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Vanilla Ice recently said he once palled around with Pablo Escobar, but didn't know he was a major drug kingpin -- and his explanation boils down to ... greenbacks put ya in a bubble.

The rapper made the revelation in a VladTV interview, saying he used to party with the notorious Colombian gangster during his heyday in the '90s ... but insists he didn't even realize how big a deal Escobar was back then -- especially in the eyes of the feds.

Ice, aka Rob Van Winkle, says he hosted Pablo several times at his Florida home at the time -- and on Tuesday, he joined us on "TMZ Live" to elaborate on what exactly they had in common as buddies.

Watch, he says their shared love of speed boats actually drew them together at first, and he even gives credit to the drug trafficker for fueling innovations in boat racing ... on account of how much money he poured into it at the time, making it kinda mainstream.

As for when/how he came to learn that Pablo wasn't actually a great guy and might've been mixed up in shady business -- well, Ice says it dawned on him when the FBI questioned him.

Listen to his story for yourself, 'cause it's wild. As Ice notes, this was before Google, so lots of people were in the dark about Mr. Escobar's, umm ... activities.

Of course, Pablo was tracked down in Colombia in '93 ... where he was killed on a rooftop while being pursued by the authorities. He'd built a massive illicit empire, but on the backs of a lot of bodies and bloodshed ... while spreading illegal narcotics all over the world.

La Navidad llegó temprano para los fieles seguidores de Victoria Beckham en Insta, ya que posteó un video personal de David Beckham haciendo ejercicio en pantalones cortos bastante apretados.

En un clip compartido el martes, se puede ver a David haciendo ejercicios de estiramiento luciendo pantalones ajustados y muy cortos, mientras Victoria se posiciona detrás para enfocar su trasero lo mejor que puede.

"Morning work out with this Love Machine 🔊😂 @davidbeckham" ("haciendo ejercicio en la mañana con esta máquina sexual"), bromea al pie de foto, y como era de esperar, los fans se llenaron de alegría.

Algunos le agradecieron a Victoria en los comentarios, diciendo que su generosidad y falta de celos era un verdadero regalo.

Xmas came early for Victoria Beckham's loyal IG followers ... as she treated them to an up-close and personal clip of David Beckham working out in little tight shorts.

In a clip shared Tuesday, David pants his way through a set of yoga push-ups ... while Vic ensures fans get an eyeful -- anglin' the camera from behind and honing in on his butt as he thrusts up and down.

"Morning work out with this Love Machine 🔊😂 @davidbeckham," she quips in the caption -- and as expected, fans were overcome with delight.

Some thanked VB for her service in the comments ... while others saying she was a gift that kept on giving.

Madonna says she was in a deep, controlled sleep during her hospitalization this year -- noting how lucky she is to be alive and giving insight into what she remembers in that state.

The singer made the startling revelation over the weekend during a show in Brooklyn, serving as one of the latest stops on her tour. At one point during the concert, she paused to address the crowd ... and said she'd been induced into a coma back in the summer.

Check it out ... Madge explains that a friend of hers, Shavawn, was one of the few people on hand when she passed out on the bathroom floor and made sure she got to an ER STAT.

Madonna thanked her personally -- Shavawn was in the audience that night -- and then went on to say that she also has her Kabbalah teacher to thank for being there at her side while she was in comatose. Interestingly, Madonna says she can remember hearing his voice.

As for what she can recall her teacher saying while she was under ... a common ask that anyone in that situation can identify with, especially when tending to a loved one.

Now, Madonna says when she regained consciousness ... one of the first things she saw was her six children sitting around her hospital bed. She jokes that it took a life-threatening situation to finally get all of them in one room, but sounds grateful they were there.

Madge has talked quite a bit about her health scare throughout her tour, which resumed in October -- although, she's confessed along the way that she's still not necessarily 100%.

You'll recall, she suffered a serious bacterial infection that put her out of commission for a good while ... but eventually, Madonna was back on her two feet and out in public again.

Madonna dice que estuvo en un sueño profundo y controlado durante su hospitalización este año, señalando lo afortunada que es de estar viva y de compartir una idea de lo que recuerda en ese estado.

La cantante hizo la sorprendente revelación el fin de semana durante un concierto en Brooklyn, una de las últimas paradas de su gira. En un momento, hizo una pausa para dirigirse a la multitud y les contó que había sido inducida en un coma en el verano.

Compruébalo tú mismo, Madge explica que una amiga suya, Shavawn, fue una de las pocas personas presentes cuando se desmayó en el baño y se aseguró de que llegara a urgencias.

Madonna le dio las gracias personalmente a Shavawn, que estaba entre el público esa noche, y luego pasó a decir que también tiene que dar las gracias a su maestro de Cábala por estar a su lado mientras estaba en coma. Curiosamente, Madonna dice que pudo recordar oír su voz.

En cuanto a lo que puede recordar de lo que dijo su maestro, una pregunta común para cualquier persona en esa situación, Madonna dice que cuando recobró el conocimiento, una de las primeras cosas que vio fue a sus seis hijos sentados alrededor de su cama del hospital. Bromea que tuvo que ocurrir algo que amenazara su vida para que todos pudieran estar en la misma habitación, aunque suena agradecida de que estuvieran allí.

Madge ha hablado bastante de su susto de salud a lo largo de su gira, que se reanudó en octubre, aunque ha confesado que todavía no está al 100% necesariamente.

Como recordarán, Madonna sufrió una grave infección bacteriana que la dejó fuera de servicio durante un buen tiempo, pero finalmente se recuperó y pudo volver a actuar en público.

A devastating update on Celine Dion's debilitating battle with Stiff-Person Syndrome ... as her sister says she's lost control of her muscles.

The star's sister, Claudette Dion, revealed the shocking turn in her disease which causes painful muscle spasms, saying it would be a while before Celine returns to the stage.

She told 7 Jours it broke her heart 'cause her sister had always been disciplined and hard-working ... recalling their late mother telling Celine her habits would make her successful -- but that very success now appears threatened.

Despite the grim outlook, Claudette says it's still Celine's goal to return to the stage -- but in what capacity, she doesn't know.

Research into the neurological disorder is still ongoing ... but because it's so rare, it means progress is slow -- which Claudette can't wrap her head around ... adding that many people in the same boat have "lost hope" of a cure ever being found.

The update comes after she told HELLO! Canada in Sept that Celine was "doing everything" in her power to recover ... but her spasms were impossible to control.

The "All By Myself' singer announced she was stricken with the disease in a December 2022 video message ... forcing her to cancel a bunch of her 2023 concert dates.

3 ½ years after last being seen in public, Celine was spotted last month at a hockey game between the Vegas Golden Knights and her hometown Montreal Canadiens -- looking in good spirits despite her health woes.

Una devastadora actualización reveló la hermana de Celine Dion sobre su batalla contra el síndrome de Stiff-Person diciendo que la cantante ha perdido el control de sus músculos.

La hermana de la estrella Claudette Dion reveló el impactante giro en su enfermedad, la que causa dolorosos espasmos musculares, diciendo que pasará un tiempo antes de que Celine vuelva al escenario.

Claudette le dijo a 7 Jours que esto le partió el corazón porque su hermana siempre había sido disciplinada y trabajadora y citó a su difunta madre, quien alguna vez dijo que sus hábitos la harían exitosa. Aunque ahora ese mismo éxito parece amenazado.

A pesar del sombrío panorama, Claudette dice que para Celine sigue siendo un objetivo volver a los escenarios, pero en qué capacidad, no lo sabe.

La investigación sobre el trastorno neurológico todavía está en curso, pero debido a que es tan raro su progreso es también lento. Claudette dice que muchas personas en el mismo barco han "perdido la esperanza" de que se encuentre alguna vez una cura.

La noticia llega después de que en septiembre dijera a ¡HOLA! Canadá que Celine estaba "haciendo todo" lo que estaba en su poder para recuperarse. Pero sus espasmos son imposibles de controlar.

La cantante de "All By Myself" anunció que estaba afectada por la enfermedad en un mensaje de video de diciembre de 2022. Esto la obligó a cancelar un montón de fechas de sus conciertos de 2023.

3 años y medio después de haber sido vista en público por última vez, Celine apareció en un partido de hockey el mes pasado, entre los Vegas Golden Knights y su ciudad natal, Montreal Canadiens. Se veía de buen humor a pesar de sus problemas de salud.

Amanda Bynes is bringing her podcast back from the dead ... switching course and soldiering on despite saying she was going to pull the plug after just one episode.

The day after saying her new podcast was going the way of the dinosaur because of a lack of big-name guests, Amanda says she's going to continue the podcast.

Amanda says her friends convinced her to reconsider giving up so soon ... and she says she's excited to record a new episode.

Remember ... Amanda said she was going to kill the podcast after the inaugural episode because A-list musicians like Drake, Jack Harlow and Post Malone weren't lining up to join her as guests on the podcast, as she hoped.

Now, Amanda says she realizes podcasts need time to grow a following ... and those big-name guests she has on her radar might join down the road.

Of course, no matter who the guests are they won't be talking about her mental health struggles or her Hollywood career.

Still, Amanda says she has some guests lined up ... and her "Amanda Bynes and Paul Sieminski: Podcast" is doing well on Spotify early on.

Kanye West & Ty Dolla Sign didn't deliver their "Vultures" album as promised last Friday, but fans won't have to wait much longer ... because they've revealed a new release date.

TMZ Hip Hop can confirm the new dynamic duo will release their album on December 31 a.k.a. New Year's Eve.

Kanye album delays aren't a new concept but this go around, Ye has a couple of hurdles to leap if he wants "Vultures" to come out in its original format.

TMZ Hip Hop broke the story ... Kanye failed to clear his Backstreet Boys-sampling single "Everybody" and may have to release an alternate version to cover his bases.

Ye also has another roadblock with Nicki Minaj stonewalling him by not clearing her verse for their collab "New Body" as well.

Nicki told her fans the song was a bit dated having been recorded years ago but most importantly, she didn't want to detract from her own "Pink Friday 2" album release success ... so she let Ye down gently.

With or without Nicki, Ye still managed to recruit Lil Baby, Freddie Gibbs, Offset, Quavo, Playboi Carti, Chris Brown, Future, Bad Bunny, Charlie Wilson, and many more.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is clearly recovering nicely after breaking his hip during a nasty fall last week -- 'cause he's now firing off jokes about the situation, calling himself "Humpty Kareem!"

The NBA legend shared an update on his status on his Substack page on Monday ... revealing he was actually on his way to delivering a speech at The Manhattan Transfer's concert on Friday at Disney Hall in Los Angeles when the spill happened.

"I'd like to say I fell while trying to save a child from plunging over a balcony," he wrote, "but I just tripped."

"Hard for me to accept that a once world-class athlete just stumbled. But age is the great equalizer and humbles us all."

The 76-year-old, though, shared a snap of him in a hospital bed with a huge grin -- appearing to show that his rehab is moving smoothly.

Abdul-Jabbar also thanked all the first responders who cared for him after he went down ... and he vowed to be up and at 'em again shortly.

"All my best to you from my hospital bed," he wrote. "Me and my new hip will be dancing to [The Manhattan Transfer's] tunes again."

"Well," he continued, "gently swaying."

Nicki Minaj just became the female rapper with the most multiple No. 1 albums ... which created the perfect opportunity for her ace, Foxy Brown, to flex her pettiness on the competition!!!

As you know, last week, Nicki made a splash with her new album "Pink Friday 2" -- it's all set to top the Billboard 200 this week.

She wouldn't even let Kanye West get involved in the momentum the album is so hot!!!

The project gives Nicki the record for most No. 1 albums by a female rapper ... she'd previously been tied with Foxy, whose record was set back in 1999.

Foxy collaborated with Nicki on her last album and didn't waste time hopping on IG to congratulate her ... as well as throw sneaky shade at her rivals, such as Lil Kim.

Foxy gloated all over a fan tweet that implied Kim had the same amount of time in her career to snag some No. 1's for herself ... but didn't.

The "Ill Na Na" rapper says she'll also be putting herself back in the history books with a new album next year -- her first since 2008.

Robert Pattinson y Suki Waterhouse parecen tener algo más que un bebé en camino, puede que incluso escuchemos campanas de boda en un futuro próximo si este anillo es una señal.

La pareja estuvo paseando por Londres el lunes y Suki estaba mostrando una enorme roca de diamantes en ESE dedo. Ambos parecían muy contentos mientras caminaban por el frío clima del Reino Unido. Y si ellos están realmente comprometidos, ¡suponemos que tienen todos los motivos del mundo para estar emocionados!

Por supuesto, hay otras buenas noticias en su universo por estos días, la principal, que van a tener un hijo, algo que Suki Waterhouse no oculta en absoluto en esta salida.

Como se puede ver, ella llevaba una especie de crop top que exponía su vientre, mostrando su pancita al máximo, incluso con el frío de diciembre.

Suki reveló la noticia de su embarazo a fines del mes pasado durante una actuación en México, donde casualmente contó que iba a tener un bebé enseñando sus evidentes cambios corporales. Desde entonces, ella y Rob han salido mucho por Nueva York.

Ahora, parece que seguirán el camino tradicional a través del (posible) matrimonio.

Robert y Suki han estado saliendo desde 2018, pero han sido relativamente discretos sobre su relación, teniendo en cuenta su estatus de A-List. Dicho esto, no rehúyen de mostrar su afecto públicamente en absoluto.

Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse seem to have more than just a baby on the way -- there may even be wedding bells in the near future ... if this ring is any indication.

The couple was strolling in London Monday and Suki flashed a massive diamond rock on THAT finger. They both seemed pretty giddy as they walked along in the brisk UK weather. If they are, in fact, engaged ... we suppose they have every reason to be stoked!

Of course, there's other good news in their universe these days -- namely, the fact they're expecting a child together ... something SW was not hiding whatsoever in this outing.

As you can see, she was wearing some sort of crop top that exposed her belly ... so, baby bumpin' to the max -- even in chilly December!

Suki revealed their pregnancy news late last month during a performance in Mexico ... where she casually dropped the fact she had a bun in the oven -- pointing out her obvious body changes. Since then, she and Rob have been out and about a lot in NYC.

Now, it looks like they're going the traditional route for their family ... via (possible) marriage.

Robert and Suki have been dating since 2018, but have been relatively low-key about their relationship considering their A-list status. That said, they don't shy away from PDA at all.

Madonna tuvo unas palabras para Andy Cohen. La diva ventiló sus quejas con él de manera juguetona cuando lo vio en medio de la audiencia en su gira "Celebración" en Nueva York.

La Reina del Pop le aconsejó al presentador del programa de entrevistas que se mantuviera alejado de cualquier futura indirecta en "Watch What Happens Live", con un clip que la mostraba caminando hacia él con una botella en la mano durante el programa del sábado, preguntando: "¿Cuán f****** afortunada soy, Andy?".

"Si dices una cosa mala más sobre mí en tu programa", comenzó sacudiendo su bebida hacia adelante lo suficiente como para que se derramara cerca de Andy advirtiendo: "Oh sí, vas a estar en muchos problemas. ¡¡Pequeña reina alborotadora!!"

Una charla pública de Madonna haría que muchos quisieran esconderse, pero Andy estaba encantado por el regaño, murmurando "Te amo" a la estrella.

De hecho, estaba tan emocionado que compartió el clip en Intagram, escribiendo que como fan de Madonna de toda la vida, estaba impresionado de ser llamado una "reina alborotadora" y no podía esperar a volver.

Los caminos del dúo se han cruzado antes, con ellos posando juntos en 2009... además, Andy ha estado varias veces junto a otros fans en los conciertos de la cantante.

En cuanto a lo que las burlas, no estamos seguros a cuál se refiere, aunque a principios de este año, Andy dijo que estaba cansado de que la "material girl" no se materializara en su estudio.

Madonna had some words for Andy Cohen ... playfully airing her grievances with him after spotting him at her "Celebration" tour in NYC.

The Queen of Pop advised the talk show host to steer clear of any future digs on "Watch What Happens Live" ... with a clip showing her walking up to him with a bottle in hand during Saturday's show, asking, "How f****** lucky am I, Andy?"

"If you say one more bad thing about me on your show," she began jolting her drink forward enough for some spillage near Andy -- cautioning: "Oh yeah, you're gonna be in so much trouble. You little troublemaking queen!!"

A public talking to from Madonna would make many want to dissipate into a deep, dark hole -- but Andy was delighted by the scolding -- mouthing "I love you" to the star.

In fact, he was so thrilled he shared the clip on IG, writing that as a lifelong Madonna fan, he was blown away to be called a "troublemaking queen" -- and couldn't wait to go back.

The duo's paths have crossed before IRL ... with them posing together for a snap as far back as 2009 ... though it looks like Andy's consistently found himself in the fan zone with her.

As for what jibes Madonna was referring to ... we don't know for sure, though earlier this year, Andy said he was so over the Material Girl not materializing on his show.

Un concierto de Blueface y Jaidyn Alexis casi se convierte en un combate de MMA... luego de que echara a una fan del escenario después de acusarla de lanzarle algo a los artistas.

Los futuros esposos estaban actuando en Utah durante el fin de semana, cuando un trozo de hielo supuestamente pasó peligrosamente cerca de Jaidyn, Blueface señaló a la fan femenina que pensaba que era responsable y la subió al escenario.

Luego, Blueface lanzó a la mujer fuera del escenario y hacia Jaidyn, animando a su prometida a golpear a la mujer.

A partir de ahí, se desata el infierno y Jaidyn lanza varios puñetazos a las órdenes de Blueface, por suerte, ninguno conectó.

La mujer logró escapar gracias a la seguridad, pero los fans piden que Jaidyn abandone su relación con Blueface.