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2:53 PM PT -- The NBA just announced it's rescinded the technical foul that sparked Tuesday night's drama.

Luka Doncic got the boot from an important Lakers game Tuesday night ... because an official with a quick whistle couldn't delineate fan trash talk from referee chirping.

The bizarre scene all unfolded in the fourth quarter of L.A.'s road tilt with Oklahoma City ... after Doncic hit a floater in the lane to give his team a 108-107 lead.

After making the basket, the 26-year-old turned toward the crowd and began mouthing off -- but a ref thought the chatter was aimed at him ... and Doncic -- who had been hit with a technical foul just a few minutes earlier for arguing a call -- was immediately ejected.

Ja Morant went to his weapon wheel for his latest celebration ... electing for a "grenade" instead of his go-to "gun" gesture in Tuesday night's game.

The Memphis Grizzlies star debuted the move against the Charlotte Hornets at the Spectrum Center ... days after he was handed a $75,000 fine for pretending to unload a firearm on multiple occasions in competition, which the NBA publicly warned him to stop doing.

Morant apparently can't help but channel his inner "Call of Duty" as he goes to war on the court ... 'cause he mimicked the explosive-tossing stunt throughout the night -- acting like he was pulling a pin with his teeth and covering his ears.

Post Malone just got his mind blown in France ... thanks to a magician with a deck of cards.

The "Circles" rapper was out and about in Paris when he got stopped by a street performer ... who wanted to show Posty a card trick.

Ya gotta see the video ... Post inspects the deck, picks out his card, and then tells the magician when to stop shuffling. The guy whips out a chocolate bar and when Post Malone opens the treat, he finds his card inside the wrapper ... the 3 of Clubs.

If Michael Malone is having regrets over his Nuggets tattoo now that the team unceremoniously fired him, the man who put the ink on the coach's body tells TMZ Sports he's down to cover it up.

The former Denver head man famously got the Maxie the Miner piece etched onto his shoulder after he won his first-ever NBA title two years ago ... but if he now wants it gone, Mike Diaz of Triple W Tattoos says he'll break out his needle once more.

The artist -- who designed the whimsical championship piece for Malone in June 2023 -- told us he's hopeful the 53-year-old will keep it, as it's an amazing memory for him and his city ... but he added, "If he really wanted to do that, I would help out."

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Hip Hop music industry legend Kevin Liles is preparing to try and dismiss a sexual assault lawsuit against him.

Kevin filed new legal docs Tuesday asking for permission to file a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed earlier this year by a woman who claimed he raped her way back in 2002 while he was an executive at Def Jam Recordings.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Kevin claims he will argue to dismiss the case on the grounds that the woman waited too long to file her claims and the statute of limitations on her claims has run.

Britney Spears' relationship with boyfriend Paul Soliz is kaput -- at least for now ... TMZ has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... the pop star dumped Soliz several weeks ago, around Valentine's Day. The former couple first split in July 2024, and then briefly reconciled again in February.

It's currently unclear what caused the couple to split this time around. We're told by people close to them they feel it's over for good .... but you never know with these two.

Before this talented kiddo in his bathrobe was gettin' the Coachella crowd on their feet, he was just chillin' in his bathrobe, playing the piano at 4 years old and growing up in Dansenberg, Kaiserslautern in Germany.

At 12 years old, he was already drumming up a storm. His long list of celebrity collaborations includes Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and The Black-Eyed Peas.

If you're looking for more clarity, he's set to heat up and bring the beat to Coachella the same day as Post Malone and Megan Thee Stallion.

"If our love's insanity, why are you my clarity?"

UFOs remain a divisive topic -- some people just won't believe in the possibility, but new footage recorded just off our coast is making it harder to dispute their existence.

Experts Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp just released video showing four "Tic Tac" shaped UAPs zooming around the sky off the coast of California ... close to a U.S. Navy ship.

The out-of-this-world encounter happened in February 15, 2023 ... and a weapons systems platform on the USS Jackson captured the UAPs in action.

"Game of Thrones" creator George R.R. Martin scored some serious prehistoric cred, becoming one of the first people to meet some newly resurrected dire wolves IRL -- yep, the very same ones that made an appearance on his show.

Ben Lamm, co-founder and CEO of Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences, flew George out in February to meet the pups named Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi -- and a source tells TMZ that George broke down in happy tears when he came face to face with the dire wolf pups, which were brought to life using ancient DNA.

Lil' Nas X can get a Lil' Nas-ty with his thirst traps, but we ain't mad about it ... We're celebrating the musician's 26th birthday in all his glory!

Since 2019, the handsome fella has blasted his hot bod on the Internet ... Clearly he's got no shame in his game 🔥!

We're gonna be brief so you can get to the goods, but Lil Nas loves a good mirror selfie in his boxer-briefs ...

He also accessorizes his shredded physique with anything and everything ... Nothing is off limits for this sexy star!

Check out the gallery ... We're "gonna ride" these hot shots 'til we can't no more!

Coffee Mate was left in complete shock after Sunday's "The White Lotus" HBO series finale ... not knowing the partnership they did with Mike White’s show in January would lead to one of the most intense moments of the season months later!!!

The brand tells TMZ that despite the memes taking social media by storm, they can confirm that Coffee Mate did not have visibility into "The White Lotus" finale. When finalizing its two limited-edition flavored creamers, the HBO x Warner Bros. team had kept this season’s script under lock and key. A brand rep tells TMZ ... “We had no idea the pivotal role it would play!”

On Instagram, the company posted its awkward reaction to the show’s finale, attributing to  the close connection with the flavors they announced in early January. ICYDK, a beverage plays a significant part toward the end.

Jessica Simpson may swear by her snake semen drink that she says helps her sing ... but at least one expert tells TMZ the truth is even more of a sticky situation.

Here's the deal ... Jessica recently raved to us about her secret specialty Chinese herb cocktail that she says has legit serpent swimmers in it -- all at the recommendation of her vocal coach.

Zoologist and "Reptile Royalty" star Jay Brewer tells TMZ ... it's highly unlikely Jessica’s concoction has any actual snake sperm in it ... 'cause frankly, it's not that easy to come by (no pun)!

The soccer coach charged with the murder of a California teenager also sexually assaulted the boy, according to prosecutors.

TMZ has learned the L.A. County D.A.'s Office now alleges Mario Edgardo Garcia-Aquino killed 13-year-old Oscar Omar Hernandez while engaged in the "performance of a lewd and lascivious act."

Oscar's body was found last week in a ditch in Oxnard, CA ... and his family said his coach, Garcia-Aquino, was the last person seen with him.

Ty Dolla $ign’s betting big on Coachella -- and he’s telling us all the reasons why fans should gear up for something major.

TMZ caught up with the singer at rising football star Deshonne Redeaux’s joint USC commitment announcement and 18th birthday blowout in L.A. -- and he let us know he’s taking serious inspo straight from Queen Bey’s iconic Coachella set to make sure his own performance is just as top tier.

Catch the clip, 'cause Ty dives into why Beyoncé’s 2018 Coachella takeover left such a mark on him -- and how he’s gunning to go just as big with his own set.

4:38 PM PT -- Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman tells TMZ ... "In denying parole for Sirhan Sirhan ... Governor Newsom took into account his young age at the time of the crime (24), his lack of any prior arrests or convictions, his difficult upbringing in the war-torn Middle East, his success in getting college degrees and engaging in rehabilitation in prison, his risk score which was the lowest on the scale, his age (77 years old), his diminished health, and the amount of time in prison (54 years).

He continues ... "Notwithstanding those factors, Governor Newsom stated that his lack of full insight into actions and taking complete responsibility for them overweighed the other facts to show that he remained an unreasonable risk of danger to society. Sirhan Sirhan never made up a self-defense defense, never suborned or attempted to suborn perjury, and never lied repeatedly at trial under oath."

He concludes ... "In contrast, while the Menendez brothers have many of the same positive characteristics of Sirhan Sirhan in favor of parole or resentencing, they have never accepted responsibility for lying about their self-defense defense and suborning and attempting to suborn perjury concerning their fabrications of stories of their father violently raping Lyle's girlfriend, their mother trying to poison the family, and their friend supposedly giving them a handgun the day before the murders. As a result, if Sirhan remains an unreasonable risk of danger to public safety, then so too do the Menendez brothers -- who have never come fully clean of their lies in over 30 years -- constitute an unreasonable risk of danger to the community."

Sirhan Sirhan's lawyer is calling out Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman ... saying the new D.A. is getting some bad information about RFK's alleged assassin.

Hochman's been trying to use the Sirhan case to keep the Menendez Brothers behind bars in their bid for freedom ... but Sirhan's attorney tells us Hochman is confused about some basic facts.

Angela Berry, who represents Sirhan, tells TMZ ... Hochman is pushing a common misperception about Sirhan when he says Sirhan admitted to the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy and then later claimed his innocence, and she says Hochman is making an unfair comparison to Erik and Lyle.