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Guess co-founder Paul Marciano has been dragged into a new claim involving his friend Mohamed Hadid ... and this accuser claims Hadid date raped her ... something he strongly denies.

Miranda Vee met with Marciano to discuss a possible test shoot with Guess, but claims he sexually harassed her ... and then "passed" her on to Mohamed.

In her Instagram post -- which included Upton's original claim -- Vee goes on to claim she set up a professional meeting with Hadid, but it turned out to be "just me, him & champagne where he date raped me in a apartment."

Mohamed tells TMZ he did agree to meet Vee about 2 years ago because she claimed to be a fan. He says, "When we met it was not a date and not once did I touch her." He calls Vee's story outrageous and "totally untrue" -- and adds, she should go to police, not social media, if she wants to level allegations against himself or Marciano.

In her post, Vee claimed Marciano and Hadid forced her to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

Our Guess sources say Vee signed an NDA after she threatened to go public with a "bogus" story.

Elon Musk has called it quits for the second time with Amber Heard ... TMZ has learned.

The on-again, off-again couple are done, after only about 2 months of dating for the second round. They broke up last year in what was initially an acrimonious split.

We're told this time around it was civilized, but Elon decided the relationship wasn't right and Amber agreed.

Our sources say, more than anything ... the relationship just kind of fizzled out.

Sources connected with the former couple say they both care about each other but feel separating is best.

6:11 PM PT -- A spokesperson for Stan said he, "is doing well and feeling good, he is staying there for a few days for some check ups as a safety precaution."

Stan Lee was rushed to a hospital after falling ill at home ... TMZ has learned

Sources close to the comic book legend tell us ... Lee was taken to Cedars-Sinai Wednesday night after suffering shortness of breath and an irregular heartbeat. We're told he's still there, but in stable condition.

The 95-year-old canceled 2 major convention appearances last year for an illness, though he never revealed the specifics of his health struggles.

We've reached out to a rep for Lee ... so far, no word back.

The Weinstein Co. screwed the pooch when it comes to that lovable, popular bear, Paddington, according to a new lawsuit.

Entertainment One Films Canada says it struck a deal to distribute "Paddington 2" upon its release, but says they got cut out of that deal ... when TWC sold its rights to Warner Bros.

According to the suit, TWC transferred its rights in Nov. 2017, and Bob Weinstein even apologized to eOne and acknowledged TWC needed to pay up for making them lose 'Paddington.'

The woman suing Too Short for sexual battery has refiled ... and now says Short defamed her, as well, when he called her money hungry.

According to new docs filed by Teana Louis, and obtained by TMZ, she is pissed about what the rapper told us after she initially filed her suit. She says his remarks were an attempt to silence her and "further her victimization."

She's particularly upset about him insinuating she's making a "money grab." What he actually said was Teana is "all about money" and that he's being extorted.

'Law & Order: SVU' dished some real-life drama when its catering crew unwittingly served up a bomb scare.

The bizarre episode unfolded Thursday just outside a Manhattan courtroom, where 'SVU' had just finished shooting for the day. The catering crew was packing up, and briefly left an urn of apple cider wrapped in cellophane on a bench.

A passerby noticed the solitary container, with a wire sticking out the top, and called NYPD. Y'know ... see something, say something.

The NY Daily News says cops shut down traffic for blocks and the bomb squad responded.

Cops quickly discovered it was simply an urn of hot apple cider. Crisis averted.

Wiz Khalifa got a demo CD from a fellow rapper, and liked the track so much he decided to make it his own hit song ... so claims that rapper in a new lawsuit.

Hip-hop artist Cymple Man claims he met Wiz in 2012 in the Salt Lake City airport, and gave him 2 copies of an original song he'd recorded, called, "Most of Us." Cymple says he wanted to see if Khalifa was interested in a collab.

According to the docs, obtained by TMZ, Cymple never heard back from Wiz, but then in 2016, Khalifa released his self-titled album with a song he says "unmistakably copies the essential elements" of Cymple's song. Of course, Wiz's track is also "Most of Us."

Cymple Man is suing Khalifa for damages and wants him to stop using his song.

Justin Timberlake is saying one thing, but his fans' eyes around Minneapolis are saying there's evidence an 'NSYNC reunion could be going down during the Super Bowl halftime show.

Here's what we know: JT flatout told reporters at Thursday's news conference in Minneapolis, "No" ... his old group is NOT getting back together. However, multiple people claiming to be in Minneapolis say they've seen all the 'NSYNC members, minus Justin, in the downtown area.

Before ya get too excited, here's some more info: Lance Bass was posting pics of himself skiing Wednesday in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Joey Fatone was spotted late Wednesday night in Orlando signing autographs for some fans.

However, there's the miracle of air travel! Joey's publicist and manager tell us the singer IS now in Minnesota -- but they say he's just doing appearances at Super Bowl events. We know ... halftime would seem to fall under that umbrella.

On the other hand, Joey was in L.A. last week and told us, point-blank, the reunion ain't happening.

Believe him?

As for Lance -- his manager says he's back home in L.A. The only missing links are Chris Kirkpatrick and JC Chasez.

Kanye West and Solange Knowles must now answer a lawsuit claiming their songs were a ripoff of a song called "If We Can't Be Lovers."

Leroy Mitchell, also known as Prince Phillip Mitchell, wrote "If We Can't Be Lovers" in 1970. He claims Solange's song, "F*** the Industry" and Kanye's song, "Everything I Am" both extensively sample his work without his permission.

Solange's song was not a big song and Kanye's "Everything I Am" didn't make a big splash either.

And, check this out ... we found out Solange's song was originally supposed to be on a mix tape, called "I Can't Get Clearance."

The lawsuit seeks damages and wants Kanye and Solange to stop performing the songs and to put a halt to radio play as well.

The lawsuit alleges Kanye and Solange willfully committed the infringement ... Mitchell is asking for punitive damages.

Mark Salling died from asphyxia by hanging and it was death by suicide ... this according to the L.A. County Coroner.

The Coroner just determined the cause of death, which is what TMZ reported early Wednesday morning.

TMZ broke the story, the former "Glee" star was found by law enforcement hanging from a tree near his home in Sunland in the L.A. area.

Kim Kardashian is making sure both her lovers and her haters will get a Valentine this year ... and that list includes Taylor Swift, Blac Chyna and Wendy Williams.

Kim's been on a promo whirlwind for her new Valentine's Day-inspired fragrance, dishing out giant chocolate hearts to some of her VIP friends. However, Kim just revealed it's not just her friends getting some love, it's her enemies too.

Check out Kim's distribution list, she's got her usual friends ... La La, Cardi B, Chrissy Teigen, Paris Hilton and others. But it's the blue notes that are most interesting -- Taylor, Wendy Williams, P!nk, Blac Chyna and Sharon Osbourne -- it includes pretty much anyone who's given her sh*t over the years.

We're told each smashable chocolate heart -- containing the fragrance inside -- was hand delivered.

Looks like the feud between 2 of the baddest chicks on the planet has fizzled out -- 'cause Laila Ali is wishing Ronda Rousey "all the best" in WWE.

For real.

We got Laila at an event for her new 'Food for Life' book out in NYC ... and the former unified boxing champ did the unthinkable -- she gave her UFC rival PROPS for pursuing a new career.

"I think it's cool ... she can wrestle!" Ali told TMZ Sports.

Remember ... Laila famously criticized Ronda after she lost to Holly Holm -- and that's after they went back and forth for months, saying they'd smash each other in boxing.

Jimmy Kimmel crashed his BMW ... as he was trying to cross traffic on the world-famous Sunset Strip.

We got video from the accident scene Thursday morning ... shortly after the late-night host crashed his SUV, right in front of the Chateau Marmont Hotel in WeHo. A witness claims Jimmy was trying to make a left onto Sunset ... despite a "right turn only" sign on the intersection.

Jimmy was still on the scene ... making some calls from the sidewalk, while the driver of the other car, an Audi, stood next to him.

Looks like the airbags deployed in both vehicles ... but we're told no one appeared to be hurt.

Conor McGregor says Floyd Mayweather needs to stop flirting with an MMA fight and ACTUALLY BOOK IT -- or he'll regret it until the day he dies.

"If he does do it, I know he's flirting with it, I would have respect for him," McGregor told Adam Glyn.

If Floyd is just messing around and won't take a real MMA fight, Conor says, "it will follow him for the rest of his days that he did not do it."

As TMZ Sports previously reported, the head of Showtime Sports says he's talking with Floyd about getting a deal done ... and expects the fight would pay Floyd in the 9-FIGURES.

Quavo's alleged beatdown of a famous jeweler was all over $10,000 ... but it wasn't Quavo's debt to pay, TMZ has learned.

Sources close to Eric the Jeweler -- who cranks out bling for 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg and many more hip-hop stars -- tell us Offset is the member of Migos who owes the $10k. Law enforcement sources confirm Eric said exactly that when he reported the fight and robbery of his $30k chain.

We're told Eric reached out to Offset multiple times about settling the debt, but was given the run-around. Then, when he bumped into Quavo early Monday morning at 1Oak, that's allegedly when the fight broke out. The jeweler suffered a swollen cheek, bloody nose and a bump on his head.

TMZ broke the story ... NYPD wants to talk to all the members of Migos and their manager. According to police docs ... Eric was jumped by Quavo and another man.

Still no word from reps for Migos.

Guess co-founder Paul Marciano is so confident there's been no misconduct by him against Kate Upton ... he's urging her to take him to court to set the record straight.

Marciano tells TMZ ... he's shocked by Upton's accusations of sexual harassment and can't figure out what she claims to have against him. He says he won't apologize because he's done nothing wrong.

Marciano insists he's never touched Upton, and has never even been alone with her. He adds ... "If she has a claim, there's one place to tell the truth and that’s in court or to the police."

The Guess honcho says there could be some bad blood with Kate ... he says after she became a superstar by way of 5 campaigns with the brand, she began showing up to set after late nights "looking terrible." Marciano claims the company decided to cut ties with her ... and he suggests this might be her motivation.