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Four sick bastards got busted in Chicago for allegedly tying up and torturing a white guy ... and they broadcast the whole crime on Facebook Live.

The suspects are all black and shouted "F*** Donald Trump" and "F*** white people" repeatedly during a 30 minute video that showed them harassing and tormenting the victim ... even cutting his scalp, leaving him bleeding at one point.

LeVar Burton knows a lot of people -- including his own wife -- are protesting Donald Trump's inauguration, but he's still backing a black college's decision to participate.

The "Reading Rainbow" host says the Talladega College Marching Band would be passing up a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity if it backed out amid all the backlash it's getting for taking the gig.

In fact, LeVar explained why it would almost be un-American of the band NOT to perform.

That being said, he also makes it clear his household is anti-Trump ... which makes this clip that much more interesting.

Jennifer Lopez just got a restraining order against a guy she claims has been stalking her ... and even worse, he's got a violent past.

J Lo filed legal docs Wednesday claiming Timothy McLanahan has followed her from L.A. to Vegas, attended her shows and sent unwanted mail and flowers. She says he's already been arrested for showing up at her home in L.A. and trespassing on her property.

Lopez's bodyguard claims in the docs McLanahan is a transient who has been arrested for threats and firearms violations.

J Lo says she's fearful for herself and her twins.

Amanda Nunes can't understand why so many people LOST to Ronda Rousey -- telling TMZ Sports the UFC star is incredibly overrated and the fight was WAY EASIER than she thought it was gonna be.

Nunes joined the guys on the "TMZ Sports" TV show (airs tonight on FS1) -- and said she's always thought Ronda was overhyped -- "I knew I could beat Ronda Rousey since I saw her first fight."

In fact, Nunes says she trained way harder to fight Miesha Tate ... who she also demolished.

There's A LOT more in the full interview which airs Wednesday on FS1.

Kim Kardashian's slowly creeping back to her pre-Paris robbery lifestyle -- venturing out for lunch with songwriting legend, Carole Bayer Sager.

Kim was still flanked by massive bodyguards Wednesday in Bel-Air, and still dressing down -- hoodie and severely distressed jeans -- just as she said she would after the October ordeal.

Sharon Tate's sister, Debra, says more than a decade ago prison officials told her Charles Manson was on the verge of dying.

Tate says during a parole hearing while Gray Davis was Governor of California (1999 - 2003) an official from Corcoran State Prison made it clear ... the man who murdered her sister was suffering from some sort of fatal illness.

The official was either wrong or just severely premature, and Debra says whatever is ailing Manson now ... it's not the end.

TMZ broke the story ... Manson was rushed from the prison to a hospital in Bakersfield. One source told TMZ he has gastrointestinal issues.

Fergie can forget that tired old resolution about getting in shape -- 'cause girl's bikini body is already bangin'!

Fergie's splashing around in the Maui surf with hubby Josh Duhamel -- and after getting all wet, she made sure to dry her buns ... with some direct Hawaiian sunlight.

Justin Bieber's already done with the puppy he got less than 6 months ago -- one of his dancers adopted it, but is now stuck with the bill for a very expensive surgery.

C.J. Salvador tells TMZ he and his parents got Bieber's 7-month-old chow, named Todd, when Justin decided -- once again -- he couldn't care for it due to his work schedule.

Remember, Justin's previously ditched a hamster, a monkey and another dog ... so it's a disturbing pattern -- and this time there's a costly twist.

C.J. says during a recent checkup they found out Todd was born with severe hip dysplasia, and vets say it's likely he won't be able to walk by age 1. He says the only hope is a corrective surgery which will cost about $8,000.

With the help of 90 donors -- including Jaden Smith -- C.J. has raised more than the $8k. Interestingly, Bieber has NOT donated.

C.J. says Justin didn't know about the defect, nor did he tell him about it. He says he didn't want to bother JB because Todd isn't his responsibility anymore.

It's true. 3 words you don't associate with Justin Bieber: responsible pet owner.

Bethenny Frankel got screwed in her divorce -- once by her ex-husband and once by her own lawyers -- so she claims in a new lawsuit.

According to the lawsuit, back in 2011, Bethenny bought a Manhattan condo for $5 million. Jason Hoppy, her hubby at the time, suggested she put the property in a trust. She claims she wanted it held in her name alone, but went along with the trust idea and they had their lawyers draft the document.

Bethenny claims, after divorce papers were filed -- to her horror -- she discovered the trust gave Jason a 50% interest in the condo. What's more, he had the right to live there and not pay a penny in rent.

Bethenny claims the snafu made the divorce super messy and it took 3 years to resolve.

Preggo Jenelle Evans and her current baby daddy, David Eason, headed to a custody hearing Wednesday in North Carolina over her 2-year-old son with ex-fiance, Nathan Griffith.

Not at all awkward.

The "Teen Mom 2" star is expecting a girl at the end of the month with Eason. Hopefully her drink was decaf.

President Obama's farewell ceremony was too much for a member of a U.S. Army Honor Guard ... who hit the floor hard.

The Virginia ceremony was supposed to celebrate the prez's 8 years in office, and all was going well until the guard lost consciousness.

When Kylie Jenner goes on vacation ... Tyga wins big time. So do we, come to think of it.

KJ and Tyga are down at Joe Francis' famed estate in Punta Mita, Mexico ... and lounging by the pool. Kylie didn't leave much to the imagination Tuesday as she flaunted some ass-tastic swimwear.

Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds had very different ideas for their burial, and the family has already taken steps to carry out Fisher's wishes.

We've confirmed Carrie's body has already been cremated and we're told the action was taken at the behest of the actress when she was still alive. Her will states she wanted to be cremated.

As for Debbie, she wanted her body buried ... she specifically did not want to be cremated.

We're told a portion of Carrie's ashes will be placed in a coffin and buried alongside Debbie's coffin at Forest Lawn in Burbank.

It's been nearly a half-century since the slaughter at Sharon Tate's L.A. home, and the Manson Family culprits have been locked up for decades. Some Family members, like Squeaky Fromme, were sent to prison for other crimes.

The guy who tried to fight Snoop Dogg during actor and comedian Ricky Harris' funeral was an upset relative, but several fists stopped him from getting to Snoop.

Multiple sources inside the Long Beach church tell us it was one of Ricky's cousins who stepped to Snoop and called him a "bitch ass n****." We're told 2 members of Snoop's crew -- Daz Dillinger and another dude -- stepped up, took down the cousin ... and all hell broke loose.

Snoop's bodyguard eventually dragged the guy out of the church.

Initially, there was talk a guy named Big Flossy -- who has a longstanding beef with Snoop -- had started the fight, but we've confirmed Flossy wasn't involved.

Afterward, Snoop gave his own review of the chaos.