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Megyn Kelly doesn't think much of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's parenting skills when it comes to their 13-year-old daughter North West ... and the popular podcaster is letting the world know exactly how she feels.

Kelly sat down with Dr. Drew on Tuesday's episode of "The Megyn Kelly Show," and the two slammed Kim and Kanye for allowing North to be such a public figure at such a young age.

Check out the clip ... Kelly kicks things off by pointing out that North is on the cover of Dazed Magazine with false teeth, blue hair, and facial piercings. 

Suge Knight is making a bombshell claim amid the Tupac Shakur murder trial ... saying Duane "Keffe D" Davis' lawyers offered him up to $1 million to say Keefe wasn't in the car that allegedly shot up Tupac.

Suge joined us on "TMZ Live" Tuesday from prison and said he refused the alleged offer ... insisting his loyalty to Tupac "can't be compromised."

The Death Row founder also took aim at The Game ... pushing back on the rapper's recent claim that Keffe D is being used as a scapegoat.

Famous Dex has been arrested for domestic battery ... TMZ has learned.

Official records show the rapper was taken into custody on Sunday and booked on a domestic battery charge.

It appears Famous Dex was still in a Vegas jail at the time of publication.

It's been a quarter century since Aaliyah's tragic death ... and even though she's gone way too soon, the late legend's legacy will live on forever.

As you know, the singer died in a plane crash on August 25, 2001, after filming the music video for her single "Rock the Boat" in the Bahamas. Investigations showed the plane had been overloaded by 700 pounds.

But Aaliyah's life shouldn't and couldn't be defined by her death ... instead, we're remembering the iconic artist for her incredible artistry and influential style.

North West certainly doesn't lead a regular life given that her parents are Kim Kardashian and Kanye West ... but the 13-year-old rapper says she wants a regular job -- at Starbucks!

That's right ... North sat down for a recent interview with Dazed Digital, and reporter Marios Mystidis asked North if she would be a basketball player if she wasn't a music artist.

North responded that she had zero interest in becoming a hoops player ... and said she wanted to work at Starbucks ... and it's no joke!

Quality Control Music cofounder Pierre "P" Thomas -- who helped build the careers of stars including Migos, Lil Baby and City Girls -- is still recovering in the hospital after suffering a heart attack ... but we're told his health is improving.

A source familiar with the situation tells TMZ ... P is still recovering at a Las Vegas hospital, where his health continues to improve.

As we reported ... P was hospitalized Friday after suffering a heart attack and was being treated in the ICU.

Blueface had another brush with the law over the weekend ... getting detained by police in California during an apparent "swatting" incident, TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Blueface was inside a restaurant in Santa Clarita on Sunday night when Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies responded to an "emergency" call for "severe violence."

We're told deputies detained several people, including Blueface, but later released everyone after determining no crime had occurred and it was an apparent swatting incident.

Our sources say one witness livestreamed all the drama, capturing Blueface and his baby mama, Nevaeh Akira, during the chaotic scene.

BigXthaPlug found himself back in jail Friday ... after he was caught allegedly driving while intoxicated and possessing some marijuana.

Online jail records show the Dallas-based rapper was booked into the Collin County Jail in Texas on Friday by the Allen Police Department. He was charged with driving while intoxicated, marijuana possession of less than 2 ounces, and unlawful possession of a firearm.

On the same day as the arrest, it was announced that BigX -- real name Xavier Darnell Landum -- would be missing his appearance at the Country Rising Festival in Canada ... with organizers blaming a "personal emergency" for his absence.

10:46 AM -- Quality Control Music says Pierre "P" Thomas "is alive and currently receiving medical care."

The label asks "that everyone keep P and his family in their thoughts and prayers and respectfully give them the privacy and space they need during this time."

QC adds ... "We deeply appreciate everyone's concern, support, prayers, and loving energy right now."

Pierre "P" Thomas, the Quality Control Music cofounder who helped build the careers of stars including Migos, Lil Baby and City Girls, is currently hospitalized after suffering a heart attack ... TMZ has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... P is under doctors' care at a Las Vegas hospital, where we're told he's in the ICU.

We're told family members are with him and consulting with doctors on next steps.

P cofounded Quality Control Music with Kevin "Coach K" Lee in 2013, helping turn the label into a hip-hop powerhouse.

A supposed mug shot of Lil Durk is making the rounds online ... but TMZ has learned the image is bogus and is the latest example of AI slop.

The image circulating on social media appears to show the Grammy-winning rapper, whose real name is Durk Devontay Banks, with a bald head and wearing what appears to be jail clothing.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... that's not a real photo of Durk. We're told Durk currently has a short haircut, but he is not bald like the man depicted in the viral image.

Sean "Diddy" Combs was name-dropped during the Tupac Shakur murder trial when a former LAPD detective testified Diddy tried, but failed, to pay for Tupac's execution ... a wild allegation folks in Diddy's camp call bogus.

In response to the bombshell testimony, sources close to the imprisoned mogul tell TMZ ... "Diddy had absolutely nothing to do with the Tupac murder. He did not pull the trigger or set it up. It would be a waste of time if prosecutors ever called him as a witness."

Here's the backstory ... on Wednesday, ex-LAPD detective Daryn Dupree testified in court that he interviewed Duane "Keffe D" Davis regarding the 1997 murder of rapper Christopher "Biggie Smalls" Wallace in L.A.

Dupree testified Davis said he had nothing to do with Biggie's murder, but instead offered details about the Tupac fatal shooting ... including an allegation about Diddy.

Some of the money Chris Brown is pulling in from his uber-successful nationwide tour with Usher could land in his former housekeeper's pockets soon ... a Los Angeles judge ruled she has a right to collect her judgment from what he's bringing in on tour, TMZ has learned.

Court docs obtained by TMZ reveal the judge presiding over Maria Avila's lawsuit granted her request to assign money Chris gets from royalties and tour income to her to satisfy the $13 million judgment she won in her dog attack case against him.

Chris objected to the request, but the judge apparently wasn't swayed.

Unclear if Chris will ask for reconsideration or appeal the ruling.

As TMZ first reported, Chris was ordered to pay Maria the 8-figure sum after she won her lawsuit over a vicious dog attack at his L.A. home in 2020.

Drake is pulling out all the stops for his "goth baddie" Pinkchyu ... flying her to Toronto and taking over an entire castle for their latest date.

A source tells TMZ ... Drake flew Pinkchyu north of the border this past week and rented out Casa Loma -- Toronto's massive, nearly 200,000-square-foot castle -- for the occasion.

We're told the 98-room landmark was shut down except for a server, bartender, and security ... leaving Drake and Pinkchyu to enjoy sushi with the sprawling castle basically to themselves.

Because nothing goes together quite like castles and sushi!!!

Tupac Shakur's alleged killer, Duane "Keffe D" Davis sat for the fourth day of grueling and graphic testimony in his trial.

Keefe -- who is on trial in Las Vegas -- is accused of planning the legendary rapper's murder and allegedly producing the gun used to kill Tupac ... though prosecutors say he wasn't the trigger man that fateful night.

He has pleaded not guilty to all charges against him ... and sources close to him say his past admissions in an interview that he was involved in the slaying are simply empty brags.

The Notorious B.I.G.'s son, Christopher Wallace Jr., claims his grandmother's will was drastically changed weeks before her death ... he thinks something doesn't seem right about it, and is now bringing the matter to court ... TMZ has learned.

Christopher filed court docs saying his grandmother, Voletta Wallace, died in February 2025 and was survived by him and her granddaughter. Her son -- the late rapper Notorious B.I.G. -- was killed back in 1997.

He said his grandma executed a will in 2020 … which divided up her fur collection, jewelry, music awards given to Biggie, a Mercedes-Benz SUV, a property in Jamaica, and various other properties. He says most of the items were bequeathed to Christopher and his sister ... with a few items given to her brother.

The murder trial for alleged Tupac Shakur killer Duane "Keffe D" Davis rolls into its third day Wednesday ... and you can watch the courtroom action right here.

Keffe is accused of planning the legendary rapper's murder and allegedly producing the gun used to kill Tupac ... though prosecutors say he wasn't the trigger man that fateful night.

He has pleaded not guilty to all charges against him.