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Meadow Walker struck a deal with the driver of the car in which her dad died ... a deal worth $10.1 million.

Attorney Jeff Milam, who reps the 17-year-old, says the basis of the settlement was that driver Roger Rodas was partly to blame for the fatal accident, even though he was "not directing the car through any particularly unsafe maneuvers when it went out of control."

It's unclear how much of the settlement will be paid by Rodas' insurance company and how much, if any, from his estate itself.

The settlement was actually made in 2014, but it went under the radar in the courts because it was filed under the name Meadow W. She got just over $7.2 mil and her lawyer snagged just under $3 mil.

Meadow is not done. She's pressing on with her lawsuit against Porsche, claiming various design defects in the racing car caused the crash.

Meadow's lawyer says the $10.1 mil only represents a small fraction of what his client should get given his status as a bankable movie star and the lead in the "Fast and the Furious" franchise.

Ex-Baylor football star Shawn Oakman -- a top prospect in the upcoming NFL Draft -- is being investigated for rape ... but he has NOT been arrested or charged with a crime.

Mariah Carey no doubt has the most expensive vocal cords and hamstrings in America ... because we found out she's insured both for $70 million.

Mariah's on tour now, and it's so successful she just agreed to extend it to South America. Fact is, there are millions of dollars on the line now, and if anything happens to her major assets it could result in an epic loss of profits.

To guard against all that, our sources say Mariah and company just got a $35 million insurance policy for her voice, and another policy of equal amount for her gams.

We're told the monthly premium is super expensive ... in the many thousands of dollars, but it's worth it.

Harrison Ford has been fingered for a crime he didn't commit, and cops are trying to find out who set him up ... TMZ has learned.

According to the Huntington Beach PD Arrest Log -- a 73-year-old Harrison Ford was arrested Thursday at noon for inflicting corporal injury on a spouse and possession of a controlled substance.

Problem is ... cops have no record, outside of the online entry, of the actor -- or any other Harrison Ford -- getting busted. BTW, sources close to Ford tell us he's not even in the country right now.

The suspicious arrest log is also weird because the "Case ID" doesn't match the numerical pattern of other listed cases.

Cops tell us they're working to get to the bottom of the bogus record. But to be clear ... Indiana Jones/Han Solo was NOT arrested.

Harrison's gotta be used to this kinda frame job though. Y'know, after that whole One-Armed Man mess ...

Heidi Klum's BF is a serious brown-noser -- and a lucky son of a bitch.

Klum and Vito Schnabel got very playful Thursday in St. Barts, where he was happily -- we're sure -- behind her efforts to get up on a surfboard.

Check out the pics ... Vito caught a few waves, but Heidi was satisfied sunning her buns on the board ... which seemed just peachy to him.

Rob Kardashian losing weight is now a cottage industry, and not just for Blac Chyna ... because we've learned a couple of fitness companies are pitching in too.

Kardashian's said his goal is to drop another 40 to 50 pounds in 5 weeks, and reps from Hydroxycut and Quest Nutrition are ready to ship him boatloads of their products to help him reach that goal.

A rep from Hydroxycut says they want to hook him up with a weight loss pill called Black -- a nice 1-2 punch with Chyna's workout regimen. Meanwhile, Quest says it's interested in helping Rob pack on some muscle with protein powder, chips and bars.

Swag ... the true Hollywood diet plan.

A very famous gigolo just learned a very important lesson ... monkeys are way harder to control than chicks.

Brace, one of the stars of "Gigolos," was in the market for a pet after his beloved dog Zeus passed. Fate connected him with Mikey the monkey ... it was an instant disaster.

Mikey went on a tear, breaking drinking glasses, running his tiny motorized car into a family heirloom vase and violently yanking Brace's sister's hair.

3 strikes and the monkey was out. It could have been a financial disaster. He paid just shy of $5k, but the seller had given Brace a 1 week trial period and it took way less time for him to demand a refund.

If you're still curious, Mikey makes an appearance on an upcoming show. But you know, curiosity killed the cat ... which is good because if it didn't Mikey would have done it.

Shanna Moakler got the hell outta L.A.'s new celebrity mecca, but she left with a bag full of cash after unloading her huge home for a huge profit.

The ex-beauty queen was living in a 5,200 sq. ft pad in The Oaks -- the gated community most of the Kardashians, Tyga, Lamar Odom and Mariah Carey call home -- but she sold it last month for $2.1 million.

One Direction got Sony so excited the music company paid a wad of cash for the rights to one of their hits ... problem is, Sony sent the check to the wrong company and they won't give it back!

Here's the low down, which is hysterical to everyone but Sony. It licensed the 1D hit, "C'mon, C'mon," along with 2 other songs, for $65k. The company that owns the rights to the song is called Family Affair Productions.

Slight problem ... Sony claims it mistakenly sent the check to a company called Family Affair Music, which cashed it!

According to a new lawsuit, Sony claims it has been asking Family Affair Music for the money back, but it's fallen on deaf ears.

The LAPD had the ability to stop this crazy car chase with a PIT maneuver -- where officers spin the suspect's car out of control -- but police brass backed off that plan because the suspects were not strapped in safely ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.

Our sources say the rank and file cops are furious at their bosses for making a decision ... that the safety of the suspects would trump the safety of innocent drivers and pedestrians.

As you can see from the chase video ... the suspects came to a stop in South L.A., and were sitting on the hood of the car ... seemingly waiting for police.

Our sources say, initially the brass ordered patrol cars and motorcycles to go in to tracking mode -- meaning fall back and let the chopper follow the car.

Michelle Rodriguez regrets working with the documentary filmmakers who she says took advantage of a "deep moment" -- her revelation about Paul Walker's death.

Rodriguez told a photog in Bev Hills she wishes she had passed on the project because she feels exploited.

TMZ broke the story ... Rodriguez talked about her spiritual journey while using the psychedelic drug, Ayahuasca for the documentary, and dropped a bombshell -- that she was jealous Paul experienced death before her.

Watch ... Michelle's offering an explanation and an apology.

A high speed pursuit on an L.A. freeway was nearly derailed by a TMZ Celebrity Tour bus.

The suspects, wanted for burglary, were flying down the 101 freeway in a convertible Mustang -- weaving through lanes of traffic -- when they were momentarily blocked by one of our buses.

The bus driver veered right into the same lane the suspects were trying to speed down. The driver tells us he never saw the chase coming behind him. He was innocently changing lanes, and ended up cutting off the suspects.

There were no passengers on the bus, and it was not conducting a tour at the time.

Janet Jackson fans are pissed they're being denied refunds on their Unbreakable tour tickets -- even though they have no idea when or if Janet will be back.

Janet announced Wednesday she's postponing the rest of the tour because she's suddenly starting a family, but was vague about when she'd return. Several of the venues where Janet was supposed to play tell us they haven't gotten official word the tour's been called off yet ... and general consensus is it will go on at a later date.

Ticketmaster sent an email to ticket holders saying, until they get word about a cancellation they're treating it as postponed and rescheduled ... so no refunds.

Even if Janet's camp rolls out new dates in the future, people who threw down hundreds for a seat are stuck waiting months, and possibly more than a year ... depending on her baby situation.

And many fans just don't want to wait awhile.

Panic! at the Disco frontman Brendon Urie has a few ideas about how to hook up with his man crush, Ryan Gosling -- but he also has a plan B ... and C.

We got Brendon at LAX and asked him about his recent admission that he's attracted to Gosling. He told a radio interviewer he's down to get with anyone as long as there's a connection and good convo.

Brendon -- who is married to a woman -- told us how he's trying to make the Gosling thing happen, and revealed a couple of other famous guys on his hit list. One of the names escaped him, but we're pretty sure he was referring to a certain superhero.