Stars In Heat

With NBA All-Star Weekend underway in New Orleans ... the STRIP CLUBS ARE ALREADY BLOWING UP ... with huge stars and famous strippers going absolutely bonkers!

We know ... ballers like Tim Hardaway and Warren Sapp hit up Rick's Saloon on Bourbon Street -- where one stripper pulled in $3,800 LAST NIGHT!!!

(Though we're told Warren was a little stingy with the $$$ ... which is good since he's still recovering from that whole bankruptcy thing)

Fun Fact -- the strip club scene is expected to be so insane this weekend, joints are IMPORTING dancers from other clubs. We're told Rick's shipped in some ladies from V-Live in Houston.

But these aren't your usual strippers ... we're told the BEST-OF-THE-BEST come to town for All-Star Weekend ... since, historically, people throw more cash around than at any other sports event.

And get this ... NBA players are even organizing their own strip events.

N.O. Pelicans star Tyreke Evans is hosting his own "Strip-A-Thon" packed with some of Atlanta's finest naked ladies ... and the flyer for the party reads "OVER 1 MILLION IN CASH IN THE BUILDING."

Take it away Lil Wayne ...

Erin Andrews took a break from being yelled at by NFL superstars to remind you ... she's actually in pretty good shape.

Andrews and L.A. Kings star Jarret Stoll are on a little couples retreat at the moment -- and decided to spice things up with a stand-up paddle board session.

Not as exciting as getting screamed at by Richard Sherman ... but still, impressive.

Word of advice to NBA players ... wrap it up TIGHT for All-Star weekend -- 'cause the gold-diggers are heading to New Orleans IN DROVES ... so says Mannie Fresh, one of the most powerful guys in rap.

Mannie -- who'll be judging a rap contest in the Big Easy this weekend -- tells TMZ Sports, "It's going down. There's gonna be a lot of chicks lookin' to get theirs ... ogling salaries."

He's right ... and one of the spots the wallet-chasers are sure to hit up is The Maison -- where Manny and Portland Trailblazers stud Damian Lillard are judging the "4-Bar Friday" freestyle rap contest.

FYI -- Lillard created the "4-Bar Friday" challenge on social media ... where people post videos of themselves trying to spit 4 lines of a rap.

Tons of NBA stars have posted their best "4-Bar Friday" attempts online in the past ... including LeBron James, Paul George, Harrison Barnes, Draymond Green, and even Damian himself.

No word if all those superstars are hittin' up the party -- but Manny says one thing's for sure ... "There will be a lot of people with a lot of money."

GIRL POWER has just taken on a whole new meaning -- former Scary Spice Mel B stripped down to a bikini this weekend in Australia with a bunch of her lady friends ... and things got real frisky, real fast.

38-year-old Mel B and her gal pals sunned themselves on a yacht in Sydney Harbor Sunday. Mel's film producer husband Stephen Belafonte was there too, but her BFFs were the ones getting all the action.

"If you wanna be my lover ... you gotta get with my friends."

One of the strippers who posed with Katy Perry inside a Santa Barbara strip club has been FIRED for violating the Cardinal rule ... taking pics of their encounter and making them public.

Sources tell TMZ ... honchos from Spearmint Rhino's corporate offices marched over to the Santa Barbara location earlier this week and promptly fired Cassidy (her stripper name) in front of all the other girls.

23-year-old Cassidy -- pictured above on the right -- was one of the girls working Super Bowl night, when Katy rolled in with boyfriend John Mayer and dropped stacks all over the place.

Cassidy, Katy, and other dancers posed for several photos ... TMZ obtained the pics and posted them a couple days later -- and management was pissed.

We're told Cassidy -- who has a child -- violated her club's "no cameras" rule by taking the photos and making them public and that's why she got canned.

We're told Cassidy was fired in front of all the other girls to send a clear message ... don't mess with client privacy, or else.

Derek Jeter has had a legendary career ... and not just on the field.

During his 19-year run with the Yankees, #2 took down more 10s than anyone else in pro sports ... chicks like Jessica Alba, Adriana Lima, Minka Kelly ... and the list goes on ... and on ... and on.

So even though he's retiring from baseball, it's clear Jeter will keep knockin' it out the park for years to come.

Former Nickelodeon boy band star James Maslow no longer looks like Donny Osmond's stunt double ... these days he could nearly pass for Captain America.

Maslow's transformation in the last year is unbelievable ... going from some 70s mop-haired baby-faced cheeseball to a Chris Evans look-alike in a matter of months.

A good move ... especially if he wants to keep getting jobs in Hollywood ... and not at some Atlantic City variety show.

Eddie Murphy's hot young daughters have some 'splainin' to do ... because TMZ has learned they hijacked their mom and her fiancé Michael Strahan's boudoir for their recent sexy lingerie shoot.

Photographer Dimitri Ray -- who snapped the pics last Thursday -- tells us, the girls chose the master bed inside Nicole Murphy and Strahan's giant Bev Hills mansion as the shoot location ... presumably because it's big and fluffy and ... who the hell knows.

We're told the girls didn't consult with mom and Michael -- who, we're guessing, would have chosen a different location than the spot where they have sex.

FYI, Eddie and Nicole split in 2006. Nicole and Michael got engaged in 2009.

We're told it was 19-year-old Shayne's first attempt at modeling (not bad) but it's old hat for 24-year-old Bria. The photog says the girls wanted to use the shots to pitch themselves to Victoria's Secret.

Good luck with that.

No wonder Eddie Murphy played the donkey in "Shrek" ... his daughters got ASS.

19-year-old Shayne and 24-year-old Bria -- Eddie's children with ex-wife Nicole Murphy -- recently posed for some lingerie modeling shots and wow ... just wow. They grew up fast.

It's a really tough call ... but we still gotta ask ...

British model/actress Kelly Brook used to be known for her giant ... role in "Pirahna 3D". Oh, and her giant boobs too. Now add her ex-soldier BF to the list of reasons you love/hate her.

EYES FORWARD! Quit staring ... at her boobs his muscles.

Katy Perry tipped a girl and she liked it -- then she tipped more -- dropping STACKS on hot strippers after the Super Bowl Sunday night ... and to make it even more awesome, her BF John Mayer was there too.

We're told Katy and John stopped by Spearmint Rhino in Santa Barbara around 11pm Sunday night after the Seahawks devastated the Broncos.

We're told Katy and John spent in the thousands, tipping the girls BIG and getting multiple private dances. Katy even took photos with the girls.

Beats masturbating at home.

Terrell Suggs found out keeping eye contact with a smoking hot Sports Illustrated swimsuit model is way tougher than winning a Super Bowl -- even with a theater full of people watching.

It all went down during an S.I. award show celebrating 50 years of hot chicks ... when the Baltimore Ravens stud DE was presenting an award with Jessica Gomes.

To be fair ... T-Sizzle performed the full body eye exam as part of a corny, scripted award show joke -- but watch the clip ... he clearly enjoyed the view. Or he's a really good actor.

British model Kelly Brook -- who was eaten by killer fish in "Piranha 3D" -- dared to go back in the water in South Beach this week ... along with her wrecking machine of a boyfriend.

The jacked dude on Kelly's arm is David McIntosh -- a model/actor ... who formerly served in the British military as a Royal Marines Commando.

In fact, David says before he got into professional posing ... he served in Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia and Northern Ireland.

It's a great time to be one of Justin Bieber's bros -- because as Khalil found out ... there's a good chance he'll share a stripper's giant pair of boobs with you.

He might also get you arrested ... but seems a like a good gamble.

Aaron Eckhart pumped up his 45-year-old physique by lifting weights on the beach in Santa Monica yesterday, and showed off his rock hard ... abs.

The bulging actor sported some unfortunately clingy swim trunks during the workout session ... nearly overshadowing his scar free bod.

Aaron reportedly busted his ass in the gym for 6 months to get in fighting shape to play 200-year-old Adam in the new film "I, Frankenstein."

Nice build.

With a federal investigation underway into allegations the Oakland Raiders grossly underpaid their cheerleaders ... the Raiderettes are finally getting a shot at a fair income .... thanks to Penthouse.

TMZ Sports has learned ... the legendary nudie mag has reached out to the squad in the hopes of hiring some of the women for a "tasteful pictorial in the magazine."

As we previously reported, one of the Raiderettes has already filed a lawsuit against the team claiming she made less than $5-per-hour ... way less than the state mandated minimum wage. And the U.S. Dept. of Labor is investigating the team.

Sources connected to the situation tell us ... Penthouse is prepared to make a "significant offer" to the women if they're interested in showing a little skin. We're told the mag isn't pushing for full nudity.

In a letter sent to the team squad, Penthouse says ... "You can even wear your silver and black ... or not."

So far, unclear if any of the Raiderettes are game.