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Amanda Bynes 

Amanda Bynes Come Work the Strip Gets Bartending Offer.Amanda Bynes' cry for employment has been answered -- an L.A. bar is offering her a high profile bartending gig ... right in the heart of the Sunset Strip.

 Robin Williams Suicide

 Robin Williams Suicide Triggered by Depression, Parkinson's, Paranoia.Robin Williams was struggling with his Parkinson's, anxiety, depression and paranoia just before he committed suicide ... this according the Coroner's report.  

 Kurt Busch's Ex

 Kurt Busch's Ex I Don't Need His Money ... But He Needs Anger Management, STAT. Kurt Busch's ex girlfriend only delayed reporting an alleged domestic assault because she wanted to protect his image ... and desperately wanted him to get professional help for anger issues.

TMZ Sports spoke to a source very close to Patricia Driscoll ... who explained why Driscoll waited six weeks to go to police with allegations the NASCAR driver choked her after a September race in Dover, Delaware.

 Casey Kasem

 Casey Kasem Rotting in Norway.Casey Kasem's body is decomposing in a Scandinavian mortuary ... and his kids have gone to court before there's no body left to bury.

Kerri Kasem filed legal docs -- obtained by TMZ -- asking a judge to force Jean Kasem to bring Casey's remains back to the U.S.

Casey died in June, and his body has been rotting away in Norway since August.

Jean has not even had the body embalmed, according to legal docs. 

Kyle Richards

Kyle Richards I Don't Want, Kim's Pit Bull Destroyed. Kyle Richards is an animal lover and a very forgiving woman ... which is why she does NOT want the pit bull put down that viciously attacked her daughter.

As TMZ first reported, Kyle's 18-year-old daughter suffered a slew of injuries -- requiring 2 surgeries -- courtesy of Kim's pit bull, Kingsley.

Kyle has made it CLEAR to friends and family ... destroying Kingsley is not an option. She knows the dog is extremely important to Kim, who is struggling with ongoing addiction problems and really has no one else.

 Bev. Hills Dine & Dashers

 Bev. Hills Dine & Dashers, Two Girls, One Credit Card, Epic Catfight, Two cash-strapped women got into a nuclear argument that ended in a ferocious slap ... outside Mastro's in Beverly Hills.

Here's the way it looks. The 2 girls are dressed in their best and possibly only real fancy get-ups ... one carrying a Louis Vuitton bag -- or a counterfeit ... we can't tell.

 Jeremih

 Jeremih, Causes Fuddruckus at Fuddruckers, R&B star Jeremih and his entourage allegedly went nuclear at a Fuddruckers ... possibly  because there was nothing better to do in Billings, Montana.

Cops in Billings tell TMZ ... Jeremih and his crew threw beer bottles like it was W.i.P nightclub, causing $700 worth of damage and even worse ... knocking a frier out of commission for an hour.

 Tyler Perry Star

 Tyler Perry Star, Must Stay 2 YARDS Away From Hubby, After Alleged Death Threats, Tasha Smith -- who starred in Tyler Perry's "Why Did I Get Married?" -- has a husband who's got to be asking himself that very question ... he just got a court order forcing her to stay away from him. 

Thing is ... she won't be THAT far away. Smith and hubby Keith Douglas still live together ... so she's been ordered to stay 2 YARDS away while they're in the house together. When they're not at home ... it's 100 yards. 

Amanda Bynes

Amanda Bynes, I Want to Be a Bartender, Amanda Bynes has a plan ... she wants to sling drinks. Sources connected to Amanda tell TMZ ... she wants "a normal life," and she believes working in a bar would achieve that goal. Amanda says she's well aware of the obvious impediment -- she attracts so much attention it would be hard to function as a bartender. 

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Real Housewives

 'Real Housewives' Creators Sue Those Bravo Bitches Screwed Us Over....... A legal war just erupted among the co-creators of "Real Housewives" ... 2 of them say the 3rd screwed them over royally and cut them out of the royalties.

Here's the backstory. Three guys in the O.C. got together in 2005 and came up with the idea for a show about the housewives who lived behind the gates of a fancy community. They knew something about it since 1 of them lived in the exclusive Coto de Caza gated community.

The original name for the show was "Behind the Gates" but it became "Real Housewives of Orange County" the following year.   

According to 2 of the guys --Patrick Moses and Kevin Kaufman -- they all agreed to split the profits. They had a deal with Bravo, but according to the lawsuit Moses and Kaufman filed, the third guy -- Scott Dunlop -- made a secret, side deal with Bravo which cut them out.

Moses and Kaufman say in 2009 they were offered a paltry $8,500 each to release their interests in the project ... and Kaufman actually agreed. But now both are claiming the release is bogus and they want full participation in the entire franchise.

The 2 guys want $5 mil minimum from Bravo and Dunlop.

Artie Lange Banned 

Artie Lange Banned at ESPN  After Slavery Sex Tweets. Artie Lange is persona non grata at ESPN after tweeting a slew of sexual and racially charged jokes about a female African-American ESPN host ... TMZ has learned.

Lange sparked outrage across the Internet Wednesday when he tweeted his graphic sexual fantasy about Cari Champion from "First Take" -- which involved her being a slave owned by Thomas Jefferson. Lange envisioned himself as Jefferson. 

ESPN initially called Lange's tweets "reprehensible," but now a spokesperson for the network tells TMZ they've flat out banned him. We're told ... "there will be no future bookings" for the comedian.

Late Wednesday evening Lange tweeted an apology directly to Champion -- but oddly added that he stood by the "joke" as a comedian.

Lange was also cut from a Comedy Central gig because of the slavery tweets.

Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell, Take My Elf-ing Pic,Off Your GUN Ad... 'Twas the month of November ... long before Christmas begun -- yet a company launched an ad of Will Ferrell ... pushing a deal on a gun.

Poor Will never gave permission for this flyer to be seen ... but there was his beloved "Elf" character ... with an AR-15.

The company which produced "Elf" was especially pissed -- so their lawyers sent a gift ... a cease and desist.

We're told the ad was scrapped ... taken down right away ... out of fear of the cash they might have to pay. So what did we learn from this holiday lesson. Best check with a celeb ... before you show them toting a weapon.

Amanda Bynes

Amanda Bynes, Parents to Surrender Conservatorship..The parents of Amanda Bynes are throwing in the towel ... they'll file legal docs in the next few days handing over the conservatorship over their daughter to someone else, and then they're moving to Texas ... TMZ has learned.

Sources familiar with the case tell TMZ ... Amanda will now be under the thumb of a mental health professional who specializes in handling people with severe mental illnesses. Her parents will ask the judge to transfer conservatorship powers to that person.

We're also told the parents have made arrangements to transfer power over financial matters to another person ... presumably a money manager.

The parents are leaving California and will move to Texas to be near their older daughter. 

Both parents are saying they know they've struck out with Amanda and don't have what it takes to effectively control her. They're hoping once someone else controls Amanda's finances, she'll stop lashing out at them and they can have a relationship ... even though it will be long distance.

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Mark Ballas was in a bad car accident Monday afternoon and ended up in an L.A. hospital ... TMZ has learned.

We're told Mark was driving on an L.A. street, in the process of turning right, when another car was speeding in his lane, couldn't stop in time and slammed into his back right side.

Meek Mill ruined the career -- and maybe the sex life -- of a former Philly cop who now wants the rapper to pay dearly.
As TMZ first reported, Mill was arrested in 2012 for allegedly having weed on him, but when cops came up with zilch he sued the city of Philadelphia. Meek lost the case, but one of the involved officers claims he lost a lot too.

Sonja Morgan better learn how to say "broke as a joke" in French -- she just lost her fabulous St. Tropez villa in her bankruptcy case ... and a bunch of pigs nearly screwed the deal.

Kourtney Kardashian,Kourtney Kardashian
Throws Scott to the Curb
In Hamptons.Scott Disick had a rough Father's Day  weekend ... Kourtney Kardashian threw him out of their Hamptons summer rental

Sara Evans Ex-Husband,I Only Got 25 Chickens,Sara Evans' ex-husband has become a country music cliche ... fighting with his ex, dodging an arrest warrant, and so deep in debt his main assets are a couple of dozen chickens.
Craig L. Schelske filed docs in his bankruptcy case, listing a mountain of debt and a sorry, short list of assets.  For starters he owes Evans $333K.  Lots of other debts as well.

The-Dream maintains he never laid a hand on his baby mama ... and this weekend hinted she was only making brutal accusations against him in order to get paid.
We broke the story ... The-Dream is being accused of punching, kicking and strangling his ex-girlfriend ... when she was pregnant with his child. TMZ even obtained photos of her alleged injuries.

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

McGuiness

The Wanted Singers.Attacked by Knife-Wielding.Homeless Guy..... No good deed goes unpunished ... a lesson learned the hard way Wednesday after Siva Kaneswaran and Jay McGuiness from The Wanted were attacked by a homeless guy with a knife -- after they tried to give him money.

Sources tell TMZ, the guys were in Denver on tour earlier this week and went to see the new Johnny Depp movie "Transcendence" before their concert. We're told they were leaving the theater when they passed a homeless guy asking for money.

Our sources say Siva obliged and gave the guy a few bucks, but he demanded more. We're told the guys turned him down, but the homeless guy wouldn't take no for an answer ... and PULLED OUT A KNIFE.

We're told the guys scuffled with the homeless man and eventually got away. Our sources say neither guy was injured and cops were not called.

And this is what happens when you go see "Transcendence."

McGuiness

Home Gossip Divorce Amicable

Home Gossip / Rumors. Gwyneth, Chris, Divorce Amicable, Because It HAS to Be.........

Divorce Amicable

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin will end their marriage amicably ... in large part because they've each done things during the marriage they DON'T want ending up in legal docs.

Sources close to the former couple tell TMZ ... this is NOT a separation. They are definitely getting divorced. But both are concerned about serious PR damage if the divorce turns ugly, and they don't want to open the door to media reports about them straying from the marriage as well as other issues.......

The concern ... even if the case doesn't go to trial ... any allegation put down in legal docs could end up getting leaked ... and both Gwyneth and Chris agree ... that's the worst case scenario for both of them.

Divorce Amicable

The soon-to-be-exes even spent the weekend together ... with friends ... in the Bahamas -- more proof this is gonna be totally civil.

We're told the divorce will be relatively quick and there are no apparent conflicts.  They will not fight over money and they won't fight over custody. 

Divorce Amicable