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50 Cent says his appearance at the 2022 Super Bowl Halftime Show almost didn't happen ... suggesting it was because Jay-Z tried turning his company Roc Nation into Block Nation.

In his new cover story with The Hollywood Reporter ... 50 claims Roc Nation attempted to keep him off the Emmy Award-winning spectacle alongside Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar.

In fact, 50 says Em turned renegade and threatened to remove himself if 50 got banned ... "Eminem wouldn’t do it without me," he recalled to the outlet.

Hector David Jr. -- an actor best known for his role on "Power Rangers" -- is a suspect in a misdemeanor battery case ... and we're told he's wanted by Idaho police.

Nampa PD in Idaho tells TMZ ... cops are looking for the former Green Power Ranger for allegedly shoving an elderly man down in a parking lot over the weekend.

Video of the alleged attack's been going around online after NPD posted it to their official Facebook account. In it, a man in a Patriots jersey walks up and pushes a man using a walker over before hopping in his truck and driving off.

Late rapper Juice WRLD’s estate is facing a lawsuit from a guy who says he helped produce one of the rapper's biggest tracks but didn't get paid what he's owed.

TMZ obtained the docs -- Plaintiff Joshua Jaramillo claims he worked on producing the late rapper’s posthumous 2021 track "Girl of My Dreams" in exchange for 5% ownership of the song and 1% of the royalties.

He claims, despite multiple requests, he still hasn’t been paid the full amount of what he's owed ... despite asking the estate how much the song has raked in.

10:20 AM PT -- Netflix tells TMZ ... "The letter was sent to the DCMS Select Committee on 23 May, well before any legal case was filed, and has been publicly available since. It does not impact our legal position."

Netflix seems to now be backtracking on the "true story" nature of "Baby Reindeer" -- they've reportedly admitted that the "real-life Martha" is not, in fact, a convicted stalker.

According to Deadline ... the streaming giant recently submitted a letter to Parliament's Culture, Media and Sport Committee in which their senior UK director of public policy admitted Fiona Harvey -- the woman who we all now know served as inspiration for Martha in the show -- was not actually convicted of stalking, despite being depicted as such on TV.

If you haven't seen it ... the show ends with an emotional scene where Martha receives a guilty verdict in court and goes to prison -- the character's second conviction, as described/shown in the series.

Jonathan Majors is expressing heartbreak after Marvel officially announced Robert Downey Jr. as the franchise's new villain ... pivoting away from his Kang the Conqueror character.

We caught up with the actor in West Hollywood Tuesday, where he explained why the RDJ Dr. Doom news was bittersweet for him. As he put it ... Dr. Doom's introduction into the MCU is pretty cool, but he loved playing Kang -- and so, it's only natural he's bummed about Marvel's redirection.

Though, some fans have felt Jonathan being blacklisted from the MCU has been too harsh of a punishment ... given he was found guilty of misdemeanor assault and harassment and given no jail time.

Ryan Garcia's ex was granted a restraining order in L.A. after accusing the star boxer of threatening her family ... though the former couple tells TMZ Sports they've talked and are committed to peacefully fixing their issues.

Ryan's estranged wife, Andrea Celina Velarde, beelined it to court last week, requesting a TRO ... accusing her superstar ex of being increasingly out of control and erratic.

In the docs, Andrea claims Ryan showed up to a restaurant where she was dining with her sibling on July 19 and caused a scene, threatening her brother and causing them to leave. She says he followed her home and sat outside in his car for 10 minutes.

Bella Hadid is horsing around after getting serious about the controversy surrounding her ill-fated, and ill-planned, Adidas modeling gig.

The supermodel was in Fort Worth, TX Monday night riding a horse inside a rodeo arena, only hours after breaking her silence on the Adidas shoe drama in which she's been embroiled.

Bella's in full cowgirl mode in the video and photo -- rocking a cowboy hat, boots and a Texas-sized belt buckle while riding.

Nicola Peltz-Beckham is officially taking legal action against the groomer who treated her beloved dog before she died ... and she's come out swinging in a new lawsuit.

In a new filing obtained by TMZ ... Nicola claims HoundSpa caused the untimely death of her chihuahua Nala -- specifically pointing the finger at a groomer, named Jony Ceballos.

Nicola claims Jony has a history of "intentional and malicious abuse of dogs," further alleging Nala was left injured and in severe physical distress after being treated for a routine grooming in HoundSpa's mobile van.

Alec Baldwin is rolling up his sleeves and getting back to work after his legal win in the "Rust" trial -- he's back in New York shooting his reality TV show, and cameras are rolling.

Check out these photos and video of Alec and his brood filming his upcoming TLC show, "The Baldwins" ... he's in full-on dad mode with his kids at a park in the Hamptons.

Alec's teaching one of his son's how to safely cut vegetables, while his wife Hilaria is supervising one of their daughters as she cooks up a meal on an outdoor grill.

12:03 PM PT -- R. Kelly's attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, came on 'TMZ Live' Tuesday to discuss her client's SCOTUS filing in more depth -- and she made a pretty compelling argument.

One other interesting thing ... Bonjean says she actually thinks this current version of the Supreme Court is perfect to hear R. Kelly's case -- and it sounds like believes they'd actually side with him if they were to take it up on their docket ... politics be damned!!!

R. Kelly is asking the United States Supreme Court to throw out his convictions for possession of child porn and inducing minors to have sex – claiming his alleged acts occurred decades ago and the charges were therefore barred by the statute of limitations.

Here's the deal ... when R. Kelly was accused in 2020 of possessing child pornography and engaging in sexual acts with underage girls way back in the mid to late-1990s, he argued the statute of limitations had already run its course.

But, prosecutors argued a 2003 law – called the PROTECT Act – made the statute of limitations indefinite for child sex crimes.

Tupac's family is clearly disturbed over an allegation that Diddy may have played a role in the late rapper's murder -- something they're now digging into with a new legal team, who plan to get to the bottom of it, and force action if they find any there-there ... TMZ has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge tell us members of Tupac's still-living relatives have retained attorneys Alex Spiro and Christopher Clore -- as well as a team of investigators -- to look into Keefe D's resurfaced allegation that Diddy offered to pay him and his crew money to take Pac out in the '90s.

You'll recall ... this claim -- which, thus far, is unsubstantiated -- came to light anew last week when prosecutors in Keefe D's murder case included an old transcript from an interview he did in '09, where he alleged Diddy was willing to pay up to $1 million for a hit on Tupac.

Josh Hartnett's diving into scary moments in his past ... revealing he left Hollywood because he was being stalked -- including by a man he says once arrived at his location with a gun.

The actor spoke with The Guardian via Zoom from his estate in Hampshire, England ... a sprawling countryside where he lives with his wife partly because living in L.A. started to feel too dangerous.

JH says it's not the only reason he left L.A. about 20 years ago ... but, it didn't help that people started showing up at his house.

J.D. Vance is defending his comments on Kamala Harris, Oprah and Gayle King are clearing up their relationship and Travis Kelce is blessing a fan ... all this on today's TMZ TV Hot Takes.

First up on "TMZ Live," Harvey and Charles break down Donald Trump running mate's defense of his controversial "childless cat ladies" remark.

5:39 PM PT -- Halsey replied to Britney, sending the love right back ... saying on X, "you were the first person who ever made me realize what it means to feel inspired. And you continue to inspire me everyday."

Halsey's new song, "Lucky" is not a hit with Britney Spears -- or so it appeared based on an angry post accusing Halsey of stabbing her in the back ... a post she almost immediately deleted.

"The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening is getting dragged to court ... as he's being sued over an alleged sexual assault involving two people who worked for him and his wife.

According to a new lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, a woman named Giavanna Scotto claims she used to work as Matt's house manager at his Santa Monica estate a few years back, and she says complaints about sexual harassment at the hands of a fellow coworker fell on deaf ears.

In her suit, Scotto claims the sexual harassment started early in her tenure ... she says a male coworker aggressively grabbed her butt and breasts, and kissed her on the mouth multiple times ... all without her consent, she alleges.

Yella Beezy has lawyered up after being looped into a $50 million lawsuit leveraged against him, Chris Brown and his entourage earlier this week ... TMZ Hip Hop has learned.

The Dallas rapper has retained the services of attorney Daryl K. Washington, who says his client is being falsely accused and everything he's being alleged against him of is without merit.

FWIW ... YB's being accused of a lot, along with Chris and a few of his homies on the night of July 20, following the kickback of the R&B megastar's 2nd concert at the Dickies Arena.