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Mac Miller is not only livin' the dream ... he's stolen it from the '70s soul/funk band Aquarian Dream, which claims Mac ripped off the group's signature song.

According to the lawsuit ... the group's singer Jacques Burvick claims Miller stole the tune, "Yesterday (was so nice today)" from their album "Fantasy" and blatantly used the track for "Therapy," a song featured on Mac's album, "Faces."

Burvick says Miller's rep knew they were busted because when he called them out, they admitted they tried to contact him for the okay, but when they couldn't they did it anyway.

He says the song's been downloaded over 700,000 times from Mac's site OldJewish.com, among others ... and wants a judge to force Mac to dole out at least $150k in damages.

Time to face reality.

Balki may be moving back in with cousin Larry ... a Pennsylvania bank has foreclosed on two of Bronson Pinchot's homes after he missed more than $270k in mortgage payments.

According to the court docs, the "Perfect Strangers" star stopped making payments on 2 of his homes 2 years ago, and apparently the bank had it and foreclosed. The homes were featured on his now-defunct DIY Network show, "The Bronson Pinchot Project."

Pinchot owed $186k on one, and more than $85k on the other. The bank now owns both properties.

We reached out to Bronson ... he had no comment.

High rollers who'd love to go to the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight and get a little freaky deaky while they're there are in luck ... 'cause a Nevada brothel is offering a $100k fight package sure to K.O. your libido.

The offer comes from Sheri's Ranch in Nevada -- and it's an all inclusive pugilistic pornagraphic smorgasbord for the low, low price of $100,000 that includes the following ...

-- 2 tickets to the fight
-- Round trip airfare to Vegas (from the continental U.S. only)
-- Car service from the airport to Sheri's then from Sheri's to the fight
-- A weekends lodging at Sheri's resort.

And finally the pièce de résistance ...

-- The opportunity to "visit" ALL 24 LADIES that work on the premises of the brothel

That means taking advantage of all six role-play bungalows at Sheri's including the "Fifty Shades of Grey" inspired "Red Room Of Pain" ... and the only legal NURU massage experience in the country (Google it).

Here's the thing ... good tickets to the fight are creeping up into the six figure range -- and that's sans Ben Wa Ball activity -- so all in all it seems like a pretty decent deal.

Chris Brown's daughter wasn't the only female to call him "daddy" on Monday ... because after spending time with his baby girl, he proceeded to hit up a local strip club.

Brown and Tyga visited V Live after their show in Houston (with an after-party in between). We're told the duo dropped around $8,000 in cash ... $5,000 of which came from Tyga.

As TMZ first reported, Brown spent time Monday with his 9-month-old daughter Royalty in his tour bus before the show.

Royalty's mom was there for the visit as well ... so you could say Brown began his day with one single mother and ended it surrounded by dozens of them.

Rep. Aaron Schock -- who gained national notoriety back in 2009 after TMZ posted a shirtless photo of him -- has resigned his seat in Congress after questions about his spending habits surfaced.

Schock was accused of using campaign money on private jets, massages and taking interns to a Katy Perry concert.

In his statement, Schock made no admission of wrongdoing ... only saying the "great distraction" has made it difficult for him to serve the people of the 18th District of Illinois. The resignation is particularly shocking (no pun intended) because Schock was considered a rising star in the Republican party.

His swimsuit modeling career can finally begin in earnest.

DJ Pauly D just dropped nearly half a million bucks on a ride to Vegas ... he snagged Dan Bilzerian's sick Lambo and hit the high desert.

Things are going EXTREMELY well for Pauly … our car sources say he helped Instagram's Most Interesting Man lighten his crazy load of exotic cars by nabbing the Lambo DB posted on Ebay, for only $450k, then blazed his way to Sin City.

Bilzerian was asking $500k for the 2013 Aventador Roadster ... and nobody bit, but Pauly took it for a spin Monday, Dan dropped his price, and they sealed the deal.

Pauly -- who's doing a residency at the Vegas Hard Rock -- tells TMZ ... the car's a monster and he's always wanted it ... he even bought his daughter one -- think PowerWheels.

Only thing it needs is a fresh coat of bronzer.

Floyd and Manny are fighting for more green than they thought on May 2nd ... 'cause TMZ Sports has the first look at the WBC belt the two men will be vying for ... and it's as emerald as Oz.

The World Boxing Council didn't just want any old championship belt to be handed out to the winner of this historic bout ... so they decided to commission a special prize for the victor.

Two belts were made ... an "onyx" version and an "emerald" version -- and a fan vote on the WBC website last week determined which belt will be delivered to the winner.

It was a tight contest but emerald took it with 53% of the vote ... although both belts are said to be worth nearly $1 MILLION ... so there was no real loser.

Except of course the guy that gets his face knocked off on the 2nd.

Actually he kinda wins too ($100 million bucks).

NeNe Leakes ain't the next Joan Rivers yet ... but she's acting like she's got that "Fashion Police" cash by snagging a $2.1 mil Georgia estate.

According to our real estate sources ... NeNe plunked down $750k on the 9,511 sq. ft., 6 bed, 7 bath villa nestled in the swank gated Sugarloaf Country Club.

Apparently, between "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," her appearances and her HSN clothing line, she's doing more than fine ... and now, when she's not brushing up on fashion, she can hit the links and work on her swing.

But we know who she'd really like to practice her swing on ... looking at you Cynthia.

Pam Anderson says Rick Salomon may not be screwing her anymore, but he's definitely screwing the tax man ... because he's dodging a tax bill on $40 million in poker winnings in 2014 alone.

TMZ broke the story ... Rick has filed for an annulment from Pam in Nevada. She wants a California divorce, not an annulment, because it could entitle her to half his poker earnings.

Pam claims in new legal docs -- obtained by TMZ -- Rick won $40 MIL from ONE GUY -- Andy Beal, a billionaire real estate mogul who plays high stakes poker. In one weekend, Beal gambled at the Bellagio in Vegas and was up $13 mil at one point and down more than $16 mil later.

Pam says in the docs, Rick is lying in his annulment papers by saying he's a resident of Nevada, where there is no state income tax. Pam says they have lived in Malibu, California, where the state tax rate is a whopping 13%.

Pam says Rick actually used some of his earnings last year to buy a $4 million Nevada pad by paying cash, and then had his assistant use Rick's credit card in Nevada to make small purchases, making it look like Rick was living there.

Rick's people say Pam is on a mission to ruin Rick because she's not happy about the proposed divorce settlement.

It's a good thing Floyd Mayweather's got a $150 million paycheck in his future ... 'cause he's paying the private chef who's cooking up his meals about $1,000-a-plate!!!

BTW -- 46 days 'til the fight ... 4 meals-per-day (at least) ... we're talking $184k ... and Floyd is more than happy to foot the bill!

The woman behind Floyd's diet is Chef Q ... who's based out of Vegas but will be with Mayweather every step of the way until the fight of the century on May 2nd.

"My daily schedule for Floyd is 'There is no schedule' ... I am here for him anytime. 24 hours, 7 days a week. If he needs me at 3am, I am there cooking up breakfast."

And every single thing Floyd eats is whipped up from scratch -- "He likes everything fresh. Nothing from bottles or cans because they have different preservatives that are not healthy for your body."

So, what does Floyd eat?

"His favorite dish is spaghetti or tacos," Chef Q says ... but for the Pacquiao fight, he'll be focusing on high-levels of protein with no carbs -- turkey, chicken, beef and fish ... NO PORK!

"Also, we are really big on juicing right now. So if Floyd wants something to drink, it's juiced through organic fruits."

One big problem for Floyd is his notorious penchant for fast food ... HE LOVES IT.

But Chef Q says he's essentially cut it out of his life ... including his beloved Fatburger -- that's how serious he is about beating Manny.

"He's always been mindful of what he eats but there is something different about this fight."

As for the $1,000-a-plate price tag ... Chef says she usually doesn't charge that high of a rate, but Floyd "felt my dishes were worth that much."

Legendary boxing announcer Michael Buffer -- the "Let's Get Ready to Rumble" guy -- is in talks to be the main ring announcer for the Mayweather vs. Pacquaio fight ... TMZ Sports has learned.

We spoke with Michael's brother Bruce -- the UFC ring announcer who also happens to be Michael's business manager -- who tells us he's still negotiating Michael's contract ... and it has potential to be the biggest check of Buffer's career.

"As his manager, it is my job to make sure that he makes the proper payday for the big fight that's about to happen," Bruce says.

And while he wouldn't talk hard numbers, Bruce says ... "I can assure you that Michael Buffer's quite well taken care of."

It's like a real-life version of "The Wire" ... NBA star Richard Jefferson says he was taken for $2 MILLION ... and played a key role in a covert FBI operation to catch the (alleged) bad guy and recover his cash.

It's all part of new legal docs obtained by TMZ Sports ... in which the 34-year-old Dallas Mavericks forward claims his former business manager Ted Kritza drew $2 million from Richard's bank credit line without permission.

Jefferson says he reported the crime to the FBI which launched an investigation -- an investigation that included RJ getting Kritza on the phone and secretly recording a conversation.

During the phone call, RJ says Kritza "confesses to wrong-doing" ... and the incriminating recording is now with the feds.

BTW -- the bank ended up suing Jefferson for part of the money ... but he wants the court to press pause on that case until the federal investigation into Kritza runs it's course.

Some L.A. drag queens should call FEMA ... earlier this week Tara Reid blew into a gay bar like a category 5 "Sharknado," bringing a torrential downpour of dolla bills with her.

Our drag sources tell us Reid rolled into The Abbey in West Hollywood for Lip Service -- the regular Monday all drag lip-sync show -- and dropped hundreds in GW's while they belted out hits.

We're told she doled out cash from the VIP booth and the performers were more than grateful for the extra green.

But a star can only sit and watch for so long ... she eventually got up and crooned with drag queen Vicky Vox.

Ray J has made way too much money off his Kim K sex tape and other stuff, because he just blew a quarter-of-a-million bucks on a car and then spent another fortune tricking it out even more.

Ray J dropped $250k on a 458 Italia Ferrari, and immediately took it to the shop for a very expensive customization -- $35k to be exact.

He put special rims on the whip -- Giovannas. He put matte black strips on the side of the car, smoked out front lights and diamond stitched the seats ... not with real diamonds -- it's just a look.

Here's the thing. To us ... he made it look worse.

New money.

Seems Manny Pacquiao may have a plan on how to spend that $100 mil paycheck after all ... 'cause he's been looking at real estate in Bev Hills -- including the BALLER mansion Diddy used to call home.

TMZ Sports has learned ... Manny and his crew went to scope out the 10,000 square foot estate this past weekend and sources say he "really liked" what he saw.

The mansion is insane -- 7 bedrooms, 7.5 baths, home theater system, massive backyard and a SICK mancave with a pretty awesome wet bar.

Diddy used to live in the home back in the day -- and sold it in 2001 for $2.313 million.

The new owners renovated the hell out of the place -- and now it's on the market for a cool $12.5 million ... pocket change to a fat cat like Manny.

Our real estate sources tell us Manny is definitely interested in the house -- but didn't make an immediate offer ... in part because he's got that whole fight thing he's trying to focus on.

But we're told Manny is expected to make a decision whether to pull the trigger or pass in the near future.

James Van Der Beek adopted an adorable dog at an L.A. pound this week, which sounds fantastic for everyone except the woman who also had her heart set on the pooch.

Kristin Halvorsen tells us she saw the Chihuahua mix Sunday at a charity event called Woofstock. Kristin fell in love with the mutt and was told to come back on Tuesday to seal the deal. Problem was ... James was also at the event and told the very same thing.

They both returned to the shelter at the same time and were shocked that there was competition for the animal. The shelter people told them the policy ... when more than one person wanted the same dog, each would be told to write down a bid and submit it. Highest bidder gets the dog.

Kristin wrote down $300, but James bid higher, though we don't know how much, and he got the dog.

Kristin tells us she dissolved into tears, which is a little weird because she posed with James and his kids after she lost.