50 Cent had "hoes" on the brain outside Long Island court, not the restraining order against him that was just extended -- an order of protection telling him to stay the hell away from Shaniqua Tompkins.

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Here's how bad it's gotten between Mr. Cent and Shaniqua -- the judge ruled when their kid Marquise goes back and forth between the two, the hand off must occur at a police station. Think of the possibilities.

50 Cent hasn't seen his son Marquise since a fire destroyed his Long Island house -- and his baby mama wants to keep it that way.

Shaniqua alleged that threats have been made against her -- and they're coming from 50's peeps.

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Rap mogul Damon Dash's baby mama is holding his son "hostage," we're told -- and Dash is hauling her into court this morning so he can see the kid.

A source tells TMZ Linda Williams -- who's the mother of Damon Dash II, aka "Boogie" -- hasn't allowed Damon to see Boogie. So Dash's lawyer, Robert Wallack, has filed a motion to make Linda physically bring the son to court.

Williams has made an extensive litany of claims about Boogie's treatment as Dash's son, claiming he hasn't had running water and electricity in his house, among other things. Damon's lawyer denies all of this.

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Gary Coleman blasted a man with his car yesterday after he and the victim allegedly argued inside a bowling alley -- and both sides are telling completely different stories as to what really went down.

Coleman's bodyguard told ABC4 that 24-year-old Colt Rushton approached Gary and his wife late Friday night at a Payson, Utah 10-pin and asked to snap a cell phone photo of the "Diff'rent Strokes" star. After Gary said no, Rushton continued to harass Gary -- and was eventually hit by Gary's truck after darting behind it while Coleman was leaving at around midnight.

Rushton's more violent side of the story goes like this: He says Gary's wife snatched his cell phone from him, and Coleman threw several punches at him before getting behind the wheel. Colt said he was trying to get his cell phone back when Gary threw his truck into gear and backed into him, knocking him to the ground.

Colt was treated and released from a local hospital. Coleman also hit another car.

No arrests or citations were given but police say alcohol may be a factor. It's still under investigation.

Usher Drops the Baby Weight

It's been less than ten months since his son was born and Usher has already gotten his pre-baby hard body back! 

The 29-year-old daddy stripped off his shirt during a performance in NYC on Thursday.

While there are reports that his marriage is in turmoil, Usher is embarking on a tour where the audience will be comprised entirely of women. Very interesting.

Oprah has issued a statement to TMZ -- she won't put Sarah Palin on her show until after the election.

Here's the statement: "The item in today's Drudge Report is categorically untrue. There has been absolutely no discussion about having Sarah Palin on my show. At the beginning of this Presidential campaign when I decided that I was going to take my first public stance in support of a candidate, I made the decision not to use my show as a platform for any of the candidates. I agree that Sarah Palin would be a fantastic interview, and I would love to have her on after the campaign is over."

For the record, Barack Obama has been on "Oprah" twice -- in January, 2005 and again in October, 2006 -- before he announced his run for Prez.

Marion Jones Books It from the Big House

Marion Jones has sprinted out of Federal prison.

She just left a halfway house in San Antonio at 8:44 AM CT after serving her six month sentence for perjury.

Details to come ...

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O's Mom: Paying Bills Not One of Her Fav Things

Oprah's mom might have a lil' habit her daughter needs to know about. 

Vernita Lee has allegedly rolled up a $150K bill since 2004 at a Brookfield, Wi. clothing boutique -- and hasn't paid it back. So now the store, Valentina, is trying to get its money the hard way -- in court.

The store's attorney tells the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel the Oprah-ma hasn't been making minimum monthly payments of $2,000 for some time.

Our question: Your daughter is the most powerful woman in showbiz, not to mention a billionaire. What gives? We called Mrs. Lee's lawyer, but haven't heard back yet.

With EMT workers no where to be found, divorcing diva Star Jones and her new man friend performed some sloppy mouth-to--mouth resuscitation on each other while at the U.S. Open on Tuesday.

In the picture below, it appears Star reverted to her first love.

Ne-Yo says he got the heave-ho from an R. Kelly tour because he was too big for R.'s liking -- and now a judge is giving him a nice green shower because of it.

An L.A. Superior Court judge ordered Rowe Entertainment to shell out $700K yesterday after Rowe never responded to a lawsuit Ne-Yo filed earlier this year. Ne (real name Shaffer Smith) wanted payback after he got dropped from the pisstastic one's tour -- because, he alleged, he upstaged Kelly.

Rowe had responded back when the lawsuit was filed it never got a "finalized" contract from Ne-Yo's agent, hence he got booted.

You're looking at the jewel thief with the biggest stones on the planet -- and we're not even talking about the $7 million dollars worth of rocks he stole!
Cops say this guy and three others robbed legendary, undefeated boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., stealing around $7 million worth of bling from the fighter's Las Vegas mansion on August 17. As first reported by BoxingScene.com, the mystery dudes allegedly busted through Floyd's bedroom window when Mayweather was out.

Now, the Las Vegas Metro Police Dep. is looking to the public to help identify Johnny Brassballs (obviously not his real name). If you know anything, call the LVMPD at 702-828-4431 or report the crime anonymously at 702-385-5555.