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Justin Bieber, Machine Gun Kelly, Ty Dolla $ign and several other huge artists are taking the loss of rapper Chris King hard, after the Nashville native was gunned down on April 20.

According to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department's report, Chris was standing in an alleyway with a group of friends around 2:30 AM Saturday when another group of people attempted to rob them.

Gunfire erupted, striking Chris and another man ... and both men fled the scene in separate directions.

David Mamet -- who's written some very famous screenplays in his day -- isn't a fan of Hollywood's efforts to diversify ... slamming the initiatives as "fascist totalitarianism."

The Pulitzer Prize winner -- known for scripts such as "Wag the Dog," "Glengarry Glen Ross" and others -- took a firm stance against DEI initiatives during the Los Angeles Times book festival on Sunday ... where he appeared to promote his memoir.

David made it clear he's unimpressed with Tinseltown's attempts at fostering diversity, equity and inclusion ... slamming such efforts as "garbage." He added ... "The [film industry] has little business improving everybody’s racial understanding as does the fire department."

The anti-Israel protestor who clashed with Alec Baldwin hasn't filed a police report, but there still may be some legal action on the horizon over the phone smack ... TMZ has learned.

We found the woman who confronted Alec in a coffee shop in NYC over the Palestine-Israel conflict -- and as it turns out ... it's performance artist Crackhead Barney (yes, that's her real stage name). We asked her if she'd gone to cops yet ... and her rep tells us no, not yet.

No word on whether she plans to file a report over this, but the fact she hasn't gone yet would suggest she's not planning on turning this into a criminal matter -- however, her rep does tell us she's currently consulting with lawyers to figure out her next steps.

Kanye West is copping to the fact he punched a guy last week to defend his wife's honor -- and just like his team told us ... he's sticking to the story she was inappropriately touched.

The rapper explained what happened -- from his POV, anyway -- last Tuesday night at the Chateau Marmont ... where he's alleged to have socked one of the Houston Brothers over some kind of bump-in in the lobby.

Welp, according to Ye ... it wasn't an innocent thing at all, even though our sources have insisted it was. Instead, Kanye says Bianca told him one of the bros straight up grabbed her.

Rebel Wilson says she once found herself at a drug-fueled orgy, courtesy of a member of the British Royal family ... allegedly.

The actress details the encounter in her new memoir, "Rebel Rising" ... explaining how she received a last-minute invitation in 2014 to a shindig at an unnamed tech billionaire's home on the outskirts of Los Angeles.

The supposed Royal -- who she describes as male and "fifteenth or twentieth in line to the British throne" -- was seeking to flesh out the rich guy's bash with more women ... which is why she got an invite. RW didn't name the Royal ... sounds like someone far-removed.

Kanye West ranks Michelle Obama as his No. 1 draft pick for a ménage à trois with his wife Bianca Censori ... although, it sounds like he might just be joshing (hopefully).

Ye made the confession on Justin Laboy's podcast Monday ... this after the host asked who he'd want in the bedroom with himself and his wife. JL says he thinks he knows the answer -- but then Ye blurted out the unexpected pick ... the former First Lady.

They both burst into laughter after Ye's ridiculous (and inappropriate) response -- with KW adding, "Gotta f*** the President's wife!"

Queen Elizabeth II has been memorialized in metal in the UK -- and so have her famous corgis -- a couple of which were added to this new statue of her ... which is pretty spot-on.

The 7-foot bronze statue was unveiled over the weekend ... depicting a young QE2 with a few pooches at her feet, something she was known for while she was alive. As you may know, Liz loved her corgis ... and owned upwards of 30 throughout her lifetime.

That tradition comes through in the artwork here -- which now stands outside a library in Rutland ... the smallest county in England.

Lisa Vanderpump isn't one to mince words ... as evidenced by the most direct and vivid reaction anyone in the 'Real Housewives' universe has had to rumors Kyle Richards is dating Morgan Wade.

Amid her separation from Mauricio Umansky, Kyle's spent lots of time with country singer Morgan -- and though they've repeatedly claimed they're just good friends, Kyle hasn't said much about their relationship when 'Housewives' cameras are rolling.

So, where does LV stand on the topic? Parade asked her what she thought about show producers reportedly forcing Kyle to open up about Morgan next season, and Lisa replied -- in the most matter-of-fact way possible -- "I don't want to know who's munching on anything. I don't care!"

Mike Tyson might be a few decades past his prime, but he's still clearly a menace in the ring -- showing Monday night his fists have plenty of violence left in them.

The former heavyweight champ shared footage to his Instagram of a recent training sesh ... and in it, you can see the guy still definitely appears to be capable of knocking someone's block off.

Of course, Iron Mike is currently ramping up for his July tilt with Jake Paul -- and it's clear as day, he's taking the matchup seriously.

Alec Baldwin got into a dust-up with an anti-Israel protester in NYC ... smacking away her cell phone after he was provoked by her.

The actor was talking on his mobile phone inside a Manhattan coffee shop when a pro-Palestine agitator started video recording him with her own phone while clearly trying to get his goat.

Check out the footage posted to X Monday night ... the woman starts needling Alec about his upcoming trial for involuntary manslaughter after he was charged in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the "Rust" film set.

LeBron James' heart was broken after a last-second loss Monday night, but his mouth sure worked fine -- as he spent part of his postgame meeting with media members railing on NBA officiating.

Shortly after LBJ's Lakers blew a huge lead and lost to the Nuggets, 101-99, in Denver ... James fielded questions about the playoff L for several minutes.

Eventually, he was asked about how tough it will be to bounce back from the buzzer-beater defeat -- but instead of answering the inquiry, he decided to go off on some of the calls that were made during the game.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone have dibs on 2 of the 4 spots on the Mt. Rushmore of action heroes ... but who are the other 2?

Arnold and Sly sat down with Harvey for a new FOX special, airing tonight (Tuesday) at 8 PM/7 Central, to talk about their intense rivalry that eventually turned into a close friendship.

Arnold's pick for the 3rd spot is interesting ... not necessarily top of mind, but when you hear it it makes a lot of sense.

Kellie Pickler made her emotional return to the stage Monday night for the first time since the death of her husband Kyle Jacobs – putting on one helluva performance that almost brought down the house.

The singing sensation looked elegant in a sparkling gown as she walked out in front of the packed crowd to honor late country music legend Patsy Cline at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.

Check out the video ... everyone immediately jumped to their feet and wildly clapped upon seeing Kellie while also hooting and hollering. Kellie greeted the audience before admitting that she was super nervous because she hadn't played live in a while.

Drake floored the masses when he brought Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg into his beef against Kendrick Lamar via AI ... and Pac's brother thinks it was a step too far in the ongoing beef.

Mopreme Shakur, Tupac's brother tells TMZ Hip Hop that his issue with Drake using an AI Tupac voice is that he weaponized it ... all for a rap battle.

Mopreme tells us Drake using Pac's voice is like bringing out a tank, or even going with a nuclear option -- and he thinks the battle should be 1-on-1 ... with no outside help.

Ryan Garcia's win over Devin Haney was an instant classic, and boxing great Shawn Porter is already salivating over talks of a rematch ... telling TMZ Sports he thinks the Dream can get revenge the second time around!!

Garcia (24-1) beat Haney (31-1) and shocked a ton of fight fans by winning via majority decision on Saturday ... making it the latter's first professional loss of his career.

Porter gave us some insight into what Haney should do next ... and in the immediate future, he believes it's best the pugilist take a vacation and ignore the critics on social media.

Happy Monday, folks! To start your week on the right note, we have a good ol' dose of TMZ Hot Takes for you to enjoy!

First of all, Harvey and Charles discuss the darker side of Swiftie-mania ... with one less-than-glowing online reviewer having to go incognito to dodge the onslaught of death threats. Yikes!