The Kardashians

Kylie Jenner helped tattoo her initials on the hand of Lionel Richie's son ... which is both stupid and not entirely legal ... and TMZ has the video.

It all went down at a recording studio in Hollywood on Friday night. According to our sources, Kylie was there with sister Khloe Kardashian, French Montana and Miles Richie.

We're told Miles (who is 19) was getting ink from John Petro, who has tatted up the likes of Soulja Boy and Lil Wayne ... when Kylie decided she wanted to help out.

Sources say Kylie threw on some gloves and put her hands on top of Petro's as he administered the tat -- sorta like when a father lets his kid sit in his lap and "drive" a car.

But according to the LA County Dept. of Public Health, only people over 18 can give tattoos -- or even participate in the process -- and Kylie is only 16.

If authorities decide to go after Jenner, she could be hit with a misdemeanor and fined up to $1,000 ... and Petro could have his license suspended.

As for Richie ... well his punishment lasts for eternity.

Being friends with Kim Kardashian ain’t cheap since she insists on constantly getting married and having bridal shower after bridal shower after ... y'know.

Seriously, Kim ... the useless gift industry (looking at you, gravy boats) thanks you.

Kim Kardashian put on a white dress this afternoon in Beverly Hills, but it wasn't to marry Kanye West ... it was just for her bridal shower.

As TMZ first reported, the only thing holding up the Kimye wedding now is the prenup. According to our sources, the pair should sign on the dotted line this week, opening the door for the wedding ... which we're told would take place around Memorial Day.

Plan your schedules accordingly. Not that any of us are invited ...

Kourtney and Khloe won't be taking the Hamptons any time soon -- despite announcing plans to tape their new spin-off in the ritzy Long Island villages -- TMZ has learned, NO ONE wants to rent to them for the summer ... so far anyway ... because they're more trouble than they're worth.

Real estate sources tell TMZ, Kourtney and Khloe have been on the hunt for a massive Hamptons property to rent for the summer while they shoot "Kourtney & Khloe Take the Hamptons."

E! announced plans for the new show in March, but perhaps too soon -- because we're told producers have hit brick wall after brick wall while trying to lock down a house to shoot in.

All across the Hamptons, sources tell us, homeowners have unanimously rejected the Kardashians out of fear they'll bring negative exposure to the wealthy communities.

We're told the biggest concern is having paparazzi swarming around neighborhoods. Now a homeowner could step up and save the day for them ... but we're told so far no one is biting.

Pretty funny ... one Southampton snob tells us, they're all worried the Kardashians will "attract trash and ruin Southampton," so they want them to go to East Hampton instead, which is notably more "new money." But we're told even East Hampton doesn't want them.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West can't get married, because their prenup is still being hashed out ... TMZ has learned.

Sources connected with Kim and Kanye tell TMZ ... the prenup won't be signed until next week -- probably Wednesday at the earliest. We're told the marriage will NOT take place until both sign on the dotted line.

Our sources say -- unlike Kim's prenup with Kris Humphries -- the current negotiations are friendly ... there's no fighting. We're told there's just a lot to work out, and it got complicated by the fact that Kanye recently changed management.

As for the wedding ... it's looking like Paris ... around Memorial Day.

Former Vogue honcho Andre Leon Talley is definitely our pick of the week.

Talley dug deep during his interview with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West during Monday night's Met Gala ... and then touched the golden couple with his fool's gold.

It's unclear how much time passes before the dig and the touch, but Talley is clearly seen touching Kim's shoulder as he kisses her goodbye ... before using the same hand to shake Kanye's.

Kim Kardashian jetted off to Paris to get ready for her upcoming wedding to Kanye West ... and when she landed photogs got a giant surprise ... in the shape of Serena Williams' bubble butt.

Serena and Kim hooked up for the Greatest (Ass) Show on Earth ... oh, and also because S-Dub’s probably a bridesmaid.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are doing something that seems to go against their DNA ... getting married PRIVATELY and without fanfare, and we're told it's going to happen this week.

Sources connected with the couple tell TMZ ... they already have a marriage license and plan to tie the knot before the week is out.

We're told it's strictly on the QT ... so much so they got a "confidential" marriage license so no one officially knows.

Sources tell us ... with a confidential license, K&K won't have to appear publicly at a courthouse to get married ... instead, an official from the court will actually go to them and perform the ceremony privately in their home.

And then, in about a month -- after they're already legally married in California -- we've learned Kim and Kanye will hold a lavish, blow-out wedding ceremony in Paris.

They got engaged on Kim's birthday ... October 21.

French Montana and Khloe Kardashian either sunk to a new low -- or were totally brilliant -- in their use of a panhandler to shield them from cameras this weekend.

You gotta watch this video of them leaving Crustacean -- as Khloe darts for her SUV, she stops to give the panhandler some money ... she even takes a photo with him.

Generous, right? Well, watch what happens in the background as she mugs with the guy.

Kylie and Kendall Jenner have two words for Selena Gomez -- GOOD RIDDANCE -- because as far as they're concerned ... Selena's the toxic one in their lives, not the other way around.

TMZ broke the story ... Selena cut ties with the Jenners after Coachella because she associates them with all the trappings of Hollywood excess -- drugs, booze, drama -- and she considers them a distraction from her real passion ... music.

But sources close to the Jenner girls tell us, Selena has it twisted -- not only do Kendall and Kylie eschew drugs and alcohol ... they believe Selena's the real drama-obsessed party girl. After all, she's the one who's been to rehab.

We're told things came to a head at Coachella -- Selena had a paranoid meltdown over Justin Bieber, accusing him of hitting on other girls ... and they all had a falling out.

And the Jenners aren't the only ones who've accused Selena of being a bad influence -- as we reported, even Justin blamed their relationship issues on her drinking problems.

Selena Gomez has turned her back on former BFFs Kendall and Kylie Jenner because she wants to focus on what's really important -- MUSIC -- and thinks the Jenners are nothing but a toxic distraction ... sources tell TMZ.

Sources close to Selena tell us, the singer had an epiphany after Coachella last week -- where she was surrounded by booze and drugs while hanging with the Jenner girls, Justin Bieber ... and all the hangers-on that come with them.

We're told Selena's sick of that scene -- so she's decided to cut out what she considers the biggest sources of negativity ... Jenner girls included.

Selena made the cut official, and public ... by unfollowing Kendall and Kylie on Instagram. She also deleted all her Coachella selfies with the sisters.

The Insta-purge continued ... with Bieber and a bunch of others getting dropped -- and, in fact, she's currently following ZERO people.

We're told Selena is determined to stay on the straight and narrow -- focusing on music and, get this ... going to church almost daily.

Makes ya think ... must've been one helluva party at Coachella.

Justin Bieber's gone, but residents of his old Calabasas gated community think they have a new demon neighbor ... Kourtney Kardashian.

Neighborhood sources in The Oaks tell TMZ ... residents complained to the homeowners association after TV crews set up a "movie type production" outside the mansion Kourtney recently bought from Keyshawn Johnson.

Our sources say neighbors were pissed because filming is not permitted inside the gated community ... and because the crew was there well into the night -- when contractors, gardeners and other workers are not allowed.

Sources close to the Kardashians tell us the cameras were there for one day of exterior shots for "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" ... and won't be back.

Kim Kardashian cannot get enough of herself ... hitting up a newsstand on Tuesday to buy up every issue of her Vogue magazine cover she could get her mitts on ... but why did she wait three weeks after the magazine hit shelves?

The video might answer the question ... as she and Kendall Jenner go rifling through the magazine racks, a camera crew (most likely from her reality show) is tracking their every move.

General admission tickets to the annual festival cost around $400 bucks ... but V.I.P tickets -- which we're guessing they bought -- run for $800.

Must be nice.

The Kardashian sisters, and their brother, just ended their year-long legal battle to get their late father's diaries back from his widow, and they came out on top ... TMZ has learned.

Kim, Kourtney, Khloe and Rob Jr. had filed a federal lawsuit against Ellen Pearson last April ... claiming she was selling off family secrets from Robert Kardashian's diaries to the tabloids.

Now lawyers representing the family tell us the kids have reached a settlement with Pearson ... and will immediately regain possession of Dad's diary.

We're told they're also getting family photo albums from Pearson.

Our Kardashian sources tell us the kids are ecstatic because they're finally getting what Robert had willed to them.

A group of pranksters is on a diabolical mission to destroy the Kardashian family -- planting fake stories in the media, spreading nasty rumors, even making fake restaurant reservations -- at least ... Kris Jenner thinks so.

Sources close to Kris tell us, the matriarch is convinced she and the rest of the Kardashian family are the victims in an elaborate prank plot -- and she believes the people behind it are the same people who spread rumors she was in a sex tape.

We're told the group is responsible for a string of pranks against the family -- planting bogus stories about the sex tape, Kris dating a rapper, Kim's wedding, Rob Kardashian in rehab, and more.

Even crazier ... Kris believes one of the pranksters has been impersonating her to a tee, booking fake photoshoots and fancy restaurant reservations around the country.

We're told the group booked a Kardashian reservation at every Nobu in America last week -- and Kris only found out when her phone rang off the hook with requests to confirm. We're told Kris has now given her favorite restaurants code words to verify Kardashian reservations from here out.

Just when you thought the Kardashians couldn't get any faker.