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Cali Swag District says it hasn't seen a dime from a company that's supposed to pay 'em every time their smash hit gets played ... which is why they're now suing.

The guys behind "Teach Me How To Dougie" just filed suit against BMI ... claiming they were supposed to get half the royalty money when their hit dropped, but the music giant sent all the checks to the group's agent instead ... and the guys never got paid.

The guys have no idea how much they're owed, but they know it's north of $187,000.

In case you forgot ... here's the track.

Joy Bounds is terrified R&B singer Lyfe Jennings wants to hurt her and take their boys.

According to docs obtained by TMZ ... Lyfe's ex and mother of their two sons claims he's tried brainwashing their boys against her and threatened her with violence.

Lyfe was arrested in 2008 and reportedly sentenced to prison for 3 years for kicking down the door of Joy's residence, firing shots, and leading police on a high-speed chase.

Joy says Lyfe's still very scary, claiming he made veiled threats like "I'm gunna remember this" and telling her she was "not that hard to find."

She says he's continued a campaign of brainwashing the kids, recently taking them to a park and feeding them lies about her.

Lyfe tells us he never threatened Joy or the kids in any way. He claims she's throwing a tantrum because he cussed her out about being a bad mother. He also says he's a good dad ... and everyone knows that.

A Ballet Bodies student plummeted to the ground when her instructor fell asleep on the job ... according to the woman, who also happened to be 65 years old at the time!

The senior citizen is suing the popular Hollywood workout joint for the incident, and in the suit she says the instructor made her attempt an advanced Pilates exercise called an inverted hanging pike. As you might imagine ... it didn't end well.

The woman says her instructor failed to spot her and she ended up falling more than 6 feet onto the hardwood floor -- directly on her head.

She says she suffered whiplash, a concussion and a cervical strain and continues to battle numerous nagging pains and headaches.

The inverted hanging pike is no joke, btw. Imagine your grandma in this position.

Sorry 'bout the visual.

4:45 PM PST -- Coolio was just officially booked for possession of a firearm by a felon.

1:55 PM PST -- Cops tell us even though Coolio's bodyguard first claimed possession of the bag, a quick investigation determined other items inside it belonged to Coolio. Cops say the rapper had already boarded a plane and they took him off to join his guard for questioning. We're told Coolio fessed up to owning the bag and it was determined the gun had been stolen. Both were arrested for possession of a stolen loaded firearm.

Coolio and his crew were just cuffed at LAX for allegedly trying to get a loaded firearm through security.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ the rapper and his team were leaving L.A. Saturday morning when they got flagged by the TSA. We're told a book bag belonging to the group contained a loaded gun. Our sources say a member of Coolio's crew claimed the bag, but witnesses have told cops it was Coolio's.

Cops are currently reviewing video footage and taking witness statements to sort out who owns the gun and bag.

A rep for Coolio tells us the gun belongs to the rapper's security guard but he's been detained for questioning and will be fully cooperative.

At this time, it's unclear what type of gun was found.

Story developing ... 

Bella Thorne's got herself a new man, and he's a good friend of her ex ... well, maybe not anymore.

Thorne was caught kissing "Teen Wolf" star Tyler Posey in West Hollywood Friday and it doesn't appear like they're trying to keep it on the DL.

You'll remember ... Bell and longtime bf Gregg Sulkin split last month and just a few weeks after, she posted a video making out with her female best friend.

Tyler's had his run-ins with same sex situations too -- posting a video shouting "I'm Gay!!" -- only to take it back and say it was a show of support for the LGBTQ community.

7:10 PM PST -- Reports say there was just another explosion, this time in a dumpster in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. At least 25 people are injured with minor injuries. At this time police are securing the area. It's unclear if the explosion is linked to the incident in New Jersey earlier Saturday.

A pipe bomb hidden inside a garbage can exploded Saturday in New Jersey just before thousands of runners were set to participate in a charity 5k run for the U.S. Marines.

The device was in a plastic garbage bin along the path of the race on the Jersey Shore in Seaside Park. Authorities say the pipe bomb was wired to other explosives but they did not all detonate. There were no injuries caused by the blast.

Cops cleared thousands from the surrounding area and used dogs on the boardwalk and beach area to make sure it was safe.

A spokesperson from the local prosecutor's office was asked by CNN if he thought military personnel and their families had been specifically targeted, he answered, "I think we can assume that."

Kanye West could be wearing a lamp shade and no one would notice ... right?

Kim Kardashian and her hubby left a Miami hotel an hour-and-a-half late for his concert ... which is SOP.

What's not SOP ... what she's wearing.

Not that we're complaining.

Lamorne Morris is incredulous over Lil Wayne's pronouncement he's never experienced racism ... saying flat out Wayne's lying.

We got the "New Girl" star at a pre-Emmy party in WeHo., when our photog asked Lamorne about Wayne's comment to Skip Bayless on his new FS1 show, "Undisputed."

Lamorne does give examples of cities that might well be racist-free zones.

Courtney Stodden's got a thing for older men -- and now you can loop older politicians in there too -- because she totally wants Bernie Sanders.

Stodden appears on this week's episode of "Allegedly" with Matt Weiss and Theo Von to talk everything from sex tapes to her marriage with a guy 30 years her senior. However, it's politics that really get Stodden going.

Take a listen to the clip ... Bernie isn't the only heavyweight in Washington she's got here eye on. You can download the full interview here Tuesday.

Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson have removed all doubt ... unless you don't believe 2 people making out in a club are doing it.

Khloe posted this vid of her and Tristan at Zuma nightclub Friday night in Miami ... after Kanye's concert.

Message received ... loud and clear.

Bill Murray did his best impression of a bartender Friday night in NYC ... and tequila was a staple on the menu.

Murray was tending at 21 Greenpoint in Brooklyn -- a bar opened up by his son -- and George Clooney's Casamigos Tequila was flowing like water.

We're told Bill stayed for a few hours ... Clooney couldn't make it but picked up the tequila tab.

Security guards at a Kelly Clarkson show dragged a female fan from her front row seat and roughed her up because of her race ... according to the woman, who's filed a lawsuit.

Andrea Ugalde says Staples Center security accused her of being in the wrong section, and asked her to leave. She says she showed them her ticket for the seat, refused to go and then things got physical.

Security footage from the Aug. 2015 concert shows a woman -- Andrea says it's her -- getting dragged and carried by her hands and feet. Eventually, she's handed off to LAPD officers who handcuffed her.

In docs, obtained by TMZ, Andrea says the guards punched and kicked her. She says the police hit her in the neck, back and shoulders.

Andrea tells TMZ she thinks she was targeted because she's Latina. She claims the first security guard appeared Middle Eastern and the rest of them were white. She's suing Staples Center, the City of L.A. and some individual officers.

Law enforcement tells us Andrea was arrested for misdemeanor battery that night, for allegedly fighting back ... however, the case was dropped for lack of evidence.

A hardened criminal may have become the unlikely peacemaker in the blood feud between Meek Mill and The Game.

Big Meech -- who's serving hard time until 2032 -- sent Meek a personal message that seemed to have resonated. Meech wrote, "I wanna see you on top successful where you belong not in prison over some avoidable dumb s***!"

As we reported, the rappers traded blows on social media this week ... Game ripping Meek after his car was sprayed with bullets in a Miami hotel parking lot.

It's interesting ... Meech is insinuating Meek might have been behind the attack. Whatever ... Meek seems to have received the message.

Mac Miller and Ariana Grande aren't playing it coy anymore ... there's clearly a thing.

Our photog got them leaving Nobu 57 Friday night in NYC, as they jumped in a garden-variety yellow cab.

New York is jammed this week with Fashion Week and U.N. stuff, so props to them for getting a cab that quick.

President Obama, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton may not all be square politically, but they're all in the same boat, because they're now part of an LAPD death threat investigation.

Law enforcement sources tell us cops have been on the case since September. According to docs -- obtained by TMZ -- a woman sent a message on the Church of Scientology website saying, "I hate the United States Because I never get anything I want 100%. I hate President Obama, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, all Gerontologists ..."

She goes on ... "This is why I will gladly serve you to the satan ..."

Cops are not saying how serious it is, but they're calling it a death threat investigation. They've served a search warrant and believe they know the identity of the suspect, but she hasn't been arrested.