Play video content TMZ.com D.L. Hughley is pushing back against folks who say Chris Rock deserved to be slapped by Will Smith for making fun of Jada Pinkett Smith … he finds the narrative extremely ironic. The comedian ripped into The Root’s Candace McDuffie, who went on CNN and claimed Chris had it coming after

Just when you thought you knew all of the secretive Scheananigans of “Vanderpump Rules”, these Bravolebs have recently stunned the world! Yes, their bods are smokin’ hot, but some of their latest sexcapades are not! Take a much-needed time-out from the recent Scandoval and guess The ‘VPR’ star in the racy pic! Just raise your

Jimmy Kimmel‘s hosting the Oscars again tonight, and a year out from the infamous slap … the dude has been talking a lot about it, kinda turning the moment into a punchline. The late night funny man has been doing a ton of press in the weeks leading up to the big gig — his

Olivia Wilde and Florence Pugh seem to have moved past their rumored movie set beef a year later — ’cause they went to the same party this weekend … but weren’t together, per se. The two actresses were among many celebs who attended CAA’s pre-Oscars party Friday night in L.A. … and while it’s interesting

Hit-Boy isn’t backing down from claiming the rap producer throne after calling out a few of the other top guys in the game. On Friday, HB and The Alchemist unveiled their new collaboration “Slipping Into Darkness,” with HB expanding on his previous shots aimed at Hitmaka, Metro Boomin, Southside and Mustard with acidic bars, “I’m

Logic‘s recent cover of Ice Cube‘s iconic track, “It Was A Good Day,” was universally panned, and Joe Budden feels it’s a sign ‘o the times … for Logic to officially join him in permanent rap retirement!!! Budden went in on the Maryland-born rapper on a recent episode of his podcast “The Joe Budden Podcast”

Play video content TMZ.com Tony Yayo isn’t vibing with Lil Uzi Vert‘s recent performance where he chanted he “made a City Girl” believe in Satan — in fact, Tony doesn’t even wanna touch the topic with a 10-foot pole!!! TMZ Hip Hop caught the G-Unit rap star Tuesday in NYC, and he thinks Uzi took

Play video content TMZ.com Chris Rock can, and should, joke about whoever he wants — especially after being slapped by Will Smith — even if some feel it’s at Jada Pinkett Smith‘s expense … according to 2 fellow comics. We talked to Bill Bellamy and Jeff Dye Tuesday on “TMZ Live,” and both defended CR’s

Play video content TMZ.com Donnell Rawlings says there are no winners in the Chris Rock and Will Smith beef … and he’s hoping Chris’ recent response will finally put an end to the saga. We got Donnell at Gelson’s Tuesday and asked him about Chris finally addressing the Oscars slap in his Netflix special, which

Jordyn Woods is riding with Selena Gomez in a feud that really has nothing to do with her — well, except for the fact it’s Selena vs. Jordyn’s ex-BFF, Kylie Jenner and Hailey Bieber. Jordyn didn’t exactly make a declaration of war, but she did the next best thing when she showed off a lip

Pink seems to be going on an anti-Christina Aguilera rant these days … but we’re told despite the noise, Christina’s got no beef with her fellow singer. For those unaware, Pink was complaining to BuzzFeed UK about the “Lady Marmalade” music video she shot with Christina back in 2001 — citing certain “personalities” as the

Lil Baby‘s attempt to allegedly “work” with Chrisean Rock is backfiring … with Blueface now claiming the “4PF” rapper was actually texting him instead of his intended target. The messy social media exchange exploded after Blueface put Baby’s text message to Chrisean on blast … with Baby maintaining his innocence by claiming he was merely

Play video content TMZSports.com Kenny “The Jet” Smith says it’s way past time for Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan to be best buddies again … telling TMZ Sports his “Inside The NBA” cohost needs to do the right thing and apologize for pissing MJ off a decade ago. Barkley recently revealed in an interview he

George Lopez is getting dragged through the coals for what some say is him acting like a gate-keeping elitist in standup comedy — this after kinda putting down a fellow Latino comic. The legendary funny man was on a podcast this past week for the All Things Comedy network — chatting with Steve Treviño and

UPDATE 12:12 PM PT — Apparently Chris realized he was being a total jerk, cause he just posted his DM apology he sent to Glasper. Chris writes, “Congratulations my brother .. I would like to apologize if you took offense to my reaction at the Grammys .. you were not the intended target and I

Raiders star defensive end Maxx Crosby ripped Joey Bosa for complaining about NFL officials after the Chargers’ playoff loss, and vowed himself to never act like a “f***ing crybaby”. “A couple of games ago, when f***ing dude had a meltdown and blamed the refs,” Crosby said of Bosa on Barstools’ Bussin’ With The Boys, saying,

Play video content BigBoyTV 50 Cent is taking the high road … despite all his social media posts to the contrary, he’s apologizing to Megan Thee Stallion for not believing her testimony about Tory Lanez shooting her. The G-Unit legend switched from promoting season 2 of “BMF” to reflecting on his wild Instagram posts where

Play video content Kim Kardashian‘s definitely gonna get her ex-husband’s attention with this — she and their daughter North West not only made a video homage to Kanye West … but also his arch nemesis, Taylor Swift!!! North recreated her dad’s look with a damn good makeup job, and Kim recreated — well, herself —

The end of a year means Uncle Murda‘s “Rap-Up” series is bound to ruffle some feathers and the G-Unit rapper clipped plenty of wings with his 2022 edition!!! Like he always does around this time, Murda tackled the top events of the past 365 days with unapologetic aggression … clowning Will Smith slapping Chris Rock,

Play video content Instagram / @nolimitherbo G Herbo recorded himself hitting the high notes from Usher‘s famed “Superstar” challenge Tuesday night — and it elicited a cryptic jab from the R&B star himself. Herb kicked things off by light-heartedly posting to Instagram that he could sing better than Usher on his “worst day.” Clearly, Usher

Play video content TMZ.com Lyfe Jennings isn’t flinching over social media slander following his viral “bad singing” moment earlier this week — he’s embracing it, and telling youngins like Mario to stay in their place!!! A weekend performance clip of Lyfe loudly whiffing the high notes made the rounds on social media blogs, igniting a

Pusha T is placing both Drake and Kanye West in his rearview mirror as the Clipse rapper’s Grammy season approaches. In a new interview with XXL, Pusha took great joy in knowing his rival Drake still drops subliminal disses in his direction … even over four years after their beef kicked off. Pusha says every

Play video content Youtube / King Akademik DJ Akademiks revealed on his Tuesday night Twitch broadcast that Diddy actually DM’ed over his Yung Miami “side chick” comments … so now he’s bowing out gracefully on the topic!!! Ak took the blame for fanning the flames following Diddy’s newest baby announcement … and vowed not to

Drake is catching a stray from Styles P, who is reflecting on the short-lived Nas vs. 21 Savage “beef” … and thinking Drizzy shoulda nipped the rift in the bud before it bloomed. The Lox legend was a guest on Math Hoffa‘s “My Expert Opinion” where he stated he liked, not loved, 21’s music …

2022 is the year of rappers beefing on social media — from Nicki Minaj and Latto‘s Grammy snub feud, to Megan Thee Stallion taking on Drake, DaBaby and Tory Lanez — but 2 huge voices in hip hop say there’s a better path. DJ Akademiks and Charlamgage Tha God are not impressed with the lack

Nas and 21 Savage are choosing to be relevant together, with a new collaboration … a sharp departure from the near-beef that started simmering with 21’s disparaging comments about the Queensbridge MC. Nas explained the truce on Instagram … “Only way we moving is with love, respect and unity. The foundational principles of hip hop.

Canelo Alvarez is apologizing to Lionel Messi and the people of Argentina after threatening to kick the soccer superstar’s ass … saying he’s learned from the mistake. “These last few days I got carried away by the passion and love I feel for my country and made comments that were out of place for which

Elon Musk says he squashed the beef between Twitter and Apple … after a productive meeting with the tech giant’s chief executive. Elon says he met with Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday, enjoying a tour of Apple headquarters in Cupertino, CA before getting down to brass tacks. Good conversation. Among other things, we resolved

Elon Musk is going to war with Apple over Twitter … but his verbal assault appears to be falling on deaf ears … for now. Musk posted a series of angry tweets Monday, directing his rage at Apple and its CEO, Tim Cook, over their treatment of the social media giant, which Elon recently purchased.

Antonio Brown is continuing to cross the line in his feud with Tom Brady — this time, he posted a clearly photoshopped nude pic of Gisele Bündchen on social media. The troubled ex-NFL receiver shared the image to his Snapchat on Monday … showing Gisele’s face edited on top of another woman’s naked body. A