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Flavor Flav is all for Harvard University's Taylor Swift course, noting he's 100% open to enrolling ... and acknowledging he's reached super-fandom.

The Public Enemy rapper spoke to TMZ Hip Hop in NYC outside of ABC Studios Thursday where he listed off the many reasons why the English Department at Harvard will win big with the course, "Taylor Swift and Her World."

Professor Stephanie Burt is prepping the TS coursework to be taught for the upcoming spring semester and Flav tells us it's the perfect course for him and other artists.

Flav says he's actively studied Taylor's lyrics which ultimately birthed his fan club membership card -- which got the platinum stamp during the "Eras" tour in earlier this year.

Flav thinks Taylor's music is completely relatable -- just as much as Beyoncé and Mary J. Blige's -- but he isn't just sizing TS up against other singers.

Mark Cuban dice que no hay "ninguna posibilidad" de que esté tratando de hacer campaña para llegar a la Casa Blanca tras las especulaciones de que podría postularse para Presidente en 2024 después de vender una participación mayoritaria en los Dallas Mavericks de la NBA.

Comentarios de la supuesta jugada política inundaron X, aunque el multimillonario le dice a TMZ que una campaña presidencial para el próximo año no está en los planes y añade que "la familia me repudiaría".

Recordemos que después de años de construir su imperio, Mark está poniendo a la familia en primer lugar, anunciando en el podcast de Showtime "All The Smoke" el lunes, que dejaba "Shark Tank" después de 16 temporadas ya que entra en conflicto con su tiempo personal.

Además que convertirse en Presidente —posiblemente el trabajo más ocupado en el mundo— no haría mucho para despejar su agenda.

Sin embargo, ha entretenido la idea antes, divulgando a Harvey en "OBJECTified" en 2017 que se postularía como republicano para desafiar a Donald Trump. En 2019, Mark nos dijo que su familia "votó en contra" de su serio deseo de postularse a la presidencia en 2020.

La renovada charla política ganó tracción después de que TMZ Sports confirmara que Mark estaba vendiendo su participación mayoritaria, supuestamente valorada en $3.5B, a Miriam Adelson, obteniendo un retorno masivo de la inversión después de comprar el equipo en 2000 por $285 millones.

Él conservará algunas acciones y ser el líder de la toma de decisiones cuando se trata de operaciones de baloncesto, pero la viuda/heredera multimillonaria Adelson, tiene algunos planes propios para los Mavs. Principalmente la construcción de un nuevo estadio y casino, y un proyecto de ley de juego pasa en Texas.

Mark Cuban says there's "no chance" he's trying to campaign his way into the White House ... following speculation he might run for President in 2024 after selling a majority stake in the NBA's Dallas Mavericks.

Comments of the supposed political move flooded in on X ... though the billionaire tells TMZ that a presidential campaign trail for next year was "galaxies off" and adding, "family would disown me."

Remember ... after years of building his empire, Mark is putting family first -- announcing on the Showtime podcast "All The Smoke" Monday he was leaving "Shark Tank" after 16 seasons as it conflicts with his personal time.

And of course ... becoming President -- arguably the busiest job in the world -- wouldn't do a whole lot to clear up his schedule.

However, he's entertained the idea before, divulging to Harvey on "OBJECTified" in 2017 that he'd run as a Republican to challenge Donald Trump. In 2019, Mark told us his family "voted down" his serious desire to run for President in 2020.

The renewed political chat gained traction after TMZ Sports confirmed Mark was selling his majority stake, reportedly valued at $3.5B, to Miriam Adelson ... getting a massive return on the investment after buying the team in 2000 for $285 million.

He'll retain some shares and be the lead decision-maker when it comes to basketball ops -- but billionaire widow/heiress Adelson has some plans of her own for the Mavs ... mainly building a new arena and casino -- if a gambling bill passes in Texas.

La Casa Blanca luce cada vez más la Navidad, está completamente adornada con decoraciones tan elaboradas que harían sonrojar al mismísimo Santa Claus

Durante el fin de semana de Acción de Gracias, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue se engalanó por completo… y parece que el Presidente Biden y su equipo están listos para dar la bienvenida a la alegría de diciembre, tomando en cuenta todos los adornos que se instalaron en el edificio y sus alrededores.

Están todos los elementos tradicionales que uno esperaría… árboles de Navidad, coronas, luces y nieve falsa por todas partes, pero también parece haber un tema navideño específico.

La Casa Blanca dice que este año ha optado por un motivo de “Magia, maravilla y alegría”, pero si observas con atención lo que adorna los pasillos en este momento, pareciera que a los Biden les encanta lo dulce, ¡hay un montón de dulces y golosinas falsas colgando del techo!

Siempre es genial ver cómo la Casa del Pueblo se suma al espíritu festivo… y esperan recibir bastantes visitantes durante el próximo mes y algo más, ¡alrededor de 100,000 según los empleados de la Casa Blanca!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the White House -- which is completely decked out in decorations ... so elaborate, in fact, they might even make Saint Nick himself blush.

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue got adorned over Thanksgiving weekend ... and it looks like President Biden and co. are ready to welcome December cheer based on all the sparkly ornaments that went up all throughout the building and the rest of the grounds.

There's all the traditional stuff you'd expect ... Xmas trees, wreaths, lights and fake snow all over the place -- but there also seems to be a little bit of a specific holiday theme here.

The White House says they're going with a "Magic, Wonder and Joy" motif this year ... but if you read into what exactly is lining the halls right now -- it would appear the Bidens have a sweet tooth, 'cause there's a bunch of fake candy/treats hanging from the ceilings!

It's always cool to see the People's House get into the spirit of things ... and it also sounds like they're expecting quite a few visitors throughout the next month and change -- upwards of 100,000 or so, according to WH staffers.

Joe Biden's age has come under scrutiny as 2024 approaches, but a fellow Dem is going to bat for him ... none other than Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

Mayor Bass -- who served in Congress before her current gig -- told us Wednesday, all the haters who suggest JB is way too old to give the White House another go need to look no further than what he's already done for the country.

According to Bass, his record speaks for itself ... and she's not sure what else he can do to convince people he's fit to extend his tenure.

Frankly, it's no surprise Bass is backing Biden -- that's the party line, and just about every Democrat will say the exact same thing with a camera in their face. Behind the scenes, however, many Dems are singing a different tune. The polls are ominous ... Trump's beating Biden and the President's approval rating has sunk to 39%.

The mayor's playing good good soldier for her party and President, and when we brought up the prospect of Gavin Newsom coming up to the plate ... she says she won't even talk about that until 5 years from now.

La edad de Joe Biden ha sido objeto del escrutinio conforme nos acercamos al 2024, pero una compañera demócrata va a batear a su favor... nada menos que la alcaldesa de Los Ángeles, Karen Bass.

La alcaldesa Bass -- quien sirvió en el Congreso antes de su actual puesto -- nos dijo el miércoles, todos los enemigos que sugieren que JB es demasiado viejo para volver a la Casa Blanca no tienen que mirar más allá de lo que ya ha hecho para este país.

De acuerdo con Bass, su registro habla por sí mismo... y no está segura de que más deba hacer para convencer a las personas de que está capacitado para extender su mandato.

Para ser francos, no es una sorpresa que Bass respalde a Biden -- esa es la línea del partido, y casi todos los demócratas dirán exactamente lo mismo con una cámara en su cara. Sin embargo, detrás de bambalinas, muchos demócratas cantan una melodía diferente. Las encuestas son ominosas... Trump está venciendo a Biden y el índice de aprobación del Presidente se ha desplomado hasta un 39%.

La alcaldesa está siendo un buen soldado de su partido y del Presidente, y cuando le planteamos la posibilidad de que Gavin Newsom se presente a las elecciones... ella dijo que ni siquiera hablará al respecto hasta dentro de 5 años.

If President Biden thought he could escape the Israel-Palestine noise for the holiday weekend, he was wrong -- 'cause he was met with furious pro-Palestine protesters in New England, but didn't pay them any mind.

Joe was out and about with the rest of the First Family in Nantucket, MA Friday ... just a day after Thanksgiving, where he and the Biden gang were strolling around out in public -- with a crap ton of Secret Service agents all around.

There were some regular folks who stood by and said hi to POTUS ... but just across the street was a different reception to his presence -- namely, angry/rambunctious demonstrators.

Check out the video to see what exactly they were shouting from a distance -- it was a lot of the same stuff we've heard echoed in protests all over the country since this whole conflict kicked off anew ... claims of genocide, and calls to "Free Palestine."

These protests here in Nantucket seem to have dragged on well into the evening too ... but like we said, JB straight up ignored them and pretended like he didn't hear them at all.

Interestingly, Joe's catching heat from both sides right now -- not only are liberals on the left slamming him and his administration for being what they consider too easy on Israel amid their ground operation in Gaza ... but conservatives are pissed over the latest hostage news.

You might've heard ... about 25 hostages were released from Hamas control over the past 48 hours or so, but in that first batch -- none of those people were Americans, a handful of which were captured in the initial Oct. 7 terrorist attack.

There are reports of more hostages being released Saturday, but unclear if any of them are American at this point. And if they aren't, you can expect more outcry against Joe and co.

El pastel de cumpleaños del presidente Joe Biden pareció estar en llamas esta semana mientras celebraba su cumpleaños número 81, lo que provocó una tonelada de bromas.

Joe estaba celebrando su cumpleaños el lunes y parece que su equipo decidió encender la fiesta con una tonelada de velas en un pastel bastante pequeño para el presidente de la nación, algo que el Comandante en Jefe pareció apreciar.

Como pueden ver, pareciera que el pastel está ardiendo y la gente no se pudo aguantar las ganas de esparcir memes por todo Internet, bromeando desde que la Casa Blanca está en riesgo de ser quemada hasta que ese es el estado del país bajo la mirada de Joe.

Por muy graciosas que fueran algunas de estas comparaciones varias de las cuales estaban inspiradas en famosos, de hecho, el propio Joe hizo una broma para rematar la situación, escribiendo: "Gracias a todos por los buenos deseos de cumpleaños. Resulta que en tu cumpleaños 146, ¡te quedas sin espacio para las velas!".

Es una forma interesante de aceptar su edad, es decir, con humor irónico, ya que el hecho de que el presidente sea una persona mayor ha sido objeto de un intenso escrutinio, especialmente a medida que se acerca 2024.

Por ejemplo, el otro día confundió a Taylor Swift con Britney Spears. Obviamente, no es un gran problema, ¡¡¡pero vamos, hombre!!!

Y, sin embargo, está tomando sus 81 años con calma, jugando con las bromas y críticas. El tiempo dirá si es una estrategia eficaz de cara a las próximas elecciones presidenciales. En este momento, sus números en las encuestas no andan bien.

President Joe Biden's birthday cake appeared to be on fire this week to ring his 81st birthday -- sparking a ton of jokes.

Joe was celebrating his born day Monday, and it looks like his staff lit up the festivities with a crap ton of candles on a meager-sized pastry for POTUS -- something the Commander in Chief appeared to appreciate.

As you can see, the cake looks to be set completely ablaze ... and people didn't hold back in making cracks and memes on the Internet ... joking about everything from the White House at risk of getting burned down, to comparing it to the state of the country under Joe's watch.

As funny as some of these comparisons were -- several of which were celeb-inspired, in fact -- Joe himself had a joke to top it off, writing ... "Thanks for the birthday well-wishes today, everyone. Turns out on your 146th birthday, you run out of space for candles!"

It's an interesting way to embrace his age -- namely, tongue-in-cheek humor -- as the Prez being a super senior has fallen under intense scrutiny ... especially as 2024 approaches.

For instance, just the other day, he mixed up Taylor Swift and Britney Spears. Obviously, not a huge problem ... but c'mon, man!!!

And yet, he's taking 81 in stride -- rolling with the punches and jabs. Time will tell if it's an effective strategy ahead of the next presidential election ... right now, his poll numbers stink.

Donald Trump was once infamously alleged to have watched prostitutes pee on a bed in a "golden showers" show -- and even all these years later ... he continues to insist it ain't true.

The ex-Prez was at a campaign event in Fort Dodge, Iowa Saturday night -- and while he was hyping up his crowd ... he waded back into this very old news, just to reiterate his denial and to once again explain why it couldn't possibly be true.

Take a listen ... DT retells the story as it was alleged in a secret dossier -- which claimed he and some "hookers" were at a hotel in Russia back in 2013, and that DT watched these ladies urinate on a mattress that Barack and Michelle Obama had apparently once slept in.

Trump denied this way back in 2017 when the story first started to surface -- and he's doing the same here in 2023 ... this time roping Melania into it, and saying she totally believes him.

As he noted way back when ... he's a total germaphobe, so there's no way this can be true -- something he says the former First Lady also apparently agreed with when he tried to reassure her it was bunk.

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter -- who'd long been married to former President Jimmy Carter -- has died ... according to the family's foundation.

The Carter Center broke the news Sunday, writing ... "Our co-founder, former U.S. First Lady Rosalynn Carter, passed away this afternoon in Plains, Georgia." In a lengthier statement, they went on to explain that she passed peacefully at home with her family by her side.

The news comes just a couple days after Rosalynn entered hospice care -- which her husband had actually entered as well earlier this year. She'd also recently been diagnosed with dementia.

Rosalynn served the country well while Pres. Carter was in the White House in the '70s -- and her legacy stands as someone with astute political intuition ... not to mention fine work for the American people while in office, especially in regard to mental health awareness.

By most accounts, she was one of the modern First Ladies to truly step into a public role and help shape an administration -- something all First Ladies have continued since.

Of course, her and Jimmy's humanitarian work post-presidency has been widely praised as well -- she and her hubby were the longest married presidential couple in U.S. history.

She's survived by President Carter, their four children and her grandchildren. Rosalynn was 96.

Donald Trump estuvo involucrado en una polémica (una de miles), luego de ser visto en un espectáculo de "lluvias doradas", donde prostitutas orinaban en una cama. Han pasado años y él sigue insistiendo en que no es cierto.

El expresidente estaba en un evento de campaña en Fort Dodge, Iowa, el sábado por la noche, y mientras estaba entreteniendo a su público, se metió de nuevo en esta noticia muy antigua, solo para reiterar su negación y para explicar una vez más por qué no podía ser verdad.

Donald vuelve a contar la historia tal y como estaba escrita en un expediente secreto que afirmaba que él y unas prostitutas estaban en un hotel en Rusia en 2013, y que vio a estas damas orinar en un colchón en el que Barack y Michelle Obama aparentemente habían dormido una vez.

Trump negó esto en 2017, cuando la historia comenzó a salir a la luz y está haciendo lo mismo ahora en 2023, y esta vez incluyendo a Melania, diciendo que ella le cree totalmente.

Como Trump señaló hace mucho tiempo, le tiene fobia a los gérmenes, por lo que no hay manera de que esto pueda ser verdad.

Rosalynn Carter, the former first lady and wife of former President Jimmy Carter, is in hospice care at the family's Georgia home.

Rosalynn is 96 years old and earlier this year she was diagnosed with dementia. It's been a rough year for the Carters ... back in January, the 99-year-old former Prez also started receiving hospice care.

In a statement Friday, the Carter Center says Rosalynn and Jimmy "are spending time with each other and their family. The Carter family continues to ask for privacy and remains grateful for the outpouring of love and support."

The Carters live in Plains, Georgia ... where they were both born and raised.

Rosalynn and Jimmy have been married for 77 years, they got hitched way back in 1946 ... and she served as First Lady from 1977 to 1981 during Jimmy's 4 years in the White House.

Donald Trump puede estar pensando en ir cara a cara con los otros republicanos que le están desafiando por la nominación presidencial, porque hemos descubierto que el Servicio Secreto ya ha explorado el lugar.

El próximo debate está previsto para el 6 de diciembre en el Moody Music Building Concert Hall de la Universidad de Alabama en Birmingham. Será retransmitido en directo por NewsNation. La cadena anunció el pasado jueves que acogerá el debate, y fuentes con conocimiento directo le dicen a TMZ que ese mismo día agentes del Servicio Secreto acudieron al lugar y recorrieron las instalaciones por dentro y por fuera.

El único candidato que cuenta con la protección del Servicio Secreto es Donald Trump, quien, como ex Presidente, será seguido de por vida por la Agencia.

Trump ha pasado de los anteriores debates de este año y no ha habido pruebas evidentes de que vaya a cambiar de rumbo, dado que está a años luz de los demás candidatos en las encuestas. Pero el paseo del Servicio Secreto sugiere que está pensando en presentarse.

Lo que es especialmente interesante es que uno de los tres moderadores del debate es Megyn Kelly, quien famosamente se enfrentó a Trump durante un debate republicano en 2015. Las calificaciones se fueron por las nubes para ese debate y Trump está obsesionado con las calificaciones, así que quién sabe.

Donald Trump may be thinking about going head-to-head with the other Republicans who are challenging him for the presidential nomination because we've learned the Secret Service has already scoped out the venue.

The next debate is scheduled for December 6 at the Moody Music Building Concert Hall at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. The debate will be carried live on NewsNation. The network announced last Thursday it will host the debate, and sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... that same day Secret Service agents came to the venue and walked the premises ... inside and out.

The only candidate who has Secret Service protection is Donald Trump, who, as a former President, will be shadowed for life by the agency.

Trump has passed on the previous debates this year and there has been no obvious evidence he'll change course, given he's light-years ahead of the other candidates in the polls. But the Secret Service walk-through suggests he's thinking about showing up.

What's especially interesting ... one of the 3 moderators of the debate is Megyn Kelly, who famously sparred with Trump during a Republican debate back in 2015. The ratings went through the roof for that debate, and Trump is obsessed with ratings, so who knows?