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Larry the Cable Guy is now a HIGHLY RECRUITED ATHLETE -- because the head of the most elite armwrestling league in the world wants to train the comic to go pro.

After Larry snapped an army vet's funny bone while armwrestling at a Nebraska Cornhuskers football game, the commissioner of the World Armwrestling League says he may have found his next big star.

"Larry showed he's got the raw talent," Steve Kaplan tells TMZ Sports.

"We invite Larry to come really 'Git Er Done' and train with or compete against our World Armwrestling League athletes, some of the world's best arm wrestlers."

"Millions of people have tuned in to ESPN networks to see the greatest male and female arm wrestlers throw down. With a little bit of training, Larry can join the pantheon."

And get this ... the W.A.L. also wants to train up Larry's Nebraska victim, John -- saying, "When he is healed up, he's also invited to train."

Justin Bieber is a man of many looks ... but his latest might be his most epic.

The Biebs was out in Amsterdam Friday sporting a wig, glasses and a classic porn 'stache with matching goatee. The only problem -- JB did a poor job covering up his signature tats -- but to be honest, they're a perfect fit with the look.

Further proof ... things get weird in Amsterdam.

Instead of dishing out money on divorce lawyers, Patrick Dempsey and his wife, Jill, decided to drop several million to move into a new Malibu home.

It's a 4 bedroom, 4 bath crib with 4,415 sq feet of space for the reunited couple. It's not oceanfront property, but the beach is just a short drive away. Anyway, there's plenty of entertainment at the home -- like a gorgeous salt water pool and a lit tennis court.

As we reported, Jill just sold the Pacific Palisades pad she bought for herself when they were on the outs, and took in a $1.5 million profit.

The Dempseys bought the Malibu pad in May, and were repped by Ellen Francisco and Brett Lawyer.

Definitely beats paying for a divorce.

Miguel had to be held back from fighting a club owner Wednesday night.

The singer made a deal with the owner of Side Bar in San Diego to appear, but the owner admits the contract says nothing about Miguel singing. The owner tells us, they had a verbal agreement in which Miguel agreed to sing 1 song.

Miguel stood by the contract ... saying he never agreed to sing, but the owner kept pushing a mic in his face, and that's when things got super heated.

9:23 AM PT -- A rep for BWW told us ... "Buffalo Wild Wings takes food preparation, service and quality extremely seriously and we are looking into this situation. We’ve reached out to Jared Cook and our suppliers for more information."

Green Bay Packers tight end Jared Cook knows how Brad Pitt felt at the end of the movie "Seven" -- 'cause he opened up a box and found a decapitated head inside!!!

The 29-year-old says it all went down at Buffalo Wild Wings on Tuesday -- when he opened up his box of lemon pepper wings and saw a decapitated HEAD staring back at him.

"Tongue, eyes, and beak all present. With extra seasoning," Cook said.

When he raised the issue to staffer, Cook says he was told, "Sorry unfortunately this happens because the chicken is fresh."

Kim Kardashian has no reason to feel suspicious of the concierge who let gunmen into her apartment this week ... so says the concierge himself.

The 40-year-old apartment gatekeeper has written an open letter to Kim, trying to assuage her doubts that he's simply a victim. Kim has made a point of saying the concierge remained almost too calm when confronted by the robbers.

The concierge wrote, "Dear Kim: When you feel the cold steel of a gun at your neck, it is the moment when remaining calm can mean the difference of life or death, both our lives." In the letter, published in Closer magazine, he ends with "I hope you are feeling better."

9:00 AM PT -- Police believe the shooting was tied to local gangs, and not related to Game.

We're told Game was in his dressing room, sipping champagne when the shots rang out, and didn't have a clue about the chaos.

Someone fired at least one shot Thursday at a Game concert ... and cops are coming up dry -- they can't even find a victim.

Game was scheduled to perform in Portland, Oregon, but during an opening act a shot rang out. Cops swarmed the arena but no one was shot. They checked local hospitals as well, but no victims turned up.

The venue was closed and Game never performed.

It's obviously interesting because of Game's feud with Meek Mill, but so far nothing suggests Meek or his crew were involved.

Kim Kardashian is no faker ... we found out the stolen ring at the center of the Paris robbery really was as advertised ... insanely expensive.

Kim showed the ring off frequently, and seemed happy that media outlets were setting the value in the millions. After it was stolen, Paris authorities said it was worth $4.5 million.

Sources familiar with the case tell us ... Kim has already submitted an insurance claim, setting the value of the ring at an even $4 million.

The insurance docs describe the ring in detail ... a 20 carat emerald cut stone.

According to the docs, 13 items were taken, with a total value of $5.6 million ... significantly less than the reported $10 million or $11 million.

Luke Bryan made good on his promise to perform live after breaking his collarbone -- he just used his lower half more than usual ... which was just fine by his fans.

Luke played a show Thursday night in Greenback, Tennessee after breaking his clavicle in a biking accident. He vowed the show would go on, and did NOT disappoint.

Check out the clip -- ladies love a gyrating Luke Bryan ... with or without a sling.

By the way, here's an inside look into the damage.

Lindsay Lohan touched base with her old "Mean Girls" crush just days after Oct. 3 -- National "Mean Girls" Day -- and they were LONG overdue for a catchup.

We're told ... Lindsay and Jonathan Bennett, who co-starred in the high school movie classic, FaceTimed Thursday after not talking for years.

Jonathan was in NYC when he bumped into a close friend of Lindsay's, who suggested they hit her up on the spot. Lindsay posted a pic of their Facetime convo ... and it looks like there was a lot to smile about.

Jonathan told us Monday he totally lost contact with Lindsay.

Lindsay's all stitched up now and back to work.

Omar Epps and his wife got a sweet deal on their nanny, getting her to tidy up the house and clean up after their pets too, without paying her a dime of overtime ... according to the former employee.

Alba Hernandez says she put in 8 years with Omar and his wife Keisha ... taking care of their 2 kids. But she says she also ran errands for the Epps fam and took care of their pets.

Alba says her household duties required way more than your average 9 to 5. She says she put in more than 40 hours a week, but never got any overtime. She admits she made decent money ... $65k per year, but clearly feels she would've made much more on an hourly rate.

Kanye West has just crushed his own record in the fashion department.

Kanye rolled out Season 4 of his line last month, which includes coats, shirts, pants, shoes, hats and lots of other stuff.

In the first month sales surged 35% over the same period in Season 3. And get this ... Kanye's kicks have been flying off the shelves ... his Boosts sold out in 4 minutes.

The trajectory is promising ... 'Ye was just getting his feet wet with Seasons 1 and 2. Things picked up during 3, but by all rights Season 4 is Kanye's first big out-of-the-park home run.

People are also noticing. We're told Vogue and other fashion mags and blogs have contacted Kanye's org in the last few weeks, asking permission to display his collection.

One of the girls who squared off with Wale on the Sunset Strip now says the whole mess wasn't the rapper's fault ... instead, it was a random chunky dude who ended up costing her a late-night meal.

Bana Bongolan is the GF of the blonde chick who blew smoke in Wale's face outside Bootsy Bellows Tuesday night -- and she says the trouble started inside the club when a guy dissed her neon jacket, and she called him fat.

We all remember high school, right?

Anyway, Wale tried to break things up, got caught up in the drama -- and you saw what happened next in our video. A pissed off Wale slapped down the girls' leftovers. Bana told us what they lost on the sidewalk, and it's a tough L after a night of drinking.

Bana's story lines up with what Wale told us on "TMZ Live." She wants to make it clear though -- there was nothing racist about what went down ... and she loves her jacket.

Rap group Travis Porter knows a thing or two about making big songs -- but one woman says they know nothing about paying vocalists -- so she's suing.

TP's Billboard hit single, "Ayy Ladies," was released in 2012, and Jasmine Usher claims she was a featured voice on the track. Usher says in legal docs she was in the studio when the song was recorded and they asked her to step in the booth ... she did, but says she never saw a dime.

Truth be told, if you listen, you'll hear a female voice repeatedly say, "Yeah," but that's it.

She's asking for royalties and her cut of future profits from the song.

Kristi Rose hit the beach in L.A. for some fun in the sun, but not everything stayed in place for her as she frolicked around.

It's all good, though ... the model made the necessary moves to stay in her bikini -- and avoided getting crushed by a massive wave.