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The Game is makin' it PURPLE rain in his living room ... thanks to a massive custom painting he commissioned in Prince's honor ... TMZ has learned.

Sources tell us Game hired artist Madsteez the day Prince died and asked him to create a tribute piece. The rapper -- who came thiiiis close to recording with Prince -- picked out a shot from "Purple Rain" as inspiration.

We're told Game dropped $65k on the artwork, which took Madsteez more than 100 hours to complete. The 8' x 6' portrait is a combination of oil, acrylic and spray paints -- and, as of Sunday, has been hanging proudly in Game's crib.

Charlie Sheen is way in the red on his Platinum AMEX card ... so deeply his late fees alone would probably put your mortgage or rent payment to shame.

AMEX just sued Sheen for an unpaid balance of $287,879.28. According to the docs, the bill should have been paid by March 12, but Charlie remains in arrears.

The balance includes $8,357.69 just in late fees!

Emilia Clarke plus nudity ... equals a 'GoT' bloodbath, according to the Khaleesi herself.

We caught up with the "Game of Thrones" star at LAX and, wait for it ... SPOILER ALERT!!

We asked Emilia about Sunday's gruesome episode which required her to strip down for the first time since season 3. She's been very outspoken about equal nekkid time for male and female stars of the show, so last night's episode was a big deal.

YG and AD were in the middle of filming a rap video in Compton when bullets sent more than 200 people running and ducking ... TMZ has learned.

It all unfolded Sunday afternoon as the rappers shot their video for "Thug." Production came to an immediate halt though when the shots started, and law enforcement sources tell us it appears to be gang related. Not coincidentally, we're told there were Bloods and Crips on the set.

We're also told officers found about 30 shell casings from an AK-47 on the ground, and a handgun was recovered. Cops haven't figured out who owns the gun. YG and his crew were briefly detained before getting released.

So far no one's been arrested, and no one was hit in the hail of shots.

A rep for YG tells us he had no involvement and fully cooperated with cops.

Mike Epps believed for a minute someone from LAX jacked thousands of dollars from him, and it got heated between the actor and the cops.

Mike had been sitting in the Delta boarding area and apparently an envelope filled with cash fell out of his carry-on. We're told a custodian found the envelope, opened it and saw the money ... then immediately called cops to report it.

Law enforcement tells us the cops took the envelope, and a short time later Epps approached an officer and said he lost an envelope filled with $25,000 in cash.

When the officer gave Epps the envelope there was less than $12k inside, and the actor got upset, as you can see from the video. We're told Epps then said he wasn't sure, but there was at least $15k inside.

We're told Epps called his wife and manager, who both said they didn't think there was more than $12k inside. Epps still wasn't convinced, but didn't want to make a big deal of it ... so he left.

2:02 PM PT -- Epps just called LAX police back and said he's square ... the correct amount of money was in the envelope.

Zut alors! Justin Bieber just got sued in Montreal by a promotional company that says he destroyed its biz with one little tweet.

The promoter, Team Productions, says they had a deal for Justin to do an appearance at Beach Club last August. JB was supposed to do a couple songs and then hang out with fans -- but the event was scrapped.

Team Productions says it paid Bieber $250k when he signed the deal, and promised another $175k right before the event. But TP says it noticed Justin wasn't pumping up the gig on his social media ... as the contract required him to do.

The promoter says Justin demanded they pay the rest of the money or he wouldn't show -- but since Justin wasn't plugging, Team Productions wanted a discount. Negotiations started, but failed ... leading Justin to tweet on the morning of the event he would be bagging out because the promoter lied.

Our Bieber sources claim TP didn't have the $175k balance when it came time to pay -- even though it had been using Justin's name to promote. TP insists it had the cash, but just wanted the cut rate.

Team Productions says it's been branded a liar and as a result no one wants to work with them. They want at least $650k in damages.

Christine Burke, the woman the photo agency identified as Scott's make-out partner, just said the photo is not her ... she says she's not even in France, and the lady is just a dead ringer for her.

Scott Disick sucked face in a big way over the weekend in the South of France.

Scott was all over Christine Burke, one of the women he hangs with from time to time. They were in Cannes, presumably to party with all the celebs who were there for the film festival.

It's super interesting ... 20-year-old Christine is a dead ringer for Kendall Jenner.

Aaron Paul's real estate rental game is on point ... 'cause he hustles as a host AND a guest.

"Breaking Bad" fans, up to four guests, can stay in Aaron's pad in Boise, Idaho for a bargain at $395 a night. The splashy crib's powered by geothermal hot springs, and it's within walking distance to downtown. The only rule -- ironically for Jesse Pinkman -- no parties inside the house!

Even with the party ban ... Aaron has RAVE reviews on his Airbnb profile.

He's loyal too -- ditching a hotel this past weekend, and opting for a huge Airbnb mansion in Park City for his brother's bachelor party. That pad goes for $5k a night but he got hooked up on this one.

Beyonce's legion of fans got caught in a transportation catastrophe after her L.A. concert because the Uber app went on the fritz ... leaving the door open for Lyft, to save the day.

The Beyhive was scrambling for rides after the Rose Bowl gig, and throwing shade at Uber on social media with postings like -- "the beyonce concert was amazing until I had to wait 2 1/2 hours for an uber. NEVER uber to the rosebowl."

We reached out, but so far Uber isn't saying anything about the service lapse. Its main rival, Lyft, saw a big uptick in biz though that night, telling TMZ ... "We're committed to easing congestion for big events."

And it wasn't just normie fans hitching a ride ... Tyga used Lyft too and gave 'em a shout-out -- in between a Prince sing-along.

Justin Bieber wants to expand his world tour to include a stop in Argentina, but he and his people have decided it's just too risky ... TMZ has learned.

We're told the Purpose Tour has been so successful, Bieber is expanding to South America, Japan and Australia. But Argentina poses problems, because a judge in the country previously issued an arrest warrant against Bieber, to question him about a pending criminal case involving one of his bodyguards.

As we reported, the warrant was pulled, so technically Bieber can return. Problem is ... the assault case against the bodyguard is ongoing, and Bieber is worried the judge may go rogue and have him arrested in connection with the case.

The only thing that could change Bieber's mind ... if the judge issues a declaration that the singer is free to return without fear of being hauled in for questioning.

Wendell Pierce from "The Wire" remembers things much differently from the alleged victim in his battery arrest -- because he says HE was the one held against his will.

According to docs obtained by TMZ ... police say Pierce and his girlfriend started talking politics with three people in the hallway of their Atlanta hotel. As we've reported -- Pierce backs Hillary Clinton and the alleged victim is a Bernie Sanders supporter.

Pierce's side of the story is he followed the Bernie fan and her friends to their room as they argued about Clinton and Sanders -- but stayed outside the room. He claims they tried to pull him into the room ... as he tried to run away.

The alleged victim has a more brutal memory of what happened. She says when Pierce followed, he stuck his arm in the door and tried to enter her hotel room. She claims when they tried to push him out, Pierce grabbed her hoodie and ripped it so hard it came off.

Pierce was booked for simple battery.

All the so-called "long lost" relatives of Prince should have to pay to prove they're truly the singer's blood ... according to the bank running his estate.

TMZ obtained docs filed by Bremer Trust Bank ... and it's asking a judge to sign off on getting anyone who's "claiming a genetic relationship" to fork over the dough to cover DNA testing costs.

As we've told you ... at least one man has come forward claiming he's Prince's son and says he's ready and willing to get genetic testing to prove it.

Juvenile attacked a man at a Waffle House in South Carolina Friday night after the customer saw the rapper walk in and said, "Juvenile here, here come all the hos now."

An eyewitness tells TMZ, Juvenile was with his wife and his posse when the guy made the comment, and clearly felt his wife had been insulted. Seconds later, Juvenile and some of his boys jumped the customer and beat him ... as the surveillance video shows.

Bill Clinton definitely didn't inhale because it's likely he never even had a joint, according to Tommy Chong who says Bill failed a simple test ... which our current Prez aced.

The 'Cheech and Chong' star was at LAX signing autographs and fielding questions about all things weed ... when we asked which past commander in chief he'd invite for a smoke sesh.

Naturally, we were expecting Clinton's name would be mentioned -- based on his infamous I "didn't inhale" comment. But Tommy shocked us when he explained why he doesn't buy Clinton's marijuana confession.

Orlando Boom and Katy Perry are so good right now ... and they're making sure everyone knows it while they laugh it up in the South of France.

The couple had a blast during a fancy yacht party. Based on the optics ... Katy's COMPLETELY over whatever went down in Vegas between Orlando and Selena Gomez.

They were aboard Russian businessman Roman Abramovich's 556 ft. yacht off the coast of Cannes.

It's the kinda luxury that makes it easier to get over stuff.