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Pete Rose desperately wants the new MLB Commissioner to believe he's not a liar, because the disgraced baseball great just underwent a polygraph exam ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Multiple sources tell us Rose went to Jack Trimarco & Associates in Beverly Hills on Wednesday to take the lie detector test ... and it's all connected to his efforts to be reinstated.

Rose wasted no time reaching out to Commissioner Rob Manfred when he took the MLB reins this year. According to Manfred, Rose has filed a formal request to have his lifetime ban lifted. We're told Rose is hoping the polygraph results will help him build a case for Manfred.

Reversing the ban would be the first step to Rose possibly getting on a Hall of Fame ballot.

Trimarco's pretty famous in lie detector circles. He's worked on terrorism cases like Oklahoma City and the '93 World Trade Center bombing. He's also the guy who truth tested Jose Canseco about steroids in baseball.

One of Pete Rose's longtime enemies claims Rose frequently committed statutory rape during his days as a player and a manager ... but Rose calls it the "best" lie yet about him.

John Dowd, whose investigation eventually lead to Rose getting a lifetime ban from baseball, made the bombshell accusation during a recent interview. Dowd claimed a former Rose associate told him he "ran young girls for [Rose] down in spring training. Ages 12 to 14. Isn't that lovely?"

During the interview with WCHE in Pennsylvania, Dowd added ... "So that's statutory rape everytime you do that."

Rose has denied the allegation and said, "What's Dowd going to talk about next? Something from 50 years ago when I was 24 years old? I don't know why anybody would believe that. It's unbelievable."

"Django Unchained" actress Daniele Watts and her boyfriend Brian Lucas wrote the all-time worst apology letter for their lewd conduct arrest ... barely saying sorry, and instead blaming the incident on OTHER racist cops.

As part of the deal they took in May -- when they pled no contest to disturbing the peace after allegedly having sex in a car -- the couple had to write the apology letter to the arresting officers ... who she accused of racism.

In the letter, Watts says recent stories of biased policing played a role in her behavior ... and says she got defensive because one of the officers quipped, "Thank you for bringing up the race card. I never hear that."

The couple also wrote a letter to employees in the office building where their car was parked during the alleged hookup. In a totally passive aggressive tone they said, "We are truly sorry that our expression of love caused such a disturbance to your lives that you felt it was threatening enough to warrant police involvement."

"Sugar" Shane Mosley says he suffered a love TKO because his ex was already married when she said "I do" to him, and then made out like a bandit when she divorced him -- but that's not her memory of what went down.

The ex boxing champ marched into an L.A. courthouse on Wednesday to start taking legal action against Jin Mosley -- who he was married to from 2002 to 2011. Shane claims he recently got proof Jin was also married to another guy from 1995 until 2006 ... which would make her a bigamist.

It would also mean Shane and Jin were never legally married, and therefore never divorced -- which makes a huge financial difference, 'cause according to docs ... Jin cleaned up in the break up:

- 3 houses
- several investment and bank accounts
- 2009 Mercedes G Wagon and 2008 Cadillac Escalade
- income from Mosley's fight library
- $600k lump sum for spousal support

So, clearly there's a lot on the line. However, Jin tells TMZ Sports ... she has no idea what Shane is talking about, and denies being married to anyone else.

It's unclear what kind of "proof" Shane has, but outside court he told us he plans to sue for bigamy and fraud so he can get back everything he shelled out.

The man charged with shooting up Lil Wayne's tour bus has blown the whistle on Birdman ... saying he should be behind bars too.

Jimmy Winfrey claims in new court docs he shouldn't be singled out for the crime, when "[Birdman's] financial dispute with [Lil Wayne] is what ultimately led to the shooting."

So, Winfrey argues, "[Birdman] should be held liable as a party to the crime." He's not specifically saying Birdman ordered the hit, but essentially that's what he's saying.

As TMZ first reported, Wayne's tour bus was shot up back in April as he was leaving a club gig in Atlanta.

Birdman denies any involvement.

Rich Homie Quan claims he's another victim of the greedy record industry ... and is suing his label for allegedly ripping him off to the tune of $2 million.

In his lawsuit obtained by TMZ, RHQ calls out Think It’s A Game Entertainment and its CEO for screwing him out of royalties from several albums including his biggest hits “Flex” and "Type of Way.”

Quan says the CEO used some of the jacked funds to buy Atlanta real estate for $159,500 -- and says the guy even pocketed $550,000 from a distribution deal with Def Jam for "Type of Way."

Quan says he's cut all ties with Think It’s A Game Entertainment. We reached out to the label and its CEO ... no word back yet.

Chicago Blackhawks superstar Patrick Kane is the subject of a police probe into an alleged bar incident involving another woman -- and there are reports it's a rape investigation.

The alleged incident went down at a bar in the upstate NY town of Hamburg ... just outside Buffalo. Kane is from the area and stays there in the off-season.

So far cops are keeping tight-lipped about the investigation ... which was first reported by the Buffalo News. It's unclear when this went down, but sources tell us Kane is known to frequent a few bars in the small town during the summer months.

Kane was arrested in 2009 for assaulting a Buffalo taxi driver over 20 cents. He pleaded guilty, and got off with an apology to the cabbie.

Atz Lee Kilcher -- younger brother of singer Jewel -- is facing charges for using a helicopter to track down a black bear ... a major no-can-do under Alaska law.

Kilcher -- who co-stars with his father (also named Atz) on the Discovery Channel show "Alaska: The Last Frontier" -- was charged with the misdemeanor hunting violation, stemming from a hunt that took place last September.

This wasn't a Sarah Palin shooting wolves from a chopper situation though. According to documents in the case ... the Kilchers only used their bird for transport to the area where they hunted. However, even that's considered a violation.

The production company has also been charged. It's unclear if they killed any bears ... or if footage from the hunt aired on the show.

Wes Scantlin just can't seem to figure out the whole obey the law thing ... the Puddle of Mudd singer was busted for DUI for the second time in under a month.

Law enforcement sources tell us Wes was pulled over for speeding early Wednesday morning in South Dakota. We're told cops determined he was driving under the influence, but it's unclear if he failed a breathalyzer test or field sobriety testing ... or both.

Ever the overachiever, Scantlin was also charged with pot possession.

TMZ broke the story ... Wes was busted in July for DWI in Minnesota after he blew 4x the legal limit.

Scantlin is set to perform in SD tonight after getting released on $500 bail.

The Game is being accused of sexually assaulting a contestant on his reality show, and the alleged victim is suing for $10,000,000.

According to a lawsuit filed in federal court in Illinois, Priscilla Rainey says she was cast on Game's show, "She's Got Game" earlier this year -- and on May 22, she was shooting a scene in a sports bar.

In the docs, Rainey says Game was "out of control," drunk, and on drugs. She says over the course of the evening, Game sexually assaulted her several times ... including "forcefully reaching his hand inside her dress to rub her bare vagina and buttocks."

We've reached out to Game for a response to the suit ... nothing back yet.

Meek Mill doesn't need any more celebrity beef ... but he just got Justin Bieber, Khloe Kardashian, Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, and French Montana wrapped up in a lawsuit because he is refusing to play ball ... TMZ has learned.

Meek's friends were just added to the ongoing lawsuit against him for allegedly trashing a Beverly Hills rental pad during an epic Grammy party. The owner of the house says he had warned Meek about having ragers ... and having more than 6 people on the property at once.

The lawyer for the owner tells us Meek is refusing to negotiate a payment for the damage ... so they're amping it up by naming all the high profile guests from the bash, calling them trespassers.

We're told the lawyer plans on deposing the celebs ... grilling them about the party and their involvement.

We're guessing this one's gonna settle.

The father of Texans star Jadeveon Clowney opened fire on 2 men during that strip club shootout early Tuesday morning, according to cops -- and could be facing up to 60 years in prison for the crime.

David "Chilli Bean" Morgan appeared in a South Carolina court this morning, and was denied bail, partly based on his past criminal history. He's now facing 2 counts of attempted murder ... among other weapon related charges. One of his alleged victims is reportedly the manager of the Crazy Horse strip club where the shooting went down.

As we previously reported, Morgan got kicked out of the club -- and then started shooting outside the rear exit. At least one person returned fire and took down Morgan with a shot to the shoulder.

Jadeveon and his dad have had a rocky past. Morgan started an 11-year prison stint for robbery when Clowney was just 2, but they reportedly reconciled during his teen years.

Pierce Brosnan tried to board a plane Sunday afternoon with a knife in his bag, but 007 couldn't slip it by TSA agents ... who called him out on it.

A TSA official from the Burlington International Airport in Vermont tells TMZ ... it is unclear if Brosnan knew the knife was in his carry-on bag, but once they saw the weapon ... they pulled the bag aside and called over Brosnan.

The official says they gave Brosnan the option to surrender the knife, or put it in his checked baggage. He took door #2, and went on his way.

No arrest. No citation.

Kylie Jenner is making Kardashian-Jenner family history by trying to AVOID a camera -- as part of her car accident lawsuit.

Jenner is looking to get out of giving a videotaped deposition related to her August 2013 crash ... which happened just 18 days after she got her license.

In new court docs, Jenner says the depo is unnecessary since she's accepted blame all along for the accident. Jenner claims she's offered to settle the suit for $20,000 ... but the victim has refused and insists on dragging this thing into court.

Jenner thinks this is really just a play to get publicity for the case ... possibly, by leaking the taped depo. She wants the judge to 86 plans to record her testimony ... or at least, keep it sealed.

NFL star Jadeveon Clowney's father got busted for attempted murder following a wild west style shooting outside a South Carolina strip club.

Wichita Police handled the tragic death of 9-year-old bat boy Kaiser Carlile the same way they would any death of unnatural causes -- by launching a homicide investigation ... TMZ Sports has learned.

As we previously reported ... Kaiser died from a head injury when an unnamed player for the Liberal Bee Jays accidentally hit him in the head with his bat ... while taking warm up swings.

Wichita PD Lieutenant Ojile says although they strongly believed this was a freak accident ... they conducted a thorough investigation ... reviewing video of the incident and interviewing all players and witnesses at the park.