Jose Canseco Shoots Off His Finger in Gun Accident

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Former major league slugger Jose Canseco blew his middle finger clear off his hand while cleaning his handgun at home in Las Vegas.

Jose's fiancée Leila Knight tells TMZ Sports ... he was sitting at a table in their home cleaning the gun when it went off. She says he didn't know it was loaded -- and the shot ripped through the middle finger on his left hand.

Leila tells us 50-year-old Canseco is in surgery right now as doctors desperately try to save what's left of the finger. She says the bullet tore through the bottom part of the finger and doctors have already said he'll never have full use of it again ... even under the best of circumstances.

Worst case ... it may be amputated.

Kanye West Could Easily Beat Celine, JLo & Brit in Vegas ... But

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Kanye West turned down an offer that could have made him the highest paid entertainer on the Las Vegas Strip ... making Celine, Britney and JLo look like casino lounge acts.

TMZ has learned the offer would have lined his pocket to the tune of $4.5 MILLION ... for just 9 days of work. Yet we're told he walked away from it!

According to the written offer -- obtained by TMZ -- Yeezus would have performed 3 shows a week for 3 weeks at the Axis at Planet Hollywood. For that he would have scored a whopping $500,000 per show.

At that rate, he could have made more per show than J-Lo, who has an offer for $350K per show ... Britney, who all told makes around $475K/show ... and Celine Dion, who currently earns the most at $476K per concert.

Beats the dollar slots.

Orlando Bloom Selena and I Aren't Banging We're Saving the World

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Orlando Bloom surprisingly spoke out about his relationship with Selena Gomez ... and he says there's LESS than meets the eye.

Orlando flew to LAX Wednesday and talked to photogs about the first leg of his trip ... where he flew to Canada with Selena Gomez. Orlando says it was nothing more than the fact that they were both attending We Day ... a conference to inspire young people the change the world by doing good things.

Apparently banging is not necessarily one of those things.

Marc Anthony My Vegas Deal Kicked J.Lo's Ass

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Marc Anthony now has bragging rights over Jennifer Lopez in one department -- he doubled the insane Vegas salary she's about to get ... with a recent show of his own at Planet Hollywood.

It sounds crazy, but Marc topped J.Lo's $350K per show guarantee when he took home $700K for his one-night-only gig on September 13th. In fact, the contract, obtained by TMZ, actually paid him just over $1 MILLION ... but promoter fees and operating expenses were taken out of that sum.

Of course, Jennifer's scheduled to play 72 shows to Marc's one -- and she'll make more than $26 mil over 2 years.

Bottom line ... Marc won the battle, but J.Lo wins the war.

'La Bamba' Star Elizabeth Pena Died From Alcohol Abuse

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Elizabeth Pena -- who became famous playing Ritchie Valens' brother's baby mama in "La Bamba" -- died from complications from alcohol abuse.

According to the death certificate -- obtained by TMZ -- Pena suffered from cirrhosis of the liver "due to alcohol." She had the disease for months, but it became acute shortly before her death.

The death certificate says the 55-year-old had acute gastrointestinal bleeding hours before her death, which caused her heart to stop.

Pena died October 14th at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A.

Jennifer Lopez Makes Vegas Deal Better than Britney's

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Jennifer Lopez is in the final stages of making a deal to perform in Vegas ... and according to the contract -- obtained by TMZ -- she'll rake in more per show than Britney Spears.

Jennifer is being offered a whopping $350K per show at The Axis at Planet Hollywood ... the same place Britney is performing.

Britney is making a paltry $310K a show.

But Britney will ultimately score more than JLo because her contract provides she'll do 96 shows over 2 years. JLo will do 72 shows, 3 times a week for 24 weeks over a 1 or 2 year period -- the contract leaves that open.

So, in the end, Britney is guaranteed $29,760,000 for the 2-year run. JLo will be guaranteed $26,383,326.

It's all chump change compared to Celine Dion ... who does 70 shows a year and gets $33,320,000.

Lindsay Lohan My Presidential Candidate Has a Chopper Filled with Coke!

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Lindsay Lohan says she has a good reason for supporting a presidential candidate in Brazil ... she says her "Brazilian contacts" like the guy -- a guy whose company owned a chopper filled with tons of coke.

Lindsay tweeted, "I support @aecioNeves, for presidential candidature. His platform brings positive changes in Brazil."

Lindsay took a beating for getting involved in anyone's politics for obvious reasons. But a source connected with LiLo tells TMZ, she's supporting the guy because "she has plenty of contacts there and has several business trips to the country." The source also says she has a "good contact" in Brazil who likes Neves a lot.

Here's what Lindsay's 8.5 million followers need to know. Neves owns a company that owns a helicopter that was seized by the federal police ... seized because it was carrying 4.5 TONS of cocaine.

It's unclear if Lindsay supports Neves because he's a good guy or just throws a good party.

Miss USA Nia Sanchez STREET TAEKWONDO This Is How I Fight Off Creepers

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Miss USA has a helluva way to deal with creepy weirdos who try to get too touchy-feely with her -- SHE BEATS THEIR ASSES!!

Turns out Nia Sanchez -- the reigning Miss USA -- happens to be a 4th degree black belt in taekwondo ... who trained for more than 10 years!!

And when we saw her out leaving Cipriani Wall Street in NY this weekend -- she demonstrated how she uses her training when some guys try to get a little too close. She's kind of a bad ass.

Don't worry, the guy in the video isn't one of the creepers Nia's talking about, he happens to be her good friend.

But check out the clip -- it's clear he knows she could totally break his arm ... if she wanted to.

Charlie Sheen Crosses Fiancee Off His Bucket List ... Permanently

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You can do a lot in one year with a porn star ... and Charlie Sheen ... enough so that the engagement is now off.

Charlie tells TMZ ... "Scotty and I had a great year together as we traveled the world and crossed a lot of things off our bucket list."

Sheen says it's more important right now for him to focus on his 5 kids ... and, we're guessing, keeping the peace with his exes.

TMZ broke the story ... Charlie got engaged to the ex-porn star last Valentine's Day in Hawaii ... Sheen called it true love.

But love stories don't always end with white picket fences. The good news -- no child support, no spousal support and he doesn't have to buy her a house.

Jenni Rivera Crash Husband She Ditched Wants Millions For His Loneliness

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Jenni Rivera's husband wants $35 million from the owners of the plane that crashed and killed her ... even though the couple had filed divorce papers prior to the crash.

Jenni filed for divorce from former MLB pitcher Esteban Loaiza more than 2 months before the plane she was on went down in December 2012 ... but the paperwork hadn't been finalized when she died, so they were still married.

According to court docs ... Loaiza is suing Starwood Management for $25 million in lost future income, $5 mil in past earnings, and -- get this -- $5 mil more in loss of companionship.

Remember, they'd already separated ... so you'd think the S.S. Companionship would have sailed long before Jenni's death.

Gotta hand it to him -- pitcher's got balls.

Elizabeth Pena Dead 'La Bamba' Actress Dies At 55

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Elizabeth Pena -- who starred in a number of TV shows and films including "La Bamba" and "Rush Hour" ... has died. She was 55.

Pena died Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The cause of death was not disclosed.

Pena -- whose Hollywood career spanned almost 40 years -- most recently had a recurring role on "Modern Family" as the mother to Sofia Vergara's character ... and recently completed work on the TV series "Matador."

She also starred in her own short-lived sitcom "I Married Dora" in 1987-88 ... and provided voice-overs for cartoons including "American Dad!" and "The Incredibles."

R.I.P.

Jennifer Lopez My Grudges Are Gone, Girl

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Jennifer Lopez is all about her ex-boyfriends this week ... first she hung out with Diddy at a nightclub -- then she checked out her ex-fiance Ben Affleck's hit movie, and offered some strange proof.

Lopez went to see "Gone Girl" Saturday night ... which we know because she posted a pic of her feet up in the theater with the caption, "#GONEGIRL." Weird, but maybe her booty isn't the only thing fans dig.

As we previously reported ... Diddy reunited briefly with J.Lo at Hooray Henry's this week.

Cris Judd ... Casper Smart -- keep your dance cards open.

Charlie Sheen Sued for Sexual Assault By Dental Tech Charlie Says BS

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Charlie Sheen allegedly jumped out of a dental chair last week, pulled his nitrous oxide mask off and grabbed the dental tech's breast ... so she claims in a new lawsuit -- claims that Charlie says are absurd.

Margarita Palestino alleges in her new lawsuit, Charlie came to the office last week for a procedure that required nitrous. As she put the mask on him, she says he ripped it off, jumped out of the chair and yelled, "I'm going to f***ing kill you!"

She says she continued trying to put the mask on, and this time he grabbed her left breast and pulled her scrubs, then grabbed her bra strap and tried pulling it down.

Palestino says Charlie came to the office "incoherent" and she says the dentist told her Charlie was high on crack cocaine ... something Charlie says is absurd.

She also says Charlie lunged at one of the dentists with a knife and then started stabbing the dental chair.

And Palestino says on their way out Charlie's assistant offered her $500 for her troubles.

As TMZ first reported ... the dentist has told cops Palestino is lying and nothing of the sort happened, and he accused her of blabbing that Charlie was a patient -- a violation of HIPAA.

Charlie's lawyer, Marty Singer, tells TMZ, "This is a ridiculous claim by an opportunist looking to make her 15 minutes of fame and my client is confident he will prevail in this absurd lawsuit."

Charlie Sheen Dental Tech Accuser A 'Desperate Troll'

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Charlie Sheen just lashed out at the dental technician who accused him of going after her boss, calling her "a jobless, washout traitor."

TMZ broke the story ... the LAPD is investigating Charlie after the technician told them Charlie attacked her last week while he sat in a dental chair. She claims his security guard told the dentist Charlie was high on rock cocaine and says Charlie went after the dentist with a knife.

Charlie is furious, giving TMZ a message for her, saying,

"Hey cholesterol pants: Maybe you should have taken the crack you so brazenly and ignorantly accused me of being on, and sold it! Now that you're a jobless washout and a traitor, you're gonna need the extra dough ... lick those food stamps, you desperate troll. C."

Fact is, her story doesn't make a lot of sense. The dentist denies her story and fired her because she blabbed about Charlie coming in, which violates HIPAA. And it makes NO sense Charlie's security guy would blurt out he was high on rock cocaine.

Charlie Sheen Knife, Drug Allegations are LIES By Unethical Dental Tech

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Charlie Sheen admits he went crazy in a dentist's chair last week ... but insists he was NOT on drugs -- he had a horrible reaction to nitrous oxide ... and the technician who is making the allegation is just bitter because she was fired for violating the law.

Charlie's rep, Jeff Ballard, tells TMZ ... Charlie was on meds for a shoulder injury and the combo of the Rx he was on along with the nitrous caused the reaction. We're told Charlie's arms did flail and he accidentally knocked over the dental instruments on the tray, but that was it.

Furthermore ... Charlie's lawyer, Marty Singer, tells TMZ, "The story is being made up by this woman [the dental technician] who was fired on Friday for violating HIPAA by telling her son Charlie was in the office. It got back to Charlie and the dentist fired her."

As we reported ... the technician told cops the dentist told her Charlie came at him with a knife and his bodyguard said he was on rock cocaine.

But law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the dentist was interviewed Thursday and was clear with cops ... the technician was LYING. There was no mention of drugs and NO KNIFE.

A law enforcement source familiar with the situation tells TMZ ... given that the dentist refutes the technician's story ... the case will almost certainly be rejected by prosecutors.

Selena Gomez Takes Kris Jenner For a Ride! Feud Squashed?

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Selena Gomez takes one trip to Paris and suddenly she's a changed woman ... who's apparently settled her blood feud with the Kardashians -- and proved it by giving Kris Jenner a ride home.

Selena was swarmed by photogs late Wednesday afternoon as she came home from Paris Fashion Week -- and just as her SUV was pulling away the big shocker happened ... Mama Kardashian jumped in the backseat with her.

As we told you ... Selena had a major falling out with the Ks after Coachella ... blaming them for her out-of-control partying.

Remember, while she was in Paris she also posed for pics with Miranda Kerr -- who allegedly hooked up with Justin a few years back.

French champagne does wonders.