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Phaedra Parks is having a good ole fashioned French provincial sale ... which has less to do with 18th Century Paree, than it does 21st Century ATL.

"The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star's unloading her 4 bedroom, 6 bath home which she bough in 2013 for $845k. Phaedra could be turning a nice profit since she's listed it for $1.195 million.

That's the bargain price, too -- she initially put it on the market in July for $1.499 mil.

The pad has a pool, nice yard and a sweet covered patio area for chilling through hot ATL summers. As for why Phaedra's bolting -- we're told she has another home in Atlanta.

Kobe Bryant just got the first endorsement for the political career we're not sure he even wants yet ... U.S. Congressman Peter King says Kobe's got everything it takes to be an all-star politician.

Magic Johnson seemed to hint that Kobe's post-NBA calling was politics during a speech at the Mamba's jersey retirement ceremony, when he said Bryant had the ability to bring all people together.

We saw King -- who represents New York's 2nd district -- in D.C. and asked for an expert's opinion on the honorable Kobe Bryant from California, and here's the thing ... King seemed down with it.

BTW -- King uses all kinds of weird hoops analogies to give Kobe props, but the main takeaway is, he's on board.

Sen. Ted Cruz is channeling his inner Yoda to force Luke Skywalker to hear him out in one of the most awesome celeb beefs in the galaxy.

Cruz was on Capitol Hill Tuesday when he went off on Mark Hamill. The Jedi and the Texas guy have been feuding on Twitter about net neutrality. If ya missed the fireworks, Hamill slammed the FCC Chairman last week after net neutrality was repealed, but Cruz came to his defense and "smarm-splained" the situation ... which didn't sit well with Mr. Skywalker.

Ted clapped back, and tells us he simply countered the Jedi's insults with the full force ... of facts.

Answer -- These 3 words don't need to be said when asking a female "Jeopardy!" contestant to describe her military experience.

What is "For a woman"?

Correct! Unfortunately, Alex Trebek did NOT nail that one on Tuesday night's episode. While interviewing Lisa Beth Davis about being a retired Army Master Sergeant, he made what came off as pretty sexist commentary.

To her credit, MSgt. Davis took it all in stride and handled it like a pro. Too bad she finished second -- would've loved to see Alex chat with her the second time around.

FYI Alex ... the most recent government stats show there are 1,265 female Master Sergeants in the U.S. Army. That's about 12%. So ...

From Black Mamba to black booty ...

After the Kobe Bryant jersey retirement event in L.A., some of the biggest stars in town -- from Allen Iverson to Baron Davis -- hit up the Ace of Diamonds strip club ... and turned all the way up!!!!!

FYI, A.O.D. is a Monday night ONLY strip club -- featuring some of the most famous booty shakers from around the country ... and there's always a ton of huge stars on the guestlist.

This time, a bunch of stars flocked from Staples ... including Nipsey Hussle, Dave East and Zoey Dallaz for the Dec. 18 party hosted by Miss Diddy and the Brand Group.

12/20 10:30 AM PT -- Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Williams went to the station and accused Norman of stalking her, claiming she spotted him driving past her house a few times last week and he was even parked in front of it one day. However, we're told there's no investigation into Norman at this time.

Ex-"Basketball Wives" star Jennifer Williams allegedly has it out for her ex-boyfriend, who claims she tried to run him down with her car once.

James "Tim" Norman filed for a restraining order against Jennifer, and in the docs says she's taken rage out on his car. James says he was driving around Sunday afternoon in L.A. when he spotted Jennifer tailing him.

According to the docs, James parked at home and an hour later went outside to find 2 of his tires slashed. He reported it to cops, and says this was just the latest incident. In the docs, he says last summer -- when they were still dating, mind you -- Jennifer got behind the wheel of HIS car, and tried to run him down. James -- who's on the reality show "Welcome to Sweetie Pie's" -- says he had to dive out of the way or die.

He also claims she's broken into his pad, sent him harassing texts and threatened he's "playing with the wrong one." James says they broke up in September, and Jen's just angry he's moved on with a new gf.

7:20 PM PT -- Mariah's reps tell us the alleged incident did not involve any members of her security team, and instead it was the venue's security.

All one of Mariah Carey's fans wants for Christmas is justice for a beatdown he says he got from a bodyguard in Las Vegas.

The alleged assault went down Saturday night after Mariah's show at Caesars Palace. The fan, Yaniv Elharar, says he started recording video of one of her bodyguards roughing up another fan. Yaniv claims the bodyguard saw him recording and flipped out ... smacking his phone away and punching him twice, in the chest and the ribs.

Based on photos of the alleged injuries ... it seems he was was also hit in the face, although Yaniv claims he doesn't recall it in the scuffle. He claims the bodyguard chased him out of the auditorium, and that's when he called LV Metro PD.

David Letterman's return to the talk show world has been shrouded in mystery, but this video reveals a huge puzzle piece -- youngest ever Nobel Prize winner, Malala Yousafzai.

Malala was spotted leaving a taping of Dave's Netflix show in NYC Monday night. She says it went great, and best we can tell -- she's guest #2 of 6.

Rumor is Barack Obama was Dave's first guest a month ago. Dave's not confirming that, or much at all, about his new gig. It's unclear who the next 4 guests will be, but we did see 2 other famous possibilities.

John Krasinski and Emily Blunt were spotted leaving the studio, but they could've just been guests in the audience. Again, Letterman ain't saying much.

Eva Longoria has her first bun in the oven ... and it's gonna be a boy.

Eva and media mogul husband, José Bastón, are expecting after getting married last year outside Mexico City. Eva's been married twice, but never had any kids with Tyler Christopher or NBA superstar Tony Parker. Jose already has 4 from a previous relationship.

Reps confirmed the baby news, which, we guess, means the honeymoon stage is officially over for 49-year-old Jose and 42-year-old Eva. Time to start making nursery plans.

Congrats!

Jani Lane's estate is screwing Jani Lane's ex-managers out of the dough they earned by selling off his catalog for a shockingly high price ... according to the lawsuit they just filed.

The late Warrant frontman's managers -- Just Having Fun Productions -- filed the suit, claiming Jani's estate has yet to pay them some hefty commissions. According to the suit, the managers engineered a deal to sell a chunk of Jani's music to a publishing company.

The deal was worth $3.75 million, and in the suit the managers say they're entitled to 15% of that amount ... which is $562k. However, they say they offered the estate a discount ... a mere 12.5% ... but still haven't gotten paid.

Jani died in 2011 from alcohol poisoning.

Just Having Fun is suing for fraud and breach of contract, and they're no longer offering that discount. They want the full $562k.

By the way ... gotta give 'em props for getting nearly $4 mil for the catalog. How many times can ya play "Heaven" and "Cherry Pie?"

Heather North -- the long-running voice of Daphne Blake in the classic cartoon, "Scooby-Doo" -- has died.

The actress passed away late last month. A report says she died at her home in Studio City following a long illness. Heather first voiced the famous character in the second season's premiere in 1970. She went on to voice Daphne all the way through 2003.

Heather also had roles in "Days of Our Lives," "The Barefoot Executive," "Mr. Novak," and "The Fugitive." She was married to H. Wesley Kenney, the Emmy-winning producer whom she met on "Days of Our Lives." Kenney died in 2015.

A memorial service is set for Wednesday at 11:30 AM at First Christian Church in Studio City, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which first reported Heather's death.

She was 71.

#RIP

Senator Joe Manchin is breaking with his own party over Al Franken, saying they jumped the gun in forcing him to resign ... and suggesting he be given a chance to stay.

We got the West Virginia Democratic Senator in D.C. Tuesday where we asked if he truly felt Franken shouldn't have to resign before an Ethics investigation is complete.

In short ... damn right. According to Joe -- who wasn't one of at least 39 senators calling for Al to step down -- Franken wasn't given the due process he deserved after being accused of sexual misconduct -- and says his resignation was premature.

BTW ... Franken has yet to announce his last day in office.

Kim Richards is 1 step closer to shutting the book on her Beverly Hills rampage case, 'cause she just checked off the last thing a judge wanted from her ... 450 hours of her time.

Kim's lawyer was in court Tuesday and presented proof that the ex-'Real Housewife' completed her required 450 hours of community service for allegedly kicking a cop during a drunken episode at the Beverly Hills Hotel in 2015.

As we reported ... Kim was originally sentenced to 30 days of labor, but prosecutors cut her break and pushed for a softer sentence ... AA classes and community service.

Her team had already provided proof of enrollment for AA, but she still had about 270 hours of community service hanging over her head this past September. Looks like she picked up the pace since then.

Fresh Kid Ice -- founding member of 2 Live Crew -- died of, among other things, cirrhosis of the liver ... TMZ has learned.

The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner tells TMZ ... contributing factors to Fresh Kid's death also included Hepatitis C and a history of alcohol. We're told Kid suffered from acute respiratory failure and went into shock before his death.

The Medical Examiner's office said it signed off on a request for Fresh Kid's -- real name Chris Wong Won -- body to be cremated and sent to a funeral home, though it's unclear if the body's already been cremated.

TMZ broke the story ... Fresh Kid died at a Miami hospital back in July. He was a pioneer for Asian rappers and formed the legendary hip-hop crew with DJ Mr. Mixx and Amazing Vee in 1984 before hooking up with Luther Campbell.

Fresh Kid was 53.