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Khloe Kardashian gets a kick out of visiting Cleveland -- where the local bumpkins hardly recognize her and she can FINALLY get a breather from being the enormous star she is.

Khloe went on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Thursday and trashed the 216 with a pseudo-compliment that was actually more of a f*** you, completely dissing Target shoppers in her comment.

Looks like dating Tristan Thompson might be the best thing that ever happened for Princess Khloe ... believe it.

Lil Wayne was so furious about his "Nightline" interview we're told his camp repeatedly demanded ABC News pull the plug.

Sources connected to Wayne tell TMZ ... the rapper's camp sent the network several emails insisting the interview never see the light of day, but ABC never responded. We're told Wayne's rationale was simple -- the interviewer, Linsey Davis, crossed the line by asking questions he says were NOT pre-approved.

We broke the story ... Weezy got agitated when Davis asked a question about his daughter, which he says aggravated him so much ... he blasted the black lives matter movement a few minutes later.

ABC News tells us nothing was pre-approved with Wayne's camp, and, "When it came to the questions and the topics of the interview nothing was off limits."

Wayne was definitely not happy -- we're told he fired his publicists when the segment aired.

2:45 PM PT -- The CMAs have started repopulating its social media with images of Beyonce and the Dixie Chicks. The images were only posted AFTER they became aware we were working on the story.

Even the Dixie Chicks, who rarely say anything in the media these days, are reacting to the controversy on Twitter.

Those reposted images of Bey on Instagram and Twitter are already getting blasted with comments -- some racist and some in support of Beyonce. We'll say this ... the Beyhive is woke.

The folks at the Country Music Awards don't have the stomach for 4 strong women, 1 of whom is black, because they have scrubbed all references and images of Beyonce and the Dixie Chicks from their website.

The performance of Beyonce's hit, "Daddy Lessons," with the Dixie Chicks was by all rights the highlight of the show. Thursday morning Bey and the Chicks had a prominent presence on CMAWorld.com. But check it out now ... it's gone ... completely.

Sources directly connected with the CMAs tell TMZ, the honchos folded to fans who posted racist and other harsh comments. We're told the honchos were especially concerned about the reaction to Beyonce's support and the support of the Dixie Chicks for the Black Lives Matter movement.

Some of the comments included, "That's right folks. Beyonce performed at the CMAs last night & is on a mission to take country music away from us, hardworking white people!" And, "Beyonce overrated racist n***er bitch."

The comments go on ... "@Beyonce the cop hater? No thanks," and, "What place does @Beyonce who vilifies police officers who keep us safe have to do with #CMAawards50?"

In addition to its website, the CMAs have scrubbed the women from all social media platforms. They did not delete the women from Snapchat ... they only deleted the ladies from CMA accounts where users can place comments.

We're told the CMA people "just want this to go away" and feel it was probably a mistake to invite the 4 women in the first place.

Mel Gibson is hot again with his new movie "Hacksaw Ridge," so it wasn't that hard for him to get a little introspective about some of his classic anti-Semitic, racist and sexist tirades.

Mel was on 'The Late Show' when he waxed philosophical Tuesday night with Stephen Colbert about things he would do differently.

Sometimes, less is more, and it's as simple as saying, "Shut the f*** up."

Ronda Rousey's days in the Octagon are coming to an end ... so says the UFC superstar who just announced that UFC 207 is "definitely one of my last fights."

Rousey sat down with Ellen (airs Tuesday) and was asked about her MMA future -- and the 29-year-old made it clear she's thinking about the next phase of her life.

As for her upcoming fight against Amanda Nunes on Dec. 30th, Ronda says she's in killer shape and ready to throw down -- "I finally feel like super ninja good."

Portia Doubleday had a bounty on her head ... in a plot worthy of a Shonda Rhimes show.

We caught up with the "Mr. Robot" star Monday in L.A. where she told our photog about a crazy kidnapping scam where hackers scared the crap out of her family.

The world's biggest 'American Horror Story' fans tied the knot Saturday night with a themed wedding fit for a Supreme.

Michael Scola and Jordan Rodarte's 1920's-style bash was inspired by season 5 -- 'AHS: Hotel' -- and the couple nailed every detail from the cardboard cutouts of the cast ... plus an actual cast member.

The ceremony went down at L.A.'s Oviatt Penthouse, used for the show's fictional Hotel Cortez. For extra spookiness ... the reception was held at Millennium Biltmore Hotel which, according to legend, is riddled with ghosts including the Black Dahlia who had her last drink there.

The coolest part ... guests went nuts when Pepper -- played by Naomi Grossman -- strolled down the aisle in full costume and presented the couple their rings.

Rachael Harris is an employer from hell who worked her nanny like a dog and then stiffed her out of more than a month's pay ... according to a lawsuit.

Davy Salley-Rumph says in legal docs Harris -- who stars in "Lucifer" -- hired her to nanny her kid for 2 months. But Davy says Harris immediately showed her horns by cracking the whip with 12 to 24 hour days, 6 to 7 days a week ... without breaks or OT pay.

Davy says Harris committed a cardinal sin in early October when she fired Davy for no good reason, and then refused to pay her wages for the remaining five weeks of the deal.

She's suing for the back pay, plus penalties and interest. We've reached out to Rachael ... so far, no word back.

Not gonna lie ... these pics from the Spain set of "Game of Thrones" this week are pretty cool -- but they reveal another MAJOR PLOT POINT about Season 7!!

That being said, you already loved the show when you knew what was in the books ... so, CLICK ON THE GALLERY ALREADY!!!

Not gonna give away who's in the photos before you click -- but it's a bloody fight with some major players.

"That's So Raven" star Orlando Brown says there's no real spin-off without him and the rest of the OG cast because it was the group dynamic that made the show a hit.

Raven-Symone announced Thursday she was leaving "The View" to helm part 2 of her ol' Disney series, but when we spoke to Brown on Friday he told us he still hadn't gotten a call about reprising his role.

Brown played Raven's BFF on the show, so fans think he'd naturally be a given for the spin-off, but there was beef between them earlier this year when Raven accused Brown of stealing her phone.

Molly Parker's husband is ending their marriage, but he really took his sweet time doing so.

The "House of Cards" actress married Benedict Matthew Bissonnette in 2002, and he says they separated 7 years later in 2009. Now -- after another 7 years -- he got around to filing for divorce.

Benedict cited irreconcilable differences, but it's been so long you gotta wonder if he remembers the exact nature of the differences.

The good news -- everything seems super cordial. Bissonnette's filing for joint custody of their 10-year-old son and doesn't want either to pay the other spousal support. He also says there are no assets to split.

If only Frank Underwood was this easy to work with.

Tom Sizemore was loaded on set before he ran over a stuntman ... according to a new suit.

Steve de Castro, who worked as a stuntman on the TV show "Shooter," claims he was within a hair's breath of death and suffered multiple broken bones after being run over and pinned under the SUV Sizemore was driving. The suit claims Sizemore was reckless and "intoxicated."

The suit makes it seem Tom was almost out to hurt the guy, claiming the actor "committed a willful and unprovoked physical act of aggression ... by intentionally ... running over his prone body."

De Castro claims producers protected Sizemore ... rather than immediately firing him, they let it slide.

He's suing Tom and the production for his medical expenses and other damages.

Sizemore tells TMZ, he was not under the influence, and even offered to take a urine test after the accident. He says, despite his history, producers said it was not necessary.

Donald Trump came on strong Thursday calling George Stephanopoulos a hater who is so blinded by his former bosses he doesn't see his own hypocrisy.

The 'GMA' host asked Trump about taking time off the campaign trail Wednesday to open his new Washington D.C. hotel. Trump bristled, saying how insane it was to be asked such a question when the media cooed that Hillary took Tuesday night off to see an Adele concert.

Trump also made it clear ... the hotel's grand opening was actually political, in the sense he brought the project in on time and under budget ... something that generally doesn't happen in other buildings on Pennsylvania Ave.

"Shark Tank" star Barbara Corcoran has a message for young entrepreneurs -- GET OUT OF THE GOLF GAME!!!

Barbara was out in NYC when we asked her to name the most OVER PITCHED idea she's been asked to fund -- and it took all of two seconds for her to rail on golf products.

"They're all ridiculous, they're all terrible and they never make any money."

Tell Nike about it ...

The dude who won the social media contest to co-host with Kelly Ripa is coming back, and he's in the running to become her permanent host ... TMZ has learned.

Sources connected with the production tell us, Richard Curtis "blew everyone away" with his performance Friday. We're told he'll be back for another gig, as early as mid-November.

According to one source, the internal feedback on the Pennsylvania high school teacher was "universally positive," and staffers were stunned by his poise and self-confidence.

We're told the 30-year-old married father of 2 is "very much in the running" to get the coveted job. One source connected with the show tells us, "He was the best co-host since Michael [Strahan] left."

'NCIS' star Mark Harmon has a dog that attacked a crew member on set, but the dog has a pretty solid defense.

Sources connected with production tell TMZ, Harmon's dog is a 3-year-old pit bull mix that he rescued as a pup. His name is Dave.

Mark frequently brought Dave to the set, which was a dog-friendly environment. Other cast and crew members brought their dogs as well.

We're told a week ago one of the crew members was roughhousing with Dave ... something he did a lot, when the pooch became scared and attacked.

Our sources say the crew member needed 16 stitches to close the wounds, but returned to the set and is fine.