Melania Trump So, I Have My Own Wine Back Home ... But I Haven't OK'd It!
Melania Trump already has a line of fine foods and wines for sale in her homeland of Slovenia, but the problem is ... she never signed off on the deal.
Slovenia's Sevnica Castle -- yup, a real-life castle -- is now hawking fancy products that are clearly trying to profit off Melania, because the brand is called First Lady.
Some of the goods they're selling include salamis, chocolates, beauty creams and, of course, vino ... the latter of which sells for around $30 a bottle. The first 300 sold out in 3 days.
Melania isn't officially tied to the First Lady campaign, and has reportedly hired Slovenian lawyers to stop the exploitation of her title -- but the castle's steward told Decanter he wasn't ashamed to offer it because the products were "good" and "the best."
Sounds like a very Trump-ish sales pitch.
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Hillary Clinton 'Thinking' About NYC Mayoral Run
Hillary Clinton was at a small gathering recently with some politically connected people in NYC, and it seems she's noodling the idea of running for mayor.
A source who was at the gathering last month says Hillary brought up the topic of running and made it clear she was honestly considering it.
We're told she was talking to people in her close circle to gauge the level of interest and support in a Clinton candidacy.
Our source made it clear ... judging from the meeting, so far it's just talk.
We attempted to reach Clinton, but no luck.
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Radio Host Michael Savage Involved in Restaurant Melee
Conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage was attacked in a Bay area restaurant Tuesday night, and it sure seems there's a Trump connection.
We're told Savage was eating dinner at Servino Ristorante in Tiburon at around 8:30 PM, when a guy started mocking Savage's legal last name, screaming, "weener, weener." We're told the guy threw Savage to the ground, after allegedly shoving Savage's poodle, Teddy, out of the way.
Savage is one of Trump's favorites, frequently appearing on his radio show. During the campaign Savage claimed Hillary Clinton may have Parkinson's.
The guy who slammed Savage also allegedly punched someone in the face who tried to get in between the 2 men -- according to Rich Lieberman at 415 Media, who first broke the story.
Savage and the guy each made a citizen's arrest ... cops came but released both on the spot.
Savage says the guy who pushed him knew who he was and had "beef" with him.
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T.I. Defends Snoop Trump's Nothing But a Tangerine Tanned Muskrat Scrotum Skin
T.I. is going to war with Donald Trump over Snoop Dogg -- blasting the prez with a legendary string of insults that would crush on "Wild 'N Out."
Tip is pissed about Trump calling out Snoop for his controversial music video ... where he pulled a fake gun on clown Trump. Just a taste of his anger: "u F***ing Tangerine Tanned Muskrat scrotum skin, Lacefront Possum fur Wig wearing, Alternative fact, Atomic Dog diarrhea face ass man!!!!"
It goes on, and arguably, gets way worse.
Welcome to The Dozens, Mr. President.
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Anheuser-Busch Sued You Can't Have Spuds MacKenzie He's Our Party Dog Now!
Anheuser-Busch has no business using the ghost of Spuds MacKenzie to sell Bud Light because that doggy don't bark for the beer giant anymore ... according to a new lawsuit.
Spuds Ventures says it currently owns the rights to the beer-drinking party dog from the late '80s, and Anheuser-Busch completely screwed them by bringing Spuds back for a Super Bowl 51 ad without getting permission.
According to the docs ... A-B abandoned its Spuds MacKenzie campaign more than 20 years ago amid controversy the dog made beer kid-friendly. In 2013 Spuds Ventures swooped in to take ownership of Spuds.
Spuds Ventures says Anheuser only objected last year to its purchase of the dog's rights ... as the brewery was gearing up for its Super Bowl commercial.
SV is suing for damages and any profits Anheuser made off its Spuds reboot commercial.
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Mischa Barton I'm the Victim of Revenge Porn
Mischa Barton says someone she dated has betrayed her in the most personal of ways ... shopping around what she says is revenge porn.
Mischa and her lawyer, Lisa Bloom, just warned the suspect ... the law will come down on him hard.
The star of "The O.C." says the ex used a hidden camera and videotaped her without her consent. Bloom says the guy has been shopping the tape around to porn sites. She says she's obtained a restraining order against the guy, who apparently is looking for a big payday.
Bloom has contacted cops who are investigating.
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Ben Affleck Jennifer's Got My Back
Ben Affleck's support system is right in front of him ... literally.
Ben and Jennifer Garner were out Wednesday in Santa Monica just 1 day after Ben announced he completed rehab.
As we reported, their divorce is still full steam ahead ... but they are serious co-parents who not only get along ... they still support each other.
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Mark Cuban to Obama I'll Sell You 10% of the Mavs ... Here's My Price!
If Barack Obama wants to buy a piece of an NBA team ... now's his chance!
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says he's down to sell 10% of the franchise to the former President of the United States ... and he even names his price!
Of course, Obama has previously said he has real interest in becoming an NBA owner -- and has reportedly discussed being part of an ownership group.
The issues ... Cuban's price seems super high considering the recent sale prices of other NBA teams.
But maybe it's just the first number in a longer negotiation???? (Yeah, we've seen "Shark Tank").
Stay tuned ...
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Donald Trump If Snoop Pointed Gun at Obama He'd Be Jailed!
Donald Trump just called out Snoop over his music video, saying if the person in clown face was President Obama, Mr. Dogg would be behind bars.
Trump just tweeted, "Can you imagine what the outcry would be if @SnoopDogg, failing career and all, had aimed and fired the gun at President Obama? Jail time!"
We asked that very question to several rappers and politicians ... Ice-T, for e.g., thought doing the same thing to Obama would be worse. Senator Ted Cruz says whoever the president ... it's the same thing.
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Ted Cruz Sorry, Snoop ... Trump Gun Video is Wrong
Ted Cruz is appalled by Snoop or anyone else pretending to assassinate a President of the United States, whoever it is, because of this country's rich, violent history.
We got the Senator on Capitol Hill Tuesday and he was clear ... the notion of advocating the assassination of a president -- even joking about it -- is just plain wrong.
Cruz clearly thinks this is a bigger issue than beef with Trump ... it goes to the foundation of democracy.
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Barack Obama All the Right Moves
President Obama followed an inspirational and historical calling -- Go West, young man!!! -- by fleeing the blizzard for sunny Hawaii.
The former prez was puttin' around in Oahu ... his home turf.
Obama cares, but he also knows how to chill.
Rob Gronkowski Blasted By Movie Co-Star ... You Sucked! (Update)
9:58 AM PT -- Sources close to Gronk tell TMZ Sports his absence isn't personal, he's focusing on rehabbing his back after surgery.
We're told Gronk never did the movie as a serious stepping stone for his acting career, but rather as a favor for a friend involved in the production.
As one Gronk source put it, "Movie promotion is NOT a priority, his health and career are."
There is no lovefest behind the scenes of Rob Gronkowski's new movie -- with one of his co-stars RIPPING the NFL star for botching his lines on set ... and bailing on promoting the flick.
Joanna Krupa says she flew in from Poland for the premiere of "You Can't Have It" -- in which Rob plays a cop investigating a violent situation at a bar -- but Gronk's gone M.I.A. and she's pissed.
JK claims Gronk's done virtually no publicity and says, "To me, he's not a big team player."
We reached out to Gronk's camp for comment -- so far, no word back.
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PnB Rock to Tyga I'm Coming for Kylie!!
Rapper PnB Rock's down to pull the robbery on Tyga ... he's obsessed with Kylie Jenner.
PnB was at LAX Tuesday spittin' game at Kylie and clearly he couldn't care less she's with Tyga.
Pretty clear PnB's got no shame in his game and he insists Tyga would understand cause he knows how the game's played.
Then he spits a line from his "Selfish" track ... dedicated to Kylie, of course.
Tupac Was Crazy for ...
Tupac had a habit he just couldn't kick, and we can't blame him!
We got Young Noble out -- a member of 'Pac's group, Outlawz, and we asked him to drop one secret about Makaveli people don't know yet.
We don't know if this tasty factoid will be in "All Eyez On Me" ... the movie about Tupac coming out this summer.
Who knew 'Pac was hittin' up this fast food joint???
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Taylor Swift I'm Done Fighting Spotify I'm Eyeing My Own Streaming Service
Taylor Swift is done fighting Spotify and other streaming services for royalties, and apparently wants to become the master of her own destiny by starting her own streaming service.
Taylor's filed docs giving her the right to brand a website "featuring non-downloadable multi-media content in the nature of audio recordings." Sounds like a streaming service to us. She wants to call the website "Swifties."
You'll recall Taylor famously feuded with Spotify over royalties and ended up yanking her catalog back in 2014. The move sent Spotify and others into crisis mode, fearing other artists might follow.
It looks like Taylor's going beyond a streaming service. According to the docs, she's looking to launch a line of music products, including guitars, guitar picks, guitar straps and drumsticks. Her plans also include organizing retreats, educational camps and self-guided online courses.
We reached out to Taylor's camp, so far no word back.