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CBS isn't taking a chance on a nipplegate repeat ... it's giving a strip club the ax when it comes to a commercial spot during Super Bowl 50.

Tim Tebow can't sing.

He can't even pretend to sing.

But damn ... dude is jacked.

Tim is a contender on Thursday's "Lip Sync Battle" -- and one of his songs is "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor.

Right from the beginning, Tim abandons the faux vocal part of the show ... instead, spending most of his time flexing ... while Chrissy Teigen fawns over him from the DJ booth.

Ariel Winter enjoyed the spoils of turning 18 ... partying at an L.A. hot spot and showing off her body -- so we're guessing her BF had a good time too.

The "Modern Family" star and Laurent Gaudette hit up The Nice Guy Sunday night where she celebrated her recent 18th birthday in an outfit that was long on legs, and heavy on cleavage.

Kyle Richards filmed her first day of 'Celebrity Apprentice' Friday, but unlike the other apprentices, she spent the night in the comfort of her own home.

Sources connected to production tell TMZ, Kyle attached one string to her show contract ... she would not be confined to a hotel during the 30 days of filming. We're told she insisted on going home to studly hubby, Mauricio Umansky.

The caged contestants include Laila Ali, Brooke Burke, Lisa Leslie, Vince Neil, Snooki, Chael Sonnen and Porsha Williams. They're staying in a beachfront hotel while the show films in L.A.

Our sources say Kyle will make appearances in the hotel room, so it may look like she's living there ... but she's not.

7:30 PM PT -- Taryn's legal team says Hartman's request for a restraining order is "suspect" because Taryn hasn't had contact with her in many months. They claim it's actually Hartman who is "under investigation for stalking Ms. Manning and for theft and other crimes" in multiple cities -- and feel Hartman is trying to "obscure her own wrong doing."

Sources connected to Taryn tell us she is planning to take legal action against Hartman, and the restraining order was merely a preemptive tactic ... that failed.

Taryn Manning got in a knock down drag out fight with her makeup artist, daring the woman to stab her to death ... according to the makeup artist.

Holly Hartman filed to get a restraining order against Taryn after several alleged brawls. She says the most recent one happened in November at Taryn's NYC apartment. In the docs, Hartman says the "Orange Is the New Black" star headbutted her in the face, whipped her with a wet towel, sprayed Windex in her eyes and mouth and put her in a headlock.

The way Hartman describes it, Taryn has a death wish. She says during the fight, Manning yelled ... "Pick a knife. I'm wearing a white shirt there will be a lot of blood. You will be famous for killing Taryn Manning."

Even though the alleged violence went down in NY, she filed the docs in L.A. That was a problem for the judge, who's denied the restraining order for now.

Laila Ali vs. Snooki??? Yep.

The cast of the new 'Celebrity Apprentice' has just been announced -- and it's packed with star athletes who will battle it out for Arnold Schwarzenegger's approval ... including 2 ex-NFL players.

Among the jocks ... Ricky Williams, Eric Dickerson, Laila Ali, Lisa Leslie and ex-MMA star Chael Sonnen.

The athletes will compete against reality stars like Snooki, Kyle Richards and Porsha Williams ... singers like Vince Neil and comics like Jon Lovitz.

Arnold will reportedly be joined by celeb advisers including Tyra Banks, Jessica Alba, Warren Buffett ... and Clippers owner Steve Ballmer.

Neil deGrasse Tyson just clapped back at B.o.B -- ASTROPHYSICS style, bruh!

Neil tried to close the book on their "flat Earth" beef by going on 'The Nightly Show' and doing a little spoken word. The bit was funny, but outside ... Neil told us he's serious about convincing B.o.B he can't fall off the edge of the world -- if the rapper's serious about learning.

Check out the clip ... Neil also gives props to his nephew for recording a response diss track to B.o.B.

This is science's version of Kanye vs. Wiz. The Earth is Amber Rose in this scenario.

Cuba Gooding, Jr. played O.J. Simpson in the upcoming 'The People vs. OJ Simpson,' but he says his head is spinning with so much info he still can't figure out if O.J. did the deed.

We got Cuba outside the Westwood Village Theatre where the series was screened. Cuba also said he stands by the Motion Picture Academy.

As for O.J. ... Cuba needs to check out the trail of blood from the bodies to O.J.'s bathroom. And about 50,000 other pieces of evidence.

O.J. Simpson will have to wait to watch "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" on DVD, because his prison only gets basic cable.

Officials at Lovelock Correctional Center in Nevada tell us inmates are allowed to watch television in their cells and common areas ... but the prison does not get FX, which is airing the new Ryan Murphy series.

As we previously reported ... Juice's BFF, Al Cowlings, has already threatened to file a lawsuit if he's portrayed in a negative way on the show. O.J. won't be judge of that ... or get to review Cuba Gooding Jr.'s performance.

You know when a SHARK is shocked by Super Bowl commercial prices, they're pretty damn high!

Check out the clip of "Shark Tank" star Daymond John reacting when we told him a 30-second SB50 commercial is going for $4.5 million.

There's just one problem ... our photog was wrong -- they're actually $5 MILLION!!!

Odell Beckham Jr. ... the dramatic TV star???

The NY Giants WR just scored himself a role on the CBS medical drama "Code Black" ... sharing scenes with Hollywood legend Beau Bridges.

It's not the most challenging role in the world -- Odell will play himself -- but there's potential for real drama as the storyline is based around OBJ trying to convince Beau's character to have lifesaving surgery.

Scott Disick and Tyga had a lot in common Monday ... they were both under fire by hot chicks with big butts.

Scott and Tyga were filming Khloe Kardashian's TV show when they took a break and commiserated.

As we reported, Tyga's baby mama, Blac Chyna, has been hanging with Rob Kardashian which we're told has royally pissed off Kylie and company.

As for Scott, Blac Chyna's BFF, Amber Rose, was hanging with Scott in Vegas over the weekend and started following him on Instagram ... not particularly pleasing to Kourtney Kardashian.

O.J. Simpson's best friend is threatening to sue FX if it dares to paint him in a bad light when 'The People vs. O.J. Simpson' hits the air ... TMZ has learned.

Al Cowlings "despises the media" ... his rep tells TMZ, and he feels like he's being targeted 20 years after O.J. killed Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.

Cowlings is worried his character in the series -- played by Malcolm-Jamal Warner -- will be untrue and damaging to his reputation.

A porn star claimed shortly after the murders Al -- known as AC -- told her he got rid of the murder weapon, saying the knife "was sleeping with the fishes." He denied saying it.

There was also a lot of unsubstantiated scuttlebutt that he cleaned up Simpson's Rockingham house and 86ing Simpson's bloody clothes.

Sofia Vergara was used and financially abused by a beauty company ... according to a lawsuit she just filed.

Sofia says Venus Concept blew up images of her and used them to promote its products around the world. In the suit, she says the whole thing started with an innocent Instagram post.

Sofia says she got Venus' Legacy treatment -- it's a skin tightening massage -- in August 2014. She posted a pic of herself on the table ... which got about 40k likes.

However, she says she actually didn't like the treatment and found it "a waste of time and money with little in the way of any results."

But she says Venus took the ball and ran with it anyway ... putting up photos of her at exhibition booths and on its website with captions like, "Loved by ... bombshell actress Sofia Vergara."

Sofia's beef is Venus never paid her a dime, and she gets MANY dimes to do this kinda work. She says her going rate to endorse a beauty product is a whopping $15 million!

The estate of 'Simpsons' co-creator Sam Simon wants to unload 2 handfuls worth of his Emmys, but the people at the Emmys ain't havin' it ... TMZ has learned.

Simon passed away last year and his foundation listed 10 Emmys -- which he won for "The Simpsons" and "The Tracey Ullman Show" -- through the Abell Auction Company.

They could go for $2,500 - $6,000 each ... however, the Academy of Television says it's the rightful owner of those awards. A rep for the Academy tells us a winner's heirs or successors must "return the statuette to the Academy, and we hold it in storage in memory of the recipient.” Those are the rules.

The Academy broke that news to Simon's estate, and as of Monday morning ... the Emmys have been pulled off the block.

The auction's still going down February 21 and will include pieces from Sam's art collection, like Picasso lithographs and a mini "Thinker" -- but your shot at a 'Simpsons' Emmy is officially dead.

LeBron James' Hollywood success is trickling down to the NFL -- 'cause a Pro Bowl tight end just booked a role on his new TV show ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Jacksonville Jags star Marcedes Lewis confirms ... he just locked up a gig on "Now We're Talking" -- a scripted comedy about 2 washed up QBs who try to become broadcasters.

The show is being produced by Warner Bros. in conjunction with LeBron's Uninterrupted sports-entertainment network for Verizon’s Go90 mobile-video service.

As for Marcedes' part -- he tells us he plays a pro football player who's taking broadcasting courses in the hopes of landing a gig ... and runs into a bunch of old football buddies trying to do the same.

Lewis says Steelers WR Martavis Bryant will also be in the show ... but brags, "I got extra scenes!"

The show is expected to debut in the spring.