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Bad Bunny made a triumphant and hilarious return to "Saturday Night Live" this weekend, using his monologue to take direct aim at critics who've slammed his upcoming 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show.

The Grammy winner didn't shy away from the chatter surrounding his historic halftime slot. Instead, he leaned all the way in, poking fun at conservative outrage over his selection to perform at next year’s big game.

"You might not know this, but I'm doing the Super Bowl Halftime Show," he told the cheering audience. "And I'm very happy, and I think everybody's happy about it ... even Fox News!"

Travis Barker is putting his respect for first responders into action -- literally -- by linking up with incarcerated firefighters behind bars at their jail.

The Blink-182 drummer reunited this week with the men from Pine Grove fire camp, located near Sacramento. We broke the story ... Barker originally met the crew months ago when they were stationed at the Rose Bowl fighting SoCal’s massive wildfires.

Fast-forward to Friday morning, after performing at Aftershock Festival in Sacramento Thursday night, we're told Travis got up at 4:30 AM in the pouring rain to meet the Pine Grove guys at their jail facility to train with them on-site. It was all about motivation, discipline, and mutual respect.

Keith Urban isn't intentionally leaving Nicole Kidman songs out of his shows, despite reports ... he's simply an artist who likes to keep his shows fresh.

Here's the deal ... during Urban's show in Hershey, Pennsylvania on Thursday -- his first since Kidman filed to divorce him -- he apparently didn't play his song "The Fighter."

As you may know, "The Fighter" is a song Keith wrote about always standing by Nicole's side and fighting for her when she's not able -- which, given their relationship troubles, has received a ton of attention online from fans.

Cassie Ventura is speaking out through her lawyer after Sean "Diddy" Combs was sentenced to more than four years in prison for two prostitution related convictions.

In a statement, Cassie's attorney Doug Wigdor said, "While nothing can undo the trauma caused by Combs, the sentence imposed today recognizes the impact of the serious offenses he committed."

He continued, "We are confident that with the support of her family and friends, Ms. Ventura will continue healing knowing that her bravery and fortitude have been an inspiration to so many."

Sean Combs will call prison home for more than 2 years, and he has a target on his back for sexual and other violent assaults ... this according to his longtime lawyer.

Mark Geragos told Harvey on the "2 Angry Men" podcast ... Diddy faces the same fears sexual predators deal with but worse, because of his celebrity status.

Diddy already got a taste of possible violence behind bars ... his team revealed Friday someone already planned to shank him in jail.

Taylor Swift not only dropped the album of the year on Friday, AMC Theatres also released the surprise cinematic experience "Taylor Swift | The Official Release Party of a Showgirl" ... and let’s just say the Swifties not only showed up, but made cinematic history!!!

AMC Theatres Distribution tells TMZ ... the release of 'TLOAS' album debut cinematic experience is the "biggest album debut event in cinema history" -- just from opening day domestic sales alone.

With no Thursday previews, no morning shows, and a start time of 3 PM ET, most films would have struggled to build momentum -- however, Taylor pulled in a jaw-dropping $15.8 million on opening day ... and we're told as of Saturday morning, the domestic weekend box office forecast remains $25-30 million.

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.”