'Hippy Hippy Shake' -- New Money Fight Over 60s Hit Song

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The bubbly '60s pop tune "Hippy Hippy Shake" is still making money -- 50 years after The Beatles grooved to it -- now there's a fight brewing over who gets to keep the cash.

At least 5 different people or businesses are claiming they're entitled to royalties from the song -- including the original writer ... according to court docs obtained by TMZ.

Universal Music -- which pays out the royalties -- filed the docs because it's not sure who rightfully deserves the dough ... and wants a judge to figure it out.

It's a nice chunk of change, too ... the song has been recorded by several different artists (including The Swinging Blue Jeans in this 1963 vid) and still gets airplay. In the last 6 months of 2013 the diddy earned $5,368 ... and Universal expects it to rake in at least another $20K in the future.

For goodness sake.

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Busta Rhymes -- Just Call Me Busted ... Hit with $790K Tax Bill

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Busta Rhymes may have to pass UP the Courvoisier ... and any other expensive habits ... 'cause Uncle Sam says the rapper owes just under a MILLION bucks in back taxes.

We've obtained IRS docs showing Busta is in a massive $789,577.90 hole with the Federal government.

The Dept. of the Treasury slapped him with two tax liens ... claiming he failed to pay more than $611K in taxes in 2008 ... and another $178K in 2012.

When reached for comment, Busta said ... Woo hah, woo hah!! They got me all in check.

Kidding. We haven’t heard back, but that would’ve been awesome.

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50 Cent's First Pitch -- THE MASSACRE

You can find him in the clubhouse ... humiliated on a national level -- because Tuesday night 50 Cent may have thrown out the worst first pitch in MLB history.

Fiddy was given the honor at the NY Mets game at Citi Field before the Mets took on the Pittsburgh Pirates.

There was a wind up. There was a pitch. There was a disaster.

Seriously, it was bad.

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Indy 500 Champ Ryan Hunter-Reay -- The City With the Worst Drivers Is ...

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Indy 500 champ Ryan Hunter-Reay has driven all over the world ... so when we asked which city has the WORST drivers, he didn't even have to hesitate before answering.

TMZ Sports ran into Ryan in NYC on Tuesday -- fresh off his big win -- and the guy says he's been on such a high since taking the checkered flag, he's only slept about 4 hours.

As for the city with the most terrible drivers, here's a hint -- it was the setting for the of the "Hangover" movies.

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Katharine McPhee -- I Didn't Cheat On My Husband ... WE WERE ON A BREAK!!!

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Katharine McPhee insists she's no cheating skank -- claiming she was SEPARATED from her husband last year when she publicly made out with another man.

TMZ has obtained McPhee's divorce docs -- she lists her date of separation from husband Nicholas Cokas as March 15, 2013 ... more than 7 months before she openly locked lips with married "Smash" director Michael Morris.

As we reported, McPhee filed for divorce from Cokas last week. She cites irreconcilable differences in the docs.

McPhee and Cokas briefly attempted a reconciliation in March ... but that just didn't work out.

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LulzSec Hacker Sentenced -- How Dare You Expose 'X Factor' Contestants!!!

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One of the most prolific hackers of the last decade has just been sentenced ... after breaking into computer systems and stealing a bunch of confidential data relating to more than 70,000 "X Factor" contestants.

30-year-old Hector Monsegur -- a member of the famed LulzSec hacker ring -- was sentenced Tuesday to in New York to time served (7 months) plus one year of supervised release. His sentence was reduced after he helped the Feds nail a bunch of his cohorts.

Monsegur pled guilty in 2011 to computer hacking, conspiracy, fraud, and a bunch of other stuff.

The 2011 "X Factor" job was just one of his crimes -- Monsegur was also involved in cyber attacks on Visa, PayPal, Mastercard, and several foreign government computer systems.

Meanwhile, Simon Cowell is still rich.

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Lisa Vanderpump -- On Brink of Quitting 'Real Housewives' ... Andy Cohen to the Rescue

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Lisa Vanderpump has had it with "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" -- but executive producer Andy Cohen is fighting tooth and nail to keep her ... using Lance Bass as his secret weapon.

Sources close to production tell TMZ, Andy and Lance double teamed Lisa at her Beverly Hills restaurant PUMP over the weekend in a last ditch effort to get her to come back for the next season of RHOBH ... disguising their attack as a casual dinner date.

We're told Lisa -- who's already killing it on Bravo with her other show "Vanderpump Rules" -- has not re-upped her RHOBH contract and has told Andy she's fed up with the show ... specifically because she felt extremely bullied by the other women last season. See below.

According to sources, Cohen is extremely nervous about losing Vanderpump -- a big player on RHOBH -- and spent most of their dinner trying to convince her to stay ... it's unclear if Lisa has changed her mind. We're told Andy used Lance because he knows Lisa and Lance are good friends.

We're told the other housewives have also not signed on for the next season yet -- but clearly Andy is already playing favorites.

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