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Jay-Z's cannabis brand Monogram isn't affiliated with The Parent Company. This money-bleeding weed hub was recently discovered to have blown through $575 million in cash ... and hasn't been linked for a couple of years!!!

A source tells TMZ Hip Hop, "Jay-Z stepped away years ago and it just went up in a mess” ... with an official separation timeline of December 2022 and is currently owned by another LLC.

Jay and Monogram launched an aggressive campaign beginning in 2020, promising a premium cannabis experience ... but still were accused of selling overpriced mid in the market.

Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" album was a surprise drop but his timing has proved to be perfect ... he has the top album in the country, even bigger than the more promoted "Wicked" soundtrack!!!

Billboard rolled out the final tally for K. Dot's new age West Coast classic on Monday, which moved 319K album equivalent units ... making a Munchkin out of the 139K units the "Wicked" soundtrack sold!!!

Maybe they should have let fans sing in theaters ... could've spread the word about the OST.

President Biden's annoucement Sunday that he's pardoning his son Hunter was nothing close to a spur of the moment decision ... TMZ has learned.

White House-connected sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Biden had this planned for more than 3 months.

Our sources say President Biden was not involved in Hunter's case in any way until June of last year, when a plea deal was rejected by the judge. We're told he was "agitated" at the reversal and felt his son had become a political pawn.

"Moana 2" showed just how far it would go over Thanksgiving weekend ... defying "Wicked" at the box office by a head-turning amount.

Disney's new movie debuted to a whopping $221 million domestically over the five-day weekend ... smashing previous Thanksgiving weekend box office records.

Moviegoers overseas have also been flocking to theaters to see what the "Moana" sequel has in store, landing at a projected total of $165.3 million in the international market.

They may have a lot of money in the bank, but even celebrities can't resist a good deal ... with many going out shopping on Black Friday.

Big names like Jennifer Lopez, Selena Gomez and Chris Hemsworth hit the streets on Friday ... going to a series of different stores dressed in comfy clothes for an all-day shopping spree.

Ben Affleck took his son Sam to Amoeba Records to shop exclusive Black Friday deals ... perusing through the albums and walking away with a bag full of goodies.

"Wicked" is pretty dang 'Popular' ... raking in the dough at the box office -- and, officially becoming the highest-grossing movie based on a musical ever in the U.S.

According to Deadline, the movie's running domestic gross hit $214.3 million through Friday ... already eclipsing the lifetime gross of "Grease" -- which came out almost 50 years ago.

Estimates have "Wicked" bringing in another nearly $50 million before the weekend is out ... bringing its overall expected domestic gross to $263 million.

It seems RFK Jr. is going to promote naked food if he becomes HHS Secretary ... because we're guessing that's what he's telegraphing in a pretty hilarious stunt.

His wife, Cheryl Hines, is hawking her company's beauty products for Black Friday. Cheryl posted a video where she playfully scolded her hubby for hopping in the shower in the middle of her pitch.

Hines is well-positioned, blocking all things Arnold Palmer.

Elvis Presley fans with money to spare can buy a beloved family memory preserved on tape ... 'cause video of the 1971 Presley Christmas is now up for auction.

Gotta Have Rock and Roll, a popular auction site with tons of music memorabilia, is putting a three-minute long 8MM film of the holiday up for sale.

The video captures Elvis, Priscilla and three-year-old Lisa Marie Presley ... with the rock and roll superstar chasing after his little girl.

OnlyFans model Sophie Rain clearly has someone to be thankful for -- her subscribers ... because she's claiming she made an insane amount of money on the platform this year.

Sophie shared a look at her earnings on Thanksgiving -- tweeting a cropped screengrab of what she made from last Turkey Day all the way to Thursday.

It's pretty zoomed in, so fans aren't able to see the specifics, but the big $43.47 million gross earning is front and center -- showin' everyone the impressive amount of moolah that's supposedly made it to her bank account.

Taylor Swift is on Target to clean up this XMAS, because her merch is flying off the shelves.

Target teamed up with T.S. to make Black Friday an "Eras" spectacular ... and unsurprisingly, fans lined up in droves across the U.S. of A.

They came, they bought ... yep, everything they could carry -- a limited edition of the "Eras" book, her C.D., vinyls, etc, etc.

Dakota Ditcheva is one win away from being crowned the promotions flyweight champion -- and from stacking a million bucks -- so, what's the plan if she emerges victorious Friday night?!

Shopping spree!!!

TMZ Sports caught up with the 26-year-old ahead of the big PFL Championship card on November 29 in Saudi Arabia, with the English-born fighter saying she already has plans for the $1 million prize.

It wouldn't surprise Brett Favre if Deion Sanders is the next head coach of the Dallas Cowboys ... the Hall of Famer tells TMZ Sports he thinks the move is certainly possible.

America's Team, of course, is currently managed by Mike McCarthy ... but with the squad floundering at 4-7 and his contract slated to end following the season, there's been a whole lot of speculation Jerry Jones could be looking for a new sideline guy in 2025.

And, with Sanders' ties to Dallas and his impressive résumés at both Colorado and Jackson State -- Favre says he could see a situation where Jones taps Prime Time to be that man.

Niko Moon -- a prominent country music star -- is being sued by his former PR rep ... who says the singer cut him out of a very lucrative business deal.

Zack Teperman is suing Moon for breach of contract ... saying the two cofounded Happy Himalayan Water Company -- explaining Moon had the public stature to promote the projects while Teperman had the connections to get the business up and running.

He claims the two worked on everything -- from the taste of the water to the design of the bottle -- and even cohosted a launch event together back in May.

Jesse James is being sued over a custom firearm he agreed to make for a customer ... but Jesse says the guy taking him to court is refusing to pay the rest of his bill and is trying to back out.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, a man named David Chace claims he entered into an oral agreement with Jesse and his company Jesse James Firearms Unlimited in 2018 for the construction and purchase of a custom-made pistol set and gave Jesse a $5,000 deposit.

Chace claims he put the project on hold in 2020 and when he resumed it in April 2020, Chace says he tried to change his order from a whole set of pistols to a single custom firearm ... and says Jesse agreed to the change.

Kroy Biermann's trying to rebuild his life as he goes through a messy divorce and massive financial troubles ... and, what better way than to work with a company that builds stadiums!

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Kroy's got a new job -- joining Superior Rigging & Erecting Co. as their Crane and Rigging Coordinator.

Kroy's overseeing logistics ... working hard at "enhancing workflow efficiency" and "reducing operational bottlenecks." Translation: Kroy's gone full corporate -- obsessed with synergy and other white-collar buzzwords.

Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann are saying farewell to their family home in Georgia ... moving trucks are camped out in front of the estate as the auction looms.

Check it out ... not one, but two massive trucks are parked on the Bravo personalities' property, with one situated on the street and another set up directly in front of the mansion in the driveway.

It's no secret Kim and Kroy, who are currently in the midst of a messy divorce, have been trying to unload their Milton residence amid ongoing financial woes.