Kanye West Too 'Exhausted' to Continue Tour
Kanye West is pulling the plug on ALL his tour dates for the rest of the year, and it's all because he's stretching himself too thin ... according to our Kanye sources.
A source connected to the rapper tells TMZ ... "He's just exhausted. He's been working around the clock on fashion design, both his own line and the Adidas line."
The source said the rigors of being on the road every night really wore him out, and it sounds like Kim Kardashian's Paris robbery was also weighing on him. We're told, "All the time spent away from his family has been a stress on him as well. They are most important to him."
The Saint Pablo Tour was set to run through Dec. 31, but all remaining shows are cancelled and ticketholders will get full refunds.
The only good news here -- the source says West is planning to launch a second leg of the tour next year, he's just not ready to announce dates yet. The source says, "He doesn't want to give fans anything less than his best."
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Donald Trump Meeting with TV News Execs Olive Branch or 'I Told Ya So'
Donald Trump is meeting with his harshest critics Monday and the people who arguably got him elected ... the media.
Sources in Trump's camp tell us ... he's meeting with all the network heads Monday at 1 PM ET, and Trump will not hold back. We're told he wants to talk to them about how they got it so wrong during the campaign. TV execs will show up today, and Tuesday he'll do the same with the NY Times execs and others.
Trump's end game for the meeting is unclear, but we're told crow will be served.
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The Game Ordered to Pay $7 Mil in Sexual Assault Case
The Game is going to have to write a check with a lot of zeros to his sexual assault accuser -- he's lost the lawsuit she filed against him.
An Illinois court ruled in favor of Priscilla Rainey, who sued Game ... alleging he sexually assaulted her while shooting a reality show in 2015. A judgment was entered against him late last week for $7.13 million.
During the case, the judge denied Rainey access to Game's financial records to find out his net worth. Whatever that number is ... it looks like it will be $7 mil less.
We're told Game plans to appeal.
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Green Day Anti-Trump Chant Was Shock to ABC
10:20 AM PT -- The anti-Trump chant was not pre-planned or withheld during rehearsals, it was a last minute decision by the band ... according to AMA sources.
Green Day kept its plans to blast President-elect Donald Trump under wraps, never giving ABC or American Music Awards producers any warning ... TMZ has learned.
Witnesses at AMA rehearsals tell us Green Day performed its new song, "Bang Bang" ... but never included the chant, "No Trump! No KKK! No fascist USA!” ... which they added during the live broadcast. The performance ended with a standing O. We're told ABC execs were completely off-guard.
It's unclear if Green Day knowingly kept the chant out of rehearsals, or if Billie Joe Armstrong made a last minute decision to include the political message.
We've got a call in to their reps.
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Kim Kardashian When Going Gets Tough ... Get Going on Your Private Jet
Kim Kardashian made an early morning getaway immediately on the heels of her husband's live meltdowns.
Kim boarded a private jet Monday around 5 AM jetting out of L.A. without Kanye West on board ... according to photogs at the airport. After cancelling a concert at the last minute, attacking Beyoncé and Jay Z and backing Donald Trump -- everyone's wondering what the hell's going on with 'Ye.
Kim's departure before sunrise looks interesting -- considering Kanye's status, but truth is she's just getting back to work herself. She's scheduled to appear at Denise Rich's Angel Ball (supporting cancer research) in NYC Monday night ... where her father will be honored.
It's her first public event since the Paris robbery. Right now... it doesn't look like Kanye will be with her.
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Lady Gaga One Good Reason to Cry ... Encore From Fans
Lady Gaga was brought to tears at the American Music Awards -- not by receiving some trophy, but by her fans serenading her with her latest hit song.
Gaga was leaving Microsoft Theater Sunday night when she got swarmed by a throng of her supporters, who joined in on a group sing-a-long of her single "Million Reasons" ... which she had performed that night.
The sort of on-key encore, clearly struck a chord with her.
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'Hamilton' Actor Brandon Dixon Sorry Trump, No Apology Required
The guy who plays Aaron Burr in "Hamilton" doubled down Monday, essentially saying the play is an important statement about our history and therefore the cast has a responsibility to speak out.
Actor Brandon Dixon was on "CBS This Morning" and said what we all knew ... Lin-Manuel Miranda was behind the lecture Friday night that had Donald Trump demanding an apology.
Trump shouldn't hold his breath.
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Future Cops Called to Loud Ass BDay Party
Future's 33rd birthday bash had the joint cracking before cops finally paid him a visit.
The rapper's party Sunday in Bev Hills got broken up early -- by L.A. standards, anyway -- after cops got 4 noise complaints around 1:30 AM. We're told about 5 BHPD units pulled up, but by the time they arrived security was already telling everyone to hit the bricks.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... cops stayed to make sure the shutdown ran smoothly, which it did and no one was arrested.
We're told Kylie Jenner, Chris Brown and Teyana Taylor were among the celebs at the party ... which appeared to feature some kinda striptease show.
#DirtyThirties
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Justin Bieber Hey, Beliebers ... Free Hugs!!!
Justin Bieber is sending his fans a message ... if you're chill, he'll chill with you, which is what happened to a group that waited on him Sunday night at Barcelona airport.
Seems like Justin appreciated their approach. He's lashed out at fans before ... denying them photo opps, but Sunday was different.
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Terry Bradshaw No Shirt? No Problem Caught Topless Modeling at 'NFL on Fox' Studio
More like Hairy Bradshaw ... right!?!?!
The NFL legend was feelin' all Zoolanderish behind the scenes during the "FOX NFL Sunday" kickoff show ... and showed off his furry physique for an impromptu modeling sesh.
The whole thing was captured on video by co-host Charissa Thompson -- who was clearly impressed by Terry's chest fuzz.
Howie Long ... not so much.
[H/T The Big Lead]
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'DuckTales' Reboot Hustlin' Like Scrooge McDuck ... New Show = New Money
The makers of the "DuckTales" reboot are planning to solve mysteries and rewrite history once again ... and make fat stacks of cash while they're at it.
"DuckTales" filed trademark paperwork ... setting Disney up to produce themed kids' juices, soft drinks, toys, games, books and all other playthings. Translation -- expect to see the modern versions of Huey, Dewey and Louie on a crapload of merchandise very soon.
The reboot of the beloved '80s cartoon was announced last year and will debut in 2017.
Woo-oo!
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Lenny Dykstra Here's Bloody Video Proof ... Cops Beat My Ass In Jail
Here's video of a bloody, bruised and busted up Lenny Dykstra on the night he claims cops beat him to a pulp in L.A. County jail ... video Lenny claims is the smoking gun in his $15 million lawsuit.
The footage was shot April 5th, 2012 -- after Lenny claims 6 L.A. County Sheriff's Deputies unleashed a vicious beating simply because they didn't like him.
Lenny sued L.A. County and multiple deputies for $15 mil -- claiming he suffered all sorts of injuries, including brain damage. He also claims "his teeth were broken out of his skull" and he has trouble eating.
The video was shot at a nearby medical center -- where a medicated Dykstra was examined while handcuffed and strapped to a gurney. A deputy points out all of Dykstra's injuries.
We've reached out to the LASD for their side of the story -- but they refuse to comment on ongoing litigation.
As for footage of the alleged beatdown, Dykstra's team claims they were told the surveillance video from the camera (or cameras) trained on Lenny's cell that night has been inexplicably lost or destroyed.
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Birdman Furious at Lil Wayne ... No Respek Means No Deal!
Birdman's legal war with Lil Wayne is back to square one, because Weezy continues to drop major disrespect on his ex-mentor's name.
Sources close to the situation tell us ... lawyers for the 2 camps were close to reaching a deal -- one meeting away, in fact -- when Wayne publicly dissed Birdman by changing the lyrics in "I'm Me" from a Cash Money shout-out to a Jay Z shout-out.
We're told Birdman has his own beef with Jay, which made Wayne's diss sting even more. Lil Wayne's "Suck my d***!" at that same show didn't help either -- so he pulled the plug on negotiations.
The bottom line, we're told, is if they're ever gonna settle the $51 million lawsuit ... both sides need to stop jawing in public.
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Cara Delevingne You Got a Cute Dead Dog Here, I Painted a Picture of Him
Cara Delevingne was devastated when her dog died 2 years ago ... and didn't look much happier this week when she got a postmortem print of the pup.
Artist Andrew Gonzalez gave Cara a digitally made portrait of her French Bulldog, Mouse, this past Thursday -- where he's seen on a cloud with a pair of wings ... eating bacon.
Gonzalez had given Cara a portrait of herself in 2014, right around the time Mouse passed. This time, he says security let him hand the newest one off to her personally before the opening of the Westfield World Trade Center H&M store in NYC.
He says Cara almost broke out in tears, telling him she'd hang it up at home -- and thanking him with a hug. From the looks of her face, though, we're guessing she was less excited than last time.
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Ex-'RHOC' Son Busted for Jailhouse Booze ... No Pruno For You!!
The son of former 'RHOC' star Lauri Peterson got busted -- while already behind bars -- for hoarding prison wine in his cell, so now he's facing a new felony.
Law enforcement tells us ... Joshua Waring had the alcoholic beverage -- known as "pruno" in the can -- stashed in his bunk at an Orange County jail. We're told he's been charged with possession of contraband in a correctional facility.
Waring's in lockup awaiting trial for attempted murder, and is also facing a lawsuit from the man he allegedly shot.
Fun fact: Pruno is made with fruit, ketchup, sugar, milk and bread ... and is commonly mixed in toilet bowls. Before you whip some up for a holiday party -- it's been described as bile flavored.
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Guess Who This Turtleneck Tot Turned Into!
Before this Winnie the Pooh pal was shining bright on the silver screen, she was just another sweetie embracing sweater weather in Miami, Florida. Can you guess who she is?