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Longtime inaugural announcer Charlie Brotman is pissed Donald Trump fired him from the post he's held for 60 years, but tells us he'll still be working come Jan. 20.

The 89-year-old announcer, who's MC'd presidential inaugurations since Dwight D. Eisenhower, said he thought about suicide when he found out Trump gave him the boot.

We're happy to report ... Charlie's bouncing back, and will have a new gig on the big day. It's not as prestigious as being the official guy -- he calls it being a "make-believe" announcer -- but it pays.

Charlie says he knows why Trump's tapped MLB announcer Steve Ray instead of him, and he thinks it smacks of political payback.

Bottom line: no Vin Scully-esque send-off for Charlie, but he's still got a job!

God knows it's hard out there for octogenarians.

Donald Glover's Migos shout-out at the Golden Globes will definitely lead to a collaboration between the trio and Glover's hip-hop alter ego, Childish Gambino ... according to the rappers.

Migos' Quavo and Offset were on "TMZ Live" Monday and told us their phones and social media have been blowing up since Glover thanked the guys for writing "the best song ever" during his acceptance speech.

Migos, who appeared on Season 1 of Glover's award winning show, "Atlanta," told us they're well into the planning stages for the track, and fans won't be disappointed.

Debbie Reynolds died from a blood vessel that ruptured and caused bleeding in her brain ... this according to her death certificate.

According to the doc -- obtained by TMZ -- Debbie's official cause of death was an intracerebral hemorrhage ... essentially a stroke. It also lists hypertension as an underlying cause of the stroke.

Reynolds died in an L.A. hospital Dec. 28, just one day after daughter Carrie Fisher died after a massive heart attack.

TMZ broke the story ... Reynolds was rushed to a hospital when someone from her son Todd's home called 911 to report a possible stroke.

Todd told us his mom was talking about Carrie just before suffering her stroke, and said ... "I miss her so much, I want to be with Carrie."

Reynolds was 84.

Mike Tyson is using the majesty of song to describe his hatred for Soulja Boy ... and it's hilarious.

Iron Mike hit the recording booth with producer Damon Elliott and belted out a verse for the new track, "If You Show Up" ... which obviously takes aim at Soulja.

As we previously reported, Mike's coaching Chris Brown for their big celeb boxing match ... and in the song, Mike says bluntly, "I'm gonna teach him how to knock your ass out."

We're told Chris is planning on doing a verse this week and a music video is in the works -- which will be released on Mike's YouTube page.

Carrie Fisher's death certificate confirms what we told you more than a week ago -- the reason her heart stopped beating remains a mystery.

TMZ just obtained the official document, which lists the cause of death as "cardiac arrest/deferred." Translation: the L.A. County Coroner's Office needs to do more testing to pinpoint the trigger for the massive heart attack she suffered on the United flight.

We're told toxicology tests will be performed to determine if there were any drugs in her system that could have contributed to Carrie's death.

TMZ broke the story ... Fisher's heart stopped on the flight 15 minutes out from landing in L.A. She died 4 days later.

Paris cops working the Kim Kardashian robbery are taking suspects and a ton of evidence into custody ... and now there's a report one of her drivers was allegedly involved.

We got these pics of investigators handcuffing several more of the so-called Kim K 17 -- the suspects allegedly tied to the October heist. You can also see cops confiscating several items, like big screen TVs, from their homes.

According to French newspaper Le Monde, one of the 17 is a driver for a limo company frequently used by the Kardashians when they're in Paris. The report raises an old theory about Kim's robbery -- that it was an inside job.

The guy who infamously altered the iconic Hollywood sign to read "Hollyweed" ... surrendered to cops and was promptly arrested Monday afternoon.

Zach Fernandez turned himself in at LAPD's Hollywood station with his attorney in tow. He was booked for misdemeanor trespassing, and released after posting a $1,000 bond.

Zach pulled the stunt on New Year's Day, and while he was praised by fellow weed smokers ... he quickly felt the heat from cops. As we reported, he had bolted out of town after promising to meet with detectives.

Ronda Rousey is back on the grid ... kind of ... posting a quote on social media about bouncing back after hitting "rock bottom."

The UFC legend put up a J.K. Rowling quote that reads, "And so rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life."

Rowling famously delivered the quote during a 2008 speech at Harvard while talking about how she wrote 'Harry Potter' while she was broke, jobless and recently divorced.

Rousey said she was a broken woman after the Holly Holm fight. She appeared to take the Amanda Nunes loss equally hard ... essentially going into hiding after UFC 207 to ponder her future.

"MASH" star William Christopher -- who played Father John Mulcahy -- died from cardiorespiratory arrest ... this according to his death certificate obtained by TMZ.

The document also lists small cell carcinoma as a contributing factor, something we're told was non-lung related. Christopher died on New Year's Eve in his Pasadena home at 7:12 AM.

The death certificate also notes he was in the entertainment industry for 60 years.

Music mogul Scott Storch pulled a Britney -- 24 hours after getting married, he wanted out, and is now filing for an annulment due to extreme intoxication.

The famed producer just filed the docs, attempting to get out of marriage ... which went down in 2011. Scott says he and Christina Gray said, "I do" on June 7, 2011 -- but separated the next day. He says they haven't been together since then.

In the docs, Scott admits he and Christina were hammered when they tied the knot, and were "not of sound mind." It is weird he's just now getting around to filing annulment docs ... 5 and half years later.

In this case, the hangover definitely lasted longer than the honeymoon.

Royal Caribbean Cruises put a bunch of tourists in a death trap by setting them up with a reckless Jamaican bus driver who ended up getting into a huge wreck ... according to a new lawsuit.

The 8 passengers suing were aboard the Independence of the Seas a year ago when they pulled into port and booked a day excursion to Dunn's River Falls ... which required them to take a bus, and their description of the ride is pretty hairy.

They say the driver was speeding, changing lanes and generally driving like a maniac. They repeatedly asked him to slow down, but were told he was driving "the way everyone typically drove in Jamaica."

According to docs, the only thing slow about the driver was his reaction to an oncoming truck ... which had swerved into their lane. The passengers say their wheel man failed to get out of the way, and the bus was broadsided and flipped multiple times ... causing severe and permanent injuries.

They say Royal Caribbean stuck them with an incompetent driver and failed to provide a safe excursion.

Jamie Foxx had a rough night out on the town Saturday when a patron at a popular West Hollywood restaurant physically went after him ... TMZ has learned.

Jamie and some friends were in the patio area at Catch restaurant when a guy came up and complained the group was too loud. One witness says the guy mouthed off, "You don't want to mess with me. I'm from New York."

A comedian who was at Jamie's table fired back, "F*** you I'm from Oakland."

Eyewitnesses say at that point the guy lunged at Jamie. The accounts vary, but one witness says he actually made contact with the actor, pulling him down onto a table. The witness goes on to say Jamie turned the guy around, put him in a choke hold and took him down.

The random guy and the group were kicked out of the restaurant.

BTW ... lots of celebs had a bird's-eye view ... including Jerry Bruckheimer, Cuba Gooding Jr., Michael Bay and Nicole Murphy.

The Game showed up to court Monday morning expecting to stand trial for slugging an off-duty cop -- but he ended up breaking down Chris Brown and Soulja Boy's upcoming fight.

Game's criminal assault trial for punching LAPD Officer Onyebuchi Awaji in March 2015 was scheduled to start today, but the case was postponed. We got him on his way out of court, and he was all pumped up -- about the new year, and about watching Chris and Soulja get in a boxing ring.

Bonus: Game also picked a Streep-Trump death match winner.

As for the fight that landed him in court -- Game already lost the civil case, and was ordered to pay the officer $100k.

The new criminal trial date is set for next month, and this video will be key evidence.

T.I. is keeping people guessing when it comes to his possible divorce from his wife of 6 years, Tiny.

Tip was on Atlanta's Streetz 94.5 Monday morning, and hosts Yung Joc and Mo Quick pressed him on the subject, which he's never talked about publicly before. T.I. still isn't in any mood to discuss it ... and tried his best to calmly and playfully put the hosts in check for bringing it up.

Tiny filed divorce docs in December, but since then T.I.'s put on a full-court press to get her to reconsider. Things were looking good just last week when they had a nice family dinner with their 10-month-old.

Judging by his reaction on the air ... we'd say there's still a chance they work this out.