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Joe Jackson quickly traded Kanye West's community bottle of Hennessy for a jug of K.W. Haterade -- saying the egomaniacal crusher of dreams should be blackballed from show business.

Here's Joe's anti-Kanye statement in full:

"I don't know what he was doing, he jumped up on stage and snatched that microphone out of that poor girl's hand. They should blackball him out of show business for that. He just leapt up there, that was bad.

I had just gotten through speaking to him, he was introducing me to his girlfriend, and then three minutes later he jumped up on stage. And people booed Kanye all night."

Michael Jackson's publishing catalog will not be sold to pump up the assets in the estate, according to sources familiar with the probate.

We're told several family members are questioning why the estate appears, as one put it, "in the red." Sources knowledgeable with the estate acknowledge a "huge amount of debt" as creditors claims continue to come in.

But, we're told, in the end, if all the assets were sold the estate would definitely be flush with cash. HOWEVER, sources say the publishing catalog -- notably the Beatles' songs -- will not go on the auction block. Sources say it's an asset that is worth way more to Jackson's kids in the long run than the cash it would generate now.

The honchos in the estate, we're told, are confident it will be fueled by an influx of cash over the next year or two -- the amount of time it will take to wrap probate up.

Until probate ends, family members will have to make due with their allowances.

People are coming out of the woodwork to attack Kanye West -- the newest threat coming by way of the guy who played "Wolf" on "American Gladiators."

Moments after Kanye pulled that d-bag move on Taylor Swift at last night's MTV VMAs, Wolf -- who's a pretty big name in the rodeo circuit -- fired off the following letter to TMZ:

"Hey this is Hollywood Yates or WOLF from American Gladiators.

Just thought Kanye might want to know I hang with alot of the Country Artist and I will bump into him somewhere... HARD and several times!!! He is an ass and needs taken down, maybe Criss B can be there too. School is about to open and lessons about to be taught!

Ya'll Take care! Hollywood/WOLF"

The gladiator's ready ... we'll see if Kanye is too.

A poker show on NBC that actually did worse in the ratings than a re-run of "Finding Nemo" is the subject of a ridiculous $85,000,000 lawsuit -- which is about a mil for each person that watched it.

A guy named Brandon McSmith claims he came up with the idea for a show where wannabe poker players compete against pros (who were hidden behind doors) for a chance to win a seat at the World Series of Poker.

Smith claims he pitched the idea to a company called Poker Productions -- but they rejected it.

Fast forward two years -- a show called "Face the Ace" popped up on NBC where contestants "select a pro from behind four smoked-glass doors." And guess who created it? Poker Productions!

The grand prize on the NBC show -- a cool mil.

Mayer was placed into this loving home with the help of Ace of Hearts dog rescue foundation after he bet us $25,000 we couldn't find his mug shot.

The new owners tell us they are huge John Mayer fans, but they didn't know the dog's backstory until shortly after the adoption. They had recently lost a dog to cancer and tell us Mayer gets home-cooked organic meals. Lucky mutt!

We haven't seen the real John Mayer this happy since he was dating Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jessica Simpson, Minka Kelly, Jennifer Aniston .... or maybe never.

Thompson, who stole the hearts of four-letter word lovers everywhere in "Role Models," is signed on to appear in something called "Snowmen" -- for which he had to file a minor's contract with L.A. County Superior Court.

According to the contract, he'll pull in a cool $65,000 for his role, but even more interesting -- the contract specifically points out that the 13-year-old "has never been married."

Tila claims she was "choked and physically restrained" by Merriman after she tried to leave his residence. Merriman says he was trying to keep a drunk Tequila from getting on the road.

Bristol Palin's baby daddy Levi Johnston says he's going to drop his pants for Playgirl -- the only problem, he can't decide which side to show off.

We spoke to Levi's handler -- who is not Bristol -- who told us he's either gonna show "the front or the back" when he poses for the magazine sometime this month.

We're told Levi has been hitting the gym preparing for the shoot and has even hired a personal trainer to shape up...

Tila Tequila is lashing out at the San Diego DA's office for their decision to not file criminal charges against her ex-boyfriend Shawne Merriman.

TMZ obtained the following statement from Tila's rep:

"Tila Tequila is the victim of a violent crime. The San Diego District attorney's decision not to press charges against Shawne Merriman for the battering of Tila Tequila demonstrates an unconscionable negligence in the discharging of their public duties. We strongly feel that justice has not been served in this matter.

Obviously, The San Diego Charger's NFL franchise brings millions of dollars in revenue to the city of San Diego, and it seems clear that other interests are being served by the DA's office than the upholding of the law. A young woman was violently beaten and choked, and the physical evidence is both overwhelming and disturbing. Tila's account of the events has remained consistent from the beginning, while Merriman's story has changed repeatedly.

TMZ has obtained more court documents filed Thursday in L.A. County Superior Court -- in which Audrina explains why she believes an overzealous fan named Zachary Loring is a threat to her life.

In the docs, Audrina says 24-year-old Loring first came to her Los Angeles home on August 26 and said he was there to deliver wine. But when Audrina went to the door, Loring tried to hand her "a stack of photos, cards, drawings and poems he had written." Audrina claims one of the photos depicted a woman being strangled.

But it gets weirder -- Audrina claims the postcards were postdated Sept. 15 -- almost 3 weeks into the future. Patridge says "she is concerned about whether she will be injured or harmed in any way on such date."

Patridge also claims Loring brought her a beer and told her it was "from his family's brewery in Napa Valley" -- and he "wanted to see her drink it."

Audrina claims her neighbors saw Loring on her front porch 3 days later -- August 29. Patridge says she has surveillance tape showing he had been there for 7 hours and was "seen talking to himself."

In the docs, Audrina says Loring came to her home again on August 30 -- wearing a black suit and a red tie. This time, Audrina called 911.

When cops arrived, Audrina claims Loring wasn't phased and tried to approach her -- but cops stopped him in his tracks and arrested him on site for trespassing and outstanding warrants.

Loring was released from custody the very next day on $15,000 bail. Audrina told authorities she's in "great fear" of returning to her home because she believes she's being "stalked." She has since requested a restraining order against Loring.

The LAPD's threat management unit is now investigating the case.

UPDATE: Loring was arrested back in July on a knife charge -- and for defacing an electrical box in L.A.

Story developing...

TMZ has learned "The Hills" star Audrina Patridge has filed for a restraining order against an overzealous male fan.

In the documents, filed yesterday in L.A. County Superior Court, Audrina's brother Mark Patridge is also requesting protection from the same man.

We're told the Patridges don't have any type of relationship with the person.

UPDATE: Audrina's lawyer tells TMZ, "The only thing we care about is Audrina's protection and safety -- LAPD's Special Victims Unit is involved in the case."

We've learned Paul Fuhrman -- the senior vice president of Colony Capital -- filed paperwork on Wednesday asking the U.S. Patent Office to forget about the Neverland trademark applications his company filed last month. The request was granted that day.

Colony had filed the trademark applications in case Neverland was turned into a Graceland-esque tourist attraction for Jackson fans.

Doesn't look like that's going to happen any time soon.

The wench doth redeemed herself.

TMZ hath learnethed Lady Victoria Beckham is making up for stiffing her waiter after a feast and a jousting show at Medieval Times in Southern California this weekend.

This comes straight from the horse's mouth -- Beckham's assistant phoned the MT kingdom and informed them that a "generous gratuity" has been sent to the food server. The tip was paid for with a futuristic plastic charging card.

We're told the assistant apologized for the mix-up and claimed service was "excellent."

And with Posh's noble act ... there was peace in the kingdom once again.

La Toya Jackson is days away from losing her Las Vegas home -- unless she comes up with enough cash to pay the mortgage by the end of the month.

According to legal documents obtained by TMZ, La Toya owes $745,670.27 on her swanky condo in the Regency Towers of the LV International Country Club.

The docs show the house will go up on the auction block if she doesn't pay up.

The Clark County Recorder's office tells us the auction was originally schedule for August 31 -- but it was postponed. The new auction date is September 30.

La Toya's rep gave us this statement:

"La Toya has an extensive real estate portfolio and her advisors directed her to the business decision to let this particular property to go to short sale where it is now.

The property was also something she got during her divorce from Jack Gordon and she has no attachment to it."

Kelsey Grammer's ample bank account isn't going be drained any time soon -- he just won a huge lawsuit filed against him by a contractor who worked on his kitchen.

Grammer's victory was sealed in a Santa Monica court today, when a jury decided the lawsuit filed by a company called The Last Detail had no merit.

The suit was filed back in July of 2008, alleging Kelsey and his wife Camille were refusing to cough up around $150,000 in construction costs. Grammer claimed he fired TLD for "non-performance" after they tried to overcharge him for the work.

According to Grammer's lawyer, the company not only lost the suit, but also has to "pay damages to the Grammers based on its negligence."

Cole's rep tells us the singer definitely won't show at the tribute because she's set to attend an event with the Dalai Lama in Memphis around the same time Jermaine told the world she'd be in Vienna.

Jermaine also said Chris Brown and Mary J. Blige were going to perform -- but they've also denied being involved with the event.

Meanwhile, all three stars are still prominently displayed on the tribute's website.