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Dave Bautista is really, really, REALLY mad at whoever spray painted the n-word at LeBron James' L.A. home ... blasting the racist perpetrator as the "scum of the Earth."

In fact, the "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" star was getting angry even talking about it with TMZ Sports -- and took a breath to calm down.

TMZ Sports broke the story, LAPD units responded to Bron's home around 7 AM on Wednesday. No arrests have been made so far.

Chris Cornell's family just got shut down by the City of Detroit, which refused to release information surrounding the singer's death, because the City claims it's still "an open investigation."

We've learned the family's lawyer, Kirk Pasich, sent a Freedom of Information request to the City asking for the police and toxicology reports. The City nixed the request, saying releasing the info would "compromise and/or interfere with their investigation."

The family says it's "mystified" the Medical Examiner announced to the world Chris' death was a suicide when the full autopsy hasn't been completed.

Chris' wife, Vicky, says the family still has several unanswered questions about what led to her husband's death and she thinks the toxicology reports will answer those questions. The intimation ... maybe Chris was so high on drugs he was not in his right mind and did not consciously try and kill himself.

Charles Barkley is going to bat for his old friend, Tiger Woods -- saying people like Jack Nicklaus who say Tiger needs help don't REALLY know what they're talking about.

Barkley appeared on 97.5 FM The Fanatic Philadelphia on Wednesday and was asked for his thoughts on Tiger's DUI. He's clearly upset with people assuming Tiger has a serious substance abuse issue.

"Even Jack Nicklaus, somebody I really respect, talking about, 'Tiger really needs help.' Well he don't KNOW that. We don't know if Tiger has a drug problem."

Barkley added, "He just had a bad reaction [to prescription medication]. He wasn't out there drinking and driving."

Barkley says the "haters" are "in heaven right now because they get a chance to dump on the guy."

Barkley and Tiger were very close friends before 2009 -- and would regularly hit Vegas together. But Tiger cut him off after his marriage fell apart.

Laci Kay Somers wants no part of a Tiger Woods scandal ... the wildly popular, and smoking hot, Instagram model is denying rumors she was hanging with him prior to his DUI arrest.

Laci tells TMZ ... multiple reports claiming she was in Florida Sunday night with Tiger are completely false. She insists she was in L.A. all weekend with her mom, and more to the point ... she's NEVER met Tiger.

Fact is, Laci fits the mold -- smoking hot blonde a la Tiger's current squeeze Kristin Smith ... not to mention Lindsey Vonn and Elin Nordegren. However, the model, who has 8 million IG followers, says she has zero history with him ... no phone calls, no texts, no sliding up in the DMs.

She has no clue how the rumor started, but we'll say this ... Tiger's done worse.

"American Crime" actress Regina King and legendary Brooklyn rapper, Dana Dane are turning Cinderella into a dude with a whole lotta swag for a movie adaptation of Dane's 1987 hit "Cinderfella."

We're told the script is complete and the two are shopping around for actors. There's talk Ice Cube might hop onto the project.

"Cinderfella" was one of Dana's biggest hits ... the lyrics puts the Cinderella story in the hood. Instead of a fairy godmother, Dana rapped about his fairy godfather, Hurb, and instead of glass slippers, Cinderfella shows up to the party in a pair of brand spanking new Ballys ... one of which gets left behind.

King already has a good track record with Cinderella flicks. She starred in the remake "A Cinderella Story" which was a hit at the box office.

The New York Mets have FIRED Mr. Met and apologized after their beloved mascot was caught giving fans the one-finger salute during Wednesday's game.

A fan captured the encounter as Mr. Met headed into the tunnel during the 7th inning -- claiming he was just trying to get a high 5 -- but got only 1 digit in return.

The Mets called it an "inappropriate action," and issued an apology saying "we do not condone this type of behavior. We are dealing with this matter internally."

The team later confirmed that the person wearing the costume Wednesday night has been canned from the position.

One thing to note: Mr. Met -- who only has 4 digits on each hand -- doesn't actually have a middle finger. But yeah ... we get the point.

Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott hug and kiss when they say goodbye ... and play a little grab ass too.

Kylie was with the rapper at his home in L.A. for a couple hours Wednesday before they walked out together and packed on the PDA in front of her ride. Kylie didn't leave without also getting a piece ... of art, that is.

As we reported ... Kylie and Travis have been inseparable since Coachella and are way beyond a casual relationship.

Tobe Hooper -- director of the iconic horror film "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" -- got beat up by his ex and has the bruises to prove it ... according to new legal docs.

The 74-year-old was allegedly attacked by 36-year-old Rebecca Hodges 2 weeks ago, and was left with a battered face. Hooper claims there was another altercation in April where Hodges also punched him in the face.

According to the docs ... the 2 used to date and live together, and Hooper's accusations against Hodges were enough to get a judge to order her to stay 100 yards away from him.

We tried to contact Hodges ... no luck so far.

Lil Yachty's new Migos collaboration, "Peek A Boo," is under attack by another rapper who says the track rips off his shout-out to Pokemon.

Rapper Memphis Ash dropped his song, "Pikachu" last year, which he naturally rhymed with "peekaboo." Lawyers for Memphis fired off a cease and desist claiming Yachty's track copies his verse and hook.

Yachty's manager, Coack K, tells us he ain't buying it, because "Peek A Boo" is a totally different song. Take a listen to both ... to the naked ear, it seems the only thing they have in common is the use of the word "peekaboo."

Memphis' lawyer, Ben McLane, initially gave Yachty 10 days to fork over royalties, and the deadline's passed. Sources connected to Memphis say his next step will be trying to get "Peek A Boo" scrubbed from Spotify, iTunes and other online stores.

Cops have just released the police video of the Tiger Woods DUI arrest -- showing the golfer zonked out during the stop and bombing field sobriety tests.

The footage was shot early Monday morning from a Jupiter PD dash cam. Cops say Woods was passed out behind the wheel when they approached the car.

He's almost like a zombie in the footage -- swaying, incoherent ... and unable to even tie his own shoes.

At one point during the stop, an officer tells Tiger he smells the "odor" of alcohol on him -- though Woods insists he did not drink. A breathalyzer later showed Tiger's BAC was .000.

The incident took place roughly 8 miles from Tiger's home in Jupiter, FL. An obviously disoriented Woods told cops he believed he was in L.A. ... driving toward Orange County.

Woods insists alcohol was not a factor and blames it on an "unexpected reaction to prescription medications."

New video has surfaced dramatically showing the scope and horror inside Pulse nightclub in Orlando, where a lone gunman slaughtered 49 people before he was shot.

The video was obtained by the Orlando Sentinel ... you see cops entering the club through a broken window and zeroing in on the bathroom, where shooter Omar Mateen was holding club patrons hostage.

The video is graphic ... hard to watch, but it paints a vivid picture of the havoc a single maniac can wreak.

LeBron James says the racist vandalism at his Brentwood home proves one thing -- no matter how much money or fame he has, "Being black in America is tough."

TMZ Sports broke the story ... someone spray painted the n-word across the front gate of Bron's $20 million estate. Cops are hunting for the perpetrator.

LeBron spoke about the incident Wednesday afternoon at a media event for the NBA Finals -- saying his family is safe ... and that's the most important thing.

He also said the incident proves that "racism will always be a part of the world and a part of America."

LeBron also referenced Emmett Till -- the 14-year-old black kid who was brutally beaten to death by racist white people after they accused him of whistling at a white woman.

"I think back to Emmett Till’s mom actually. It’s one of the first things I thought of. The reason she had an open casket was because she wanted to show the world what her son went through as far as a hate crime and being black in America."

Kathy Griffin is acting more like an adversary of the U.S. than one of it's citizens ... according to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, which is slamming her controversial photo shoot.

The VFW -- the oldest war veterans organization -- is condemning Kathy's "incredibly revolting attack on the President of the United States" ... and does NOT accept her apology.

The message comes on the heels of CNN firing Kathy from its New Year's Eve show.

The organization also says, "What she did was not humorous nor should it be protected speech or expression. Playing to an audience with a severed head is what our enemies do. The USO should immediately end it's relationship with her.”

The USO tweeted it has no relationship with Kathy ... save for "two experiences years ago."

Kathy went on USO tours to Afghanistan in 2003 and Iraq and Kuwait in 2006. She also hosted a USO Salute to the Troops in 2010. As of Wednesday afternoon, the USO was still promoting her work on its website.

We've reached out to the USO multiple times, but so far no word back.

Cops tell us the jumper was a 17-year-old from Maryland.

Practice makes perfect -- Secret Service agents nailed a White House jumper Wednesday, and this time it went like clockwork.

The Secret Service says the jumper attempted to scale the now infamous bike rack fence around 4:30 PM ET, but agents took down the individual before they made it over. The suspect's been booked for unlawful entry.

This makes SIX attempts to get on White House grounds ... with one suspect making it all the way to a door before agents apprehended him.

The Secret Service has not released any information about the latest jumper.