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'RHOC' alum Elizabeth Lyn Vargas has put her beautiful desert home back on the market after makin' some changes ... and the spot could be yours if you have nearly $9 million to spend.

TMZ broke the story, Elizabeth first put the Palm Springs-area spot for sale in March 2022, but it looks like no one chomped down on the $9.95 million price tag.

We're told she's since made some major renovations to the property -- including a full exterior paint job and a complete redo of the kitchen. It's now back on the market, but she's only asking for $8.995 mil -- that's a million less than previous.

The 10,000-square-foot home is located in the gated community of La Quinta Polo Estates and comes with landscaped gardens and greenery that surround a large koi pond with over 300 fish.

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Brie Larson was able to do a last-minute press push to plug her new Marvel movie -- this after the SAG-AFTRA strike ended -- but not even that could salvage ticket sales.

The actress -- who plays the lead in "The Marvels" -- got the green light from Kevin Feige and co. to hit the red carpet for the debut of their latest superhero flick ... not to mention a TV spot on 'The Tonight Show' with Jimmy Fallon, which squeezed her in in the 11th hour.

Her late-night appearance went about as well as you could imagine ... she talked about the movie, the director, the studio -- everything you could want mentioned ahead of a film's release. Unfortunately, though ... that doesn't seem to have boosted interest in her project.

Per box office estimates, "The Marvels" is on pace for an awful domestic opening -- by Marvel's standards -- with experts saying it's on pace to snag between $47-$52 million.

Between Thursday previews and Friday's full slate of screenings, the movie's only raked in $21.5 million ... marking the second-lowest Marvel opening day gross behind the original 'Hulk' movie that came out way back in 2008, before Disney even snapped up the IP.

The reason this is extra ugly is the fact that the first 'Marvel' movie that starred Brie -- mind you, this is a sequel -- actually cleaned up among theater-goers ... bringing in over a billion dollars worldwide in 2019. Now, 4 years later -- not nearly the same interest.

The question ... was it the content, or lack of marketing that torpedoed "The Marvels" here? It didn't really get a chance to get much chatter on account of the actors' strike that was going on up until just a few days ago -- so it's possible folks simply didn't know about it.

Brie Larson pudo hacer un esfuerzo de prensa de último minuto para promocionar su nueva película de Marvel. Esto, después de que terminara la huelga SAG-AFTRA, aunque ni siquiera eso podría salvar la taquilla.

La actriz, que interpreta el papel principal en "The Marvels", obtuvo luz verde de Kevin Feige y compañía para pisar la alfombra roja en el debut de su última película de superhéroes, por no hablar de un anuncio de televisión que se realizó en "The Tonight Show" de Jimmy Fallon.

Su aparición nocturna fue lo mejor que podría haber sido, habló de la película, del director, del estudio, todo lo que uno desearía que se mencionara antes de un estreno. Pero desgraciadamente eso no parece haber aumentado el interés por su proyecto.

Según las estimaciones de taquilla, "The Marvels" está en camino a una terrible apertura en Estados Unidos para los estándares de Marvel. Los expertos dicen que podría recaudar entre $47 y $52 millones.

Entre los preestrenos del jueves y las proyecciones del viernes, la película solo ha recaudado 21,5 millones de dólares, lo que supone la segunda recaudación más baja de Marvel en un día de estreno, por detrás de la película original de Hulk que se estrenó en 2008, antes de que Disney se hiciera con la propiedad intelectual.

La razón por la que esto es extra feo es porque la primera película de 'Marvel' que protagonizó Brie -ojo, esta es una secuela- atrajo más de mil millones de dólares en todo el mundo en 2019. Ahora, cuatro años después, el interés no es ni de cerca el mismo.

La pregunta es, ¿será el contenido o la falta de marketing lo que torpedeó a "The Marvels"? Realmente no pudo hacer mucha prensa por la huelga de actores que seguía en pie hasta hace apenas unos días, por lo que es posible que la gente simplemente no supiera de ella.

The Iceman won't be showing his icicle on OnlyFans anytime soon ... 'cause even though fellow former UFC fighter Paige VanZant is making a killing by ditching her clothes, Chuck Liddell tells TMZ Sports he's simply not about that life.

PVZ has been making a fortune on the subscription platform ... recently revealing she raked in more dough in one day than she did throughout her whole MMA career.

We spoke with the former champ out at LAX this week about Paige's thriving new venture ... and he's thrilled for the fighter-turned-model.

"That's awesome, that's good for her. I'm excited for her," Chuck told us. "I'm glad she's doing it. She's a cool girl."

While Liddell has nothing but love for Paige, he says he won't be following in her feet pics footprints.

"No, but thank you, though," Chuck said with a laugh.

All silliness aside, we talked about UFC 295 and the big matchup between Jiří Procházka and Alex Pereira ... and he spills on who he's got in the interim light heavyweight bout.

An enormous collection of Irene Cara's personal items from her Largo, FL, estate has gone up for auction ... nearly a year after the "Flashdance" singer passed away at 63.

Jewelry, artwork, tapes, personal memorabilia, and costumes Irene wore are among 280 pieces up for grabs online ... after being personally removed by Richard Stedman Estate Services from her residence, where she semi-retired and continued developing music privately.

Items from the late icon's stash also include vinyl, shoes, handbags, autographs, and her electric piano ... while additional belongings come from her touring trunk.

Each item holds a Certificate of Authenticity authorized by her Estate Personal Representatives.

As we reported, the singer passed away in November 2022 inside her Florida home.

Earlier this year, medical docs obtained by TMZ ruled Irene's official cause of death as Arteriosclerotic and Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease. It was also noted Irene had diabetes.

Irene enjoyed a storied career, scooping an Oscar gong for "Best Original Song" for her iconic "Flashdance" song "What a Feeling" in the '80s, and receiving a "Best Actress" Golden Globe nom for the movie "Fame".

Una enorme colección de objetos personales de Irene Cara de su finca en Floridad ha salido a subasta, casi un año después de que la cantante de "Flashdance" falleciera a los 63 años.

Joyas, obras de arte, cintas, recuerdos personales y sus trajes están entre las 280 piezas disponibles en línea, después de que Richard Stedman Estate Services las removiera personalmente de la residencia donde se retiró y continuó desarrollando música en privado.

Entre los artículos de la artista hay vinilos, zapatos, bolsos, autógrafos y su piano eléctrico, mientras que otras pertenencias provienen de las cosas de su gira.

Cada artículo tiene un certificado de autenticidad autorizado por sus representantes personales.

Como informamos, la cantante falleció en noviembre de 2022 en su casa de Florida.

A principios de este año, los documentos médicos obtenidos por TMZ dictaminaron que la causa oficial de muerte fue una enfermedad cardiovascular arteriosclerótica e hipertensiva. También se señaló que Irene tenía diabetes.

La cantante disfrutó de una carrera ilustre, ganando un Oscar a la "Mejor Canción Original" por su icónico tema en "Flashdance" en los años 80, "What a Feeling". Además, recibió una nominación a "Mejor Actriz" en los Globos de Oro por la película "Fama".

Trinidad James is straddling the fence on record labels' decision to block artists from rerecording their music. but does think their primary reason for doing so -- Taylor Swift -- should be allowed to keep cookin' the system!!!

Ditto for Ashanti, who's been actively redoing her Murder Inc. albums in order to nab the biggest piece of the pie for herself!!!

TMZ Hip Hop got the 567 Agency exec at LAX, and he admits some newer artists might be affected by the rules changes in the wake of Taylor's historic, and financial, victory over her old label.

TS is largely responsible for the Billboard Hot 100's top 10 going dude-free twice through the boom of her rerecorded albums -- which labels are down in the dumps over because it devalues the OG master recordings. 🥴

Trinidad argues both Taylor and Ashanti were treated like slaves during their record label tenures ... and he thinks female artists tend to get the short end of the stick in the music biz.

However, speaking for the other side ... TJ says it takes $250K just to get a record off the ground, which is probably why labels are particularly tight with their budgets.

will.i.am and Van Jones want minorities to be at the forefront of tech space -- so they hosted a full-blown summit in L.A. to raise awareness for its future leaders.

The shindig was billed "Make Wakanda Real" -- like bringing the gadgets found in "Black Panther" to life -- and was held inside Will's FYI Campus Thursday night.

Tiffany Haddish, Ashton Kutcher, Jason Lee, and Quincy Jones III were just some of the supporting guests, as were dozens of innovators, tech experts and entrepreneurs.

Ashton helped raise hundreds of millions of dollars through his VC firm earlier in the year and stressed to the summit how he believes AI could help bridge the gap for underserved communities in the medical and legal realms.

LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman, actor Boris Kodjoe, InfectionAI co-founder Mustafa Suleyman, Waye Talks founder Sinead Bovell, Black Ambition Opportunity Fund CEO Felecia Hatcher also tuned in virtually to lend their various expertise to the panels.

Naturally, the biggest topic of the evening was the boom of AI ... and the Black Eyed Peas frontman got a crash course during his panel with Van and 1500 Or Nothin' producer Larrance “Rance” Dopson debating with an AI bot!!!

Will was arguing the case that AI could end up sentient and conquering humans and exchanged in back-and-forth banter with the CPU.

C.T. Tamburello, known from his time on MTV's "The Challenge," has finalized his divorce ... this coming a year after heading to court to pull the plug on their marriage.

According to new docs, obtained by TMZ, C.T. and his ex, Lilianet Solares, reached a settlement earlier this month -- agreeing to split custody of their 7-year-old son, Christopher Jr., and also to evenly divvy up expenses for the child.

But C.T.'s also gonna have to pay Lilianet $761.39 each month in child support ... and an additional $332.45 for each week he is working, and unable to exercise equal timesharing for their little one.

In addition, C.T. keeps their home, but will give Lilianet another $30,000 for her portion of the property's equity -- he'll also retain ownership of his company, New Leaf Investments, and she keeps her business, Solares Management.

TMZ broke the story, C.T. filed for divorce in Florida last November, following a very up-and-down relationship.

Docs filed in September showed they agreed on strict rules when it came to raising their kid -- which included them not being able to ask Christopher Jr. about the other parent while spending time with them.

Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky have said they're separating, and we've learned they're doing pretty much everything separately, including therapy.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... the estranged couple is not in marriage counseling or couple's therapy. We're told they're both in individual therapy, but nothing together at the same time.

It seems strange on the surface ... that they're not working on the issues that have driven them to separate, but we're told they are not. Multiple sources tell us ... they just want space -- to explore individually.

Our sources also tell us there are still no talks whatsoever of divorcing ... even though Kyle recently referenced their separation as a straight-up divorce, which was an apparent slip of the tongue.

One source in the know tells TMZ ... "Look, they may get back together, but they may not. They just don't know right now. They will decide at some point whether they stay married, but not now."

Kyle Richards y Mauricio Umansky han dicho que se están separando, y hemos comprobado que están haciendo prácticamente todo por separado, incluso la terapia.

Fuentes directas le dicen a TMZ que la pareja no está en consejería matrimonial o terapia de pareja. También nos informan que ambos están en terapia individual, pero nada juntos.

Parece extraño a primera vista que no estén trabajando en los problemas que les han llevado a separarse, pero nos dicen que no es así. Múltiples fuentes nos dicen que solo quieren espacio para explorar individualmente.

Nuestras fuentes también nos dicen que todavía no hay conversaciones en absoluto de divorciarse, a pesar de que Kyle recientemente se refirió a su separación como un divorcio permanente... al parecer fue solo un lapsus.

Una fuente le dice a TMZ: "Mira, pueden volver a estar juntos, pero puede que no. Simplemente no lo saben en este momento. En algún momento decidirán si siguen casados, pero no ahora".

Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe is hoping to share a dugout with Shohei Ohtani next season ... telling TMZ Sports he believes New York should go after the former MVP in free agency.

"Yeah!" he said emphatically while out at the MLB Flagship Store in NYC on Thursday. "Of course!"

Ohtani is eligible to leave the Angels this year ... after he spent the last six seasons with the team turning himself into one of the biggest superstars the sport's ever seen.

In his time in LA, he racked up three All-Star appearances, a .274 batting average, a 3.01 ERA and 171 home runs.

And, despite undergoing a second surgery on his throwing elbow in September, Volpe made it clear to us he really wants to see the 29-year-old in pinstripes.

"I mean, I think he's the best of the best," Volpe said.

Ohtani is expected to stay off the mound in 2024 while rehabbing, but he is slated to be healthy enough to hit at the dish -- and many in the MLB believe he's now poised to land the biggest contract in the history of the sport.

Robert De Niro just lost big in a New York courtroom, after a jury socked his production company with a $1.2 million judgment.

A jury shut down De Niro's claim that his ex-personal assistant, Graham Chase Robinson, embezzled from him. He had sought $6 million in damages but after 5 hours of deliberation, the jury tossed his claim.

The jury was way more sympathetic to Robinson's $12 million countersuit, awarding her $1.2 mil against De Niro's company, Canal Productions.

De Niro testified during the 2-week trial, and the jury heard about the tensions between him. The actor admitted he had called her a "f**king spoiled brat" when she failed to wake him for an important appointment. He also admitted that he asked her to scratch his back several times, but scoffed at the notion it was sexual. Robinson called it "creepy" and "disgusting."

Robinson claimed she was bullied by De Niro's girlfriend, Tiffany Chen, whom Robinson called a sociopath.

The trial, which lasted 8 days, was explosive, from start to finish.

Robert De Niro acaba de perder a lo grande en un tribunal de Nueva York, después de que un jurado condenara a su productora a pagar 1,2 millones de dólares.

Un jurado desestimó la demanda de De Niro en la que alegaba que su ex asistente personal, Graham Chase Robinson, lo había desfalcado. Había pedido 6 millones de dólares por daños y perjuicios, pero después de cinco horas de deliberación, el jurado desestimó su demanda.

El jurado fue mucho más comprensivo con la contrademanda de 12 millones de dólares de Robinson, concediéndole 1,2 millones de dólares contra la compañía de De Niro, Canal Productions.

De Niro testificó durante las dos semanas que duró el juicio y el jurado se enteró de las tensiones que existían en el asunto. El actor admitió que la había llamado "maldita mocosa malcriada" cuando no lo despertó para una cita importante. También admitió que le pidió varias veces que le rascara la espalda, pero se burló de la idea de que fuera algo sexual. Robinson lo calificó de "espeluznante" y "repugnante".

Robinson afirmó que fue intimidada por la novia de De Niro, Tiffany Chen, a quien Robinson calificó de sociópata.

The Tuohy family says it's doled out $138K to Michael Oher from profits it received from "The Blind Side" ... and it's now claiming it's got the receipts to prove it.

Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy shared images of the alleged payments inside new court documents filed in Tennessee this week ... insisting they show Oher received money from them in 10 separate installments.

The Tuohys said in the docs the payments began in June 2007 -- roughly two years before the blockbuster movie about Oher's life was released in the U.S. -- and most recently ended in April.

The payments to Oher, according to the docs, ranged from $117 all the way to $31,500 ... and represented an agreed upon split of the cash the Tuohys got from the "Blind Side" movie and the book that came out just before the hit flick.

"By agreement between the family members including Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, their children SJ and Collins as well as Michael Oher, the book and movie proceeds were to be split five ways," the Tuohys' attorneys wrote in court documents.

"These funds represent funds paid to Mr. Tuohy and the portion paid over to Mr. Oher."

As we previously reported, Oher had accused the Tuohys of essentially tricking him into a conservatorship ... before screwing him out of a ton of cash in the "Blind Side" deal that they negotiated -- which precipitated this week's court filings from the Tuohys.

Meanwhile, the Tuohys have consistently maintained they did nothing wrong ... accusing Oher of actually trying to shake them down for $15 million, before willingly ending the conservatorship in September.

"The Tuohy's have never received any money as conservators on behalf of Michael Oher," the Tuohys' attorneys wrote in this week's court documents, "and further never had control over any funds or any dealings on behalf of Mr. Oher during the entire term of the conservatorship."