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Kanye West is pissing off some Black community leaders with his latest fashion choice -- turns out slipping on a hood eerily similar to those of the Ku Klux Klan, isn't sitting well with Black Lives Matter.

Ye wore his pointy black hood earlier this week at his "Vultures" listening party, and it's causing outrage at BLM, and also the National Civic League.

Black Lives Matter tells TMZ ... "The shock and disgust that Ye generated should be channeled into supporting efforts to eliminate this repugnant ideology from society."

The issue here for BLM ... "Hate groups are growing at an alarming rate in America. Of the list of over 1,200 active hate groups in society, the KKK is the largest with hundreds of chapters nationwide -- making it larger today than any other point in the group's long history."

In other words, Kanye should be tearing down the KKK not propping them up.

BLM adds ... it's primary goal is "to expose the prevalence of white supremacist and anti-Black ideals in the U.S., and how those ideals are deeply rooted in its foundation. Recognizing this is the first step toward collective action to eradicate these harmful ideologies."

Meanwhile, the folks at the National Civic League says it's an insult to past and present victims of KKK violence.

As NCL President Doug Linkhart put it us ... "Any wearing of clothing that evokes the Ku Klux Klan is an affront to not only those who have been targeted by the KKK, but to American values in general."

The organization acknowledges Kanye's artistic expression is protected by the Constitution, but adds, "Hate speech and symbols are hurtful and should be condemned, not condoned."

Before this baby sippin' on an empty brewski bottle turned into a triple threat in Hollywood, she was just performing and acting in plays, singing the national anthem at local events and growing up in Orlando, Florida back in the '80s.

Fast forward to 1999 ... she hit the road with iconic boybands, *NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys. And, it's likely she performed the song that skyrocketed her to fame ... "Candy." In the mid-2000s, she portrayed herself on HBO's "Entourage."

Need one more clue? She was on a popular show with Sterling K. Brown!

Metro Boomin was the guest of highest honor in his St. Louis hometown on Thursday ... presented with a Key to the City for his years of giving back to single mothers.

TMZ Hip Hop got pics of Mayor Tishaura O. Jones bestowing the key to Metro on Thursday inside City Hall, surrounded by dozens of St. Louis community figures, elected officials and his 4 siblings.

This year marks Metro's 7th "Single Moms Are The Real Superheroes" campaign and we're told the annual event is now being reimagined as "Leslie Joanne Single Mothers And Caregivers Appreciate Day" to honor his late mother, who died in 2022.

Little did he know, the city also had a gift for him -- December 14 will officially be "Leland 'Metro Boomin' Wayne Day" going forward.

The Diamond-selling producer teamed up with Amazon Access and Rung for Women for this year's function ... set up to assist single mothers with career coaching, skills training, and additional needed resources.

It was an emotional day, capping off Metro's amazing year ... he helmed the "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" soundtrack, partnered with the St. Louis Cardinals and earned a Producer of the Year Grammy nomination.

50 Cent is tapping into even more local homegrown talent to authenticate the Atlanta scenes for his upcoming "BMF" Season 3 ... adding Lil Baby and "RHOA" vet Cynthia Bailey to the cast.

Saweetie was also announced as a new cast member Thursday, and 50 says he's giving fans a chance to see their favorite artists intertwined in the story of Big Meech and his brother Southwest T.

Snoop Dogg, Kash Doll, Yung Miami and Sereyah have all appeared on "BMF" ... and Ne-Yo and 2 Chainz have signed on for other Season 3 guest roles.

With that kinda talent on set, 50 might wanna roll out a soundtrack!!!

Baby won't have to dig into his Shakespearean bag for his first role -- he'll portray a street cat from Atlanta named "Payne" according to Deadline.

Saweetie will portray a similar character, a college athlete who turns to the streets named Keeya, and Cynthia will co-star as the ex-wife of Wood Harris' character Detective Bryant.

50 won over Shreveport, Louisiana City Council members this week, and they authorized the lease of Millennium Studios for his G-Unit Film & Television imprint.

The chances he'll use it to develop his Diddy docuseries are high ... TMZ Hip Hop got confirmation last week that proceeds from 50's planned expose on the embattled Bad Boy Records boss will go toward sexual assault victims.

Bill Gates got a feeling inside his bones at the Justin Timberlake show christening a new resort in Sin City ... and we've got video of the billionaire dancing his face off to one of JT's hits.

Justin was onstage for the grand opening of the Fontainebleau Las Vegas and Bill was in the star-studded crowd ... dance, dance dancing along to "Can't Stop the Feeling."

Bill looks like he's got that sunshine in his pocket and that good soul in his feet ... and he's moving so phenomenally next to his girlfriend, Paula Hurd.

Other celebs going electric and wavy during Justin's set included former NFL star Rob Gronkowski and his S.I swimsuit model GF Camille Kostek.

Cher was also dancing with her boyfriend Alexander "AE" Edwards ... and Lenny Kravitz was moving and grooving in his seat, a few chairs down from Kim Kardashian, Kendall Jenner and Ivanka Trump.

As we reported, Hollywood flocked to the desert for the Miami landmark's expansion to Las Vegas, gambling and schmoozing inside Jeff Soffer's resort.

Bill Gates sintió el ritmo en sus huesos en el show de Justin Timberlake, quien tocó en la inauguración de un nuevo resort en la Ciudad del Pecado. Y tenemos el video del multimillonario bailando al son de uno de los éxitos de JT.

Justin estaba en el escenario para la gran apertura del Fontainebleau Las Vegas y Bill en la multitud junto a otras estrellas, bailando y bailando al ritmo de "Can't Stop the Feeling".

Bill parece que tiene ese brillo en los bolsillos y ese buen ritmo en los pies, pues el hombre se movía fenomenal al lado de su novia, Paula Hurd.

Otras celebridades que se prendieron durante el set de Justin fueron la ex estrella de la NFL Rob Gronkowski y su novia, la modelo de trajes de baño Camille Kostek.

Cher también estuvo bailando con su novio Alexander "AE" Edwards, así como Lenny Kravitz, y unas sillas más abajo, Kim Kardashian, Kendall Jenner e Ivanka Trump.

Como informamos, Hollywood acudió en masa al desierto para la expansión del resort de Miami en Las Vegas, jugando y conversando al interior del hotel de Jeff Soffer.

Olivia Rodrigo y el actor Louis Partridge son novios y quedó muy claro por la forma en que demostraron su afecto el uno por el otro en la Gran Manzana.

Los veinteañeros fueron vistos el miércoles en Nueva York. Se detuvieron en una gasolinera y fueron protagonistas de una intensa sesión de besos y caricias.

El actor de "Enola Holmes", recibió caricias bastante hot de parte de la cantante de "Vampire" durante su parada, por lo que sería difícil para los dos negar los rumores de relación en este punto.

Para aquellos que no lo saben, se ha hablado de que Olivia y Louis han estado saliendo desde finales de octubre, cuando circuló una foto que los mostraba muy cerca y personal en Londres ... pero no se detuvo allí.

Louis, que es británico, estuvo en 30 Rock en Nueva York el fin de semana pasado para apoyar a Olivia durante su actuación en "Saturday Night Live". Además se presentó a la actuación en "Jingle Ball" en la misma ciudad el día anterior.

Olivia Rodrigo and actor Louis Partridge are totally an item -- that was made abundantly clear by the way their hands were all over each other in the Big Apple.

The 20-year-olds were spotted suckin' face Wednesday in NYC ... their steamy makeout sesh going down while they'd stopped at a gas station.

The 'Enola Holmes' actor was even gettin' a handful of the "Vampire" singer during their stop ... so it would be hard for the 2 to deny the relationship rumors at this point.

For those unaware, there's been talk Olivia and Louis have been dating since the end of October when a pic circulated showing them getting close and personal in London ... but it didn't stop there.

Louis, who's British, was at 30 Rock in NYC last weekend to support Olivia during her "Saturday Night Live" performance ... and he was also there watching her 'Jingle Ball' performance in the same city the day before.

Jeremy Allen White y Rosalía parecen dos almas gemelas, besándose y abrazándose mientras se tomaban una pausa para fumar durante una romántica cena.

La estrella de "El Oso" y la cantante española salieron a cenar el miércoles en Los Ángeles, compartiendo algunas expresiones públicas de afecto mientras fumaban cigarrillos afuera de un restaurante en el barrio de Westwood.

Jeremy le plantó un par de besos a Rosalía en la mejilla, también se abrazaron en lo que parecía ser una muy animada y estimulante conversación.

Es un poco como la recreación de su propio show, al menos para Jeremy. Su personaje de televisión está constantemente dándose un descanso del caos del restaurante para fumar un cigarrillo ... Solo que esta vez, tenía a una guapa compañera con él.

La cita de anoche es otra prueba de que Jeremy y Rosalía van en serio. Los vimos el mes pasado pasando el rato (y fumando), y también en una visita al mercado.

Nos dicen que Jeremy y Rosalía llegaron separados al restaurante, pero se fueron juntos.

Jeremy Allen White and Rosalía are looking like a couple twin flames ... kissing and hugging on date night, even while taking a smoke break from their romantic dinner.

"The Bear" star and the Spanish singer went out to dinner Wednesday night, showing some PDA as they puffed on cigarettes outside a restaurant in L.A.'s Westwood neighborhood.

Jeremy planted a couple kisses on Rosalía's cheek and they embraced between drags ... and engaged in what looks like some fun and stimulating conversation.

It's a bit of life imitating art, at least for Jeremy -- his TV show character is constantly stepping away from the restaurant chaos to inhale a cigarette ... only this time, he's got a pretty hot smoke partner with him.

The date night is more evidence Jeremy and Rosalía are going strong ... we saw them last month hanging out -- also smoking -- which came on the heels of a farmer's market outing.

We're told Jeremy and Rosalía arrived separately at the restaurant, but they left together.

8:10 AM PT -- Una fuente cercana a Madonna dice que las puertas estaban abiertas a las 7:30 PM, su telonero, DJ Honey Dijon estaba a las 8:30 y luego Madonna estaba programada para subir al escenario entre las 9:30 y las 10.

Nuestra fuente dice que hubo problemas con el audio, lo que retrasó aún más su hora de entrada. Terminó subiéndose alrededor de las 10:45 y dio un espectáculo completo.

Madonna llegó más que elegantemente tarde al show de inicio de su gira mundial por Norteamérica y los frustrados fans se apresuraron a descargarse con la "Material Girl".

Estaba programado que la cantante comenzara su show en el Barclays Center de Brooklyn a las 8:30 PM el miércoles por la noche. Esta es la primera parada en Estados Unidos de su gira "Celebration". Pero cuando el reloj marcó pasadas las 10:30 PM, los fans comenzaron a inquietarse e irse en contra de Madge en las redes sociales.

Una persona compartió una vista desde sus asientos, con todo el mundo esperando impacientemente a que comenzara el espectáculo. Otro tuiteó: "Me importa una m*** si eres Madonna, si llegas 3 horas tarde, eres jodida*** grosero".

Otro enojado fan dijo que toda la multitud comenzó a corear "bulls***" (mier**) mientras las horas seguían pasando. Una persona escribió: "QUIERO UN REEMBOLSO AHORA".

Alrededor de las 11, Madonna terminó dando inicio al espectáculo, y dejando de lado la tardanza, la cantante dio un gran espectáculo con su enorme catálogo de éxitos, y parecía que la multitud estaba teniendo una gran noche también.

Por cierto, una fuente cercana a Madonna confirma a TMZ que el retraso se debió a problemas de sonido y nos dicen que las afirmaciones de que llegó 3 horas tarde son imposibles.

Aun así, ¡2,5 horas de retraso fueron suficientes para que los fans se expresaran!

8:10 AM PT -- A source close to Madonna says doors were at 7:30 PM, her opener, DJ Honey Dijon went on at 8:30 and then Madonna was scheduled to hit the stage between 9:30 and 10.

Our source says there were issues with the audio, so it further delayed Madonna's start time ... she eventually hit the stage around 10:45 and gave a full show.

Madonna was more than fashionably late to kick off the North American portion of her world tour ... and frustrated fans were quick to unload on the "Material Girl."

The singer was scheduled to start her Barclays Center show in Brooklyn Wednesday night at 8:30 PM -- the first U.S. stop of her "Celebration" tour -- but as the clock ticked past to 10:30 PM, fans started getting restless in their seats, and started ripping Madge on social media.

One person shared a view from their seats, with everyone impatiently waiting for the show to begin ... and another tweeted, "I don't give a f*** if you're Madonna, if you're 3 hours late, you're just f***ing rude."

Another angry fan claimed the whole crowd started chanting "bulls***" as the hours kept going by ... with a separate person writing, "I WANT A REFUND NOW."

Around 11, Madonna ended up starting the show ... and tardiness aside, she still put on a helluva performance with her huge catalog of hits -- and it looked like the crowd was having a blast as the late night went on.

BTW, a source close to Madonna confirms to TMZ that the delay was due to sound issues ... and we're told claims she was 3 hours late are impossible.

Still, 2.5 hours late was enough for fans to express themselves!

Flau'jae Johnson's doing way more than hooping in arenas now ... 'cause the LSU star and rapper performed in front of a huge crowd at Rod Wave's concert in Atlanta -- and the fans loved it!

The Tigers guard -- who's got some downtime before LSU's next game on Dec. 17 -- was front and center at Rod's "Nostalgia" tour alongside Ari Lennox, Toosi, G Herbo and Eelmatic.

Several fans immediately recognized the 2023 NCAA champ when she took the stage ... and captured footage of her performance of her hit song, "Big 4."

Flau'jae's no stranger to the stage -- as we previously reported, she performed for LeBron James and his guests at his UNINTERRUPTED party this summer ... and also put on a show for LSU fans after the Tigers' NCAA title win in April.

Remember, Flau'jae -- who was named the 2023 SEC Freshman of the Year -- is serious about her rap career just as much as basketball ... and has dropped several tracks and music videos that have gotten hundreds of thousands of views.

Johnson -- who's averaging 11.3 points and 7 rebounds per game this season -- is even signed to Roc Nation ... and hopes to do a collab with J. Cole and Lil' Wayne.

Las Vegas seemingly sucked up all of Hollywood -- folks like Kim Kardashian, Cher, Tom Brady, Kendall Jenner, and many more flocked to the desert for the grand opening of the city's new resort.

The Fontainebleau Hotel -- a longtime Miami landmark -- just expanded to Sin City with a brand new $3.7 billion luxury resort/casino, and Wednesday night's opening had celebs swarming to schmooze, entertain and, of course, gamble!

Tom, Kim, Kendall, and Cher were just the tip of the iceberg -- Sylvester Stallone threw on a tux and stepped out for some fun, showing up with his wife, Jennifer Flavin.

Lenny Kravitz was lookin' sharp outside the massive hotel, as were "Breaking Bad" stars Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston.

Eva Longoria, Tyga, Ivanka Trump, Tommy Hilfiger, Keith Urban, Alice Cooper, "Foodgod" Jonathan Cheban and music icon Paul Anka were just a few more of the big names pullin' up for the grand opening of Jeff Soffer's resort.

Paul and Keith also performed for the crowd Wednesday night ... as did Justin Timberlake, who performed in the resort's theatre and was later spotted inside David Grutman's LIV Nightclub, which also celebrated its grand opening.

Las Vegas parece haber absorbido a todo Hollywood: gente como Kim Kardashian, Cher, Tom Brady, Kendall Jenner y muchos más acudieron en masa al desierto para asistir a la gran inauguración del nuevo complejo turístico de la ciudad.

El Hotel Fontainebleau, un lugar emblemático de Miami desde hace mucho tiempo, acaba de expandirse a la Ciudad del Pecado con un nuevo complejo turístico/casino de lujo de 3.700 millones de dólares, y el miércoles por la noche las celebridades acudieron a la inauguración para charlar, divertirse, y por supuesto, ¡apostar!

Tom, Kim, Kendall, y Cher fueron la punta del iceberg, Sylvester Stallone se puso un esmoquin y salió a divertirse, apareciendo con su esposa, Jennifer Flavin.

Lenny Kravitz estaba muy elegante fuera del hotel masivo, al igual que las estrellas de "Breaking Bad" Aaron Paul y Bryan Cranston.

Eva Longoria, Tyga, Ivanka Trump, Tommy Hilfiger, Keith Urban, Alice Cooper, "Foodgod" Jonathan Cheban y el icono de la música Paul Anka fueron solo algunos más de los grandes nombres que se presentaron para la gran apertura del complejo de Jeff Soffer.

Paul y Keith también actuaron para la multitud el miércoles por la noche, al igual que Justin Timberlake, que actuó en el teatro del complejo y más tarde fue visto al interior del LIV Nightclub de David Grutman, que también celebró su gran apertura.

Taylor Swift hizo una aparición por la Gran Manzana a lo grande con sus amigos de la lista A para celebrar su cumpleaños 34 el miércoles por la noche, pero su novio Travis Kelce no pudo estar a su lado debido a todo el asunto de la práctica obligatoria de fútbol.

La ganadora de 12 premios Grammy paseó por Manhattan con su mejor amiga Blake Lively, primero para comer algo en Freemans antes de irse de fiesta a la discoteca The Box.

En Freemans, Taylor y Blake fueron fotografiadas saliendo de su SUV y caminando de la mano hacia el restaurante. Ambos iban vestidas completamente de negro y estaban absolutamente impresionantes.

Taylor llevaba un mini vestido que acentuaba sus piernas y Blake lucía un conjunto de cuero con botas hasta la rodilla.

Después de la comida, se fueron a The Box cerca y ahí es cuando realmente comenzó toda la diversión con varios amigos de Taylor sumándose a su fiesta de cumpleaños.

Los asistentes famosos incluyeron Gigi Hadid, Zoë Kravitz, Miles Teller, su esposa Keleigh Sperry, las hermanas Este y Alana Haim y Antoni Porowski.

Pero una persona claramente estuvo ausente de la velada, su novio Travis Kelce.

Travis tenía una muy buena excusa para faltar. El jugador de los Kansas City Chiefs tenía una práctica obligatoria de fútbol para su próximo partido del domingo contra los Patriots de Nueva Inglaterra.

Como informamos anteriormente, la pareja tuvo una pre-celebración de cumpleaños con su madre Donna Kelce y su amigo Patrick Mahomes el domingo por la noche.