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Britney Spears did not try to run from cops after they pulled her over earlier this week ... despite reports to the contrary.

Here's the deal ... a new rumor is going around online that Britney led cops on an hour-long chase before she was arrested for DUI after several outlets reported the fake news.

However, California Highway Patrol Lt. Matt Gutierrez tells TMZ ... the pursuit absolutely did NOT happen.

The report seems to be based on dispatch audio ... with the first call about Britney's car coming in around 8:13 PM, before she was finally pulled over an hour later.

The lieutenant explains other drivers presumably saw her car weaving on the road and called the cops -- but that doesn't mean an officer was just waiting around the corner to arrest her. Eventually, an officer in the area spotted Britney and stopped her.

Britney Spears has been granted a permanent restraining order against a Louisiana man ... after her security team says he showed up at her L.A. home and was behind numerous "disturbing social media posts" about the pop superstar ... TMZ has learned.

The "Toxic" singer filed court docs against a 51-year-old man named Donald, whom she claimed has been harassing her online since 2013 ... and was arrested for trespassing after appearing at her pad in 2025.

According to the docs, Donald was spotted by Britney’s security guard, who then called the sheriff's department. Deputies found the man shaking at the scene, smoking cigarettes.

Tate McRae’s heating up the romance department ... 'cause she's reportedly gone official with hockey star Jack Hughes!

According to Us Weekly, the pair are now exclusively dating after they started casually seeing each other late last year.

They also report the connection started when Jack slid into her DMs on IG ... and Tate apparently thinks he’s a really cool guy, even hitting up his games to cheer him on. As you know ... Hughes was on the U.S. Olympic hockey team that brought home gold in Milan just two weeks ago ... he plays professionally for the New Jersey Devils.

Still trying to figure out if Mr. Fantasy is actually KJ Apa? Yeah ... good luck with that -- 'cause when we asked him straight up, the guy got real weird.

TMZ caught up with the eccentric Brit in Hollywood Tuesday ... watch the video, as things quickly took a bizarre turn when we pressed him on the rumor he's the "Riverdale" star. Let's just let the video do the talking ...

We tried our best -- even asking how often people mistake him for KJ -- but he kept insisting he had no idea what we were talking about.

Chloe Kim might never be able to listen to Pink again -- the Team USA snowboarder was left mortified after telling the singer she LOVES one of her songs ... but there was just one problem.

Pink didn't sing it.

The blunder went down on "The Kelly Clarkson Show" this week ... when Pink -- filling in for the "American Idol" winner -- was chatting with the 2026 Olympic silver medalist.

The 2026 awards season is speeding up as it makes its way to Oscars weekend, less than two weeks from today ... and it was a busy few days in Hollywood as awards were given out at the 37th Annual Producers Guild Awards, the 32nd Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA ... as well as The Brit Awards across the pond in London.

Plenty of big names showed up for the Actor Awards, including Michael B. Jordan (who walked away with two Actors for his role in "Sinners"), Timothée Chalamet, Emma Stone, Connor Storrie, Paul Mescal, and many more!

Looks like Justin Bieber’s in rehearsal mode for Coachella ... utilizing a casual furniture run as the perfect space for an impromptu sound check.

Check out this video of JB fully in his zone inside Downtown L.A.’s Deep House Design Store earlier this week ... hopping on the piano and the drums to test them out inside the music showroom after rolling in with his friends.

Witnesses tell TMZ he basically put on an impromptu concert for about three customers and the staff -- hey, a crowd’s a crowd!

Heartbreaking new details have emerged in the death investigation of former One Direction tour opener Camryn Magness ... TMZ has learned she died from internal bleeding after she was in a scooter accident with her fiancé.

We told you all about the 26-year-old singer's tragic death ... she died the evening of Dec. 5, 2025 in in Miami Beach, Florida after she was involved in an electric scooter crash.

A police report obtained by TMZ reveals Camryn was riding the stand-up scooter with her husband-to-be, Christian Name, when a man randomly ran off the sidewalk and into the scooter's path ... causing a collision. Camryn was rushed to the Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, but police say she succumbed to internal bleeding.

Justin Bieber took a break from Coachella prep to catch some NBA action ... hitting Crypto.com Arena to watch the Lakers on Tuesday -- and getting a cool moment with LeBron James in the process!!!

The Biebs is just 45 days from taking the stage in Indio for his first big solo gig since 2022 ... and things seem to be going well, 'cause he was in great spirits throughout the Purple and Gold's contest against the Orlando Magic.

JB rocked a green hoodie with white polka dots and some shades for the outing ... so it wasn't hard for King James to find him in the crowd for a quick dap before tipoff.

Jennifer Lopez's twins Emme and Max are all grown up, and JLo couldn't be prouder! The singer commemorated their 18th birthday with a moving, heartfelt post that was absolutely busting with love for her babies.

JLo welcomed Emme and Max on February 22, 2008 with her then-husband Marc Anthony ... a day Jen remembers well.

She wrote on Instagram ... “You were born in the middle of the night, in the midst of the biggest, most beautiful snowstorm NY had seen in years."

Billy Steinberg -- the legendary songwriter behind Madonna’s smash hit "Like a Virgin" -- has died at age 74 after a battle with cancer, TMZ has confirmed.

His death Monday was confirmed by his attorney, Laurie Soriano.

Steinberg’s career took off early with his bands Billy Thermal and i-Ten ... the latter was formed with songwriting partner Tom Kelly. But it was their collaboration on "Like a Virgin" that cemented Billy's place in music history, with the song spending six straight weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Billie Eilish's observation about federal immigration and "stolen land" at the Grammy Awards show Sunday night raised eyebrows ... and now a Native American tribe is reacting to the situation.

FYI, while accepting the Song Of The Year award Billie told the crowd ... “As grateful as I feel, I honestly don’t feel like I need to say anything but that no one is illegal on stolen land ... F*** ICE.”

A conservative journalist named Eric Daugherty publicized the fact the singer’s house sits on land historically inhabited by the Tongva, the indigenous people of the area including Los Angeles. A spokesperson for the Tongva tribe told the Daily Mail Billie's home is “situated in our ancestral land” ... and said Billie didn’t reach out to the tribe before or after making her statement.

However, the spokesperson added ... “We do value the instance when public figures provide visibility to the true history of this country” and said they reached out to Billie to show their appreciation for her public comments.

Lola Young had a great night at the 2026 Grammy Awards ceremony ... but her slip of the tongue ended up slipping by censors.

Here's the deal ... the pop star won the award for Best Pop Solo Performance last night, and her emotions really must have caught up with her ... because she dropped an F-bomb while accepting her Grammy.

Lola admitted she didn't have anything prepared for the moment, stating ... "I don’t know what to say. Thank you so much. You can tell by my f***ing ... Sorry, sorry, sorry."

Lola ended up composing herself, and she said she was "very, very grateful" for the award.

The thing is, the F-bomb apparently made it past CBS censors on YouTube TV ... and the slip-up could mean an FCC fine's on the table, Deadline reports.

Lola wasn't the only artist who dropped a four-letter word during the Grammys ... Sabrina Carpenter got bleeped while performing "Manchild" at the awards show, and Billie Eilish did too while making a statement about ICE.

Alex Warren had a rough time performing at the 2026 Grammy Awards ceremony Sunday night ... and he's blaming an error with his in-ear monitors for the mess-up.

ICYMI ... the songwriter, who was put up for the Best New Artist award, performed his track "Ordinary" during the broadcast -- and he was about half a beat behind for part of the song, E! News reports.

Warren tried adjusting his microphone pack while singing ... eventually pulling his in-ear monitors out.

Warren addressed the glitch on TikTok on Sunday evening ... over a layered and off-time version of "Ordinary," he wrote the caption ... "When you’re performing at the Grammys and all you hear is this in your in ears."

The singer put his head in his hands and mock-screamed in frustration.

The comments section of the post was full of support for Warren, with Trisha Paytas writing he "crushed it" on stage.

The new full-length trailer for the long-awaited Michael Jackson biopic just dropped ... and the late legend’s nephew, Jaafar Jackson, straight-up steals the show as the new King of Pop!

The "Michael" preview pulls zero punches, charting MJ’s meteoric rise from his Jackson 5 days to full-blown icon status ... complete with messages of "love, joy and peace," moonwalking moments, and yes, even his pet chimp Bubbles.

The supporting cast also shows up strong -- Nia Long steps into the role of Michael’s mom, Katherine Jackson, while Colman Domingo takes on his notoriously tough father, Joe Jackson.

Before this girl in yellow was a global superstar, she was just rockin' out at the local theater, acting and singing ... and growing up in Boca Raton, Florida.

... "This is the part when you break free" and hit up the gallery!

Can you guess who she is?