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The president of D4vd's touring company was grilled Monday by a deputy district attorney in front of a grand jury ... on why he didn't call the cops.

A grand jury is hearing evidence in the death of Celeste Rivas. TMZ broke the story ... LAPD's Robbery Homicide Division is considering D4vd a suspect in what it says is an apparent homicide.

Robert Morgenroth, the general manager of Mogul Vision, D4vd's record label, is also the president of Zara Brothers Travel -- D4vd's tour company.

We've learned Morgenroth testified all day Monday before the L.A. grand jury. At one point, with a half dozen people in the hallway, Morgenroth came out into the hallway and was talking to his lawyer -- loud enough so others could hear. He said -- referring to Beth Silverman, the deputy D.A. presenting the case before the grand jury -- "She was very pushy on why I didn't call police."

Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s over the flood of death threats she’s been getting ever since Donald Trump branded her a "traitor" ... even asking if she’s supposed to meet the same fate as Charlie Kirk for all this to finally stop.

Speaking on CNN Tuesday morning, MTG said the threats have gotten so out of control she's counted 773 death threats so far -- some even aimed at her son. And when she brought it up to Trump, she claims he brushed her off in what she calls an "extremely unkind" way.

Marjorie says Trump showed zero sympathy -- and her other colleagues weren’t much better. She claims most didn’t respond at all ... and the only thing she got back was a half-hearted "on it" from Kash Patel.

Erika Kirk got understandably emotional opening up about how much she feels the absence of her late husband, Charlie Kirk, around the house.

Speaking on "Fox & Friends" Tuesday while promoting Charlie’s new book, "Stop, in the Name of God," Erika said while the world knew him as "Charlie Kirk," to her he was the love of her life ... and to their kids, he was just Daddy walking through the door.

Erika fought tears as she explained she always tried to make coming home special for Charlie -- and she urged spouses watching not to sweat the small stuff or get mad at their partners, 'cause TBH ... you never know what could happen.

The crazed fan who jumped Ariana Grande at Singapore's "Wicked: For Good" premiere was reportedly kicked out of Lady Gaga's concert in Australia Monday night.

Here's the deal ... a fan named Callum Cantrill shared on social media that he and his pal spotted the controversial "super fan," Johnson Wen, at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium and alerted security. Callum said Johnson seemed to be incognito -- wearing a brown wig and mustache -- and was in the VIP early entrance line.

Security swiftly responded ... and there's video of a man looking strikingly similar to Johnson being escorted out of the floor-seating portion of the venue.

A tourist hiking a mountain in China fell off a 130-foot-high cliff while trying to get the perfect selfie ... and it's all on video.

Footage shows the moment the hiking tourist goes over the edge of Huaying Mountain in Guang'an, China.

The guy is balancing on the rocky cliff, phone in hand, and he looks down and then tries to take a selfie ... then stumbles and falls off the cliff ... disappearing into the tree line below Sunday.

Raise the whoof! Dog owners met in Buenos Aires, Argentina today ... attempting to break the record for the most golden retrievers gathered in a park at one time.

According to the Associated Press, 2,397 dogs did the trick at the park in Palermo, a neighborhood in the city ... beating the former record of 1,685.

And they took the cutest doggone pics ... one participant was snapped hugging 2 pooches -- including one which appeared to be wearing pink chiffon -- while another dog enjoyed a petting tag-team from 3 humans doting on the canine.

W. Kamau Bell is ripping the Kennedy Center Honors ... he says the only folks taking home hardware are celebs who are cool with President Trump ... which is a problem for him, because he says Trump is a fascist.

The comedian and TV host joined us on "TMZ Live" Monday and took shots at the honorees from Sunday's 48th Kennedy Center Honors.

Trump hosted and helped pick the honorees ... including Sylvester Stallone, Gloria Gaynor, George Strait, and KISS.

10:16 AM PT -- A Royal Caribbean Group spokesperson tells TMZ … “We were saddened by the passing of one of our guests, worked with authorities on their investigation, and will refrain from commenting any further on pending litigation.”

The family of Michael Virgil -- the man who died on a Royal Caribbean Cruise last year after trying to beat down a door onboard -- are suing the company they believe is responsible ... in part, for giving him too much alcohol.

In court papers, obtained by TMZ ... Michael's fiancée, Connie Aguilar, is going after one of the world's largest cruise line companies for allegedly serving him "at least 33 alcoholic beverages" before his untimely death.

According to the lawsuit, when Michael and Connie boarded the ship with their 7-year-old son, they found out their room wasn't ready. The suit claims they were then directed to a bar area while they waited, but after a long period of time, their son -- who has autism -- grew impatient. To calm their young child, Connie took him to check on the cabin's status, leaving Michael at the bar.

Alessandro Antonicelli, a famous fitness influencer from Italy, is dead after a two-year battle with cancer.

The fitness influencer's official Instagram page, where he had more than 193K followers, announced his death over the weekend ... "Today, the world feels a little emptier: Ale has flown away, free from pain, finding the peace he deserved."

The statement continues ... "We know how much you loved and supported him, but now we ask you to protect his family, girlfriend, and friends during this painful time."

Never get between a bear and its food! A handler learned this the hard way when a hungry sun bear attacked him for some snacks.

Watch the video ... the bear appeared to casually stroll up to the handler on its hind legs at the beginning of a performance at the Hangzhou Wildlife Park in Zhejiang Province in China, this weekend.

At first, it looks cute ... sun bears famously look like humans in bear suits, so alarm bells didn't seem to go off for anyone ... until the bear slams the handler to the ground, fiercely trying to get at the snack.

Another staffer is seen rushing in with a mini-basketball hoop, using it as a net to restrain the animal ... as the shocked audience gawked at the scene before them.

Court is back in session ... and Luigi just pulled the ultimate comeback ... showing up so polished and glowing, you’d never believe this was the same guy who looked rough AF a few days ago.

There was zero hint of Monday blues for Luigi on Day 4 in NYC ... he rolled in looking ridiculously sharp, fully suited and booted, and serving smolder so hard he could've been a male model in a different life.

Whatever bug he had, it’s clearly gone -- Luigi’s back on his feet and looking alarmingly refreshed for a guy fighting both state and federal first-degree murder charges

Marjorie Taylor Greene got into a heated back-and-forth with "60 Minutes" journalist Lesley Stahl as both accused each other of fueling the current toxic political environment.

The Georgia congresswoman sat down with Stahl for a wide-ranging interview, during which they turned to the subject of Green apologizing on CNN three weeks ago for taking part in the toxic culture.

Greene explained that American politics has become the most toxic it's ever been ... prompting Stahl to say "you contributed to that" and slamming Greene for "insulting people."

Tragedy in England -- a teenage boy went out to celebrate wrapping his first semester of college ... but, heartbreakingly, he never made it home.

According to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary, 18-year-old Henry Nowak was walking along the southern coast of England on Wednesday -- about an hour and a half southwest of London -- when he got caught up in an altercation with two men he didn’t even know ... leading to a fatal stabbing.

Henry suffered a puncture wound to his chest and two more to the back of his leg ... and was tragically pronounced dead at the scene.

Terrifying video shows a Mercedes-Benz propelling over traffic in Romania before crashing into a pole — and the driver somehow survived with just a few broken bones.

The CCTV footage captured a portion of the car wreck last Wednesday in Oradea, a city in northwest Romania, and the dramatic video is now making the rounds in the international media.

As you can see ... everything seems normal at first as a bus and several cars drive toward a roundabout. Suddenly, the Mercedes launches through the air over the vehicles, nearly clipping the roof of the bus before reportedly crashing into a utility pole near a gas station.

A Cinnabon employee has been fired after she used vitriolic hate speech against a pair of customers ... with the whole incident caught on video.

The confrontation went down at a store in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin ... and the video picks up when one of the customers asks the worker if "sexualizing her body makes her a better person."

The worker asks the couple if they're recording her ... and, when told yes, she asks if the recorder wants to be doused with water.

A mass shooting tore through an unlicensed bar in South Africa over the weekend ... leaving 12 people dead, including three young children, as police search for multiple gunmen who opened fire without warning.

The attack went down early Saturday inside a bar operating out of a hostel west of Pretoria. Cops say 10 victims died on scene, and two more passed away at the hospital.

Among the dead ... a 3-year-old boy, a 12-year-old boy, and a 16-year-old girl ... all caught in a hail of bullets during what should've been an ordinary night for locals. Another 13 people were rushed to the hospital with gunshot wounds. Authorities haven't released their ages or conditions.