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Sam Simon's girlfriend has filed a claim against his estate ... alleging he promised he'd take care of her after his death ... so she wants money, and lots of it. And ex-wife Jennifer Tilly also wants a bundle.

Kate Porter describes herself in legal docs as "The Simpsons" co-creator's "intimate" partner for the last 3 years of his life. She says Sam promised to leave her $5 million tax free in his will if she agreed to "refrain from continuing to work." She says she agreed and upheld her end of the deal.

Kate says she was by his side until March 8, 2015 ... the day he passed away.

It's pretty clear from the docs ... Sam didn't make Kate a beneficiary in his will, so now she's going after the estate.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner is strongly suggesting his old TV dad, Bill Cosby, is getting railroaded by the media and the public because he's black.

During an appearance on "The Real," Malcolm was asked about 'Cosby Show' reruns getting yanked off TV, and said ... "I can't help but think about Woody Allen, Roman Polanski, Steven Collins."

Check out the clip -- he feels Hollywood still celebrates those men despite their alleged crimes against minors. It's interesting, Malcolm never fully plays the race card, but it's clear he thinks Cosby's not getting a fair shake ... for some reason.

The full interview airs Monday ... check local listings.

Lee Reherman's friends and family will pay their respects to the actor in true "Hawk Style" -- as in NO stuffy suits, and lots of time in the sand and his favorite bar.

Sources close to Hawk tell us his celebration of life will start on the beach and make its way to Shellback Tavern in Manhattan Beach, CA.

We're told there's a strict dress code: No suits or dark clothes and outdoor beach clothing is a must. Or as the invitation puts it, "anything that you would wear to party with Lee at the beach!"

As we reported Reherman died mysteriously earlier this week. We're told an autopsy is scheduled for Friday.

Samantha Hoopes sucked down a ton of meat for her encore performance as a smoking hot burger loving babe in one of those iconic Carl's Jr. ads.

We're told the Sports Illustrated swimsuit model just finished shooting her follow up spot to last year's 4th of July themed one. It was a 2 day shoot in Ecuador, and the script called for her to hose down a sports car, then take a healthy bite.

The belly busting twist -- there were at least 20 takes which means Samantha bit into 20 of the new burgers -- which our spies say features a lot of onion rings. And yes ... we're told she actually swallowed the food on many of the takes.

The only bad news is the ad might only air in Central and South America. Thank God for the Internet.

The 4-month old infant who was famously known as the "Bernie Baby" on social media ... has died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

Oliver Jack Carter Lomas-Davis's mother Souxsie says her son died on February 25. She made the sad announcement on Facebook.

Oliver became a phenom when his mom dressed him up in a wig and glasses to look like Sen. Bernie Sanders and posted the pic online.

The senator actually got to meet his youngest (we're guessing) supporter a few weeks ago during a rally in Las Vegas.

Celine Dion is looking to sell and sell quickly -- she's slashed the asking price on her resort-like home on Jupiter Island, Florida ... to $45.5 million!

Yeah, ya still gotta break the bank to buy it, but the price is now a whopping $30 million less than Celine's original price when she first put it on the market in 2013 ... shortly after her husband, Rene Angelil, was diagnosed with cancer.

We're told Celine and Rene discussed unloading the home before his death ... and she's now planning to live full-time in Las Vegas to do her Caesars Palace show, and because her kids are comfortable there.

The 5.5 acre Florida estate has 3 pools -- one with a fire pit in the middle of it, and another with a water park and lazy river. The home itself is 10,000 square feet with 5 bedrooms, but there are also 2 guest houses (4 bedrooms each) ... as well as a tennis court and a simulated golf range.

Conor McGregor says Nate Diaz owes him a big fat thank you for the paycheck he's about to get for UFC 196 -- and says Nate can even work it off with a few dances.

Conor avoided any racial slurs during Thursday's pre-fight news conference in Las Vegas, but still blasted Diaz ... calling him a "scared little boy" who has a "bully mentality until a real man shows up."

Check out the video, 'cause things really got intense when they started talking money and Conor said, "Dance for me, Nate! And don't look me in the eye!"

Mama June is still laying in a Georgia hospital because doctors can't figure out what caused her fainting spells ... TMZ has learned.

According to our sources, Mama June will remain in the hospital an extra night after she was rushed there Wednesday night after she collapsed in her home.

We're told all of her tests have come back normal and doctors are unable to pinpoint exactly what is wrong with her.

Our sources say Mama June did have one theory ... she told doctors she has been extra stressed lately since "Marriage Boot Camp" began airing ... and she and Sugar Bear have been fighting about it constantly.

We're told docs plan on keeping Mama June in the hospital until they figure out what's wrong.

If you needed a reason to love Woody Harrelson -- or to want to be Woody -- here he is doing a backflip off a yacht in Maui ... at the age of 54.

Ivanka Trump is about 8 months along with kid number 3, and just like her dad's run for presidency, shows no signs of slowing down.

Donald Trump's oldest daughter looked unstoppable -- still rocking high heels to go with her big baby bump -- as she and real estate developer hubby Jared Kushner headed into a breakfast Thursday in New York City.

Former UFC star Kenny Florian thinks Conor McGregor might just be the greatest of all time ... at talking smack ... saying the Irish swagmaster is the best with his mouth since Muhammad Ali.

It's that time of the month, time to sue New York State for imposing sales tax on tampons ... according to a group of women who are pissed off over the law.

Five women have filed a class action lawsuit calling out the Empire State for not giving tampons the same preferential treatment that male medical products get. For instance, in NY ... Rogaine, condoms and foot powder are exempt from the standard 4% sales tax.

The state's Dept. of Taxation and Finance says tampons are used to "control a normal bodily function and to maintain personal cleanliness."

The plaintiffs say that's BS, and tampons are not luxury items ... they're medical necessities to avoid infection and other nasty circumstances.

The estate of legendary jazz and soul singer Nina Simone has no love for Zoe Saldana -- who's playing Nina in a biopic -- and sparked outrage over Zoe's skin color after the movie trailer debuted.

Nina's estate finally gave its two cents on Saldana getting the role, and it was not good. It's clear in the trailer that producers darkened Zoe's skin for the movie, "Nina" ... and that's pissing off fans, and clearly the estate too.

After Saldana simply tweeted a quote from Nina ... the estate fired back -- "please take Nina's name out of your mouth. For the rest of your life."

Simone fans have had equally harsh reactions to Saldana's casting. They're pissed about her prosthetic nose, and the darkened skin thing is really pissing people off because Nina stood for up for black empowerment and civil rights.

Critics think Viola Davis or Uzo Aduba would have been better picks. Saldana hasn't responded. The movie comes out next month.

11:45 AM PT: The defense has rested their case. Closing arguments will begin Friday.

Erin Andrews and her legal team want to re-grill the Marriott exec who went to a Nashville restaurant Tuesday night with friends and watched the now-infamous nude peephole video ... TMZ has learned.

It's a huge development ... we're told Erin's lawyers will ask the judge to allow them to force Neal Peskind back on the stand. Peskind admitted he was at the restaurant when 2 of his friends watched the video at the table. A waitress said she watched all 3 people at the table as they mocked Erin's body.

Peskind admits his friends looked at the video, but says he asked them to turn it off.

This could be the equivalent of the O.J. glove demonstration ... a disaster for Marriott. Andrews wants $75 million, claiming she's haunted by the video everywhere she goes. If the jury hears a Marriott exec himself was playing the video at a social gathering right in the middle of the trial, it could have a seismic impact on the case.

The judge has not ruled on whether Peskind can be recalled.