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Lady Gaga tiene el mundo a sus pies en este momento, pero no está recibiendo ningún "aplauso" de una antigua compañera de universidad, Carly Waddell, quien afirma que el comportamiento de la cantante la "volvía loca".

Carly también es cantante, aunque es más conocida por sus famosas citas televisivas, y en el podcast de Jason Tartick "Trading Secrets" reveló que "no era fan" de Gaga cuando estudiaban en la Tisch School of the Arts de la Universidad de Nueva York.

De acuerdo con Carly, Gaga, que en ese entonces iba por su nombre real Stefani, hacía caso omiso de las normas de convivencia básicas de la hora del almuerzo, cantando "Wicked" a todo pulmón en el piano, mientras otros intentaban comer en paz, y eso pasaba ... todos los días.

Carly dijo: "Era la hora del recreo y nos veíamos obligados a escucharla", lo que le resultaba tan irritante que empezó a comer en el pasillo solo para huir del canto de Gaga.

Pero, ¿su talento para las artes escénicas la situaba por encima de los demás en clase? Carly dice que no, pero que con varios Grammys, un Oscar y muchos otros galardones en su haber, reconoce que Gaga está por encima de todos los demás AHORA.

Lady Gaga has the world at her feet now, but she's getting no "Applause" from a former college classmate -- Carly Waddell claims the singer's behavior would "drive her crazy."

"Bachelor" alum Carly is also a singer -- though she's more known for her TV dating conquests -- and while on ex-"Bachelor" star Jason Tartick's podcast, "Trading Secrets," she revealed she was "not a fan" of Gaga back when they were both attending NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.

Case in point ... Carly said that Gaga -- who went by her real name, Stefani, back then -- would dismiss basic lunchtime etiquette, singing "Wicked" at the top of her lungs while on the piano as others tried to eat in peace ... every single day.

Carly said, "It was break time, and we were forced to listen to her" ... which she found so irritating, she started eating her lunch in the hallway just to flee Gaga's singing.

But did Gaga's flair for performing arts put her above everyone else in class? Carly says no ... but with Grammys, an Academy Award & many more accolades under her belt, she acknowledges that Gaga is NOW above everyone else.

BTS' Jungkook just dropped his debut solo album, entitled "Golden" ... but he can go ahead and bust out some platinum instead for a big celebration.

His "Seven" collab with Latto just crossed the million sales mark, a milestone that comes on the heels of the track becoming the fastest to reach one billion streams on Spotify!!!

Jimmy Fallon broke the news to Jungkook on 'The Tonight Show' last night -- prompting the pop star to hit his best rendition of Michael Jackson moves!!!

Later on in the interview, JK attempted to teach Jimmy the dance to his new single "Standing Next to You" ... but the talk show host couldn't get down with the MJ-esque crotch grab at the end of the routine!!!

Timbaland happily came to Justin Timberlake's defense when the topic of Britney Spears' best-selling memoir came up -- but his response has Britney's army of fans declaring war on the superproducer!!!

Fans caught wind Tuesday of the sly remark Tim made during his Oct. 29 live interview with 9th Wonder at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts.

In response to Britney's "The Woman In Me" memoir -- in which she says JT got her pregnant back in 2000, and they decided to abort the baby -- Timbaland told the D.C. crowd his "SexyBack" collaborator should've "put a muzzle on that girl."

He also said he doesn't blame Britney for having loose lips, because that's what you have to do to go viral, and that's the name of the game in the current social media era of showbiz.

The audience got a good chuckle over Tim's response but Britney's fans are doing the opposite of laughing -- they're calling for him to apologize, and think he's actually harboring a now decades-old vendetta against Britney.

Back in 2007, Timbaland told MTV that Britney dissed him and JT, and she needed to apologize if they were ever going to work together.

That didn't happen .. Britney went on to drop her "Blackout" album with beats from Timbaland's former protégé Danja, and, clearly, there are still lingering tensions!!!

Katy Perry had the time of her life after closing the curtain on her Las Vegas residency ... living it up with her boo, Orlando Bloom, at The Chainsmokers' concert.

Orlando and Katy were groovin' Saturday night at the DJ duo's residency at the XS Nightclub inside the Wynn Las Vegas ... the "Firework" singer was really feelin' the music, grabbing the mic and singing along to the track -- even if she didn't totally nail the lyrics.

It appears KP had a couple of drinks in her, having some playful fun with 1/2 of the Chainsmokers crew, Drew Taggart -- but hey, she's earned it after closing a big chapter in her musical career.

For those unaware, Katy kicked off her Vegas residency at the end of 2021, putting on 80 shows at Resorts World Theatre. At her final show on Saturday, Katy called Orlando an amazing father and said her 3-year-old daughter, Daisy, was her "best friend."

Katy also teased the crowd after her last show ended -- a screen lowered that read, "See ya next year ..." hinting at more exciting things to come not just for the singer, but for the fans!

¡¡¡Timbaland salió alegremente en defensa de Justin Timberlake cuando surgió el tema del best-seller de Britney Spears en una entrevista, pero su respuesta tiene al ejército de fans de la cantante declarándole la guerra al superproductor!!!

Los fans se enteraron el martes del comentario que hizo Tim durante su entrevista en vivo con 9th Wonder en el Kennedy Center for Performing Arts el pasado 29 de octubre.

En respuesta a las memorias de Britney "The Woman In Me", en las que dice que Justin la dejó embarazada en el año 2000 y decidieron abortar, Timbaland le dijo a la multitud de D.C. que su colaborador de "SexyBack" debería haber "puesto un bozal a esa chica".

También dijo que no culpa a la cantante por tener los labios sueltos, porque eso es lo que hay que hacer para ser viral hoy en día, ese es el juego de las redes sociales.

El público se rio con la respuesta de Tim, pero los fans de Britney están haciendo todo lo contrario: le están pidiendo que se disculpe, y creen que en realidad está albergando una venganza de décadas contra Britney.

En 2007, Timbaland dijo a MTV que Britney les había faltado al respeto a él y a Justin Timberlake y que tenía que disculparse si alguna vez iban a trabajar juntos.

Katy Perry tuvo el mejor momento de su vida después de cerrar el telón de su residencia en Las Vegas. Asistió con su novio, Orlando Bloom, al concierto de The Chainsmokers.

Orlando y Katy estaban gozando el sábado por la noche en la residencia del dúo de DJs en el XS Nightclub en el interior del Wynn Las Vegas. La cantante de "Firework" estaba realmente sintiendo la música, agarrando el micrófono y cantando a todo pulmón (a pesar de que no le atinaba totalmente a las letras).

Parece que Katy había tomado un par de copas, y se posó el rato con la mitad de Chainsmokers, Drew Taggart. Se lo ganó luego de cerrar un gran capítulo en su carrera musical.

Para aquellos que no lo sepan, Katy inició su residencia en Las Vegas a finales de 2021, ofreciendo 80 shows en el Resorts World Theatre. En su show final el sábado, Katy llamó a Orlando un padre increíble y dijo que su hija de 3 años, Daisy, era su "mejor amiga".

Katy le dio un mensaje a la multitud después de su último show. Una pantalla bajó que decía: "Nos vemos el próximo año..." ¡Insinuando cosas emocionantes por venir tanto para ella como para los fans!

Nicki Minaj is swooping in like a crisis negotiator -- or some sorta rap whisperer -- to put an end to Soulja Boy's reign of internet rants at J. Cole ... even convincing the "Crank Dat" rapper to apologize.

ICYMI, SB totally blew his top over Cole bringing his name up as a prime example of someone with much different taste in hip hop music than himself.

Cole told Lil Yachty, SB's music once went against everything he stood for as an artist, but would listen to his music in mixed company ... a statement Soulja took as disrespect -- that is, until Nicki convinced him it wasn't.

Nicki joined SB's IG live stream Monday -- as his Twitter fingers were sending brutal tweets at Cole -- and managed to calm him down.

She never showed her face on the stream, but stressed the importance of Soulja having real love in his life outside the internet, but more importantly, pointed out Cole was giving him props, and his temper tantrum was misguided.

Wyclef Jean is confident his group The Fugees are solidified in history, even with their lack of albums ... they've been perfecting their craft since childhood.

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with the 'Carnival' creator at LAX right before his L.A. leg as a part of Lauryn Hill's "Miseducation" 25th-anniversary tour (more on that later) ... and he told us flat-out the trio's legacy surpassed all his expectations!!!

Clef recalled starting the group with Lauryn and Pras all the way back in high school in Jersey in the '80s ... the precursor to their monumental, 22x Platinum-selling album "The Score," which dropped in 1996.

Wyclef says U2's Bono told him The Fugees were "Hip Hop's Beatles" at the height of the album's success, a compliment lost on him at the time but says the years of having fans sell out their shows -- or wait for them at airports -- validated the honor for him.

He's hinted at them finally preparing a release after all this time ... a topic Pras played coy with us when we spoke to him last. Something big's obviously on the horizon!!!

Fast forward to the present day, the trio is still seeing their fans attend their droves .... with some special provisions added to the fray.

Lauryn defended her historic lateness during her first L.A. show on Friday, basically telling fans they should be grateful she's onstage to begin with.

Despite Ms. Hill's shade, fans were still treated at the 2nd L.A. set -- Lil Wayne surprised and performed to The Fugees' "Ready or Not" beat while rocking his own "A Milli" classic.

Nas also showed up to congratulate Lauryn for earning a Diamond plaque for her "Miseducation" album ... and stayed to perform their duets "Nobody" and "If I Ruled The World (Imagine That)."

Their track record speaks for itself ... now seems like the perfect time to add to it!!!

New Edition is set to take Vegas by storm ... the famed R&B powerhouse just announced a residency for Wynn Las Vegas’ Encore Theater -- and it's coming at ya next year.

The six-man supergroup revealed the six-date details to Sherri Shepard's TV audience on Monday ... with Johnny Gill promising nothing short of a blockbuster, not to mention a more intimate performance than what fans have gotten accustomed to.

NE has been packing arenas on tour for the past two years and says they want to give their diehards a more streamlined experience on stage.

“This is going to be more theatrical than our Legacy and Culture tours,” Bobby Brown told the AP, adding, “This will be a lot more intimate. We wanted it to be up, close and personal for our fans.”

The last time we spoke to Bobby, he told us NE was "forever" and they take pride in everything they do ... looks like nothing's changed on that front!!!

The festivities kick off on February 28 with tickets going on sale Friday.

Jennifer Lopez is married to Ben Affleck -- and wants all the other ladies who still might have eyes for him to know it ... evidenced in how she barked at some onlookers Sunday.

The couple was out on the town in L.A. this weekend, and before Monday rolled around -- they were leaving dinner at The Ivy together ... with BA playing the gentleman for his wife and opening the car door for her, while going around the other side once she was in.

Right then and there, though, a group of women in another car driving by happened to see Ben as he was coming around to his door -- and they did a good old-fashioned hollah!

Check it out ... as soon as JLo heard 'em cat-calling at her hubby, she let 'em know how she felt about it right on the spot -- telling the ladies to "back up, bitch!" ... and in emphatic terms.

Ya gotta see the video, because J Lo's feisty clap-back is classic Jenny from the Block -- although, it's unclear if the women on the other end heard her. One person who certainly did hear her jab was Ben himself ... so he definitely knows he's hers and hers alone.

Jennifer López está casada con Ben Affleck y quiere que todas las damas que puedan tener sus ojos puestos en él lo sepan, si nos guiamos por la forma en que les ladró a algunas de sus fanáticas el domingo.

La pareja estaba en la ciudad de Los Ángeles este fin de semana, saliendo de la cena en The Ivy juntos. Ben Affleck estaba jugando el caballero con su esposa, abriéndole la puerta de su carro, mientras se daba la vuelta hacia para volver hacia su lado.

Justo en ese momento, sin embargo, un grupo de mujeres que estaba en otro vehículo vio a Ben acomodándose en su puerta y le hicieron un buen saludo al actor.

Fíjense bien, en cuanto Jennifer las escucha saludando a su marido les hizo saber lo que sentía diciéndoles a las señoras "¡atrás, zorras!", y en términos muy enfáticos.

Tienen que ver el video, porque el contragolpe de J-Lo es clásico de Jenny from the Block, aunque no está claro si las mujeres en el otro extremo la escucharon. Alguien que sin duda escuchó su contragolpe fue el propio Ben, por lo que definitivamente sabe que es de ella y solo de ella.

Taylor Swift's concert film is still playing in Israel -- this despite some who thought she'd yanked the flick to make a political statement ... which we've learned ain't the case at all.

Here's the deal ... the 'Eras' movie just started hitting cinemas in Israel last week -- the first time it'd reached that territory as the international rollout continues -- and folks were happy to go see it.

However, come Monday ... some were having technical issues in snapping up tickets for this week, and as a result -- a frenzy started to ensue over the perceived halt.

As far as what exactly the problem was ... people who were going to Taylor's official website for the 'Eras' movie could not pull up Israeli locations at all. When you searched for Israel, the site automatically kicked users to other areas in the Middle East ... like Lebanon.

As a result, a lot of people started jumping to conclusions, and speculating that Taylor and/or her team had done this intentionally ... as a way to signal their stance on Israel-Palestine.

Of course, Taylor's close friendship with Gigi Hadid -- with whom she had just dined this past weekend -- also jumped into people's minds ... as they assumed this (would-be) move to yank the flick in Israeli theaters was a result of GH getting into T-Swift's ear on this issue.

That couldn't be further from the truth though ... because, as of right now -- people can access those Israel tickets from her site ... and we have an explanation for what happened that made it inaccessible in the first place.

As it turns out ... we're told there's actually a third-party company that deals with posting Taylor's worldwide showtimes on her official 'Eras' movie website -- aka, this isn't something she or her team deal with themselves.

It's unclear what the holdup was in uploading this week's showtimes ... but rest assured it was merely a delay on the third-party company's part, and we're told the issue has now been rectified -- with showings available for purchase in and around Israel.

Long story short ... there is NO political statement that Taylor is trying to take here, and she was NOT trying to stick it to Israel over what's going on in Gaza.

We did extra digging on this to make sure it wasn't just a pivot only after people noticed, BTW ... because even while tickets in Israel were temporarily not available to the public on TS's site, we confirmed you could still go to individual Israeli theater chains/sites and purchase tickets there -- which just speak to this someone dragging their feet by mistake.

La película del concierto de Taylor Swift todavía se está proyectando en Israel, a pesar de algunos rumores que decían que la estrella del pop había retirado la película para hacer una declaración política, lo que hemos indagado que no es el caso en absoluto.

Esto es lo que pasó... la película "Eras" recién empezó a llegar a los cines de Israel la semana pasada. Esta es la primera vez que el filme se proyecta en ese territorio mientras su despliegue internacional continúa, y la gente estaba muy feliz de ir a verla.

Sin embargo, algunos estaban teniendo problemas técnicos para comprar entradas el lunes, y como resultado, se desató un frenesí sobre esta posible interrupción.

Cuando las personas iban al sitio oficial de la película, no podían obtener locaciones en Israel en absoluto. Cuando los usuarios buscaban alternativas para Israel, el sitio automáticamente los llevaba a otras áreas en el Medio Oriente, como el Líbano.

Como resultado, mucha gente empezó a sacar conclusiones y a especular que Taylor y su equipo habían hecho esto intencionalmente como una manera de señalar su postura sobre el conflicto entre Israel-Palestina.

Por supuesto, la estrecha amistad de Taylor con Gigi Hadid, con quien acaba de cenar el pasado fin de semana, también se le vino a la mente a la gente, ya que asumieron que este (posible) movimiento de retirar la película de los cines israelíes había sido resultado de la influencia de Gigi Hadid sobre el tema.

La cuestión es que eso no podría estar más lejos de la verdad, porque, a partir de ahora las personas sí pueden acceder a los boletos de Israel desde su sitio oficial y tenemos una explicación de lo que sucedió con ellos en primer lugar.

Nos dicen que en realidad es otra empresa la que se encarga de publicar los horarios de Taylor en todo el mundo en su sitio web oficial. Es decir, esto no es algo de lo que ella o su equipo se ocupen directamente.

No está claro cuál fue el retraso en la carga de los horarios de esta semana, pero tengan por seguro que fue simplemente un retraso por parte de la empresa. Nos han dicho que el problema ya ha sido rectificado y que hay proyecciones disponibles para su compra en Israel y sus alrededores.

En pocas palabras, no hay ninguna declaración política que Taylor esté intentando hacer y tampoco está tratando de lastimar a Israel por lo que está pasando en Gaza.

Hicimos una investigación adicional  para asegurarnos de que las funciones estén disponibles e incluso si los boletos no estuviesen temporalmente disponibles para el público en el sitio de Taylor, confirmamos que todavía se puede ir a las cadenas de teatro israelíes individuales y comprar entradas allí, por lo que solo habla de que alguien cometió un error.

Selena Gomez trató de hablar sobre Israel/Palestina, pero terminó diciendo un montón de ideas difusas, ahora, su compañía parece estar aclarando cuál es su posición.

La compañía de la cantante y actriz, Rare Beauty, de la que es fundadora y presidenta, acaba de publicar un extenso comunicado sobre la guerra en Oriente Medio y al parecer, se inclinan más a favor de Palestina.

La cuenta de Instagram de Rare Beauty publicó una foto con las palabras "Crisis humanitaria en Gaza" superpuestas debajo. Así que sí, solo eso ya te dice cómo ven las cosas.

La empresa deja claro que no aprueba ni apoya lo que está pasando en el lado palestino de esta situación y saben que Israel se mueve en la zona tratando de acabar con Hamás.

Por supuesto, ha habido un montón de víctimas en el camino, y ahí es donde Rare Beauty traza la línea, diciendo: "Miles de civiles palestinos inocentes han muerto en ataques aéreos israelíes y millones de civiles han sido desplazados y sin acceso a alimentos, agua, medicamentos o necesidades básicas para la supervivencia. Un gran número de estas víctimas son niños. Hay que proteger a los civiles palestinos y punto".

La empresa continúa: "Seguimos con el corazón roto por el horrible ataque terrorista contra civiles inocentes en Israel el siete de octubre, muchos de ellos también niños. No hay ninguna situación en la que los ataques contra civiles sean aceptables. Denunciamos enérgicamente todas y cada una de las formas de antisemitismo e islamofobia".

Aquí, están reconociendo la matanza de 1.400 israelíes y diciendo que los ataques contra civiles están mal. Sin embargo, parece que se están centrando en Palestina en ese sentido.

Lo que es interesante acerca de la postura de Rare Beauty es que parece ser un mensaje mucho más claro que lo que Selena publicó inicialmente la semana pasada, cuando trató de meterse en la controversia, pero recibió un montón de críticas por aparentemente ponerse a ella misma en el foco principal.

Ella dijo que no está a favor de ningún acto de odio, y ante cualquier duda que pueda surgir, Rare Beauty lo aclara, NINGUN acto de NINGUN lado.

Lo que no se puede negar es que sienten que la respuesta de Israel es demasiado agresiva, evidenciado una crisis en Gaza. Ha habido manifestaciones masivas en todo el país y son en su mayoría pro-Palestina.

Mientras Selena podría haber tenido dificultades para comunicar sus sentimientos, su equipo intervino y habló en su nombre. Sabemos que no publicarían esto sin su firma.

Emotional day for Aaron Carter's family ... with his son visiting the late singer's grave site, exactly one year after his death.

Sunday marked the first anniversary of Aaron's passing, and his fam stopped by his headstone at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills.

Aaron's ex-fiancée Melanie Martin brought their son Prince with her ... and folks who were there tell us Aaron's twin sister, Angel, was already at the gravesite when Melanie and Prince arrived.

In addition to Aaron's mourning family, we're told fans also showed up to pay their respects ... many leaving candles and flowers.

TMZ broke the story ... Aaron was found dead in his Lancaster, CA home Nov. 5, 2022, and the official cause of death was drowning as a result of being under the influence.

On Aaron's death anniversary, we're told Prince walked up to his father's gravestone and counted all the candles left by fans -- there were 20 -- and Melanie hung around until the cemetery closed for a private moment at Aaron's grave.