Controversial S#!T

Hay buenas razones para decir que Pete Davidson estaba cometiendo una falta de respeto grave en el funeral de Aretha Franklin, tras aparecer drogado con ketamina, según él.

El comediante detalló el incidente en su especial de Netflix "Turbo Fonzarelli", donde dijo ingeniosamente que estaba tan drogado en el servicio de 2018 que se acercó a la familia de la difunta y les dijo: "¡Hey! Solo estoy aquí para pagar mis R-E-S-P-E-C-Ts!".

Yeesh ... Eso es ser malo.

La ex estrella de SNL bromea con que Aretha no estaba cerca para saber que estaba bajo la influencia de las drogas, pero si hubiera estado le habría preguntado "qué coño" estaba haciendo en su funeral y quién demonios era en primer lugar.

Es una pregunta razonable, ya que en ese momento no era tan famoso y solo asistió al servicio como acompañante de su entonces prometida Ariana Grande. Aun así, ya era bastante conocido.

Ahora Pete Davidson agrega que se sentía avergonzado de andar haciendo cosas mientras usaba ketamina -la que tomó durante 4 años para tratar la depresión-, ya que la droga viene con una serie de efectos secundarios disociativos y alucinógenos. Pareciera que Pete ya no consume ketamina.

A la audiencia le pareció una historia divertidísima, aunque él está algo avergonzado de sus actos en aquel momento y quizá con razón. Es una confesión bastante salvaje. Dicho esto, ha intentado controlar el mal hábito con 7 sesiones de rehabilitación a lo largo de los años.

Junio 2023 fue la última vez que se registró en rehabilitación. También abordó su trastorno de estrés postraumático y trastorno límite de la personalidad.

Pete Davidson was arguably serving up some serious disrespect at Aretha Franklin's funeral ... turning up to the 2018 service high on ketamine, at least according to him.

The comic detailed the drug-induced blunder in his Netflix special "Turbo Fonzarelli" ... the quipping that he was so high at the 2018 service, that he went up to the late icon's family, telling them, "Hey! I'm just here to pay my R-E-S-P-E-C-Ts!" Yeesh ... that's bad.

The ex-SNL star jokes Aretha wasn't around to know he was under the influence ... but if she were, she'd ask "what the f***" he was doing at her funeral and who the hell he was in the first place.

That's a fair assessment -- as at the time, he wasn't that famous and only attended the service as then-fiancée Ariana Grande's plus one. Still though, he was pretty known.

Now, Pete adds he was embarrassed being out and about while using ketamine -- which he used for 4 years to treat depression -- though the drug comes with a range of dissociative and hallucinogenic side effects. It doesn't seem like Pete's using ketamine anymore.

The audience clearly found the story hilarious ... but Pete sounds low-key ashamed of his actions at the time -- and perhaps for good reason, 'cause it is a pretty wild confession. That said, he's attempted to get the bad habit under control with 7 rehab stints over the years.

June 2023 was when he last checked in to rehab ... also addressing his post-traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder.

Machine Gun Kelly's new signature guitar is being picked apart ... with critics saying the razor blade design promotes self-harm with impressionable youth.

Schecter Guitars just released a new instrument called the Machine Gun Kelly Razor Blade and it's being universally ripped online ... with tons of folks saying it promotes, glorifies and advocates cutting.

The issue ... razor blades are often used by people who cut themselves on purpose -- and not just that, but there's a stereotype about fans of pop-punk/emo rock engaging in self-harm ... which only heightens this convo, considering Kelly's affiliation with the genres.

In light of all that ... the company's Instagram post announcing the new MGK signature guitar is being bombarded with negative comments -- with folks slamming the guitar as Schecter's worst offering ever.

In introducing the guitar at a recent gig, Machine Gun Kelly explained it's "kind of an ode to Tickets To My Downfall, the line on title track and also an ode to my 20s and all the crazy times that I had." Unfortunately, folks are calling this out as promoting cutting, even if indirectly.

MGK's heard all the noise, and now he's singing a different tune ... saying, "I'll never explain my art because art is conversational and always up for interpretation, but I will say, most of you constantly interpret it wrong."

Seems like the early negative feedback may be affecting the sale price ... Schecter originally listed the guitar for $2,169 but the price tag has already been slashed to $1,499 ... a $700 reduction.

La nueva guitarra de Machine Gun Kelly está recibiendo críticas... dicen que el diseño de hoja de afeitar promueve la autolesión entre los jóvenes impresionables.

Schecter Guitars acaba de lanzar un nuevo instrumento llamado Machine Gun Kelly Razor Blade y está siendo duramente criticado en redes sociales. La gente comenta que promueve, glorifica y aboga por la autolesión.

Las cuchillas de afeitar son a menudo utilizadas por personas que se cortan a propósito, además, los fans del pop-punk/emo-rock en ocasiones son adolescentes que recurren a estas prácticas y el estilo musical de MGK a veces toma estos tintes.

La gente ha criticado la guitarra como la peor oferta de Schecter en toda su existencia.

En la presentación de la guitarra en un concierto reciente, Machine Gun Kelly explicó que es "una especie de oda a Tickets To My Downfall, la línea en la canción principal y también una oda a mis 20 años y todos los momentos locos que tuve". Desgraciadamente, la gente está tachando esto de promoción del corte, aunque sea indirectamente.

MGK ha escuchado el ruido y dice: "Nunca voy a explicar mi arte porque el arte es conversacional y siempre se presta a la interpretación, pero debo decir que la mayoría de ustedes lo interpretan mal constantemente".

Parece que los primeros comentarios negativos pueden estar afectando al precio de venta... Schecter originalmente había listado de la guitarra por $2.169, pero la etiqueta de precio ya ha sido rebajada a $1.499... una reducción de $700.

Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic reached his boiling point after his team lost to the Lakers on Tuesday ... teeing off on referees for giving L.A. 23 free throws in the fourth quarter.

Rajakovic -- who's in his first season with the Dinos -- didn't hold back in his rant to media members after the 132-131 loss ... calling it "outrageous" the Purple and Gold continued to get calls in their favor ... and suggesting officials were helping LeBron James and Co. win the contest.

"What happened tonight, this is completely B.S.," Rajakovic told reporters. "This is shame. Shame for the referees, shame for the league to allow this. Twenty-three free throws for them, and we get two free throws in the fourth quarter. Like, how to play the game? I understand -- respect for All-Stars and all that, but we have star players on our team as well."

Rajakovic points out his star player Scottie Barnes was worthy of getting calls as he drove to the rim throughout the game ... but finished with just two attempts from the charity stripe.

"How is that possible? How are you going to explain that to me?"

Lakers star Anthony Davis had 41 points in the matchup ... with 11 coming from free throws in the final period. Toronto only had 13 free-throw attempts throughout the game.

"They had to win tonight?" Rajakovic added. "If that's the case, just let us know, so we don't show up for the game. Just give them a win. But, that was not fair tonight. And this is not happening first time for us. Scottie Barnes is going to be All-Star. He's going to be the face of this league, and what's happening over here during whole season, I've been holding it back, it's complete crap."

LeBron got wind of Rajakovic's comments ... and his response was simple -- "I feel like they fouled and we didn't."

Ex-NBAer Evan Turner also weighed in on the Serbian coach's gripe ... with many calling him out for what is being considered a xenophobic take on the matter.

"You gotta let your assistant coaches do the rant when 'you have accent,'" Turner said on Instagram.

German hooper Dennis Schroder was quick to check him ... replying, "Bro chill."

Skepta fue acusado de utilizar imágenes antisemitas en el arte de la portada de su último single, y teniendo en cuenta el título de la pista, una disculpa estaba más que justificada.

El rapero británico anunció su nueva canción 'Gas Me Up', que será lanzada próximamente, y en la imagen promocional aparece un hombre rapado con las palabras "GAS ME UP" en la cabeza. El hombre está rodeado por un montón de otros tipos con la cabeza así.

Por supuesto, este tipo de imagen, especialmente durante este tiempo de polarización en el mundo, hizo que la gente pensara casi inmediatamente... ¿Es esto una especie de declaración sobre el Holocausto?

Ciertamente, es un pensamiento justificado, porque francamente la redacción y las imágenes combinadas no son de lo mejor.

Bueno, Skepta ha escuchado las críticas y se hizo cargo por completo de la metedura de pata, pidiendo disculpas por haber ofendido a alguien. Al mismo tiempo, intentó explicar lo que quería hacer.

Skepta escribió: "He estado esperando para lanzar 'Gas Me Up (Diligent)' desde que lo anuncié en abril del año pasado, trabajé duro para conseguir la obra de arte correcta para el lanzamiento de mi álbum, que trata sobre mis padres que vinieron al Reino Unido en los años 80, Skinhead, la cultura del fútbol y ha sido tomado ofensivamente por muchos. Puedo prometer que no era nuestro plan, así que lo he quitado y me comprometo a ser más consciente en el futuro".

Publicó más imágenes que estaba considerando como un "mood board" para este proyecto, y que muestra a otros hombres con la cabeza rapada. Dice que esto le servía como inspiración y que no tiene nada que ver con el Holocausto, sino más bien con las tendencias británicas del siglo 20.

Termina con esto: "Honestamente, puedo ver cómo mi obra de arte sin contexto puede ser considerada ofensiva, especialmente en un momento como este, pero de nuevo, no era mi intención", dijo Skepta. "Después de pensarlo un poco no siento que pueda seguir siendo el artista que todos conocen y quieren si mi arte es vigilado. Tengo que dejarlo si no puedo expresar mi arte como yo lo veo. Así que para ayudar con el contexto aquí están algunas fotos de nuestro mood board".

Skepta es conocido por los mensajes políticos en su música, pero esta vez dice que la intención fue malinterpretada y que no tiene nada que ver con la guerra en Medio Oriente.

Skepta got accused of using antisemitic imagery as the cover art for his latest single -- and considering the title of the track ... an apology was more than warranted, which he gave.

The British rapper announced this new song he's set to release soon called 'Gas Me Up' ... and for the promo image, he featured a guy with a shaved head -- and the words "GAS ME UP." The man is surrounded by a bunch of other dudes who also have shaved heads.

Of course, this type of picture -- especially during this polarizing time in the world -- almost immediately got people thinking... is this some kind of statement on the Holocaust???

Certainly a fair thought, because frankly -- the wording and images combined aren't great.

Welp, Skepta has heard all the criticism ... and he completely owned the screwup, apologizing for offending anybody -- while in the same breath, explaining what he was going for here.

Skepta wrote, "I’ve been waiting to drop ‘Gas Me Up (Diligent)’ since teasing it April last year, worked hard getting the artwork right for my album rollout which is about my parents coming to the U.K. in the 80’s, Skinhead, Football culture and it has been taken offensively by many. I can promise you that was definitely not our plan so I have removed it and I vow to be more mindful going forward."

He posted more images he was considering as a "mood board" for this project, and it features other shaved-head men/boys ... which he says serves as inspiration -- noting it has nothing to do with the Holocaust, but more so British trends from the 20th century.

He finishes with this ... "I can honestly see how my single artwork without context can be deemed offensive, especially in a time like this but again that was not my intention,” Skepta said. “But after some thought I don’t feel like I could continue being the artist you all know and love if my art is policed, I have to quit if I can’t express my art as I see it. So to help with context here are some pictures from our mood board."

Skepta is known for political messaging in his music -- but this time around, he says the intention was misconstrued ... noting it has nothing to do with the war in the Middle East.

David Grusch está hablando acerca de las secuelas y la campaña de desprestigio que se ha erguido para desacreditar sus alegaciones en la histórica audiencia de julio de 2023 en nuestro especial de tres partes "TMZ Presenta: Revolución OVNI".

Grusch le dice al cineasta y periodista Jeremy Corbell que no se arrepiente de su testimonio en Washington DC, luego de afirmar que los EE.UU. poseía "restos biológicos no humanos" recuperados de naves estrelladas.

Le dice a Corbell que sus esfuerzos para obtener la verdad han sido lentos y constantes,  aunque ahora es parte de algunas acciones del Congreso detrás de las escenas.

Corbell dice que Grusch diciéndole al mundo que los ovnis son reales es un signo de los tiempos, porque el público en general está harto de que le mientan sobre su presencia en el planeta Tierra.

Puedes escuchar el relato completo de Grusch después del Congreso en la segunda parte de "TMZ Presenta: UFO Revolution", ya disponible en Tubi.

UFO whistleblower David Grusch is speaking out about the smear campaign used to discredit the allegations he made before Congress in his landmark July 2023 hearing ... part of our 3-part event, "TMZ Presents: UFO Revolution."

Grusch tells filmmaker and journalist Jeremy Corbell that despite pushback, he has no regrets over his testimony in D.C. ... where he claimed the U.S. military is holding 'non-human biologics' recovered from crashed crafts.

He says his efforts to get the truth out there have been slow and steady, telling Corbell Congress has been responding, behind the scenes, to some of the issues raised during his testimony.

Corbell says Grusch coming forward to tell the world UFOs are real is a sign of the times ... because the general public is sick of being lied to about their presence in U.S. airspace, and around the planet.

Kevin Hart is wishing his ex-wife and Katt Williams well as they prepare to hit the road together -- which is about the nicest thing he could say ... considering the team-up here.

We got the comedian out and about Tuesday in NYC, where we asked how he felt about the fact that Torrei Hart -- whom Kevin divorced in 2011 -- just announced the fact that she and Katt are going on a comedy tour together ... albeit, a really mini one.

ICYMI ... TH broke the news Monday on her IG, posting a pic with Katt and writing -- "#Charlotte #Orlando #Tampa, come see me live with my good friend @kattwilliams on the Dark Matters tour." The 3 dates they have lined up are January 27, Feb. 2 and Feb. 3.

It could certainly be taken as an icy move on Torrei's part ... y'know, 'cause of everything that Katt recently said about Kev on Shannon Sharpe's podcast -- including calling him a "plant" in the industry.

Kevin had already responded to what Katt said about a week ago -- suggesting KW get that hate out of his heart, while also indicating he wasn't sweating Katt's negative energy.

Ditto here in this interview with us ... Kev says he loves everyone, and wants all comedians to succeed -- even if it's his and his (maybe?) new foe. He also says he hopes this tour of theirs, specifically, goes great ... which, again, is pretty freaking surprising.

La hija de Coretta Scott King parece estar atacando a Jonathan Majors después de que el actor mencionara a la viuda del Dr. Martin Luther King en su primera entrevista desde que fue declarado culpable de agresión y acoso.

La Dra. Bernice King, hija menor de Coretta y MLK, parece haber arremetido contra Jonathan en una publicación en las redes sociales el martes, diciendo: "Mi madre no era un accesorio".

Recordemos que el juicio por agresión de Jonathan incluyó un audio de él diciéndole a su ex novia Grace Jabbari —la que fue condenado por agredir y acosar— que fuera más como Coretta y Michelle Obama mientras declaraba: "Soy un gran hombre".

Majors volvió a invocar el nombre de Coretta en una entrevista con ABC —que se emitió el lunes— para elogiar el apoyo inquebrantable de su novia Meagan Good durante el juicio.

Jonathan le dijo de Megan: "Ella es un ángel, me ha sostenido como una Coretta. Estoy tan bendecido de tenerla".

Ha habido una tonelada de reacciones en línea acerca de Jonathan usando el nombre de Coretta de nuevo, y mientras Bernice no lo está llamando por su nombre, parece bastante claro que es a él a quien se están refiriendo aquí.

Bernice dice que su madre "era una defensora de la paz antes de conocer a mi padre y fue fundamental para que él hablara en contra de la guerra de Vietnam" y añade: "Por favor, entiendan, mi mamá era una fuerza de la naturaleza".

Coretta Scott King's daughter appears to be taking a swipe at Jonathan Majors after the actor name-dropped Dr. Martin Luther King's widow in his first interview since being found guilty of assault and harassment.

Dr. Bernice King, Coretta and MLK's youngest daughter, seemingly slammed Jonathan in a social media post Tuesday, saying ... "My mother wasn't a prop."

Remember ... Jonathan's assault trial included audio of him telling his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari -- the one he was convicted of assaulting and harassing -- to be more like Coretta and Michelle Obama while declaring, "I'm a great man."

Majors again invoked Coretta's name in an interview with ABC -- which aired Monday -- in praise of girlfriend Meagan Good's unwavering support during the trial.

Jonathan said of Meagan ... "She's an angel ... she's held me down like a Coretta. I'm so blessed to have her."

There's been a ton of backlash online about Jonathan using Coretta's name again ... and while Bernice is not calling him out by name, it seems pretty clear he's who she's targeting here.

Bernice says her mother "was a peace advocate before she met my father and was instrumental in him speaking out against the Vietnam War" ... and adds, "Please understand…my mama was a force."

Matthew Stafford's wife, Kelly, is clapping back at a Lions fan who's trying to stop people from wearing her hubby's jersey at their upcoming playoff game ... calling the proposed plan "sad."

Detroit is hosting its first playoff game in 30 years against the Rams on Sunday ... which means Stafford will make his return to the Motor City with the intention of knocking his ex-team out of the postseason.

Normally, Stafford's Detroit jersey is one of the most popular ones at Ford Field -- even after he was traded to L.A. for Jared Goff before the 2021 season began.

But, one fan is trying to prevent that from happening this weekend ... appearing to say in a social media post this week that the blue and silver No. 9 threads could bring some bad juju to the home team.

"ANNOUNCEMENT," the fan wrote in the Instagram post. "Please don't wear a Lions-Stafford jersey to the game. This is not a time to be cute or funny."

"This is about business and putting the final nail in the SOL coffin. It ain't personal. Just business!"

It didn't take long for word of the planned ban to get around to Kelly Stafford, who slammed the idea in the comment section of the post.

“Well this is sad because it's the completely opposite of how we feel about this city," she wrote, "but Matthew has always been the bigger person and will continue to be that. Praying for an incredible game with zero injuries. ♥️"

The fan ended up responding ... writing back that the hate is only temporary.

"We love Matthew," the Detroit supporter said, "just not this week.😂"

Bill Clinton and CA Governor Gavin Newsom, spent last week at a swanky resort in Mexico ... not long after Bill was named in the docs regarding Jeffrey Epstein's infamous past.

Check out the pics, obtained by TMZ -- showing the former prez and the current Governor sitting enjoying their time at the Four Seasons Resort in Tamarindo, Mexico. As you can see, they were seated at the same table -- and seemed to be enjoying each other's company.

Eyewitnesses tell us Gavin joined Bill and his wife, Hillary Clinton, for dinner on Thursday ... sitting around the table for 3 hours, with everyone in great spirits. No word on the spirits of the beverage variety, though.

Bill and Hillary grabbed breakfast together the next day, too -- as part of their south-of-the-border getaway.

As we reported, Bill was named quite a bit in loads of docs unsealed last week -- including in a deposition given by Johanna Sjöberg, who claimed Epstein told her "Clinton likes them young," referring to girls.

Bill denied any knowledge of Epstein's crimes and has claimed to have never visited his infamous island in the U.S. Virgin Islands ... although he took trips in Epstein's private jet as part of humanitarian efforts with the Clinton Foundation.

It's interesting that Newsom's hanging out with BC here, especially during this newsworthy time. Of course, Bill was once our President -- and many believe GN has presidential aspirations as well ... so perhaps he's taking a tip or two from old Bubba.

Bill Clinton y el gobernador de California Gavin Newsom, estuvieron juntos en un elegante resort de México la semana pasada, no mucho después de que Bill fuera nombrado en los documentos sobre el infame pasado de Jeffrey Epstein.

Echa un vistazo a las fotos obtenidas por TMZ, que muestran al ex presidente y al actual gobernador sentados y disfrutando de su tiempo en el Four Seasons Resort en Tamarindo, México. Como se puede ver, estaban sentados en la misma mesa y parecían estar disfrutando de la compañía del otro.

Testigos presenciales nos dicen que Gavin se unió a Bill y su esposa Hillary Clinton para la cena del jueves. Estuvieron sentados alrededor de la mesa durante 3 horas y todo el mundo estuvo de muy buen humor. Sin embargo, no se sabe nada de las bebidas.

Bill y Hillary desayunaron juntos al día siguiente, como parte de su escapada al sur de la frontera.

Como informamos, Bill fue nombrado en algunos documentos revelados la semana pasada, incluyendo una declaración de Johanna Sjöberg, quien afirmó que Epstein le dijo que a "Clinton le gustan jóvenes", refiriéndose a las niñas.

Bill negó cualquier conocimiento de los crímenes de Epstein y ha afirmado que nunca visitó su infame isla, ubicada en las Islas Vírgenes de Estados Unidos. Aunque hizo viajes en el jet privado de Epstein como parte de los esfuerzos humanitarios con la Fundación Clinton.

Es interesante que Newsom esté pasando el rato con Bill Clinton aquí, especialmente durante este momento de interés periodístico. Por supuesto, Bill fue nuestro Presidente una vez y muchos creen Gavin Newsom tiene aspiraciones presidenciales también, así que tal vez esté recibiendo algún consejo o dos de la vieja escuela.

El cineasta y periodista Jeremy Corbell dice que han quedado atrás los días en que se estigmatizaba a la gente que informaba sobre los fenómenos inexplicables en el cielo, y eso ha abierto la puerta a una investigación en profundidad sobre la verdad detrás de los ovnis.

Jeremy se unió a nosotros en "TMZ Live" el martes para hablar de nuestro evento de 3 partes, "TMZ Presenta: UFO Revolution", que ya se puede ver en Tubi. De entrada, explicó por qué la palabra "revolución" es tan apropiada.

Él dice que los tiempos ciertamente han cambiado y que la gente está tomando la discusión sobre los OVNIS (o UAP) más en serio y que esas conversaciones están provocando un cambio y un movimiento para conocer la verdad.

Jeremy espera que más personas den a conocer sus hallazgos este año y nos dice por qué ahora es más importante que nunca.

La segunda parte sale el miércoles y cuenta con la entrevista de Jeremy con el denunciante David Grusch. En ella habla de las consecuencias de haber testificado ante el Congreso el año pasado y sobre lo que vio durante su tiempo como oficial de la Fuerza Aérea y exoficial de inteligencia.