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Stephen Belafonte's complaints about being broke as a joke fell on deaf ears, as the judge pushed off a decision on how much, if any, spousal support Mel B should pay.

As we reported, Belafonte says he's on hard times -- making zero dollars, running up credit card debt ... and desperately in need of cash flow. He got no sympathy from Mel's attorneys who requested a continuance on the money ruling.

Mel's team argued it's premature to talk money because she's incurred expenses related to the restraining order she has against him, and Stephen might end up having to cover some of that bill.

The judge agreed and pushed the hearing to the end of the month.

Ariana Grande fans showing up for the official restart of her tour were subject to a security check so tight ... it might make TSA agents blush.

Ariana's performing at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris, and security guards stopped fans to individually inspect nearly every inch of their bodies with a very thorough pat-down.

The show kicked off the continuation of Ariana's tour, which was postponed in the wake of the May 22 Manchester bombing. Looks like her closing song from the One Love Manchester show -- "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" -- will be a staple ... she performed it in Paris too.

J Lo and A-Rod didn't look the least bit shaken by his looming legal battle with an ex -- as they boarded a private jet together.

Jennifer couldn't look more chill -- rocking sweats and Tims -- with her wingman, Alex. The couple's flying from Miami to Las Vegas for her show at Planet Hollywood Wednesday night.

TMZ broke the story ... one of Alex's ex-lovers is threatening to go public with private messages he allegedly sent her if he doesn't cough up $600k. We're told Alex is weighing his legal options, including reporting her to cops for extortion.

Bill Cosby's wife was MIA from court for the 3rd consecutive day of his sexual assault trial, and it's standing out to the media ... and possibly the jury.

We checked, and Bill and Camille Cosby haven't been photographed together in public since April 26, when they walked separately into an NYC office building.

While Cosby has shown up for his trial in PA with 2 former co-stars this week -- Keshia Knight Pulliam on Monday, and Sheila Frazier on Wednesday -- Camille no-showing could hurt her husband's defense.

Fact is, in sexual assault cases, attorneys typically want the spouse of the accused to publicly show support. There are reports Camille will eventually be in court, but first impressions matter ... especially with juries.

Gloria Allred desperately needed to be on vibrate, but instead her phone rang in the middle of the Bill Cosby trial Wednesday ... and it got her booted from court ... temporarily.

Allred was escorted out of the courtroom in Norristown, PA after she got an incoming call. By all accounts, the judge is known to have zero tolerance for that sort of thing.

The court's communications director tell us, generally, if someone is ejected from the court they're not permitted to return for the duration of the trial. Gloria caught a break though -- she was allowed re-entry after a recess.

James Comey has released what he'll say to Congress Thursday about convos he claims he had with President Trump ... and it's filled with bombshell allegations.

Comey's opening statement details conversations he says he had with Trump after being elected, and he claims the President asked him how they could "lift the cloud" on the Russia investigation.

He also insists Trump leaned on him to drop the investigation into General Mike Flynn. Comey claims Trump said ... "I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go. He is a good guy. I hope you can let this go." Comey notes he did not tell Trump he would let it go.

In the statement, Comey says Trump asked him to pledge his loyalty during a dinner in January. Comey claims he told Trump he could count on his honesty.

Comey also says he felt the need to start documenting his convos with Trump -- something he says he felt he never had to do under Barack Obama.

Ryan Lochte NEVER thought about killing himself -- or hurting himself in any way -- after the 2016 Rio Olympics ... despite media reports suggesting otherwise, this according to Lochte himself.

Earlier this week, Lochte told ESPN he "was about to hang up my entire life" after the Rio incident -- and when asked if that meant he considered suicide, nodded his head slowly.

But Lochte tells TMZ Sports, "To be clear, yes I was in a very dark place after Rio, but I never thought about taking my own life."

"That’s the media twisting what I told ESPN. I would never do that. That’s not me."

Lochte goes on ... "I’m a fighter, always have been, and always will be. I knew that I would do whatever necessary to get through that horrible time, and most importantly to once again earn the trust of my friends, family, and the public, who have always been so supportive of me."

Lochte says he's in a great place now -- both personally and professionally -- and he's excited for his fiancee, Kayla, to give birth to their son any minute now.

Prince Harry's so damn beloved his suitors/subjects in Australia are getting more creative in their efforts to get his attention -- tea anyone? In the driving rain?

Harry's in Sydney for the Invictus Games launch event, and even a total downpour didn't stop women from flocking to see him with hot beverages and even cookies.

The dripping wet Prince still flashed his dashing smile through the storm. Even a 97-year-old woman busted out her umbrella to get a piece of Harry.

Rain or shine ... he's worth the trip.

Looks like the only support Selena Gomez is getting these days is from her bf, The Weeknd ... based on the braless shots of her leaving dinner in NYC.

They're in town for his shows at Barclays Canter, but did dinner Tuesday night at Carbone in the West Village. On the way out, the paps started snapping ... and the flashes turned her little black dress see-through. It's the curse of the LBD, really ... and Selena knows it well.

Sometimes in showbiz, there's accidental exposure ... and then there's Bella Thorne.

9:00 AM PT -- According to cops, Danny was found with 2 vertical lacerations on his forearm. We're told police are now treating it as a possible suicide.

Danny Dias, who starred in season 13 of MTV's 'Road Rules,' has died and it appears drugs were involved ... TMZ has learned.

We're told Dias was at his Brooklyn apartment Saturday with a friend. Law enforcement sources say the friend told them he saw Dias take what he believed was LSD and mushrooms. The friend says Dias freaked out, ran in his room and that was the last the friend saw of him.

We're told the friend left the apartment and over the next 2 days called Dias, getting no response. The friend became concerned and on Monday called 911 for to get a welfare check on Dias. First responders had to force their way in, and found Danny dead in the room.

Dias appeared on the 2004 season.

Alex Rodriguez is dealing with an ex from hell -- a woman who's hit him up for cash for years is now threatening to expose private messages if he doesn't cough up as much as $600k ... TMZ has learned.

We're told A-Rod broke up with the woman back in 2014, and although it was never a serious relationship -- more of a fling -- she continued contacting him every now and then, asking for small amounts of money. We're told he always turned her away empty-handed.

But things changed earlier this year when Alex got together with Jennifer Lopez. We're told the ex suddenly started hitting up A-Rod for larger amounts of money. He did not give in, and finally within the last week ... he told the woman he was in a happy, committed relationship with J Lo ... and simply wanted to be left alone.

That final denial set her off, and she insisted she would not be ignored. Think Glenn Close in "Fatal Attraction."

We're told she demanded $600,000 or she would contact multiple media outlets to offer text messages Alex had sent her. One source with direct knowledge believes the woman's motives are clear: once A-Rod hooked up with J Lo ... the ex saw dollar signs, and felt he would pay any amount to keep her quiet.

The source believes she intended to release old texts with Alex from when they were dating, and make it seem like he was still contacting her while dating Jennifer.

We're told A-Rod is standing firm ... he will NOT pay her a dime. Instead, his legal team is preparing to go to police and even federal authorities if the woman continues threatening him.

Before Zoolander flashed blue steel, Val Kilmer was flashing real killer looks as Iceman in "Top Gun" ... and he's still got it. Just ask Val.

Val was rocking a "Cool As Ice" tee while taking a selfie -- a well-timed shout-out to his "Top Gun" character ... since Tom Cruise just announced he's doing the sequel, "Top Gun: Maverick."

Iceman hasn't been shy about wanting to reprise his role. Back in May he posted another selfie saying, "I'm ready Tom- still got my top gun plaque! Still got the moves! Still got it!"

Gotta have a wingman, Tom! Just sayin' ...

Barack Obama might be out of the White House, but he just can't quit his pal, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Barack and Canada's big cheese grabbed dinner at the Liverpool House Tuesday in Montreal ... on the heels of Prez 44's speech blasting President Trump for pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord.

Both guys rolled up their sleeves to talk shop ... namely, how to foster a new generation of leaders in their respective countries. Let's face it -- doesn't hurt to look like these guys either.

The rock star treatment they got outside the restaurant proves it.

Bill Cosby got another show of support from a former co-star as he entered the courthouse for day 3 of his criminal sexual assault trial.

Cosby walked hand-in-hand with actress Sheila Frazier, who shared the screen with the famous defendant in the 1978 comedy, "California Suite."

Frazier, who also starred in the 1972 movie, "Super Fly," is married to the hairstylist for both Cosby and his wife, Camille.

Keshia Knight Pulliam walked into court arm-in-arm with Cosby on Monday.

Dean Cain would not have gone Superman on the London Bridge terrorists ... he would have Babe Ruthed them and "swung for the fences."

We got Dean out in Malibu Tuesday and turns out he was in London during Saturday night's attack. He deflects President Trump's criticism of the Mayor of London, saying Londoners should be alarmed by the wave of terrorism. He also has words for the 3 men who mowed people down on the bridge and then stabbed others in a nearby restaurant.

Bill Maher's ex-girlfriend, Coco Johnsen, is throwing shade on him ... strongly insinuating he hurled the n-word a number of times during their relationship.

We got Coco Tuesday at Burbank Airport, and she told us she believes Bill simply thought it was no big deal and no one would care that he jokingly referred to himself as a "house n*****."

Coco dated Maher for a year and a half and subsequently sued him for $9 million for not following through on his alleged promise to marry her. She also claimed he verbally abused her with degrading racial comments. The case later was dismissed due to lack of evidence.

She thinks Bill could use some sensitivity training courtesy of the NAACP.