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Zac Brown got burned by staying out late and partying, but says he's learned his lesson after getting caught in the middle of a South Florida drug bust.

Zac finally talked about what went down at the Palm Beach Four Seasons a week ago, saying ... "I attended a private gathering at a Miami-area hotel and had only been there for a short time when police officers arrived and arrested two people in the room who had just showed up a few minutes before. I did not know these people and had no idea that there were drugs in their possession."

In his Facebook post, the country music star added, "Everyone is responsible for their actions, and I regret using poor judgment and putting myself in that position."

Zac's post confirmed the story TMZ broke about the drug bust of 4 people he was partying with in the hotel room. Zac did NOT mention the starstruck police officers who asked him for autographs and also lied to protect him.

Cops cuffed Rosario Dawson and hauled her away from the Democracy Spring rally in Washington, D.C.

The actress was among a group of about a dozen people who crossed a police line and then sat down in protest. It's unclear what Rosario was booked for, but cops say about 100 people were arrested Friday ... mostly for crowding or obstructing.

The Democracy Spring rallies have been going on all week in D.C. to protest all sorts of causes.

Sen. Ted Cruz could have taken a big bite out of Donald Trump's lead when we lobbed him a question about his favorite subject ... soup!

Ted's made no secret about his love for Campbell's soup, so our photog asked what's his favorite kind. Mind you, he's trailing Trump and John Kasich in NY, where Tuesday's key primary is being held.

Check out the video ... apparently, the senator thought he was in Dixieland, instead of Yankeeland. Our photog gave him what would've been the right answer to suck up to NYC voters.

Lance Bass and Joey Fatone jumped ship for a night ... doing a more than respectable rendition of a Backstreet Boys song.

Lance is the featured performer on a Caribbean cruise. With Joey in tow they hosted some karaoke and broke into "I Want It That Way."

Slick Rick threw on his brand new Gucci underwear, went down to the court and became a U.S. citizen after 40 years in the country.

We got shots of Rick celebrating outside a NYC courthouse where he was sworn in on Friday morning. The British born rap legend said, "I am so proud of this moment -- and so honored to finally become an American citizen."

Rick the Ruler's had immigration issues since 1990 when he did prison time for a self-defense shooting. He was eventually pardoned, but was threatened with deportation several times.

He's been working on becoming a citizen for more than 23 years. Rick says he'll have dual citizenship ... he's not giving up his British passport.

Rick moved to the Bronx in 1976 with his parents, and eventually met Doug E. Fresh in school. The rest is hip-hop history.

Farrah Abraham proves you can make money in all sorts of positions, because she just bought herself a new home.

The "Teen Mom"/porn star plunked down $845,000 for a townhouse in the Hollywood Hills.

It's roomy enough for Farrah and her 7-year-old daughter for sure ... 2,700 square feet, 4 bedrooms, loft and 3 car garage.

Amy Klein from Rodeo Realty sealed the deal.

Zac Brown unwittingly ended up in a hotel room with strippers, condoms and cocaine ... so say sources connected to the country singer.

As we reported, Zac was in a Palm Beach hotel room a week ago at 2:30 AM when cops raided the suite and arrested 4 people for weed and coke. There were 3 strippers present, one of whom had 6 condoms and $1,000 cash in her purse.

Our Zac sources say he was out on the town earlier in the evening with a friend. The sources say the friend invited Zac to hang out with a bunch of guys in a hotel room and he had no idea strippers would show minutes after he arrived.

The sources insist Zac did nothing wrong ... he had not done any drugs nor had he done anything with the strippers. We're told the cops busted the joint 10 minutes after the strippers arrived.

The cops repeatedly lied to TMZ and said there was no evidence Zac was present, even though there's a police document listing his name. And as we reported, the cops were so starstruck they got Zac's autograph and even mocked one of the strippers for not knowing he was a famous singer.

Zac, we're told, asked the cops to keep him out of the police report because he has a wife and kids. Our Zac sources insist it was the cops who first offered to omit his name.

We've learned Zac had a prescription bottle and 2 of the pills didn't match the label, so cops asked Zac to supply proof he had a valid Rx for the pills. He later presented proof the pills were painkillers that were prescribed after minor surgery.

As they say, Eva Mendes ... you're gonna need a bigger bag.

On the day reports swirled Eva and Ryan Gosling were expecting their second child, she was out running errands in L.A. and -- kinda foolishly -- trying to cover her baby bump with a tote bag. The couple's not confirming a pregnancy yet, but this pic says a lot.

Eva tried a similar tactic back in 2014 when she and Ryan were having their first kid.

That bag routine wouldn't work for most moms-to-be. Except for ... y'know.

Note to Travis Scott's white fans: Bust out the n-word all ya want -- or at least you're good to go if Travis shoves a mic in your face.

That was the scene in Toronto Thursday night as Travis opened for Rihanna and performed his hit "3500" ... which, of course, includes the line, "Only trill ni***s I know" ... repeatedly.

So, naturally Travis picked the whitest guy to get on the mic for those lyrics. You gotta see what happened when the fan was put on the spot. We're not sure this was exactly Dr. King's vision of "the dream" ... but it was definitely a cool moment for the fan and the crowd.

As Travis put it, "This makes me want to cry ... A lot of years ago nobody ever wanted to see this happen."

ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill ain't that much of a rough boy after all -- he fell right before the band's show Thursday night in Texas and dislocated his shoulder ... forcing them to cancel the concert.

The bearded ones were set to play in Lubbock, but a manager at the venue tells us Dusty fell as he was getting off his tour bus. It's unclear what caused the fall.

The manager says an ambulance on site took the 66-year-old rocker to the hospital for treatment. ZZ Top momentarily considered going on with the bassist from their opening act, Tim Montana and The Shrednecks -- but decided fans would be disappointed if they went on with half-beard power.

The show's been rescheduled for May 29.

Louisiana rap legend Master P says Tyrann Mathieu is totally wrong about their home city ... saying rap music is not causing the violence in New Orleans ... the people are.

Palm Beach police repeatedly lied and covered for Zac Brown, who was caught up in a drug bust ... and they were so starstruck some of them even asked for the country singer's autograph.

As we reported, Zac was in a Four Seasons hotel room a week ago at around 2:30 AM when cops raided the place and arrested 4 people for marijuana and coke possession, including 2 strippers. After learning Zac was in the room but not arrested, we made multiple contacts with the Palm Beach PD brass, all of whom strongly and repeatedly told us they had no evidence Zac was in the room.

We've learned not only was Zac in the room, but the cops who made the bust were big, big fans. Our sources say several cops on scene asked for his autograph, and the officers who took one of the strippers to the station mocked her for not knowing Zac was a big country star.

We're also told once that stripper arrived at the station, several other officers joked with her about Zac and the fact she didn't know he was a famous singer.

Our sources say Zac asked the cops to keep him out of the police report because he had a wife and kids. It seems the police did everything in their power to facilitate that. In our numerous contacts with the PD, we repeatedly asked for any information tying Zac to the bust.

Although we now know a document did exist tying Zac to the room, we got this email response from a police official.

The information the official sent us made no reference to Zac Brown. The document showing his name was NOT included.

Various officials at the police dept. told us the same thing in well over a dozen calls ... they had no evidence Zac Brown was at the hotel room.

Mount Audrina Patridge looks ready to blow ... but she ain't even close.

The pregnant ex-'Hills' star is only about 6 months in, and during a stroll this week in Hawaii ... her face said it all -- get this not so little girl outta me!

As if carrying around an extra human being wasn't enough .. AP and BMX pro fiance Corey Bohan are also in the middle of planning their upcoming wedding in Hawaii.

Something's gotta give.

Johnny Manziel is lucky to be alive ... because this is the wreckage from the car crash on the Sunset strip -- and you can see the entire passenger side was smashed beyond recognition.

George Clooney and Rande Gerber have made a $100 million run south of the border.

We've learned the 2 gazillionaires have sold their Cabo compound to a Mexican billionaire.

George and Rande famously built the 2 homes -- which they call Casamigos -- the name of their super popular tequila. The homes are adjacent, and the billionaire just had to have them.

The 2 houses were designed by famed architect Ricardo Legorreta ... the last properties he designed before he died.

Rande's home was featured in Architectural Digest and George's could've been if he wanted it.

George, Amal, Rande and Cindy are only homeless in Cabo temporarily ... they're building an even more spectacular compound.

Lisa Vanderpump's calling BS on Mohamed Hadid's kids suffering from Lyme disease, and her accusation is having major repercussions for the 'Real Housewives' shoots.

Sources tell TMZ Lisa and Mohamed's 20 year friendship came to an abrupt end when Vanderpump, for the umpteenth time, asked about his kids, Bella and Anwar, and their Lyme disease. We're told Hadid was embarrassed because Lisa asked while taping at dinner with friends.

Sources close to the situation tell us Hadid will be cordial during shoots, but ANY attempt to renew the friendship -- even for the show -- is out of the question, as far as he's concerned.

We're told Lisa's husband, Ken, even tried to patch things up, but Hadid's not budging ... and hasn't even been to any of Lisa's 3 restaurants since the drama.

Lucky for him it's a big city.