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Jennifer Holliday is making up with gay fans who might have been pissed she initially accepted an invitation to sing at the Trump inauguration ... by headlining an all-gay Caribbean cruise.

Sources with Atlantis -- a gay and lesbian charter company -- tell TMZ ... Jennifer was the main attraction Wednesday night aboard Allure of the Seas -- and she's putting on 2 more shows Thursday night.

Atlantis says it reached out to Holliday right after she backed out of the inauguration.

Jennifer got a standing O for her first performance. We're told she never brought up the inauguration. As we reported, Holliday canceled that gig ... partly due to backlash from the LGBT community.

Looks like it's all good now.

"Black-ish" star Jenifer Lewis says the guy who trained her, flirted with her and started dating her has ripped her off for $50k, and she's blaming the gym.

Jenifer met the guy at an LA Fitness club in West Los Angeles, where he was a manager who worked the front desk. She says they got chummy and started seeing each other. She says 3 months into the relationship he convinced her to loan him the money for a film he was producing, saying he was Oscar-worthy, having won 3 awards for sound design.

Jenifer says in fact, he was a con man who served time and LA Fitness should have known and not hired him. According to her lawsuit against the club, she says when she confronted managers at the gym they actually sided with the con man, saying, "Stop making accusations." She adds in the suit they actually blocked her from returning to the gym.

Chris Brown's Lamborghini Aventador is chilling on a scrap heap after a mysterious crash completely destroyed the exotic sports car ... TMZ has learned.

The whip -- which retails for $400k-$500k -- wrecked in Bev Hills early Tuesday morning, but police have no idea who was behind the wheel because it was abandoned when they arrived on scene.

We're told the Lambo is still registered to Chris, and even though he lets friends drive it ... he had no knowledge it was being driven the night of the crash. Although it has a matte black wrap now -- you can still see the car's original orange paint underneath.

Police say because it was a single car wreck, and nothing else was damaged ... it's a low priority investigation. We're guessing Chris doesn't feel the same way.

French Montana's not fazed at all by Iggy Azalea dating a new dude ... because he's the one who ended their relationship.

Sources close to French tell us he wants Iggy to be happy, and has no issue with her hooking up with music producer Ljay Currie -- who posted a pic wearing jewelry French bought for Iggy. We're told it's no skin off French's back ... he doesn't care what she does with the diamonds.

As for the rapper's tweet about shooting someone's "punk Asss," which seemed to be a threat aimed at Ljay -- it had nothing to do with him.

We're told French was in the studio that day laying down a new track ... and the "threat" was a lyric.

Ryan Lochte won't have to swim naked when he returns to the pool this summer ... 'cause the troubled Olympian finally has a new swimsuit sponsor -- TYR.

The 12-time Olympic medalist was sacked by Speedo -- along with Polo Ralph Lauren and Gentle Hair Removal -- in August after his Rio gas station robbery incident.

"Through his work in the pool he has elevated the sport of swimming on a global scale," Matt DiLorenzo, CEO of TYR Sport says.

Selena Gomez and The Weeknd are clearly past the one-night stand phase, 'cause they're hanging out in public again ... this time doing it at a Dave & Buster's.

Selena and Abel hit up a D&B in Hollywood Wednesday night with a bunch of mutual friends -- including French Montana and Jaden Smith -- where we're guessing they ate, drank, and played.

This is the first time the two stars have been seen together since their makeout sesh at Giorgio Baldi a few weeks ago ... following all the drama that ensued.

And besides, if there's one thing anyone who's anyone knows about this place ... it's a total date night spot. Keyword ... date.

Donald Trump should be greeting you when you land at the LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal, but when you look for him you'll draw a blank.

Check out the empty picture frame which until just a week ago, showcased Barack Obama.

Trump had taken his official pic, but we're told the White House has not sent the photos to some locations where the president hangs above the action.

We just found the video of the incident that got Shia LaBeouf arrested early Thursday morning.

The video doesn't capture the entire incident, but there's definitely a scuffle between Shia and another guy. You see everyone looking at the scuffle, and at 13 seconds you hear someone say, "He hit me!"

Cops say the victim and witnesses claim Shia pulled the guy's scarf, scratched him in the face and pushed him.

We have a second video where Shia seems to whack a guy in the chest, shake his hand and then yank him away. We know there was a group of people with the alleged victim and this guy could have been part of the pack.

Stitches learned karma's a bitch after parking in a handicap space, because cops busted him for gun and drug charges ... as he was backing out of the spot.

According to the police report, officers spotted the rapper's Porsche pulling out of a Miami Whole Foods lot Wednesday night. Cops immediately recognized Stitches from previous arrests -- he has a unique face -- and asked if he had a gun. He said no.

However, he did immediately hand over a rolled up, slightly burnt joint ... according to cops. When they searched the car, they found a Glock under his seat and 2 magazines of ammo. Cops say he apologized and said he thought they were asking if he had a gun ON him ... not IN his car.

Must've been a potent strain he was smoking.

Cops say they also found a mason jar filled with 39.2 grams of weed and one oxycodone pill, no prescription. He was booked for felony gun and weed possession.

Trump Tower has been a swarm of activity in the last 3 months, and it's triggered some sales and some angst over the staple of NYC -- food deliveries.

We've learned 5 apartments have been listed for sale and 3 apartments have been put up for lease this month alone. Realtors who rep units in the building tell us these numbers are high for a single month. Granted there are 238 units in the building, but 8 in one month is eyebrow-raising.

Trump's rise to the presidency has been a mixed bag for residents. The positive ... the building has enormous marquee value, and most realtors believe that makes it an even better investment over time. It's also become super secure, with the help of Secret Service.

But some residents are upset for several reasons. They say they get stopped by security all the time. And especially annoying ... it's an ordeal for guests who visit homeowners ... the security process is intense.

Worst of all, say some residents ... New York is a delivery town, from food to dry cleaning. The delivery people get frisked and bags get opened. We're told it sometimes takes 30 minutes for the items to make their way up.

And some residents say the barricades outside the building are an eyesore, and it's hard to walk anywhere around the building.

Security has eased a little since Trump moved to D.C., but there's still a heavy presence since Melania and Barron will be there full-time until June. Residents are hoping things get back to some sense of normalcy after that.

NYPD officers hauled Shia LaBeouf away in handcuffs from his marathon protest site in NYC ... after he got into it with another protester.

The arrest happened right in the middle of Shia's "He will not divide us" live stream ... which has been going on since President Trump's inauguration. Cops tell us a guy walked in front of the mounted camera and said something -- possibly regarding Trump -- but whatever it was, Shia got pissed.

Shia grabbed for the guy's scarf, and allegedly scratched him in the process. As TMZ first reported ... NYPD has been posted up at the protest site since Monday -- so officers quickly moved in and busted Shia.

This all went down about 90 minutes ago, and we're told LaBeouf has not been booked yet ... but he's most likely looking at a misdemeanor assault charge.

Barron Trump is back in school -- this time as a member of the First Family -- and no one in NYC really noticed.

The 10-year-old was taken to his private school Thursday morning in an SUV, accompanied by a second SUV. There was no motorcade, which leads us to believe Melania did not accompany him which she frequently did before the inauguration.

There were no traffic tie-ups as Barron made his way uptown. Secret Service did not stop traffic along the route.

There was a lot of concern by New Yorkers Barron's trek back and forth would create unbearable gridlock. So far, so good.

Drew Carey's son is the mystery kid from the Trump protest who claimed he started a bonfire and yelled, "Screw our president" ... TMZ has learned.

News footage of the boy went viral after the inauguration eve protest in Washington D.C. -- and we've confirmed it was 11-year-old Connor behind one of the night's most memorable moments.

A source close to Drew tells us Connor got caught up in the emotions of the crowd around him, and he was in hot water afterward. We're told Drew and Connor's mom were upset about how he expressed himself to the reporter, and talked to him about his language.

The source says Connor "regretted his choice of words" after the chat with his folks.

Our own photog ran into Drew that night at the rally, and it was clear he had no idea Connor was in the heat of the action.

Shia LaBeouf got crazy cheers and hugs just a couple hours after his arrest ... as he returned to the scene of the alleged crime.

When he got out of jail he went straight to the "He will not divide us" protest webcam, and you'd have thought he just won a war.

Mind you, this was the wee hours of Thursday morning ... so not a ton of people there to welcome him, but you can't say this Shia lover ain't enthusiastic.

Scarlett Johansson and her French journalist husband, Romain Dauriac, put their breakup rumors to rest almost as soon as they surfaced ... or maybe they're just still super friendly.

The couple, who share a 2-year-old daughter, put up a united front Wednesday night at the Uncanny Likeness exhibit in NYC hours after news broke they had reportedly split.

If you look closely, doesn't appear ScarJo is wearing her wedding ring, and it wasn't on either when she made an appearance at the Women's March over the weekend.

Nevertheless ... she was all smiles. He was partially smiles.

Milla Jovovich's standing firm against letting her 9-year-old daughter watch "Resident Evil: The Final Chapter" ... even though the kid played a key role in the new flick.

We caught up with Milla Wednesday at LAX and asked her about keeping 'Evil' in the family. Remember ... Milla's hubby, Paul W.S. Anderson, wrote and directed the series, and it now includes daughter Ever Gabo, who plays Red Queen -- a diabolical holographic avatar.

But it sounds like Ever's got some growing up to do before she gets the full Hollywood experience.