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Chris Brown will be tried in the court of public opinion when ID airs its 'History of Violence' documentary about him on October 27 ... a criminal assault on the truth, claims his longtime producer Roccstar!!!

TMZ Hip Hop linked up with Roccstar outside the Living Legends Foundation Awards, and he flat-out thinks Investigation Discovery is making a victim out of Chris Brown with its exposé of alleged behavior.

Roccstar says he's laced 5 Chris Brown albums featuring some of his biggest hits over the course of his career and describes him as the sweetest guy as can be ... no clue where those allegations are coming from!!!

Nelly was recently sued by his former group St. Lunatics for $50 million, but now it appears only ONE rapper wants to continue pursuing the case -- Nelly's lawyer states the other 3 are saying they want out!!!

TMZ Hip Hop obtained a legal letter that was sent to the attorney who filed the lawsuit against Nelly, that states Murphy Lee, Kyjuan, and City Spud did not give authorization for them to be included in the lawsuit filed in mid-September.

The lawsuit is spearheaded by ex-Lunatics de facto leader Ali Jones, and it claims Jones and other St. Lunatics members have been shut out of royalties and profits from Nelly's Diamond-selling "Country Grammar" album and other various tracks.

Diddy is about to have a major honor taken away from him ... a symbolic key to Miami Beach.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Miami Beach city officials are in final negotiations to rescind Diddy's Key to The City.

While our sources say Diddy's key will be rescinded imminently, the exact day this change will be officially finalized is unclear ... due to Hurricane Milton hurtling toward Florida.

Kanye West and Bianca Censori are possibly headed for divorce ... TMZ has learned the couple has hit a rough patch in their almost 2-year marriage.

Multiple sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Ye and Bianca have been telling people around them they split up a few weeks ago, with the Yeezy architect heading down to Australia to spend time with her family since the split.

While there's no word on what prompted the split or who pulled the plug on the relationship, we're told Ye has been telling people close to him he plans to live in Tokyo ... and divorce Bianca.

Cissy Houston, a Grammy-winning singer and the mother of late singer and actress Whitney Houston, is dead.

Cissy died Monday surrounded by family in her New Jersey home, where she was under hospice care as a result of Alzheimer's disease ... her daughter-in-law Pat Houston confirmed to TMZ.

She's being remembered by Pat as "a strong and towering figure" and "a woman of deep faith and conviction."

Big celebrities on the level of Diddy are going to be sued for allegedly helping him carry out and cover up sexual assaults, unless they settle out of court first ... so says attorney Tony Buzbee.

The Houston-based attorney joined us Monday on "TMZ Live," and we asked him what we should be expecting from his forthcoming lawsuits against Diddy ... specifically, if other major celebs would be named as defendants too.

Buzbee says a bunch of famous people everyone has heard of are going to be sued by his law firm in the coming weeks ... and he's already sent out demand letters, giving these celebs the chance to pony up a lot of money to settle and avoid a public lawsuit.

Rihanna didn't have enough "Diamonds" to trump Taylor Swift's growing network ... the pop star just surpassed RiRi as the world's richest female musician.

A year after Swift joined the ranks of billionaire musicians, Forbes is reporting the "Cruel Summer" singer has since nabbed the top title ... which was previously held by Rihanna.

Per the outlet, Swift is now worth a reported $1.6 billion ... citing her sold-out "Eras" tour as the biggest boost to her financial portfolio. And, Taylor did make history with her money-making moves ... reportedly becoming the first musician to reach billionaire status mainly from her music and live shows.

The creative director of Beyoncé's company, Parkwood Entertainment, is catching heat from a congressman ... who thinks an influencer allegedly promoting violence "has no business" shaping culture.

New York Congressman Ritchie Torres took to IG Sunday, posting a screen-cap of an earlier post by Andrew Makadsi depicting a man who reportedly set his arm on fire Saturday at a protest in Washington, D.C. ... Torres accuses Makadsi of glorifying the self-immolation of an anti-Israel activist.

Torres posted on the eve of October 7, which marks a year since Hamas attacked Israel, killing 1,200 people and kidnapping 251.

Jennifer Lopez took a trip down memory lane for the 50th Anniversary of the American Music Awards Sunday night, rattling off her favorite moments over the decades.

The singer/actress appeared in a pre-recorded interview played Sunday night at the 2024 AMAs, with Mariah Carey, Jennifer Hudson, Kate Hudson and many others in the star-studded audience.

J Lo opened by saying she watched the AMAs as a little girl, noting her first performance was in 2001, as a video flashback played showing her dancing onstage to her music.

Drake appears to be "In His Feelings" about his ongoing feud with Kendrick Lamar ... publicly complaining about fake friends amid the drama.

The rapper grabbed the mic at Tyrone Edwards' Nostalgia Party in Toronto Saturday evening ... where he lamented about being dropped by flip-flopping pals.

He noted ... "My real friends are definitely in the building. But, I’m going to tell you, you’re going to come to a point in life where people you thought were friends, or people you thought were close to you, they might switch up."

Diddy’s mom has finally weighed in on her son’s legal troubles ... stating while he might not have been completely honest about the whole Cassie situation, that doesn’t automatically make him guilty of all the allegations in his indictment.

Janice Combs spoke out about the situation to Local 10 News on Sunday through her attorney, Natlie G. Figgers ... expressing her devastation over the allegations against her son, saying he was judged not by the truth but by a "narrative created out of lies."

Janice added, "To bear witness to what seems like a public lynching of my son before he has had the opportunity to prove his innocence is a pain too unbearable to put into words.”

Some of Hollywood's biggest names celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the American Music Awards Sunday night — and they did it all in style.

Mariah Carey led the way on the red carpet at L.A. Center Studios, showing off a form-fitting cream-colored strapless dress with black stripes on either side. She looked amazing as she posed for paparazzi pics with a big smile.

Jennifer Hudson and Kate Hudson also made a splash ... Jennifer sported a long black latex dress with sparkling jewels, while Kate squeezed into a glittering halter dress with her blonde hair slicked back.

Before this cool-lookin' kid with his backward hat turned into an A-list celeb, he was just body-checking on the rink, scoring on the field, shining in his high school's Glee Club and growing up in Canada, eh?

Jumpstarting his career young, he quickly became the "Life of the Party." When he's not shining bright as a musician, he enjoys hanging out with his family and friends back home. He's transparent about the downsides of fame, however he's currently on a world tour.

"Why Why Why" must you have another clue 😜?

Talk about a heavy topic for some late-night laughs ... "Saturday Night Live" went all in on Diddy, who’s currently behind bars on charges related to racketeering, sex trafficking and other serious crimes.

On the show's "Weekend Update" segment, Michael Che quipped alongside a pic of Diddy, “It was reported that the U.S. added 245,000 new jobs. Unfortunately, they were all 'Diddy accusers.'”

The audience erupted in laughter as Michael kept it rolling, saying, "It was announced that Sean ‘P Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking case has been assigned to a new judge. One that Diddy hopes is cool with rapes."

Cardi B and Offset both wanted a night out on the town ... and hit a speed bump when they ended up at the same nightclub.

TMZ obtained footage of Cardi living her best life at the Dream Hospitality Group party at The Stafford Room in NYC early Sunday morning where she was movin' and groovin'. But, eyewitnesses tell us things took a turn when the DJ gave a shoutout to Offset being in the house ... which apparently startled Cardi.

We're told the exes didn’t arrive or leave together, nor did they hang out during their time at the club. In fact, their overlap was short.

10:13 AM PT -- According to Christopher's obituary ... he died peacefully surrounded by his husband, Ray, and loved ones. The obit notes Christopher's loving spouse was faithfully by his side during the final stages of cancer that would ultimately end his life.

Another death in Madonna's family ... and this time it's her younger brother, Christopher Ciccone.

Madonna's brother died Friday in Michigan due to cancer ... his rep tells TMZ.