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Fans who wanna check out this year's BET Awards are in for a big treat ... thanks to the BET Experience.

BET honchos have gone all out this year to get fans close to their favorite artists ... all for free. We're told Desiigner, Rae Sremmurd, Kevin Gates and O.T. Genasis will all be putting on a show Saturday at L.A. Live and fans won't have to shell out a penny.

And that's not all -- the BETX will feature "Genius Talks" -- a Q&A panel with stars like DJ Khaled, Snoop Dogg and Birdman.

Team USA soccer goddess Christen Press says she LOVES the way her nude pics turned out in ESPN's Body Issue -- but says her bun-bearing days are over ... even if Playboy calls.

Summer is here and nothing proves that more than celebs uploading pics on paddleboards in the middle of the ocean ... check out the stars who risked serious cell phone water damage to get that perfect shot.

Jeep is being sued by owners who claim their vehicles tanked in value in the wake of Anton Yelchin's death. And what's up with Ben ... was he wasted on Bill Simmons' show? So we gotta ask...

File Under: Oops.

Johnny Manziel's attorney accidentally texted an AP reporter about Johnny's domestic violence case, alleged drug use and more ... in one of the most epic screwups of all time.

The AP reporter had reached out to Bob Hinton seeking a comment on Johnny's hit-and-run case. What the reporter got back was a lengthy message he wasn't supposed to see ... a message intended for another attorney.

The highlights ...

-- Hinton said his team are seeking a plea deal in the Colleen Crowley domestic violence case ... and that the D.A. is "very interested in working with us to arrive at some agreement."

-- Hinton suggested Manziel would be in trouble if one of the terms of the plea deal included drug testing ... saying, "Heaven help us if one of the conditions is to pee in a bottle."

-- In the text, Hinton also refers to a receipt from a Dallas head shop called The Gas Pipe -- suggesting Johnny spent $1,018.77 at the shop, which sells everything from pipes to bongs and other stoner stuff.

-- Hinton also said there was "conflict" as to whether Johnny actually went to police after his alleged hit-and-run crash Monday night.

As TMZ Sports reported, the Dallas PD initially said they had no report of an accident involving Manziel ... but hours later said they did. It was weird.

The AP says Manziel's lawyer threatened to sue them if they published the info from the accidental texts.

Justin Bieber's basketball diary entry for today -- OUCH!!!!!!

Biebs went down hard during a pick-up game Friday in Cincinnati ... and came out of it with a severely swollen ankle.

He says it's sprained, which means 18,000 or so Beliebers are collectively holding their breath since Justin's supposed to perform tonight at U.S. Bank Arena.

They can all suck air again. Justin says he's going to have to take it easy onstage, but promises he's "still gonna crush."

Nicolas Cage is separated from his wife Alice Kim ... guaranteeing they won't get a dirty dozen under their belts.

TMZ confirmed Nic and Alice actually separated in January. They would have celebrated their 12th anniversary this summer. The couple met in 2004 when she was a waitress at an L.A. restaurant, and got engaged 2 months later. They have a 10-year-old son, Kal-el.

It appears neither has filed divorce docs yet.

Cage was married twice before -- to Patricia Arquette in 1995 and to Lisa Marie Presley in 2002.

LAPD officers are outside Frances Bean Cobain's home to make sure things don't get physical with her estranged husband as she moves out her stuff ... TMZ has learned.

Frances is outside the West Hollywood pad while her team removes her property. As we first reported ... Frances filed to divorce Isaiah Silva in March ... after less than 2 years of marriage.

Law enforcement sources tell us cops got a call to "keep the peace" because of a prior incident. We're told things allegedly got heated when Frances' people started the move earlier this month.

So far ... all quiet on the western front.

Sherri Shepherd just rolled out the red carpet for any enterprising thieves on the Internet ... by posting a bunch of checks from fans without blurring their accounts.

Shepherd says she was doing some cleaning when she came across the old uncashed checks from fans who had purchased CDs at her stand-up comedy gigs. Sherri decided to post 'em on IG and was nice enough to scratch out the fans' addresses, but left the account numbers visible (sorry crooks, we didn't).

The pic was bombarded by comments telling her to take it down, which she did after 45 long minutes. HUGE oops!

Lindsay Lohan better have deep pockets if she wants her ex-gf, Samantha Ronson, to DJ for her upcoming nuptials.

Chris Brown's manager made good on his threat to add defamation to his lawsuit against Brown, and says there's no way he could have stolen the singer's cheddar.

Hours after Brown posted 2 videos saying Mike G had been fired for stealing his money, the now estranged manager filed new legal docs. In the new lawsuit, he says he's never had access to Chris' money because another business manager is solely responsible for finances.

Even though in the videos, Chris says he'd canned Mike over the cash ... we're told Mike claims he never got a termination notice until AFTER he filed his lawsuit.

We broke the story ... Mike G's also suing for assault, battery, false imprisonment and breach of contract after what he says was a bloody beatdown by Chris.

Mike's Lawyer, Patty Glaser, released this statement -- "Sadly, Chris Brown is once again lashing out against those who were closest to him and is refusing to accept responsibility for his actions. Making up false claims against Mike G to deflect attention away from his continued violent behavior is shameful. We are looking forward to our day in court when Chris Brown will be held accountable.”

Iggy Azalea boarded a flight at LAX ... and for some reason she looked like someone fleeing in disguise.

Less than a week after ending her engagement to Lakers star Nick Young ... Iggy pulled a ball cap down low over her face and strolled through the airport surrounded by her team. Of course, she was peppered with questions about the breakup ... and her face proves this one stings.

As we reported ... Iggy gave back the ring (which she'd have to do by law), but took back the classic Chevy Impala she gifted to Nick and said she was moving out of their house.

Something tells us zero hearts will be growing fonder during their absence from each other.

A Tony Robbins' motivational seminar went haywire in Dallas when more than 30 people who walked on hot coals had to get treated for burns.

According to reports ... 5 people were hospitalized Thursday night, while the rest were treated on-site for burns to their feet and lower legs. Tony had encouraged attendees to walk the coals in order to conquer their fears. It's a common thing at Robbins' events.

Tony's people tell TMZ ... 7,000 guests walked across the coals and only five "requested any examination beyond what was readily available on site."

At least one attendee blamed the burns on a lack of focus -- some people were reportedly taking selfies. This also happened at a 2012 event in San Jose.

Future just dropped a killer new track -- the hook's all about O.J. Simpson and double murders ... and includes a line threatening an unnamed dude who's trying to "f*** my baby mama."

Even when Justin Bieber holes up in a small rural town in Illinois ... he finds a way to live like a king.

JB got sidelined in Hamilton, IL Thursday night when his tour bus needed repairs. Hamilton sits on the Mississippi with a population of about 2,800 -- but Bieber still managed to catch some Zs in a $10k per night Airbnb rental.

Hard to believe the riverfront mansion only has 4 bedrooms, but inside, it's extremely popstar-friendly with arcade games, a gym and even an old school jukebox.

Outside? An infinity pool over the river with a view! Of Iowa.