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The stalker problem in Hollywood has gotten so bad, that celebs are now having to hire PIs to track down these people to make sure they stay away ... including a famous violinist.

We did a ride-along with a seasoned vet in this industry -- a private investigator named Joe Dalu ... who was recently contracted by Lindsey Stirling to locate a man she claims has been stalking her and making her life a living hell.

Check out how Dalu explains this phenomenon to us in the car -- he says there are a lot of law enforcement agencies these days that don't want to serve stalkers with stay-away orders, out of fear of being attacked and harmed ... and as a result, there's no one left to do it.

That's where Joe comes in ... and you can see him doing the job here -- confronting a man who's alleged to be obsessed with Lindsey.

BTW, this guy has ties to hounding Taylor Swift too -- he's been obsessed with her for more than a year -- which just speaks to the larger issue.

El problema de los acosadores en Hollywood se ha agravado tanto que los famosos tienen que contratar a detectives privados para rastrear a estas personas y asegurarse de que se mantengan alejadas... incluida una famosa violinista.

Hicimos un paseo con un veterano experimentado en esta industria, un investigador privado llamado Joe DeLu, quien fue contratado recientemente por Lindsey Stirling para localizar a un hombre que ella afirma que la ha estado acosando y haciendo de su vida un infierno.

Échale un vistazo a cómo DeLu nos explica este fenómeno. Dice que hay un montón de agencias de la ley estos días que no quieren involucrarse con los acosadores con órdenes de alejamiento por temor a sner atacados, y como resultado, no queda nadie para hacerlo.

Ahí es donde entra Joe. Se le puede ver haciendo su trabajo, enfrentándose a un hombre que supuestamente está obsesionado con Lindsey.

Por cierto, este tipo también estuvo obsesionado con Taylor Swift durante más de un año, demostrando que es un problema aún más grande..

Blueface's life behind bars isn't so bad -- compared to most inmates -- in fact, our sources say it could be a whole heck of a lot worse.

The embattled rapper's back in L.A. County jail after violating his probation in a 2021 assault case, and law enforcement sources tell us he's staying in the administrative segregation area -- meaning he's kept outta gen pop -- and he's got a cell all to himself where he's getting his meals brought to him.

Blue can leave his cell for up to 7 hours a week to participate in education classes or religious services -- assuming they're being offered -- or head to the rooftop yard to call his family or his lawyers.

There's a TV in the shared unit he can watch, and access to the library. Showers are allowed every other day ... unless he's headed to court in which case he's allowed to wash up on that day too.

Blueface will find some commissary options, too ... including Texas beef and cajun chicken ramen, tuna, sliced pepperoni, hot & spicy pork cracklings, hot cheese crunchies, jalapeño peppers, hot tortilla chips and Club crackers.

For dessert, he can choose from Oreos, blueberry and chocolate donuts, chocolate chip cookies or bear claws -- and he can wash it all down with cocoa or coffee.

It's a good thing the food options look tasty ... cause Blue's gonna be locked up for a bit. We broke the story -- he's stuck in prison until at least the summer after violating his probation for a 2021 assault.

We don't know exactly what conditions he violated (his mom's blaming his baby mamas), but there was a hearing last Friday, and now he's in custody until July 2. He was supposed to do a full year, but for every day he serves in county, he'll get credit for another.

A celebrity dog breeder had his lip hanging on by a thread ... after a French bulldog viciously bit him in the face.

Ronnie Wright of Famous Owned Bullies tells TMZ ... he needed 11 stitches this week when an adult Frenchie at a client's house lunged at his face as he went to kiss it.

He didn't have much time to stop the gush of blood from his mouth ... telling us when he walked into the house to wash it off another Frenchie pounced onto his leg -- though he managed to kick it off.

Ronnie tells us when he looked in a mirror, his lip was hanging off his face and he was rushed straight to the ER.

Currently, he's still super swollen ... meaning it's hard for him to talk, eat, or sleep. He has been dealing with dogs his entire life and Frenchie's for 16 years and never had a single incident.

To rub salt in the wound ... he's gotta have reconstructive surgery when his stitches come out ... 'cause the bite ripped out a piece of his lip cartilage.

EDM artists at a concert in Los Angeles blew the roof off the place Saturday night ... and we mean that kinda literally -- 'cause part of the ceiling collapsed mid-show.

Here's the deal ... Brennan Heart headlined a show at Exchange LA -- a popular local nightclub/music venue. Lucky Rabbit, TYEGUYS and JayR were also slated to take the stage.

But, it seems they weren't all able to -- 'cause part of the ceiling came down right in the middle of the crowd during the show, halting it in its tracks.

Clips of the venue after the crash are all over social media with some users claiming they were there and were either hit or nearly hit by the falling debris ... not exactly the most fun concert experience.

The aftermath's a bit chaotic, with the music cut and show shut down almost immediately while security escorted people out of the building ... check out the message on the all-red screen too -- the venue wasn't messin' around.

It's not clear if anyone was hurt or why exactly the ceiling collapsed ... it's an older building and the rain's been beating up on SoCal for a few days now -- but, quite frankly we don't know.

We have reached out to Exchange LA ... no word back yet.

Luke Bryan's rip-roaring ditties can capture any crowd's attention ... unless the Green Bay Packers are on apparently.

TMZ's obtained video from LB's concert at "Crash My Playa" -- a four-night concert event in Cancún hosted by Luke himself -- from Saturday night and everyone seemed super into the music ... except one dedicated GB fan that is.

Instead of taking in the performance, this fan's face was buried in his phone ... watching the Pack take on the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the playoffs -- you can't make this kinda stuff up.

He wasn't in nosebleed seats either -- check out the view! Just feet away from Luke Bryan blasting his hits and getting the crowd fired up. Yep, the concert looked freakin' lit.

Now, we gotta be fair here ... doesn't seem like Mr. Green Bay was blaring the NFL audio, and it was a pretty damn important game -- but, still seems strange to go to the concert if the game's that much on your mind.

Maybe he bought tickets months ago when Green Bay didn't have a snowball's chance in heck to make the playoffs ... before winning their last three games and barely edging out the Seattle Seahawks for the final spot.

Unfortunately for this diehard fan, the Packers game didn't end well for his guys ... with 'Frisco pulling off the late 24-21 victory. Insult to injury alert ... they'll play the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship game next weekend -- a major rival of GB.

5:52 PM PT -- Travis is clearly appreciative of his better half showing up to support him ... after he scored a TD, he seemed to blow a kiss and toss a "hand heart" up toward the suite where Tay's chilling with the fam.

His brother was freakin' stoked too ... though Jason went with a pretty different kind of celebration -- ripping off his shirt and downing a beer while the boos rained down on him!!!

3:17 PM PT -- So far, so good on the all-important "meeting" of the sibling ... Taylor and Jason look pretty comfortable chatting -- which makes you wonder if they've maybe hung out before.

Taylor Swift's landed in Buffalo and Bills Mafia is giving her a hard time ... but the pop star seems to be taking all the jeering in stride.

TS' beau's playing in chilly upstate New York this afternoon, and her arrival at Highmark Stadium received the requisite amount of fanfare ... lots of pictures, video and a little trash talk from the other team.

One fan screams out "Bills by a billion" and Taylor seemingly blows a smooch back to him in response ... pretty dang cool response for the megastar.

Tay's basically a pro at attending Chiefs games at this point ... she's been hitting them up regularly since September and even braved frigid temperatures to watch her man's first playoff game last week -- and seemed totally enthralled with him after.

And, there's another relationship milestone Taylor's reaching tonight ... a public appearance with Jason Kelce, Travis' brother, who plays for the Philadelphia Eagles and was spotted landing in Buffalo earlier Sunday. She's already been spotted with JK's wife Kylie ... so it shouldn't be too long.

As far as we can tell ... Taylor spent a ton of time with Travis' mom, Donna, and even hung out with his dad, Ed, but she and Jason have never been spotted hanging out publicly -- which doesn't mean they haven't had a covert meeting over the last couple weeks.

Now, Chiefs fans might not be so stoked on Taylor's appearance at the game ... remember, she pulled up for the match back in December where the Bills won by just three points -- and Patrick Mahomes had something of a meltdown after the L.

Of course, Taylor didn't cause that loss by any means ... but sports fans are superstitious -- so you just know she's gonna take a lot of flak if Josh Allen's squad can pull out a win.

The game's kicking off here at 3:30 PM PT ... so grab a seat and blast "Cruel Summer" in honor of the hottest couple around!!!

Taylor Swift ha aterrizado en Buffalo y Bills Mafia le está dando un mal rato, pero la estrella del pop parece estar tomandose los abucheos con calma.

El pretendiente de Taylor juega esta tarde en el frío norte del estado de Nueva York y su llegada al Highmark Stadium ha recibido la cantidad necesaria de fanfarria. Muchas fotos, videos y un poco de hate por parte del otro equipo.

Un fan grita "Bills por mil millones" y Taylor aparentemente le sopla un beso en respuesta... bastante cool ¿no?

Tay es básicamente una profesional en asistir a los juegos de los Chiefs. Ella ha aparecido con regularidad desde septiembre e incluso desafió las temperaturas gélidas para ver el primer partido de los playoffs de su hombre la semana pasada y parecía totalmente cautivada con él después.

Hay otro hito en la relación que Taylor esta noche... una aparición pública con Jason Kelce, el hermano de Travis, que juega para los Philadelphia Eagles y fue visto aterrizando en Buffalo el domingo temprano. Ella ya ha sido vista con la esposa de JK Kylie.

Por lo que podemos decir, Taylor pasó un montón de tiempo con la madre de Travis, Donna, e incluso salió con su padre, Ed, pero ella y Jason nunca han sido vistos saliendo públicamente, lo que no significa que no hayan tenido una reunión secreta durante el último par de semanas.

Ahora, los fans de los Chiefs podrían no estar tan entusiasmados con la aparición de Taylor en el juego, recordemos que ella apareció en el partido en diciembre, donde los Bills ganaron por solo tres puntos y Patrick Mahomes tuvo una crisis después de la L.

Por supuesto, Taylor no provocó ese resultado de ninguna manera, pero los aficionados al deporte son supersticiosos, así que usted sabe que ella va a recibir un montón de críticas si el equipo de Josh Allen llega a ganar.

Yo Gotti's already back onstage ... surprising fans at 42 Dugg's concert -- less than a week after his brother Big Jook was killed in Memphis.

The rapper pulled up at Little Caesars Arena on Friday night and dapped up 42 ... before performing his hit song "F-U" for the packed crowd.

Check out the vid ... Gotti's looking iced out with the chains and an angelic, all-white 'fit -- going about his business despite the very public tragedy he's coping with.

As we previously reported ... the Tennessee-born rapper's big brother was shot and killed Saturday, Jan. 13 outside a restaurant in Memphis -- he was just 47 years old.

Remember, video started circulating online of Jook's final hours ... where he grieved with close friends and family at his uncle's funeral. The shooting happened just hours after he left the event.

BJ worked with Yo Gotti closely at his label Collective Music Group though more on the business/promotion side than as an artist.

Cops still aren't sure exactly who killed Jook or why though they have a pretty big lead in the case ... posting pics of a white Ford Explorer they say may have carried his killers and offering the public a cash reward for information.

Yo Gotti ya está de vuelta en el escenario, sorprendiendo a los fans en el concierto de 42 Dugg a menos de una semana de que su hermano -Big Jook- fuera asesinado en Memphis.

El rapero se detuvo en Little Caesars Arena la noche del viernes y se unió a 42 antes de realizar su exitosa canción "F-U" para la multitud.

Échale un vistazo al video, Gotti se ve muy confiado con las cadenas y un angelical atuendo blanco, y la gente se vuelve loca.

Como informamos anteriormente, el hermano mayor del rapero nacido en Tennessee fue asesinado a tiros el sábado 13 de enero fuera de un restaurante en Memphis, tenía solo 47 años.

Recuerde que el video comenzó a circular en línea las últimas, donde se le veía afligido con amigos cercanos y familiares en el funeral de su tío. El tiroteo ocurrió apenas unas horas después de salir del evento.

Big Jook trabajó con Yo Gotti estrechamente en su sello Collective Music Group, aunque más en el lado de los negocios.

Los policias todavia no están seguros exactamente quién mato a Jook o por qué, aunque tienen una pista bastante grande... la publicacion de fotos de un Ford Explorer blanco que dicen que puede haber llevado a sus asesinos y ofreciendo al público una recompensa en efectivo por información.

Too Short se siente él mismo estos días, con una nueva película que acaba de debutar en el Festival de Cine de Sundance, ¡y se sintió lo suficientemente seguro como para conquistar las pistas!

Short y su representante, David Weintraub, estuvieron en el Festival para presentar su nueva película, "Freaky Tales", protagonizada por Pedro Pascal y Tom Hanks y dirigida por los guionistas y directores de Capt. Marvel Ryan Fleck y Anna Boden. Short coprotagoniza y narra la película.

La película recuerda un poco a Taylor Swift y está inspirada en los álbumes de Short.

En cuanto a las desafiantes pistas de Dear Valley, Short pasó los diamantes y se aventuró a las pistas de conejo durante tres horas. Finalmente se graduó en las pistas azules.

Too Short is feeling himself these days, with a new film that just debuted at the Sundance Film Festival, and he felt confident enough to conquer the slopes!

Short and his manager, David Weintraub, were at the Festival to unveil their new film, "Freaky Tales," starring Pedro Pascal and Tom Hanks and directed by Capt. Marvel writers/directors Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden. TS co-stars in and narrates the flick.

The movie has shades of Taylor Swift ... it's inspired by Short's albums.

As for the challenging slopes of Dear Valley, Short passed on the diamonds and ventured out onto the bunny slopes for 3 hours. He eventually graduated to the blue square runs.

Ja Rule is excited to be an uncle once again -- through Ashanti and Nelly's pending bundle of joy, and he thinks parenthood will be a cinch for them.

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Ja Thursday in NYC, where he told us he's been tracking the news updates on his forever collaborator/friend just like everyone else.

Now, Ja stopped short of confirming the baby buzz is true -- but Ashanti and Nelly have, seemingly, leaned into the reports they're expecting their first child together.

They still won't say for sure, so much like Halle Bailey and DDG, we might just have to wait and see if the stork delivers.

Ja's had several youngins of his own, so, naturally, he had some advice for Ashanti and Nelly on how best to raise their little tyke ... assuming there's really one in the oven.

BTW, JR's also expecting -- not a tiny human, but the release of his first album in well over a decade.

He told us fans can expect a project reminiscent of "all" of his previous sounds.

Ja Rule está emocionado de ser tío de nuevo a través de Ashanti y Nelly, quienes posiblemente van a tener un bebé, y piensa que la paternidad se les dará súper bien.

TMZ Hip Hop se reunió con Ja el jueves en Nueva York, donde nos dijo que ha estado siguiendo las noticias de su colaborador y amigo de toda la vida como todo el mundo.

Ahora, Ja se detuvo en confirmar que el rumor del bebé es cierto. Ellos todavía no lo dicen con seguridad, por lo que al igual que Halle Bailey y DDG, puede que solo tengamos que esperar y ver si la cigüeña hace una entrega.

Ja ha tenido varios hijos, por lo que naturalmente tenía algunos consejos para Ashanti y Nelly sobre la mejor manera de criar a su pequeño, suponiendo que realmente hay uno.

Por cierto, Ja Rule también está esperando, pero no a un pequeño ser humano, sino el lanzamiento de su primer álbum en más de una década.

Nos dijo que los fans pueden esperar un proyecto que recuerda a "todos" sus sonidos anteriores.

Another week has come and gone at TMZ -- and best believe we covered all the big hits in Hollywood on our shows ... which ran the gamut from serious to downright fun(ny).

Kicking things off with 'TMZ Live,' we dove right in on the newest Alec Baldwin news -- namely, that he's being recharged in the ongoing 'Rust' criminal case ... from which he was absolved for a while -- that is, until Friday ... when he got with new charges again.

Harvey and Charles were asking the obvious question -- what changed between them dropping the initial charges and this new one ... and they think they have an idea.

Over on the 'TMZ on TV' side of things ... the gang talked about these new hints that Justin Timberlake's dropping new music, and seems to be calling his album a certain title.

We did some digging and pieced together what that may be -- but the larger takeaway here is ... JT needs this one to do it big, 'cause he's kinda been slacking in the hits department.

Last but not least ... we come to 'TMZ Sports,' where Babcock and Mojo chopped it up with none other than Rob Gronkowski -- who says he's ready to rage ahead of the Super Bowl.

Gwen Stefani's looks over the years are simply B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

Here is a 35-year-old version of the blonde beauty rockin' her iconic red lip after receiving her "Most Downloaded Song of All Time" award for her song "Hollaback Girl" back in 2005 (left). This was just a year after the hit banger went viral worldwide.

And, 19 years later the punk-rock princess is still lookin' red-hot -- recently being inducted into the Orange County Hall of Fame (right).

With the latest announcement of her and her No Doubt band members heading to Coachella '24, one can only hope they'll have you feelin' hella good ... and keep on dancin'!

The question is ...