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Naomi Judd wants nothing to do with reality TV stars like Ray J and Brandi Glanville, which is why she tried to quit "My Kitchen Rules" -- the cooking competition she's shooting with them.

Naomi went on the attack on Facebook claiming producers misled her about who her competition would be on the show. The other contestants include Andrew Dice Clay and his wife, Glanville and LeAnn Rimes' ex Dean Sheremet, Ray J and Brandi, and Lance Bass and his mom Diane.

Naomi skewered most of the cast, saying Brandi's from "one of those tawdry Housewives shows" ... Ray J's a "bad boy" who made a porn and calls Dice "a no holds barred comedian."

Naomi says she wanted off the show since she'd never "choose to socialize with" people like her co-stars, but she'd already signed on the dotted line. So, she's stuck.

One of the paramedics who rushed to James Gandolfini as he was dying in Rome, stole his $3,000 watch ... according to prosecutors.

Claudio Bevilacqua's trial started Monday in Rome. It's still unclear if he allegedly stole the Rolex Submariner right off the 'Sopranos' star's body, or if it was lifted from his hotel room.

TMZ broke the story ... Gandolfini's people reported the Rollie was missing to his insurance company back in 2013, a few months after he died of a heart attack. At the time, there was no suspect named in the theft.

Monday's hearing was brief, and Bevilacqua was not present in court.

Boxing superstar Tyson Fury says he realizes his insanely offensive statements about Jews and transgender people have "been viewed by some" as offensive ... and so, he's sorta (not really) apologizing.

As we previously reported, the heavyweight champ went on a vile rant about transgenders -- calling them "freaks of nature" -- and accusing the Jews of running a global brainwashing scheme.

Moments ago, Tyson's team issued a statement about last week's interview saying, "Mr Fury made comments that have been viewed by some as offensive."

The statement continued, "Mr Fury would like to apologise to anyone who may have taken offence to these comments."

There's more ... "He has many friends of a wide range of backgrounds and races and wishes no ill to anyone of any race, religion or sexual orientation."

The statement included quotes from Fury ... "I apologise to anyone who may have taken offence at any of my comments. I said some things, which may have hurt some people, which as a Christian man is not something I would ever want to do."

Then he blamed the media ...

"Though it is not an excuse, sometimes the heightened media scrutiny has caused me to act out in public."

Then doubled down on the whole "I'm not a bigot" thing ...

"Anyone who knows me personally knows that I am in no way a racist or bigot and I hope the public accept this apology.”

Prince's sister wants to make one thing clear ... she, nor anyone in Prince's family is connected to Sunday's memorial planned by his church -- and the family won't be participating.

Tyka Nelson says, "I nor my brother's remains will be present at any Memorial or Funeral services." Jehovah's Witnesses in Minnetonka, Minnesota -- where Prince worshiped -- announced a private service this weekend.

She went on to say in a Facebook post ... she supports all memorials because the grieving process is unique to everyone who was connected to Prince, but wanted fans to know this weekend's service is NOT the highly anticipated public tribute.

She said that will be coming some time in August, and took what seems like a dig at all other memorials, saying ... "We feel inspired to celebrate his life and legacy in just the right way."

Vanessa Hudgens has officially copped to defacing a rock in a national forest near Sedona, and now she'll have to dig into her wallet.

Vanessa will pay $1k ... earmarked for a volunteer group called Friends of the Forest which will restore the rock.

Vanessa defaced the rock during a Valentine's Day trip with BF Austin Butler ... a big no-no since there's a federal law prohibiting damage to natural surfaces on US property.

She cooperated with authorities after the backlash leading them to the location on Bell Rock.

More filth from boxing star Tyson Fury ... this time he's blasting society as a world full of porn-obsessed perverts ... and blaming the Jews for "brainwashing" people.

In his rant to SportsViewLondon, the heavyweight champ goes off on everything from transgender people to bestiality and porn.

Then, around 9:30 into his rant takes aim at the Jews.

"Everyone just do what you can, listen to the government follow everybody like sheep, be brainwashed by all the Zionist, Jewish people who own all the banks, all the papers all the TV stations. Be brainwashed by them all."

Fury is prepping for his rematch with Wladimir Klitschko later this year. For the record, Klitschko has come out strongly against Fury -- condemning him as a sexist homophobe.

A former Marine sergeant who worked in the Aerospace industry and the California Dept. of Corrections is running for the California State Senate. He's also a member of the Satanic Temple.

Steve Hill is the first political candidate in California who publicly affiliates himself with the Temple. In fact, he even helped organize it.

Hill says he's an atheist who fights for true religious freedom, saying, "This includes preserving the right to believe or disbelieve as one sees fit."

MMA legend Wanderlei Silva says he was hit by a car while riding his bike earlier Wednesday -- but it doesn't appear the injuries are life threatening.

Someone posted a statement confirming the accident on Wanderlei's official Twitter page ... saying Silva was biking home from a training session when he was hit.

According to the statement, Silva will require surgery on his shoulder ... but the extent of the damage is unclear. No word on where Silva was at the time of the accident, or if any arrests have been made.

Justin Bieber and the Siberian tiger at your local zoo have something in common ... they both want you to stop taking their picture.

The Biebs just posted an APB saying he doesn't owe his fans anything ... especially a duty to stand there while they photograph him. Bieber says, "I feel like a zoo animal, and I wanna be able to keep my sanity."

Justin says people try badgering him into taking photos, saying, "but I bought ur album." His response ... "you got what you paid for ... AN ALBUM! It doesn't say in fine print whenever you see me you also get a photo."

Bieber seems to be in crisis ... he was walking around a Boston shoeless Monday, playing with squirrels in a park. People were swarming him in the park, and he couldn't handle it.

A doctor who treated Prince, wrote him prescriptions and was present at Paisley Park when the singer died has mysteriously left the medical center where he worked.

Cops obtained a search warrant for North Memorial Medical Center where Dr. Michael Todd Schulenberg worked. The warrant asks for all medical records, documents, reports, charts, photos, prescriptions, doctor's notes and medical notes for Prince Rogers Nelson.

According to the warrant, cops interviewed Dr. Schulenberg, who acknowledged he treated Prince twice in April ... the last time the day before he died. The doctor told cops he ran tests on the singer and he was at Paisley Park the day Prince died to drop off the test results.

The doctor also told cops he prescribed medications for Prince, which were supposed to be filled at Walgreens.

TMZ broke the story ... Prince had gone to Walgreens 4 times in the week preceding his death. The warrant mentions the plane trip where Prince OD'd 6 days before his death. We broke the story about the emergency landing and that the drug was Percocet.

Sharon Osbourne returned to "The Talk" Tuesday and made it clear ... she and Ozzy are on the outs and an alleged affair is at the bottom of it.

Sharon walked out with a glass of lemonade ... clearly a reference to Beyonce's album about Jay Z and alleged cheating.

Sharon was strong and blunt, saying she did indeed kick Ozzy out of the house. Sharon says she and Ozzy are still on speaking terms but has no idea what to expect for their future.

As TMZ reported ... Sharon confronted Ozzy with allegedly having an affair with a celebrity hairdresser. Ozzy moved out of the family house last week and stayed in a hotel, but had a change of heart and on Monday moved back to the Bev Hills home. Sharon packed some things and left.

We're told Sharon hasn't decided whether to file for divorce after 33 years of marriage.

Ex-Indianapolis Colts linebacker Clint Session is a wanted man -- a judge has called for his arrest for failing to fork over roughly $400k for the care of his special needs daughter.

Session -- who reportedly got an $11 MILLION signing bonus from the Jags in 2011 -- was previously ordered to pony up child support to his ex to help pay for his daughter's vast medical bills.

FYI, Session's 4-year-old is a quadriplegic who's been diagnosed with cerebral palsy and brain damage. She has serious vision issues and can't eat normal food.

Session's ex says ... despite a court order, the 31-year-old has refused to pay child support, medical bills, therapy bills and other fees ... totaling up to more than $381,000.

The judge in the case has had enough -- and gave Session an ultimatum ... pay up or go to jail.

File Under: "When Tennis Goes Very VERY Wrong."

Here's the smashed face of Virgin billionaire Richard Branson ... moments after he bashed himself in the mouth with a tennis racket -- in a leisure activity gone bad.

Branson says he was playing a match on the tennis court at the insane Moskito Island resort in the British Virgin Islands -- when he took a swing and accidentally ate racket.

"I went for a lob…and somehow ended up smashing my two front teeth with my racquet! I’ve heard of tennis elbow, but this was tennis teeth. As you can see from the photo, it was not pretty."

Branson says he contacted a local dentist who fixed his grill -- and he was back out on the court the next day.

Meantime, check out the island resort where the accident went down ... it's good to be mega-rich.

UFC superstar Conor McGregor reportedly feels his life is in danger after receiving threats -- and hired a 24/7 security team to watch his back.

The reports come out of Ireland ... where media outlets say McGregor was shadowed by two massive bodyguards at a fashion event in Dublin last week.

“He told people their names were Rocky and Drago and that he’d hired them because of death threats," a source told the Irish Sun.

Check out the video from the event ... you can see them in suits trailing Conor and his GF, Dee Devlin, at the event. So far, no official comment from Conor's camp.

One of the greatest Brazilian soccer players of all time is warning people to NOT come to Brazil for the Olympics ... saying his country is so violent and dangerous, tourists' lives will be at risk.

The man calling out his country is Rivaldo -- who famously won the World Cup with Brazil in 2002. He's also a member of the Brazilian soccer Hall of Fame.

Rivaldo unleashed Sunday after learning of the murder of a 17-year-old girl.

"Things are getting uglier in Brazil," Rivaldo posted on Instagram ... "I advise everyone with plans to visit Brazil for the Olympics in Rio – to stay home. You'll be putting your life at risk here."

He added, "This is without even speaking about the state of public hospitals and all the Brazilian political mess. Only God can change the situation in our Brazil."

The Olympics are set to begin in Rio on August 5th ... despite the violence, water issues, Zika scare and everything else.

Prince's blood will be under a microscope soon at the request of the special administrator of his estate.

A judge in Carver County authorized Bremer Trust to order DNA testing of the late singer's blood ... for purpose of addressing "parentage issues." It's clear Bremer is expecting alleged family members to come out of the woodwork to get a slice of Prince's fortune.

According to docs, there is a sample of Prince's blood being held at the Medical Examiner's office for testing.