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• Taylor Swift Won't Have Scooter Braun to Attack at AMAs
  Taylor Swift may be locked and loaded to go after Scooter Braun Sunday at the AMAs, but we've learned she'll be talking to an empty chair because Scooter will be thousands of miles away. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Scooter's not…
• 'Jeopardy!' Star Austin Rogers Muses What G.O.A.T. Questions Might Be
  The top 3 "Jeopardy!" contestants to ever win big are going head-to-head (to head) on TV -- and one guy who had a great run thinks he knows what sorta questions will be asked. We spoke to Austin Rogers -- who had a 12-game winning streak in 2017 --…
• Kodak Black Wants College Diploma, Boning Up on Nietzsche in Prison
  It looks like Kodak Black is gonna be a superman when he walks out of a federal prison -- that is, if he sticks to his higher education plan, which includes a little nihilistic philosophy!!! Sources close to the incarcerated MC tell TMZ ... on the…
• Ol' Dirty Bastard's Son Invests $60K to Create Beer Honoring Rapper
  Ol' Dirty Bastard is the inspiration behind a brand of brew courtesy of Young Dirty Bastard ... who says he's getting into the beer biz because his late pops loved a cold one. The new adult beverage is a honey ale called Young Dirty Brew ... and…
• UFC's Ben Askren Has Big Plans After Retirement, 'My Life Isn't Over!'
  UFC star Ben Askren wants you to know ... he's retiring, NOT DYING -- and he's got big plans for his life after MMA. The 35-year-old says a hip injury is forcing him to cut his fighting career short -- which sucks -- but Askren says, "My life…
• Guess Who This Karate Kid Turned Into!
  This karate kid truly is a triple threat -- he's an actor, singer and musician. He most notably landed a role on the Netflix drama series, "13 Reasons Why." He was born in Evansville, Indiana but mostly grew up in Champaign, Illinois and Los…
• A$AP Rocky Says He's Going Back to Sweden to Help Immigrants, Mum on Trump
  A$AP Rocky says his time behind bars in Sweden is exactly why he's returning to that country -- which seems insane -- but he's on a mission to help the inmates and immigrants he met there. We got the rapper Tuesday evening outside the swanky Rick…
• Aaron Carter Goes Nuts in Court After Judge Orders Him to Surrender Guns
  Aaron Carter lost it in court when a judge ordered him to surrender his firearms. Aaron was on the losing end of a hearing for a restraining order. His twin sister, Angel Conrad, convinced the judge to issue an order prohibiting Aaron from having…
• Rapper Hoggy Held at Gunpoint by Police in Stolen Car Mix-up
  A hip-hop artist who was a close friend of Nipsey Hussle's had at least 6 firearms pointed at him by cops ... who mistakenly thought he was a car thief. Rapper Hoggy, aka BH, was pulled over Tuesday in Beverly Hills after cops ran the plates of the…
• Kanye West's Sunday Service at Osteen's Church Was Ratings Bonanza
  Kanye West's appearance and performance at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church was one of the biggest Christian events in recent memory, with streaming numbers that shattered records. Kanye's Sunday night service was broadcast across 4 Lakewood-related…