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Spike Lee is clearly fed up that Colin Kaepernick is unemployed -- and now he's going to bat for the QB.

The legendary director of movies like "Do the Right Thing," "Jungle Fever" and "Malcolm X" is promoting an event called, "United We Stand. Rally for Colin Kaepernick."

It's all going down on Wednesday, August 23 in front of NFL Headquarters in NY. Multiple organizations are on board -- including the Justice League NYC and the Empowerment Movement.

Eric Bigger is the exact opposite of heartbroken after getting rejected by Rachel Lindsay on the finale of "The Bachelorette" ... in fact, he almost seems a little too happy.

We got Eric Monday night at Catch after Rachel's new fiancee, Bryan Abasolo, was revealed to 'Bachelor' Nation, and he says his heart is stronger after the show. He also talks race and defends Rachel's final choice.

As for his rejuvenated heart ... Eric explained it on the show, saying Rachel helped him experience love for the first time, which made him grow up big-time.

His epic beard has helped a lot too, apparently. The real question ... next 'Bachelor'?

Corinne Olympios was popping pills and mixing booze during "Bachelor in Paradise" filming before the infamous swimming pool hookup with DeMario Jackson ... TMZ has learned.

Sources close to production tell TMZ ... Corinne made the admission during Saturday's taping of the 'BiP' reunion. We're told she didn't elaborate on what kind of Rx, but she's adamant -- ingesting the pills that day and mixing it with booze intensified her drunkenness, which she says led to her blacking out.

TMZ broke the story ... production shut down following allegations of sexual misconduct in a pool. A producer felt Corinne was incapable of giving consent, but the video and interviews with various members of cast and crew led Warner Bros. honchos to conclude ... she knew what she was doing.

It's interesting ... when 'BiP' filming resumed, new policies were implemented, such as checking bags for prescription drugs, legal or otherwise. Now it makes sense.

Robert Horry got in a fistfight at his kid's basketball tournament this weekend ... and TMZ Sports has the video.

It all went down Saturday afternoon at the Nike 3ON3 tournament at L.A. Live ... where Horry's son was playing.

Witnesses tell us a man affiliated with the opposing team was heckling Horry throughout the game when he approached R.H. and pushed him.

Horry responded with his fists ... throwing several punches at the man. It's unclear if any of the punches landed.

We spoke to Horry who insists he was simply defending himself.

"The guy was trash talking the whole game. He shoved me. Where I'm from, you protect yourself."

R.H. -- a 7x NBA champion -- says he ultimately decided to walk away rather than continue to fight, knowing he was "the only one who was gonna lose in this situation."

Horry claims this isn't the first time the guy has been verbally abusive ... saying he's trash talked his son's team in the past.

A rep for the tournament had no comment on the incident.

Snoop Dogg was all set to perform in Bulgaria to raise cash for kids in war zones -- at least that's what the charity org thought before sniffing out what it believes was a $360,000 scam.

Krasimir Dachev -- a rep for Bulgarian nonprofit Peace for You Peace for Me -- filed a lawsuit against Brandon Allen and his company, Rich America. In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Dachev says Rich America claimed it could deliver Snoop and Britney Spears for a 2016 benefit concert.

According to the suit, the promoter demanded fees totaling $360k just to secure a date and start negotiations. Dachev says Allen sent a video he claimed was Snoop shouting out the concert. It's obviously NOT the D-O-double-G ... but Dachev says they bought it.

Dachev says they feared fraud when Rich America tried to trade out Brit for Natalie LaRose, and Snoop backed out. They asked for a refund, but Dachev says Allen told 'em to kick rocks.

To be clear ... the REAL Snoop had nothing to do with this.

Shaun Weiss -- who played Goldberg in 'The Mighty Ducks' -- got busted again 5 days after serving a jail sentence ... this time for meth.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... cops in Burbank got a 911 call last Wednesday for a suspicious person stumbling around yards in a neighborhood near the Warner Bros. studio lot.

Cops responded and arrested Weiss around 2:30 PM, booking him for possession of a controlled substance. We're told he had meth on him ... unclear exactly how much, though. He's being held on a $20,000 bond.

We broke the story ... Weiss was sentenced to 150 days in jail for petty theft just last month, but only served 12 days due to overcrowding. His manager told us at the time Weiss was hoping jail could help him, and that he'd be trying to write a script or jokes while behind bars.

We've reached out to his manager again ... so far, no word back.

Rachel Lindsay likes her fiancee the way she likes her coffee -- Colombian, and there to wake her up in the mornings ... which is why she chose Bryan on "The Bachelorette" finale.

Rachel gave contestant Bryan Abasolo the final rose during Monday night's final episode of the season, cutting both Eric Bigger and Peter Kraus in the process -- the last black and white guys on the show, respectively.

Eric took his elimination like a champ, all things considered. He even got let go before Peter, who's been having serious commitment issues all season ... but bowed out in grace.

As for Peter ... he kept it painfully real. Basically, he didn't want to get engaged to someone he just got to know and fell in love with over 2 months. Bryan clearly did.

Lisa Vanderpump's husband assaulted a dog rescue's executive for not playing ball -- so claims the rescue operation in a new lawsuit, but Lisa says the allegation's all bark ... no bite.

Spot Rescue is suing Ken Todd, Lisa and the Vanderpump Dog Foundation claiming Ken got pissed when Spot's executive director refused to provide pooches for a fundraiser gala Vanderpump sponsored.

According to docs, Spot's executive refused because it's against company policy -- but Ken got pissed. He allegedly threw her against a wall and yelled, "Do you know who I am? I will ruin your life!"

The director relented and sent dogs to the event, but when it came time to split the $64,000 raised, Ken shorted the operation ... according to Spot Rescue. In the suit, the org says Ken offered partial payment, but only if the exec released him from liability for the assault.

Elvis Presley once lived like royalty in Beverly Hills -- ya know, 'cause he was THE King -- and now you can too ... if you've got $20k to blow on an epic sleepover.

Elvis' former Bev Hills estate is now for rent at $4,000 a night -- but there's a catch ... you gotta stay for at least 5 nights. If you're 'bout that hound dog life, you're in for a real treat.

The 4-bed, 6-bath crib, which sits on a cliff, features floor-to-ceiling windows and glass walls in every room, plus a huge pool and spa. There's also a guest house out back, and it's still got the OG gates where Elvis used to greet fans in the '60s.

One of Usher's accusers, Quantasia Sharpton, proclaimed exactly one week before filing her STD lawsuit against the singer, she was hard up for cash.

Quantasia, who also goes by Angel Valentino on social media, said last week, "I need some money." The Facebook post came exactly one week before her news conference with celebrity attorney Lisa Bloom, announcing the lawsuit against Usher.

Also, early Monday morning ... she wrote, "Enjoying my last couple of hours as a regular girl." Seems Quantasia was well aware coming forward to make the herpes allegation against Usher would put her squarely in the spotlight.

It's interesting since the other 2 people on the lawsuit filed anonymously, as Jane and John Doe.

Godzilla will never be the same ... Haruo Nakajima, the man who brought the Japanese monster to life, has died.

Nakajima wore the Godzilla bodysuit -- which was originally made out of cement -- for nearly 20 years of movies, starting in 1954. Dude had range though -- he also played Mothra and King Kong in the 60s.

He started his career in samurai and World War II films before scoring the fire-breathing role in "Godzilla, King of the Monsters." Best of all, the 1998 box office bomb wasn't on his watch.

Nakajima was 88. Go, go Godzilla.

#RIP

Montell Jordan sprang a huge surprise on an unwitting bride over the weekend, and traveled halfway around the world to do it.

Sources close to Ryan Deluca -- who founded bodybuilding.com and runs a VR company, Black Box -- tell TMZ he and his bride-to-be, Nelya, learned a whole 1st dance routine to Montell's hit, "This Is How We Do It." But Ryan wanted to go the extra mile, and get Montell live.

We're told one of Ryan's groomsmen was Creston Thornton, a Live Nation bigwig ... and he called music agent Jamie Adler ... who scored Montell for the Boise ceremony. As they say, it's all about who ya know.

Still, getting Montell to Idaho wasn't easy. We're told he flew private from Rome to Vegas (where he also performed that day), and finally to Boise. Ryan covered travel costs and the $10k appearance fee.

MJ performed 3 songs and, most importantly for Ryan ... Nelya loved the surprise.

Taylor Swift fans need to know ... the more they like her, the less likely it is that they'll sit in judgment of her.

TMZ obtained the questionnaire prospective jurors must fill out in a lawsuit filed by former DJ David Mueller, who claims Taylor defamed him by claiming he played grab ass with her during a meet-and-greet. Mueller lost his job over it, but Taylor countersued claiming sexual assault.

In the questionnaire, jurors must disclose their level of fanship. For example:

-- Listened to Taylor on the radio.

-- Watched a Taylor video.

-- Read a blog about her.

-- Bought a Swiftie album.

-- "Intentionally listened to Taylor Swift through an online service."

-- Gone to a Taylor Swift concert.

Check out the questions and guess whether you'd be picked as a jury.

The "Rica Famosa Latina" star who got her forearm slashed open by her co-star confirmed our Spanish translation of an insult she hurled moments after the slicing ... and yes, "puta" does mean "whore."

We spoke to Luzelba about the fight last Thursday between herself and Patricia, during which Patricia broke a glass on Luzelba's arm and cut it wide open ... leaving behind a flap of skin and tons of blood.

30 stitches later ... Luzelba's doubling down on her insult right after when she said to Patricia "Estas sola por puta."

Sure enough, it means what we said it means. De nada.