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Kid Cudi is telling all on his mended friendship with Kanye West ... and explaining exactly why he ended up forgiving the guy after an ugly falling out.

The rapper hopped on Apple Music's Zane Lowe podcast and got into the topic in depth -- explaining he and Ye are, in fact, cool now .... noting it's because Kanye sincerely apologized to him -- which is major, as he doesn't easily dish out mea culpas.

KC adds that working with someone shrouded in controversy is complicated ... but at the end of the day, he considers Kanye his brother -- and it's always siblings that hurt each other the most ... but he'll always have his family's back.

Plus, he says fans love the two of them working together ... and Cudi's well aware of that.

You'll recall ... Kanye and Cudi feuded through all of 2022 and most of 2023 -- Ye was fuming when Cudi remained pals with Pete Davidson as he dated his ex-wife Kim Kardashian.

In return, Cudi labeled him a dinosaur in the music industry and swore he'd never work with him again. At the time, it certainly felt like things were over between them ... for good.

But, through much reflection, Cudi tells Zane here that he wouldn't be where he is today if it weren't for Kanye ... cause he championed him in his early career ... doing him huge favors such as paying for his "Day 'n' Nite" music video when he had no record deal.

He's also adamant that there's a good man underneath Ye's shocking behavior and abhorrent rants ... admitting he might not be able to bounce back from some stuff he's said, but he's praying for him.

Madonna va a tener que aprender una lección de puntualidad de la manera difícil, porque dos hombres acaban de presentar una demanda colectiva contra ella por comenzar sus conciertos tarde.

De acuerdo con los documentos obtenidos por TMZ, Michael Fellows y Jonathan Hadden están liderando la demanda contra la legendaria estrella del pop y el organizador de conciertos Live Nation alegando que deben grandes sumas después de que el espectáculo programado para comenzar a las 8:30 PM, terminó comenzando a las 10:30 PM.

Según la demanda, los inicios tardíos constituyen un "ejercicio gratuito de publicidad falsa, tergiversación negligente y prácticas comerciales desleales y engañosas".

Los demandantes están demandando por daños y perjuicios no especificados apuntando a las tres noches que Madonna llegó tarde al Barclays Center en diciembre, pero dicen que Madonna tiene una larga historia documentada de no comenzar a tiempo (más sobre esto más adelante).

Los demandantes reconocen que Madonna tenía un problema de salud que causó el retraso del concierto de julio a diciembre, pero no creo que sea una excusa suficiente para darle inicio a los espectáculos con dos horas de retraso.

Estos tipos también indican el precio de sus entradas, que asciende a 155.90 y 292.50 dólares. En su mente, eso es dinero por el desagüe teniendo en cuenta lo tarde que se presentó.

Recordemos que una grave infección bacteriana llevó a Madonna al hospital, y las fuentes nos dijeron que estuvo luchando contra la fiebre durante aproximadamente un mes antes de que finalmente colapsara. Obviamente, la gira fue pospuesta y finalmente arrancó en Octubre.

Sabíamos que la gente estaba cabreada por la tardanza de Madonna en los shows de Nueva York de diciembre, los fans usaron las redes sociales para expresar su descontento por la espera de la Reina del Pop. (una fuente en el momento nos dijo que el retraso se debió a problemas de sonido).

Future, Drake and Tems' Grammy-winning smash is now centered in a bit of controversy -- the song's producer ATL Jacob is now being accused of lying about the song's origins.

Tems' manager Donawon has a huge issue with Jacob's recent interview with the Baller Alert podcast, where he alleged Tems had a case of the grumps, and refused to clear their 2022 collab "Wait For U" to be released.

Jacob says he had to alert Drake, who then pressured Tems to get off her caboose and push the song out -- but Donawon claims that's pure fairytale, because none of it's true.

The manager laid into Jacob and advised any of his closest peeps to get the producer's head checked ... because he thinks Jacob might be a pathological liar.

"Wait For U" shot straight to the top of the charts when it dropped, and has since been certified triple platinum.

Kanye West already tried apologizing for his rabid antisemitism -- but it seems he feels he didn't stick the landing, 'cause he recently did another one ... which was MUCH longer.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... the controversial rapper got some camera guys together to shoot a lengthy apology video several weeks ago -- and we're told it ended up running about 40 minutes ... with Ye talking straight to the camera.

We're told in no uncertain terms, Ye was "rambling" and at times it was impossible to decode what he was saying.

One more thing about this apology ... our sources say whatever was shot is supposed to be released sometime ahead of his new album, "Vultures," which is scheduled to drop Feb. 9 -- this after several delays dating back to late last year.

A couple interesting things about this ... for one, Ye already issued an apology over all his antisemitic language -- dropping a statement that was written in Hebrew right after Xmas.

You'll recall, it was a very generic mea culpa, which read in part, "I sincerely apologize to the Jewish community for any unintended outburst caused by my words or actions, it was not my intention to hurt or disrespect, and I deeply regret any pain I may have caused."

The problem ... many felt it wasn't sincere, and more importantly a lot of people thought it might've actually been generated by AI. In fact, we did some digging and that may well be the case. Bigger picture ... most just weren't buying what he was selling.

Now, we have word about this ... and it sounds like if he proceeds, we'll be hearing/seeing this new apology in due time. However, based on what we're hearing about it so far -- it seems like this one might've been a little clunky as well.

The other mystery here is how exactly the album is going to come out. As far as we know, he doesn't have any major distribution deal in place ... so who's gonna listen to this???

Kanye West ya intentó disculparse por su rabioso antisemitismo, pero parece que siente que no fue suficiente, así que recientemente hizo otro... y MUCHO más largo.

Fuentes con conocimiento directo le dicen a TMZ que el controvertido rapero tiene algunos amigos operando cámaras para filmar un video de disculpa largo hace varias semanas, y nos dicen que terminó durando unos 40 minutos, con Ye hablando directamente a la cámara.

Nos dicen muy seguros que Ye estaba "divagando", y que a veces era imposible descifrar lo que estaba diciendo.

Una cosa más acerca de esta disculpa, nuestras fuentes dicen que lo que se rodó se supone que debe ser puesto en libertad en algún momento antes de su nuevo álbum, "Buitres", que está programado para lanzar 9 de febrero - esto después de varios retrasos que se remontan a finales del año pasado.

Un par de cosas interesantes acerca de esto... por un lado, Ye ya emitió una disculpa por todo su lenguaje antisemita, dejando caer una declaración que fue escrita en hebreo justo después de Navidad.

Como recordarán, fue un mea culpa muy genérico, que decía en parte: "Me disculpo sinceramente con la comunidad judía por cualquier arrebato involuntario causado por mis palabras o acciones, no fue mi intención herir o faltar el respeto, y lamento profundamente cualquier dolor que pueda haber causado".

El problema es que muchos sintieron que no era sincero, y lo más importante, mucha gente pensó que en realidad podría haber sido generado por IA. De hecho, hemos investigado un poco y puede que sea así. La mayoría simplemente no estaba creyendo lo que estaba diciendo.

Tenemos noticias al respecto... y parece que si sigue adelante, oiremos/veremos esta nueva disculpa a su debido tiempo. Sin embargo, basado en lo que estamos escuchando hasta ahora, parece que este podría haber sido un poco torpe.

El otro misterio es cómo exactamente el álbum va a salir. Por lo que sabemos, no tiene ningún acuerdo de distribución importante en su lugar, así que ¿quién va a escuchar esto?

Lori Loughlin's daughter Olivia Jade may want to redub her "prison" comment in a YouTube video she created showing off her amazing kitchen.

Olivia gave everyone a tour of her luxurious Los Angeles home in the 17-plus minute video she shot and uploaded to her YT vlog. But things got weird once she stepped into the kitchen and alluded to Lori's imprisonment for her mom's role in the infamous college admissions scandal.

Check it out ... Talking directly into the camera, Olivia tells her audience she just ordered wallpaper, so the kitchen won't feel so sterile.

She repeats the phrase, "It's not gonna feel like," before she stops and thinks for a moment. Then she delivers the punchline -- "a prison."

Realizing what she just said, Olivia warns her viewers to “Save the jokes. I don’t want to hear it. I set you up and I don’t want you to tee off. OK?”

Of course, the 24-year-old influencer was referring to her mother Lori and father Mossimo Giannulli's federal convictions in the 2021 college admissions case.

Lori and Mossimo pled guilty to paying a fixer half a million dollars to get Olivia and her sister, Isabella Rose, accepted into the University of Southern California under the false pretense they were rowing recruits.

Dick Morris' interview on Newsmax went viral after a man wearing only underwear wandered into his shot without any explanation -- but TMZ has an answer on what the deal was.

ICYMI ... the well-respected political consultant-turned-commentator was in the middle of a conversation about the Iowa Caucus on "Rob Schmitt Tonight" when the door behind him opened and a man, nearly naked from the waist down, entered.

DM didn't miss a beat, continuing his convo with the other guests, but it left fans -- and people on social media -- very confused ... questions and theories (and yes, more than a few less-than-tasteful jokes) popped up all over X in the aftermath.

In terms of who this underwear photobomber is -- Dick tells TMZ ... the man walking into the shot is actually his wife Eileen McGann's caretaker who lives with the couple.

Unfortunately, we're told Eileen had a stroke about 3 years ago and has been incapacitated ever since, and she needs the kind of care only around-the-clock help can provide ... which is where this man comes in. Dick tells us the caretaker actually lives with them full-time.

As for how this impromptu mix-up even occurred -- Dick says it was a simple mistake on his part. He says their caretaker knew Dick was doing a hit on TV and had asked him to angle the camera away from where he'd be at ... but Dick explains he forgot to do that.

La entrevista de Dick Morris en Newsmax se hizo viral después de que un hombre vestido solo con ropa interior se metiera apareciera en la escena sin ninguna explicación, pero TMZ tiene una respuesta.

El respetado consultor político convertido en comentarista estaba en medio de una conversación sobre el Caucus de Iowa en "Rob Schmitt Tonight", cuando la puerta detrás de él se abrió y un hombre, casi desnudo de cintura para abajo, entró.

Dick no perdió el ritmo y continuó su conversación con los otros invitados, pero dejó a los fans y la gente en las redes sociales muy confundidos, generando muchas preguntas y teorías al respecto (y sí, más de una broma de mal gusto) aparecieron por todo X.

En términos de quién es el misterioso hombre en ropa interior, Dick le dice a TMZ que el hombre es en realidad el cuidador de su esposa —Eileen McGann— que vive con la pareja.

Por desgracia, nos dicen que Eileen tuvo un derrame cerebral hace unos tres años y ha estado incapacitada desde entonces. Necesita atención constante... y aquí es donde este hombre entra en juego. Dick nos cuenta que el cuidador vive con ellos a tiempo completo.

En cuanto a cómo se produjo esta confusión improvisada, Dick dice que fue un simple error de su parte. Él dice que su cuidador sabía que Dick estaba apareciendo en televisión y le había pedido que el ángulo de la cámara estuviera lejos de donde él estaría, pero Dick explica que se olvidó de hacer eso.

Martin Lawrence's appearance at the Emmys this week got some folks a little worried he might be worse for wear -- but the guy's actually never been better, and there's a perfectly good explanation for what people misperceived ... TMZ has learned.

ICYMI ... some fans started speculating something was up with the actor/comedian after he and his "Martin" costars -- Tisha Campbell, Tichina Arnold and Carl Anthony Payne II -- had a reunion at the 75th Emmys on Monday, and Lawrence seemed to slur his words during the bit.

Viewers rushed to social media to compare notes with many expressing concern for the 58-year-old's health and wishing him well and a speedy recovery.

However, sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... ML's totally fine -- in fact, we're told he just recently finished filming the latest "Bad Boys." Not just that, but our sources say he's also hitting the road this summer for his latest comedy tour. In other words, tip-top shape.

We're told even though some thought he may have been slurring his words and taking long pauses during the Emmys Martin reunion, this was actually because of a technical glitch with the teleprompter caused by late changes to the script -- automation strikes again!

In fact, Lawrence is so good we're told he's actually got a couple professional surprises coming for fans in the next few weeks ... though our sources wouldn't elaborate ... so stay tuned for that.

As for the reunion itself ... Martin had so much fun getting together with the cast close to 30 years after the show ended. You gotta admit they all looked great!

La aparición de Martin Lawrence en los Emmys esta semana dejó algunas personas un poco preocupadas sobre su estado de salud, pero el hombre no puede estar mejor, y hay una explicación perfectamente buena para lo que la gente percibe... TMZ ha averiguado.

Por si se lo perdieron, algunos fans comenzaron a especular de que algo estaba mal con el actor y comediante después de que él y sus coprotagonistas de "Martin", Tisha Campbell, Tichina Arnold y Carl Anthony Payne tuvieran una reunión en la 75ª edición de los Emmys el lunes, y Lawrence parecía arrastrar un poquito las palabras.

Los espectadores se apresuraron en ir a las redes sociales para expresar su preocupación por la salud del actor de 58 años y desearle lo mejor y una pronta recuperación.

Sin embargo, fuentes con conocimiento directo le dicen a TMZ que Martin está totalmente bien. De hecho, nos dicen que acaba de terminar el rodaje de la última "Bad Boys". No solo eso, sino que nuestras fuentes dicen que también está pensando en hacer una gira de comedia durante el verano. En otras palabras, está en plena forma.

Nos dijeron que aunque algunos pensaron que estaba arrastrando las palabras y haciendo largas pausas durante la reunión de Martin en los Emmys, en realidad esto se debió a un fallo técnico con el teleprompter causado por unos cambios de última hora en el guion. ¡La automatización ataca de nuevo!

De hecho, Lawrence está tan bien que nos dicen que incluso tiene un par de sorpresas profesionales para los fans en las próximas semanas. Aunque nuestras fuentes no quisieron dar más detalles, así que quédense atentos para eso.

En cuanto a la reunión en sí, Martin se divirtió mucho con el elenco cerca de 30 años después del final de la serie. Hay que reconocer que todos estaban estupendos.

Pierce Brosnan no está cediendo ante el gobierno federal, pues sigue luchando contra dos cargos por haber caminado en una zona restringida del Parque Nacional de Yellowstone.

El actor ingresó una declaración de no culpabilidad por los dos cargos de senderismo ilegal el 4 de enero, después de que fuera citado por supuestamente deambular en una "delicada" zona de aguas termales en el parque en Wyoming.

El juez accedió a la solicitud de Pierce Brosnan de cancelar su comparecencia inicial ante el tribunal y sostener una conferencia virtual el 20 de febrero.

Como informamos anteriormente, las autoridades citaron a 007 el mes pasado por supuestamente caminar fuera de los senderos cerca de Mammoth Hot Springs el 1 de noviembre, violando varios cierres.

La prueba parece estar en las fotos aquí también. Brosnan parece haber olvidado sus lecciones de espía secreto, pues él mismo posteó fotos donde parece estar fuera de la zona limitada. Él estuvo en Wyoming filmando su nuevo Western "The Unholy Trinity".

Las aguas termales están fuera de los límites de los turistas por una razón. Estas son muy frágiles y pueden tardar años en corregirse si se dañan, por no hablar de las personas que han fallecido por caer en los manantiales hirviendo y llenos de ácido

Colin Nathaniel Scott es solo un ejemplo. Las autoridades creen que se disolvió en las aguas de la piscina, solo ligeramente superiores al pH del ácido del estómago, después de aventurarse fuera del sendero en 2015.

Si es declarado culpable, Pierce podría obtener una multa de 5.000 dólares o incluso, seis meses de tiempo duro.

Pierce Brosnan's not caving to the federal government ... fighting two charges he hiked into a restricted area at Yellowstone National Park.

The actor entered a not guilty plea for two illegal hiking charges on January 4 after he was cited for allegedly wandering into a "delicate" hot springs at the park in Wyoming.

The judge granted PB's request to cancel his initial court appearance and set up a virtual conference for February 20.

As we previously reported ... authorities cited 007 last month for allegedly going off-trail near Mammoth Hot Springs on November 1 -- violating several closures.

The proof seems to be in the pics here too ... Brosnan appears to have forgotten his lessons in spy secrecy, posting photos that look like they're from the off-limits area. He was up in Wyoming filming his new Western "The Unholy Trinity."

The hot springs are off-limits to tourists for a reason ... they're super fragile and can take years to correct if damaged -- not to mention the people who have died from falling into the boiling/acidic springs

Colin Nathaniel Scott is just one example ... authorities think he dissolved in the pool waters -- only slightly higher on the pH scale than stomach acid -- after venturing off-trail in 2015.

If found guilty, Pierce might see a $5,000 fine ... or even six months of hard time.

James Bond might have a license to kill, but even he's gotta stay on the designated trails!

It appears IShowSpeed needs to brush up on his K-pop knowledge ... 'cause the popular gamer and YouTuber recently referred to Stray Kids member Bang Chan as "BTS" -- and the whole awkward moment played out in front of thousands of viewers.

18-year-old Speed -- who has tens of millions of followers across all platforms -- was scrolling through videos on his phone as his loyal fanbase tuned in to the stream earlier this week ... when he stumbled upon a clip of the popular group's leader discussing his admiration for the internet superstar.

"Speed is so funny," Chan said in the vid ... adding he has "mad respect for him."

"I feel like the effort he puts out to what he does is just phenomenal. I think it's just really, really cool."

Chan even revealed he watches Speed's vids with fellow groupmate Felix "all the time."

Speed was understandably pumped about the shoutout ... and asked those watching if Chan was a member of BTS before tracking down his Instagram page.

Speed then slid into the DMs ... leaving him a personal video as a "thank you" for the kind words.

"Yo brother Bang Chan, BTS, bro. I just seen the video that said you was a big fan of me, bro," Speed said ... also including some words of encouragement to "keep grinding."

Despite several people in the chat trying to correct Speed on his flub -- and the fact Chan clearly lists "Stray Kids" in his bio -- it was too late ... and he hit "send" on the video message.

STAY (the group's fanbase) quickly got wind of the mistake ... making jokes about Speed's confusion and how Chan would react to it.

Others didn't take it lightly ... pointing out the fact Speed assumed Chan was a member of BTS could be considered racist.

While BTS is undoubtedly the most famous male K-pop group to crack into massive mainstream success in the States, Stray Kids has gained momentum in their own right ... even performing at the Billboard Music Awards in November.

Ariana DeBose seems to have buried the hatchet with Bella Ramsey -- who made a joke at her expense the night prior ... but all looks to be well now if this photo is any indication.

The two actresses were once again on hand Monday night for the Emmys -- this after attending the Critics Choice Awards the day prior ... and with ADB ending up as a punch line during the Best Song category, when she was labeled an actor who thinks they can sing.

Of course, it was Bella herself who delivered that brutal line -- reading off of a prompter in the distance -- and a lot of people felt Ariana had been done dirty ... herself included.

Fast-forward about 24 hours, and now you got this pic circulating online that shows Bella and Ariana hugging it out during the Emmys. There isn't too much context beyond what writer Evan Ross Katz -- who snapped this -- had to say about it in his lengthy caption.

He wrote, "Incredible! Here’s Bella Ramsey and Academy Award-winner Ariana DeBose hugging at tonight’s Emmy Awards. It’s particularly poignant because of a joke that Ramsey was fed in their teleprompter at the Critic's Choice Awards yesterday which categorized DeBose among 'Actors Who Think They Are Singers.'"

Again, we're not sure what Bella might've said to Ariana -- but it definitely feels like an apology might've been issued ... 'cause the fact is, Ariana most certainly *can* sing.

One other interesting tidbit about this whole saga ... it looks like one Hannah Waddingham -- a big-time TV actress who's done some Broadway as well -- was consoling ADB on the carpet before the show got started. There's photos of the two having a heart-to-heart outside.

Ariana DeBose parece haber enterrado el arma de guerra con Bella Ramsey, quien hizo una broma a costa de ella la noche anterior... Ahora todo parece estar bien entre ambas si nos guiamos por esta foto.

Las dos actrices se encontraron una vez más el lunes por la noche para los Emmys. Esto, después de haber asistido a los Critics Choice Awards el día anterior y de que Ariana DeBose haya terminado como un chiste mientras se presentaba la categoría de Mejor Canción, al ser catalogada por los presentadores como un actor que piensa que puede cantar.

Por supuesto, fue la propia Bella quien pronunció la brutal frase, leyendo de un apuntador a la distancia- y mucha gente sintió que Ariana había sido insultada... incluida ella misma.

Unas 24 horas después, circuló por Internet una foto en la que Bella y Ariana aparecían abrazándose en los Emmy. No hay mucho contexto más allá de lo que el escritor Evan Ross Katz -que tomó esta foto- dijo al respecto en su pie de foto.

Él escribió: "¡Increíble! Aquí está Bella Ramsey y la ganadora del Oscar Ariana DeBose abrazándose en los premios Emmy esta noche. Es particularmente conmovedor debido a una broma que le dieron a Ramsey en su teleprompter en los Critic's Choice Awards ayer que categorizaba a DeBose entre los 'actores que se creen cantantes'".

De nuevo, no estamos seguros de lo que Bella le habrá dicho a Ariana, pero definitivamente se siente como una disculpa porque Ariana ciertamente puede cantar.

Otro dato interesante de esta saga es que parece que Hannah Waddingham, una gran actriz de televisión y que ha hecho algo de Broadway también, estaba consolando a Ariana DeBose en la alfombra antes de que comenzara el espectáculo. Hay fotos de las dos teniendo un momento muy cariñoso juntas.

Bill Goldberg's son Gage was this close to playing for the Crimson Tide ... but the high school football player tells TMZ Sports he changed his mind once Nick Saban retired!

Cue Gage's WWE legend dad, who called Deion Sanders -- his former teammate with the Falcons in the early 90s -- and next thing ya know, Goldberg's on his way to Colorado!

Gage, a 205-pound middle linebacker out of Boerne Champion High School in Texas, spoke with us days after he announced he'd be playing for the NFL Hall of Famer as a preferred walk-on with the Univerisity of Colorado.

GG revealed his commitment came down to the wire ... as he was very close to committing to Alabama until Saban unexpectedly retired last week.

"My top schools were Alabama, Duke, UCF, NC State. Those were my four," the 17-year-old said.

"Then [dad] reached out to Deion and then the coach called him. The opportunity came up for a [Preferred Walk-On] at Colorado and I committed on that."

It's a significant change for the Goldberg family. In fact, Bill was already looking at property in Tuscaloosa.

But, things have changed, and despite Goldberg having wanted his son to play for Saban (arguably the greatest CFB coach ever), he's happy he'll be coached by Prime.

"Deion and I are great friends. I love the man like he's my brother," Bill said.

"It's just a huge decision. It's not based on who's got the coolest uniforms. It's based on who's gonna take care of you the most and where you have the best opportunity, both on and off the field."

Bill added, "I'm gonna continue to sing his praises but after I speak so highly of this person, why would I not want this person to be the head coach of my son?"