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"Dancing with the Stars" front-runners Sharna Burgess and Indycar driver James Hinchcliffe got the highest score on last week's episode, but it might've been their swan song ... TMZ has learned.

Our 'DWTS' sources tell us Sharna went down hard during last Monday's dress rehearsal, tumbling on an already banged up knee. She danced with a brace on, but now doctors want her off of the joint for 3-6 weeks. There are only 3 weeks left.

Sharna's definitely out Monday night and possibly the rest of the season.

Rob Kardashian's text messages that triggered a criminal threat investigation are strewn with disparaging references to gays, Mexicans and African-Americans.

TMZ broke the story ... LAPD's Threat Management Unit is on the case after Rob sent some ominous messages to Pilot Jones, the guy who sold pics showing him making out with Blac Chyna and insinuating he might be the father of her unborn baby.

The pics set Rob off. We've obtained the text messages that Jones gave to LAPD. They include:

-- "And u fa***t ass bitch this is ROB and u did the most DISRESPECTFUL s**t ever by releasing pics and a story to a pregnant Woman who is 17 days from having a baby!"

-- "This is my Wife and you about to get your ass beat by every Mexican in LA including me."

-- "U f***ed with the wrong Woman and the wrong dude."

-- "I hope you religious cuz after I beat your ass with about 30 Mexicans u better hope God lets u into heaven."

-- "Its a wrap for u and after we beat your ass we will all be good and never contact Chyna ... u pu**y ass n***a."

-- "Don't ever come for me and my wife ever U corny ass n***a" ... and that's followed by a bunch of black fist emojis.

The LAPD continues to investigate, although we're told law enforcement views the texts as a little "murky and general."

Porsha Williams really is tied at the hip with her 'RHOA' co-stars ... 'cause she just bought a mansion 2 minutes away from NeNe Leakes.

Porsha dropped $1.15 million on her new Georgia pad, and showed she's business savvy in the process -- since the asking price was $1.275 mil.

At 5,920 sq. feet ... the 5 bed, 7 bath spread comes with 5 fireplaces, a huge chef's kitchen, plus gorgeous millwork throughout. Like we said, she's now in the same gated community as NeNe -- just across the country club golf course.

Reality stars gotta stick together ... in sickness and in wealth.

Justin Bieber dodged a grilling from attorneys by settling the lawsuit a Miami photog filed against him for an alleged beatdown in a Subway restaurant ... TMZ has learned.

Sources connected with the case tell us both sides reached the agreement at the 11th hour. As we told you, a judge had given JB until the end of October to get his butt to Miami for a deposition.

We're told the photog, Manuel Munoz, got paid an undisclosed amount -- the terms of the settlement are confidential. TMZ broke the story, Munoz claimed Justin ordered one of his bodyguards to attack him while he was snapping pics of Bieber in the Subway.

The alleged altercation went down in January 2014, the same night Justin got busted for DUI.

Maria Sharapova, Miles Teller, Joanna Krupa and a bunch of other celebs went undercover Sunday for a big Halloween shindig.

They all descended on the Just Jared party in Silverlake, the hopelessly hipster area of L.A.

Mariah Carey was ordered out of the house she was sharing with billionaire James Packer, but she's staying put and demanding that he buy her an L.A. mansion as PART of a settlement in what has become a nasty breakup ... so say sources connected to Mariah.

Our Mariah sources say she doesn't blame the breakup on James ... she blames it on famed, former Scientology bigwig Tommy Davis ... who worked closely with Tom Cruise until Davis broke from the org.

Mariah believes Davis has had an extreme influence on Packer, whom they say has not been himself since Davis got in his ear. Our Mariah sources believe Davis poisoned the relationship, complaining to Packer he was spending an exorbitant amount on lavish gifts for her.

Other sources tell us Packer brought Davis in partially to help curb wasteful spending, and he immediately ID'd gifts to Mariah as prime examples. BTW, Davis played a similar senior role as Chief of Staff for Tom Barrack's private equity firm, Colony Capital. This situation became a very contentious thing between Davis and Mariah's manager, Stella.

One source pointed out that Mariah has a multi-million dollar home in NY.

As we reported, Mariah said peace out after an alleged incident on a yacht in Greece between James and her assistant. Our sources say when she returned, she was ordered out of their Beverly Hills home, but she refused.

TMZ broke the story ... Mariah is demanding $50 mil from Packer, partly because she uprooted her family to be with him in L.A. and partly because the breakup left her so distraught she had to cancel a leg of her tour.

We're told part of Mariah's demand is that Packer buy her a home in L.A.

Our sources say Packer is expected to respond to Mariah's demand Monday.

Hollywood movie star Idris Elba is now a REAL LIFE kickboxer after his debut match in the U.K. this weekend -- and his first groupie is none other than Madonna.

Diddy's sons hosted a Halloween bash this weekend with big poppa and a grip of celebs in tow ... but it turned into a teary-eyed affair after a mob bum-rushed the gates.

The Combs brothers -- Justin and Christian -- reigned in some of hip-hop's finest Sunday night at the Taglyan Cultural Complex in Hollywood, with the likes of Chris Brown, Amber Rose, Bow Wow and Meagan Good showing up in costume. Chris had the best one ... as Deadpool.

But the night turned sour for a bunch of would-be party crashers, who rushed the front gates when Justin and Christian rolled through. Security let the pepper spray fly ... and all hell broke loose.

The mob attack was a spectacle, for sure, but it couldn't keep Diddy and his boys down on Halloween.

Slash is playing hardball in his divorce ... we've learned he wants a judge to say he was NEVER married to Perla with the endgame of shutting down her request for a cut of his massive fortune, but he's got a major uphill battle on his hands.

Turns out ... when Perla married Slash in 2001, she was still married to another dude, so Slash thinks she's a bigamist who had no right to share in his earnings during their 13-year marriage.

Here's what we know. Perla married a guy named Carlos Marty back in '93, but it only lasted a month. She got divorced, or so she thought. Turns out, the necessary forms for a final judgment were never properly filed.

Perla assumed she was a single lady when she tied the knot with Slash, and he assumed the same. Years later, the couple tried to get dual citizenship for their son, Cash, and during a document search they discovered she was not properly divorced.

Perla claims the couple then hired a real lawyer in 2009 and he got a judge to finalize her divorce from Carlos and hizzoner made it retroactive to 1994 ... something a judge has the power to do under these circumstances.

But now things aren't so nice, and Slash contends Perla's divorce was never final so he was NEVER married to her. As such, he wants to slam the door shut on her claim to half the earnings he accumulated during the marriage ... which totals in the 10s of millions of dollars.

We did some checking, and there's a law about "putative spouses" ... that means if 2 people have a reasonable belief they're married but there's some irregularity in the documents, a judge can still treat them as married and divide their earnings so each still gets half.

Advantage: Perla.

Fetty Wap didn't dress up for the Lure Halloween party in Hollywood Saturday night, but he was almost unrecognizable with his fresh set of veneers.

As we reported, Fetty dropped $80k for his new set of shiners and his nonstop smile says it all ... money well spent.

Making movies is Ron Howard's thing but waiting in line for 'em -- or remembering much about 'em -- is definitely NOT.

We caught up with the awesome director in NYC, and considering he's made about 100 flicks ... he must remember all the lines to at least one classic movie, right?

The Cleveland Cavaliers had their annual Halloween party Sunday night ... and it was nothing short of epic ... with several HUGE talking points that need to be addressed:

Kevin James has a rock star trapped inside his body, and he let him out to sing along with Billy Joel from the front row.

KJ was at Billy's concert in Madison Square Garden and looked beyond PUMPED to be in the Piano Man's presence ... singing along to all his hits.

Ricky Schroder responded to his wife Andrea's divorce the ol' fashioned way ... with pen and paper.

Ricky did NOT have a lawyer file his answer to his wife's divorce ... he did it himself.

The actor is fine handing over physical custody to Andrea. They have 4 kids but only one, 15-year-old Faith, is a minor. Faith's been living with Andrea in Malibu since June, when the couple separated.

Not that this would ever happen ... but Ricky concedes he won't go after Andrea for spousal support.

Andrea filed for divorce in September, weeks shy of their 24th wedding anniversary.

Justin Bieber waxed borderline poetic Saturday night, explaining to his audience what they see onstage is the real deal ... flaws and all.

Justin's "Purpose" tour rolled on in Scotland, where he scoffed at various reports that he was flying off the rails by demanding that his crowd stop screaming and listen when he talks.

He sounds genuine in the clip, explaining he wants to help people who are listening to him and actually celebrating his missteps ... which he says makes him human.

Mariah Carey is suddenly out every night after her breakup with James Packer ... making a statement with her presence and her ridiculously large engagement ring.

We got Mariah leaving Au Fudge in WeHo Sunday with her kids, and she was mum on whether she's a single lady. FYI ... she is.

As we reported, we know Mariah intends to keep the $10 million ring and is demanding a $50 mil settlement from Packer. They're negotiating now.

Mariah's manager, Stella, was coy about what happened on that yacht in Greece, but insinuates it's eyebrow raising.