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Brooke Hogan has a good idea about who should benefit most from her dad, Hulk Hogan's $140 million sex tape judgment.

We got Brooke at LAX Thursday, and she dropped some financial advice for the Hulkster ... if Gawker's appeal fails, and he ends up getting all that loot.

Watch Brooke's take ... even if she doesn't get any dough out of the deal, she's sure her father's court victory will benefit her in another, very valuable, way.

Jay Z is suing the former owners and execs of Tidal for $15 million claiming they grossly exaggerated their subscribers while luring him in for the purchase.

According to reports, Jay Z was told the streaming service had 540k subscribers when he bought his stake for $56 million, but Jay now believes it was much lower. Jay Z's lawyers said subscriber numbers were a factor in setting the price.

Katt Williams had his day in court and the judge wanted to make one thing clear -- she's had enough!

Williams posted bond Thursday, but the judge admitted ... "This was not a popular decision to have you released on bond."

The comedian was arrested for disorderly conduct in that fight with 17-year-old Luke Wash ... who was booked for the same charge.

Check out Katt's interaction with the judge, who offered this tip ... "We all need to slow down a little."

Preach.

Ashanti's stalker might be getting out of prison, even though he was just sentenced to up to 4 years behind bars.

Devar Hurd got 16 months to 4 years prison time, but the catch is that he's already been locked up for 32 months for violating a restraining order. He'll get credit for that time, but the Department of Corrections has to decide if he stays in prison. If they decide his sentence is longer than 32 months ... he'll stay in prison for the difference.

Whenever Hurd does get out ... he can't contact Ashanti, her sister or mother for the next 5 years under the terms of a new restraining order.

Hurd was found guilty earlier this month of felony 2nd degree stalking after sending several X-rated tweets to Ashanti and her sister and even texted an X-rated pic of himself to her mom.

9:43 AM PT -- Jon's management team and legal counsel have issued a statement:

"Jon is focused on the fight, and we are focused on the traffic charges that were brought against him. We are confident that those charges will be dismissed because they are baseless."

"More importantly, however, Jon has done extremely well while he’s been under supervision. He has been sober for more than 6 months, and he has completed more than 100 hours of community service, working with those most at need in New Mexico: our youth."

Jon Jones has been punished in his probation violation case -- and while the UFC star is finally being released from jail, he will NOT be able to drive without permission from his probation officer.

Offset from the rap group Migos got busted by cops for marijuana possession and driving on a suspended license -- the same thing he got locked up for 2 weeks ago.

Offset got pulled over by cops in Chattahoochee, GA and officers say they found marijuana ... less than an ounce.

He was arrested early Thursday morning for possession, obstruction of justice and also for driving on a suspended license ... which is weird, since Atlanta cops recently booked him for that too. At the time, Offset said cops screwed up because he'd already cleared up his driver's license issues.

Chattahoochee PD disagrees.

Someone needs to introduce Offset to Uber.

"Empire" and its co-creator Lee Daniels just scored a huge victory -- a judge shot down one of those many lawsuits claiming the idea for the show was jacked from someone else.

A guy named Jon Astor-White said his show idea was called "King Solomon" ... about a Harvard educated black guy who starts a record label. He says he'd shopped it around Hollywood to some big names, although none directly connected to "Empire" ... which is the first thing a judge noticed.

In a federal court ruling this week ... the judge pointed out Astor-White had no contact with "Empire" show runners, and also tore apart any alleged similarities between his show and Daniels'.

For instance, Astor-White's show has no Cookie and his "Lucious" is NOT terminally ill. The judge was really offended by Astor-White saying his lead character's daughter was similar to Lucious' gay son, Jamal ... because "both [are] associated with the feminine gender."

The judge said, "The court rejects this outdated and offensive stereotype."

Hollywood heir Brandon Davis is mastering the art of the plea deal -- we've learned he just dodged jail in his DUI arrest.

We're told Davis, aka Greasy Bear, pled no contest to a DUI charge for his single car wreck last October. As we reported, his blood alcohol level that night was almost twice the legal limit.

The heir to the Marvin Davis fortune was facing up to 6 months in jail, but got off with 36 months probation, 10 days community labor and 6 months in an alcohol treatment program.

He's previously pled guilty to felony coke possession and no contest to a battery charge in 2011. He skated with a drug diversion program.

Of course, he'll have to keep his nose clean during his 3 years probation, which ain't always easy ... as his nemesis Lindsay Lohan knows.

Fun Fact: We're coming up on the 10th anniversary of "firecrotch."

"Making a Murderer" star, and controversial convict, Brendan Dassey's lost all hope in his new prison -- he will not get to see his favorite show, WrestleMania ... TMZ has learned.

Dassey transferred to Columbia Criminal Institution in Wisconsin in January, and prison officials tell us there's a strict rule against violence, foul language and nudity for TV viewing. That means the WWE's main event is off the table, so avid wrestling fan Dassey is screwed.

If you watched 'Murderer,' you'll recall Dassey's main concern after getting arrested for homicide in March 2006 ... was that he'd miss WrestleMania 22 the next month.

A NYC photographer is going after a t-shirt company for taking one of his final shots of Aaliyah before her death ... and slapping it on t-shirts with a Warhol twist.

Eric Johnson says he did the photo shoot with the R&B star in 2001 ... shortly before she died that year. In his lawsuit, he says a company called Rocksmith is using his iconic pic without permission.

Johnson says this is especially disturbing since he has his own t-shirt line featuring photos of Aaliyah and other celebs he's shot over the years. He's pissed about the competition, but the docs also include a jab about Rocksmith's tees being poor quality.

His concern seems to be the competition's trying to undercut him with cheaper, lower quality gear. He's suing for damages and to get Rocksmith shut down, stat.

Earlier this year, Johnson also sued a GA company, Fvmous, for jacking a different Aaliyah pic for its own line.

Katt Williams is in custody again -- cops scooped him up Wednesday for that brawl with a 17-year-old.

Gainesville PD in Georgia tell TMZ ... officers showed up at Katt's house and arrested him. As we told you, an arrest warrant was issued on Monday. Katt was booked around 2:30 PM, and will be held until his court appearance Thursday.

You'll remember ... Williams was seen in a video last week punching 17-year-old Luke Wash after a soccer game. Both Katt and Wash were charged with disorderly conduct.

Luke turned himself in on Monday.

Nick Carter's battery charge for brawling with a bouncer in the Florida Keys could be wiped from his record if he keeps his nose clean.

Prosecutors say they'll drop the battery charge if Nick completes 25 hours of community service in the next 6 months.

Here's what's interesting ... Nick seemed pretty wasted at the time of his arrest, outside a popular bar -- but prosecutors aren't banning him from drinking during the 6 month period. However, they do say he should not use booze "to excess."

Sure, things got heated ... but the cop who traded insults with Jon Jones during his drag racing stop last week is NOT under review for his behavior ... the Albuquerque PD tells TMZ Sports.

The UFC fighter made it clear from the beginning of the stop that he was unhappy with the way he was being treated by Officer Brown on Thursday night ... calling him a "f*cking liar" and a "pig."

When Jones told Officer Brown he was "despicable" ... Brown fired back, "I feel the same way about you sir."

Now, the APD is making it clear they didn't feel Brown did anything overtly wrong.

"Officer Brown is not under any type of review," Public Information Officer Tanner Tixier tells us.

"[His] interaction with Mr. Jones didn’t violate any standard operating procedures so further inquiry isn’t warranted."

MLB veteran Delmon Young says he's "moving on with his life" after a judge dropped the charge against him for allegedly choking a hotel valet earlier this year ... TMZ Sports has learned.

The former Orioles outfielder was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery back in February after a valet at the Viceroy Miami says Young went crazy on him at the valet stand.

Young's accuser did not show up to a court hearing Wednesday -- so the judge dismissed the case.

We spoke with Young's attorney David Oscar Markus -- who previously repped Dwight Howard -- and he says, "The prosecution's case whiffed and justice was served."

Lady Gaga's 30th bash didn't end well for her producer, DJ White Shadow, who had $15k worth of gear jacked outside the party ... according to cops.

White Shadow -- who produced Gaga's "Born This Way" and "Artpop" albums -- had been on deck duty at the No Name Club event with a ton of A-listers in attendance.

According to the police report ... around 4 AM White Shadow and a pal were leaving the venue with all his gear when they got into it with a photog (not one of ours) who was hurling derogatory comments at them.

Cops say White Shadow and his pal left his gear and approached the pap, but when the tiff ended they realized someone had swiped the equipment ... including computers, hard drives, a watch and headphones.

Total loss ... $15,810.

White Shadow reported the theft to cops. So far, no suspects.

"Mob Wives" star Drita D'Avanzo is off the hook for kicking her neighbor's ass over a parking spot ... all because the neighbor refused to snitch.

Drita was supposed to appear in a NYC courtroom Wednesday morning in the case, but we've learned the D.A. has declined to prosecute her. We're told the the D.A.'s office dropped the matter because Drita's neighbor, Mary Bratti, refused to cooperate.

It's an interesting twist ... considering there's clear video of Drita and Bratti brawling on Bratti's doorstep.