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Lil Wayne's daughter Reginae Carter is swatting down critics of his 'SNL 50' performance, especially since they're comparing it to Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl set!!!

The Young Money MC was backed by The Roots and conducted a medley of his classic hits at Radio Music City Hall over the weekend, opposite Miley Cyrus.

Apparently, the negative responses flooded Reginae's timeline ... because she exploded with fury!

Shakira says the show can't go on in Lima, Peru tonight ... 'cause she's laid up in a hospital bed with abdominal pain.

The singer-songwriter announced the shocking news moments ago ... taking to her Instagram Story to apologize to her fans in the city because she's not going to be able to perform.

Shakira says doctors shut down the notion of her performing tonight ... orders that she says she's especially upset about because she's been looking forward to reconnecting with her Peruvian fans.

Chester Bennington's child has come out as transgender.

22-year-old Draven, the son of the late Linkin Park singer, revealed their decision to transition in an Instagram post on Valentine's Day. They said they privately came out last year and are currently in the process of transitioning.

In their post they shared ... "For a long time, I tried to be someone, someone I truly wasn’t on the inside. Ignoring it worked for a while, but continuously coming to the crossroads of being happy or being complacent was one I couldn’t keep choosing."

Britney Spears and Paul Soliz seems to be pretty serious ... 'cause they're hanging out on the most loved-up day of the year -- with Soliz's kids in tow.

The singer-songwriter met up with her on-again, off-again beau on Valentine's Day ... driving around L.A. and enjoying a low-key date night.

No Craig's or Giorgio Baldi for this happy duo ... the two grabbed fast food at Jack-in-the-Box instead with his kiddos in the backseat.

Kanye West's taking a break from his usual online tirades to celebrate a fellow rapper ... 'cause the self-proclaimed "Nazi" just shouted out Drake's new song.

The rapper took to X Saturday to laud praise on Drizzy ... specifically his new "Gimme A Hug" track -- the song where Drake touched on his rap feud with mortal hip hop enemy Kendrick Lamar.

Ye wrote, "Gimme a hug is incredible. Sheeeeeeesh" -- not exactly the most descriptive review ... but, definitely a positive one from the controversial rapper.

Duke Gadd's mother is not happy with Corey Feldman ... 'cause the coroner hasn't ruled on her son's death yet -- so, she doesn't know how "Dr. Corey" can tell everyone he knows how Duke died.

We spoke with Carol Gadd -- Duke's mom and wife of legendary Steely Dan drummer Steve Gadd ... and, she tells us they haven't received a coroner's report yet, so her son's cause of death isn't official.

She says the family was told he had a heart attack -- and a drug was probably involved ... but, no one they talked to has said it was for sure a fentanyl overdose.

Megan Thee Stallion's a savage ... but, that doesn't mean she won't let loose and party -- and, we've got all her hottest shots for you on her milestone birthday.

The rapper turned 30 Saturday ... and, she's supplied years of some of the steamiest photos around  -- letting it all hang out in tiny cocktail dresses and even smaller bikinis.

Check out this pic of MTS wearing a tiny lingerie dress ... booty popping out of the barely-there fabric.

Kanye West and Bianca Censori have both had their reps contact a divorce lawyer this week, and that usually means one thing ... and that "thing" does not involve a prenup.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... the reps contacted at least one lawyer early in the week, and this was not the first time. Another source with direct knowledge tells TMZ, one of Kanye's reps contacted another lawyer back in October, when TMZ was reporting marital trouble. We're told the rep "was hot, angry." Our source says the lawyer passed on repping Ye.

If they do pull the trigger and file for divorce, it's going to be an interesting case, because sources with direct knowledge tell us, there's no prenup. What makes it even more intriguing, we're told Kanye has actually lost money since he married Bianca. In California, assets and debts are split equally, so on the surface, she could actually owe money.

Britney Spears celebrated Valentine's Day with a dance video ... which usually wouldn't be anything out of the ordinary -- but this one got pretty naughty!

Brit posted the vid Friday night ... doing her dance in a practically see-through lacey black top and thong with matching black boots and a hat.

As she has done in several dance videos ... she rubbed along her toned body, making sure to highlight her assets -- but she added a little extra for V-Day when she spanked herself a few times before nearly pulling down her thong to show full-on peach!

Bill Maher has interesting guest fellows -- case in point, Kid Rock, who called out Jay-Z and the NFL for a Halftime show for being pretty much exclusionary -- of white entertainers.

Kid came out of the gate saying Kendrick Lamar wasn't his cup of tea, but he has mad respect for him because he's unapologetic about his craft. Kendrick doesn't care if a swath of the country isn't into him or even doesn't like him ... he does what he does, just like K.R. Kid Rock celebrated Kendrick, saying he doesn't give a "frog's fat ass" what people think.

But, then things turned ... Kid Rock said were it not for Colin Kaepernick taking a knee, Kendrick would never have ended up center stage at the Super Bowl.

'SNL 50' put on a concert for the ages Friday night in NYC ... as several superstar musicians and former cast joined forces to celebrate 'Saturday Night Live's half-century milestone!

Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga, Will Ferrell, Jimmy Fallon and Bill Murray were some of the highlights in the packed" SNL 50: The Homecoming Concert" show ... which also featured performances by Bonnie Raitt and Chris Martin, Arcade Fire, David Byrne, St. Vincent and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Post Malone.

Miley worked the stage — and the audience — as the three-time Grammy winner performing at Radio City Music Hall early into the multi-hour celebratory event. MC belted Queen's "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" with Brittany Howard, as well as her Grammy-winning hit, "Flowers."

The first cut may be the deepest ... but the last straw has Sheryl Crow pawning off her Elon Musk-co-founded Tesla.

The singer posted a vid to Instagram of her waving Sayonara to her Tesla -- saying, "My parents always said... you are who you hang with."

Crow continued, "There comes a time when you have to decide who you are willing to align with. So long Tesla."

Jay-Z is going out of his way to expose Tony Buzbee's alleged attempts to get large sums of money from him over 2 different allegations -- one of which was just dismissed, and the other never even ended up in court.

According to docs Jay-Z filed this week, obtained by TMZ, Buzbee sent 2 "demand letters" to Jay in November 2024 -- one of them was over the Jane Doe who accused Jay and Diddy of raping her in 2000, when she was 13. The other was for a John Doe, who, according to the letter, claimed Jay sexually assaulted him at a 2015 Beverly Hills party ... when he was 16, and had been secretly drugged by someone other than Jay.

Now, Jay calls both allegations "false and ridiculous in every respect." As we reported, the Jane Doe accuser filed Friday to dismiss her case ... a huge victory for Jay and Diddy.

Diddy's finally getting a legal victory -- and Jay-Z's celebrating too ... as the woman who'd accused them of raping her when she was 13, is now dismissing her lawsuit.

The Jane Doe accuser filed docs in federal court to voluntarily dismiss the case with prejudice, which means it can't be refiled. It's a huge 'W' for both music moguls, but Jay, in particular, insisted all along he would not give in to the false allegation ... and now he's come out on top.

You'll recall, the accuser claimed she met Jay and Diddy at a VMA after-party back in 2000, but her lawsuit -- which was filed in December -- was filled with inaccuracies, which came out in the weeks following her suit.

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky aren't Pleading the Fifth about their feelings for one another ... showing they're clearly in love while waiting for the verdict in his assault trial at an L.A. courthouse.

The singer and her rapper partner arrived at court Friday ... readying for a long day of waiting for the jury in Rocky's case to come to a decision.

Rocky showed up to court first ... a dark blue coat over a matching suit and black and silver striped tie -- looking calm and cool despite the potential 24-year sentence he's facing.

A woman who says she was trafficked as a teenager is now suing Diddy, claiming he paid her and other minors to work a sex party in Miami just a few years ago.

The alleged victim filed the lawsuit Friday and details the encounter she claims went down in or around 2020, when Diddy was hosting a huge party -- which she says was clearly organized as a group sex event in a warehouse.

In the docs, obtained by TMZ, she says Diddy made a formal announcement and toast to start the party. The woman says she'd already been drugged at that point ... sedated by an unnamed man, not Diddy, she calls her "trafficker." She claims to have been under the thumb of various pimps since she was 12, and at the time of Diddy's party, she was still only 15.