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Could Joe Jonas be catching that love bug, again? The singer was spotted grabbing some drinks with a mystery brunette in NYC Tuesday night ... and the pair looked totally locked in on one another.

Check out our pics ... the pair's tucked away in a corner table for two at Schmuck in the East Village -- a European-style bar that just opened in January.

The duo seems focused on their conversation and not worried about the outside world as they sipped on some drinks for -- an eyewitness tells TMZ -- three whole hours.

3:35 PM PT -- Blake's attorney Michael Gottlieb just filed a motion to strike Justin Baldoni's letter from the court docket as "baseless, unnecessary, improper and abusive."

Blake Lively's attorneys allegedly tried to force Taylor Swift into publicly supporting Lively in her beef with Justin Baldoni by threatening to release Taylor's private text messages if she didn't play ball ... at least according to Baldoni's lawyer.

In new legal docs obtained by TMZ, Baldoni's lawyer Bryan Freedman claims the subpoena he sent to lawyers for Taylor was intended to get information related to possible witness tampering and evidence spoliation.

Freedman claims he has it from a good source that Blake allegedly requested that Taylor delete their text messages.

More fireworks from the Cassie Ventura testimony in the Diddy case ... she told the jury Diddy raped her on the floor of her own home after they broke up -- and she later tried to hurt herself because she couldn't take all the pain.

The singer testified Wednesday that in August 2018 they had a closure conversation to shut the book on their relationship ... meeting at a restaurant in Malibu, where Diddy was being nice, playful and romantic. She said he drove her home and forced sex on her.

Cassie told the jury Diddy's eyes went black as he raped her on her living room floor.

3:47 PM PT -- Alex Spiro tells TMZ ... "Tory Lanez was tried and convicted by a jury of his peers and his case was properly adjudicated through the court system. This is not a political matter -- this is a case of a violent assault that was resolved in the court of law."

As he recovers from the brutal prison stabbing, Tory Lanez's reps held a press conference to claim Megan Thee Stallion's ex-BFF Kelsey Harris is the one who should be locked up for the 2020 shooting!!!

Several constituents for Unite The People addressed the media on Wednesday in Downtown L.A., and the org's lead legal consultant, Walter Roberts, claims a bodyguard by the name of Bradley James overheard Kelsey admitting to actually firing the gun that shot Megan.

James allegedly heard Kelsey say she fired the gun 3 times, in which Tory grabbed her arm and knocked it down, causing the weapon to fire 2 times more.

Cassie Ventura says Diddy freaked out on her after finding out she was hooking up with Kid Cudi ... threatening her with a wine opener and telling her he would release a video on Christmas showing her participating in a "freak-off."

The singer testified in court Wednesday that Diddy found out she was seeing Kid Cudi in 2011 when he went through her phone during a freak-off.

Cassie told the jury Diddy found an email about Cassie taking her toiletry bag to Kid Cudi's place ... and he put a wine opener in his hand and threatened her.

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.