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Beyonce brought the house down Friday night in Houston, with a HUGE assist from her former bandmate Kelly Rowland, as they introduced Kamala Harris in front of a crowd that went wild.

Beyonce told the crowd, "I'm not here as a celebrity, I'm not here as a politician, I'm here as a mother." Her hometown crowd just lost it!

But before before Bey spoke, Kelly took the mic and her oratory and delivery rivaled an Obama speech ... a tall order but one that was met.

Bill Maher has already predicted Kamala Harris will win the election, but he's clearly getting nervous because he thinks Harris is ignoring what she needs to do to close the deal.

The 'Real Time' host called what she needs a "Sister Souljah" moment. You may have read or recall ... after the L.A. Riots in 1992, Sister Souljah said, "If there are any good white people, I haven't met them," followed by, "If Black people kill Black people everyday, why not have a week and kill white people?"

Bill says -- and he's right -- Clinton seized the moment and rebuked the rapper, and he was viewed as courageous for taking a stage against someone under his tent. As Bill put it, it was an easy win and voters responded.

Singer Loomis is giving insight into her botched take on the National Anthem ... defending she's actually a good singer, despite her poor performance.

We caught up with artist in Los Angeles Friday, after she asked to "go back" and start again while singing the U.S. anthem during the Free and Equal Elections Presidential Debate Wednesday.

However, Loomis defended that her nerves and her confusion about how the event was being broadcast caused her to make her impromptu request mid-song.

Leonardo DiCaprio has issued his public endorsement for Kamala Harris' presidential campaign ... noting the Vice President has advocated for causes close to his heart.

The Oscar winner issued his endorsement for the Harris-Walz ticket on Friday, where he explained his decision was motivated by his environmental activism.

In a video message to his followers, DiCaprio called out Harris' political rival, Donald Trump, and accused 45 of "denying the facts" about climate change.

Porn star Richelle Ryan says people in the adult film industry need to throw their support behind Donald Trump for president ... 'cause she says he can get the porn industry booming again.

We caught up with the OnlyFans content creator Thursday in Los Angeles ... and, we asked her why it seems some porn stars are backing DJT while others are appealing to men, begging them to vote for someone else.

Richelle says people in the adult film industry seem to connect with Trump 'cause they think he'll get the money flowing again ... putting more money in porn watchers' pockets so they can stuff it down performers' virtual G-strings.

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón is trying to get the Menendez brothers out of prison to score some quick political points ... so says his opponent in November's election.

We spoke with Nathan Hochman, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney General who is running to replace Gascón as L.A. County's D.A., on "TMZ Live" Friday ... and, he tells us he finds the timing of GG's announcement "incredibly suspicious."

Hochman points out the habeas writ was filed last year in May, and the motion for resentencing was filed in February ... so, if D.A. Gascón really thought Erik and Lyle deserved to get out of jail, Hochman asks, why did he wait to advocate for it?

Step aside, Fergie ... up-and-coming singer Loomis is the latest person to totally butcher the National Anthem, and the flub is super toe-curling, to say the least.

As you can see, the singer starts off strong at the Free and Equal Elections Presidential Debate on Thursday ... but quickly goes off-key, losing her cool and begging into the mic, "I f***ed it up, I f***ed it up. Can I go back, can I go back please?"

As if that weren't enough, a cameraman chimes in to let her know she’s live -- and she’s horrified, trying to soldier on ... but her cracking voice gets worse.

Charlamagne tha God and Anderson Cooper found themselves in a tense faceoff debating CNN's coverage of former President Donald Trump ... with the radio host suggesting the network doesn't call out 45 for his "fascist" behavior.

The war of words took place during Thursday evening's broadcast, with the CNN broadcaster and the radio personality getting into it on how Trump is discussed versus Vice President Kamala Harris.

As Charlamagne put it ... CNN hadn't held Trump's feet to the fire for the allegedly "fascist" things he's said during his bid for reelection ... including his previous call to "terminate the U.S. Constitution" and "overthrow the election."

Bruce Springsteen says only Kamala Harris is running to be the President ... 'cause he says Donald Trump's looking for a different job instead -- American Tyrant!

The singer-songwriter performed during Kamala Harris' Georgia rally Thursday, grabbing his guitar and performing a few acoustic versions of his hit songs before the Democratic nominee for prez hit the stage.

In between songs, Bruce gave his honest opinions on the 45th POTUS ... saying he thinks DJT has more interest in being a dictator than the president -- and saying he's "running to be an American tyrant."

Mel Gibson's backing Donald Trump in the upcoming election ... saying Kamala Harris has a bad track record -- and, the IQ of a plank of wood!

Photogs caught up with the star at LAX Thursday ... and, with the election just two weeks away, we had to ask the controversial actor who would be getting his vote.

Mel laughs it off at first ... saying he doesn't think it's any secret who he's voting for -- and confirms he's backing Donald Trump for a second term over the current vice president.

A new monument has popped up in Washington, D.C. ... cheekily paying tribute to the failed Jan. 6 insurrection.

Check it out ... a bronze-colored statue was mysteriously plopped across the street from the U.S. Capitol, with a clear message about the pro-Trump riot ahead of the 2024 election.

The faux monument -- which has a massive turd sitting atop a desk with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's nameplate next to it -- features a plaque honoring the "brave men and women who broke into the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021 to loot, urinate and defecate throughout those hallowed halls in order to overturn an election."

Jeffrey Michael Kelly, the suspect arrested in connection with the shooting of Kamala Harris' campaign office in Arizona, may have been planning a "mass casualty" event ... this according to prosecutor Neha Bhatia.

The Maricopa County prosecutor made the assertion in court Wednesday, claiming federal agents told her more than 120 guns and 250,000 rounds of ammunition were discovered in Kelly's home after his arrest.

She said scopes, body armor and silencers were also discovered in the home by authorities during the search ... along with a machine gun in his car.

D.L. Hughley ain't holding back when it comes to Donald Trump -- and he’s definitely not McLovin’ the Republican nominee's recent McDonald’s stop on the campaign trail.

TMZ caught up with the comedian at LAX Tuesday, and he didn’t mince words -- calling out Trump’s efforts to "learn" McDonald’s secret sauce as nothing more than a PR stunt, adding that deep down he doesn’t care about the working class at all.

What's more, D.L. even brought up his own days working at the fast food joint to back up POV ... recalling how he made $2.65 an hour working there back in '78.

As the 2024 Presidential Election shapes up to be one of the most important in the country's history, law enforcement agencies are planning extra measures to ensure the security of polling places ... TMZ has learned.

In the aftermath of the 2020 election and the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots ... voters and poll workers in some states are now facing threats and intimidation tactics.

TMZ has reached out to law enforcement agencies in New York, California, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, D.C. and Washington state -- and officials tell us they are making plans ahead of the November 5 showdown between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

Laura Loomer is firing off at Bill Maher, calling him out for trying to destroy her career by portraying her as a "floozy" -- and she thinks it's because she's crushing Democrats with her journalism.

We spoke with the right-leaning activist -- who's suing Maher for defamation for what she calls his false claim she's having an affair with Donald Trump ... something she thinks he's only doing because she's broken major stories involving Democratic heavyweights.

Loomer flaunts a few of these stories ... saying she was the one who broke the news about Tim Walz's family planning to vote against him and Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming election.

Kamala Harris' motorcade played a pivotal role in a suspected drunk driver getting taken into custody in Wisconsin this week.

U.S. Secret Service spokesperson Joe Biesk confirmed the Vice President's motorcade was involved in an incident Monday night in Milwaukee, where a motorist was "traveling in the opposite direction on the highway" ... driving toward the Presidential hopeful.

The incident was caught on video. Check it out ... you can see the driver getting much too close for comfort to Harris' motorcade while driving on the wrong side of the road.