TMZ Live Johnny & Amber: The War is Over

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HERE'S THE RUNDOWN
  • Kevin Hart's Awesome Honeymoon
  • The Kardashians Defend Their Honor
  • Scott Eastwood Strips Down on Camera
  • Shaun White Could Be in Some Major Trouble

Chief Keef My Birthday Cake Is Over Being Sober

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Chief Keef is so anti-sobriety even his birthday cake is under the influence.

The rapper celebrated his 21st birthday with a cake straight out of a stoner's dream -- edible blunts and a Promethazine bottle on a 3-tier cake. Settle down, lean users ... it's just a fondant decoration.

Cake and Art in WeHo made the sweet piece ... complete with edible frosting paper to recreate Bill Da Butcher artwork -- and the "gold" chains might look tough, but they're just buttercream.

For the record: No actual codeine syrup was included in the recipe.

We're told Marc Gravelle needed just 4 hours to create the dope cake, which set Chief back a cool $1k.

Munchies handled.

UFC 202 Who Wants Tickets?!?

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Ready to watch Conor McGregor try to avenge his loss against Nate Diaz IN PERSON?

Well, you're in luck ... maybe ... because TMZ Sports is giving away 3 sets of tickets to UFC 202 in Vegas!!

Make sure to watch the "TMZ Sports" TV show Tuesday night on FS1 to find out exactly what you need to do to have a shot at winning a pair of tix to the fight of the year!

Click here for rules and regulations -- and GOOD LUCK!!!

And even if you don't win, you can still BUY tickets at Ticketmaster.com and the T-Mobile Arena Box Office.

Scott Weiland's Widow I'm Cashing in On Our Engagement Ring

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Scott Weiland's widow is unloading her engagement rock on eBay, and the starting bid is a steal for any die-hard fans looking to pop the question.

Jaime Weiland, who married Scott in 2013, listed the white gold and diamond band for $8k and then promoted the listing on Facebook. If you're in the market, she says it's 2.74 carats.

Jaime didn't provide a specific reason for dumping the ring, other than saying she was 8 months into a new chapter of her life, and the time was right. Scott died in December of an overdose, and she has an ongoing lawsuit against his estate for money she claims she's owed under their prenup.

The bling has zero bids right now, but people might be watching till the last minute to keep the price down ... y'know, the ole eBay hustle.

Robert Griffin III Separated From Wife ... Divorce In the Works

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Robert Griffin III's marriage is just about over ... the NFL star has separated from his wife and the two are in the process of filing for a divorce ... this according to Cleveland.com.

Zac Efron Hey, Simone Biles I Got Your Medal Right Here

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Zac Efron stuck his landing in Rio, and immediately hooked up with Simone Biles ... moments after she nailed down her 4th gold medal.

The timing is no accident -- Simone crushed hard on Zac and the two exchanged some flirty tweets after The Final Five won gold in the team competition. Next thing ya know, BOOM ... Zac's flying south, and getting a smooch from Simone on the 'Today' set.

It's a good guess NBC paid for Zac's first class ticket to Rio.

Sure, it's just a kiss on the cheek, but at this point ... would you bet against Simone ending up with the gold?

Justin Bieber Too Bad, Selena ... It IS Too Late to Say Sorry

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Justin Bieber won't give Selena Gomez the time of day, or a chance to formally apologize for publicly bashing his current relationship and insinuating he cheated during theirs.

JB sources tell TMZ ... Selena's been trying to contact Justin since the social media war went nuclear Monday night -- but Justin's not responding. We're told he feels like his ex won't let go, and she's constantly looking for ways to insert herself in his biz.

Bieber's particularly amused Selena ripped him for threatening to quit Instagram, because she did the same exact thing earlier this year. We're told he thinks it's pretty two-faced and, right now at least, he's "very over her" ... even though she sort-of apologized on her Snapchat, admitting what she said was "selfish and pointless."

As for Justin's purported shots back at Selena -- accusing her of cheating with Zayn Malik -- we're told they're all bogus ... fake comments posted by trolls, not him.

Jerry Ferrara Sued Beat it, Turtle ... Fat Sal's Fed Up!

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Jerry Ferrara is driving a really hard bargain with the chain of sandwich joints he co-owns and agreed to promote ... so claims Fat Sal's in a new lawsuit aimed at 86'ing Ferrara.

Ferrara grew unhappy with his Fat Sal's deal and wanted a bigger ownership stake in the restaurants as it expanded ... according to the docs. The Gayley Group, which runs Fat Sal's, says Ferrara bought stock back in 2010 and had a nice return -- nearly $200k on an investment of $74k.

The company says Ferrara was supposed to pump up the deli shop, but threatened to bail on all promotions because he grew sour with his deal. In the suit, the co. says Ferrara complained so much ... Gayley ultimately offered him a 5% stake in some of the new restaurants it was opening.

Gayley says Ferrara instead demanded 10%. When that was shot down, Gayley claims Ferrara sicced his lawyers on them.

The company's suing to remove him as a partner.

John McLaughlin Political Commentator Dead at 89

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Legendary political commentator Dr. John McLaughlin -- whose long-running show inspired famous 'SNL' spoofs -- has died ... just days after missing his program for the first time ever.

"The McLaughlin Group" -- a round table political discussion -- has been on the air for more than 34 years, and John hosted every weekly episode. During the airing this past weekend ... the show began with a slate explaining McLaughlin was "under the weather" and would not appear on the panel. His voice was heard though saying the familiar ... "Issue one."

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McLaughlin was an ordained priest with a PhD in philosophy, who had also been a speech writer for Richard Nixon ... before his TV show launched in 1982.

The show released a statement announcing his passing, but did not specify what caused it.

Dana Carvey famously played the irascible host in a recurring "Saturday Night Live" skit.

McLaughlin was 89.

Shaun White Yes, I Sent Those Texts ... But Lawsuit Is Bogus

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Shaun White says he DID send a bunch of sexually explicit texts to the female drummer of his band -- but says the two were friends at the time ... and her allegations of sexual harassment are bogus.

We broke the story ... Lena Zawaideh is suing White -- claiming he bombarded her with inappropriate text messages during her 7 year stint in their band, Bad Things.

She claims some of the texts included photos of male genitals, female nudity and other graphic images.

White is now responding to the allegations with a statement issued through his attorney, Kerry Garvis Wright.

"Many years ago, I exchanged texts with a friend who is now using them to craft a bogus lawsuit."

"There is absolutely no coincidence to the timing of her claims, and we will defend them vigorously in court."

Stay tuned ...

Tina Knowles Beyonce On Snapchat ... That's News to Me!

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Beyonce fans desperately want to believe she has a secret Snapchat account, thanks to her mother ... but now Tina Knowles is doing her best to crush the Beyhive buzz.

We grilled Tina at LAX about a recent face swap video she posted ... which she claimed Beyonce created. Naturally, the first reaction was ... Bey's undercover on social media!

But check out Tina's explanation, and pretty strong denial. It actually might check out, since face swapping isn't exclusive to Snapchat.

Bottom line, the Hive's outta luck ... probably. Tina defnitely hedged a bit at the end of this clip.

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Kenya Moore Giving Howard Student a Second Chance

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Kenya Moore is making sure a Howard University student who says she got stiffed by her summer job ... has the cash she needs to keep hitting the books.

The 'RHOA' star tells us she started a crowdfunding page for De'Juae Leathers, who's supposed to be a sophomore this year, but can't fork over the dough for tuition.

De'Juae, who's known Kenya for 5 years, is already on financial aid and scored what she thought was a paid summer internship with an ambassador for an African nation. But De'Juae says the guy hasn't cut her a paycheck.

So far, more than a quarter of Kenya's $4,270 goal on the GoFundMe page has been raised. Kenya says she's matching every dollar, so if the goal's met by Thursday's deadline, De'Juae will have enough money for next semester.

You'll recall Kenya cut a check in 2014 for $20k for Detroit Public Schools Foundation ... so it's clear education's important to her, and she's good for it.

Diane Kruger & Joshua Jackson Good Spirits After Breakup

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Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson are either doing the conscious uncoupling thing or they're on the road to rekindling their relationship.

The exes looked deep in convo Monday leaving a liquor store in West Hollywood. They were together for a decade before calling things off last month.

Joshua's brown bagging it, so if you're a glass half full person ... they're about to pop the cork and chat over a bottle. Half empty folks will say he's drinking alone, and Diane's just keeping things friendly.

Either way ... bottoms up!

Phaedra Parks 'Bomb' Suspect/Friend Ordered to Keep His Distance

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It doesn't matter if Phaedra Parks is longtime pals with the guy accused of threatening her with a bomb ... a judge says he still has to stay away from her.

Terence Cook, best known as the rapper, Drama ... was released on a $25,000 bond last week with strict conditions while he's out of jail -- including not coming within 200 yards of Phaedra, her office or her crew. He also has to wear an ankle monitor, and get a mental evaluation.

The tight leash comes after Phaedra told TMZ ... Drama is an old friend and former client of hers, and the whole "bomb" incident was a huge misunderstanding. She says Drama was dropping off his mixtape, not a bomb.

As we reported, he was arrested back in July for the alleged bomb threat at Phaedra's office.

Phaedra told us she was trying to help Drama get legal assistance. We've reached out to her, but no word back yet.

Keri Hilson Alluring Popsicle Vid Won't Stop Me From Keeping it 100

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Keri Hilson forgets the world's watching her social media ... at least that's her explanation for flaunting her, umm ... popsicle eating skills.

We caught up with Keri Tuesday at LAX and eased into the convo -- about the hypnotizing Snapchat vid she posted in June. Her fans, and others, were buzzing about it, but Keri never discussed what the hell she was doing. After all, she was in the middle of shopping when it went down ... so to speak.

Well, here's the full story. Hint: booze was involved. Also, she admits it could happen again ... not that anyone's complaining.

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Shaun White Sued Graphic Sexual Harassment Allegations ... Penis Pics, Fecal Matter, Hair Demands

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12:35 PM PT -- Shaun has issued a statement vigorously denying the allegations.

The female drummer in Shaun White's rock band is doubling down in her lawsuit against the X Games star -- claiming he sexually harassed her for years ... and she has the text messages to prove it.

We broke the story ... White is being sued by Lena Zawaideh -- who formed the band Bad Things with White back in 2008. She was fired shortly after the end of their 2014 tour. She claims she hasn't been paid for some of her work.

In new court docs obtained by TMZ Sports, Zawaideh claims she was subjected to the "darker, misogynistic personality" of White during her 7 years in the band.

Among the allegations, Zawaideh claims White sent her sexually explicit and graphic images of "engorged and erect penises" and forced her to watch sexually disturbing videos "including videos sexualizing human fecal matter."

One of the videos Zawaideh claims she was forced to watch was a couple killing a bear and then having sex on top of it.

She also claims White forced her to watch "Church of Fudge" -- a hardcore porn "involving a priest, a nun and fecal matter."

At one point, Zawaideh claims White stuck his hands down his pants, approached Zawaideh, and then "stuck his hands in her face trying to make her smell them."

She also claims he tried to kiss her on the mouth at a Halloween party in 2010 -- but she shut him down.

In her suit, filed by attorney Lawrance Bohm, Zawaideh claims White ran the band like a tyrant -- ordering her to cut her hair and wear sexually provocative outfits, despite her protests.