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Janet Jackson's paying homage to one of her career milestones ... 'cause one of her dancers grabbed her chest from behind during her recent show -- and, it's pretty clearly a throwback to her 1993 album, "Janet."

The singer-songwriter took the stage at Resorts World in Vegas Monday ... and, while outfitted in a tight black leather bodysuit, a dancer came up and ran his hands over Jackson's chest ... while Ms. Jackson looked ready to get 'Nasty' with it.

The Vegas pose calls back to the cover of her 1993 album "Janet," which showed Jackson facing the camera with her arms up in the air, with two hands cupping her bare breasts from behind -- the wide release only showed her from the neck up, but the limited edition featured the full photo. The image was also on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine that year.

Alabama Barker is regretting her past use of vape pens ... she had a medical scare involving nicotine withdrawal which recently saw her rushed to an L.A.-area hospital ... TMZ has learned.

Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler's daughter was an occasional vaper ... that is until she started pursuing music more seriously this year.

We're told the 19-year-old, who is pursuing a rap career, was advised by those in the music industry to drop the nasty habit given it's so bad for a person's voice.

Liam Payne was advised by his psychiatrist just weeks before his death ... he needed a "higher level of care" than she could provide.

In a letter, filed with the court in Argentina and obtained by TMZ ... the One Direction star's psychiatrist informed the British singer in September she could no longer provide psychiatric care for him.

As the psychiatrist put it ... she decided to stop treating Liam "after careful consideration and assessment," but advised him to continue with a treatment plan -- which included taking medications only as prescribed, avoiding heavy drinking while on medication, weekly therapy, meeting with a primary care doctor, and further testing.

Drake won't be hard to spot Down Under next month on his upcoming tour run in Australia ... his new "Anita Max Wynn" gemstones will be hogging all the light in sight!!!

Celebrity jeweler Jason Arasheben, CEO of Jason of Beverly Hills, tells TMZ Hip Hop ... "Having done a number of Owl pieces for Drake, I was excited to work with him on a pendant of his alter ego. Just as the cartoon holds more meaning than meets the eye, so does the pendant."

"The back features all the dates of his Australian tour with a secret compartment revealing the Toronto skyline."

Mariah Carey might be vibing to some Silk Sonic tones ... 'cause she was out in Aspen with one half of the band -- and, she and Anderson .Paak certainly kept dating rumors alive.

The Queen of Christmas grabbed dinner at Duemani restaurant with the singer-songwriter and other close pals in the popular celebrity holiday spot in Colorado Sunday ... wearing a svelte black dress and a beautiful piece of jewelry wrapped around her neck.

.Paak kept it classy in a long gray coat and fashionable hat ... flashing a winning smile as he exited the restaurant -- while his hand's in hers!

SZA has the No. 1 album in the country going into 2025 ... but she focused her attention Monday at the section of her rabid fanbase always talking about her body size!!!

After one of her fan pages posted a now-deleted throwback to the "S.O.S." singer wanderlusting during the 2020 quarantine, another fan remarked on her BBL surgery and weight gain, saying they missed that earlier era of her career ... and that set SZA off.

Like most people, SZA says the COVID-19 epidemic was hard on her, having lost her grandmother, and depression eventually took over, and she was working out a lot and not eating.

The Minnesota Vikings' defense certainly had their heads in the game on Sunday ... and they proved that with how they celebrated a big turnover -- by doing a "High School Musical" dance!!

The guys broke out the jig during the first quarter of the Vikes' 27-25 victory over the Green Bay Packers ... when Jerry Tillery forced Josh Jacobs to cough up the ball, which Camryn Bynum recovered.

After the change of possession, the D gathered near the end zone and showed off their rehearsed choreography from the 2006 Disney movie's classic banger, "We're All In This Together."

Bhad Bhabie appears to have had a change of heart and is back with her baby daddy Le Vaughn -- after she said she was breaking up with him for allegedly hooking up with Alabama Barker.

The "Gucci Flip Flops" rapper posted an Instagram video Sunday night, showing her and Le Vaughn enjoying an intimate moment ... with her guy leaning in to kiss her neck. In her post, Bhabie wrote, "Forever my baby," with two heart emojis.

However, Bhabie was singing a very different tune earlier this month when she posted a video on social media blasting Alabama for allegedly linking up with Le Vaughn.

Kristin Cavallari says Morgan Wallen knows his way around the bedroom ... branding him a "great f*** buddy" -- though sounds like Morgan gets a bit of practice around Nashville.

The reality television star stopped by Bunnie Xo's “Dumb Blonde” podcast for an episode released earlier Sunday ... dishing for the first time on details of her romance with the country star. .

Watch the full clip for yourself ... Kristin says she and Morgan never really dated -- but, they started hooking up because Kristin wanted a "f*** buddy in Nashville."

Amanda Bynes made an appearance at 50 Cent’s Las Vegas residency over the weekend where she met the hip hop legend and shared details with him about a project she's working on.

Vegas sources tell TMZ ... Amanda was on hand at "50 Cent: In Da Club," at PH Live inside Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on Saturday night. It was the rappers second show of his new Sin City residency. We're told during the performances, Amanda was relaxed and happy while mingling with fans.

Our sources say after the show, Amanda made her way backstage with a friend for a meet and greet with Fifty. We're told during their conversation, AB was overheard telling him about a screenplay she's been working on. She was also overheard telling people she's "been a fan of 50 Cent for years" and couldn’t resist coming.

Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo looked loved up this holiday season ... spending time as a family in a series of photos Prinsloo shared from the season.

The model shared a ton of pics to Instagram Saturday ... starting off with a pic of her huggin the Maroon 5 frontman -- easily recognizable from behind by the skull tattoo on his neck.

Prinsloo has a Santa hat on ... and, she's smoldering at the camera in the snap.

Tina Knowles is well aware some are popping off over Beyoncé's Netflix Christmas Day halftime show performance ... and she's not having it.

As you know, Beyoncé took the stage at the Texans-Ravens game earlier this week in her hometown of Houston ... but of course, there were some -- such as Dave Portnoy -- who bashed the show and the superstar.

Momma Knowles recently took to Instagram to clap back at haters, saying in part ... "It is mind-boggling to me that you would take your precious Christmas day and watch a performance of someone you hate and you don’t think has talent so that you can go talk ish about it later😂😂."

Jennifer Lopez let loose with friends at an Aspen bar Friday, breaking out some major dance moves while sipping some drinks.

The singer/actress showed up to the bar inside Kemo Sabe, located in Colorado's famous ski resort town Friday evening — and she was joined by her manager, Benny Medina, and a few gal pals, as well as Kevin Costner.

Check out photos, which capture J Lo in high spirits chatting and having cocktails with her buddies.

11:03 AM PT -- OG Maco's family has released a statement, summarizing the rapper's life and career as a "testament to resilience, creativity and boundless love."

OG Maco passed away last night surrounded by family in a Los Angeles hospital, TMZ Hip Hop has learned.

The "U Guessed It" rapper had been hospitalized since December 12 after suffering a gunshot wound to the head. Sources close to the situation tell us Maco's coma took a turn and he went into critical condition, and he was unable to be revived.

Doctors had been struggling to get a proper brain scan in attempts to flush out all the toxins in Maco's system since he was admitted earlier in the month.

Professional boxer Paul Bamba -- who recently became the first fighter to sign with Ne-Yo's management company -- has died, the singer announced Friday. He was just 35 years old.

"It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of beloved son, brother, friend and boxing champion Paul Bamba, whose light and love touched countless lives," Ne-Yo and the Bamba family said in a joint statement.

Bamba held a 19-3 record over the course of his career ... and most recently defeated Rogelio Medina Luna in New Jersey this past Saturday to be named the WBA Gold Cruiserweight world champion.

Damon Dash is claiming his former Roc-A-Fella heyday wasn't the musical dynasty it cracked up to be -- because its top dawg Jay-Z had to string along Memphis Bleek by always writing his lyrics!!!

The weathered music mogul unloaded the clip on his ex-protégé in his latest interview with "The Art of Dialogue."

Bleek staked his claim as the hungry rap rookie from up the block on Jay's "Reasonable Doubt" debut album, but Dame says he was too lazy (or incapable) to move his own career along!!!