TMZ: TEKASHI69 Goes Radio Silent In Stolen Chains Case

Tekashi 69 must not wanna get back the chains allegedly stolen from him .. . cause TMZ ' s learned he' s not playing ball with cops.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ . .. Tekashi refused to describe to police the type of jewelry stolen or even estimate their value , though he told us it was nearly $1 mil.

What' s more .. . we ' re told his driver would NOT fill out a lost property form for the stolen iPhone and would not tell cops if the tracking software had been activated . BTW , we ' re told Tekashi ' s GF has also stopped cooperating.
Refusing to divulge what was stolen makes it incredibly hard for cops to know exactly what they ' re looking for . But , we ' re told cops are still active on the case because , as we reported ,

surveillance video backs the rapper ' s claims.As you know . .. 6ix 9ine says he was pistol whipped , kidnapped and robbed . .. and maintains it was NOT a publicity stunt. As we reported .. . Tekashi ' s
bling is back around his neck, but they ' re not the OG pieces. He had copies made.

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RAY WEST - Kanye West Dad Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer

Kanye West' s father , Ray West , is battling cancer . .. TMZ has learned.

Sources close to Ray tell us he' s been diagnosed with prostate cancer -- not stomach cancer as has been widely reported . We ' re told Kanye dropped everything to help his dad upon hearing the news .

Ray is currently being treated in L .A . , and sources say he ' s responding well. We ' re being told that, for now, it looks like he' s going to be okay.
The diagnosis comes just over 10 years after the death of Kanye' s mother , Donda , to whom he was very close and whose death helped trigger his mental breakdown in 2016.

Ye and his pops were spotted grabbing lunch at Nobu Malibu in March .. . a rare sighting of the father and son together .
Ray and Kanye' s late mother divorced when Ye was a young child , but the 2 remained amicable over the years.

TMZ: UPDATE - Conor McGregor Strikes Plea Deal Felony Dropped , Gets Anger Management

We told you it was gonna happen .. . and now it did -- prosecutors just dropped the felony against Conor McGregor and he will not spend 1 second in jail .
It ' s hugely significant because if he was convicted of a violent felony , he could have been deported -- which would have had a major impact on his UFC career .
Here' s what happened inside the Brooklyn courtroom on Thursday -- Conor accepted a plea deal in which
the felony count was dismissed . He pled guilty to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge.
He was sentenced to 5 days of community service, ordered to pay for the damage he caused to the bus -- and ordered to complete an anger management course.
Outside the courtroom , Conor issued a short statement -- " I just want to say I ' m thankful for the D. A . and the judge for allowing me to move forward . I want to say to my friends , my family , my fans , thank you for the support ."

Sources tell TMZ Sports . .. Dana White will not bar him from the UFC as he has other fighters who have engaged in illegal violence.
One of the reasons is that White believes the legal system has already exacted punishment on the superstar.
Conor ' s co-defendant , Cian Cowley -- who also participated in the bus attack -- got the same deal .. . but with only 3 days of community service.
A spokesperson for the Brooklyn D. A .' s office tells TMZ Sports ... " This is a fair resolution that holds the defendant accountable , ensures restitution for the victims and requires the defendant to perform community service where he can reflect on his conduct and give back to society .”
As we previously reported , Conor' s attorneys had been negotiating a plea deal in the felony mischief case - - filed after the UFC champ threw a dolly at a UFC bus on April 5 , injuring several fighters.
Conor was initially charged with 1 count of felony criminal mischief and 3 counts of misdemeanor assault.
Just last week, we were told prosecutors had agreed to reduce the felony to a misdemeanor -- which is a big deal since a felony involving violence could trigger permanent deportation from the U. S .
30 -year -old UFC fighter faced up to 7 years in prison if convicted on all counts .

TMZ - Secret Service ask Donald Trump To Beware of PUTIN'S Ball

The Secret Service better seriously check that soccer ball Vladimir Putin gave Donald Trump at their summit, because security experts tell us there' s a simple way of putting a bugging device inside that is difficult to detect .

As you know , Trump threw the ball to Melania during the summit and announced it was going to their son , Barron, who' s into soccer .

We did some checking, and there are thin devices that can be stitched inside the ball with a power source that could last around 1 month or longer . Furthermore , we ' re told it ' s possible for a bug to be nonmetallic, which makes it harder to detect . And, any spy worth his or her salt would know .. . you don ' t activate the bug right away, which would make detection much more difficult.

Obviously, there would be cause to thoroughly scan the ball for any signal , but in Trump ' s world he' s been extremely trusting of the Russians . .. even inviting Russian media into the Oval .

It ' s important to note Trump treasures sports memorabilia - - his office in Trump Tower is littered with balls , bats, golf clubs , football helmets and a lot more he' s collected from pro athletes over the years. Barron lives with his parents in the residence quarter of The White House . So , if the ball is out in the open ... It sounds crazy for sure, but remember ... this is a President who said he believes Russia didn't meddle in the election, despite proof the DNC was hacked by Putin and his minions.

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TMZ - Putin presented Trump World Cup Ball, In HACKY METAPHOR

Vladimir Putin gives Donald Trump with a soccer ball from the World Cup in Russia, and then dropped the following eye - rolling metaphor .

" Mr . President , I 'll give this ball to you . .. and now the ball is in your court. "
Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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It all went down at a massive media event in Helsinki , where the two world leaders had a private meeting for several hours where they discussed everything from election interference to NATO .

Trump was fired up about the meeting - - and the soccer ball, throwing it to
Melania ( who was sitting in the front row ) and announcing that he would be giving it to his son , Barron .

POTUS also praised Putin for the way his country hosted the 2018 World Cup and said the US will strive to do " as good a job" when it comes to the States in 2026.

TMZ - Tekashi69 Surrender in TEXAS, after Posting Bail

Tekashi69 is a free man - - for now - - after posting bail.
69 was behind bars in New York after NYPD hooked him up over a misdemeanor battery charge for allegedly roughing up a kid in Harris County , Texas .

He was taken to Rikers where he was awaiting extradition , but the judge allowed him to post $ 150 k bail with the promise he'd fly back to Harris County and surrender himself .

Tekashi was true to his word , flying to TX over the weekend and showing up just after midnight Monday with his attorney Carl Moore where he surrendered, posted $ 5 k bail and walked out .

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The rapper was dressed in a white dress shirt and pink tie .
His arraignment is set for Friday but we 're hearing he may be in court Monday morning .. . it 's unclear why he'd have to show up before the arraignment.

The misdemeanor carries a maximum of 1 year in jail .

TMZ - Cardi B's Baby Pic Offer Rolling in Choosing Privacy For now

Cardi B' s baby girl won 't make her public debut if her mama gets her way because, despite a flood of offers from media outlets . .. she 's keeping Kulture under wraps.

Sources close to Cardi tell TMZ .. . multiple magazines, websites and photo agencies have reached out with offers for Kulture's first photo shoot . We're told the offers have been in the $ 100 k neighborhood or higher.

Cardi and Offset have no desire to make a deal . .. yet . We're told they won 't even consider it until their daughter' s at least 5 or 6 months old.

Our sources say Cardi just wants to focus on being a mom and bonding with her baby . So , Kulture's gonna be on the low , for now , but we also know she 's already living the high life .

TMZ - Tekashi69 vacate to Rikers' Contagious Unit For His Safety

Tekashi69 has been transferred to a high-security facility on Rikers Island known as the Contagious Disease Unit, ironically, to keep him in good health ... TMZ has learned.Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the rapper was sent to the 140-cell portion of the NY jail, which is mainly used to house inmates battling illness.

It's also used to house high-profile or celebrity inmates who, for their own safety, can't be in generalpopulation -- and Tekashi falls under that category.We're told 6ix9ine is being held in isolation, and will have ZERO contact with other inmates ... even when he's taken outside for his hour of recreation. Inside the facility he'll only have contact with correctional officers.

TMZ broke the story ... Tekashi will belocked up until his July 20 hearing, prior to his extradition to Texas where he's wanted forallegedly chokinga 16-year-old.

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TMZ: Cardi B Baby Kulture Dripping in Versace, Fendi & Givenchy

Cardi B'sbaby girl will be staring down the famed Medusa logo and several other luxury designer brands the second she gets home.

Sources tell us Cardi and Offsetdecked out Kulture's nursery with some seriously high-end gear from West Hollywood baby boutique, Couture Kids on Robertson.

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Our baby gear sources tell us the new parents dropped several k's -- as in $7,000 -- to get their daughter off to a baller-ific start.

Here's how Kulture's rolling:

- Fendi stroller, $1,600

- Stokke Xplory stroller, $1,149

- Versace changing bag, $600

- Young Versace dress, $455

- Givenchy teddy bear, $195

- Customized recliner, $3,000

Shortly before Cardi gave birth Tuesday night she was showing off some of her baby swag.
Guess Kulture liked the sound of it, since she arrived just a few hours later.

TMZ: Former UCLA's Star Basketballer, Billy Knight Allegedly Sexually Abused 9-Year-Old Before Death

Ex-UCLA basketball starBilly Knightwas arrested back in June afterofficials say he sexually abused a child ... and sources say the victim was only 9 years old. TMZ Sportshas learned ... in the weeks before Knight apparently killed himself, the 39-year-old was arrested and charged with 6 felonies for sexual encounters involving a girl under the age of 15. Officials tell us ... Knight was arrested in Phoenix, Arizona on June 13.

Prosecutors in Maricopa County charged Knight with multiple counts of sexual conduct with a minor, sexualabuse and molestation of a child. In court docs, obtained by TMZ Sports, prosecutors say some of the abuse took place at the victim's home -- and on her mother's bed.

Arizona is particularly tough when it comes to sex crimes involving minors -- and it appears he was facing more than 50 YEARS in prison if convicted on all charges. Knight posted his $100,000 bail and was released from custody in June -- but ordered to wear an electronic monitoring device. However, the victim's mother told cops Knight violated the terms of his release by contacting her several times and even appearing at her home.

He was due back in court in the coming weeks. Knight wasfound deadin Phoenix in the early hours of July 8 -- after posting a disturbing goodbye video ... in which he admitted to living a life of"sin" and implied he was going to take his own life.

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Congrat To Cardi B Has She Gives Birth To A Baby Girl

Cardi B's a new mama after delivering a beautiful baby girl into theworld.Cardi had her daughter,Kulture Kiari CephusTuesday night in an Atlanta hospital with her husband, Offset, at her side.

TMZ broke the story in February ... members of Cardi's team were telling peopleshe was pregnantduring Super Bowl weekend, but the rapper went to ridiculously great lengths to keep her growing bumpunder wraps.She finally made thebig revealduring her performance on 'SNL' in April.

Cardi B was determined to keep workingas long as possible, and followed through by rocking the Coachella stage while very preggo.This is Cardi B's first child, and Offset's fourth.As we first reported, Cardi and the Migos rapper weresecretly married back in September, but they're still planning to throw a wedding party later this year.

Congrats to her!!

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Kim Kardashian Told Him Not to Support President Trump, Kanye West Says

Kanye West revealed he scrapped his finished album,YE, and wrote new songs after he inadvertently said “slavery is a choice” during an interview with TMZ last month.

In an appearance on Big Boy’s Neighborhood at 92.3 radio station, Kanye, 40, said he scrapped his original 7-track album and was forced to rewrite the tracks following the “slavery”comment which was taken out ofcontext.“I completely re-did the album after TMZ.

We just sat there and really honed in on the words because now it’s all headlines… Itook a bar off the album. It was just too sensitive. It was about that [slavery] topic. And I just let go. You know, I feel like, as a son, and as a family member of the world, that’s the reason why the world won’t let me go because I’m just a family member.

They might disagree with me, but I’m family.”During a Q&A at a listening party for hisYEalbum in Wyoming on Thursday, Kanye said Kim urged him not to go to TMZ, and not to express his support for Trump.

“My wife told me not to go to TMZ,” said Kanye who added, “Yes, also that too” when asked if Kim told him not to support Trump.Kanye addressed his conversation with Kim on his track “Wouldn’t Leave”,“Wife calling, screaming, saying we’re about to lose it all/ I had to calm her down ‘cause she couldn’t breathe/I told her she could leave me now but she wouldn’t leave.”.

Kim actually went to Washington, D.C. to meet with Trump to discuss prison reform last week.

TMZ NEWS - Mac Miller First Image From DUI Accident

Mac Miller's G-Wagon almost knocked a utility pole over, and based on these images from the accident scene . .. he and his 2 passengers are lucky to be alive.

A photog was on the scene around 1 AM Thursday in the San Fernando Valley . .. shortly after Mac ' s luxury SUV slammed into the pole . You can see the airbags had deployed .

As LAPD surveyed the damage, one of Mac ' s friends said he needed to retrieve clothing from the front seat .
TMZ broke the story .. . the rapper was later arrested for DUI and hit and run.

Although, his friend was still on the scene .. . Miller had fled and gone home . Police went to his home, and he admitted he was driving drunk.

Mac was mum about the circumstances surrounding the accident when we got him leaving jail Thursday morning.

TMZ - MEEK MILL WINS BIG PRISON VICTORY OUT AND ABOUT WITH TH INMATES

Meek Mill ' s been sprung from solitary confinement and moved to another prison with greener pastures .. . literally.

An official at the State Correctional Institution in Chester , PA tells TMZ .. . the rapper was just transferred to their prison and out of Camp Hill . He ' s now in general population and he has his own cell.

We broke the story ... Meek wanted out of solitary because he feared it would take a severe toll on his mental state.

Meek can now hit up the yard in the morning or afternoon. He can ball out on the court or go for a jog.

Should he fancy himself with a book, he can read it at the on -site library or in his cell . Gym time will depend on which job he ends up taking .. . which , by the way, pays 19 cents an hour.

He ' ll be assigned a job and has 2 choices -- cleaning cells or cooking .

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