Celebrity Feuds

Shaquille O'Neal stands on business ... and good luck moving the 7'1" Big Fella!!

TMZ Sports caught up with the 4-time NBA champion this week -- days after his on-air exchange with this year's NBA MVP Nikola Jokic -- and Shaq ain't backing down even a little!!

"Let me say something to all the people that are not smart enough to comprehend what I say," O'Neal told Babcock. "Never said I didn't like Joker, never said anything bad about the Joker. Joker is the best big man in a long time. I just said that I thought Shai Gilgeous-Alexander should've gotten the MVP."

Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s battle may be over, but conspiracy theories are still flying -- including one about a journalist, who says one particular narrative about him is 100% false.

Christopher Alvarez -- a 26-year-old freelance reporter -- had his likeness intertwined with a cryptic countdown hinting at exposing Drake this past weekend, in attempts to validate Kendrick's salacious raps ... and the items used in the cover art from "Meet the Grahams."

The countdown came from the X user EbonyPrince2k24 -- who posted a laptop playing surveillance video of Alvarez sitting in his wheelchair inside a hotel lobby. It was a cryptic post, because no one understood what connection Alvarez has to the Kendrick-Drake beef.

But, Alvarez told the Brooklyn Eagle the entire firestorm is nothing but a smokescreen.

Howard Stern is finally weighing in on Jerry Seinfeld putting his comedy skills on blast by saying he isn't actually very funny -- and according to him, it's all water under a bridge.

The radio legend says he was genuinely shocked and confused by Jerry's POV when he first read the headline -- especially considering they were really good friends -- but when Jerry called to apologize ... Howard says he was totally ready to forgive him.

Speaking on "The Howard Stern Show," he says ... "I read it [Jerry's comments], and I went, 'Oh, that's weird,' because Jerry is a personal friend of ours. Especially his wife, Jessica [Seinfeld], is really good friends with Beth [Stern]."

50 Cent easily dismissed Diddy's son King Combs' diss track aimed at him today -- but here comes a new challenger to the online street fight ... one Meek Mill!!!

As 50 questioned King potentially telling on himself at his expense, Meek came out of nowhere and defended the Bad Boy heir while giving the G-Unit general a piece of his mind.

Meek accused 50 of being a snitch and a miserable master manipulator who picks on kids ... and brought up 50's estranged son Marquise to hammer home his point.

Kendrick Lamar dropping "Not Like Us" at the height of his battle with Drake sealed the deal for his victory ... and the numbers speak to his big win!!!

On Monday, Billboard unveiled the new Hot 100, with "Not Like Us" leading the charge and his other Drake disses, "Euphoria" and "Like That" (with Future and Metro Boomin), ranked at #3 and #6, respectively.

21 Savage is learning firsthand no good deed goes unpunished -- he's gone from trying to cool off the narrative between Drake and Metro Boomin, to being on the brink of joining the 2024 Rap Wars versus Soulja Boy!!!

The Atlanta rap star released chart-topping collaborative albums with both Drake and Metro, and explained to fans he believes both artists will move past this current beef, which has led to cyber hijinks on both sides.

Meanwhile, fans had dug up old Metro Boomin tweets, and found a Soulja Boy put-down from 2012 ... which infuriated the "Crank That" rapper.

Diddy's son Christian AKA King Combs is now knee-deep in the 2024 Rap Wars -- dropping a diss track tackling rumors about the federal raids, and taking aim at his father's biggest rival ... 50 Cent!!!

Akademiks got ahold of the unreleased track Sunday, and played it on his livestream feed where it featured KC addressing all the disrespect on his family's name, and you gotta imagine it met his father's approval.

King established himself as a legitimate rapper and opens the track with aggressive bars, "I dare one of you n****s to scream out ‘No Diddy’ ... f**k that n****a up!!!" -- and then answers the constant question about Diddy's whereabouts, "Asking where my pops at?/He on a G6 getting a lineup."

Some Anita Baker fans are scrambling for Mother's Day gifts this morning after the singer had to pull the plug on her show in Atlanta just a few minutes before it was supposed to start.

Anita's show at State Farm Arena was packed Saturday night, as many fans gifted the concert tickets to their moms to celebrate the weekend. We can see it ... Anita on Saturday night, brunch on Sunday and you're good.

Those plans were scrapped, though, less than 15 minutes before the curtain was scheduled to go up ... as fans who were already in the arena found out the show would NOT be going on this time.

3:58 PM PT -- Toronto Police Service tells TMZ ... they responded to Drake's house at 3:30 PM ET today and escorted a man off Drake's property after he wouldn't leave when told. We're told they ticketed the man.

Drake received another unexpected visitor Saturday ... with security taking down another alleged trespasser -- punctuating a week of scary moments at the estate.

New video and photos -- obtained by TMZ -- show one of Drake's security guards holding down this newest alleged trespasser outside Drizzy's Toronto mansion about an hour ago, the third this week.

Check out the clip ... it's a pretty quick shot, but there's clearly one man holding down another on the lawn outside the house -- and, he appears to be holding the guy's arms behind his back.

Drake is looking to unload his Beverly Hills estate anew -- and these days, he has every reason to hightail it out of California ... this as his Kendrick Lamar beef starts to wind down.

The rapper relisted his 10-bedroom home in the swanky SoCal neighborhood last week -- slapping it with a hefty price tag of $88 million. If you're able to cough up the money to nab this luxury estate, the 24,757 square feet of living space and its 22 bathrooms can all be yours.

The house -- which sits on 20 acres of lush grounds -- is split into 2 parts ... a 7-bedroom main house and a nearby pool/guest house. Indeed ... it has all the bells and whistles here.

Stevie Wonder isn't entertained by Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef -- all war gets a thumbs down in his book ... including real-world ones, which he says are more important.

The music maestro spoke with TMZ Hip Hop Friday about his thoughts on the feud between Drizzy and K.Dot ... -- and while their respective diss songs may have racked up colossal numbers -- Stevie flat-out calls their battle a distraction to real problems going on right now.

Specifically, SW points to actual wars that are unfolding around the globe -- and while he doesn't pinpoint a specific one ... it seems pretty clear he's referring to Israel-Gaza.

The Game is done sitting on the sidelines of the 2024 Rap Wars -- and Rick Ross is the target of his pent-up aggression!!!

Game had been taking shots at Ross all week, and on Friday, the Bompton rapper made his grand reveal … dropping a ruthless diss track, “Freeway’s Revenge.” The title references the reformed Los Angeles drug dealer from whom Rick infamously got his stage name.

Game’s lyrics blur the lines between rap competition and pure disrespect … he makes slick references to Drake and Kendrick’s ongoing battle (“This ain't the Kendrick beef, my Drake [Draco] sing songs”) and essentially says the diss spurred from Ross trolling Drake these past few weeks.

10:30 AM PT -- It happened -- Shaquille O'Neal just took his beef with Shannon Sharpe to the mic ... dropping a diss track amid their internet feud.

Forget Drake and Kendrick Lamar, there's a new beef taking over -- Shaquille O'Neal vs. Shannon Sharpe ... with the NBA legend sending shots at the NFL Hall of Famer for claiming he's "jealous" of Nikola Jokic.

Drake's security is working overtime ... because TMZ has learned a person allegedly tried to get into his home yet again this week -- the second such instance since the shooting.

According to the Toronto Police Service ... at approximately 3:30 PM ET today, police were called about a person trespassing on the property. We're told the trespasser got into an altercation with security before cops arrived ... and, he was taken to the hospital.

There were rumblings something new was afoot when a video got uploaded to social media Thursday that showed a fresh ambulance at Drake's pad. Police say they're investigating.

Selena Gomez hasn't spoken on the Biebers pregnancy announcement -- and likely won't -- but she is touting her own happiness with Benny Blanco since the news broke.

The singer-songwriter posted a bunch of pics and videos today, mainly pushing her new cooking show "Selena + Restaurant," airing her second episode tonight ... but, she also tossed in a pair of cute couple pics too.

On her Instagram story, Selena posted a black-and-white pic of two hands clenched together -- presumably hers and Benny Blanco's, given she's previously posted this kinda shot.

Kesha's doubling down on her Diddy diss ... saying her change to the song "TiK ToK" is here to stay -- and she's even telling fans she wants to hear it at her upcoming shows.

A photog caught up with the singer-songwriter outside LAX Thursday, and they talked to her about her choice to shade Diddy ... including forever changing the lyrics to the hit pop classic from "Feeling like P.Diddy" to "F*** P. Diddy," like she did at Coachella last month.

Kesha says she's making the change because she knows what she believes, and she's confident she's in the right here ... and, says she wants fans to scream out the lyrics at her upcoming shows. FWIW, Diddy himself has vehemently denied the allegations against him.