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Play video content TMZ.com Dillon Francis is imploring everyone to follow in his footsteps and get vaccinated. Yes, it can be a matter of life or death, but also … it can save his and other people’s jobs. We got the famous DJ leaving Erewhon Tuesday in L.A. and wondered if he had any trepidation

Play video content @dollyparton / Instagram You can bet Dolly Parton‘s getting a big O-vation tonight for the surprise she put together for her husband’s 79th birthday. The legendary country singer got dolled up in an iconic Playboy Bunny suit Tuesday to give Carl — her husband of 55 years — a special 79th birthday

Biz Markie had a partner in rhyme pulling for him and his family up to the very end — it was none other than Fat Joe, who provided emotional support like you wouldn’t believe … TMZ has learned. The recently deceased MC’s wife, Tara Hall, tells us that out of all the scores of people

Play video content BACKGRID Paris Hilton wants Britney Spears‘ father to start listening to the chorus of voices demanding he let her out of the conservatorship pronto … and she’s sending her friend lotsa love. Paris was heading into Fia Restaurant Monday night in Santa Monica with her sister, Nicky — who was hosting the

Play video content TMZ.com Nicki Minaj is hooking up the mall cop who let one of her fans rap in a Zara, and it sounds like his 15 minutes of fame comes with an added bonus … some social media clout with the Barbz!!! We got the security guard, Michael, out Monday in NYC after

Play video content TMZ.com While Britney Spears is confidently taking on family members and haters, her BF’s week is off to a rough start … after getting into an accident near the singer’s house. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … Sam Asghari had what amounts to a fender bender Monday with a woman driving a

Jacksonville, Florida artist Fred Durst was only 30 years old when he shot to fame as the frontman of the band Limp Bizkit … and landed at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts after they released their 1999 sophomore studio album Significant Other that included the singles “Nookie” and “Break Stuff.” Durst and

Play video content @nickiminaj / Instagram Nicki Minaj sure does appreciate the fan love she receives — but she loves it even more when her adoring base can worship her uninterrupted … for which one mall security guard is getting a personal shout-out from the Barbz herself. The rapper reposted a video originally shared by

Play video content @EDMManiac / Twitter, @famous454, @dae_in_wonderland / Instagram Los Angeles County is now under a new mask mandate (again) — which went into effect at midnight — but before the clock struck 12 … Angelenos got in their last bit of maskless fun — especially at SoFi Stadium … with Kaskade behind the

Play video content TMZ.com “Songland” winner Greg Scott is baffled and justifiably upset the Jonas Brothers’ new track is replacing his song as NBC’s Olympics anthem … but even worse, he says he’s heard nothing but crickets from the Peacock. We got the season 2 “Songland” winner Friday outside Mastro’s in Bev Hills, and wanted

If you ever wanna see Britney Spears perform onstage again, then you better listen up … because she just laid her terms quite clearly (again) with a warning shot to impatient haters. It appears some of her followers have gotten under her skin over the dance videos she’s been posting in recent years … which

Usher is officially playing Vegas — and the one thing we imagine he/his team are probably thinking now that show #1’s in the books is … why the hell didn’t we do this sooner??? Not kidding here — the singer’s debut residency show Friday at Caesar’s Palace turned out to be everything anyone could’ve expected

Soulja Boy has agreed to stay the hell away from a woman accusing him of sexual assault and battery … according to new legal docs obtained by TMZ. The woman filed for a restraining order in L.A. court back in January … and the rapper agreed to a 3-year domestic violence restraining order, which will

Rapper Biz Markie — most famous for his iconic hit “Just a Friend” — has died after a series of complications from diabetes that he’s been fighting for more than a year … TMZ has confirmed. A family source tells us Biz passed away in a Baltimore hospital at 6:25 PM Friday night. We’re told

The woman who sued Diplo claiming he forced her to perform oral sex has withdrawn her lawsuit … and she tells TMZ she regrets filing it in the first place. According to court records … the woman has voluntarily dismissed her lawsuit. She tells TMZ … “In light of the evidence and after consultation with

Cardi B scored a legal victory in her ongoing battle with a blogger — a judge just tossed the blogger’s countersuit against the rapper. The court ruled in favor of the rapper, saying the blogger, Latasha K, couldn’t prove Cardi was connected to the assault and emotional distress she claims to have suffered back in

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are very much out in public following their recent wedding … playing music together at a venue in a small town in Blake’s neck of the woods. The newlyweds grabbed a couple microphones and guitars Thursday for a free concert at Ole Red — a bar Blake owns in Tishomingo,

Lil Durk got a rude awakening, when some people busted into his home and exchanged gunfire with him and his girlfriend … this according to law enforcement. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation … the rapper and his baby mama, India Cox, were the victims of a home invasion and aggravated assault this past