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Usher is lending major support to Diddy, saying he strongly believes Diddy's legacy in music should remain intact despite any "flaws" he may have.

The legendary singer sat down for a recent interview with Forbes, and at one point, the topic turned to Diddy -- AKA Sean Combs -- who is serving a prison term of more than 4 years, after his 2025 conviction on two counts of transporting people across state lines for the purposes of prostitution.

Check out the video ... Usher tells journalist Jabari Young he thinks “certain people are prosecuted and maybe not recognized for the greatness that they offer.”

Former Menudo member Draco Rosa is being dragged into another court battle with his ex-wife, Angela Alvarado ... she says he's been siphoning money from a retirement account that belonged to the both of them and now owes her more than $200,000.

In court documents, obtained by TMZ, Angela claims a shared account worth $508,439 when they divorced has now dwindled to $34,510 due to several withdrawals Draco allegedly made between 2019 and 2024.

As a result, Angela is requesting the judge award her 100% of the remaining money in the account ... and order Draco to pay the balance of $219,710 she says she's still owed. She also wants the judge to hit Draco with sanctions in the amount of $8,719 for making her spend money on lawyers to go to court over the situation.

Jay-Z is finally setting the record straight on claims he tapped Kendrick Lamar for the Super Bowl LIX halftime show as a way to take a dig at Drake ... claiming that just ain't the case in a new interview, saying K-Dot was simply the hottest artist around!

Hov, in a GQ interview with Frazier Tharpe this week, addressed allegations that selecting Lamar for the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show was a move against Drizzy, who was in the middle of an intense feud with Kendrick at the time.

Jay-Z insisted picking the "Not Like Us" rapper wasn't about taking sides, but because Kendrick was killin' it.

"I chose the guy that was having a monster year. I think it was the right choice," Jay-Z said. "It wasn't in some sort of alliance to a battle. What I care about them two guys battling? What’s that got to do with me? Have at it. Have fun."

We all know singers Dua Lipa and Rosé pop off on stage, but they're also poppin' off on camera! Which singer in snapbacks got you tippin' your hat?!

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Donald Trump visited Graceland on Monday and -- while he gave a lot of praise to the late legend during his tour of the estate -- he mused about going toe-to-toe with "The King."

Trump was signing a replica of one of Elvis' guitars when he was told that the rock-and-roll icon had several black belts in karate.

Nicki Minaj is being dragged to court for allegedly failing to reimburse a company that claims it fronted more than $275K to cover production and other costs for two concerts ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, a company named 24/7 Productions is suing Nicki and her company, Pink Friday Productions ... 24/7 said it first worked with Nicki on the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, where it provided live entertainment production services.

In late 2023, the company says, Nicki asked them to help with her concerts at Jingle Ball and her album launch for "Pink Friday 2."

Jenna Dewan says she had wild, crazy, and insanely amazing times clubbing with Janet Jackson when she was barely legal.

In a guest appearance on the "Chicks in The Office" podcast, Jenna recalled her crazy club-hopping days as a backup dancer on Janet's world tour ... saying Janet would sneak her into clubs, because she was only 18 years old when the tour started.

As the youngest backup dancer by far -- the next youngest was at least 6 years older -- Jenna says she was "the baby" on tour and was thrust into an entirely different world than she was used to in college.

Tekashi 6ix9ine was on the phone with his girlfriend, Aliday Alzugaray, from jail on Friday while Aliday was watching a woman allegedly trying to break into their home ... this according to a police report.

According to the report, obtained by TMZ, Tekashi was on the phone with his girlfriend, who was at his Florida home ... while he remains locked up in a federal detention facility in Brooklyn. Cops say his girlfriend was worried about a woman -- identified as Chanique Lambert -- who was allegedly armed with a gun, trying to get into the house.

Police say the family was already aware of Chanique, as they claim she had been trying to get onto the property for the past month and a half by using the same method -- arriving in an Uber and telling security she's Tekashi's cousin.

FKA Twigs says she's over being targeted by a band with a similar name ... so she's turning the tables by asking a judge to tell them to stop trying to take her to court over it.

According to a lawsuit obtained by TMZ ... FKA Twigs -- real name Tahliah Debrett Barnett -- wants a declaration from the judge to put an end to the indie twin-sister group The Twigs sending her cease-and-desist letters over their similar names.

Basically, FKA claims the sister act -- composed of Laura and Linda Good -- has been hounding her over the trademark to her name ... after she says they filed a trademark claim against her in 2014, before "voluntarily" dismissing the case and disappearing for a while.

Cat Cavelli -- whose daughter Ada Law was allegedly brought to tears by a security guard after an encounter with Chappell Roan -- is firing back at CR's claims that the security guard wasn't a part of her team.

In a video posted Sunday, Cat -- whose real name is Catherine Harding -- says that while she can't say for sure that the man was Chappell's personal security guard, she insists he was not a part of the hotel staff and that he was with CR.

ICYMI ... Cat's 11-year-old daughter Ada -- whom she shares with ex Jude Law -- allegedly walked by Chappell Roan's breakfast table at a hotel they were both staying at in Brazil. According to Cat, Ada didn't cause a disturbance or have her phone out for a picture ... just innocently walked past. Then, Cat alleges, a security guard reprimanded her and her daughter to the point that Ada was shaken to tears.

Doja Cat's family drama took a wild and X-rated turn over the weekend. While Doja Cat claims her dad is a deadbeat, who basically ran out on her ... her dad says he never abandoned her and that her mom has brainwashed her into thinking he's a bad guy.

In a series of videos, Doja's father, Dumisani Dlamini, went on a tirade about his strained relationship with his famous daughter, saying he loves his kids and helped put food on their table when they were growing up. According to Dlamini, after Doja's career blew up, her mom started ruining his reputation as a good man and convinced Doja that he left her -- which he says is not true.

His posts followed a video from Doja titled "Deadbeat Chronicles," in which she talks about trolling her dad by sending him a link to gay porn instead of tickets to one of her Tour Ma Vie shows in South Africa, where Dlamini lives.

BTS just performed as a group for the first time since 2022 -- and all seven members proved there's no such thing as stage rust when it comes to them.

Fresh off the release of their fifth studio album, "ARIRANG," the massive K-pop act had its ARMY fandom packed in the streets of Seoul for a special show at Gwanghwamun Square -- an event that was also streamed on Netflix.

The group's leader, RM, was first to address the fans in attendance and the millions around the world watching from home -- simply saying, "Annyeonghaseyo -- we're back."

Argentine singer and actress Tini Stoessel is entering the final year of her 20s, but you wouldn't know it by her pics ... so we're showing you some of her hottest shots to celebrate her 29th birthday!

The only thing tiny about Tini is her bikinis ... and lucky for us, she's got a lot of them!

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Lizzo is putting it all out there -- in more ways than one.

On Friday, the singer dropped her new song "Don't Make Me Love U" ... and looked good as hell as she bares both her body and soul in the music video!

In the visual for the emotional, '80s-inspired pop ballad, the singer is rocking lingerie and a blonde bob while she confronts her former self.

Afroman says he forgives the Ohio law enforcement officers who sued him for mocking them in music videos after they raided his home ... but that doesn't mean he will shy away from performing the songs.

The rapper tells TMZ ... he'll continue to play the two songs at the heart of the lawsuit he just beat in court ... "Lemon Pound Cake" and "Will You Help Me Repair My Door."

Afroman used home security footage of the raid in the music videos ... and the sheriff's deputies sued, claiming the tracks caused them mental distress.