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Mariah Carey's timing is worse than a Jewish dance troupe's ... her divorce from Nick Cannon became final after years of waiting ... just days before her relationship with James Packer exploded.

TMZ broke the story, Mariah was trying for more than a year to get Nick off the dime and sign divorce papers. She's wanted to get married to billionaire James Packer for months, but the divorce made it a non-starter.

We've learned at the end of the summer, right before Mariah and James boarded a yacht in Greece, Nick signed the docs and the divorce was a done deal, clearing the way for a wedding day. That plan was shattered onboard the boat, when James allegedly had a bad incident with Mariah's assistant.

As for the divorce, we're told Nick and Mariah agreed on joint custody of their 5-year-old twins. Neither gets child support.

We're also told the prenup made a property settlement easy ... she gets what she earned during the marriage, and he keeps what he earned.

Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian are set to make hundreds of thousands of dollars by bringing TV viewers into the hospital delivery room.

Production sources tell us Rob and Chyna are scoring several hundred thousand dollars for a baby special, which will include footage of the birth, along with Chyna's baby shower and other events leading up to delivery. The show will also chronicle the first few days after the baby is born.

Here's what's unclear ... whether the camera will get all up in there. We're told Chyna is waffling, but still open to letting everyone see everything.

The special actually helped resuscitate their reality series. We're told it's been renewed for a second season.

Amy Schumer is movin' on up ... to a deluxe home on NYC's Upper West Side for $12.15 million.

Amy reportedly closed on the 5 bed, 5.5 bath penthouse in October, and it's been described as a Malibu beach house mixed with sophisticated Manhattan architecture.

Amy's new home features spacious living and dining areas, a glass fireplace, media room and a private terrace with incredible views ... as in, she'll be getting an eyeful of the Hudson and Jersey everyday.

She's been trying to sell her last place -- a 1 bed, 1.5 bath townhouse -- for a while, but it's clear she wasn't gonna pass on taking this big step up.

Ronda Rousey's days in the Octagon are coming to an end ... so says the UFC superstar who just announced that UFC 207 is "definitely one of my last fights."

Rousey sat down with Ellen (airs Tuesday) and was asked about her MMA future -- and the 29-year-old made it clear she's thinking about the next phase of her life.

As for her upcoming fight against Amanda Nunes on Dec. 30th, Ronda says she's in killer shape and ready to throw down -- "I finally feel like super ninja good."

Nick Cannon's answer to questions about Mariah Carey, divorce and/or James Packer ... is Ike Turner.

We got Nick outside the Halloween party at Vandal in NYC, and of course, he got a heavy dose of Mariah. Makes sense ... as we reported, their divorce was just finalized, and now she's in the middle of cutting all ties with Packer.

Luckily for Nick, he was in character as the late Ike ... which allowed him to throw out the perfect response to the questions.

Portia Doubleday had a bounty on her head ... in a plot worthy of a Shonda Rhimes show.

We caught up with the "Mr. Robot" star Monday in L.A. where she told our photog about a crazy kidnapping scam where hackers scared the crap out of her family.

Slash's ex says his claim they were never married is an absolutely humiliating joke to her and their kids.

Perla Ferrar was out in Beverly Hills when she reacted to the story we broke -- that Slash says they were never husband and wife because Perla hadn't divorced her first husband.

She tells us the Guns N' Roses rocker should have fresh memories of their marriages. Either the first one OR the second!

PayPal co-founder Ken Howery has so much money to burn, he's not sweating a piddly $33k monthly check ... just for rent!

Our real estate sources tell us Ken scored a Hollywood Hills bachelor pad worth $11 million in the famous Bird Streets ... overlooking the Sunset Strip.

The 3 bedroom, 6 bath covers 4,500 sq ft, with a movie theater, pool, spa, BBQ and fire pit outside. The real draw though is the amazing view of downtown L.A. ... from every bedroom.

Wanna see grown people wet their pants? We strapped virtual reality goggles on our staff, and we could NOT handle the virtual terror of 'Resident Evil 7' ... which had bloody knives plunging in our direction.

VR is not for wusses. Translation: It's got no business in the TMZ offices.

James Packer was hopelessly in love with Mariah Carey, even giving her his name ... just a month before an ill-fated yacht trip in Greece.

Packer sent emails to Mariah as late as last month, referring to her as MCP -- Mariah Carey Packer -- TMZ has confirmed.

In another email a few weeks earlier, Packer wrote, "I'm in love with you and can't wait to get married and be together forever." He continues, "There's a song I'm listening to now that's got lots of meanings and I hope it makes u smile. When you get caught between the moon and New York City best that you can do is fall in love."

And there's more ... "All my love, laughter, light, respect and appreciation and admiration ... Thank you my fiancee and soulmate." And the subject line reads, "Will U marry me soon MCP pls -:)))))."

And, just a week before getting on the boat on Sept. 14th, Mariah gave James a Cartier wedding band as a birthday present.

TMZ broke the story, Mariah believes everything changed when Packer's right hand guy, Tommy Davis, began questioning his spending and targeting the gifts Mariah got. She insists he was the central figure in ruining their relationship.

Former 'Voice' runner-up Juliet Simms was taken off an American Airlines flight and handed over to the FBI when she allegedly got into a physical fight with her husband.

Juliet and Andy Biersack were flying from Charlotte to LAX Sunday night when they started feuding in their first class seats. Witnesses tell us Juliet got louder and louder, and then hit Andy in the face. Flight attendants warned them to calm down, but 20 mins later they were at it again ... and had to be separated.

But we're told Juliet -- who nearly won season 2 of "The Voice" -- remained "out of control" and that's when an air marshal handcuffed her. That didn't help to calm her down either ... which is obvious in this video.

Once they landed, LAX cops detained her and handed her off to the FBI ... which had jurisdiction since the fight happened in the air. Law enforcement sources tell us she was questioned and released.

We spoke to Juliet and Andy ... and they're both chalking it up to her boozing too hard after not drinking for several months. He wasn't drinking. They say they're together, and everything's fine. They're cooperating with the FBI investigation.

One strange coincidence ... porn star Mary Carey was sitting in first class too at the time of the fight. Here's her color commentary.

Colton Haynes went to great lengths -- 2 weeks to be exact -- to pull off botched Miss Piggy.

The "Arrow" star went all out soliciting Bitemares makeup artist Erik Porn -- yup, his real name -- to apply the makeup during a 4-hour sitting. Colton and Erik worked together on "Teen Wolf" and Erik gave him the ultimate hookup.

The final product came together Saturday, but the grunt work started weeks before, when the head, chest and neck were molded. When it was all said and done they turned the sassy 'Muppet' into a plastic surgery nightmare.

Mark Salling will not be charged for rape because the woman who made the accusation waited way too long to report the incident.

The L.A. County District Attorney just rejected the case, citing insufficient evidence, lack of corroboration and a 4 year delay in reporting the alleged crime.

The woman told cops she was a 22-year-old virgin at the time, and told Mark, "I don't know if I can do this." She claimed he persisted, giving her booze and then engaged in intercourse, all the while she claims she was pleading for him to stop.

The woman claimed Mark told her he needed "five more minutes" and never stopped. The woman also claims she eventually blacked out, only to awake and find Mark sleeping next to her.

The woman claims the next morning Mark wanted to have sex again and she says she consented.

The TMZ staff turned the year's biggest headlines into Halloween costumes ... with everything from the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard divorce to Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian's hookup making a showing in the office.

But the award for best in show goes to Kim Kardashian handcuffed in a bathtub with the least tough gang of French burglars. Too soon?

There's even a UFC showdown -- Ronda Rousey, Cyborg and Conor McGregor were repped.