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Matty Healy's mom caught a lot of heat for her recent comments about Taylor Swift ... and, it might be getting to her -- because she was just spotted crying on a city sidewalk.

The singer-songwriter was seen hugging his mother, Denise Welch, outside a high-priced restaurant in West Hollywood on Thursday before sitting on the curb and chatting with her while she dabbed her eyes with a tissue.

The two seem deep in a difficult conversation ... with Healy appearing animated at one point while his mom was shedding tears.

Machine Gun Kelly says he nearly had a part in the hit flick "Sinners" ... but, he wouldn't cross the line when it came to using a racial slur and he lost the part.

The rapper joined "The Pat McAfee Show" from outside the NFL Hall of Fame Thursday ... and, he talked about his acting aspirations -- explaining he's not on a strict schedule when it comes to his film career, but there are a number of films he's seen where he's missed out on roles.

Take "Sinners" for example, MGK says ... he was supposed to audition for a villainous role in the flick -- but, he would've had to say the N-word during the tryout in order to get the part.

Cardi B and Rah Ali have two different accounts of how their recent run-in went down at the Cannes airport -- but one thing is agreed upon is that there definitely was a clash!!!

The bombshell news came courtesy of Rah spilling the beans to guest host Ray Daniels on her "Onsited" podcast Thursday -- much to Cardi's chagrin, who called Rah a clout-chaser for making their latest encounter known in the first place.

Both ex-"Love & Hip Hop: New York" stars agree that an argument immediately broke out at the French airport ... Rah maintains she remained calm as Cardi "embarrassed Black people" while telling her she was genuinely surprised at Cardi's behavior as a mother-of-three.

Chris Brown is caving in to fan complaints about his giant statue tour props blocking their views on his 'Breezy XX' tour ... but not without a warning -- they better start using their magic words, or else!!!

TikTok is currently livid, with dozens of Breezy fans raging they didn't get their money's worth because the statues were blocking BOTH their view of him and of the stage.

Chris Brown's tours are renowned for unique interactions ... but he agrees the statues missed the mark this time around, even acknowledging he's seen the social media chatter.

Federal prosecutors in the Diddy case are hitting back at the music mogul -- calling BS on him downplaying his convictions for transporting male escorts across state lines, and say there's legal precedent for the judge to deny him bail.

In court docs filed Thursday -- obtained by TMZ -- prosecutors laid out their reasons for why Diddy should remain behind bars as he awaits his sentencing, following his conviction on 2 counts of violating the Mann Act. As you know, Diddy was acquitted of the more serious racketeering and sex trafficking charges.

On Wednesday, Diddy filed docs asking Judge Arun Subramanian to overturn his Mann Act conviction, arguing the crime involves the transport of people across state lines for the purposes of sex ... which Diddy denies doing.

RJMrLA recently completed a personal victory lap with his 10th anniversary of his "O.M.M.I.O." mixtape series poppin' off -- and tells TMZ Hip Hop he couldn't have done it without the synergy from his city!!!

We caught up with RJ backstage DTLA at The Novo ahead of his sold-out concert and got his expertise on the one-sided beef brewing in his backyard -- DJ Quik vs. Dr. Dre.

The Inglewood native grew up on both the legendary G-Funk grooves of both hip hop legends and, much to Quik's points, says he sees both producer heavyweights as equals.

Lizzo is getting in on the frenzy surrounding Sydney Sweeney's new ad ... showing her followers what kind of ad they could expect in Biden's America in a joking new post.

The singer-songwriter shared a photoshopped pic of herself in an all-denim 'fit ... lying back in a seductive manner like Sweeney did for American Eagle just last week.

Remember ... people are up in arms about a new advert featuring Sweeney in a denim outfit, claiming she's got great genes jeans -- with some accusing American Eagle of racist dog whistling.

Mickey Madden, the former bassist for Maroon 5, beat the crap out of his wife after she discovered he was sexting teenagers about a rape fantasy ... at least according to a domestic violence restraining order the woman filed.

In the documents, obtained by TMZ, Mickey's wife Kate Bowman claims she confronted Mickey about his alleged communications with teens and he went "insane" ... slamming her against a kitchen counter after she grabbed his phone.

Kate claims she ran out of the couple's home and Mickey chased after her, barefoot and in his underwear. She says he caught up to her and shoved her against a gate, and she says she then escaped his grasp and ran down the street, hiding between parked cars and going through his phone.

Billy Joel's longtime creative director Steve Cohen is explaining how the Piano Man's documentary finally came to fruition ... and he's got a health update on the music legend too.

Steve's known Billy for over half a century and he's an executive producer on the new HBO documentary "Billy Joel: And So It Goes" ... and he joined us Thursday on "TMZ Live" to take us behind the scenes of the production.

Billy was always reluctant to film a documentary because he felt like he told his story through his music ... but Steve tells us what changed to get Billy in front of the camera.

Quavo and the Rocket Foundation the Migos rapper established following the death of Takeoff have launched an "Emergency Therapy Support Fund" in response to 49 shootings in Atlanta.

The bullet-spree spanned across 4 days -- from Thursday to Monday last week -- with 5 reported fatalities, and all the victims transported to Grady Memorial Hospital ... but two people close to Quavo weren't so lucky.

Aaron Hines, AKA 'Coach Ball,' a youth leader from Offenders Alumni Association, was fatally shot ... as was Deshawn Johnson, an 18-year-old who attended Quavo's Rocket Foundation camp in the past.

Famous musicians poured into Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne's English estate Thursday to lay him to rest with his mourning family just over a week after his shocking death.

The Black Sabbath legend is reportedly being buried near the lake on his 250-acre Buckinghamshire property in a private ceremony that includes some of his closest companions, such as Marilyn Manson and his lead guitarist Zakk Wylde, who recently shared their final text exchange.

Metallica frontman James Hetfield and Sir Elton John were expected to pay their respects as well, the Daily Mail reported. Slipknot lead singer Corey Taylor was also seen on the grounds with his wife Alicia Dove.

Justin Timberlake is opening up about his health issues ... recently revealing he has Lyme disease.

The singer-songwriter shared the news on Instagram Thursday morning in a heartfelt Instagram post ... reflecting on the past two years -- both the fun, gratifying times and the physically demanding, grueling times too.

He then says he's been diagnosed with Lyme disease -- a bacterial infection spread to humans by ticks. It's unclear how serious it is ... but, Timberlake says he wants to shed some light on his difficulties, though he adds he's not looking for sympathy.

Safaree had the time of his life at Chris Brown's "Breezy Bowl XX" tour stateside opener in Miami last night, but his ex-wife Erica Mena is calling his theatrics a moment of buffoonery ... she's screaming their kids need his love too!!!

Erica, who's currently partying the day and night away overseas in Greece, saw Safaree jumping for joy as Chris buttered the mic and couldn't contain her anger Thursday morning, raking him through the coals of her Instagram story.

According to Erica, Safaree's been fibbing in court about his finances and never visits his kids ... accusations he's disputed in the past.

Five years after calling it quits, Teyana Taylor is back on the album front ... and she had to tell everyone on the TMZ Tour Bus all about it!!!

We caught up with the "Gonna Love Me" singer in Hollywood, causing pure pandemonium in the area, but she still had time to greet our guests with a warm celebrity welcome.

She even has the same name as our driver!!!

Anyone who's been to a Drake concert knows he has a story for nearly every city, and Amsterdam especially ranks high for him ... it was the spot he conceived his son with Sophie Brussaux!!!

The Canadian-bred star proudly told his summer tour crowd last night inside Ziggo Dome that they were all one like Frankie Beverly -- without Amsterdam, there would be no Adonis!!!

Drake and Sophie hooked up in January 2017 -- spotted canoodling through the city ... and Adonis was born in October of that year, several days before Drake's 31st birthday.

Eve, the former "1st Lady" rapper of DMX's Ruff Ryders group, wants you to remember she was a "rich girl" before she got married -- and that still hasn't changed one bit!!!

Angie Martinez sat down with Eve for her "IRL" podcast to tackle the longstanding internet rumor and the memes that Eve got hitched to an English "billionaire" and lived happily ever after.

The rapper began dating Gumball 3000 rally race founder Maximillion Cooper in 2010, and they married in 2014. They have a son together.