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The TMZ Celebrity Tour Bus hit the streets again Wednesday night -- and this week's surprise guest was none other than Diplo!

Yep, the superstar DJ pulled up for the Hollywood tour alongside British babe America Foster ... who opened up about making history as the first female member of EDM group Major Lazer.

The vibes were already turned all the way up -- because it also happened to be Foster's birthday ... the singer celebrated hard onboard, dancing it up and flexing some seriously killer vocals for the crowd.

Trouble keeps finding its way to Chris Brown's front gate ... because TMZ has learned cops were called BACK to his home Thursday morning over yet another trespassing -- and it's the same guy as last night.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... police responded to Brown's property after reports came in of a suspicious person wandering around the private roadway near the house. The unidentified suspect is now in custody.

We're told the suspect is the same guy who was arrested outside Chris' home Wednesday night after allegedly hopping a fence and trying to start a fire on the property.

Clarence Carter -- the legendary blind soul singer behind countless R&B classics -- has died at 90.

Rodney Hall, president of FAME Studios in Alabama, confirmed the news to Rolling Stone ... after Hall spoke with the family of singer Candi Staton, Carter's ex-wife, who said the icon passed away Thursday.

Carter had recently been diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer and was also battling pneumonia and sepsis.

Kim Scott -- Eminem's ex-wife -- has been arrested after allegedly hitting another parked car ... this just days after pleading no contest to 2 misdemeanors connected to a previous crash.

Chesterfield Township PD Detective Sergeant Joseph Feld tells TMZ ... Scott allegedly struck a car in the 21 Mile Zone near Detroit around 9:20 PM Wednesday. No injuries were reported, and we don't know where Scott was going to or coming from.

Cops took Scott into custody and booked her on a suspected DUI charge at Macomb County Jail in Mt. Clemens, Michigan early Thursday morning. It appears she's since been released.

8:21 AM PT -- A rep for Britney tells TMZ ... "This is completely blown out of proportion. Britney was enjoying a quiet dinner with her assistant and bodyguard. She was simply telling the story about how her dog was barking at the neighbors."

They continue, "At no point did she put anyone in danger with a knife. She was cutting her hamburger in half. This constant attack on everything that she does and this is exactly what happened 20 years ago when the media tried to depict Britney as a bad person. This is ridiculous and it needs to stop now."

Britney Spears enjoyed a night out with friends at a Los Angeles area restaurant ... but TMZ has learned things got erratic fast -- with barking, yelling and even a knife involved.

Here's the deal ... sources tell us the Princess of Pop grabbed a corner table with a man and a woman at Blue Dog Tavern in Sherman Oaks Wednesday night ... and quickly started causing a scene.

We're told Britney was raising her voice, screaming, and even barking at times ... with witnesses describing the vibe as chaotic and "kind of sad" ... though she still looked cute.

Britney Spears' youngest son continues leaning into the spotlight, and he's doing it in serious style.

Jayden Spears made an appearance Wednesday night at the Dior Cruise 2027 show, held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in L.A.

The 19-year-old looked right at home among the fashion crowd, confidently posing for photos and taking in the star-studded event while mostly keeping a low profile throughout the night.

Another Taylor Swift wedding rumor just dropped ... and this time, her bodyguard might've accidentally been overtly carrying the evidence!

The security guard was spotted in NYC Thursday accepting delivery of a Stella McCartney garment bag and matching tote ... instantly sparking speculation it could be Taylor's wedding dress ahead of those rumored summer nuptials to Travis Kelce.

Only problem? If it really is the dress, he wasn't exactly treating it like priceless cargo -- dragging the garment bag across the floor and even folding it over at one point while hauling it along.

Cardi B is addressing the heated video of her yelling at Stefon Diggs Wednesday ... and she's chalking it up to a simple case of hanger!

The singer took to X to react to the tense video TMZ published, writing ... "Sometimes I forget I'm a celebrity... damn y'all ain't never cuss your babydad out when you hungry?"

We told you all about their public dispute -- the pair were spotted in a tense exchange outside a coffee shop and a gym in Burtonsville, Maryland. You can't hear what Cardi says in the video ... but she's clearly not happy. An eyewitness told us they were arguing for more than 10 minutes.

Nick Lachey detailed his run-in with his ex-wife, Jessica Simpson, on an airplane.

Nick sat down with host Andy Cohen on Wednesday's episode of "Watch What Happens Live" ... and went into detail about bumping into Jessica on a flight from Los Angeles to Hawaii. Nick confirmed to Andy the random encounter with his pop star ex-wife was "strangely okay."

Check out the clip ... Nick casually explains to Andy that he and his family spent 6 and a half hours on the flight in the "vicinity" of Jessica and her family. Nick noted that "everyone was very, very cordial, very respectful.” 

We broke the story ... Nick and Jessica had an awkward encounter on a flight to Hawaii in April, where they both were sitting in first class. Jessica even switched seats to keep her distance, while both of their current partners were also on board.

Nicki Minaj is shedding more light on why she turned to the MAGA side ... and it mostly revolves around two powerful Black men.

The rapper told Time ... there's a large, but quiet resentment toward Jay-Z in the rap world ... the mogul who she's accused of trying to sabotage her career. And on top of that ... Jay is close pals with Barack Obama.

As she tells it, the former president is a huge sticking point for her for two reasons ... first, there's an expectation that Black entertainers reflexively vote Democratic ... and second, she despised him saying that some Black male voters were uncomfortable voting for Kamala Harris -- which she found "condescending."

Tasha K has been found in civil contempt in her ongoing legal war with Cardi B ... after a judge ruled she violated prior court orders barring her from making remarks about Cardi, Offset, and Stefon Diggs.

According to the docs, obtained by TMZ, Tasha's now been ordered to stop violating the non-disparagement clause and remove the content mentioning Cardi, Offset, and Diggs at the center of the dispute.

The court also ordered Tasha to pay Cardi's attorneys fees racked up from going to court over this ... plus some sanctions against Tasha's bankruptcy lawyer.

There's a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit about Aaron Carter ... TMZ has learned.

Aaron's ex-fiancée Melanie Martin filed a lawsuit on behalf of their son, Princeton Lyric Carter, back in October 2023 ... claiming Aaron's drowning death was set in motion by doctors, dentists, mental health clinics, and pharmacies that prescribed him various medications.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, one psychiatrist and one mental health clinic named in the lawsuit reached a confidential financial settlement in April.

Cardi B and Stefon Diggs might not be as chummy as they looked over Mother's Day weekend ... because we've obtained video of them engaged in an intense debate in Maryland.

The video -- taken Wednesday afternoon outside a coffee shop and a gym in Burtonsville, Maryland, near Washington, D.C. -- shows Cardi aggressively yelling at Diggs ... who is leaned back, arms crossed, against his sportscar.

We can't tell what she's yelling ... but, she gets so animated that another dude with her comes up and puts a hand on her in an attempt to calm her down. A source tells us they overheard Cardi say "That bitch is messy" -- unclear to whom she was referring.

Lil Tjay is shedding some light on why he had beef with Offset before the Migos rapper got shot last month ... and as these things often start, it's over money.

Tjay dropped by "The Breakfast Club" on Wednesday ... and said at some point, he was at a casino with Offset -- and broke him off $10,000 because Offset was asking others to float him.

As Tjay tells it ... he later asked Offset when he would pay him back, and the rapper got "all tough" with him -- and then, more insultingly ... showered strippers with cash in front of Tjay.

Looks like Billy Ray Cyrus is feeling a little nostalgic ... and maybe sentimental, too.

Check it out ... the country star gave ex-wife Tish Cyrus a public birthday shoutout Wednesday by posting a performance clip of his 2007 ballad "Ready, Set, Don't Go" -- the emotional father-daughter anthem inspired by helping Miley Cyrus chase her Disney dreams.

In the caption, Billy Ray wrote ... "TRUE STORY. Dedicate this to Hannah Montana Nation and all our friends at Disney," before referencing the lyrics, "Got stars ⭐️ in her eyes, the prize is hers to win." He added that he wrote the song while watching Tish drive Miley “down that driveway” as the family headed west to support her rising career.

Katharine McPhee and her husband David Foster teamed up to stump for Spencer Pratt and trash his political opponents as he runs for Los Angeles mayor ... they did it in song form, and it's all on video.

The "American Idol" alum grabbed the mic and started singing at a campaign fundraiser for Spencer at the home she shares with David, who played the piano as Katharine put a political twist on Tina Turner's "The Best."

Check out the clip ... Katharine switches up the lyrics and sings, "Spencer you're simply the best / Better than all the rest / Better than Karen Bass / And Nithya Raman / You're stuck in our hearts / We'll hang on every word you say / We've been torn apart / He's gonna fix this broken L.A."