A$AP Ferg Sky's No Limit For My Jewelry Budget

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A$AP Ferg's living by his credo ... by sparing no expense on a ring bearing the rapper's famed logo.

We're told Ferg dropped $20k on a new custom-designed 18-karat gold ring, iced up with pink and white diamonds spelling FERG ... made by Will Da Boss of NYC-based DWS and Co. Jewelry.

A$AP tells us he wanted to create something that feels unique to him, and got the ring inscribed with "Sky's Not the Limit" to remind himself of that every time he holds the mic.

Spending a small fortune on bling should help him get his point across too.

Bob Weinstein Happy-Go-Lucky Despite Company Turmoil

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Harvey Weinstein's brother looks completely unscathed by Harvey's sexual assault scandal and the chaos with The Weinstein Company ... or he's just listening to something really good.

Bob Weinstein was all smiles Friday with his headphones in at the JFK Airport, looking casual and carefree ... even about his untied shoe. It's the first time Bob's been spotted since his bro and business partner was accused of being a sexual predator by more than 50 women.

The Weinstein Company's facing upheaval and lawsuits -- including being sued Friday for defaulting on a $45 million loan -- and as we've reported ... is broke as a joke.

No worries for Bob, though.

George Takei Calls BS on '81 Sexual Assault Claim

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George Takei says he's "shocked and bewildered" at claims made by a former model/actor who says the "Star Trek" star drugged and sexually assaulted him in 1981.

Takei is responding to allegations made by Scott B. Brunton, who says 36 years ago he went to dinner and the theatre with Takei. Brunton says when they went back to Takei's home he was given some sort of date rape drug, causing him to pass out. He says when he awoke his pants were down and Takei was groping his crotch.

Takei just responded by saying, "The events he describes back in the 1980s simply did not occur and I don't know why he has claimed them now." He continues, "I've racked my brain to ask if I remember Mr. Brunton, and I cannot say I do."

And he goes on ... "Right now it is a he said/he said situation, over alleged events nearly 40 years ago. But those that know me understand that non-consensual acts are so antithetical to my values and my practices, the very idea that someone would accuse me of this is quite personally painful."

But then Takei says something curious, "I do take these claims very seriously."

The Hollywood Reporter says it interviewed several of Brunton's longtime friends who said Brunton had long ago confided about the alleged incident.

Kim Kardashian and North Hit Up Katy Perry Concert ... Take That, Taylor Swift!!!

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Kim Kardashian made her allegiance known Friday by hanging with Katy Perry at her concert ... the same day Taylor Swift dropped an album with a song trashing Kim and Kanye.

Kim and North hit up Katy's show at Staples Center in downtown L.A. and were more than happy to mug for the camera.

As you know, one of Taylor's songs on "Reputation" is "This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things" ... where she slams Kanye in particular for secretly recording her during a phone call last year. Katy is among the throngs with whom Taylor is feuding.

Kanye wasn't there ... Friday was the 10th anniversary of his mom's death.

As for Kim and North, they rocked out -- mildly -- to "E.T." which also features Kanye.

Louis C.K. 'One Mississippi' Star Tig Notaro I Know His Victims

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Tig Notaro knows a lot about Louis C.K. In fact, there's a scene in her Amazon show, "One Mississippi," in which a powerful man masturbates in front of a woman. There are numerous stories that the male character portrays C.K ... and Tig wrote the episode.

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Louis C.K. is an Executive Producer on the show but in name only ... he has no real involvement in day-to-day production.

Tig has previously said that she had an incident with Louis before starting "One Mississippi", but never offered specifics. She told our photog she's solidly behind the victims.

Lewis Hamilton Furious Over Mercedes Team Robbery At Brazilian Grand Prix

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Formula One world champ Lewis Hamilton is ballistic after members of his Mercedes racing team were robbed at gunpoint in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The victims were leaving the circuit track Friday night where Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix will be held, when gunmen stole unspecified valuables.

Hamilton says multiple people on his team were held at gunpoint, and a Mercedes official tells us a team minibus was held up and robbed ... but everyone is safe and uninjured.

Hamilton goes on to claim shots were actually fired. He grouses, "This happens every single year here. F1 and the teams need to do more, there's no excuse!"

Donna Brazile Dodges Question ... If Nom Was Rigged, Why Didn't You Complain Then?

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Donna Brazile was in no mood Saturday morning to explain why she didn't blow the whistle on the Hillary Clinton campaign for allegedly rigging the democratic nomination against Bernie Sanders ... when she knew what was up.

Brazile was leaving LAX when our photog asked the question, but she deferred to her book, "Hacks." Interestingly, the book refers to the alleged rigging and she writes, "By September 7 ... I had found my proof and it broke my heart."

She also doesn't feel like she's betraying the Democratic Party with her tell-all.

Scott Disick Finally Growing Up For 19-Yr-Old Sofia Richie

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All Scott Disick needed to settle down and lay off the nightclub scene was the love of teenaged, yet very mature, Sofia Richie. Who knew??

Sources connected to the couple tell TMZ ... Scott's backed off his hard partying ways since he and 19-year-old Sofia started hanging out romantically a couple months ago. We're told 34-year-old Scott feels her age isn't an issue, because she's used to the spotlight after growing up with her father, Lionel.

Although they've traveled a ton in a short time -- Milan, Miami and Mexico -- they've been laying low wherever they go, hanging mostly in restaurants instead of clubs.

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Scott's well aware of the change, telling friends ... Sofia's "been really good for me." And let's face it, this relationship's going way smoother than his previous with a 19-year-old -- no offense to Bella Thorne.

As for his other ex? Scott's accepted Kourtney Kardashian's moved on, and we're told he's happy to be doing the same.

George Lopez Hollywood's an Evil Business

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George Lopez gives Hollywood low marks for the way it treats its own, but he gives Louis C.K. props for fessing up.

We got George at LAX Friday and he had strong feelings about the floodgates that have opened over the last 3 weeks.

He's pretty cynical about the way Hollywood runs, but seems to think there is a path to redemption which begins with a mea culpa. That may not be the way Louis C.K. sees it ... he's been summarily fired from almost all of his projects.

Stars and Scars You Be the Judge

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The floodgates are open in Hollywood, and the punishment has been swift. And O.J. got punished this week for different reasons. So we gotta ask ...

What's The Big Frigin' Difference?!

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Don't let these almost identical photos of Kaley Cuoco turn you blue ... keep your head held high and see if you can spot the differences between these 2 super similar shots.

**HINT -- There are THREE differences in the above photographs!**

Ex-World Series MVP Josh Beckett Arrested After Alleged Country Band Attack

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Ex-MLB star Josh Beckett was arrested after allegedly going full NFL linebacker on a country band ... completely laying out the singer and causing injuries, TMZ Sports has learned.

We're told the 37-year-old -- who won World Series MVP with the Marlins in 2003 -- was at an open mic night at a country club in Texas with some friends when he jumped on to the stage mid-performance and tackled the singer.

Cops were called to the scene and Beckett was arrested for public intoxication -- the officer said he determined Beckett was "a danger to himself and others."

According to the police report, obtained by TMZ Sports, Beckett admitted to stage diving and said he hit his leg on the speaker during the incident.

The worst part ... the singer of the band told cops he suffered serious injuries to his arm, neck and shoulder from the incident ... including a torn rotator cuff and dislocated shoulder.

Cops say the incident is still under investigation.

Beckett's lawyer tells TMZ Josh claims it was an act of horseplay and he didn't mean to hurt him. He's apologized since the incident, and is trying to do what he can to make amends.

Mike Huckabee Twitter's New 280 Limit Is Good For Trump ... And America, Too!

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Mike Huckabee thinks America will only benefit from Donald Trump having more characters to defend himself on Twitter ... and sounds like Huckabee thinks it'll prevent another covfefe.

We got the former Arkansas governor and two-time Republican presidential candidate at LAX Thursday and asked him about Twitter doubling its character limit from 140 to 280.

According to Huckabee, who became an active supporter of Trump after suspending his 2016 run for president, it'll also help Trump's war -- and his daughter's -- with the media.

Mick Foley Ric Flair Was Sex 'Superhuman' ... But His #s Might Be Off

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WWE legend Mick Foley says Ric Flair had a "superhuman" sex drive back in the day -- but he still ain't sold on the Nature Boy's claims of spankin' it twice a day AND bangin' 10,000 chicks!!

Foley -- who's hilarious, BTW -- told TMZ Sports his boy, Naitch, was a God among men when it came to wrestling and womanizing ... but even then, the numbers might not add up.

"I'm doing the math in my head ... that's (10,000) in addition to snappin' off 2 a day for 30 years? I'm sure it's in the high 5 -- well, I don't know!"

Mick told us his number's A LOT lower ... and advises WWE's new blood to keep their count closer to his than Ric's -- 'cause there's only 1 "Space Mountain."

WOOOOO!!!

Babes In Big Sweaters Guess Who!

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Sweater weather is upon us ...so it's time to turn up the heat with some seriously steamy shots -- cozy up with these babes in big sweaters to see if you can guess the sexy star snuggling up this season.

Woolly hot!

TMZ Live: Cuba Gooding Jr.: Warning to O.J. Simpson

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HERE'S THE RUNDOWN
  • Louis C.K.: These Stories Are True
  • Taylor Swift: Upstaged By Eminem & Beyonce!
  • Kim & Kanye: Total Home Makeover
  • French Montana B-Day Bash!