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Joey Bada$$ is firing back at a Donald Trump impersonator who sued the rapper for pushing him offstage ... saying the guy has no case for a whole bunch of reasons.

In Joey's response, obtained by TMZ , he says Phillip Wilburn assumed a risk for his alleged injuries when he got onstage with him, and can't blame Joey for what happened.

He also says there were outside forces that caused the actor's tumble and owies, not to mention he says the dude's way too late to pursue anything against him ... among many other defenses.

Long story short -- Joey's arguing Wilburn's accusations don't hold up ... and he's asking a judge to dismiss the suit. As we reported ... Wilburn's asking for more than $1.5 mil in damages.

Luckily, the whole thing was caught on video -- so we gotta ask ... #FakeLawsuit?

Cam Newton is straight-up apologizing for a comment he made to a female reporter that many branded sexist and belittling ... going so far as to make a video for it.

Cam posted the apology video Thursday evening, saying after careful thought he realized his word choice on Wednesday was degrading and disrespectful to women.

As we reported ... Cam told Carolina beat writer Jourdan Rodrigue that he found it funny a female was asking him about routes after her question about that. He got a TON of backlash since, and even lost his sponsorship with Oikos Greek Yogurt.

In the vid, Cam goes on to say he sincerely apologizes to anyone who was offended ... and that it wasn't his intention to do so.

He even made a plea to young fans of his to be better than him and to do better than him. It's a serving of humble pie at its finest ... but we'll let Cam speak for himself.

NeNe Leakes just put Kim Zolciak's daughter in check over a video that makes it look like NeNe has bugs in her house -- and now she's dragging Kylie Jenner into the mess.

Brielle Biermann posted a video she shot throwing major shade at NeNe's house -- bitching about the bathroom and some nasty looking bugs. NeNe immediately responded with an epic, expletive-laced rant. Here's a taste:

"We don't have roaches! If you found 1, u brought it with u or it fell outta yo funky pu**y! Please know I will get You all the way together when you start f**king wit me and mine! Go somewhere and let the air outta those fake lips, fake titties and fake ass because you will never be @kylejenner."

Yeah, she spelled Kylie wrong, but she was on one ... it happens.

NeNe added, "You had to stoop so low and be so disgusting #racisttrash #jealous #KKK #thirsty you better run yo ass back to a child's place."

DMX is handling his legal business and his diet like a grown ass man after going to rehab.

We got X Thursday outside court in NYC, where he had a hearing on his tax evasion case. Afterward, he basically confirmed what his lawyer told us last month -- he put on about 40 lbs. while getting treatment, and plans to continue for another month.

Gotta say, he looks good compared to a couple months ago when he was significantly thinner. Sounds like he feels the same way.

As for what he's bulking up on? DMX trusts in the Cap'n!

Keyshawn Johnson had his own real-life Maury Povich moment after a woman claimed he fathered her 4-month-old kid and ...

KEY ... YOU ARE NOT THE FATHER!!!

We broke the story, a 35-year-old woman filed court docs claiming Key knocked her up back in 2016 -- right around the time Johnson's wife filed for divorce. The woman wanted child support.

But Key's attorney Aja Mann tells TMZ Sports the results are in and the test proves Key's not the daddy.

"Mr. Johnson's only recourse was to submit to the orders of the Court, which included taking a paternity test to dispute these false accusations and the results of course came back negative."

Mann continues, "As he stated before, and states now, Mr. Johnson is not the biological father of this woman's 4 month old child."

Tyga might finally have a way to get his finances in order -- talk to paps about his ex, Kylie Jenner's pregnancy ... for a price.

We got Tyga leaving Craig's Wednesday night, where he was peppered with questions about a post he made on the heels of TMZ breaking the Kylie's preggo news.

Check it out ... he was totally willing to chat about Kylie getting knocked up by Travis Scott -- with that cash caveat, of course.

Who knew Tyga loved "Jerry Maguire" this much?

Beyonce and Jay-Z's twins are barely 4 months old but they're already moving like royalty.

The Carters arrived at a New York heliport Wednesday with their entire brood in tow ... big sis Blue Ivy was there, along with Rumi and Sir. It's the first time the whole fam's been seen together since the twins arrived in June.

Hov was a hands-on dad carrying one of the twins, and got a helping hand with the other.

The superstar couple just dropped a fortune on a Hamptons home, about 35 minutes away by chopper. The Carters don't do traffic.

Harvey Weinstein allegedly asked Ashley Judd if he could give her a massage during a business meeting -- that's just one of multiple sexual harassment allegations pushing the Hollywood honcho to step down temporarily.

The Weinstein Co. founder was the focus of a New York Times investigation claiming he engaged in sexual harassment and misconduct with actresses, former assistants and employees over a 3-decade period. The Judd incident allegedly went down 20 years ago when Weinstein invited her to his Beverly Hills hotel. She expected a business breakfast meeting, but according to the report ... Weinstein was in his room, wearing a bathrobe when he made the indecent proposal.

The Times says Weinstein's reached at least 8 settlements with women over the years -- the most recent with an Italian model in 2015.

Weinstein -- the studio exec behind 6 Best Picture Oscars, including "Pulp Fiction" and "Good Will Hunting" --released a statement, saying ... "I came of age in the 60s and 70s, when all the rules about behavior and workplaces were different. That was the culture then."

He added, “I appreciate the way I’ve behaved with colleagues in the past has caused a lot of pain, and I sincerely apologize for it. Though I’m trying to do better, I know I have a long way to go.”

O.J. Simpson says he's not looking to lock up a multi-million dollar deal for his first major TV interview ... insisting he just wants to lay low and avoid the media.

You buyin' that?

It's all in new court docs filed by O.J.'s attorney -- firing back against Fred Goldman's allegations that Simpson is plotting to score a huge post-prison payday and hide the money, despite owing the Goldmans millions from the wrongful death judgment.

"Mr. Simpson has no desire to conduct any interviews with the media, and certainly has no desire to solicit an interview for monetary gain," Simpson's lawyer says.

The lawyer also says a NY Post article claiming Simpson has been shopping an interview for $3 to $5 million is false.

There's one glaring problem with Simpson's claim -- he's been doing a TON of media from the moment he got out of the joint.

Gas station inteview? Check. Photo shoot inside his new mansion? Check. Planned TMZ-style encounter video about the Vegas massacre? Yep.

Does that look like a guy who doesn't want to be in bed with the media?

Stephen Paddock called a Chicago hotel he had booked for Lollapalooza back in August to tell them that he wanted someone to call if, before check-in, he couldn't get a view room -- a room that overlooked the venue.

TMZ broke the story ... Paddock booked 2 rooms at the Blackstone Hotel, one on August 1 and another on August 3. The concert -- which drew a total of around 400,000 people, started on the 3rd.

Paddock booked the rooms through a third party -- Expedia. Our sources say he then called the hotel and asked for a view room. We're told the hotel does not guarantee view rooms, but for some reason in the hotel computer system there's a note that guaranteed Paddock a view room.

We're told the hotel is now trying to figure out why someone on the staff broke policy by guaranteeing him a room with a view.

It appears Paddock didn't know he got what he was after -- a guaranteed view room -- because the notes in the computer say if he couldn't get a room with a view he wanted a heads up before arriving.

O.J. Simpson staged a paparazzi run-in with a photog Wednesday night so he could make (and possibly sell) a video commenting on the Vegas massacre.

Simpson was having dinner at a posh Vegas country club where our photog overheard him planning a TMZ-style video shoot. He was going over the shoot with the people at his table.

When he got to the parking lot, it was lights, camera action and O.J. offered up his "thoughts and prayers" while his friend recorded.

Our photog fired up his camera to ask some questions, but apparently that really screwed things up. O.J.'s photog tries to run our guy out of the shot, but Simpson realized his plan had been foiled and beelined it for his car.

The situation is almost identical to the paparazzi "run-in" at a Nevada gas station after O.J. was released -- when Simpson acted shocked someone had found him in the middle of the desert, yet still gabbed away.

Stephen Paddock's brother threatened to kill a friend ... according to legal docs.

Bruce Paddock was a squatter in a San Fernando Valley home in 2014. He was in a feud with a guy named Hector Cruz, the property owner. According to docs, Bruce had been tampering with machinery and equipment, and the renter of the property complained to Cruz.

When Cruz confronted Bruce, according to docs Bruce adopted an aggressive stance, clenched his fists and said, "If you keep f****** with me, I am going to kill you and drop you in the desert."

And there was another incident, where Bruce allegedly approached Cruz and said, "Hit me like a man," and then Bruce punched him forcefully in the arm.

Cruz wrote in legal docs, "I am extremely afraid of Paddock, who has intimidated me by his violent character and destruction of my business office and my service bay."

Cruz also said Bruce was a habitual drug user and seller who used meth and weed, and his behavior is "extremely erratic and unpredictable."

This incredibly intense video shows Dan Bilzerian frantically searching inside a police truck Sunday night as terrified concertgoers ducked for cover from the hail of bullets.

Dan -- the gun enthusiast getting roasted on social media for running away from the massacre -- is seen in this video running with a panicked group and hiding behind an unmanned Las Vegas Metro PD truck ... in the shadow of Mandalay Bay.

The video's intense -- some people are covered in blood, while others angrily debate whether to remain hiding there or make a run for it. Dan seemed adamant about taking matters into his own hands ... as he rummaged through the police unit, clearly looking for a firearm.

It's unclear if the vid was recorded before or after Bilzerian begged a cop for a gun.

Iggy Azalea can't just "charge it" to Amex anymore ... 'cause the company's suing her famous ass for a FAT unpaid balance.

According to docs obtained by TMZ, American Express is dragging Iggy to court over a $300,000 statement ... which it says is $250k more than her preset limit.

Amex wants the full amount, plus its legal fees.

We know Iggy lives large, she's a rapper after all, but if what Amex says is true ... let's hope she still has the receipt for the fine art that set her back $12k.

Stephen Paddock had his sights set on Lollapalooza in Chicago and even booked 2 rooms in a hotel that overlooked the massive outdoor venue ... TMZ has learned.

Check out this pic of a computer screen at the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago, located across the street from the venue, Grant Park, where 400,000 people -- including Malia Obama -- squeezed in over 4 days to watch big musical acts.

Paddock booked one room for August 1, 2017, 2 days before the August 3 kickoff. Paddock then booked a second room for an August 3 arrival. Both rooms had an August 6 checkout ... that's when Lollapalooza ended.

The hotel directly overlooked the main stage as well as several adjoining stages. It also overlooks the main entrance and exit where thousands of people file through. And the hotel had a bird's-eye view of the crowd. We're told Paddock specifically requested both rooms be a "view room" which only face Grant Park, where the concert was being held. And here's the scariest part ... it's difficult if not impossible to flee because of Lake Michigan. Sources tell TMZ Paddock had never booked a room at the hotel before, nor had his girlfriend.

Our sources say Paddock never showed.

The father of the man O.J. Simpson killed is not sitting in the wings as Simpson tries to capitalize off his crimes ... because TMZ has learned Fred Goldman has already run to court to coral the cash.

Ron Goldman's dad just filed legal docs to divert any money Simpson makes from "interviews, shows, presentations or exhibitions" ... to satisfy the civil wrongful death judgment, which has now swelled to around $100 million.

TMZ broke the story ... Simpson is secretly autographing football helmets and he may have been selling photos since his release from prison last week.