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Ka, the Brooklyn-bred rapper with a penchant for letting his elaborate cinematic noir albums do the talking for him -- not public engagements -- died suddenly over the weekend.

On Monday, his IG account broke the bombshell news he died on October 12 in NYC -- the place where he dedicated his livelihood. He is survived by his wife, mother and sister.

No cause of death has been revealed.

4:32 PM PT -- Diddy's legal team is denying the allegations, telling TMZ ... "In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted anyone -- adult or minor, man or woman."

The floodgates are open and Diddy is being sued left and right by people who claim he sexually assaulted them ... including a handful of men.

Diddy has now been named in 6 separate lawsuits filed by Tony Buzbee, the Texas attorney who says he's representing up to 120 alleged Diddy victims ... and 4 of the 6 filed so far feature male accusers.

In one suit, a man says he was working for Ecko Clothing back in 2008 and knew Diddy through his work ... as Diddy was developing and marketing Sean John, a competing brand. He says he ran into Diddy and Diddy's 3 bodyguards in the stockroom of Macy's flagship store in NYC in May 2008, and he claims someone pistol-whipped the back of his neck and caused him to fall to his hands and knees. He claims Diddy approached him and said "Suck my d***, Ecko" and brutally, orally raped him.

"The Apprentice" director Ali Abbasi isn't sweating Donald Trump's harsh criticism of his flick ... in fact, he's encouraging 45 to keep posting about the biopic.

We caught up with the filmmaker on "TMZ Live" Monday, where we got Abbasi's honest reaction to Trump blasting "The Apprentice" on his social media platform, Truth Social.

As Abbasi puts it ... he has no problem with the former prez taking to social media to air his grievances, as the reaction only brings more eyeballs to the controversial movie.

The Tampa Bay Rays' stadium was hit hard by Hurricane Milton ... but fear not, fish lovers -- the stingrays that call Tropicana Field "home" were unharmed in the storm!!

The Florida Aquarium provided the update on Monday .... saying while the facility's roof sustained heavy damage -- the seven cownose stingrays that hang out near right-center field remained safe in their 35-foot habitat while Milton passed through.

"With the Tampa Bay Rays support, our staff was able to provide onsite care over the past several days and today, we brought them safely back to the Aquarium," Associate Curator Craig Johnson said.

LeBron James is establishing some boundaries when it comes to Bronny ... making it crystal clear he's not going to speak for his son -- telling reporters if they want to know anything about the Lakers rookie's experience, they can ask him directly.

The four-time NBA champion explained his stance during media availability on Monday ... saying Bronny's fully capable of taking his own questions.

"He's a grown man, ask him how he's handling it," LeBron said of the Bronny-related question.

Bianca Censori's mom Alexandra is refusing to engage in rumors about her son-in-law, Kanye West ... even if one piece of gossip involves her.

The Yeezy architect's mom offered up a curt response after a lawsuit against Ye mentioned an allegation that the rapper expressed a desire to "f***" Alexandra.

Alexandra slammed the accusation, telling the Daily Mail she "wouldn’t be drawn into the latest claims" ... refusing to give the gossip any more life.

Diddy is losing another honor ... his photographs have been removed from a famous diner in Hollywood that proudly displays shots of celebrities eating at the restaurant.

The Bad Boy Records founder had 2 photos at Mel's Drive-In Hollywood ... up until recently ... and now he's been completely scrubbed from the joint.

A manager at Mel's tells TMZ ... a photo of Diddy displayed in a booth was removed today ... and a couple weeks ago a different photo of his was removed from the front of the restaurant.

Caitlin Clark's competitiveness doesn't end on the basketball court -- she's pretty serious on the golf course, too ... 'cause she had a complete meltdown after just barely missing out on a hole-in-one!!

The Indiana Fever superstar came close to the milestone during an outing with teammate Lexie Hull ... after taking a swing on a Par 3.

As they watched her shot, everyone took a deep breath as it approached the cup.

4:31 PM PT -- Diddy's legal team is denying the allegations, telling TMZ ... "In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted anyone -- adult or minor, man or woman."

Diddy forced a college freshman to take her clothes off under threat of violence and once she was undressed, he forced himself on her and fondled, molested and raped her ... all while she was begging him to stop ... at least according to a new lawsuit.

The Bad Boy Records founder is being sued by a woman in Tennessee, who claims she was only 19 years old and a freshman in college in 2004 when she got invited to Diddy's photoshoot across the street from her college campus in Brooklyn, New York.

According to the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, the woman says she was flattered and excited to receive an invite from a celebrity like Diddy ... so she went to the photoshoot with one of her girlfriends, where she says they met Diddy and were invited to an after-party at a Manhattan area Marriott hotel.

Former hockey pro Janne Puhakka -- Finland's first openly gay player -- was found shot to death on Sunday ... and police believe his partner was behind the killing.

Puhakka was only 29.

According to a report out of Finland, Janne was found in his Henttaa Espoo home ... where he lived with his partner, 66-year-old veterinarian Rolf Nordmo.

An elephant went on a wild rampage, causing chaos on a busy road in India, attacking a car and a bus -- and creating one heck of an unexpected traffic jam as shocked onlookers caught the incident on camera.

As you can see, the elephant lost its cool during a local Dussehra procession in Ekma town, Bihar, on Saturday. It went completely ballistic, lifting a car off the ground and tossing it around with someone still inside.

The elephant continues smashing the car against the side of a nearby bus, repeatedly lifting and dropping the side of the car, as people on the bus desperately scramble out the door.

Controversial Paraguayan swimmer Luana Alonso is kickstarting her post-athletic career ... by taking her talents to OnlyFans!!

The 20-year-old beauty -- who made headlines for reportedly being booted from the 2024 Olympics for sparking an "inappropriate atmosphere," which she later denied -- dropped the link to her profile a few days ago ... promising exclusive content for a hefty $35 a month.

It's unclear what exactly that entails (we're scared to check it out on company Wi-Fi) ... but the platform is mostly known for steamy pics and videos.

"Love Is Blind" star Stephen Richardson is getting tons of hate online for his role in a nasty split with his on-screen fiancée, but one reply in his IG comments is really striking a nerve ... a woman insinuating that he literally screws the pooch.

Stephen went nuclear on the woman after she left this comment on his page, "Someone call animal control because god knows wat this pervert does to satisfy his own selfish needs."

At first, Stephen replied, "DONT YOU DARE COME AFTER MY F****** DOG I WILL DESTROY YOU!!" Then he doubled down and dedicated an entire IG post to the comment.

T.I. and Young Dro had to boss up against a guy in their own camp -- after Dro's testimony of battling drug addiction became the butt of all jokes!!!

The Hustle Gang rappers were recently in NYC on "The Breakfast Club" to discuss their musical future and recent $71 million OMG Girlz lawsuit win ... where Dro admitted he overdosed on drugs a few years back ... forcing him to check himself into rehab in order to save his life.

Their homie, comedian K-Dubb, in the background kept cracking jokes after telling the hosts the "Rubberband Banks" rapper OD'ed from a "bad pill."

Two women have been charged with misdemeanors after they threw hands in an insane fight at the Syracuse vs. NC State game on Saturday ... and the wild brawl was caught on video!

The boxing match-like incident was recorded during the Wolfpack's 24-17 loss to the Orangemen at the Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Dove Cameron is declaring her love for boyfriend Damiano David ... sharing a romantic tribute on their one-year anniversary.

The former Disney Channel star offered up a glimpse into her love story with the Måneskin singer, posting a sweet video of the pair locking lips on Instagram.

Check it out ... the rock singer playfully plants a smooch on Dove's lips, as the actress sits in a makeup chair waiting for glam. The two burst out laughing, clearly enamored with one another.