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While Taylor Swift was getting rings, Kayla Nicole was closing her Apple Watch ones ... hitting the gym hard after the world's biggest pop star revealed she had gotten engaged to Travis Kelce.

Kayla -- who dated the Kansas City Chiefs star for roughly five years before he moved on with Swift -- was seen grinding in the weight room just hours after her former man revealed to the world he's slated to wed his famous GF.

Kayla got in some thrusters, some bent-over rows, a few lat pulldowns and some core work ... clearly looking to sweat off the day's biggest news.

While Diddy's sitting in jail awaiting sentencing in his federal criminal case ... he can celebrate a win in a civil lawsuit filed by a guy who claimed the mogul drugged him and sexually assaulted him in a nightclub.

The lawsuit was filed back in February, and the plaintiff said he was an up-and-coming 23-year-old artist in 2015 when he scored a gig at an L.A. nightclub ... where Diddy was in attendance.

The alleged details sound like several other Diddy lawsuits -- the John Doe plaintiff claimed he'd been given a drink, fell unconscious and woke up to Diddy having "unwanted sexual contact" with him. In the lawsuit, filed by attorney Tony Buzbee, Doe also claimed Diddy threatened his future career if he resisted.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are continuing to feel the love from their celebrity peers ... with both Gracie Abrams and Lil Wayne separately taking moments to congratulate the couple onstage.

Hours after Taylor and Travis shared with the world that they're now engaged, Gracie -- who opened for T Swift on her global "Eras" tour -- took the stage in Mexico City and encouraged her fans to shout "Congratulations" to the happy pair.

After getting an enthusiastic response from the crowd, Gracie noted it felt like Taylor was with them in spirit ... and urged concert attendees to sing out Taylor's part in their hit song, "Us."

Travis Kelce asked Taylor Swift to marry him almost two weeks ago, and he popped the question at a garden in Missouri ... so says the NFL player's dad.

Ed Kelce dished on his son's engagement to the biggest pop star in the world in an interview Tuesday with News 5 Cleveland ... telling the outlet how it all went down.

Travis' dad says his son proposed "not quite two weeks ago" and was considering waiting until this week, but ended up getting down on bended knee at a garden in Lee's Summit ... surprising Taylor on their way to dinner. Ed says they stopped for a glass of wine and Travis made his move.

10:41 AM PT -- The social media announcement teased a big hint at the couple's engagement timeline. Remember, Travis had longer hair up until the end of July, cutting it during training camp for the Kansas City Chiefs.

Peep the pics, TK has noticeably shorter hair while proposing to Tay ... indicating he must've gotten down on one knee this month.

10:35 AM PT -- Moments after Taylor and Travis announced their big engagement news, TMZ learned the Ralph Lauren black-and-white striped dress Taylor wore for the proposal was already sold out.

Taylor Swift is engaged to Travis Kelce ... take that in!

Taylor and Travis jointly posted photos of the proposal on Instagram ... multiple pics of them in a garden setting, with Travis down on one knee. The caption -- "Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married 🧨"

The couple set the post to Taylor's fan-favorite song, "So High School" from her "Tortured Poets Department" album ... which makes sense given the song is inspired by their romance.

TMZ has learned the engagement ring is an Old Mine Brilliant Cut. The jewelry designer is Kindred Lubeck ... and sources tell us the jeweler worked with Travis to design the sparkler.

Taylor and Travis' "Love Story" started back in July 2023, after the NFL tight end voiced his disappointment that he wasn't able to meet the pop star at her "Eras" tour stop in Kansas City. Travis made the confession on his "New Heights" podcast, admitting he made a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it for her.

Word got back to Taylor, however, who later called the gesture something out of a "John Hughes movie" during her first "New Heights" podcast appearance in 2025.

The couple made their relationship public in September 2023, when Taylor attended her first Kansas City Chiefs game -- cheering on Travis from his box at Arrowhead Stadium.

Erica Mena hasn't lost her ability to make a headline despite not being associated with "Love & Hip Hop," and she's not looking to change things ... her stage lights have simply gotten brighter!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Erica this week at the premiere of her upcoming Chris Stokes-directed thriller "Run," in which she costars opposite Annie Ngosi Ilonzeh, Marques Houston, and Drew Sidora ... and she couldn't be happier.

Erica didn't return to 'L&HH' after clashing with dancehall star Spice, but Erica tells us she doubts she officially got banned ... more like, scapegoated.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding is still undoubtedly months away, but now that's it's a matter of "when" and not "if" ... gamblers can make a buck on it!!

The folks over at BetOnline.ag tell TMZ Sports, they're releasing some nuptial-themed betting odds now that Swift and Kelce are officially engaged.

One of the more intriguing options centers around the couple's bridal party -- as in, who will nab Best Man and Maid of Honor titles??

Glasses Malone has assembled his West Coast troops to saddle up against Drake ... through a music video that paints Champagne Papi as all types of snitches for filing a lawsuit after essentially losing his rap battle to Kendrick Lamar!!!

Along with veteran rappers Jurassic 5 and their new-age counterparts L.A. Giantz, Glasses released the "Wanted" video.

The 6-minute visual depicts the inside a courtroom, complete with cameos from court reporter Meghann M. Cuniff and hip hop podcaster Justin "The Company Man" Hunte -- and a FAKE DRAKE!!!

President Trump is changing his tune when it comes to former nemesis Taylor Swift ... he used to say he hated her, but now he's showering her with praise and love following her engagement to Travis Kelce.

POTUS finally said something nice about Taylor ... when a reporter asked him about Tuesday's engagement news during a Trump cabinet meeting.

Trump wished Taylor and Travis "a lot of love" ... and went on to say he thinks Taylor is "a terrific person."

Bryson Tiller's 2015 debut album "T R A P S O U L" went on to create an entire new lane for artists -- a vision the lowkey artist says Timbaland couldn't see in real time!!!

While discussing his career trajectory on the "New Rory & MAL" podcast, Tiller says Timbaland was so impressed with his 2015 single, "Don't," the superproducer urged him to quit his job and fly down to Miami to "get to work"... presumably as a signed artist.

Bryson says he banged out "T R A P S O U L" heaters like "Sorry Not Sorry" and "Been That Way" -- but Timbaland was left unimpressed and Bryson was sent back home to Kentucky.

Cardi B made her debut in court Monday for her civil trial in which a former security guard said the rapper ridiculed her, spit on her, and even cut her with a fingernail!

Emani Ellis took the stand in a Los Angeles courtroom and testified she first encountered Cardi at a Beverly Hills obstetrician's office, where Cardi had an appointment while 4 months pregnant in 2018.

Ellis testified she spotted Cardi and said, "Wow, that's Cardi B," prompting Cardi to get in her face and accuse her of using her phone to spread word of Cardi's private medical visit.

Taylor Swift took "New Heights" to heart ... 'cause the singer's appearance on Travis and Jason Kelce's podcast was one for the record books -- literally!!

Guinness World Records officially recognized T. Swift's sit-down with the Kelces as a historic event ... as the 1.3 million YouTube viewers it drew in was the biggest concurrent audience in the platform's history.

The accomplishment is no surprise -- as GWR pointed out, Tay is a "record-breaking machine" at this point ... and her "The Tortured Poets Department" album had the most first-day album streams on Spotify and was the most-streamed LP in a 24-hour period with 313.7 million.

V from BTS threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Dodgers game on Monday ... and it wasn't just the ARMY losing their minds over the moment -- even Shohei Ohtani and the rest of the players were stoked to meet the K-pop idol!!

The crowds flooded to Dodger Stadium to make it to see the singer do his thing on the mound ... with insane lines piling up outside the venue pregame.

In the ballpark, it was pretty much a meet and greet event for Taehyung ... as he spent time and took pics with Clayton Kershaw, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Sho-time himself!!

Ice Cube and the Big3 had a very good day, celebrating the Goodyear Blimp’s 100th Anniversary with his classic song, “It Was a Good Day" ... and his lyrics hold up!!!

To stamp home the BIG3 Championship Sunday in Orlando, Goodyear and Ice Cube presented a special blimp takeover featuring Cube's 1993 bars, “Even saw the lights of the Goodyear Blimp/And it read, ‘Ice Cube’s a Pimp.'"

The partnership will be shakin' 'em up all through the arenas of the "Truth to Power: 4 Decades of Attitude" tour, which kicks off September 4 -- the legendary rapper's first headlining tour in over a decade.

Boy band worlds collided at the Sphere in Las Vegas ... because *NSYNC superstar JC Chasez hit up the venue to see the Backstreet Boys ... and he was treated like royalty.

Our sources tell us JC sat and watched the concert with James Dolan in his suite ... Dolan owns the Sphere, Madison Square Garden and the New York Knicks ... so you already know those are good seats!!!

Before the show, JC went to dinner with his girlfriend, Jenn, his manager, Eric Podwall and President of Entertainment for MGM Resorts Ryan Abboushi ... and at the Sphere, he posed for some photos with Nick Carter, AJ McLean, Kevin Richardson, Brian Littrell and Howie Dorough.

Taylor Swift is in full promo mode, launching another highly anticipated countdown on her website ... resulting in the drop of her 4th vinyl collection.

The Grammy winner sent fans into a tizzy Monday when she put up another countdown clock ... but this time set the countdown for 4 PM ET -- 2 hours later than her prior drops.

The pivot in time had fans hopeful for a shakeup from the vinyl announcements for her upcoming 12th album, "The Life of a Showgirl" -- given she had announced a handful of designs already.