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Cher wants to put her son into a conservatorship, but he says he doesn't need one -- and, for now, a judge is still siding with him ... yet again denying her request to lock him down.

Elijah Blue Allman was stone-faced heading into his temporary appointment hearing Monday -- where a judge will presumably decide if Cher will, in fact, be tapped to head up a conservatorship for her adult son ... this after temporarily denying her earlier this month.

In early Jan., the court blocked Cher's effort to put Elijah into a conservatorship -- siding with Elijah's attorneys when they argued they hadn't been given enough time to make their case against the conservatorship ... plus, not getting docs they needed to combat her request.

Cher cited her son's ongoing battle with addiction as the key reason why she wants the legal apparatus used on him -- claiming he can't be trusted to manage his finances on his own.

She specifically says that regular payments he receives from a trust fund left behind from his late father, Gregg Allman, are likely to be squandered because of issues she claims Elijah continues to experience ... but he's called BS on that, saying he's cleaned up his act.

Welp, the judge heard the arguments anew ... and he once again shot down Cher and her team -- simply saying they hadn't proven Elijah doesn't have the capacity to handle his own affairs ... going on to say that an alleged bipolar disorder diagnosis, in and of itself, doesn't necessarily mean he's incompetent. As the judge said, that doesn't address capacity.

The court also acknowledged that Elijah has proven in paperwork that he's remained clean and sober of late ... plus, he's also proven that he's handling his money just fine.

The judge set a future date for a trial on this issue -- where it will presumably be decided once and for all -- and went on to suggest Cher and her kid head into mediation, STAT. Cher beamed in remotely BTW ... it was only Elijah, his wife and all the lawyers in court today.

Our photog got Elijah and his lawyers on the way out as well ... and they had some words.

Taylor Swift is headed to the Super Bowl in 2 weeks to watch Travis Kelce -- but for everyone thinking she might step into music mode while there ... we have bad news for ya.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... T-Swift is NOT going to be performing in any capacity during SB LVIII -- and that includes during the Halftime Show ... when Usher is scheduled to rock the house as a solo act.

Not only is Taylor not going to pick up a microphone to croon a tune ... but we're hearing there's no chance T-Swift will go anywhere near the stage, let alone step onto it.

In other words, our sources say there are zero plans to have her participate in the Super Bowl whatsoever -- outside of her just being there as a fan -- and Usher is going to have the spotlight all to himself in terms of live entertainment that day.

The reason this even has to be stated, explicitly, in the first place is because ... well, with Tay Tay cashing her ticket to the big game -- along with the Kansas City Chiefs -- her fans were rife with speculation that there might be some type of big musical surprise in store.

Makes sense, frankly ... she's the biggest pop star in the world right now, and her mere presence at the Super Bowl itself is enough to get the rumor mill whipped up, we suppose.

Of course, Taylor doesn't owe any favors to the NFL ... so even though her fan base might've assumed something was in the works, it's a little naïve -- everyone knows Taylor's a businesswoman, and she ain't working for free. More importantly though ... this is Usher's moment.

The other thing to consider is the fact that Taylor will have just arrived from Tokyo when she hits Vegas ... from none other than the last of 4 straight shows back-to-back-to-back-to-back.

So, yes ... Taylor will probably be pretty tired, and all her energy (we imagine) is going to be put toward her cheering on her man. It's gonna be an emotional rollercoaster ... and Taylor won't have the time or the will to put on a show. Plus, again ... her talents ain't free!

If you wanna catch Taylor in concert again in America, you'll have to wait 'til Fall. She won't be doing any "Eras" shows until at least October in the States ... Super Bowl be damned!

Taylor Swift estará en el Super Bowl en dos semanas para ver a Travis Kelce, pero para todo el mundo es más bien una oportunidad para verla actuar... aunque tenemos malas noticias al respecto.

Fuentes directas le dicen a TMZ que Taylor no va a presentarse en el medio tiempo este año y que será Usher quien tendrá el honor de hacerlo.

Y eso no es todo... también nos enteramos de que no va a subirse al escenario para nada los próximos días.

Imaginamos que disfruta mucho estar en el papel de fan, sobre todo si es su novio quien está en el campo de juego.

Es nuestro deber aclarar que TayTay no se presentará, ya que los fans estaban especulando muchísimo.

Tiene sentido si pensamos que es la estrella musical más grande del mundo en la actualidad, y el Super Bowl es un escenario muy importante para los estadounidenses.

Por supuesto, Taylor no le debe ningún favor a la NFL, por lo que a pesar de que su base de fans podría haber asumido que se presentará, es un poco ingenuo pensar que lo hará gratis. Todo el mundo sabe que Taylor es una mujer de negocios, sin embargo, lo más importante es que este es el momento de Usher para brillar.

La otra cosa a considerar es el hecho de que Taylor estará llegando de Tokio cuando aterrice en Las Vegas, y vendrá de dar nada menos que el último de cuatro shows consecutivos.

Asumimos que Taylor estará bastante cansada y toda su energía se va a enfocar en el estadio. Va a ser una montaña rusa de emociones y Taylor no tendrá el tiempo o la voluntad de montar un espectáculo. Además, de nuevo, ¡su talento no es gratis!

Si quieres ver a Taylor en concierto de nuevo en Estados Unidos, tendrás que esperar hasta el otoño. Ella no hará ningún show de "Eras" hasta por lo menos octubre en los Estados Unidos... ¡Maldito Super Bowl!

Benzino has some new insults for Eminem following Slim Shady's "Doomsday Pt. 2" snipes ... and just like she was on Em's track, Coi Leray's caught in the crossfire again.

Taking over Jay-Z's "Where I From Beat," Benzino released a new record titled "Vulturius" -- a play on his notion that Eminem is a supreme culture vulture -- and he didn't hold back one bit.

The song blasts Em for his past drug use and beef too soft for hip hop ... naming the times he dissed Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, Michael Jackson and Britney Spears.

Benzino turned the temperature up even more -- advising Em's ex-wife Kim Scott to sue Marshall in the same manner Cassie hit Diddy with a damaging lawsuit!!!

Plenty more potshots where that came from ... Benzino also teased the Detroit rapper for not "spinning the block" after his best friend Proof was shot and killed in 2006.

Even his own flesh and blood caught strays, as Benzino painted Coi as a closet rich kid with the line ... "And the truth, my daughter had a life that I never had ... Now you let the industry Willie Lynch, keep us divided."

Em made several gay jokes on his "Doomsday Pt. 2" track last week but Benzino turned the tables around and questioned Em's sexuality all the same.

Slim Shady's not known to be publicly on the scene with women like many rappers, and Benzino reminded everyone that Em and Joyner Lucas once attempted a stunt years ago -- with a track titled "What If I Was Gay?"

Nicki Minaj dispara de nuevo contra Megan Thee Stallion, con un track siniestramente titulado "Big Foot", una respuesta directa a Meg, que recientemente lanzó "Hiss"... aunque no ha recibido buenas críticas.

Sobre un animado ritmo de piano, Nicki se descarga contra Meg con referencias a su difunta madre y a su ex novio -Pardison Fontaine- pero se aseguró de abrir el tema devolviendole el fuego a Meg por la indirecta de "Megan's Law" al marido de Nicki, Kenneth Petty.

Nicki rapea,: "This lil' beggin' whore talkin' 'bout Megan's Law/For a free beat, you could hit Megan raw (Ooh) If you a ghostwriter, party [Pardi] in Megan jaw ... Shots thrown, but I still ain't let Megan score!!!

Claramente, "Hiss" de Meg lastimó a Nicki y Kenneth con la línea: "These hoes don't be mad at Megan, these hoes mad at Megan's Law."

Desde entonces, Nicki ha estado tuiteando muchísimo, añadiendo varios mensajes dirigidos a la mamá de Meg, que también son mencionados en "Big Foot", donde introduce una sesión de espiritismo para rapear, "Acostada sobre su mamá muerta" varias veces.

Nicki también parece tener la impresión de que la presidenta del sello Roc Nation de Meg, Desiree Perez, está llevando a cabo una campaña para borrar su lugar en la historia y se jactó del hecho que su canción triunfó en iTunes sin "ninguna promoción".

Los fans determinaron que era una mentira, sus 72 horas atacando en redes sociales es la promoción más GRANDE de la historia, e incluso las fans más leales de Nicki han estado admitiendo que su Reina se perjudicó a sí misma.

Varios trending topics como "Stupid Hoe" y "Ahora Nicki" también han estado ardiendo en los medios de comunicación social.

Básicamente, la reacción de Internet está en contra de Nicki.

President Joe Biden and his team are reportedly yanking their hair out trying to get Taylor Swift's endorsement -- but if history's any indication ... there's nothing to worry about.

The NYT did a deep dive into Biden's 2024 campaign, and specifically ... focused on how his aides are apparently discussing T-Swift, and brainstorming on ways to get her to officially sign her name on the Biden ticket heading into the November election.

According to the outlet ... Biden's aides/surrogates have been talking about their Taylor approach quite a bit in recent months -- and the conversations have gotten so intense, it seems, that they've actually discouraged applicants for social media gigs to save it on their "Taylor Swift strategy."

The reason ... they already have more than enough ideas, and they don't need/want some young whippersnapper to chip in any more proposals on getting her involved/interested.

One suggestion that's been (jokingly) floated, per the Times ... sending Joe to one of Taylor's "Eras" tour stops -- although, it sounds like this might've been talked about when she was performing stateside. At the moment, her tour is on its international leg ... and she's not scheduled to return for any American shows until the Fall, which would be too late.

Obviously, Joe never actually popped up at any of her "Eras" gigs (at least thus far) -- which kinda makes ya wonder if the Prez's team has reached out and/or been rebuffed.

It goes without saying why Joe and co. want Taylor to publicly endorse him -- she's got hundreds of millions of fans ... and is arguably more popular today than she ever has been. What's strange about this report is that they kinda make it seem like it's been somewhat difficult to get Taylor to come around ... or worse yet, that her endorsement isn't a given.

The reason that's strange is because Taylor has already endorsed Biden in the past -- namely, during the 2020 election ... when she backed him/Kamala Harris and slammed Trump.

Around October 2020, she wrote ... "I spoke to @vmagazine about why I’ll be voting for Joe Biden for president. So apt that it’s come out on the night of the VP debate. Gonna be watching and supporting @KamalaHarris by yelling at the tv a lot. And I also have custom cookies." Earlier May of that year, she explicitly said "We will vote you out" to DT.

Plus, it's Taylor is very obviously liberal and she constantly backs Dems anytime she steps into the political arena -- so the prospect of her endorsing Joe again is ... kind of a no-brainer, right? Perhaps not if this report is to be believed ... on its face, it seems it's iffy.

In the end, we're sure Taylor will come around and get behind Biden -- but in the meantime, it appears she's kinda making him and his camp squirm a bit as they try and court her.

If you're unaware of what sort of pull Tay Tay has these days -- just peep this poll that came out over the weekend ... which definitively said she alone could sway the 2024 election. It sounds like people REALLY care what she thinks lately, and Team Joe's well aware of that.

Chrisean Rock will have to continue her social media journey with a slightly smaller audience ... 200,000 of her fans hit the unfollow button over the weekend after she debuted her huge Blueface tattoo portrait on her face!!!

The controversial reality star popped out with the cheek-hugging face tat on Sunday -- and reactions were overwhelmingly negative.

Everyone knows BF and Chrisean's relationship is wildly unpredictable at this point -- she just moved back into his home after an explosive fight -- and thousands of her diehard fans reached their limit and separated themselves on IG.

Rock started Sunday with 5.3 million followers and opened today with 5.1 million ... not a good look for any social media influencer any way you want to spend it.

Some fans also suspect Chrisean's post to be a PR stunt and the ink will eventually wear off. You gotta think ... a brand new massive face tat with no redness, swelling or ointment definitely raises its suspicions!!!

Either way, if the move was for clout ... it's backfiring badly.

Nicki Minaj is firing back at Megan Thee Stallion in the form of a diss track of her own, the sinisterly titled "Big Foot" ... a direct response to Meg's recently released "Hiss" track, but it's not exactly getting rave reviews.

Over a bouncy piano beat, Nicki digs deep into her gossip bag and unloads on Meg with references to her late mother and ex-boyfriend Pardison Fontaine -- but was sure to open the track firing back at Meg for the "Megan's Law" dig at Nicki's husband Kenneth Petty.

Nicki raps, "This lil' beggin' whore talkin' 'bout Megan's Law/For a free beat, you could hit Megan raw (Ooh) If you a ghostwriter, party [Pardi] in Megan jaw ... Shots thrown, but I still ain't let Megan score!!!

Of course, Meg's "Hiss" ripped Nicki and her Kenneth with the line ... "These hoes don't be mad at Megan, these hoes mad at Megan's Law."

Since then, Nicki's been tweeting up a firestorm, adding several posts targeting Meg's mom, which was also brought up on "Big Foot" ... where she introduces a psychobabble séance to rap, "Lyin' on your dead mama" multiple times.

Nicki also seems to be under the impression that Meg’s Roc Nation label prez Desiree Perez is running a campaign to erase her place in history .... and heartily bragged about her song climbing iTunes with “no promo.”

Fans determined that was a lie ... her 72-hour social media spree is like the BIGGEST promo ever and even Nicki's most loyal Barbz have been admitting their Queen didn't gag anyone ... 'cept herself!!!

Several more trending topics such as "Stupid Hoe" and "Now Nicki" have also been blazing social media.

Basically, the Internet reaction is ... back to the drawing board, Nicki.

Eminem had a helluva day in Santa Clara on Sunday cheering on his beloved Lions ... getting into squabbles with 49ers fans -- before sweating out a heartbreaking loss.

The rap legend had suite seats for the NFC Championship Game at Levi's Stadium ... and the day was filled with a roller coaster full of emotions for the Detroit native.

Throughout the afternoon, he was seen chirpin' at San Francisco faithful in his Lions T-shirt -- even flipping off a man who was decked out in a Brock Purdy jersey.

Later in the evening, after Detroit went up on the Niners, 21-7, he was spotted going crazy in his luxury box.

However, when the Lions began to blow their lead, Em could be seen looking super stressed.

Ultimately, Detroit fell, 34-31 ... but Marshall wasn't too sour about it all, he took to X to thank his favorite team for the great year, before promising they'd make a return trip to the NFCCG.

Eminem tuvo un día infernal en Santa Clara el domingo animando a sus amados Lions y peleando con los aficionados de los 49ers antes de vivir una derrota desgarradora.

La leyenda del rap tenía asientos de suite para el partido por el campeonato de la NFC en el Levi's Stadium y el día fue una montaña rusa llena de emociones para el nativo de Detroit.

A lo largo de la tarde se le vio chirriando a los fieles de San Francisco con su camiseta de los Lions, incluso tuvo una simpática contienda con un hombre que lucía una camiseta de Brock Purdy.

Por la noche, después de que Detroit ganara a los Niners por 21-7, se le vio enloquecido en su palco de lujo.

Sin embargo, cuando los Lions comenzaron a reventar su ventaja, se pudo ver al querido rapero comiéndose las uñas.

Al final, Detroit cayó, 34-31, pero Marshall no se lo tomó como algo fatal. Apareció en X para agradecerle a su equipo favorito por un gran año antes de prometer que harían un viaje de regreso a la NFCCG.

Britney Spears is changing her tune on Justin Timberlake -- 'cause she just fired off a full-blown mea culpa to the guy ... and even acknowledged she's digging his new tunes.

The pop star did an about-face on her IG account, posting a screenshot of JT with Jimmy Fallon during his 'Tonight Show' performance from last week -- where they were singing one of his new songs from his latest album -- and singing his praises.

Before she got to the compliments, though, she said sorry in no uncertain terms -- writing, "I wanna apologize for some of the things I wrote about in my book. If I offended any of the people I genuinely care about I am deeply sorry."

BS then hyped up his new singles, adding ... "I also wanted to say I am in love with Justin Timberlake's new song 'Selfish.' It is soo good and how come every time I see Justin and Jimmy together I laugh so hard???" She also shouted out his other songs, 'Sanctified.'

Like we said, it's definitely a sea change from how she spoke about her ex in her memoir, "The Woman In Me," from last fall -- where she said she'd gotten pregnant with him ... but then suggested she got an abortion at his behest, among other allegations against JT.

Britney's fan base has had their knives out for Justin in the wake of all that -- even going so far as to troll his new music by making one of her old songs chart above his on iTunes.

Now, however, Britney is speaking for herself ... and it sounds like she's got regrets -- and maybe some love remaining for her former boyfriend. It certainly sounds like an olive branch.

Britney Spears ha cambiado su opinión sobre Justin Timberlake, porque acaba de hacer un mea culpa en toda regla y reconoció que le gustan sus nuevas canciones.

La estrella del pop dio un giro de 180 grados en su cuenta de Insta, publicando una captura de pantalla de Justin con Jimmy Fallon durante su actuación en "Tonight Show" de la semana pasada donde cantaron una de sus nuevas canciones.

Sin embargo, antes de llegar a los cumplidos, ella dijo lo siento, escribiendo: "Quiero pedir disculpas por algunas de las cosas que escribí en mi libro. Si ofendí a alguna de las personas que genuinamente me importan, lo siento profundamente".

Britney luego promocionó sus nuevos singles, añadiendo: "También quería decir que estoy enamorada de la nueva canción de Justin Timberlake, "Selfish". Es tan buena y ¿cómo es que cada vez que veo a Justin y Jimmy juntos me río tanto?". También gritó otras de sus canciones, "Sanctified".

Como dijimos, es definitivamente un cambio radical a cómo habló de su ex en sus memorias, "The Woman In Me", del otoño pasado, donde dijo que había estado embarazada de él, pero luego sugirió que tuvo un aborto a instancias de él, entre otras acusaciones.

La base de fans de Britney ha sido dura con Justin a raíz de todo eso, incluso troleando su nueva música haciendo que decaiga en iTunes.

Sin embargo, Britney está hablando por sí misma y parece que lamenta haber dicho ciertas cosas sobre su ex-novio.

Love is in the air for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce -- and now their fans can be too ... 'cause airlines are cashing in on the celeb romance for the Super Bowl!

Ahead of the big game two Sundays from now, American Airlines has announced direct flights between Kansas City, Missouri, and Sin City with the number "1989" -- which Swifties will immediately recognize as the 2014/2023 re-recorded album of hers.

Following the game, flight AA 87 will be your ticket home to TK's hometown, an obvious nod to his jersey number. Yes, AA went all out with this gimmick-y flight path ... creative, indeed.

They're not the only airline hopping on the T-Swift bandwagon, BTW ... United's doing it too.

UA has added similar flight numbers as well -- including UA 2287 referring to Tay Tay's song "22" and Travis' jersey number. Plus another flight UA 1587 merges Kelce and fellow Chiefs' quarterback Patrick Mahomes' jersey numbers. The airline's schedule also includes special flights from San Francisco to Vegas.

Tickets are now available from the airlines' website and their apps -- and you better believe these airlines are banking on people hopping aboard. On its face, this seems to be one mile high club everyone will be scrambling to be a part of!

It's only fitting that these companies are trying to capitalize on the whole frenzy that's blown up among the football couple's super fandom, which kickstarted back in September when Taylor first came out to cheer on Travis, sitting alongside his mamma, Donna Kelce at the time.

Months later, it feels like the gridiron is now a second home for her -- and she's truly become a big NFL consumer/advocate through her romance. In fact, she was seen hugging TK to celebrate the Chiefs bagging a coveted spot at Super Bowl LVIII after they defeated the Baltimore Ravens 17-10 Sunday ... and he appeared to say the "L" word. We think.

Of course, if the Chiefs win the Super Bowl, there's no way he can't say those three coveted words to his lucky charm: Taylor. Fasten your seatbelts ... the declaration of love may soon be coming!!

Anyway, go ahead and book those plane tickets if you're inclined -- AA and UA are ready to take your cash and send you on your way.

We covered it all on the latest episode of The TMZ Podcast, available on all podcast platforms.

El romance entre Selena Gomez y Benny Blanco va viento en popa. Al menos eso podemos deducir luego de verlos en Disney este fin de semana... aunque pudimos notar un pequeño problema de altura.

La pareja fue a Disney el sábado, donde fueron filmados por los espectadores que los vieron entrar en la atracción de "Toy Story" y se veían muy cómodos antes de subirse, agarrándose fuertemente el uno al otro.

Estaban tratando de pasar desapercibidos con sombreros y sudaderas con capucha, pero era obvio que eran ellos, y fue especialmente notable cuando se metieron en su carro y se quitaron el casco, revelando sus rostros.

Benny fue muy caballeroso guiando a Selena hasta el carro y dejándola subir primero. Ciertamente muy romántico, aunque es inevitable notar que ella es claramente más alta que él.

No es para hacer tanto escándalo tampoco, hay muchas parejas famosas con diferencia de altura entre el chico y la chica, basta con mirar a Tom Holland y Zendaya, o el recientemente divorciado Joe Jonas con Sophie Turner.

Selena mide 5'5...y él se ve notablemente más bajo que ella en este clip. Podemos calcular que debe medir unos 5'3 o así, sin embargo, ella está locamente enamorada de él.

Vamos a decir esto, Benny se sale del molde de los chicos con los que Selena ha salido históricamente -en múltiples frentes, es cierto- pero parece que ha capturado su corazón y algo más.

Taylor Swift and Tony Romo were gassin' each other up when they crossed paths at the AFC Championship Game ... with both sides showering each other with compliments -- and the cute interaction was caught on video.

Swift made her way to the field to celebrate her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, following the Kansas City Chiefs' 17-10 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday ... and as the players accepted the Lamar Hunt Trophy, the pop superstar made her way over to the former quarterback-turned-CBS commentator to give him his flowers.

Reporters on the scene claim Swift initiated the praise-off ... telling Romo he does a good job, to which he appeared to reply that she's "even better."

In a clip of the exchange, it appears Swift downplayed the comparison ... saying, "We’re doing very different things, aren’t we? It’s a different skill set" before the two shared a fist bump.

The two also shared a hug as Travis did his thing on the stage ... and Taylor was over the moon as Chiefs Kingdom soaked in the dub.

The meetup is quite interesting ... considering Romo has notoriously referred to Swift as Kelce's "wife" on numerous occasions throughout the season.

Safe to say the "Lover" crooner ain't sweating the flub ... but here's hoping he gets it right when the Super Bowl comes around in a few weeks.

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco's romance is going strong -- evidenced in their Disney date this weekend ... but what was also clear was the fact she's got a short king here.

The couple hit Disney's California Adventure in Anaheim, CA Saturday -- where they were filmed by onlookers who spotted them getting onto the 'Toy Story' ride, and looking pretty damn cozy before hopping on ... holding on to each other tightly in line.

They were trying to lay low in hats and hoodies, but it was obviously them -- especially noticeable when they got into their car and removed their headgear... revealing their faces.

BB was very gentlemanly-like guiding SG into the cart and letting her get on first. He certainly seems like a sweetheart -- but he's not towering over his girlfriend by any means ... if anything, it's exactly the opposite. As you can see, Selena's clearly taller than him.

It's no harm, no foul of course ... there are plenty of A-listers with this sort of height differential between the guy and gal -- just look at Tom Holland/Zendaya, or the recently divorced Joe Jonas/Sophie Turner -- but in this case ... it seems Benny's quite short.

Selena has her height listed as 5'5" ... and if he's noticeably shorter than her in this clip -- ya gotta figure homeboy's like 5'3" or so. And yet, she's head over heels for the fella!

We'll say this ... Benny bucks the mold of dudes Selena has historically dated -- on multiple fronts, admittedly -- but he seems to have captured her heart and then some.