Jersey Shore

Pauly D may spin records as part of Britney Spears' opening act, but it was Brit Brit who spun around Pauly's neck when she gave him a lap dance during her Montreal concert last night.

Three college buddies from Oklahoma are suing Jwoww from "Jersey Shore" ... claiming the MTV star STOLE their design for her tanning lotion bottle ... and now they want her to pay!!

The guys claim they approached Jwoww last year and asked her to become the celebrity spokesperson for a tanning product called Black Bronzer ... and they even created a custom bottle design.

The guys claim Jwoww dug the idea -- and the two sides were close to reaching a deal -- when she suddenly cut off communication with them and launched her own tanning line with Australian Gold using a similar bottle design.

Jwoww's line is a HUGE success -- and the guys are pissed ... claiming she owes them a ton of cash for ripping off their ideas.

Calls to Jwoww's lawyer have not been returned.

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The Situation may have unwittingly gotten some cops in big trouble ... because a police chief in New Jersey has launched an internal affairs investigation ... to determine if his officers crossed the line when they saw people in The Situation's car break the law and then allowed him to skate.

TMZ has video of The Situation, swarmed by cops, as he sat in his Ferrari with 2 female passengers on top of one another. It's illegal for more than one passenger to sit in a bucket seat, and also illegal for them not to wear seat belts. The passengers could be cited for their actions and The Situation could be cited for unsafe operation of a vehicle.

According to at least one witness, the officers got The Situation to sign his autograph on their ticket books, and then let them drive off without consequence.

Police Chief Thomas Palmisano tells TMZ ... he's reviewed the video and has ordered an internal affairs investigation, adding if the officers crossed the line, they will pay.

The Chief of Police in Belmar, NJ says he plans to investigate a curious Ferrari encounter between The Situation and The Boys in Blue ... after TMZ obtained footage which appears to show starstruck cops turning a blind eye to some obvious law-breaking.

The video -- shot Sunday night -- shows three uniformed officers laughing and joking with the "Jersey Shore" star after he stopped to ask for directions. According to sources at the scene, Sitch was even signing autographs for the cops.

Here's the problem -- during the encounter, two girls are crammed in the Ferrari's single passenger seat and neither one is wearing a seat belt ... a clear violation of NJ law.

But the cops didn't seem to care. In fact, they sent Sitch and the girls on their way WITHOUT A TICKET while the ladies were still illegally piled up in the passenger seat.

The Situation is getting even richer ... now that he 's locked down ANOTHER 6-figure check to be the face of a new tanning salon business ... TMZ has learned.

Sources involved in the deal tell us ... Sitch just signed a 6-figure contract with the Boca Tanning Club. We're told The Situation's deal was pretty sweet -- because along with the FAT paycheck, the company he runs with his brother -- MPS Entertainment -- also got an ownership stake in the business.

We're told Sitch wants to open FOUR new salons in Jersey within the next year -- and he's already recruiting friends and family members to work in the shops.

No prom is safe -- TMZ has learned The Situation just locked down a brand new deal to endorse a line of TUXEDOS ... and if that wasn't shocking enough ... we're told it's worth SIX FIGURES.

It's all for a company called FLOW Formal -- a New York-based tux manufacturer -- and CEO Brian Weintraub tells us, Sitch is the perfect spokesperson ... because the company is trying to target a younger demographic.

Weintraub adds, “This is great for us and great for the industry. [Tuxedos have] become an old man thing."

Sources connected with production tell TMZ, the network is serious this time: if another cast member tries to walk off the show ... that person will be fired, and the remainder of his or her contract will be terminated. No exceptions.

We're told it's all a power play. With two cast members nearly jumping ship in the same week, MTV wants to reassert some authority ... and show the cast who's boss once and for all.

As TMZ reported Saturday night, Vinny and the cast went to dinner and a club last night, in an effort to heal the deep psychological wounds between them -- and apparently it worked. Vinny was spotted as he made his way into the house (above) ... carrying a bag of laundry.

We broke the story ... Vinny stormed out of the house a week ago and returned to his home on Staten Island, vowing never to return to the show.

What's interesting ... at the time he left the cast, crew and producers were happy about it -- or at least they said they were -- because he was a pain in the ass.

Question is ...

TMZ broke the story last weekend that Vinny was burned out with the show and left for good -- returning to his home in Staten Island.

Although almost everyone affiliated with the show was none-too-sad to see him leave, apparently some have had a change of heart. We're told the cast is actually going to lobby tonight for Vinny to return.

They plan on going clubbing after dinner -- so assuming no one gets knocked out ... it could be the rapprochement that makes for a decent storyline.

TMZ obtained a statement from Richard Wolfe, Mike's lawyer, who says Gotham Management's suit "is filled with lies and falsities." Wolfe says Gotham, which is suing for $1 million in commissions, "did MORE HARM than good to Michael and his career."

The one thing the Situation and Gotham agree on is that Sitch is famous. Gotham claims in its suit it made him famous, and Wolfe says Mike's brother Marc Sorrentino "works tirelessly to build the brand that is Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino."

The Manager's Co., Gotham NYC Entertainment, filed the suit today ... claiming the Situation dumped Gotham back in May for what he deemed a "lack of performance."

Gotham denies any poor performance -- but even if there was ... the lawsuit claims Sitch was contractually required to give Gotham 30 days notice ... and a chance to correct any issues.

Gotham claims it never got that opportunity -- and therefore Sorrentino is in breach of his contract.

In the suit, Gotham says it's managed Situation since the 2009 premiere of "Jersey Shore" -- and it not only discovered Sitch, but transformed "his career from relative obscurity to become an international celebrity."

Gotham is suing for damages in excess of $1 million.

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• Vinny -- Goodbye 'Jersey Shore,' Goodbye Career!
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Emilio Masella -- who dated Snooki for two short months last year -- just blasted the network over Snooki's plant-dance video, writing on his Twitter, "This is Disgusting. MTV's Jersey Shore is turning Nicole into an Alcoholic. They are killin her liver. That's not the nicole I knew! Poor girl."

Emilio doesn't fault the guidette for her behavior -- claiming, "The Vid on TMZ with Nicole Dancing with the plant, is a total embarrassment. I blame Production."

Mr. Sitch was strolling through Jersey yesterday, with a gaggle of chicks following behind him, when a photog asked, "Mike, are you splitting from the show or what bro?"

He didn't exactly deny it ... and when the photog wished him "luck" -- Mike replied, "I don't need luck ... I don't need it."

Sources tell TMZ ... The Situation has been antsy lately ... telling producers he doesn't need the show.

We're told he actually WALKED OUT of the house alone yesterday after expressing his frustration with the show ... but he's back in the house.

The reigning queen of drunken "Jersey Shore" antics seriously upped her game at a bar in Seaside Heights on Saturday -- by sloppily dancing with a decorative plant like it was a juiced-up gorilla version of Mark Ballas.