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Play video content BACKGRID Kanye West is shrugging off brands cutting ties with him, and insists he can’t be canceled — but if he is, he says that only proves the dangerous anti-Semitic tropes he’s been spewing. The embattled billionaire held an oddly-timed news conference of sorts — as he left his daughter North West‘s

Some fans who were hoping to see their favorite 2000s emo bands in Sin City this weekend are out of luck — the date’s been canceled … all thanks to Mother Nature. Organizers behind the “When We Were Young” festival announced Saturday that their same-day kickoff in Vegas was being nixed because of strong winds

Cardi B just got some good news to kick off her weekend … she says she’s won a 5-year-long legal battle over the cover art for one of her mixtapes. A federal jury in Santa Ana, CA found in favor of Cardi B Friday on all counts, and she walked out of court smiling about

Kanye West has taken a lot of L’s lately … so he’s hoping one person, who recently scored Johnny Depp a big W, can come to his rescue. Sources close to Ye tell us he’s recently hired Camille Vasquez and the Brown Rudnick firm. Vasquez should be a very familiar name … she’s the same

Jay-Z famously sips on D’Ussé, but he no longer wants to own the liquor brand — TMZ Hip Hop‘s learned he’s selling it to his partners at Bacardi, but he suspects the company’s playing a high stakes “shell game.” As we first reported … Jay’s filed docs demanding Bacardi open up the books on its

Travis Scott is starting to put the legal fallout from the Astroworld tragedy behind him … reaching a settlement with one victim’s family, marking the first known settlement of all of the cases surrounding the deadly music festival. Attorney Tony Buzbee, who reps the family of Axel Acosta, tells TMZ … the family settled out

Play video content TalkTv Kanye West is ripping President Biden for not picking Elon Musk‘s brain, and using some offensive language — claiming the Prez is “f**king ret***ed.” Ye went off on POTUS in his interview with Piers Morgan, claiming he could use the r-word, and anything other words, due to the fact he’s been

Billie Eilish and Jesse Rutherford aren’t hiding it anymore, locking lips in public and letting the world know they’re together. The two were showed off some PDA Tuesday night in Studio City — where they were on the streets and making out in front of cameras, no longer blurring lines — they’re a couple and

Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis‘ ex-nanny isn’t backing down from her toxic claims, despite the estranged couple teaming up to call her a liar … spilling another bunch of alleged details from their past relationship. The nanny, who we’re told is a woman named Erika Genaro, tells the DailyMail Olivia was stringing Jason along even

Taylor Swift took to the streets with her longtime boyfriend Joe Alwyn … giving fans of the couple something they rarely get to see — the 2 of them together in public!!! Taylor and Joe were out and about Monday in New York City … and it looks like they were doing some furniture shopping.

Jay-Z wants to know just how much money his famous cognac line is making, and he’s filed a lawsuit against his partners at Bacardi to get that information. In docs obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, Jay-Z’s company, SC Liquor, is demanding total financial clarity from Bacardi when it comes to D’Usse … the top shelf

UPDATE 11:32 AM PT — Floyd family attorney Lee Merritt joined us Monday on ‘TMZ Live’ to further explain the potential lawsuit that might be filed against Kanye West — and it sounds like intentional inflection of emotional distress might be the route they pursue. UPDATE Play video content TMZ.com UPDATE He says George’s brother,

Shawn Mendes is stopping to smell the roses lately — which seems to be paying dividends, ’cause the dude’s looking swole and refreshed as he continues to focus on his mental health. The singer was out Sunday at a farmers market in L.A., where he stopped off for a little greenery. Looks like he sampled

Play video content REVOLT Kanye West is talking again, and this time he’s saying A LOT … with very pointed thoughts on George Floyd in particular, which is catching tons of backlash right now. The guy sat down with N.O.R.E. for a new interview on ‘Drink Champs‘ — and during the 43-minute chat, Ye got

Billie Eilish might very well be dating The Neighbourhood’s Jesse Rutherford — and Twitter is in a tizzy over it … calling out the big age difference as wildly inappropriate. A video surfaced online this weekend that appears to show Billie and Jesse leaving a haunted maze at Halloween Horror Nights in L.A. Friday night

Play video content @dredog1911 Does Usher like surprise birthday parties? F*** Yeah! The superstar crooner was surprised Friday night when a bunch of his closest star pals came out to say HBD to Mr. Raymond at Nomad Library in Vegas. Usher has a residency at MGM, and during his show, Chris Brown, Jermaine Dupri and

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West aren’t talking, but that doesn’t mean they can’t share the same space for their kids. Ye and Kim K both showed up for North’s game Friday. North arrived with Kanye, and Kim with Saint, Psalm and Chicago. It’s the second time in a few weeks we’ve seen both Kim and

Play video content TMZ.com Future and Lil Uzi Vert‘s performance wasn’t the only thing turned up in NYC, as it appears the thermostat was too … check out the rapper’s sweating like hell!!! Sources at Thursday’s Louis Vuitton’s “200 Trunks, 200 Visionaries” show tell TMZ Hip Hop both rap superstars were pouring sweat all over

50 Cent is crushing his son Marquise Jackson‘s hopes at a reconciliation … and what makes his latest diss even more cold-blooded is the fact it comes on his son’s 26th birthday!!! The legendary rapper responded to Marquise’s on-camera olive branch Thursday with a very personalized dig buried in a promo for his ongoing European

Play video content BACKGRID Kanye West defies logic … he says he doesn’t wish harm on Jewish people — despite saying he’s “going death con 3” on Jews — as he seems to be saying Jews in high places in Hollywood have screwed over Black entertainers. Kanye was leaving the screening of Candace Owens‘ new