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Fred Durst and Limp Bizkit are suing one of the biggest record companies in the world ... claiming they are getting royally screwed out of millions of dollars in royalties and other profits.

According to a new lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, Fred and his band claim Universal Music Group has stiffed them on their share of royalties -- despite their music getting over 3 billion streams in the past two years alone.

In the docs, Fred and Limp Bizkit claim UMG did not have any intention of ever paying them royalties and may be screwing tons of other artists out of streaming money.

12:25 PM -- Boosie Badazz is calling the Attorney General's legal threats "the ultimate betrayal" on Monday ... Boosie Bash 6 was first announced in 2024 and Caleb Wilson's hazing death happened a week before the show so capitalizing off the young man's death was NOT on his Bingo card.

Boosie Badazz's attempt at a good deed isn't going unpunished ... after the parents of hazing victim Caleb Wilson denied him permission to create a scholarship in the student's honor!!!

The Louisiana rap star unveiled the scholarship plans during his 6th annual Boosie Bash Festival at Southern University ... a jam-packed weekend boosted by GloRilla, Sexyy Red, DaBaby, and a ton of festivities.

Boosie told local outlets about his plans to launch the Caleb Wilson Memorial Scholarship and even thanked Caleb's father for being a deciding factor when the event was facing cancelation.

The L.A.-area home once owned by attorney Robert Kardashian -- where O.J. Simpson laid low before his '94 arrest -- has officially been sold.

The new owners of the 6-bedroom, 9-bathroom Encino home dropped a hefty $5.1 million after comedian Russell Peters listed it in late December.

Peters, who picked up the legendary place for $5.6M back in 2017, was initially hoping to nab $5.995M for it.

This is almost too outrageous to process ... Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said proudly and loudly ... if his 94-year-old mother-in-law didn't get her monthly Social Security check, she would just wait for it to come the next month, and anyone who would dare complain they didn't get their check is a criminal.

Lutnick's mother-in-law shouldn't worry ... after all, her son-in-law is worth north of $800 million. But hey, for someone who lives check to check -- well, screw 'em.

Lutnick says anyone who loudly complains they didn't get their check is a fraudster. In fact, he likes the idea of actually withholding checks because he thinks it will root out those criminals. Seriously, watch the video.

Bill Maher, an old-line lib, is actually down with Elon Musk slashing the federal budget, but Bill says Elon is playing outrageous favorites by overlooking the biggest federal fat cat of all -- the military.

The 'Real Time' host laid it out in stark terms ... Musk is creating an illusion of saving $$$, when the defense budget -- which accounts for almost half of all federal spending -- remains unmolested.

How about the 51 Air Force golf courses, Bill wonders ... why hasn't Musk 86'd them with his chainsaw? Or the Marines, with 10 golf courses.

Bill Chisholm's yet to take his seat at the top of the Celtics' organization, but Boston's soon-to-be new owner has already earned some big praise from at least one Cs great -- Cedric Maxwell!!

TMZ Sports chopped it up with the two-time NBA champ this week just after Chisholm agreed to buy the storied franchise from Wyc Grousbeck for $6.1 billion ... and he told us he was thrilled over the purchase.

First of all, Maxwell said he was happy Grousbeck was able to make some serious coin in the deal. Then, he explained he was pumped to learn Chisholm's a diehard supporter -- 'cause he had always hoped for continuity if a sale occurred.

The infamous $19 strawberry from Erewhon is completely out of stock ... and it's unclear when the strawberry will return ... TMZ has learned.

An Erewhon representative tells us unseasonal snow in Japan has led to a slowdown in production on getting the strawberries to the high-end stores.

While the company hopes to have the strawberries back in stock soon, it's unclear when that will be ... so influencers are going to have to find something else to spend their money on in the meantime.

Christina Ricci is putting her home on the market ... and it's all because of a family member who lost their home in the Los Angeles wildfires.

Real estate sources tell TMZ ... the actress is listing her Silver Lake estate Saturday for $4,175,000.

We're told Christina is saying goodbye to her place because she has a family member who was displaced in the January fires and she needs to find a new home where they can all live comfortably.

Ellen DeGeneres has officially unloaded her Montecito beach bungalow -- raking in a cool $5.2 million for it!

The 2-bedroom, 2-bath home flew off the market in record time -- listed just this month, it sparked instant buzz, racked up multiple offers in just two days, and even sold above its $4.99M asking price.

Ellen and Portia de Rossi made a nice profit on the sale -- they snagged the pad for $2.9M back in 2021 and sold it for $5.2M.

The most famous Paul Skenes rookie card in existence just sold for a staggering $1.1 MILLION!!!

The piece -- which sparked a frenetic manhunt from hobbyists last year -- was bought out of the Fanatics Collect’s March Premier Auction on Wednesday night. No word yet on who ultimately came away with it.

The hefty price tag set multiple records -- it not only became the most expensive Skenes card ever publicly sold, but it also earned the mark for priciest debut patch.

Aussie reality TV veteran David Genat is living it up on "Deal or No Deal Island" ... and he's dishing on why he hopped over to the U.S. to try to chase down "the biggest prize in TV history!"

David -- AKA "The Golden God" -- spilled the tea on the "Big Down Under" podcast ... saying getting paid to live it up in Panama and compete for a jaw-dropping $10M prize is pretty much the ultimate reality gig!

David also dishes on how this show blows "American Survivor" out of the water, pointing out its $1M prize barely registers after Uncle Sam takes his cut ... especially after "going through hell" to win the show.

The Boston Celtics are off the market ... the 18-time NBA champions have been scooped up for a whopping $6.1 billion -- making it the largest sale for a sports franchise in North American history.

Bill Chisholm -- the managing partner at Symphony Technology Group -- was the man to submit the winning bid for the 2024 NBA champs. The $6.1 billion price tag surpasses the number previously set by Josh Harris when he purchased the Washington Commanders in 2023 for $6.05 billion.

The Celtics hit the market not long after they defeated the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA Finals. Their current owner -- 63-year-old Wyc Grousbeck -- announced plans to sell his stake for "estate and family planning considerations." Grousbeck intended to sell 51% of the team by late 2024 or early 2025, with the rest closing in 2028.

A brawl broke out during the Jackson State and the Prairie View A&M baseball game in Texas over the weekend -- with benches clearing amid the chaos ... and now both sides are left dealing with the consequences.

It all went down on Saturday after senior Trenton Bush hit a walk-off RBI for the Panthers -- as the winners were celebrating at second base, a Tigers player sprinted from left field and into the huddle ... and that's when things took a turn.

As coaches tried to break up the athletes, a Panthers player fell to the ground near second base ... but he was eventually helped up to his feet.

Brandi Glanville is auctioning off several outfits she wore during her stint on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" ... 'cause she needs cash amid her intense medical challenges.

Brandi tells TMZ ... she listed several 'fits she rocked on the Bravo series on eBay for two important reasons -- she very much could use the dough ... and the clothes are just too damn triggering.

So far, BG has nine outfits listed on the site ... with bids starting between $500 and $1,000 ... and she tells us they need to sell sooner rather than later.

Yung Gravy isn't denying $20 for a single strawberry is a steep ask ... but if that's what the ladies want, then so be it!!!

TMZ caught up with the country-rap-rocker out in Gravitas Beverly Hills this weekend surrounded by lovely ladies ... and we piqued his interest on the juiciest TikTok craze at the moment!!!

Bourgeois L.A. grocer Erewhon's Japanese strawberry retails for $20 for just 1 piece of the fruit, and Gravy gets easily convinced by the company he keeps. It's reminiscent of the world's oldest story ... Adam & Eve anyone?!?

We also got an update on Gravy and Haliey Welch -- AKA Hawk Tuah Girl -- and her dance-and-tango in the DMs from several months ago ... and turns out there's no news.

Signals got mixed and Haliey's since been accused of running a pump-and-dump crypto currency scheme and has disappeared off the map ... so Gravy is in the market to find a new girl to take to the market.

Angel Reese is takin' a jab at her WNBA salary ... joking (we think) about the paltry paycheck she receives compared to some other super high-paid athletes!

Here's the deal ... 22-year-old Reese played in the Unrivaled 3-on-3 hoops league (though she missed time with an injury), and her Rose BC team won the 'chip, with a 62-54 victory over Aliyah Boston's Vinyl team, securing a $50k bonus.

After securing the bag, Reese went to X and wrote, "50K NEED DATTTTT" ... prompting WNBA star Sydney Colston to respond with a joke, asking if she could hold some cash.