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Steelers linebacker James Harrison says there's a damn good reason he's strict with his kids -- he doesn't want them growing up to be privileged buttholes.

Harrison appeared on the "Steve Harvey Show" to talk about his famous parenting choices -- specifically his decision to not allow his kids to accept participation trophies in sports.

Harrison says he knows his kids have a privileged life -- but doesn't want them to be spoiled. Instead, he says he wants them to appreciate hard work and dedication.

That's when Steve dropped the money line -- "Privileged kids man ... if you don't teach them early, they grow up to be privileged buttholes."

It's that time of the month, time to sue New York State for imposing sales tax on tampons ... according to a group of women who are pissed off over the law.

Five women have filed a class action lawsuit calling out the Empire State for not giving tampons the same preferential treatment that male medical products get. For instance, in NY ... Rogaine, condoms and foot powder are exempt from the standard 4% sales tax.

The state's Dept. of Taxation and Finance says tampons are used to "control a normal bodily function and to maintain personal cleanliness."

The plaintiffs say that's BS, and tampons are not luxury items ... they're medical necessities to avoid infection and other nasty circumstances.

50 Cent can smell the $8 million he'll get for selling his Connecticut mansion, but there are still a few hurdles before he can get it.

As we reported ... 50's landed a buyer for the sprawling 21 bedroom, 25 bath home -- and that buyer intends to turn the estate into an assisted living facility. However, according to the docs ... the sale is contingent upon a couple things.

First, the buyer has to get zoning approval to convert the crib into a retirement home ... and also, the bankruptcy judge has to approve the whole deal.

Fiddy's lawyers want to close on April 29, so everyone's got about 2 months to get their ducks in a row -- and get that money for 50 Cent. Or rather, his creditors.

One of 38 Special's guitarists, Jeff Carlisi, has something more valuable than the first Fender guitar ever made ... a 1962 Jaguar, which can be yours for $280,000.

Jeff's dad imported the car from Spain back in '62 and it's been in the family since. The rock star decided to unload the Jag because he thinks the climate in his new home -- Florida -- will take its toll on the car.

The multi-platinum guitarist's car will go on the Gooding & Company auction block, along with his guitar from the 1989 video "Second Chance."

The items will go to the highest bidder March 11th at the Amelia Island Auction in Florida.

Tank is putting the blame squarely on Tyrese when it comes to the breakup of their R&B supergroup, TGT.

It's an interesting twist ... Tyrese had announced the group's demise in December, but didn't blame anyone in particular. All he said was the group would be moving on without Ginuwine -- which seemed like a hint, but now Tank's pointing the finger at Tyrese.

Watch what happened at LAX when we asked for a TGT update. For Tank, it's all about the Benjamins.

A rep for Tyrese says the group's money was never split equally because the economic fact is Tyrese has had more chart success on his own. The rep did not deny money was behind the breakup.

On a personal level ... the rep said Tyrese still considers Tank and Ginuwine his brothers, but "business is business."

50 Cent's massive estate in Farmington, Connecticut has finally found a buyer and they're planning on turning the sprawling 52-room home into an assisted living facility.

TMZ has learned the home sold for $8 million ... $10.5 million less than 50's original listing price almost a decade ago.

50 first put the 21-bedroom, 25-bath estate on the market in 2007 for $18.5 million. The price was reduced several more times in the following years.

The 50k square foot home had been a huge financial burden for the bankrupt 50, costing around $70k per month to maintain since there's also 9 kitchens, an outdoor infinity pool and grotto, indoor pool, helicopter pad, casino, nightclub, basketball courts and pond.

It's resort-like amenities sound like a perfect fit for the buyer who is modifying zoning so it can be converted into the old folks home pending the town's approval.

Jennifer Lopez is on the hunt for a new house, and she's clearly ready to open the bank vault.

Our real estate spies tell us, J Lo went house shopping over the weekend in Bev Hills and Bel Air, looking for cribs in the $20 million range.

Check out the estate (above) owned by movie producer Frank Mancuso, Jr., whose dad ran both Paramount and MGM. We're told J Lo breezed through this property -- listed at a cool $22.9 mil -- along with several others, but isn't jumping to make an offer. She's still looking.

The Mancuso property isn't a bad choice -- it's a 14,000 square foot home on 3.5 acres in Bev Hills, behind gates with neighbors including Channing Tatum, Demi Moore and Harry Styles.

One half of Mobb Deep and Universal Music have squashed their legal beef, but if Prodigy wants to get paid ... he's gonna have to jump on Twitter.

According to docs, the rapper and Universal's publishing arm reached a settlement -- he had sued for back royalties, accusing the label of skimming revenue from his solo work.

Under the settlement, Universal Music Publishing Group will fork over $153,751.21 to Prodigy's lawyers ... with one string attached. Prodigy must publicly declare the feud is over, with this specific tweet: "My dispute with UMPG was all a misunderstanding. Thankful that we resolved it quickly and happy to be continuing my long-standing relationship with UMPG."

That's over 140 characters, so it'll be a two-parter -- but when you see it, know that Prodigy got paid.

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.

Oprah Winfrey took a very unwanted bath after Weight Watchers stock took a huge hit.

WW shares dropped a whopping 20 percent when the company reported a 21 percent drop in fourth-quarter net revenue -- which means O's bank account is about 24 million bucks lighter today.

Cry not for Oprah -- she's still reportedly cleared nearly $75 million since buying a 10-percent stake in the company and joining its board. The stock doubled the day her deal was announced ... but it's looking more like your typical yo-yo dieter now.

Nothing warms up your shooting arm like throwing bills in the strip club ... just ask Kenneth Faried and Will Barton who spent Thursday night makin' it rain in Dallas ... the night before they play the Mavs.

Multiple sources (and video) tell us the guys hit up VLive in Dallas ... where they got onstage and spent a combined $44,000 (Kenneth dropped $15k, Will dropped $29k).

At one point you can hear the DJ encouraging the guys to "shoot 3s" -- meaning throwing three $100 bills at the same time!

Louis Tomlinson has lawyered up to wage a custody war, because he says his baby mama is not letting him see their kid ... TMZ has learned.

Sources connected with Louis tell TMZ, the One Direction singer claims Briana Jungwirth has gotten greedy and wants money ... and lots of it. He claims she's using their 1-month-old son, Freddie Reign, to leverage a bigger payday.

It's a surprising turn ... Louis got Briana a 3 bedroom home in Calabasas and he's renting a $21 million home in L.A. to be close to Freddie.

Louis has not gotten a DNA test but says there's no doubt he's the dad ... they dated exclusively during the period in which she got pregnant.

We're told Louis is gunning for an order forcing Briana to give him some custodial rights, including significant access to his son.

Travis Barker is attacking his ex, Shanna Moakler ... accusing her of neglecting their kids, misusing their child support money, and exposing them to drugs and weapons.

The Blink 182 drummer filed docs demanding some changes STAT to his child custody arrangement with Moakler for several reasons including his concerns that she has drugs and guns in the house with them. He's not more specific about that allegation in the docs.

Barker also says he found out their son, 12-year-old Landon, was "roaming around" Calabasas earlier this month and hanging with a 15-year-old girl ... without Shanna's knowledge. In the docs, he also says she's sending Landon and their daughter Alabama to school without lunches.

Parenting issues aside ... Travis also has money concerns. He's paying $18k per month in child support, but wants that number slashed -- as low as $2,900 per month -- because he thinks Shanna's spending a lot of the dough on herself. He's also playing the poverty card ... rock star poverty, anyway.

Travis says he was hauling in more than $2 mil annually when they reached their current deal, but says he earned less than $600k in 2015. He's far from broke though ... admitting he has nearly $37 million in assets.

A source close to Shanna tells us she's devastated by Travis' filing, and if he really cared about the kids he wouldn't try to financially destroy their mother.

He's already got the $850 Versace pants ... and now, Cam Newton's rocking a swagged out sweatshirt that's EVEN more expensive ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Cam's tape deck top was hard to miss at LAX this week -- so we did some digging to find out which designer was behind the swag.

Turns out, it's a Givenchy ... one of Kanye's favorite labels ... and it comes from the Spring 2014 collection.

So, how much?? A Givenchy employee told us it retailed for around $950!!!!

It's not just good to be LeBron James -- it's also AWESOME to be his body double -- so says LB's real life stand-in who tells TMZ Sports even LeBron's backup lives a 1st class life!!!

We spoke with Sheldon Bailey -- a 6'6" former college basketball player turned actor -- who's been LeBron's body double in commercials for Kia, Nike, State Farm and more for about 6 years.

You gotta watch the clip ... Bailey gets everything from 1st class travel, to 5 star hotel stays ... and all the awesome high end clothes he could ask for just for being connected to LBJ.

If your boss -- who fired you -- accidentally gave you an extra $40,000 ... would you give it back?

Didn't think so.

And that's the problem the Washington Redskins are facing ... 'cause they just filed a lawsuit claiming they accidentally issued a $40,000 check to a player they cut back in 2012 ... and he won't give it back.

The man with the extra dough is H.B. Blades -- who was on the Redskins' main roster from 2007 to 2010.

The team says it officially cut ties with Blades in 2012 and gave him a $40,000 severance check for his troubles.

The problem ... they "mistakenly paid an additional $40,000 to Blades on Dec. 27, 2013 as a result of a clerical error."

MERRY XMAS!!!

But sadly, the team says it realized the mistake and demanded the money back -- but Blades refuses to pony it up. So, the Skins took their gripe to the judge ... filing suit in NY federal court.