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Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Attorney General, paid 2 adult women for sex and had sex with a 17-year-old girl in a pool ... according to the lawyer representing the women Gaetz allegedly paid for sex.

Florida attorney Joel Leppard told ABC News his clients testified before the House of Representatives ethics committee investigating Gaetz ... claiming the former Congressman used Venmo to pay them for sex.

Leppard also says one of his clients told lawmakers she witnessed Gaetz having sex with her 17-year-old friend at a July 2017 house party she attended.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has kicked the can down the road in the direction of the new L.A. County District Attorney ... regarding Erik and Lyle Menendez.

Newsom's office just released a statement ... "The Governor respects the role of the District Attorney in ensuring justice is served and recognizes that voters have entrusted District Attorney-elect Hochman to carry out this responsibility. The Governor will defer to the D.A.-elect's review and analysis of the Menendez case prior to making any clemency decisions."

As we reported, the outgoing D.A., George Gascón, has supported resentencing Erik and Lyle and is in favor of their release. The newly-elected D.A., Nathan Hochman, has said he won't weigh in on how he wants to proceed until he fully reviews the case.

A hearing is set for December 11, where a judge will hear arguments on whether to re-sentence the Menendez brothers ... and that could trigger a parole board hearing that could set them free.

TMZ broke the story ... Erik and Lyle's lawyer, Mark Geragos, will ask the judge to change the conviction from murder to manslaughter. Since Erik and Lyle have served 3 times the maximum sentence for manslaughter, they would be immediately free men.

Country singer Jamey Johnson's Sunday was far from a funday, as cops hauled him in for drug possession and speeding in Williamson County, Tennessee ... TMZ has confirmed.

The singer-songwriter had a deadly serious stare as cops snapped his mug shot after the Tennessee Highway Patrol made the arrest.

According to News Channel 5 in Nashville, Johnson posted a $5,000 bond before he got out of jail Monday. Cops say the case is still under investigation, and they've yet to release a narrative about what allegedly went down prior to his arrest.

Diddy was trying to influence witnesses and the prospective jury of his peers while behind bars, so say prosecutors who filed legal docs in an attempt to justify raiding his jail cell.

As we reported, the feds raided Diddy's cell late last month and, according to Diddy's lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, seized attorney-client privileged material from his cell and gave it to prosecutors.

The U.S. Attorney's Office begs to differ, and in new docs, obtained by TMZ, Diddy used unauthorized methods of communication to get third parties via 3-way calling on monitored phone lines, use of other inmates' phone access codes, and use of a third party text messaging providers. In short, prosecutors say Diddy was trying to rig his trial.

Hollywood’s most famous stars lit up the 2024 Governors Awards Sunday night — and the eye-popping guest list included Jennifer Lopez, Nicole Kidman and Selena Gomez.

But, the three A-listers were just the tip of the iceberg … a truckload of celebs arrived in their classiest outfits on the red carpet at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

Feast your eyes on the other names in attendance … Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lawrence, Demi Moore, Kate Winslet, Pamela Anderson, Kerry Washington, Jennifer Hudson, Zoe Saldana, Sharon Stone, Andrew Garfield, Amy Adams, Kevin Costner, Daniel Craig, Barry Keoghan, Jesse Eisenberg, Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson and many more.

Mike Tyson scored a boatload of cash for his fight against Jake Paul, but if he wants to add a bit more on top ... all he's gotta do now is show off his rump once more!

A spokesperson for CamSoda -- a popular adult website -- tells TMZ Sports ... after Netflix viewers got a glimpse of Iron Mike's cheeks during an interview just ahead of his boxing match with Paul on Friday ... they now want him to flaunt his bare butt on their screens.

The site says it's willing to shell out $250,000 for the sight ... and all he's gotta do is flash his derriere on a live webcam show for merely one hour.

Prince's sister Tyka Nelson suffered congestive heart failure when she died ... but authorities say her heart was also weakened by substance abuse.

The Minnesota Dept. of Health issued Tyka's death certificate, which lists cardiac arrest as the primary cause of death, and congestive heart failure as the secondary cause.

According to her death certificate, the 64-year-old singer and songwriter suffered cardiac arrest about 45 minutes before she was pronounced dead. She'd also battled non-ischemic cardiomyopathy -- a general term for abnormal heart function -- for more than 4 months.

Paul Teal, famous for his work on "One Tree Hill," died 7 months after being diagnosed with stage 4 cancer ... TMZ has learned.

The actor's fiancée, Emilia Torello, tells TMZ ... Paul was diagnosed back in April with stage 4 neuroendocrine pancreatic cancer.

Paul died Friday in a hospital in Raleigh, NC, and Emilia tells us ... "He was the most talented man I’ve ever met. When he set his mind to something, there was no stopping him. He was the most diligent and dedicated person. I truly believed with all of my heart that he would come out the other side of this because of those traits. That’s what makes this loss even more tragic."

Tony Buzbee, the Texas attorney repping more than 120 of Diddy's alleged victims, is firing back at a lawsuit accusing him of extortion ... he says he won't be intimidated or have his clients silenced.

Here's the deal ... Buzbee is being sued by a prominent individual identified only as "John Doe," who claims Buzbee is shamelessly trying to shake him down by threatening to file a lawsuit packed with false allegations related to alleged sexual assaults at Diddy parties.

Buzbee and his law firm aren't backing down, though, and he tells TMZ ... "We won't allow the powerful and their high-dollar lawyers to intimidate or silence sexual assault survivors."

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are bringing "Wicked" in for a landing ... appearing at a film premiere in London ahead of the much-anticipated movie's release in theaters.

Jeff Goldblum and Bowen Yang joined Ariana, Cynthia and the rest of the cast Monday on the green carpet across the pond ... and everyone was looking super stylish.

Jeff had a furry ensemble from Burberry ... he's playing The Wizard in the new musical.

Kim Kardashian has turned to technology for companionship ... the reality TV star has gotten her hands on her very own Tesla robot.

Check it out ... the SKIMS founder posted on X her interaction with her brand-new Optimus "personal assistant" robot, which Elon Musk introduced at his Tesla presentation last month.

Kim seemed pretty smitten with the robotic companion, trying out a handful of the android's features in a new video.

The suspect accused of murdering Laken Riley had no answers for the scratches and marks on his arm, it's been revealed in court -- where gut-wrenching body cam audio was also heard, of a cop desperately trying to save the nursing student’s life in February.

The trial continued in Athens, Georgia, on Monday, with the court viewing body cam footage of Jose Ibarra -- an undocumented Venezuelan immigrant -- pointing at his arms and wrist while chatting in Spanish with a University of Georgia police officer.

Cpl. Rafael Sayan testified Ibarra first claimed there was nothing on his arm -- but then switched it up, pointing at his wrist and saying, “Oh, it’s just a scratch.”

Mike Tyson is just a few days removed from his fight with Jake Paul ... and he's already got another potential opponent lining up to take a shot at him -- his former rival, Evander Holyfield!!

Real Deal -- whose last sanctioned fight was in 2011 -- reached out to 58-year-old Tyson on Monday via Instagram ... fresh off losing via unanimous decision in an eight-round bout at AT&T Stadium.

62-year-old Holyfield shared a message to the 50-7 fighter along with a mockup flyer ... saying, "The fans want it 🥊 #unfinishedbusiness."

Offset's no longer living in CET time after his wild entourage fight in Paris last week, and looks to have put the whole thing in his distant memory bank -- by moving forward with fan meet-and-greets!!!

We caught up with Offset leaving the Chateau Marmont just a day after his crew clashed with French rapper Gazo's boys out in those Paris streets ... and mum's the word for his side of the story.

We broke the story ... Offset and Gazo were supposed to shoot a music video for the record they did, but requirements were not met and money wasn't returned, so things got heated and violent fast.

A prominent figure is suing the lawyer repping more than 120 of Diddy's alleged victims, saying the attorney is "shamelessly attempting to extort exorbitant sums from him," while threatening a lawsuit packed with "wildly false horrific allegations" if he doesn't pay up.

The plaintiff, identified only as "John Doe," filed his own lawsuit in L.A. County Superior Court Monday morning ... describing himself as a "high profile individual" who knew Diddy and attended events along with the mogul. He's being repped by one of the premier law firms in the country -- Quinn Emanuel.

The man says attorney Tony Buzbee and his firm threatened to unleash "entirely fabricated and malicious allegations of sexual assault -- including multiple incidents of rape of a minor, both male and female -- against Plaintiff if he refuses to comply with their demands." The suit goes on to say Buzbee's demand letters alleged the plaintiff raped the males and females while they were under the influence of drugs ... at parties hosted by Diddy.

Michael Peña plays in a band, but music isn't really an escape for him ... because he's just going from one gig to the next ... keeping his day job as an actor too.

We got the 'Ant-Man' star at LAX and our photog asked him if leaving movie sets to play onstage with Nico Vega is a nice break from acting.

But, as Michael explains, the grind never stops ... he's on his way to Mexico to play a show, but then has to fly back down to Australia to film at the end of the week ... so he's got a lot on his plate.