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The father of the late Kim Porter is speaking out about the now infamous Diddy-Cassie beatdown video – slamming the music mogul for his "despicable" attack on her.

During a phone interview, Jake Porter told Rolling Stone mag he fought in the Vietnam War and would never treat his enemy the way Diddy viciously assaulted his ex-girlfriend Cassie in the surveillance footage.

As you know, Kim was also one of Diddy's girlfriends, dating him from 1994 to 2007 and sharing three children with him. In 2018, Kim died from pneumonia in her Los Angeles home.

Coldplay has figured out Greece is the word when it comes to celebs hitting up their concerts.

Joe Jonas, Luke Evans, Kylie Minogue and Liam Hemsworth were among the stars who came to see Chris Martin and Co. Saturday in Athens.

Jonas filmed a bunch of them during the show at the OAKA Olympic Stadium. They were all goofin' for the cam as the band played "Yellow," when Jonas turns the camera to Liam, who is fully into the show, fist-pumping as he takes in the song with GF Gabriella Brooks.

Kanye West is showing signs of being a cuckold, at least based on the raunchy texts he allegedly sent the former employee suing him for sexual harassment ... so says "Couples Therapy" star Dr. Jenn Mann.

The good doc tells TMZ ... Kanye's alleged texts --- which are central to the lawsuit filed against him -- convey a kind of enjoyment of knowing about women he's sleeping with having sex with someone else, and wanting descriptions of their encounters.

Remember ... Ye's former assistant Lauren Pisciotta claims in her lawsuit Kanye once texted her, "See my problem is I be wanting to f*** but then after I f*** I want a girl to tell me how hard they been f***ed while I'm f***ing them. Then I want her to cheat on me ..."

Eminem's latest music video for the single "Houdini" is out, and among the millions viewing the banger is the family of the OG Batman Adam West, who loved the rapper's salute to his work.

In the video for the track, which is part of Em's upcoming "The Death of Slim Shady" LP -- he's back in the ol' Robin outfit he was wearing back in 2002 .... when “Without Me” rocketed to No. 1 on the charts.

Nina Tooley, West's daughter, told TMZ her dad would have loved the video, which in the family's opinion spoke to the enduring brilliance of the TV show and her father's version of the Caped Crusader.

Ex-Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman is ripping Spotify CEO Daniel Ek for saying the cost of making music nowadays is practically zilch ... telling us that just proves Ek is clueless about the industry.

Daniel ruffled feathers among artists recently by declaring on social media, "Today, with the cost of creating content being close to zero, people can share an incredible amount of content."

Marty, who also jammed with Cacophony in the '80s, is going scorched earth, telling TMZ ... Daniel's comment is one of the most moronic things he's ever read, and it's weird a CEO would say something so absolutely asinine.

Underneath this bright ray of sunshine is a well-known singer who's all 'bout that bass but no treble. Put your celeb knowledge on the line, and see if you can guess the pretty-in-pink celebrity in the mixed-up pic!

She's collaborated with other big names in the music biz like Wiz Khalifa and Ariana Grande, and she just so happens to be a fan of the Kardashians, because she scored Kris Jenner in one of her music videos.

This talented musician just dropped her 6th studio album ... and the songs are "Timeless"!

Jason Momoa's got one musically gifted family ... bringing his kids onstage with him during his band's Hollywood show in footage obtained by TMZ.

The actor took the Sunset Room Hollywood stage -- a venue just off the Hollywood Walk of Fame in L.A. -- with his group ÖOF TATATÁ ... and check out the vid, 'cause he also shares a pretty great moment with his kiddos.

The video starts with JM playing on his own before transitioning to a shot of him face-to-face with his son -- 15-year-old Nakoa-Wolf -- strumming on a guitar.

Bad Bunny's performance down in Puerto Rico nearly ended with a major wardrobe malfunction ... 'cause he ended up stuck to another person onstage -- in a pretty NSFW way.

New video highlighting the incident from BB's show in the country last night captures the Latin singer-songwriter preparing for the ride of his life when a dancer onstage turns around to start throwing it back.

As she turns and grinds on him, the fabric of her tights gets stuck to Bad's pants -- possibly his zipper though it's super unclear what grabbing her. Some online are saying he's aroused, but it looks more like the fabric's being pulled out and creating the illusion.

Bianca Censori knows how to make a splash with her nearly naked public appearances ... but on Saturday she went more conservative in Italy -- and actually covered her body for once while cloaked in some type of strange outfit.

The wife of Kanye West was chauffeured in a black Mercedes van to the Florence Airport this morning with the rapper seated right beside her. Bianca stepped out of the passenger seat followed by Kanye, who turned and said something to her.

Check out the footage obtained by TMZ ... Bianca was wearing what appears to be a flowing beige dress/robe similar to what Jesus Christ might've worn. Kanye, on the other hand, took a more simple approach, wearing a white sweatshirt and pants.

Meghan Trainor had a freaky experience while she was pregnant with her second child, believing at one point she suffered a miscarriage.

The singer made the shocking revelation while appearing Thursday on Mythical Kitchen's "Last Meals" with host, Chef Josh Scherer.

During their chat, Meghan went down memory lane, recalling the frightening episode that unfolded as she sat for an interview with Ryan Seacrest.

Amber Rose says a little thing like a felony is not going to stop her from voting for Donald Trump for president ... and she thinks it will actually propel him to the White House.

We got Amber on Beverly Blvd in Los Angeles Friday -- and our photog asked the model-turned-activist what's behind her recent Trump endorsement, and if anything changed after he became the first president convicted of felony crimes.

Amber tells us she's full MAGA these days ... and she thinks the guilty verdict in New York in the Stormy Daniels hush money case is going to be a huge boost for Trump's campaign.

More fallout for Diddy in the wake of the release of the Cassie beating video ... he no longer has a major accolade from a famous HBCU that he was once a student at.

Howard University announced Friday its Board of Trustees is revoking Diddy's honorary degree -- this as a result of the recent release of a video showing Diddy's 2016 assault on his then-girlfriend inside an L.A. hotel.

Diddy got his honorary degree from Howard in 2014 -- but now, the university says they've found his behavior "so fundamentally incompatible with Howard University’s core values and beliefs that he is deemed no longer worthy to hold the institution’s highest honor."

Lana Del Rey was in no mood to be followed around in Europe -- confronting some folks who got on her nerves ... and even trying to snatch a phone from someone filming her.

The singer's very public freakout played out on the streets of Paris Friday, where she got into a heated exchange with a group of people she claimed were following her around on her only day off.

Ya gotta see the video ... Lana spins around on the sidewalk and confronts at least one person, yelling ... "You followed me with my family! Get away from me! Don't follow me!"

Method Man wants it to be known he's not placing blame on any of the fans at Summer Jam last week, telling us the moment of clarity was his, and his alone!!!

TMZ Hip Hop linked with Meth Friday in NYC, where he cleaned up any misconceptions about him possibly backing off from live performances ... or that he hates Hot 97's annual rap fest.

Meth sure sounded like he'd appeared at Summer Jam for the final time after last weekend's performance -- citing hip hop's fully realized the age gap, but still thanked and showed love to the "Ebro in the Morning" team.

The guy behind the viral 'Crazy' trend on TikTok is reaping a ton of benefits after setting the internet on fire with the latest frenzy -- and he's already got a gig out of it ... with the WNBA.

We talked to Stephen Glickman -- who's already famous from the "Big Time Rush" show -- on "The TMZ Podcast," where he discussed his now-viral TikTok sound ... in which he does a slow, dramatic rendition of Gnarls Barkley's 2006 hit, "Crazy." Tons of stars have hopped on the trend -- lip-syncing to his track and sharing something cringe-worthy from their past.

There's nothing cringey about Stephen's success, however ... 'cause he says he's set to perform a WNBA halftime show soon. SG tells us he and his band are gonna fly out to Las Vegas ... where he will perform for the sold-out crowd at the Aces vs. Minnesota Lynx game.

Drake's trying to get back to normal life after a month of craziness on the home front -- which included a shooting -- and nothing screams normal more than a proud soccer dad in a cardigan.

TMZ Hip Hop obtained video of Drake and his child's mother Sophie Brussaux soaking up a sideline view with a gaggle of fellow parents, as their son Adonis geared up Thursday for a match.

It's a total contrast from the picture Kendrick Lamar painted on his tide-turning tracks "Meet the Grahams" and "Not Like Us" -- Drake and Sophie are seen chatting it up as Adonis warms up on the field.