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Capricorn Clark, a former Diddy employee, continued her testimony in the disgraced rap mogul's federal racketeering and sex trafficking trial Tuesday, revealing more details about Diddy's discovery of the relationship between Cassie and Kid Cudi ... including a menacing threat.

Clark said Cassie would sometimes stay with her at her apartment in L.A., and she said Cassie once brought Kid Cudi there. She described a text about Cudi she says she got from Cassie, and she told Cassie to delete the text because Diddy was paying for both their phones. She said she took Cassie to get a "burner" phone.

Clark testified early on the morning of December 22, 2011, Diddy was outside banging on her front door ... she says she opened the door to find him holding a gun, and asking her, "Why didn't you tell me? Who is Scott?" Kid Cudi's legal name is Scott Mescudi. She said she didn't know anyone named Scott.

Kevin Liles is claiming his former Def Jam protégé, battle rapper Lady Luck, is looking to cash out for $30 million on fake claims he once sexually assaulted her -- and he refuses to let it happen!!!

On Tuesday, the former Def Jam president released a lengthy statement detailing his recent encounters with Luck.

Kevin says Luck's team contacted him several weeks ago with a $30 million "threat" they'd publish a tell-all book claiming he once tried to shove Luck's face into his crotch for some unauthorized oral sex.

Proceedings in Diddy's federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial in NYC resumed Tuesday after a Monday holiday break ... the defense and prosecution teams sparred over previous testimony before the jury was seated.

Diddy's one-time assistant Capricorn Clark took the stand first, and was asked about physical threats from her former boss and about being accused of stealing from the disgraced rap mogul.

Clark was asked where she grew up, and she talked about working for Def Jam Records before moving to Death Row Records, and was asked by the prosecution about its former chief, Suge Knight. Knight is the father of a friend's child, Clark said.

Diddy’s legal team is gunning to blow up a major moment from Kid Cudi’s testimony -- asking the judge to strike everything about the disgraced rapper’s Porsche firebombing … claiming it’s all based on suspicion, not proof.

TMZ has obtained the legal docs filed in Diddy’s criminal case -- where his lawyers argue Cudi’s claims about Diddy’s alleged involvement in his 2012 car explosion are nothing but opinion and shouldn’t be allowed in court. In short ... they’re saying Cudi thinks Diddy did it, but there’s no hard evidence, no confession, no receipts.

As we reported, KC told the court last week he 'knew' Diddy had something to do with the Molotov cocktail attack on his Porsche after ending things with Cassie -- but admitted there were no witnesses, fingerprints, or proof linking Diddy to the arson.

Andrew Zimmern has a strong opinion on some juicy testimony from the Diddy trial ... namely, a revelation that Diddy likes to put apple sauce on his cheeseburgers.

We got the celeb chef at LAX and our photog asked him about Diddy's unique burger topping.

Andrew says it's an example of learning the most interesting things in the most horrible situations ... and while he doesn't want to make light of any of the serious allegations regarding Cassie, he's calling "yuck" on Diddy's "yum."

Alabama Barker's kicking Memorial Day weekend off right ... catching a few rays -- and baring all while laid out in a steamy photo shoot in her driveway.

The rapper and model shared a series of pics to Instagram Sunday ... decked out in some vibrant spring colors -- a bright yellow and pink bikini that covered the bare minimum of her body.

Check out the photos ... Alabama's thong-style bottoms are tight on her crotch -- only barely encasing her downstairs area.

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky brought major party energy to Cannes last week and TMZ has new video showing the mom and dad duo celebrating in style behind the DJ booth at a party.

The couple lit up the Rayban party on Monday night with their signature styles. The mom to be looked incredible in a form-fitting blue dress paired with dark sunglasses. A$AP matched the vibe in a sleek black suit and shades.

The couple was in their element as they vibed to the music, laughing and having fun with friends. At one point, Rocky was spotted drinking straight from a champagne bottle.

The rappers in Hollywood definitely know how to spit their game into the microphone, but can you dive into these pics and guess which talented star is behind the hot bod pics?!

Ripped rappers like Lil Nas X showed what he's workin' with under his tops, Ice Spice stays turnin' up the heat and looks fire-hot ... take a wild guess which booty selfie is Cardi B's, and drip drop with Drake's shirtless dock photo!

This Atlanta bro may be "too fast too furious" for y'all, but with that lil' clue you should be able to guess him too!

When this dude isn't collaborating with Justin Bieber, he's on a date with Tate!

Lizzo is shaking what her momma gave her this Memorial Day Weekend ... proving "Truth Hurts" but her curves heal -- and flexing her Grammys ain't bad either!

The singer-songwriter put her recent weight loss on Instagram Saturday ... flaunting her bod in a tiny, layered bikini -- and giving fans an ice pop-melting post to celebrate the holiday.

She also showed off her lyrical prowess by pairing the body-shakin' post with a freestyle-type rap remix of Pluto and YK Niece’s “WHIM WHAMIEE" in which she sings ... "I've been fat, I've been skinny / B****es still ain't f***ing with me."

Kanye West's fully embraced antisemitism over the last few years ... even proclaiming himself a Nazi in early 2025 -- and, we've put together a timeline of his most controversial moments.

The rapper drew a ton of eyes after he went on a rant about slavery being a choice during a 2018 interview right here at TMZ's offices ... the beginning of a slew of controversial statements.

Ye kicked it up a notch in fall 2022 ... claiming he planned to go "death con 3" on Jewish people -- and praising Adolf Hitler in a series of posts.

Ja Rule just went from spitting bars to spitting tears (maybe) — 'cause his baby girl Brittney Atkins just said "I do," and Papa Rule was front and center for the big moment!

Brittney's all grown up ... and, social media clips from the wedding show the rapper trading the recording studio for a chance to witness true love instead of his more aggressive "Thug Lovin'."

Hit the play button, folks ... Ja Rule walks slowly with his daughter -- careful not to step on her large train, 'cause Britt might go full Murder Inc. on him if he signs her bright white ensemble with a shoeprint.

Diddy's spending his first Memorial Day behind bars ... ringing in the long weekend with basketball and BBQ chicken instead of Ciroc and yacht parties this year.

TMZ has the scoop on what the rap mogul will be doing in MDC Brooklyn for the holiday on Monday -- and, it looks like there are plenty of options if he feels like engaging in some friendly competition with his fellow inmates.

Diddy and the MDC crew can play dominoes, spades and board games to determine the champion of 4 North -- the dormitory-style wing of the prison away from general population, reserved for high-profile inmates.

Justin Bieber just wowed the crowd at Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s "Grand National Tour" ... making a surprise appearance at the Friday night concert in Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium -- and getting a bit handsy with SZA.

The pop star joined SZA for their remix of her hit song "Snooze" ... and he was totally into their performance, vibing with his co-collaborator on stage and even kissing her hand multiple times.

They seemed to have a fun and flirty connection ... dancing together as they finished the song and hugging each other to celebrate a job well done.

The man prison officials say stabbed Tory Lanez multiple times says he thought the rapper was coming to take his life, claiming Tory put a price on his head ... and he simply acted in self-defense.

We had a prison phone call with Santino Casio, who was already serving a life sentence when the Tory attack went down ... and, while he's not denying the stabbing, he says it's not as simple as some might think.

Casio told us he heard rumors through the prison grapevine that Tory had a bounty on him ... and, shortly after, Casio ran into him and thought he saw a suspicious lump in Tory's pocket.

Your mission here should be to track down the discreet changes of the two pics of Quavo ... it's Memorial Day weekend indeed, and we're giving you your star moment right here, right now! Are you ready to shine?!

"Too Blessed" to be stressed, the 34-year-old pulled up to Post Malone's concert and posed backstage. The rapper rocked a ripped and rugged American Flag ensemble -- and showed off his grill and some arm candy.

Throw on your boots and "Go Off" on these two swaggy shots!

Papoose says his estranged wife Remy Ma crossed the line by mentioning his children in her explosive rant yesterday ... so he returned with some TNT of his own by telling the world his ex is capable of whorrible things!!!

We obtained Papoose's divorce filing court docs on Friday, which cite the usual irreconcilable differences and requests for equal dissolution ... but he put many more details on Instagram!!!

According to Pap, Remy cheated heavily throughout their marriage, even with a woman she was once imprisoned with, at one point.