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Bravo fans will have to wait a bit longer than usual for "Vanderpump Rules" season 12 -- because the reality show is shaking up its production timeline … TMZ has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... the Lisa Vanderpump-led series will not film this summer -- breaking from its usual tradition of kicking off production in May and keeping cameras rolling through June and July.

The reason ... our sources say Bravo and co. feel they need to give the cast a break and let their lives breathe a bit in the wake of Scandoval -- which has consumed much of the current season ... and which has run dry at this point.

Jelly Roll's wife, Bunnie XO, caught heat over a video where she met her "hall pass" -- something the internet was outraged about ... but she's not sweating it, and neither is hubby.

The podcaster recently uploaded a TikTok meeting Chris Cerulli -- the lead singer for Motionless in White -- at Las Vegas' Sick New World music festival. Right from the get-go in her caption ... she made it clear this is a dude she'd love to bang.

Bunnie wrote, "When you finally get to meet your hall pass," and she also joked "You could say we're in love now." Pretty innocent, obviously ... but folks flooded her comments anyway, with a lot of folks giving her side eye, y'know -- since she's married and all.

Columbia Professor Jack Halberstam is weighing in on the growing tensions on campus ... after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied a building at the Ivy League school.

We got the Gender Studies and English prof Tuesday on "TMZ Live," and he defended Monday night's takeover of Hamilton Hall ... as student protesters have occupied buildings in the past -- including Hamilton Hall -- to draw attention to injustices related to South African apartheid and the Vietnam War, for example.

Professor Halberstam also shed light on how the conflict between pro-Palestinian protesters and pro-Israel protesters has actually been growing for months ... with the university allegedly doing little to help students on either side.

12:01 PM PT -- A rep for Amazon MGM Studios tells TMZ ... "Dwayne Johnson and Seven Bucks have been incredible partners on 'Red One' -- a film that audiences of all ages are going to love this holiday season. Our testing has been very strong -- the reaction from CinemaCon speaks for itself -- and we couldn’t have made it without Dwayne’s constant work and support."

They add, "Any reporting that implies that we got to this point with him showing up 7-8 hours late to set is both ridiculous and false."

The Rock got into a tiff with Ryan Reynolds while they were working on a movie together years ago -- and while it wasn't a blowup fight as has been suggested, it was a real thing.

Justin Timberlake kicked off his new tour this week -- and his stage is already the talk of the town ... 'cause it defies the laws of physics Newton worked so hard to confirm!

JT debuted an awesome set design Monday for the first show of his Forget Tomorrow World Tour -- which officially got under at the inaugural stop in Vancouver, BC ... wowing the crowd at Rogers Arena with a massive floating stage for his performance of "Mirrors."

Check it out ... Justin is strapped into a safety harness as the elevated platform rocks back and forth -- letting concertgoers take it all in at various angles and vantage points.

Kendrick Lamar took his time responding to Drake, but now he's finally dropped an explosive track aiming to discredit Drake's claim to everything he raps about in the Black community!!!

Kendrick's bombshell, entitled "Euphoria," is a 6-minute tongue-lashing that rips apart the Toronto rapper's "tough guy" image. Basically, Kendrick's calling BS on Drake's -- and his manager Chubbs' -- connections to the underworld.

The song gets deep at times, Kendrick spits he knows some things about the OVO camp that will make "Gunna Wunna look like a Saint" and also threatens violence on Drake for referencing his wife in his "Push Ups" diss.

Travis Kelce seems head over heels in love with Taylor Swift ... so much so that he made a very public display of affection toward his pop superstar girlfriend -- and it was all caught on video!

As the world already knows, the famous couple was hanging out this weekend at a charity event in Las Vegas -- where Travis couldn't keep his paws -- or his lips -- off Taylor.

Check out this new footage posted to X ... Travis is standing behind Taylor with his hands all over her as she tries to speak to someone next to her.

Chris Brown's sharing a hilarious story about the time a "rapper" ruined the vibe at the club ... but fans are picking up all clues that the guy he's talking about is Kanye West!!!

CB was the 100th guest on Tank and J. Valentine's "R&B Money" podcast and happily tackled their regular segment where guests lay into a celebrity without naming names.

Chris recalled a time a big-time rapper tagged along with his friends on a nightclub adventure, complete with a VIP section full of girls and a performance of a song he describes as "the hottest" at the time.

Jon Bon Jovi is admitting he gave love a bad name during his early days on the music scene ... shedding light on his past as a hard-living and loving rockstar.

The Bon Jovi front man opened up to Michael Strahan for a new profile, confirming he was no saint when his rock band first found success in the '80s -- despite being in a committed relationship with high school sweetheart-turned-wife Dorothea.

He added ... "I got away with murder. I’m a rock and roll star, I’m not a saint. You know, I’m not saying that there weren’t 100 girls in my life. I’m Jon Bon Jovi! It was pretty good."

Darren Criss says he's more than just an ally for the LGBTQ+ community -- he actually identifies with them deeply in his heart ... going so far as to say he's "culturally queer."

The "Glee" star was at an expo over the weekend in Chicago, where he was asked about his starring role as Blaine Anderson in the hit show -- and what he thought it meant for representation to portray an openly gay character on a major network.

Darren remembers his work on "Glee" quite fondly -- saying it was awesome to play a gay guy ... and that he's proud he was able to put a spotlight on an underrepresented group.

Donald Trump just got held in contempt of court for violating a gag order in his criminal hush money case -- and while he only has to pay fines for now ... the judge is threatening jail.

The ex-Prez got slapped with some sanctions Tuesday in NYC, where a court imposed a $9,000 fine -- a thousand for each violation of the gag order that's been issued in this case, which demands everyone shut their yap and not make public statements ... including DT.

While it might seem like small potatoes -- and it certainly is for a guy like Trump -- hizzoner held the prospect of temporary incarceration over Trump's head if he kept running his mouth.

Galveston, TX is returning fire after Charles Barkley took a shot at their "dirty" beaches on national television ... with the city clapping back, saying millions of people visit for their "beautiful shoreline."

ICYMI, the NBA legend roasted the city, nicknamed the "Queen City of the Gulf," located about 50 miles southeast of Houston ... after the New Orleans Pelicans disappointing 106-85 loss to Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday.

"They didn't even try, man," Barkley said on NBA on TNT. "We're not giving them no plane ticket to the beach."

Julia Fox doesn't want her son to shy away from his nepo baby status when he grows up ... explaining she wants to share fame with her kiddo.

The actress shared her bold stance during a new interview with Variety ... in which she defended her son, Valentino's right to use her celebrity status to better his life -- if he so chooses.

She said, "It’s like I have this very highly coveted thing, I want to share that with my son. We need him to be a nepo baby, and he needs to, like, own it, too. He can’t be like, ‘I’m not really a nepo baby,’ he needs to be like, ‘Yes I’m a nepo baby, and what?'"

Pro-Palestine protesters who've been occupying Columbia University for weeks just took their cause to a whole new destructive level ... taking over a campus building in violent fashion.

A massive mob of student demonstrators -- which has been growing by the day -- swarmed Hamilton Hall at the NYC Ivy League college Monday night ... and they ended up breaking in and infiltrating the facility, taking the building by force.

There were multiple chants that could be heard as this was all happening ... most of which had to do with decrying the ongoing conflict in Gaza, with students calling it a genocide.

King Charles is stepping back into the public eye while undergoing treatment for cancer ... and on the heels of reports he's in failing health.

The British monarch visited a cancer hospital Tuesday in London, where he was joined by his wife, Queen Camilla -- who has taken up a number of additional royal duties amid the king's health struggles.

Together, the royal couple mingled with medical specialists and patients at the University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre, discussing the importance of detecting cancer early.

Barbra Streisand is catching a lot of heat on social media after questioning whether Melissa McCarthy used Ozempic to achieve her recent look.

It all started Sunday ... Melissa – who has long struggled with weight issues – posted a photo of her slimmer self with friend and film director, Adam Shankman, as they attended the Centre Theatre Group Gala in L.A.

As you can see, Melissa looked terrific in her light green dress with a matching blazer alongside the stylish Shankman. She captioned the image with a combined message of going to the event with Shankman and getting closer to her dream of dancing onstage.