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Chris Hemsworth's move back to Oz meant ditching 2 gorgeous homes in L.A. -- which in turn meant lining his pockets with an extra $2.6 million!

First the Malibu home ... Chris listed the 6,800 sq ft, 5 bedroom Point Dume spot for $6.5 million last month, but he got $7 mil from the new buyers. Pretty sweet, considering Chris bought it for $4.8 mil.

As for the smaller Santa Monica condo -- it's a mere 1,200 sq ft and 2 bedrooms ... Chris unloaded that for $1.25 mil after spending $820k on it.

The Malibu home closes Monday, and the condo sold last week with listing agent Ryan Davis. As we previously reported Hemsworth ditched L.A. to raise his 3 kids in his native Australia.

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Paris Jackson is dating a racist ... at least that's what some members of her family fear.

Members of the Jackson brood tell us ... Michael Snoddy's arm tattoo proudly displaying the Confederate flag is highly offensive and ironic, since Paris' dad was black.

Snoddy, a drummer with the band Street Drum Corps, is a little out of step, as some Southern states are removing vestiges of Confederate symbols from public view.

Paris, who's been dating Snoddy for a few weeks, doesn't seem to mind, but her family thinks the fact that his tat was strategically placed for all to see is an omen about his feelings toward African Americans.

We spoke with Snoddy, who scoffed at the claims and said, "I wouldn't be dating a black girl if I were a racist."

That answer might not fly with the Jacksons, so we're guessing his other defense could be he's a fan of Pantera's album, "Cowboys From Hell." Notice the "CFH" on the tat. That group used the flag on its merchandising and posters, although some members have expressed regret.

"Bad Girls Club" learned the hard way about filming in a strip club -- strippers don't work pro bono.

We're told the Oxygen show set its sights on filming inside L.A.'s Ace of Diamonds. Thing is, the production company needed everyone to sign a release form, but every single stripper demanded cash.

A standoff ensued because "Bad Girls Club" wouldn't deal. The show ultimately did film inside the club ... sans strippers.

Here's one of the 'Bad Girls' cast members filming inside AOD's bathroom with a waitress in tow.

Kevin Federline's first rap track in 9 years goes deep into the Hollywood scene -- and by deep we mean Kanye West's ass and Amber Rose's fingers.

The song's called "Hollywood" and the music video stars a fake 'Ye and fake Amber, umm ... working out their finger issues (lube included). It also features a parody of Leonardo DiCaprio sweating out the Oscars.

The track itself is a collabo with rapper Crichy Crich (of Tara Reid tattoo fame). Sources connected to the rap duo tell us their intent wasn't to mock Yeezus or Leo ... they were just reacting to what was hot on social media when they shot the video.

Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna found a fringe benefit to getting engaged -- cheat day with the ice cream man!

Rob and Chyna turned their Range Rover around when they saw an ice cream truck parked on the side of the road. You'll recall they also made an In N' Out run last month to celebrate Rob's birthday.

As cheat days go, this ain't so bad -- they scored two bomb pops at about 40 calories each -- but still ... there's a pattern here.

The day after the wedding should be epic!

Rob Kardashian was so eager to get engaged he popped the question literally the minute he got the ring from the jeweler ... and it happened so fast the jeweler saw the whole thing!

Ben Baller, who sold Rob the rock for $325k, told us Wednesday they've been friends for years, and he actually grilled Rob about his decision to marry Blac Chyna.

Turns out Ben witnessed the proposal.

One more interesting thing ... Ben says it took him 5 days to get the ring ready. That really does make it look like Rob schemed to pop the question when his family was out of town.

Some days you're on bottom, some days you're IN it.

Out of total fairness, we sure hope these contortionists switch roles every now and then.

The International Contortion Convention is going down in Las Vegas this week, and as you can see ... it can be a dirty job.

Street artist Konfused is just that ... after Chris Brown snatched his tag and slapped it on a clothing line ... according to the lawsuit he's filed against the singer.

In legal docs, Andre Khazrei says he's been Konfused since 2003 ... long before Breezy created the very similar artistic alter ego, Konfuzed -- and started tagging walls and signing paintings.

Andre says he got a trademark for Konfused t-shirts and a bunch of other merch -- which is why he says Chris' Breezy Konfuzed clothing line is a total rip-off, which confuses the marketplace.

His proof? In the docs, Andre says Chris himself screwed up and signed a painting at L.A.'s Grammy Museum with "Konfused" ... instead of using a 'Z.'

Harper Beckham is only 4 but already has her mom's schtick down to a T.

Victoria Beckham's adorable mini-me was tended to hand and foot at Olive & June in Beverly Hills. Gotta hand it to the kid for color coordinating her nails to her outfit.

Kesha just lost her war against Sony ... a New York state judge has rejected her claim that she has become a Sony slave and Dr. Luke is the master.

As we reported, Kesha tried to get an emergency order giving her the right to get out of her Sony deal, on grounds Dr. Luke allegedly raped her and Sony was tormenting her by holding her to the deal.

Kesha lost that bid but pressed on to have her day in court, but Sony aggressively moved to get the entire case thrown out. The judge has now squarely sided with Sony, rejecting all of Kesha's claims.

The judge didn't buy Kesha's "slavery" argument because Sony wasn't pushing for her to work only with Dr. Luke ... they would have made other producers available. By rejecting that offer, the judge felt Kesha was unreasonable.

Kesha had also argued she was the victim of a hate crime, claiming Dr. Luke's alleged abuse was covered under that law. The judge said, "Although [Luke's] alleged actions were directed to Kesha, who is female, [her claims] do no allege that [Luke] harbored animus toward women or was motivated by gender animus when he allegedly behaved violently toward Kesha."

The judge ended with this ... "Every rape is not a gender-motivated hate crime."

Country music legend Merle Haggard has died after battling double pneumonia ... according to his manager.

Haggard was diagnosed with pneumonia last year and spent 11 days at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage early this year. He died at home near Redding, CA on Wednesday morning.

He'd been battling back from the illness and even scheduled a string of concert dates with his pal Willie Nelson. They released an album, "Django and Jimmie" last year.

But last week Haggard canceled his shows for the month of April due to his continuing efforts to recover. His manager tells us Merle was weary from battling pneumonia for so long ... and had even predicted to friends he would die on his birthday.

He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1994.

Merle turned 79 today.

11:00 AM PT -- Willie Nelson tells TMZ, "He was my brother, my friend. I will miss him."

Taylor Swift, Lily Aldridge and Behati Prinsloo were living proof rock stars still bang the hottest chicks ... as they walked out of Gracias Madre Tuesday night in West Hollywood.

Taylor's dating DJ Calvin Harris.

Behati's expecting her first kid with Maroon 5 frontman, and 'Voice' coach, Adam Levine.

Lily Aldridge's married to Kings of Leon rocker Caleb Followill.

So, who'd you rather? ... depends on your taste in music.

Former WWE superstar Tammy Sytch -- considered the first "WWE Diva" -- has finally checked into rehab ... after being arrested for DUI three times in 2015.

Blake Shelton's Mexican driver is vouching for El Jefe in his lawsuit against In Touch magazine ... swearing the country star did not party hard with a blonde chick in Cancun.

Felipe Gomez filed a declaration in Shelton's defamation lawsuit, and details the night in August 2015 when he was hired to drive Blake and friends around town.

Felipe backs Blake's story that he innocently posed for a photo with a random blonde woman outside the ME Melia Hotel. The magazine claimed Blake partied at that hotel, but Felipe says they merely sat casually at a bar on the hotel's grounds.

He says Blake was "very nice" when people asked for photos -- and after that, they went to the car and straight to Blake's hotel. No strip clubs ... as reported by In Touch.