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Janelle Monae says gospel singer Kim Burrell has been 86d from "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" in the wake of her homophobic rant.

Janelle told our photog at LAX Burrell sunk herself with an anti-gay church sermon last week.

Kim did a duet with Pharrell on the soundtrack of "Hidden Figures," so she was supposed to sing it with him on Ellen's show this week ... and Janelle -- who's one of the movie's stars -- is also set to be a guest. Now, Janelle says it'll just be her and Pharrell.

Janelle also has some choice words for Burrell.

As for Ellen ... she confirmed Janelle's remarks Tuesday morning on Twitter, saying "For those asking, Kim Burrell will not be appearing on my show."

George Michael donated thousands of dollars so a stranger could have a baby ... according to the woman on the receiving end of his charitable effort.

Jo Maidment appeared on the UK's "This Morning" to share the secret she says she's kept for a long time ... George paid for her IVF treatment years ago.

After coming on the same show in 2010 to talk about how expensive IVF is ... she says an anonymous businessman called into the clinic to donate 15,000 pounds in her name.

Jo never knew who was behind the donation until after she gave birth to her first kid in 2012. She says she got flowers with a card ... from none other than George.

The TV show that made '90s kids care about science is coming back ... and we've learned a bunch of original classmates will be riding on "The Magic School Bus" for the reboot.

No new info's been released since Netflix announced in 2014 they'll be remaking the classic animated kid's series -- but TMZ spoke with one of Ms. Frizzle's students who gave us the scoop.

Producer Stu Stone, who voiced Ralphie, says a bunch of the original classmates have signed on for new roles in the reboot.

Production just started but Stone says Netflix is going all out for this one ... giving it the "Fuller House" treatment. That means a big budget, celebrity cameos and a ton of surprises.

Co-starring with the likes of Billy Bob Thornton and William Hurt is making a 15-year-old kid a ton o' dough ... as in six figures before he can even drive alone.

Britain Dalton is on David E. Kelly's Amazon lawyer drama, "Goliath" ... and according to the kid's contract, he's making $12,500 per episode for the first season of 8 episodes. That's $100k payday for a kid with just a handful of films under his belt.

Under California law, 15% of a child actor's pay goes into a trust until they turn 18. Sooo ... he'll get a nice bonus in December 2019.

The bridal shop featured on TLC's hit TV show "Say Yes to the Dress" gave a woman the wrong size gown for her wedding, yet wouldn't refund her thousands of bucks ... so she claims in a new lawsuit.

Randi Siegel-Friedman just filed suit against Kleinfeld Bridal in New York for refusing to refund just over $12,000 for a custom dress she says didn't even fit come time for her wedding.

In the docs, she says she discovered the top and bottom of the gown were the wrong size just a few months shy of the ceremony. Adding insult to injury, she says the bottom wasn't the fabric she picked.

Since her date was right around the corner, Randi says she ended up getting a sample dress off the rack. When she tried to return it for a refund ... she says Kleinfeld refused.

Simple math ... Randi wants her $12k back.

JonBenét Ramsey's older brother just followed through on his promise to sue CBS for insinuating he killed his sister ... and he's gunning for $750 million.

Burke Ramsey just filed suit against the TV network for its special about JonBenet earlier this fall, where some experts openly theorized that Burke had taken a flashlight to his little sister's head.

He's reportedly asking for $250 mil in compensatory damages and $500 mil in punitive damages.

You'll recall ... Burke already sued one of the experts CBS used on their special, Dr. Werner Spitz, for $150 million ... to which Spitz responded by saying he should be allowed to speculate about who killed JonBenet.

Burke's attorney at the time, L. Lin Wood, previously told us he was planning to sue CBS on his client's behalf. It's unclear if he's repping Burke for this suit.

CBS had no comment.

Carrie Fisher and Garry Shandling shared a stage together on late-night once upon a time ... and we got a clip of the rerun that's re-airing this week.

Antenna TV will be running an old episode of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" Wednesday night, with Carrie and Garry as his guests in '83. It's as classic a Hollywood moment as they come.

As we reported ... the 2 stars both passed away unexpectedly this year -- Carrie from cardiac arrest and Garry from a blood clot. Here's to better times.

The Church of Scientology has gone on the attack against A&E, alleging a glaring double standard by cancelling "Generation KKK" but touting its Leah Remini anti-Scientology program.

TMZ obtained a letter Scientology's lawyer fired off to A&E, in which it scoffs at the network's decision to pull the plug on the 'KKK' show because producers paid some of the Klan members money. A&E said it was a direct violation of its policies to pay the subjects of a documentary.

The Scientology lawyer counters in the letter, "Church of Scientology understands that two on-air accusers/participants in Leah Remini's docuseries, "Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath" received substantial cash payments for their participation, in violation of the same standards."

The letter goes on to essentially accuse A&E of becoming partners in Remini's show, giving them "free advertising and promotion for anti-Scientology books they have published."

And the lawyer says, "It is hypocritical for A&E to proclaim its intent to 'expose and combat racism and hatred in all its forms' in cancelling the KKK show and at the same time promote Leah Remini's program which promotes hatred that A&E claims that it wants to stop."

An official at A&E tells us there's a difference in the 2 shows because Remini is an executive producer on her show and she's "not the member of a hate group."

We reached out to Remini's rep but so far, no word back.

Betty White could be the next celeb to go in 2016 ... or so some people feared when they set up a GoFundMe page to spare her life.

Demetrios Hrysikos set up the crowdfunding page for Betty Tuesday, apparently in light of Carrie Fisher dying this week ... and all the other high-profile celeb deaths this year.

Less than 24 hours after going up, it looks like Betty's life is worth just a little over $2,000.

On the page, Demetrios writes ... "Help 2016 catch these hands if it goes anywhere near Betty White! If she's okay with it I will fly to where ever Betty White is and keep her safe till Jan 1 , 2017." He says he plans to donate the cash to the Spartanburg Little Theatre in South Carolina ... to help foster a new generation of great actors.

The woman who plays "Supergirl" is super over her marriage ... and just filed to divorce the former "Glee" star she married back in 2013 ... TMZ has learned.

Melissa Benoist just filed court docs seeking to end her 4 year marriage to Blake Jenner ... who played Ryder Lynn on "Glee" after winning the role on Oxygen's "The Glee Project."

Both 28-year-old Melissa and 24-year-old Blake later got roles on CW's "Supergirl" -- where Melissa plays the main superhero ... and Blake appeared on 2 episodes.

In the court docs, Melissa cites "irreconcilable differences" for the split -- and wants to block the court's ability to dish out spousal support to either of them.

They have no kids ... so no issues there.

One last thing, she wants to change her legal name back to Melissa Benoist ... and drop the Jenner thing for good.

Seems to be the only person in Hollywood who doesn't want to be a Jenner these days.

George Michael will live on with a new album in 2017 ... but it's one everyone knows well.

We've learned "Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1" will be re-released, in conjunction with a Showtime special on the singer's life, that focuses on the period in which he recorded and released the epic album.

Sources connected with the singer tell us there will be no new music released ... just "Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1" with "unique packaging."

As for the Showtime show, we're told it was commissioned by Channel 4 in England and then sold to Showtime for airing in the U.S. The show is essentially complete. George was "tinkering with it" but it's in the can.

Michael narrates the program, which contains unseen interviews that span his singing career in Wham! and as a solo artist. Some of the people who appear on the show -- Elton John, James Corden, Stevie Wonder, Tony Bennett and Ricky Gervais.

Kenyon Martin says George Karl "took a shot at my mom" when he claimed the NBA star didn't know how to act like a man because he didn't have a father in his life growing up.

Martin just appeared on "Undisputed" on FS1 to address the incendiary comments his former coach wrote about him in his new book ... and Kenyon didn't hold back.

"You're taking a shot at the way she raised me ... and other single mothers out there. You're taking a shot at them."

"My mother was my mother and my father. So for you to say that ... you disrespecting her."

The Ku Klux Klan members featured in A&E's upcoming docuseries, "Generation KKK," agreed to open their lives, but we've learned the network did not open its checkbook.

Production sources tell TMZ ... the families profiled on the show agreed because they feel they're misunderstood. They somehow want to convince viewers they are not a racist group but rather a "race preservation group."

The trailer A&E just released ignited a firestorm of criticism because everyone assumed the subjects and network were profiting from hate.

Our sources say the show was shot as a documentary and, as such, the subjects didn't get a dime. Their motivation was using the show as a platform to recast their image.

Milo Ventimiglia -- who plays the dad in "This is Us" -- says his character is on the show for the long haul, even though he's long dead.

We got Milo jumping on his chopper in Bev Hills after a meal at La Scala ... undeterred by the rain.

The awesome actor revealed the 2 fake dads and one real one he admires.

Alan Thicke died of a "ruptured aorta" -- a massive tear in the body's largest artery -- according to his death certificate.

According to the official doc ... doctors desperately tried to save Alan's life by performing a median sternotomy -- it's a surgical procedure where doctors literally crack open the sternum to open up the area around the heart and lungs so they can operate.

Alan was stricken with the heart attack at around 11:15 AM last week. He died 3 hours later in surgery at Providence St. Joseph's Medical Center in Burbank. Time of death was listed at 2:14 PM.

TMZ broke the story ... Alan died of a heart attack last week while he was playing hockey with his 19-year-old son, Carter. He was transported to Providence St. Joseph's Medical Center and died there.

This is blasphemy ...

"It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day is living a LIE ... telling TMZ Sports he has no real love for the Philadelphia Eagles ... and actually roots for the New England Patriots.

If you don't watch 'Sunny' (you're missing out, show's hilarious) Day plays Charlie Kelly -- a crazed Eagles fan whose love for the team often gets him into hijinks.

When we got the real-life actor out in L.A. he revealed to us that it's all a goof ... and not only does he not root for the Eagles ... he actually sides with the evilest of all football empires.