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The Bears cut defensive lineman Jeremiah Ratliff on Thursday, but it sounds like things got really nasty 24 hours earlier when he got tossed out the door.

Ratliff, a veteran Pro Bowl player, got into a heated discussion with Bears GM Ryan Pace on Wednesday, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The "animated exchange" reportedly went down AFTER team security was called to throw Ratliff's 6'4", 287 pound ass out of the team facility.

TMZ Sports spoke to several Bears sources who said they had no idea Ratliff had been cut ... so, seems like the argument went down well after the locker room cleared following Wednesday's practice.

Prince Jackson is admitting it ... there's a chance Michael Jackson isn't his biological parent, but he's also saying MJ is still dad.

This started when someone trolled Prince on Twitter by saying, "everyone knows you are a Rowe-Klein NOT A Jackson!!" Prince responded, "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb ... I was raised by my dad with my brother and sister."

Prince's statement is the closest he's ever come to saying MJ isn't blood -- but it also makes it clear Michael is the only father he's ever known.

There have been a lot of rumors claiming Dr. Arnie Klein fathered Michael's kids with Debbie Rowe. Klein added fuel to the fire in 2013 when he compared an old drivers license pic of himself to one of Prince.

But as TMZ has confirmed, and previously reported, Michael is NOT Prince's biological father ... and neither is Arnie Klein.

Cory Wells, co-founder and one of the lead singers for Three Dog Night has died. He was 74 years old.

Danny Hutton, Wells' bandmate posted a message on the group's website saying, "It is with deep sadness and disbelief that I must report the passing of Cory Wells." The post goes on to say Cory "died unexpectedly" in New York but it's unclear how.

The group had huge success in the 1960's and '70s with hits like "Joy To The World," "Black and White," and "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" ... on which Cory sang lead.

Khloe Kardashian just thanked everyone who has prayed for Lamar Odom and supported her over the last week.

Khloe posted on her website, "The past week has been incredibly difficult. I am so thankful to family, friends, and fans, who have sent nothing but prayers and well wishes to Lamar."

She added, "I also want to take a moment to thank everyone at Sunrise Hospital, including the amazing doctors and nurses for their kindness and diligent work. Under their amazing care, incredible strides have been made."

And Khloe offered wisdom ... "You can never be prepared for an experience like this, but without the outpouring of love and endless prayers that Lamar has received and the strength I was given from my loved ones, it would have been difficult to endure. Thank you for your continued support. God is great!!!"

12:15 PM PT -- Good news for pissed off Janet fans ... an Instagram spokesperson tells us only "repeat infringers" should've had their accounts deleted, but a bug resulted in accounts getting deleted that should not have been. We're told the bug has been fixed, and IG is in the process of reinstating users who were incorrectly affected.

Together again.

If you see Janet Jackson in concert and shoot a video -- warning: keep it off Instagram or there will be hell to pay, as in ... your content being deleted out from under your nose.

Several Janet fans are claiming their IG accounts were completely taken off the grid without warning after they posted video from one of JJ's "Unbreakable" tour stops.

IG sent out an email to the account holder saying their uploads violated copyrights. Since the copyright on Janet's music would belong to her and/or her label ... it seems like her camp is behind the crackdown.

Some Janet fans aren't taking it well, since they're also losing non-Janet content. As one put it ... "Definitely boycotting Janet Jackson in concert & Instagram until this is resolved."

That might be a while. Some users got a message saying their account has been permanently deleted. Translation: Your IG friends are gonna ... miss you much.

University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino is calling out a former assistant coach ... claiming if Andre McGee hired hookers for players, he needs to come clean ASAP.

Pitino issued a new statement on the scandal after 5 former players/recruits told ESPN that they DID attend parties with strippers paid for by McGee -- the team's former graduate assistant coach.

"I don't know if any of this is true or not, there's only one person who knows the truth and he needs to come out and tell the truth to his teammates, to the University of Louisville, to his fans, and to his coaches that have taught him to do the right thing for years and allowed him to be part of something special here," Pitino said.

As we previously reported, a self-described "madam" has penned a book in which she claims McGee not only used her services to provide strippers at parties ... but he also paid for players to have sex with the women.

"If these things are not true, and I keep using the word if, there's only one person who can give these solutions to these problems. It's Andre McGee," Pitino said.

"It's time to give back to his team, his university and coaches and tell the NCAA the truth and tell everyone else who was at one time very proud of him the truth."

"He owes that to his parents, to his university, to his teammates and his coaches. This is not only an NCAA issue here. It's more than that. There's more to it. His teammates that believed in him, his coaches that believed in him, the community that believed in him, put our trust in him to do the right things."

Mike Ditka might wanna check for holes in his undies this morning ... 'cause it sounded like he RIPPED A GALE FORCE STINKER right on Cris Carter last night.

The two were doing their thing on ESPN's "Monday Night Countdown" when Da Coach pulled the 'ol fart lean move -- and you can hear what sounds like Ditka just letting one rip.

Carter starts to crack up ... the whole thing is pretty funny.

Don't worry Mike -- you're not the only legend who's been caught farting on live TV ... right Whoopi?

There aren't a lot of people who can make Vince McMahon feel poor ... but Jerry Jones is definitely one of those people.

The two moguls came face-to-face behind the scenes at WWE's 'Monday Night Raw' in Dallas last night ... and as our good friends at BSO pointed out, it was the meeting of some HUGE bank accounts.

Question is ... who's got the bigger wallet?

Well, according to Forbes, it ain't even close -- with the Dallas Cowboys owner reportedly worth about $5 BILLION and Vince worth somewhere in the $1 billion range.

8:15 PM PT -- Lamar and Khloe left Vegas for L.A. at 5:30 PM via helicopter.

Lamar Odom is on his way back to L.A. for more specialized treatment ... TMZ has confirmed.

Odom is flying back to L.A., accompanied by Khloe Kardashian. As we reported, Khloe has vowed to be by Lamar's side throughout his rehab, which will take months.

Our sources say Lamar has numerous unresolved medical issues. We believe he will be admitted to an L.A. area medical facility for further treatment.

Odom is expected to survive, but doctors have cautioned his family there will be some permanent damage, though the extent is unclear.

Bench press never looked so good.

Here's UFC badass Ronda Rousey all posed up in a bathing suit in the middle of the desert ... showing off her ridiculous physique for Self magazine.

Besides looking insanely hot, Rousey told the mag she's laser focused on her upcoming UFC 193 fight with Holly Holm because she wants to secure her legacy as one of the best fighters EVER.

"I want my name to be mentioned along with Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali," Rousey said in the article that hits new stands on Oct. 27th ... "and I don’t want the word woman to be in front of champion."

Yeah, well, if she keeps fighting like she's been fighting ... don't think that'll be a problem.

Katherine Webb is pissed off that several of her husband's Cincinnati Bengals teammates had their junk exposed during a post-game live shot from the locker room ... saying their genitals simply are NOT for public consumption.

The clip has been all over the web this morning -- an NFL Network reporter was interviewing Pacman Jones ... while several Bengals players were changing in the background.

The shot clearly rubbed Webb the wrong way -- since she's married to Bengals backup quarterback A.J. McCarron -- and she went off on the whole locker room interview policy on Twitter:

"I would rather my husbands ass/penis not be all over TV," Katherine said ... "Would you like to be filmed while naked?"

"Players should have their privacy."

Bengals lineman Andrew Whitworth was also furious about the situation -- saying, "Why do I have to explain to my kids why their dad is naked on tv? Time for a media policy change."

Boxing star Antonio Tarver says he "vehemently refutes" reports that he failed a drug test before his August fight with Steve Cunningham ... saying, "I am 100% innocent."

Tarver is responding to an article on SI.com -- which says he tested positive for synthetic testosterone, which is considered a banned substance.

But Tarver says he "categorically denies taking any banned substance before his fight with Cunningham."

"I have no idea how my urine sample tested positive because I didn't take anything illegal," Tarver said.

"Either the test was contaminated, or mixed-up with another sample. We believe in the process and I will fully comply. Further analysis will prove I'm 100% innocent because I've done nothing wrong."

Johnny Manziel's girlfriend Colleen Crowley told police the Cleveland Browns QB hit her a "couple times" during their domestic dispute last week and admits they had been boozing earlier in the day ... this according to the police report.

Johnny Manziel insisted he was NOT drunk during a domestic dispute with his girlfriend last week -- though a 911 caller says his GF may have been hammered.

Johnny and Colleen Crowley were arguing on the side of the road on Interstate 90 on Monday when a concerned witness called 911.

The caller told the operator, "It appears that the girl might be intoxicated."

You can hear Manziel in the background talking to Crowley -- "Baby please!"

Moments later he says, "I'm trying to take her home! I'm sober! Please!"

Cops arrived soon later -- you can see an officer walk Johnny away from the car.

You can also hear Crowley tell an officer she's not physically injured. She does sound emotional toward the end of the conversation.

One day before Tom Brady took it to the Colts, the mother of his 1st kid tied the knot in the Hamptons ... to a non-NFL player.

Bridget Moynahan tied the knot with businessman Andrew Frankel in a small ceremony and immediately tweeted the news -- "Oh, by the way, guess what I just did @johndolanphotog #sohappy #perfection #friends #family #forever."

The "Blue Bloods" star dated Brady from 2004 to 2006 -- and then gave birth to their son Jack in 2007.

Unclear if Tom attended the wedding -- but doubtful, since he had a game in Indianapolis the following day. However, the Patriots posted pics of some of the players at the airport on Saturday and we didn't see TB.

Johnny Manziel's girlfriend told police the NFL star shoved her head into a window during a domestic dispute in their car on Monday ... and said both had been drinking ... this according to the police report.