ESPN Announcer -- Did He Drop an F-Bomb During NBA Broadcast?

During last night's game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Chicago Bulls, ESPN's Jon Barry either dropped a very causal F-bomb or ... well, we really don't have another option.As Grizzlies center Marc Gasol drained a midrange jumper, Barry remarked, "four f**king jumpers he's knocked down."It's possible Barry said something else (one site postulated he was trying to say "flat-footed" jumpers),...

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Michael Sam -- Now Open for Business!

If you had "under one month" in your "When Will Michael Sam Cash in on His Newfound Fame" office pool, then congrats ... YOU'RE A WINNER!!!Sam, who is about to be drafted into the NFL and thus become the first openly gay man to play in the league, has launched his own line of merchandise, which is now for sale on his website . The site is selling t-shirts and buttons with slogans like "Stand With...

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Bill Bellamy Talks Celebrity Hoops ... With Just a Hint of Racism

Blink and you'll miss it ... but when we asked comedian Bill Bellamy about the best celebrity basketball players he's seen, check out the surprise in his voice when he brings up a white guy.Bellamy drops the words "actually good" before mentioning the guy's name (hint: he's part owner of an NBA team) and there's some definite subtle reverse racism in the way he says it.White guys playing basketball...

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Johnny Carson Sex Tape Hits the Market -- Check Out This Mono-Log

EXCLUSIVE Call him a c*** show host ... TMZ has learned, Johnny Carson recorded a sex tape with his wife back in the 1970s -- and not only has the tape just hit the market ... very solid sources tell TMZ, Johnny's johnny is ENORMOUS.Multiple sources tell us, the tape owner approached the Carson estate in September to make a deal for the footage -- the estate said take a hike, and threatened to sue...

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Michael Jackson's Alleged Son -- "Dad" Speaks Out ... He Warned Me About DNA Lies

EXCLUSIVE A man has come forward claiming he's the real father of 31-year-old Brandon Howard -- NOT Michael Jackson -- telling TMZ, Howard warned him earlier this week the DNA story would be breaking ... and told him it was phony baloney.65-year-old Augie Johnson tells us, he fathered Brandon during his relationship with Brandon's mom, Miki Howard in the 80s -- and has remained a central figure in...

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Kesha -- I Don't Need $ Anymore

EXCLUSIVE Kesha is money ... well actually not anymore, because she's dropped the $ from her name.Sources connected to the singer tell TMZ ... she wants a fresh start after her 60 days in rehab for an eating disorder, and the moniker she uses in her name reminds her of her "old self."So from now on, it's simply Kesha.We're told she's spending a lot of time with a therapist who will continue what she...

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'Mean Girls' -- Reunion Is Happening

EXCLUSIVE Lindsay Lohan wasn't spewing BS on "Jimmy Fallon" Thursday night -- talking about a "Mean Girls" reunion -- TMZ has learned, it's been in the works for weeks.FYI, 2014 is the 10th anniversary of the film's release -- and sources tell us, co-writer Tina Fey has been leading the charge for a reunion to commemorate the occasion ... wrangling the entire cast over the last month.And Lindsay was...

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Michael Jackson DNA Test -- Organizer Insists Results Are REAL ... We Doctored Logo to Make it 'Pretty'

EXCLUSIVE The media mogul who organized the DNA test allegedly proving Michael Jackson fathered a son in 1982 insists the results are 100% real -- despite using a laboratory logo that's obviously been doctored -- telling TMZ, the logo was altered to make it look prettier.Billionaire Alki David released the so-called "results" live on the Internet Thursday -- and after TMZ obtained a copy of the...

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Aaron Paul's Car Overheats Outside Premiere -- Need for a Mechanic [VIDEO]

Talk about worst timing ever -- Aaron Paul's badass vintage ride OVERHEATED Thursday night outside the Hollywood premiere for "Need for Speed" ... a movie that's supposed to be about gearhead street racers ... you know, car experts.The video is pretty fantastic -- Aaron handles the whole situation like a boss, laughing his ass off as steam billows out of his engine just feet away from the red carpet....

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Michael Jackson's Alleged Son -- DNA Test Results Bogus ... Ripped from 'Terminator' Movie

EXCLUSIVE Here's a shocker -- the DNA test results that allegedly prove 31-year-old Brandon Howard is Michael Jackson's son are BOGUS ... in fact, so bogus ... the logo from the so-called DNA testing lab was ripped from "Terminator Salvation."As we reported, FilmOn.com's Alki David put on a spectacle Thursday -- claiming he had DNA results proving singer B Howard was the biological son of the King...

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Patti LaBelle's Fur Coat -- It's Got Feet!!!

It's 9 AM ... do you know where your kitty is?Wearing a full-length fur coat that looks like it's made entirely out of house cats, soul legend Patti LaBelle braved the cold outside her Washington D.C. hotel Thursday night.Purr. It's cold in here....

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Webbie -- God Freed My Brother Lil Boosie

EXCLUSIVE Lil Boosie was released early by prison officials because of his good behavior behind bars ... but Boosie's friend Webbie thinks the rapper was really sprung by a much higher power than the warden.Webbie hails from Louisiana, just like Boosie, and tells TMZ it was the hand of God that opened the prison doors -- "I told Boo that God has a plan. He got my brother free."Part of God's plan ......

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Calle 13 Rapper Destroys Own Maserati with a Baseball Bat -- Wealth Is Killing Hip Hop [VIDEO]

Calle 13 rapper René Pérez Joglar is leading the charge against conspicuous consumption in the hip hop world -- he just beat his own Maserati to pieces and drove it off a cliff ... all to prove the point that money is killing music.René pulled off the stunt for his new music video "Adentro" -- and if that wasn't cool enough ... baseball legend Willie Mays actually hands him the bat.Rene tells us,...

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Lil Boosie -- I Need Retail Therapy After Years Of Prison ...

EXCLUSIVE Lil Boosie is carrying serious baggage after rotting in the slammer for 5 years.Boosie -- who was just released after serving his sentence on drug charges -- took his kids to The Esplanade Mall in Kenner, Louisiana Thursday where he dropped wads of cash on new clothes.Sources tell TMZ, Boosie spent most of his time in the Polo section at Macy's and also bought some new kicks at Footaction...

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Tony Hawk -- SORRY FOR HOVERBOARD PRANK .... Didn't Think People Were That Dumb

Breaking News Tony Hawk is sorry ... he's sorry that some people were actually STUPID ENOUGH to believe his obviously phony hoverboard commercial was real.Of course, hours after the video was released, it was exposed as a gag clip for 'FunnyOrDie.com " -- but apparently, not everyone was hip to the hoax."I wanna apologize for the hoverboard prank," Hawk said in a new video ... "I thought it was obvious...

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Andrew Garfield -- I Didn't Bail on Batkid ... Oscars Cut Us Both

EXCLUSIVE Andrew Garfield is blaming Oscars producers for devastating 5-year-old Batkid -- whose surprise Academy Awards appearance with the "Spider-Man" star was 86d at the last minute -- insisting he's not the one who bailed on the boy.There are reports Garfield threw a tantrum when producers rejected the script he wrote for the presentation -- and left 5-year-old Miles Scott high and dry -- but...

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Michael Jackson's Alleged Son -- POSITIVE DNA Match ... Or So They Say

DNA evidence that allegedly proves a 31-year-old singer is the long lost son of Michael Jackson is set to be unveiled any moment now -- and we're streaming live.TMZ broke the story ... Brandon Howard -- who goes by B. Howard -- underwent DNA testing to prove his mother Miki Howard had an amorous relationship with Jackson in the 80s ... and he was the result . The DNA test was organized by the website...

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Ray Liotta Sues Skin Care Co. -- A Pocks on You

EXCLUSIVE Ray Liotta says a skin care company is like a pimple on his ass, and he's gonna pop it ... in court.Liotta has filed a federal lawsuit against a company called Nerium International, which hawks a skin care product called Nerium AD.The company has been blanketing social media since October, touting Liotta's "before and after" pics and taking credit for the results, saying the Goodfella turned...

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Carlton Gebbia -- Passes Out Cold in Restaurant ... Rushed to Hospital in Ambulance

EXCLUSIVE Someone put a spell on Carlton Gebbia -- the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' resident witch -- passed out at dinner tonight in Bev Hills and was just taken to a hospital by ambulance.Carlton was having dinner at Mastro's Steakhouse ... and according to sources in the restaurant she'd sucked down quite a bit of booze.Carlton eventually passed out cold at her table ... and someone called...

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Miss Indonesia -- I've Got a Secret ... TUCKED Away

TMZ TV It's every guy's fantasy -- running into a hot beauty pageant chick like Miss Indonesia -- followed by every most guys' nightmare ... watching that chick cross her legs and talk about a "tuck."This might be a good time to brush up on Indonesia! ...

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Gunther From 'Friends' -- Dragged His Feet for 11 Years ... But Finally Files for Divorce

EXCLUSIVE Gunther from "Friends" spent 11-years jonesin' for Jennifer Aniston -- and the actor who played him spent just as long separated from his wife -- but now he's finally pulling the trigger on a divorce ... TMZ has learned.Not sure what took James Michael Tyler so long ... according to his court docs he and his wife Barbara Chadsey got married in 1995 -- the heyday of "Friends" -- and officially...

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