A lucky bidder is going home with John Lennon's hair -- some of the most famous locks to hit the auction block -- and he paid big bucks for them.

Heritage Auction in Dallas had the 4-inch chunk of Lennon's hair after a hairdresser cut it off before his role in a 1967 movie called, "How I Won The War."  According to reports, Paul Fraser, a UK-based memorabilia collector was the highest bidder at $35k.

$35k might seem like a lot of money to the average Joe ... but as far a Lennon memorabilia goes, it's loose change. His '65 Rolls Royce Phantom V sold for $2.23 million and lyrics to "All You Need is Love" netted $1.25 million.

That's some expensive hair.

Justice Scalia was honored in Washington D.C. Saturday ... with thousands gathering to mourn the loss of the heart and soul of the conservative justices. 

Scalia's son Paul delivered Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in D.C. Every current member of the Supreme Court sat in the front row and Justice Clarence Thomas participated in the service.

President Obama was not in attendance -- something he's taking heavy criticism from Republican for -- however, he and first lady Michelle paid their respects on Friday at the Supreme Court Building.

Donald Trump was quick to attack Obama for the no-show, tweeting, "I wonder if President Obama would have attended the funeral of Justice Scalia if it were held in a Mosque? Very sad that he did not go!"

As TMZ reported ... Scalia died in his sleep last week on a hunting trip in Texas. He was 79-years-old. 

1:15 P.M. PST -- Rob has released an apology, saying, "Please understand that although is it no excuse, I was completely unaware that in Australia there is a polarizing social issue happening right now involving indigenous people and alcohol. I'm sitting here in my hotel room completely gutted that a joke that I made was much more relevant to the times in Australia than I realized ... I feel like a fool and apologize to all Australians."Rob Thomas found himself in a heap of trouble in Oz ... making a highly offensive remark towards Aboriginal Australians. 

The former Matchbox 20 front man was in Melbourne Friday and when talking about his flight over says, "I drink til I think I'm Australian." Rob continues, "And then I keep drinking til I think I'm a black Australian." A big no-no considering the history and current struggle of alcohol abuse among natives. 

You can hear a collective groan and even some boos from the crowd after the remark. We're guessing Rob didn't mean any harm, but one things for sure ... people were upset.

We've reached out to Rob for comment ... so far, no word back. 

A video of a young Bernie Sanders being arrested during a civil rights protest will no doubt help him blunt criticism that he wasn't really a civil rights activist.

The 1963 video shows the then 21-year-old University of Chicago student being arrested on the southside of Chicago during a segregation protest.

A senior advisor for Sanders confirmed the guy being arrested is indeed the presidential candidate.

Is this Bernie Sanders being arrested? from Kartemquin Films on Vimeo.

Joanna Krupa can rest a little easier knowing the wolf she so desperately wanted to save has been captured and is headed to a sanctuary.

TMZ broke the story ... Krupa was on a mission to help what she believed was a part-dog part-wolf hybrid named Princess loose in the Hollywood Hills, even feeding it from her hand. Turns out the hard work paid off because she was captured on Saturday.

According to Krupa, Princess was bleeding so she's headed to a vet to be checked out before being sent to be with her mate at the Lockwood Animal Sanctuary. 

No more cryin' wolf for Krupa. 

Kanye West was endlessly entertaining this week, and so were sucky-faces Rob and Blac Chyna. So we gotta ask ...

Jared Fogle is challenging the judge who sentenced him to more than 15 years in prison, arguing that he's being punished in part for his fantasies ... and fantasies are not a crime.

Fogle's lawyers are appealing the sentence on several grounds, claiming the judge had no right to exceed the maximum sentencing guideline -- around 13 years.

The lawyers note the judge who sentenced Fogle said, "This defendant is obsessed with child pornography and having sex with minors. He fantasized about it in telephone conversations."

Fogle's attorneys say fantasies should not form the basis of a criminal sentence. They quote another court decision, which says, "We are loath to give the government the power to punish us for our thoughts and not our actions."

According to Fogle's lawyers, the fantasies and "requests to third parties" were never acted upon by Fogle, yet they were relied on by the judge in imposing the sentence.

Fogle wants the appeals court to give him another sentencing hearing, where his actions -- not his thoughts -- are front and center.

Kobe Bryant suffered a fickle finger of fate Friday night ... a dislocated finger to be exact, that was yanked back into place much to the horror of a female fan. 

Bryant and The Lakers were taking on The San Antonio Spurs in L.A. Friday night when Kobe's right middle finger popped out of joint. Bryant's doc gave the finger an ol' fashioned tug and the digit went back to its proper place.

The Spurs were still too much for Kobe and crew ... they lost 119-113.

Mickey Rourke's offended by Manny Pacquiao's aggressively anti-gay comments, because he says he's "a little gay" himself.

Mickey went to The Nice Guy in WeHo Friday night, and actually gave Manny a marginal Old Testament pass, though he made it clear the boxer's comments were abhorrent. 

That said, Mickey makes his point by planting a big one on a fan.

Kanye West is stepping up his pool game so much ... he's building a freakin' lake!

TMZ has learned Kanye and Kim Kardashian said screw it, and tore up a perfectly fine pool that used to sit in their backyard -- and will upgrade to a body of water that's more like a small lake, or at least a really big pond.

We're told man-made Lake Kimye will be fully filtered upon completion and at least 5 times the size of any other backyard oasis in the Hidden Hills neighborhood. It's part of the sweeping changes Kim and 'Ye are making to the estate they purchased in 2014.

Of course, Drake recently took a shot at Kanye in his track "Summer Sixteen," saying:

I used to wanna be on Roc-A-Fella then I turned into Jay
Now I got a house in LA, Now I got a bigger pool than 'Ye
And look man, 'Ye’s pool is nice, mine's just big is what I’m saying

Two things come to mind -- 1. Time for a remix, Drake, and 2. So much for being broke, Yeezy!

The Game's Aussie fans have been left high and dry ...  because the rapper was sent packing.

Game arrived down under Friday with his crew, but they did even get out of the airport.  The Dept. of Immigration and Border Protection tells TMZ, they ordered Game to leave the country because he didn't have the proper visa.

The rapper was set to do 4 shows in Oz starting Monday.

Crikey.

Manny Pacquiao is a "f**king idiot" -- so says "Guardians of the Galaxy" star Dave Bautista ... who says he's EXTREMELY offended by the boxer's anti-gay comments because his mom's gay.  

The former WWE superstar -- who also happens to be Filipino -- went off on Pacman at LAX. 

"My mom happens to be a lesbian so I don't f**king take that sh*t. I dont think it's funny."

"If anyone called my mother an animal i'd stick my foot in his ass."

You gotta watch the clip ... Bautista says he still respects Manny as a fighter -- "but as far as his opinions, stick that up your ass."