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DaniLeigh apparently thought being famous could get her out of trouble -- at least, that’s what it looks like in newly released bodycam footage from her DUI hit-and-run arrest back in May 2023.

The video is a shocker -- you can hear DaniLeigh try to tell Miami cops they can't arrest her 'cause she's an artist, in particular an R&B singer -- all this after authorities say she struck a teen on a moped with her car ... and left him with a kidney laceration and a spinal fracture.

She tells one officer she's with Quavo, who is seen off to the side early in the video, along with a couple of his security guys. The cop tells them to back up when they ask what's going on.

Barry Keoghan might wanna avert his eyes ... 'cause Sabrina Carpenter is locking lips with none other than Jenna Ortega!

The girls got fans' hearts racing and tongues wagging about a hot and heavy make-out session in Sabrina's new music video for "Taste," which dropped Friday.

The vid clearly takes inspo from Jenna’s signature horror chops ... with voodoo dolls, machetes, supernatural powers and limbs flying everywhere as they duke it out over the same guy.

Lily Allen's taking some ruff criticism online ... with people blasting her character after she admitted she ditched a rescue puppy when it chewed up her family's passports.

The actress told the story on her "Miss Me?" podcast, and revealed the dog she adopted in 2021 turned out to be a hungry pup ... chewing just about everything it could fit between its teeth.

One of those tasty forbidden treats -- her passport and her kids' passports, complete with their visas stuck inside of them ... which the little dog apparently shredded.

Lady Gaga is showing off her new cuddly partner to the world ... but it ain't her fiancé!

The singer/actress got herself another French bulldog to go along with her other 2 Frenches -- and she put the small canine on full display in a recent TikTok video.

Check it out ... Gaga was going gaga over her pug-nosed pooch, holding it up to the camera as Bruno Mars' "Die with a Smile" played in the background.

Usher's back in action ... kicking off his "Past Present Future" tour in Washington, D.C., after a neck injury threw a wrench in his Atlanta shows.

The R&B icon hit the stage with 2 sold-out shows at the Capital One Arena Tuesday and Wednesday ... and you’d never know he had any setbacks, as he brought the house down with classics like "U Don't Have To Call" and "Confessions."

On Wednesday, he brought out D.C. legends Wale, Raheem DeVaughn, and EU's Sugar Bear to rock the stage with him!

Pink put on a short, but sweet performance to close out the Democratic National Convention -- with a very special guest at her side -- and the crowd loved it.

The singer/songwriter hit the stage at the United Center for Thursday's fourth and final night of the DNC – and she was joined by her 13-year-old daughter Willow to crank out her hit "What About Us?"

During the rendition, Pink, Willow and several other entertainers -- including an acoustic guitarist -- sang the emotional lyrics of the tune.

Diddy was one of the investors who helped Elon Musk snag X -- back when it was still called Twitter -- for $44B in 2022 ... according to a newly unsealed list of the platform's shareholders.

The doc went public Wednesday ... listing nearly 100 entities as part-owners, with Diddy named under 'Sean Combs Capital, LLC' alongside other big names like Bill Ackman, Saudi Prince Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey.

Exactly how much the now-disgraced music mogul invested in X isn’t clear ... and as of August 2024, it’s not publicly known who still holds shares in the company.

Ozzy Osbourne is mourning the loss of a beloved member of his pack, announcing the death of his longtime pet, Rocky.

The rock legend told his fans about the tragic news today ... his Pomeranian of 15 years passed away earlier this week.

He wrote ... "Two days ago I lost my good friend Rocky who has been at my side for 15 years. I’ll see you on the other side my friend. I love you always."

A Macklemore fan's big moment onstage with him took a nose-dive when she forgot she was on police radar ... with the cops swooping in and escorting her out in handcuffs.

It all went down at the Lovestream festival in Slovakia over the weekend... the hyped fan bragged about her impromptu duet with the rapper on social media -- but little did she know, her celebratory post was a one-way ticket to getting busted.

The cops revealed in a Facebook statement they immediately got a tip when someone spotted her social media post, recognized her from a police report -- and officers at the venue responded.

John Legend's performance of a Prince classic at the Democratic National Convention didn't exactly have everyone going crazy, as some fans think it was an "insult" to have him play the song.

TMZ broke the story that John would be taking the stage at the United Center in Chicago Wednesday night -- but what we didn't know is he'd be singing "Let's Go Crazy" alongside longtime Prince collaborator Sheila E.

Truth is John sounded like ... well, John Legend -- who's an EGOT-winning success. Still, the soul singer doesn't sound like Prince, so some folks think he was the wrong choice to play the upbeat anthem ... right before Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz took the stage to accept the nomination for Vice President.

Taylor Swift says her silence about the bombing plot at her Vienna concerts was part of a coordinated effort with police to keep London fans safe -- but now she's revealing the dread she's felt since then.

Taylor spoke out Wednesday -- the day after ending the European leg of her "Eras" tour -- and says she was devastated the 3 shows in Vienna had to be canceled, and "The reason for the cancellations filled me with a new sense of fear, and a tremendous amount of guilt because so many people had planned on coming to those shows."

However, she says it was heartening to see how fans in the Austrian city banded together after learning 3 suspects allegedly planned to set off bombs in the stadium and commit mass stabbings and chaos outside of it -- and that's when she turned her focus and concern to protecting fans at her next tour stop ... London's Wembley Stadium.

Cardi B is not having it ... delivering the clapback of all clapbacks when someone had the nerve to ask online if she’d been bleaching her skin.

The rapper quoted the offending X post Wednesday ... calling out the skin-bleaching accuser as dumb, and explaining her paler look is due to her unborn baby sucking the life out of her -- leaving her pale, anemic, with sunken eyes and popping veins.

Cardi threw in that sunbathing was also a no-go ... 'cause she gets hot and dizzy in no time, making it a real health hazard ... so for the time being, she has to embrace her natural, paler complexion.

Janet Jackson is officially back to wow fans in Las Vegas ... and now we know exactly when the superstar will return to Sin City for a new residency.

As we previously reported ... JJ was in the final stages of signing a residency deal with Resorts World ... and the plan was for the show to kick off in December.

Now we know the deal is solid ... with Janet sharing via social media the residency will kick off New Year's week -- specifically Dec. 30 ... with tickets going on sale Aug. 28.

Emily Blunt's getting friendly with Taylor Swift fans ... trading bracelets at her show with husband John Krasinski and their kids standing by her side.

The actress hit Taylor's final show at Wembley Stadium in London Tuesday ... and, she came prepared to make some bracelet moves -- working the crowd outside her private box and negotiating for some new bling.

As she's making deals with fans, her man John Krasinski wanders around their private section holding daughter 7-year-old Violet, with the couple's other daughter, 10-year-old Hazel, nearby.

Taylor Swift powered through her London show Monday and put on a killer performance before a star-studded crowd -- despite technical difficulties with her equipment.

The pop superstar hit the stage for her seventh night at Wembley Stadium as part of her "Eras" tour – but, at one point, Taylor's piano experienced a breakdown as she sat in front of it.

Check out the video ... Taylor called over a stagehand to fix whatever the problem was, and he partially removed the top portion of the piano to take a look inside.

Chappell Roan says there's a lot of weird stuff that comes with being a celeb ... like all the random fans who come up asking for a photo ... she says it's just plain weird.

The "Good Luck, Babe!" singer just posted a long rant on TikTok about fans crossing the line ... she says the relationship a lot of folks have with their idols these days is not normal in the least.

For starters, Chappell is not a fan of people stopping her in the street and asking for selfies ... and don't get her started on folks asking for hugs!!!