Game of Thrones

Lena Headey got a HUGE pay raise on "Game of Thrones" and is now making more than $1 million PER EPISODE ... so claims her ex-husband, who's got plans for that extra dough.

Peter Loughran just filed new docs asking the court to make Lena pay his legal fees in their nasty custody battle -- to the tune of $40k. He says it's only fair, since he's jobless and Lena's sleeping on a bed of 'GoT' cash.

It's interesting ... there were reports Lena was set to make upwards of $500k per episode for season 7, but Peter obviously thinks she's making more than double that already.

IT'S TRUE!!

Conor McGregor DID shoot some scenes for "Game of Thrones" -- and will appear on the show next season ... so says Dana White.

The UFC honcho appeared on "Fox Sports Live" with Jay and Dan and confirmed Conor will be mixing it up with the Starks and the White Walkers and the Lannisters and everyone else n Westeros! (go to 4:30 in the clip)

"I knew that a few months ago that they were interested in putting him in the show," White said ... "And I'm glad he did it. It'll be great."

Dana didn't expand on McGregor's role -- but he's gotta kill someone, right????

Peter Vaughan, the veteran British actor who gained a new following with his recurring role on "Game of Thrones" ... died Tuesday morning.

Vaughan's agent says the actor died peacefully this morning around 10:30 surrounded by his family. Vaughan played Maester Aemon -- the former leader of the Night's Watch -- on the hit show from 2011 until 2015.

During his 75 years in show biz ... Vaughan starred in several British TV series and feature films. He co-starred with the likes of Sir Anthony Hopkins, Clive Owens, and Frank Sinatra.

Vaughan was 93.

Lena Headey has pulled out the big guns in her custody war -- passing a letter to the judge from the "Game of Thrones" Executive Producer demanding her presence on the set.

Lena and ex-hubby Peter Loughran are in a 'GoT' war over custody of 6-year-old Wylie. Lena is begging the judge to modify the current custody order and allow her to keep the boy in the UK, where she films the show. Peter is dead set against it, claiming it would deny him access to his son.

The current order allows Lena to take the boy to the UK only when she films, and Peter says she should be done shooting and wants Wylie back. So Lena has now brought in the ultimate doctor's note from EP Bernadette Caulfield, who says she must stay in the UK for "possible addition scenes and pick-ups" through February 2017.

It's interesting ... the letter does not say her services are definitely necessary but, as you know, winter is coming, so she has to be on call.

Lena wants to move to the UK permanently, because her family is there and she thinks the schools are better. She also says she's paying Peter $10k a month in child support and he hasn't even seen the child in the last 3 months.

Not gonna lie ... these pics from the Spain set of "Game of Thrones" this week are pretty cool -- but they reveal another MAJOR PLOT POINT about Season 7!!

That being said, you already loved the show when you knew what was in the books ... so, CLICK ON THE GALLERY ALREADY!!!

Not gonna give away who's in the photos before you click -- but it's a bloody fight with some major players.

**MAJOR "GAME OF THRONES" SPOILER ALERT**

Just in ... new photos fresh from the 'GOT' set in Spain and they appear to reveal a MAJOR plot point for season 7.

The pics contain shots of Jon Snow reaching out to shake hands with another major star of the series -- an alliance that could have a HUGE impact in Westeros.

So, you gotta ask yourself ... do you REALLY want to know who's on the other end of the shake?

Do you?

Last chance ...

Emilia Clarke is riding high after swooping in and buying a home in the super exclusive beachside community of Venice, CA.

The "Game of Thrones" star bought the modern 2 bed, 3 bath house in June for $4.64 mil -- about $300k more than asking price. Seems worth it ... it comes with a 30 foot pool, lush garden, super chill outdoor lounge area and more natural light than they get in Westeros.

Lena Headey says she won't be returning her son to L.A. anytime soon -- father's wishes be damned -- because the American education system sucks.

Headey's ex-husband, Peter Loughran, claims in new legal docs Lena agreed to return their 6-year-old son from the U.K. after she was done filming "Game of Thrones" ... but didn't.

Headey supposedly emailed Peter saying she was enrolling their son in a Yorkshire school because the kid was being held back by a subpar American school system.

Loughran insists the deadline for returning the kid was Sept. 5th, so she's brazenly violated their deal and his right to make decisions for his child. She begs to differ, saying he agreed the boy could live with her in England.

Loughran says he hasn't seen his kid in 8 weeks ... Headey hasn't even let them chat on the phone.

Jason Momoa hyped up "Game of Thrones" fans by hanging with the show's creators in Northern Ireland -- where they're about to roll on season 7 -- but it's not what you think.

Momoa captioned the pic with David Benioff and D.B. Weiss "ALOHA DROGO," and fans immediately speculated Khal Drogo was coming back from the dead.

The real story ... Jason just loves to party, and happened to be about an hour away from his bros. Our sources tell us he was in Dublin touring the Guinness Brewery, where they gave him his own custom "Mano Brew," 'cause ... look at the handsome bastard.

We're told Momoa's absolutely not filming NOW ... but never say never.

#JonSnow

Michael Sam says he's moving on from his near street fight in West Hollywood -- telling TMZ Sports he's way more upset at the way "Game of Thrones" ended last season.

Another happy ending for "Game of Thrones" fans ... Hodor is alive and turns out he is to Comic-Con what Calvin Harris is to Las Vegas.

Hodor, whose real name is Kristian Nairn, popped up inside the DJ booth at the Nylon After-Con party Thursday night in San Diego and the crowd was feeling it.

If fans want to check him out in the future, Kristian goes by his real name when he's spinning. Check out the vid -- we suggest a new handle ... DJ Hodrop!

"Game of Thrones" fans get it.

Here's Hafpor Julius Bjornsson -- better known as "The Mountain" from "Game of Thrones" -- pulling a 17-TON BIG RIG in Iceland like it was a Tonka Truck.

Emilia Clarke plus nudity ... equals a 'GoT' bloodbath, according to the Khaleesi herself.

We caught up with the "Game of Thrones" star at LAX and, wait for it ... SPOILER ALERT!!

We asked Emilia about Sunday's gruesome episode which required her to strip down for the first time since season 3. She's been very outspoken about equal nekkid time for male and female stars of the show, so last night's episode was a big deal.

George RR Martin, the brain behind "Game of Thrones" is a New York Jets mega-fan and has a special retirement message for D'Brickashaw Ferguson.

Ferguson announced earlier this month he'll be hanging up his cleats ... and Martin calls the offensive tackle's ten years without missing a game "incredible."

Jack Gleeson -- aka King Joffrey from "Game of Thrones" -- resurfaced far beyond The Wall, at a cosplay conference in Abu Dhabi, acting like a shell of his former 'GoT' character.

No heads on spikes here ... just some good old fashioned Madonna-like "Vogue" and robot dance moves while Jack cut loose backstage with hot gamer chick Naomi Kyle.

Attention rich nerds: watch the premiere of "Game of Thrones" weeks before it airs while breathing the same air as Cersei and Margaery ... all for the bargain price of several THOUSAND dollars.

Luxury concierge sites are cashing in on the 'GoT' hype and hawking tickets to the season premiere and after-party at the famous TCL Chinese Theatre -- and they're charging up to $10k for a pair.

Surprisingly, there's not much bang for those bucks. We're told there's no guaranteed photo ops, autographs or even a good seat at the April 10th event. One slightly cheaper option -- CharityBuzz is auctioning off tix and current bids are right around $6k.

We're told 'GoT' die-hards always fork out the cash for this stuff since most would push their child out a tower window for a chance to schmooze with the cast.