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Common says there's now a zero-tolerance policy for using the n-word ... so he's not surprised former Papa John's founder John Schnatter is out of a job.

Here's the thing ... Common says he doesn't f*** with Papa John's anyway ... nonetheless, the decision to axe him was the right thing to do.

Kylie Jenner might have had help becoming America's youngest self-made billionaire, but she still deserves a lot of the credit ... so says Taylor Armstrong.

We got the former 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' star leaving Craig's in WeHo Wednesday, where we asked what a lot of people were asking after Forbes threw Kylie on their cover and called her a "self-made" billionaire. Is she actually self-made?

Dictionary.com got in on the ribbing too -- posting Kylie's cover and the definition of self-made ... having succeeded in life unaided. Many have argued that Kylie had nothing but aid in building out her makeup empire -- ya know, 'cause her family is filthy rich and famous.

Taylor doesn't see it that way though. She says someone can still be self-made with a little assistance ... it all just depends on what you do with it.

Charles Oakley is learning the hard way ... if you try to cheat a Vegas casino, you'll end up behind bars.

TMZ Sports has learned ... the ex-NBA star was arrested at the Cosmopolitan on July 8 after allegedly trying to pull a fast one during a gambling session -- and it was all caught on video.

Officials from the Nevada Gaming Board tell us Oakley "was suspected of adding to or reducing his wager on a gambling game after the outcome was known."

Unclear what game he was playing at the time -- but one source with knowledge of the incident says Oak tried to pull back a $100 chip after he realized he was going to lose.

FYI, Oakley reportedly made more than $46 mil during his NBA career.

Oak was confronted about the incident -- and it was kicked over to a security team which reviewed the casino video footage ... confirming the alleged cheating.

The 54-year-old was taken into custody at 5:30 PM and booked into Clark County Detention Center.

Oak's gambling charge is serious business -- "to commit or attempt to commit a fraudulent act in a gaming establishment." He faces between 1 to 6 years in prison if convicted.

Versace, Versace ... Cardi B's baby girl will be staring down the famed Medusa logo and several other luxury designer brands the second she gets home.

Sources tell us Cardi and Offset decked out Kulture's nursery with some seriously high-end gear from West Hollywood baby boutique, Couture Kids on Robertson. Our baby gear sources tell us the new parents dropped several k's -- as in $7,000 -- to get their daughter off to a baller-ific start.

Here's how Kulture's rolling:
- Fendi stroller, $1,600
- Stokke Xplory stroller, $1,149
- Versace changing bag, $600
- Young Versace dress, $455
- Givenchy teddy bear, $195
- Customized recliner, $3,000

Shortly before Cardi gave birth Tuesday night she was showing off some of her baby swag.

Teairra Mari's revenge porn lawsuit against her ex-boyfriend is going nowhere fast ... according to the ex, who maintains SHE leaked their sex tape, and therefore has NO case.

Akbar Abdul-Ahad tells us, although Teairra's going forward with the lawsuit, she hasn't been shy about trying to cozy up to him for some, uh ... well, you have to see his description. Point is, he now firmly believes what Teairra's 'L&HH' costar Milan Christopher claims about her posting the explicit footage herself.

You'll recall ... Milan said Teairra was acting strange the day the sex tape went public, accusing Akbar of leaking it before it was even posted.

Mira Sorvino just revealed a shockingly disgusting story about a casting director who she says scared the crap outta her for a role ... by gagging her with a condom when she was 16.

She dropped the bombshell Wednesday during the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's "HFPA In Conversation" podcast. She says it was one of her very first auditions ... for a horror movie.

Mira -- who's also accused Harvey Weinstein of sexually harassing her multiple times in the '90s -- said the casting director claimed to be getting her in the mood for the horror scene by tying her to a chair and bruising her arm. Then, the condom.

She didn't name the casting director or the movie.

Justin Bieber continues to pull out all the stops for his new fiancee, Hailey Baldwin ... taking a HELICOPTER to meet up with her family just a few miles away.

Justin and Hailey loaded into their very own private helicopter Tuesday for the 70-mile trek to upstate New York. The destination? New Windsor ... a town with a population of about 25,000, where Hailey's dad Stephen and family call home.

TMZ broke the story, Justin approached Papa Baldwin a few weeks back to ask for Hailey's hand in marriage before he got down on one knee in the Bahamas and popped the question.

Michael B. Jordan would make that other Michael Jordan so proud. Hot chick in tow? Yes. Cigar in hand? Hell yeah. Chugging booze from a bottle? No doubt.

The "Black Panther" star was spotted turning up with his rumored GF, Ashlyn Castro, at the ritzy VIP Room nightclub in St. Tropez. It got real steamy in the club ... and it had nothing to do with Mike's cigar.

Check out the pics ... MBJ -- who, btw, is rocking a sweet Elvis tee -- and Ashlyn were all over each other ... grinding, sucking face and living it up. Just like you-know-who.

Tekashi69 could potentially spend at least the next week locked up in NYC before he's shipped off to face a judge in Houston.

A rep for the Manhattan District Attorney's Office tells us Tekashi was just arraigned and is now in custody until a tentative date of July 20. We're told authorities from Houston are then expected to pick him up on an arrest warrant issued by a judge back in May.

TMZ broke the story ... 69 was arrested at JFK Airport Wednesday when he landed after his European tour. Cops picked him up on the Houston warrant for allegedly choking a 16-year-old.

Tekashi had a show scheduled Friday in New Jersey, but we're told it was postponed prior to his arrest, and all ticket holders have already been refunded.

Gloria Allred thinks the new Supreme Court nominee puts President Trump one HUGE step closer to achieving his goal of overturning Roe v. Wade, and she's afraid Senators won't do a thing to stop it.

Allred is fired up about Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to replace Anthony Kennedy on the High Court. The longtime women's rights advocate fears Kavanaugh will do Trump's bidding if he's confirmed. Before he was elected the Prez said he expects Roe v. Wade to be rolled back because he planned to appoint judges who are anti-abortion.

Gloria got very personal, opening up about the nearly fatal abortion she endured.

Kavanaugh has said he would follow Supreme Court precedent on the abortion issue -- but Allred doesn't trust him ... or the Senators who are expected to grill him during his confirmation hearing.

7/12 -- Schnatter has now also resigned as chairman of Papa John's International.

Papa John's founder John Schnatter is quitting his post at the University of Louisville after he was called out for using the n-word during a meeting to, ironically, discuss his comeback from a different controversy.

Schnatter resigned from the University's Board of Trustees Wednesday hours after the NAACP called for him to step down ... on the heels of Schnatter confirming reports he dropped the racial epithet back in May. The pizza mogul was on a conference call with a marketing agency he'd hired to help him deal with the blowback he faced for criticizing the NFL's national anthem policy.

Forbes reported Schnatter questioned why he was being criticized, because "Colonel Sanders called blacks n***ers" and got away with it. He also reportedly spoke nonchalantly about growing up in Indiana where black people were dragged to death.

The University of Louisville said it doesn't condone racism ... but added it doesn't think Schnatter's comments "reflect his personal beliefs or values."

George Lopez gave Donald Trump's Hollywood star his version of the No. 1 treatment ... unleashing a massive fake pee stream all over it.

The comedian -- who has made no bones about his beef with the Prez -- was in Hollywood Tuesday and coincidentally found himself right in front of Trump's star on the Walk of Fame. After chatting up fans, George decided to unload his water bottle a la fake pee on Trump's marker.

Check it out ... everyone seemed to enjoy the spectacle, and GLo was pretty relieved too. (Pun intended).

Ex-UCLA basketball star Billy Knight was arrested back in June after officials say he sexually abused a child ... and sources say the victim was only 9 years old.

TMZ Sports has learned ... in the weeks before Knight apparently killed himself, the 39-year-old was arrested and charged with 6 felonies for sexual encounters involving a girl under the age of 15.

Officials tell us ... Knight was arrested in Phoenix, Arizona on June 13.

Prosecutors in Maricopa County charged Knight with multiple counts of sexual conduct with a minor, sexual abuse and molestation of a child.

In court docs, obtained by TMZ Sports, prosecutors say some of the abuse took place at the victim's home -- and on her mother's bed.

Arizona is particularly tough when it comes to sex crimes involving minors -- and it appears he was facing more than 50 YEARS in prison if convicted on all charges.

Knight posted his $100,000 bail and was released from custody in June -- but ordered to wear an electronic monitoring device.

However, the victim's mother told cops Knight violated the terms of his release by contacting her several times and even appearing at her home.

He was due back in court in the coming weeks.

Tekashi69 is no longer a wanted man in Texas, because cops nabbed him in NYC on an outstanding arrest warrant ... TMZ has learned.

Tekashi was arrested Wednesday at JFK Airport right after he returned from a European tour. Cops were enforcing a warrant out of Houston for a mall attack. As we reported, the rapper was wanted for allegedly choking a 16-year-old kid in January at the Galleria Mall.

6ix9ine's team tells us they were aware of the warrant, and intended to handle the matter soon.