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Mos Def bailed on 3 shows in Japan and now the company that booked him is going after the people who struck the deal.

Light House says it booked Mos Def for two back-to-back concerts in Tokyo last September, plus a festival gig a few days later. The booking company claims to have signed a contract with Def's agents Rahman Prescott-Bey and Khalil Bey.

Light House says it paid $35k -- half of the $70k total for all 3 gigs -- months in advance, but Mos Def was a no-show in the end.

The rapper was arrested a few months later when leaving South Africa for using a "world passport" after his visa expired ... so it's possible he was having travel issues.

Master P will not be collecting his reality show payday ... instead the entire lump sum of nearly a million bucks will go directly to his longtime estranged wife.

The judge in their ongoing war over child and spousal support ordered Master P to hand over $825,000 -- his salary for Season 2 of "Master P's Family Empire" -- to Sonya Miller. According to docs, that amount will cover back child and spousal support payments. The judge said the amount will also be used to secure future support.

As we've reported ... Sonya's been griping for years that P refused to give her a cent in support -- even though she was with him when he built his No Limit fortune, now estimated at $200 million.

The judge's order also requires him to pay $15k to Sonya's lawyer.

Alanis Morissette has just made good on her threat ... suing her former business managers for allegedly stealing more than $4.7 million.

TMZ broke the story ... the business management company -- GSO -- filed suit Monday against one of their own partners ... Jonathan Schwartz, who also reps Beyonce and Mariah Carey. GSO admits Alanis was threatening to sue the company because Schwartz went rogue and allegedly stole the loot.

Alanis claims in her lawsuit ... there was a "pattern of wrongful conduct" by Schwartz and GSO. She said her plan when she hired them back in 2007 ... not to spend any of the money but instead to live off the interest.

She says $8 million was wrongfully transferred from her investment accounts, and millions disappeared.

Tom Cruise has decided to leave Los Angeles because he's saying goodbye to the estate he called home for nearly a decade.

Our real estate spies tell us ... Tom has sold the 10,000 square foot mansion he shared with Katie Holmes for $40 million. He was asking $45 mil but no takers at that price. Tom still cashed in ... he bought the pad from real estate guru Kurt Rappaport -- who owed it back in 2007 -- for $32.5 mil.

The buyer is billionaire Leon Black, who's worth $4.7 billion. Black owns a private equity firm.

As for the house, it has 7 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms, a tennis court, a swimming pool (of course), a children's playground and a couple of guesthouses.

The house is currently in escrow. Tom also sold a Hollywood Hills compound back in October for $11.4 million to Eva Longoria.

We don't know where Tom's gonna call home.

Jay Z and Beyonce got outbid again in their search for an L.A. home ... this time designer/director Tom Ford beat them out.

Our real estate sources tell us ... Tom offered $50 million on a Beverly Hills mansion ... he edged out Jay and Bey, who bid $49 mil.

The estate is awesome ... 14,000 square feet, sitting on 3.2 acres and has 9 bedrooms, and 10 bathrooms. It was built in 1934 and owned by the rich and famous, including actor William Powell and 'James Bond' producer Albert Broccoli. The house is in escrow.

And how's this ... Jay Z has a song titled "Tom Ford" where he hypes up the brand.

You'll recall Jay Z and Beyonce lost out on another home back in 2014 ... the one purchased by Minecraft creator Markus Persson.

Rihanna's dropping dough all over Texas and one Austin bartender's reaping the benefits.

RiRi turned up over the weekend at The Lodge on 6th, where she showed the staff mad love. Not that she was boozing out of control -- she had a show the next day -- and her tab was only $82.25.

Still, we're told she left a fat tip of $200 for her barkeep!

Rihanna and her crew weren't there long -- they arrived at 1:15 and stayed until last call, sipping Jameson and Cokes while high-fiving fans. We're told her bodyguards only stepped in to block the restroom when girls tried to follow her.

From bars to strip clubs -- she spends freely, deep in the heart of Texas (clap, clap, clap, clap)!

Alanis Morissette was fleeced to the tune of $4.7 million by her famous business manager ... so claims the company where the manager worked, claiming he used the money to fund a lavish and glitzy lifestyle.

GSO Business Management claims Jonathan Schwartz, one of its business managers, took on Alanis as a client, in addition to other famous entertainers including Beyonce and Mariah Carey. According to the lawsuit, Alanis dumped Schwartz in 2016 and hired a new manager, who began investigating where her money went.

The suit claims $4.7 million could not be accounted for, and GSO confronted Schwartz, who told this story ... Alanis told him to withdraw the money so she could invest in a marijuana growing business and he obliged by giving the money to her reps. GSO says his story didn't check out. The suit says Alanis vehemently denies she ever asked Schwartz to invest in the pot biz.

The suit claims Schwartz stole the money to support an opulent lifestyle, including a $50,000 vacation to Bora Bora and paying off a $75,000 gambling debt at a casino in the Bahamas.

The lawsuit doesn't mention Alanis by name -- it just refers to a "former client" -- but sources connected with the singer tell us she's the victim.

According to the suit, Alanis threatened to sue GSO and it wants Schwartz to pay any judgment. Since he was a partner the firm needs a court order, which it is seeking, to kick him out of the firm.

The Game is makin' it PURPLE rain in his living room ... thanks to a massive custom painting he commissioned in Prince's honor ... TMZ has learned.

Sources tell us Game hired artist Madsteez the day Prince died and asked him to create a tribute piece. The rapper -- who came thiiiis close to recording with Prince -- picked out a shot from "Purple Rain" as inspiration.

We're told Game dropped $65k on the artwork, which took Madsteez more than 100 hours to complete. The 8' x 6' portrait is a combination of oil, acrylic and spray paints -- and, as of Sunday, has been hanging proudly in Game's crib.

Charlie Sheen is way in the red on his Platinum AMEX card ... so deeply his late fees alone would probably put your mortgage or rent payment to shame.

AMEX just sued Sheen for an unpaid balance of $287,879.28. According to the docs, the bill should have been paid by March 12, but Charlie remains in arrears.

The balance includes $8,357.69 just in late fees!

Mike Epps believed for a minute someone from LAX jacked thousands of dollars from him, and it got heated between the actor and the cops.

Mike had been sitting in the Delta boarding area and apparently an envelope filled with cash fell out of his carry-on. We're told a custodian found the envelope, opened it and saw the money ... then immediately called cops to report it.

Law enforcement tells us the cops took the envelope, and a short time later Epps approached an officer and said he lost an envelope filled with $25,000 in cash.

When the officer gave Epps the envelope there was less than $12k inside, and the actor got upset, as you can see from the video. We're told Epps then said he wasn't sure, but there was at least $15k inside.

We're told Epps called his wife and manager, who both said they didn't think there was more than $12k inside. Epps still wasn't convinced, but didn't want to make a big deal of it ... so he left.

2:02 PM PT -- Epps just called LAX police back and said he's square ... the correct amount of money was in the envelope.

Rihanna hopped off her Houston concert stage and beelined it to the main stage at a strip club ... where she was just a spectator -- but a well paying one.

RiRi and Travis Scott -- her opening act -- hit up V Live early Monday morning. Armed with stacks, they rolled in around 3:30 AM and stayed for 2 hours.

We're told she was very generous with about $15k worth of bills ... and you can tell from this video -- the crowd, not just the strippers, ate it up. Though Rihanna seemed to enjoy it the most.

Garth Brooks shows more fan appreciation than any singer on earth ... at least for the lucky person who bought the 4 millionth ticket to his concerts.

A teacher showed up at his concert Thursday night in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and she got way more than a good show. The woman was taken backstage before the show, where she met Garth and wife Trisha Yearwood.

She was told she was #4,000,000, and Garth and Trisha showed their appreciation by giving her a new red Corvette and a black Jeep Cherokee -- on the spot. She also got a $5,000 shopping spree, and a trip to Vegas for 4. They're also paying off her student loans.

Bill Cosby has made it next to impossible for entertainers and athletes to get insurance companies to write them adequate policies protecting them from lawsuits.

Various well connected sources in the insurance industry tell us, the flood of accusations and lawsuits against Cosby has scared insurance companies, which now realize the comedian's insurance company may have to pay out tens of millions of dollars to his alleged victims.

It all centers around umbrella policies ... which allow people to get massive supplements to their homeowners and auto policies. Celebs with lots of money often get umbrella policies that will cover $20 million to $30 million in lawsuit judgments.

We're told in recent years insurance companies have been reluctant to write umbrella policies for high-profile people -- especially athletes. Our sources say it goes beyond celebs who commit misdeeds. Insurance companies know high-profile people have become targets for people who just want to make a quick buck.

Blac Chyna had a serious moneymaker on display for her 28th birthday party at a Miami strip club -- and we ain't talking about her ass.

Her 4-tier cake came fresh out of Dollface Delight Cakery in Miami, and we've learned biz is booming at the bakery since the high-profile gig at G5ive. Owners, and sisters, Raquel and Christina Basil tell us they whipped up their creation in 16 hours, but the hard work has paid off -- they've gotten nearly double their usual orders.

Who knew cake lovers hang at strip clubs on the reg?

The sisters say BC's cake would normally cost between $1,100-$1,300, but they only charged $500 since only the giant gold ribbon and the bottom tier were edible. Delicious buttercream cake, btw. Best of all ... BC actually got to have her cake and eat it too, since she's got a little Kardashian on the way. No word if Rob Kardashian took a cheat day.

The bankruptcy of Death Row Records is over ... the person handling the case has submitted a final report, and one of the artists left holding the bag is none other than Snoop Dogg, who just got screwed out of $2 million.

According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, some famous rappers filed claims with the court, asking for millions they say were owed. Almost no one got a dime. Among the losers ...

-- Dr. Dre ... $8 million

-- Nate Dogg ... $5 million

-- Tupac ... $900,000

And this is astounding ... Death Row's founder, Suge Knight, claimed he was owed a staggering $144 MILLION.

The only one that ended up with any money is the estate of Tupac's mom, Afeni, which got around $75k. It might get another $57k.

The only ones who made out like bandits are the lawyers and others who processed the case for Death Row ... they got a grand total of $8.3 mil.

There's one shiny part of Johnny Manziel's nightmare spring ... his face ... 'cause the Hollywood bad boy has officially followed the lead of his old teammate Von Miller ... and copped a custom grill.

We noticed the ice when we got Johnny leaving Warwick nightclub in Hollywood ... sporting a twinkle in his smile we hadn't seen before.

That caused us to do a little digging ... and it turns out Manziel hit up celebrity grillsmith Johnny Dang and commissioned some custom swag for his chompers.

Dang was mum on how much Manziel's 18 karat white gold, diamond encrusted creation actually cost ... but said similar pieces he's done in the past would set you back around $20k.

Keep swaggin' Johnny ... it's your job now.