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Angelyne's still trying to get a filmed version of her story out into the world -- now resorting to raising cash any way she can ... yeah, fans with an underwear fetish are gonna like this.

TMZ has learned the '80s icon -- who rose to fame with a series of memorable billboards in and around the L.A. area -- is selling her used panties on the popular selling site 32 Auctions ... putting her unmentionables on the market for anyone willing to pay for 'em.

32 Auctions has 7 pairs of Angelyne's undies ... with starting bids at $375 a pop -- with a $750 "buy now" button for anyone who worries other creeps are ready to snatch up this NSFW memorabilia.

Yella Beezy has lawyered up after being looped into a $50 million lawsuit leveraged against him, Chris Brown and his entourage earlier this week ... TMZ Hip Hop has learned.

The Dallas rapper has retained the services of attorney Daryl K. Washington, who says his client is being falsely accused and everything he's being alleged against him of is without merit.

FWIW ... YB's being accused of a lot, along with Chris and a few of his homies on the night of July 20, following the kickback of the R&B megastar's 2nd concert at the Dickies Arena.

Grimes is making it clear where she stands in the public feud between Elon Musk and his transgender daughter ... and she's not on Elon's side of the fence.

The musician took to X -- notably, the social media platform owned by Elon -- and shared her support for Vivian Jenna Wilson ... who has been thrust into the spotlight after her dad said she'd been killed by the "woke mind virus" for seeking gender-affirming medical care.

Grimes -- who shares children X Æ A-Xii, Exa Dark Sideræl and Techno Mechanicus with Elon -- appeared to distance herself from him ... declaring her love for Vivian instead.

With an influx of visitors heading to Paris for the 2024 Olympics, French police are cracking down on prostitution ... and we've learned an anti-pimping brigade is even leading the charge.

The Press Office for the Police Prefecture tells TMZ ... authorities are doing what they can to combat illegal sex work in the City of Lights. We're told checkpoints and other road operations are targeted to try and put a stop to pimping in the Bois de Vincennes, Bois de Boulogne and Belleville sectors.

A formal brigade -- known as the BRP -- has even formed ... and we're told they will make their presence seriously known in the area. There is also a group in charge of surveilling night establishments, such as cabarets ... where anti-sex work laws will be reinforced.

The gloves are off in Christina Haack's divorce from Josh Hall ... and it didn't take long for them to start bickering over money -- including claims he moved moolah outta her account.

According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Christina is scoffing at Josh's request for spousal support and she even claims he diverted more than $35K from a rental property she owns to his personal account the day after they separated.

Christina alleges Josh texted her professional property manager on July 8, asking for June payments to be sent to a different account ... his. She says the property manager complied with the request, believing Christina had authorized the change.

Tyler Perry's not letting anyone tell him which stories matter ... firing off a few shots at "highbrow negroes" ... who think only certain Black stories should be told.

The actor/director chatted with Keke Palmer on her podcast Wednesday about staying true to his authentic voice ... while critics regularly fire off about his modes of storytelling -- specifically, the characters he uses to tell his stories.

TP says he feels God's put him in the place he's at to tell stories ... and, anyone who lets the haters talk them out of that place will wake up in hell.

Chris Brown and Yella Beezy just got hit with another lawsuit -- this time from a security guard who claims he was horribly injured while breaking up the brawl that led to the first suit!

In the docs, filed Wednesday and obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, Frederick R. Overpeck says he was working as a security guard at Dickies Arena in Ft. Worth on July 20, and, more specifically, was instructed to work the backstage meet-and-greet where the alleged fight took place.

We broke the story earlier this week ... 4 guys who say they were invited to Chris' VIP experience after the show let out a claim things got violent when the singer's camp recognized them as former ops.

2:28 PM PT -- Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Diddy was never a suspect in the Tupac murder investigation, and that remains true today. In other words ... it's clear cops weren't buying what Keefe D was selling about Puff, and didn't deem his claim as credible.

The guy charged with Tupac's murder should not be released on bail, because he once alleged Diddy offered him 7 figures to kill 'Pac -- at least that's the case prosecutors are making to the judge.

Here's the deal ... Duane "Keefe D" Davis has been behind bars in Nevada since his arrest for the Tupac slaying, but he's asking the judge to let him out pending trial.

2:45 PM PT -- TNT isn't going down without a fight ... saying it will take appropriate action after the league "grossly misinterpreted our contractual rights" regarding their relationship moving forward.

"We have matched the Amazon offer, as we have a contractual right to do so, and do not believe the NBA can reject it," the company said in a statement.

The NBA just announced it has reached a media rights agreement with Amazon Prime Video for 2025 and beyond ... saying Warner Bros. Discovery's bid simply wasn't up to snuff.

The deal means the upcoming 2024-25 season will be the league's last with TNT ... bringing the beloved "Inside the NBA" program to an end.

"Warner Bros. Discovery's most recent proposal did not match the terms of Amazon Prime Video's offer and, therefore, we have entered into a long-term arrangement with Amazon," the league said in a statement.

Aaron Rodgers' trip to Egypt this summer ended up costing him more than he expected ... as the quarterback just revealed the Jets fined him for taking the vacation.

The 40-year-old signal-caller ditched a few mandatory practices back in June to fly out of the country for some R and R ... and on Wednesday, he told reporters his bosses docked his pay for missing the workouts.

Rodgers wouldn't say what the fee ultimately was ... but he did note it was "a little more than" $50,000!

Gypsy Rose Blanchard is going to have to hold her horses on cutting all ties from estranged husband Ryan Anderson ... their divorce is not going to speed through the courts.

Ryan's attorney, Jeffrey Carrier, tells TMZ … when married couples without children divorce in Louisiana, they have to live apart for 6 months after divorce papers are served before they can even request a divorce hearing.

Gypsy and Ryan publicly split in March, but we're told he wasn't served until the middle of July ... which is when the 6-month clock starts. As a result, this divorce will bleed into next year.

Move over, LeBron James and Shohei Ohtani ... there's a new name taking over the trading card market -- "Hawk Tuah" girl Haliey Welch!!

The internet sensation -- who went viral just weeks ago -- inked yet another deal amid her meteoric rise in popularity ... this time, linking up with Leaf Trading Cards for an exclusive series of cardboard collectibles.

The company says fans can buy packs for $100 a pop ... and each batch will feature one autographed card with a unique inscription below a snapshot of her rocking a cowboy hat.

The WNBA's growing popularity is resulting in some seriously historic merchandise numbers for the organization ... and Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese deserve a ton of credit, 'cause the two superstars lead the entire league in sales.

Fanatics -- the W's official retail partner -- tells TMZ Sports it has seen a 500% surge in business during the first half of the season when compared to the same time period in 2023.

In fact, there's been an 1,000% increase in player-specific merch sales, and Clark and Reese are Nos. 1 and 2, respectively.

4:28 PM PT -- Turns out, Michael Jackson's estate doesn't think these drawings being attributed to MJ are the real McCoy -- in fact, they say they have reason to believe otherwise.

A rep for the estate tells us they do not accept these sketches as authentic -- noting they examined the artwork years ago and upon further inspection, felt even more dubious. They say they've relayed this to the auction house since then, and insist they haven't gotten any evidence that, to them, would suggest these drawings were done by the late icon.

Michael Jackson may be best known for his legendary singing career, but he was also quite the sketch artist ... and his signed drawings are about to be available for purchase.

The singer's rare collection -- which is made up of 78 sketch drawings of various images, including the likes of Marilyn Monroe, Queen Elizabeth II, Peter Pan, Andy Warhol, etc. -- will be auctioned off by Kings Auctions Beverly Hills partnered with Kings Auctions Las Vegas on August 3. The location has yet to be disclosed.

The auction will reportedly first welcome bids for the entire collection ... though, a $1 million opening offer is required or the auction will move to selling the pieces separately.

A couple of Tekashi 6ix9ine's luxury cars just sold to the highest bidder -- this after the IRS seized them from his Florida estate -- and they went for a pretty penny.

Tekashi's 2019 Lamborghini Urus went for a whopping $175,043 at a government-run auction that closed Tuesday ... and his 2017 Bentley Continental GT Speed changed hands for $85,500 during the same auction.

These are the same cars IRS agents seized from 6ix9ine back in April, when the feds rolled up to his Lake Worth, FL home ... and confiscated a bunch of the rapper's stuff.

George Clooney has thrown his support behind Kamala Harris ... which is really the least he could do after he penned an op-ed asking President Biden to exit the race.

Clooney endorsed the Vice President's new campaign in a statement shared with CNN Tuesday, where he praised Biden for being a true leader and "saving democracy once again."

He continued ... "We're all so excited to do whatever we can to support Vice President Harris in her historic quest."