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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.

Diddy's lawyers are painting him as a loving father and pillar of the community during his sentencing ... and, we've got the video they plan to use to get that message across.

The defense released a nearly 12-minute-long vid they already submitted to the court ... which begins by showing Diddy sitting with his kids -- speaking softly to his twin daughters, D'Lila and Jessie.

The rapper plays with a paper puppet and sits on the floor while his kiddos try to steal his sunglasses ... looking every bit the attentive father.

Nicole Kidman made an appearance at Keith Urban's first concert since their divorce ... well, a picture of her did at least -- one Keith himself showed to the audience.

The singer-songwriter took the stage in Hershey, Pennsylvania Thursday night ... and, during one track, People reports a photo of Nicole and their two children appeared as part of a pre-existing slideshow.

It seems likely Keith simply didn't have enough time to take the pic out ... because photos show he's still not wearing his wedding ring -- just like he wasn't when he landed in Hershey earlier Thursday -- so, it doesn't seem he's pining to reconcile.

Taylor Swift’s new track "CANCELLED!" is stirring the tea ... she doesn’t drop names, but fans are all over it, convinced Blake Lively’s in the crosshairs after her 12th album finally dropped!

The pop icon's spilling on how she likes her friends "cancelled," singing ... "Like 'em cloaked in Gucci and in scandal / Like my whiskey sour / And poison thorny flowers” -- sure, could be generic, but diehard Swifties are convinced it’s 100% Blake.

One X user, @damnitchristine, went full detective -- pointing out Blake’s the face of Gucci, played a florist in "It Ends With Us," and supposedly has her own whiskey brand -- which, fun fact, she doesn’t ... she actually has a canned cocktail line called Betty Booze.

Taylor Swift's carefully calculated and constructed "Life of a Showgirl" lyrics have drawn a line in the sand -- only 50 Cent is worth a mention!!!

The "In Da Club" creator got wind Taylor detailed ambiance he once created for her on the track "Ruin The Friendship" when she crooned, "And it was not an invitation / But as the 50 Cеnt song played."

50 Cent certified Taylor's "sh*t" as popping right now and gloated in the face of whomever it may concern -- "😏she shout me out, 🤫she don’t shout you out. LOL 😆 THIS IS FOR BIG TIMERS ONLY! @50centaction wait I’m the only shout out on the whole album."

Taylor Swift has dropped her most recent album and fans are already picking it apart like it's the Zapruder film ... and they insist one song is totally a diss track.

Here's the deal ... everyone on the planet knows "The Life of a Showgirl" dropped last night ... and there's a song on it titled "Actually Romantic" ... which Swifties are positive takes shots at Charli XCX.

Bear with us ... in the track are the lyrics, "I heard you call me ‘Boring Barbie’ when the coke’s got you brave. High-fived my ex and then you said you’re glad he ghosted me. Wrote me a song saying it makes you sick to see my face.”