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Britney Spears wants the media to know ... she's going after you if you tell lies about her, and she's starting with In Touch.

TMZ has obtained a scathing letter Britney's lawyer wrote to the honchos at In Touch, warning them not to publish a story they're pushing about Britney allegedly acting erratic at last month's MTV Video Music Awards and "talking and laughing to herself and using a British accent."

According to the letter, the magazine notified Britney's rep the story will run. Britney's lawyer says it is "utterly false, highly defamatory and completely offensive to Ms. Spears."

A source connected with Britney tells TMZ, the singer and her team are sick of "made-up" stories, especially in the face of how hard she's worked to turn her life around. They say if the story runs they will absolutely sue the magazine, adding this will be the first of many lawsuits to stop the lies.

Motley Crüe made out like bandits on its farewell tour by ripping off two famous rock 'n' roll photographers -- slapping their work on all sorts of merchandise ... according to the photogs.

The Crüe rode off into the sunset with the 2014-15 tour, and sold a bunch of gear with classic images of the band from its heyday in the '80s. Barry Levine and Neil Zlozower say they took those photos, and the band never got their permission use their pics.

In their lawsuit Levine and Zlozower say Motley Crüe hawked t-shirts, crop tops, stickers, vests, flags, patches ... and even babies onesies featuring their famous photos -- but they got bupkis out of the deal.

Conor McGregor's pumped to make 'Call of Duty' an even bigger smash hit.

We ran into the UFC star Monday cruising down Sunset and we ask him about being in the new "Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare" video game. Check out the vid ... Conor's got his sights set on breaking sales records.

North West proved she's her mother Kim Kadashian's daughter down to the matching $11k disco ball dresses they wore to Kanye's Monday show at Madison Square Garden.

It was North's first official concert and Kim made sure her kid was dressed to impress. Interesting choice on the shoes though ... no Yeezys.

It's technically still summer, so North still gets a pass on curfew.

Not trying to give y'all a headache ... but imagine -- if Tyga ever slipped one past the goalie with Kylie it would create some pretty kooky familial relationships ... with King Cairo and his soon-to-be sibling at the center of it all.

We banged our heads and unraveled how things might look ... hypothetically, of course. Follow the maze ... try not to get lost in translation.

- Tyga and ex, Blac Chyna, spawned King Cairo ... he'll be half brother to Rob and Chyna's unborn kid. Tyga then becomes an uncle to Cairo's new half sibling ... by virtue of Rob and Kylie's sibling relationship.

- If Tyga and Kylie popped out a kid ... that'd give Cairo another half sibling ... Tyga and Kylie's hypothetical kid would be half cousins with Rob and Blac's kid.

- Rob would be Cairo's stepdad ... and an uncle to Tyga's and Kylie's kid -- with Blac as aunt to King Cairo's half sibling.

The guy Karlie Redd claimed got all pervy by trying to take pic of her is now firing back ... with a defamation lawsuit.

Christopher Powe -- aka Pharaoh -- says Karlie dragged his name through the mud by making the false claims -- both to TMZ and on social media -- alleging he attacked her, tried raping her and taking her picture while she was asleep.

Powe says he and Karlie were seeing each other this summer until he pulled the plug, and she threatened to sic her goons on him. He says she was just a woman scorned who then made up lies.

Chris says Karlie went on an unrelenting campaign bad-mouthing him ... costing him tons of dough for a crisis PR guy. He's suing for more than a mil, and also wants a retraction and an apology.

We reached out to Karlie for comment ... so far no word back.

Chevy Chase has checked into rehab again ... a rep for the comedian tells TMZ.

Chevy is an in-patient at Hazelden Addiction Treatment Center in Minnesota ... the same place Robin Williams was treated in 2014.

The rep tells us Chevy is getting help for an alcohol-related problem which she calls a "tune-up." She tells us Chevy "wants to be the best that he can be." He went to Betty Ford in the '80s.

The 72-year-old is set to appear in 2 upcoming movies -- "Dog Years" which is currently being filmed and "The Christmas Apprentice" which has already wrapped.

Bella Thorne posted makeout pics with her best friend Bella Pendergast -- then came out as bisexual -- but that doesn't mean "Bella Squared" is an item.

Sources close to the Bellas tell us ... Thorne is single, and the two are just friends who like to kiss ... sweet.

August was a busy month for Bella ... she broke up with BF Gregg Sulkin and called Bella P her "soulmate" after the makeout pics ... leading people to believe they were dating.

Not the case ... because the other Bella has been in a serious relationship for months with fellow UC Davis student Bram Kolber.

As for Thorne's breakup, we're told it was a buildup of small fights, but it ended smoothly because Sulkin was cool with her keeping the Sherman Oaks home they purchased together earlier this year.

#HappyEndingForAll

Katy Johnson Evans -- Maxim model and wife of rugby player Max Evans -- took to the shower in Venice Beach after a long day of tanning, reading and getting sandy.

Jeremih took full advantage of performing with Kid Ink onstage when he put the mic down to exchange digits with a female fan.

It all went down at Drai's in Las Vegas while the rappers were performing their hit, "Nasty." People at the show tell us Jeremih had been flirting with the girl throughout the set -- and you gotta check out his smooth move when Ink took over on the mic.

Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson continue their romp fest in Cabo.

We caught them sipping and chillin' over the weekend in a cabana at ME Cabo Hotel. We're told Khloe and the NBA champ were flirty and danced a bit. Check out the pics ... Khloe gets handsy.

Team USA soccer star Megan Rapinoe made it absolutely clear she's on Colin Kaepernick's side ... taking a knee herself in a pro women's soccer match Sunday night.

Megan -- a midfielder for the Seattle Reign FC in the National Women's Soccer League -- said taking a knee during playing of the National Anthem just before kickoff against the Chicago Red Stars was absolutely intentional.

Megan told reporters she took the stand because she's disgusted with the way Colin's been treated and the hatred he's received. Colin's drawn a storm of criticism for first sitting and then taking a knee during the National Anthem.

The 49ers QB has also received a powerful ally -- President Obama.

As for Megan ... she went on to say, "Being a gay American, I know what it means to look at the flag and not have it protect all of your liberties. It was something small that I could do and something that I plan to keep doing in the future and hopefully spark some meaningful conversation around it. It’s important to have white people stand in support of people of color on this."

"Swamp People" star Chase Landry apparently has his own way of enforcing a speed limit ... and it landed him behind bars.

The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office tells TMZ ... Chase was arrested for illegal discharge of a weapon after shooting at a speeding boat in Bayou Chene, LA. His reason -- the boat refused to slow down and Chase feared it would hit and sink his boat while out alligator hunting.

Cops say the victim's shrimp boat took the brunt end of things ... leaking gasoline from what appeared to be a gunshot hole. Chase and the boat took off but cops ultimately tracked him down driving down a highway. They pulled him over and brought him in for questioning.

Chase admitted to firing a gun. He was arrested and taken to jail.

2:29 PM PT -- Miller bonded out and has been released from custody.

12:12 PM PT -- The 49ers announced they've released Miller.

49ers fullback Bruce Miller was arrested for allegedly attacking 2 men -- including one who was 70.

TMZ Sports confirmed Miller was busted for aggravated assault, elder abuse, threats and battery. Bail's been set at $178k.

The altercation went down early Monday morning after Miller -- who cops say was drunk -- tried entering a room occupied by an elderly couple at Fisherman's Wharf Marriott Hotel.

When a neighboring guest, the couple's son, told Miller he was at the wrong room, the football player charged at him. That's when the 70-year-old father came to his defense and Miller punched him ... breaking several of the man's bones. Both men were taken to a hospital.

Miller fled but cops tracked him down across the street at another hotel where he was arrested. The 49ers released a statement, saying, "The San Francisco 49ers organization is aware of the media report regarding Bruce Miller. We are gathering the relevant facts of this matter and will continue to monitor the situation."

Lil Wayne jumped on stage during Drake's concert Sunday night and made it clear ... his beef with Birdman is what almost got him to throw in the rap towel.

Drake was super supportive of Wayne during his Houston concert, but it was Wayne who got the crowd riled up by taking a shot at Birdman, who's refused to release "The Carter V" for years. Wayne, who's in an epic legal battle with Birdman, ended with a call to action ... "F*** Cash Money!"

Wayne insinuated over the weekend he was done with music.