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Fantasy and sci-fi movie geeks are about blow serious wads of cash on memorabilia ... including Harry Potter's actual Hogwarts acceptance letter and an X-Wing (miniature) model used to shoot 'Empire Strikes Back.'

TMZ has learned that London's Prop Store is putting original props and costumes from iconic film franchises up for bidding next month. The 'Star Wars' and 'Potter' pieces are expected to fetch top dollar -- $80k to $105k for the X-wing model .. and $4,000 to $6,500 for the Hogwarts letter.

But there's a ton of other movie stuff available too:
- Scar Predator costume from "AVP: Alien vs. Predator"
- Mel Gibson's "Braveheart" sword
- Sloth's mask from "The Goonies"

The widow of original "Cocaine Cowboy" Jon Roberts is getting double-crossed in a deal Jon made to cash in on his life story ... according to the lawsuit she just filed.

Andrea Noemi Roberts says Jon struck the deal with financial adviser Daniel Merandi and his company, M & M Financial -- Jon would get 50 percent from any TV or movie projects related to his 2011 memoir, "American Desperado." Jon died shortly after the book came out, but Andrea says she inherited the deal with Merandi.

Andrea's fighting for every dollar, and with good reason. Jon's book has been linked to a Hollywood project with Mark Wahlberg, Peter Berg and Michael Bay attached ... and it's already been used to make a Telemundo documentary. She's suing to get the half she's due now, plus anything in the future.

Jon was a notorious player in Miami coke smuggling during the '80s -- as told in the award winning doc "Cocaine Cowboys."

Tyson Beckford unloaded on Matt Damon ... essentially calling him 2-faced on the gun issue.

Tyson was leaving Katana in West Hollywood when he scoffed at Damon -- who has spoken out against rampant gun ownership -- but is banking millions by toting guns in the "Jason Bourne" flicks.

"Straight Outta Compton" star Jason Mitchell -- who played Eazy-E -- is under investigation for allegedly attacking a woman in a fancy Boston hotel.

Law enforcement sources tell us they got called to The Ritz early Monday when an 18-year-old woman claimed Mitchell got rough. According to the report, obtained by TMZ, she told police the actor grabbed her arms, threw her to the ground by her hair, called her a bitch and then fled.

We are told the argument started after the woman tried to crash a party Mitchell was having at the hotel...and when she was turned away she got extremely upset. Several witnesses on scene say that the woman actually struck Mitchell first, with an open hand.

The report says other guests could hear the victim screaming for help in the hallway, and The Ritz has since banned Mitchell.

The alleged victim tells us Monday was the first time she'd met Mitchell, who was definitely in town that night. Another fan, not the woman, posted a video of him at a Boston bar.

Cops spoke to Mitchell on scene..he was not arrested. We reached out to his rep ... so far, no word back.

Viola Davis isn't shying away from the headlines surrounding her new movie, "Suicide Squad" -- in fact, she's facing 'em head on in this clip.

We asked Viola -- who plays intelligence officer Amanda Waller -- about director David Ayer getting f-bomb happy at the NYC premiere, and she's definitely got his back.

As for some pretty harsh reviews of the film? Viola seems to be blowing that off, but her reaction to our photog suggesting the flick might get Oscar attention ... is priceless.

Gotta respect her honesty.

It's time to play "Shade or No Shade" ... this time featuring Michael Jordan ... who says if he had it his way, it'd be Blake Griffin starring in "Space Jam 2" ... NOT LEBRON JAMES.

It all went down at Michael's Jordan's Flight School ... the basketball camp MJ held this weekend ... when someone asked him what he thought of "Space Jam" getting a sequel in theaters.

The sequel is of course starring LeBron James ... which makes sense to most 'cause the guy happens to be the best player on the planet right now.

Count Michael out of that most ... he says if it was up to him it'd be Blake Griffin ... a guy we all know is good on-screen and just happens to be one of MJ's Jordan Brand athletes.

Check out the clip and answer the question ... Shade or No Shade?

"Suicide Squad" director David Ayer got straight gangsta at his movie's premiere with a four-letter assault on the superheroes over at Marvel ... and then walked it back real freakin' quick.

Check out the video ... the DC filmmaker definitely got swept up in the hype Monday night when he got on the mic in front of the audience.

He was quick to apologize after the outburst, and claimed he was only repeating what someone in the crowd said.

Too bad he didn't mean it. We all wanna see 'Avengers' vs. "Justice League," right?

Jaden Smith really enjoyed his dad's "Suicide Squad" premiere -- not because of the movie, but because he was all over his girlfriend all night.

Jaden was hugging, sucking face and holding hands with Sarah Snyder during the NYC event.

This is just what they do ... we've seen Jaden and Sarah doing this same routine before out in the streets of NYC.

They're young.

The survival knife Sylvester Stallone used in a 'Rambo' flick couldn't survive a raging wildfire that engulfed a famous stuntman's house.

Loren Janes was the stunt coordinator on "Rambo: First Blood Part II" and his stepson tells us Loren was gifted the knife after they wrapped filming. Unfortunately, Loren's place in Santa Clarita, CA went up in flames last week, and the prized knife was inside.

We're told a bunch of other memorabilia was burned up, including a collection of mugs from John Wayne ... and a Rolex from Steve McQueen.

Janes was McQueen's stunt double in "Bullitt" and other productions. The Rolex was engraved, "To the best damn stuntman in the world."

We're told the stunt community has been extremely supportive with donations to 84-year-old Loren and his wife while they figure out their next move.

Anton Yelchin died without writing a will and now his parents are filing to take over his estate.

Irina and Victor Yelchin filed probate docs in L.A. County on Monday which list the 27-year-old actor's assets. According to the docs, Anton had $731,000 in equity on the Sherman Oaks home where he died in a bizarre accident.

Anton also had $641,000 in cash and personal property.

The "Star Trek" star had no children or spouse. His parents are asking the court to make them administrators of his estate.

As we reported ... Anton's folks plan to file a wrongful death suit against Fiat Chrysler ... maker of the 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee which pinned him up against his security gate.

Will Smith turned more than a few heads when he made a couple unscheduled stops at LAPD stations last week, but we've learned he meant business when he arrived.

Sources close to the actor tell TMZ, Will showed up last week at 2 stations -- including the Wilshire division -- to do a little homework for his cop role in the upcoming thriller "Bright." While he was there, we're told he personally thanked the boys in blue for their hard work.

Law enforcement sources tell us the visits -- he also hit up LAPD's downtown HQ -- were great for morale ... especially in light of recent tensions.

We're told Big Willie did his research for the role, took a few pics ... then bounced.

Oz Perkins -- the actor Reese Witherspoon bitch-slapped in "Legally Blonde" -- is calling it quits on his marriage after 16 years.

Oz, the son of late acting legend Anthony Perkins ... just filed for divorce from Sidney Perkins. According to the divorce petition ... he's asking the court to hold off on deciding spousal support.

Interestingly, he lists their separation date as TBD. That date would be the cutoff point for sharing their assets.

Oz and Sidney got married in 1999. They have two minor kiddos -- 11 and 7 -- and he's requesting joint custody.

A bunch of gangstas invaded Burbank Wednesday armed with ... headshots.

As TMZ reported ... Central Casting put the call out for "gang member types" for the upcoming CBS adaptation of the movie "Training Day" ... and more than a few OGs answered the call.

Check out the vid ... the wannabe actors were NOT offended with CC's call ... if anything, they embraced it.

As one homie put it ... all he had to do was tie his shoes!

Jerry Doyle -- best known for his role on "Babylon 5" -- died Wednesday ... TMZ has learned.

Sources tell us ... a call was made to his Las Vegas home yesterday afternoon after he was found unresponsive. It's unclear how the political radio talk show host and actor died ... but we're told no foul play is suspected. An autopsy is pending.

Jerry starred as security officer Michael Garibaldi from 1994 to 1998 and was married to co-star Andrea Thompson from 1995 to 1997. He worked on Wall Street before going into acting.

As of late ... Jerry hosted a nationally syndicated radio talk show, "The Jerry Doyle Show."

He was 60.

Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas went back in time performing "This Is Me" Tuesday night at the Washington D.C. concert stop on the Future Now tour.

The song is from the Disney Channel OG movie "Camp Rock," which launched both Demi and Joe's careers about 8 years ago. The two also dated for a split second afterwards.

Demi's touring with Joe's little bro, Nick, who handled the guitar riff, and it looks like the throwback went down unrehearsed.

Lindsay Lohan's got more than fiancé trouble ... a filmmaker is going after her for the $10,000 he claims he gave her without getting a damn thing in return.

Matt Martin made a movie called "Little Mermaid," not the Disney one, and approached a Lindsay associate about having her pump the flick to her nearly 5 million Instagram followers.

Matt says in the legal letter, obtained by TMZ, he struck a deal with Yossi Bechor back in October after learning he often arranged deals on Lindsay's behalf. He says the deal was $10k and executive producer credit ... for LiLo to post 3 promos for his film, but 3 months rolled by without a peep.

Martin says he's reached out to team Lindsay and Yossi several times to no avail. So now he's demanding he get the dough back, or he'll sue.

We reached out to Lindsay and Yossi, so far no word back.