What's the Big Frigin' Difference?!

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In case you need an excuse to stare at shirtless shots of Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps -- we’ve slipped in some subtle changes for your viewing pleasure ... race through the pics and see if you can spot the differences between these two swimming snaps.

**HINT -- There are THREE differences in the above photographs!**

See's Candies There's None So Blind As Those Who Will Not See's

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See's Candies has the nerve to tout the word "See's" ... when it denies that fundamental right to those with sight impairments ... so a sight-impaired man claims in a new lawsuit.

Juan Carlos Gil loves his chocolate and often shops online for his favorite confections. Problem is ... he loves See's but the company's website makes it impossible for him to get what he wants. You see, there's software disabled people can download to their computer which converts text into audio.

Gil claims See's website is antiquated and cannot interface with the software, and he believes it's a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

So, Gil has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of sight-impaired people who lust for a box of chocolates.

Olympic Gymnasts Going for Gold Check Out The Hilarious Flippin' Faces

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The Olympics are finally here and these gymnasts are flippin’ out ... Check out the gallery to see the sky-high ladies with the gold medal-worthy facial expressions.

Team USA Basketball Players in Rio 'Brothel' ... Oops, We Thought It Was a Spa

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Several Team USA hoops stars made a bonehead move in a foreign land -- thinking they were walking into a spa that turned out to be a whorehouse.

DeAndre Jordan, DeMarcus "Boogie" Cousins, DeMar Derozan and possibly 3 other players went out on the town Wednesday night in Rio and strolled into Termas Monte Carlo ... which Rolling Stone called "one of the high end brothels in Rio."

When you call the place, they'll tell you it's a spa that plays music ... and it's just for male customers. Oh, and they have a full bar.

A source close to the team tells us the players got the standard line, so they assumed it was kosher. The source said, "They realized it wasn't the right place for them and immediately left."

As for what happened inside, the players were only seen hanging at the bar. Multiple sources tell us they bought booze ... nothing more.

Someone should've hit the translate button on Yelp.

Prince Paisley Park to be Sold! Family Ready to Fight It

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Prince's famous Paisley Park mansion could soon hit the open market, but there's a legal beef brewing that might squash the whole thing ... TMZ has learned.

The bank managing Prince's estate filed docs asking the court to let it sell a bunch of Prince's properties, and Paisley Park is the clear gem on the list.

It's not up for sale yet, but as the bank says in the docs ... "The properties that the special administrator is currently anticipating will be sold, and the appraised value of same are listed in spreadsheet attached as Exhibit A."

The appraised value for the more than 60,000 square feet of Paisley Park is listed at just over $7 million -- and the bank's already hired a real estate agent.

This could get messy. Sources close to the family tell us Prince's heirs will do everything they can to block the administrators from selling the legendary home and studio. We're told they'd rather turn it into a museum.

Stay tuned.

Future $12k Strip Club Tab ... BEFORE Lap Dances

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Future hosted the official Summer '16 After Party at ACES New York Thursday night ... and he got LIT in the VIP section.

Future was seen throwing around handfuls of cash, and we're told he bought 12 bottles of Ace of Spades champagne -- those are a grand each -- and spent $30k overall.

To make things even more tasty ... Pastry Chef Nerwan Khalife provided 6 dozen cupcakes for the VIP that were loaded with Hennessy and topped with pics of Future and Drake.

It was a packed house for Future, who was there for a couple hours until closing time. Young Thug also rolled through.

After-parties are the best parties.

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'Giant Swan' Creators to Knockoff Co. Now We'll Give You the Bird!!!

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The company that made floating around on huge birds a thing is calling fowl on Bloomingdale's for teaming up with a rival and ripping off their prized product ... its Giant Swan.

International Leisure Products -- creators of the inflatable Giant Swan seen in pools across America -- is suing Australian-based company Sunnylife for allegedly making and selling knockoffs of its bird ... according to court docs obtained by TMZ.

ILP claims Sunnylife is stealing their product's image through its own swan floatie and making stacks off it ... they also say Bloomingdale's is helping by housing the "Really Big Inflatable Swan" in one of its New York stores.

We have to say ... the similarity is pretty damning.

Now ILP wants the copycat pool toy yanked from shelves and even wants Sunnylife's customers to return any fake swans they bought ... oh, and they want money too.

Just goes to show ... there can only be one swan in the retail pond.

Snoop, Suge & Dre Sued Ain't No Fun ... If They Take Our Money!!

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Snoop Dogg, Suge Knight, Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg, Kurupt and Warren G jacked the hook to Snoop's 1993 classic, "Ain't No Fun (If The Homies Can't Have None)" ... according to 2 far less known rappers.

The L.A. rappers -- who've just filed a lawsuit, obtained by TMZ -- say they wrote the original hook for their own track titled, "Ain't No Fun" ... for their 1991 self-produced album and played it in studio for Suge.

They say Snoop, Dre and Kurupt were there and loved it, which led to a deal with Suge -- they'd turn over their version of "Ain't No Fun." In return they'd get a recording contract and Suge would promote their careers. That never happened, according to the docs.

The duo claims Suge even admitted to ripping off their work in a 2013 Rolling Stone interview, saying "Ain't No Fun" had already been recorded by "one of the homies" before he got his hands on it.

The two men are suing for damages and lost profits from Snoop's jam.

BMX Legend Dave Mirra Suffered From 'Heavy Drug Abuse' ... Family Said

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BMX legend Dave Mirra suffered from depression and heavy drug abuse before he died ... his family told law enforcement.

Kyle Richards Baby Shower Brings Family Peace

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Kyle and Kim Richards are still on good terms, and Kim's daughter also seems to have made up with her ... at least based on the baby shower Kyle just threw.

We're told Kyle threw niece Brooke Wiederhorn the party Thursday at her Bel-Air home. While our sources tell us 'RHOBH' cameras weren't there, several cast members were present including Faye Resnick and Camille Grammer.

As we previously reported, Yolanda Foster is off the show, and she was not at the party. Perhaps it's a clue to who's sticking around for season 7.

Brooke and her husband, Thayer, are expecting their first kid in the fall. You'll recall Brooke was pissed at her mom, Kim, after she got wasted and went M.I.A. from her 2015 wedding in Cabo.

They've all come a long way.

Justin Bieber My Insta Hottie is Spotted

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We're betting Justin Bieber's already had a close-up view of the birthmark in this pic -- can you spot it? It's okay if your eyes didn't go there first.

Model Sahara Ray's the chick the Biebs is cavorting with in Hawaii. Check out the pics ...the Aussie's fantastic curves are what dream vacations are made of ... if you're Justin.

#OneLessLonelyGirl

George Zimmerman I'm Pressing Charges ... Puncher Called Me 'N***** Lover'

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George Zimmerman says the guy who punched him was pissed he explained away the Trayvon Martin shooting as self-defense -- and he says the puncher was far from supportive of the black community.

Zimmerman claims the puncher -- a white man identified only as Eddie -- and his friends recognized him. He says one of Eddie's friends asked him to prove he was "that guy." Zimmerman says he took out his driver's license and also told the group he'd shot Trayvon in self-defense.

According to Zimmerman, that pissed off Eddie, who then said .. "You better get the f*** out here you n***** lover, you ain't welcome here." Moments later, Zimmerman says Eddie punched him in the face.

Zimmerman explained all of this to the 911 operator he called after the alleged punch. You can hear it in his voice ... he desperately wanted police to show up and arrest Eddie and his crew.

We know it's bizarre -- why in the world would anyone consider George Zimmerman, of all people, a fan of the black community??

Zimmerman tells TMZ he thinks it's because he used the words "self-defense" to describe the Trayvon shooting. In other words, he thinks Eddie wanted him to be more proud of shooting a black kid.

He says he intends to press charges against the alleged puncher and his friends.

Eddie had fled the restaurant by the time police arrived. Officers spoke to several witnesses who all had different versions of what went down. Zimmerman is the only one who mentioned the n-word exchange.

TMZ Live Blake & Gwen: Tying The Knot!

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HERE'S THE RUNDOWN
  • Britney Spears is Rollin' in the Dough!
  • Playboy Mansion: Back on the Market
  • George Zimmerman Gets Punched in the Face!
  • Beyonce Shows Off Her Spanish

Pele Too Sick for Olympics ... Pulls Out of Opening Ceremony

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Soccer legend Pele will NOT attend Friday's Olympic Opening Ceremony in Brazil due to health issues.

Dennis Rodman Drove WRONG WAY on Freeway in Crash ... Officials Say

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Dennis Rodman was driving the WRONG WAY on a California freeway during a July 20th crash ... and then FLED the scene ... officials say.

TMZ Sports broke the story ... Rodman was being investigated for hit-and-run after witnesses told the California Highway Patrol they believed the NBA great was driving a white SUV that crashed on the 5 Freeway around 12:30 AM.

CHP investigators now believe Rodman WAS behind the wheel -- and was traveling northbound while in the southbound carpool lane that night.

Officials say the driver of a BMW swerved to avoid a head-on collision and hit the center divider. Rodman allegedly left the scene.

Multiple sources tell us ... Rodman was at a karaoke bar in the hours before the crash. We're guessing officials want to find out if he was drinking.

TMZ Sports obtained a photo of Rodman at the bar earlier that night holding car keys in his hand.

CHP investigators are recommending Orange County prosecutors should move forward with charges against Rodman.

Story developing ...

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Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani We're Gettin' Hitched!!!

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Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are tying the knot, and they've hired a renowned wedding planner for the big shindig ... TMZ has learned.

Sources familiar with the situation tell us Blake and Gwen have hired famed celebrity wedding designer, Jerri Woolworth, who has offices in Tennessee and New York. Woolworth has planned events ranging in size from 15 to 15,000 people. She's planned events for the CMAs, the NFL and the NHL.

We don't know if a date has been set.

We tried contacting Woolworth but were told she had "no comment."