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Nicki Minaj will not have to sell her home in order to pay off a bodyguard who her husband, Kenneth Petty, allegedly attacked ... because the bodyguard's lawyer says the judgment's been satisfied.

The rapper's team is in court Thursday ... and, we thought they had plans to argue that a judge shouldn't make her sell her Hidden Hills mansion to repay a $500K judgment awarded to Thomas Weidenmuller.

However, we talked to Weidenmuller's attorney, Paul Saso, before the hearing started ... and, he told us they planned to tell the judge Nicki has actually satisfied the judgment.

6:03 PM PT -- A rep for Kansas City PD tells TMZ ... "Generally we do not comment in pending litigation to ensure fairness for all sides involved. Anything we have previously said on the subject in the process of your reporting is available for use, but nothing further at this time."

Trey Songz is fighting back about an arrest that happened half a decade ago ... suing the Kansas City Police Department over an incident at a Kansas City Chiefs NFL playoff game.

According to the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, Trey claims he was at the AFC Championship Game between the Chiefs and Buffalo Bills in January 2021 and was in his seat at Arrowhead Stadium in Missouri when folks nearby started heckling him because of his celeb status.

Trey claims the verbal heckling escalated to threats and harassment, resulting in security and police being called to his seat ... and we were first to obtain video of the police interaction.

Nicki Minaj has apparently done a complete 180-degree flip on her immigration stance ... according to a recently dug-up Facebook post from President Donald Trump's first term in office.

As you know ... Nicki has been very vocal in her support of the Trump administration lately. She praised Donald, despite his anti-immigration agenda ... and denigrated Don Lemon for covering an ICE protest at a Minnesota church.

But in 2018, she wrote, "I came to this country as an illegal immigrant @ 5 years old. I can’t imagine the horror of being in a strange place & having my parents stripped away from me at the age of 5. This is so scary to me. Please stop this. Can you try to imagine the terror & panic these kids feel right now?" The post is accompanied by a photo of kids on mats, some covered up with space blankets, in a large chain-link fenced-in cage.

Looks like Cardi B didn’t just fall for Stefon Diggs -- she fell for football too!!!

The Patriots star receiver couldn’t stop gushing about Cardi while speaking to reporters on Wednesday ... making it clear how much he appreciates having the rap queen as one of his loudest cheerleaders.

"She's an amazing supporter of just me and the Patriots," Diggs said. "She wasn't a football girl before, but I converted her over. I'm just thankful to have her in my corner."

50 Cent has some sage advice for Ye  and Nicki Minaj ... stay the f*** away from religion and politics.

While promoting his new film, "Moses the Black," 50 -- who executive-produced the movie -- stressed that while the project dapples in religious themes, it should be looked at as pure entertainment.

50 told an audience at a recent screening ... "There's two things they tell you to stay away from. They tell you to stay away from religion and stay away from politics, because no matter what you think, someone passionately disagrees with you."

Bianca Censori wasn’t about to let Kanye West get distracted by Sydney Sweeney ... so she turned date night into a full runway show to catch "The Housemaid."

Check the pics ... Bianca nearly stole the spotlight outside an L.A. theater Tuesday night in a barely-there strapless bodysuit perched over a tiny bra top, doing overtime to keep everything contained.

Bianca topped it off with sky-high, lace-up metallic heels that screamed "look at me" as she strutted along with Ye ... who was the polar opposite with a zero effort look.

Pharrell Williams knows how to pull a crowd -- and then some -- because his latest Louis Vuitton show turned into a full-blown celebrity takeover!

Usher, Future, Chris Brown and SZA were all front and center Tuesday at LV’s Men’s Fall-Winter 2026 show at the Jardin d’Acclimatation amusement park in Paris, France.

That was just the start -- take a scroll through our gallery and you’ll spot "Stranger Things" star Joe Keery, plus John Legend, Skepta and plenty more heavy hitters.

A$AP Rocky fans, you're about to get a whole lot of Lord Flacko real soon -- because he's heading out on the road!

The rapper revealed he's going on a world tour in support of his new album "Don't Be Dumb" in a video on Instagram Tuesday, and if it's anything like his last one ... each show's gonna be a rager!

A$AP will hit the road in May with a kickoff show in Chicago, and he'll finish up his North American dates two months later in Newark, New Jersey.

The rapper will hop across the pond in August for the tour's European leg, which starts in Brussels, Belgium and he'll finish up in Paris, France the following month.

Interestingly ... A$AP's set to play a show in Stockholm, Sweden, where he last played in 2019 ... after being convicted of assault.

The performer was locked up for about a month, and it seemed like he wasn't going back to Sweden after then ... but his mind changed real fast, and he played a show in Stockholm in December 2019.

Fetty Wap is in full doting-dad mode after getting out of prison ... reuniting with his daughter Khari -- and TMZ’s got the very first pic from their emotional reunion.

Sources close to the fam tell us Fetty spent all of last week bonding with Khari -- the daughter he shares with ex Masika -- and it’s safe to say she was over the moon to have her dad back. Fetty was also kicking it with Masika’s younger daughter Amari, who she had with her late husband, Jamar Champ.

We’re told 9-year-old Khari was so happy it actually made Masika cry. The whole crew rolled up to the studio with Fetty, grabbed food, did some shopping, and Khari even met all of her siblings -- Fetty’s 5 other kids -- for the very first time, and everybody got along great.

West Coast hip hop legend Yukmouth took the reins of the "TMZ After Dark" tour this weekend ... and he had the bus absolutely rocking.

Yukmouth -- one half of the hip hop duo Luniz -- turned 'After Dark' into a rolling concert on wheels ... he brought the energy and staked his claim as one of the best celeb guest hosts we've ever had ... just watch the video and see for yourself.

With Yukmouth leading the way, our tour stopped at The Burgundy Room for green tea shots, then it was off to Beaches WeHo for lemon drops before our final stop at the Saddle Ranch ... where folks downed gummy shots and hopped on the mechanical bull.

YNW Melly just scored a huge legal win ... because prosecutors in Florida dropped witness tampering charges against him on the cusp of his trial.

The "Murder On My Mind" rapper was set to stand trial on the state charges ... jury selection was set to begin Wednesday ... but now he can turn his attention to his double-murder trial.

Melly's attorney's Drew Findling and Carey Haughwout tell TMZ ... "On behalf of Jamell Demons, we welcome the dismissal of the alleged tampering and gang related charges in court this morning. As his newly retained legal team, it became immediately apparent to us that no crimes had occurred. Unfortunately, for 652 days while these charges were pending, the State did not reach the same conclusion until the cusp of trial."

Unclear why the charges were dropped ... prosecutors had alleged Melly was colluding with is co-defendant Cortlen Henry and another inmate to prevent Melly's ex from testifying in the double-murder case.

Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson's mini golf date night got a bit spicy ... with the rapper grinding all over the NBA star as she lined up for a putt.

The couple went out in New York City on Monday night ... with Thompson's Dallas Mavericks in town to face the Knicks at Madison Square Garden for their MLK Day game earlier in the day.

After Thompson and the Mavs won 114-97, they decided to celebrate with some more sports.

Patriots receiver DeMario "Pop" Douglas can't say enough good things about what Stefon Diggs has brought to the table this season ... and that includes New England's new number one fan, Cardi B!!

The rapper has proudly displayed her team pride during the Pats' current playoff run ... and let the haters hear it after New England's 28-16 win over the Houston Texans in the Divisional Round of the playoffs on Sunday.

Some say Cardi is too over the top in her support for Diggs, but Douglas -- who secured a touchdown in Sunday's game -- appreciates all the love she's showing the squad.

8:09 AM PT -- Nicki is continuing her bashing of Don on X, reposting a tweet by someone else who rips apart the independent journalist.

Nicki Minaj is so pissed at Don Lemon that she called the independent journalist a homophobic slur for reporting on a protest at a Minnesota church service.

On Sunday, the rapper went on the attack on X, writing in all caps that "DON 'COCK SUCKIN' LEMON IS DISGUSTING." Don is gay, and married real estate agent Tim Malone in 2024.

Minaj continued, "HOW DARE YOU? I WANT THAT THUG IN JAIL!!!!! HE WOULD NEVER DO THAT TO ANY OTHER RELIGION. LOCK HIM UP!!!!!"

Nicki blew her stack at Don after the former CNN anchor livestreamed a news report from Cities Church in St Paul, MN, where a bunch of demonstrators had interrupted the Sunday service to protest the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the state. Several media outlets have reported the pastor of the church allegedly has ties to ICE.

1:08 PM PT -- Nicki's paying attention to Don's reaction, and the media's, to her comment. In a new X post she says, "LOL!!! And i purposely wrote it that way b/c I knew that would be the only way to get the c**k suckas to post about it."

She also warned, "I'm glad they're angry. They're about to get angrier" ... and included a pic of a Chucky doll flipping the bird.

Don Lemon is going off on Nicki Minaj! The former CNN news anchor stopped by "TMZ Live" and unloaded on the rapper, telling her to "sit the f*** down" ... and while she's at it -- "get a life and grow some brains."

As you know ... Nicki bashed Don on X, calling him a homophobic slur, writing, "DON 'C*** SUCKIN' LEMON IS DISGUSTING." Don is gay, and married real estate agent Tim Malone in 2024.

But Don told us Nicki is an ignorant, bigoted woman who's been weighing in on things she doesn't understand.

A$AP Rocky and Rihanna wrapped up a huge night in true power couple fashion.

The two were spotted making a stylish exit from the "Saturday Night Live" after party at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City Saturday night, following Rocky's musical guest debut on NBC's show.

Rocky had a lot to celebrate inside Studio 8H. For his first performance of the night, he ripped through "Punk Rocky," one of the standout tracks from his newly released album, "Don't Be Dumb". He later returned to the stage for a medley of "Helicopter."