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Rihanna is putting one of her pals to work, work, work, work, work ... having a woman come over and rub her famous backside down with whipped oil body cream from her own brand.

The singer-songwriter appeared in a quick clip posted to a pair of Fenty Instagram accounts ... lying on her front in bright pink lingerie -- when a feminine hand dips into a small cannister of Fenty Skin Butta Drop Whipped Oil Body Cream and goes to town on RiRi's booty.

Rashida Jones is sharing her grief in the aftermath of the passing of her father, legendary music producer Quincy Jones.

The "Parks and Recreation" actress posted on Instagram days after her dad died at the age of 91 ... penning a poignant tribute, in which she touched on his impactful legacy.

Rashida began her note by recalling one of her fondest memories with her father ... when the music titan would let her stay close by whenever he worked late nights -- which she called "jazz hours."

Madonna is eating her feelings after her candidate lost the presidential election ... as in, she's chowing down on a "F*** TRUMP" cake.

The "Like a Virgin" singer just reacted to Donald Trump's election victory with a post on social media, showing a sweet dessert with "F*** TRUMP" written on top of the icing.

Madonna says she "stuffed my face with this cake" on Wednesday night ... after Vice President Kamala Harris officially conceded the 2024 election to Trump.

Camila Cabello and Scheana Shay are duking it out in their white-hot robes! Both babes wrapped themselves in terrycloth and posed for a pic, but which lovely lady are you untying first?

The question here is: Who'd You Rather?!

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There's been heavy speculation as to why Kamala Harris got trounced at the polls by Donald Trump, and DJ Vlad says he has the answers ... her media savvy SUCKED!!!

As many Americans are coming to grips with the election results, Vlad ripped both Kamala and Tim Walz caps for passing on VladTV interviews he offered to help get their political promises out to the masses.

Vlad says KH's campaign essentially lost the election by NOT sitting for an interview on his platform -- even after pressing her team for months!!!

Roger Clemens has a message for all the people -- mostly celebrities -- who vowed to hightail it from America if Donald Trump won the presidential election ... saying, "Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out."

Harris had immense celeb support ... from Taylor Swift and Beyonce to Jennifer Lopez and Bruce Springsteen, as well as a bunch of other wealthy singers and actors from Hollywood and beyond.

Some of her famous backers even claimed they'd head for America's proverbial doors with a Trump victory.

Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive is making it known he's got DeMar DeRozan's back amid the hooper's feud with Drake ... rocking a Kendrick Lamar shirt courtside when the Raptors came to town!

Cameras spotted the 67-year-old wearing a tee that said "They Not Like Us" for Wednesday's contest at the Golden One Center in Sacramento -- a clear message to the Toronto-based rapper after comments he made on Saturday's broadcast.

The beef was ignited after Drake was asked if the Raptors should retire DeRozan's jersey -- after having spent nine seasons in the Six.

Ariana Grande just got a major apology from her "Wicked" costar Bowen Yang, who’s apparently still cringing over that smooch they shared in an 'SNL' sketch last month.

On Wednesday’s episode of the "Las Culturistas" podcast, Bowen said he just had to apologize to her for opening his mouth "too much" during their kiss -- and the star agreed, admitting she was left shaking afterward, but not in a bad way ... more in a "disarming" way.

It was all laughs from there -- Bowen kept on apologizing, but Ariana assured him she had no hard feelings.

10:30 AM PT -- Halle Bailey reinstated her accounts Thursday morning, and said she may have overreacted last night -- clarifying DDG is a great dad, and thanking Kai Cenat for the gifts to her son.

DDG and his baby boy Halo were the latest guests on Kai Cenat's stream night -- a move unapproved by Halle Bailey -- and she told the entire world about it!!!

On Wednesday evening, Halle brought more attention to her child being the center of attention on Kai's stream -- where he was treated to a live baby shower in his honor!!!

Kai has millions of followers each night and Halle says her not being notified put her in a bad position as a mother. She later told the internet she's suffering from postpartum depression.

Tekashi 6ix9ine may have to sit in jail for another month ... 'cause the federal government is recommending he serve 30 days for violating the terms of his supervised release.

According to new documents obtained by TMZ ... the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York says Tekashi will appear in court next week and admit to the violations the government has charged him with.

In terms of punishment, the U.S. Attorney will recommend he immediately head back to jail for 30 days. Once out, they will want Tekashi to begin another year of supervised release.

Billie Eilish is unhappy with the outcome of the 2024 presidential election ... ripping into President-elect Donald Trump during her show in Tennessee.

The singer made her thoughts on the election known Wednesday night, when she addressed Trump's victory while performing in Nashville ... slamming 45, soon-to-be 47, as a "convicted predator" who "hates women so, so deeply."

Watch the video ... Billie confessed she contemplated canceling Wednesday's show after Trump's big win, but chose to power on.

Before Rotimi was starring as Dre on 50 Cent's first "Power" series, he was honing his musical talent in a singing group with Jay-Z's nephews!!!

As fate would have it, Jay saw great talent in the budding artist -- as an actor.

Rotimi was recently on the "TMZ Verified" podcast and says Hov ran him and 4 of his nephews through the ringer during their short-lived stint as singers in their group "NBH."

Now that the election is over, Plies is coming hard for his sisters-in-Kamala Harris -- filing a lawsuit against Megan Thee Stallion, GloRilla, and Cardi B for copyright infringement!!!

And according to Plies, Soulja Boy can't claim "first" to using the beat on one of his big tracks ... which he says was taken from one of his old songs!

TMZ Hip Hop obtained legal docs filed by Plies on Wednesday claiming his 2008 track "Me & My Goons" first got jacked by Soulja Boy in 2010 on his "Pretty Boy Swag" anthem.

Cardi B may be regretting her gut reaction to Kamala Harris' election loss ... posting and then deleting a savage dig directed toward red states in the South that helped Donald Trump nab the presidency.

Check it out ... the rapper -- who campaigned for Harris at the VP's Milwaukee rally Friday -- posted on her X account a video response as vote totals indicated Trump would emerge victorious in the 2024 Presidential Election.

The chart-topper appeared particularly frustrated with some of the Southern states, snapping ... "This is why some of y'all states be getting hurricanes. That's what I'mma say."

Sauce Walka has a provocative take in the wake of Donald Trump's crushing victory in Texas and the 2024 Presidential election ... he thinks it takes balls to operate the Oval Office!!!

The Houston rapper gloated on Wednesday by rubbing Team Trump's win in the faces of Kamala Harris supporters with a chauvinist dig on Elon Musk's X where he wrote, "Trump... this is a man’s job ... 🤷🏾‍♂️ love you ladies."

Sauce told his fans not to put more stock into the election than their own hustle ... but also got saucy reposting a fan who claimed his 9-year-old son refused to endorse Kamala simply because she's a woman!!!

Ariana Grande's stint in the "Wicked" movie musical won't be the last time fans see her acting while singing ... the pop star just hinted she wants to keep doing musical theater.

The singer swung by the "Las Culturistas" podcast, which is cohosted by her "Wicked" costar Bowen Yang as well as Matt Rogers, and she teased her future plans for her career ... including a potential pivot away from pop music.

While Ariana assured those listening that she still plans to make music, especially pop tunes, she hinted a break from the genre may be in her near future.