R. Kelly's 'I Admit' Calls Out Harvey, Legend for Attacks In Epic 19-Minute Song
R. Kelly's spewing out ALL his feelings about the sex cult allegations, his financial problems, the 3 celebs he wants to get off his back ... and much, much more in a 19-minute long song.
The track's called "I Admit" and in it, Kelly goes right after John Legend, Steve Harvey and radio host Tom Joyner for being critical of him. Kelly sings, "Why would they want to tear down another brother?"
He also pleads to women to "show black men some love, 'cause black men we go through enough" -- and says he needs his 'hood's support more than ever. In the song, Kelly claims he's broke and has to keep touring "just to pay rent."
Kelly addresses some of the sex cult allegations ... admitting Joycelyn Savage's father brought her to one of his shows, and says he and Joycelyn were into each other immediately. He dismisses claims he restricts his girlfriends from eating or leaving his homes -- and points out "I'm not convicted, not arrested."
He also claims he was molested by a family member up until the age of 14.
There's a lot more in there -- it's 19 minutes long, after all.
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Kevin Durant & Kyrie Irving Vegas Turn Up With Chantel Jeffries ... And Other Gorgeous Women
Here's Kevin Durant & Kyrie Irving showing that, while they play for different NBA teams, they're on the same squad when it comes to one thing ... HOT CHICKS.
Durant & Irving hit up Wet Republic in Vegas this past weekend, where Irving's girlfriend, Chantel Jeffries, was DJ'ing her first set at the legendary pool party.
KD was making the most of the occasion ... taking shots, and spending a lot of time talking and seeming to have fun with model Jocelyn Chew.
If you remember, Chew popped out of a cake at Joel Embiid's 24th bday back in March ... making some people think maybe the two were an item ... although it was never confirmed.
Hey ... it's Vegas ... you know what they say.
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Juelz Santana Hey, Judge ... Thanks for the Mani/Pedi!!!
Juelz Santana enjoyed a little QT with his daughter this weekend ... starting with a manicure/pedicure but not before a judge signed off on it.
The rapper -- who is under house arrest following an airport gun bust in March -- requested permission from a judge to leave his house so he could spend the day with his daughter, Bella, for her birthday.
It's interesting ... we haven't seen court records where a judge sets specific times on when a house arrestee can get his nails done, shop at American Girl Place and then attend a birthday party ... but, that's exactly what these docs lay out.
In docs, obtained by TMZ, Juelz's day started at 10 AM Saturday for manicures/pedicures at a nail salon in Englewood, NJ. Dad and daughter later hit up the American Girl Place in Manhattan at 2 PM presumably to spoil Bella with a fancy doll. They were then off to a family member's house in Totowa, NJ where they partied from 6 PM until 10 PM.
It all went according to schedule ... and Santana is back at his house.
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Tom Wopat Strikes Plea Deal For 'Annoying' Female Cast
Ex-'Dukes of Hazzard' star Tom Wopat is dodging possible prison time by pleading guilty to a lesser charge in his felony indecent assault case from last year.
Wopat pled guilty to annoying or accosting a person, and got a year of probation. TMZ broke the story ... he was busted last summer in Waltham, MA for groping multiple women in the cast of the play in which he was starring. Police reports said he had put his finger between the buttocks of one woman.
His original charges were indecent assault and battery, both felonies, plus cocaine possession and 2 charges of accosting annoying. Prosecutors dropped the felonies Friday as part of his plea deal.
As for the coke -- that charge will be dropped if he keeps his nose clean, literally and figuratively, for one year.
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Kiara Mia Jimmy G's Great for My Bottom Line!!!
The debate is over ... 49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo's very public date with porn star Kiara Mia is a tremendous move, financially speaking -- for her, anyway.
According to 2 leading porn sites -- Pornhub and xHamster -- Kiara's searches ass-tronomically spiked after TMZ Sports broke the news about her date with Garoppolo in Bev Hills.
PH tells us the already sought-after Latina adult star racked up 200,000 searches in just 24 hours -- a massive 2,309% increase over her daily average.
It's a similar story for Kiara on xHamster, which says searches for the "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" porn spoof star more than doubled the day after her rendezvous with Jimmy.
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The VP of the site tells us they're looking to cash in too with a new project for her called, "xHamster's in the Endzone with Kiara Mia." She hasn't accepted the offer yet.
NFL fans have been debating whether Jimmy will lose endorsement dough, but there's no question the QB's giving Kiara a major boost.
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Pam Anderson & BF Adil Rami S*** Just Got Real After He Meets Her Mom!!
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Pamela Anderson's BF, Adil Rami, just won the World Cup with France ... so what's next on the agenda for the soccer star? MEET HER MOM!!
TMZ cameras were rolling when Pam and Adil pulled up to The Ivy Sunday in Bev Hills and witnessed the first official introduction between Adil and Pam's mom, Carol. Pam beamed with pride introducing Adil, who looked dapper even in a t-shirt.
As you know ... Pam moved to France to live with Adil, who plays for the Olympique de Marseille soccer team. Serious play by Pam ... but, after dating for a little over a year now, nothing screams "We hear wedding bells" like introducing your BF to mom ... who btw is down with Adil!!
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Faith Evans' Marriage License No Mention of Marriage to Notorious B.I.G. ... She Blames The Court
Faith Evans married Notorious B.I.G. in '94, but you wouldn't know it based on her recent marriage license -- it makes no mention of her marriage to the legendary rapper -- but Faith is blaming the court for the error.
TMZ's obtained a copy of Faith's marriage license docs and in it she lists her marriage to Stevie J as marriage no. 2. The document references her divorce from Todd Russaw back in 2012, and that's the other marriage. So, what happened to Biggie?
As you know, Faith and Biggie -- labelmates with Bad Boy Records -- tied the knot back in August of 1994 within days of meeting each other. They separated shortly before his 1997 murder.
As for why the document seems to overlook the Faith/Biggie union. Faith tells us the clerk at the marriage license bureau screwed up. She insists she told the clerk the marriage with Stevie was her 3rd.
Evans adds, "Biggie was my first true love, he will always be acknowledged as such. Everyone knows he was my husband."
TMZ broke the story ... Faith and Stevie got married in their Vegas hotel room last week. The secret wedding, however, blindsided family and friends ... and they were not happy about it.
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Robin Wright & Boyfriend Super Handsy in Capri ...
Robin Wright is livin' the life ... vacationing with her hot boyfriend and, might we say, lookin' amazing!
The 52-year-old "House of Cards" star and her boyfriend, Saint Laurent exec Clement Giraudet, were clearly into each other as they hung out at the swimming area of their hotel.
They're vacationing in Capri.
The 2 have been dating for at least 7 months.
Robin was married to Sean Penn for 14 years. They divorced in 2010, and it's all clearly now in her rear view.
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Birdman & Wack 100 Cash Money West Now Open for Biz!!!
Birdman and Wack 100 have a new home for West Coast rappers looking to make a name for themselves -- Cash Money West.
Wack 100 tells TMZ ... he and Birdman have been in talks for a few months and recently finalized a deal to jointly launch the new division of Cash Money Records. The objective is to land up-and-coming artists ready to make the leap into the mainstream.
We're told Cash Money's parent company, Universal Music Group, is giving CMW strong support -- a $20 million budget to get things rolling.
Wack, who manages The Game, says he pitched the West Coast concept to Birdman and his brother, Slim ... and they've named him VP of the new company.
He says Cash Money West will open their offices and studios soon.
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War Machine to Pen Pal Fiancee Our Eternal Love ... 'I Feel in the Marrow of My Bones'
War Machine's got a way with words ... more than enough to make his pen pal-turned-fiancee swoon.
TMZ's obtained a letter the former UFC star wrote to Ashley Farrington ... the woman he proposed to by reading her a poem back in February. As we first reported ... War got down on one knee and asked her to marry him despite having no ring. There's one other thing ... he's serving a life sentence for a brutal attack on his ex, Christy Mack.
War starts his poem by expressing the pain he feels inside. He presses on ... asking Farrington, "Were you once in me? What did God do? Did he cut me open and make out of me, a you?"
As we've reported ... War was found guilty of sexual assault, coercion, battery by strangulation, kidnapping and several other charges. He'll be eligible for parole when he's 71.
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Kookie on '77 Sunset Strip' 'Memba Him?!
Edd Byrnes is best known for playing the perfectly coiffed heartthrob Kookie on the long-running TV show "77 Sunset Strip"... and even landed a song on the U.S. pop charts, "Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)" in 1959! Guess what he looks like now!
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Dick Cheney Signed Waterboard Kit for Sale ... eBay Listing Purports
The "waterboard kit" Sacha Baron Cohen got former Vice President Dick Cheney to sign for his new show has apparently hit the digital marketplace ... and bids are coming in fast.
A new eBay listing purports to be selling the original empty milk jug a disguised Sacha asked the ex-Veep to personally autograph in his new Showtime series, "Who Is America?"
The highest bid so far (as of this writing) tops out at $160.50. The listing claims all proceeds from the sale will be donated to Amnesty International -- a grassroots human rights org.
Hard to tell if this is the real McCoy, or if it's just more trolling in the name of Sacha's show -- which has already duped the likes of Sarah Palin and countless other GOP officials. Whatever the case ... it's funny to think about. The thing also looks pretty legit.
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Jockey Victor Espinoza Injured After Horse Dies on Him During Training at Del Mar
Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza was sent to the hospital this weekend after a horse he was riding died on the track ... and the scene looked brutal.
Victor was hospitalized with multiple injuries Sunday in Del Mar, California after his horse, Bobby Abu Dhabi, went into cardiac arrest while training ahead of multiple scheduled races. The horse's owner, Brian Trump, confirmed the horse had died.
It is with great sadness that I can confirm this morning we lost our boy, BOBBY ABU DHABI to a sudden cardiac arrest on the track. While we are deeply saddened and heartbroken by this loss our thoughts are currently with HOF jockey @VictorEspinoza. Please keep him in your prayers pic.twitter.com/sp30wUqYH7
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Based on video of the immediate aftermath of the fall -- obtained by TMZ Sports -- it appears Victor was lying motionless for a while before getting help.
As for his status now, he's said to be experiencing shoulder soreness and numbness -- although, he was reportedly conscious and moving. Safe to say, he's out of Sunday's competition.
Bobby Abu Dhabi had a great run, usually with Victor on his back. He recently took third at Belmont, and placed high (including a couple first place wins) in a number of other races as well.
RIP
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Nicole Scherzinger Swim, Rinse, Repeat ... Yes, Please Do
Nicole Scherzinger follows proper swim etiquette even when she's overseas -- always rinse after taking a dip ... even if you gotta hose off.
The former Pussycat Doll was seen enjoying the ocean in Saint-Tropez Sunday with her Bulgarian tennis pro boyfriend, Grigor Dimitrov ... who seemed more than happy to spray down his smokin' hot GF after taking a dive off their boat near the French Riviera.
He was diligent too ... making sure to get both her front and back, and just about everywhere else. Nicole, of course, returned the favor.
Makeshift couples' showers on the high seas ... c'est la vie.
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Trippie Redd Stops Show for Passed Out Fan We Gotta Worry 'Bout Her!
Trippie Redd put on his good Samaritan hat this weekend when a fan passed out at his concert, which he abruptly stopped to help the girl out.
The Ohio rapper was performing in Minneapolis Saturday night when a female in the crowd collapsed. Eyewitnesses tell us Trippie noticed the commotion and quickly cut the music to figure out what had happened ... and soon started demanding someone help her.
It almost sounds like he's chastising concert-goers for standing around -- although, it's unclear from the video who is (or isn't) springing into action on the ground level.
Either way, Trippie did his part. We're told he threw a water bottle out to the girl, which she eventually drank after getting back to her feet ... allowing the show to resume.
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Comic Con 2018 Hollywood Loses the Costumes ... And Faces Their Fans
Hollywood's biggest stars got a chance to dress down from their superhero getups this weekend and talk to the people who love 'em the most ... their diehard fanboys (and girls).
Tons of celebs were in attendance Saturday for Comic-Con International: San Diego 2018, where a lot of them sat in on panels and got grilled by their biggest supporters.
Some of the A-listers who stepped up the mic ... Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, RZA, Jason Momoa, Nicole Kidman, Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, Eric Andre, Keegan-Michael Key, Joe Manganiello, Brandon Mychal Smith, Matt Groening, Norman Reedus, Tara Reid, Danai Gurira, Jude Law, Johnny Depp (yep) ... and tons more.
BTW ... Chris wasn't there promoting the new 'Guardians' movie (yet), but he reportedly avoided talking about the recent firing of director James Gunn from the franchise ... since the controversy apparently wasn't brought up in a Q&A with the audience.
'Guardians Vol. 3' isn't due to come out 'til 2020, and the 'Lego Movie' sequel needs all the pub it can get before next year. So Chris seems to be safe on that topic ... for now.