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The-Dream is facing a number of troubling allegations -- including sexual battery, abuse and trafficking -- in a new lawsuit from a woman who claims she was his former protégé.

The artist -- who is best known for writing music for Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Mariah Carey, not to mention his own music -- is being sued by Chanaaz Mangroe, who claims the producer lured her into a relationship with false promises of launching her singing career but ended up subjecting her to "violent sexual acts and vicious psychological torture."

Per the docs, obtained by TMZ, Mangroe -- who says she was raised in the Netherlands -- was thrilled when The-Dream offered to sponsor the extension of her work visa in 2014 ... allowing her to further grow her career in the U.S.

Jennifer Lopez has had a rough time lately with all the negativity in her life ... but she's coming back with a vengeance, scoring big streaming numbers with her new Netflix film.

The singer/actress stars as Atlas Shepherd -- a data analyst distrustful of Artificial Intelligence -- in the Sci-Fi thriller "Atlas" ... and, according to Variety, the movie is beating the competition when it comes to viewership despite terrible reviews.

The trade reports that "Atlas" ran away with the most streams for the six-day period beginning May 24 -- when the movie dropped -- to May 30.

American singer and songwriter Cheyenne Kimball was just 15 years old when she got her big break with her hit song "Hanging On" back in 2006 and starred in her own MTV reality series "Cheyenne."

The catchy song which was part of her debut album, "The Day Has Come," topped the Billboard Hot 100 and was a favorite amongst millennials.

From 2008 to 2011, Kimball was a member of Gloriana -- a country music band that opened for Taylor Swift's Fearless Tour in 2009.

"I'm holding on TODAY! And nothing's gonna stop me anyway!"

Kanye West's ex-executive/personal assistant claims he gave her the boot after sending her vile sexual texts and videos.

Lauren Pisciotta says in her lawsuit, she was an OnlyFans model who posted a bunch of bikini and lingerie pics and was super successful -- making $1 mil a year.

Kanye hired Lauren in July 2021, after meeting her when he was putting together his fashion line. She says she also collaborated with him and worked with him on 3 songs on "Donda."

Brother Marquis -- a longtime member of 2 Live Crew -- has died ... TMZ has learned.

The rapper passed away Monday -- this according to the group's official social media accounts ... which noted he "went to the upper room." 2LC's manager confirmed his death to us, but didn't have any further details on the cause or manner.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ however that the death appears to be natural, and there isn't foul play suspected.

Sean Kingston has officially been booked in the Broward County jail ... more than a week after his South Florida home was raided by cops.

The rapper/singer -- as well as his mother -- have been charged with defrauding companies and people of over a million dollars worth of goods and services. The singer was originally arrested on May 23 at Fort Irwin ... but agreed to be extradited to Florida.

His mother Janice was arrested the same day ... getting taken into custody amid the raids on her son's rental home.

Madonna is making moves to get a lawsuit over her late concert start times thrown outta court ... and in the process, she's taking shots at the men who are suing her.

The singer is facing a class action lawsuit accusing her of starting her concerts late, but now she's firing back ... arguing her real fans know she always takes the stage well after the scheduled start time.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Madonna says her stans understand how her concerts work ... namely, she runs late and the time printed on her concert tickets is NOT an indication of when she will actually take the stage.

Bebe Rexha once again got pelted with stuff onstage at her latest gig -- but this time, she wasn't having it ... getting the troublemakers kicked out pronto -- and we've got the clip!

The singer was rocking out to one of her hits in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Saturday when she suddenly stopped the music to call out a guy for allegedly throwing stuff at her and wrecking the show for everyone ... this before having security boot him out.

In footage obtained by TMZ, you can hear Bebe's frustration as she tells the guy cops have been called ... telling him it didn't have to come to this, but his behavior left her no choice.

Adele may have prematurely gone off on a fan at her Las Vegas show for perceived homophobic remarks ... at least that's what people are saying in light of this new footage.

ICYMI ... the singer popped off in a profanity-laced rant after one attendee at her Vegas residency seemingly shouted, "Pride sucks." Adele was quick to defend the LGTBQ+ month of celebration ... telling the concertgoer to stay silent if they had nothing nice to say.

However, new footage from the concert shows the attendee actually may have said something far less antagonistic. Check it out ... Adele is chatting with the crowd about her unconventional work week when someone seems to shout out ... "Work sucks."

Taylor Swift powered through some serious rain during her "Eras" tour performance in France this weekend -- and so did her fans, which TayTay appreciated ... and made known too.

The pop star shouted out the Swifties Sunday who wouldn't stop dancing during the concert at the Groupama Stadium in Lyon -- despite the immense amount of rain.

Here's what she said ... "So it looks like we have officially had a rain show tonight, this is a rain show for sure. And that is set, that is permanent because it doesn’t matter if it rains again, it really did rain during this show."

Justin Timberlake's always looking out for his fans ... slamming the brakes on his show in Texas to point out one who seemingly needed medical assistance.

The singer-songwriter hit the stage at the Moody Center -- an arena at the University of Texas at Austin -- Saturday night ... and, during his show, he stopped and shouted for the house lights to come up.

Check out the video of the incident ... Justin apologizes to the crowd for pausing the show before pointing at a fan he says is about five rows from the stage who desperately needs assistance.

Rick Ross' Car & Bike Show didn't go as well as planned, it seems ... 'cause a ton of people online are blasting the event's organization -- and demanding refunds.

The rapper's annual car and bike show took place yesterday in Fayetteville, Georgia, and -- from pics Rick posted -- it seems like the event went off without a hitch. Lots of smiling, hugging and laughing with one of the biggest names in hip hop.

But, fans on social media are telling a totally different story ... claiming the car show totally ran them over!

Taylor Swift's French definitely doesn't have to be pardoned ... 'cause she said a few words pretty perfectly while directing attention to a fan in need.

The singer-songwriter was onstage during her show in Lyon, France ... when she points to a member of the audience and asks if they need help. Clearly, they give her some kinda "yes" -- 'cause she says a few words to have someone rush to them.

Listen to the clip for yourself ... Tay clearly asks for help -- with a nice little please to boot -- while speaking some pretty dang good French before pausing the show until she's satisfied someone's on their way -- adding the person in need's right in the front of her audience.

Shania Twain shared a magical mess-up from a recent show ... tweeting out a vid of her belting out her song into a prop instead of a microphone.

The singer-songwriter shared the clip Sunday capturing the gaffe ... and, it all starts in the middle of her song "(If You’re Not in It for Love) I’m Outta Here!"

She's holding an object in each hand -- in one, the mic and in the other a long prop that kinda looks like a magician's wand ... and, she pulls the wrong one to her face mid-song.

Adele doesn't play around when it comes to her support of the LGBTQ+ community – and one of her concertgoers found that out the hard way after mouthing off about Pride month.

The singer was performing onstage at the Las Vegas Colosseum at Caesars Palace Saturday night when someone in the crowd shouted, "Pride sucks." As you know, Pride kicked off June 1 and it runs all month, commemorating the LGBTQ+ community.

Sitting at her piano, Adele became enraged by the diss, directing her venom at the person who made the comment.

Kylie and Kendall Jenner know how to party ... belting out Billie Eilish lyrics and pounding a couple cold ones in a new video posted to social media.

The video went up on Kylie's IG Saturday ... showing her and her older sis as they sing along to Billie's hit song, "L’Amour de Ma Vie" from her newest album. And, ya gotta watch the clip 'cause the ladies have the best time while it plays.

The duo sing along to the lyrics, bouncing around in their seats ... and, even sipping on what look like a couple of Estrella Galicia beers -- nothing like a little buzz to get the party going!