Gossip / Rumors

"Celebrity Apprentice" contestant Richard Hatch says he witnessed Donald Trump's lewd conduct with women repeatedly, and anyone claiming differently -- including his family -- is full of it.

Hatch, who famously won the first "Survivor" crown before working closely with Donald on 'Apprentice' ... says the boss made a habit of getting close to women as soon as they walked in the room. He adds ... Trump never took the hint either when they'd try to shake him.

Richard says he didn't witness the incident recently reported about Gary Busey allegedly groping a female staffer while Trump laughed. But he says he wouldn't be surprised if Donald and producers looked the other way, since they loved having his "crazy" on the show.

He also says Melania claiming others are "egging on" Trump's behavior ... is pure fantasy.

"Bad Girls Club" star Camilla Poindexter is PISSED at Donald Penn's wife -- claiming the accusation she tried to get "hush money" from the NFL star to stay quiet about their love child is a downright LIE.

Seems the feud between Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan is over -- because the two hugged it out in NYC Tuesday night ... after a cold war that nearly killed their friendship.

Barkley has been very open about how his friendship with MJ fell apart over criticisms he made about the NBA legend to the media.

Long story short ... Barkley had said Jordan was doing a bad job as the chairman of the Charlotte Hornets and MJ took it personally and stopped talking to him. He talked about the rift with Graham Bensinger earlier this year.

But last night in NYC, the two superstars came together ... and it was all documented by Kenny Smith.

Turns out, Barkley and Smith were at the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame ceremony -- and after the event, MJ came over to congratulate the "Inside the NBA" stars.

They hugged, they smiled and it seems like things are water under the bridge.

Tobey Maguire was getting super close to Sofia Richie in a club, and the pics were taken before he and wife Jennifer Meyer announced their separation ... but we've learned it's not what you think.

Sources connected to Tobey and Jen tell us, they've actually been separated since June. Tobey's taken advantage of his freedom and hit the clubs on a fairly regular basis with pal Leo DiCaprio.

These photos were taken at 1 OAK in WeHo on October 1.

The bookies in Vegas already have their odds set for Wednesday night's 3rd and final presidential debate -- and Donald Trump's the clear favorite ... when it comes to interrupting.

TMZ has a full list of debate prop bets, and they range from whether Trump will say "drug test" to whether Hillary will say "Billy Bush." Check out 10 scenarios you can bet on or against ... if you're looking to make a quick buck off their talking points.

-- Who will be the first to interrupt the other ... DT: -300; HC: +200

-- Will DT and HC shake hands before debate begins ... Yes: -120; No: -120

-- How many times will DT say "tremendous" ... Over 8.5: -110; Under 8.5: -130

-- How many times will Trump say "rig" or "rigged" ... Over 4.5: +100; Under 4.5: -140

-- Will either candidate say "liar" ... Yes: -210; No: +160

-- Will Trump say "drug test" ... Yes: +325; No: -450

-- Will Clinton say "Billy Bush" ... Yes: +400; No: -600

-- Will Trump say "Bill Clinton" ... Yes: -565; No: +375

-- Will Trump say "Crooked Hillary" ... Yes: +260; No: -380

-- Will Trump say "I was wrong" ... Yes: +400; No: -600

52-year-old Bernard Hopkins is jumping back into the ring one last time ... and it's really ONE LAST according to his boss, Oscar De La Hoya ... who says he's making BH promise to hang 'em up FOREVER.

Oscar joined the guys on the "TMZ Sports" TV show and announced Hopkins' final fight to the world ... a brawl with 27-year-old knockout artist Joe Smith Jr. set to go down on December 17th.

Question is ... is it REALLY over? Hopkins has been known to beat the hell out of guys half his age ... take some time off ... then beat the hell out of guys half his age again.

De La Hoya says this it it ... telling the crew "I'm having him sign some kind of proclamation saying it's his last fight, at 52 years old, this should be the last fight for him."

Kanye West's onstage rant about other rappers copying his style -- from his sound to his stage -- wasn't about anyone in particular ... even though there were indications it could have targeted Drake.

Sources close to Kanye tell TMZ the rapper's Edmonton outburst this weekend was just 'Ye being 'Ye ... the call-out was to all the younger guys coming up in the rap world who Kanye feels rip him off on the reg.

We're told none of the speech was about Drake -- in fact, our sources say 'Ye's got nothing but respect for him -- and there's still talk about them doing music together.

So, what seemed like an angry rant was really just Kanye pumping up the crowd, we're told. He should be happy, anyway ... his 'Father Stretch My Hands' just hit #1 on Urban Radio.

Lindsay Lohan keeps calling him just a business partner/dear friend, but photos say otherwise.

LiLo was swapping spit over the weekend with Greek restaurateur Dennis Papageorgiou at Bouzoukia nightclub in Athens. He's the money behind LOHAN ... the new club he and Lindsay opened in Athens Saturday night.

Kanye West has had enough of getting robbed ... which is why he's ranting about other rappers -- like, possibly Drake -- jacking his floating stage.

Kanye went off during his show in Edmonton this weekend, and screamed out, "This the original! Accept no imitations!" As he marched around his floating stage ... he went on to accuse performers of stealing all sorts of ideas from him.

He never mentioned anyone by name, but it's worth noting Drake floats through parts of his shows, but he's been doing that for a while now. Maybe 'Ye just found out?

Move over, Meek Mill! New beef?

One of Bill Cosby's accusers says she and all the other women who have spoken out against the comedian empowered Donald Trump's alleged victims.

Sarita Butterfield -- a former Playboy model who claims Cosby groped her -- scoffs at cynics who think it's all too coincidental for these women to come forward on the heels of the election.

And Butterfield urges the women to hire the attorney she thinks is the greatest legal eagle since Brandeis.

Donald Trump's camp claims the center armrest separating him from a fellow passenger is the smoking gun proving she's a liar ... but we did some digging and she's on solid ground.

Jessica Leeds claims she was sitting next to Trump on a flight from Dallas to NYC in 1979, when he got all handsy with her. She says all of a sudden the center console disappeared, and that's when the under-the-skirt groping began.

Trump's camp claims her story doesn't hold water, because the center armrest in first class was fixed -- not removable.

Leeds claims she was on a Braniff Airways Boeing 707, but we contacted Ben Cass, the founder of the Braniff Airways Foundation, and he says 707s were not in service from Dallas to NYC in '79.

Cass says the plane was actually a Boeing 727, and the armrest was indeed removable by simply pulling it vertically.

The armrest was held in place by pegs and Cass said it would take only 2 seconds to lift it off.

We also got hold of the Braniff International Flight Attendant Manual, which makes it clear ... the armrests, just like Leeds said, could disappear.

Conor McGregor's PUMPED for Ronda Rousey's long-awaited UFC return ... and hopes he inspired the MMA star to get back in the Octagon after her devastating loss to Holly Holm.

McGregor did a Q&A with The LAD Bible on Facebook ... where he talked Ronda's upcoming fight against Amanda Nunes at UFC 207.

"I'm very excited. It's good to finally see her back ... I hope she took inspiration on how I came back from my defeat and I wish her all the best."

(McGregor lost to Nate Diaz ... before avenging the loss at UFC 202)

Former NFL star Greg Hardy is finally getting support from someone in the MMA community ... and it comes from one of the best trainers in the business ... Kenny Johnson.

Kenny's trained stars like B.J. Penn, Jose Aldo and Anderson Silva. So when TMZ Sports ran into him at Black House MMA Gym ... we asked if he'd be interested in bringing Hardy on board.

"I would not judge the past of a man if he's trying to better his present."

KJ went on to say, "With him wanting to make the transition over to MMA ... hey man, Black House, we're open. Call me ... we'll train."

This comes just days after Jay Glazer and Luke Rockhold bashed the troubled former Pro Bowler ... saying there's no room for Hardy in the sport.

Johnson clearly disagrees.

"A lot of people are being real harsh on the guy. They're choosing to focus on the past of a man, rather than the future."

Check out the clip.

UFC superstar Luke Rockhold is BLASTING Greg Hardy and anyone considering training the ex-NFL star ... saying, "it's crazy to think that someone would actually train this guy."

Rockhold joined the "TMZ Sports" TV show ... when he was asked about Hardy's plan to hang up his cleats and fight mixed martial arts.

Luke absolutely goes in on Hardy ... calling the domestic violence accusations against him "beyond anything of what a normal human is capable of."

FYI -- Hardy was convicted of domestic violence in '14 ... before the guilty verdict was dismissed after the accuser stopped cooperating with authorities.

Check out the clip ... it's clear Rockhold vehemently feels Hardy has no place in MMA.

The Game's asking the judge in his sexual assault case to make his accuser's sexual history fair game ... history that allegedly includes prostitution.

The rapper's legal team is opposing Priscilla Rainey's request to prohibit them from raising issues about her alleged past in the trial, which she claims is only meant to inflame the jury and victim shame.

But Game's team just filed legal docs claiming her history is a direct reflection of her credibility ... specifically allegations she was a prostitute and engaged in a "promiscuous" lifestyle. He also wants the jury to know she allegedly spent time in a mental institution.

Game also wants the jury to know she's allegedly been arrested for theft.

The woman who accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her on a plane claims he was all over her for 15 minutes, but she says there was a clear breaking point.

Jessica Leeds came on Anderson Cooper's show Thursday night and gave a blow-by-blow of what she said went down.

Trump says she's a liar and vows to sue The New York Times for posting it.