Gossip / Rumors

University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino is calling out a former assistant coach ... claiming if Andre McGee hired hookers for players, he needs to come clean ASAP.

Pitino issued a new statement on the scandal after 5 former players/recruits told ESPN that they DID attend parties with strippers paid for by McGee -- the team's former graduate assistant coach.

"I don't know if any of this is true or not, there's only one person who knows the truth and he needs to come out and tell the truth to his teammates, to the University of Louisville, to his fans, and to his coaches that have taught him to do the right thing for years and allowed him to be part of something special here," Pitino said.

As we previously reported, a self-described "madam" has penned a book in which she claims McGee not only used her services to provide strippers at parties ... but he also paid for players to have sex with the women.

"If these things are not true, and I keep using the word if, there's only one person who can give these solutions to these problems. It's Andre McGee," Pitino said.

"It's time to give back to his team, his university and coaches and tell the NCAA the truth and tell everyone else who was at one time very proud of him the truth."

"He owes that to his parents, to his university, to his teammates and his coaches. This is not only an NCAA issue here. It's more than that. There's more to it. His teammates that believed in him, his coaches that believed in him, the community that believed in him, put our trust in him to do the right things."

Nick Jonas and Kate Hudson have shown all the signs of being coupled up -- traveling together, dining together, even Disney-ing together -- right up until she gripped another dude in NYC.

Kate was on her way to a premiere Monday night hand-in-hand with the other guy ... who, btw, happens to be her agent -- and also happens to have been spotted holding Kate tight multiple times in recent months.

Yes, Jonas and Hudson were spotted together in multiple places last month, and as recently as last weekend.

So, who's really winning the Kate sweepstakes? Since people in the know tell us Nick and Kate weren't dating, just hooking up -- we'll guess BOTH for the block.

Dave Chappelle is about to make comedy fantasies come true, because he's not saying "NO" ... to a possible dream team concert with Eddie Murphy.

There's more buzz than ever about Eddie possibly returning to the stage to do stand-up comedy after he killed it in D.C. over the weekend. Sooo ... lo and behold, we run into Chappelle who's also in D.C. and asked what he thought about an Eddie comeback, and who should join him?

Check out his response -- Dave's definitely down to play his part in what could be the greatest lineup ever! Question is ... who the hell's gonna pay??!!

Trey Songz is calling BS on the assistant principal who was fired for appearing in his music video, saying she knew every word on the track, "Best Friend."

Trey was leaving Henry's in WeHo Friday night, when he squarely took issue with Esther Adler-O'Keefe, who claims she had never heard the lyrics, which she says are "vulgar, offensive and demeaning."

Trey says he feels bad for her but she knew what she was getting into so it's on her for participating.

Kate Hudson and Nick Jonas are still going strong ... in a new location this time, but we'll bet the end result was the same -- banging.

Nearly a month after they hung out in Disney World and Miami together, they popped up at the same Tribeca hotel in NYC. What a coincidence??!!

Nick slyly walked in just a few minutes before Kate showed up looking ridiculously hot, by the way ... baring her rock hard abs.

Kate is definitely dressed for the occasion.

Madonna has a superfan ... ex-husband Sean Penn, who was smack dab front and center at her Wednesday night concert in Vancouver.

Penn took in the show alongside Amy Schumer, who opened for Madge earlier on tour, but Penn only had eyes for his ex-wife.

It's the second time in a month he's caught his ex on the road, the last time being this past September in NYC.

All that staring might have paid off ... Madge dedicated the song "Secret" to a "special guest." The lyrics start, "Things haven't been the same since you came into my life, you found a way to touch my soul and I'm never, ever, ever gonna let it go..."

Secret's out?

Can you really just be friends with an ex??

Michael Sam seems to be trying with his former fiance Vito Cammisano -- 'cause they just reunited for the first time since they broke things off back in June.

Sam and Vito hooked up to make a video for Vito's YouTube channel promoting Spirit Day -- where people are supposed to wear purple to take a stand against the bullying of LGBT youth.

First off, props to the guys for putting their issues aside for a good cause -- but check out the clip, you can tell things are still a little weird between the two ... as it would be with most exes after a breakup.

"American Horror Story: Hotel" is going to have a plot twist that will look very familiar and awesome to fans -- Ryan Murphy is returning to the infamous house that launched the horror series.

We were outside the Victorian style L.A. mansion on Wednesday when Lady Gaga came cruising out hiding her face, but we know she was there to shoot 'AHS' scenes.

Murphy had hinted the 'murder house' might be involved in the new season -- but our shot of Gaga makes it a lock, plus there were other clues. The previously dilapidated home now has fresh landscaping, a new wrought iron gate, and old timey cars ... a big hint the haunted house will appear in a flashback.

Killer twist ... enjoy our shots from the set.

Lamar Odom's survival is right on the line.

Sources at the hospital tell us doctors are now saying Lamar has a 50/50 chance of surviving after enduring multiple medical problems ... the apparent result of complications from drug use.

Our sources say doctors are saying 4 of Lamar's organs, including his kidneys, are failing. As we reported, he's had a series of strokes in the hospital and has heart problems as well.

The doctors are saying with each failing organ the chances of survival go down significantly.

We're also told doctors are having trouble determining the extent of any brain damage because the organ issues make it difficult to test and get an accurate reading on brain function.

Lamar Odom had multiple strokes as a result of his medical emergency ... this according to witnesses at the hospital.

We're told an MRI revealed since being admitted to the hospital in Las Vegas Tuesday night, Lamar suffered multiple strokes. It's unclear if brain damage resulted from the strokes.

We're also told Lamar is on a 3-5 hour dialysis for kidney failure.

Our sources say Lamar remains unconscious and unresponsive, which is in contrast to what Jesse Jackson just told the media.

Jackson walked out of the hospital and said he spent 30 minutes with Lamar and his condition was improving and he had "signs of responsiveness."

Our sources inside the hospital say Jackson was allowed in for 3 minutes to pray with him, and that was it. The sources say Jackson is flat-out wrong about Lamar's condition.

Drake breezed into a club Sunday night and hung with a woman -- not Serena -- which tracks with what we're hearing ... that Drake isn't dating the tennis star.

Drake spent more than 2 hours at The Nice Guy in West Hollywood. He arrived alone and left alone, but people in the club say he hung with the woman who entered and exited just minutes after Drake.

Her name is Ravie Loso -- an Instagram model -- who definitely has a similar build as Serena, and is clearly into Drake. While they were in The Nice Guy, she tweeted ... "Ever since I left the city you ..." -- lyrics from his song, "Hotline Bling."

Our Serena sources insist Serena and Drake are not dating, despite the pics showing physical interaction. The sources say they're long time friends ... and that's it.

To be continued ...

She's partied with him all over the world ... and was recently spotted at his game ... but Karrueche Tran tells TMZ Sports she's definitely NOT dating soccer superstar Memphis Depay.

But watch the video ... it's not the most convincing denial we've ever seen.

Tran first hung out the Manchester United stud in Miami back in June -- and was spotted in the crowd at one of his games just a few weeks ago.

But when we saw Chris Brown's ex-girlfriend out at Beso in Hollywood this week ... she insisted they're nothing more than friends.

Gigi Hadid isn't ready to share precious closet space with boyfriend Joe Jonas, because the couple isn't moving in together ... TMZ has learned.

Photos of G.i.-Joe gawking at a building in Manhattan's NoHo 'hood surfaced Friday, sparking rumors the couple of only 4 months was taking the leap.

We're told that's not the case, and Gigi is the only one shopping ... she even brought mom Yolanda along to see some of the spots. They checked out a boutique building on Bond Street where 2 and 3-bedrooms go for around $6.5 mil.

Good security has to be high on Gigi's list of amenities for a new home -- she had to sell her old place after a stalker got inside.

There was no "I do" ... there was no bended knee ... there was no proposal -- because Drake and Serena Williams are NOT engaged to be married ... this according to a rep for the rapper.

The Internet was buzzing this morning with rumors that Drake had popped the question to the tennis star and she accepted ... but it just ain't true.

Drake's rep tells us, "The rumor is completely untrue."

Missy Elliott is back after 10 years ... we know it for sure because we got footage of the rapper shooting her new music video.

There were hints since February Missy was staging a comeback. Pharrell for one has said he's been working with the "Work It" rapper in the studio. It looks like this song is called "WTF."

But our video cements it, showing Missy getting her freak on with a film crew Tuesday night in downtown LA in a very shiny suit.

There's a difference between being sore over someone ... and GIVING SORES TO SOMEONE ... so says Gilbert Arenas who's suing his baby mama for claiming he gave her STDs.

The ex-NBA superstar has filed a lawsuit against Laura Govan -- claiming she concocted a diabolical scheme to humiliate him on a global scale by making everyone think he's rotten in the genitals, even though she knows he's not.

According to the docs, obtained by TMZ Sports, Arenas claims Govan got super bitter when he dumped her ... so she decided to write up an email to him chock full of nasty allegations and then leak it to various gossip websites knowing they would run it.

In the email, Arenas claims Govan wrote, "When I left you it was because I couldn't take the STDs."

Gilbert is adamant in his lawsuit the accusation is FALSE -- and "Govan knew it to be false when it was made."