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Kristin Cavallari is making it clear she misses the old Kanye West ... sharing her unfiltered opinion about Ye's dramatic physical transformation as of late.

The reality TV star took a break from talking about her personal life to touch on a Hollywood conspiracy on her "Let's Be Honest" podcast ... confessing her belief that the music mogul has been replaced by a clone.

Kristin cited a past interview with Ye as her evidence ... in which the rapper claimed if he ever disappeared and started acting differently, it wouldn't really be him.

Diddy has at least one celebrity showing him some support ... Bow Wow says the music industry has been missing out on the rap mogul's famous parties due to his mountain of legal issues that have put a stop to them.

Last week, BW was interviewed by host Rocsi Diaz on the "More To The Story" podcast — and the two got on the subject of "takedowns" in the industry without specifically naming Diddy but implying it was him.

Diaz first asked BW if he was nervous about the takedowns — and BW said he, personally, wasn't feeling the heat.

50 Cent is officially heading to Sin City for his first-ever residency, and he’s cashing in big time for the gig ... TMZ has learned.

Vegas sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... the rap mogul has locked down a massive $15 million deal for a series of 6 shows at PH Live inside Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.

We're told the residency, which will be one of the largest hip hop residency's ever, will kick off in December, with one of the performances being an exclusive New Year’s Eve celebration presented by 50 Cent’s own Sire Spirits brand.

Diddy's legal team is pushing back on the Texas attorney who hit Diddy with a slew of lawsuits Monday ... slamming Tony Buzbee as a lawyer craving attention.

The Bad Boy Records founder's attorneys tell TMZ ... "The press conference and 1-800 number that preceded today's barrage of filings were clear attempts to garner publicity" ... a reference to Buzbee, who says he's representing 120 alleged Diddy victims.

Diddy's legal team adds ... "In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted anyone -- adult or minor, man or woman."

Mustard's divorce is in the books ... because he's come to a settlement with his ex-wife Chanel Thierry ... and he's walking away with a ton of luxury cars and real estate.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Mustard's divorce attorney Samantha Spector helped with the deal in which it looks like Mustard is walking away with a bunch of pricey assets.

The settlement calls for Mustard to hang on to a fleet of luxury whips, including a 2022 Maybach Benz, a 2018 Lamborghini Aventador, a 2022 Cadillac Escalade, a 2022 Rolls-Royce Cullinan and a 2019 Lamborghini Urus ... plus more.

Ka, the Brooklyn-bred rapper with a penchant for letting his elaborate cinematic noir albums do the talking for him -- not public engagements -- died suddenly over the weekend.

On Monday, his IG account broke the bombshell news he died on October 12 in NYC -- the place where he dedicated his livelihood. He is survived by his wife, mother and sister.

No cause of death has been revealed.

4:32 PM PT -- Diddy's legal team is denying the allegations, telling TMZ ... "In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted anyone -- adult or minor, man or woman."

The floodgates are open and Diddy is being sued left and right by people who claim he sexually assaulted them ... including a handful of men.

Diddy has now been named in 6 separate lawsuits filed by Tony Buzbee, the Texas attorney who says he's representing up to 120 alleged Diddy victims ... and 4 of the 6 filed so far feature male accusers.

In one suit, a man says he was working for Ecko Clothing back in 2008 and knew Diddy through his work ... as Diddy was developing and marketing Sean John, a competing brand. He says he ran into Diddy and Diddy's 3 bodyguards in the stockroom of Macy's flagship store in NYC in May 2008, and he claims someone pistol-whipped the back of his neck and caused him to fall to his hands and knees. He claims Diddy approached him and said "Suck my d***, Ecko" and brutally, orally raped him.

Bianca Censori's mom Alexandra is refusing to engage in rumors about her son-in-law, Kanye West ... even if one piece of gossip involves her.

The Yeezy architect's mom offered up a curt response after a lawsuit against Ye mentioned an allegation that the rapper expressed a desire to "f***" Alexandra.

Alexandra slammed the accusation, telling the Daily Mail she "wouldn’t be drawn into the latest claims" ... refusing to give the gossip any more life.

Diddy is losing another honor ... his photographs have been removed from a famous diner in Hollywood that proudly displays shots of celebrities eating at the restaurant.

The Bad Boy Records founder had 2 photos at Mel's Drive-In Hollywood ... up until recently ... and now he's been completely scrubbed from the joint.

A manager at Mel's tells TMZ ... a photo of Diddy displayed in a booth was removed today ... and a couple weeks ago a different photo of his was removed from the front of the restaurant.

4:31 PM PT -- Diddy's legal team is denying the allegations, telling TMZ ... "In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted anyone -- adult or minor, man or woman."

Diddy forced a college freshman to take her clothes off under threat of violence and once she was undressed, he forced himself on her and fondled, molested and raped her ... all while she was begging him to stop ... at least according to a new lawsuit.

The Bad Boy Records founder is being sued by a woman in Tennessee, who claims she was only 19 years old and a freshman in college in 2004 when she got invited to Diddy's photoshoot across the street from her college campus in Brooklyn, New York.

According to the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, the woman says she was flattered and excited to receive an invite from a celebrity like Diddy ... so she went to the photoshoot with one of her girlfriends, where she says they met Diddy and were invited to an after-party at a Manhattan area Marriott hotel.

T.I. and Young Dro had to boss up against a guy in their own camp -- after Dro's testimony of battling drug addiction became the butt of all jokes!!!

The Hustle Gang rappers were recently in NYC on "The Breakfast Club" to discuss their musical future and recent $71 million OMG Girlz lawsuit win ... where Dro admitted he overdosed on drugs a few years back ... forcing him to check himself into rehab in order to save his life.

Their homie, comedian K-Dubb, in the background kept cracking jokes after telling the hosts the "Rubberband Banks" rapper OD'ed from a "bad pill."

Christian "King" Combs isn't letting his dad's legal woes get in the way of him having a good time ... a video of King partying was posted days after he attended Diddy's latest court hearing in the mogul's federal criminal case.

Check out the video posted Sunday by Live Bitez to Instagram ... King is hanging out with his GF Raven Tracy in a dance club, holding a shot glass filled with liquor over her head.

He says something that's inaudible and makes circles with the glass around Raven's head before giving her a sip.

Cardi B's making sure her 32nd birthday is memorable ... for herself, for everyone watching her ass-shaking celebration and, possibly, for her estranged hubby who did not see the party in person.

The private party went down Saturday night in Manhattan, with Cardi labeling her shindig, "Bardi in the City" -- although it looked more like Bardi Barely Covered!

Cardi was rocking a backless black romper that showed off all her back tatts, and struggled to cover her ass. The tiny outfit didn't hamper her signature dance moves ... as she twerked all night for the cameras, and was even slinging drinks, at one point in the evening.

Julia Fox says she never should've dated Kanye West ... calling their brief romance one of the most uncomfortable times of her life.

The dominatrix-turned-actress sat down for an interview with The Times, published early Saturday morning, saying she regrets dating the rap star ... claiming she wanted to keep their coupling low-key -- but, it went public without her OK.

JF says she thinks she was being used as a pawn during their relationship ... before confirming Ye's "the artist" she wrote about in her memoir "Down the Drain" -- a person she claims picked out her outfits, offered to pay for a boob job and asked her to sign an NDA.

Tupac Shakur's brother is still side-eyeing Diddy over Pac's murder ... recently saying Diddy's claim that he had no involvement in the rap legend's death might not be 100% honest -- in his opinion.

Mopreme Shakur -- Tupac's stepbrother who rapped alongside him in the group Thug Life -- stopped by "Piers Morgan Uncensored" Friday ... and Piers asked him about the well-known theory that the Bad Boy founder played a part in 2Pac's death.

Piers mentions how Diddy actually called Mopreme back in 2008 and denied any involvement in his little brother's death, after an infamous L.A. Times piece alleged associates of the rap mogul planned the 1994 shooting of 2Pac at Quad Recording Studios in NYC.

The Weeknd's Spotify numbers have reached blinding heights ... 'cause the star shattered his own record for monthly listeners on the platform.

The singer-songwriter now boasts close to 120.5 million monthly listeners ... ahead of fellow popstar Taylor Swift who is reportedly the only other artist with more than 100 million monthly listeners.

The Weeknd held the record ever since first breaking 100 million back in February 2023 ... holding the title in nearly every month since reaching the total.