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Britney Spears is reminiscing about her failed marriage to Sam Asghari, saying there were many ups and downs while confessing she feels strange being single.

In a lengthy message posted on Instagram Sunday, Brit dove right into her 7-year relationship with Sam that ended with him filing for divorce in August 2023 after 14 months of marriage.

She wrote, "It’s so weird being single.  I’ve had a lot of time to really look back with all the good and bad. I’ve realized I don’t talk to myself that nicely at all. I’m easily manipulated and I wear my heart on my sleeve."

Brit vowed to make changes in her life by stopping to "re-evaluate" situations as they come up and ask herself, "Is this good for me?"

She also revealed she enjoys having a routine, but hers is "silly sometimes," yet she admits she's bored and frightened of many things.

She then touched upon the people who interfered in her life, of which she has gained back control, knowing now that it's fine to be selfish and enjoy it.

After that, Brit veered off a bit, ending with a story about her mom, Lynne, visiting the sisters at the Catholic school the pop star attended when she was younger.

Lynne might have been on Brit's mind given their recent reconciliation after years of being estranged. Last Thursday, TMZ first reported Lynne made her second trip in 2 weeks to see Brit in L.A. -- and it appears it all went according to plan.

Lynne even told us there's a possibility mother and daughter could spend Christmas with each other back home in Louisiana. As for Sam, Lynne says she doesn't miss him.

Chilli de TLC y el actor Matthew Lawrence no son tan públicos acerca de su romance como solían ser, pero no dejes que el silencio te engañe, su relación sigue en pie y se están preparando para algunas fiestas compartidas.

Fuentes cercanas a la pareja le dicen a TMZ que Chilli y Matthew recientemente pasaron su segundo Día de Acción de Gracias juntos, con la cantante cocinando algo de comida para ellos. Matthew aparentemente quedó impresionado por la habilidad culinaria de la artista.

Ellos han estado juntos a larga distancia por un tiempo. Ella está en Georgia y él en Los Ángeles, pero han encontrado el tiempo para verse tanto como pueden.

Chilli y Matthew estuvieron juntos el jueves por la noche para el show de TLC en Las Vegas, y ambos fueron a un partido de los Atlanta Falcons juntos el mes pasado.

Échale un vistazo al video del partido, se puede ver a Chilli y Matthew bailando "Crank That" de Soulja Boy, ¡con el nieto de Big Boi!

Las cosas parecen ir muy bien para la pareja. Nos dicen que van a pasar la Navidad juntos este año, otra señal de que esto será una relación larga.

TLC's Chilli and actor Matthew Lawrence aren't as public about their romance as they used to be, but don't let the quiet fool you -- their relationship is still booming, and they're gearing up for some shared holiday cheer.

Sources close to the couple tell TMZ ... Chilli and Matthew recently spent their second Thanksgiving together, with the singer cooking up some grub for them, and Matthew was apparently blown away by the meal.

They've been doing the long-distance thing for a bit -- she's in Georgia, he's in L.A. -- but have still made time to see each other as much as they can.

Chilli and Matthew were together Thursday night for TLC's show in Vegas, and they both went to an Atlanta Falcons game together last month.

Check out the vid from the game, BTW -- that's Chilli and Matthew groovin' to Soulja Boy's "Crank That" ... with Big Boi's grandson!

Obviously, things appear to be going great for the couple ... and we're told they're gonna spend Christmas together this year, too -- another sign they're in this for the long haul.

Next weekend's LA Bowl will have it all -- football, food, booze ... and Rob Gronkowski singing?!?!

It's true ... at least, that's according to the ex-NFL star, who tells TMZ Sports he's slated to be on the microphone when it comes time to belt out the national anthem before the big game's kickoff.

The former Patriots tight end, though, said it won't be a solo act ... explaining to us the New Directions Veterans Choir will be there to help him get through it.

"It's kind of like I'm the quarterback," Gronkowski said, "and I have the best offensive line in front of me so they can make me look good."

Gronk says he'll certainly be in need of the assistance ... telling us that when he performed the song recently for the bowl game's committee -- which included his good pal Julian Edelman -- it was met with some rotten reviews.

"I got to keep practicing," he admitted.

Outside of Gronkowski's vocals, the game -- which will pit UCLA against Boise State at SoFi Stadium on Dec. 16 -- will feature a whole lot of other fun activities ... including a dance cam and a special Gronk-themed drink.

As for why the future Hall of Famer will be so prominently displayed during the college football matchup ... he's actually the game's host -- explaining to us that he took the role from Jimmy Kimmel after he found out the LA Bowl (formerly the Las Vegas Bowl) was the final game he played in when he was a student-athlete at U of A.

Tiffany Haddish recently said she was ready for the next chapter of her life post-DUI, and seemed to signal what that looks like this weekend at Seth MacFarlane's holiday shindig.

The actress/comedian was on hand for SMF's annual Christmas party Saturday night at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, where the man of the hour shared the stage with TH at one point to let her do her thing ... namely, an original cabaret-style song.

Check it out ... in video, obtained by TMZ, you can see Tiff belting out an old school sultry ditty that she said would make Sexyy Red and Lil Kim blush -- AKA, this one's naughty.

The crowd sure seemed to love it ... and why wouldn't they? Fact is, Tiffany absolutely killed it. Now, naturally, Seth himself sang some songs as well, and yes -- he rocked the house with his old Sinatra-style crooning too ... just like he always does.

It's interesting that Tiffany's keeping this cabaret thing going -- she rolled something else out just like this a couple weeks ago during her birthday celebration, and seems to be signaling she's all in on this type of performance. We know for a fact she's focusing on music lately.

3:16 PM PT -- Looks like Kanye was out there playing new music during his Miami outing ... including that new Backstreet Boys-sampled song he's been teasing this past week.

A fair amount of the track was played during what appears to be an impromptu listening event out at Art Basel ... and it sure sounds pretty catchy. We know Ye's got this new album he's been working on lately, and from the looks of it -- he may be close to done.

Kanye West and his wife, Bianca Censori, are back in America -- and they hit up Art Basel together this weekend, where BC was showing off her assets ... with a see-through getup.

The couple was spotted strolling around casually Sunday at one of the art galleries on display in Miami right now -- taking their time to check out the artwork and maintaining somewhat of a low profile, it seems ... which you can see in this video, obtained by TMZ.

Check it out ... Ye's got his whole head covered up like he usually does these days, and Bianca was in as revealing of an outfit as we've seen her in over these past several months.

Indeed, it looks like her breasts were on full display ... nipples out and everything. Of course, she didn't have a care in the world about it -- and nobody around them appeared to bat an eyelash either. Like we said, it's almost as if most of the folks here didn't recognize them.

Anyway, eyewitnesses tell us it was just Ye and Bianca rolling with a few security guards -- no larger entourage from the looks of it. We're also told it didn't appear that they spoke to anyone ... not even each other as they walked around.

Couple takeaways ... for one, Ye's back in the States, which is interesting considering he's been away from a long, long time now -- be it in Europe or the Middle East. Also, Bianca's also very clearly back in his orbit ... this after being out of the picture for a hot minute.

Just like old times ... eh, Ye?

2:28 PM PT -- Tony Romo just mistakenly identified Taylor Swift as Travis Kelce's wife during the broacast.

Definitely seemed to be a slip of the tongue, because he corrected himself very quickly afterward to say she was just his girlfriend. Of course, his screw-up has sent the Swifites into a frenzy, as they think he might've revealed something that's being kept secret.

Namely, that they're actually hitched. As far as we know, there's no truth to that ... yet.

Another Sunday, another Taylor Swift sighting at the Kansas City Chiefs game -- this time, she's back in Missouri to watch Travis Kelce take on Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills.

Indeed, T-Swift is in the building at Arrowhead Sunday ... and just like all the other times before, she'll have a front-row seat to all the action as TK and co. take on the New York team. Her presence there was pretty casual ... looks like she strolled right in.

Check out this video of Taylor walking right past the Bills as they were about to exit the tunnel. Doesn't seem they even noticed her as they were hyping each other up.

She didn't seem to mind that nobody stopped to acknowledge her ... she simply cruised right on through and went on about her business -- on her way to the luxury suite, no doubt.

The photos of her there at the stadium are already pouring in, and it looks like she's in selfie mode ... taking pics with friends and fans alike. As far who she's sitting with -- the early photos popping up online seem to suggest she's right next to Travis's mom, Donna Kelce.

We'll see what sort of impact Taylor has on the game today ... remember, last time she attended (literally last week) it appeared to have the opposite effect that she normally has ... namely, spurring the Chiefs to a win.

Anyway, get used to seeing Taylor at these games for the foreseeable future ... she won't have to start touring again until February, when she has to fly to Tokyo for a string of shows.

In the meantime ... let's play some football!!!

Blueface claims Offset slept with Chrisean Rock -- something she seems to be denying ... and which he's most certainly calling BS on ... this amid his latest issues with Cardi B.

The rapper made the allegation online Sunday amid his ongoing feud with Chrisean ... with the latest hurdle between them now being about their child together -- which Blue just announced the other day was not, in fact, his after he allegedly got confirmation.

On the heels of that drama, Blue tweeted out ... "Being tatted ona hoe is not a flex you literally f****d cardi B husband couple weeks ago I’m tired of n****s looking at me while they f*****g you get the rest of em gone asap please."

It looks like Chrisean is tweeting back at Blueface right now and saying it ain't true, to which Blue responded with specific dates and times ... "So you ain’t f*** cardi husband November 10th at 4am at their house in LA…I’m making this up ?"

Welp, Offset chimed in on the back and forth ... and he's saying yeah, Blue is making it up.

Offset wrote in direct response to one of Blueface's tweets, "I ain't never  talk or touch that lady. Real talk man you need some help!" To that, Blueface appears to have replied and said this ... "If the truth tears you down you living a shameful life and I feel bad for you cuz I ain’t never gone lie on my d*** if I hit it ima admit it on SY."

As for Chrisean -- who's been feuding a lot with Blueface lately, especially pertaining to her baby boy -- she threw out her own accusations at him ... including claims that she'd seen Blueface's Internet search history of late and saw some gay porn results, which he denied. She, of course, also denied his Offset claim, saying ... "U just crashing out making up s***."

Now what's interesting about Blueface's accusation here is the fact that Offset and Cardi do, in fact, appear to be going through more difficulties -- as she's been cryptically implying she's over him ... seemingly referring to him as "dead weight" and straight up unfollowing him.

She hasn't clarified what exactly the problem is ... but considering his history of alleged infidelity, something tells us it might be about that -- especially with this latest development.

Beyoncé's reign as queen of the box office quickly came to an end this weekend, 'cause she fell from the top spot ... and slipped all the way down to #5, marking a massive drop-off.

The singer's 'Renaissance' concert film endured a 77% collapse domestically, coming in fifth place behind a handful of movies that have been in theaters for a while ... and losing out to a surprising newcomer claiming #1 -- an anime film from the great Hayao Miyazaki.

Of course, we're referring to "The Boy and the Heron," which snagged $12.8 million through Sunday. Obviously, that's not a huge number, which makes Bey's haul even more shocking.

'Renaissance' made only $5 million domestically this weekend ... quite different from last weekend's high mark of $21 million in North American markets. While that initial figure was solid, for sure, it didn't compare to Taylor Swift's opening weekend for the 'Eras' flick.

Remember, Taylor's concert movie made $92 mil in its opening weekend ... and then experienced about a 65% drop-off the next week, with $33 mil -- but it remained the top-grossing movie at the time, beating out Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon." Of course, the film went on to maintain a stronghold at the box office for several weeks thereafter.

The other films that came ahead of Bey's flick this week ... "Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" (#2), "Godzilla Minus One" (#3) and "Trolls Band Together" (#4).

El reinado de Beyoncé como reina de la taquilla llegó rápidamente a su fin este fin de semana, porque cayó desde el primer puesto, y se deslizó todo el camino hasta el # 5, marcando una caída estrepitosa.

La película del concierto de la cantante "Renaissance", sufrió un desplome del 77% a nivel nacional, quedando en quinto lugar por detrás de un puñado de películas que han estado en los cines durante un tiempo y perdiendo ante un sorprendente recién llegado que reclamaba el # 1, una película de anime del gran Hayao Miyazaki.

Por supuesto, nos referimos a "El niño y la garza", que obtuvo 12.8 millones de dólares hasta el domingo. Obviamente, no es una cifra enorme, lo que hace que el botín de Bey sea aún más impactante.

Este fin de semana, "Renaissance" solo ha recaudado 5 millones de dólares en el mercado nacional, muy lejos de los 21 millones del fin de semana pasado en los mercados norteamericanos. Si bien esa cifra inicial fue sólida, sin duda, no se compara con el fin de semana de apertura de Taylor Swift para la película "Eras".

Recuerde, la película del concierto de Taylor hizo 92 millones de dólares en su fin de semana de apertura y luego experimentó una caída de alrededor del 65% a la semana siguiente, con 33 millones de dólares, pero se mantuvo como la película más taquillera del momento superando a "Killers Of The Flower Moon" de Scorsese. Por supuesto, la película se mantuvo en la taquilla durante varias semanas.

Las otras películas que llegaron por delante de la película de Bey esta semana fueron "Los Juegos del Hambre: La balada de los pájaros cantores y serpientes" (# 2) "Godzilla menos uno" (# 3) y "Trolls Band Together" (# 4).

Mariah Carey gave an early Christmas gift to the crowd at Madison Square Garden Saturday night ... bringing out Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson to perform "Oh Santa!" with her.

Mariah took the New York audience by surprise when she announced she had an "unexpected, yet amazing" treat. First, Mariah called Ariana and Jennifer "Christmas angels" and then asked them to come help her sing the Xmas tune.

As Ariana and Jennifer were ushered on stage, Mariah greeted them with excitement, saying, "You wouldn’t believe it, but here we have JHud with Ari!"

All three singers looked amazing in stylish outfits ... and Mariah confirmed it by giving the other women a once over and expressing her satisfaction in a word, "Gorgeous."

The trio then launched into the holiday song to the delight of the concertgoers, giving a knockout performance. But it was actually more of a reunion given that Mariah recorded a version of "Oh Santa!" with Ariana and Jennifer back in 2020.

Rapper Quando Rondo was arrested Friday on federal drug charges ... TMZ has confirmed.

The Savannah rapper was taken into custody Friday without incident. Cops say Quando was a passenger in a car that was pulled over. The vehicle was pulled over with the intention of arresting Quando and not because of a traffic violation. None of the other occupants in the car were taken into custody.

Quando -- real name Tyquian Terrel Bowman -- was indicted back in June along with 18 others on state gang and drug charges. He's accused of violating the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act over his involvement with the Rollin' 60s street gang.

Drake public declaration a Turks & Caicos bartender named Flacka is his new ting ... has not only made her an overnight celebrity, it also has her place of employment reaping major financial gains!

Phillip Misick, manager of the Noah's Ark beach club where Flacka works tells TMZ Hip Hop ... the viral videos of Drake and Flacka have increased food and drinks sales drastically -- so much, he hasn't had time to accurately quantify the increase.

Drake and his dogs hit T&C this week for some fun in the sun, reuniting him with Flacka and the megastar rapper gave her bartending skills his undivided attention ... that is, before wining and dining her later that evening!!!

Phillip says customers have indeed been coming in the hopes of seeing Drake, but they also want to meet and take flicks with Flacka -- and, of course, they're very curious if she and Drake are really an item.

As a result, Phillip says Flacka has now become a hot commodity -- brands have started reaching out to her for partnerships, and her social media is blowing up with new fans.

Flacka is actually an assistant manager at Noah's Ark -- so, she does more than bartending -- and Phillip fears her newfound fame might soon push her toward new opportunities.

La declaración pública de Drake de que una camarera de Turcas y Caicos llamada Flacka es su nuevo flechazo no solo la ha convertido en una celebridad de la noche a la mañana, ¡sino que también ha hecho que su lugar de trabajo coseche importantes beneficios!

Phillip Misick, gerente del club de playa Arca de Noé, donde trabaja Flacka le dijo a TMZ Hip Hop que los videos virales de Drake y Flacka han hecho que las ventas de alimentos y bebidas aumenten drásticamente, tanto así, que no ha tenido tiempo para cuantificar exactamente las cifras.

Drake y sus amigos llegaron a Turcas & Caicos esta semana para pasarlo bien bajo el sol. Allí se encontraron con Flacka y la mega estrella del rap le dio toda su atención a las habilidades de la camarera cuando decidió cenar con ella más tarde, ¡¡esa misma noche!!

Phillip dice que los clientes han venido con la esperanza de ver a Drake, pero también para conocer y tomarse fotos con Flacka, y por supuesto, tienen mucha curiosidad de si ella y Drake realmente tienen algo.

Como resultado, Phillip dice que Flacka se ha convertido en una mercancía apetecible. Las marcas han comenzado a contactarla para asociarse con ella y sus redes sociales están explotando con nuevos fans.

Flacka es en realidad asistente del gerente en el Arca de Noé, por lo que es más que camarera, y Phillip teme que su nueva fama podría empujarla hacia nuevas oportunidades.

A rare piece of Beatles' history is hitting the auction block ... a Grammy given to John Lennon is expected to bring in a fortune -- so, something tells us if you wanna come together with this trophy, ya better be a multimillionaire.

Gotta Have Rock and Roll, the music memorabilia-based auction house, has a unique Grammy Trustee award given to John as one of its many new lots, and this golden trophy is estimated to make up to $500,000 when it closes next week.

John, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, and Paul McCartney were each given one of the pieces of golden glory in 1972 ... and the one up for auction initially went to John.

The Trustee Award is given to those who made significant contributions to the field of recording during their careers as musicians.

Obviously, The Beatles were more than deserving, but according to the auction house John didn't see it that way -- when he was awarded the Grammy over 50 years ago, John told the president of the Grammys, "I'm not a Beatle anymore, you can keep it."

Since then, the golden gramophone has been in possession of one of John's close friends, who was also a former head of Apple Records, but now a lucky, wealthy fan can secure it for their Beatles collection.

Una rara pieza de la historia de los Beatles ha salido a subasta. Se trata de un Grammy que le dieron a John Lennon, que se espera que haga una fortuna, por lo que algo nos dice que si quieres quedarte con este trofeo, más vale que seas un multimillonario.

Gotta Have Rock and Roll, la casa de subastas dedicada a recuerdos de la música, tiene un único Grammy Trustee Award que le dieron a John, entre sus muchos nuevos lotes, y se estima que podría llegar a costar hasta $800.000 cuando se cierre la próxima semana.

John, Ringo Starr, George Harrison y Paul McCartney recibieron cada uno de ellos este trofeo en 1972 ... y el primero en salir a subasta fue el de John.

El Premio Trustee se otorga a aquellos que hicieron contribuciones significativas al campo de la grabación durante su trayectoria como músicos.

Obviamente, los Beatles eran más que merecedores de este premio, pero según la casa de subastas, John no lo veía así: cuando le concedieron el Grammy hace más de 50 años, John le dijo al presidente de la organización: "Ya no soy un Beatles, puedes quedártelo".

Desde entonces, el gramófono de oro ha estado en posesión de un amigo cercano a John Lennon, que también fue un ex jefe de Apple Records, pero ahora un afortunado fan podría asegurarlo para su propia colección.