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11/8 2:35 PM PT -- Diddy's family -- which runs his official X account -- has released the following statement unequivocally denying our story.

3:38 PM PT -- Diddy’s family spokesperson Juda Engelmayer tells TMZ ... "Mr. Combs is in his first week at FCI Fort Dix and is focused on adjusting, working on himself, and doing better each day. As with any high-profile individual in a new environment, there will be many rumors and exaggerated stories throughout his time there—most of them untrue. We ask that people give him the benefit of the doubt, the privacy to focus on his personal growth with grace and purpose."

Diddy's sobriety journey took a detour in lockup this week ... TMZ has learned he was drinking behind bars and got in some trouble with prison officials.

Sources with knowledge tell TMZ ... Diddy had some homemade alcohol in Fort Dix, the low-security prison where he's doing time. We're told the alcohol is made of Fanta, sugar and apples, which inmates give two weeks to ferment into an alcoholic substance.

We're told Diddy got caught by jail officials and prison officials planned to move him from his old unit into a new one. Two sources tell TMZ prison officials have now reversed their decision and Diddy will stay put.

Soulja Boy's participation in a seemingly harmless TikTok game ended in a complete meltdown ... the "Crank That" rapper threatened to shooooot the competition!!!

TMZ Hip Hop obtained video of Soulja Boy erupting like a volcano on content creators ExoticTV Ra, MCL and Mello Rell in a fiery rant as they played for TikTok tokens -- apparently Soulja wasn't doing so hot.

Soulja Boy dared the group to play "big bank take lil bank" before telling Ra he'd shoot him in the face.

President Donald Trump's on-again, off-again Taylor Swift fanboying seems to be currently on again, as the White House just used one of her songs in a TikTok video ... and Swifties are HATING it.

Check out the clip ... Over Taylor's lyric "Keep it one hundred on the land, the sea, the sky..." the White House shows pics of the different branches of the military. It also flashes shots of POTUS and Vice President J.D. Vance along with their wives, Melania Trump and Usha Vance, when the song gets to "Pledge allegiance to your hands, your team, your vibes."

It's unlikely Taylor gave permission. And the comments quickly got ugly.

The 2025 CFDA Awards welcomed the who's who in fashion to New York City Monday night -- but some shutterbugs clearly missed the memo when they mistook Venus Williams for Naomi Campbell!

Check out the awkward clip -- the pro tennis player arrives at the steps of the American Museum of Natural History, and eager photogs are calling her so they can get the money shot ... but they're yelling for Naomi instead. Clearly, it's not a diss to be mistaken for the supermodel, but still ... pretty uncomfortable no matter how you slice it.

Naomi showed up about an hour and a half later, according to our sources, and only posed for a few photos on the steps before making her way inside to the main event.

Former President Barack Obama went right at President Donald Trump over his expensive renovations to the White House while some Medicare patients struggle to find treatment amid the government shutdown.

Speaking to a crowd in Virginia over the weekend, Obama quipped, "He has been focused on critical issues like paving over the Rose Garden so folks don't get mud on their shoes. And gold-plating the Oval Office and building a $300 million ballroom."

He added sarcastically, "Here's the good news -- if you can't visit a doctor, don't worry ... he will save you a dance," to uproarious laughter from the Virginia crowd.

Donald Trump says Seth Meyers is such a hater that it might even be illegal ... ripping into the star in another Truth Social rant.

The President of the United States shared his raw thoughts about "Late Night With Seth Meyers" host Saturday ... calling him perhaps the worst performer ever -- and claiming he sounds like a "deranged lunatic."

He specifically pointed to a bit Meyers did ... mocking a speech DJT gave where he mentioned electric and steam catapults -- and, he said he wasn't impressed by the "Saturday Night Live" alum's jokes.

Donald Trump's celebrating the Roaring '20s ... and, a whole lotta people online are calling him tone deaf as many in poverty are staring down a Great Depression.

POTUS hosted a "Great Gatsby"-themed party at his exclusive Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach for Halloween ... with ladies dressed as flappers and fellas throwing on their most boisterous suits and fedoras.

The bash was reportedly titled "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody" ... which is the name of a 2013 song by Fergie, GoonRock and Q-Tip made for the Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan 'Gatsby' film.

Nancy Mace went off the rails at a South Carolina airport this week, launching into a foul-mouthed tirade against cops for what she claims was pure incompetence, according to a police report.

The fireworks began Thursday night at the Charleston International Airport, where cops said Mace was being chauffeured in a white BMW to catch a flight, but things soon took a wrong turn.

Police said 3 officers were waiting in the ticketing vestibule to escort Mace from the curb to her flight gate upon her arrival. While they waited, the officers were allegedly informed Mace was running 10 to 15 minutes late.

Vogue UK writer Chanté Joseph -- of the viral "Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?" article, which has blown up the internet discussing women's perspectives on dating -- tells us the men are "outraged" and "worried" ever since the ladies got a hold of her piece.

The popularized writer tells TMZ the feedback from women on her article has been nothing but praise ... but men, on the other hand, are not too fond of her words, which have sparked worry throughout the boyfriend community.

Check the clip ... Chanté dives into how the inspiration for her article came about, saying she noticed women posting and cropping out their husbands/boyfriends from their pics online. So, she decided to start asking women why this is, and she tells us the responses were so insane she had no choice but to dig more into the subject.

News that Gayle King is getting booted from "CBS Mornings" is news to her ... because she says the network powers that be are singing a much different tune in her office!

TMZ caught up with GK as she left her NYC studio Friday morning, and she tells us from what she's hearing, she's not only doing a great job, but she's well-liked at CBS ... and she says the feeling's mutual -- she loves what she does and the coworkers with whom she does it.

While she doesn't flat-out deny that she could be leaving the morning news show ... she says the chatter in the building is not matching up with the reports in the media.

Looks like Ye's fascination for the conspiratorial may have rubbed off on Kim Kardashian ... she's convinced the 1969 moon landing was faked.

In a clip from Thursday's episode of "The Kardashians," Kim is captured trying to sway her "All's Fair" costar Sarah Paulson the Apollo 11 moon landing didn't happen.

And what evidence does the aspiring lawyer bring forth to the court? A video from 10 years ago of Buzz Aldrin telling a student at The Oxford Union Society, "It didn't happen" ... in response to the question, "What was the scariest moment of the journey?" which the 95-year-old former astronaut apparently heard incorrectly.

"Scariest? It didn't happen," Aldrin replies. He then goes on to relate a story from the mission.

LaMelo Ball's middle finger cost him a Honda Civic -- the NBA just fined him $35,000 for flipping off a referee during the Hornets vs. Heat game this week.

The league announced the punishment on Thursday ... days after the Charlotte star made an "obscene gesture" during the showdown at Kaseya Center in Miami.

It occurred in the last minutes of the matchup, when Ball expressed his frustrations after he was called for an offensive foul. He received a technical foul for his actions.

Kid Rock seems to have no issue hurling the R-word on national television ... but the Special Olympics says he should think twice -- writing an open letter to him explaining the harm caused by using that word.

ICYMI ... Kid Rock appeared on "Jesse Watters Primetime" on Fox News last Friday -- and used the slur while telling Watters what he plans to be for Halloween.

Now ... in an open letter, Special Olympics Chief Inspiration Officer Loretta Claiborne is calling him out, urging him to take accountability. She says, "I’m writing to you personally with an urgent request: please acknowledge the hurt caused and use this moment to stand with us in rejecting that word and the prejudice it represents."

Court was in brief session ... when a cop logged in for a virtual hearing, rocking business up top, and party down below ... leaving the judge absolutely shook.

You gotta see the vid -- Detroit Police Officer Matthew Jackson logged in for a proceeding of Michigan's 36th District Court on Monday ... and thanks to a very unlucky camera placement, the whole courtroom got an eyeful of his "uniform" ... boxers included (thankfully).

The courtroom gasped in unison... and Judge Sean Perkins blurted out in horror, "You got some pants on, officer?" Guess you could say justice really was hanging by a thread.

Sombr thought he was dialing up Selena Gomez for a cheeky prank ...  but instead, it was her husband Benny Blanco who answered -- and the awkwardness was off the charts.

It all went down during Sombr’s "Call Your Ex Onstage" bit -- but a playful jab at Selena turned weird when Benny picked up … and was straight-up baffled about why he was ringing him.

You’ve gotta see the whole thing play out ... we can’t hear Benny’s side, but from what it looks like, BB was clearly grilling Sombr, trying to figure out why this call was even happening.

Katee Sackhoff says sometimes she's taken her body transformation too far in her work ... including once when she completely stopped menstruating.

The actress sat down for a conversation on the "Joe Rogan Experience" in an episode published Saturday ... and, she talked about changing her physical appearance to more precisely embody a character.

She specifically highlights her weight loss for the Netflix show "Another Life" -- which ran from 2019 to 2021 -- explaining her character comes out of cyrosleep at the start ... and, she wanted to look gaunt and dehydrated in the initial scenes.