David Bowie Get His 'Genie' Handwriting If Ya Got an Extra $50,000!

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Anyone can collect David Bowie's music, but you know you're balling if you have the legend's handwritten lyrics ... 'cause it could cost ya $50k!

A year after his death, Bowie's handwritten lyrics to "The Jean Genie" are hitting the auction block. Check out the letter ... penmanship clearly mattered to him, and online auctioneer Paddle8.com is throwing in more than the lyrics for the 1972 hit.

The lot, called Backstage Pass: David Bowie, includes epic pics from the '70s and '80s -- including one with John Lennon -- and a record from Bowie's "Hunky Dory" recording sessions.

Paddle8's estimate of $50k seems about right, considering a 2Pac lyric page went for about $40k.

The online auction starts Monday.

Stevie J Lock Him Up for Delinquent Child Support ... Prosecutor Recommends

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Stevie J's unpaid child support stands at an insane $1.3 million and he's so far behind, his federal prosecutor wants him to pay with hard time.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara says Stevie's track record of ignoring his child support responsibilities has been flagrant and disrespectful to the law. In docs, Bharara points out Stevie's gotten plenty of second chances, but repeatedly screws up by, among other things, failing drug tests.

Bharara's fed up and wants to make an example of Stevie ... and wants the judge to put him behind bars for up to 6 months.

Migos Bad and Boujee Night Brings in $100k for Strip Club

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Migos' album release party at a NYC strip club was a win-win-win for the group, the club and all the strippers!

The shindig went down this week at ACES in Long Island City, NY. We're told the packed night brought in more than $100k in profit, and $20k of that was the stacks Migos dropped on the dancers and booze.

If you're wondering what a bad and boujee booze order looks like ... our strip club sources tell us the fellas pounded 3 bottles of Ace of Spades, 4 bottles of Ciroc, 2 bottles of Hennessy and 2 bottles of 1942 Don Julio.

Desiigner and Fabolous were there to help with the booze ... and the ladies. Look for Desiinger turning up on the stage.

Donald Trump How To Build a Wall

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Donald Trump can't just call the dude who builds his hotel when it comes to constructing a 2,000 mile-long wall, so we did some digging of our own to find out about the hoops that have to be jumped through.

Now that Trump has signed an Executive Order to build the wall, the Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security must do a comprehensive study of the Southern U.S. border to determine what fortification is lacking. There are areas that already have fencing and other barricades. The Army Corp of Engineers will most likely be tasked with doing a survey, which then goes to Homeland Security.

The survey must be completed within 180 days under the terms of the Executive Order.

At that point, Homeland Security then solicits bids from private companies to design and build the wall. The bids will be evaluated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection -- a division of Dept. of Homeland Security.

The Secretary of Homeland Security can't just write a check. He'll have to go to Congress for funding. It's estimated the wall would cost somewhere between $10 billion and $20 billion.

There is no time limit imposed on DHS to finish construction.

'Black-ish' Star Jenifer Lewis Sues LA Fitness Your Manager Dated Me and Conned Me!!!

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"Black-ish" star Jenifer Lewis says the guy who trained her, flirted with her and started dating her has ripped her off for $50k, and she's blaming the gym.

Jenifer met the guy at an LA Fitness club in West Los Angeles, where he was a manager who worked the front desk. She says they got chummy and started seeing each other. She says 3 months into the relationship he convinced her to loan him the money for a film he was producing, saying he was Oscar-worthy, having won 3 awards for sound design.

Jenifer says in fact, he was a con man who served time and LA Fitness should have known and not hired him. According to her lawsuit against the club, she says when she confronted managers at the gym they actually sided with the con man, saying, "Stop making accusations." She adds in the suit they actually blocked her from returning to the gym.

6:27 PM PT -- A rep for LA Fitness tells us ... the background check they ran on the now former employee did not reveal any of the info Jenifer claims she learned about him, but they are cooperating with authorities in every aspect of this "sad manner."

Clint Eastwood Selling Pebble Beach Mansion For Good and Evil

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Clint Eastwood's Pebble Beach home is up for sale ... and rich folks looking to buy could score an iconic bonus.

Clint's 6 bed, 6,900 sq. ft mansion perched on an ocean bluff is on the market for $9.75 mil, and guess what's in the courtyard ... the Bird Girl statue featured in his 1997 flick, "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil."

We're told Clint is willing to throw in the statue ... for the right price, of course.

The house was built in 1928 and even has a name -- Hacienda Este Madera, which roughly translates to "House East Wood."

'Bev Hills Pawn' Star Trump Hate Jacks Up Price of His Hair ... If You're into That

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Yossi Dina's got a plan to turn Donald Trump's famous 'do into big dough ... thanks mostly to all the POTUS haters.

We asked the "Beverly Hills Pawn" star if he'd ever consider appraising a lock or 2 of Trump's hair, and he jumped all over it! Matter of fact, it sounds like he's been considering this very possibility.

Yossi's smart ... his sales pitch caters to the left and the right.

Trumps & Obamas Trigger Real Estate Boom in D.C. Hood

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Ivanka Trump and Barack Obama have lots of differences, but together they have turned a D.C. neighborhood upside down, creating a real estate boom.

Realtors in the Georgetown-adjacent neighborhood where Trump and Obama are now renting tell us there has been an explosion of interest from buyers and renters since moving boxes started appearing.

One realtor tells us in the 26 years of doing business in the Kalorama Heights neighborhood, he's never seen this level of interest.

One home was just listed for $7.9 mil -- a HUGE asking price -- and there have already been 4 showings in just 3 days.

Our real estate sources also say realtors have been name-dropping Trump and Obama for virtually every showing.

As they say, Location, Location, Obama, Trump.

Iggy Azalea Check Out My $12k Ice Cream Pop

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Iggy Azalea just made her art collection a little more poppin' by dropping serious cash on melting ice cream on a stick.

The artist, Simone Rosenbauer, tells TMZ ... Iggy was walking by M Contemporary gallery in Sydney last month, and saw the display for a collection called, "Like Ice in the Sunshine II (LA)." She says Iggy loved it enough to pay $12,000 for the 63" x 63" artwork ... on the spot.

Simone only made 3 of the pop art popsicles, and says Iggy bought the first one. It recently arrived at her L.A. pad.

Unclear if Iggy loves the piece as much as she does this piece.

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Floyd Mayweather Pissed Over Lowball Bids at Bugatti Auction

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Floyd Mayweather's insanely expensive Bugatti didn't sell at auction this weekend ... despite a $1.9 MILLION bid ... because the number was still much lower than Floyd was hoping to get.

As we previously reported, Floyd put his white 2011 Veyron Grand Sport on the auction block at the Barrett-Jackson auto show in Scottsdale, AZ this weekend.

The boxer was expecting to make a profit after reportedly paying $3.5 mil for the whip ... but that's not how things went down.

We're told the reserve on the car (the lowest number he would agree to sell the car for) was $2 million ... and the highest bid was still $100,000 short of that. Aerosmith's Steven Tyler had expressed interest in the car, but clearly, things didn't work out.

Our sources tell us Floyd was visibly upset and left the auction early. Now, Floyd has to look for another high-end car buyer ... which isn't impossible ... it's just very time-consuming.

Meantime, Floyd's pal, Justin Bieber, sold his Ferrari for a whopping $430k ... which is higher than some car experts thought it would get!

Props to our friends at Velocity’s Barrett Jackson LIVE for the video.

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Donald Trump Sued For Still Raking in Money From Hotels, 'Apprentice,' Etc

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Donald Trump was just slapped with his first lawsuit as president, for allegedly violating a clause of the Constitution which prohibits federal office holders from making money off of foreign powers.

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington just filed the suit, claiming Trump continues to make money from foreign government through his various business ties.

The examples in the lawsuit include leases held by foreign governments in Trump Tower, room reservations in Trump's D.C. hotel and payments from foreign governments to rebroadcast episodes of "The Apprentice" and 'Celebrity Apprentice.'

Trump has disassociated himself with his businesses ... his sons are now running the show. But the group suing says that's not good enough and Trump is still reaping the profits.

7:55 AM PT -- CNN White House Correspondent Jim Acosta just tweeted, "POTUS has resigned from his businesses, according to WH Strategic Comms director Hope Hicks."

Kim Kardashian I've Got A Plan ... My Kimojis Are Gonna Take Over The Retail World

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Kim Kardashian wants to bring her Kimoji gear to stores ... and pretty soon we could see shops all across the world.

Kim's company filed docs asking to expand her famous Kimoji brand to include retail stores that would sell apparel, makeup bags, stickers, jewelry, accessories and a slew of other items.

Sources close to Kim tell us plans are in the early stages, but there's a good chance Kim's plan will include global pop-up shops to hawk the gear ... just like hubby Kanye did for his Yeezy clothing line and little sis Kylie has for her makeup line.

The Kimoji brand has been insanely successful, but the gear has only been limited to online sales ... so Kim's looking to take on the retail world too.

Teresa & Joe Giudice Old Crib Crushed

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Teresa and Joe Giudice's former home is officially history ... actually it's really just dust now.

The pad that was once featured on 'RHNJ' has been demolished, just as the new owners promised it would be. It came down Friday and the next step is to sell the lot, we're told.

As we first told you, the new owners -- who want to remain anonymous -- made out when the Giudices went belly-up ... snatching up the pad in August for $127k.

Joe and Teresa bought it for $347k in 2005 but lost it to foreclosure during all their legal problems.

Buh-bye to the bad juju?

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Braylon Edwards I Need My Degree ... To Work with Billionaires!

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The Braylon Edwards college comeback is in full swing -- and why? Because the ex-NFL star says a degree will unlock the door to get him into business with his BILLIONAIRE friends.

Sounds like a damn fine reason to us!

33-year-old Braylon has re-enrolled at Michigan -- where he was huge football star from 2001 to 2004 -- telling TMZ Sports he NEEDS that degree to crush it in the next phase of his life.

"I moved in a lot of circles with a lot of millionaires a lot of billionaires that have business ideas and concepts and they wanna work with you. They wanna invite you to that circle," Edwards says.

"But that's the one thing they ask you ... 'Do you have that degree?'"

There's more ... Braylon says he's also down to work with the football team while he's back on campus.

He's also revisiting his old fraternity -- but just to mentor and give back ... "No keggers for me!"

Marilyn Monroe Mausoleum Marker Up for Grabs

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Marilyn Monroe fans have a chance to score a pretty rare relic -- one of the markers on her final resting place ... but it won't be possible unless you've got a fortune.

The bronze marker was removed in the '80s from Marilyn's mausoleum at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in L.A. and replaced with a new one ... which happens every so often because fans manhandle it and it gets worn.

This is the marker that ID'd her final resting place. Now, more than 30 years later, it's up for grabs.

Heritage Auctions tells us opening bid is $10k, but it's expected to haul in a lot more -- a marker from the '70s went for $212,500 in 2015.

Online bidding will begin in about a month and the live auction will be on March 18.

Floyd Mayweather Steven Tyler Wants My Million Dollar Bugatti

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Floyd Mayweather's Bugatti may get a new celebrity butt in the driver's seat cause Steven Tyler is seriously interested in buying the champ's insanely expensive whip.

TMZ Sports spoke with RD Whittington -- co-owner of Luxury Auto Collection in Scottsdale, AZ -- who says he scored the listing for both of Floyd's Bugattis and plans to unload his white 2011 Veyron Grand Sport at the Barrett-Jackson auto show this weekend.

Floyd reportedly paid $3.5 million for the car ... and it's expected to fetch EVEN MORE at auction.

Whittington tells us the car is getting serious interest from car enthusiasts including Tyler who happens to be selling his million dollar Hennessey Venom GT Spyder for charity at the same auction.

We're told after Tyler unloads his car, he's already talking about swooping in on Floyd's ride.

If you still want a Mayweather supercar, his black 2015 Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse is also for sale at the L.A.C. shop for $4.95 million.

So, why's Floyd getting rid of these beauties? Get this ... we're told his new obsession is JETS.