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Steven Tyler is serious about putting the band together again -- not Aerosmith, but his fellow judges J Lo and Randy Jackson ... for the "American Idol" reboot.

Thing is though ... Steven's got a lot of demands. He was at LAX Friday when he sent a message to 'AI' producers about how to take down "The Voice."

Steven believes he knows the winning formula, but something doesn't add up. We talked salary with him, and he's got a number in mind. Hint: he's looking at you, Jennifer!

Abby Lee Miller nails it when it comes to pampering herself.

The former "Dance Moms" star parked her ass on a comfy chair for a 3-hour mani/ pedi session Thursday in L.A. just days after she was slapped with a 366-day prison sentence. She was convicted on 20 counts of fraud for trying to hide $755k in earnings from the gov.

She seemed unfazed though ... Abby -- who will report to a federal facility near L.A. in about a month and a half -- also gave her future inmate pals a heads-up about her boozing etiquette.

Warning to Abby: the warden frowns upon that kinda thing.

Will Ferrell's still got it ... and he's got an honorary doctorate from his alma mater now to boot.

The famous funnyman stayed classy for most of his commencement speech to USC's class of 2017 on Friday that included a perfect blend of self-deprecating humor, zingers and of course ... some singing.

The crowd laughed along at the comedian's nonstop jokes, but he got the biggest roar from a topical jab at a certain airline company.

The Kardashian girls were sisters in arms for a visit to Planned Parenthood to raise awareness.

Kim, Kourtney and Khloe went to the organization's headquarters Thursday in West L.A. to meet with leaders. We're told they discussed PP's health care efforts and how President Trump's administration is impacting them.

Sources close to the sisters tell us their main focus was to find out how they can contribute to the group's cause and work more with them in the future. Their visit was taped for "Keeping Up with the Kardashians."

PP will get its message out on a popular show, while the Kardashians do something that ... let's face it, many will see as controversial. And as Hollywood knows ... controversy frequently equals ratings.

No word on when the episode will air.

And then there were four ...

Five-person a capella group Pentatonix is about to lose Avi Kaplan ... who announced his departure Friday morning in video posted on the group's Facebook page.

Avi says he'd been struggling to keep up with the fast pace of the band, and missed his friends and family as well as not being able "to escape into nature when I’m feeling overwhelmed or just need some time to myself."

Pentatonix won the third season of NBC's "The Sing-Off" ... and they pop up on almost every award show doing tribute performances. They're about to kick off a summer tour that includes gigs in Japan, and 3 nights at the Hollywood Bowl.

Avi says he'll still do all those shows, but after the tour ... he's done.

James Woods went after Anderson Cooper with a brazenly homophobic tweet about Cooper's now infamous eye roll.

The actor posted a GIF of Anderson rolling his eyes during an interview with Kellyanne Conway a few days ago. He captioned it ... "As his butt plug dislodges during a newscast."

Woods makes no secret of it -- he's a staunch conservative and vocal supporter of President Trump. Clearly, he'd side with Conway over Cooper.

However ... this remark makes Colbert's "cock holster" comment about the prez seem tame.

Tarek El Moussa's still not over his and Christina's explosive fight from a year ago ... giving her and the incident a giant middle finger.

The "Flip or Flop" star was at BJ's Cabana Bar Thursday night in Lake Havasu City, AZ and posed under a sign that read "No guns, weapons of any type." He added "or Helicopters," slapped on the finger emoji ... and tagged his estranged wife.

Tarek deleted the post within an hour, but it doesn't take a genius to connect the dots.

As we first reported ... Tarek and Christina separated following a scary incident one year ago. Orange County Sheriff's deputies responded -- with a helicopter -- when Tarek ran into the mountains with a gun after a blowout argument with Christina.

Christina responded with a post of her own Friday morning. We're told Christina thinks Tarek's been acting out lately because he's jealous of her success without him. Although they still shoot the show together ... Christina's doing more solo speaking engagements.

9:50 AM PST -- A source close to Tarek says the post was supposed to be a joke and he tagged her thinking she'd find it funny too ... the middle finger emoji was directed at the incident as a whole and not at Christina.

Kim Kardashian's firstborn is NOT down with the family biz -- North West is making that 100% clear.

Kim, North and some friends were leaving the immensely popular Museum of Ice Cream (everybody's doing it) Thursday in L.A., and the standard pack of fans and photogs were waiting for them outside.

While her mom, aunts and grandma might be down to pose at all times ... North -- giant cone in hand -- just ain't having it.

Looks like someone's been watching clips of Daddy on the Internet.

Christopher 'Big Black' Boykin's daughter will have NO money worries because her father did everything in life with her in mind ... including saving like crazy for her.

Sources close to Chris tell TMZ ... he set up a college fund for 9-year-old, Isis, and her education is pretty much covered. We're told he was solely focused on being a great dad, and it forced him to be very smart with money and investments.

Friends think that also made him a pretty hilarious penny-pincher, who rarely picked up big tabs or splurged on luxury items for himself. We're told Chris' inner circle wants to make sure Isis' college fund is managed properly, so his dreams for her will be fulfilled.

As we reported, Chris knew his family history of heart problems ... another reason he was determined to leave Isis enough to live comfortably.

Tom Brady is scaring the living hell out of Patriots fans -- not only is he on the new cover of Madden ... but he's essentially sticking his middle finger up at the curse!!!

J.K. Rowling is warning 'Harry Potter' fans not to shell out any Galleons for a handwritten prequel that fell off the back of a broom ... as in, it was stolen.

The burglary happened last month in Birmingham, England at the home of someone who purchased the prequel at a 2008 charity auction for about $40k. It's a pretty cool piece of Potter history -- 800 words written on a postcard that lay out the story of Harry's pop, James Potter, and godfather, Sirius Black, as teenagers.

Cops still haven't made any arrests, but J.K. made a plea Friday to her 10 million followers. Just a matter of time till someone whips out the Probity Probe and finds it, we're guessing.

Eli Roth's got Steve Harvey's back in the aftermath of the comedian's now infamous memo ... but he still would've handled it differently.

The guru of gore flicks was out at Wolfgang's in Bev Hills, and he was well-versed on Harvey's memo to his talk show staff ... where he basically told everyone to stay the hell out of his dressing room. To quote ... "If you open my door, expect to be removed."

Pretty harsh to many people, but Eli, as a director, says he kinda gets where Steve was coming from with the email. Plus, as he put it ... there are actual villains out there to worry about.

And if you haven't read the full memo, do yourself a favor. Hysterical.

Stephen Colbert is declaring victory in his feud with Donald Trump, saying it's pretty rich of the prez to bring up ratings ... when his approval numbers are in the toilet.

Colbert was more than happy to respond to Trump calling him a "no-talent guy." In his Thursday night monologue, he said, "I've been trying for a year to get you to say my name ... I won."

The host also addressed Trump saying he has a "filthy mouth" -- "I do occasionally use adult language, and I do it in public instead of the privacy of an 'Access Hollywood' bus." Ya walked right into that one, Mr. Commander-in-Chief.

Reese Witherspoon did farm to table the New Orleans way -- getting her hands dirty, going elbow deep in crawfish ... then washing it down with a good drink.

Reese is down South for work, but she hit up Clesi's for the NOLA delicacy and a quick lesson. Gotta get your seasonings right and cook them critters for just the right amount of time. Looks like everyone enjoyed the meal ... and ice cold hurricanes too.

Reese was born on the Bayou, but raised in Nashville so she's just getting back to her roots.

Pinch tails, suck heads ... Reese knows the deal.

"American Idol" and "The Voice" are locked in an arms war over which superstars will judge and coach on the shows ... and now 'Idol' is stepping up its game after taking 2 big Ls.

A source familiar with negotiations between 'Idol' and Kelly Clarkson -- on the 'Idol' side -- told us they won't be fooled again. As we reported ... Kelly signed with the NBC hit, after 'Idol' balked at her salary demands.

We're told 'AI' plans to keep its wish list of judges under lock and key from here on out. They think they became sitting ducks the second Kelly and Jennifer Hudson's names got out.

One Idol source said, in their opinion, "The Voice" went "into overdrive to lock down" both singers as soon as they got wind the revamped 'Idol' wanted them.

Tupac's name is being dragged through the mud according to his homie, Treach ... who got so pissed at DJ Funkmaster Flex he just dropped a diss track filled with violent threats.

The Naughty by Nature legend is on the attack after Flex claimed last week Tupac lied about his 1994 shooting because he knew Notorious B.I.G. had nothing to do with it. According to Flex, Biggie got shot 3 years later because 'Pac never told the truth.

Treach is enraged. Just a sample of his lyrics in "Whoooh":

"Death to his soul, his turntables and motherf***ing old stinkin' ass grandparents
'Cause they old asses had a orgy with Lucifer
Now you got a date with death from a Naughty n***a that's shootin' ya"

Treach tells us Flex is "banned worldwide" for disrespecting the dead, plus ... "Who the f**k is any DJ to talk about anybody who made your career by making hits for you to play? All you do is spin records, you dirty bag of ashy elbows!"