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A man who says he was one of Diddy's former interns claims he contracted HIV after being drugged and sexually assaulted at an after-party hosted by the music mogul … and it’s all laid out in a new lawsuit.

The man, who is suing as "John Doe," filed the suit against Diddy in Los Angeles Superior Court Friday, says he was pursuing an entertainment career in late 2014.

Doe says he would intern in the music industry back in the day and, when an opportunity to work with Diddy came around, he jumped at the chance.

Keith Urban is keeping the show going amid his split from Nicole Kidman ... hitting the stage in Connecticut for a packed, high-energy performance.

The country star made his way into the crowd at Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday night ... belting out hits -- including "Pink Pony Club" by Chappell Roan -- and getting up close with fans.

Keith was smiling and appeared in good spirits despite everything going on. As for his appearance, he wasn't wearing his wedding ring and had already been spotted without it a day earlier out in public.

ROLE MODEL might have brought out one of his most iconic 'Sally' guests yet during his Austin City Limits performance ... and it's none other than the Disney queen herself -- Hilary Duff!!!

In case you aren't aware of ROLE MODEL's viral, fan-favorite bit he does when performing his hit song "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out" ... it began with the indie-pop star bringing up fans from the crowd to join him on stage and dance around to be his "Sally" for the night -- but then grew into celebrities like Kate Hudson, Natalie Portman, & Olivia Rodrigo making guest appearances.

ACL is basically Austin’s Coachella -- minus the desert, but plus BBQ goodness -- the city's biggest green space turns into a two-weekend music haven with massive headliners that takes over Zilker Park every October.

This year, the lineup is stacked with stars like Sabrina Carpenter, Hozier, Luke Combs, The Strokes, John Summit, Doechii, and originally Doja Cat -- however, Doja later pulled out, and The Killers have stepped in as her replacement for the Sunday slot.

This surprise appearance comes just weeks after HD hinted at potential "new music" in the works ... teasing the docuseries that is tied to her new album, which will be directed by and executive produced by Sam Wrench ... who brought Sabrina Carpenter's Christmas special and Taylor Swift's "Eras" tour concert film to life.

Fans are hopeful that this Sally surprise might lead to a music collab for the two singers ... but for now, the Lizzie McGuire stans are just going to have to keep on dreamin'.

Taylor Swift and Blake Lively may not be in a good place right now friendship-wise... but that didn't stop the actress from supporting the superstar's new album drop.

It's subtle, but it's there ... on Instagram, Blake gave Taylor a "like" in her Thursday post celebrating the release of "The Life of a Showgirl," where TS told fans ... “I can’t tell you how proud I am to share this with you, an album that just feels so right."

The gesture seems minor ... but it's actually a pretty big deal since the one-time besties had an epic falling out over Blake's ongoing lawsuit against Justin Baldoni.

Taylor Swift's song "Wood" may have shocked some with its explicit nature ... but, at least one fan says ya just gotta marvel at how beautiful she can make the shocking.

We spoke with Olivia Levin -- an expert on all things T-Swift -- on "TMZ Live" ... and, we asked her about "The Life of a Showgirl," Swift's new album, which came out Friday.

As we told you ... on the track, Swift sings, “Forgive me, it sounds cocky / He ah-matized me / And opened my eyes / Redwood tree / It ain’t hard to see / His love was the key / That opened my thighs.”

Diddy's camp doesn't have a dry eye in the courtroom as his sentencing hearing plays out ... and even he needed a box of tissues after mostly keeping a poker face on throughout his criminal case.

The Bad Boy Records founder grabbed a tissue and dabbed his eye Friday as his defense played a nearly 12-minute-long video that presented him as a great father and pillar of the community.

The video followed tearful pleas from his six adult children who begged for their father to come home ... and when it was his daughters' turn to speak, Diddy broke down.

DDG and his Capaholics clique are officially open for business with their newly launched stream-a-thon, and kicked things off with an epic party in L.A. -- they're certifying their movement as the new wave!!!

TMZ Hip Hop's Trent Clark caught up with DDG last night on his Twitch stream ... minutes after he dropped his latest collab with PlaqueBoyMax, "No Dreads" but tells us straight up, streamers have surpassed rappers for top entertainment dominance!!!

Max is on the mend, after being hospitalized with a mystery illness, but DDG says they don't miss when it comes to the music -- and their unique way of making tracks on the spot.

Taylor Swift is spilling all about Travis Kelce -- gushing over his over-the-top proposal, the way he planned every detail, and, in her words, how he straight-up crushed it!

Appearing on UK’s "The Graham Norton Show" Friday, Taylor showed off her dazzling engagement ring, and she revealed the whole thing went down in Travis’ backyard ... right in the middle of filming a podcast episode.

Taylor said that while they were filming, someone was setting up a hedge wall in the backyard, and her tour photog sneaked into the bushes to snap the pics ... which blew up IG back in August.

The landlord of the Hollywood Hills home where D4vd was staying -- and where cops recently executed a search warrant -- is distancing himself from the singer amid the fallout over teen Celeste Rivas’ death.

TMZ has obtained pics showing a trash crew hauling a bunch of stuff out of the Hollywood Hills house D4vd had been staying in. Owner Malden Trifunovic tells us someone came by the property last week to take the remainder of his stuff.

Some items were left behind and he is now throwing that stuff out to get the house ready for the next renter.

You can see the crew tossing out a ton of bags of clothes and boxes -- basically scrubbing the place clean of anything tied to D4vd.

Taylor Swift's handling all family business on her new album ... 'cause it appears she took the opportunity to take shots at Travis Kelce's ex, Kayla Nicole.

"The Life of a Showgirl" dropped late last night, and Swifites have combed through the album searching for every veiled reference ... and they're convinced the star took some shots at Nicole's effort during her relationship with Kelce on the track "Opalite"

Swift sings, "“You couldn’t understand it, why you felt alone / You were in it for real, she was in her phone / And you were just a pose.”

For Sean "Diddy" Combs, judgment day has finally arrived as he awaits his punishment in his case following his convictions in his NYC federal criminal trial.

Diddy will be present in federal court Friday morning with his defense team -- led by Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos -- as well as the prosecutors and, of course, Judge Arun Subramanian.

One of Sean "Diddy" Combs's defense attorneys just broke down in tears in court ... Nicole Westmoreland is getting emotional as she discusses why the mogul has been so important to his community.

Westmoreland says Diddy was a shining example for Black people with his business empire ... pointing to his record label, fashion line, TV network and liquor brand. She says he sent a message and inspired others.

Sniffling and sobbing as part of her emotional plea, Westmoreland said Diddy changed the culture, changed the industry and changed people's lives, "because what people recognized is that if Mr. Combs could do it, then they could do it too."

Keith Urban just played his first show since news broke of his split with Nicole Kidman amid a possible new romance ... and the guitarist at the center of the rumors was notably absent -- but not for the reason many assume.

A source with direct knowledge tells TMZ ... Maggie Baugh, who played with Keith's tour in Chicago, sparking romance rumors due to some apparent lyric rewrites ... is not actually a member of his tour band or the opening acts.

Turns out, Maggie was filling in for Natalie Stovall when she was unable to perform in Chicago. Ergo ... she wasn't at last night's show at Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania ... 'cause she wasn't needed -- not due to her possibly bailing over the headlines.

Early fireworks at the Diddy sentencing hearing ... federal prosecutors are slamming him as overconfident, and they say his respect for the rule of law is just "lip service."

Prosecutor Christy Slavik is coming out swinging in the government's opening statement ... she's insinuating Diddy's expecting to walk free as early as today, claiming Diddy booked speaking engagements for next week in Miami.

Slavik says, "That is the height of hubris."

Taylor Swift singing about Travis Kelce's "wand" is nothing magical to Dave Portnoy ... 'cause the Barstool Sports founder and diehard Swiftie says he just can't stomach a song dedicated to the Kansas City Chiefs superstar's member.

Portnoy dropped his review of Swift's new album "The Life of a Showgirl" Friday ... saying "Honey," "Eldest Daughter," "Life of a Showgirl," "The Fate of Ophelia" and "Opalite" were his favorite tunes.

Dave said his list comes with an asterisk. He enjoyed the song "Wood" on the first few spins ... but once he learned Swift wasn't actually crooning about trees, he had a hard time swallowing the tune.

Taylor Swift fans are in full-on detective mode over "The Life of a Showgirl," investigating each lyric and hunting down every Easter egg ... but the singer has dropped herself -- one song is raw, real, and all about her longing to be a mother.

The singer spilled on UK’s Heart FM with Jamie Theakston and Emma Bunton Friday that her dreamy new jam "Wi$h Li$t" isn’t just about her ... it’s a globe-spanning wish list, with her own dreams sneakily woven right in.

Now, peep the lyrics... "I just want you" -- yep, that’s about Travis -- and "have a couple kids"... clearly Taylor’s painting her dream family.