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Tyrese Gibson is sharing a difficult time he experienced as a kid ... revealing a scheme concocted by his mother in an effort to help out the family's expenses.

The singer sat down with King Gillie for a new interview, where he confessed his mother, Priscilla Murray Gibson, made him pretend to have special needs when he was about 8 years old ... so they could collect a hefty check from Social Security.

Specifically, the 'Fast & Furious' actor claimed Priscilla made him "play r*****ed" in order to get an extra $762 from the government to help his hard-working mom support the family.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s $68 million Beverly Hills pad is still high and dry ... sitting unsold after more than a month on the market.

We spoke to multiple L.A. real estate sources who tell us there's been no movement on the mansion -- so seems like even the drama of the pair's recent divorce news isn't enough to nudge things along.

We’re told the 12-bedroom, 24-bathroom palace has had plenty of showings since it was listed publicly in July ... but no serious offers or deals are in place.

9:40 AM PT -- Nicki’s attorney, Judd Burstein tells TMZ … “Mr. Peak has been harassing Nicki on social media for years on end to no avail."

"He has now graduated to seeking to shake her down financially with manifestly false allegations and legally frivolous claims. He will regret having gone down this disreputable road when he is forced to pay her legal fees as required by California law.”

Nicki Minaj has a pissed-off Barb on her hands -- one of her avid fans claims Nicki publicly humiliated him by calling him a mentally unstable stalker and ... so, now he's suing.

The New York rapper was named as a defendant in the suit filed by plaintiff Tameer Peak in L.A. Superior Court – and the allegations paint Nicki as a full-blown bully.

According to the documents, obtained by TMZ, Tameer refers to himself as one of Nicki's most ardent followers for the past 15 years, and claims he helped her career by promoting her 2023 album, "Pink Friday 2."

Bob Dylan fans searching for the ultimate memorabilia just might find the answer blowing in the wind ... or on a collector's site that's hawking some of his handwritten lyrics.

BD scribbled out the words to his iconic 1962 tune, "Blowin' in the Wind" -- previously ranked by Rolling Stone as one of the greatest songs of all time -- in a hotel room back in 2011 for a collector. He even signed the paper for authentication purposes.

Now, the lyrics penned by the man himself are selling for $85,000 on the collector's site, Momentsintime.com.

Could Jennifer Lopez bounce from Batman to Superman?? That's what the oddsmakers are thinking ... 'cause Eminem is the betting favorite to be J Lo's next man after her divorce from Ben Affleck.

Fresh off the bombshell breakup news, the peeps at BetOnline wasted no time coming up with a batch of A-listers Ben and Jen could date next ... and in all honesty, some aren't all that farfetched.

Starting with J. Lo, Slim Shady has the best odds at +800 ... with fellow musician, The Weeknd, right behind him at +1000.

Oprah Winfrey is slamming J.D. Vance, Juvenile is getting downgraded and Mike Tyson is getting some pricy new art ... all this on today's TMZ TV Hot Takes.

First up on "TMZ Live," Charles and Babcock break down Oprah's attack on Donald Trump's running mate.

Diddy was one of the investors who helped Elon Musk snag X -- back when it was still called Twitter -- for $44B in 2022 ... according to a newly unsealed list of the platform's shareholders.

The doc went public Wednesday ... listing nearly 100 entities as part-owners, with Diddy named under 'Sean Combs Capital, LLC' alongside other big names like Bill Ackman, Saudi Prince Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey.

Exactly how much the now-disgraced music mogul invested in X isn’t clear ... and as of August 2024, it’s not publicly known who still holds shares in the company.

Mike Tyson and Jake Paul came face-to-face in NYC last weekend, but before the pushing and shoving commenced, "Iron" Mike met with famed artist Super Buddha ... where he delivered a $100K painting to the "REAL Problem Child"!

TMZ Sports has learned Mike's son, Amir, commissioned the piece of artwork (it's worth $100K!) ... which the artist then presented to Tyson at Fanatics Fest at the Javits Center on Sunday.

The image portrays Tyson throwing a vicious right-hand punch in the ring ... with the words "The REAL Problem Child" written in red paint.

The Burger King employee who went viral after management gave him a mediocre gift bag has his retirement plan ready ... and, it involves putting his culinary skills on wheels.

Kevin Ford -- who blew up in 2022 after his BK bosses gave him a pretty low-key cheap gift bag for his 27th anniversary even though he'd never missed a day of work -- tells TMZ he's bought a food truck for the next stage of his life.

Ford tells us he purchased the truck-trailer for about $20K, including shipping, from China -- a much cheaper price than you can find in the U.S. -- fully equipped with an oven, fryer and more ... basically, the works.

Kysre Gondrezick and Jaylen Brown were living like a couple of MVPs on vacation -- from fancy first-class flights to high-end shopping sprees!!

Gondrezick shared her "life lately" in an Instagram post on Wednesday ... and despite just subtly including the Celtics champ in the pics, it's clear it was a romantic getaway.

KG and JB took an Emirates first-class flight to Dubai ... and KG might need an extra checked bag for the trip back, 'cause she copped a black Chanel purse and other items from Louis Vuitton and Bottega Veneta during the trip.

If Oscar De La Hoya and Holly Sonders have any interest in redoing their on-camera thong dance ... a popular adult streaming site is offering them some huge coin to do it -- half a million dollars, to be exact!!

Officials over at CamSoda tell TMZ Sports ... they were so enamored by the way the boxing legend and his significant other shook their assets in a viral video earlier this week that they now want them to do it again on their platform -- in exchange for 500,000 big ones.

In fact, we're told the vice president of the org., Daryn Parker, has already sent the two a personal letter to join their team -- in wake of Instagram forcing the couple to take down their first vid.

A piece of Hollywood real estate history is back up for grabs ... the Gene Wilder home in Bel Air ... and the place is pretty eclectic.

The late actor's former home has just been listed for sale at $12,950,000 ... and it's got a pretty interesting history ... including some links to Elon Musk.

Gene bought the place way back in 1976 for about $300K ... making the big purchase after his 1974 movie "Young Frankenstein" became a hit.

O.J. Simpson has a ton of debts he needs to pay from beyond the grave -- so many, the executor of his estate says he's taking off the kid gloves to scrape up some money, ASAP!

Malcolm LaVergne, who went from being O.J.'s longtime lawyer to now running his probate estate after he died last April, tells TMZ ... he's trying to bring in more than $269,000 from one of O.J.'s homes, and might have to go through Simpson's son, Justin, to get it.

Malcolm says Justin -- whose mother was Nicole Brown Simpson -- helped his father buy his "forever" home in Las Vegas a couple years ago, and now the estate wants to recoup the money O.J. put into the home, which LaVergne pegs at around $159K.

George Santos, who was expelled from Congress after being charged with nearly two dozen crimes, cut a deal with federal prosecutors, pleading guilty to two counts instead.

Santos reached the deal Monday ... pleading guilty to aggravated identity theft and wire fraud ... according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York.

The plea deal comes a few weeks before Santos was set to stand trial in New York ... and while the deal likely means there will be no trial, it remains to be seen how the judge will treat George at the sentencing.

Sexyy Red is heating up summer with a new business venture ... a line of NSFW lip glosses, seemingly channeling her "Pound Town" anthem.

The rapper revealed the sexually-charged makeup brand online Monday, called "Sexyy," by posing for a series of provocative photos ... including one where she held the box of lip glosses on her behind as she bent over.

She also gave fans a close-up of the glosses' erotic names ... which are "Coochie Juice," "Bootyhole Brown," "Nut," "P***yhole Pink," "Yellow Discharge," "Gonorrhea," "Blue Ballz," and "Sex On My Period" -- which just so happens to be fruit-scented.

Julie Wainwright, founder and former CEO of The RealReal, is looking to unload her Beverly Hills home ... and a famous realtor is handling the consignment here.

Our real estate sources tell us Julie is selling her Bev Hills estate for $11,995,000 ... and as you might expect, the place looks like the home of someone who deals in designer goods.

The place is 4,500 square feet of pure luxury, with all the bells and whistles ... including an infinity pool and hot tub with panoramic city views.