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Amanda Bynes just learned ballet can be really expensive, because the lawyer who fetched her dancing shoes and helped guide her in court now wants thousands of bucks for his efforts.

Artemio Santiago, Esquire has filed legal docs claiming he was Amanda's savior. Santiago says Amanda was a mess last October ... refusing to take her meds while she was a patient at a Pasadena mental facility. He says Amanda hired him and the first thing he did was get her back on her meds.

Santiago says he became like an attendant, bringing her personal items like ballet shoes, tights, DVDs and various books.

You may remember after Amanda got out of the psych ward she was supposed to go to court but ended up eating lunch at a Hollywood diner with her lawyer. That was Santiago.

Now he wants around $16K for his troubles.

It's open season on Cash Money Records -- rapper Turk of The Hot Boy$ is joining his homie Lil Wayne ... filing a lawsuit against Birdman's label for allegedly cheating him out of millions.

According to the suit, obtained by TMZ, Turk claims Birdman and Cash Money have done some shady accounting and kept the info on his real earnings under wraps ... and he wants his money.

Looks like Turk and Weezy had a chat because Turk says the label broke its deal with him -- and just like LW ... he's demanding a judge hand over rights to all of his music.

TMZ broke the story ... Lil Wayne is going in on Cash Money for $51 million.

Turk wants the court to void his contract and give him at least $1.3 million in damages.

When you're Keyshawn Johnson ... your word is as good as cash -- so says an AZ woman who claims the ex-NFL star paid for a $60 Super Bowl sweatshirt with an I.O.U. note.

We're told Key was leaving his Scottsdale hotel Friday night -- when a rainstorm broke out and Key realized he didn't pack the proper attire.

So, he went up to a lady (Sarah) selling SBXLIX swag and tried to buy a sweatshirt. Problem is, he didn't have any cash on him at the time.

But Key had a solution -- he wrote an I.O.U. note for the gear ... and signed it with his name, the debt and his old jersey number, #19.

Now, we've learned ... Key has been in contact with Sarah -- and has told her he intends to pay back every single cent.

"We finally got in touch and he's going to just wire the money to my account," Sarah tells us ... "I'm happy! I knew he'd be good for it."

Emmitt Smith's accused of being a total asphalt -- and screwing a concrete supply company out of nearly $50k worth of cement ... this according to a new lawsuit obtained by TMZ Sports.

Smith -- besides being a NFL legend -- is also the head of Emmitt Smith Enterprises which is the parent company to EJ Smith Supply ... a construction company based in Dallas.

But according to a new lawsuit, EJ Smith ordered $46,448.65 in product from Redi-Mix Concrete last summer -- and never forked over the cash.

Now Redi-Mix is going after the dough ... and they've personally named Emmitt in the lawsuit ... as well as EJ Smith Supply.

12:45 PM PT -- Big Boy released this statement Thursday:

“I feel nothing but love and gratitude for the nearly 21 years I’ve spent with my listeners at Power 106. I am proud of everything I accomplished over the last two decades and the contributions I made to the station’s success. All I want to do right now is get back to what I love, what I am meant to do – wake up every morning and hang with my listeners. They are my family. Their love and devotion mean everything to me.”

Big Boy -- one of the biggest personalities in radio -- is apparently too popular for his own good. The communications group that ran his show for decades claims Big Boy has betrayed them by jumping to a competitor and they are hell-bent on stopping it.

Emmis is taking it real personal, saying it discovered Big Boy more than 20 years ago when he was working as a bodyguard, and turned him into one of the most dynamic personalities on the air.

Big Boy was making $1.45 million a year -- plus bonuses and a car -- but his contract was up at the end of this month. According to the suit, Big Boy got an offer from iHeartMedia of $3.5 million plus other royalties and perks, including the use of a private jet.

But Emmis says it has a right under the existing deal to match a competitor's offer and keep him, and says that's exactly what it did ... but he told the company he was leaving anyway.

The outlet that carries Big Boy's Neighborhood in L.A. -- Power 106 FM -- started Wednesday's morning drive time ... his usual shift ... by playing music without a DJ, though one eventually came on around 6 AM.

But Emmis is on the attack, asking a judge for an order prohibiting Big Boy from bailing. Emmis also wants $5 million.

We called Big Boy ... so far no answer.

Beyonce and Jay Z are moving to L.A. and they've already enrolled Blue Ivy in school ... TMZ has learned.

We've learned ... Beyonce and Jay Z are currently living in a hotel in Beverly Hills and actively looking for an estate to buy on the westside of L.A., which includes Beverly Hills, Holmby Hills and Bel-Air. We're told they have already discreetly looked at a number of homes, but so far none fit the bill.

We've also learned the famous couple enrolled their 3-year-old into a toddler program at an elite private school -- we know which one but we're not naming it. But we will tell you, the tuition is $15,080 a year.

We're told Blue Ivy was admitted halfway through the school year, which is unusual. The school generally only accepts students at the beginning of the school year.

As for why they're moving, sources connected with the couple tell us they want "a change in lifestyle." You'll recall, Bey and Jay spent the summer in a $200K a month rental near Bev Hills.

We do not know but assume they will keep their New York digs.

You'd expect all eyes to be on Nick Jonas while he's performing for a bunch of 13-year-olds -- yet an adorable preteen fan stole his thunder during a Bat Mitzvah.

Nick made $100,000 to be the surprise singer at Jillian Gaslow's Paris-themed event in NYC last weekend. If you're wondering who coughed up the dough ... Jillian's pop is a furniture industry big wig.

The JoBro was hired to belt out 3 tunes, including "Jealous," during a 30 minute performance -- and while the crowd LOVED him ... Jillian seemed a little nervous and starstruck onstage.

Best part of the vid ... the little girl who stormed the stage and shocked Nick with a bear hug. #SpotlightStolen.

Mazel Tov!

The man who's getting divorced from Walmart heiress Paige Laurie says he's become accustomed to their lifestyle and needs around a quarter of a million bucks a month to keep the yacht afloat.

Patrick Dubbert -- who separated from Paige after less than 6 years of marriage -- says in legal docs obtained by TMZ, he misses his life and she needs to fork over between $210K and $240K a month AFTER TAXES (gross would be just over $400K a month) for necessities that include:

- Rental home -- between $40K and 60K a month
- Furniture -- $10K a month
- Personal chef -- $6,700 a month
- Clothes -- 5K a month
- Personal trainer -- $2,500 a month
- Vacations $30K a month (but that includes NetJets)
- Entertainment $80K a month
- Personal stylist -- $1K a month
- Driver -- $4K a month

Dubbert complains he was living with Paige in their $11 million home, and now he's stuck in a Santa Monica apartment half of the year. He spends the other 6 months with his parents in Jefferson City, MO.

Dubbert's argument -- he's worked for her company, and he needs some time to get back into the job market -- and money -- to get back on his feet.

And he says, the law is the law and he's become accustomed to their lavish lifestyle, which included yacht parties that costs $500K a pop, travel in the Walmart private jet, and on and on.

He says Paige rakes in $872K a month just from stocks and dividends, so she can more than afford to pay him.

Here's the hardest one to swallow. He wants HER to pay him $2,500 so he can make charitable donations.

Jeremy Renner's estranged wife is gunning for primary custody of their kid ... and speaking of gunning, she has a issue with his.

Sonni Pacheco -- who married Jeremy in January 2014 -- has filed a document that is endlessly long, making a series of curious demands and accusations.

Sonni is asking for primary custody of their 22-month-old daughter Ava. What's curious ... since they split in December, we've learned they have shared 50/50 custody. In California there's a presumption that a divorcing couple should share joint custody, which is what they've had.

In addition, she's claiming his house is unsafe for the child. Sonni says the pool needs to be properly fenced. She also claims he has a gun collection and one of the weapons are out in the open, behind a bar. But we're told when she lived in that house with their child the pool was protected and the guns were all locked up.

Sonni claims Jeremy's loaded and she's not -- so she wants lots of child support. She says he made around $3.5 million in 2014 and has $13 million in assets.

In the legal docs obtained by TMZ ... Sonni says when she told Jeremy he'd have to pay child support he responded, "Get a j.o.b." But our sources say he's been paying child support since they split.

She also wants $75K in attorney's fees and another $25K in other legal expenses.

Sources connected with Jeremy grouse he's given Sonni everything she's asked for and this is just a ploy to make what should be a simple divorce very expensive.

It wasn't just about pride, Chris Evans' big superhero Super Bowl bet with Chris Pratt helped raise more than $11k for Evans' charity ... TMZ Sports has learmed.

You already know the bet ... Star-Lord and Captain America agreed to visit the other actor's charity IN COSTUME if their team lost the big game.

In the end, both stars decided to visit both charities ... but Evans' organization, Christopher's Haven, tells us they got an unexpected boost from fans looking to pitch in as well.

Joyce Duvall, executive director of Christopher's Haven -- which helps provide housing for families with children fighting pediatric cancer -- tells us the org. received just over $11k from fans.

"The coolest thing about something like this is that all the kids win ... no matter what happened in the football game," Duvall says.

Actually, the coolest thing might be when the actors show up IN COSTUME ... but yeah, the fundraising's cool too.

Suge Knight will be in jail for a while, because he's now being held with no bail ... and that's because of his criminal past.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... he is no longer being held on $2 million bail because authorities believe he's both a flight risk and more than capable of intimidating witnesses.

As for the flight risk ... it's hard to argue with that. Suge left the scene after hitting 2 people with his truck -- one fatally -- and someone who flees can easily be considered a flight risk.

As for intimidating witnesses ... the L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. convinced the bail commissioner his vast criminal past is evidence enough.

Poker player Phil Hellmuth must've held em when he should've folded em against NBA star David Lee ... 'cause the pro card shark tells TMZ Sports the NBA star CLEANED HIM OUT for over $32K at the tables last week.

Hellmuth -- a 13-time World Series Of Poker champion -- was in AZ when we asked him which pro athletes have what it takes to sit at the tables with the big dogs of the poker world.

Check out the clip -- Phil name checks notorious gamblers like Charles Barkley and Tony Parker but says it was an unusual suspect who hit his pockets the hardest.

Disneyland fanatics, hold onto your Mickey ears ... cause some classic items from park attractions you grew up visiting are hitting the auction block.

It's all going down next month at an auction for Van Eaton Galleries in Sherman Oaks, CA ... where the vintage Disney stuff will be sold to the highest bidder.

Some of the highlights:

- Animatronic skeleton from the original "Pirates of the Caribbean" ... expected to fetch $60K - $90K.
- "It's a Small World" doll with a $15K starting bid.
- Original Tiki Bird from the Enchanted Tiki Room ... which they believe will pull over $20K.

Floyd Mayweather's gonna need some more garage space -- 'cause the boxer just dropped nearly $400k on an ultra-rare McLaren that was HAND-BUILT in England.

The car is insane -- it's a 2015 McLaren 650S Spider with a retractable hardtop. Top speed -- 204 mph and goes from 0-60 in 2.9 seconds.

Sources close to the boxer tell us ... Floyd ordered the car through his regular exotic car guy Obi Okeke at Fusion Luxury Motors in Van Nuys, Ca -- and had the car delivered to his Vegas home last week.

Scooter Braun kissed bachelorhood goodbye last year ... and now he's ready to cash out on his ultimate bachelor pad to the tune of nearly $12 million.

Braun's 5,300 sq. ft. former man palace is cavernous ... no doubt Justin Bieber crashed more than once in the 4-bed, 5-bath digs Scooter bought in 2011 for $5.7 million.

The testosterdome has a pool, a cabana (for babes), a koi pond (for the koi), and massive floor to ceiling glass walls -- which possibly inspired Biebs to score a glass house too.

Scooter's wife Yael is about to have their first kid ... so the timing's right to scrub all traces of his single days. Last year they dropped $13 mill on a more family-friendly 11,137 sq. ft. mansion in Brentwood.

Lil Wayne will stay with Cash Money and Birdman IF they ante up the money he's owed ... in fact, we're told if Cash Money pays up, Wayne has no choice but to stay.

Sources involved in the case tell TMZ ... Wayne feels Birdman's decision to avoid paying him is nothing more than a power play. TMZ broke the story that Wayne is suing, and a central claim is that Birdman has consistently stiffed him over the last year.

There are 2 payments that have irked Wayne -- he says he was owed $8 million when he went into the studio to record "Tha Carter V" in December 2013, and another $2 mil when he completed the album last month.

We're told the hope is that Universal -- which distributes Cash Money Records -- will step in and earmark the $10 mil for Wayne. And we're told Universal is already putting pressure on Cash Money to settle.

If Cash Money pays Wayne the $10 mil, it would essentially eliminate any breach of contract. That means Wayne would have no legal basis to ask out of the contract. Even though Wayne's suing for $51 million, most of that is predicated on future lost profits which would not be an issue if they settle.

As for the release of "Tha Carter V" ... even if the case settles the power would be in Birdman's claws.