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Cardi B still has murderous thoughts of her estranged husband Offset ... but her new romance has opened up a new chapter for her soft-girl era!!!

An insomniac Cardi hopped into X Spaces early Tuesday morning to vent to her fans about how much trauma Offset caused her in their last few years and admit had she not left him, she'd be in jail -- for MURDER.

You can hear her fighting through tears ... Cardi says Offset cheated and lied so much, she'd wake up in fear over being looped into an embarrassing trending topic.

Diddy's criticisms of Cassie go way back -- long before the infamous hotel beating -- as evidenced in this clip, where he boldly tells fans the singer had fallen way below expectations ... all while she awkwardly sat next to him.

The rap mogul made the video in 2006 -- shortly after Cassie bombed at BET's "106 & Park" performance -- and it shows the two celebs sitting with each other as Diddy admits she had a "whack show."

Despite that, he says, Cassie's going to keep striving to improve in the live arena ... besides, her song "Me & You" was still one of the hottest going in the clubs, he pointed out.

As the 15th day of testimony got underway in Diddy's federal racketeering and sex trafficking trial in NYC, the prosecution called Eddy Garcia to the stand ... he was the security supervisor at the InterContinental in Century City, Los Angeles -- the site of the infamous Cassie beating video.

Garcia is asked about a specific day during the week of March 10, 2016, saying he was told there was an incident involving Diddy ... he's asked about monitoring security video feeds, and he said upon closer inspection, he says he did recognize the music mogul on screen, and he said he later learned the other person involved was Cassie Ventura.

Garcia testified law enforcement was not called because Cassie did not request it. He said he received a phone call from Kristina Khorram, from a New York area code. Khorram was Diddy's chief of staff for Combs Enterprises at the time. He says she asked about the video ... and he says she claimed Diddy had been intoxicated at the time the video was recorded, and didn't remember the event. That drew an objection from defense attorney Brian Steel, which the judge sustained.

Rick Ross received a proclamation from Georgia Congresswoman Nikema Williams this week ... the MMG rapper may hail from Miami but his philanthropic and business arm extends well into Peach State state lines!!!

Rozay was front and center for a ceremony on Monday, acknowledging how his annual Rick Ross Car & Bike Show provides a financial boost to the community and various business ventures, including Wingstop franchises and real estate investments, as well as providing job opportunities for the people.

His "Boss Up" conferences were noted for supporting HBCUs across Georgia, and it was also revealed he'd be celebrating the 20th anniversary of his debut album "Port of Miami" with a nationwide symphonic tour.

Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial in NYC resumed Tuesday morning with the 15th day of testimony ... but before the jury was even seated, a woman caused a scene in the courtroom and was quickly ejected.

As proceedings began, Judge Arun Subramanian discussed with the prosecution and defense teams a compilation video exhibit expected to be introduced later Tuesday. There was a question about an expert's testimony ... and the defense questioned certain edits of the video, claiming they distorted the actual events. The prosecution noted time stamps on security videos are routinely inaccurate.

As they discussed a video played by the defense yesterday featuring "Mia" -- a former Diddy employee testifying under a pseudonym -- of her birthday, the prosecution says they intended to introduce a recording of Diddy's phone calls from jail in which he organized "social media celebrations" of his own birthday.

Once again, Bianca Censori is showing off what she's got ... leaving little to the imagination in a butt-baring bodysuit and sexy fishnet stockings.

Check out her latest Insta Story pics ... she proudly flaunts her curves in a tiny nude bodysuit paired with matching fishnets and heels.

The first pic gives an aerial view of her busty chest ... while she flips over for the final two snaps, working her physique like a runway and showing off her frequently paraded bum.

Diddy once saved his former assistant from R. Kelly ... or, at least the version of her boss she dreamed up did, she revealed on Day 14 of testimony.

"Mia" -- Diddy's former assistant who used the pseudonym while testifying -- was back on the stand Monday ... and, she name-dropped quite a few celebs during her time on the stand.

The most shocking had to be R. Kelly, who made an appearance in a dream she had ... one where she was trapped in an elevator with Kelly and Diddy had to step in to save her.

NBA YoungBoy's tourmate EBK Jaaybo got arrested just days after their 45-show tour was announced, but fans can keep hope alive for now ... he's expected to be a free bird by then!!!

Sources connected to the tour tell TMZ Hip Hop that contrary to the popular internet rumors, EBK Jaaybo has NOT been dropped from the "Make America Slime Again" tour, and should be able to hop onstage come Sept. 2 when the tour kicks off in Dallas.

We confirmed the charges with Arkansas State Police -- EBK was popped on drugs, weapons, theft by receiving, and animal fighting/cruelty on May 18, and transported to the Pope County Detention Center ... where the Stockton, CA rapper is currently sitting on ice.

The Game was so frustrated with Complex's recent "Best L.A. Rappers" list that he buckled down and made his own -- a rap revision G Perico can wholly cosign!!!

TMZ Hip Hop got G Perico's take on Complex's West Coast review outside of his Blue-T-Shirt pop-up shop collab with Everytable this weekend, and he told us his eyes couldn't believe what was being published.

Complex ranked G Perico #48 out of #50, whereas Game extended his list to the Top 100 L.A. rappers, placing G at #46 outta #100, and adding names such as Buddy, Yo-Yo, Glasses Malone, and the late Mausberg  -- a vast improvement of G Perico's status.

Bill Maher is ignorant about what abuse victims face, and his recent Cassie commentary makes him look foolish ... so says a prominent forensic psychologist.

We spoke with Dr. Leslie Dobson -- a mental health expert and influencer -- on "TMZ Live" Monday ... and, we asked her about Bill calling out Cassie over the weekend for not leaving Diddy, despite the alleged abuse she faced, because he thinks she wanted stardom.

Dr. Dobson came out firing at the talk show host ... saying Bill doesn't understand the manipulations Cassie had to deal with -- like allegedly agreeing to let a male escort urinate in her mouth to keep her mogul boyfriend happy.

Pusha T is entering this new Clipse era with sour memories of Kanye West ... they'll never reunite because Pusha doesn't respect Ye's manhood!!!

Kanye publicly mourned the loss of his friendship with Pusha just a few days ago ... but in his new convo with GQ, Pusha let it be known the beef is up -- and is stuck forever!!!

Pusha says their union unraveled during the 2021 "Donda" album sessions, and he went on to diss Ye's recent theatrics in the KKK mask, while denying there was any truth found in the various rants that targeted him ... but says The College Dropout can't hide his true nature from him.

Pusha T and Malice announced their comeback Clipse album "Let God Sort 'Em Out" would drop on Def Jam last year ... but touting a Kendrick Lamar feature amid the Drake/UMG lawsuit proved to be a bit too much for the label to handle!!!

In a new interview with GQ, Pusha was noted to be "disgusted" with Def Jam's refusal to release the album containing the Kendrick track, “Chains & Whips" ... which forced the dissolution of the Clipse deal and Pusha's own solo contract with Def Jam.

Pusha argued Kendrick's verse doesn't have any direct or subliminal shots at Drake -- nor does it reference his own testy history with the OVO rapper -- and he called Def Jam's apprehension of the matter "stupid."

Diddy's former assistant "Mia" says she loves Cassie like a sister, but she didn't tell her about the mogul's alleged abuse because she says Diddy closely monitored their communications ... and he'd even put tracking devices on Cassie's car.

Mia took the stand for a third day of testimony Monday ... and, Diddy's defense attorney Brian Steel asked her why she wouldn't tell Cassie about Diddy allegedly raping her.

She responded by claiming Diddy could find out what she told Cassie ... saying he routinely took her and Cassie's phones -- presumably to search through them. He would even go so far as to put tracking devices on Cassie's car, with Mia telling the court ... "I’m not sure what he’s capable of. I was terrified.”

Cardi B and Stefon Diggs aren't letting rumors -- or estranged exes -- muffle their love for boats, judging from their sizzling getaway weekend!!!

On Sunday, Cardi and the NFL star created their own waves on a yacht in the middle of the ocean, and the "Bodak Yellow" rapper kicked up her red bottoms to smell the garden of red roses her new beau had gotten her!!!

Other gifts included giant teddy bears and bouquets of yellow, purple and white roses. Cardi also flashed her hand holding a designer lizard-skin handbag while chunked with tons of diamond-encrusted jewelry, although it's unclear if it was all from Diggs.

"Mia," a former assistant to Sean "Diddy" Combs who went on to work in development for one of his media companies, is continuing her testimony under a pseudonym for the third day. It's the fourth week of testimony in the case.

Mia is being cross-examined by defense attorney Brian Steel. Mia was asked about her time as an assistant to Diddy, and overseeing the possession of staff passports, which she confirms. This appears to be related to an episode Mia testified to last week, in which she says she left Diddy's yacht during a trip to St. Barts in the Caribbean under duress, but then returned to the boat, where her passport was held.

She confirmed she was finished working with Diddy by March 2017 ... she's then asked about a Christmas message she'd sent to Diddy in 2018, which reads, "Merry Christmas, I love you!" She says she'd just seen Diddy at the funeral for Kim Porter -- the mother of Diddy's children.

50 Cent's going to the Oval Office eventually to have a chat with President Donald Trump about Diddy ... telling fans he plans to share his raw thoughts with the prez -- but, not to convince the president to take a pardon off the table.

The rapper has put up a flurry of posts about the president saying during a recent interview that he will consider pardoning Diddy if the mogul's convicted.

In the first, 50 wrote, "He said some really bad things about Trump ,it’s not ok. Im gonna reach out so he knows how I feel about this guy."