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An ex-choreographer who allegedly worked for Michael Jackson is the latest person to file a creditor's claim against Jackson's estate.

LaVelle Smith Jr. filed a suit today claiming he worked for Jackson for several different stretches in 2008 and 2009. Smith says Jackson only paid him part of what he was supposed to get and he is owed $144,500.

Take a number.

The people behind "This Is It" are furious over reports that the Michael Jackson featured in the movie is a body double -- claiming those reports are "pure garbage."

The controversy began earlier this month after Joe Jackson claimed the media was going to "tear this movie apart" -- and insisted it was "mostly body doubles."

But a rep from Sony -- co-producers of the flick -- tells TMZ, "This story is pure garbage and there are no body doubles.

Audiences will begin to see the film tomorrow and every time they see The King of Pop they will know that every frame is unquestionably Michael as he rehearses and prepares for the London concerts that were to have begun this past summer."

Kate Gosselin's lawyer just released a statement regarding the judge's decision this morning to force Jon to hand over the cash he ripped out of the couple's joint bank account a few weeks ago:

"We are clearly pleased that the monies taken by Mr. Gosselin have been returned to the marital account, and we look forward to recouping additional monies taken by Mr. Gosselin at the time of the parties' private arbitration hearings.

A total of at least $235,000 was taken by Mr. Gosselin, and despite his initial comments denying responsibility, we have established that Ms. Gosselin needed emergency relief to prevent her economic claims from being compromised."

The yellow thumbtack graphic seen piercing the roof of Dr. Rey's L.A. pad was placed there by someone using the computer -- and judging by the thumbtack that marked burglary victim Orlando Bloom's house ... Dr. Rey may have gotten lucky.

Granted, Dr. Rey is a self-proclaimed black belt ... so his mad skills for whoopin' ass could have scared any potential burglars away.

Rey's wife tells us: "My body is shaking all over. It's so scary! Thank goodness they were caught ... I will have to add extra locks to our doors ... It's very scary that it is so easy to find where people live online."

Nothing can stop Shauna Sand's sex tape from hitting the shelves now -- and it's all because Shauna has finally given the XXX flick her Lucite stamp of approval.

Steven Hirsch, the co-chairman of Vivid Entertainment, brought in a handwriting expert to prove Shauna had in fact signed off on the tape -- and after meeting with her on Thursday, he says she's withdrawn the cease and desist letter her lawyer sent Vivid earlier this month.

Hirsch says Shauna's reason for withdrawing the letter was because a lawsuit could prove "long and expensive." Riiiiiiiight.

The Google searches were made for "can a stolen mac be traced" and "if i register a mac can it be tracked" -- an ironic use of precaution after security camera videos from both Audrina Patridge and Lindsay Lohan's houses showed that the alleged burglars weren't even wearing masks.

As we've previously reported, the computer was full of searches for the addresses of a number of celebrities whose houses were burglarized and photographs of jewelry worn by those celebs.

Finally a member of the Jackson family is speaking out about the Michael Jackson movie "This Is It" -- up to now the family has either been silent or negative about the flick.

But Jackie Jackson -- who saw the movie on Thursday night -- liked it a lot, telling TMZ:

"My brother's movie 'This Is It' is truly riveting. Michael is electrifying! We get a glimpse of a true genius at work. His passionate message for healing the world, saving the planet and our children's futures is something he was always striving for in his lifetime."

So far Katherine Jackson is unmoved -- we hear she will not see the movie.

We got these pictures of Sean and company boarding a private jet from Sin City bound for Havana yesterday.

We've learned Sean is going to the land of Fidel as a journalist, writing a story for Vanity Fair about how the Obama administration has affected Cuba.

Sean took Diana Jenkins along for the ride. Actually ... it's her plane ... she's married to the head honcho at Barclays bank.

We got these pictures of Jamie yesterday, lunching in Malibu with Jeff Fuller -- the new guy in her life. Now, in the awkward department, until recently Jeff was the Director of Protocol for the Dodgers.

We're told Jamie and Fuller began seeing each other after she split with Frank. Fuller was fired from the Dodgers in mid-October.

BTW, Fuller's late mom was an heir to the Pillsbury fortune ... translation, he's loaded.

As for Frank ... he was lunching yesterday with some dude at Hotel Montage.

According to Alexis Taylor -- another alleged member of the Bunch -- the only reason Courtney got arrested on Thursday is because she's friends with Roy Lopez ... the 27-year-old who Alexis claims was in charge of selling off the Bunch's stolen goods.

Last week, Avril signed over the deed to the multimillion dollar Sherman Oaks home to Deryck, naming him the new "sole and separate" owner -- just four days after she filed for divorce on October 9th.

But the house also came with a lot of debt -- as of October 14th, there was still over a million dollars left on it to pay off.

Whoever was using the computer at the time wanted to check out photos of Audrina's "diamond watch" -- performing a Google search for images of the pricey bling.

Audrina's house was burglarized back in February -- two maskless morons were caught by her security cameras doing the deed ... one of which cops believe was Prugo.

Tom Sizemore's ex-girlfriend says the actor knocked her up with twins then left the three of 'em to fend for themselves -- because he allegedly bailed on a massive amount of child support.

According to a lawsuit filed last week in L.A. Superior Court, Sizemore owes babymama Jinele McIntire $58,800 in child support for the couple's two boys, who were born in 2005.

In the first line of the lawsuit, Jinele makes her point clear, "TOM SIZEMORE is a DEAD BEAT DAD."

Jinele says because of Tom's non-payment, she's been forced to live with a friend while the kids stay with her brother in Texas. She adds Sizemore "has made no attempt to see them there."

Jinele also claims Tom last saw the boys when he was taping "Sober House" -- a gig Jinele says paid $200,000. She also claims Tom made another $200,000 for "Celebrity Rehab."

Besides the overdue child support, McIntire is also seeking health insurance coverage for the kids and $50,000 for attorney's fees.

We're told Brad tried to maneuver his bike between a parked car and a car stopped at a red light, and his handlebars clipped the parked car.

We're told he lost control and fell over -- and everything is fine.

TMZ has learned Brad Pitt was involved in a minor motorcycle accident moments ago in Los Angeles.

A witness at the scene tells us Pitt was trying to weave in between cars while at a red light --- but he lost control and fell off the bike.

We're told he got up and moved the motorcycle to the side of the road then ran into an apartment building.

Our witness says he waited for someone to come pick him up and now he's no longer at the scene. Pitt left his motorcycle behind.

TMZ obtained the "Notice of Termination" Frank MAILED to his soon-to-be-ex wife Jamie -- who was fired from her job as co-CEO of the team the day before the Dodgers were eliminated from the playoffs. Mind you, this letter was sent just 2 weeks before the couple's 30th wedding anniversary.

The letter begins, "Dear Jamie -- This is to inform you that your employment with and positions as Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairperson of Los Angeles Dodgers LLC, as well as any and all of the positions that you hold ... are hereby terminated effective immediately."

Though hard to believe, it gets even colder:

"Because your employment is held at-will, the Organization is not required to have cause to terminate your employment and may do so for any reason or no reason at all.

However, your actions, including, but not limited to, your insubordination, non-responsiveness, failure to follow procedures, and inappropriate behavior with regard to a direct subordinate, have made this decision necessary."

And for good measure, we've also learned Frank locked Jamie out of her office today. We're told Jamie called her assistant and asked her to open the office door -- she was informed her key no longer worked.

The 19-year-old who cops suspect is the ring leader of the Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch is back on the streets.

Rachel Lee posted bail last night in Clark County, Nevada -- where she was arrested on Thursday for possession of stolen property.

As we first reported ... sources tell us when Lee was busted, cops seized a number of items that may have been taken from the homes of Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and Rachel Bilson.