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Trippie Redd's journey through fatherhood was a short-lived one -- the Diamond-selling rapper is now admitting the baby he introduced to the world last year isn't his!!!

DDG just welcomed his first-born son with GF Halle Bailey, and was eager to discuss the joys of parenting in a recent blog ... and that's when Trippie came clean that he's not in the new daddy club.

He says his mother urged him to get a DNA test, and turns out her instincts were spot-on. Trippie says he actually took 2 tests -- just to be sure -- but neither was a match.

He was a proud papa for a hot minute ... posting the baby on social media and carrying on the family's legacy by naming him Saint Michael White, which is also the name of the EP he released around the time of the birth.

Trippie even canceled his tour to tend to his fatherly duties, and admitted to DDG the short time he spent kissing and holding the lil tyke broke his heart once he learned the truth.

Diddy sigue mostrando su cara por Miami, solo que ahora está sobre ruedas.

El magnate del hip hop fue visto paseando por la ciudad el jueves, al parecer con ganas de estirar las piernas y hacer un poco de ejercicio mientras andaba en bicicleta y pedaleaba a lo largo de lo que parece ser algún tipo de autopista.

Nos dicen que Diddy terminó pedaleando hasta South Beach, no muy lejos de donde están sus casas en Star Island, y sí, andaba solo... Solo él y sus pensamientos.

Diddy is continuing to show his face in and around Miami -- only now ... he's riding high.

The hip hop mogul was spotted cruising around town Thursday in the Magic City -- apparently wanting to stretch his legs and get a little exercise ... because he was on a bicycle and pedaling away along what appears to be an expressway of some sort.

We're told Diddy ended up pedaling his way on down to South Beach -- not far from his Star Island homes -- and yes ... he was all by his lonesome, just a man and his thoughts.

Gene Simmons ain't lumping himself in with other musicians threatened by the emerging use of AI in the biz -- in fact, he's leaning into it, and is ready to live on as a hologram in music.

The KISS singer spoke to us on "TMZ Live" Thursday about the band's upcoming digital avatar residency ... saying he and his bandmates are ready to rock out as digital pixels for years to come, because if they don't they'll just become yesterday's news.

Gene tells us despite his band never touring as KISS in the flesh again, things for them are only just beginning -- this after selling their entire music catalog, name, and likeness to Pophouse Entertainment for about $300 million.

Gene Simmons no se siente amenazado por el uso emergente de la IA en el negocio, de hecho, se está inclinando hacia ella y está listo para vivir como un holograma músical.

El cantante de KISS habló con nosotros en "TMZ Live" el jueves sobre la próxima residencia avatar digital de la banda, diciendo que él y sus compañeros de banda están dispuestos a rockear como píxeles digitales en los próximos años, porque si no lo hacen solo se convertirán en noticias de ayer.

Gene nos dice que a pesar de que su banda nunca volverá a girar como KISS en carne y hueso, las cosas para ellos no han hecho más que empezar, esto después de vender todo su catálogo de música, nombre y semejanza a Pophouse Entertainment por unos 300 millones de dólares.

G. Dep, uno de los principales tenientes de Diddy durante su era "Harlem Shake", es ahora un hombre libre después de cumplir más de 13 años en prisión.

Los registros del Departamento de Correcciones y Supervisión Comunitaria del Estado de Nueva York -obtenidos por TMZ Hip Hop- muestran que Dep fue puesto en libertad bajo el programa de la prisión de Tiempo de Crédito Limitado, que le permite a los reclusos elegibles un crédito de seis meses en sus sentencias existentes.

Por documentos de la corte, el rapero que ahora tiene 49, tendrá que pasar por un oficial de libertad condicional, abstenerse de poseer armas y drogas sin autorización médica, y tendrá que obtener permiso para salir del Estado de Nueva York, cosas bastante estándar para un ex convicto recién liberado.

G. Dep -- one of Diddy's top rap lieutenants during his "Harlem Shake era" -- is now a free man after serving more than 13 years in prison ... walking out of the gates this morning.

Records from the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision -- obtained by TMZ Hip Hop -- show Dep was released under the prison's Limited Credit Time Allowance program, which allows eligible inmates a six-month credit on their existing sentences.

Per court docs, the "Special Delivery" rapper -- who's now 49 -- will have to check in with his parole officer, refrain from possessing weapons and drugs without medical authorization, and will have to get permission to leave the State of New York ... pretty standard stuff for a newly released ex-con.

Jake Paul has moved on from punching bags -- the Problem Child just used a Soundcloud rapper to hone his boxing skills ... hitting Lil Pump with a vicious body shot!!

The internet star and fighter welcomed the "Gucci Gang" musician on his "BS with Jake Paul" podcast this week ... and about halfway through the episode, Pump asked if Paul was willing to punch him in the stomach as hard as he could -- just so he could experience what it feels like.

Pump was fully committed to the stunt ... even telling Paul he was down to end up in the hospital over it.

Stevie J publicó un video que Diddy podría utilizar a su favor en lo que respecta a relaciones públicas. Échale un vistazo a quién sale de fiesta con Diddy, porque son prácticamente todas las grandes celebridades de Hollywood.

El video muestra un gran momento de la fiesta de Diddy por su cumpleaños número 50 en 2019 en Beverly Hills, y la lista de invitados es los Oscar se reúne con los Grammy se reúne con los premios ESPY.

Hubo grandes invitados: Kobe Bryant, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Kim y Khloe Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Post Malone, Naomi Campbell, Cardi B, Big Sean, Travis Scott, The Weeknd, Kanye West, Jaden Smith, Snoop Dogg, Queen Latifah, Kevin Hart, MGK, y un largo etcétera.

No es difícil leer entre líneas... recordemos toda la polémica respecto a fiestas sexuales. Por supuesto, ambas cosas podrían ser ciertas, y eso es lo que los federales están intentando averiguar después de las redadas de la semana pasada.

Stevie J posted a video that is Diddy's biggest PR offensive to date ... and the message is clear -- check out who parties with Diddy, because it's virtually every big celeb in Hollywood.

The video is a highlight reel of Diddy's 50th birthday bash back in 2019 in Bev Hills, and the guest list is the Oscars meets the Grammys meets the ESPY awards.

Among the guests ... Kobe Bryant, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Kim and Khloe Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Post Malone, Naomi Campbell, Cardi B, Big Sean, Travis Scott, The Weeknd, Kanye West, Jaden Smith, Snoop Dogg, Queen Latifah, Kevin Hart, MGK, and on and on.

Travis Scott had the LSU campus LIT Wednesday night ... making his way to Baton Rouge and hanging with superstar athletes Angel Reese and Jayden Daniels -- and all the students in attendance went nuts!!

La Flame is dropping his new "Jack Goes Back to College" clothing and headwear capsule this week ... and in honor of teaming up with 28 universities throughout the country, he is popping up at several schools to promote the collab.

Scott and Fanatics honcho Michael Rubin arrived at LSU's bookstore around midnight ... and according to the former 76ers owner, there were thousands of fans lined up almost half the day in preparation for the launch party.

One diehard was even waited 12 hours ... and Scott showed him love by autographing his arm!!

KISS just sold their entire music catalog -- not to mention their entire image -- to a company that puts on hologram shows for legendary music acts ... and they did it for a pretty penny.

The iconic rock band struck a deal with Pophouse Entertainment, selling off not only their music but their name and likeness for upwards of $300 million, per reports. BTW, this is the same company they were already set to do a full digital avatar residency with.

Pophouse is also the same company that's been doing those hologram ABBA shows -- and like we said, KISS is already teaming up with them anyway ... so this move makes sense.

El legendario grupo KISS acaba de vender todo su catálogo de música, por no hablar de su imagen, a una empresa que realiza espectáculos de hologramas de músicos legendarios, y lo hicieron por una tremenda suma de dinero.

La emblemática banda de rock ha llegado a un acuerdo con Pophouse Entertainment para vender no solo su música, sino que también su nombre y su imagen por la generosa suma de 300 millones de dólares. Por cierto, se trata de la misma empresa con la que ya habían acordado una residencia digital completa.

Pophouse es también la misma empresa que ha estado haciendo esos espectáculos de hologramas de ABBA, y como hemos dicho, KISS ya se había asociado con ellos, por lo que este movimiento tiene sentido.

La saga legal de Diddy en curso se estaría convirtiendo en un proyecto documental, y al parecer con varias empresas, según ha averiguado TMZ.

Múltiples fuentes de la industria con conocimiento directo le dicen a TMZ que los productores de varias compañías de Hollywood y el Reino Unido han estado luchando por armar películas documentales de larga duración que cubran todo el drama de Diddy, desde las demandas civiles hasta las redadas federales.

Nos han dicho que la producción de la mayoría de los documentales comenzó inmediatamente después de los allanamientos en Los Ángeles y Miami, lo cual no es sorprendente, ya que la ejecución de las órdenes de registro por parte de los federales se produjo en directo por televisión, convirtiéndose en un espectáculo nacional y atrayendo la atención de mucha gente por el suceso y sus consecuencias.

The ongoing Diddy legal saga is getting the documentary treatment, and it's gonna happen several times with several companies ... TMZ has learned.

Multiple industry sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... producers at various production companies in Hollywood and the UK have been scrambling to put together long-form documentary films covering Diddy's drama -- everything from the civil lawsuits to the federal raids.

We're told the outreach to ramp up production for most of the docs began immediately after the raids in L.A. and Miami -- which isn't surprising, as the feds' execution of search warrants happened on live TV ... making it more of a national spectacle, and prompting folks to pay close attention to all the fallout.

Michael Jackson's production company wants to block Wade Robson and James Safechuck from getting to his criminal file, 'cause they believe they're fishing for shots of his junk.

In new court docs obtained by TMZ ... the King of Pop's companies asked for Wade and James' requests to access the police records on MJ be thrown out -- as they believe the two men are clearly aiming at getting pics of the late star's genitalia.

As we’ve reported, Wade and James -- both of whom have accused MJ of sexually molesting them as children -- are suing Michael's corporations, alleging the singer's staffers are responsible for essentially allowing his alleged abuse of them.