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Comedian Matt Rife is exploring his legal options after comedian Nima Yamini made claims that he performed sexual favors in exchange for fame and fortune.

In case you missed it -- Nima alleged he and Matt were promised fame and fortune by two Hollywood executives, but only if they performed fellatio on them. Nima says he refused but alleges Rife stayed behind and did the deed.

'Euphoria' star Nika King, who plays Zendaya's mom, Leslie, on the show, is speaking out after she joked that she couldn't pay her rent due to the show's filming delays.

Lupita Nyong'o and Joshua Jackson couldn't keep their hands off each other while on her birthday trip down Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

Lupita and Joshua have been inseparable since they were first spotted together at a concert in L.A. back in October. Looks like they're officially an item!

Plus, Ariana Grande's new album 'Eternal Sunshine,' is officially out and people are saying she may be hinting that her ex-husband, Dalton Gomez, cheated on her in one of the tracks.

Antonio Brown está cambiando a la ex esposa de Tom Brady por la novia de Travis Kelce, pues el polémico ex superestrella de la NFL ha lanzado una campaña de troleo sobre Taylor Swift.

Antonio Brown, que tiene cero filtro cuando se trata de su presencia en redes, compartió el viernes lo que parece ser una foto generada por IA de sí mismo con una camiseta de los Steelers besándose con la superestrella del pop, diciendo: "Muévete Jizelle, ¿de qué están hablando estos Swifties? #CTESPN"

Brown fue incesantemente tras Gisele Bundchen en las redes sociales tras su divorcio del ex quarterback el año pasado, publicando fotos editadas de los dos juntos para insinuar que él era el responsable de su separación.

Tan recientemente como la semana pasada, se refirió a la ex pareja después de que Gisele confirmara su relación con Joaquim Valente, compartiendo una foto real del receptor y la modelo abrazándose después de ganar el Super Bowl en 2021.

Pero, parece que ha terminado con Gisele, al menos por ahora, porque su último post ha causado un gran revuelo y muchos de sus seguidores le están advirtiendo que los Swifties inevitablemente se unirán para asegurarse de que se arrepienta de su jugada.

Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin are reportedly engaged -- and not just that ... but, apparently, they've been set to be married for years.

According to multiple outlets, the Coldplay singer popped the question to the actress a while back ... although it's unclear exactly when he might've gotten on bended knee. Some reports suggest he might've popped the question as far back as 2020, if not earlier.

These same reports go on to suggest the couple are in no rush to get hitched -- doesn't sound like there's any concrete plan on setting a date and saying 'I do.' So, they're chillin'.

One report even goes so far as to suggest that Chris' ex-wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, is fully on board with them getting married ... which jibes with how she and Dakota interact in public ... they're pretty chummy.

Of course, Dakota's also been playing stepmom to Chris and Gwyneth's two kids, Apple, 19, and son Moses, 17 -- and GP's even been super open about how their love for their kids keeps their co-parenting relationship strong post-divorce, which came two years after their "conscious uncoupling" back in 2014.

As for Chris and Dakota, they've been linked since 2017, with a brief bump in the road in 2019, when they briefly split. They got back together, of course, and have been happily dating ever since ... but with this new update, it seems they've been fiancé/fiancée to one another.

Dakota might've been telegraphing this all along she's been spotted bling on her ring finger in recent years -- and some reports suggest that it was an engagement ring after all.

Joe Budden is predicting further doomsday across the hip hop music industry -- especially when it comes to pushing female rappers -- but Bktherula is telling the podcast king to PIPE DOWN and let the ladies flourish!!!

Save for Latto, Flo Milli and a few others, Joe confidently stated the window of opportunities is closing for their competition ... a total insult to BK when we asked her about the topic Thursday at Litt Live in H'wood.

Bk's been on the scene for a few years, racking up millions of plays for her music. She raps, she sings, she rages -- and completely shut down JB's scorching hot takes ... basically calling his viewpoints on the female artists out-of-touch.

She backed her points by highlighting Billboard's Women In Music awards from this week, which Ice Spice, GloRilla and a studious Saweetie were all a part of, as further proof JB is off the mark.

In the recent JBP episode "Means To An End," JB clarified his hot take by adding more flames to the discussion -- Joe says only the crème de la crème of artists will rise to the top because the music industry has let it be known that all humans are expendable.

There's been a ton of industry layoffs this year -- and it's only March!!!

It's clear Joe set BK off ... she's been on a more spacey vibe leading up to her "LVL5" album dropping next week.

Ariana Grande puede haber arrojado nueva luz sobre su divorcio con Dalton Gómez, insinuando fuertemente que podría haberle sido infiel en una nueva canción, al menos, si las letras son una indicación de algo.

La estrella del pop lanzó su último álbum "Eternal Sunshine" el viernes y en la canción titular, ella se refiere a un hombre que jugó con ella, y la forma en que dice que sucedió fue a través de la mentira y aparentemente también el engaño.

Así es como dice uno de los versos: "Nunca he visto a alguien mentir como tú // Tanto, que incluso tú empiezas a creer que es verdad // Así que ahora jugamos nuestras escenas separadas // Ahora, ahora ella está en mi cama, mm-mm, acostada en tu pecho // Ahora estoy en mi cabeza, preguntándome cómo termina".

Ariana continúa cantando: "Showed you all my demons, all my lies // Yet you played me like Atari // Now it's like I'm lookingin' in the mirror // Hope you feel alright when you're in her. Encontré a un buen chico y está de mi lado".

A primera vista, Ari parece estar acusando directamente a Dalton, el hombre con el que estaba casada y cuya relación antecede inmediatamente a este gran álbum.

Del mismo modo, ella también parece estar refiriéndose a su actual novio Ethan Slater, como el "chico bueno".

Si se refiere a un supuesto engaño por parte de Dalton en esta canción, entonces se podría argumentar que Ariana está tratando de ajustar la narrativa sobre cómo terminaron las cosas con su ex marido y cómo comenzó su romance con Ethan. Recuerden, ella fue infamemente etiquetada como una "rompehogares" por parte de los fans e incluso la ex esposa de Ethan, Lilly Jay, insinuó que Ari se había abalanzado sobre su esposo.

No mucho después de que se supo la noticia, Ethan puso fin oficialmente a su matrimonio. Desde que se hizo pública su relación con Ari, los dos han sido prácticamente inseparables.

En octubre, Ariana y Dalton resolvieron oficialmente su divorcio. Dalton no ha sido nombrado en todo el asunto y ha seguido adelante con otras damas después de Ari.

Es interesante que ahora Ariana esté aparentemente acusando a Dalton de estar con otra persona mientras estaban juntos. Habíamos oído de fuentes con conocimiento en la materia de que su matrimonio se vino abajo después del COVID debido a problemas de programación, con Ari volviendo a reanudar su agenda de A-lister.

Ahora, sin embargo, parece que hay un nuevo elemento en la mezcla, al menos desde el punto de vista de Ari.

Antonio Brown is shifting his focus from Tom Brady's ex-wife to Travis Kelce's girlfriend ... 'cause the controversial former NFL superstar has launched a trolling campaign on Taylor Swift.

AB -- who has zero filter when it comes to his online presence -- dropped what appears to be an AI-generated pic of himself in a Steelers jersey making out with the pop superstar on Friday ... saying, "Move over Jizelle, what these Swifties talkin bout? #CTESPN"

Brown incessantly went after Gisele Bundchen on social media following his former quarterback's divorce last year ... posting edited photos of the two together to insinuate he was responsible for their split.

As recently as last week, he targeted the former couple after Gisele confirmed her relationship with Joaquim Valente ... sharing a real picture of the receiver and model hugging after winning the Super Bowl in 2021.

But, it seems like he's done with Gisele -- at least for the time being -- 'cause he's caused quite a stir with his latest post ... and a lot of his followers are warning him the Swifties will inevitably team together to make sure he regrets the move.

Swift and AI have had a rough relationship lately -- as we previously reported, a ton of weirdos flooded social media with fake X-rated content featuring the "Anti-Hero" artist ... so yeah, this ain't gonna sit well with the fanbase one bit.

Chloe and Halle Bailey have a bond that can't be broken -- which is probably why the older sibling here says it was no issue keeping her little sister's pregnancy a secret.

We caught up with sister duo at Essence mag's pre-Oscar gala on Thursday -- and Halle couldn't help but blush and gush about her newborn baby boy Halo, whom she shares with boyfriend DDG ... who was enjoying fatherhood as we spoke with Mama Bear.

Just check out the video DDG threw up recently ... showing him goofing around with the kid.

Anyway, back to Halle -- our photog asked if Halle's musical talents have transferred over to the baby just yet ... and based on her reaction, it sounds like it might be too early to tell.

So, instead ... we lobbed her a softball, asking how motherhood was going -- and HB told us it was great. Chloe, however, gave us a little more insight into her sister's pregnancy ... which sorta flew under the radar (although, not really).

Nonetheless, we asked Chloe if was difficult keeping everything under wraps for Halle -- and she told us it was actually a breeze. Halle herself addressed this as well during her remarks at the event ... and said she had no obligation to share her pregnancy with the world.

Damian Lillard's a must-have commodity for GloRilla, after the rapper pulled up from 40 feet to shoot her shot at the reigning NBA All-Star MVP!!!

TMZ caught up with Dame in Bev. Hills on Thursday ahead of his Bucks face-off against the Lakers and asked if he was even aware that Glo wanted to be on what he was on.

After Dame led the highest-scoring ASG ever with 39 points, Big Glo squeezed in a photo op and instantly marked her territory ... and threatened to hard foul anyone who attempted to score on her future man!!!

The way her "Yeah Glo!" hit has been on the rise, it doesn't sound like Glo's taking no for an answer, either.

Judging from Dame's ear-to-ear grin, he's aware the Memphis rapper wants him bad ... no comment if he's already taken her up on her offer!!! 🤐

Dame Time may not have clocked GloRilla just yet -- but his new Milwaukee teammates are feeling the love ... after he upgraded everyone's wrists with gold watches from his Tissot line on the team plane.

Ariana Grande may have shed new light on her divorce from Dalton Gomez ... at least that's what some fans think after hearing her new song, which appears to suggest infidelity.

The pop star dropped her latest album, "Eternal Sunshine," on Friday ... and in the titular song, she calls out a man whom she says played her -- and the way she says that happened was through lying and apparent cheating.

Here's how one telling verse goes ... "I've never seen someone lie like you do // So much, even you start to think it's true // So now we play our separate scenes // Now, now she's in my bed, mm-mm, layin' on your chest // Now I'm in my head, wonderin' how it ends."

Ariana continues to sing ... "Showed you all my demons, all my lies // Yet you played me like Atari // Now it's like I'm lookin' in the mirror // Hope you feel alright when you're in her
I found a good boy and he's on my side."

On its face, Ari seems to be accusing an ex here -- although it's not entirely clear which one -- but many suspect she's perhaps pointing the finger at Dalton ... y'know, since that was her last big relationship. She was only married to the dude, after all.

Inversely, she also appears to be referencing her current BF, Ethan Slater, as the "good boy" -- again, that's how some of her fans are taking this ... with some interpreting the words literally and trying to apply it to her real life. Understandable ... artists do that sometimes.

If she is, in fact getting at alleged cheating in this song -- on Dalton's part -- then you could argue this is Ariana trying to tweak the narrative over how things ended with DG and how her romance with Ethan started. Remember, she was infamously labeled a "homewrecker" by fans ... and even Ethan's ex-wife, Lilly Jay, implied Ari had swooped in on her hubby.

Not long after the news broke ... Ethan officially pulled the plug on his marriage. Since word of his and Ari's relationship went public -- the two of them have been virtually inseparable.

By October, Ariana and Dalton had officially settled their divorce. Dalton's been mum on the whole thing ... and in the aftermath of Ari, he's already moved on with other ladies.

It's interesting that fans now seem to think Ariana might be shifting the blame a bit -- that is, if you're taking her words to heart and projecting it onto Gomez ... which some certainly are.

We'd heard from sources with knowledge that their marriage fell apart in a post-COVID world due to scheduling issues, and Ari resuming being an A-lister. Now, however ... some are hearing another possibility -- but TBH, they might be reaching a bit on this one.

Fact is ... Ari's lyrics are up to interpretation -- as is the case with all music -- and while it's understandable why some might be perceiving this as a shot at Dalton ... it very well might be about something else entirely. In fact, she's spoken fondly of him in recent interviews.

Ariana recently did an interview with Zach Sang to plug the new album -- and she alluded to the fact that she wasn't holding any hate in her heart over previous relationships ... and that she wasn't carrying anything negative onto this new album of hers -- which suggests there's no ill will at Dalton at all. Eye of the beholder, we suppose ... that's how these things go.

Bueno, eso fue rápido.

Apenas unas horas después de aterrizar en Singapur con un grupo de amigos, Travis Kelce estaba bien plantado en uno de los palcos de Taylor Swift para bailar al ritmo de uno de sus mayores éxitos, en el marco de la gira "Eras".

Mira el video filmado por un fan al interior del Estadio Nacional, donde Kelce se ve gozando en su asiento mientras Taylor canta "Look What You Made Me Do" sobre el escenario.

La estrella de los Kansas City Chiefs aparece balanceándose hacia adelante y hacia atrás y moviendo los brazos y las caderas, sin mostrar signos de jet lag a pesar de haber estado volando desde los Estados Unidos al sudeste de Asia solo horas antes.

Los amigos de Kelce también parecían estar disfrutando del concierto. Ross Travis estaba sentado justo a su lado, disfrutando al ritmo de las melodías, mientras que Harry Clark publicó un video de Taylor canturreando con la leyenda "Go Tay Tay".

Y después de todo, Kelce estaba en el escenario esperando a Taylor Swift para plantarle un gran beso de felicitación a la estrella del pop.

Es la segunda vez en las últimas dos semanas que Kelce vuela por el mundo para ver actuar a su novia, primero viajó a Sydney a fines de febrero para apoyarla.

No está claro cuánto tiempo estará Kelce en Singapur para estar con Swift, o si hay algún plan de pasear por el zoológico. Pero ella tiene conciertos programados hasta el sábado por la noche, y con los Chiefs en el medio de su temporada de receso, parece seguro pensar que estará con ella hasta el fin de semana.

Los dos podrían pasar mucho más tiempo juntos después de eso porque Taylor no tiene más conciertos agendados hasta mayo, cuando volverá a los escenarios.

Wolfgang Van Halen is breaking his silence after David Lee Roth attacked him in an angry viral rant 2 months ago ... firing back with some shots of his own.

In a new interview with a local radio station out of Atlanta, the late Eddie Van Halen's son says he's been born into the family drama and feels like David's targeting him now since his dad is no longer alive ... and the guy still seems to have gripes he wants to get off his chest.

Back in January, David Lee Roth erupted on Wolfgang in a bizarre YouTube video, suggesting the only reason WVH was the Van Halen bassist was through nepotism, and accusing Wolfgang of complaining David wasn't paying him enough attention on stage.

DLR said, "This f***ing kid, he's complaining the entire tour like I'm not paying enough attention to him on stage. Like Santa Claus coming down the chimney and popping out on Christmas with nobody paying attention."

Wolfgang now says he's honored David thinks about him enough to make a YouTube video about him ... adding DLR is full of crap for suggesting he wrote Eddie's solos and came up with Eddie's famous Frankenstein guitar.

David also accused Wolfgang of trying to teach him a lesson by getting two of his female guests kicked out of a show at the Hollywood Bowl ... but Wolfgang says folks should take everything David says with a grain of salt.

Selena Gomez se puso muy cariñosa en el saludo de cumpleaños a su novio Benny Blanco en Instagram, quien cumple 36 años.

La actriz y cantante no se contuvo ni un poco, compartiendo todos los detalles de por qué es tan especial para ella, e incluso dejó caer la bomba, por no hablar de un montón de fotos y clips donde aparecen besándose y muy juntos.

En el pie de foto ella dice: "¡Feliz cumpleaños bebé! Tu resistencia emocional, tu disposición positiva, tu increíble talento (que me deja boquiabierta), tu innegable humor y tu corazón cariñoso y amable me matan. Te amo @itsbennyblanco 🎂🥹".

Benny Blanco lo mantuvo corto y simple, respondiendo en los comentarios con una ráfaga de emojis enamorados, ¡que honestamente lo dicen todo!

En cuanto a las fotos y clips en sí, Selena aparece acurrucada con su novio y productor musical, dando una bonita vista de cómo son una pareja normal y corriente.

Desde que Selena y Blanco se hicieron oficiales en IG en diciembre, no han sido tímidos a la hora de mostrar su amor y, además de las redes sociales, también han asistido juntos a premios y eventos deportivos como una pareja.

También fueron vistos en Disney's California Adventure en Anaheim en enero, donde pudimos ver por primera vez la diferencia de altura de la pareja. Benny es un poco más bajo que su novia, pero está claro que esas pequeñas cosas no le importan a Selena.

If Francis Ngannou pulls off the upset win over Anthony Joshua on Friday, perhaps nobody will be happier than Drake -- 'cause the rapper just bet a small fortune on the UFC fighter to get the dub!!

Drizzy showed off his betting slip on his Instagram page just hours before the match goes down ... revealing he put a whopping $615,000 on Ngannou to beat Joshua in a boxing match in Saudi Arabia.

If it hits, Drake stands to make a ton of cash -- $1,906,500 to be exact -- and based on his IG caption, he seems confident it will all actually happen.

"Betting on a scary man," Drake said.

The fight will be just the second pro boxing one of Ngannou's career -- but, given how the first one went against Tyson Fury back in October, many think he can actually win it.

You'll recall, Ngannou -- the former UFC heavyweight champ -- roughed up Fury for most of their bout ... but lost in a controversial split decision.

One loss aside, Ngannou's seemed super confident in the leadup to this next fight -- and Drake appears to be believing the bravado.

Well, that didn't take long.

Just hours after landing in Singapore with a gaggle of his buds ... Travis Kelce was firmly planted in a box suite for Taylor Swift's "Eras" tour show -- dancing his face off to at least one of her biggest hits!!

Check out video shot by a fan inside National Stadium ... as Taylor was belting out "Look What You Made Me Do" onstage -- Kelce was getting after it in his seat.

The Kansas City Chiefs star swayed back and forth as he thrust his arms and hips over and over again ... showing no signs of jet lag, this despite flying from the U.S. to Southeast Asia just hours earlier.

Kelce's pals seemed to be enjoying the concert too ... Ross Travis was sitting right by his side groovin' to the tunes -- while Harry Clark posted a vid of Taylor crooning with the caption, "Go Tay Tay."

Afterward, Kelce was waiting for Swift stageside so he could plant a big ole' congratulatory kiss on the pop star.

It's the second time in the last couple weeks that Kelce has flown across the world to watch his girlfriend perform ... in late February, he jetted to Sydney to support her down under.

It's unclear how long Kelce will be in Singapore to be with Swift -- or if any zoo dates are in the works. But she's slated to perform through Saturday night, and with the Chiefs in the middle of their offseason, it seems like a safe bet he'll be around for the weekend.

The two could spend significantly more time together after that as well ... because following her Singapore shows, she's not slated to return to the stage again 'til May.

Selena Gomez went all mushy-gushy with a sizzling birthday shoutout on IG ... celebrating her BF Benny Blanco's 36th in style.

The actress/singer didn't hold back one bit in her post, dropping the L-bomb and spilling all the deets about what makes him so damn special to her -- not to mention a bunch of PDA-packed snaps and clips together.

She gushes in the caption, "Happy birthday baby! Your emotional endurance, positive disposition, unbelievable talent (that blows me away), undeniable humor and loving, kind heart absolutely kill me. I love you @itsbennyblanco 🎂🥹."

BB kept it short and simple ... responding in the comments with a flurry of loved-up emojis, which honestly said it all!

As for the pics/clips themselves, Selena's all cuddled up with her music producer boo, stealing kisses left and right ... and giving cute insight into them just being a normal, everyday couple.

Ever since S & B went IG official back in December, they haven't been shy about showing off their love -- and, besides social media, they've also been hitting up award shows and sports events as a duo.

They were also spotted at Disney's California Adventure in Anaheim, CA in Jan ... where we caught the first glimpse of the pair's height difference -- BB's a bit shorter than his GF, but clearly little things like that don't matter to Selena.

British Virgin Islands singer and songwriter Iyaz was 21 years old when he rose to fame -- and reached millions across the world -- when he topped the charts with his debut album "Replay" back in 2009.

The viral song has 867 million listens on Spotify and peaked at #2 on Billboard's Hot 100. His other catchy tunes include "Solo," "Pretty Girls," and he also sang on the track "We Are The World 25 For Haiti".

Iyaz will be joining Usher, Janet Jackson, Snoop Dogg and other hot stars for the Lovers & Friends music festival this summer.

"Shawty's like a melody in my head that I can't keep out, got me singling na-na-na-na every day!"