Money

Boxing champ Andre Ward says he doesn't want to retire ... but he will if he isn't shown the proper respect ... aka given his fair cut of the cash for Ward-Kovalev II.

TMZ Sports ran into the undefeated boxer in L.A. Thursday night ... and asked about reports that Ward was considering hangin' up the gloves ... before the highly anticipated rematch.

FYI -- Ward defeated Kovalev on November 19th in Vegas.

Ward says he's the champ ... and needs to be paid like it ... or the fight everyone wants to see ain't happening.

But what if he doesn't get the figure he's looking for?

Marilyn Monroe's handwritten notes on how to act sexier are now in the hands of one lucky fan.

Marilyn's script for her final movie, "Something's Got to Give" ... was sold by Nate D Sanders Auctions on Thursday for $25k. The document is awesome because it includes notes she wrote to help nail her lines -- things like "lean towards him" and "leeding him on." Spelling wasn't really her thing ... not that anyone complained.

MM was famously fired from the romantic comedy, co-starring Dean Martin, in June 1962 ... reportedly for being disruptive. She died 2 months later.

Fun fact: The film was never completed with a new actress because Dean refused to do it without his original leeding lady.

Pitbull went public with the contract he signed with Florida -- revealing the state paid him a ton of money to be its ambassador -- but he only did it after a politician pushed him into a corner.

Pitbull released details of the 2015 deal he struck with the Sunshine State. The bottom line is he got a cool million bucks for one full year of promoting the hell out of Florida by doing a televised New Year's Eve celebration ... which aired on FOX. His "Sexy Beaches" music video was also used as a promotional tool for Florida.

The contract even required him to be a travel agent of sorts, creating 6 different "Pit Packages" ... which were sweepstakes for travel packages to the state.

Florida state's Speaker of the House Richard Corcoran had filed a lawsuit asking a judge to allow Pitbull's deal to be made public. As we reported ... Pitbull's company had threatened to sue if representatives leaked the "trade secrets" in his contract.

Mr. Worldwide beat him to the punch and tweeted the document.

Gilbert Arenas got a huge assist from the judge in his child support case ... his monthly payments to his ex were just slashed big time.

Sources close to the former couple tell us ... Gilbert's child support checks to his baby mama, Laura Govan, will now be under $10k a month ... a huge drop from around the $40k he claimed he was paying. Arenas has recently said he's not as rich as everyone thinks ... and apparently there's some truth to that.

Gilbert admittedly has no chill, though ... so he took the opportunity to gloat about his big win in court and troll Laura at the same time.

Sources close to Govan tell us she has no idea why Arenas continues to insult and torment her -- since she's not doing it to him -- but all she wants now is for him to leave her alone.

Akon was not down to share the wealth from his hits, which is why he kept one of his producers in the dark ... according to a lawsuit.

Leland Clopton claims Akon's record label, Konvict Entertainment, hid financial stats from him for years to avoid paying his royalties. According to the docs, he produced a number of songs for Akon, but only saw some income statements for a few.

In the suit, Clopton alleges the cover-up was intentional, so Akon could keep Clopton's royalties from himself. He accuses Akon of a "pattern of racketeering activity."

Clopton says he's potentially lost millions since he started working with Akon in 2008. He's asking for at least $1 mil in damages and for his contract with Akon to be terminated.

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.

Pitbull's company is threatening to sue if details of his sweet deal with the state of Florida get out -- but the state's Speaker of the House refuses to be bullied.

State Rep. Richard Corcoran is suing Mr. Worldwide's company over his contract to be a celebrity tourism ambassador for the Sunshine State. Corcoran says Pitbull got "significant compensation" from FL when he signed the 2015 deal, but the amount was kept under wraps.

Corcoran says Florida's Congress was in the dark, until the company turned over the contract with one caveat -- if its "confidential trade secrets" were leaked, Pitbull could sue.

According to docs, obtained by TMZ, Corcoran wants the veil of secrecy lifted so legislators can work on the state's budget -- including tourism expenditures -- without worrying some singer is going to sue them.

If the walls of Nicki Minaj's Turks & Caicos birthday rental could talk, they'd whisper something about Kylie Jenner's ass celebration on the same $35 million estate.

Nicki's been there with her mom and several friends celebrating her 34th. We're told Meek Mill was there too, but left early.

If you look past Nicki's body, you might recognize the house ... since this is where Kylie had her 19th birthday party in August. She got the pad comp'd through Airbnb, but we're told Nicki threw down major stacks to stay there. The going rate is about $10k per night for 3 oceanside villas.

One look at the place, and even that steep price feels worth it.

Floyd Mayweather is no stranger to treating himself to some luxurious presents ... so it's only right that he spread some love to his favorite people this holiday season -- STRIPPERS!!

The champ showed up to V Live Detroit over the weekend with $40,000 in hundred dollar bills ... jumped onstage and made it rain for an hour straight. We're told Floyd was enjoying one dancer in particular -- LuvHonesty -- and personally handed her $20k.

Well, watch the vid, he didn't exactly HAND it to her ... but she's gonna need a bigger stocking.

William H. Macy is adamant Emmy Rossum deserves everything she's asking for ... in fact, he says it's about f****** time.

We caught up with the "Shameless" star Monday at The Grove where we ask him about Emmy's contract dispute demanding equal pay. Check it out ... William gives our photog a history lesson on the Equal Rights Amendment.

Pretty damn clear Frank's pulling for Fiona ... maybe except in the looks department.

Scott Disick just can't escape his baby mama's family -- he's struggling to unload a Kardashian-adjacent home, and just slashed its price ... by a lot of zeroes.

The Hidden Hills pad Scott bought a year ago, and listed 6 months later at $8.8 mil ... is now $1 million cheaper. Don't cry for the lord, he could still make a little less than $2 mil on the deal.

You'll recall ... he bought the 7 bed, 6 1/2 bath house for a steal at $6 million to be closer to Kourtney and the kids. Since then, he's made renovations, but hasn't gotten a bite yet.

A woman claiming to be Katt Williams' ex now wants a judge to 86 all record of what she considers a legal union, but Katt insists there's nothing to wipe clean.

Eboni Gray filed to annul her alleged domestic partnership with Katt. She claims they were together, in the eyes of the law, from 2010 to 2011. In the docs, she asks for spousal support, which is odd since annulments don't typically end up with either party getting money.

It's like asking the court to declare nothing ever happened, but still demanding money for the thing that never happened. Makes no sense.

Eboni says she wants the annulment because Katt was of "unsound mind" while they were together -- but a source close to Katt tells us she's the one off her rocker. We're told Eboni worked for Katt during his comedy tour back then, but only for one week.

Now that Jeff Fisher has been fired, Eric Dickerson wants to give Rams fans a bit of advice -- don't feel bad for the guy, 'cuz he's still filthy rich!!

Dickerson talked about the firing on The Eric Dickerson Show on AM 570 L.A. Sports ... and it's clear he's not surprised about the change.

E.D. -- who vowed not to attend Rams games as long as Fisher was coach -- says he hates to see a man lose his job, but doesn't think he deserves any sympathy.

Rapper Juelz Santana is a deadbeat dad ... so say authorities in NJ looking to nail him for a ton of back child support.

Juelz owes nearly $30k to his baby mama for their 13-year-old son, LaRon Jr. ... according to legal docs obtained by TMZ. Juelz was ordered to pay $1,800 a month back in 2013, but you could say he's fallen a little behind -- since Jers says he owes $28,491.32.

2:30 PM PT -- Stevie's rep tells us the lien has been paid. Probably didn't even crack his piggy bank.

Stevie Wonder's such a legend, even his tax liens are entertaining ... because the tax collector is looking for a sum of cash Stevie's most likely got tucked in his back pocket right now.

L.A. County says Stevie owes -- wait for it -- a whopping $645.32 for unpaid property taxes. We see plenty of tax liens dropped on celebs ... from several million owed down to a couple thousand, but we've never seen one this tiny.

He's clearly got this kinda cash ... so we're guessing this is a clerical error. We reached out to Stevie's people, but haven't heard back.

Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing, L.A. ... he's good for it.

Sherri Shepherd's ex-husband and baby daddy says the comedian is making a lot more cash, and he's asking for a bigger chunk of that change for child support payments.

Lamar Sally -- who has a 2-year-old son with Shepherd -- just filed docs in L.A. saying Sherri's $4,100 a month just ain't cuttin' it. Sally says when their deal was first made, it was under the belief Sherri raked in just over $1 mil a year ... but now he says he believes her income's closer to $3 mil.

Lamar claims their son has a medical condition that requires plenty of expensive medical treatment. He claims Sherri's acting gigs, stand-up career and 3% profit grab in a wig company are her main money makers.

Sally's also asking for $75k to cover legal expenses from their nasty divorce.

You'll remember -- the two went back and forth for over a year regarding the surrogate child -- with Sherri asking to be broken of all ties to the kid.