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Kenny G knows his favorite holiday song inside and out ... he was the one who recorded it, after all.

We caught up with the famed saxophone player at LAX earlier this week ... and, since it's the time of year when holiday songs dominate the radio, we had to know what the prolific musician thinks is the best song of the season.

Kenny says he's not trying to blow his own sax here ... but, he says if people need some easy listening while sitting around a crackling fire this Christmas season, then look no further than the song, "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" -- the one he recorded back in 1994.

Luigi Mangione's lawyers have their work cut out for them, and what's the deal with all the tech billionaires kissing the ring? So we gotta ask ...

Nina Thomas -- the estranged wife of Earl Thomas -- was hit with multiple criminal charges this week ... after prosecutors say she swindled the ex-Seattle Seahawks star out of millions of dollars.

Court documents, obtained by TMZ Sports, show feds allege Nina began her scheme to illegally take cash from her former lover in Sept. 2021 -- a short time after she filed for divorce from him in 2020.

Officials accuse Nina and another person -- whose name is redacted in the docs -- of taking money and property from Earl without his knowledge ... and transferring it into bank accounts under their control.

You better not pout ... you better not cry, and we're about to tell you why: we know who's in Santa Claus's star-studded rolodex because his Hollywood tour has kicked off and he's makin' his stops to some of the hottest celebs!

Stars like Sabrina Carpenter and Jennifer Hudson leaned into the Christmas season, going arm in arm with Mr. Claus, and by this point, Santa must know who the Queen of Christmas is ... Miss Mariah Carey of course!

Making spirits bright, actor Skylar Astin snapped a photo with Santa at Madison Square Garden and real estate mogul Mauricio Umansky looked dapper in his Santa selfie.

April Love Geary and Robin Thicke took a sleigh ride with their kiddos and met up with Santa for a family photo.

And what better way for Scheana Shay to flee the valley with her crew -- posing with Santa on The Polar Express?!

If you haven't seen Jennifer Hudson's, "Love Is In The Air" Old Navy commercial for the holidays, not to worry because we've got two nearly identical photos of the shining star rockin' it at Old Navy in Times Square ... Can you tie up the sneaky switch-ups?

The singer-talk show host let the people know she came to sleigh -- donning a velvet top and maxi skirt topped with a faux fur jacket. Take a good look at the photos and see if you can put your finger on the discreet changes!

JoJo Siwa is looking to unload her mansion ... because she just put it on the market.

Our real estate sources tell us the "Dance Moms" alum listed her Tarzana estate for $3,995,000.

The super modern home is 6,462 square feet with 6 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms.

Dwight Howard is off the market ... because he's engaged to rapper Amy Luciani.

The pair went public with their relationship Friday and it looks like they've been together for a while ... because they're already engaged.

Amy posted video showing their sparkling, diamond engagement rings on social media ... and the footage shows Dwight admiring Amy's bling as they party in a nightclub.

Britney Spears says she scrubbed a video of herself dancing from her social media page after getting a ton of negative responses.

The singer just explained her reasoning for taking down the video of her having a solo dance party in her hotel room in Los Cabos, Mexico ... Britney says she made the change "because so many people said so many mean things."

Britney keeps the replies off on her IG, which is where the video in question was originally posted, but it sounds like she still pays attention to what folks say about her elsewhere on the internet.

4:10 PM PT -- Diddy's attorneys said in a statement to TMZ ... "Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted anyone or engaged in sex trafficking. Ms. Grayson admits she has no memory of the events alleged in her complaint, does not know who was supposedly involved, and has never spoken to Mr. Combs. Her allegations against him are pure fiction. As we’ve said before, Mr. Combs cannot respond to every baseless lawsuit and lawyer-driven money grab. He has faith in the judicial process, in which fact will be separated from opportunistic fabrications like these."

Diddy is facing another sexual assault lawsuit ... and, this time the accuser has included pictures from the party where she was allegedly raped.

LaTroya Grayson -- an Oklahoma woman -- has filed a lawsuit against Diddy, Bad Boy Records and a series of other companies over a 2006 incident where she claims she went to a Combs party, and was drugged and raped.

Here's the deal ... according to the lawsuit, Grayson's sibling won a radio contest through KJAMZ -- a local Oklahoma radio station -- which included round-trip airfare for the winner and a guest, a hotel room in NYC, and two tickets to attend Diddy's "White Party" in NYC.

Black Mafia Family co-founder Terry "Southwest T" Flenory was on the receiving end of the coveted presidential pardons -- and he's proudly showing off his Joe Biden autograph as proof!!!

On Friday, Terry excitedly posted a secret he's been keeping in the bag for the last 8 days ... the exiting prez commuted his sentence after originally releasing him in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

He gloated to his haters and even teased his mother for leaking the news a little early. The ankle monitor he had been wearing the past 4 years also went bye-bye.

Nick Cannon was in the house to see his ex-wife Mariah Carey leave her mark on Rihanna's breast ... and he says more women should follow their lead.

We got Nick heading in to do some charity work Friday at the Los Angeles Mission and our photog asked him about the viral video from Mariah's recent concert.

Nick says watching Mariah autograph RiRi's boob was "hot" ... and he hopes it becomes a trend.

7:50 PM PT -- Diddy's attorneys tell us, "As we've said before, Mr. Combs cannot respond to every new publicity stunt, even in response to claims that are facially ridiculous or demonstrably false. Mr. Combs and his legal team have full confidence in the facts and the integrity of the judicial process. In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs never sexually assaulted or trafficked anyone -- man or woman, adult or minor."

 Diddy is facing a new rape allegation, one that dates back to before he was famous ... and the alleged victim says it went down during an already infamous NYC event.

The accuser, who's filing as a Jane Doe, says she was attending a December 1991 charity basketball event at the City College of New York, which was co-sponsored by a then up-and-coming producer, Sean "Puffy" Combs.

She and a friend were invited by an unnamed rapper set to appear at the event, she claims in the lawsuit -- when she and her friend arrived, she says the crowd outside was large and getting unruly, and she convinced a security guard to let her and the friend in early.

3:15 PM PT -- At least 2 people are dead and nearly 70 people are injured, 15 seriously, ABC News reports ... and the incident is suspected of being an act of terrorism. A doctor from Saudi Arabia who's lived in Germany since 2006 has been arrested, and the vehicle used in the suspected attack is a rental car, according to ABC News.

A Christmas market in Germany erupted into chaos when a driver plowed through a crowd of people.

The terrifying moment happened in Magdeburg -- a city between Hanover and Berlin -- with local reports saying it kicked off a few minutes after 7 PM Friday ... when a BMW drove through the market.

Multiple outlets report a car zoomed down a corridor of the market and left many people on the ground in clear pain.

Liam Payne's drug use had him "close to death" on multiple occasions ... long before his fatal fall from a hotel balcony in Argentina ... at least according to his friend, Roger Nores.

In new legal documents from Argentina, obtained by TMZ, Nores recalls Liam's drug issues ... claiming the late One Direction singer had to be revived two times in as many years.

Nores is charged with abandoning Liam before his fatal fall back in October, and he's defending himself against criminal charges here ... by talking about Liam's drug habit.

SZA promised fans they'd be digging into her new "Lana" deluxe on Friday morning ... the project was released a little tardy this afternoon -- but they made it to the finish line!!!

The superstar singer had been giving fans breadcrumb updates since yesterday that she was feverishly working on the mix -- and the process had to be perfect!!!

The video for her new "Drive" single was released last night but fans were left hanging in the dark ... until Top Dawg Entertainment's President Punch stepped in!!!