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Exclusive Getty James Brown was NOT murdered, regardless of what a woman who knew him is now suggesting … so says the doctor who signed the legendary singer’s death certificate. Dr. Marvin Crawford tells TMZ … the Fulton County D.A.’s Office is wasting its time in looking into so-called evidence from Jacque Hollander because he

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Brandon Casey doesn’t want to dignify the allegations of harassment Mathew Knowles directed at his R&B group with a response … other than to say those involved already know the truth. If you don’t know … Beyonce‘s dad claimed recently that Bey and Kelly Rowland were “constantly being harassed” by

Breaking News Getty James Brown might have been murdered … so claims a woman who knew Brown, and just handed prosecutors stacks of what she believes is possible evidence of foul play. A Fulton County D.A. spokesperson confirms Jacque Hollander met with Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard on Wednesday and gave him a bin

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Rebecca Black poured her heart out for the anniversary of her song, “Friday,” and says the honesty paid off … and might even unlock some doors in the near future. We spoke to the singer Wednesday in L.A. after she posted an emotional reflection on her viral hit 9 years

Breaking News The Game will pay homage to the late Kobe Bryant everywhere he goes from now on — the rapper has revealed a new face tattoo in honor of the NBA legend. Game added to his ink collection on Wednesday with a sideways 8 and Kobe’s autograph above his right eyebrow … which symbolizes

Exclusive Details TMZ/Elliot Eliantte City Girls rapper JT says she “spent a car” on Yung Miami‘s birthday gift but clearly she was being modest — it’s easily the price of a house!!! Or maybe she drives really pricey cars. JT surprised her partner with some shiny bling for her 26th birthday Tuesday … leaving YM305

Exclusive TMZ Composite The father of Malika Haqq‘s unborn son is her ex-BF, O.T. Genasis, but there’s zero awkwardness — they’re still great friends and plan to be greater co-parents. Sources close to the situation tell TMZ … Khloe Kardashian‘s BFF and the rapper still have a wonderful relationship despite breaking up last summer, and

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com NBA teams in need of a 5’10” point guard need to look no further … ’cause Quavo says he’s available and ready to make a jump to the Association, telling TMZ Sports he’s the next Master P!! Of course, the Migos rapper balled out with Justin Bieber, Sheck Wes, Drake

Exclusive TMZ/Idiot Box Art Justin Bieber started a trend with some cartoon Kobe Bryant tribute art … and now Kobe’s foundation is reaping a sizable benefit. Here’s the deal … Justin bought some fresh Kobe-inspired artwork from Idiot Box Art owners Emily Bright and Tamara Martin, and then the artists started making and selling miniature

Play video content TMZ.com Rihanna and A$AP Rocky ain’t fooling anyone at this point … though give ’em an A for effort in trying to throw everyone off the scent. Riri and Rocky arrived separately to The Nice Guy in WeHo early Tuesday morning. The Barbados Babe showed up just before 1 AM … with

Exclusive TMZ.com Aerosmith is ready to bring their original drummer back into the fold — Joey Kramer‘s set to take the stage with his bandmates, and even crazier … NO AUDITION NECESSARY! Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Joey’s being brought on to play drums Monday night with Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and the

Justin Bieber went to a dark place as he grew dependent on drugs and dealt with various health issues, but he’s committed to getting better and brightening up his days ahead … he says so himself. Justin opened up about his long run of health struggles — both physically and mentally — on the latest

Exclusive TMZ.com Justin Bieber and Quavo are helping shine a light on a good cause … and their new music video is helping a shelter for homeless women. Here’s the deal … the music vid for Justin and Quavo’s collab, “Intentions,” tells the story of a group of women in search of a better life

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com The Doors snagged a ton of big-time talent, including Miley Cyrus, to help them celebrate a milestone in music — and it seems they rocked too hard … ’cause sirens had to respond. The iconic rock band held a little shindig Saturday night at the Sunset Marquit Hotel in West

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Sean Kingston was detained Saturday night after cops suspected he might be illegally packing heat, but he wasn’t. It went down at 8:15 PM at Dino’s Chicken & Burgers. LAPD tells us … officers got a call a male was brandishing a gun, and that’s all it took to light

Play video content Breaking News Shaquille O’Neal made a video to help sell his L.A.-area home — but what it shows is the NBA star has honored 3 late rappers with some VERY cool art. Of course, Shaq is a BIG rap nerd — not only has he dropped albums, but he LOVES the genre

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Tank says some good old-fashioned bedroom lovin’ is more than an acceptable gift from a woman come Valentine’s Day — but there’s a catch … it’s gotta have a kick to it. We got the R&B singer heading to Delilah in WeHo Friday night for Michael B. Jordan‘s birthday party,

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Former 112 singer Quinnes “Q” Parker is rocking with old label mate Mase when it comes to challenging Diddy over unfair contracts, and says their old boss should do more and talk less. Q was out in Washington, D.C. when he gave us his take on Mase putting Diddy on

Play video content Breaking News @harrington1313 Did you know Quavo can SERIOUSLY ball?!?!?! It’s true … the Migos rapper hit the court with a bunch of other A-list celebs (including Justin Bieber and Drake) on Thursday … and the dude put on an absolute clinic!! Huncho scored from all three levels — his left-handed jumper

Mega Jennifer Aniston‘s keeping her friends close and her exes damn near as close these days … this time it’s John Mayer. “The Morning Show” star dined out Thursday night at the Sunset Tower Hotel in Hollywood, where she likely crossed paths with her old flame. They were spotted leaving the popular restaurant just moments

Exclusive TMZ Composite Ryan Cabrera is spending more and more time with WWE superstar Alexa Bliss … and we’ve learned they’re together … as in, together. Our sources tell us the singer and wrestler first met back in October at the Smackdown on FOX premiere in Los Angeles, with Ryan’s buddy The Miz seemingly playing

Exclusive TMZ.com Nick Gordon died of a heroin overdose … according to his autopsy and toxicology report. The report — obtained by TMZ — says Gordon was found unresponsive and in cardiac arrest. He was hospitalized for 7 hours before he died. There was also Narcan in his system … a drug used to counteract

Post Malone found some more real estate on his face to add some fresh ink … and this tat celebrates one of his biggest albums. Posty is showing off a new face tattoo of a slightly-bloodied buzz saw, and we’re told the singer got the piece Wednesday night following his concert in Kansas City. Check

Exclusive TMZ.com Nicki Minaj needs to take a seat and get educated on what Rosa Parks went through — then she’d think twice before dropping lyrics trivializing it … that’s how folks at the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development feel anyway, along with Rosa’s nephew. Anita Peek, Executive Director at the institute

Breaking News TMZ.com 1:11 PM PT — Meek’s done with this back-and-forth ’cause he tweeted, “My girl is with me pregnant watching me tweet about my ex is very clownish…Ima exit” but not before making ooooooone last tweet to address one of Nicki’s more serious allegations: For clarification I don’t hit women and I won’t

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Here’s Nelly railing against a pit boss inside a casino after beefing with other players about how to PROPERLY play poker, and y’know it’s serious … ’cause nuts got involved!!! We got this video of Nelly trying his luck Saturday morning at the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut. He had

Exclusive TMZ.com Nicki Minaj teased a new song invoking Rosa Parks‘ name — on the eve of the legendary civil rights icon’s birthday — but the Queen didn’t plan to flex when she did and meant no disrespect either. Sources connected to the femcee tell TMZ … Nicki’s aware of the heat she’s been catching

Exclusive TMZ.com 2 Chainz, Offset and YG should not be proud of one of their hit songs … so claims another artist who says the rappers straight-up jacked his work!!! Solomon Clanton claims in a new lawsuit — obtained by TMZ — he released a song called “Proud” way back in 2015 … 3 years

Billie Eilish is living in the fast lane … such is life after hauling in 5 Grammys. The 18-year-old singing sensation headed to the desert in the most northern part of L.A. County where she met up with a ton of rocket bikers for a photo shoot. There was also a cake on the set

Exclusive Getty Kodak Black is pushing for a lighter prison sentence because he thinks the judge unfairly threw the book at him. The rapper’s attorney, Bradford Cohen, tells TMZ … they’ll be filing legal docs soon appealing the 46 months he got in his federal gun case. They’re looking to get several months cut off