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Joe Giudice has a pretty cush prison stay ahead of him while he's locked up in Pennsylvania -- the place is like a damn resort ... even though it's got its own "deal breakers."

Like we told you, Joe was transferred from a federal prison in Fort Dix, New Jersey last month to a low security correctional facility in Allenwood, PA. Now, TMZ has learned exactly what's in store for him there -- and we gotta say ... it sounds nice for the pen.

First off, Joe gets access to a wide variety of food and products. He can buy stuff like butter pecan ice cream, a mackerel fillet, Thai tuna steak, and cappuccinos.

He can also buy Neutrogena shampoo, an MP3 player, and Skullcandy earbuds -- like we said, luxury living. If that doesn't convince ya, consider he also gets brunch every weekend, and can participate in yoga, fitness classes, bocce ball and even flag football.

Hall of Fame voters, listen up -- Chauncey Billups says 3/5 of his '04 Pistons starting lineup should be enshrined, telling TMZ Sports that he, Rip Hamilton and Ben Wallace all belong in Springfield.

Billups is a 1st-time nominee to the Hall this year ... and when we talked with him the 5-time All-Star and former Finals MVP, he told us he thinks he did enough to get in.

"I think that I am, obviously ... there's so many other worthy guys, but I do. I think my story is really unique, my fight is really unique."

Chauncey isn't the only guy from his NBA championship team up for the honor ... Rip is also a 1st-time nominee, and Ben missed out on his 1st shot last year.

Billups thinks they should ALL get in ... and he's 100% serious.

"I think there's a case to be made for Rip ... I think Ben is the easiest case out of all 3 of us, to be honest with you."

With Hamilton, CB says his college days put him in (Rip won a national championship with UConn) ... and with Wallace, he says if Rodman and Mutombo are in, he should be too.

Nick Cannon thinks there's a double standard in Hollywood when it comes to actors with checkered pasts ... and it favors white guys over black guys.

Cannon quickly snapped back at our guy at LAX Wednesday when he asked Nick about all the hate over teaming up with Chris Brown for a new movie because of CB's history with domestic violence.

"What about Sean Penn?" Nick asked, "They ever hate on his past and the movies he did?"

For the record -- Penn's faced allegations for years that he abused Madonna while they were married in the '80s ... but Madonna claims Penn never struck her. Brown was convicted of felony assault for beating up Rihanna.

Still, Cannon says society wants to make black men look like monsters anytime they can. He also tells us his upcoming movie with Brown -- an indie flick called "She Ball" about a women's street basketball team -- is going to be a must-see.

Chrissy Teigen built a massive following with just 1 cookbook ... and now it looks like she's ready to build an empire around it.

The supermodel just applied to lock down the trademark, "Cravings," to use on a bunch of home goods. The name comes from her 2016 cookbook "Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat." According to the docs, Chrissy's looking to slap "Cravings" on housewares like kitchen appliances, hair dryers, bed linens, towels, comforters, window treatments and more.

Chrissy appears to be branching into the blogosphere, too. Docs show she also applied to use "Cravings" for the name of a blog dedicated to homemaking, lifestyle, cooking and, of course, recipes.

Snoop Dogg may have been the headliner at a Hurricane Harvey Relief party, but the guy throwing the bash -- Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee -- got the VIP treatment ... right there on stage.

The famed attorney threw a huge holiday shindig this month that reportedly cost a MILLION dollars to produce ... and it was all for a good cause -- to raise money for Hurricane Harvey victims.

Buzbee clearly spared no expense for the 1,200 party guests, hiring Snoop for the evening's entertainment ... who brought along a handful of exotic dancers.

One of the girls took a shine to Tony ... and he didn't seem to mind. Check it out.

Pump through these celebrity workout shots and try not to break a sweat guessing who's getting fit in these exercise selfies!

Justin Bieber can't seem to stay away from his girlfriend, Selena Gomez, for the holidays ... 'cause they're in the same town south of the border for New Year's Eve.

Bieber was spotted shirtless and soaking up some sun Sunday in Cabo San Lucas. Seems like he's excited, and why shouldn't he be? Selena's in the same hood!

Selena was also seen in Cabo with some friends Saturday in a would-be girls only trip for the holiday weekend ... except now, it's clear that Bieber's probably just a beach run away. Our bet is they're smooching when the clock strikes 12.

Mariah Carey didn't cut any corners ahead of her NYE redemption performance in Times Square ... 'cause she just completed a full soundcheck and rehearsal.

Mariah wrapped her rehearsal and soundcheck Sunday afternoon in NYC, where she's hours away from round 2 of "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve." Eyewitnesses tell us she completed her run-through with no issues, and looks ready for tonight.

It appears it was the real Mariah up there too, no stand-in like last year ... which, as you'll recall, didn't end great come showtime. It also sounds like you can hear her pretty well through the sound system now, which bodes well for her actual performance.

Vincent Herbert did not get Laura Govan pregnant and did not commit spousal abuse on Tamar Braxton ... this according to Vince himself.

A pap got Tamar's estranged hubby Sunday out in Bev Hills where the denials came straight from the horse's mouth. Vince says it clear as day on the Govan rumor ... not true at all.

He also backs up what Tamar said herself about his Christmas day arrest -- there was no spousal abuse ... even though he was, in fact, arrested for spousal assault.

We broke the stories ... Tamar unleashed her fury on a woman claiming to have gotten pregnant by Vincent, and people were quick to assume she was referring to Laura. Laura denies it's her, and says her own ex, Gilbert Arenas, is the one fueling the rumor.

Kendall Jenner is NOT the 4th Kardashian who's expecting a bundle of joy -- she's just got a bun in the oven ... otherwise known as a bagel.

Kendall posted a mirror selfie Saturday and almost immediately had to respond to rumors that she was pregnant. Her slim figure looked a bit more hourglass-like in the pic, and people sorta lost their s***.

As it turns out, Kendall isn't preggo -- she's just fan of the doughy goodness that are bagels.

Gilbert Arenas has jumped into the Tamar Braxton/Laura Govan fray by calling out his baby mama for accusing him of starting false rumors Tamar's husband got Laura pregnant. You following this?

Gilbert lashed out at Govan by saying, "...my BM decides she wants to use me to clear her dirt up ... you must have forgotten that ZI have all the court documents and in those court documents are ALL your bank records AND in those bank records ARE these little things called (wire transfers) and with wire transfers comes (senders) which either has they name or they bank account numbers from Jan 2015 through oct of 2016, I would have every person that sent you money ... #hoe #hoe #hoe merry Christmas."

He goes on ... "We might need tear down your vagina and build you a new vagina." In short, he's accusing her of sleeping around for money.

He says to Laura ... "handle your situation without using me as your scapegoat."

And Gilbert goes after Tamar's estranged husband ... "@thevincentherbert I don't know who's pregnant but if it's my @BM RUN N**** RUN. I know you cant run that fast big fella so get you a hover board/scooter or something and #georgejetson the f*** outta hear becauz she's about to f*** yo whole life up. She's about to have you out her like (soulja boy in January) (tyrese in november).

Kyle Richards had a fellow "Housewife" with whom she could commiserate ... as she processes the burglary that left her jewelry box empty.

Kyle and Bethenny Frankel were in Aspen Saturday, bundled up and shopping at Gorsuch ... a high-end ski apparel store.

TMZ broke the story ... Kyle and hubby Mauricio Umansky had their Encino home hit over XMAS and the thieves cleaned her out and stole more than $1 million worth of bling.

As for Bethenny ... she's been in a never-ending custody war with ex-husband Jason Hoppy.

Cris Cyborg celebrated her huge UFC victory over Holly Holm at the Foundation Room in Las Vegas.

Cyborg retained her featherweight championship belt after winning a unanimous decision in the 5-round title fight. Cyborg had a lot to celebrate ... she dominated the fight from start to finish, leaving Holly a bloody mess.

She's mugging next to a Buddha in the club located on the top floor of the Mandalay Bay.

Check out those victory pants!!!

BTW ... Cyborg was on the FS1 TMZ Sports show a week ago ... she's fierce in the octagon but super sweet.

11:16 AM PT -- Melissa has responded to Tamar, telling TMZ ... she stands by her story that Vincent verbally and emotionally abused her while recording her first Dream album at age 14, and that he asked her to lose weight. She says she is not attempting to insert herself into Tamar and Vince's family matters ... and just wants to shed light on a big problem in the music biz.

Tamar Braxton is slamming a member of the girl group Dream who claimed Tamar's estranged husband abused her ... Tamar thinks she's a "thirst bucket" who is just out for attention.

Tamar set her sights on Melissa Schuman, who said Saturday Vincent Herbert verbally and emotionally abused her when she was 14, while recording for Dream. She says Herbert, who was an associate executive producer on the album, also forced her to lose weight.

Tamar says Vincent's criticism is all part of "artist development," noting Melissa had no complaints when Dream was selling millions of records. Tamar warns, "Don't EVEN TRY to use our personal Family situation for attention!! All the greats had to do it, GAGA, Toni, myself ... All had what was ARTIST DEVELOPMENT!!"

Tamar says, "OK ... now here is what you WON'T be doiong thirst bucket!! I know u saw damn puffy MTB ... the industry THEN was like bootcamp for ALL of us!"

FYI ... Melissa also accused Nick Carter of raping her in 2002 ... Nick says their encounter was mutual.

Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel pulled the ultimate billionaire move -- shutting down an iconic portion of L.A. to throw his employees the most baller New Year's Eve company party at L.A. Live.

According to docs obtained by TMZ ... Snapchat and its CEO are plunking down approximately FOUR. MILLION. BUCKS. to rent out Microsoft Theater and virtually every venue facing Microsoft Square -- Katsuya, Lucky Strike, Tom's Urban, Conga Room and Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill.

We're told Spiegel's also planning to fly in SC employees from around the world.

The planning's been months in the making -- the ice rink usually at Microsoft Square through the New Year was removed just last week. We checked, and Snapchat secured proper permits to host as many as 5,000 guests who will be treated to a 105-foot DJ tower and pyrotechnics. There are also 2 full street closures to secure the area.

And get this ... there's gonna be a surprise performance and we're told it's Drake. Oh, snap!