The Weeknd Donates $350K to Hurricane Melissa Relief Efforts in Jamaica

The Weeknd is stepping up to help Jamaicans impacted by Hurricane Melissa ... donating a bunch of money to help put food on their tables.

The "Blinding Lights" singer is donating $350,000 from his XO Humanitarian Fund to support the World Food Programme's emergency response in Jamaica.

Hurricane Melissa slammed the Caribbean island last month as a Category 5 storm, dubbed "The Storm of the Century." Melissa pushed winds up to 185 MPH and officials declared all of Jamaica a disaster area due to catastrophic damage.

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Cardi B’s Attorneys Say No Need for New Trial in Security Guard Case

Cardi B and her legal team are slamming a former security guard's attempt to get a new trial after she lost her case against the rapper ... saying the woman is grasping at straws!!!

According to the docs, obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, Emani Ellis and her attorneys are pushing for a do-over in the case ... complaining, among other things, that the judge should have excluded two witnesses from the case ... but Cardi is calling BS.

Cardi's legal team says it's rich of Ellis to say the witnesses shouldn't have testified, because she says Ellis tried to enlist one of them to help sue Cardi shortly after the incident back in 2018.

The "Am I The Drama?" rapper also mentions the pen-throwing altercation outside the courthouse with a reporter who asked about her pregnancy, because Ellis claims they need time to figure out whether a juror saw what happened ... but Cardi insists all that jazz is irrelevant and not grounds for a new trial, because the jury was specifically instructed only to consider evidence admitted during the trial.

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Jason Williams Says Meg Thee Stallion May Be To Blame For Klay Thompson's Slump

Jason Williams thinks he knows why Klay Thompson is strugglin' on the basketball court this season -- MEG THEE STALLION!

That's what the former NBA star said on the "Hoopin’ N Hollerin'" podcast on Wednesday, just a week after the Dallas Mavericks announced they were benching the four-time NBA champion, who is averaging just 7.4 points per game, while shooting 26.7% from the three.

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The podcast crew, including Patrick Beverly, mentioned Thompson's new relationship with Meg, one of the hottest stars in all of music ... when Williams, a 12-year NBA vet, chimed in.

"I'm from West Virginia, man, I've been taught a lot from old folks, old white folks," Williams said, "It only takes one p**** to drag a battleship across the desert. That's how powerful it is."

"Klay Thompson, I ain't sayin' that's what it is ... but that might be what it is."

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Williams -- a.k.a. "White Chocolate" -- isn't the only one.

Some Thompson fans have also pointed the finger at Meg, while others believe past injuries and age are catching up with him.

Klay and Meg went public with their relationship this summer and appear to be head over heels for each other.

She even dropped a new single, "Lover Girl", that she dedicated to KT.