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Rob Kardashian learned an interesting lesson yesterday ... when you go black, sometimes you have to come back ... because he was reportedly nailed for driving with tinted windows.

The Bev Hills cop was unsympathetic to Rob's quest for vehicular anonymity and served up a citation.

Big sis Kim was luckier Monday. A cop gave her a warning to lighten it up ... then sent her on her merry way.

Kim always seems to get off.

Kim Kardashian likes her windows like she likes her men ... the darker the better ... but moments ago, her tinted windows got her in trouble with the cops ... TMZ has learned.

KK was pulled over in Calabasas earlier today while on her way to the Kardashian family compound.

But this story has a happy ending for Kim -- we're told the cops only gave her a warning ... NO TICKET.

Kanye West had similar luck in January, when cops pulled over Kanye for speeding and tinted windows ... but let him go with a warning.

When Joe Flacco touched down at BWI airport near Baltimore this weekend ... there was no fancy limo waiting for him ... no chauffeur ... just a regular bus to the regular person parking lot ... and the $121 MILLION quarterback hopped on it like everybody else.

TMZ cameras rolled when the Baltimore Ravens superstar QB arrived ... and the guy couldn't have been more down to Earth.

First we talked to the 28-year-old about that McDonald's run he went on the day he signed his deal ... and then we watched him hop on the bus to the $12-per-day airport parking lot.

Guy couldn't have been nicer -- signing autographs and taking pics with everyone who recognized the Super Bowl MVP.

For the record, Joe's a french fry guy ... not really into the nuggets.

Justin Bieber can't trust Lil Twist with one of his REALLY, REALLY expensive cars anymore, so Twist has been reduced to driving around in only one of Justin's REALLY expensive cars.

Twist, who crashed Bieber's Fisker Karma on Tuesday, was spotted out in Calabasas yesterday ... this time riding around in Bieber's Range Rover.

Los Angeles Clippers Star Ronny Turiaf is finally playing ball again in L.A. ... and the welcoming committee presented him with THREE traffic tickets in one day.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ, Turiaf -- who signed with the Clippers back in July after a 5-year absence from L.A. -- was driving in Santa Monica Friday when he caught the attention of cops, because Ronny was blasting music with the windows down.

Police quickly noticed Ronny's whip was one big moving violation -- his front windshield was tinted (violation), he had no front license plate (violation) and he didn't have the proper registration sticker (violation).

Ronny got three fix-it tickets -- meaning he can skate with a small fine if he corrects the problems.

"Thrift Shop" rapper Macklemore is still looking for a come-up ... because Friday morning he caught a flight on America's favorite bargain airline Southwest ... and TMZ has the pic.

Mack -- real name Ben Haggerty -- boarded the discount flight from Burbank to Las Vegas stuntin' in dark shades, a black jacket, and a hoodie ... and he looked incredible.

We're not judging, but it's always pretty incredible to see famous people on Southwest ... guy really lives up to his reputation.

Now THAT'S a cold ass honkey.

Justin Bieber is a really good friend ... because just 2 days after Lil Twist crashed the singer's ultra-expensive, chromed-out Fisker Karma, Bieber's homies were behind the wheel ... again.

TMZ broke the story ... Twist crashed the Fisker into cement poles outside an L.A. liquor store Tuesday, badly damaging the front-end ... and for bad measure he fled the scene.

But Bieber hasn't connected the dots ... because Thursday, one of his pals was back on the road in the same car, which had apparently been repaired quickly.

If Justin Bieber continues to trust Lil Twist with his ultra-expensive cars, then he deserves what he gets, because TMZ has learned Twist had yet another mishap, and this one involves a hit and run.

We've learned Lil Twist was driving Justin's chromed-out Fisker Karma Tuesday, just after 6PM, when he crashed into cement poles protecting a wall at a San Fernando Valley liquor store ... damaging the poles and badly damaging the front-end of the car.

Sources tell us ... either Twist or one of his passengers told an eyewitness, "Do you know whose car this is? It's Justin Bieber's car."

We're told a few minutes later, a BMW roared up to the parking lot and the driver told Twist and the passengers, "Get all the pieces from the car [that fell] and put it in the car [the BMW]." After putting the Fisker parts in the BMW, the 3 men took off in the BMW, leaving the Fisker behind.

Sources say one of the 2 passengers was Chris Brown. His reps have not confirmed or denied.

FYI -- it's a crime to leave the scene of an accident that causes injury or property damage without exchanging info with the victim -- in this case the liquor store owner. We're told this was NOT done.

You'll recall ... Twist also caused thousands of dollars worth of damage when he bottomed out Justin's Ferrari in the Four Seasons Hotel parking lot. And Twist was speeding in Justin's Ferrari January 1st when he was stopped by the CHP. A photog died while taking pics of the scene.

Justin -- don't be an idiot. Cut him off.

8:17 PM PT... Chris Brown's people just got back to us and said he wasn't in the car and wasn't even in town the day of the crash.

Chris Brown says the reason he lost his temper and threatened a valet last night was because the guy tried to fleece him ... TMZ has learned.

A source connected to Chris tells TMZ ... the valet outside PINZ bowling alley in Studio City, CA -- where Chris was attending a charity event -- was supposed to charge $5 a pop ... but when Chris tried to pick his car up, the valet tried to scam him by charging $10.

The source says other people who parked at PINZ last night were charged $5. Chris believes he was singled out because he's famous.

TMZ has obtained NEW VIDEO of the Chris Brown valet incident ... in which it's clear -- BROWN THREATENED THE VALET.

The new footage shows Chris cussing at the valet in front of PINZ bowling alley in Studio City, CA -- where Brown had just attended a charity event for inner city youth.

The valet had asked for the $10 fee before handing Brown the keys -- but Chris refused to pay because he was only at the event for a short time and didn't feel it was fair.

Chris exploded in anger ... getting right in the valet's face and yelling, "Gimme my f*cking keys ... f*ck ten dollars."

Then comes the threat -- "Gimme my keys ... we gonna turn this whole spot up ... I promise you."

11:50 AM PT -- TMZ has obtained NEW VIDEO of the Chris Brown valet incident ... in which it's clear -- BROWN THREATENED THE VALET.

Chris Brown turned his anger issues on a valet parker at a bowling alley in L.A. last night ... cussing at the guy over the $10 service charge ... and TMZ caught the whole thing on tape.

It all went down at PINZ bowling alley in Studio City ... where CB had been attending a charity event with his posse.

But when Chris went to get his car from the valet, the guy working the parking lot asked for the $10 charge ... and Chris got PISSED.

After the valet made it clear he couldn't release the car without the cash ... the singer and his posse surrounded the guy ... and at one point you can hear Chris say, "F*ck ten dollars."

Sources at the scene tell us Brown was angry because he was only at the event for 30 minutes and felt like he was getting ripped off by the valet.

As tensions grew, someone in Chris' posse can be heard saying. "We got the money ... don't worry about it."

But Chris DID worry about it ... and in a threatening manner, told the valet, "We gonna turn this whole thing on out."

A short time later, Brown shouted a last insult at the valet ... it sounded like he said, "Funk ass ten dollars" ... before walking away with his posse.

Justin Bieber needs to rethink loaning his car out to Lil Twist, because his Lil Friend just got another ticket in JB's Lil Fisker Karma.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Lil Twist was just pulled over on the 101 Freeway by CHP because he made an unsafe lane change. Officers cut Lil a break on the lane change but gave him a ticket for tinted windows.

FYI -- it's the same tricked out Fisker Justin was driving when he was racing down the 101 Freeway last year, trying to shake the paparazzi.

And you'll recall, Lil Twist is the dude who got a ticket in Bieber's Ferrari on January 1 when a photog was struck and killed while shooting the scene.

Trouble behind the wheel runs in Bobby Brown's family -- his brother Tommy was arrested this morning for driving on a suspended license ... TMZ has learned.

Brown's older brother -- who appeared on "Being Bobby Brown" and "The Houstons: On Our Own" -- was popped by Henry County PD in McDonough, GA at 5:20 AM. He's being held on $1,805 bond for the driving on a suspended license charge and one additional charge ... improper passing of an emergency/towing/highway vehicle.

The arrest is ironic, when you consider Bobby was sentenced to 55 days in jail earlier this week, stemming from a DUI arrest (his third).

This just hurts to look at ... hours after Afrojack got his hands on a brand new red Ferrari, the world-renowned DJ mutilated the ride by crashing it ... and then posted photos of the car-nage online.

Afrojack -- real name Nick van de Wall -- went on Twitter two hours ago, writing, "I made a new friend!!!" referencing a brand new red Ferrari 458 Italia.

An hour later, he posted an image of the car with its rear bumper torn to pieces ... tweeting, "Ok that sucks. Good thing we're all ok!!!! Lesson in life: don't drive a Ferrari in sh*t weather!"

He added, "For everyone that's asking me why I'm smiling: it's a car."

Yeah, a $240,000 car.

R.I.P.

Will.i.am has a damn good reason for building his hideous expensive cars -- like his new $900,000 Dick-Tracy-from-the-future jalopy -- telling TMZ, it's ALL FOR THE CHILDREN ... in order to teach them science ... or whatever.

We asked Will about the new ride -- recently spotted around town -- and he tells us, "I built the car for a project that I'm doing in inner cities. I round up a whole bunch of people who are qualified to teach kids science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. And through the course, they build vehicles."

He adds, "So I have to build different types of vehicles that can be used in a tutorial. That's the only reason that I build cars ... to invest in tools so kids today can have the skills for tomorrow."

Too bad it's impossible to build a car for less than $900,000.

Puddle of Mudd singer Wes Scantlin stole his ex-wife's SUV this week, smashed it up, returned it hours later ... and then threatened her -- so says his ex-wife ... who is really hot.

Jessica Scantlin tells TMZ, when she woke up Monday morning and noticed her Honda Pilot had vanished from her home -- she immediately suspected Wes because he'd taken it before.

Jessica says she texted Wes' manager to demand the singer return the vehicle asap -- and 6 hours later he texted back the exact location of her wheels.

She says the manager also texted, "Wes didn't take your car" -- leaving Jessica puzzled about how the manager knew where to find it.

According to Jessica, cops impounded the Pilot to have it tested for prints -- but she's "100% sure it's Wes" because the windows weren't broken ... and she claims it's likely he has a spare key.

And there's this -- Jessica claims, in addition to the SUV having jacked up bumpers and a side view mirror missing ... she also got super creepy texts from Wes after the whole ordeal.

She says one read, "Learn" -- and the other ... "You can't hide. I hope you have a shovel."

Jessica's lawyer Brian Kramer filed a legal request to have Wes held in contempt of court for making the alleged threats -- and for taking the car ... which she was given in the divorce.