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Chris Brown's baby mama, Diamond Brown, is asking for around $45K per month in child support for their daughter, Lovely, saying that's what's needed to cover her and Lovely's expenses. 

Diamond filed court docs proposing that Chris's support obligations should cover her rent and household expenses (about $23K, as well as all school, medical, and extracurricular expenses for their child ($20K). 

Among the monthly childcare costs, Diamond claims $500 for Lovely's clothes, $3500 for child care, $2K for college savings, $2K for gifts, $350 for a haircut, and $1500 for art and sports lessons.  

Jessica Simpson and her boyfriend Thomas Eisenhood were spotted together for the first time ... enjoying an exhilarating morning at Albuquerque's Balloon Fiesta Park over the weekend.

TMZ obtained photos of Jessica and Thomas walking through the park around 7:30 AM Sunday ... when they stopped to take selfies with the hot-air balloons behind them.

Witnesses tell us a couple who saw the pair offered to take personal photos for them. We're told Jessica handed over her phone without saying a word, while Thomas wrapped his arm around her shoulders and Jessica rested her head on him.

Aubrey O'Day says Diddy isn't exactly suffering behind bars ... and she thinks way too many people are still ready to roll out the red carpet when he gets out.

The former Danity Kane singer joined us on "TMZ Live" Monday, and when talk turned to Diddy's prison life, Aubrey unloaded.

She joked Diddy has just about everything he could want inside -- rattling off whiskey, pizza, pasta, massages and Instagram -- before taking a shot at his infamous "freak-offs" and baby oil.

Too $hort is walking back his words ... apologizing for saying he would attend Diddy's welcome home party once he gets released from prison.

He posted a video singing a different tune, acknowledging he was "a little insensitive" with his words and claimed not to have known the full extent of the allegations when he made those comments.

Too $hort said ... "I do not condone abuse in any kind of way, not emotional, not physical not sexual, and I don't support anybody that does it."

Former "American Idol" contestant Caleb Flynn was just sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Before being sentenced, Flynn broke down in tears as he declared he was innocent ... while also asking the judge for forgiveness.

Flynn was found guilty of murder in the death of his wife, Ashley Flynn ... and now it's time for the singer to face the music.

As we previously reported, the jury sided with the prosecution, who had argued that Caleb shot Ashley twice in the back of the head and staged the scene to look like a break-in.

Zach Bryan quietly purchased a sprawling Tennessee estate earlier this year ... TMZ has learned.

According to property records and sources with direct knowledge ... the country singer bought the nearly 40 acre property near Franklin in February for $18.25 million.

The Leiper's Fork estate includes a 5,035 square foot main residence with four bedrooms, five bathrooms, a wraparound porch and sweeping views of the surrounding countryside.

Chris Brown’s ex and baby mama, Diamond Brown, claims the singer is making threats toward her new boyfriends ... this according to docs filed in their bitter child support war.

In court docs obtained by TMZ, Diamond claims the singer has engaged in "disturbing behavior."

Diamond said her relationship with Chris ended two years ago. She said despite Chris having a new partner, who he had a baby with, he gets "extremely angry with me when I have dated other men since our break up."

Chris Brown's baby mama, Diamond Brown, says she's only bringing in a modest monthly income as she fights the singer for child support ... TMZ has learned.

Diamond filed a declaration detailing her income and expenses ... calling herself a "social media influencer" and esthetician who takes home around $1,500 per month.

The 28-year-old says she believes Chris earns around $5.5 million to $7.3 million per month.

Zach Bryan has officially broken the attendance record at Robert Kraft's Gillette Stadium ... on the very night he wore a "Free Palestine" shirt for the second time!

The stadium actually broke the news themselves ... sharing on Instagram that 73,538 fans had attended his show.

Many fans, including Bella and Gigi Hadid's sister Alana, were quick to point out that the photos the stadium posted avoided close-up shots of Zach's shirt.

Ed Sheeran is getting some musical support after his opening acts quit his tour ... as the singer brought out The Fray's former lead singer Isaac Slade.

Isaac -- who left The Fray in 2022 to focus on his mental health -- performed songs like "How to Save a Life" and "You Found Me" before Ed came out on his Saturday night show in Atlanta.

The opener also referenced the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

Zach Bryan has returned to Robert Kraft's Gillette Stadium after causing a stir with his first show, where he wore a "Free Palestine" shirt ... and night 2 was no different.

Hitting the stage Saturday night ... the "Revival" singer once again donned the shirt.

We reported earlier ... Zach and his whole band performed wearing pro-Palestinian shirts and jerseys on Friday night.

Dakota Johnson took to NBC's iconic Studio 8H for her 'SNL' hosting duties -- but the "Verity" star wasn't alone for her monologue ... because Taylor Swift crashed the show.

All eyes were on Dakota when she strutted on stage in a red latex dress while delivering some not-so-subtle jabs at the public breakups she's had -- with Role Model and Chris Martin -- since her last time hosting "Saturday Night Live."

Dakota told the audience that she's been able to get through the breakups because of her amazing friends -- and Taylor is apparently so amazing that she came to support her "Patient Zero" costar during her big moment.

Canadian singer Sass Jordan -- who sang hits like "High Road Easy" and "Make You a Believer" -- has died.

Her family shared the news of her death on her social media, writing ... "On Oct. 2 2026, surrounded by her loving family, Sass Jordan peacefully crossed over to the other side."

They added that Sass "remains in our hearts, an inimitable force of nature. An irreplaceable being of light and joy!"

Spooky Season is here, so we're spotlighting the heck out of this pink-haired hottie who SLAYS!

At this point, if you don’t know Slovak pop girl Adéla, you’ve definitely heard “Nicole Kidman” taking over your For You Page ...

The 22-year-old’s hit song “Nicole Kidman” has climbed to the very top on Spotify’s Daily Top Songs Global chart and has more than 75 million streams.

On TikTok alone, it's been used in more than 1.5 million posts ... The people have spoken, and the numbers do not lie!

Rihanna sounded off with a very minimal clapback at EJ Johnson ... after he complained about her being late to the Dior show at Paris Fashion Week.

The drama all started when EJ shared a TikTok video about his time at PFW ... and complained that the Dior show started an hour late because Rihanna was tardy.

EJ added ... "And we didn't care to wait for her."

Kim Kardashian has revealed that she was single for roughly half a decade after her split from Kanye West ... but that the decision to put her kids and herself first "felt great."

Kim opened up about her singledom in an interview with The Times and said that -- with the exception of Pete Davidson -- she's been romantically unattached since 2021 ... when she filed for divorce from Ye.

She said ... "I was really single for five years ... And that felt great. I could focus on my kids and projects that I really wanted to be involved with. I really felt no rush."