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Chris Brown's Tuesday night show in New Jersey experienced some technical difficulties, causing the R&B singer to get stuck while suspended in the air, which triggered him.

CB hit the stage at the Prudential Center in Newark and, while performing "Under The Influence," he was hanging by suspension wires that seemed to malfunction above a group of oblivious dancers.

Check out the vid ... Chris was dangling but still singing, You can tell something's wrong because he turns to someone offscreen and signals with hand gestures he needs help.

Kanye West and Bianca Censori are trading up from Cheesecake Factory (no offense) date nights ... opting for a much fancier evening out in Florence, Italy, and TMZ has the pics.

They were dining at a restaurant called Il Palagio, and just to highlight how much they stepped up their culinary game here ... this spot earned a coveted Michelin star.

One of the couple's fellow diners tells us -- despite Kanye being glued to his phone during their date last week -- they still seemed to be having a blast together throughout the night.

Don't expect to see Darren Waller on an NFL field ever again ... the former Giants star tells TMZ Sports he's thrilled with his decision to retire -- and is adamant he'll feel that way going forward.

The ex-tight end officially called it a career on Sunday ... but at 31 years old and still productive when healthy, many of his fans wondered if he really meant it.

But, when we spoke with him a couple days after he made the choice to hang up his spikes, he made it clear, he's done done.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck aren't even doing the air kiss thing anymore ... they were both at his son's graduation ceremony, but kept their distance and separated their families.

The couple arrived and exited separately Wednesday at a grad ceremony for Ben's 12-year-old son Samuel, who he shares with ex-wife Jennifer Garner.

Ben showed up to the milestone family occasion with his mom, while J Lo pulled up with her twins, Emme and Max, in tow. The man of the hour here is Ben's son, but J Lo got there first before Papa Bear.

L.A. rapper 310babii has 2 coveted items in hand, one of which is his high school diploma, but we're guessing that's getting overshadowed ... by the platinum plaque he got on the same day!!!

We got video of the moment Grant High School principal Rebecca McMurrin presented 310babii with the award for his hit single "Soak City (Do It)" ... his fellow graduates went wild during Tuesday's graduation ceremony and, just like the song suggests, his eyes got a little wet.

The tears of joy were well deserved -- the club-commanding track has more than 100 million streams since dropping last year, it got revamped with a remix and is posed to have a summer takeover all over again!!!

A Coldplay concert in Greece hit the pause button after a man draped in an Israeli flag fell while trying to rush the stage ... just one of the various gestures from the pro-Israel crowd.

Footage has surfaced from Coldplay's gig in Athens this week -- and it shows front man Chris Martin pausing in the middle of a song as a guy wrapped in an Israeli flag climbs onto a set of lights along the edge of the stage ... before suddenly falling hard on his ass.

Chris tells his band to stop immediately ... then, he and guitarist Johnny Buckland rush over and peer down into the depths below the stage -- checking to see if the dude is alright.

Black Thought says attempting to please everyone when it comes to The Roots Picnic lineups has become an impossible task, but pulling it off for 17 years and runnin', must mean he's doing something right!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with the lyricist outside Rockefeller Plaza, and talked to him about fellow MC Method Man, who not only played The Picnic this year, but also Hot 97's Summer Jam ... which became a whole thing.

Meth got busy on the Roots Picnic stage after acknowledging the lukewarm reception he received at Hot 97's annual event.

Miley Cyrus' complicated relationship with her dad Billy Ray was on full display in her recent sit down with David Letterman ... as she took subtle shots at the Cyrus patriarch.

The singer discussed her family dynamic on the latest episode of Netflix's 'My Next Guest Needs No Introduction' -- where she noted the good and bad traits she got from her pops ... and she didn't hold back on what she considers the ugly side of herself (and BRC).

While Miley credited Billy Ray for her perspective on life, she also blamed him for her "narcissism" -- citing her selfishness in childhood as an example.

LANY frontman Paul Jason Klein is on the road to recovery after revealing a nasty car accident resulted in his recent hospitalization.

The pop singer posted some alarming photos Tuesday showing himself in a hospital bed, and recovering at home ... and he told fans he got banged up when his Vespa was struck by another vehicle last week.

Paul says he was on his way home from the gym on his moped ... and the next thing he remembers is waking up on a stretcher as he was loaded into an ambulance. He has no recollection of the collision, but is grateful to be alive.

Bhad Bhabie had a scary run-in with cops this week -- this after they swarmed in on her, thinking she might've been somebody they were looking for ... but it was a false alarm.

TMZ Hip Hop has obtained video of BB -- AKA, Danielle Bregoli -- surrounded by multiple police officers and squad cars Tuesday at a 76 gas station near Woodland Hills, CA ... a neighborhood just outside of L.A. proper.

Our sources tell us the rapper had been driving her Mercedes when she was tailed by 3 patrol cars as she pulled into the gas station -- and once she stopped, they pounced.

Diddy has returned to the West Coast after laying low in Florida for the past several weeks -- this amid his growing legal woes  -- and TMZ has video of him out and about in La La Land.

Check out this footage we obtained ... the Bad Boy Records founder was seen dressed in an all-black jumpsuit while chatting up an unidentified male on a sidewalk in WeHo Wednesday ... and he was looking pretty damn happy.

When a fan calls out to Diddy, the guy smiles and waves ... while also throwing an "L" and prayer hands too -- not the least bit stressed, despite his very serious situation lately.

Jeezy and Jeannie Mai's divorce is in the books -- 'cause they've come to a settlement ... and they're going out of their way to keep the details under wraps.

According to new court docs, obtained by TMZ, the two exes -- who've been squabbling A LOT lately over child custody, claims of abuse and other ugly tidbits -- have settled their divorce ... and not just that, they've filed to wrap up the whole thing under seal so the details won't be public.

Of course, there was a ton of back and forth over the past few months -- with Jeezy alleging Jeannie was keeping their daughter from him and making his parenting time with their kid incredibly difficult ... and JM fired back, suggesting Jeezy kept guns around in a way that wasn't safe with a child around ... and also made big DV claims against him.

Taylor Swift was freezing her ass off during her "Eras" tour stop in Edinburgh ... and the evidence of this is pretty gross, as she appeared to be bogged down in snot.

The singer recently took the stage at Murrayfield Stadium for her appearance in Scotland's capital ... weathering 40-degree temps to perform for 3 sold-out crowds. Yet, the frigid cold took a toll on Taylor -- whose nose couldn't stop dripping nose fluid during her show.

Swifties caught some of her sniffles on camera ... and it's gnarly. Taylor can be seen wiping boogers away from her nose ... which are then seen dripping down from her hand. Yuck!!!

Kevin Jonas has undergone a procedure to remove a cancerous mole on his forehead -- and he's also turning it into a reminder for everyone to get themselves checked out.

The singer filmed himself on an examination table before the surgery in an IG clip KJ posted Tuesday -- explaining he was getting rid of the basal cell carcinoma just below his hairline, which had started to grow.

The clip then cuts to post-surgery, showing Kevin peeling back the bandage. But, for those who might feel queasy at the sight ... he covered it with an emoji, so no gruesome-ness.

Ariana Grande is finally speaking on the troubling allegations against her former employers at Nickelodeon ... voicing her support for the alleged victims who've spoken out.

The pop star made an appearance on Penn Badgley's "Podcrushed" podcast Wednesday, where she looked back at her time as a child star on the network ... and noted she was devastated for her peers who've shared their alarming experiences.

The singer -- who first rose to fame on "Victorious" and "Sam & Cat" -- recalled pushing the humor envelope on her shows ... thinking it was cool then, but grimacing about it now.

Matty Healy is putting his love story with Taylor Swift far behind him -- 'cause he's taken a major relationship step with his girlfriend ... now, he's officially on the road to marriage.

The 1975 frontman's mother Denise Welch confirmed her son was, in fact, engaged to Gabriette -- this after she sent the internet into a tizzy by posting what sure looked like an engagement ring on social media.

She teased the news that MH got down on one knee at first, throwing up a pic of her rock, and captioning the upload ... "MARRYING THE 1975 IS VERY BRAT @trumanblack."