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Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise went to the mountaintop ... but were forced to come down ... though certainly not as dramatically as her ex-hubby would do it.

Katie had some downtime from shooting "The Giver" in Cape Town ... so she took Suri to Table Mountain -- a famed tourist spot with stunning views. It's one of the new 7 wonders of the world.

Turns out it was a bad day for sightseeing. It was cloudy, windy and cold, making it almost impossible to see in front of your face.

Suri was clinging to her mom while they waited for a cable car to take them down.

Tom surely would have strapped her to his back and rappelled down the mountain. After all, that's the way they do it in Afghanistan.

Justin Bieber -- the cause of mas destruction all across South America!

TMZ has photos of rowdy fans in Argentina ... destroying barricades outside his hotel in Buenos Aires.

Bieber and his entourage arrived about 4am this morning at the Hotel Faena ... where a group of out-of-control teenagers tore down wooden walls erected for crowd control.

Pics show the Biebs outside the hotel -- pants sagging -- being questioned by an officer in a patrol car ... but there's no indication Justin or his boys had anything to do with the vandalism.

Bieber is touring through several South American countries. He left Brazil yesterday ... just hours before police there decided to charge him for defacing property by spray-painting graffiti on a building in Rio de Janeiro.

Never wanting to miss Upper Body Day, 65-pound Justin Bieber attempted a pull-up in Brazil on Tuesday -- and nearly burst every capillary in his face.

10:10 A.M. PT -- Bieber has now been charged with illegally tagging the wall of an abandoned hotel in Rio ... according to reports. It's a misdemeanor crime and Bieber could be fined ... but he's already left the country.

Ignorance of the law is no excuse, unless you're Justin Bieber -- because that's what he's claiming now that police are trying to contact him in connection with illegal graffiti in Brazil.

Bieber was photographed tagging up a Rio building Tuesday, and local police reportedly launched an investigation ... even going to Bieber's rented mansion to question him, but the singer was gone by the time cops arrived.

FYI, defacing buildings is a crime in Brazil punishable by up to a year in jail ... and thanks to these photos, police now have reason to believe Bieber is guilty.

But sources close to the Biebs tell us, the singer is pleading ignorance, insisting he was advised by locals to tag the buildings in question -- and presumed it was okay.

Not like it matters now, we're told Bieber has since left Rio and probably won't be back for a while.

You'll recall, Bieber's been on a tagging frenzy in South America -- just last week he was spraypainting the phrase "Free Breezy" in Colombia.

Ian McKellen has magic underwear ... and yesterday, he showed off his special tighty-whities during a theater performance in New York City.

Of course, the face protecting Ian's pooper is Gandalf from "Lord of the Rings" -- the character played by Ian in the LOTR movies.

Fun Fact -- the undies were actually a gift from "Watch What Happens Live" host Andy Cohen.

Mazel.

Conrad Murray -- a black man -- decided he wanted to go trick or treating as a gorilla last night ... and even swung from a tree. And it got us thinking ... why the hell would he do that???

Considering the history of horrible racist people comparing blacks to apes, it just seems like a bad idea.

Then again, there are some people in our office who feel that if any white person (or Latino, Asian or anyone else) can wear an ape costume on Halloween, a black guy should be able to do the same thing.

Say goodbye to Pamela Anderson's iconic long blonde hair -- the "Baywatch" legend has pulled a full-on Michelle Williams, chopping her beautiful flowing locks in order to more closely resemble a 12-year-old boy.

But let's give credit where it's due. Macaulay Culkin has been rocking this noise since the 90s.

The plot thickens with Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian ... they both showed up at Kanye West's concert in Downtown L.A. Monday night ... but just how close they were is up for debate.

We got this pic of Lamar showing up -- ALONE -- at the back of Staples Center. We also got far off shots inside the venue of Kylie waving to someone.

And there's this. Khloe tweeted a pic of the stage and wrote, "Yeezus."

There are multiple people who were tweeting they saw the whole Klan together at the concert -- including Khloe, Lamar and even Bruce.

Justin Bieber is kicking himself right now ... because ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez and her perfect 21-year-old ass just hit Miami Beach in this bikini.

Beats stripper ass any day of the week.

Conrad Murray is a shadow of his former self, looking noticeably older and gray, as he chowed down on his first post-pokey meal -- IN-N-OUT!

Murray looked business casual after wearing standard issue orange for 2 years. He was able to evade cameras as he left jail at 12:01 AM, thanks to the L.A. County Sheriff's Dept.

According to his receipt, the whole meal cost him $8.94, including two Double-Doubles, something he probably dreamed about for months.

For comparison's sake, here's Murray's mug shot from 2011, taken moments after he was convicted of manslaughtering Michael Jackson. The good doc looks a good 20 lbs lighter now.

David Spade has something in common with all your un-original friends ... they dressed up as foxes for Halloween this year.

That's right ... Spade (and millions of others) took a page from the wildly popular viral video "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say)" by Ylvis ... and rocked the trendy costume.

At least he didn't dress up like Miley Cyrus at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Now go watch the video and enjoy having the song stuck in your head.

... for the rest of the day.

Miley Cyrus' little sister just one-upped Miley in the reckless behavior department by breaking the law -- driving a car around town even though she's only 13-YEARS-OLD!!

Noah Cyrus was spotted behind the wheel of a Fiat 500 Thursday -- with Billy Ray Cyrus in the passenger seat ... a clear violation in California where you must be 15-and-a-half just to get a learner's permit.

Laws be damned ... BRC looked pretty happy with Noah's skills behind the wheel -- smiling as they tooled around a quiet street in their neighborhood of Toluca Lake, CA.

Truth is ... Noah taking the wheel 20-months ahead of sked shouldn't be shocking -- Billy Ray and Tish Cyrus' M.O. is to let their kids act like adults. Remember, Miley bought her own house when she was just 17.

We called Billy Ray to find out what was up with the illegal driving sesh -- but he hasn't gotten back to us. By the way, BRC and Noah can't be ticketed since an officer didn't witness it.

David Beckham has gone from soccer to sock-her ... he crashed into a female driver as he was leaving his Beverly Hills driveway.

No one was hurt ... but it appears Beckham was at fault by pulling out without having a clear right of way.

The other driver's front panel is clearly dented, but that's about it.

Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr put on a united front ... by reuniting ... the day after they announced their marriage was kaput.

Miranda, Orlando and nearly 3-year old Flynn strolled through Central Park this morning -- with one accessory noticeably absent ... their wedding rings.

Orlando told us on Friday there were no hard feelings between him and Miranda ... and they would still remain a family.

Although they have said the marriage is over, neither has pulled the trigger and filed for divorce -- at least not so far.

Divorce doesn't always have to be a nuclear experience.

11:30 PT -- Looks like they had no problem showing off a little PDA as well.

The fate of the Los Angeles Lakers rests in the hands of Kobe Bryant ... which is why it might be concerning that his hands are near the mouth of A LIVE MAN-EATING LION!!!

Kobe faced down the king of the jungle at an L.A. studio today ... during a commercial shoot for Turkish Airlines. Kobe's a celebrity spokesman for the airline.

Check out the pics above ... that's Kobe sticking his right hand (his shooting hand, mind you) directly up to the lion's mouth.

Fortunately, Kobe emerged without a scratch ... and he's lucky ... 'cause as everyone knows, big cats can be dangerous to humans. Just ask Adam Sandler ...