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Nick Cannon dropped a bombshell ... he confirmed he's expecting a child with actress Brittany Bell.

Nick spilled the tea with "The Breakfast Club" Thursday ... saying he's following God's orders to be fruitful and multiply. Rumors started flying because of his new single, "Baby on the Way" ... and in this case, they were on point.

Cannon already has twins with Mariah Carey, so this will be his third child. He famously revealed he had to wait until marriage for sex with Mimi. No so with Brittany -- there's no wedding planned, and they're not even dating now.

The guy who trashed Donald Trump's Hollywood star just got slammed with a felony vandalism charge ... and he could end up behind bars for a while.

The L.A. County District Attorney's Office finally charged James Otis Thursday with one count of felony vandalism for taking a pickax to Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last month. Otis recorded video of himself doing the deed ... so this is as close to 'open-and-shut' as you're gonna get.

We broke the story ... Otis said he defaced Trump's star to stand up for the President-elect's alleged sexual assault victims, and that he was happy to go to jail for the crime.

Careful what ya wish for -- he's now facing up to 3 years in jail and a $10,000 max fine if he's found guilty.

Melania Trump had a lunch date with her son and inadvertently created a huge scene at a popular NYC restaurant, or more simply ... she got a taste of her new life.

Melania and Barron hit up Serafina, but not before Secret Service showed up to sweep the place and warn the restaurant "she's coming." We're told restaurant staffers weren't immediately clear about who "she" was.

Moments later, the future First Lady showed up with Barron and their Secret Service detail. We're told an area was cleared around their table for some space from other patrons ... who were all wanded with metal detectors.

Bobby Brown says his daughter, Bobbi Kristina, had unlimited earning potential before her bf helped take her life ... and a judge put a very high dollar amount on those prospects.

Nick Gordon was ordered to fork over $36 million to Bobbi's estate Thursday after he was earlier found liable for her death.

Here's a partial list:

-- Conversion (stealing funds/assets) at $1.5 mil with punitive damages of $250k

-- Assault and battery/medical damages at $1.3 mil, plus $4.2 mil because Gordon was under the influence of drugs and alcohol

-- Pain and suffering at $13 mil

-- Loss of life at $15 mil, including her net worth and future potential income

The final tally came after tearful testimony from BK's family. The estate had originally sought $40 million in its wrongful death suit against Gordon. The obvious issue now will be when and if the estate gets a dime out of him.

Gordon was a no-show in court, just as he'd been throughout the case.

Joe Jonas and the rest of DNCE are playing a free, impromptu show to celebrate the band's 1st album, soooo ... traffic alert, NYC!

Their stage popped up Thursday afternoon at Penn Plaza, and we're told the band will plug in around 6 PM ET ... one day before their album drops.

Sources tell us they just wanted to do a show for kicks and giggles, and that's all there is to it. Doesn't hurt in the promotion dept either.

Ah ya ya ya ya!!

T.I. is finally, although grudgingly, willing to accept Donald Trump is the next POTUS ... but he says Hillary Clinton's loss taught him a valuable lesson.

We got T.I. as he was leaving Snoop Dogg's roast at the Avalon, which is interesting because the convo was totally sobering. Tip told us he's done focusing on the President-elect, and explained why he's now looking 2 years down the road.

Most impressive about T.I.'s political wisdom here -- the fact he dropped it with a heckler on his ass. She was annoying, but still kinda funny.

Margaret Cho's ex-boyfriend lost it when she dumped him, and resorted to sending her menacing social media threats ... according to legal docs the comedian filed.

Margaret claims she broke up with David Moraga back in May after nearly 2 years because he was "severely controlling and abusive." She says he refused to accept the breakup, and wouldn't move out of her home ... so she evicted him and changed the locks.

In the docs, she says Moraga undeterred and broke into the house, changed the locks again and barricaded himself inside. That same week, she says he posted a pic of her lying on the ground with the caption, "When You're Dead, You're Dead."

Margaret went to court seeking a temporary restraining order, fearing David would physically harm her. The judge agreed and ordered him to stay 100 yards away, and to stop posting threatening or derogatory pics or statements.

Brendan Dassey had one foot out of his cell but the door has been slammed shut again ... at least for now.

A federal appeals court just ruled ... Wisconsin prison officials should ignore the ruling of a lower court, ordering the release of Dassey who was profiled on "Making a Murderer."

The appeals court ruled it would be wrong to release the 27-year-old until prosecutors have a chance to appeal the ruling that the conviction was unconstitutional because it was based on an involuntary confession.

Drake's HUGELY popular Doris Burke shirt he wore courtside won't be seen on anyone else's chest -- cuz he's not selling.

The rapper blew the lid off social media Wednesday during the Raptors/Warriors game with his "Woman Crush Everyday" shirt with the NBA sideline reporter's mug. Even though it was a huge hit, sources close to Drake tell us there's no plan to mass produce for the public.

We're told Drake's team got a ton of requests to get in on the Burke gear, but he's not budging yet. He might wanna get in the game -- knockoffs are already flooding the Internet.

If you missed it -- Drake was interviewed mid-game expressing his love for the veteran reporter, even inviting her to dinner. Doris replied, "dinner is on

Stings doesn't it, RiRi?

There's a blizzard in Congress ... courtesy of Veep-elect Mike Pence and his selfie stick.

Looks like Pence wanted to top House Speaker Paul Ryan's now infamous selfie with Capitol Hill interns -- 'cause he snapped this shot with all the sitting House Republicans.

Pence used to chair the group's weekly conference meetings when he was a Congressman.

Nice reunion. Just feels like something's missing.

Snoop Dogg laughed so hard at his comedy roast he literally couldn't contain the weed.

The rapper got roasted for Russell Simmons' first-ever "All Def Roast." It all went down Wednesday night at the Avalon in Hollywood, and French Montana, T.I., Michael Rapaport, Wiz Khalifa, and Christina Milian were among the celebs enjoying the burn.

You gotta check out T.I.'s performance ... Snoop laughs so hard he belts out a plume of smoke.

And he wasn't the only one sparking it up.

Mariah Carey makes a lot of money, but turns out way less than you probably think.

TMZ has learned Mariah and Nick Cannon struck a settlement in their divorce, and they both declared income for 2014. We've learned Mariah says she raked in $6.3 million, and Nick scored $2.7 mil.

As we reported, Mariah has demanded $50 mil from billionaire James Packer after their engagement exploded ... that's 8 times what she made 2 years ago.

We've also learned the settlement requires Nick to squirrel away money for the twins, but maybe not as much as you think ... $5k a month in a trust. Mariah doesn't have to put anything in the trust.

And there's this. The settlement says neither Mariah nor Nick can allow the kids to address a new significant other as mom, dad, mommy, daddy, father, mother or any facsimile thereof.

Mariah and Nick share custody, but the kids are primarily with her. If Nick comes to visit, per the agreement, she foots the bill for travel and lodging.

And, she has to sign over the title to the 2012 Ferrari.

Bollywood star Mallika Sherawat -- a fierce feminist who has stood strong for women's rights in India -- was beaten and tear gassed just blocks from the Paris apartment where Kim Kardashian was robbed.

The incident went down just weeks after the Kim K robbery. Mallika was either in her apartment or just outside when she says 3 masked men sprayed her and her boyfriend with tear gas ... then repeatedly punched them.

Both were injured only slightly and nothing was taken from the apartment.

With the Houston Texans going to Mexico for a game against the Raiders this weekend, the NFL has sent a safety memo to the team -- essentially advising them how not to get robbed ... or diarrhea.

Arnel Pineda's been Journey's frontman for 9 years but you'll NEVER guess what he hasn't done yet. Hint: It involves the band's former lead singer.

We caught up with Arnel at LAX where he shocked us with this news ... and when you see it, you'll understand why he's rooting hard for Journey to get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year. They're on the short list of nominees.

Soulja Boy has the perfect antidote for phony death threats gone awry ... and it rhymes with a million dollars.

We got Soulja at LAX where he cleared up a recent Twitter spat he escalated with Chi-Town MC Rico Recklezz ... on whom he put a $100k bounty.