Reality TV

Todd Chrisley isn't joking around on his reality show "Chrisley Knows Best" -- he really does drug test his son ... calling it "a necessity."

Our photog in New York City caught up with Chrisley and the rest of the family, where we picked his brain on good parenting ... and what he thinks is the biggest problem facing kids today.

Chrisley has said on his show he's spent a million bucks on rehab facilities for his 23-year-old son Kyle ... but now tells us why Kyle has to be drug tested weekly.

Watch our clip ... Todd makes it clear the testing's not just for cameras.

Kris Jenner has a medical problem that required her to go to the hospital, and even though they're separated when times get tough her go-to person is still Bruce.

We've learned Kris just went to a hospital in Thousand Oaks -- near her home -- for X-rays and possible tests for an undisclosed medical problem. She was accompanied by Bruce, who we believe came from his home in Malibu to be with her.

Kris and Bruce have actually become closer we're told since their separation, because there's no tension over the relationship anymore -- they're simply close friends and confidantes.

Again ... it's unclear why Kris needed to go the hospital.

In other words ... batten down your hatches when Josh pulls into port, ladies!

So much for reality television ... the 21-year-old star of "Southern Charm" who had a pregnancy scare on the show -- but said her test came back negative -- just had a baby.

Sources close to the show tell us Kathryn Dennis gave birth to a healthy baby girl 2 weeks ago -- the very day the pregnancy-scare episode aired on Bravo. And the baby daddy is her mega-rich 50-year-old co-star Thomas Ravenel.

The hookup between Kathryn and Ravenel was one of the big storylines on the show ... but at the time, pregnancy tests showed Kathryn was NOT pregnant.

But after filming ended, we're told Kathryn and Ravenel began shacking up in Palm Beach, FL -- where they now live as a couple -- and Kathryn got pregnant for real.

"Are You the One?" star Chris Tolleson was the one ... who along with a few friends, rescued a guy from a burning car just minutes before it burst into flames.

Tolleson tells TMZ he was in a car with a group of friends in Virginia Beach a few weeks back when they drove up to an accident scene and discovered a car that had just crashed into a tree ... and was ON FIRE.

Tolleson says he and his friends ran out of their car and found a guy unconscious in the passenger seat (there was no driver to be found) but the door was blocked by a tree. He says he and his friends pulled the tree back enough so they could open the door and dragged the guy out of the car.

After Tolleson says they dragged him 50 feet or so, he says they could hear the car starting to crackle, so they dragged him another 50 feet. Tolleson says the car blew up just a few minutes later.

Tolleson says his other two friends suffered first degree burns from the fire, while he got cut up from helping to remove the tree.

The victim suffered serious injuries. No word on his progress.

Chumlee from "Pawn Stars" was quite the popular guy this weekend ... hanging with a bevy of beauties at Rehab pool at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas.

He's lost about 75 lbs. in the last year, and stars on a super popular reality show, but we're sure the girls were totally into him for his personality.

Former "American Idol" finalist Nikko Smith wants the world to know ... he is NOT the Nikko Smith who stars in a sex tape with "Love & Hip Hop" star Mimi Faust -- but he's not exactly embarrassed by the mistaken identity.

Nikko -- who placed 9th in Season 4 -- tells TMZ, his phone has been ringing off the hook with calls from concerned friends and family members who read about a Nikko Smith's sex tape. He says fans have been tweeting him non-stop too.

'AI' Nikko says he's never dated, or even met Mimi Faust -- but adds he's cool with being compared to her boyfriend -- mostly because sex tape Nikko's hung like a moose.

He tells us, "There could be worse things linked to my name. At least the guy didn't murder someone."

"Love & Hip Hop" star Mimi Faust is finally making love not war -- in a BRAND NEW SEX TAPE -- and her partner in slime is her co-star and BF from the reality show.

Vivid honcho Steve Hirsch tells TMZ ... he got hold of the sex tape starring Mimi and Nikko Smith, and then contacted them to sign off on it going public. He says "Love & Hip Hop" producers also gave their blessing ... presumably in an effort to spice up the reality show for next season.

We've seen clips of "Mimi & Nikko: Scandal in Atlanta" ... it's the real deal and it's intense. It's scheduled for release later this month.

Kyle Richards and her rich friends were ON THE LOOSE this week ... partying at a West Hollywood nightclub like girls 1/3 their age.

The "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star hit up iconic gay bar The Abbey on Thursday night to celebrate a friend's birthday ... and to do some risque table dancing.

According to our sources, Kyle and co. arrived around 11:00 PM and stayed til closing at 2 AM ... so, hardly what you'd call a rager.

We're told Richards is quite the barfly -- at the Abbey, anyway ... where she frequently sips on margs (Skinny Girl, we're sure) and is known for leaving fat tips.

The owners of "Amy's Baking Company" returned to "Kitchen Nightmares" Friday to defend their volatile viral episode from last year -- and just like before, it was a total trainwreck.

Amy and Samy Bouzaglo were on the show last night and miserably attempted to tell their side of the story -- specifically regarding their vile comments on Facebook (which they claim were hacked.)

For those who missed it ... Gordon Ramsay walked off "K.N." for the first time last year -- after the baking company owners refused to accept criticism for things like pocketing waitstaff tips and picking a fight with a customer.

Although Amy and Sam insist they were hacked last year ... history repeated itself.

Being a reality star might be too much work for Mema from "Hollywood Hillbillies" -- the 70-year-old had to be rushed to the hospital while she was in NYC to promote her Reelz TV show.

We're told Mema was leaving her hotel Thursday when she fell ill. Her grandson and manager David Weintraub found her walking out of the lobby to hail a cab that would take her to the ER.

Mema's temp was 104. She spent the night at the hospital and doctor's think the 12-hour-days media tour was just too much for her.

Two construction workers claim Lisa Vanderpump's husband Ken Todd attacked them ... then accused them of blackmail ... all because of a construction beef last year at Todd's West Hollywood restaurant.

The workers -- brothers Kevin and David Cazaref -- claim they were demolishing a sidewalk with a concrete chipper ... when Todd approached them "in a rude and aggressive manner" to complain about their work.

According to the lawsuit, Todd got even angrier when Kevin asked Todd to show him the right way to do it -- and eventually shoved Kevin. David then flagged down a Sheriff's deputy to report the incident.

According to docs, the deputy talked to Todd, who apologized ... and offered Kevin "a sum of money as a gesture of good faith" -- but when the brothers rejected his offer (while standing at an ATM) ... Todd got mad and started yelling he was being blackmailed.

The Cazarefs are now suing for assault, battery and slander.

Well, that didn't take long ... a huge fight broke out on the FIRST day "Love & Hip Hop L.A." started shooting -- and TMZ has video which shows Ray J was in the middle of the mess.

The brawl went down between Ray J's GF Princess Love and singer Teairra Mari inside a nightclub.

Check out the video ... Princess goes wild when she sees Teairra standing with Ray J.

Sources close to production tell us Princess demanded to know why Teairra was with her man ... and also claimed she saw photos of them together.

We're told Teairra simply said, "I don't care" ... and then it was on ... with Princess throwing the first punch.

Our sources say landing Ray J for the show was a huge score ... he had originally turned down offers to join the cast.

Porsha Williams claims a songwriter is so desperate for attention ... he's accusing her of stealing his music... but Porsha says she can prove the guy was totally into his tune being used on the show.

On Sunday night's episode of "Real Housewives of Atlanta," Porsha sang a song called, "Perfectly Worthless" ... and that's exactly how it sounded, according to the guy who wrote it.

Pierre Medor -- who's worked with Usher, Diddy and Nelly -- says he only gave the song to Porsha to test her voice ... and had no idea the song would end up on the air.

In fact, he claims he made a deal for someone else to record it.

But Porsha tells TMZ ... Medor signed a waiver with Bravo for his appearance on "RHOA" -- and even sent a text message saying he LIKED hearing his song on the show.

The text to Porsha's rep said, "It's cool. It was a good look! Now we need to get a record done."

Khloe Kardashian and French Montana are going through a lot of effort to try and and show people they aren't banging ... which TOTALLY means they are.

KK and FM hit up Hooray Henry's in West Hollywood Wednesday night, but took ridiculous steps to exit separately. First it was Khloe, blowing off our photog's questions and heading into her SUV.

Then, as if he was waiting for the precise moment when Khloe got inside her car, French emerged from the club -- skirting our questions as he walked to his car ... where Scott Disick was dutifully waiting inside.

Funny side note ... watch as Scott yells at French when French tries to get in the driver's seat. You can barely see Scott behind French's MASSIVE bodyguards.

As TMZ first reported, the pair spent last weekend together -- Khloe helped French look for houses in LA, before the pair spent Saturday night at a strip club in Phoenix.

Kandi Burruss was NOT offended by Fantasia's foulmouthed wedding speech. Contrary to reports she was horrified at Fantasia's f-bomb barrage ... Kandi LOVED it.

The "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star tied the knot with fiance Todd Tucker on April 4 -- and was reportedly mortified when Fantasia took the mic at the reception, calling Kandi "the realest bitch" and "my motherf****n’ friend." She also went on about Kandi's big ass.

But Kandi's rep says she was NOT horrified in the least, telling us, Kandi laughed her big ass off at Fantasia's speech ... and the two had a blast at the wedding.