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¡Los looks de Nick Carter a lo largo de los años son tu único deseo!

Aquí tenemos a un fresco Nick posando a los 14 años para una sesión de fotos de los Backstreet Boys, luciendo un corte muy atrevido en Nueva York en 1995 (izquierda). Eso fue unos años antes de que la canción "I Want It That Way" se convirtiera en un éxito mundial.

Y, casi 3 décadas después, el Sr. Carter, que celebra hoy su cumpleaños 44, se ha tomó una selfie recientemente donde luces sus ojos azules en pleno vuelo.

La pregunta aquí es ...

Nick Carter's looks over the years are your one desiiiiire!

Here is a fresh-faced Nick posing at 14 years old for a Backstreet Boys photoshoot -- looking oh so bold with his bowl cut in NYC back in 1995 (left). This was just a few years before the boy-bander's hit song "I Want It That Way" became a worldwide banger!

And, nearly 3 decades later Mr. Carter -- who's celebrating his 44th birthday today -- recently snapped a sweet selfie showcasing those baby blues mid-flight!

Yes, his angles are still hittin' just right, but the question here is ...

7:19 PM PT -- Sergio's trying to clear up his statements ... saying he loves Nicki and Megan, and the comments he made during Minaj's IG Live were "taken the wrong way." He added he didn't mean to mock anyone, and apologized to those people he may have offended.

Nicki Minaj has a controversial ally in her war against Megan Thee Stallion ... Vogue's entertainment director.

Here's the deal ... Nicki took to Instagram Live Friday, to fire back after Meg seemed to diss NM and her husband Kenneth Petty on her new track "Hiss."

Tons of people were commenting on the vid ... including Sergio Kletnoy -- a user with almost 60k social media followers who's also Vogue's entertainment director.

Among his duties ... booking all celeb interviews and photo shoots for the mag and all its video franchises -- basically, saying he's the main point of contact for getting celebs to work with Vogue which makes his comments about Meg, a shooting victim, pretty dicey.

The ones we've seen ... a series of foot emojis, clearly in reference to MTS' shooting at the hands of Tory Lanez followed by "Not 'fragment foot' lol not even a whole foot?" Nicki called Megan a "bullet fragment foot bitch" during the session.

Another interesting note about these comments ... Nicki was on the cover of Vogue just two months ago -- which seems like it would've been set up by Kletnoy based on his duties -- and the duo have taken a pic together as well.

As we previously reported ... the two rappers have been going back and forth since the release of "Hiss" with Nicki even cracking a joke about Megan's mother who passed away in 2019.

We've reached out to Vogue for comment ... so far, no word back.

Pharell Williams' life story is coming together brick by brick -- literally in this case ... 'cause he's collabing with LEGO to bring the vision to life.

The 50-year-old superproducer announced the big news Friday ... saying he's partnering with the toy giant to tell his tale -- and sharing a first look at the poster for the movie!

Check it out -- Williams' LEGO self's got his trademark camouflage on and looks ready to dominate the studio, the stage or the fashion industry ... the definition of a triple threat, one for each brick of his body!

Williams added a low-key emotional caption to the post ... saying he never dreamed he'd have his story told in LEGO when he was playing with the crazy popular toy as just a youngin'. Williams also shared the name of the film -- "Piece By Piece" -- so clearly no pun's going unused.

It's a pretty unique idea -- tons of people are having their stories told in movie form like Priscilla Presley, Diana Nyad, Leonard Bernstein, Robert Oppenheimer, Jose M. Hernandez ... and those are just from the last year alone.

But, not many filmmakers are going the animated route ... something the company behind the production, Focus Features, is crediting Williams entirely with conceiving.

Basically, in a joint press release with Williams ... Focus explains PW came to them with the idea five years ago -- and they've been building the project (pun very much intended) as a team ever since.

Taylor Swift junkies can't get their fix ... 'cause she's totally unfindable on X -- and AI-generated NSFW images might just be the cause.

Fans of the mega-popular hitmaker woke up Saturday to what we can only assume is on the list of their worst nightmares -- an error message when trying to search her name on the social media network.

It's a short error message, not big on details ... but the gist of it is clear -- no Taylor Swift news on the app formerly known as Twitter.

While it's not totally clear why this is happening, it's a pretty good guess it has to do with AI pornographic images that went viral on the site earlier in the week ... images that whipped Swifites into a frenzy.

As we previously reported ... renderings featuring the 34-year-old billionaire flooded X all week -- showing a fake Swift in different graphic sexual situations. Some people relished in the pics, but Swift's supporters took a different tact ... telling people not share the pics.

It got so big, even the White House got involved ... with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre saying the Biden administration is alarmed at the pics -- and they'll be pushing Congress to pass laws against it.

Seems like a lot of social media sites are being mindful of Taylor's image/security these days ... a popular Instagram account that documented the movement of T-Swift's jet was shut down just last month.

While we don't know exactly why that happened, we do know Taylor's had issues with stalkers in the past -- so it's possible social media companies are very aware of those issues.

Los adictos a Taylor Swift no podrán conseguir su dosis de la cantante, pues esta se encuentra totalmente inencontrable en este momento en X y las imágenes generadas a través de la inteligencia artificial podrían ser la causa.

Los fans de Taylor se despertaron con lo que podemos suponer está en la lista de sus peores pesadillas, esto es, con un mensaje de error al intentar buscar su nombre en la red.

Es un mensaje de error corto, sin muchos detalles, pero lo esencial está claro: no hay noticias de Taylor Swift en la aplicación antes conocida como Twitter.

Si bien no está totalmente claro por qué pasa esto, una suposición bastante clara tiene que ver con las imágenes pornográficas generadas a través de IA que se hicieron virales a principios de la semana y que pusieron en alerta a los Swifties.

Como informamos anteriormente, renders de la cantante de 34 años, inundaron X durante toda la semana, en donde ella aparece en diferentes situaciones sexuales gráficas. Algunas personas disfrutaron de las fotos, pero los partidarios de Swift tuvieron un trato diferente, pidiéndole a la gente que no compartiera las fotos.

El asunto alcanzó tal magnitud que incluso la Casa Blanca se involucró en el asunto. La secretaria de prensa Karine Jean-Pierre declaró que la administración Biden está alarmada por las fotos y que presionará al Congreso para que apruebe leyes en contra de ellas.

Parece que muchos sitios de redes sociales están siendo conscientes de la imagen de Taylor y su seguridad por estos días. Una popular cuenta de Instagram que documentó el movimiento del jet de T-Swift fue cerrada el mes pasado.

Aunque no sabemos exactamente por qué sucedió, sabemos que Taylor ha tenido problemas con los acosadores en el pasado, por lo que es posible que las empresas de las redes sociales estén muy conscientes de estos problemas.

Nicki Minaj no está bromeando con su bronca hacia Megan Thee Stallion, lanzando una broma sobre la madre de Megan que falleció hace unos años.

Esta es la cuestión, la rapera de 41 años, utilizó la plataforma de streaming Stationhead el viernes para lanzar unos dardos más en contra de Meg, la guinda de la torta de un día lleno de ida y vueltas entre las dos iconos del rap.

El despotrique comenzó bastante estándar, diciendo que abandonó a DaBaby y Tory Lanez en su propio interés e incluyó a su madre en esa categoría también.

Minaj luego amplió, añadiendo: "Será mejor que vayas a conjurar a tu madre y pedir disculpas. Eso es asqueroso".

La elección de las palabras es importante aquí, porque la mamá de Megan Thee Stallion falleció de cáncer cerebral en marzo de 2019, y Megan ha hablado un montón sobre cómo su madre la influenció.

Si volvemos al 2021, cuando aceptó el premio Glamour Woman of the Year con lágrimas en los ojos, dijo: "Quiero agradecer a mi mamá porque ella me enseñó a ser la mujer que soy", así que, este insulto de Nicki estaba destinado a pegarle a Megan más profundamente.

En cuanto a por qué lo dijo, Nicki pareció responder a esa pregunta en cierta medida, recordándole a los fans de Megan que su familia es constantemente un "foco" de la crítica, y ella está claramente harta de eso.

Como informamos, este round estalló cuando Megan, al parecer, hizo referencia al marido de Nicki, Kenneth Petty, en su nueva canción "Hiss", al mencionar la "Ley de Megan" que muchos interpretaron como una crítica a los problemas legales de Petty.

Nicki respondió sacando un rap que consiguió que "#Bigfoot" fuera tendencia en las redes, pero claramente quería hacer más que eso. Por cierto, los fans están un poco divididos sobre el comentario de Nicki sobre la madre de Meg. Aunque muchos parecen sentir que fue demasiado lejos.

En pocas palabras, esta bronca está empezando a ser muy fea y la pelota está en el campo de Megan.

Nicki Minaj’s not messing around in her beef with Megan Thee Stallion ... cracking a joke about MTS’ mother who passed away a few years ago.

Here's the deal ... the 41-year-old hopped on the streaming platform Stationhead Friday to take a few more shots at MTS -- the culmination of a day full of back-and-forth between the two rap icons.

The rant started off pretty standard -- saying Megan threw people under the bus like DaBaby and Tory Lanez ... and she included Thee Stallion's mother in that category as well.

Minaj then expanded, adding, "You better go conjure up your mother and apologize. That's disgusting."

The choice of words is important here ... cause MTS' mom passed away from brain cancer back in March 2019, and Megan's talked a ton about how her mother influenced her.

Back in 2021 -- while accepting the Glamour Woman of the Year award with tears streaming down her face -- she said, "I want to thank my mom because she taught me how to be the woman that I am" ... so, this Nicki diss was meant to cut Megan deep.

As for why she said it, Nicki seemed to answer that question to some extent ... reminding Megan fans that her family's constantly a "focal point" of criticism -- and she's clearly getting sick of it.

As we reported ... this round of beef popped off when Megan seemed to reference Nicki's husband, Kenneth Petty, in her new track "Hiss" -- making a "Megan's Law" reference that many interpreted as shade toward Petty's legal trouble.

Nicki responded by putting out a rap that got "#Bigfoot" trending ... but clearly wanted to make more of a statement than that. BTW, fans are kinda split on Nickin's comment about Meg's mom -- though a lot seem to feel she went too far.

Bottom line ... this beef's starting to get real nasty -- and the ball's in Megan's court.

Kim Kardashian y Kanye West tuvieron otro frío encuentro en un partido de baloncesto de su hijo el viernes por la noche, y las cámaras captaron todo.

La ex pareja llegó por separado al evento deportivo de Saint, de 8 años, en Los Ángeles, tratando de mantener la distancia el uno del otro, al mismo tiempo que tenían una incómoda interacción.

Echa un vistazo a estas fotos de los paparazzi obtenidas por TMZ. Kim no parece muy feliz mientras parece escuchar algo que le dice el rapero.

Otra imagen muestra a la magnate de SKIMS sentada en la banca con otras personas a su lado, mientras Kanye charlaba con Nick Cannon lejos de ella.

En una tercera imagen, se ve a Kim sentada sola con la mirada seria.

Después del partido de baloncesto, Kim se fue con Saint a cenar algo. Kanye, por supuesto, no fue invitado, y salió del partido solo. Su novia, Bianca Censori, no estaba a la vista.

Recordemos que Kim y Ye hicieron lo mismo la semana pasada en otro partido de Saint.

Como ya informamos, Kim y Kanye han tenido una relación especialmente difícil desde su divorcio en 2022, tras 7 años de matrimonio y cuatro hijos, incluido Saint.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West showed up for another one of their icy encounters at their son's Friday night basketball game -- as the cameras caught almost every chilly moment.

The former couple arrived separately at 8-year-old Saint's sporting event in Los Angeles, trying to keep their distance from one another while also having an awkward interaction.

Check out these paparazzi photos, obtained by TMZ ... Kim does not appear happy while appearing to listen to something the rapper is saying.

Another picture shows the SKIMS mogul sitting on the sidelines mingling with other people next to her ... while Kanye chatted it up with Nick Cannon away from her.

In a third image, Kim is seen sitting all alone in her chair with a serious look on her face.

After the basketball game, Kim left with Saint to go grab some dinner. Kanye, of course, was not invited, and exited the game alone. His boo, Bianca Censori, was nowhere in sight.

Remember, Kim and Ye were doing much of the same at Saint's game last week, too.

As we reported, Kim and Kanye have had an especially rocky relationship since their 2022 divorce after 7 years of marriage and four children together, including Saint.

Aquí vemos a Richard Marx despotricando contra una mujer en la audiencia que gritó cuando estaba tocando una canción, y él no se pudo aguantar y fue tras sus padres.

El cantante, que es conocido en Hollywood por ser un tipo bastante agradable, estaba interpretando su éxito "Angelia" cuando alguien en la multitud comenzó a hablar por encima de la música.

En el video obtenido por TMZ, se escucha a la mujer hablando lo suficientemente fuerte como para ser escuchada por encima de la voz y la guitarra de Rick. Tanto, que otras personas del público intentaron hacerla callar.

Rick parece imperturbable y termina su canción, pero luego aborda el asunto.

Es bastante épico, y dice: "Tengo una genuina curiosidad por saber quién te educó para pensar que cualquier cosa que pudieras gritar es más importante que lo que estábamos haciendo".

Entonces Rick dejó caer el martillo: "¡¡¡Aprenda a tener algunos jodidos modales, señora!!!".

Rick está de gira con Rick Springfield y estaban actuando en Port Chester, Nueva York cuando se produjo el abucheo, y Springfield estaba del lado de Marx.

Suena como que Rick Springfield ya ha lidiado con su cuota de gritones en los últimos años, y dio esta hilarante advertencia: "Voy a ir a tu trabajo y voy a orinar sobre tu escritorio".

Here's Richard Marx tearing into a woman in the audience who screamed out when he was performing a song ... he's not cutting her any slack, and going after her parents.

The singer, who is known around Hollywood as a pretty nice guy, was in the middle of performing his hit "Angelia" when someone in the crowd started talking over the music.

In the video, obtained by TMZ, you hear the woman talking loudly enough to be heard over Rick's vocals and guitar ... and other folks in the audience try to hush her up.

Rick seems unfazed and finishes his song ... then addresses the elephant in the room.

It's pretty epic, Rick says ... "I'm genuinely curious who raised you to think that anything you could yell out was more important than what we were doing."

Then Rick drops the hammer ... "Learn some f***ing manners, lady!!!"

Rick's on tour with Rick Springfield and they were performing in Port Chester, NY when the heckling went down ... and Springfield had Marx's back.

Sounds like RS has dealt with his fair share of hecklers over the years ... and he offers up this hilarious warning ... "I'm going to come to your work and I'm going to pee on your desk!!!"

Chris Young is off the hook in his Tennessee criminal case ... after prosecutors dropped all charges against him.

The country music singer was booked on three misdemeanors – disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and assault on officer offensive contact – after he got into an alleged physical altercation with an agent from the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission at a Nashville bar last Monday night.

But Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk issued a statement Friday, saying he was closing Young's case. Funk wrote, "After a review of all the evidence in this case, the Office of the District Attorney has determined that these charges will be dismissed."

The DA did not specify why he was dismissing the case, but videos surfaced online showing Young doing almost nothing at all during the alleged incident.

You may recall ... Nashville PD accused Young of recording the TABC agents who came into the Tin Roof bar to check the IDs of patrons, making sure they were of age to drink alcohol.

Police said Young then followed the agents to another bar nearby, blocking the door as they tried to leave after again doing an ID check. Young was also accused of pushing one of the agents before getting handcuffed and hauled off to the county jail.

El regreso musical de Justin Timberlake lo pondrá de nuevo en la contienda de la lista A, al menos, esa es la predicción que anhela su productor Larrance Dopson.

TMZ Hip Hop habló con el maestro de "1500 Or Nothing" el miércoles en LAX, en donde se refirió al nuevo álbum de Justin, un proyecto que ha escuchado de primera mano, ¡¡¡porque trabajó en él con Timbaland!!!

El año pasado, Justin bendijo a 1500 or Nothin' con dinero para una beca y su asociación condujo a la creación del álbum.

Les dimos la primicia la semana pasada, Justin Timberlake está listo para lanzar su próximo LP "Everything I Thought I Was", después de recoger todas las marcas registradas, y Rance promete que va a volver al juego con el álbum.

Justin le dio oficialmente el vamos al proyecto el viernes con el single "Selfish", que fue recibido con críticas mixtas en Internet, pero los fans estaban encantados con la interpretación en vivo que hizo en Memphis la semana pasada.

Rance también tuvo tiempo para defender a Drake después de que Yasiin Bey (alias Mos Def) lo echara de la sección del rap, declarando que su música era demasiado happy-go-lucky para ser clasificada como auténtico hip hop.

De acuerdo con Rance, Drake utiliza menos palabras que incluso el anfitrión más hábil y todavía atrae a una audiencia de tamaño pop.

Justin Timberlake's musical comeback will put him back in A-list contention ... at least, that's the prediction his producer Larrance Dopson wants fans to stamp!!!

TMZ Hip Hop spoke with the "1500 Or Nothing" maestro Wednesday at LAX, where he gushed about JT's new album, a project he's heard first-hand -- because he worked on it with Timbaland!!!

Last year, JT blessed 1500 or Nothin's music academy with scholarship money and their partnership was dipped in bronze ... leading up to the album's creation.

We gave you the scoop last week ... JT is set to release his upcoming 6th LP "Everything I Thought I Was" after scooping up all the trademarks -- and Rance promises he's going to blow up the game, again, with the album.

JT officially jumpstarted the project Friday with the lead single "Selfish" -- which was met with fairly mixed reviews online ... but fans were loving the live rendition during his Memphis homecoming concert last week. It just may be a grower, not an instant shower.

Rance also had time to stick up for Drake after Yasiin Bey (a.k.a. Mos Def) kicked him out of rap's b-boy section, declaring his music was too happy-go-lucky to be classified as authentic hip hop.

Later for all the rappity rap talk, according to Rance, who says Drake uses fewer words than even the most skilled MC and still nets a pop-sized audience.

Teyana Taylor says Iman Shumpert's playing dirty in their divorce war, claiming he's slowly shutting down all the utilities in the home where she lives with their 2 children ... TMZ Hip Hop has learned.

In a new court filing, Teyana's attorney says she woke up this month in the Georgia home they used to share, only to discover the WiFi and cable was cut off, and one day later, the water stopped running ... and she's fully laying blame on Iman.

According to the docs, obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, Iman moved out back in October, and shortly thereafter, Iman's brother -- who handles his personal affairs -- told Teyana, Iman intended to shut off the power.

Since then, she claims Iman hasn't paid a cent of child support, or covered any of the kids' expenses ... including food and clothing costs.

With the water, cable and WiFi now gone, Teyana's attorney says they're concerned he's going to follow through and cut off the gas and electricity.

On top of that, Teyana claims Iman left her holding the bag on $200K worth of home renovations he started 3 years ago.

In the docs, she says Iman told her his money is tied up in investments, and proposed she cover the cost and he would reimburse her -- but she's yet to see a penny from him.

Mind you, it's not like Teyana can't afford to turn on any utilities that get shut off -- she's clearly got the cash to handle that, but her attorney's court filing makes it clear ... this is about holding Iman accountable.

Since their divorce is pending, Teyana's attorney points out the court put a standing order in place ... meaning both parties are supposed to maintain the status quo on their home and finances until the divorce is finalized.