DDG Soulja Boy & Ray J Are a Couple of Bums ... Who'll Never Get On My Level

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12:39 PM PT -- Soulja Boy and Ray J have officially teamed up and promised to deliver an anti-DDG stream ... to embarrass their newfound common rival.

DDG has been relatively mum about his ongoing issues with ex-Halle Bailey ... but he held a stream to thrash both Soulja Boy and Ray J for inserting themselves into his business!!!

The embattled DDG called the industry fake, but called Soulja Boy and Ray J even faker for trying to be streamers and clout-chasing off his domestic situation to build their viewership.

Bill Belichick Raves Over Jordon In Chat W/ Strahan ... 'She's Been Terrific'

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There's clearly no trouble in paradise between Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson despite all the negative attention they've recently received ... as the legendary football coach had nothing but positive things to say about her during a sit-down with Michael Strahan this week.

The Univ. of North Carolina sideline manager joined the Hall of Fame pass rusher for roughly 10 minutes on Friday's episode of "Good Morning America" ... and while most of the discussion was about his new book, Strahan did at one point bring up Hudson.

Strahan asked for Bill's thoughts on how the 24-year-old has brought so much publicity to his normally private life -- and Belichick responded by heaping a ton of praise on her.

Travis Kelce No Teardrops Over This T. Swift Guitar ... I Already Have It!!!

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Travis Kelce missed out on the chance to snag an autographed Taylor Swift guitar on Thursday ... but he's "Mr. Perfectly Fine" about it -- 'cause he already owns one!!

The Kansas City Chiefs tight end hit Las Vegas to support his bestie/quarterback Patrick Mahomes' charity event auction ... and at one point in the evening, an instrument signed by his pop superstar girlfriend was up for grabs.

35-year-old Kelce -- who went stag to the festivities -- initially stood up to express his interest in bidding on the item ... but it quickly hit him that there was no need.

Justin Bieber Not a Diddy Victim

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There has been a social media swirl over Justin Bieber's relationship with Diddy when Justin was 15, but multiple sources in Justin's life say nothing untoward happened between them.

Our sources -- some of whom were and some who are right at the center of Justin's life -- tell TMZ, Diddy never sexually or otherwise abused Bieber.

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As you know, when Justin and Diddy both appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" back in 2011, they stirred the pot when Diddy said Justin "knows better than to be talking about things that he does with Big Brother Puff on national television."

Tommy Lee & Brittany Furlan Separated, Arguing Over His Drinking

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Tommy Lee and Brittany Furlan are separated, possibly heading for divorce, and his drinking is at the center of the split ... TMZ has learned.

Brittany and the Motley Crue drummer have been living separately for the past two weeks ... according to sources close to the couple. We're told Brittany and other people around Tommy feel like his drinking has gotten out of hand, and while they've urged him to get sober ... Tommy's been resistant.

Although the estranged couple is no longer living together, we're told they are still in communication.

Cassie Diddy Accused Me of Affair with Michael B. Jordan

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Michael B. Jordan's name is now in the middle of the Diddy trial ... Diddy's defense brought him into the convo Thursday while cross-examining Cassie Ventura.

Cassie testified Diddy suspected she was having an affair with Michael in 2015, after she broke up with Diddy while she was in South Africa filming a movie.

The singer told the jury she cut off contact with Diddy after finding out he was seeing another woman ... and that Diddy grew suspicious she was starting to date Michael.

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Cassie To Diddy 'I'm Always Ready To Freak Off' ... Text Shown To Jurors

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Cassie expressed to Diddy that she was excited to participate in freak-offs ... at least based on a text message between the exes that was just read in court.

The singer is being cross-examined by Diddy's defense team, and jurors on Thursday were shown a slew of graphic and sexual text messages from their relationship.

In one message, Cassie tells Diddy ... "I'm always ready to freak off, it can be whenever." The text was a BlackBerry message to Diddy on August 5, 2009 ... about 2 years into their relationship.

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Diddy Trial Defense Begins Cross-Examination of Cassie ... Questions About Early, Loving Relationship

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The fourth day of testimony in Diddy's NYC federal sex trafficking trial began Thursday with Cassie taking the stand again ... with Diddy's defense team's turn at cross-examining her after two days of the prosecution's questioning.

Sean "Diddy" Combs' defense attorney Anna Estevao asked Cassie to read a text she sent to Combs years ago ... Cassie read it out in court, "I love you, smiley face, I'll fly anywhere for you, I love you, Cass."

Affectionate messages from Diddy were also shown to the jury from early in their relationship ... which Cassie described on the stand this morning as "loving."

"I'm a very lucky woman, I miss you so much," she said, reading from one of the exchanges.

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Kath Ebbs JoJo Siwa Had 'No F***ing Clue' About My Life During Split

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JoJo Siwa's ex Kath Ebbs says they wanted JoJo to know everything that had happened while she was on "Celebrity Big Brother" -- saying she broke things off without knowing the full context.

The Australian DJ took to their podcast "Conversations with Kath" for an episode published recently to share even more details about their shocking split ... including claiming JoJo cited them not showing up to the live show of 'CBB' to support her as part of the split.

Kath says watching JoJo and Chris Hughes get all cuddled up on the show -- combined with the anniversary of their close friend's death -- proved too much for them ... sending them into a "meltdown."

Joe Jonas Spotted On Date In NYC ... Conversation Looks Cozy

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Could Joe Jonas be catching that love bug, again? The singer was spotted grabbing some drinks with a mystery brunette in NYC Tuesday night ... and the pair looked totally locked in on one another.

Check out our pics ... the pair's tucked away in a corner table for two at Schmuck in the East Village -- a European-style bar that just opened in January.

The duo seems focused on their conversation and not worried about the outside world as they sipped on some drinks for -- an eyewitness tells TMZ -- three whole hours.

Cassie Diddy Flipped Over My Kid Cudi Relationship

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Cassie Ventura says Diddy freaked out on her after finding out she was hooking up with Kid Cudi ... threatening her with a wine opener and telling her he would release a video on Christmas showing her participating in a "freak-off."

The singer testified in court Wednesday that Diddy found out she was seeing Kid Cudi in 2011 when he went through her phone during a freak-off.

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Cassie told the jury Diddy found an email about Cassie taking her toiletry bag to Kid Cudi's place ... and he put a wine opener in his hand and threatened her.

Justin Bieber Break With Scooter Over Money ... Audits Show Justin Owes Scooter Millions

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Justin Bieber's relationship with longtime manager Scooter Braun disintegrated over money -- millions of dollars Justin claimed Scooter underhandedly took -- but an extensive TMZ investigation shows just the opposite.

TMZ has a new documentary, "TMZ Investigates: What Happened to Justin Bieber," which airs tonight on FOX at 9 PM ET, 8 Central.

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When the disastrous "Justice" tour ended in 2022, multiple sources with direct knowledge tell us Justin was broke. He owed AEG -- the concert promoter -- $24 million because he received a $40M upfront advance and Justin pulled the plug early on.

Jordon Hudson Issued Apology To Cheer Team ... Sorry For Belichick Romance Hoopla

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Jordon Hudson penned an emotional letter to her cheer team after making the decision to quit ... and in the note, she issued an apology to her squadmates for all of the hoopla her relationship with Bill Belichick caused.

The message -- which was obtained by The Washington Post -- appeared to be sent this past winter ... after Belichick had accepted the UNC football head coaching job.

Hudson explained to her teammates she would no longer be flying for ECE Blackout in Massachusetts -- as she was going to follow her 73-year-old boyfriend to Chapel Hill.

Halle Bailey Claims DDG Abused, Attacked Her Multiple Times ... Gets Restraining Order

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Halle Bailey says she's had enough of DDG allegedly abusing her ... she's filed a police report, and now she wants court-ordered protection from the father of her child ... TMZ has learned.

In docs, filed Tuesday in L.A., she claims things first got physical in January -- they broke up back in October -- and Halle says DDG came over to pick up their son, Halo, and she tried to start a convo with the rapper about a child visitation schedule.

As she was buckling Halo into the car seat, she claims DDG grew agitated and repeatedly said, "Get out of my car, BITCH." Halle says the baby was crying, and she got nervous about DDG leaving with him in such an agitated state.

Bill Belichick Jordon Hudson Has Nothing To Do With UNC Football

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Bill Belichick was asked yet again about his relationship with Jordon Hudson while at ACC spring meetings on Tuesday ... but unlike his infamous CBS interview, his 24-year-old girlfriend didn't intervene.

The UNC football coach sat down with ESPN for a brief Q&A in Amelia Island, Florida just minutes ago ... and naturally, the conversation shifted from football to his love life.

The eight-time Super Bowl winner was specifically asked about how the hoopla surrounding the pairing in recent days -- like the since-refuted report Hudson was banned from UNC football facilities -- has impacted his Tar Heels team and his ability to coach the guys, if at all.

Timothee Chalamet, Kylie Jenner Hang Out Courtside With Kendall At Knicks-Celtics Game Other Celebs Make Cameos

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Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet were in basketball mode Monday night, showing up at the Knicks-Celtics matchup in NYC — with Kylie's sister, Kendall, in tow.

The trio sat courtside watching the Knicks do battle with the Celtics during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals series at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. And what a game it was with the Knicks beating the Celtics 121-113, which made Timothee's night.

During each quarter, the actor - who's also a Knicks superfan — was all about rooting on his team, jumping out of his seat at one point and clapping wildly after a Knicks player sank a basket.