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10:00 AM PT -- A source close to Elon tells TMZ, "Amber invited Elon to her favorite restaurant for lunch, which serves cuisine from her home town of Austin. They caught up and kissed goodbye, but are not back together."

Amber Heard and Elon Musk wasted no time re-igniting an old flame ... marking their territory with a kiss.

The actress and the genius behind Tesla and SpaceX grabbed lunch Thursday in L.A. and, just before hopping in separate cars, Elon reached behind Amber and planted a smacker.

The PDA-heavy lunch comes about a month after TMZ broke the story ... Amber and Elon were together for the first time since announcing their breakup in August.

Turns out Santa Claus is real, and he's black, and he plays for the Washington Wizards -- because John Wall just got into the holiday spirit by buying Rolex watches for ALL of his teammates.

We talked with some peeps over at Govberg Jewelers in Philadelphia who tell us Wall came to them some time ago with the idea to cop Rolex President Day-Date watches for every member of the Wiz squad.

BTW -- these watches retail around $40k -- and the Wizards have 16 guys on the roster, so that's around $640k worth of yuletide.

Before you start to feel bad about the sweater you got your sibling, Wall signed a $207 million extension with the Wiz back in June, so y'all definitely aren't the same.

The news reporter who went viral for trashing Diddy on the air is now challenging rapper Nipsey Hussle to a fist fight ... after Nipsy publicly declared he wanted to beat the guy's ass!!!!

The feud began when KRON4 reporter Henry Wofford mocked Diddy over a video the mogul made saying he wants to buy the Carolina Panthers. Wofford said he couldn't take Diddy seriously because he looked high and drunk.

The very next day, Nipsey told TMZ Sports he was going to find Wofford and "beat yo ass."

Well, Wofford saw the video ... and responded Friday morning with a message to Nipsey:

"I saw you on @TMZ saying you'll beat me down when you see me. Here's your opportunity. I'm old school and only fight for a cause."

"Let's raise money for the Black Community. We can box or go MMA style in a celebrity fight. Hug when it's over. Let me know time and place!"

Nipsy saw the tweet and fired back with a 4-point message:

"1st: I’ll beat yo white washed Samuel L Jackson in DJANGO ass.

2nd: We rejected you from the black community after you COON’d you own people to try to fit in on mainstream TV.

3rd: I don’t hug Uncle Toms.

4th: You ain’t hard enough ... & yo knuckles ain’t scared enough."

Nipsy followed up a few minutes later saying he'll agree to fight Wofford, but there are terms ...

"Make the prize at least 5 mill and I’ll do it in between my album promo ... teach this bitch a lesson and when I knock cuz out he gotta play the story of OJ by Jay Z any time he on air."

Stay tuned ...

Shawn Mendes and Hailey Baldwin didn't need mistletoe Thursday as they strolled to the Toronto Christmas Market.

The freshly-minted couple are in Mendes' hometown for the holidays. The day before they hit up Daniel Caesar's concert.

Hailey's been linked to Bieber, Drake, Cameron Dallas ... but, times and seasons change ... and now it's all about Shawn.

Hailey's been mum about Justin's blowup with Selena ... as we reported Selena was furious Justin contacted Hailey to make amends over their breakup, and it landed them in couples therapy.

Baldwin's clearly a bit distracted.

This is a fine hello for Meghan Markle ... she attended her first Christmas Lunch hosted by the Queen, and one of the Royals thought it was a good idea to wear a piece of jewelry that disparages people of color.

Princess Michael, who is married to one of the Queen's cousins, was seen arriving at the Buckingham Palace soiree wearing a Blackamoor brooch. It's an 18th Century antique that many think signifies racial conquest. It features a dark-skinned man wearing a turban ... the line of jewelry is known for its depictions of people of color in positions of servitude.

Meghan is biracial and has been outspoken about her experiences with racism. She did not sit at the same table as Princess Michael and we don't know if they exchanged words, but it's an intimate gathering.

Charles Barkley gave a big shout-out to the Republican party for the brand new tax law -- saying it sucks for poor people ... but, since he's in the 1%, he's gonna blow his new savings on a ROLEX, BABY!!!

Sir Chuck was talking politics at the very end of "Inside the NBA" --- when the gang was talking about Christmas presents ... and Barkley got giddy about his holiday plans, thanks to the G.O.P bill.

"They say [the money] it's gonna trickle down ... I'm gonna trickle my fat ass down to the jewelry store and get me a new Rolex!"

Barkley -- who furiously campaigned for Democrat Doug Jones in Alabama -- was clearly roasting Republicans during the segment ... and added one final shot about how the bill will affect the poor.

"Thank you Republicans, I know I can always count on you to take care of us rich people, us one percenters."

Harvey Weinstein will likely not be charged with a crime in L.A. ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources with knowledge of the multiple Weinstein investigations tell TMZ, detectives from LAPD's Sexual Assault Section of the Robbery-Homicide Division are trying hard to gather evidence in the various cases, but they are coming up short on all of them.

We're told there are numerous problems with the cases. As one source put it, "It's all one-on-one. The woman says she was sexually assaulted or raped and he denies it. Even if the woman told others after the fact, it's just not enough."

Our sources say the fact that most of the cases are extremely old makes it an almost insurmountable uphill climb. They say there doesn't have to be a smoking gun. As one source said, "If there was video of a woman leaving Weinstein's hotel room crying, that would be powerful, but most of the hotels back then didn't have video and if they did, it was erased a long time ago."

They also say, so far they don't have medical evidence -- such as vaginal tearing -- in a medical report that could help prosecutors prove their case.

The Sexual Assault Section is working closely with the L.A. County D.A. and we're told the D.A. has repeatedly said they didn't have enough evidence and needed more, but so far cops are coming up short.

What's more ... our law enforcement sources say it's looking to them like the D.A. will reject these cases outright, meaning they won't make it to the L.A. City Attorney for misdemeanor prosecution. We broke the story, the City Attorney desperately wants a case to prosecute to make a point.

Mind you ... other police departments, including Beverly Hills, New York City and London are also investigating Weinstein and we do not know the likelihood of prosecution in those cases.

And we're told ... most of the other cases the Sexual Assault Section is investigating have the same problems as the Weinstein cases. The one exception -- if the victims are minors. Our sources say in those cases, even if it's just the minor's word against the alleged perpetrator, they would go forward if the minor is credible.

Sofia Richie got down and dirty -- sexy dancing for boyfriend Scott Disick -- and it was all while her dad's music blasted in the background.

Disick shared the clip of a 19-year-old Richie in some skimpy Santa gear moving her hips and shaking her ass in his kitchen. It's a whole lotta awkward, considering the song she's gyrating to is Lionel's "All Night Long."

34-year-old Scott has been seemingly settled down since getting with Richie months ago ... looks like their recipe for fun is some one-on-one dance parties.

Actress Alice Amter jumped to Matt Damon's defense Thursday night, saying it's grossly unfair to skewer Damon for saying it's wrong to lump all men in the same basket on the subject of sexual harassment.

The 'Big Bang Theory' actress was at Craig's restaurant in WeHo and she was more than eager to support Matt, who said recently all sexual harassment shouldn't be treated the same ... that there's a spectrum of behavior.

Amter says it's unfair to lambaste people for offering their opinions. She's referring to a recent petition to ax Damon from "Ocean's 8."

Beyonce and Jay-Z know an oldie but a goodie when they feel it ... enter the electric slide!!!

Bey and Jay led a group of family members to the popular dance as Frankie Beverly and Maze's "Before I Let Go" blared in the back at a recent family party. Bey's mom, Tina Knowles, posted the video but later took it down. Not sure why, the video is AWESOME!!!

Rihanna's the Wonder Woman of hip-hop, even down to her wardrobe ... slaying the stage with Kendrick Lamar during the day in all white and then later crashing the Jay-Z concert looking stunning in black.

Rihanna started her day in L.A. by performing with Kung Fu Kenny at the packed TDE Annual Christmas Concert in Watts performing "Loyalty." An event aimed at giving back to community youth of Nickerson Gardens, a project in Watts.

She then showed hers by catching Jay-Z's concert at The Forum nearby in a little black leather dress.

In other words, Rihanna's average Thursday... better than everybody else's.

Jay-Z might have 99 problems, but getting famous fans to attend his concert ain't one.

Hova's 4:44 tour made its way to The Forum Thursday night in Inglewood where there was no shortage of celebs. Queen Latifah, James Franco and Charlotte McKinney are some of the actors/models who carved out time to take in the show.

Tyga and Arnold Schwarzenegger aren't so different from the rest of us ... procrastinating like good Americans to get their last-minute Christmas shopping done.

We got a bunch of celebs out in Bev Hills Thursday night looking for goodies with just 3 days left before Santa comes to town. From the look of things ... Tyga checked a bunch of stuff off his list, and he looks tremendously happy about it.

Gene Simmons' oldest son is coming to his dad's defense -- sort of -- calling him a cheater, egomaniac and sometimes abrasive ... but saying he's absolutely not a sexual abuser.

Nick Simmons was in WeHo Thursday and sounded off on the sexual assault lawsuit filed against the KISS rocker last week.

TMZ broke the story ... a woman -- who identified herself as Jane Doe -- sued Gene last week claiming during an interview in November he forcibly placed her hand on his knee, touched her neck and grabbed her ass.

Hailey Baldwin and Shawn Mendes got so handsy and comfy, it screamed "New Couple Alert" ... and TMZ's got the pics to prove it.

Hailey and Shawn were in the singer's hometown of Toronto Wednesday night when they hit up Daniel Caesar's concert at The Danforth Music Hall. We're told they sat in the VIP section where our spies say they were holding hands, cuddling and definitely looked like a couple.

Not that hard to tell ... Shawn's got his arm around Hailey as she rests on his chest.

Don't be a fool, Shawn ... lock her down. Here's a little motivation, not that you need it.

A group of violent robbers who were allegedly brutalizing Los Angelinos in a series of cellphone robberies has been busted ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ, they were doing surveillance on 2 men -- Ricardo Rivas and Bryan Escobar -- because cops had evidence the pair was hunting for people walking down streets, eyes trained on their cellphones. The men would then allegedly point a rifle at them and commit the robberies. We're told some of the victims were attacked -- struck in the face with the butt of the rifle.

Our sources say the thieves were part of a ring that was stealing new models of smart phones and then sending them to El Salvador, Russia and Turkey for resale, where they could not be traced.

We're told the 2 men -- both in their early 20s -- also allegedly committed at least one carjacking.

Most of the robberies went down in the San Fernando Valley.

Our law enforcement sources say cops decided to move in Wednesday night when they saw the men load their car with a sawed-off shotgun.

We're told 3 men were arrested, but they didn't have the goods on the 3rd so he was released. They are still looking for another man they say was involved in the crime spree.

We're also told the D.A. will file felony robbery and carjacking charges against Rivas and Escobar as early as today.