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Chris Brown went off at a charity hoops game because security was trying to kick his crew out ... a source close to CB tells TMZ.

We're told everything was chill at the Power 106 Celebrity Basketball Game at USC until venue security tried to remove Breezy's entourage, because they weren't wearing the appropriate wristbands.

The argument escalated between venue security and Chris' security. The folks at Power 106 -- who threw the event -- say Breezy's security told Chris they weren't getting through to the other side so he stepped in. Chris got angry when venue security blew him off and disrespected him.

Venue security continued trying to remove Chris' crew, and finally the Power 106 staff stepped in and set things straight.

Chris' crew was able to stay, and his team won the game.

A$AP Rocky allegedly left a NYC apartment he rented in ruins, and now he faces a massive lawsuit.

A$AP informed the landlord he was making some alterations to the unit and agreed to restore it before his lease ended. The landlord claims when the rapper vacated back in August he left it filthy and damaged.

The landlord claims A$AP Rocky demolished a custom walk-in wardrobe and turned it into a recording room. And that's just for starters.

According to the docs ... Rocky removed a custom chandelier and security camera, damaged a downstairs bathroom and left stains and scratches throughout.

The landlord wants money to repair his unit and is asking the judge to tack on $100k in punitives.

We reached out to A$AP, so far no word back.

The guy who allegedly made off with $3 million in jewelry from Drake's tour bus made it onto the rapper's bus because the tour bus driver thought he was part of Drake's entourage.

According to court docs ... at around 11:15 PM the driver says he saw Travion King board the bus. Travion didn't ask for permission, so the driver assumed Travion knew the performers.

The driver had remained with the bus so he left the tour bus door unlocked.

The docs refer to security camera footage of Travion walking toward the parked bus without a briefcase ... then 2 minutes later walking away clutching the briefcase containing the bling.

The NYPD is calling B.S. on Desiigner's legal team claiming he was targeted for being black ... saying they arrested him because he committed a crime.

An NYPD official suggests to TMZ ... it's wrong to play the race card in a case like this because the man in the road rage incident who called 911 -- claiming Desiigner pointed a gun at him -- is Hispanic.

The official says, "There was a male Hispanic complainant who said he was menaced with a black firearm from individuals in the car. There was no targeting of him because he was black, NYPD arrested him because he committed a crime."

The intimation is clear ... this is not cops favoring white over black ... both parties in the alleged road rage incident were minorities, so the arrest was not racial.

1:01 PM PST -- TMZ has confirmed Bill Clinton will appear at both events on Hillary's behalf.

Hillary Clinton's campaign charged up to a hundred thousand dollars for fundraisers in L.A. she may well not attend.

It's a big deal ... the rich and famous were expecting to rub elbows with Hillary at Seth MacFarlane's home. There was also an "intimate dinner with Hillary" at billionaire Barry Diller's estate.

For lunch at the "Family Guy" creator's pad -- donations start at $5k ... $10k gets you "co-host" status with preferred seating ... and for a whopping $33,400 you get a photo with HRC.

Dinner at the home of Barry and Diane von Furstenberg's a tad steeper -- $100k per couple.

The campaign said Monday Hillary will be back on the campaign trail by the middle or end of the week ... and it's likely she'll miss the 2 fundraisers due to pneumonia.

We're told the donors have already shelled out the money and received Secret Service clearance.

Prince's estate is a total party pooper after canceling a sold-out fundraiser at Paisley Park ... now party organizers say they're out hundreds of thousands of dollars and want their due ... this according to a new claim against the late singer's estate.

Bremer Trust -- which handles Prince's estate -- canceled the Mixed Blood Theatre's 40th Anniversary Gala that was to be held at the compound almost a month after Prince's sudden death. The theatre claims it's out $348,258 as a result.

According to the docs ... the theatre's losses are partly based on tickets and sponsorship that had to be refunded. About 1,000 people were reportedly expected to attend the event.

We've reached out to Bremer Trust, so far no word back.

The shoe everyone thinks Hillary Clinton left behind during her medical emergency is NOT her shoe.

Check it out ... Hillary was wearing black flats during the 9/11 ceremony, but the one pictured near the curb is some sort of leopard print.

Witnesses say she stepped out of her shoe as she fell faint and that may be the case ... but the shoe in the pic doesn't fit.

That said, Clinton's campaign is dodging questions about their initial party line ... that she was overheated and dehydrated. They made the statement before video surfaced showing the extent of the problem. Once the video circulated, they disclosed she's battling pneumonia.

Clinton was diagnosed with pneumonia Friday, so her staff knew the root cause of the problem but chose not to initially disclose it. Clinton Campaign Press Secretary Brian Fallon told MSNBC ... the reason they did not disclose the underlying illness is that they were focusing on getting her better.

The medical emergency did not dampen George Clooney's support for Clinton. George was in D.C.

Alec Baldwin wants his money back after a prominent art dealer knowingly sold him a fake painting ... so claims the actor in a new suit.

Baldwin says Mary Boone passed off a copy of Ross Bleckner's "Sea and Mirror" as the real thing and took steps to make it look like the real thing ... this according to new legal docs obtained by TMZ.

Baldwin claims Boone went as far as fraudulently stamping the back of the painting with the inventory number of the original. He says Boone ultimately admitted to duping him out of $190k.

According to the docs ... Baldwin grew suspicious as soon as the painting arrived ... claiming the colors were brighter and the artwork smelled clean. Baldwin claims Boone told him she cleaned it prior to delivery cause the previous owner was a heavy smoker.

Still suspicious ... Baldwin had a Sotheby's art expert take a look ... who said it was a fake.

Boone's attorney, Ted Poretz, tells us, “Ms. Boone has no interest in misleading clients and we are confident that this frivolous and vindictive lawsuit will be dismissed."

He continues, "Ms. Boone offered him a full refund and took every step to handle this in a professional manner."

Authorities in New York have some hard decisions to make, because we've learned the illegal narcotics allegedly found in the SUV in which Desiigner was riding were nothing more than steroids.

As we reported, law enforcement told us the stash of pills in the SUV console were OxyContin, methadone and steroids. According to the criminal complaint against Desiigner and the others in the SUV, the arresting officer believed the pills were methamphetamines.

Turns out, all the pills were steroids, including methandrostenolone, PharmOne Oxandrolone and Halotest Fluxymesteron. In all, there were 302 pills in various Ziploc bags ... all steroids.

It appears the steroids all belonged to the driver ... not Desiigner, who's rail thin.

TMZ broke the story, Desiigner was initially charged with possession and intent to sell controlled substances. The intent to sell charge has been dropped but he's still being charged with possession, even though the drugs were not on his person.

Desiigner says he had no idea there were drugs of any sort in the car.

We called the D.A. to find out if they were going to drop the drug charges against Desiigner ... but they had no comment.

One half of LMFAO is sounding off at the other claiming despite family ties he's been left in the dust.

Sky Blu posted a scathing letter on Facebook about Redfoo, who's also his uncle, calling him out for ditching him after he suffered a debilitating back injury.

Sky, who now goes by 8ky, is trying to drop his new solo LP but says Redfoo's lawyers fired off a letter saying he gets zero LMFAO royalties ... money he needs to underwrite his album. He says he's also been unsuccessful getting his share of money held up by Rick Ross' lawsuit against the group.

8ky claims Redfoo pushed him out of LMFAO and "just kept shuffling everyday without me," going as far as using their trademark party rock theme on his own solo LP.

8ky also sounded off on their label, Interscope, saying it needs to "stop treating artist like cows and chickens and using them for all they can produce and then just discard them without a care."

It's kinda history repeating itself. They're both blood related to Berry Gordy, founder of Motown ... a label that had its fair share of royalty fights.

8:50 AM PT -- The folks at Power 106 say Chris was yelling at a guy who was in a section of the arena where he didn't belong, and they support what he did.

Chris Brown was full of piss and vinegar at a charity basketball game Sunday, getting in a heated, prolonged argument with someone in the stands ... intense enough for cops to get involved.

Chris was at the Power 106 Celebrity Basketball Game at USC, when he became visibly upset. It's hard to hear what the beef was about because of loud music, but you hear one of the USC cops say, "I don't care who's here, get it straight."

Chris also refused to stand during Tank's rendition of the National Anthem. He didn't kneel ... he sat. And he was anything but solemn ... yukking it up.

Iggy Azalea is calling French Montana a "friend" ... but the numbers just don't add up.

The rapper was leaving LAX Sunday when the photog asked her status. His follow-up question was way more revealing ... on a scale of 1 to 10 what are the chances her relationship with French will blossom into romance?

One thing's for sure ... Frenchie was all about it in Cabo.

Boy George was not bent out of shape over Alexis Arquette’s impersonation of him in “The Wedding Singer” ... he actually really dug it.

George stopped the Culture Club concert in Maryland Sunday night and dedicated “Do You Really Want To Hurt Me” to the late actress and activist.

It’s a sweet tribute … Alexis passed away earlier in the day of an unknown illness. She was 47.

Gotta hand it to them ... Miss America contestants broke the mold this year and answered questions on the fly about divisive issues, including Clinton, Trump, immigration and National Anthem protests.

Check out the video ... the judges were tough and the contestants only had 20 seconds each to form thoughts and deliver.

Pretty impressive.

Blac Chyna's bursting at the seams ... but it ain't holdin' her down.

The soon-to-be mama of a little girl was smiling and styling Sunday ... heading into Penthouse in WeHo to host the series premiere of her and Rob's new show.