DJ Diesel — aka Shaq — was once again bringing the house down Friday night …. when he was scratching to a huge crowd for his annual Fun House party before the Super Bowl, which was packed with a who’s who of celebs.

The NBA icon held his big bash at Mardi Gras World — about a mile from Bourbon Street — where he once again ruled the DJ booth with sick beats, bumping them for the crowd.

Make no mistake … Shaq’s pre-SB gala ain’t just about tunes and dancing … as it’s true to the Fun House moniker, with carnival rides, games, tons of circus performers … and, naturally, drinks!

TMZ caught up with Shaq at the party … where he talked ball with us … namely “big man” Mark Williams heading to the Lakers as a center, joining the ranks of LeBron James and now Luka Doncic.

DJ Diesel didn’t have to pull solo duty all night … there were other performances by Ludacris, John Summit, Myles O’Neal (Shaq’s son), and DJ IRIE.

Celebs bumping at the party included Steph Mi, Adam Ray, Bert Kreischer, Flo Rida, Tech N9ne, Grace O’Malley, DeSean Jackson, Don Lemon, Tianna Robillard, Louis Tomlinson, Sexyy Red, Gracie Hunt & Ava Hunt, Dale Moss, Madison Brodsky, Hunter Fieri and Tara Bernstein.

Justin Baldoni is breaking his silence amid his ugly legal battle with Blake Lively, saying in a teary-eyed promo clip for a soon-to-be-aired interview he’s had an “intense year.”

Baldoni sat down with Samir Mourani — host of the “Gent’s Talk” podcast — for an emotional face-to-face, recorded a month prior to Lively’s first court filing accusing the “It Ends With Us” actor-director of sexual harassment and publicly smearing her name. As you know, Lively starred with Baldoni in the film.

In the short interview clip with quick jump cuts, Baldoni tells Mourani, “I had an intense year” and “This morning I sent a text message … I had anxiety.”

In December 2024, Lively filed a civil rights complaint followed by a lawsuit against Baldoni for his alleged sexual harassment and smear campaign against her.

Baldoni then filed his own lawsuits — including against the New York Times for allegedly colluding with Lively and defaming him in an article. He also sued Blake and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, accusing them of launching their own smear campaign against him.

Bill Maher went on a rant Friday night that started with watching football, but boy … that turns out to be a metaphor for something way bigger!

This is one of the best editorials the “Real Time” host has delivered in a long time. B.M.’s pissed off at streamers who are carrying football games. It’s true … now, instead of simply hitting a button on the remote to go back and forth between games, now it’s a giant pain in the ass. Plus, we still have to watch commercials, so exactly what’s the advantage?

Bill says it’s an example of what he calls R.I. — Reverse Improvement. It’s like when you go to a restaurant and leave your car with the valet. It used to be so easy, hand him the ticket, pay cash and get your whip.  Now … well, you know.