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O.T. Genasis is gonna love holograms as much as the coco if they keep lining his pockets with the kinda cash he's getting for the easiest nightclub gig ever.

We obtained this video of O.T. performing his hit, "Cut It" ... in hologram form. It's a sample of what fans will see next week at Heat Ultra Lounge in the O.C. when holo O.T. headlines for $20,000! It's the sweetest deal possible for the rapper.

Our O.T. sources tell us he made the deal with music mogul Vassal Benford who owns the Benford hologram series in 4D presence. Benford is also close to inking a deal with Diplo.

We're told the virtual rapper will do 5 songs on Feb. 18 ... while the real deal collects the dough -- $10k up front and another $10k after the show.

In-N-Out Burger is accusing a dry cleaner of pulling a double-double of sorts -- blatantly ripping off its famous logo.

The burger joint is suing In-N-Out Cleaners in Wichita, and one look at their signs makes it pretty obvious why. Other than the clever use of a clothes hanger, seems pretty dead-on to the naked eye.

In-N-Out Burger says angry consumers ratted out the dry cleaner on Facebook. According to the docs, one hungry customer thought In-N-Out was finally in town ... only to be disappointed.

This should be settled faster than it takes to throw down animal style fries and a Neopolitan shake.

Richard Hatch -- best known for playing Captain Apollo on the original "Battlestar Galactica" TV series -- has died ... family sources tell TMZ.

We're told Hatch had pancreatic cancer and went into hospice care a few weeks ago.

The actor, writer and producer began working in television in 1970 when he joined the cast of "All My Children" ... before landing a starring role on 'BG' in 1978. He was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a TV series in 1979.

Hatch made several guest appearances in the '80s on shows like "Murder, She Wrote," "The Love Boat" and "Fantasy Island." He also returned to the "Battlestar Galactica" franchise in a re-imagined series in 2004 as the character Tom Zarek.

Hatch was 71 years old.

RIP

50 Cent's son isn't shy about critiquing his father's music -- he says it SUCKS, but he also thinks everyone's getting the wrong idea about his own new track.

Marquise Jackson tells TMZ his song, "Different," isn't a shot at Fiddy ... even though the track includes the line, "Lost my pops, he's still alive."

Marquise has said his relationship with his dad hit the skids when he was about 10, and it hasn't been the same since. He says there's deeper meaning to his song than a shallow shot at "pops."

Sarah Silverman's got a plan to fight Donald Trump's administration ... and it goes way beyond voting and protesting.

We asked Sarah about Betsy DeVos getting confirmed as Secretary of Education -- she's obviously not happy about it ... and went on to give us her 2 cents about how she's keeping up the resistance.

Selena Weber and Lauren Ashley brought several swimsuit options for their Miami trip ... and they keep revealing more about themselves with every outfit change.

The models have been hitting the beach for a few days now, and they hit everyone with a double shot of their backsides Tuesday ... especially Selena.

Jamie Lynn Spears' daughter, Maddie, is now breathing on her own as she recovers from the horrific ATV accident that left her submerged for several minutes.

A Spears family rep says the 8-year-old girl regained consciousness on Tuesday ... "Doctors were able to remove the ventilator today and she is awake and talking." Maddie is still receiving oxygen, but the rep told People it appears she did not suffer any neurological damage.

TMZ broke the story ... Maddie was driving a Polaris ATV Sunday when it flipped and submerged her in a pond.

Beyonce stole a famous recorded line from a dead New Orleans rapper and then sampled it in her song, "Formation," without permission ... according to a new lawsuit.

The estate of Anthony Barré -- aka Messy Mya -- just filed suit against Bey for allegedly using a small, but memorable, piece from his 2010 video "A 27 Piece Huh?" and sprinkling it into her hit song ... which has been certified gold.

Barré's estate claims Beyonce straight-up ripped the deceased artist's exact "I like that" phrase -- in his voice -- without permission ... and then went on to make millions off the track. Barré, a YouTube star, was shot and killed in 2010.

The estate goes on to claim they tried talking to Beyonce about the sample ... but says she blew them off.

Now, the estate is asking for more than $20,000,000 in back royalties and other damages for using some of his final recorded words.

We've reached out to Beyonce ... so far, no word back.

The "Cash Me Ousside" girl says her whooping some ass on a plane Monday was totally justified ... 'cause a lady put hands on her mom.

Danielle Bregoli gave us a blow-by-blow of her fight with the passenger, saying the videos -- obtained by TMZ -- don't tell the full story, and that the "victim" of her blows actually initiated the aisle brawl by pushing Mama Bregoli ... who was in a cast.

Sounds reasonable ... but we'll let you be the judge. HowBow dah?

Bill Belichick. Julian Edelman. The ball boys. Reporters. Robert Kraft.

The Houston Police Dept. says they're looking at EVERYONE who had access to the Patriots locker room to find out who stole Tom Brady's Super Bowl jersey ... 'cause right now they have no idea.

The Houston PD just addressed the media -- saying they're combing through lists of people who were in the locker room when the jersey went missing.

They're also asking for reporters and camera people to check video in the hopes someone caught the thief in the act.

Bottom line ... the jersey is still missing and cops don't seem to have any real leads.

If a Flamin' Hot Cheeto shaped like Harambe the gorilla selling for nearly $100,000 sounds too good to be true, it's because it very well might be ... according to the guy waiting for the dough.

The Cheeto Harambe owner, named Chris, tells us bidding closed at $99,900. Sounds awesome on paper, but Chris says eBay's still contacting the person behind the bid to make sure he/she is serious. If not ... eBay will go down the line, checking with the next highest bidders until someone's willing to pay up.

Chris says the good news is there were several bids over $90k ... so he still stands to make a bundle, plus he was only aiming for a price in the thousands.

Whatever the final sale price, Chris says he plans to split the cash with a coworker who suggested the eBay auction, and also make a donation in Harambe's name to an animal organization.

Right now, the golden Cheeto's just chilling at Chris' home until it finds a new one.

It's 36 DEGREES in Boston right now ... and Rob Gronkowski has stripped off his shirt and is DOUBLE POUNDING BEERS at the Patriots Super Bowl parade.

Patriots fans braved the weather to welcome the Super Bowl LI Champs back to New England ... with Tom Brady leading the parade through the streets of Boston.

Kim Zolciak admits her 4-year-old son holds his father's gun but says haters need to swallow a chill pill because the piece isn't loaded.

Kim's son, Kash, filled out a school questionnaire introducing his dad, former NFL star Kroy Biermann ... and one of his answers read, "I love him because he lets me hold his real gun."

Kim caught serious heat after posting the questionnaire, but she tells us Kroy's Desert Eagle pistol is NEVER loaded when they let Kash hold it.

She adds ... Kash "is not shooting it, and we have a huge safe that we put the gun in, and in there they are not loaded as well."