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Janet Jackson changed up her act Saturday night at the Panorama Music Festival in Randall's Island, New York, by starting her set with a song that not many people know but has a deep message.

Janet hit the stage with "The Skin Game (Part 1)," the b side of a 30-year-old record. Before she started singing, the audience heard audio of reporters doing stories about white supremacists and terrorism. Then the names of black men killed by police -- unarmed black men -- appeared on the big screens next to the stage.

Janet did not disappoint ... singing a number of her hits from her catalog. There was definitely a message beyond just singing hits.

There was no doubt from anyone in the audience ... Janet stole the show.

Donald Trump's Walk of Fame star has been a lightning rod for violence, but it's going to weather the storm and stay put because cops and the group that manages the Walk of Fame don't want it 86'd.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the LAPD has met with the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, and both orgs realize they're between a rock and a hard place. They know by keeping Trump's star front and center on the famed Blvd., it will be at the center of what has become a civil war between raging Trump and anti-Trump factions.

Here's the problem ... the Chamber and LAPD both agree it would be even worse to remove the star because that would embolden people to deface the stars of celebs they dislike.

So, the decision has been made to keep Trump's star in its place, knowing it will probably be destroyed again, and possibly again ... and again ... and again. Even worse, the Chamber and LAPD are keenly aware the warring factions will be using the star as a battleground.

As we reported, violence erupted Thursday night where protesters punched, kicked and otherwise abused their opponents.

Demi Lovato didn't "suffer an overdose" -- she caused it -- so says a famed interventionist.

Jeff VanVonderen -- who appeared on the A&E show "Intervention" -- says Demi's alarming relapse resulted from choosing to stop using the tools that kept her sober.

It's tough love for sure, but Jeff says it's all in Demi's hands. The good news ... he says she was able to use the tools to stay clean for 6 years, so she can do it again if she puts her mind to it.

TMZ broke the story ... Demi was in dire straits when she OD'd earlier this week in her Hollywood Hills home. Paramedics found her unconscious and, when she regained consciousness, she refused to tell EMTs what drug caused the 911 emergency.

The dude with the hat is one lucky guy ... hangin' with Winnie Harlow and her fellow models on a yacht in Miami.

Winnie, her best friend Cindy Bruna and 4 of their comrades in arms hopped aboard the yacht of Dave Grutman -- the King of Miami.

Grutman -- who owns some of the most popular clubs and restaurants in the Miami area -- is also known for his boats, and the one there's own is new ... in fact Saturday's ride was the inaugural run.

Denise Richards isn't about to let a little thing like her zip code keep her from joining "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" ... which is why she slashed the price on her Hidden Hills mansion to move.

Sources close to the situation tell us Denise's motivation for lowering her asking price on her 6 bedroom, 8 bath crib was to get outta Dodge ASAP. As we first reported, Denise reduced the price by almost $1.3 million back in October. She dropped it even more this year and finally sold it last week for $4.995 mil.

Why the fire sale? Denise's neighbors bitched nonstop about filming back in 2008 when she had her reality show, 'It's Complicated' -- so much so, the property management company banned all productions.

It's widely believed Denise will join 'RHOBH' for season 9, so she'd need a new place anyway. No word where she's moving to now that she's unloaded the mansion.

Yoga fans will tell ya ... Angela Garten's got game when it comes to great stretches -- and fans of smoking hot chicks will fully agree.

Angela, who's signed with Elite Model Management, struck a perfect cat pose on Santa Monica beach -- and she did it safely too. It's always important to apply some product -- click through the gallery and you'll see what we mean.

She recently walked the runway for the Frankies Bikinis fashion show alongside Kara Del Toro and Josie Canseco ... so, yeah ... she's a pro.

Ex-UFC star Rashad Evans is ready to move on from sparring to starring ... in a Hollywood role -- and he's revealing his dream gig -- playing Cuba Gooding Jr.'s brother!!

We got the former light heavyweight champ out at LAX and he told us now that his days in the Octagon are done ... he wants a career in movies.

Of course ... he's already gotten started on that dream -- playing a role in Mel Gibson's upcoming flick, "Boss Level."

But, Rashad's got his eyes on a bigger prize ... and it includes possibly playing a relative of Rod Tidwell himself.

BTW ... Rashad ain't the only Evans who has his future mapped out -- his kids are just as driven as Pops.

Laura Prepon's good looks deserve a show of their own!

Here's a 19-year-old version of the "That 70's Show" star showing off her bright hair at an event in New York City (left) and 19 years later ... the now 38-year-old "Orange Is the New Black" babe going goth in New York just last month (right).

The question is ...

Cardi B's latest photo makes it hard to believe she gave birth to her daughter less than 3 weeks ago ... and makes you wonder if her new whip's got enough room for a car seat!

Cardi just showed off her post-baby bod for the first time since she and Offset welcomed their daughter, Kulture, into the world on July 10, and we gotta say ... she's lookin' hot!

It doesn't hurt she and her hubby are also flaunting 2 hot new Lamborghinis. She captioned the pic, "Blessed & Gifted ... Official Lamb Owners."

As we reported ... Cardi dropped a bombshell this week by announcing she's backing out of touring with Bruno Mars this fall to "recover mentally and physically" after becoming a mommy.

The new push present(s) should help.

Farrah Abraham says if you're looking for the real villain in "Teen Mom 2" star Jenelle Evans' gun incident ... you should start with the people who put the show on the air.

The 'Teen Mom' alum was leaving Mastro's in Bev Hills Friday night when asked about Jenelle's road rage video, and while she thinks what Evans did was wrong ... she believes MTV producers and its parent company, Viacom, are just as culpable for putting the cast in harm's way.

Farrah adds that Ryan Edwards' issues with drugs are another example of the production team being complicit in illegal behavior ... and wonders if their goal is to ruin lives.

Speaking of illegal acts ... Farrah also goes off on the latest Donald Trump Walk of Fame star vandal, saying he should be in jail and the haters need to get over it.

Sean Spicer's book signing got heated very quickly when a former classmate of his showed up to confront him ... and shouted out a serious n-word accusation in front of Sean's fans.

The former White House Press Secretary was signing copies of his new book 'The Briefing' in Middletown, Rhode Island Friday, when a man named Alex Lombard -- who attended prep school with Spicer -- accused him of trying to fight him when they were teens ... then claimed, "You called me a n***** first!"

The people waiting in line initially laughed at Lombard bringing up his past with Sean, but gasped and groaned at the n-word allegation. Lombard was then led out by security.

The vid by Newport Daily News doesn't catch Sean's reaction to the racial slur accusation.

Demi Lovato showed no real signs of trouble -- at least visually -- hours before she overdosed.

This video was shot Monday night at Saddle Ranch on the Sunset Strip, where Demi and others celebrated the birthday of Dani Vitale ... one of Demi's backup dancers.

She just kinda stares at the birthday cake, so it's hard to know what state she was in. Daily Mail first reported on the vid.

As TMZ reported, people who observed Demi at Saddle Ranch saw no real signs she was under the influence of drugs ... she was laughing and smiling during the party, according to those present.

Bruno Mars was just as shocked as everyone by the news Cardi B was backing out of touring with him to take care of her baby ... and now his opening act for his impending tour is totally up in the air.

Sources connected to Bruno's tour -- slated to kick off in Sept. -- tell us he's without an opener and, so far, there has been no replacement made for Cardi. We're told Bruno's people were burning up the phones Friday ... starting conversations with reps from a number of musicians but nothing is close to being locked down.

Our sources say Cardi's decision to back out of the tour has created some issues ... dancers were hired, costumes made and stage backdrops built.

As we reported ... Cardi backed out of her gig with Bruno because she "underestimated this whole mommy thing." She told fans she needs more time to recover and isn't ready to part with her daughter, Kulture, while she goes on the road.

Mars replied with a heartfelt message of support and understanding, adding ... "We love you Cardi and we will play Bodak Yellow every night in your honor."

Conor McGregor didn't have to say anything in response to the manager of his mortal foe Khabib ... his expression did all the talking.

Conor was in NYC Friday night when a photog asked what he thought about the manager's comment -- that the champ would be safer in jail than fighting Khabib. Check out Conor's reaction.

TMZ Sports broke the story last week ... that Conor was about to dodge a major bullet in his criminal case -- the one where he threw the dolly into a UFC bus, injuring 3 fighters.

This week a judge accepted a plea bargain that kept Conor out of jail. Under the deal the felony was reduced to a misdemeanor -- if that didn't happen Conor could have been deported.

Conor had a strong reaction Friday night to the plea bargain ... check out the video below.

Kylie Jenner took daughter Stormi to a newsstand Friday ... presumably to give her little girl a lesson in celebrity news.

Kylie was on a mission ... to buy every last mag with her mug on the cover ... and she did just that with GQ and Forbes.

As you know, Forbes labeled the cosmetics mogul "self-made" ... which triggered an intense debate.