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Paris Hilton needs to arrive at the airport at least 2 hours before her flight, because it takes that long to for TSA to check her laptops.

You won't believe how many cellphones and laptops Paris declared Friday night at LAX TSA.

Bill Murray fan-boyed out during SXSW weekend, blown away by what everyone says was an awesome Willie Nelson concert.

Willie was playing at Luck Ranch Friday, which he owns in the outskirts of Austin. We could only snag a little video, but you get the idea ... even Bill's not too big to get starstruck.

More bad news for Johnny Manziel ... first he was cut by the Cleveland Browns ... and now one of the hottest women on earth, Abigail Ratchford, says the two are NOT getting down.

Rodger Bumpass -- the actor who voices Squidward Tentacles on "SpongeBob SquarePants" -- won't be spending any time in a pineapple under the sea (aka jail) thanks to a killer plea deal.

Bumpass pled no contest Friday to one driving under the influence charge he got after his arrest back in January. The second was dismissed. Law enforcement sources tell us he blew a .25 ... more than 3 times the legal limit.

As for the plea deal, struck by his high powered attorney Robin Sax -- Bumpass got off with 3 years probation and 9 months of alcohol education.

Paris Hilton hit the streets of Los Angeles all buttoned up ... study the stylish photos and see if you can find the differences between the two similar snaps.

The Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum in NYC is baffled over the recent theft of 2 shrunken heads and a Joe DiMaggio bat -- and now it's offering up a cash reward to catch the crooks.

The bat was from the Yankee great's historic 56-game hitting streak -- and the heads are from an Amazon tribe, which was probably on a streak too. Employees noticed the items were gone Wednesday, and police have no leads right now, but they're not ruling out an inside job.

Ripley's tells us there's now a $2,000 reward for any info leading to an arrest and conviction.

The mini skulls -- worth, believe it or not, $19,000 and $15,000 -- will be replaced by other shrunken heads. We're told they have plenty in storage. Not the case for Joe D's bat ... that's irreplaceable.

For now, Ripley's is replacing it with an autographed Michael Jordan bat from his time with the Birmingham Barons. Maybe the first time MJ is actually a downgrade.

"Gold Rush" star John Schnabel, one of the great Alaskan gold miners on the Discovery show died Friday morning. He was 96.

Schnabel's family broke the news he passed away peacefully in his sleep, saying ... "He was a true legend."

Schnabel was a military vet who got into gold mining later in life when doctors suggested he keep active after a triple bypass. He became an anchor on Discovery's hit gold mining show -- which focuses heavily on his grandson, Parker Schnabel.

Parker took over responsibilities at the Big Nugget Mine when John's health declined.

#RIP

Talk about a leg drop ...

Hulk Hogan just won BIG in his war with Gawker -- with a jury awarding the WWE legend a $115 MILLION judgment against the company for publishing part of his sex tape online.

Hogan had only sued for $100 million ... but the jury decided it wasn't enough and bumped it up to $115 million.

The breakdown -- $55 million for economic injuries and $60 million for emotional distress. He could get even more with punitive damages.

Hogan had argued that he had no idea he was being recorded when he had sex with his friend's wife at their home in Florida back in 2007.

Gawker published 1 minute and 50 seconds of the video without Hulk's permission. Hogan claimed it was the ultimate invasion of his privacy.

Rian Johnson is as cold-blooded as Boba Fett ... so claims his ex-agent who says the director axed him right before he signed on to direct "Star Wars: Episode VIII" ... just to dodge the bill.

Brian Dreyfuss claims in a new lawsuit he took on Johnson as a client before the guy ever directed a single film ... even getting his own dad to invest in Johnson's debut flick, "Brick."

Dreyfuss claims his deal with Johnson called for him to get 10% of any project he helped Johnson land.

According to the suit, Kathleen Kennedy from Lucasfilm hit up Dreyfuss in January 2014 to gauge Johnson's interest in working together. Dreyfuss says Johnson declined the meeting.

Two months later, Dreyfuss claims Johnson fired him out of the blue. In August of 2014 ... Johnson announced he was writing and directing 'Episode VIII.'

Dreyfuss is suing Johnson for the 10% he believes he's owed for 'Star Wars.'

Kanye West's pop-up shop in NYC has people coming out in hoards ... and the scene is so crazy, cops had to shut down the entire block.

Yeezy opened up the doors to his "The Life of Pablo" collection Friday afternoon to a line that stretched around the entire block and then some. We're told store employees are strictly enforcing a 2 items per person limit.

Khloe Kardashian aged about 50 years, and she's now from Albuquerque -- at least if you fell for her Hollywood makeup trickery on a tour bus.

Kendall and Kylie Jenner joined their big sister on a Hollywood tour this afternoon, and all 3 were unrecognizable in their costumes -- especially Khloe, who posed as an old woman ... and Kendall, who looked like a red-headed Madonna.

Kudos on the brilliant makeup job -- we're guessing it's for Khloe's TV show -- but they screwed up royally by NOT getting on the TMZ Celebrity Tour!! Then again, we definitely would've talked "Kartrashians." Sorry, Khloe.

Sam Bettley -- bassist for rock band Asking Alexandria -- lost just about everything but his life in a truck accident Thursday while moving cross country.

Bettley was driving through Ozona, Texas when the moving truck's tire blew out, causing him to swerve off the highway and flip over twice down a grass embankment. Once he realized he still had all his limbs, Bettley immediately ripped out his iPod cord to make sure no one got to hear his band's soon-to-be released album "The Black."

He went to a hospital and got some fluids, but amazingly ... Bettley broke ZERO bones and escaped with a few bruises and some back pain.

Scott Disick and his kids scored one of the hottest tickets in L.A. right now ... the new Harry Potter attraction at Universal Studios.

Scott and Kourtney Kardashian brought their little Hogwarts students -- Mason and Penelope -- to check out The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The grand opening is almost a month away, but it helps when your dad's known as the "Lord."

Migos rapper Offset is out of jail after being arrested by mistake Thursday in Atlanta ... TMZ has learned.

According to a clerk at the Atlanta Municipal Court, when Migos was pulled over for having tinted windows, the cops saw an outstanding warrant and busted him. He stayed in jail overnight and posted a $1,900 bond Friday morning.

But the rapper went right back to court to argue he paid a $316 suspended license ticket back in December which should have settled the matter. The court tells TMZ ... Offset was right and never should have been arrested.

He should get his $1,900 back in the next few weeks. The clerk says Offset still got a new ticket for the tinted windows, though his attorney says that was tossed as well.

Ashanti's stalker failed to defend himself in court ... the jury in NYC found him guilty, and now he's facing more time behind bars.

As TMZ reported, Ashanti faced Devar Hurd in court Wednesday, where Hurd -- who represented himself -- read back lewd tweets and text messages he'd sent her.

Hurd gave his closing argument Thursday, telling the jury sending sexually explicit stuff is not a crime, excessive tweeting is not stalking ... and the singer could've simply avoided him by hitting "block."

Hurd was found guilty of felony 2nd degree stalking and has been in jail since his arrest in 2013. He could get an additional 1.5 to 4 years when he's sentenced later this month.