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Forget ice cream and rom-coms, Naomi Osaka's apparently turning to hoops to get her mind off her recent breakup.

The tennis superstar was at the Brooklyn Nets game Wednesday night -- just a couple weeks after announcing her split from Cordae.

The 27-year-old -- who was forced to retire in the third round of the Australian Open due to an injury -- appeared to be in great spirits at the outing ... smiling and throwing up a peace sign during a break in the action.

Chris Brown is reaching a breaking point ... he's fighting back against allegations he's a serial rapist and abuser ... and his lawyer's taking shots at a movie studio for pushing what they say are straight-up lies.

The singer's attorney, Levi McCathern, tells TMZ ... it's shameful Warner Brothers Discovery is propping up dubious sexual assault claims against Chris to make money off his reputation.

Chris' lawyer says CB is tired of laying down and taking all the crap from anonymous accusers telling lies about him in lawsuits and cheesy documentaries ... which is why they're firing back at WB with a $500 million lawsuit.

Doechii is hard at work rehearsing for an upcoming gig ... quite possibly for music's biggest night in a couple weeks, where she's vying for some of the top honors.

We ran into the Florida rapper outside a Los Angeles stage space Wednesday and asked her about her Grammy nominations -- she's been nominated in 3 categories, including Best New Artist, Best Rap Performance, and Best Rap Album.

As the only female in the hip hop category, she's aware she's representing women in rap this year ... and she's honored, and excited about it.

Diddy is going after a grand jury witness and a lawyer he claims have been spreading lies about him ... accusing them of fabricating stories for media attention.

The disgraced mogul is suing Courtney Burgess -- a man who appeared as a witness for the grand jury -- and Ariel Mitchell, Burgess' lawyer, for spreading what he says are "outlandish claims" and "baseless speculation" to feed the public's desire for "wild lies."

Diddy fired back at some specific claims in the lawsuit as well ... calling out Burgess for alleging he possesses video of the star sexually assaulting celebrities and minors.

Michael "Harry O" Harris is defending Snoop Dogg for performing for Donald Trump ahead of the inauguration ... he says the gig doesn't mean Snoop betrayed his community.

The Death Row Records co-founder joined us on "TMZ Live" Wednesday and we asked him about all the backlash Snoop is getting because of the Trump event.

Michael says Snoop wasn't making a political statement by performing at Trump's pre-inauguration ball ... telling us the Doggfather is supporting the office more than the person.

Of course, he also acknowledges the fact Trump pardoned Michael -- for a drug trafficking conviction -- helped soften Snoop on POTUS.

Bhad Bhabie is showing off her healing nose after undergoing plastic surgery ... and taking the opportunity to reveal the type of cancer she has.

The rapper hopped on her Instagram Story Tuesday night to give a glimpse of her "so swollen" nose six days after going under the knife, telling fans nose jobs "are not for the weak!!"

The healing process looks serious ... in addition to having a temporarily enlarged nose, BB has bruising under both her eyes. She also gave fans a look at her sniffer before and after the surgery, explaining she "wanted to remove the hump."

1/22 9:16 AM PT -- Sexyy Red's taking responsibility for her online actions ... apologizing to Bernice and admitting her repost may have been in bad taste. Red says she shared something she thought was innocent -- and, she wasn't trying to upset anyone.

Looks like King's daughter is taking a page out of her dad's book ... 'cause she accepted the apology, essentially squashing the beef.

Sexyy Red is beefin' with Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter after posting an AI image of herself dancing with the late Civil Rights legend.

Pharrell Williams' latest collection with Louis Vuitton brought out a number of his famous friends ... with everyone from Idris Elba to Adrien Brody swinging by the Paris Fashion Week show.

The singer, who currently serves as the Men's Creative Director for the French fashion house, debuted a new collaboration between LV and Nigo, a Japanese designer, Tuesday ... and it appears many in Hollywood have already cosigned the streetwear style.

Check it out ... Pharrell's A-list pals dressed to the nines for his big runway show, with Travis Scott rolling into the event in a striking silver winter set trimmed with patterned gray fur.

Chris Brown is suing the producers behind Investigation Discovery's "Chris Brown: A History of Violence" docuseries … alleging the project was full of straight up lies.

In new court documents obtained by TMZ … the singer accuses Warner Bros. Discovery, Ample, and other individuals behind the series of promoting and publishing defamatory claims against him -- even after allegedly being provided with "proof" that their narrative was false.

Not only does Brown state the Jane Doe at the center of the docuseries has been repeatedly discredited, but he highlights he has never been found guilty “of any sex related crime” … slamming the docuseries for labeling him "a serial rapist and a sexual abuser."

A$AP Rocky is headed for court on gun charges ... the Grammy-nominated rapper just turned down a plea deal from L.A. prosecutors, opting to face a jury trial instead.

L.A. County prosecutors offered him a deal -- if Rocky pled guilty to one of two felony charges, he'd serve 180 days in jail, and he'd get a seven-year suspended sentence, with three years on probation. But, AR told a judge today he's decided to decline to take the deal.  Rocky could be sentenced to up to 24 years in jail if found guilty in a trial.

We caught AR on the way into court this morning, but he didn't offer any comment.

Wendy Williams' guardianship woes are commanding the attention of at least one New York lawmaker ... who's making a big push so her family can easily visit her.

Anthony Palumbo, a N.Y. state senator, tells TMZ ... today, he is re-introducing a piece of legislation that would change guardianship laws regarding family visitation in the state.

According to Palumbo, "Karilyn's Law" would allow families to visit loved ones by filing a motion with the court ... the guardian would then have 10 days to show the court if the person intending to visit is displaying inappropriate conduct -- and if not, they can visit.

Kevin Powell, an acclaimed writer and activist, is putting Snoop Dogg on blast for performing for Donald Trump ahead of the inauguration ... accusing the rap legend of selling out.

We caught up with Kevin on "TMZ Live" Monday, where he shared his candid opinion about Snoop's decision to perform at Trump's pre-inauguration ball over the weekend ... slamming SD and saying the performance is proof of the A-lister's "lack of values."

Kevin notes Snoop wasn't always this way, pointing out the rap mogul has a long history of being there for his community. Yet, KP says Snoop's decision to perform for Trump spoke volumes ... alleging the "Drop It Like It's Hot" rapper has abandoned his audience "for a bag of money."

The FireAid Benefit Concert isn't the only show raising serious dough for victims of the California wildfires ... Rolling Loud is doing its part thanks to a pretty profitable pop-up concert.

Matt Zingler and Tariq Cherif, the cofounders of Rolling Loud, have organized a benefit concert in Florida to help people impacted by the destructive wildfires in SoCal ... and they tell TMZ Hip Hop the event is already sold out, raising $25K just through ticket sales.

Per Matt and Tariq, the raised funds are going to be directly donated to GoFundMe's official Wildfire relief page ... which has already brought in over $4 million.

Rapper Metro Boomin was allegedly forced to evacuate a yacht docked in Miami waters after a blaze engulfed the ship ... resulting in a fiery spectacle.

According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue ... a 95-foot luxury yacht went up in flames  minutes after it arrived to a dock outside a strip club around 3:30 AM on Sunday.

We're told fire crews immediately went about putting out the fire, which was made difficult by the vessel's size and fuel load.

Local10 -- a local Miami outlet -- reports the ship was rented by Metro Boomin.

The fierce flames forced a harrowing evacuation of 10 guests, apparently including MB, as well as 5 crew members.

Snoop Dogg's bringing Doggystyle to D.C. performing at an event for Donald Trump's inauguration ... and, the crowd didn't seem super into it.

The rapper performed at the Crypto Ball in Washington D.C. last night ... the first of several events marking Trump's ascension to the highest office in the land.

Check it out ... Snoop took the stage in front of a crowded audience and performed some of his hit songs -- including "Drop It Like It's Hot."

Wendy Williams sounds like the same person she was 10 years ago and is not showing a hint of disability ... so says TMZ Executive Producer Harvey Levin, who just spent 90 minutes with her on the phone.

Harvey's shocked the person he spoke with is under a guardianship that has stripped her of her personal and financial freedom. She was lucid, articulate, opinionated and with it ... a far cry from the picture being painted by her guardianship's attorney, who says she is permanently disabled with frontal lobe dementia.

Wendy showed no lapse in judgment, no hesitation at all. Charlamagne Tha God was on the call as well, and Harvey co-signs on his assessment that Wendy is a far cry from disabled.