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Joe Giudice is getting the bum's rush from Bravo as he enters prison ... at least compared to his wife.

Production sources tell TMZ ... the network will not give Joe the same 3-part special Teresa got when she was in the big house. In fact, Bravo's not doing anything special. Joe will be filmed Wednesday as he enters the prison gates, but it'll be for season 7 of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," which won't air for months.

Joe will essentially disappear from sight during his 41-month stay, unless it affects Teresa and the kids. His story line will only live in her orbit.

Sarah Palin ... the next Judge Judy. That's exactly the plan hatched by the guy who put Judy on TV.

Palin will be shooting a pilot for a TV courtroom show featuring her as the lady in black. It's being produced by Larry Lyttle, who had an idea 20 years ago that the family court judge from NYC might be good TV.

Lyttle tells TMZ he'll shoot a pilot with Palin in the next few months and then try to sell the show in syndication for launch in Sept., 2017.

Small issue ... Palin's not a judge. Lyttle says not necessary, because she'll preside over "the courtroom of common sense," adding, "She's appointed judges and is well equipped as a former governor to preside over cases."

Erin Storm, who competed for the affection of Matt Grant on "The Bachelor," has died in a plane crash.

The single engine plane went down Monday shortly after taking off at Hawthorne Airport. A nearby construction crew witnessed the crash and pulled the 41-year-old from the wreckage. She was taken to a local hospital but could not be saved.

We're told Erin was flying the plane. There were no passengers.

It's unclear what caused the wreck ... but cops say no one on the ground was injured.

Erin was eliminated from the show in 2008 after the third episode.

R.I.P.

Rosie O'Donnell's brother, New York State Assemblyman Daniel O'Donnell, just took the floor of the assembly and claimed mixed martial arts is like gay porn, but without a climax.

O'Donnell opposes a bill that would legalize MMA in New York. He believes the sport is thinly-veiled erotica, telling his colleagues, "Two half-naked hot men rolling around in a cage trying to dominate each other. It's basically gay porn, only with a different ending."

He went on to say his famous sister was for lifting the MMA ban in New York, but he feared it would trigger a rise in violence and gambling among young people, adding he was going home "to take a long shower" after discussing the prospect of legalizing MMA.

The assemblyman, who is gay, went on to call MMA "an alleged sport."

Matthew Titone, another openly gay Assemblyman, cracked a different gay joke during the hearing.

Beyonce's cousin has set Black Twitter and her Instagram on fire.

Kristin Douglas lived a quiet life until her Uncle Skip died last week. She ran into Beyonce at his funeral, and strategically posed for what could have been a singer's inspiration for a song called ... say, "Bootylicious."

Kristin's now famous, and her Instagram following swelled from 2k to 53k in a matter of days.

As for Black Twitter, it's ablaze with admiration ... some even daring to say she eclipses Beyonce.

One admirer wrote, "Good Lord, Beyonce's cousin is thicker than racial tensions."

True that.

President Obama and "Shark Tank" star Daymond John got down in Cuba with a bunch of entrepreneurs who have their eyes locked on the small country.

John tagged along for the ride because he's a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship who was invited on this mission to empower Cubans via technology and business.

12:36 PM PT -- Oakland University coach Greg Kampe issued a statement about Seb:

"The Oakland basketball family was very sad to hear about the attack in Belgium and one of our own was in the midst of it. We send our prayers to Seb and his family."

"Seb has remained very close to our program through the years, he's in constant contact with our players and staff here at Oakland University and has been one of the biggest supporters and cheerleaders for the Oakland basketball program. One in which he led us to a championship while he was here."

"Saying that, all I can add is that I hope everybody who knows or has ever met Seb can give their prayers or do whatever they need to do for him. He is a tremendous competitor and he will fight through this."

One of the people badly injured in the Brussels terror attacks Tuesday morning is a former college basketball player who turned pro in Europe ... who just underwent emergency surgery after badly injuring his leg in the blast.

Images of Sebastien Bellin laying on the ground at the airport went viral -- his leg twisted and bleeding from the explosion.

37-year-old Bellin played college basketball at Oakland University in Michigan from '98 to '00 before heading to Europe where he's been playing pro ball ever since. He's currently a member of BC Telenet Oostende, a pro team in Belgium.

We spoke with a rep from Oakland University who tells us ... "Coach has been in contact with Sebastien's family and what we know is he injured his leg and hip and he will be okay."

Mariah Carey has been warned in the strongest of terms not to perform her scheduled concert in Brussels ... TMZ has learned.

Mariah's concert is set for Sunday, but we're told her security team is "strongly against" the show in the wake of the bombings.

Her security told her there are multiple reasons why the venue could be a target ... she's a famous singer who's engaged to a billionaire and the concert is special because she's performing it on her birthday.

There's also a strategic reason the concert may be a no-go. Mariah's people are worried the airports will be closed and the team behind the show, including Mariah, may not be able to get in.

We're told no final decision has been made. Mariah's people are waiting for advice from the regional U.S. Embassy.

NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo was at the airport in Brussels at the time of the terrorist attack early Tuesday morning -- but wants to assure his fans ... "I am fine."

Mutombo took to Facebook and wrote, "God is good. I am in Brussels Airport with this craziness. I am fine."

Bobby Shmurda says the cops who busted him on a felony gun charge targeted him and his friends because they're black.

Bobby claims in new court docs cops have had it out for him because of his anti-police raps ... adding the very same officers who arrested him in 2014 harassed him and his friends before.

Shmurda says the 3 NYPD cops who claim they found him gun in hand in a NYC apartment have a history of lying. Shmurda says, in an unrelated case, one of the cops in question swore she saw a drug exchange but later fessed up and said it wasn't true.

Shmurda wants access to police disciplinary records, which he says is especially important because the police are also the only witnesses to his alleged crime.

Apparently the judge didn't see eye-to-eye with Shmurda and has denied the rapper's request.

Former Toronto mayor Rob Ford -- who became world famous for his crack scandal while in office -- died Tuesday after a battle with cancer ... his reps confirm.

Ford was diagnosed with pleomorphic liposarcoma in 2014 after a tumor was found in his abdomen. He underwent surgeries and multiple rounds of chemotherapy, but the cancer proved too strong.

Ford -- who served as mayor from 2010 to 2014 -- was caught on video smoking crack on multiple occasions during his term. He admitted to using the drug though denied he was an addict.

In 2014, Ford went to rehab to seek help for his "problem with alcohol" -- and after a 2 month stint, he returned to work to continue his term.

He died at Mount Sinai hospital in Canada -- surrounded by his family. Ford is survived by his wife and 2 children.

Selena Gomez let loose in a big way this weekend in a Texas bar ... fueled with what we're told is tequila and dancing on a table.

We got this video of the singer at the Reata rooftop in Ft. Worth, and it's as clear as the booze she's no longer that Disney star Bieber grew to love.

Prince hopped and skipped across a New York City sidewalk Monday ... in broad daylight!

The nocturnal Purple One scampered away from our photog outside a Central Park hotel while toting his trademark cane.

Jessica Alba was up to her knees in hotness as she waded in the blue Pacific.

Jessica and hubby Cash Warren soaked up the sun in Hawaii. They've been together long enough that they're comfortable wearing matching fedoras.