on a rap remix with Rick Ross and Meek Mill!!

The two superstar MCs just dropped their remix to their new track titled "SHAQ & KOBE" on Friday ... enlisting the two hoopers to add verses of their own.

The Bucks All-Star -- AKA Dame D.O.L.L.A -- was the first athlete to deliver his lyrics ... with a few of his basketball highlights playing right before the start -- "Dame from the hash mark, a three, oh my goodness."

Lillard made several sports references throughout his part ... with lines like, "I'm shot callin', not stallin' and not hoggin'/Pass the ball, we runnin' it up and we not joggin'," ... as well as a nod to the G.O.A.T., Michael Jordan.

"Jordan my tongue when I'm on my king s***," Dame said.

Shaq -- who's no stranger to the music industry -- had even more bars about his hoops career ... name-dropping Spurs legend Tim Duncan and his former head coach, Phil Jackson.

"Foreign 'round, flyin' spurs like when I bullied Duncan," the Hall of Famer said ... later adding, "I can hear the money talkin' like if it was Phil."

O'Neal -- who had a stake in the Sacramento Kings until 2022 -- also wrote about his venture into team ownership -- "Did a song with Biggie, it was all a dream, so was ballin' 'til I made it, now we own a team."

Toward the end of Shaq's verse, he mentions his old teammate and friend, Kobe Bryant ... saying, "I'ma bring the drama 'til I'm with the Mamba."

Taylor Swift tiene otro logro más del que presumir, ¡¡¡ahora es multimillonaria!!!

La estrella del pop ganadora de varios Grammy tiene actualmente un patrimonio neto total de 1,1 mil millones de dólares y todo gracias a su gira "Eras" que agotó todas las entradas, comenzando en marzo y extendiéndose hasta el verano, lo que también le dio un gran impulso a la economía de Estados Unidos, según reporta Bloomberg News.

Bloomberg dice que Taylor es una de las pocas cantantes que ha alcanzado esta cima basándose únicamente en sus ventas de conciertos y grabaciones.

No hace falta decir que Taylor ha tenido un año increíble. No solo está llenando enormes estadios con sus actuaciones en vivo, sino que también está arrasando en taquilla.

En su primer fin de semana, su película "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour", recaudó la suculenta suma de 96 millones de dólares en Estados Unidos y Canadá. AMC informó que ha sido la película de conciertos más taquillera de la historia en un fin de semana de estreno.

Más aún, CNN dice que la gira "Eras" podría recaudar $2.2 mil millones en ventas de entradas solo en América del Norte, por lo que sería también la gira más taquillera de todos los tiempos. Taylor terminó la primera etapa del tour en agosto, pero hay una segunda etapa programada en Estados Unidos para el próximo año. Su gira internacional, en tanto, comienza el próximo mes.

En cuanto a su vida amorosa, Taylor también ha sido un éxito de taquilla últimamente. Se anotó una victoria a lo grande con la llegada de su nuevo galán del Kansas City Chiefs, Travis Kelce.

La pareja parece estar muy interesada el uno en el otro, saliendo y divirtiéndose juntos. Taylor incluso ha asistido a los partidos de la NFL de Travis y se ha acercado a sus padres.

Taylor Swift has yet another achievement to add to her long line of successes ... she's now a billionaire!!!

The Grammy-winning pop star currently has a total net worth of $1.1 billion and it's all thanks to her sold-out "Eras" tour that kicked off in March and extended through the summer, which also gave the U.S. economy a major boost, according to Bloomberg News.

Bloomberg says Taylor is one of just a few musicians who have reached this mountain top based solely on their concert and recording sales.

Needless to say, Taylor has had one helluva year so far. She's not only filling up huge arenas with her live performances, but she's also killing it at the box office.

In its first weekend, her concert film, "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour," pulled in a whopping $96 million in the U.S. and Canada. AMC theaters reported that it was the highest-grossing concert movie ever domestically for an opening weekend.

What's more ... CNN says the "Eras" tour could bring $2.2 billion in ticket sales in North America alone making it the top-grossing tour of all time. Taylor ended the first leg of her tour in August, but there's a second leg launching next year in the U.S -- while her international leg begins next month.

As for her love life ... Taylor recently hit the jackpot with her new beau -- superstar Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.

The couple appears to be really into each other, going out and having all sorts of fun together. Taylor has even been attending Travis' NFL games and getting close to his parents.

Harry Styles is the latest of Taylor Swift's exes to get shaded in a new vault track ... this according to fans who are convinced he's the "lying traitor" she's singing about.

On "1989 (Taylor's Version)," which dropped Friday, there's a new song -- "Is It Over Now?" -- and Swifties are convinced it's about her brief relationship with the former One Direction star.

Taylor and Harry dated from 2012 to 2013, and the original "1989" album came out in 2014, so the timeline's already telling ... but the lyrics are even a bigger clue, according to fans -- talking about a time her ex "lost control," resulting in "red blood" and "white snow."

Fans have started to connect the dots ... saying Taylor claimed in 2014 she got into a snowmobile accident with an ex. At the time, Harry was spotted with a bandage on his chin.

She sang about the accident in the track "Out of the Woods," also from 2014 -- “Remember when you hit the brakes too soon/Twenty stitches in a hospital room/When you started crying, baby, I did too.”

That's not all ... the new song talks about Taylor wearing a "blue dress on a boat," and a pic from 2013 showed her wearing exactly that while taking a boat ride away from the Virgin Islands, where she was vacationing with Harry.

Harry Styles es el último de los ex de Taylor Swift que está siendo despreciado, esto, de acuerdo con los fans, quienes están convencidos de que él es el "traidor mentiroso" al que hace referencia la nueva pista de su álbum remasterizado

En la nueva versión de "1989 (Taylor's Version)", que salió el viernes, hay una nueva canción "Is It Over Now?", y los Swifties están convencidos de que se trata sobre su breve relación con la ex estrella de One Direction.

Taylor y Harry salieron de 2012 a 2013, y el álbum original "1989" salió en 2014, por lo que la línea de tiempo ya es reveladora. Pero la letra de esta nueva canción da aún más pistas, según los fans. En ella se refiere a un momento en que su ex "perdió el control", lo que terminó en "sangre roja" y "nieve blanca".

Los fans han comenzado a conectar los puntos, diciendo que Taylor afirmó en 2014 que se metió en un accidente de moto de nieve con un ex. En ese momento, Harry fue visto con un vendaje en la barbilla.

Ella cantó sobre el accidente en la pista "Out of the Woods", también de 2014. La letra dice: "Recuerda cuando pisaste los frenos demasiado pronto/Veinte puntos de sutura en una habitación de hospital/Cuando empezaste a llorar, baby, yo también lo hice".

Eso no es todo, la nueva canción habla de Taylor usando un "vestido azul en un barco", y una foto de 2013 la mostró usando exactamente el mismo atuendo mientras daba un paseo en barco lejos de las Islas Vírgenes, donde estaba de vacaciones con Harry.

Britney Spears' lawyer has sent an email to the lawyer repping Jamie Spears, hurling numerous allegations against her dad -- opening the door for settlement negotiations -- but we're told Jamie's lawyer wasn't having it, saying he blew it by waiting way too long.

Two sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Mathew Rosengart's email opened with an acknowledgment Jamie was in poor health and this might be an appropriate time to acknowledge his alleged misdeeds during the conservatorship and pay Britney an unspecified sum so the legal dispute could be put to bed.

One of his claims ... Jamie authorized the illegal surveillance of Britney ... specifically her phone. Here's the problem for Rosengart ... he never filed a lawsuit claiming illegal surveillance and the statute of limitations lapsed more than a year ago. Besides that, we're told Jamie's lawyer responded to Rosengart he was dead wrong about illegal surveillance.

Jamie has made a demand for Britney to pay certain attorneys fees he incurred connected with the conservatorship, but Rosengart says that's a no-go. We've learned Jamie's lawyer actually offered a year ago to withdraw that claim if Rosengart withdrew his claims against Jamie, but Rosengart said no. Now, a year later, Rosengart seems ready to talk settlement, but we're told it didn't go over well with Jamie's team because of all the threats and allegations.

Now the case is set for trial in May, and we're told there is explosive evidence that would not be favorable to Britney. Beyond that, some of the biggest claims Rosengart has made will never go to court because the statute of limitations has run, and the conservatorship judge approved some of the expenditures Rosengart is contesting.

Sounds like an uphill climb.

Chris Brown beat the hell out of a man at a London nightclub, and his injuries were so bad he ended up in a hospital ... this according to a new lawsuit.

The singer is being sued by a man named Abe Diaw, who claims Chris smashed him over the head with a bottle of Don Julio 1942 tequila back in February at TAPE nightclub in England.

In the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, Diaw claims Chris wielded the tequila bottle like a weapon as he pummeled Diaw over the head with "crushing blows."

The guy claims he was knocked unconscious but says that didn't stop Chris from continuing the attack ... he says CB ruthlessly stomped on him as he lay passed out on the club floor.

In the docs, Diaw claims he had to be hospitalized as a result of his alleged injuries ... which he says include cuts on his head and torn ligaments in his leg.

Chris' accuser says there's surveillance footage of the whole thing ... and he says cops in London have the alleged beatdown video. Diaw claims he can identify Chris in the footage and claims CB is a fugitive in the United Kingdom as a result of the alleged incident.

And, get this ... Diaw claims he's known Chris for at least seven years and thought Chris was coming up to hug him at the club when Brown instead allegedly struck him three times with the tequila bottle.

Diaw says his injuries may be permanent and he's suffering serious emotional distress and trauma. He's suing Chris for damages.

Some NFL fans think Taylor Swift-mania made it all the way to Buffalo on Thursday night ... convinced quarterback Josh Allen used an audible featuring the pop star's name during the Bills vs. Bucs game.

The moment happened just minutes into the first quarter of the big "Thursday Night Football" contest at Orchard Park ... when Allen appeared to try to change a play at the line of scrimmage.

He pulled away from his center and screamed out a name repeatedly. Some heard "Taylor Swift!" -- and went crazy over it ... considering the recent impact she's had on the league thanks to her budding romance with Chiefs star Travis Kelce.

But, others aren't as convinced he actually uttered the "Love Story" singer's name ... instead, they think the signal caller screamed out, "J.R. Smith!"

The folks over at Amazon Prime Video certainly believe it was Swift ... they tweeted out a video of the call with the caption, "'TAYLOR SWIFT, TAYLOR SWIFT.' Josh Allen with a swift audible."

Allen used several more interesting audible calls throughout the night -- at points screaming out "LeBron James," "Jamal Adams" and "Bobby Wagner."

El abogado de Britney Spears le ha enviado un correo electrónico al abogado de Jamie Spears lanzando numerosas acusaciones contra su padre —de esta forma se podría abrir la puerta para ciertas negociaciones— pero nos dicen que el abogado de Jamie lo arruinó por esperar demasiado tiempo y no actuar.

Dos fuentes directas le informan a TMZ que el correo electrónico de Mathew Rosengart comenzaba diciendo que Jamie estaba en mal estado de salud y que ese podría haber sido un momento adecuado para reconocer los alegatos en su contra durante la tutela y pagarle a Britney una suma no especificada terminando con la disputa legal.

Una de sus reclamaciones son que Jamie autorizó la vigilancia ilegal de Britney, específicamente su teléfono. Aquí está el problema para Rosengart, nunca presentó una demanda reclamando vigilancia ilegal y el estatuto de limitaciones corrió hace más de un año. Además de eso, se nos dice que el abogado de Jamie respondió a Rosengart que estaba totalmente equivocado acerca de la vigilancia ilegal.

Jamie ha demandado a Britney para que pague ciertos honorarios de abogados a quienes hubo que pagarle en el caso relacionado a la tutela, pero Rosengart dice que no será posible. Sabemos que el abogado de Jamie en realidad se ofreció hace un año a retirar esa demanda si Rosengart retiraba sus demandas contra Jamie, pero Rosengart dijo que no. Ahora, un año más tarde, Rosengart parece dispuesto a hablar de una solución, pero nos informan que no le fue muy bien con el equipo de Jamie a causa de todas las amenazas y acusaciones.

Ahora el caso está fijado para el juicio en mayo y sabemos que hay pruebas explosivas que no serán favorables para Britney. Más allá de eso, algunas de las mayores reclamaciones que Rosengart ha hecho nunca irán a juicio porque el estatuto de limitaciones ha corrido. Además, el juez de tutela aprobó algunos de los gastos que Rosengart está impugnando.

Ras Kass has made peace with his drunken ball drop with Jay-Z from years ago, but now that he knows what he knows ... he'd opt for the $500K in the Jay dinner debate.

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with the West Coast MC Wednesday night at Projector L.A.'s Halloween bash, where he told us his wounds from ruining his chance to spearhead Jay's label have long healed.

But, he's learned a valuable lesson: All up-and-coming rappers better be ready to lose themselves at ANY given moment.

And, steer clear of all wack hip hop!!!

RK met up with Jay in NYC in the early 2000s in hopes of being the flagship artist for the developing Roc-A-Fella West label division.

When they arrived at their club destination, RK says paranoia crept in as he got the hunch he and Jay could end up fighting -- so he began downing some liquid courage.

No club brawls took place, but when Jay introduced RK on the mic, he was too slizzard to nail his rhymes ... and Jay lost his number!!!

In hindsight, RK tells us he forgot the real reason he was there that night, and fumbled the bag -- but there's no hard feelings.

While he praises Jay for his shrewd business sense, Ras Kass has no shame in his game ... he says he'd definitely take the imaginary $500K over a second chance meeting with the mogul.

Hey, that's exactly what Jay's advising everyone to do!!!

Joe Budden is pissed with Just Blaze for releasing his old Slaughterhouse music ... even if his diehard fans were rejoicing to hear the tracks.

On the newest episode of "The Joe Budden Podcast," the retired rapper lashed out at Just Blaze's recent actions without cracking a smile.

Just recently took it upon himself to honor the recently deceased Mark The 45 King and leaked a pair of tunes from the defunct group's shelved "Glass House" album of 2014.

Hip hop heads and even Joe's cohosts wholeheartedly approved of the tracks, but Joe argued he's long removed himself from the SH situation and attempted to call Just for a curse-out in real time ... but the superproducer didn't pick up.

The group was supposed to be hip hop saviors but infighting saw them only release one album on Eminem's Shady Records.

Drake can now claim he's a King too -- à la Michael Jackson or Elvis -- because he's hit a milestone ... the Recording Industry Association of America says he's sold more single units than anyone. Ever. In history.

Mr. Morgan, Drake's OVO Sound President, made the surprise reveal amid Drizzy's 37th birthday celebrations ... the Canadian rapper is the first artist in RIAA history to surpass 200 million units, and he did it convincingly -- his tally now stands at 220 mil!!!

Some of the biggest wins on his leger include the 2011 album "Take Care," and 2013 smash hit "Started From the Bottom" ... as both inch toward diamond plaques at 8x platinum.

BTW ... RIAA single units include purchases of records, permanent downloads and streams -- all categories Drake regularly crushes with every new release. OIder acts like Elvis, The Beatles and even MJ sold millions upon millions of records ... but Drake tends to beat them by a country mile on digital downloads and streams.

Translation: It's good to be the King.

Another cool stat ... his alt-left dance album, "Honestly, Nevermind" officially cements that all his studio releases have sold at least one million units.

Two tracks from his new album, the J. Cole-featured, "First Person Shooter" and Yeat-featured, "IDGAF" currently sit in the Billboard Hot 100's Top 10 also.

With a catalog this prosperous, it's no wonder Drake is comfortable entering a hiatus from music soon ... to deal with the stomach issues he says are causing him grief.

Chrisean Rock thought she had a real friend in Summer Walker after her baby debacle in Walmart ... but is now second-guessing the "Girls Need Love" singer after being spoofed in a video.

On Thursday, Chrisean went live on IG and called out Summer for DMing her with sweet nothings of support last month ... but says her feelings are now hurt as of result of the video.

A video that made fun of the very same incident Summer reached out for!!! Ouch.

Despite the hurt, the new mother said she wasn't surprised as she's grown used to dealing with cutthroat folks in a cold music industry.

Rock may have a point ... Summer seemed like she was auditioning for Hollywood the way she went all out with her impersonation of Chrisean ... down to the missing tooth and the baby doll with its head dangling!!!

Many fans agreed with Chrisean, they found the skit to be in poor taste, forcing Summer to cite her comedic inspirations -- Dave Chappelle, Bernie Mac, Richard Pryor -- guys who pushed the envelope with their art as her inspiration.

But after seeing Chrisean's response, Summer got defensive and told her to lighten up!!! ... "Sensitive about a tik tok that was viral way before I did it but you aint have no sympathy when you be dragging bitches across the ground."

Chrisean Rock pensó que Summer Walker era una buena amiga después de su debacle con el bebé en Walmart, pero ahora está dudando de la cantante de "Girls Need Love" luego de ser ridiculizada en un video.

El jueves, Chrisean realizó un live de Instagram y llamó a Summer para agradecerle por el apoyo el mes pasado, sin embargo, ahora está herida luego de ver un video...

¡Un video en el que se burló del mismo incidente! Ouch.

A pesar del daño, la nueva madre dijo que no estaba sorprendida, ya que está acostumbrada a tratar con gente despiadada en una industria musical fría.

Rock puede tener un punto, Summer parecía como si estuviera audicionando para Hollywood por la forma en que llevó a cabo su imitación, ¡se fijo incluso en el diente que le falta y el muñeco con la cabeza colgando!

Muchos fans estuvieron de acuerdo con Chrisean, encontraron el sketch de mal gusto, obligando a Summer a citar sus inspiraciones cómicas —Dave Chappelle, Bernie Mac, Richard Pryor— básicamente, chicos que empujaron los límites.

Pero después de ver la respuesta de Chrisean, Summer se puso a la defensiva y le dijo que se relajara: "Te pones sensible por un TikTok que fue viral mucho antes de que yo lo hiciera, pero no tienes simpatía cuando arrastras perras por el suelo".