Reality TV

Brandi Glanville can win a reprieve from the producers of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" if she plays nice as an occasional guest ... TMZ has learned.

As we reported, Brandi got the ax Thursday after producers decided she was just too much trouble. Brandi was difficult and erratic on the set, fighting -- sometimes physically -- with other castmates.

But sources connected with the show tell us, they are not going to immediately replace her. They're hoping Brandi views this as a "Come to Jesus," and if she comes back for occasional visits, she can prove to them she can act appropriately enough so she doesn't get in the way of production.

It mirrors what happened to Porsha Williams on "The Real Housewives of Atlanta." Porsha got demoted because of bad behavior, made occasional appearances afterward and rehabilitated herself enough to come back as a cast member.

It's Brandi's decision now ... she has to decide if she'll eat crow and accept a reduced role ... and presumably reduced pay.

Kendall Jenner made 3 interesting choices -- grammatically speaking -- when it comes to talking about her dad, Caitlyn Jenner ... and it raises a complicated issue.

Kendall was speaking to an E! reporter in NYC about Caitlyn's docuseries, and said ... "I think that he can honestly do so much good with everything and I'm excited for it. If he's excited, I'm excited for him."

Based on the clip, it's hard to tell if Kendall meant to use female pronouns and slipped up (no biggie, everyone's done it) -- or if she's just continuing to use male pronouns for her father.

Remember ... Caitlyn told the kids, "You can call me dad." So, is it ... 'She's my dad' or ... 'He's my dad?"

Brandi Glanville has gotten the ax on "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," TMZ has learned.

Sources connected with the show tell TMZ ... she's been difficult to work with and most of the girls don't want to work with her anymore.

Several sources say the women don't feel safe around Brandi because of her frequent erratic behavior.

One more twist ... Brandi is tight with Kim Richards, who may also be 86'd from the show. Without Kim, Brandi becomes something of a 3rd wheel.

But we're told producers are open to having her as an occasional guest, but Brandi has not committed.

Rachel Dolezal now has someone who can prove beyond a shadow of a doubt the people claiming to be her parents are not ... and Maury is the man!

"Maury" executive producer Paul Faulhaber tells TMZ, his team is now actively trying to book Rachel and her alleged parents.

Faulhaber says he wants to give all 3 a DNA test and reveal the results on the show.

Rachel told NBC she had doubts Larry and Ruthanne Dolezal are her mom and pop, saying, "I haven't had a DNA test. There's been no biological proof that Larry and Ruthanne are my biological parents."

"Maury" is on hiatus, but Faulhaber says if he can book the trio he'll get a crew together -- and, of course, Maury himself -- and they'll shoot the show.

Faulhaber says if they do the show it will rank among Maury's top 5. He says it ranks right up there with the woman who had twins and the DNA test showed the guy on the show only fathered one!

Ex-NBA star Gilbert Arenas took a cinder block and smashed the hell out of a Mercedes that his longtime GF Laura Govan had been driving ... and he claims the whole thing was revenge for Laura ruining his Netflix account.

Sources connected to the situation tell us the incident went down in 2014 ... when Arenas was so upset, he decided to take his anger out on the luxury vehicle in the driveway of his home.

Gilbert says he has a perfectly good explanation -- claiming Laura had thrown his computer in his pool and smashed 34 windows at his Calabasas home.

Gilbert says, "I don't remember my #Netflix password it was auto saved, you piece of sh*t. u take a person #Netflix away,nothing else matters."

Cynthia Bailey doesn't think video of her husband kissing another woman is evidence of cheating ... seriously.

Hubby Peter Thomas had some 'splainin' to do after video surfaced of him smooching a chick in a Charlotte, N.C. bar. Peter has the standard response ... she's just a friend.

It looks romantic to us ... and everyone else, except Cynthia, who tells us it's just an innocent peck on the cheek. Check out the video and decide for yourself if it's the cheek or the smacker.

Cynthia was vague, acknowledging the video is embarrassing to her but she'll deal with Peter privately. It's unclear if that means a new ring or an ass whooping.

But she insists she's standing by her man. Hey, Hillary did, and now she's running for President.

Some scumbag burglars just hit the home of a former Texas A&M football -- stealing several guns -- and he may have been targeted BECAUSE he's a contestant on "Big Brother."

As we previously reported, ex-Aggies defensive back Clay Honeycutt will be a houseguest this season -- and is already in sequester, cut off from the outside world, as the show requires.

But after he left this past weekend, burglars struck his home in College Station, TX ... stealing all sorts of Honeycutt's belongings ... this according to the Brazos County Sheriffs Office.

Among the items reported stolen:

-- A 70" TV
-- A black Kindle Fire
-- An iPad
-- An Apple laptop
-- Three handguns (a 9mm, a .22 and a .45)
-- A leather jewelry box

The estimated value of the stolen goods: $4,510.

We're told Honeycutt's family believes the jewelry box may have held a ring from his A&M playing days, but they aren't sure and they've been unable to contact him ... per the show's strict rules.

Family members tell us they believe the timing is no accident ... insisting the burglars waited until Clay left for the show to strike his home.

Laura Govan has a message for all the single sexy guys of Los Angeles ... come get it ... telling TMZ Sports she's totally ready to sub Gilbert Arenas' replacement into her love game.

Govan was out in grabbing lunch in Beverly Hills when we asked the former "Basketball Wives LA" star how she's doing after the nasty split -- and nasty engagement ring battle -- with Agent Zero.

Check out the clip -- Laura is absolutely beaming with post break-up hotness ... and says she's definitely "single and ready to mingle" with any studly dudes out in SoCal.

Dating Katt Williams is like winning the lottery, just ask his girlfriend of 7 months, Hazel-E.

The "Love And Hip Hop: Hollywood" star was cruising Bev Hills in a Porsche Panamera bought by Katt ... while wearing a giant ring bought by Katt ... and recovering from a nose job -- wait for it -- paid for by Katt!

Fact is, Hazel's scored a ton of loot from her BF, and she reveals the biggest item in this clip.

Also on display here -- loyalty. Katt's gonna love Hazel-E's shout out to the photog who's suing him for robbery.

Ride or die.

The next "Big Brother" HoH could be a guy from A&M ... 'cause one of the contestants is a former Aggies football player -- who also happens to have a pretty insane physique.

The ex-football player is 23-year-old Clay Honeycutt -- a former defensive back for Texas A&M who graduated in 2014.

We spoke with Clay's dad Lynn -- who also played for the Aggies -- and he told us he thinks Clay's football background will give him an edge on the competition.

"There's a wide diversity of people in the cast and football will help him because he has always gotten along with different groups of people. He's had all kinds of different roommates, so I think that will help him."

One of those people was Johnny Manziel ... who played at A&M from 2011 to 2013.

Audrey Middleton, who will be one of the houseguests on the upcoming "Big Brother," was not always Audrey ... she was born Adam.

TMZ has learned Audrey will become the first transgender on the U.S. version of the show, and she plans to use the program as a showcase ... similar to what Caitlyn Jenner has been doing.

Audrey grew up in a small Georgia town as a boy, and life was far from easy. We're told when she transitioned several years ago, her family had a hard time accepting it, but they're now fully supportive and on board.

The 25-year-old was inspired by Caitlyn Jenner's story, but she's also just a big fan of "Big Brother."

It's a dicey move for producers, given the show has had its share of racist and homophobic houseguests. The show runs a livestream 24/7 and things happen. But we're told it will all become a teaching moment and Audrey is pumped.

Donald Trump's already got his first celebrity supporter ... Terrell Owens ... who tells TMZ Sports he fully supports his former boss' run for the presidency because "he won't put up with B.S."

T.O. -- who appeared on "Celebrity Apprentice" with Trump earlier this year -- says he gained a TON of respect for Trump during their time on the show and thinks D.T. could do great things for the country as the man in charge.

"This may be what the country needs and Trump ... he’s a guy who won’t put up with B.S. and has what it takes to change how government is run."

"With that being said, Trump ... YOU'RE HIRED"

Owens adds, "Plus, as the president, Trump would be able to say he knows me and he likes me ... LOL!"

Terrell says he's got no beef with President Obama -- and thinks he's truly helped change the country for the better -- but says moving forward, he likes Trump.

BTW, earlier this year, Owens appeared on "TMZ Hollywood Sports" and made his pitch for a job in Trump's administration if he's elected. Check it out.

'The Apprentice' will be put on ice during Donald Trump's presidential run ... TMZ has learned.

Sources connected with Trump tell us, Season 15 will not air. The networks cannot give one candidate disproportionate airtime.

Our Donald sources say no one will take Trump's place on the show ... it's simply going off the air until his campaign runs its course.

North West's trip to Disneyland for her second birthday would have been amazing ... if only she could have seen through the massive security team following her around.

The majority of the Kardashian klan made the trip to Anaheim to celebrate, including Tyga and his son.

Instead of trying to blend in, Kanye, Kim and company rolled around with what looked like a dozen security personnel escorting them around the park.

It may be a 'Small World' ... but North's got BIG company in it.

Lamar Odom is taking the death of his best friend hard, and we're told the Kardashian family is worried it could push him back into the dark world of drugs.

We broke the story, Jamie Sangouthai -- who appeared on Lamar and Khloe's reality show -- died Sunday of an apparent OD. Jamie was with Lamar when the basketball star went on a crack binge 2 years ago, and it was common knowledge among their friends Jamie was fueling Lamar's addiction.

Friends of the Kardashians tell TMZ, the family -- and especially Khloe -- are hoping Lamar views Jamie's death as a wake up call so he'll swear off drugs forever. But our sources say the family knows the reality -- that Lamar has had trouble kicking his habit in the long term, and they think that Jamie's death could actually do significant damage to Lamar's psyche.

Khloe has taken no steps to move her divorce case forward with Lamar ... it's been dormant for more than a year, and the judge has threatened to dismiss the case outright. We're told they talk from time to time, although it's unclear if a reconciliation is in the cards.

"Little Women: LA" stars Traci Harrison Tsou and husband Erik are not returning for season 3 because they're expecting their first child, and it’s really nothing short of a miracle.

We're told Traci’s about 4 months along and what’s more… pregnant with an average sized baby boy. The odds of that happening are about 1 in 4 if both parents carry the dwarfism gene.

Traci, who is 4', has tried repeatedly to get pregnant – enduring two miscarriages. Doctors then told her to go the surrogate and egg donor route.

But, in the end, the couple got pregnant the old fashioned way. We're told since it's a high-risk pregnancy she doesn't want the stress of the show to compromise things. What's more, they want to make the child their priority and they think the show would get in the way.

There are no hard feelings between production and the Tsous ... everyone is hoping for one happy, healthy baby.

Congrats.