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As the 15th day of testimony got underway in Diddy's federal racketeering and sex trafficking trial in NYC, the prosecution called Eddy Garcia to the stand ... he was the security supervisor at the InterContinental in Century City, Los Angeles -- the site of the infamous Cassie beating video.

Garcia is asked about a specific day during the week of March 10, 2016, saying he was told there was an incident involving Diddy ... he's asked about monitoring security video feeds, and he said upon closer inspection, he says he did recognize the music mogul on screen, and he said he later learned the other person involved was Cassie Ventura.

Garcia testified law enforcement was not called because Cassie did not request it. He said he received a phone call from Kristina Khorram, from a New York area code. Khorram was Diddy's chief of staff for Combs Enterprises at the time. He says she asked about the video ... and he says she claimed Diddy had been intoxicated at the time the video was recorded, and didn't remember the event. That drew an objection from defense attorney Brian Steel, which the judge sustained.

Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial in NYC resumed Tuesday morning with the 15th day of testimony ... but before the jury was even seated, a woman caused a scene in the courtroom and was quickly ejected.

As proceedings began, Judge Arun Subramanian discussed with the prosecution and defense teams a compilation video exhibit expected to be introduced later Tuesday. There was a question about an expert's testimony ... and the defense questioned certain edits of the video, claiming they distorted the actual events. The prosecution noted time stamps on security videos are routinely inaccurate.

As they discussed a video played by the defense yesterday featuring "Mia" -- a former Diddy employee testifying under a pseudonym -- of her birthday, the prosecution says they intended to introduce a recording of Diddy's phone calls from jail in which he organized "social media celebrations" of his own birthday.

NBA YoungBoy's tourmate EBK Jaaybo got arrested just days after their 45-show tour was announced, but fans can keep hope alive for now ... he's expected to be a free bird by then!!!

Sources connected to the tour tell TMZ Hip Hop that contrary to the popular internet rumors, EBK Jaaybo has NOT been dropped from the "Make America Slime Again" tour, and should be able to hop onstage come Sept. 2 when the tour kicks off in Dallas.

We confirmed the charges with Arkansas State Police -- EBK was popped on drugs, weapons, theft by receiving, and animal fighting/cruelty on May 18, and transported to the Pope County Detention Center ... where the Stockton, CA rapper is currently sitting on ice.

Taime Downe's speaking out about his fiancée's fatal fall from a cruise ship balcony ... placing the blame squarely on addiction.

The Faster Pussycat singer spoke out on "Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk" -- a SiriusXM show -- last week in his first public comments since his partner, Kimberly Burch, fell off an '80s-themed Royal Caribbean Cruise.

Downe tells Trunk he's obviously heartbroken over the death of his partner ... and, he calls her death "alcohol and prescription-related." He doesn't elaborate on what he means here -- but, it seems he's suggesting Burch may have been intoxicated.

The Game was so frustrated with Complex's recent "Best L.A. Rappers" list that he buckled down and made his own -- a rap revision G Perico can wholly cosign!!!

TMZ Hip Hop got G Perico's take on Complex's West Coast review outside of his Blue-T-Shirt pop-up shop collab with Everytable this weekend, and he told us his eyes couldn't believe what was being published.

Complex ranked G Perico #48 out of #50, whereas Game extended his list to the Top 100 L.A. rappers, placing G at #46 outta #100, and adding names such as Buddy, Yo-Yo, Glasses Malone, and the late Mausberg  -- a vast improvement of G Perico's status.

Pusha T is entering this new Clipse era with sour memories of Kanye West ... they'll never reunite because Pusha doesn't respect Ye's manhood!!!

Kanye publicly mourned the loss of his friendship with Pusha just a few days ago ... but in his new convo with GQ, Pusha let it be known the beef is up -- and is stuck forever!!!

Pusha says their union unraveled during the 2021 "Donda" album sessions, and he went on to diss Ye's recent theatrics in the KKK mask, while denying there was any truth found in the various rants that targeted him ... but says The College Dropout can't hide his true nature from him.

Kesha dropped to her knees mid-show in London and acted out a seriously X-rated act -- and let’s just say, fans had some serious peelings about it.

The singer took things to a whole new level at the UK’s Mighty Hoopla Festival -- mid-performance of her new track "Boy Crazy," she provocatively went to town on a banana held between a male dancer’s legs.

The vibes were downright NSFW -- Kesha rocked a red latex bodysuit and knee-high boots as she took some very suggestive bites, clearly mimicking oral sex. Meanwhile, the dancer leaned back in pure ecstasy, fully committing to the fantasy.

Pusha T and Malice announced their comeback Clipse album "Let God Sort 'Em Out" would drop on Def Jam last year ... but touting a Kendrick Lamar feature amid the Drake/UMG lawsuit proved to be a bit too much for the label to handle!!!

In a new interview with GQ, Pusha was noted to be "disgusted" with Def Jam's refusal to release the album containing the Kendrick track, “Chains & Whips" ... which forced the dissolution of the Clipse deal and Pusha's own solo contract with Def Jam.

Pusha argued Kendrick's verse doesn't have any direct or subliminal shots at Drake -- nor does it reference his own testy history with the OVO rapper -- and he called Def Jam's apprehension of the matter "stupid."

Cardi B and Stefon Diggs aren't letting rumors -- or estranged exes -- muffle their love for boats, judging from their sizzling getaway weekend!!!

On Sunday, Cardi and the NFL star created their own waves on a yacht in the middle of the ocean, and the "Bodak Yellow" rapper kicked up her red bottoms to smell the garden of red roses her new beau had gotten her!!!

Other gifts included giant teddy bears and bouquets of yellow, purple and white roses. Cardi also flashed her hand holding a designer lizard-skin handbag while chunked with tons of diamond-encrusted jewelry, although it's unclear if it was all from Diggs.

"Mia," a former assistant to Sean "Diddy" Combs who went on to work in development for one of his media companies, is continuing her testimony under a pseudonym for the third day. It's the fourth week of testimony in the case.

Mia is being cross-examined by defense attorney Brian Steel. Mia was asked about her time as an assistant to Diddy, and overseeing the possession of staff passports, which she confirms. This appears to be related to an episode Mia testified to last week, in which she says she left Diddy's yacht during a trip to St. Barts in the Caribbean under duress, but then returned to the boat, where her passport was held.

She confirmed she was finished working with Diddy by March 2017 ... she's then asked about a Christmas message she'd sent to Diddy in 2018, which reads, "Merry Christmas, I love you!" She says she'd just seen Diddy at the funeral for Kim Porter -- the mother of Diddy's children.

Paul McCartney & Steven Tyler run into each other in the Big Apple ... no, it's not the beginning of a hilarious joke -- it happened for real this weekend!

TMZ has obtained video of the two music legends bumping into each other -- seemingly by chance -- outside the Surrey Hotel on New York City's Upper East Side Saturday.

Check out the clip ... McCartney and his crew are walking toward the entrance -- when he seems to notice Tyler standing over to the right.

50 Cent's going to the Oval Office eventually to have a chat with President Donald Trump about Diddy ... telling fans he plans to share his raw thoughts with the prez -- but, not to convince the president to take a pardon off the table.

The rapper has put up a flurry of posts about the president saying during a recent interview that he will consider pardoning Diddy if the mogul's convicted.

In the first, 50 wrote, "He said some really bad things about Trump ,it’s not ok. Im gonna reach out so he knows how I feel about this guy."

We’re getting a closer look at Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez’s girls' night out in New York City over the weekend -- cause TMZ has the exclusive footage.

New video and photos we've obtained show the superstar duo arriving at Monkey Bar in Midtown Manhattan on Saturday night. Taylor pulled up first in a black Range Rover, flanked by her security team, before heading inside the upscale restauran

The longtime best friends later exited together, hopping into a black SUV waiting curbside. Taylor rocked a black mini dress paired with silver heels, while Selena stunned in camel-colored slacks, a halter top, and a coordinating blazer.

Miley Cyrus is speaking out about her evolving relationship with her parents ... revealing she’s reconnected with her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, following years of estrangement.

In a new interview with the New York Times, the singer says she's approaching her family’s past with a more mature perspective saying ... "As I’ve gotten older, I’m respecting my parents as individuals instead of as parents -- because my mom really loved my dad for her whole life, and I think being married to someone in the music industry and not being a part of it is obviously really hard."

Miley says she feels she "took on some of my mom’s hurt as my own because it hurt her more than it hurt me as an adult, and so I owned a lot of her pain."

Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez went out to celebrate in the Big Apple Saturday night — enjoying a fancy dinner for two at a Manhattan restaurant after TS scored a huge victory by buying back her music library.

The A-list celebs were photographed together at a table in Monkey Bar, an iconic NYC watering hole/restaurant with a pricey menu of steak, caviar, shellfish and handmade pastas.

Check out the snapshot, which was posted to X ... Taylor is seated across from Selena in a booth, and the two are engrossed in conversation. Taylor is especially animated with a look of shock on her face, while Selena stares directly at her.

Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen have officially tied the knot ... marrying in a beautiful ceremony at a top-notch resort in California.

The actress and the athlete said their vows Saturday -- a day after the two rehearsed every step of their big day -- in front of family and friends.

We don't know many details about the ceremony ... but we get a clip of Hailee walking down the aisle -- and some pics of the couple locking lips after they were pronounced husband and wife. So, it looks like things are official!