Floyd Mayweather Talking with Showtime Exec ... About MMA Fight
Floyd Mayweather is heading to Minnesota where he's set to meet with Showtime honcho Stephen Espinoza ... and the two will DEFINITELY be talking about a possible MMA fight.
"It will be a topic of conversation," Stephen told TMZ Sports ... acknowledging Floyd's recent videos from inside an MMA cage are VERY interesting.
"There's a chance ... whatever he puts his mind to, he sort of wills into happening. [Floyd] willed the McGregor fight into happening. So, if he sets his mind to it, it'll happen."
And how much money would it take to lure Floyd back?
"He's not an 8-figure guy anymore. He's a 9-figure guy," says Espinoza, the president of Showtime Sports and event programming.
Bottom line -- if Floyd wants an MMA fight, sounds like Showtime is 100% behind him.
Stay tuned ...
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Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez Together, Religious and Sarcastic
Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez hadn't been seen together for almost a month ... until Wednesday night.
Justin and Selena were leaving a Hillsong Church service in L.A. when he spotted photogs, gave an audible grunt, and then got downright sarcastic when they screamed Selena's name.
Earlier in the day Justin hit the ice for a little hockey and Selena watched rinkside snapping pics.
The last time we saw them was at a Pilates class just after the Christmas holidays, but clearly they're still tight.
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Quavo Accused in Club Brawl, Robbery After the Grammys
Quavo allegedly beat the hell out of a famous jeweler during a Grammys after party at 1Oak in NYC ... TMZ has learned.
The alleged victim, Eric the Jeweler, reported the incident to NYPD on Tuesday ... according to law enforcement sources. We're told Eric and Migos were in the club early Monday morning -- around 4:30 AM -- when smack talk over money Quavo allegedly owes Eric ... turned physical.
Eric told cops he got jumped by Quavo and another man who was partying with the group. Sources in the club tell us the other man was not Offset or Takeoff.
We're told Eric got the hell out of the club with minor injuries to the face, but as he left noticed his $30,000 chain was missing.
Eric's filed a robbery report with cops. He's kind of a big deal in the biz, having made pieces for Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, French Montana and many more.
We've reached out to a rep for Migos. Our law enforcement sources say NYPD wants to talk to all the members of the group, as well as their manager. Officers also want to review security cam footage from 1Oak.
Mr. Rogers Biopic Good Casting, He Loved Tom Hanks! ... Says Son
It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood for Mr. Rogers' family -- not only do they think Tom Hanks is a perfect choice to play him in a flick ... they have mad love for TH!
Fred Rogers' youngest son John tells us the family couldn't be happier with Hanks' casting in the upcoming biopic about his late father, "You Are My Friend," for a whole bunch of reasons ... mostly because Fred was apparently a big Tom Hanks fan.
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John says Fred really respected and enjoyed Hanks' work, especially "Forrest Gump." Check out the clip ... you won't believe how many times John says his pops watched it.
As far as any involvement in the project, John says he hasn't been approached to get involved or consult Hanks for the role just yet. But he is open to it ... your move, Tom.
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Kendall Jenner & Bella Hadid You Stole My Pic!!! At Least Help the Deer, Says Rescue Owner
Dear Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid, if you're gonna straight-up jack photos of a cute, fuzzy deer ... at least tag the rightful owner who's trying to rescue Bambi.
The owner of Fuzzy Fawn Wildlife Rescue tells TMZ ... she has no problem with Kendall grabbing the pic and sharing it with her 87 million Instagram followers. Bella reposted it to her IG story.
Problem is ... the owner, Fuzzy Fawn (that's really her nickname), says Kendall and Bella never gave her credit, and didn't even tag her rescue org -- which rehabs and releases sickly deer in Buffalo, New York.
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Fuzzy says Kendall and Bella could have done her a HUGE solid by exposing their followers to her website and giving animal lovers a chance to donate. The group rehabbed 78 fawns last year at a cost of about $500 each.
In this case, turns out Mom knows best -- Yolanda Hadid credited Fuzzy Fawn last year in a post.
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Ricky Williams Super Bowl Pot Party: Weed's On Me!
Ricky Williams has a very important message for anyone who's thinking about hitting his Super Bowl 52 blowout ...
It's no longer BYOW -- 'cause he's got enough weed for the WHOLE PARTY.
Ricky updated us on his Super Bowl Sunday smoke-athon -- telling TMZ Sports he's going the whole 9 yards for his private party in the Hollywood Hills.
Booze, celebrities, vegan food, a massage therapist and now an unlimited supply of ganj -- Williams says he'll have "something for everybody."
And we got a feeling it's gonna be some seriously high-grade product. If ya need proof ... listen to what Ricky has to say at the end of the interview.
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LisaRaye McCoy I Got a Hunch ... My Burglary Was an Inside Job!
LisaRaye McCoy is convinced her home burglary was an inside job ... and she's taking immediate action to make sure it never happens again.
LisaRaye tells TMZ she thinks the suspect was someone who knew about the renovations going on at her San Fernando Valley crib, and also that she wouldn't be home. She's seen security cam footage of the suspect and says the person knocked on the front door to make sure no one was there ... then immediately bolted around to break in through a side door.
Unfortunately, she can't tell for sure who made off with $160k worth of her stuff, because the perp's face isn't clear in the footage.
In the meantime, LisaRaye says she's upping the armed security at her house, and adding more cameras.
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Guess Who This Graduation Guy Turned Into!
Before this tiny student graduated to a plastic surgeon on a long-running show, he was just another cute grad growing up in Chicago, Illinois. Can you guess who he is?
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'The Four' Judge Charlie Walk Benches Himself Amid Sexual Harassment Allegation
6:45 PM PT -- Walk will not appear in the finale of 'The Four' ... saying he made the decision not to attend "out of respect for the contestants, my fellow judges and everyone involved with the show."
He says he doesn't want his presence to be a distraction, but denies the allegations against him by adding ... "there has been an extreme rush to judgment against me in this particular case which is unfair and inconsistent with anything that even actually happened."
'The Four' could be down from 4 judges to 3 very shortly -- FOX is reportedly close to cutting ties with Charlie Walk, the Republic Records honcho accused of sexually harassing a former employee.
The approaching shakeup comes on the heels of Tristan Coopersmith's claim Walk repeatedly groped and harassed her during their years working together at Sony Music. Walk co-judged FOX's new talent search with Diddy, Meghan Trainor and DJ Khaled.
Walk will appear on Thursday night's pre-taped episode of the show, but will not appear next week ... according to Deadline.
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Although, Charlie's denied Coopersmith's allegation ... he's also been suspended from Republic Records, which says it's hired a law firm to investigate the claims.
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Mel Gibson My 'Passion' Project's No Secret ... But, I'm Not Talkin'
Mel Gibson's not dishing out any details about the reported upcoming sequel to "The Passion of the Christ" ... even if everyone else can't shut up about it.
We got the 'Passion' director leaving E. Baldi restaurant Wednesday and asked if the big news is true -- will there be a 'Resurrection' to his 2004 blockbuster? He certainly doesn't deny it.
Gibson playfully suggests it's an industry secret, but with Jim Caviezel -- aka the dude who plays Jesus -- declaring Mel's sequel is going to be "the biggest film in history" ... it's fair to say the secret's out and the buzz has risen.
For the record, Gibson has talked publicly about a 'Passion' sequel ... telling Stephen Colbert in 2016 the project was about 3 years away. It's just way more real now.
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John Schneider Wife Says Financial Woes Due to His Crappy Movies
4:14 PM PT -- John tells TMZ in a statement that he's very proud of his body of work and looks forward to continuing to create great characters, stories as well as sharing his music. He adds ... "It's unfortunate that what is a private matter between two grown adults has resulted in a public mud-slinging."
John Schneider makes crappy movies ... according to his estranged wife.
Elvira Schneider says the former 'Dukes of Hazzard' star's been a scofflaw in the spousal support department ... she says he's behind at least $150k and she's pissed.
In her new legal docs, Elvira says because John isn't paying her money, she's been relying on income from a Louisiana property. Now here's the problem. She says John hasn't paid taxes on the property, which she blames him on "squandering a large portion of his income via investment in his hobby of making low-budget, poorly produced film and television." The IRS, she says, is ready to foreclose on the property.
She wants John to be put in jail for being so delinquent.
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Ken Bone Bone Zone Got Bombed Off Trump Drinking Game
Ken Bone, the red sweater-wearing star of one of President Trump's 2016 debates, has an admittedly sloshed review of 45's first State of the Union address.
Bone's giving Trump an 8 out of 10 for his speech because he wasn't contentious, and preached unity and bipartisanship ... even if many members of Congress weren't buying it. Now, to why Bone was bombed during the speech.
He created a drinking game for SOTU viewers ... a pretty complicated one, actually.
SOTU in five minutes! Play along but know your limits. I beg you not to drive or operate heavy machinery after more than a few seconds of this game.
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Periscope with drunk Ken after the speech. pic.twitter.com/ztdQDqmLl2
The Bone Zone wasn't all shots and giggles during the SOTU ... he actually called out Trump on Twitter for his coal industry comment. Yes, he was drunk tweeting.
Ken says he'd like a do-over on that ... the drinking game, not his tweet.
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'Lean on Me' Star Gets Smokin' Deal In Weed Bust Case
"Lean on Me" star Jermaine Hopkins is becoming the king of big breaks when it comes to pot busts.
Jermaine pled guilty Wednesday to felony possession of marijuana ... according to court officials in Wake County, NC. We're told Jermaine pled guilty and was sentenced to a minimum of 4 months in prison. Now, here's the break -- that sentence was suspended.
That means Jermaine skates on jail time, and instead gets 24 months of supervised probation. If he screws up, though, he'll be headed to the slammer.
TMZ broke the story ... Jermaine was arrested back in October when cops found 5.7 lbs. of weed in his trunk. Jermaine also got probation in 2011 after he was busted for buying 200 freakin' lbs. of ganja from an undercover cop.
He'll now have to submit to drug testing as probation condition.
FYI: North Cackalacky has not legalized marijuana, medicinal or recreational.
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Super Bowl LII P!nk, J Lo, Cardi B's Venue Evacuated After Gas Leak
One of Minneapolis' main Super Bowl LII party venues -- hosting P!nk, Jennifer Lopez, Imagine Dragons, Diddy, DJ Khaled and Cardi B -- was just evacuated for a gas leak.
Law enforcement sources tell us they responded to The Armory around 1 PM. We're told crews discovered the gas was coming from an above ground pressure relief valve. A rep for the MFD says the valve was completely drained by crews.
Good thing. The venue's gonna be busy this week.
Thursday: Imagine Dragons, Machine Gun Kelly, Mura Masa
Friday: P!nk
Saturday: Jennifer Lopez
Sunday: Diddy, DJ Khaled, French Montana, Cardi B, G-Eazy
We're told the evacuation's been lifted and operations at The Armory have resumed.
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Stormy Daniels to Wendy Williams My Vagina's Trained & Beautiful ... Come See It, Anytime!!!
Stormy Daniels is going to war -- a vagina war -- with Wendy Williams, and she's willing to put it ALL on the line ... TMZ has learned.
Stormy caught wind of Wendy's show Wednesday when the host called her washed up, messy -- and the coup de grace -- "all worn out down below." Now, Stormy's firing back, telling TMZ ... "My vagina is a well trained beautiful athlete that would not have the longest running contract in porn history if she were ugly."
The porn star -- who now swears she did NOT bang Donald Trump -- says she'd be happy to show Wendy what she's working with, whenever Wendy wants.
All jokes aside ... Stormy's upset about the attack on her lady parts, and says she's considering a defamation lawsuit.
She might want to get a consultation before pursuing that.