Money

Johnny Weir appears to be way more cash strapped -- and less marketable -- than anyone thought, because reports that he made a cool million for the Winter Olympics are exaggerated 40 times over.

TMZ has obtained a draft of the contract Johnny signed with NBC. The network offered him an anemic $25,000 for the Sochi games. And get this ... NBC also wanted him to FLY COACH for the domestic flights.

Johnny's lawyer didn't even push back and make a counteroffer.

There were a few extras. NBC offered an addition $40K for Johnny to show up at 8 non-Olympic events. So the grand total for Mr. Weir was a whopping $65K.

The real-life Wolf of Wall Street Jordan Belfort got an instant movie review -- from the U.S. Government -- which took notice that Belfort was still living high on the hog despite owing millions.

TMZ has obtained legal docs filed by Uncle Sam 2 weeks after the movie premiered. According to the docs -- obtained by TMZ -- the government zeroed in on 2 lavish homes they think he owns in a swanky L.A. beachside community.

The government is putting its paws on the Hermosa Beach homes because Belfort is on the hook for $110 MILLION.

The government placed liens on both properties in an effort to enforce the judgment on behalf of the investors he bilked.

It's interesting ... a company in NYC that got a $27K judgment against Belfort got a lien on a 3rd property in the same area.

Two stars of "Hardcore Pawn: Chicago" were busted for allegedly stealing from the pawn shop where they worked and re-pawning the loot for gambling money ... according to store owners.

Jeremy Jackson and Karl Bell were arrested last month by Chicago cops and charged with one count each of felony theft.

The owners of Royal Pawn Shop -- where the show is taped -- told us they called the cops after noticing Rolex watches, jewelry and other valuables disappearing from the store.

The owners say they became suspicious of the two men because they always had money for gambling ... even though Karl never seemed to win and Jeremy was just a part-time employee.

When Oprah Winfrey gets stiffed on a loan ... she NEVER ends up in small claims court, because when she loans loot she goes big.

We got Oprah leaving The Jefferson hotel in Georgetown Sunday with Stedman and Gayle. Our camera guy -- who is awesome -- asked O ... when she gets hit up for money how much do people typically want?

Oprah is even awesomer ... she makes it clear people often make requests not on need but on her incredible wealth.

Fitness guru Cara Castronuova isn't very discriminating ... she'll go on a date with ANYONE who's willing to pay the asking price -- $10,000.

Cara -- an ex-trainer on "The Biggest Loser" -- tells TMZ she's raising money for her charity -- Knockout Obesity -- by offering a romantic evening in NYC with anyone who ponies up 10 grand.

The best part ... she's open to men and women.

Cara says she hopes to go on at least 3 dates so she can send 50 overweight kids to fat camp. She's moved by the heartbreaking letters she gets ... including one from a boy who told her he desperately wants to shed lbs so other kids will stop pinching his stomach.

So what do you get for your money? Cara says the date consists of dinner at a really nice place and then seeing the new Rocky musical on Broadway.

But here's the deal ... you have to pick up the tab for dinner ... and pay your own way to NYC. She'll take care of the theater tix.

Mark Cuban tells TMZ Sports he does NOT believe Donald Trump can afford to purchase the Buffalo Bills all by himself ... a statement that Trump says is DEAD WRONG.

Trump also says Cuban's a "lightweight whose net worth is a fraction of mine" ... and claims he has first-hand knowledge that Mark sucks at golf.

Beware rich Westside dudes ... Oksana Grigorieva is on the prowl in Santa Monica ... she's moved into a luxurious beachfront home with stunning ocean views ... even though she's bankrupt.

Grigorieva -- who claimed she only had $10 cash when she filed for bankruptcy in Feb. -- moved out of the Valley house Mel Gibson got for her and their kid ... and into a luxury hi-rise at the beach.

We're told Oksana's ditched her Valley digs because the house flooded during a big rainstorm last month -- the same weekend she was seen trying to crash a post-Oscar party.

We're told Mel offered to move her temporarily into another place in the Valley but Oksana said "nyet" ... she wanted an upgrade to Santa Monica. We're told Mel refused to pay so Oksana somehow got enough money together to pay for the more expensive oceanfront rental. So how'd she do that?

Now she's bragging on social media about her new lifestyle ... posting pictures of her to-die-for ocean views and the chi-chi Westside restaurants where she hangs out.

THIS is the kwan, Jerry ... Cuba Gooding Jr. just made at least SIX figures unloading his Pacific Palisades home -- and the buyer must love hockey because the crib includes a freakin' rink.

Gooding bought the contemporary English estate for $3.5 mil back in 2000 ... and sources tell us he just sold it for slightly under $10 mil!

Check out the pics ... The 7-bedroom home is equipped with a state-of-the-art theater, a 6-car garage and a basketball court/roller hockey rink in the back yard.

FUN FACT: Cuba's a huge ice hockey fan and plays in a lot of celebrity games. Odd ... "Snow Dogs" did NOT scare him off from all winter sports.

Every time Farrah Abraham opens an orifice, trouble follows ... this time a famous musician claims she screwed him over with her latest release.

Adam Barta claims he had a deal with Farrah -- they collaborated on the song, "Blowin'" and agreed to share credit and profits. But Adam says Farrah went rogue on him, releasing the song by herself and whording the profits.

So Adam fired off a legal letter, threatening Farrah with a lawsuit if she doesn't ante up 1/3 of the proceeds -- which we're guessing would be a happy meal and maybe an extra hot skinny vanilla latte.

Jennette McCurdy's beef with Nickelodeon is strictly about the almighty dollar ... and how she makes less than her "Sam & Cat" co-star Ariana Grande ... TMZ has learned.

McCurdy was a no-show at the Kids' Choice Awards over the weekend, and took to Twitter to air her grievances, writing, "I was put in an uncomfortable, compromising, unfair situation (many of you have guessed what it is) and I had to look out for me. I chose to not go because sticking up for what is right and what is fair is what my mom taught me is ALWAYS the most important thing."

McCurdy was quick to explain she was talking about Nickelodeon and NOT her racy photo scandal.

Our sources say the source of McCurdy's dissatisfaction is rooted in her paycheck. We're told the pint-sized star is pissed that Grande makes WAY MORE money than her and she's been trying to renegotiate her deal ... so far to no avail.

The show is one of the most popular on the network, but production has been halted and so far a second season has yet to be ordered.

Jordan Belfort's creditors are baffled that the real-life Wolf of Wall Street can still afford to live it up in a SoCal beachfront home -- despite owing nearly $100 million to his bilked investors -- and now, one New York creditor is calling BS ... chasing Jordan's ass down in California.

LR Credit previously obtained a judgment against Belfort in New York for $27,597 stemming from unpaid retail purchases Belfort made during his heyday -- but Belfort fled to ritzy Manhattan Beach, CA ... where he reportedly rents a $4 million mansion.

By moving to Cali, Belfort escaped LR Credit's judgment against him -- but only temporarily.

The collection agency just filed new legal docs to make their NY judgment enforceable in Cali ... meaning Belfort's back in its crosshairs.

With Belfort's ENDLESS list of other creditors, however, LR may have to wait in line.

Rose McGowan broke her wedding vows even before she tied the knot ... at least according to a very pissed off D.J. who is suing her in small claims court.

Nahchey Storer claims in his lawsuit he was hired to spin at the actress' wedding last year, but she cancelled him at the last minute and stopped payment on his check.

Sources connected to Rose tell us her wedding planner booked and then unbooked Storer for her October wedding. She eventually hired a New Orleans brass band.

Storer says he has a written contract and he wants full payment -- $4,262.

Rose may have made a huge mistake though -- our lawyer hired Nahchey for his wedding and says he's FANTASTIC.

Oksana Grigorieva isn't getting her massive debts excused that easily ... the person overseeing her bankruptcy case is scoffing at her expenses ... especially items like $90 a month for gopher patrol.

Oksana is asking the bankruptcy judge to cut her a massive break with a $438,000 hole she dug for herself with various creditors.

Her justification for getting a pass -- she has lots of necessary monthly expenses.

But the bankruptcy trustee begs to differ, saying some of the items are downright frivolous, including:

-- $2,000 a month in home maintenance
-- $750 in electricity and heating
-- $300 cell phone
-- $300 personal care
-- $90 a month for gopher patrol

And the trustee notes something suspicious ... just before filing for bankruptcy, Oksana ran up her credit card bill from zero to more than $51,000.

Alanis Morissette wants her dog back in the worst way ... and now fears all of the publicity surrounding the alleged dognapping by her former "house manager" has made her dog a target for ransom.

TMZ broke the story ... Alanis claims her former housekeeper took her dog and refused to give it back after she was fired. The housekeeper says Alanis abandoned the pooch because it was crapping all over the house.

Alanis and her hubby Mario Treadway filed a lawsuit trying to get the dog back, but now she says there's a red alert -- the singer is afraid the bad guys out there now know how much Circus means to her and she's afraid they'll take the dog and hold it for a king's ransom.

Alanis' hubby filed new legal docs, in which he says Circus "is not merely a piece of property. He is living and breathing," adding each day he's separated from the dog, "[my] heart suffers more and more."

Treadway says the house manager is ultimately motivated by money and not love. He says because both he and Alanis are well-known singers, the price tag for Circus goes up and the maid thinks she can score $25K easily ... or so he says.

Treadway points to a video posted online by the former housekeeper ... which he says has made Circus more recognizable to potential dognappers.

Former NASCAR driver Leilani Munter WILL be taking her "Blackfish" car to Talladega, TMZ has learned -- all thanks to an incredibly generous donation from "Simpsons" co-creator Sam Simon.

As we reported, Leilani had desperately been trying to raise money to pay for the $115,000 fee to enter the car for a big race at an ARCA event at Talladega Superspeedway on May 3rd. As of our last story, she had raised only $7,500.

But that all changed last week -- Leilani appeared on Simon's radio show to talk about her car and orca-related activism ... and Simon was so moved, Leilani tells us, he donated the balance of her entrance fee immediately after the show ... $107,500.

We're told Simon visited Taiji in February (the place where "The Cove" was shot) and has become an outspoken advocate for the humane treatment of orcas. Leilani tells us, she plans to win the race on behalf of orcas around the world suffering in captivity.

Sam -- who has terminal colon cancer -- has vowed to give away his fortune before he dies ... specifically toward animal rights and feeding the hungry.

As if giving the world "The Simpsons" wasn't enough.

The Buffalo Bills could have a new owner -- one Donald J. Trump -- who says he's been contacted about buying a piece of the team and will "take a look at it."

Trump was on WBEN radio in Buffalo, NY when they asked him about taking over the NFL team now that longtime owner Ralph Wilson has passed away.

"People have actually talked to me about the Bills. I mean, the group of people called me -- would I be interested in investing, and I'll take a look at it. I mean, I look at a lot of things. I'll take a look at it."