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CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin was NOT having it when a guest on her show used the n-word while criticizing Donald Trump's appointees, and she abruptly pulled the plug on the interview.

Author Charles Kaiser was ripping Stephen Bannon when he claimed Trump's Chief Strategist uses the racial epithet. Watch the reaction from Brooke and Paris Dennard -- a Trump supporter who's black and shocked as hell at the turn in the conversation.

The buck stopped with Brooke ... real quick.

2:00 PM PT -- Kaiser is apologizing to anyone offended by his use of the n-word, but thinks it's worse that he accused Bannon of using it instead of Jeff Sessions, Trump's potential Attorney General candidate. On Facebook he claims several witnesses will back his allegation.

It's about time people start respecting Michael Jordan for more than just the "Crying Jordan" meme ... so says the President of the United States!!!

MJ was at the White House along with a huge list of stars like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tom Hanks, Robert De Niro, Bill Gates, Robert Redford, Ellen and more ... when President Obama singled him out for some jokes!

Obviously, Obama praised him for being a hugely successful athlete, businessman and philanthropist -- but zinged him a little bit for his acting career and the whole Internet meme thing.

Kanye West has more Kardashian reinforcements coming his way ... Khloe, Kourtney and Kris have taken to the skies.

The 3 family members boarded a private jet Tuesday afternoon leaving NYC, after staying behind Monday to honor the late Robert Kardashian at the Angel Ball.

Ellen DeGeneres' face was apparently ID enough to get her past White House security with a bunch of other celebs getting the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Ellen says she forgot her ID and couldn't get inside for the ceremony, yet there she was next to Robert De Niro, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jordan, Diana Ross, Tom Hanks and many more.

We're guessing someone recognized her. Once inside they all did the obligatory Mannequin Challenge. Yeah, it's getting old hat, but this one's got the Boss ... so, pretty cool.

Kanye West's personal physician is the one who called 911, warning the dispatcher Kanye was not violent but would become violent when police arrived to help him.

Law enforcement sources tell us, the call came in as a male with mental illness. Dr. Michael Farzam said his patient's name was "Jim Jones, 39 years old, 5'8", 175 lbs ... suffers from temporary psychosis due to sleep deprivation and dehydration."

According to the police report the doctor told cops he had placed Kanye on a 5150 psychiatric hold and wanted him taken to UCLA Medical Center. We're told there's an issue over whether the doctor actually placed Kanye on a 5150.

The report goes on to say Dr. Farzam told police Kanye had attempted to assault a staff member at the gym.

We're told Kanye was handcuffed to the stretcher because it's protocol when cops are told someone is on a 5150 hold.

Execs at Tidal fired a new mother the day after she requested a private room to use her breast pump ... according to a new lawsuit.

Lisette Paulson says the music streaming company -- specifically Jay Z's trusted associate, Desiree Perez -- retaliated against her in 2015 for requesting a private pumping setup. According to her suit ... Perez told Paulson to just use a bathroom, but she said no way.

Perez allegedly asked the new mom if the pumping was really necessary and grew frustrated about having to give up a private office for Paulson to do her business. She says Perez told her they'd have a meeting to figure it out, but the day after that meeting ... Paulson says she was fired.

She's suing Tidal for sex and pregnancy discrimination.

Kanye West's emotional breakdown sent paramedics and fire trucks scrambling ... according to the Fire Dept. dispatch calls obtained by TMZ.

You hear a dispatcher characterize the situation as a "psychiatric emergency."

Paramedics showed up around 1:20 PM at the home of his trainer, Harley Pasternak. Someone at the home called 911, saying Kanye was acting "erratically."

Kanye was handcuffed to a stretcher and taken to UCLA Medical Center for psychiatric evaluation.

Adele might have another bun in the oven -- or at least she's planning for one ... according to the pop star herself.

Adele finished off her North American tour Monday night in Phoenix, and before leaving the stage, she broke some baby news ... although she was sketchy on the timing.

We're inclined to believe she's not knocked up just yet because during the concert she poured champagne for her band, and had a sip of wine herself. Officially, Adele's rep has "no comment" on the baby talk.

Sooo, if nothing else ... she's got a hot homecoming party planned!

Kim Kardashian arrived back in L.A. Monday night ... rushing to her husband's bedside.

Kanye West is hospitalized at UCLA Medical Center for psychiatric evaluation after an emotional breakdown Monday afternoon.

Kim was supposed to make her first public appearance Monday in NYC since her robbery. She was in New York for the Angel Ball, which was honoring her late father, Robert Kardashian.

Mos Def can kiss South Africa goodbye -- he's apologized to the government for trying to use a "world passport" and he's all set to jet back to the U.S.

The rapper will hop on a flight Tuesday night after getting arrested in January for using a false passport. The Department of Home Affairs tells TMZ ... he was granted a valid passport after his mea culpa. We're told the government's dropped its charges.

It's not ALL good -- we're told Mos is now on an "undesirable persons" list with the S.A. gov't.

JAMIE FOXX GOT HANDS!!

We've already seen him throw ... but now the "Ray" star is proving he can haul in passes too -- even when the ball is being fired at him at 100 MPH!

Foxx was training at the Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks while shooting his new flick "All-Star Weekend" -- when his buddy, Tony Besson, challenged him to get into the "100 MPH Club."

The ball was shot at him by a JUGS machine -- and the challenge was to catch the ball twice ... while taking a step closer the second time around.

Think Jamie was afraid? Hell no.

Donald Trump has already created jobs and he's still 2 months from taking office.

Immigration lawyers have been bombarded with frantic calls from clients who are afraid if they wait to get their visa applications approved they'll be stranded in their homeland or deported from the U.S.

Attorneys say they are not comforting clients because they have reason to believe the Trump Administration will immediately crack down on visa applications and extensions. As a result, they're trying to ramrod paperwork through the system before year's end.

Desiigner has a message for the man who launched his career -- I'M PRAYING FOR KANYE WEST.

Kanye West has been taken to UCLA Medical Center for psychiatric evaluation.

According to law enforcement sources ... cops responded to a call for a welfare check on Kanye around 1:20 PM PT. He was at his trainer Harley Pasternak's home at the time and was "acting erratically."

We're told police called L.A. Fire, and by the time paramedics arrived Kanye was calmer ... but still resistant to going to the hospital. We're told everyone -- his management and law enforcement -- convinced him it was best he go. Law enforcement sources tell us Kanye was handcuffed to a gurney during transport to the hospital ... as standard protocol.

We got Pasternak outside his house late Monday evening. If he knows how Kanye's doing, he's not saying much.

Sources connected to Kanye tell us he was getting checked out by one of his doctors for severe sleep deprivation while he was at Pasternak's place ... and someone decided to call police.

The hospitalization comes on the heels of Kanye abruptly cancelling the remainder of his Saint Pablo Tour, and launching into a verbal attack on Jay Z and Beyonce.

As we told you, Kim Kardashian flew to NYC early Monday for her first public event since the Paris robbery ... but she's now officially bailed. It's a good bet she's wheels up for L.A.

Bethenny Frankel's boyfriend claims he's been on the receiving end of a torrent of disgusting, vicious emails written by her ex-husband, and he's preparing to fire back in court.

Dennis Shields, who's been dating Bethenny for a year, had his lawyer fire off a letter to her ex, Jason Hoppy, accusing him of sending him dozens of emails with "increasing frequency and hostility."

Sources connected with Shields, who's the Chairman of YieldStreet, say the emails are actually to Bethenny but Hoppy cc'd Shields. There's a running theme in all the emails ... that Bethenny is ugly, old and irrelevant and Shields should run for the hills, like all her boyfriends before.

We're told Hoppy has emailed that Shields is in a "revolving door of men" and that "he'll be gone soon."

Liar, liar, Speedos on fire ...

Ryan Lochte says he just doesn't believe Michael Phelps is done with competitive swimming -- despite the fact he filed official retirement paperwork earlier this week.