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Debbie Reynolds' memorabilia and costume collection has found a home ... her North Hollywood dance studio, which is being turned into a museum.

Todd Fisher, Debbie's son, tells us the studio has 6 rooms for dancing, and now 2 of them will house her collection. Renovations are underway.

Some of the items ... Debbie’s SAG Life Achievement Award and Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, along with costumes from ‘Molly Brown’ and "Singin' in the Rain."

Todd says they'll consider transferring some items to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures when it eventually opens, but for now it'll all live in the studio.

Debbie opened the place in 1979 and a bunch of celebs, including Lucille Ball, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Bette Midler, Cher, Usher and Mariah Carey, rehearsed there.

TMZ broke the story ... Debbie died of a stroke in December just days after her daughter, Carrie Fisher, passed away from cardiac arrest. Debbie was 84.

Morgan Freeman has played a president in the past, but an older Obama may be off the table.

Freeman was at Milos restaurant in NYC Thursday night when our photog posed the question ... if there is an Obama role in his future, and Morgan shut it down with haste.

It's unclear what he meant by "Don't speak Obama" ... but there are some clues. The actor said back in 2011 Obama made racism worse, but only because he motivated the Tea Party to get more vocal.

And when he was a no-show in Sept. when Obama presented a bunch of celebs with a National Medal of Arts -- the prez joked Morgan was off somewhere playing a president. Seems like they're fans of each other.

Morena Baccarin is fed up with sending huge checks to her ex-husband every month ... and she wants the court to cut her a break.

The "Gotham" and "Deadpool" actress says she's paid Austin Chick $340,088 in spousal support, another $100k from their community estate and $147,302 in "Deadpool" residuals. That's more than half a million dollars since June 2015.

According to the docs, Morena's been sending Chick more than $20k monthly as a temporary support deal until they hammer out a permanent agreement. She says that's screwing her over, because she'll likely end up paying way less when the case is finalized. She says she's also pissed he's made no effort to get a j-o-b of his own.

Her bottom line: this Chick's overpaid and underworked.

The American Humane Ass'n finally weighed in on the video TMZ posted from the set of "A Dog's Purpose," and they are virtually ignoring criticism from the movie's Exec Producer that they were asleep at the wheel.

The AHA -- which was responsible for protecting the animals on the set -- spends most of its time in the statement going after the person or persons who gave TMZ 2 videos -- one showing a trainer trying to put the dog in the water and the second where the dog is actually swimming. They note the 2 clips were shot at different times, raising "serious questions about their motives and ethics."

Most interesting ... the clip where the dog clearly does not want to go in the water and the trainer gets aggressive with the animal ... the AHA says, "the handling of the dog ... should have been gentler and signs of stress recognized earlier."

The Executive Producer of the movie has blasted the AHA, saying the org should have put its foot down when it was on set monitoring the scene and then reported the incident. The Exec Producer told TMZ he believes the AHA is compromised because its in bed with the studios.

The AHA says it had a vet check the German Shepherd in question last week and he was a-ok.

Short story ... the AHA never says it did anything wrong.

How do you like your Jason Momoa ... blonde or brunette??

Now you have choices, thanks to NFL stud defensive end Bryan Braman -- who says he gets mistaken for the jacked up actor EVERY DAY!

Braman -- who's about to be a free agent -- says he loves the comparison and says he's even down to be Momoa's official stuntman ... 'cause he's down to do all the dangerous stuff.

But who's got the better abs? Braman states his case.

He also gives us a man bun tutorial on the street -- and one thing's clear ... dude's got BEAUTIFUL HAIR!!!

If you couldn't imagine Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding ... you will now, 'cause she NAILED the most awesome Tonya line ever during filming.

This clip from the behind the scenes of the Tonya movie seems to be recreating one of her many infamous moments ... when Harding got pissed at U.S. Figure Skating officials ragging on her outfit.

If Margot isn't the perfect physical fit for the role ... she's definitely got the mouth down. It's unclear if Tonya really did punctuate the argument this way -- but if she didn't, she'll wish she had when she sees Margot do it.

Malia Obama already has one hell of an entry level job as the Weinstein Company's newest intern -- she's picking and choosing scripts to pitch to execs ... TMZ has learned.

Our Weinstein sources tell us Malia started work Monday and she's ensconced in the production/development department ... reading through scripts and deciding which ones move on to Weinstein brass.

We're told Malia's internship will run through the Spring.

Weinstein gets lots of scripts from top screenwriters and unknowns alike, with good reason -- the company produced some of Hollywood's most decorated films over in the last decade ... like "The King's Speech," "The Artist," "Shakespeare in Love," "Silver Linings Playbook," "Django Unchained," and "Good Will Hunting."

As we've reported ... Malia brushed up on her film aesthetic last week at Sundance ... which she chose to attend on her own time before the internship.

Can George Clooney's best friend ID his buddy? That's the game.

We got Rande Gerber leaving E Baldi Saturday, and we tested the depth of his friendship with his Casamigos amigo with 2 pics ... one showing a Turkish man on a subway which looks vaguely like George, and the other pic is the real deal.

Does Rande win the prize?

John Hurt, who starred in a slew of hit movies, has died.

Hurt, who appeared in "Alien," "V for Vendetta," "The Elephant Man," 'Harry Potter,' "Dr. Who" and "1984," died Friday of pancreatic cancer.

The actor was nominated twice for Academy Awards ... for "The Elephant Man" and "Midnight Express."

One of his last movies has been getting lots of buzz ... he played the head of the israeli Mossad alongside Jonathan Rhys Meyers in the Dan Berk film, "Damascus Cover."

Hurt, a UK citizen, was knighted in 2015, the same year he learned he had cancer.

RIP

BET's New Edition mini-series was such a smash hit ... fans are about to get a bigger dose of Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, Mike, Ralph and Johnny.

Johnny Gill was on "TMZ Live" Friday, and told us he'd just wrapped a convo with the other NE members about getting in the studio to follow up 2004's "One Love."

He also told us they'd be open to discussing a Las Vegas residency ... though it hasn't happened yet.

But, he promised they have more than just an album on the way.

Taylor Swift and Zayn Malik hardly cross paths in their new music video for the "Fifty Shades Darker" soundtrack, but Zayn's gf, Gigi Hadid, didn't put the kibosh on the PDA.

Sources connected to production of the "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" video tell us ... Gigi wasn't even on set when it was being shot and had zero influence on Taylor and Zayn's interactions. We're told Gigi's confident in her relationship with Zayn, and doesn't try to restrict his work ... even if it's with a hot chick, who happens to be her friend.

We're told it just made more sense with the song's lyrics for the duo to be apart in the video -- but even if it called for them to be all over each other ... Gigi wouldn't care. She knows how the biz works.

MMA legend Gina Carano is firing back at Daniel Cormier after D.C. went on TV and blasted her for giving career advice to Ronda Rousey ... saying the UFC star should be "ashamed."

It all started when Carano -- an MMA superstar who quit fighting to become a movie actress -- was asked about Ronda's career during an interview to Fight Hub TV.

"I think Ronda should do whatever she wants to do. She’s only 29,” Carano said ... "She’s an amazing athlete but she needs to express herself as an artist, too."

Cormier took exception and blasted Carano on FS1's "UFC Tonight" -- saying, "Gina Carano. Who are you to tell Ronda Rousey what to do?"

He continued, "If I’ve got to look back on your career and you choosing to act over fighting and continuing to fight, I don’t feel as though, guys -- and you can disagree if you want -- that the career has not been what it would have been if she stayed fighting."

He proceeded to take shots at Carano's role in the movie, "Haywire" -- where her voice was altered in post-production.

Now, Carano is lashing back at Cormier ... saying, "If you knew me and what I've been through to get to where I am. I genuinely think you'd be ashamed of your words. All the best."

Boom.

By the way, Carano's career is nothing to scoff at -- she's had roles in "Deadpool," "Fast & Furious 6" and the upcoming 'Kickboxer' flick.

Judy Garland is no longer in New York ... confused?

Garland, who died in 1969, has been ensconced in a mausoleum in Hartsdale, New York ever since.

The remains of the 'Wizard of Oz' star were removed from the cemetery last Thursday and placed in the cargo hold of an American Airlines flight Tuesday night from JFK to LAX.

We're told the body will be interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery at the behest of Judy's daughter, Liza Minnelli. It's unclear why Liza ordered the move nearly a half-century after her mom's death. People first reported the move.

Hollywood Forever has a slew of celebs who call it home, including Cecil B. DeMille, 2 of the Ramones, Bugsy Siegel, Rudy Valentino, Fay Wray, and Jayne Mansfield. Also buried there ... Mickey Rooney, with whom Judy did several movies.

Milla Jovovich's standing firm against letting her 9-year-old daughter watch "Resident Evil: The Final Chapter" ... even though the kid played a key role in the new flick.

We caught up with Milla Wednesday at LAX and asked her about keeping 'Evil' in the family. Remember ... Milla's hubby, Paul W.S. Anderson, wrote and directed the series, and it now includes daughter Ever Gabo, who plays Red Queen -- a diabolical holographic avatar.

But it sounds like Ever's got some growing up to do before she gets the full Hollywood experience.

Clint Eastwood's Pebble Beach home is up for sale ... and rich folks looking to buy could score an iconic bonus.

Clint's 6 bed, 6,900 sq. ft mansion perched on an ocean bluff is on the market for $9.75 mil, and guess what's in the courtyard ... the Bird Girl statue featured in his 1997 flick, "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil."

We're told Clint is willing to throw in the statue ... for the right price, of course.

The house was built in 1928 and even has a name -- Hacienda Este Madera, which roughly translates to "House East Wood."

Mary Tyler Moore's legendary shows are blowing up Internet sales ... just hours after her death.

Sales for the "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" shot up more than 23,000% Wednesday on Amazon, and numbers for "The Dick Van Dyke Show" -- her first big break -- are up nearly 5,000%.

Mary's most acclaimed movie was "Ordinary People" -- she got an Oscar nom for Best Actress -- so it's no surprise sales for the film have skyrocketed too -- up almost 3,000% on Amazon.

MTM's work is also showing up in the New and Noteworthy section of iTunes right now, and her show's first season is currently ranked #51 in its Top Seasons section.

All in all ... an enormous and fitting tribute.