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Kanye West, fresh off an involuntary psychiatric hold, was still able to get security clearance to see Prez-elect Donald Trump, because the Secret Service doesn't consider the rapper a threat.

A Secret Service official tells TMZ, "Personal problems that Mr. West is working through does not establish him as a security threat to President-elect Trump."

The official added Trump's staff ultimately made the decision to give Kanye the all-clear. TMZ has learned Donald Trump himself made the decision to sit with Kanye for 15 minutes.

Looks like Kanye West was the opener for Ray Lewis and Jim Brown -- the sports greats met with Prez-elect Donald Trump shortly after 'Ye.

The football legends arrived separately at Trump Tower. Trump confidante Omarosa escorted both men upstairs for their powwows with the future commander-in-chief.

Afterward, Brown told reporters he talked to Trump about "helping people." He wasn't any more specific than that.

Unclear what was on Ray's agenda, but both he and Trump were at the Army-Navy game over the weekend.

Donald Trump and Kanye West were all Kumbaya as they walked out of the elevator of Trump tower after meeting Tuesday for 15 minutes.

The Prez-elect told reporters he and Kanye go way back and the mutual admiration was apparent.

As we reported, Kanye asked for the meeting and Trump said, "Why not?" Kanye's creative director was present along with a Kanye camera crew. The creative director, Eli Linnetz, produced Kanye's "Fade" and "Famous" music videos. He's also there with Corey Gamble.

Hard to tell what Conor McGregor's more fired up about right now -- getting his hands on Floyd Mayweather ... or on a juicy fried chicken breast.

Rande Gerber and George Clooney just locked up their Boss of The Year awards with a booze-filled trip to Mexico for their Casamigos employees.

The tequila jefes flew about 50 staffers down south for the company's holiday party at El Dorado Royale resort in Cabo. George couldn't make it due to his side gig -- filming a movie -- but looks like Rande and co-owner Mike Meldman more than held down the fort.

It wasn't all fun and games on the beach though. They also had to board the Casamigos yacht.

No, we don't know where you apply.

Kanye West just marched into Trump Tower for a face-to-face with the President-elect.

TMZ has learned Kanye will have a 15 minute sit-down with Donald Trump Tuesday morning. Kanye requested the meeting, and Trump agreed ... according to our sources.

Still unclear exactly what they'll cover in the meeting. Inauguration? Cabinet post?

Anything goes with these two.

Story developing ...

Justin Bieber is a real Canuck on the ol' ice rink ... coming razor close to dropping his gloves and taking on some hockey players who broke his stick and didn't say sorry.

The Biebs got in on a beer league pickup game at the Toyota Sports Center -- where the L.A. Kings practice -- and damn near came to blows after a dirty play.

Watch -- as #23 (Biebs) comes in for a shot, a defender comes down hard with his own stick and snaps Justin's in 2. Safe to say Justin didn't take kindly to that.

Kanye West went to NYC Monday to create a coast-to-coast medical team to stabilize him from a condition that resulted in an 8 day psych ward stay ... TMZ has learned.

Sources connected with the rapper tell us ... Kanye made the trek to Manhattan to interview psychiatrists who will become his go-to shrink when he's on the East Coast. The psychiatrist will join Kanye's West Coast treatment team, which has been providing extensive, almost round-the-clock care.

We're told Kanye traveled to NYC on a private jet with members of his medical team. Our sources say doctors are all over Kanye to make sure he takes his meds, which are a critical link in keeping him from going off the rails again.

We're also told stress is a trigger for Kanye, and he's focusing on projects that don't create tension. His biggest pleasure now is working on the remodel of his Hidden Hills estate, which is relaxing to him ... and during his New York trip he met with designers and an architect to help in the various designs.

Our sources say another outing Kanye wants is Xmas shopping for his family in the Big Apple.

Jack Black's still a little confused about what to call his new version of "Jumanji" but he's very clear about how the late great Robin Williams would feel about it.

Jack was doing some shopping at The Grove in L.A. when we chatted about shooting the flick over in Hawaii. Based on pics from the set, it looked like Jack, Kevin Hart, The Rock and the rest of the cast had a blast.

JB confirms that's exactly what it was, and adds ... fans should not get hung up on labels. Just enjoy the ride.

Chrissy Metz might've just been nominated for her first Golden Globe, but she probably shouldn't quit her day job ... according to her driver.

We got the star from the new hit TV show "This Is Us" out in Bev Hills Monday, and she told us the guy who dropped her off wasn't all that impressed when she read him a line.

Doesn't sound like the dude knew who he was talking to. Spoiler alert: Chrissy's incredibly talented, and drivers are usually good for one thing ... and it ain't critiquing.

Khloe Kardashian's ass isn't hard to find ... unless you're GQ Germany, which didn't highlight her greatest asset in their photo shoot with her.

Luckily, we found this footage of her butt front and center here, from behind the scenes of that GQ shoot ... in all its glory.

Mary J. Blige's nasty divorce just got uglier because she says her estranged husband's got a tight grip on her prized possessions -- including a Grammy.

Mary filed new docs, calling out Martin Isaacs for refusing to return a Grammy, other "achievement awards" (she's not specific) and a few luxury whips leased under her company's name.

According to the docs, Martin has 3 cars, including a Range Rover he was supposed to return in February. There are also 2 Mercedes: a C300 and an SL550. Mary wants the C class back, but says he can keep the SL ... which sounds like a good deal for him.

William H. Macy is adamant Emmy Rossum deserves everything she's asking for ... in fact, he says it's about f****** time.

We caught up with the "Shameless" star Monday at The Grove where we ask him about Emmy's contract dispute demanding equal pay. Check it out ... William gives our photog a history lesson on the Equal Rights Amendment.

Pretty damn clear Frank's pulling for Fiona ... maybe except in the looks department.

Martin Luther King, Jr. left some big shoes to fill when it came to civil rights and peaceful protests, but Lebron James and Colin Kaepernick could do him justice, according to his son, MLK III.

We got MLK III at LAX Monday where he told us he thought Lebron and Colin were the closest thing to modern day black leadership ... obviously referring to Kaepernick famously taking a knee during the National Anthem and LeBron promoting social activism at this year's ESPYs.

MLK III didn't stop there ... he also mentioned several other candidates with star power, including a singer. HINT: it's a female.

Scott Disick just can't escape his baby mama's family -- he's struggling to unload a Kardashian-adjacent home, and just slashed its price ... by a lot of zeroes.

The Hidden Hills pad Scott bought a year ago, and listed 6 months later at $8.8 mil ... is now $1 million cheaper. Don't cry for the lord, he could still make a little less than $2 mil on the deal.

You'll recall ... he bought the 7 bed, 6 1/2 bath house for a steal at $6 million to be closer to Kourtney and the kids. Since then, he's made renovations, but hasn't gotten a bite yet.

Lil Uzi Vert got a little too big for his britches on a dirt bike and wiped out during a wild chase with Atlanta PD, which ended with him in handcuffs.

According to the police report ... Lil Uzi and a friend were riding dirt bikes last Thursday night, without lights or helmets. Cops say the duo raced the wrong way down a one-way, drove on a sidewalk and crossed 5 lanes of traffic without signaling.

Cops say the rapper was trying to speed away from officers, but lost his balance and had to ditch the bike. He and his friend tried to flee on foot, but were quickly nabbed.

Uzi was booked for obstruction, reckless driving, not having a driver's license and a slew of other traffic violations. He got out Friday after posting $6,500 bond.

His rep had no comment on the arrest.