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Busta Rhymes is facing a lawsuit from a former personal assistant who claims the megastar rapper assaulted him ... however, Busta tells TMZ Hip Hop his allegations are complete BS.

We broke the story back in January ... cops questioned Busta over an alleged physical altercation between him and a man named Dashiel Gables.

Busta ultimately wasn't charged ... but Gables is preparing to host a press conference in New York later today to announce a lawsuit against the rapper for wage theft, emotional harm, and assault and battery.

Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez have plenty of thanks to give to their respective exes, Joe and Nick Jonas ... 'cause Sel says finding a best friend in Tay was the best part about dating the famous bros!

The "Calm Down" hitmaker recalled their meeting during her appearance on "Therapuss with Jake Shane" and said she and Taylor immediately hit it off when they met through Joe and Nick ... and then "bonded" over their splits.

Check out the clip ... she gushes over their friendship, noting ... "She and I like to say the best thing we got out of those relationships was each other because it was really sweet."

Diddy isn't done with the stage and he's already planning a huge comeback performance at Madison Square Garden after his prison release ... at least according to his lawyer.

Diddy’s lead attorney, Marc Agnifilo, sat down with Jericka Duncan for his first interview since the highly publicized trial — airing tomorrow on "CBS Mornings" — where he opened up about Diddy’s post-release plans.

Agnifilo starts off by saying Diddy's looking forward to being reunited with his family and taking care of his mother ... but then the high-profile defense attorney spills on one of Diddy's post-release career goals.

The real Slim Shady stood up in NYC ... making a surprise appearance at his documentary, which had fans losing themselves.

It all went down Wednesday night on The Rooftop at Pier 17, when Eminem showed up to a sold-out theater full of his stans -- fitting, since that's also the title of his newly produced documentary.

In the video .... Eminem talks about the impact his song "Stan" had on people and how he didn't realize it would be such a big deal when he was writing it.

Lizzo is riding Sydney Sweeney's jeans as a way to sell some new music ... rapping about the controversial American Eagle ad campaign in an upcoming track.

Check out this snippet of a new Lizzo song she just teased on social media ... Lizzo raps, "Fat ass, pretty face with the titties / B*tch I got good genes like I'm Sydney."

It's unclear when the song will drop, but it looks like Lizzo already filmed a music video. She doesn't give the track a title either ... but the Sydney lyric has folks buzzing.

Benny Blanco's locked in his signature scent ... and spoiler -- it reeks of romance overload!

Check out this TikTok -- Benny straight-up admits he douses himself in Selena’s Rare Beauty perfume when she’s away ... because it reminds him of her.

It all started when Selena asked where the smell of the scent transports him -- and his answer had her blushing, even if she tried to play it cool by calling it cheesy.

Damon Dash says he's found a way to resurrect his dearly departed girlfriend Aaliyah ... by signing the white, lesbian version of her -- who also happens to be a rocker!!!

The embattled mogul introduced his latest protégée, Nicky Licky, during his recent interview with "The Art of Dialogue" and gushed over her talent and fashion sense, claiming she was a spitting image of the late "One in a Million" singer.

Judging from Nicky's perplexed reaction, it was the first time she had heard the comparison ... we're not sure if the tagline will stick.

Offset didn't miss a beat on the Joe Budden Podcast to flex on his ex ... not just Cardi B but ALL OF 'EM!!!

The "Active" rapper got looped into participating in a "dating up vs. down" game scenario between Budden and Melyssa Ford, where they argued which outcome had the best leverage for a new relationship.

Ya know ... with Cardi now dating NFL star Stefon Diggs and all. 👀

Juvenile wants Megan Thee Stallion to back her azz up off the "Hot Girl Summer" grill -- he's reclaiming the warmer months, and brought reinforcements!!!

The Cash Money Records OG tells TMZ Hip Hop his new "Hotboy Summer" record featuring B.G. and Jacquees reflects his "grown man" POV these days ... all love to Meg but she must've forgot who originally put the fire to the BBQ!!!

NBA star Klay Thompson has been occupying Meg's time as of late, so the lane appears to be all Juvie's as the race for "song of the summer" still heats up.

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift? If this old clip of his dating dealbreakers is any clue, these two have long been going at it like rabbits!

Check it out -- Travis told fellow guest Ramona Singer on "Watch What Happens Live" back in 2016 that if a girl’s not in bed with him by the end of the third date, he’s pretty much out.

Travis' comments left Ramona in shock, so he explained himself -- saying if a girl didn’t want to get intimate, he’d think twice ... especially after spoiling her with top-tier dates the first two times. In his mind, date three was the perfect setup for the grand finale.

Metro Boomin and DJ Spinz's Atlanta culture-inspired "Futuristic Summa" album isn't streaming so hot, and DJ Akademiks says his A&R sense tingling told him it's because the guest appearances are mostly has-beens!!!

Ak says he didn't listen to the album but noticed Metro kicked things off with rappers such as j money, Young Dro, Roscoe Dash and Travis Porter, predicting that NO ONE on God's "green earth" was going to hop on the wave because they didn't see familiar names. T.I. also somehow caught a stray through the rant.

Ak did skim over tons of superstars reading through the tracklist, however ... Lil Baby, Quavo, 2 Chainz, Young Thug and Future also appear multiple times on the 24-track album.

New aerial shots just dropped of Ozzy Osbourne’s UK mansion -- revealing where the Prince of Darkness has been laid to rest.

Tucked deep in the rolling countryside hills of Buckinghamshire, Ozzy’s 125-year-old, Grade II-listed mansion sprawls across 350 acres -- plenty of room for his final resting place, which you can spot in these pics.

It’s the ultimate Prince of Darkness palace, his burial site draped in bouquets of deep purple blooms.

LiAngelo Ball says his decision to fire up a rap career was purely money-motivated ... the NBA G League's puny paychecks couldn't satisfy this grown-ass man!!!

The "Tweaker" rapper recently joined DJ Clue, Esso World, and Hynaken on the "BagFuel" podcast, where he admitted that just because his brothers Lonzo and LaMelo Ball were rich, it didn't mean that he was.

LiAngelo -- who raps under his nickname Gelo -- told the hosts that the G League only paid him $3,000 every month, and once he learned he could make real money from Hip Hop, he split!!!

Britney Spears will not be performing at this year's MTV Video Music Awards, despite a wave of online rumors ... TMZ has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge tell us Britney won't be hitting the stage at this year's VMAs -- not for a 10 minute set or any performance at all -- despite viral fan theories claiming she was secretly planning a surprise return, even bringing her son Jayden along for the big night.

The speculation kicked off after several Britney fan accounts teased a possible comeback performance, with some even claiming she'd be doing a medley of hits in a primetime slot.

Drake's rumored to have an "October's Very Own" release date for his new "Iceman" album -- which is NOT a call for fanfare, if you ask Joe Budden.

On the latest edition of the "Joe Budden Podcast," Drake's current buzz came up, and Joe admitted things were looking lukewarm in the aftermath of his latest single, "Which One," with Central Cee.

Joe spent a good chunk of the segment parodying the record for its Caribbean-riddims -- scoffing that the song will only get spins during filler hours at NYC hotspots Pergola and Sei Less ... like when NBA nepo-brother Thanasis Antetokounmpo requests the record!!!

Juvenile says he had to watch in horror from the sidelines when his fellow Cash Money Hot Boys brother Turk got booted from their reunion tour ... things were contractually out of his control!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Juvenile, who openly admits he saw the tour unraveling the exact same time as the fans -- and his hands were completely tied!!!

Hot Boy Turk was openly vocal against his payout on the tour -- Juvenile tells us they all signed separate contracts -- and had been labeled by promoters as "a security risk" for feuding with B.G. on social media.