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50 Cent says he's cashed strapped, so like any responsible bankrupted rapper he's asking a judge to radically reduce a judgment he's required to pay over a sex tape.

50 was slammed by a jury that concluded he maliciously posted a sex tape featuring Rick Ross' baby mama to needle Rick. Baby mama Lastonia Leviston saw no humor in it, and sued 50, winning a $7 million damage award.

50 wants the judgment slashed to $1.6 mil and possibly even less ... because the $7 million award doubles up the emotional damages and the rest is excessive.

It sure looked like Mike Rowe was arrested for bank robbery.

Not him, of course, but a dead ringer for sure. The dude was arrested this week for a Medford, Oregon heist. Rowe hilariously copped to the similarity, even saying he's been to Medford before.

The "Dirty Jobs" star was quick to point out the differences, saying, "I am not 5'6" - 5'8" tall with a small to medium build. The last time I was 5'6" - 5'8" I was in the 6th grade. And the 'small to medium' ship sailed some time ago.

Here's the best part ... Rowe wonders why a bank robber would not wear a disguise, concluding, "The consensus seems to be because he's an idiot." But Rowe then suggested an alternate possibility ... "What if the thief was not an idiot, but a clever person of below average height wearing a Mike Rowe Mask?"

Paul Nassif -- the star of the TV show "Botched" where he corrects gnarly plastic surgeries -- is being sued by a patient who says his eyes won't blink after going under the good doctor's knife.

Eric Klein claims he went to Nassif in Sepetmber, 2014, because he was having trouble breathing. He says he went under the knife in November, when Paul performed a rhinoplasty -- a nose job.

Klein says it did not go well. He says his eyelid was not closing properly when he went for the post-op visit and they passed it off as a result of swelling. Time passed and Klein says his condition got worse, so Nassif referred him to some colleagues, who blamed it on a pre-existing condition.

The patient says he finally got to the bottom of it ... he says a medial canthal tendon was displaced during the surgery when Nassif broke his nasal bone.

Klein alleges Nassif's colleagues tried to cover up the botched nose job to preserve the TV star's reputation.

Andre Iguodala doesn't need any specifics about where his 6-year-old daughter lives -- as long as she stays in the nice, safe, white neighborhood she's in now ... this according to Andre himself.

The Golden State Warriors star didn't have much to say when he got him outside the L.A. courthouse, after he testified in his child support battle with baby mama Clayanna Warthen. Her attorney asked Andre if he'd spent any time inside the Sherman Oaks, CA apartment where she and the daughter, London live now.

His priceless response -- he's sure it's a good home because "he sees white people walking around, and in his experience that means it's pretty safe." We're told he was joking, and the judge even laughed.

Andre was also asked about Warthen's claim ... that he didn't want London playing basketball because she'll become a lesbian. Iguodala clarified that he knows WNBA players who are lesbians, and he simply didn't want his daughter to experience "the same struggles" they have.

Former Ultimate Fighter champ Julianna Peña got into a bar brawl with a bunch of guys -- and it got so out of control ... blood was all over the place.

911 callers reported the bantamweight fighter and her trainer Josh Gow were taking on security guards at Zola's in Spokane on Dec. 20. The audio is pretty brutal ... you can actually hear the fight still going behind a caller who said, "They're wiping their bloody faces on the door."

According to cops, Peña and Gow had actually gotten into a fight at a different bar -- with 20 people throwing fists -- and then bolted to Zola's. Security there refused to let them in because it was past closing time.

Cops say Peña -- who won Ultimate Fighter 18 in 2013 -- lunged toward bouncers who were trying to keep them out. She allegedly busted out some MMA moves, kicking 2 of them in the groin.

It's a good day for Bill Cosby ... not only did the L.A. County D.A. reject 2 sexual assault cases, he just got a court to put the brakes on Janice Dickinson's lawsuit she filed against him.

A California appeals court just ruled ... Janice has no right to force Cosby into a deposition in her defamation lawsuit against him ... at least not right now. Dickinson alleges Cosby smeared her name by saying she's lying about alleged sexual misdeeds he committed against her.

Dickinson has been trying to force Cosby to take the oath and talk about the alleged incident, where she says he drugged and raped her in 1982 at Lake Tahoe.

The court just ruled Janice has no right to go forward with her case -- including the depo -- until Cosby has a chance to argue the whole thing should be thrown out.

Lana Del Rey scored a big victory in court Wednesday after she took the stand, and told the judge a pair of female fans are verbally threatening her to the point she's terrified it could get physical.

Lana testified in her effort to extend a restraining order against Nataliia Krinitsyna and Iuliia Vladimirovna ... 2 women Lana says have hunted her down all over town.

On the stand, Lana said "the girls caused a big scene screaming at me" during a routine trip to her bank. She's also said they put letters in her mailbox threatening suicide and other violent acts.

Lana said in court today ... that what she finds "most disturbing" is that even after she moved to get away from the pair, they tracked her down at the new house and waited on the street for her. She said that after she reported them to police she got a message on Instagram saying, "You're a f**king bitch."

The judge was convinced ... granting Lana a restraining order against them for 3 years, the max amount. They must stay 150 yards away from her and her assistants.

Steven Avery's brother Chuck says it's a scurrilous lie that he murdered Teresa Halbach.

Chuck tells TMZ he was pissed off when Steven filed legal docs in 2009 making the accusation.

As we reported, Steven pointed the guilty finger at his brothers, claiming one of them may well have brutally taken Teresa's life. Steven cited their history of sexually assaulting women, and claimed Chuck had been stalking women who visited the junkyard within a month of the murder.

And Steven alleged Chuck once attacked his wife and tried strangling her with a phone cord.

Chuck says the accusations on his ex-wife are also BS, although he does not explain why he pled no contest to the assault.

And Chuck says it's ridiculous for Steven to think he wanted to frame him because they were both vying to own the junkyard. Chuck also says he's owned the family business since 1990.

He says if anything he was planning on making Steven a partner in the family biz since Steven was on the verge of winning a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the county for his wrongful conviction.

The man who allegedly threatened to kill Scientology leader David Miscavige in a series of phone calls just got hit with a slew of felonies, and his bail is set at $600k.

Andre Barkanov, a 47-year-old man from Illinois, pled not guilty to 12 felony counts of making criminal threats and one of stalking. Barkanov was arrested in November when police tracked him down in Wisconsin. He's been in custody since December.

A police investigation was launched after Barkanov allegedly phoned the church's Hollywood offices repeatedly, and at one point said he'd "assassinate Miscavige and every single one of you," among other threats.

Golden State Warriors star Andre Iguodala is on the stand in L.A. to testify in his child support battle with baby mama Clayanna Warthen.

Warthen is looking for $58k per month, up from the $16k Iguodala is paying right now to support their 6-year-old daughter London.

Over the last 2 days, Warthen's testified she needs the increase to pay for more extracurricular activities for London, who she says is a genius with a 151 IQ. She says the money will cover horseback riding, piano lessons, and a vocal coach for their daughter.

Andre's lawyer grilled Warthen about receipts -- she says she throws away most of them, and usually pays for things with cash. She also said all the support money is spent on the little girl ... even though some of the expenses include Sephora makeup and Victoria's Secret.

She was also questioned about the $150k she admits investing in a marketing company called LOC. Iguodala's lawyers said that company has been investigated for drug trafficking, but Warthen said she was unaware of that.

Andre's side thinks Warthen is just trying to take him to the cleaners, while she claims Andre's been neglecting their daughter by not spending enough time with her.

Khloe Kardashian won a courtroom victory and she didn't even have to show up.

The girlfriend of James Harden/wife of Lamar Odom was being sued by James Ferguson, the Marina Del Rey resident, who claimed his life was turned upside down during a middle-of-the-night fireworks show commissioned by Khloe. He also says the explosions traumatized his dog.

You'll recall ... Khloe threw James Harden a boat party for his 26th birthday and when the clock struck 12 it sounded like a war zone.

Ferguson, who sued Khloe for $7,500 in small claims court, was a no show, so the judge dismissed the case.

She bangs.

James Caan's wife is asking for more money in the child support department because she says her 75-year-old estranged husband is still rolling in the dough.

As we reported, James has put his foot down, claiming his wife has been draining his assets to the point he has to take unworthy roles just to keep the financial boat afloat.

According to legal docs obtained by TMZ, he made more than a million bucks last year alone just from residuals. For example, she says he made more than $140k just from "Elf," which plays 'round the clock during Christmas.

Linda also wants some serious 'Godfather' money, claiming among other things she's entitled to half the residuals he gets from the video games.

We obtained other docs which show the couple has a lot in the way of pricey assets. He's asking the judge to force her to ante up a Chagall painting, a Picasso, a Dali, a gold record of "Funny Lady" and a crossword puzzle from President Clinton.

As we previously reported, Caan tells TMZ he harbors no ill will, saying, "Linda is a beautiful woman who gave me 2 beautiful sons which helped enrich my life tremendously, and I'll always be indebted to her for that."

It's crazy Bill Cosby has been charged with a musty old crime while the cop who killed Michael Brown is a free man ... so says The Game.

Game says he's not throwing shade on Bill Cosby's accusers, but he says there's no physical evidence proving Cosby did anything and the allegations are in the ancient past.

Game goes on to say, "But Darren Wilson, who killed Mike Brown on camera, is FREE. George Zimmerman, who killed Trayvon Martin, is FREE." He goes on to cite other examples.

Game then rails on the system, saying, "y'all put Dr. Huxtable in jail off of word of mouth. I'm not here to say these women are liars or not because RAPE is a huge deal & I don't wish that on any woman of any color." And then a subtle attack ... "But whether or not he actually did anything we won't know because of the lack of evidence or proof ..."

Steven Avery claims his own two brothers may have killed Teresa Halbach -- especially one who he says had a history of harassing women at the exact location where Teresa was last seen.

Avery filed legal docs -- obtained by TMZ -- in which he claims brothers Earl and Charles may have done the deed for which he's serving a life sentence. He says both have a history of sexually assaulting women. Earl once pled no contest to sexually assaulting his 2 daughters.

According to the docs, which Steven filed in 2009 after his conviction, brother Charles' criminal conduct and actions are even more problematic. He was charged with sexually assaulting his wife by holding her down and trying to strangle her with a phone cord before having intercourse with her.

The docs say Charles also had a history of aggression toward women who visited the family's junkyard. One woman, who was there to retrieve her car that had been towed, complained to cops she was afraid of Charles because he was aggressively pursuing her ... sending flowers and money to her home, calling her incessantly and showing up at her doorstep.

According to docs there was another incident in which a woman who bought a car part from the junkyard was harassed by Charles, who asked her on dates and showed up at her house.

Another woman claimed Charles had repeatedly driven by her house and would tell her on the phone he had seen her in her bathing suit as he drove by.

And this is interesting ... according to the docs, all of these women were allegedly harassed by Charles within a month of the time Teresa Halbach went missing.

Vida Guerra and Sara Underwood are headlining ... in a lawsuit against a NYC strip club accused of stealing pics of smoking hot chicks to make them look like strippers.

A total of 8 models -- including Jessica Killings and Rosie Jones -- banded together, saying Sugardaddy's Gentlemen's Club has been jacking their photos and posting them on its website and social media pages.

In the suit, the women say some of the pics have been altered to make it look like they're working the pole at Sugardaddy's. All the girls say they never worked there, nor did they give the club permission to use their photos.

Washington Nationals superstar Ryan Zimmerman beat Peyton Manning to the punch -- filing a lawsuit against the Al Jazeera network for its story claiming he used performance enhancing drugs.

The Nats' first baseman was named in the same story that accused Manning of using HGH. In his lawsuit, Zimmerman says where he's concerned ... Al Jazeera's report is "categorically untrue." He goes on to deny taking HGH or any other PED banned by Major League Baseball.

Zimm's suit is likely the first of several to come. Charles David Sly, Al Jazeera's source for the HGH allegations ... has since recanted. As TMZ Sports already reported ... Manning's camp is also considering taking legal action. However, we're told IF he does it won't happen until after the NFL season.

In the docs, Zimmerman takes a huge shot at Al Jazeera as an organization ... saying it's "plagued with low ratings" and many of its execs are jumping ship.

He's going after the network and the lead reporter for damages in "the millions" to his reputation and future sponsorship opportunities.