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The 15-year-old girl voice of "Dora the Explorer" attempted to bully a classmate into smoking by calling her a p**** ... according to a lawsuit filed the classmate's parents.

The parents just filed new docs in the suit which include quotes from the anonymous student describing the encounter. She says Fatima Ptacek was encouraging her to smoke a vape pen. The girl says, “I told her I didn’t want to, but she called me a ‘p—y’ and my competitive side kicked in.”

In the docs, the girl adds Ptacek “said some very unkind, hurtful things that in the moment made me feel vulnerable.”

The girl's parents are pissed because after the incident their daughter was expelled from her $40,000/year Manhattan private school, while Ptacek merely got a 3 week suspension ... according to the NY Post.

Peyton Manning tells TMZ Sports he was very impressed with LeBron, Carmelo, D-Wade and CP3 -- saying their passionate ESPYs speech was not only excellent ... but effective.

Carmelo Anthony did exactly what he promised he would, and got 3 other NBA superstars to help him open the ESPYs with a powerful speech addressing the recent shooting tragedies in America.

'Melo, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James all stood on the darkened stage -- and each made a personal plea for athletes to join the fight against police brutality and violence against police.

Wade, in particular, seemed to get choked up.

Shemar Moore's 11 seasons worth of tardiness finally paid off for his "Criminal Minds" co-workers ... who just got laced up with some pricey and ironic gifts from the actor.

Shemar left the show last year, but sources on set tell us he surprised his old cast and crew by showing up this week with 379 Swiss made Fortis watches. Each one has his initials and "always on time" stamped on the face -- a clear nod to Shemar NEVER being on time.

They ain't cheap -- a regular Fortis costs anywhere between $600 to $1500, but maybe he got a deal for buying in bulk.

John Hetlinger made it to the big time -- and it only took 82 years!

Hetlinger -- who went crazy viral for rocking out to Drowning Pool's "Bodies" on "America's Got Talent" -- will join the band onstage Friday in front of thousands at Chicago Open Air music festival.

Like a true rock star -- priority #1 is partying. The band says it's treating John to all the alcohol he wants.

Hetlinger will join Drowning Pool at their signing booth after their set -- here's hoping he gets to autograph someone's boobs.

What's the budget like when Jon Gruden and his wife go shopping on Rodeo Drive? Depends who you ask ...

Check out this funny moment when Gruden's wife, Cindy, told us she doesn't keep score when hittin' the shops in Bev Hills. Clearly, Jon does.

BTW, Gruden is reportedly the highest paid on-air personality at ESPN -- with one insider claiming he rakes in roughly $6 MILLION per year!!!

Rich Homie Quan has just dug a hole to China ... because he's now blaming a malfunctioning teleprompter for his now infamous performance at VH1's "Hip Hop Honors."

RHQ says he went blank during the song "Get Money" because the prompter wasn't rolling properly. This is what he says were the "technical difficulties."

Being one of the biggest stars of the Pokemon universe wasn't enough to get actress Veronica Taylor any special treatment -- she was shut out of all the "Pokemon Go" action.

Veronica played Ash, the Pokemon trainer, on the animated show's first 8 seasons -- and she tells TMZ, she was dying to jump on board to play when 'PG' was released last Thursday. However, game creators initially limited the number of people on the game -- to prevent crashes -- and Veronica got the short end.

Check out the video ... Veronica had some interesting advice on how to safely play the game -- and also revealed when she was finally able to join the craze.

Yes, Ash is currently attempting to catch 'em all.

Rich Homie Quan is pleading for forgiveness after his Biggie disaster during the VH1 "Hip Hop Honors."

The rapper says, "I assure you that I never intended to disrespect Biggie Smalls. I have long respected his work and his contribution to the rap game."

RHQ poured his heart in the Instagram apology adding ... "I will forever be sorry to New York, my fans, Biggie Smalls, Lil Kim, and all the Hip Hop community for my performance. I hope you can accept my apology."

As for what exactly went wrong when he forgot Biggie's lyrics in "Get Money" ... he said it was a combination of nerves and technical difficulties.

And for the record ... Faith's already forgiven him.

Biggie's ex wife, Faith Evans, is defending Rich Homie Quan after what some are calling a career-murdering flub during the VH1 "Hip Hop Honors," but she also says he needs to bone up on hip-hop history.

RHQ hopped onstage for Lil Kim's Junior M.A.F.I.A. classic, "Get Money" ... but forgot most of the Biggie lyrics he was supposed to spit. It started when RHQ rapped "Play Nintendo with Cease and Alamo" ... instead of "with Cease and Nino" -- and it all went downhill from there.

Faith says if RHQ had a clue about Junior M.A.F.I.A. members Lil' Cease and Nino Brown ... he wouldn't have screwed up that lyric.

Still, Biggie's ex-wife thinks people should let Quan off the hook because everyone makes mistakes.

Hip-hop fans, especially in NYC, haven't been that forgiving, but hey ... it wasn't "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Super Bowl.

Queen Latifah says you can't measure racial progress by looking at how many African Americans are on the Forbes 100 list ... it's all about getting passed over while hailing a cab.

The Queen spoke at the VH1 "Hip Hop Honors" and made it clear ... racism is flourishing in America, and it goes way beyond police brutality.

Listen up known world ... Shaquille O'Neal's ex-wife, Shaunie, is about to give you some valuable information ... she's gonna tell you how you get ANYTHING you want from the Diesel.

We got Shaunie out at LAX and asked her what made Shaq change his mind on the whole reality TV thing?

As we previously reported ... the whole family is set to star in a new show (the next Kardashians) later on this summer ... but given how chilly Shaq has been towards the reality thing before we had to know.

How'd you convince him?

Check out the clip -- Shaunie tells us what you have to do to get Shaq on board with something ... and exactly how you have to do it.

The stuntman Tom Sizemore ran over should make a full recovery ... we've learned his injuries were not as massive as first thought.

A rep for the actor tells TMZ the "Shooter" stuntman suffered 2 broken ribs and a wrist ... requiring surgery. A production source backs up the medical assessment.

TMZ broke the story ... Sizemore was behind the wheel when he hit the gas on a Cadillac SUV, running over and pinning the stuntman. He was airlifted to a local hospital.

Production sources say Tom was only supposed to jump in the vehicle ... not drive it. Tom says that's not true ... the scene called for him to drive away.

2:55 PM PT -- Sizemore's rep tells TMZ the stunt coordinator prompted him to "pull out" once he got in the SUV. He says 3 cars pulled out at once. Tom, who was driving the SUV with Omar Epps, says he followed instructions, drove off and never saw the stuntman before hearing a "thump."

A stuntman in a new TV show was badly hurt Wednesday after being struck by and pinned under an SUV, which we're told was being driven by Tom Sizemore ... TMZ has learned.

"Shooter" was being filmed at Agua Dulce Airport ... near Los Angeles, where they were filming a sniper scene. We're told Tom was supposed to run into the Cadillac SUV and just sit there until the scene ended, but he put the vehicle in reverse, hit the gas, and ran over the stuntman.

Eyewitnesses tell TMZ ... 8 guys on the set tried in vain to lift the car off the stuntman. Someone finally brought in some equipment and they were able to jack the car up and free the man.

According to one first responder, the stuntman "is in real bad shape." He was airlifted to a nearby hospital. His condition is unknown.

The show stars Ryan Phillippe, Omar Epps and Sizemore.

Pablo Escobar's brother just put Netflix on alert -- cut us in on "Narcos" ... or else.

Roberto Escobar -- the accountant in Pablo's empire -- fired off a letter to Netflix in which he demands the media company put the brakes on season 2, unless the company gets a sign off from him.

He claims season 1 was riddled with inaccuracies and lies and says his brother would not like the portrayal one bit.

Roberto calls his letter -- obtained by TMZ -- "a friendly request for cooperation." He wants a cut of the profits.

The letter itself is interesting for several reasons. Our sources say it was written by Roberto at an undisclosed location in Colombia. And it's stamped with the Escobar family seal.

Roberto claims undying loyalty to Pablo, saying, "I was Pablo's closest ally, managing his accounting and he is my brother for life."

Good news for the parents and kids freaking out about losing "Doc McStuffins" ... contrary to the buzz, we've learned the show's coming back.

Disney Junior posted its renewal list last week and the show was MIA. That triggered the hashtag #RenewDocMcStuffins. A rep for the network tells us they're in the middle of production for season 4.

It's still unclear if there will be a season 5, but the statement says, "We'll be delivering more 'Doc McStuffins' episodes, beloved characters and great stories, for a long time to come."

The show's main character is African-American and has achieved socially significant status.