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Getting arrested in a Las Vegas nightclub probably SAVED rapper Kid Ink big money -- 'cause he just paid a measly $120 to make the whole mess go away.

As we first told you -- Ink was arrested for disturbing the peace at 1OAK nightclub back in August when he and a female friend tangled with security guards. But the rapper struck a deal with prosecutors to pay the dirt cheap fee ... and in return they dropped the case.

Think about it -- $120 is less than 5 minimum bets at a $25 blackjack table ... less than buying a round of drinks for you and 5 friends ... and several hundred bucks less than bottle service in a club.

Now you know how to win money on the Strip.

Bill Cosby says he will NOT talk about the old rape allegations that are making the rounds, but his mouthpiece is taking a clear stand ... the allegations were BS then, and they're BS now.

Cosby's lawyer says, "Over the last several weeks, decade-old, discredited allegations against Mr. Cosby have resurfaced. The fact that they are being repeated does not make them true."

As we previously reported ... Comedian Hannibal Buress called Cosby out last month during a stand up set -- wondering if people remembered Bill had been accused of rape by 13 women over the years.

The lawyer adds, "Mr. Cosby does not intend to dignify these allegations with any comment. He would like to thank all his fans for the outpouring of support and assure them that, at age 77, he is doing his best work."

During an NPR segment that aired this weekend an interviewer attempted to broach the subject with Cosby ... but he turned silent and shut the interview down.

The veteran comedian was also reportedly axed from an upcoming appearance on Letterman.

9:15 AM PT -- We now have confirmation that the Florida Dept. of Children and Families closed the investigation, concluding, "The investigation is being closed with no substantiated findings of physical injuries." The report also states Howard was interviewed by authorities.

7:25 AM PT -- Royce Reed posted a statement on Instagram saying, "The case is not closed and he is/was not cleared! The investigation is still open as he refuses to speak to the police. So whoever these reps are that are trying to slander me, just know the gloves are off and I'm not the one to play with when it comes to my son. That is all."

Dwight Howard was under investigation for child abuse and gave precisely the same excuse Adrian Peterson used, but it appears in this case authorities found Howard did not break the law.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Sports ... Howard's baby mama Royce Reed went to Children's Services in the Orlando, FL area in August and complained he had whipped their 6-year-old son Braylon with a belt, leaving bruises and abrasions on his leg.

We're told the case worker sent the former "Basketball Wives" cast member to a nearby medical facility to evaluate the boy and document the injuries.

Authorities interviewed Howard and he confessed to the belting, but said he didn't realize there was anything wrong with it because he was disciplined the same way as a kid. Howard's lawyer filed legal docs claiming he never caused marks, bruises, welts or injuries requiring medical treatment.

Sources connected to Howard tell TMZ ... Children's Services closed out the case after determining the injuries depicted in the photos were not caused by a belting. In other words ... whatever Howard did was not that serious.

And there's this twist ... Howard filed legal docs Wednesday and he's gunning for full custody, claiming Reed is a shockingly unfit mother who gives the kid psychotropic drugs just so she can have a "chemical babysitter."

Howard's rep tells TMZ, authorities found the allegations "frivolous," adding, "It's no coincidence that these false allegations were 'leaked' on the heels of Dwight filing for major custody of his son."

It's the oldest story in Hollywood -- naive girl comes to La La Land ... only to be seduced by a pervy boss ... so claims a former "X-Factor" contestant in a new lawsuit.

Katie Waissel -- who appeared on the U.K. show -- moved to L.A. last year looking for fame and fortune ... but she needed a job to pay the bills, so she applied at Equinox in Woodland Hills, CA.

Katie claims the manager, Matt Lee, took an instant liking to her and gave her some very personal attention. Katie says Matt interviewed her several times -- at fancy restaurants where they drank. She says it didn't seem odd, because she had "little familiarity with the American hiring process."

She claims Matt then amped it up, showing up at her house with gifts, groceries and taking her out to more lunches and dinners. She says he also insisted she use his Amex card for gas.

Then Katie says things turned ... after a night of drinking she says she rejected Matt's advances, but says she gave in after he guilted her into feeling ungrateful.

She says she complained to Equinox, but they treated her like the bad guy ... so she's suing Lee and the health club for sexual harassment and retaliation.

Equinox had no comment. We left a message for Matt, but got no return call.

Jay Sean's hit album "All or Nothing" didn't happen magically -- so say the music producers who are going to war with Sean's label, Cash Money Records, claiming they were screwed out of a million dollars.

The lawsuit was filed by Orange Factory Music ... which claims it had a deal with Cash Money to produce Sean's huge 2009 single, "Down" -- and seven other songs.

The producers say it took 2 years before they finally saw a check -- for just $211K. They say they continued to get royalty statements for hundreds of thousands of dollars, but never got a check.

The Internet survived Kim Kardashian's vagina this week, and the Cake Boss made a bonehead choice before getting busted for drunk driving. So we gotta ask ...

Jameis Winston is rubbing top NFL agents the wrong way -- with several top flight dealmakers telling TMZ Sports there's no way in hell they would ever consider signing the Heisman winner.

Winston has been involved in all sorts of off-the-field drama during his short career at Florida State ... from a rape investigation to crab leg theft to cussing on campus to alleged soda-jacking and more -- and we're told his reputation is scaring off the agencies.

One agent, who reps several Pro Bowl NFL stars, says ... "It's been a topic of conversation at the agency. Everyone around the table feels it's best to be hands off."

"Personally, I wouldn't touch him."

Another big agent, who also reps several NFL superstars, tells us he doesn't even want Jameis on the same teams as his clients.

"I wouldn't want him playing with my guys -- too much of a distraction."

The agent continued, "He’s a great athlete but he has too much going on off the field. We don't want that kind of drama around here."

We also spoke with several sports management companies who shared similar sentiments -- and explained that top level agents and managers don't want to waste their valuable time on someone who seems like a headache.

The Goo Goo Dolls' ex-drummer has major beef with the band because he says he got 86'd just because he wanted to be with his wife when she was giving birth to their twins.

Michael Malinin filed a Federal lawsuit against frontman Johnny Rzeznik and bassist Robert Takac ... over his firing from the group in December 2013. According to the suit, the Dolls were on a tour when Malinin got word his wife was about to pop.

He says his paternity leave had been discussed in advance, and everyone knew he would have to leave for a few weeks around the birth. But Malinin says when the time came ... the band manager told him he was getting canned.

In the suit, MM says he was told specifically that Johnny wanted him gone. He says they didn't even give him a severance package for his 19 years of Goo Goo service.

Malinin says he'd been getting a third of the 3-man band's profits ... so, he's suing to get back a chunk of that cash.

And now ... some of Malinin's finest work.

Lil Twist is officially a wanted man -- a felony warrant has been issued for his arrest in the Chris Massey beatdown ... and the warrant is for home invasion and robbery.

We broke the story ... Twist, and 4 other guys, allegedly busted into Kyle's apartment and pummeled Chris with brass knuckles last Friday and stole his wallet and cell phone.

The Massey brothers' attorney says a judge issued the arrest warrant and claims Twist has been charged with felony home invasion and robbery, but the D.A. says no charges have been filed ... yet.

Justin Bieber has become a dad to his dad ... not only paying the elder Bieber's rent ... but he may have to bail his father out for TRASHING the home he was renting.

Jeremy Bieber leased a house in Kitchener, Ontario from October 2011 to September 2012. The landlord claims he left the place in shambles ... pet urine and feces stains all the over place, a toilet that busted after someone flushed a hairbrush down it and lots of other stuff.

A judge saw it the landlord's way, and according to legal docs -- obtained by TMZ -- ordered Jeremy to pay $12,852.93.

But Jeremy's sugar baby Justin will probably foot the bill, because it seems he's paid for everything else. The landlord attached a wire receipt showing Justin covered the $1,650 monthly rent.

George Lopez was so insulted by a Dream Hotel employee confusing him with a housekeeper ... he now says "self-respecting" Latinos should stay away from the NYC hot spot.

Lopez was at LAX Thursday when he ranted about the recent incident ... but there's some debate over why George is really pissed. If it's about race, he's probably got a point.

Yes, George makes tons of race-based jokes in his act. But c'mon ... if Dave Chappelle jokes about watermelon -- that doesn't make it alright for a stranger to walk up to him and say, "Hey, boy! Eat this watermelon!!"

On the other hand -- George told our photog, "You'd think everyone has cable." Now, that makes it sound like he's just upset the employee didn't recognize his famous mug.

So, is it about race or fame? Watch the video, then sound off in the comments.

Mama June stiffed the woman who took care of June's daughter after she was molested by June's boyfriend ... this according to Georgia prosecutors who filed a criminal case against her.

June's mother, Sandra Hale, became the guardian of Anna/aka Chickadee in 2003, a year after Mark McDaniel forced the girl (who was 8 at the time) to perform oral sex on him.

When the guardianship was created, June was required to pay her mom $100 a month in child support. But fast forward to 2009, when the Henry County D.A. filed criminal contempt charges against June, claiming she was way behind on her payments -- $4,144.62 behind.

According to legal docs -- obtained by TMZ -- June was behind "due to willful and continuous refusal to comply."

The D.A. threatened her with jail if she didn't pay. The mug shot was taken in the contempt case.

Rapper Ty Dolla $ign got popped for marijuana when Wisconsin police busted his tour bus -- but that's news to him ... since Ty insists he wasn't even on the bus.

According to Blue Mounds police chief Andrew Rose ... Ty's bus slowed down early Wednesday morning for equipment failure. Cops pulled over the bus to make sure everything was cool ... but officers say they were quickly blown away by the smell of pot.

Cops say they found about an ounce and a half of weed, and cited 7 people -- including Ty -- for possession and/or paraphernalia. But a rep claims Ty was on a plane to Omaha at that time, so there's no way he got a citation.

All cops know is ... they're expecting someone who goes by Ty Dolla $ign to pay the ticket -- which should be less than $500.

Justin Bieber better start habla-ing some Español real quick -- 'cause a judge just ordered him to get back to Argentina for questioning in an alleged attack involving his bodyguards.

The judge wants Bieber to answer questions about a scuffle between his bodyguards and a photog outside a Buenos Aires club in November 2013. The photog is accusing Bieber of siccing his goons on him.

Biebs has 60 days to get back to B.A. for questioning. He could get a year-long sentence if found guilty of causing minor injuries.

Sean Penn and Charlize Theron had their morning hike interrupted by cops Thursday ... after another hiker accused them of possibly mistreating Charlize's toddler ... but we're told cops determined they did nothing wrong ... TMZ has learned.

The incident went down at Vasquez Rocks in Santa Clarita, CA. Charlize and Sean were having a sunrise picnic when a female hiker with a camera stopped after she heard Charlize's 2-year-old son Jackson screaming in a tantrum. The hiker went towards the child and started filming.

We're told Charlize told the woman not to go near Jackson, so the hiker left and called the cops and claimed something bad might have happened to the kid.

We're told the deputies quickly determined nothing happened. Jackson was just on a timeout and got really upset. The deputies concluded the timeout involved no physical contact, so they left and no action will be taken.