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Details of Diddy's alleged "freak-offs" have been coming out in public for months ... and now a man who shot up a Trump hotel in Florida years ago and made wild claims about Diddy and Cassie at the time is seeing his story re-examined in context.

Jonathan Oddi -- who's currently incarcerated in Miami -- dropped some sensational allegations in an exclusive "Banfield" segment on NewsNation Tuesday night, claiming he had been hired years ago by Diddy as a "sex slave" to get it on with Cassie ... and some of his assertions are similar to previous reports about the couple's proclivities.

In May 2018, a masked Oddi walked into the Trump National Doral Miami Hotel and Resort and fired his Glock pistol a bunch of times into the ceiling, then draped an American flag over the front desk and started breaking computers ... and when responding officers showed up, he fired at them, prompting a massive shootout with five cops. He fired at least 16 times ... and was arrested after being shot in his legs.

Demi Lovato and her fiancé Jordan Lutes are planning to say their vows really soon -- like, in two weeks soon ... TMZ has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... the couple is set to say "I do" on Memorial Day weekend. It's currently unclear where the ceremony is taking place.

The couple got engaged in December 2023. JL presented DL (who uses she/they pronouns) with a big pear-shaped diamond ring in a "personal, intimate proposal" before hitting one of Demi's favorite restaurants in L.A. to celebrate with family.

Justin Bieber's unraveling has fans sounding the alarm -- and we're peeling back the layers on his troubling spiral in "TMZ Investigates: What Happened to Justin Bieber?" now streaming on Hulu.

TMZ’s own Harvey Levin and Charles Latibeaudiere -- plus our team of producers Charlie Neff, Don Nash, Katie Hayes and Eric Colley -- dig into the jaw-dropping allegations: Bieber’s rumored drug use, his rocky marriage to Hailey, a financial collapse, and his deep ties to a controversial church.

"TMZ Investigates: What Happened to Justin Bieber?" also unpacks a behind-the-scenes power struggle fueled by money, loyalty, religion, and betrayal -- all at the heart of Justin’s fractured relationship with the man who launched his career ... former manager Scooter Braun.

After months of digging and speaking with insiders directly involved in his life, TMZ Investigates goes all in to uncover what’s really going on with Bieber -- and it’s more intense than anyone imagined ...

Snoop Dogg says his new album will be his official statement to all the "sellout" comments for his association with Donald Trump ... but he's still been G-checking his haters behind the scenes in Instagram comments!!!

"The Breakfast Club" got Snoop to dish on the backlash he's been receiving for his January Crypto Ball performance ... the one that essentially contradicted his past fiery rant about "jiggaboos" and "Uncle Toms" pining for Donny.

Snoop says his 30-minute set not only paid him well, but he connected with people who will bring tech savviness to the inner city ... and noted he's been helping the hood for 30 years and counting.

Cassie Ventura says there was a painful, physical side-effect from all the "freak-offs" Diddy had her doing with male escorts ... urinary tract infections.

The singer testified in court Wednesday she would take opiates after the freak-offs to numb herself from very painful UTIs.

Cassie told the jury the UTIs would give her a burning sensation, and she got them so often that antibacterial medication stopped working, and she needed more powerful pills ... and turned to opiates.

Halle Bailey was granted a restraining order against DDG after filing a laundry list of abusive allegations on Monday ... but let the rapper/streamer tell it, he doesn't have a care in the world!!!

On Tuesday, DDG said he was "chilling" and vowed to still hop on his daily Twitch channel amid "The Little Mermaid" actress' emergency filing.

We broke the story ... Halle accused DDG of physically abusing her by chipping her tooth on a steering wheel during an altercation, breaking her Ring camera and even breaking into her phone and accusing her of cheating.

Justin Bieber's relationship with longtime manager Scooter Braun disintegrated over money -- millions of dollars Justin claimed Scooter underhandedly took -- but an extensive TMZ investigation shows just the opposite.

TMZ has a new documentary, "TMZ Investigates: What Happened to Justin Bieber," which airs tonight on FOX at 9 PM ET, 8 Central.

When the disastrous "Justice" tour ended in 2022, multiple sources with direct knowledge tell us Justin was broke. He owed AEG -- the concert promoter -- $24 million because he received a $40M upfront advance and Justin pulled the plug early on.

Jennifer Lopez is ready to get back on the floor following a facial injury ... which required stitches!

The "Dance Again" hitmaker revealed on her Instagram Story Tuesday she sustained a painful-looking injury to her nose while rehearsing for the upcoming 2025 American Music Awards, where she will host and perform on May 26.

Though she didn't reveal what exactly happened, her injury was serious enough to require stitches.

Justin Bieber's got a lot to say ... and he's touching on a bunch of topics in a wide ranging rant ... talking faith, honor, integrity, fishing, purpose and his desire to please.

The Biebs just posted a 13-page slideshow on Instagram where he's using a face filter and talking into a smartphone camera ... and it's ... something.

Justin starts off talking about going to Alaska when he was younger to go fishing ... claiming he would reel in a bunch of fish.

The guy who allegedly attacked and stabbed Tory Lanez in prison is serving a life sentence for a murder charge ... and this wasn't his first violent incident behind bars.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation tells TMZ ... Tory was allegedly attacked by fellow inmate Santino Casio around 7:20 AM on Monday morning in a housing unit at California Correctional Institution (CCI) in Tehachapi.

We're told prison staff immediately responded, called 911 and started giving Tory medical aid before transporting him to a hospital for further treatment.

Tory's camp says he was stabbed 14 times and suffered collapsed lungs.

Cassie is recalling her first "freak-off" ... and she says drugs, alcohol and a bunch of baby oil were involved.

She said Diddy brought up voyeurism at some point in their first year together and she was 22 years old when she agreed to her first freak-off ... telling the jury she agreed because she wanted to make him happy.

Cassie says the freak-off happened at one of Diddy's homes in Los Angeles ... where a male escort was paid to dance and have sex with her.

Adin Ross was so disgusted by Doechii's Met Gala meltdown that he's resorted to thrashing the "Swamp Princess" on his livestream feed!!!

Doechii faced internet backlash for yelling at her staff at the Met Gala but Adin Ross is so disgusted in her behavior, he's resorted to a brutal thrashing of the "Swamp Princess" on his livestream feed!!!

A commenter triggered Adin into a "Doechii" rant and he went from zero to 60 with the curses, labeling the TDE rapper an "entitled, unintelligent, piece of sh*t" ... and pretty much a talentless hack.

The Godfather of Gangsta Rap is getting a digital makeover through the power of A.I. that'll have him live through infinite generations.

TMZ Hip Hop recently linked with Lil Eazy outside LAX and he spilled the beans on the next chapter of the late Eazy-E's legacy ... an A.I.-packaged biopic film to chronicle both Eazy's life and even a "father-son" style album down the line!!!

Lil Eazy tells us he was skeptical at first, but after spending time with the folks at The Ace Industries, he decided to embrace the world's growing technology.

Snoop Dogg still finds time to hit the studio in between his jam-packed schedule -- evidenced by his new 21-track album and film ... that's arriving Wednesday night!!!

Tha Doggfather told "Access Hollywood"'s Mario Lopez and Kit Hoover on Tuesday that his 21st album, "Iz It Crime?" was titled after being questioned about some of the things "that he has done."

You gotta think he's referencing his decision to perform at the Trump-sanctioned inauguration event that still attracts trolling in his IG comments, as well as some other things.

1:50 PM PT -- Jillian Lauren Shriner appeared in court in Downtown L.A. later Tuesday and pled not guilty to both charges.

The wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner was hit with felony gun charges Tuesday ... but, she seems to have caught a break -- because she was facing a far more serious allegation.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman formally charged Jillian Lauren Shriner with felony discharge of a firearm with gross negligence, and felony assault with a semiautomatic firearm. Jillian was originally booked on suspicion of attempted murder of a peace officer in the April incident.

As we first reported ... Shriner was shot in the shoulder by police officers after allegedly pointing and firing at them on April 8 -- cops were searching her neighborhood for a suspect in an unrelated crime when she came out of her house with a pistol in her hand to investigate.

9:26 AM PT -- Cassie testified the freak-offs "became a job."

She told the jury she had no time to do anything else but have a freak-off and then try to recover. She testified the longest freak-off lasted for four days.

The trial is now taking a break.

9:00 AM PT -- Cassie is testifying about her history with Diddy.

She says he kissed her in a bathroom during her 21st birthday party in 2007 in Las Vegas after she signed with his Bad Boy Records and then they started seeing each other more and more.

Cassie told the jury she would visit Diddy at the Trump Hotel in New York and she would feel nervous and excited when Diddy would invite her to hotels ... thinking they were going to talk about music. Instead, she says he introduced her to oral sex and she "didn't understand it."

She testified she visited Diddy in Miami and when asked what they did together, responded "sexual intercourse." She also told the jury Diddy gave her ecstasy on a boat.

Cassie testified she thought things with Diddy were monogamous, even though at the time he was publicly linked to Kim Porter ... and when asked how Diddy was treating her in the beginning, she said they "had fun."

Cassie Ventura just took the stand and squarely addressed both the beating video and her involvement in freak-offs.

She said the 2016 beating at the hands of Diddy occurred right on the heels of a freak-off. She has not addressed more about the beating ... rather, she began talking about the freak-offs.

Cassie said when the subject of a freak-off -- which she said was the hiring of an escort to have sex with her -- came up, she was "confused, nervous. I wanted to make him happy."