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Sarah Palin says politicians falling victim to Sacha Baron Cohen's pranks is kinda like the new #MeToo. Seriously.

Palin's still railing at Sacha for duping her -- pretending to be a disabled veteran to interview her -- and says she's justified in her anger, because "all these men coming out now saying, 'Oh, yeah, me too.'"

Unfortunate turn of phrase?

Anyway, she told 'GMA' she walked out on Cohen's prank because he's humiliating middle-class Americans, and blamed a speaker's organization for not vetting the comedian.

Logan Paul and Chloe Bennett just made their big couple debut in public, and their fans -- okay, mostly Logan's -- were all about capturing the moment.

The YouTube star and the "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." star have been rumored to be an item for a while, but confirmed it Thursday when we saw them out together in Beverly Hills ... with a high five.

Check it out -- the 2 were swarmed by fans while our guy asked them questions about their relationship ... like how they're dealing with some fan disapproval, and what Chloe's favorite present from Logan is so far.

Chloe made it clear she was dating Paul Wednesday when she responded to a fan's tweet asking why she'd be with him buy saying ... "He's changed my life for the better and I've done the same for him."

Logan responded by joking he hadn't confirmed anything, but "would be an extremely lucky young man" if he had the chance to date Chloe. Clearly, he had the chance and seized it ... but he tells us he understands why some of her fans would be against dating him.

6:10 PM PT -- Cosby's reps, Andrew V. Wyatt and Ebonee M. Benson, tell TMZ ... "No police officers entered the property nor did any officer from Montgomery County make a request that the 'live' 5-piece band for Mr. Cosby’s birthday celebration, halt their music."

They add ... "Mr. Cosby along with his bride (Mrs. Cosby), family and friends enjoyed beautiful jazz music to honor Mr. Cosby’s 81st Birthday, however, at least 4 Montgomery County Patrol Cars are always parked outside Mr. Cosby’s Philadelphia home for security purposes.”

Bill Cosby's neighborhood filled up with cops on the same day the comedian turned 81.

Law enforcement sources tell us officers in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania received a call Thursday for loud music on Cosby's street. We're told about 4 units responded ... a couple in front of Cosby's home and some went around back.

A witness tells us loud jazz music could be heard coming from Bill's property -- likely from a birthday party -- but once officers arrived, everything quieted down.

According to dispatch audio, the original caller said the music had been playing since 7 AM.

Bill's currently awaiting sentencing after he was found guilty of 3 counts of aggravated indecent assault back in April. He could face up to 30 years behind bars for the crimes. Bill's wife, Camille, only appeared on the last day of the trial ... but, she later called his verdict "mob justice."

Sarah Palin is totally wrong about what happened when Sacha Baron Cohen interviewed her -- at least according to Dr. Billy Wayne Ruddick ... the character Sacha was playing at the time.

Cohen just released a letter addressed to "Vice-President Palin" ... so, right off the bat y'know it's gonna be funny. Sacha, aka Dr. Ruddick, says he's the one who interviewed her, and adds ... "I was in the service -- not military, but United Parcel ... and I only fought for my country once -- when I shot a Mexican who came onto my property."

You'll recall, Palin blasted Cohen for pulling a prank on her that will, apparently, air on his new Showtime series, "Who Is America?" ... which premieres this weekend. She said she was especially incensed that he had posed as a disabled military vet.

Look, fact is Sarah inadvertently gave his show huge promotion, and now he's following through with this in-character rebuttal.

Countess Luann de Lesseps, one of the stars of "The Real Housewives of New York City," has another legal mess on her hands with a lawsuit from none other than her ex and their kids.

Luann's ex, Alexandre de Lesseps, and their 2 adult children -- Noel and Victoria -- are suing her claiming she didn't keep her end of the divorce deal signed back in 2009.

In docs, obtained by TMZ, they say Luann treated herself back in 2013 to a luxurious $3.1 mil pad in the ritzy town of Sag Harbor, NY, but never followed through with creating a trust giving the kids half of the house. That was part of the divorce deal.

Now, they say she's threatening to sell the house and use the cash to buy herself a new crib in upstate NY ... which would mean the kids never got their cut. They want the court to declare she's in breach of the divorce and move forward with an injunction blocking the house sale.

The greatest competitor in the history of "The Challenge" ain't playin' real football anytime soon ... 'cause the dude was straight-up ROCKED by the NFL's Maurkice and Mike Pouncey on Thursday!!

Unclear why Johnny Bananas was in Boca Raton, Florida training with NFLers Mark Ingram, Carl Lawson and the Pouncey twins ... but, the MTV show's star openly accepted the invitation for the beatdown when it all went down.

Egged on by Ingram ... Bananas tried pass rushing on the Pounceys -- who are anchors on the Steelers' and Chargers' O-lines -- and the reps didn't go well for Johnny.

J.B. was thrown to the turf a couple times ... and, at one point -- he was run from the field to the wall by Mike!!

Bananas wasn't better in pass pro either ... getting blown up when trying to block Bengals stud Lawson.

J.B.'s probably best to stick with competing against dudes his own size on his reality TV show -- new season premiered Tuesday night.

12:15 PM PT -- We're told the workout with the players was part of a show Bananas is shooting for NBC.

Teairra Mari's revenge porn lawsuit against her ex-boyfriend is going nowhere fast ... according to the ex, who maintains SHE leaked their sex tape, and therefore has NO case.

Akbar Abdul-Ahad tells us, although Teairra's going forward with the lawsuit, she hasn't been shy about trying to cozy up to him for some, uh ... well, you have to see his description. Point is, he now firmly believes what Teairra's 'L&HH' costar Milan Christopher claims about her posting the explicit footage herself.

You'll recall ... Milan said Teairra was acting strange the day the sex tape went public, accusing Akbar of leaking it before it was even posted.

George Lopez gave Donald Trump's Hollywood star his version of the No. 1 treatment ... unleashing a massive fake pee stream all over it.

The comedian -- who has made no bones about his beef with the Prez -- was in Hollywood Tuesday and coincidentally found himself right in front of Trump's star on the Walk of Fame. After chatting up fans, George decided to unload his water bottle a la fake pee on Trump's marker.

Check it out ... everyone seemed to enjoy the spectacle, and GLo was pretty relieved too. (Pun intended).

Dan Rather says he can handle a little Hollywood interference to make a Thailand cave rescue movie, because the story is just that great.

We got the CBS News legend Tuesday in NYC hours after it was announced that all 12 boys from a youth soccer team and their coach were successfully saved from a flooded cave after being trapped for more than 2 weeks. Dan had 1 word for it this AM ... any guesses?

Our camera guy also asks what he makes of Hollywood types rushing to crank out a movie about the rescue, which Dan acknowledges is definitely going on and seems to frown upon.

Here's a bombshell revelation from "The Bachelorette" ... the guy who had a cup of coffee with a couple of NFL teams says he's still a virgin -- and blames football.

Colton Underwood -- a former tight end who spent some time on practice squads with the Chargers, Raiders and Eagles -- decided to share his secret with Becca on Monday night's episode.

It did not go great ...

"I haven't had that many girlfriends or that many dates because of sports," Colton said ... "I spent a lot of time working on football Colton and I sorta forgot who personal Colton is."

"And because of that I still am, I am a virgin," the 26-year-old admitted.

So, how'd Becca handle the news? She wasn't thrilled ... and excused herself from their dinner date to think about if she wants to spend the rest of her life with a guy who still has a V card.

Spoiler Alert: Colton got a rose anyway ...

'Love & Hip Hop' star Milan Christopher insists his castmate Teairra Mari's revenge porn case is NO case at all ... because he claims SHE, not her ex-bf, leaked the sex video behind the lawsuit.

Quick refresher ... Milan's the guy who was with Teairra when she allegedly smashed her ex Akbar Abdul-Ahad's car with a metal pole. She claims he posted their sex vid to humiliate her after she dumped his ass.

However, Milan tells us Teairra's claims just don't add up when he thinks about the timeline the morning she told him about the allegedly leaked video. He also has a theory about why she'd lie. Hint: it involves professional help.

As we reported ... Teairra sued Akbar, along with 50 Cent ... and her lawyer, Lisa Bloom, claims to have a significant piece of evidence implicating Akbar, who denies being the source of the leak.

Forget Kanye West running for president, The Game thinks Kim Kardashian West has a real shot at the White House, and it's because she reaches a huge demographic Hillary Clinton does not.

We got Game Sunday night outside Catch in WeHo, and asked him about Kim visiting women in prison to help with their release programs.

Game cut straight to the chase, saying Kim should just run for prez in 2020 because she's got access to millions of 18-year-old, white, female voters who all have something else in common ... thanks to her sister, Kylie.

If there really is strength in numbers, Game makes an interesting point.

Sooo ... Kim/Kylie 2020? Even if they don't run, hard to deny the influence they could have if they seriously endorsed a candidate.

Robin Wright says her interactions with Kevin Spacey were all between "action" and "cut," and she had no clue about his alleged predatory behavior.

The "House of Cards" star spoke publicly for the first time since Spacey was embroiled in a storm of sexual assault accusations. Robin told Savannah Guthrie on "TODAY" she's not heard from Kevin and doesn't even know how to reach him -- translation, they were not buds outside of work.

TMZ broke the story ... Kevin's facing 3 new sexual assault allegations in London by 3 men. There are additional allegations in London, and there's also an active criminal investigation in Massachusetts involving a then 18-year-old man.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus is getting some well-deserved R&R -- months after completing her cancer treatments -- and looks like she's ready to bust out the Elaine dance any day now.

Julia and her husband, Brad Hall, are vacationing in Hawaii. The "Veep" and "Seinfeld" star is rocking a bikini that shows how fit she is on the heels of chemotherapy.

As we reported, she announced she had breast cancer last September, and completed her last round of chemo in January.

The couple's been exploring the island of Lanai with friends ... hiking and just hanging out at the beach. Their vacay proves Julia's bouncing back strong, and you can tell she's excited about it.

Sacha Baron Cohen's back to his old tricks ... pranking politicians. And it was former Veep Dick Cheney's turn.

Sacha teased a clip Sunday on Twitter about his upcoming new project ... and for unknown reasons Sacha decided Cheney was his next perfect victim by getting him to sign his "waterboard kit." Seriously. And Cheney -- a huge proponent of the controversial interrogation technique during his time in office -- gleefully obliges with his John Hancock.

After signing it, Cheney actually says, "That's a first. That's the first time I ever signed a waterboard." Unclear what's creepier -- that Sacha thought of this and actually asked Cheney, or that the former VP of the United States of America had no qualms signing a "waterboard kit."

As for Sacha, apparently the comedian/prankster has been undercover secretly filming a new show for a year. Showtime has been pimping a new comedy it dubbed as "perhaps the most dangerous show in the history of television," and it appears as though that is what Sacha has been working on. That show's slated for July 15.

Just for kicks ... here's a taste of Sacha in action. Sorry, Ron Paul.

A heated competition's brewing over Nickelodeon's "Double Dare," but Viacom -- which owns the popular game show -- isn't playing around ... and filed a lawsuit to prove it.

According to new legal docs obtained by TMZ, a man named Charles Armstrong -- Prez and CEO of Armstrong Interactive -- filed trademark paperwork in January for "Double Dare" ... months before Nickelodeon aired the reboot of the show on June 25.

Viacom admits in the docs it let its trademarks for "Double Dare" expire in 2001 and 2002, but claims it has continuously used the name since the show's debut in 1986 for TV programming, live events and merch ... therefore, it never lost the rights to the name.

The company also claims Armstrong has a slimy history of squatting on classic kids' TV titles in an "illegal scheme" to "exploit the goodwill of other popular shows" ... including "Wonderama," "Kids Are People Too" and "Romper Room."

Regardless, Armstrong allegedly fired off a cease and desist letter to Viacom in May, warning the media company that if it went ahead with its relaunch of "Double Dare" ... it would be doing so "at its own risk" of legal action.

Viacom risked it and, along with airing the reboot ... is now suing Armstrong to get a judge to declare that "Double Dare" belongs -- and always has -- to Nickelodeon.