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Prince's business empire lacked control before his death, and now his relatives and lawyers are left scrambling to pick up the pieces.

Sources close to the singer tell TMZ he often switched up his team of advisers, especially if he didn't like what they had to say. We're told Prince lacked high powered attorneys with the kind of experience needed to sort out business affairs, and handle a music catalog like his.

Our sources say Prince's sister Tyka has been calling most of the shots since his death. However, we're told even honchos at his label, Warner Bros Music aren't sure where the rights to his songs will fall.

We're also told reports of the singer's fortune being close to $300 million are inflated, and it's probably closer to half that. Still, it's a ton of dough someone will have to control.

Rachel Roy is taking a stand against Beyonce's fan base who have accused her of causing big time issues between the singer and Jay Z.

Beyonce released her new album "Lemonade" Saturday and there's a subtle lyric fans say targets Roy as the reason behind the infamous 2014 elevator fight. Beyonce's Beyhive took to Roy's social media accounts to blast her ... and Rachel's had enough,

Roy just took to Twitter saying, "I respect love, marriages, families and strength. What shouldn't be tolerated by anyone, no matter what, is bullying, of any kind."

It's interesting -- she doesn't deny any involvement -- but the fact she says she respects marriages is pretty telling.

Elton John paid his respects to Prince in front of a sold-out Caesars Palace crowd Saturday night.

Elton paused his 'Million Dollar Piano' show midway to talk about the singer. During his chat, Elton called Prince a "Purple Warrior" and mentioned how the singer was truly one of a kind.

Elton also shared a story about when he and Prince both had Vegas shows ... he said he'd often see Prince in their hotel lobby getting home from the clubs just as Elton would start his day. The singer then went into "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" with a Prince slideshow in the background.

Mariah Carey lived like royalty in Paris ... with one of the best views of the Eiffel Tower in the world ... and it didn't come cheap.

Mimi and fiance James Packer hit up the Plaza Athenee Hotel for the European leg of her tour and the two cozied up in the pad's Presidential Suite. And get this -- the room runs right around 14000 Euros a night -- that's almost $16k U.S. and Mariah stayed 5 nights.

The price might sound crazy ... but not if you're one of the best singers in the world and engaged to one of the richest dudes in the world.

C'est magnifique!

Hillary Clinton's press corp might wanna grab some latex -- gloves that is -- 'cause the private plane on which they're riding belongs to Dan Bilzerian, famous for his Playboy-esque parties in the sky.

We did some checking, and the the tail number matches the one registered to Bilzerian's company, Goat Airways LLC. A charter company made a deal with Hillary's campaign org. to lease the plane.

Check it out ... the dirty bird appears in episode 11 of Showtime's "The Circus" with political strategist Mark McKinnon grumbling the press doesn't ride on the same plane as Hillary.

Now we know why.

Kanye was back to his old Taylor Swift-interrupting self Saturday night ... but this time, it was all in good fun.

'Ye was at nightclub guru Dave Grutman's Miami wedding at Wynwood Walls to Isabela Rangel with a ton of A-list guests. When it came time to give toasts to the bride and groom, Yeezy was quick to snatch the mic and drop his "Imma let you finish" line on DuJour Media's Jason Binn.

However, Kanye was all jokes and the wedding guests loved it.

Speaking of guests, Kanye was in some pretty good company ... with Kim, Kourtney, Hulk Hogan, Wilmer Valderama and Ryan Seacrest there too.

Pablo Escobar still terrifies the people of Medellin -- 23 years after his death -- to the point "Narcos" producers had to scramble to find a roof to recreate his famous death scene.

Our sources in Medellin (yep, got those too) tell us production for the Netflix hit wanted to film Escobar's fatal shootout with cops on the actual roof where he was killed in 1993.

The crew tracked down the guy currently renting the house and asked permission, but we're told he basically said, "No way, José" out of respect for the community and owners of the house.

Although we're told it's still taboo in Medellin to mock Escobar's memory -- due to his deep ties there -- one brave soul eventually struck a deal with producers, and allowed them to mock up his roof for the critical kill shot.

It's unclear when the death episode will air. Oh yeah, spoiler alert: Escobar dies.

Dave Chappelle got emotional when remembering Prince ... just one night after calling the singer's death the "Black 9/11."

Dave hit up The Nice Guy in West Hollywood Saturday night when our photog asked about Prince. At first, Dave was shy to talk about it ... but then called the loss something that's hit home for everyone.

It was reported Dave called Prince's death the "Black 9/11" at a show in San Francisco Friday ... saying it's important everyone grieves together. You'll remember ... his "Chappelle's Show" famously featured a skit about the singer in one of its funniest projects.

Ice Cube finally gave N.W.A. fans what they wanted ... bringing out Dr. Dre at Coachella and completing the group's reunion.

Cube performed his second set in two weeks at the music festival Saturday ... you'll remember, fans were pissed after Dre was a no-show last weekend even though MC Ren and DJ Yella made appearances.

We're told Dre shyed away from performing NWA songs ... but still got the crowd going for "California Love" and "Still D.R.E."

Ren and Yella were there too and Cube also brought out Kendrick Lamar and Eazy-E's son ... not a bad showing.

Ariel Winter got right into the Coachella spirit ... combining some lace and ripped shorts for a barely-there outfit.

Winter was spotted strolling through the Californian festival grounds Friday with boyfriend Laurent Claude Gaudette.

We can't speak for Gaudette ... but we're guessing he'd give his gf two big thumbs up.

George RR Martin, the brain behind "Game of Thrones" is a New York Jets mega-fan and has a special retirement message for D'Brickashaw Ferguson.

Ferguson announced earlier this month he'll be hanging up his cleats ... and Martin calls the offensive tackle's ten years without missing a game "incredible."

Black Veil Brides singer Andy Biersack and Juliet Simms secretly tied the knot ... for the second time.

Talk about a long con -- sources tell us the singers actually got married years ago. We pulled a copy of their marriage license, and sure enough ... it says they did the deed in 2012.

TMZ broke the story ... the couple wed (again) in an undercover ceremony last weekend -- which most people thought was their first go 'round.

We're told their close friends and families were in the know. Last weekend's ceremony was purely to go public for fans.

4:35 P.M. PST -- A rep for Prince tells TMZ, "A few hours ago, Prince was celebrated by a small group of his most beloved: family, friends and his musicians, in a private, beautiful ceremony to say a loving goodbye. Prince's remains have been cremated and their final storage will remain private.

We ask for your blessings and prayers of comfort for his family and close friends at this time. The cause of death remains unknown and it will be at least four weeks before we receive the results of the autopsy. An announcement will be made at a future date for a musical celebration."

2:30 P.M. PST -- Guests including Prince's sister Tyka have started to arrive at the estate.

It appears Prince will be remembered in a private service at his Paisley Park home ... and staff members are currently unloading items for the memorial.

You can see from the pics ... several bouquets of flowers, catered food and tables have been taken inside. It's unknown exactly what will go down in Paisley Park, but we've been told the family's been planning something intimate.

Prince's body was released Friday to his relatives after an autopsy was completed, multiple reports say he's been cremated.

Jack Gleeson -- aka King Joffrey from "Game of Thrones" -- resurfaced far beyond The Wall, at a cosplay conference in Abu Dhabi, acting like a shell of his former 'GoT' character.

No heads on spikes here ... just some good old fashioned Madonna-like "Vogue" and robot dance moves while Jack cut loose backstage with hot gamer chick Naomi Kyle.

Actor Cole Hauser was arrested for DUI after cops say he almost crashed on an L.A. freeway.

According to the arrest report, Hauser -- best known for his role as Carter Verone in "2 Fast 2 Furious" -- drifted in and out of lanes Sunday on the 101. Cops took notice and pulled him over.

Police say Hauser seemed drunk, and after a field sobriety test he was cuffed and taken to the station, where he was booked for DUI.

He's out on $15k bail.