Musicians

Cyndi Lauper's son, rapper Declyn "Dex" Lauper, sexually assaulted a woman in a New York City apartment after she refused to perform oral sex on him ... at least according to a new lawsuit.

The suit, obtained by TMZ, alleges Dex invited the woman over in November 2020 and sent her money for private car transportation ... but when she arrived, she claims he "seemed agitated," and they disagreed about her performing fellatio.

She says when she insisted on leaving, Dex took her phone and threatened to break the device if she did not perform oral sex on him. She claims he pushed her onto his bed with his genitals exposed, held her arms down, and forcibly smothered his genitals over her mouth.

Chip Taylor, beloved uncle to Angelina Jolie and the man who wrote the classic song "Wild Thing," is dead.

Chip died Monday night in hospice care, according to a social media post from Grammy-winning singer Billy Vera. The official cause of death is unclear.

Chip's songwriting catalog is impressive ... he wrote "Wild Thing" for The Troggs in the 1960s, plus "Angel of the Morning" for Merrilee Rush.

Wes Scantlin -- the lead singer of rock band Puddle of Mudd -- just got some great news in court ... he won't be spending time in the slammer in his domestic battery and drug possession case.

Court docs obtained by TMZ show that in lieu of jail time, Wes was put into a one-year diversion program and has to enroll in and complete a drug rehab program.

Remember ... police arrested Wes last year after cops say he got physical with his girlfriend. According to the cops, they also found drugs on his person during a search.

But now, the judge accepted the plea agreement to put him in the diversion program for the drug possession charge, and dismissed the remaining counts.

Jay-Z is finally setting the record straight on claims he tapped Kendrick Lamar for the Super Bowl LIX halftime show as a way to take a dig at Drake ... claiming that just ain't the case in a new interview, saying K-Dot was simply the hottest artist around!

Hov, in a GQ interview with Frazier Tharpe this week, addressed allegations that selecting Lamar for the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show was a move against Drizzy, who was in the middle of an intense feud with Kendrick at the time.

Jay-Z insisted picking the "Not Like Us" rapper wasn't about taking sides, but because Kendrick was killin' it.

"I chose the guy that was having a monster year. I think it was the right choice," Jay-Z said. "It wasn't in some sort of alliance to a battle. What I care about them two guys battling? What’s that got to do with me? Have at it. Have fun."

Jay-Z reveals he had a really rough 2025 when now-dropped sexual assault allegations took him to a very dark place ... according to a new interview.

As you know ... a Jane Doe accuser alleged both Jay-Z and Diddy raped her when she was 13. But she later filed docs in federal court to voluntarily dismiss the case with prejudice, which means it cannot be refiled.

In the new GQ interview, Jay says ... "That s*** took a lot out of me. I was angry. I haven't been that angry in a long time ... uncontrollable anger."

New Found Glory guitarist and singer Chad Gilbert is back on the mend after doctors found three tumors in his brain.

In a post shared on Instagram ... Chad revealed he was losing control of his limbs last month, which led to him going to the ER to get a CT scan ... that's when doctors discovered the tumors.

According to Chad, he had a successful surgery to remove the tumors on February 27, and he's been recovering in the hospital ever since.

Brittany Furlan is finally getting the court-ordered protection she's been desperately seeking from Ronnie Radke ... a judge has granted her a restraining order that will stay in place for the next two years.

According to court docs -- obtained by TMZ -- a judge granted Brittany's request for a civil harassment restraining order ... following a March 17 hearing where both Brittany and Ronnie were present.

The judge ultimately ruled in Brittany’s favor … issuing a restraining order set to expire on March 20, 2028.

We all know singers Dua Lipa and Rosé pop off on stage, but they're also poppin' off on camera! Which singer in snapbacks got you tippin' your hat?!

The question here is: Who'd You Rather?!

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After you cast your vote, can you guess the word?

Jenna Dewan says she had wild, crazy, and insanely amazing times clubbing with Janet Jackson when she was barely legal.

In a guest appearance on the "Chicks in The Office" podcast, Jenna recalled her crazy club-hopping days as a backup dancer on Janet's world tour ... saying Janet would sneak her into clubs, because she was only 18 years old when the tour started.

As the youngest backup dancer by far -- the next youngest was at least 6 years older -- Jenna says she was "the baby" on tour and was thrust into an entirely different world than she was used to in college.

Bluegrass singer and country songwriter Ronnie Bowman -- who wrote hits for Chris Stapleton and Kenny Chesney -- has died.

According to reports, the musician was severely injured in a motorcycle crash in Ashland City, Tennessee on Saturday.

Bluegrass Today wrote Bowman suffered "a number of serious brain bleeds" and was on life support at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville. He succumbed to his injuries Sunday.

FKA Twigs says she's over being targeted by a band with a similar name ... so she's turning the tables by asking a judge to tell them to stop trying to take her to court over it.

According to a lawsuit obtained by TMZ ... FKA Twigs -- real name Tahliah Debrett Barnett -- wants a declaration from the judge to put an end to the indie twin-sister group The Twigs sending her cease-and-desist letters over their similar names.

Basically, FKA claims the sister act -- composed of Laura and Linda Good -- has been hounding her over the trademark to her name ... after she says they filed a trademark claim against her in 2014, before "voluntarily" dismissing the case and disappearing for a while.

Even when arrested for a serious DWI charge ... Justin Timberlake was able to crack a joke with police -- namely, about his race!

Check out the body cam footage from the pop superstar's 2024 arrest in Sag Harbor, NY -- he acts confused that police labeled him as "white" when they handed him paperwork to review. He got some laughs when he told officers he was just playin' around.

The rest of the footage isn't a laughing matter -- you can see JT is shocked when he's told he must remain in his jail cell all night ... and totally disappointed -- even dropping his head -- when police confirm he's in custody for driving while intoxicated.

Chappell Roan has apologized after Brazilian soccer legend Jorginho claimed her security guard made his young daughter cry ... but also says it wasn't her security guard to begin with!

Check out the pop singer's new Instagram Story video -- she addressed the accusation by Jorginho that his 11-year-old daughter simply looked at Chappell while walking past her breakfast table at the hotel they were both staying for this weekend's Lollapalooza Brazil ... and then was swiftly berated and shaken to tears by someone in her security team.

Chappell says she never even saw a child or her mother -- Jorginho's wife -- and no one came up to her or bothered her in any way. Furthermore, she says the accused man was not even a part of her personal security team, and she did not advise the dude to tell the little girl or his mom off.

Chappell Roan allegedly contributed to an 11-year-old girl bursting into tears ... so says a Brazilian soccer legend.

Here's the deal ... Jorginho -- a well-known footballer who currently plays for Flamengo in Rio de Janeiro -- took to Instagram to call out the popstar, who is playing 2026 Lollapalooza Brazil this weekend.

Jorginho claims his wife -- Cat Cavelli -- and his daughter went to São Paulo for the festival ... where he says they spotted Roan in the lobby of the hotel.

Barry Keoghan is revealing he went into hiding due to a wave of online hate criticizing his looks, stemming from his breakup with pop queen Sabrina Carpenter.

The "Saltburn" star appeared on SiriusXM’s "The Morning Mash Up" Friday and admitted the online abuse has taken a toll on him, saying ... "There’s a lot of hate online. It’s a lot of abuse of how I look."

Keoghan adds "I think I removed myself from online, but I’m still a curious human being that wants to go on and, if I attend an event or if I go somewhere, you want to see how it was received. And it’s not nice."

Latto just made a major announcement to the world ... she's preggers with her first child!

The rapper served up the baby news by posting a music video on her Instagram page for her single, "Business & Personal."

She accompanied the video with the cover of her fourth album, "Big Mama," which shows her cradling a young cheetah while flaunting her baby bump. In the caption, Latto reminded everyone that the record will be released on May 29.