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Elton John is auctioning off some incredible finds from his gorgeous Atlanta home ... and bidders can get their hands on some of the Rocket Man's most recognizable memorabilia.

The auction, called "The Collection of Sir Elton John: Goodbye Peachtree Road" is going down next month at Christie's in New York -- with everything belonging to the singer coming from his condo in Georgia, which he bought back in 1992.

Folks can bid on a diamond necklace that says "The Bitch Is Back," which is expected to fetch up to $40,000 ... or a pair of performance-worn silver platform boots with his initials on it, which could snag $10k.

Elton's beautiful grand piano is also heading to the auction block, and is expected to go from $30-50k ... and we're guessing something like that comes with a lot of history.

Also up for auction are more pieces of his elegant wardrobe, photographs, a unique 18K gold watch, a Julian Schnabel portrait of Elon -- which could make up to $300k -- and other artwork.

Bids open next month, and the exhibit will be open to the public throughout February at Christie's NYC showroom ... so start saving now if you're a mega fan and want some of this stuff.

Elton John está subastando algunos de los increíbles hallazgos de su casa en Atlanta y los postores podrían quedarse con algunos de los recuerdos más reconocibles del Rocket Man.

La subasta, llamada "La Colección de Sir Elton John: Adiós Peachtree Road" se llevará a cabo el próximo mes en Christie's en Nueva York, con todas las pertenencias del cantante procedentes de su condominio en Georgia, que compró en 1992.

La gente puede hacer una oferta por un collar de diamantes que dice "La perra está de vuelta", y que se espera que alcance hasta $40.000 o por un par de botas de plataforma usadas con sus iniciales, las que podrían recaudar $10k.

El hermoso piano de cola de Elton también se dirige a la subasta y se espera que vaya por unos $30-50k. Estamos adivinando que contiene un montón de historia.

También se van a subasta piezas de su elegante vestuario, fotografías, un reloj de oro de 18 quilates, un retrato de Julian Schnabel de Elton, que podría recaudar hasta $300k y otras obras de arte.

Las ofertas se abren el próximo mes y la exposición estará abierta al público durante todo febrero en la sala de exposiciones de Christie's en Nueva York, así que si eres un mega fan empieza a ahorrar ahora si quieres llevarte algunas de estas cosas.

¡Pues, eso sí que fue rápido!

Selena Gomez ya está de vuelta en Instagram, apenas 20 horas después de que dijera que se iba a tomar un descanso de las redes sociales.

El jueves, la cantante y actriz publicó una foto en IG en la que aparecía con el famoso chef Gordon Ramsay en su casa. El pie de foto decía: "@gordongram vino a mi cocina y me mostró cómo hacer una increíble hamburguesa de desayuno".

Un día antes, Selena había anunciado que iba a dejar de prestar tanta atención a las redes sociales después de publicar un video de ella y su novio, Benny Blanco, divirtiéndose con unos niños, presumiblemente familiares.

Esta no es la primera vez que Selena se aleja de Instagram, pero probablemente fue su regreso más rápido. Se recordarán que recientemente se tomó otro descanso después de que estuviera bajo el escrutinio por sus comentarios sobre la guerra entre Israel-Hamas.

Taylor Swift disfrutó de un tiempo de calidad con sus amigos en medio de su apretada agenda y su fogoso romance con Travis Kelce, luego de reunirse con Blake Lively para una noche de fiesta en Nueva York.

El dúo llegó a Lucali's Pizzeria el miércoles por la noche. Taylor llevaba un vestido verde de terciopelo y botas marrones hasta el muslo y la ex-actriz de 'Gossip Girl' una minifalda de gamuza con abertura lateral.

No eran solo ellas dos. Más tarde se les unió Zoe Kravitz, el productor discográfico Jack Antonoff y los comediantes Mike Birbiglia y Jerrod Carmichael.

Taylor y Blake han sido grandes amigas desde 2015, por lo que era lógico que la cantante de 'Karma' buscara consuelo en ella después de que fuera el blanco de una broma importante en los Globos de Oro.

TS hizo una salida rápida después de que el anfitrión Jo Koy se burlara de cómo la NFL tenía más tomas de Taylor que los Globos de Oro, dejándola visiblemente molesta.

Well, that was quick!

Selena Gomez is already back on Instagram 20 hours after she said she was taking a break from social media.

On Thursday, the singer/actress posted an IG photo depicting her with celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay in her house. Her caption read, "@gordongram stepped into my kitchen and showed me how to make an amazing Breakfast Burger."

A day earlier, Selena announced she was cooling it for a bit on social after posting a video of her and her boyfriend, Benny Blanco having fun with some kids, presumably family.

This isn't the first time Selena has stepped away from Instagram, but it was probably her fastest return.

You may recall, she recently took a break after she came under scrutiny for her remarks about the Israel-Hamas war.

Taylor Swift made some quality time for her pal amid her jam-packed schedule and sizzling romance with Travis Kelce ... linking up with Blake Lively for a night out in NYC Wednesday.

The duo hit up Lucali's Pizzeria ... Taylor wearing a crushed velvet green dress and thigh-high brown boots ... and the ex-'Gossip Girl' actress in a side-slit suede miniskirt.

It wasn't just the two of them ... later they were joined by Zoe Kravitz, record producer Jack Antonoff -- and comedians Mike Birbiglia and Jerrod Carmichael.

Taylor and Blake have been great friends since 2015 ... so it was only fitting the 'Karma' singer sought solace in her ... after she was the butt of a major joke at the Golden Globes.

TS made a swift exit after host Jo Koy poked fun at how the NFL has more camera shots of Taylor than the Globes -- leaving her visibly annoyed.

Lil Nas X's claim of being accepted to a Christian college was a fib of biblical proportions -- at least according to the higher ed institution itself ... who says they've never heard of him.

A spokesperson for Liberty University tells TMZ Hip Hop, "We can confirm that Liberty University did not issue the Montero Hill 'acceptance letter' posted yesterday to social media, and we have no record of Montero Hill applying to the University. Liberty University exists to glorify God by equipping men and women in higher education in fidelity to the Christian faith expressed through the Holy Scriptures."

"We continue to pray for America and for the Gospel of Jesus Christ to be proclaimed across this land. We welcome all to apply and join us at Liberty University."

LNX posted the phony placard as part of his new song rollout that's hellbent on convincing fans he's not the devil-worshipping dandy that Dave Chappelle made him out to be in his newest Netflix special.

Many people noted the letter he posted was edited/old ... 'cause the ex-Prez whose John Hancock is on there died a long time ago -- so it was easy to spot the fake. Still, now we got LU officially shutting it down ... and sending prayers Nas X's way too to boot.

Of course, this stunt is just the latest LNX has pulled over the past few weeks to plug this new single of his -- 'J Christ' -- which is very much the opposite of his devil song from a few years ago ... "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)." Now, he's trying to seem holier than thou.

Speaking of this new track ... Lil Nas X dropped a teaser of the music video for it on Wednesday -- and there's a bunch of celebrity lookalikes heading up to the pearly gates.

Funny enough, we saw photos of these same actors a couple months ago doing a shoot -- and while we didn't know what this was for at the time ... we certainly do now. You can take a peek and check out the photos yourself to see what was happening behind the scenes.

Montero may not be a holy roller on campus next semester but he's still pumped to take his fans on a divine journey ... judging from his upcoming "J Christ" music video that spoofs several celebrities walking up the stairways to heaven.

We got a hold of some pics from the shoot ... doppelgängers of everyone from Taylor Swift to Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jackson, Kanye West -- even Queen Elizabeth can be seen Nasing it up!!!

Selena Gomez is heading to the big screen to play one of the biggest music icons ever in Linda Ronstadt. -- with a personal sign-off from the legend herself ... TMZ has learned.

The speculation got kicked into high gear Wednesday after SG posted a photo of herself reading Linda's 2013 memoir, 'Simple Dreams' ... without much context or anything at all. That was enough to get folks to wonder if they were collaborating, or if Selena was teasing a future acting gig. Mind you, this was around the same time she said she was taking another break from social media.

Anyway, sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ that Selena has, in fact, been tapped to portray Linda in a forthcoming biopic -- although, we're told it's in the very early stages ... and the rest of the deets about other cast members and a studio being attached are hazy.

With that said ... what we do know is that Linda personally approved of Selena herself, and we're told she's happy that SG is attached to the project -- feeling like she's the perfect fit. In fact, our sources say Selena actually met with Linda a couple months ago at her home where they spoke privately.

We're told Linda and her team are directly tied to the production -- so they'll oversee this ... with our sources noting the plot will revolve around her book ... which was optioned.

Of course, people are losing their minds about this news for a couple different reasons -- one, Selena certainly feels like great casting for something like this ... 'cause she does have a passing resemblance to Linda. Plus, they're both of Mexican descent -- so there's that.

Naturally, there's also the singing element -- Linda's got a unique, robust voice ... and Selena is obviously a trained professional singer herself. So technically, she can pull this off.

With Selena's casting, ya gotta figure this is gonna be a splashy film with some major talent ... and with biopics like this in the recent past -- there may even be awards buzz around it.

Selena Gomez se dirige a la gran pantalla para interpretar a uno de los mayores iconos de la música, Linda Ronstadt, y con la venia de la propia leyenda ... TMZ ha averiguado.

La especulación se puso en marcha el miércoles después de que Selena Gomez publicara una foto de ella leyendo las memorias de Linda de 2013, 'Simple Dreams', sin mucho contexto. Eso fue suficiente para que la gente se preguntara si estaban colaborando, o si Selena estaba bromeando con una futura actuación. Eso sí, esto fue alrededor del mismo tiempo en el que dijo que estaba tomando un descanso de las redes.

De todos modos, fuentes con conocimiento directo le dicen a TMZ que Selena, de hecho, ha sido elegida para retratar a Linda en una próxima película biográfica. Aunque nos dicen que está en las primeras etapas y que son confusos los detalles sobre el elenco y el estudio

Dicho esto, lo que sí sabemos es que Linda aprobó personalmente a Selena y nos dicen que está feliz de que la actriz y cantante esté unida al proyecto. Siente que ella es la persona perfecta. De hecho, nuestras fuentes dicen que Selena se reunió con Linda hace un par de meses en su casa donde hablaron en privado.

Nos dicen que Linda y su equipo están directamente vinculadas a la producción, por lo que ellos supervisarán. Nuestras fuentes señalan que la trama girará en torno a su libro.

Por supuesto, la gente está perdiendo la cabeza con esta noticia por un par de razones diferentes. Una, Selena sin duda se siente como una gran elección para algo como esto, porque tiene un parecido con Linda. Además, ambos son de ascendencia mexicana, así que...

Naturalmente, también está el elemento del canto. Linda tiene una voz única, robusta y Selena es, obviamente, una cantante profesional. Así que, técnicamente, puede conseguirlo.

Con el casting de Selena, pueden imaginarse que esta va a ser una gran película y con biopics como esta en el pasado, puede haber rumores de premios en torno a ella.

Jada Kingdom and Stefflon Don are ready to spill each other's blood across dance hall floors, but Sean Paul is calling for an end to their feud ... because he doesn't feel femme fatales should be fighting!!!

Stefflon recently released her fiery track "Dat A Dat" with snubs aimed at Jada, who came back even harder with her diss chune, "London Bed" -- highlighted by obituary artwork to symbolize Steflon's career death. 💀

Fans were eating up the back-and-forth like jerk chicken when SP swooped in Wednesday with an IG post telling them to simma down because, as he sees it, they're both masquerading as ragamuffins.

Sean says women can't get upset because they need to stay level-headed for when the men get heated! His words, not ours.

The "Gimmie the Light" legend got mixed reactions to his commentary -- many deemed his comments sexist and said his peer mediation skills could probably use some work.

Jada and Asian Doll also have a dutty beef brewing ... and we do mean dutty!!!

NBA YoungBoy has 11 children, but admits he's "not big on fatherhood" -- a complete oxymoron if you ask Charlamagne Tha God.

CTG slapped YB with the latest "Donkey of the Day" Wednesday morning for the rapper's eye-popping comments to Bootleg Kev ... and firmly believes the Louisiana rapper is perpetuating the stereotype that Black men don't care for their children.

YoungBoy revealed he was only appearing to be a "family man" because of the sit-down, and doubled down that he wouldn't sugarcoat his words for the sake of sensationalism.

Charlamagne compared the flippant comments to Nikola Jokic's sentiments on being an international superstar ... but you can't be lukewarm when it comes to raising humans!!!

He suggested the 24-year-old needed a dose of Jay-Z wisdom, and criticized him using lyrics from Hov's Beyonce apology letter track "Family Feud" -- "A man that don't take care of his family can't be rich.”

50 Cent is adamant he and his TV show franchise are the answers to Taraji P. Henson's low-ball woes in Hollywood ... and thinks she should take cues from her pal Mary J. Blige.

On Wednesday, 50 campaigned on IG for TPH to once again join "Power," writing ... "Someone called me today thinking I was bulls****ing about working with @tarajiphenson till I told them what I made STARZ pay @therealmaryjblige to be on GHOST, I ain’t out here f***ing around..."

MJB joined "Power Book II: Ghost" back in 2019 to an immediate hefty payday ... a reported $400k an episode that's clearly paid off ... the series has been picked up for a 4th season.

Taraji recently shed big crocodile tears lamenting over her lack of pay in Hollywood circles ... but not everyone feels as charitable as 50.

We recently asked Vivica A. Fox about the scenario and she basically told us experiences vary and she couldn't relate to Taraji's tales of puny paychecks!!!

Hay buenas razones para decir que Pete Davidson estaba cometiendo una falta de respeto grave en el funeral de Aretha Franklin, tras aparecer drogado con ketamina, según él.

El comediante detalló el incidente en su especial de Netflix "Turbo Fonzarelli", donde dijo ingeniosamente que estaba tan drogado en el servicio de 2018 que se acercó a la familia de la difunta y les dijo: "¡Hey! Solo estoy aquí para pagar mis R-E-S-P-E-C-Ts!".

Yeesh ... Eso es ser malo.

La ex estrella de SNL bromea con que Aretha no estaba cerca para saber que estaba bajo la influencia de las drogas, pero si hubiera estado le habría preguntado "qué coño" estaba haciendo en su funeral y quién demonios era en primer lugar.

Es una pregunta razonable, ya que en ese momento no era tan famoso y solo asistió al servicio como acompañante de su entonces prometida Ariana Grande. Aun así, ya era bastante conocido.

Ahora Pete Davidson agrega que se sentía avergonzado de andar haciendo cosas mientras usaba ketamina -la que tomó durante 4 años para tratar la depresión-, ya que la droga viene con una serie de efectos secundarios disociativos y alucinógenos. Pareciera que Pete ya no consume ketamina.

A la audiencia le pareció una historia divertidísima, aunque él está algo avergonzado de sus actos en aquel momento y quizá con razón. Es una confesión bastante salvaje. Dicho esto, ha intentado controlar el mal hábito con 7 sesiones de rehabilitación a lo largo de los años.

Junio 2023 fue la última vez que se registró en rehabilitación. También abordó su trastorno de estrés postraumático y trastorno límite de la personalidad.

Pete Davidson was arguably serving up some serious disrespect at Aretha Franklin's funeral ... turning up to the 2018 service high on ketamine, at least according to him.

The comic detailed the drug-induced blunder in his Netflix special "Turbo Fonzarelli" ... the quipping that he was so high at the 2018 service, that he went up to the late icon's family, telling them, "Hey! I'm just here to pay my R-E-S-P-E-C-Ts!" Yeesh ... that's bad.

The ex-SNL star jokes Aretha wasn't around to know he was under the influence ... but if she were, she'd ask "what the f***" he was doing at her funeral and who the hell he was in the first place.

That's a fair assessment -- as at the time, he wasn't that famous and only attended the service as then-fiancée Ariana Grande's plus one. Still though, he was pretty known.

Now, Pete adds he was embarrassed being out and about while using ketamine -- which he used for 4 years to treat depression -- though the drug comes with a range of dissociative and hallucinogenic side effects. It doesn't seem like Pete's using ketamine anymore.

The audience clearly found the story hilarious ... but Pete sounds low-key ashamed of his actions at the time -- and perhaps for good reason, 'cause it is a pretty wild confession. That said, he's attempted to get the bad habit under control with 7 rehab stints over the years.

June 2023 was when he last checked in to rehab ... also addressing his post-traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder.

Machine Gun Kelly's new signature guitar is being picked apart ... with critics saying the razor blade design promotes self-harm with impressionable youth.

Schecter Guitars just released a new instrument called the Machine Gun Kelly Razor Blade and it's being universally ripped online ... with tons of folks saying it promotes, glorifies and advocates cutting.

The issue ... razor blades are often used by people who cut themselves on purpose -- and not just that, but there's a stereotype about fans of pop-punk/emo rock engaging in self-harm ... which only heightens this convo, considering Kelly's affiliation with the genres.

In light of all that ... the company's Instagram post announcing the new MGK signature guitar is being bombarded with negative comments -- with folks slamming the guitar as Schecter's worst offering ever.

In introducing the guitar at a recent gig, Machine Gun Kelly explained it's "kind of an ode to Tickets To My Downfall, the line on title track and also an ode to my 20s and all the crazy times that I had." Unfortunately, folks are calling this out as promoting cutting, even if indirectly.

MGK's heard all the noise, and now he's singing a different tune ... saying, "I'll never explain my art because art is conversational and always up for interpretation, but I will say, most of you constantly interpret it wrong."

Seems like the early negative feedback may be affecting the sale price ... Schecter originally listed the guitar for $2,169 but the price tag has already been slashed to $1,499 ... a $700 reduction.

La nueva guitarra de Machine Gun Kelly está recibiendo críticas... dicen que el diseño de hoja de afeitar promueve la autolesión entre los jóvenes impresionables.

Schecter Guitars acaba de lanzar un nuevo instrumento llamado Machine Gun Kelly Razor Blade y está siendo duramente criticado en redes sociales. La gente comenta que promueve, glorifica y aboga por la autolesión.

Las cuchillas de afeitar son a menudo utilizadas por personas que se cortan a propósito, además, los fans del pop-punk/emo-rock en ocasiones son adolescentes que recurren a estas prácticas y el estilo musical de MGK a veces toma estos tintes.

La gente ha criticado la guitarra como la peor oferta de Schecter en toda su existencia.

En la presentación de la guitarra en un concierto reciente, Machine Gun Kelly explicó que es "una especie de oda a Tickets To My Downfall, la línea en la canción principal y también una oda a mis 20 años y todos los momentos locos que tuve". Desgraciadamente, la gente está tachando esto de promoción del corte, aunque sea indirectamente.

MGK ha escuchado el ruido y dice: "Nunca voy a explicar mi arte porque el arte es conversacional y siempre se presta a la interpretación, pero debo decir que la mayoría de ustedes lo interpretan mal constantemente".

Parece que los primeros comentarios negativos pueden estar afectando al precio de venta... Schecter originalmente había listado de la guitarra por $2.169, pero la etiqueta de precio ya ha sido rebajada a $1.499... una reducción de $700.