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Kodak Black está tras las rejas después de ser arrestado por posesión de cocaína... y la policía dice que trató de ocultar la evidencia justo en frente de ellos.

De acuerdo con el informe de la policía de Plantation, Florida, los oficiales vieron un Bentley SUV negro bloqueando una calzada el jueves por la mañana que, obviamente, advirtieron como un potencial accidente.

La policía dice que la ventana del SUV estaba medio abierta. Kodak estaba dormido en el asiento del conductor y se desprendía un fuerte olor a cannabis desde el interior. Dicen que Kodak admitió que había hierba en el carro, pero cuando el oficial notó un vaso de plástico que apestaba a alcohol, le pidió a Kodak que saliera del vehículo.

El oficial dice que notó que Kodak le dio la espalda, momento en que vio un polvillo blanco cayendo al suelo, mientras estaba pie frente a las luces del vehículo policial.

De acuerdo con el informe, el oficial luego notó que la boca de Kodak estaba llena de polvo blanco. Más tarde observó varios objetos parecidos a rocas en el suelo, que Kodak supuestamente dijo que era Percocet.

Sin embargo, el agente analizó el polvo en el área y confirmó que era cocaína. Kodak fue arrestado por posesión, manipulación de pruebas y violación de su libertad condicional. En el extremo menos grave, recibió una infracción de tráfico por obstruir la carretera.

Su todoterreno Bentley fue remolcado y, según la policía, parecía haber sufrido un accidente, con daños en el parachoques y la puerta.

Mariah Carey puede ser la reina de la Navidad, pero también tiene impecables modales. Supimos que le ha enviado flores a Brenda Lee después de que la cantante encabezara las listas con su éxito navideño 65 años después de que se grabara.

Brenda, conocida por su clásico tema navideño, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", compartió el gesto de Mariah en Instagram el jueves, mostrando un ramo con una nota escrita a mano por Mariah - una que le desea una Feliz Navidad y una gran felicitación por su "histórico # 1".

Como informamos, la melodía navideña de Brenda se convirtió en una estrella en la parte superior de la lista Hot 100 de Billboard el lunes, siendo esta la primera vez que ha tenido el honor desde su lanzamiento allá por 1958. Sorprendentemente, Brenda solo tenía 13 años cuando grabó el éxito.

La canción se ha ido abriendo camino los últimos años y la cantante de 78 años de edad, finalmente sacó un video musical largamente esperado para la canción el mes pasado.

También cantó su canción mientras surcaba los cielos, ¡para deleite de sus compañeros de avión!

Mariah Carey might be the queen of Christmas, but she's still a good sport ... sending Brenda Lee flowers after the singer topped the chats with her holiday hit, 65 years after it was recorded.

Brenda, known for her classic Christmas track, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," shared Mariah's gesture on Instagram Thursday, showing off a bouquet with a handwritten note from Mariah -- one that wishes her a Merry Christmas and a big congrats for her "historic #1."

As we reported, Brenda's holiday tune became a star on the top of Billboard's Hot 100 list Monday -- the first time it's had the honor since its release back in 1958. Shockingly, Brenda was only 13 when she recorded the hit.

The song has been creeping its way up to the top in recent years ... and the 78-year-old singer finally put out a long-overdue music video for the song last month.

She also sang her track while taking to the skies -- much to the delight of her fellow airplane passengers!

New York may be hip hop's birthplace, but New Jersey rappers have plenty of rights to the legacy -- just ask the Garden State All-Stars leading the charge for 'MTV Unplugged's resurrection.

Last month, several Garden State rap pioneers such as Queen Latifah, Wyclef Jean, Redman and Naughty By Nature's Treach, took over the Newark Symphony Hall to celebrate their specific contributions to Hip Hop's 50th anniversary.

Other Jersey-grown talent for the special includes Def Jam's first female act Heather B., Poor Righteous Teachers, Lady Luck, Lords Of The Underground, and "Rapper's Delight" creators The Sugarhill Gang.

Adam Blackstone, the music director who helped Rihanna break Super Bowl numbers back in February, is steering the ship here and is also part of the frat ... he hails from Trenton.

Queen Latifah is one of the co-executive producers for the special, which airs on December 14 on MTV before encoring on BET on Friday and VH1 the following Tuesday.

El cofundador de Def Jam, Russell Simmons, se refirió a las múltiples acusaciones de violación que se hicieron en su contra hace años y que él sigue negando.

El magnate de la música se abrió sobre las denuncias en su contra en el episodio del miércoles de "A fondo con Graham Bensinger", diciendo: "Nunca he sido violento con nadie", y añadió que todas sus relaciones "han sido consensuadas".

Admite haber sido insensible y haber utilizado un lenguaje "grosero" durante sus encuentros sexuales a lo largo de los años, pero rechaza la idea de que haya sido "agresivo" con alguna pareja en el pasado.

Además, se queja de que ha sufrido mucho debido a las acusaciones. "Mis cinco organizaciones benéficas se han hundido", dice. Sin embargo, aplaude el movimiento #MeToo —que avivó el calor sobre Simmons en 2017— diciendo: "Ha hecho un gran trabajo para las mujeres. Sensibilizó a los hombres de maneras en que no lo estaban, por eso estoy agradecido".

Simmons no alcanza a llamar mentirosas a las personas que lo acusan y, en cambio, sugiere que se trata más bien de un cambio de época y de actitud hacia el sexo. Dice que ha tenido miles de parejas sexuales a lo largo de los años, pero cree que no es justo comparar el clima actual con el de hace 40 años.

Como ya informamos, varias mujeres denunciaron que Russell las había agredido sexualmente a lo largo de los años. También fue demandado por Jennifer Jarosik en 2018 por acusaciones similares, pero el caso fue desestimado meses después de que ella lo presentara. Simmons insistió en que sus acusaciones eran "absolutamente falsas".

Por cierto, Graham voló a la casa de Simmons en Bali - donde vive desde 2017 - para hacer la entrevista, pero Simmons niega que haya huido, diciendo: "Debido a que me fui y paso tanto tiempo aquí, la gente asumió que me había ido y que había huido a pesar de que estoy de vuelta en Estados Unidos todo el tiempo".

Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons is speaking out about multiple rape allegations made against him years ago ... and he's continuing to deny sexually assaulting anyone.

The music mogul opened up about the claims against him on Wednesday's episode of "In Depth with Graham Bensinger" ... saying, "I've never been violent to anybody" -- adding all his relationships "have been consensual."

He owns up to being insensitive and using "crude" language during sexual encounters over the years, but shoots down the notion he's been "forceful" with any past partners.

Further, he complains he's suffered greatly due to the allegations ... saying, "All my five charities have gone down." However, he applauds the #MeToo movement -- which fueled the heat on Simmons in 2017 -- by saying, "It's done a lot of great work for women. It sensitized men in ways they were not sensitized, and for that I'm grateful."

Simmons stops short of flat-out calling his accusers liars, and instead, suggests this is more about changing times and attitudes toward sex. He says he's had thousands of sexual partners over the years, but thinks it's not fair to compare the climate of today to how it was 40 years ago.

As we reported, multiple women came forward claiming Russell sexually assaulted them over the years. He was also sued by Jennifer Jarosik in 2018 over similar allegations -- but the case was dismissed months after she filed. Simmons maintained her allegations were "absolutely untrue."

By the way, Graham flew to Simmons' home in Bali -- where he's lived since 2017 -- to do the interview, but Simmons denies fleeing, saying ... "Because I left and I spend so much time here, people assumed that I really left and ran even though I'm back in America all the time."

Tony Hawk finalmente ha dado un vistazo a la boda de octubre de su hijo Riley con Frances Bean Cobain, más vale tarde que nunca, ¿verdad?

El skater profesional compartió una foto en Insta jueves de los recién casados sonrientes acurrucados en su gran noche hace dos meses, en honor al cumpleaños de su hijo "maravilloso y talentoso".

Frances, la única hija de Kurt Cobain, es claramente un éxito con los padres. Tony a expresando su felicidad respecto a que Riley haya encontrado el "amor de su vida".

El orgulloso papá estaba "inspirando a sus hermanos menores con el ejemplo" por la elección de un "enfoque saludable y disciplinado a la edad adulta".

"¡Nos lo pasamos genial en la boda, y te queremos, Riley!", continuó - terminando con una petición para que Frances enseñara la dulce instantánea de la boda a su hijo porque no estaba en IG.

TMZ publicó la historia, (revelando el certificado de matrimonio) supimos que intercambiaron votos el 7 de octubre en Los Ángeles después de obtener una licencia de matrimonio en septiembre en San Diego, con nada menos que el ex vocalista de R.E.M. Michael Stipe realizando la ceremonia.

Tony Hawk has finally given a glimpse of his son Riley's October wedding to Frances Bean Cobain ... better late than never, right?

The pro skateboarder shared a pic on IG Thursday of the smiling newlyweds cozied up on their big night two months ago ... in honor of his "wonderful and talented" son's birthday.

Frances -- Kurt Cobain's only daughter -- is clearly a hit with the parents ... with Tony expressing gratitude that Riley had found the "love of his life."

The proud dad also gushed he was "inspiring his younger siblings by example" by choosing a "healthy, disciplined approach to adulthood."

"We had a blast at the wedding, and we love you, Riley!" he continued -- ending with a request for Frances to show the sweet wedding snap to his son cause he wasn't on IG.

TMZ broke the story, revealing their marriage certificate showed they exchanged vows on Oct. 7 in L.A. after getting a marriage license in Sept down in San Diego ... with none other than former R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe performing the ceremony.

There's a good reason Taylor Swift called out Kim Kardashian in TIME over a now 7-year-old phone call with Kanye West -- it's an incident for which Kim still has not apologized ... TMZ has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge tell us Kim has never said sorry to Taylor over the notorious "Famous" phone call between Taylor and Kanye in 2016 ... the one Kim and Ye released, attempting to show Taylor was cool with the song's racy line about her.

Remember, at the time of the track's release, Taylor expressed outrage over Ye's lyric ... "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex // Why? I made that bitch famous." In response to Taylor's anger, Kim posted her version of the recorded phone call in an effort to prove Taylor understood exactly what the song would include.

However, the full unedited version of the recorded call eventually came out, and it became clear Kanye had not revealed he'd refer to Taylor as a "bitch."

Our sources say Kim's never apologized to Taylor for the call -- and even after the Time article, it's still crickets.

Interestingly, we're told Taylor would actually accept an apology from Kim on this issue, even all these years later, but only under one specific condition ... it would have to be done publicly.

As one source put it to us, a public shaming calls for a public "I'm sorry."

Our sources say Taylor still feels like Kim and Kanye were in the wrong ... and she was dumbfounded when Kim doubled down on her position even after the full, unedited version of their call got published.

From Kim's POV -- which she made clear in tweets at the time, and in subsequent interviews -- the fact Taylor was looped in on the song, period, vindicated her and Kanye ... but we're told Taylor's position has always been about the use of the word "bitch."

Kim downplayed that in a GQ piece ... saying all rappers use that term, and that it was NBD -- and while this might sound like a lot of hair-splitting ... we're told Taylor still feels she was seriously wronged in the framing of all that, something she touched on in her TIME interview.

Again, we're told Taylor is still willing to bury the hatchet with Kim -- who has since divorced Kanye -- but at this point, our sources say the 2 women have no relationship.

Even more context to all this is, of course, Kanye's infamous tirade interrupting Taylor's 2009 VMAs acceptance speech -- an old feud that got relitigated with the phone call saga in 2016 ... and is now being reopened yet again in 2023.

Houston rapper Sauce Walka is free on bond after police say he attempted to flee at a crazy high speed ... only to find himself in the hospital after wrecking his car.

Harris County Sheriff's Office tells us deputies observed Sauce running a red light Wednesday night and attempted to pull him over -- but he darted away, eventually reaching a top speed of 130 mph during a pursuit that lasted just over 2 miles.

Cops say the rapper then lost control of his vehicle, crashed and ended up needing to be rushed to a hospital. We're told doctors treated him for non-life-threatening injuries.

Sauce was eventually released from the hospital, and booked into the Harris County Joint Processing Center for felony evading in a vehicle.

We're told Sauce was released on $15k bond, and has a court date this Friday ... which he doesn't seem to be worried about.

After getting sprung from jail, SW phoned his homie Sauce Money JC and described the incident as a "catastrophic accident,” but downplayed it by promoting his new music.

Suki Waterhouse and Robert Pattinson making their first public outing since announcing they have a baby on the way woulda been spectacle enough, but their pal Taylor Swift joined 'em to really make a night of it.

The expectant couple and singer stepped out in NYC to support Emma Stone at the premiere of her new movie "Poor Things."

After confirming her pregnancy last month, Suki proudly showed off her bump in a white striped sheer-paneled outfit ... and a very casually dressed Rob was glad to let her get all the attention from photogs.

Taylor looked ultra glam in all-black as she arrived with the expectant parents.

S&R's big night out comes after Suki officially announced she was expecting at the Corona Capital Music Festival in Mexico -- following months of swirling speculation.

This will be the first child for both of them -- they've been dating for 5 years, and moved in together during the pandemic, while Rob filmed "The Batman" in London.

Ver a Suki Waterhouse y Robert Pattinson juntos por primera vez desde que anunciaron que van a tener un bebé habría sido suficiente espectáculo. Pero su amiga Taylor Swift se unió a ellos para hacer realmente especial la velada.

La futura pareja y la cantante salieron en Nueva York para apoyar a Emma Stone en el estreno de su nueva película "Poor Things".

Después de confirmar su embarazo el mes pasado, Suki mostró con orgullo su barriguita en un traje de rayas blancas con agujeros transparentes, mientras Rob fue súper casual y estaba encantado de que ella recibiera toda la atención de los fotógrafos.

Taylor se veía ultra glamurosa de negro mientras acompañaba a los futuros padres.

La gran noche de S & R se produce después de que Suki anunciara oficialmente que está embarazada en el Corona Capital Music Festival de México. Esto, después de meses de especulaciones.

Este será el primer hijo de la pareja. Ambos llevan saliendo cinco años y se mudaron juntos durante la pandemia, mientras Rob filmaba "The Batman" en Londres.

Las últimas vacaciones de Drake en las islas Turcas & Caicos parecen incluir un floreciente romance con una camarera llamada Flacka, que tiene al chico bien entusiasmado, ya que incluso le dio una serenata en sus horas libres.

El miércoles, Drake y su tripulación estuvieron en un club de playa íntimo llamado Arca de Noé, en donde se volvieron a encontrar con Flacka. Drake ya la había apodado "El Orgullo" de las Islas Turcas y se aseguró de pasar más tiempo con ella cara a cara en el bar.

Además de servirles bebidas frías, también ayudó a Drizzy a modelar su T&C inspirado en Nike x Nocta lanzado en marzo, y su amistad no terminó allí.

Drake previamente le cantó la canción "P***y & Millions" de su disco "Her Loss" y no tuvo problemas en compartir todo en su IG, para que sus 144 millones de seguidores la vieran.

La noche terminó con más besuqueo, una cena a la luz de las velas donde Drake cantó su canción "Feel No Ways", ¡¡¡dejando a Flacka sonrojada!!!

Más tarde, posaron para unas fotos donde ella lo llamó "cutie" y Drake la describió como "the one and only".

Drake's latest Turks & Caicos vacation seems to include a blossoming romance with a bartender named Flacka, who's got the boy's nose wide open ... as he serenaded her in her off-hours.

On Wednesday, Drake and his crew hit an intimate beach club named Noah's Ark which reunited him with Flacka -- he's already nicknamed her “The Pride" of Turks and made sure to get additional face time with her at the bar.

Besides serving up cold drinks, she also helped Drizzy model his T&C-inspired Nike x Nocta drop in March ... and their friendship doesn't end there.

Drake previously shouted her out on his “Her Loss” track “P***y & Millions” and had no issues putting her all over his IG ... for his 144 million followers to see.

The evening ended with more canoodling -- a candlelit dinner where Drake sang his tune "Feel No Ways" ... leaving Flacka blushing!!!

They later posed for pics where she called him a "cutie" and Drake described her as "the one and only!"

Britney and Jamie Spears possibly reconciling is something Sam Asghari certainly has an opinion about, but getting him to share it ... well, that's another story, especially when the guy's got Christmas on the mind.

We got Britney's ex-husband out Wednesday in L.A., on the heels of our report about Brit warming to the idea of burying the hatchet with her old man after his recent leg amputation.

Keep in mind, Sam's the guy who once called Jamie a "d***" ... so, of course, we wanted to get his opinion on the potential father and child reunion.

Check out the interaction, for yourself -- Sam was happy to send season's greetings to the Spears fam, but beyond that ... well, you'll have to read his face.

He refused to answer questions about his ex-wife and ex-father-in-law ... and trust us, we tried every angle, including bringing up Britney and Lynne reuniting last week.

His shutdown might be a sign he's done talking about BS and her family drama, but more likely ... he and his ex have agreed not to speak about each other in public.

Remember, Brit and Sam filed for divorce earlier this year -- and late last month, we learned they were close to a settlement. So, it makes sense he's not looking to sink any ships with loose lips.

La reconciliación entre Britney y Jamie Spears podría ser de interés para Sam Asghari, aunque él solo tiene una cosa en mente... Papá Noel y las multas de aparcamiento.

Tuvimos al ex marido de Britney —que una vez insultó a su padre en cámara— en Los Ángeles el miércoles, justo después de nuestro informe de que Brit estaba abierta a hacer las paces con su viejo en medio de la amputación de su pierna.

Por supuesto, le preguntamos a Sam todo al respecto con la esperanza de obtener su opinión sobre el asunto, pero por desgracia, el tipo solo nos enviaba saludos de temporada y evasivas.

Compruébelo usted mismo, Sam se negó a responder a cualquiera de nuestras preguntas acerca de su ex esposa y ex suegro y no mentimos cuando te decimos que lo intentamos todo para que hablara, incluso le mencionamos de que Britney y Lynne se reunieron la semana pasada.

Una vez más... pese a que se podría pensar que estaría dispuesto a hablar de todo y de todos, no fue así. De todas maneras se nota que mantiene un afecto especial por la cantante.

Recordemos que Brit y Sam pidieron el divorcio a principios de este año, y a finales del mes pasado, nos enteramos de que estaban sellando un acuerdo, y esta podría ser la razón por la que Sammy no quiere hablar.

Lo que estaba feliz de charlar, sin embargo, fue la perspectiva de su coche conseguir dinged (legalmente) para el estacionamiento indebido, pero nuestro fotog le vio a través de su viaje hasta el final y parecía estar bien.