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Sly Stone -- the frontman for the legendary funk band Sly and The Family Stone -- has died Monday ... TMZ has learned.

Stone died Monday in Los Angeles, and his family released a statement saying he died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other health issues.

His family said Sly "passed away peacefully, surrounded by his three children, his closest friend, and his extended family," while taking "solace in knowing that his extraordinary musical legacy will continue to resonate and inspire for generations to come."

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You may not be out there partying like a rockstar ... but now you can dress like one.

Travis Barker’s new collab with Hurley, exclusively available at Tilly's, celebrates the power of music, art, culture, and self-expression.

The lineup includes everything from graphic tees to board shorts ... the kind of stuff you'd throw on before hopping in your vintage Cadillac and heading to the studio. So while you may not have Kourtney Kardashian on your arm, you can still steal Travis' style with this sick collab.

She left you roses by the stairs ... and now they're on this t-shirt. This HURLEY x Travis Barker Old Rose Tee features a tattoo-inspired graphic on both the back and front, similar to Travis' own ink.

The 2025 BET Awards have the unlucky circumstance of being centered smack dab in downtown L.A. as the city's most aggressive ICE protests are happening, but the show must go on ... with close supervision from cops, of course!!!

A rep for BET tells TMZ Hip Hop ... the network will remain committed to the safety of their guests and staff for "culture’s biggest night" ... and is monitoring the situation and working closely with LAPD.

There's a riot goin' on and we're not talking about the dearly departed Sly Stone.

President Trump took his Border Czar's comments about arresting California officials -- including the state governor and the mayor of L.A. -- to the next level Monday, declaring he would have Gavin Newsom arrested immediately.

On Saturday night, the second night of street protests -- some quite violent -- against ICE arrests of undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles County, Trump's Border Czar Tom Homan appeared to threaten to put California Gov. Gavin Newsom and L.A. Mayor Karen Bass in handcuffs if they got in the way of the federal raids.

“I’ll say it about anybody,” Homan said, responding specifically to whether his threat of detaining any obstructionist included state officials like Newsom and Bass. “You cross that line, it’s a felony to knowingly harbor and conceal an illegal alien. It’s a felony to impede law enforcement doing their job.”

Omarion is all about love and harmony swirling through his bones and wants DDG and Halle Bailey to adopt the same mantras -- bad breakups didn't get invented with them!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with mighty O outside the annual Culture Creators event for BET Weekend, where he relayed a message of grace for the young parents.

ICYMI, Halle and DDG went to war in the courts last week, each accusing the other one of domestic violence and playing psychological games when it comes to their infant son Halo.

The National Guard has descended on Los Angeles under President Trump's orders to respond to violent protests against ICE immigration raids ... and TMZ has learned what troops are currently authorized to do amid the chaos.

A source with direct knowledge tells TMZ … troops deployed in L.A. are operating under the "standard rule for use of force" -- and that means de-escalation is the primary focus and goal.

We're told troops are authorized to use force ONLY in self-defense ... and deadly force is NOT authorized.

No question Stassie Karanikolaou knows her angles, so for her 28th birthday we're passin' off her hottest shots for you to go up down and around the bday bae!

Since stepping into the spotlight in 2014 -- alongside her bestie Kylie Jenner -- the model enjoys splashing her vacay bikinis onto her 10+ million Instagram followers ...

Bum in the sand, soak up this shoreline shot on one of her tropical trips -- Stas loves a nude-colored bikini!

Waymo’s self-driving cars can dodge traffic -- but not angry crowds ... 'cause multiple vehicles got totally wrecked during the immigration protests over the weekend.

Downtown L.A. turned into a battleground with Waymo’s self-driving cars set ablaze, flames ripping through the fleet as anti-ICE graffiti covered every inch -- and the chaos was so intense, the company’s been forced to yank its vehicles from the streets.

Waymo’s now issued a statement saying their cars are still running in L.A. -- but with the coordination and guidance of the LAPD, they’ve decided to pull out of downtown "out of an abundance of caution" after the fiery attacks.

It's time for battle, and today's stringy bikini face-off is between American model Alexis Ren vs. American actress and model Erica Mena.

Both lovely ladies are posing with pride and confidence, but which bikini babe are you untying first? Alexis's black 2-piece or Erica's white n' bright 'suit ...

The question is: Who'd You Rather?!

VOTE NOW!

11:00 AM PT -- Las Vegas detectives identified Manuel Ruiz as the suspect. Ruiz walked into a Henderson police station and turned himself in on June 9, 2025. He was taken into custody and will be booked into the Clark County Detention Center for two counts of open murder with a deadly weapon.

The famous Las Vegas Strip turned into a double-murder scene Sunday ... after a gunman went on a rampage, fatally shooting two people in front of a crowd of stunned tourists.

Even more shocking ... the shooting was live-streamed on a YouTube channel as the violence was unfolding on the sidewalk outside the Bellagio Hotel.

Khaby Lame, a famous TikTok star, was detained by ICE for overstaying the terms of his visa, and was forced to leave the country ... TMZ has confirmed.

We're told the 25-year-old viral star was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on June 6 at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.

We're told Lame was granted voluntary departure the same day ... meaning he avoided deportation proceedings, but still had to pack his bags and bounce back home. Our DHS sources say he self-deported back to his home country of Italy.

Joseline Hernandez's Puerto Rican Day Parade float was the battleground for a royal rumble yesterday ... when a few of her dancers got into a cutthroat catfight.

TMZ Hip Hop obtained video of Joseline's float completely parked in the streets of Manhattan around 3:30 PM at the annual Puerto Rican Day Parade while her entourage duked it out in broad daylight.

You can see Joseline standing towards the back of the float looking at the chaos as her fiancé Balistic Beats attempted to break up the madness with one hand -- and a camera in the other!!!

11:47 AM PT -- The temporary restraining order Taylor filed has been granted.

Taylor Swift says an ex-convict keeps showing up at her house uninvited, falsely claiming she's the mother of his child ... and she says he even changed the address on his driver's license to her Los Angeles residence.

The pop star beelined it to court Friday and filed for a temporary restraining order against a 45-year-old man named Brian Jason Wagner ... who he claims has been harassing her for years, starting when he was incarcerated.

In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Taylor claims Wagner showed up at her L.A. estate on consecutive days in May, asking to see her and telling her security team he was there to check on a friend ... which Taylor says is a bunch of baloney.

Police plan to take Travis Decker -- the Washington man accused of savagely killing his three young daughters -- alive when they track him down ... despite the military veteran's dangerous reputation, and the fact he's possibly armed.

Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison tells TMZ it's unclear if Decker has weapons ... but they are tracking him diligently and hope to come into contact with him soon ... and their Plan A is to detain him peacefully.

Of course, it's possible Decker will get aggressive with authorities -- and Morrison says any use of force by law enforcement to neutralize a threat "will be determined by what is reasonable and necessary at the time."

Scooter Braun's crumbling marriage to Yael Cohen Braun nearly broke him -- admitting it got so dark, he thought about ending it all.

The music exec confessed on Steven Bartlett’s podcast "The Diary of a CEO" that the thought of missing out on time with his kids had him battling suicidal thoughts back in 2020 -- all while the world saw him living large on the surface, managing the likes of thriving stars Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber.

Scooter said the marriage breakdown was a real gut punch after some rough patches on the career front ... noting that everything he had worked for -- his picture-perfect marriage, the powerhouse career, the golden-boy image -- all came crashing down.

Diddy's ex-girlfriend "Jane" continued her testimony Monday, saying she told him she wanted to stop having sex with male escorts in hotel rooms ... while also telling jurors she texted Diddy, "I'm not a porn star. I'm not an animal."

The prosecution asked Jane about a text exchange between her and Diddy, apparently in 2023, while he was in New York City. She apparently pushed back on a request to visit Diddy in the city, claiming he just wanted her there for a "hotel binge," in her words.

She said she'd just seen a podcast in which Diddy described a 48-hour-long sex session on a yacht trip to an island near Miami. She said she'd seen on social media Diddy apparently took another girlfriend to the unnamed island.