Diddy I'm On A Hot Streak In Court ... Rape Claims Withdrawn From Lawsuit

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Diddy is on a roll, legally speaking ... because he keeps racking up wins in court ... after outfoxing federal prosecutors, he's now dealing a major blow to one of his sexual assault accusers.

Here's the deal ... a woman named April Lampros sued Diddy last year, claiming he raped her multiple times in the 1990s -- but those allegations are no longer part of her lawsuit.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, the woman's claims for battery, sexual assault and negligent infliction of emotional distress have been dismissed.

Cardi B & Stefon Diggs Break Up??? More Like Boo'd Up!!!

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Cardi B was spotted getting sweated out by Stefon Diggs in a workout vlog posted today ... because reports of them breaking up are bogus!!!

A source close to the couple tells TMZ she and Stefon are not officially broken up ... in spite of the "Bodak Yellow" rapper wiping her IG slate clean of their romantic union.

Cardi seemed to make an attempt to clarify the relationship was still on ... by reposting a clip from his vlog of the two working out together while vacationing in Europe last month.

Diddy Awaiting My Fate ... I Learn My Sentence October 3

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Mark your calendars ... Sean "Diddy" Combs finally has a sentencing date for his prostitution conviction in his federal criminal trial.

Judge Arun Subramanian just officially set Diddy's sentencing for October 3 ... the same day he originally proposed last week, when Diddy was convicted on two charges of transporting male prostitutes for sex.

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Diddy will remain in custody until his sentencing date ... and by that time, he will already have been locked up for over a year ... and his time served will go towards his sentence.

Peanut the Squirrel's Owner You're Hilarious, Elon ... But My Dead Pal Deserves More Than an Epstein Meme!!!

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Peanut the Squirrel is thrust back into headlines, with Elon Musk invoking the little guy in a rant about the latest Jeffrey Epstein news ... but Peanut's owner ain't thrilled about the stunt.

Mark Longo tells TMZ ... he's totally honored Musk mentioned Peanut in his post, and now people are talking about the controversial deaths of his beloved pet squirrel and raccoon, Fred, but he wishes EM would do more to help the family's cause.

We talked to Mark right after Elon posted on X a classic meme featuring Jim from "The Office" with the words, "More squirrels and raccoons have been arrested ... than anyone on Epstein's client list. Government is deeply broken."

Nicki Minaj Is It Me Or Is Jay, Meg & Roc Nation Crumbling?!?

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Megan Thee Stallion's sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former cameraman is going forward ... much to the approval of Nicki Minaj, who's calling the whole thing Karma -- yes, with a capital "K."

Last week, a judge ruled Megan and Roc Nation couldn't drop the case after the cameraman supplied enough facts to keep the ball rolling ... prompting a snarky response from Nicki.

"What was the name of that law again???????? Karma’s Law?" Nicki wrote in a subliminal jab to the "Megan's Law" line Thee Stallion used in her Nicki diss track, "Hiss" last year.

Anastasia Karanikolaou Check Out My Greece Hot Shots!!!

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Anastasia "Stassie" Karanikolaou is bringing the heat to the Mediterranean!

The influencer and longtime bestie of Kylie Jenner lit up timelines with a series of jaw-dropping photos from her Greek getaway -- and let’s just say, Greece isn’t the only thing serving beauty.

Stassie rocked a tiny electric-blue bikini while soaking up the sun on a picture-perfect beach, striking flirty poses against a backdrop of turquoise waves and white sand. Her sun-kissed skin, tousled beach hair, and curves sent fans into a frenzy -- and the fire emojis flooded into the comment section fast.

Whether she’s lounging by the shore or walking the sand like it’s her personal runway, Stassie proves once again that summer looks damn good on her.

Greece, meet your goddess!!

Kim Kardashian I'm Not Trying to Steal the Show … Pinky Swear!!!😛

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One thing about Kim Kardashian -- subtlety’s never in her wardrobe ... 'cause even on the way to a fashion fitting, she was painting the town pink!

Check it out -- Kim was in full bombshell mode, rocking a scorching hot-pink skintight dress with that signature plunge, putting every curve to work as she strutted her way to a Balenciaga fitting in Paris Tuesday.

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If you thought the pink parade stopped there -- think again. Kim doubled-down with a matching heel-and-tight combo, fully on display thanks to that sky-high slit.

Kevin Connolly Engaged to Zulay Henao After 7 Years Together

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Congrats are in order for actor Kevin Connolly ... 'cause he just got engaged!

The "Entourage" star popped the question to his longtime partner, Colombian actress Zulay Henao, on Friday ... giving more than one reason for fireworks to light up the 4th of July sky.

The "intimate" proposal took place in Kevin's Long Island, New York hometown in front of family -- including the couple's 4-year-old daughter, Kennedy, he told People.

Young Noble Outlawz Rapper Died From Self-Inflicted Gunshot ... Found at Bottom of Swimming Pool

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Tupac Shakur's protégé Young Noble died by suicide with a gunshot to the head on the morning of July 4 ... TMZ Hip Hop has confirmed. The Outlawz rapper's wife told police at the scene he had been battling significant depression.

According to police records, obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, Gwinnett County officers responded to a 911 call at 9 AM on Independence Day after someone claimed to have seen a man lying dead in the pool of a country club in Snellville, a distant suburb of Atlanta.

Police say they saw a man in tan cargo shorts and a black T-shirt sunken at the bottom of the pool with what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the right side of his head.

Donald Trump Enough With Epstein!!!

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President Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter Tuesday for asking about Monday's Jeffrey Epstein memo from the Department of Justice ... and the video is quite awkward.

Just check it out -- 47 is astonished someone would ask about the news from a day earlier ... and scolds the reporter for not focusing on the "greatest success" in America, or the tragedy in Texas.

ICYMI ... the DOJ announced yesterday there's no evidence Epstein kept a "client list" of powerful people, or that he was murdered in his jail cell -- a theory people have been touting since his 2019 death by suicide.

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Journalist Jeremy Corbell Gov't. UAP Cover-Up Won't Fly Anymore ... This Footage Is Doing All The Talking!!!🛸👀

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The government better come clean about UAPs, or the people will -- that’s the warning from Jeremy Corbell, who’s cranking up the pressure after a newly released video from 2020 shows a massive disc slicing through clouds over the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.

Corbell popped up on "TMZ Live" today ... revealing he and journo George Knapp spent over two years verifying the jaw-dropping footage -- showing the 200- to 400-meter-wide disc with zero visible propulsion or heat signature, which was reportedly leaked from a confidential source.

Corbell -- a journalist and filmmaker -- made it clear they’ve gone to serious lengths to protect their whistleblowers ... who, he says, are now locked and loaded to testify at the next congressional UAP hearing.

Shaq Guns Down Enemy On 'Gravesend' Set

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Shaquille O'Neal went 52.7% from the charity stripe during his NBA career, but he's a much better shooter with a gun in his hand ... 'cause the Hall of Famer was a stone-cold killer while filming scenes for a TV show!!

As we previously reported, the Big Aristotle has become a familiar face on set of the "Gravesend" mob drama recently ... landing a role after gushing to director/star William DeMeo about his love for the first two seasons of the Prime Video project.

Apparently at some point in the show, 53-year-old Shaq's "Mustafa" character gets REALLY pissed off ... 'cause video obtained by TMZ Sports shows him turning a corner, pulling a handgun from his jacket and squeezing the trigger on a man lying on the ground.

Joe Burrow Batmobile Deal's Off ... Home Burglary Scuttled Purchase

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Joe Burrow says a dark night torpedoed his chances at imitating the Dark Knight ... revealing the burglary that occurred at his Ohio mansion last year scuttled his purchase of Bruce Wayne's famous ride.

On the latest season of Netflix's "Quarterback," which just dropped on Tuesday, Burrow explained that after thieves ransacked his Cincinnati-area pad on Dec. 9, 2024 and stole a bunch of his jewelry, he lost his desire to be a Batmobile owner.

You'll recall, roughly a week prior to the break-in, he had gloated to his Bengals teammates about the impending purchase ... but on the show, he told producers, "I didn't end up getting the Batmobile because, you know, I just had other things I wanted to deal with at that point."

Bryan Kohberger My Confession Is Signed, Sealed, Delivered

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Here's Bryan Kohberger's signed confession to the brutal murders of four Idaho college students ... but his admission of guilt doesn't include an explanation behind the slayings.

Kohberger's copping to a heinous killing spree that claimed the lives of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin -- who were found butchered inside an off-campus house in November 2022 -- admitting responsibility to four counts of first-degree murder.

In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Kohberger admits to murdering his victims with "premeditation and with malice aforethought."

'The Valley' Jax Taylor Blames Brittany Breakup on Hookup With His Friend ... Regrets Violent Reaction

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Jax Taylor claims the reason his relationship with estranged wife Brittany Cartwright ended is because she slept with his friend ... but now his main focus is to be the person she wants him to be, for the benefit of their young son Cruz.

Jax says in a new podcast interview ... if he could go back and change one thing in his life, it would be the way he handled his reaction -- throwing furniture in a violent fit -- to finding out Brittany had a fling with his friend while they were separated.

Catch these clips ... TMZ obtained an exclusive first look at Jax's appearance on the "We're Out of Time" podcast with addiction and recovery specialist Richard Taite -- and Taite did not hold back on giving "The Valley" star some heavy advice.

Chloe Veitch Surges Temps In Plaid Bikini ... 'Too Hot To Handle?!' 🥵

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There's a reason Chloe Veitch won "Too Hot To Handle" -- just center in on her most recent bikini photo shoot!

Check it out, the English model and media personality -- who hosted Netflix's dating show "Sneaky Links" -- shimmied out of her go-to short dresses and into a red-hot plaid bikini.

Up in the Hollywood Hills, Chloe was (literally) livin' life on the edge -- seen here with her derrière out n' about on the edge of an infinity pool.