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Tyrese is telling Chris Rock to bail out on his Oscars hosting gig because it's a no-win situation for the comedian.

Tyrese put the pressure on Chris, saying ... "There is no joke you can crack to ever change the way we all feel." 50 Cent similarly encouraged him to quit.

Chris is in a tough spot -- enough people, including Jada Pinkett Smith, Spike Lee and Snoop Dogg ... have blasted the Academy's lack of diversity. So, it's obvious he'll have to address the matter during the Oscars broadcast.

But Tyrese's point -- this is one situation where Rock's comedic skills won't be appropriate. So far, Rock's standing firm.

Snoop Dogg went off on the Oscars ... not just calling for a boycott, but saying it's a personal affront to all African Americans.

We didn't censor the video because it would have ruined the impact.

Point made.

Magic Johnson says he won't sit quietly while the Oscars run a snow job on black people -- claiming there were a BUNCH of black actors who deserved nominations ... including Will Smith.

The NBA legend went to Twitter and wrote ... "[Cookie] and I are avid movie goers and we are disappointed by the lack of diversity with the Oscar nominations."

"Saw Leo/TheRevenant and Matt/TheMartian both spectacular & deserve noms, but you can’t ignore Will/Concussion and Idris/BONN."

"And we can’t forget about Michael B Jordan & Ryan Coogler w/ Creed, Sam Jackson in The Hateful 8, all deserved to be nominated."

In a stunning move, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences turned thumbs down to "Straight Outta Compton" -- the only nom it got were the screenwriters -- a white guy and a white woman.

It's amazing ... not only did the movie get overlooked for best pic, only 8 movies were nominated and there could have been 10, but clearly they didn't think the biopic passed muster.

The Academy was under a microscope for this one ... a lot of people thought this would clearly show if they were bias against black movies.

Katy Perry managed to make Snooki relevant at the Golden Globes by rocking Snook's fave hair accessory on the red carpet ... and admitting it!

Perry sent the Internet into a nostalgia frenzy Sunday night when she copped to using a Bumpit, as seen on TV. Bumpit's inventor Kelly Fitzpatrick Bennett tells us Katy's 'do generated such insane interest, the company is making moves to get Bumpit back on shelves for the first time in 3 years!

Bennett wants to thank Perry by offering her a lifetime supply and making her the new face/hair of the product. She says she'll even rename it "Katy's Bumpits."

Cha-ching, Katy. Cha-ching!

Ricky Gervais has a strong hunch he and Mel Gibson are cool after Sunday night's Golden Globes.

Gervais was out and about Monday morning and told a photog .. the "Lethal Weapon" star knew what he was getting into by agreeing to appear on the show.

Mel did not seem bent out of shape after the ceremony ... he hit the town with his hot, 24-year-old GF.

Sam Smith got to the nub of the matter when he celebrated his Golden Globe win.

Sam tasted sweet victory at the Beverly Hilton Hotel before leaving for an after-party at the Chateau Marmont on the Sunset Strip.

Now we know ... it's way better than a door stop.

A ton of Hollywood celebs gave David Bowie the perfect salute after the Golden Globes -- a full-on dance party to the icon's biggest hits.

The impromptu tribute went down at HBO's after-party Sunday night. Jon Hamm, Harrison Ford, Rob Lowe, Jonah Hill and even Mel Gibson stopped by for the party at the Beverly Hilton.

We're told when news of Bowie's passing broke, the DJ started spinning Bowie's hits late into the night, and you can see ... the crowd LOVED it.

Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry had a hot night ... of conversation after the Golden Globes.

They seemed to be getting very cozy at the Weinstein Company and Netflix after-party.

But since Katy and her bf just did a duet of "Natural Woman" -- less than 2 weeks ago -- we're sure Orlando was just chatting about his fave John Mayer tunes ... and NOT her enormous boobs.

Cuba Gooding Jr. had a goood time after the Golden Globes -- partying, shadow boxing, razzing Uber drivers and cutting Sylvester Stallone a break for forgetting to thank black people.

We got Cuba leaving the post-Globes bash at the Sunset Marquis, and he was wound up and ready to go! You've gotta see this celebration ... we know he's playing O.J. Simpson in the upcoming 'American Crime Story' -- but looks like he wants to play Sugar Ray Leonard after that.

Cuba even offered an explanation for Sly forgetting to shout out Michael B. Jordan and "Creed" director Ryan Coogler during his Globes speech.

Watch, it's just fun ... especially the parting shot as his Uber sped off.

Ricky Gervais interrupted Mel Gibson during his Golden Globes presentation to ask a question that has bugged many for years ... what does "sugar tits" mean?

TMZ broke the story of Mel Gibson's DUI arrest back in 2006, and one of the things law enforcement told us at the time was that Mel referred to a female deputy as "sugar tits."

Ricky couldn't resist, but Mel fired back ... he never said it. Mel and his people are adamant ... he may have said the other stuff but he's clean on "sugar tits."

This video is hilarous ... Leo DiCaprio winces and flinches as Lady Gaga walks up to the stage to accept her Golden Globes award.

It's worth watching twice.

A gaggle of stars were driven a couple of miles from the Beverly Hilton and hit the Sunset Strip for a Golden Globes after-party.

Leo DiCaprio, Mel Gibson, Jennifer Lopez, Beyonce and Jay Z, America Ferrera and Zendaya hit up the CAA after-party at the Sunset Tower Hotel in Bev Hills, CA.

A serial party crasher was arrested after getting kicked in the ass by Sharon Osbourne at the People's Choice Awards.

Zacari Nicasio says he got an admission ticket from a friend for the Microsoft Theater Wednesday soiree in downtown L.A., and then managed to get on stage as "The Talk" girls accepted an award.

The lapse of security is shocking, especially in these times, but Sharon took the law into her own hands and feet.

BTW, the dude, who we spoke to later Wednesday night after he was released from custody, is the same guy who crashed the Kris Jenner birthday party.

Nicasio was charged with interfering with a live show ... a misdemeanor.

Steve Harvey had to know it was coming -- Jane Lynch and Thomas Lennon teaming up to to take a shot at his Miss Universe screw-up ... complete with a pageant chick!

During the People's Choice Awards, which Jane hosted last night, she brought out "The Odd Couple" star to give him an honorary trophy ... since he's never actually won one.

Check out what happened halfway through Thomas' acceptance speech.

Ice Cube doesn't seem to have any beef with the Hollywood Foreign Press for snubbing "Straight Outta Compton" of a Golden Globe nomination.

As we previously reported ... the film, a favorite with critics, shockingly didn't get a single nomination and Cube was even asked to present at Thursday morning's announcement.