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R&B singer Keke Wyatt is spinning a web of lies, playing the victim role when she's anything but ... according to her ex-husband, and he's gearing up to sue her for defamation.

Michael Ford is firing back at his ex-wife, calling her a fibber for telling the world he walked out on their marriage while she was 8 months pregnant and their other child was fighting cancer ... and he thinks her story is so outrageous, it's actually funny.

Check out the clip ... Michael tells us he didn't give up on their relationship, and claims Keke is the one creating a family divide because she's ignoring court orders by preventing him from seeing their children.

We broke the story ... Keke says she's now happily married to Zachariah Darring and her kid is cancer-free, while also bashing Michael as "toxic" and mocking his new woman.

But, it seems this story isn't heading for the happy ending Keke is painting, because Michael tells us he's lawyering up to go after Wyatt for defamation.

Two construction companies that worked on 'Sopranos' star Annabella Sciorra's home are getting sued for allegedly causing more than $100k in damages.

Central Construction Management and B&Z Industries worked on Annabella's condo back in December 2015, and according to the lawsuit, they screwed up by allowing wet cement into her crib.

Annabella -- who also starred in "Jungle Fever" and "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" -- filed a claim with her insurance company, Pacific Indemnity, and got $112,034.97 for the damages. Now Pacific Indemnity is trying to recoup that dough by suing the construction companies.

In docs, obtained by TMZ, Pacific says it's pretty clear the blame lies squarely on the construction companies due to negligence and failure to provide reasonable protection.

Annabella made headlines last year as one of Harvey Weinstein's most vocal accusers. Before that, she was probably best known as Tony Soprano's, ummm ... ill-fated mistress, Gloria. Spoiler alert!

For most pro wrestlers, getting to the WWE is the ultimate career goal -- but David Arquette says that's NOT what's motivating his comeback at 47-years-old.

"WWE's not the goal. I mean, I love WWE. I would love to do anything with them ever, but my main goal is getting some respect. That really was what it's about."

Remember, back in 2000, Arquette won the WCW World Heavyweight title as part of a stunt to promote a movie ... and it's widely regarded as one of the worst moments in pro wrestling.

So, Arquette -- a huge pro wrestling fan -- has been on a mission to earn back respect from the community ... and that's why he's been working his ass off at small wrestling shows around the country.

And, how would Arquette earn back that respect? He's got a plan ...

"I called out Cody Rhodes ... 'cause me and his dad wore the same [WCW championship] belt and if I can get him to respect me, then I think I can get other people to respect me."

Cody Rhodes is the son of pro wrestling legend Dusty Rhodes, aka "The American Dream."

"I mean [Cody] is one of the best in the world ... so, if I could go toe-to-toe with him, that would be a good show."

This ain't a game to Arquette, he's suffered a couple real injuries since his return to the ring -- including broken ribs and a jacked up elbow.

Ryan Gosling's good looks are crazy, stupid, hot!

Here's a 21-year-old version of the 'The Notebook' star showing off his baby face at Sundance back in 2001 (left) and 17 years later ... Eva Mendes' baby daddy -- who turns 38 years old tomorrow -- at an event in Beverly Hills last week (right).

If he's a bird, I'm a bird.

The question is ...

Warm up in this weather by taking a note from these leg warming ladies!

Kate Upton and Justin Verlander are the proud new parents of a baby girl ... and like her parents, she's already dominating the spotlight.

Kate announced Saturday on Instagram she gave birth to Genevieve Upton Verlander. She finished the caption with what appears to be Genevieve's birthday -- 11.7.18, which, of course, was Wednesday.

As we reported ... the Sports Illustrated swimsuit model announced back in July she was expecting her first kid. But, getting knocked up wasn't pulling her away from her S.I. duties. At the time she announced -- which BTW would have put her at around 5 months pregnant -- Kate was in Miami helping S.I. find its next roster of models. Gotta pay the bills.

Kanye West's stepping out for the first time since the music video shooting scare ... with red hair.

Ye was out in L.A. Saturday afternoon with a new hairdo that was presumably for his music video shoot with Tekashi69. As we've reported ... Kanye and Tekashi were in the Beverly Hills mansion getting ready to film when gunfire erupted, prompting Ye to immediately bounce.

Cops are on the hunt for the shooters who were caught on video spraying the mansion with bullets. As if that wasn't scary enough ... Kanye's also had to deal with the California wildfire that's torched nearly a million acres.

This surveillance video, obtained by TMZ, captures in graphic detail the shooting at the home where Tekashi69 and Kanye West were about to film a music video.

You see 2 cars pull up to the Beverly Hills home Thursday night at around 10:30 PM. Two men get out -- it appears one from each car -- and both are wearing hoodies.

They look for a few seconds for their target and then fire a barrage of shots over the wall. Both appear to be men ... you hear male voices. One appears to say "We got 30 seconds," and the other responds "Ok," just before they begin firing.

They scramble back inside their respective cars. One car -- a light-colored sedan -- speeds off. It looks like the second car backs up and presumably makes a U-turn.

What's especially ominous ... the gunmen try to get onto the property through a gate, but it appears to be locked so they fire over the wall from the outside perimeter.

As we reported, at least one bullet went through a window in the home and one landed in what was supposed to be Nicki Minaj's dressing room. She hadn't arrived at the time of the shooting.

Ariana Grande's brief nemesis on iTunes has jokes ... poking fun at accusations his "bots" launched him to the top of the charts.

You'll recall Chinese rapper Kris Wu released his album in America earlier this week, and it immediately shot up to No. 1 on iTunes ... with 7 of his songs in the top 10. Ariana's "Thank U, Next" was then released but it was No. 4 ... behind 3 of Kris' tracks. Accusations started flying around that bots helped Kris game the system ... considering Kris' album hadn't even been released yet in China.

It wasn't long before Kris would drop out of the top 10 altogether -- with Ariana taking over -- but it was later revealed by Ariana's manager, Scooter Braun, in a lengthy Instagram post that bots were NOT to blame.

Scooter said, "It was explained to he and I last night that because his release was held back in China for his birthday his fans went and got the music any way they could and that was US Itunes."

He added, "Once the release in China took place the fans had their access. He has never been removed from the charts on iTunes. That is false. Those were real people from the US and international community and not bots like many have rumored."

That leads us to what Kris posted Saturday ... poking fun at the entire situation with this tweet.

Caitlyn Jenner is lucky -- like Powerball lucky -- because her multi-million dollar Malibu home appears to have narrowly dodged any structural damage in SoCal's raging wildfire.

This aerial pic, shot Saturday morning, shows hot spots still smoldering just outside the fencing of Caitlyn's 3,500 square foot house -- which is perched in the hills above Malibu. On Friday a source connected to the Jenner-Kardashians told us the mansion had been torched -- they clearly spoke too soon.

It's clear, though, the Woolsey fire's path came dangerously close as it burned out of control toward the Malibu beach area.

Caitlyn posted a video Friday saying she was safe but did not know the fate of her home. She knows now ... it's safe.

Make room Charlie Sheen, 'cause there may be another high-profile guest making an appearance on 'Real Housewives' ... Teddi Jo Mellencamp's future stepmom, Meg Ryan!

We got Teddi, Lisa Rinna and Kyle Richards Friday at LAX. Their reaction is priceless when we "break the news" on John Mellencamp's engagement to Meg. Needless to say ... they were in the loop.

Naturally, we had to know if there was any chance Meg would make an appearance on the show. Teddi doesn't exactly rule it out but ya might wanna hold your breath on that one.

Kylie Jenner may have gotten a field of roses from baby daddy Travis Scott, but we know what she didn't get ... a ring.

Jenner's fans jumped the gun, going crazy after she posted a lengthy vid showing a gaggle of bouquets and rose petals strewn around her mansion. The track for her video is Travis' song, "Hell of a Night" ... her fav.

It was undeniably romantic, but it wasn't a proposal. Sources close to Kylie tell us Travis' gesture was to celebrate the announcement Kylie Cosmetics was partnering with Ulta Beauty stores. It was also an elaborate bon voyage gift to mark the beginning of his tour. She and the baby are going with.

Ariana Grande is back in the studio ... this after a lot of drama and heartache.

Ariana left a West Hollywood recording studio Friday night, flanked by some friends as she got into a Range Rover.

She's sipping on a drink in a red cup, looking chill.

Ariana's new single, "Thank u, Next," has been streamed more than any other song on Spotify after being released a week ago today.

Long before gunshots rang out on Tekashi69's music video set, his crew turned the Bev Hills mansion into a reflection of his technicolor hair ... and TMZ got the first pics inside.

Let's keep it real, the $80 million estate looks like someone puked up a rainbow all over it, but on a positive tip ... it perfectly matches 6ix9ine's hair! This set of French doors that got the ROYGBIV treatment, and we're told an indoor spa area was similarly decked out with multi-colored decals.

It's loud AF, for sure, but we're guessing it would've looked cool for the finished music vid ... which, of course, co-stars Kanye West and Nicki Minaj. We may never know, since production's up in the air after Thursday night's shooting.

Speaking of which, these pics reveal more bullet damage -- you can see some of the ammo left holes in an exterior wall of the mansion. It also shows the shots were aimed at the 2nd floor of the estate.

As for what the palatial home looked like before Tekashi and co. applied their colorful touches?

Check it out -- someone's got a TON of work to do before it looks like this again!

Donald Trump has declared war on the media in a vicious way, this after a midterm election where celebrities tried to help certain candidates -- but did it backfire? So, we gotta ask ...

LaMelo Ball's stint in Lithuania has made him INELIGIBLE for one of the biggest honors at the high school level -- the McDonald's All-American Game ... officials tell TMZ Sports.

The All-American game features the top 24 players from around the country selected by a voting committee based on their athletic and academic success.

Superstars from Magic Johnson to LeBron James to Kevin Durant to Melo's older brother, Lonzo, have participated in the game -- being selected to the team is one of the highest honors a high school player can have.

Of course, Melo announced his return to prep hoops earlier this week by enrolling in elite Spire Academy private school in Geneva, Ohio ... bringing him back to amateur status.

But, a rep for the organization's selection committee tells TMZ Sports LaMelo will NOT be in consideration to play in the game at the end of the season ... citing his past professional status as a means for disqualification.

"LaMelo Ball is a Professional Basketball player and has played professionally in Lithuania resulting in him being ineligible for the McDonald’s All-American Game," the rep tells us.

There are reports Melo didn't receive a cent of his salary while playing for BC Vytautas, making him clear to regain his amateur status.

But, reps for the All-American Game say they're not convinced -- yet -- however, they're willing to reconsider Melo's status if he can prove without a doubt he wasn't paid.

We also reached out to the organization behind the Naismith Prep Player of the Year award -- another huge honor for high school athletes -- and they told us Melo is NOT disqualified from consideration.

"As long as he maintains his amateur status, plays a full high school season and is in good standing with his team all season long, he’ll be considered just like any other HS candidate."

But, Melo and the rest of the Ball family aren't about accolades anyway -- for them, the only thing that matters is getting PAID in the NBA.