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Legendary Temptations singer Otis Williams was letting his imagination run away with him Tuesday at LAX ... when he told us what pieces of Motown memorabilia he would like to own.

The Motown icon told TMZ, "I would love to have something owned by Michael Jackson, because he was so crucial to Motown."

When our cameraman asked what specifically, Otis knew immediately ... "I would want one of his jackets."

A good portion of Stevie Nicks' fanbase must really be feeling the pain right now ... because the hitmaker's new Barbie doll sold out in under 24 hours.

Here's the deal ... Mattel announced it would be releasing a doll based on her image from the cover of her 1981 album "Bella Donna" on Tuesday.

The doll was released at an opportune time, too, because the singer's celebrating the 43rd anniversary of "Bella Donna," Nicks' first solo outing.

Break out the popcorn, we've got a can't-miss train-wreck documentary coming through ... it's the latest installment in the ongoing saga of the Fyre Festival ... and we've got a sneak peek of the impending drama!

Billy McFarland tells TMZ ... he's been filming a new documentary as he attempts to launch PHNX, a December festival he's billing as his big comeback. Billy says he's rented an island and that cameras are following every move ... waiting to see if it's a redemption story ... or another disaster.

The project is expected to drop by late December or early January, and we're told the filmmakers are currently in discussions with multiple streaming platforms.

Monica is drawing the line when it comes to her children attending sleepovers and slumber parties. Actually, there is no line -- it's just never happening!!!

The "Boy Is Mine" singer added her 2 cents to the ongoing viral debate this week, after a single father publicly complained he was dejected that the mothers of his daughter's friends didn't let them attend a slumber party under his supervision.

Monica chimed in, in the comments of "The Neighborhood Talk" ... saying her own mother forbade her from sleeping at other people's houses, a practice she carried on into raising her sons and daughter!!!

TLC's Chilli recently used Boyz II Men and Babyface as an example of a cautionary tale about artists failing after biting the hand that fed them -- but B2M's Wanya Morris is calling it a fairy tale that's completely made up!!!

An old July 2017 interview clip between Chilli and Grammy-winning engineer Leslie Brathwaite has been circulating on Instagram, which graced Wanya's radar on Tuesday night.

Wanya first hinted at betrayal on Chilli's part, writing "Damn sis, Lisa would never???" -- a reference to late TLC band member Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, who was known to keep it real no matter what.

KISS guitarist Ace Frehley passed away last week after a tragic fall ... and a New Jersey medical examiner is now investigating his death, TMZ has learned.

A rep for the Morris County Medical Examiner tells us an autopsy was not performed on Frehley ... but the rock legend is receiving a toxicology screening along with an external body examination. The rep also said Ace's cause of death will be finalized in the next few weeks after the toxicology report is completed.

We broke the story ... Ace was placed on life support after being hospitalized with a brain bleed. Ace suffered the bleed following a bad fall in the studio a couple of weeks prior.

Michael J. Fox’s "Back to the Future" wasn’t just movie magic ... he says it straight-up inspired some huge names to pick up a guitar and go full rockstar.

The iconic actor hit "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" for National "Back to the Future" Day on Tuesday and dropped a bombshell ... saying his Marty McFly role in the '85 classic inspired none other than John Mayer and Chris Martin to become the full-fledged icons they are today!

Michael spilled that Chris was so thankful, he even jammed with him onstage ... so yeah, if you’re wondering what lit the fire under Coldplay’s frontman and John Mayer -- you can thank Marty freakin' McFly!

Rapper Kevin Gates is getting dissed in court ... his estranged wife, Dreka, is claiming he cut off her and their children financially, so she wants a judge to order him to pay a ton in child and spousal support.

According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Dreka says in late 2021 Kevin started to "dismantle the financial foundation of their family" when she says he stopped paying for basic family obligations such as property taxes and their children's private school tuition.

Meanwhile, Dreka says he flaunted his wealth by snatching up 18 luxury vehicles and a $4.7 million estate in Calabasas.

Victoria Beckham struggled through her eating disorder silently ... not even opening up to her better half, David Beckham, as she clawed her way out of the dark period in her life.

The fashion designer opened up about the trying time during her Wednesday appearance on "Call Her Daddy" ... revealing to host Alex Cooper she felt she could not "trust anyone at all" to help her.

She confirms David knew she was "very disciplined" about how she ate ... but didn't turn to him for advice. Instead, VB says she worked on her relationship with food herself and taught herself it was about balance.

Joey Fatone offered up some great advice to Bad Bunny this week ... and he did it all while on the TMZ Sports Live Stream!!

The *NSYNC band member joined Edward Lewis, Lucas Widman and the rest of the newsroom guys and gals on Monday to talk music, sports ... and the upcoming Super Bowl halftime show.

Fatone said he really liked the NFL's pick for SB LX -- explaining that while he knows the Bad Bunny selection divided some people, he's actually in favor of the Big Game rotating performers from all kinds of genres.

David Beckham wanted to be Victoria Beckham's lover so bad ... he once snuck into her hotel room and had to do the walk of shame the next day!

VB revealed the juicy deets about their romantic rendezvous during her Wednesday appearance on "Call Her Daddy" while discussing how he handled her Spice Girls fame.

She gushed that David fit right in with her and her bandmates ... and had no hesitation about sneaking into her hotel room while she was on tour, recalling one morning he had to jump out of her window and do a walk of shame in his clothes from the night prior to avoid getting caught!

Lizzo is facing a new legal battle ... she's being sued for allegedly ripping off another artist's song for one of her latest tracks that blew up on social media.

According to a new lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, the GRC Trust is going after Lizzo and her label, Atlantic Records, claiming the singer sampled and copied parts of an original composition, "Win or Lose (We Tried)" it owns without permission.

GRC claims Lizzo's 2025 release "I'm Goin' In Till October," also known as "Good Jeans," dropped on TikTok and Instagram earlier this year and they claim lifts both instrumental and vocal elements from their copyrighted work.

A rep for Lizzo tells TMZ ... "We are surprised that The GRC Trust filed this lawsuit. To be clear, the song has never been commercially released or monetized, and no decision has been made at this time regarding any future commercial release of the song."

Here’s some fitness inspo for ya -- Jelly Roll’s showing off a brand new bod after dropping 200 pounds ... and damn, dude’s lookin’ good.

Peep these snaps of the superstar -- Jelly Roll landed in Sydney Tuesday for his "Down Under" tour ... and after going from 540 lbs to 357, the guy was basically rocking a whole new stage persona!

He kept it simple in a black hoodie and pants -- which only made that slimmer frame pop even more... cruising through the airport looking all kinds of happy and healthy.

Young Thug is stepping up to cover Chris Brown's alleged $25K for Kevin McCall ... this after seeing the R&B singer tearfully lose his dignity on a podcast!!!

On Tuesday, Thug responded to the viral interview with 'BackOnFigg' ... where Kevin burst out crying uncontrollably after claiming Breezy still owes him 5-figures for unused songs, or anything with a mea culpa on the R&B megastar's behalf.

The way Thug sees things, Chris has just been busy with delivering the cash, and assured Kevin that Breezy's "a real one" and would give up the goods if he had the time.

Ecuadorian singer Paulina Tamayo has died, according to a post shared on her official Instagram account.

The post included a brief memorial statement honoring the performer ... her cause of death hasn't been released.

Another tribute was shared by her son Willie, who described his mother as "the love of my life" in a post on Instagram. Ecuador's president also posted a memorial on X, according to CNN.

Can you guess which famous rapper put his washboard abs on full display in this eye-popping shot?! Y'all should get this easy peasy ...

TMZ Sports covered his watch party during last night's Game 7 win, but if that's not clocking for you ... the hunk flashing his toned tummy is from Toronto!