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Lee Daniels is opening up on his relationship with Jussie Smollett ... he says the hoax case really made things difficult between them -- but they're back on speaking terms.

The co-creator of "Empire" touched on his relationship with Smollett in an appearance Monday on "The Breakfast Club," telling Charlamagne Tha God things are complicated with Jussie.

Lee says he still doesn't know what to believe in terms of Jussie's hoax hate crime case in Chicago ... but he's not going to cancel Jussie over his criminal conviction.

The 2 doctors charged with supplying Matthew Perry with ketamine before his death can no longer write prescriptions ... TMZ has learned.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration tells TMZ ... both Dr. Salvador Plasencia and Dr. Mark Chavez had their registrations to write prescriptions pulled last week ... after their arrests for the "Friends" star's death.

Sources tell us that Chavez voluntarily gave up his registration as part of his plea deal ... in which he agrees to plead guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine.

George Santos, who was expelled from Congress after being charged with nearly two dozen crimes, cut a deal with federal prosecutors, pleading guilty to two counts instead.

Santos reached the deal Monday ... pleading guilty to aggravated identity theft and wire fraud ... according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York.

The plea deal comes a few weeks before Santos was set to stand trial in New York ... and while the deal likely means there will be no trial, it remains to be seen how the judge will treat George at the sentencing.

The USA women's water polo team took the party from Paris to Sin City this month -- jet-setting to Vegas following their run in the Olympics -- and their hype man and sponsor, Flavor Flav, was right there by their side for the festivities!!

Maggie Steffens, Rachel Fattal and the rest of the American squad got back to the States after finishing fourth in the Games ... and one of their first orders of business for some of the women was to let loose in Nevada.

The athletes -- plus Flav -- hit up Resorts World on Saturday night ... and grabbed some grub at FUHU before putting on their dancing shoes at Zouk Nightclub.

Sexyy Red is heating up summer with a new business venture ... a line of NSFW lip glosses, seemingly channeling her "Pound Town" anthem.

The rapper revealed the sexually-charged makeup brand online Monday, called "Sexyy," by posing for a series of provocative photos ... including one where she held the box of lip glosses on her behind as she bent over.

She also gave fans a close-up of the glosses' erotic names ... which are "Coochie Juice," "Bootyhole Brown," "Nut," "P***yhole Pink," "Yellow Discharge," "Gonorrhea," "Blue Ballz," and "Sex On My Period" -- which just so happens to be fruit-scented.

Shiloh Jolie has officially dropped dad Brad Pitt's surname from her moniker ... the 18-year-old has been granted a name change, TMZ has learned.

In new court documents ... Angelina Jolie's daughter received court approval to drop "Pitt" from her full name -- which was previously Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt -- and keep Jolie as her last name.

We're told there was no formal hearing ... the petition was simply granted without drama.

TikTok star Nicky Champa is pulling the plug on his marriage ... he just filed for divorce from his famous partner.

Nicky beelined it to court bright and early Monday morning and filed for divorce from fellow TikTok star Pierre Boo after 2 years of marriage.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Nicky lists the date of separation as July 2023 ... and he's going with the usual irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split.

Bianca Censori seems like she's toning down her nearly-naked style lately ... but even wearing pants and a top, there's not much left to the imagination.

The Yeezy architect stepped out for a shopping outing on Melrose Ave with her mother, Alexandra, and her 2 sisters, Angelina and Alyssia, over the weekend ... and chose to wear a skin-colored crop top and matching footless tights on the bottom.

Bianca kept it seriously simple for the shopping spree ... as she wore her dark hair slicked back in a bun and didn't display any noticeable jewelry.

The Kid LAROI hit up the mecca of partying for his 21st birthday celebration ... celebrating the milestone at a famous nightclub in Sin City.

The "NIGHTS LIKE THIS" singer turned 21 Saturday, so naturally he was in Las Vegas ... ordering a round of shots 30 minutes into his big day.

LAROI hit up XS Nightclub inside Wynn Las Vegas around 12:30 AM with a 10-person entourage ... his crew sucked down tequila shots and he sipped on his drink of choice -- an Aperol Spritz. Those first legal beverages hit different!!!

A New Jersey transit bus journey took a wild turn after the driver put a savage beatdown on a passenger ... and now several videos from the scene are going viral.

In one video making the rounds online ... the bus driver is seen putting a man in a chokehold, threatening his life, and loudly reprimanding him for allegedly spitting at him earlier in the ride.

The incident was terrifying for bystanders on the bus ... who can be heard calling out for the driver to ease up on his assault in one video.

Donald Trump might have some "Bad Blood" with Taylor Swift after his latest social media stunt ... as the former prez suggested the pop star has publicly endorsed him -- when she definitely has not.

Trump took to Truth Social Sunday evening to share several photos of women wearing "Swifties for Trump" T-shirts ... though, many of the images are clearly doctored.

Trump also shared an AI-created image of Taylor dressed as Uncle Sam that blared the caption, "Taylor wants YOU to vote for Donald Trump."

Julie Wainwright, founder and former CEO of The RealReal, is looking to unload her Beverly Hills home ... and a famous realtor is handling the consignment here.

Our real estate sources tell us Julie is selling her Bev Hills estate for $11,995,000 ... and as you might expect, the place looks like the home of someone who deals in designer goods.

The place is 4,500 square feet of pure luxury, with all the bells and whistles ... including an infinity pool and hot tub with panoramic city views.

Motorbiker Louis O'Regan has tragically passed away after he crashed while trying to qualify for a famed race in the Isle of Man.

Manx Grand Prix organizers said in a statement on Monday morning that O'Regan was riding his MV Agusta F3 on Sunday in the race's qualifying round when he wrecked.

Further details surrounding the incident were not made immediately available.

Taylor Swift seemingly went out of her way to give 2 young victims of the Southport stabbing an "Enchanted" evening ... taking time away from her "Eras" tour to meet with them.

The pop star and her mother, Andrea Swift, appeared to have a meet and greet with the young victims while in London for her 5 sold-out nights at Wembley Stadium.

Both Taylor and her mother scooped the young girls up in hugs, and posed for several photos backstage ... where one fan notably had a bandage on her arm with the singer's lyric, "You drew stars around my scars," written on top.

One of Diddy's accusers might be giving the feds more ammo to indict him -- the woman who's already suing him for allegedly sex-trafficking her at his White Parties has now filed a police report.

Adria English spoke to Miami Beach PD last week, and detailed many of the same allegations -- dating back to early 2000s -- she laid out in her civil lawsuit against Diddy. She had not filed a police report prior to this.

Law enforcement sources confirmed Miami Beach PD detectives took a report from Adria, but we're told they determined there was not enough evidence to investigate human trafficking, or any other crime.

There's no need to "Guess" the color of Charli XCX's underwear ... since the pop star put her undies on full display for Kim Kardashian's latest SKIMS campaign.

Check it out ... the queen of "Brat" summer got wet and wild for the new ads, where she posed in a sprinkler while wearing a little white cotton bralette and matching boxer shorts.

The photoshoot was a part of a larger launch for Kim's brand, which is set to drop SKIMS Cotton on Wednesday. (For those wondering, Charlie wore the Cotton Rib Split Neck Bralette and Boxer in Marble Stripe for her super-soaked spread.)