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Kendall Jenner is currently on the stand in her alleged stalker's criminal trial ... and she just told a jury she was too scared to be home alone after Shavaughn McKenzie followed her up her driveway.

Kendall continued testimony Thursday in L.A. County court, and she said she felt petrified in the days after McKenzie was arrested for stalking and trespassing at her Hollywood Hills home.

Kendall told the court she was traumatized from the incident, and even had to stay at Irving Azoff's house up the street for fear of being home alone.

"This is not how I want to be living," Kendall said, who also added that she now has 24 hour camera security around her property. "I really don't feel safe in my own house."

Kendall adds ... she's more tense now than ever.

"I'm already the kind of person who's on edge," Kendall says.

Story developing ...

2 Chainz can rock out in true style ... especially since the crib he bought was owned by legendary rock guitarist Steve Vai.

The rapper plunked down $2.45 million for the 3 bedroom, 5 bathroom Hollywood Hills pad -- which includes the famous "Mothership Studio" where the likes of Van Halen and Ozzy Osbourne once recorded music.

Check out the pics ... 2 Chainz has 3,400 square feet of space to throw epic parties -- if he wants.

Lindsay Lohan is officially in a biz where she's got a ton of experience ... she's a part-owner of a nightclub, and her name's above the door.

LOHAN, the nightclub, is opening this weekend in Athens ... and we're told it's all thanks to LiLo's pal, Dennis Papageorgiou. The Greek restaurateur is the owner, but we're told Lindsay's getting a big chunk of the profits, aka ... back end.

A LOHAN spokesperson tells us Dennis came up with the idea in July -- the same month Lindsay and ex-fiance Egor split -- and Lindsay was down with it, naturally.

We're told the decor is "abandoned factory" chic with baroque detailing, whatever that means. Best of all ... there's a standard VIP area, and also a completely secluded VVIP area. That's not a joke. Think Lindsay meets 'Night at the Roxbury.'

We're told she'll make appearances 2 or 3 times a month. Opa!

"Teen Wolf" star Colton Haynes fell victim to some punks who busted into his Hollywood Hills home and took thousands of dollars of electronics.

We're told the burglars got in by smashing open a lockbox outside the garage, then snatching between $5-6k worth of stuff, including a TV and a laptop.

We're told cops don't have any suspects ... but detectives are on the hunt.

Oprah Winfrey ripped off the hit series "Iyanla: Fix My Life" ... according to a woman who's had beef with mighty O for years.

Otisa C. Strickland claims in a new lawsuit ... 'Fix My Life' -- which appears on OWN -- is a carbon copy of a show she created called "The Agency."

Otisa says back in 2011 she got in a fight with Oprah over a different show, but it put Otisa on Oprah's radar. Otisa says she had already copyrighted "The Agency" and O had access to the treatment.

According to the suit, the shows are the same ... both featuring a counselor traveling across the country, going inside the homes of people with big problems.

Frankly, it sounds pretty generic, but Otisa is ready for another fight. She wants 'Fix My Life' off the air stat ... and plenty of loot.

Shock photographer Tyler Shields is obsessed with high-priced handbags ... specifically, doing strange things to them for the sake of his art.

Shields got a living python to wrap around a $185k Birkin bag for a photo shoot ... and convinced a model to get involved in the slithery action. Like, really involved.

Tyler didn't burn anything luxurious this time around, but we're told the shoot still took a few hours. Hopefully the model wasn't ophidiophobic.

Kendall Jenner took the stand Thursday against her alleged stalker ... where she recounted a horrifying ordeal this summer.

"I've never been so scared in my life," Kendall said in L.A. County court.

Kendall testified as a key witness in the criminal case against Shavaughn McKenzie, who faces one count of misdemeanor stalking and trespassing. Kendall looked shaken on the stand ... nervously rambling through her description of the night of Aug. 14.

She told a judge she found McKenzie sitting in front of the driveway of her Hollywood Hills home, with his head tucked between his knees.

Kendall said she drove around him and watched the gate close behind her, not thinking anyone had made it in. That is, until she saw Shavaughn in her driver side mirror.

She says she screamed, "Who are you?!" -- and McKenzie just stared at her.

Kendall then cracked her window 6 inches and shouted ... "I WANT YOU TO LEAVE!" She says he started freaking out, banging on all her windows.

Kendall says she was able to pull out of the driveway, drive down the street and call a friend.

Verne Troyer is a small man with a huge appetite ... proven in stunning form by devouring a 32 oz steak.

Verne feasted on a Tomahawk Long Bone rib-eye steak bigger than his own head, right down to the bone that's about as long as his whole body.

We're told he chowed down at The D casino hotel in Vegas -- where he got in a good arm workout afterward to burn off the meal.

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Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan -- the president of TNA Wrestling -- is having a nasty falling out with his boss ... suing the wrestling company and filing for a restraining order against the owner.

Kendall Jenner will have one less obsessed fan to worry about for a while -- a judge just put a 100 yard shield between her and her most recent ... for the next 5 years.

Kendall caught a big break in court Thursday when her super lawyer Shawn Holley convince a judge to grant her a permanent restraining order against Shavaughn McKenzie, after he was booked for stalking in August.

We broke the story ... Shavaughn was arrested this summer after he showed up in the driveway of her Hollywood Hills home ... and allegedly followed her through her gate. She says she'd seen him tailing her before -- and Shavaughn already has a record.

Kendall got a temporary restraining order against him at the time, and a judge extended it for the next 5 years. He'll have to stay a football field away from her, her home, her car and her workplace.

Shavaughn is also in criminal court this week facing a trial for his stalking charges ... where Kendall just took the stand.

Stay tuned ...

Michael Phelps does the DMV the same way he swims -- FAST.

The Olympic legend hit up the Dept. of Motor Vehicles in Arizona on Thursday -- and unlike most people, this dude was in and out in a flash.

People who happened to be at the office tell us Phelps was whisked around like a VIP -- with an employee escort who quickly got him in front of the camera and out of the building as soon as possible.

As for why Phelps was there -- not really sure ... but since he recently bought a brand new home in the area, it's possible he was just getting his official AZ license.

Fun fact -- AZ licenses are good until the driver is 65 years old ... so, see ya back in 2050?

Coolio was just charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, and he's got even more immediate problems ... he didn't show up in court.

The L.A. County D.A. filed the charge after the rapper tried to get a loaded gun through LAX security.

TMZ broke the story ... Coolio was yanked off a plane back in September after TSA found the gun in a book bag ... one of his crew members tried to take the fall, but cops searched the bag and it wasn't hard to determine it was the rapper's.

Coolio's lawyer tried explaining to the judge ... his client had a performance in St. Louis and couldn't make it back in time. The judge just cut Coolio a break. He has to show up October 26th ... or else.

Coolio faces up to 3 years in prison if convicted.

Joanna Krupa brought another meaning to the term beach bum down in Miami.

One minute the Polish model was like a fish in the surf ... extremely slippery when wet.

Then she was on land, where her husband, Romain Zago, unfortunately got in the picture and made sure she was protected ... from the sun.

Check out the vid -- pretty sure he didn't miss a single spot.

Joanna gave us even more proof ... her body's just fine. Totally fine.

Donald Trump's "major speech" was all about going on the attack against the flood of women accusing him of inappropriate behavior, and vowing to sue the NY Times.

Speaking in West Palm Beach ... the GOP Presidential candidate called all the claims of inappropriate conduct "fabricated" and "pure fiction and outright lies." He added ... his campaign has evidence to disprove the lies and will make it available to the public soon.

Trump also took aim at a People writer who accused him of making passes at her during an interview 12 years ago. Trump said it never happened and then seemed to shame the writer's appearance, saying ... "Take a look at her, look at her words, you tell me what you think, I don't think so."

Chris Brown says the woman in Africa who accused him of smashing her iPhone is full of it ... and there's video that appears to back his claim.

Sources close to Chris tell TMZ the woman -- who claims Chris grabbed and tossed her phone -- was bugging Chris and co. at the airport for free tix to his show and for a selfie with the singer. Chris is telling friends at no point did he make physical contact with the woman or her phone.

A video shot by a fan seems to back up Chris' story -- you can see him walk past the woman, and her phone is undamaged after the exchange.

We're told Chris and his team think the woman was simply out for free tickets and when that failed, she tried a quick money grab.

Jessica Simpson almost ruined Tony Romo's NFL career -- but he saved himself when he dumped her and ended their "tumultuous relationship" back in 2009 ... so says Skip Bayless.