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LaMelo Ball's barber took ZERO chances when it came to cutting the Big Baller's hair during the COVID-19 outbreak ... he showed up to trim Melo's head IN A FULL HAZMAT SUIT!!

We kid you not ... Philly Barber -- the famous hair guy for stars like Melo, Saquon Barkley and Patrick Mahomes -- tells TMZ Sports Melo was in desperate need of a cut, but with the global pandemic going down ... he had serious reservations about slinging around the razors.

"He kept approaching me and I was like, 'Look, man, there's a lot going on right now,'" Philly says. "'We gotta practice being safe, dude.'"

But on Tuesday this week, Philly gave in and went to cut the 18-year-old's hair ... but made sure he was doing it safely -- rockin' gloves, protective goggles, a mask and a hazmat suit!

"Melo is like a brother to me and the last thing I want to see, to your wife or to any family members, you don't want to see them affected by this," Philly says.

"I did what I had to do and it looked crazy, bro."

Philly eventually got the job done ... and Melo thought it was all pretty hilarious, saying, "My boy came in here lookin' -- I'm weak!"

Pretty funny, right? But, Philly tells us he's just glad everyone came out of the cut safely ... even if the outfit had him hot as hell during the job.

As for how the cut turned out ... doesn't seem Melo was complaining about the look -- and Philly told us, "It actually really worked out."

Restrictions on fertility procedures, coupled with a freeze on foreign travel due to the coronavirus, are drying up a bankable swath of the baby-making business ... TMZ has learned.

Right now, fresh or frozen embryo transfers, in vitro fertilization and pretty much all elective surgeries are being scrapped as U.S. fertility clinics follow guidelines released by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

A rep there tells us, the financial pain is being felt industrywide ... but even more so with clinics relying heavily on international clientele.

Our sources say many of the parent hopefuls from foreign countries are older Chinese nationals paying large sums for surrogate pregnancies, ever since the government tossed its one-child only policy back in 2015.

We're told these so-called "fertility tourists” flock to the U.S. to procreate, often because of relaxed surrogacy laws in several states. The conception costs aren't cheap, though -- experts tell us egg donations can fetch between $50k and $80k and surrogacy pregnancies run around $90k to $140,000.

John Wilcox, an endocrinologist at the California-headquartered Huntington Reproductive Center tells us ... "A third of our patients come from China and it’s a major part of our revenue stream." Their clinics also serve folks from Australia and Canada, but travel's closed off for those folks too.

He says consultations are still being conducted over WeChat with Chinese clients, but he fears the industry will take a big hit until international travel is restored.

Likewise, The Fertility Center of Las Vegas is a hub for patients jetting in from Europe and Australia, in addition to China, so these days ... they’re feeling the baby blues.

Smaller clinics are also feeling the procreating pinch. Dr. Danielle Lane of the Lane Fertility Clinic in San Francisco says she's noticed a marked drop-off, especially with foreigners ... as 15 percent of their volume is from China.

Mama June's looking for new ways to make that paper during the nation's unemployment surge, and like several celebs before her ... she's turned to Cameo.

The perennially-troubled reality star popped up on the personalized video shoutout site, and based on her one review on so far ... she's doing awesome.

June's asking price for a personalized vid is $25 -- quite a bit less than other big names who partake in Cameo -- but the cash can add up quickly if she gets lots of requests.

But check this out ... her daughter Honey Boo Boo has been racking up the Cameo cash after joining the site just days ago ... so there's hope for Mama, too.

HBB's vids are also apparently "Awesome" ... and 5 bucks less a pop.

This isn't the first new business venture for Mama June during the coronavirus crisis either. As we first reported ... she also emerged on social media a couple weeks back to push a weight-loss product.

Celebs aren't letting self-isolation get in the way of sharing their sexy photos.

Whether it's cooking in the kitchen or hanging out in the yard, these ladies are determined to keep their posts coming ... And so far there's been little distancing from social ... media!

Take a break and check out our gallery of stars sharing their lockdown hot-shots, but make sure you pay close attention because your celeb skills will be put to the test ... See if you have what it takes to guess the star in the scantily-clad quarantine shots!

Workout mogul Denise Austin says Richard Simmons is doing just fine in the shadows ... and she's sharing some of their old fitness routines for folks in quarantine.

Denise tells TMZ ... her old buddy Richard is doing just fine these days, even though he's kept himself out of the public eye for 6 years and counting. Denise says she's in constant contact with Richard's managers, and they assure her he's doing well.

Interestingly, though, she -- like most of the world -- has NOT seen him in person.

Richard and Denise go way back ... and she says their fitness routines from the '80s will really do people a lot of good during coronavirus lockdown.

As we first reported ... Richard is making a comeback of sorts during the pandemic, posting old fitness videos to his YouTube channel, the first activity there in 6 years.

Denise and her daughter, Katie Austin, also have some pretty simple workouts for folks cooped up inside ... and you don't need much other than your limbs and some canned pasta sauce.

A gun-rights group has sued the Mayor of Los Angeles, claiming he had no right to shut down gun stores in the City in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

The California Rifle & Pistol Ass'n claims Mayor Garcetti broke the law when he determined gun stores were not essential businesses. The group notes the feds have called gun and ammo stores "essential" and therefore they can stay open.

Likewise, California Governor Gavin Newsom's stay-at-home order makes gun stores essential, with a twist. Newsom was asked if a city could shut gun stores down, and he said he'd defer to local law enforcement. L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he did not consider gun stores essential, so they were shut down with the threat of arrest and prosecution if they stayed open.

There's no doubt ... there's been a huge run on guns in lots of cities around the country. This is a pic of a Southern California gun shop from last week, where people were lined up out the door to buy weapons, mostly for protection.

The org. claims their rights have been violated because the State order -- stating specifically that gun stores are essential businesses -- trumps any local ordinance. They also say their due process rights were violated because the City nullified their licenses to sell firearms.

It's interesting ... the suit does not focus at all on the Second Amendment which provides for the right to bear arms.

Selena Gomez says she has bipolar disorder, and she's sharing a message about her diagnosis that might not reach the masses the way she hoped.

Selena made the revelation Friday with Miley Cyrus, saying that after several trying years, "I realized that I was bipolar. And so, when I got to know more information it actually helps me."

The singers were chatting on Miley's IG Live show, "Bright Minded," and Selena went on to say her Texas upbringing stopped her from talking about mental health. Once she decided she was going to go public, though, she boned up on the disorder -- "I wanted to know everything about it and it took the fear away.

It seems she wanted fans to know how she's coping, and perhaps even pass on a helpful tip. The problem is ... the world is focused on a massive public health crisis right now.

No doubt, Selena's announcement would normally get way more attention, but coming smack in the middle of a global pandemic ... it might fall on deaf ears.

DJ D-Nice's virtual turn up is no joke -- he regularly has Michelle Obama, Rihanna and Halle joining in, and Diddy says the party is totally intoxicating.

DJ D-Nice was on Friday's "TMZ Live" and told us how his super-popular Instagram Live DJ sets were born. Turns out, it was a combo of loneliness while self-isolating, and his love for music.

His so-called "Club Quarantine" parties have sometimes drawn more than 100k people including the biggest names in movies, music and yes ... even politics.

Check out the vid ... D-Nice tells us how he got Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders to join his first set. He also shared a hilarious story about Diddy "drunk" texting!!!

Check out Friday's "TMZ Live" and you'll see what D-Nice says about where all this quarantine fame will take him when things get back to normal. Also, why he owes a lot of people a lot of sleep!!!

Aside from his immensely popular virtual sets, the hip-hop pioneer has partnered with Spotify to create playlists like "DJ D-Nice's Homeschool." If you're thirsting for more, he's hosting another set Saturday at 4 PM PST on his IG page.

Go give D-Nice a follow, turn it up and chill through quarantine. Ya might even follow in Diddy's footsteps!!!

"WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS."

That's the writing on the wall -- or sky, in this case -- over West Hollywood ... an inspirational reminder as we all try to endure the coronavirus pandemic.

The skywriting appeared Friday afternoon as the plane spelled out the simple and uplifting sentence as Californians end their second full week under "safer at home" orders.

L..A. Mayor Eric Garretti is now requiring all residents to wear non-medical grade masks while out in public. NYC is doing the same. Strange and scary times, for sure ... but clearly, someone wanted to remind the masses this too shall pass.

Of course, it will pass much faster if we all stay home, and stop violating the guidelines -- like one rogue stand up paddleboarder.

A Detroit bus driver who expressed outrage about a woman getting on his bus and refusing to cover her mouth while coughing -- in the middle of a pandemic -- has tragically died from coronavirus.

Jason Hargrove's death from complications of COVID-19 was announced Thursday by Detroit's Mayor Mike Duggan and the transit union of which Hargrove belonged.

His death comes 2 weeks after he posted a Facebook video about his frustrations over risking his life to serve the community ... but not getting the same respect and consideration for his safety back from some people.

Hargrove's March 21 video explained that a female passenger in her 40s or 50s got on his bus and coughed several times without covering her mouth.

He said ... "We out here as public workers doing our job, trying to make an honest living to take care of our families. But for you to get on the bus and stand on the bus and cough several times without covering up your mouth and you know that we in the middle of a pandemic, that lets me know that some folks don't care."

Jason urged people to stay home if possible and take the coronavirus crisis seriously, adding ... "It's folks dying out here. I'm mad right about now because that s**t was uncalled for. And I'm trying to be the professional that they want me to be, so I kept my mouth closed ... I feel violated. I feel violated for the folks that were on the bus when this happened."

Mayor Duggan revealed Hargrove began feeling ill a few days after posting the video, and says the bus driver's death has hit close to home.

Duggan says of Hargrove ... "He knew his life was being put in jeopardy, even though he was going to work for the citizens of Detroit every day, by somebody who just didn't care. By somebody who didn't take this seriously. And now he's gone."

Hargrove leaves behind his wife.