Controversial S#!T

Taylor Swift got an apology from Billboard for the way it honored her ... sounds weird, right?

As we reported, T.S. was named second Greatest Pop Star of the 21st Century by Billboard. Thing is ... Billboard included a video celebrating her career, and in that vid there's a shot of Taylor in the nude -- quick clarification ... it's not Taylor, it's a wax figure courtesy of her nemesis.

You may remember back in 2016, Kanye did a whole thing for his "Famous" video ... with celebrity wax figures in the nude, including Taylor. People were pissed off back then -- especially the celebs he featured -- so it seemed that video was destined for deep archives.

Danny Trejo doesn't think Donald Trump's deportation dream is going to be a reality ... 'cause the U.S. government doesn't have the resources to carry it out.

We caught up with Danny at the L.A. Mission's Thanksgiving event Wednesday ... and we asked him how he feels about people voting for Trump -- even though he's personally not a fan of the president-elect.

He says he's got no problems with anyone who voted for Trump ... and, he wouldn't ever tell anyone who to vote for -- but, he plans on going all out to get California Governor Gavin Newsom in the White House come 2028.

Elon Musk's using a movie reference to roast Ben Stiller ... but, he's got some up in arms over his choice of using an offensive slur.

Here's the deal ... Elon shared a post on X of someone bashing Ben for saying wokeness is killing edgier comedy and endorsing Kamala Harris over Donald Trump in this year's election.

This other post compared Ben to Simple Jack ... a reference to a character Stiller portrays in the 2008 satirical movie "Tropic Thunder."

Donald Trump's incoming appointees are already receiving vicious backlash from some in the country ... with nearly a dozen incoming members of the team receiving violent threats, according to the campaign.

The Trump-Vance transition team announced the news Wednesday morning ... sharing a press release about the "vicious, unAmerican threats to their lives and those who live with them.

The statement explains some of these members received bomb threats ... while others were swatted in their homes instead.

Adam22 says Donald Trump should absolutely shake up the White House Press Briefing process by bringing podcasters into the mix ... a move he says would maintain Trump's stranglehold on the internet.

We got the "No Jumper" podcast host Tuesday near Van Nuys Airport and our photog asked him about one of the bigger stories of the day ... Trump mulling the possibility of adding podcast bros like the Nelk Boys to his daily press briefings.

Adam22 says the election already showed Trump knows how to use the podcast circuit and the power of the internet to his advantage ... saying the views Trump got on Joe Rogan alone outshine anything Kamala Harris did with traditional news outlets.

Charles Barkley is making it clear -- he hates the way the Lakers are handling Bronny James' rookie season ... calling it flat-out "stupid."

The Round Mound of Rebound went in on L.A. during an appearance on "The Bettor Angle" over the weekend ... after he was asked if he liked the Lakers' G League plan for LeBron's oldest son so far.

If you've missed it, the 20-year-old has been playing home games for the South Bay Lakers ... before joining Dad's squad for road tilts.

Kayla Richart isn't sitting at home pining for Seb Melrose ... she's back on the dating market -- and, she's looking outside reality TV for her next beau.

We ran into the reality TV heartthrob out in Los Angeles Friday ... and, we had to ask about her relationship with Sebastian Melrose.

If you don't know ... Kayla and Seb were the runners-up on season 4 of the hit realiity show -- though they ultimately lost out on the $100k prize to Jawahir Khalifa and Nick Kici.

Justin Trudeau's not living in a love story with some Canadian citizens right now ... 'cause while he busted a few moves at Taylor Swift's Toronto concert, Montreal experienced some pretty scary rioting.

Here's the deal ... just as JT was singing his heart out and dancing with a few people in Rogers Centre Friday night, pro-Palestine protests evolved into full-scale rioting as people in masks bashed windows with hammers and lit cars on fire.

The videos are harrowing ... and, many people are calling out Trudeau for taking the night off while Montreal appeared overrun with protesters.

Patrick Mahomes got a big penalty for a game, but not for a play ... as far as the refs were concerned, it was way more ominous.

The Kansas City Chiefs QB was fined just over $14,000 for what officials called a "violent gesture" toward the end of the game against Buffalo last Sunday.

Mahomes had just thrown a touchdown pass and decided to celebrate by using his fingers to mimic the firing of a gun.

Influencer Julian Barboza has been arrested following an altercation with his girlfriend, TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ the Beverly Hills Police Department was called to a party around 2:00 AM earlier this month ... where Julian’s girlfriend met them outside and detailed what went down.

Cops say Julian and his girlfriend got into a verbal argument, and he asked her to leave the party. However, we're told things escalated when the GF started recording the argument on her phone, prompting Julian to allegedly grab it from her and throw it on the floor.

Diddy's house is underwhelming when you walk in and defintely not worth $60 million ... this according to the investor who says he's offering half the asking price.

We caught up with Bo Belmont -- founder and owner of real estate company Belwood Investments -- out in Los Angeles Friday ... and, we had to ask him about putting in a $30 million offer for the rapper's Holmby Hills mansion.

First off, Belmont says this is a real offer ... telling us his company has emailed the listing agent for the property -- though they haven't heard back yet.

Dana Carvey's "Saturday Night Live" impression of Elon Musk upset the tech mogul ... and, even the comedian has to admit he doesn't really sounds like the guy.

Here's the deal ... Dana and David Spade were chatting about an old 'SNL' memory on a recent episode of their "Superfly" podcast -- with Dana telling a story about how a hair dryer basically turned into a blowtorch and burned his locks.

Spade cracks a joke about Elon thinking a blow dryer turned flamethrower is a good idea ... and, DC does his impression -- immediately followed by saying he "can't do Elon Musk very well, but I can do something that sounds not like anything."

The autograph hound who went nuclear on Jason Kelce outside "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" last night was living up to a reputation he's earned in Hollywood ... as a guy who likes to explode on celebs -- at least according to cops.

Law enforcement and 'Kimmel' security sources tell TMZ ... the guy who's seen on video calling Jason a "p***y" is a regular at the studio and Hollywood premieres, and always shows up when celebs get their stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

We're told the autograph-seeker gets famous people's signatures all the time ... and once in a while, he pops off like he did in our video after Jason's Thursday appearance on 'Kimmel.'

John Stamos is firing back at critics who slammed him for wearing a bald cap while shaving his buddy Dave Coulier’s head as DC battles an aggressive form of cancer.

We caught up with John at LAX, and he’s not having it, telling us he’s actually embarrassed for the haters ... saying they’re wasting time making hate videos and comments when they could be using that energy to call their doctors and get checked out.

Check out the full video 'cause John’s shock is crystal clear -- especially as he gets real to us about how it's hurt him, explaining he was just trying to cheer up a friend when Coulier asked him over to shave his head.

Kacey Musgraves is going above and beyond to make amends with her hometown ... dropping thousands of dollars on a scholarship fund after putting her foot in her mouth.

TMZ has confirmed ... the country singer made a donation to a scholarship fund in Golden, Texas after previously claiming her hometown was not something to "cheer for" during a concert in Canada.

The singer shelled out a whopping $10K to the scholarship fund and penned a lengthy apology note on her Instagram Stories ... where she called the dig "a sarcastic, completely unserious joke."

LaMelo Ball is adamant he's not a bigot ... telling reporters Sunday that even though he used some anti-gay language earlier in the weekend, he has "love for everybody."

Ball was fined by the NBA just prior to his Sunday evening meeting with the media ... after league officials deemed the "no homo" comment he made in a postgame interview on Saturday "offensive and derogatory."

Ball told journalists following the Hornets' 128-114 loss to the Cavaliers that he "really didn't mean anything" by the remark ... and he doesn't "want to offend anybody."