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"How I Met Your Mother" star Josh Radnor has been ordered by a judge to stay 7 yards away from his next door neighbors -- seriously -- after the neighbors claimed Josh was making their lives miserable.

It all started over a gigantic deck Josh built on his property that extended over the neighbor's land. Josh has an easement over the area where he built the deck, but the family next door has filed a lawsuit claiming he had no right to build the deck in the first place.

The family got permission from the city to tear it down because apparently Josh didn't get the necessary permits. Josh went to court and got a judge to block the neighbors from destroying the deck.

That said, the family next door tells TMZ, Josh and his roommate scream at them every time they go outside. The neighbors say Josh and his roommate take pics of them and rail on them. They also claim Josh intimidates any workers who come onto the family's property.

For some reason, the neighbor has a problem that Josh sometimes comes out shirtless.

Whatever ... the family just got a temporary restraining order, requiring Josh to stay 7 yards away from them when they're at home. He also can't harass or intimidate them.

Now we know what incited Azealia Banks into a fit of racial rage last month ... DC Young Fly's joke on "Wild 'N Out" that Azealia was a poor substitute for Cardi B.

TMZ has obtained a clip from the show, during a game called "So Petty." DC cracked that Azealia was booked because Nick Cannon and co. couldn't land Cardi.

Azealia didn't find it funny at all, calling the punchline "anti-black." The intimation ... that Cardi B was a light-skinned woman and therefore more beautiful than the darker-skinned Azealia.

So, now we know why Azealia went HAM on social media last month, saying, "Some little scrawny black Atlanta twink was prepared for me. They planned this - hit me on short notice, told me I didn’t have to participate in the coon ass freestyle battles, (not my style) and I was to sing my song and go home."

Nick was clearly annoyed by Azealia's comment, saying essentially she opened herself up to attack by resorting to racial insults.

The balls were flying at Clayton Kershaw's charity ping pong tournament on Thursday ... and if you've ever wanted to see your favorite celebs freaking out over some table tennis, you're in luck.

The Dodgers ace -- rockin' a retro outfit that would make the '80s proud -- hosted his closest celeb friends for the super competitive tourney at Dodger Stadium ... and it's clear nobody's taking it easy.

This year's tourney had Matthew McConaughey, Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher, Bryan Cranston ... and a bunch of Dodgers stars like Justin Turner and Austin Barnes.

While none of those stars listed above took home the W ... they didn't go down without a fight. And the "That '70s Show" couple was REALLY into it.

The Ping Pong 4 Purpose event is a yearly tournament and brings in HUGE stars to compete as part of Kershaw's Challenge, a faith-based charity focused on helping at-risk children and neighborhoods.

Organizers for Jay-Z's Made in America Festival are taking ZERO chances when Tekashi69 performs next month ... they've beefed up security to avoid the violence that seems to follow the rapper.

A rep for the Mayor's Office of Philadelphia tells TMZ ... event producers are taking extra precautions to ensure the festival remains safe for everyone. Tons of huge rappers are set to take the stage during Labor Day weekend ... including Hova, Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill.

But, get this ... while there's already a massive security plan in place for the entire weekend, the rep tells us organizers are pouring a significantly heavier detail specifically to cover Tekashi's performance.

As you know ... 6ix9ine and 50 Cent came under fire when someone fired at least 11 shots during their filming of a music video in Brooklyn last week. Tekashi had also been beefing with Chief Keef, who was targeted by shooters back in June. Tekashi denied any involvement.

Sources with knowledge of the situation tell us the extra security did not come at Tekashi's request. We're told he had planned to roll with his usual security detail, but organizers clearly thought more was better.

Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Sam Neill, Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard have all roamed this land with the dinosaurs, but now it's in danger of being ravaged by Mother Nature ... so everyone's gotta get the hell out.

The Kualoa Ranch in Oahu, Hawaii -- a famous filming location known for "Jurassic Park" and "Jurassic World" -- has canceled all of its tours and closed its facilities as the island prepares to take a possible direct hit from Hurricane Lane.

The category 3 storm already dumped a ton of rain on Hawaii's Big Island Thursday, and is threatening to become the first hurricane to make landfall on the state since 1992 when Hurricane Iniki struck ... and interrupted filming of 'JP'!

Even if Hurricane Lane doesn't make landfall, residents are still being warned of life-threatening conditions, such as treacherous winds, flash floods and possible mudslides.

TV shows, like "Hawaii Five-0" and "Magnum P.I.," that film on the island have shut down production for safety purposes as well.

Along with being well-known for the 'Jurassic' movies, Kualoa has also been featured in films like "Godzilla," "50 First Dates," "You, Me and Dupree," "Mighty Joe Young" and some of Elvis Presley's 1960s classics.

Jennifer Lopez's TV turn as dirty cop Harlee Santos might technically be over, but she's about to do a lot of good in the real world ... particularly for Puerto Rico.

J Lo is partnering up with the Hispanic Federation and the UNIDOS Disaster Relief and Recovery Program to auction off a lot of her personal wardrobe from her NBC hit show, "Shades of Blue," to raise funds for struggling communities in Puerto Rico that were decimated from Hurricane Maria last year.

The clothes are going to be put up for auction on Screenbid -- a website dedicated to pawning off costumes to the stars. Detective Santos' garb is already on the racks right now and will remain up for grabs through September 9. Among the articles on the auction block -- J Lo's camel pants and silk striped blouse, her olive jacket and jeans, her anorak, her tank top and sweatshirt, her gold hoop earrings and, of course, her black cop boots.

Each item sans the earrings will have opening bids of $50 -- the earrings are starting at $100. However, we're told the wardrobe is expected to fetch thousands of dollars each.

Kirstie Alley opened up about her love life ... and she's got some big-name celebrities in her fantasies.

Kirstie revealed on "Celebrity Big Brother" over in the UK she wanted to run off and marry John Travolta ... AND have an affair with Patrick Swayze!!!

Get it, girl!!!

The actress was asked by another housemate if she ever had an affair with a celebrity ... she says she never consummated one, but cops to kissing Swayze and then dives into her crush on Travolta.

Kirstie and Swayze starred on the 1985 TV series "North and South." She was married to actor Parker Stevenson at the time, so she didn't go all the way with Swayze ... 'cause she's a good girl who values fidelity.

Of course, Kirstie said it's REALLY hard not to fall in love with a costar ... and, let's be real, Swayze was a dreamboat.

As for Travolta, Kirstie says they almost ran off together ... and she's still IN LOVE with John. Kirstie believes they would have gotten hitched if she wasn't already taken. They starred in "Look Who's Talking" together in 1989.

Kirstie divorced Parker in 1997 ... Travolta's been married to Kelly Preston since '91.

Derek Holland has issued an apology for doing an insensitive Asian impression on an MLB talk show ... saying, "It's embarrassing what I did."

The San Francisco Giants pitcher went on MLB Network's "Intentional Talk" on Wednesday and brought along Giants staffer Haro Ogawa to be his "hype man."

Yet throughout the interview ... Holland solely used Haro as a prop for the offensive jokes ... including using an Asian accent and several martial arts-style bows.

After the Giants' win over the Mets on Thursday, Holland apologized vehemently for the offensive bit.

"I want to be held accountable for everything I've done and caused with all of this," Holland said.

"It's embarrassing what I did. I was just trying to have some fun. Haro and I just entertaining and just trying to take it to a different level and make the interview a little more exciting and I obviously crossed the line with that."

"Whatever I have to do to take care of the situation, I will do it."

Holland -- who also said he apologized personally to Ogawa and Japanese bullpen catcher Taira Uematsu -- made sure to tell reporters the act was solely his idea.

The man who shot and killed John Lennon isn't getting out of prison anytime soon ... he's just been denied parole once again.

Mark David Chapman went before a parole board in New York Thursday, and they came to the decision to keep him behind bars ... and he won't be up for parole again for 2 years.

The board explained its decision to Chapman saying ... "You admittedly carefully planned and executed the murder of a world-famous person for no reason other than to gain notoriety."

The board added ... "While no one person's life is any more valuable than another's life, the fact that you chose someone who was not only a world renown person and beloved by millions, regardless of the pain and suffering you would cause to his family, friends and so many others, you demonstrated a callous disregard for the sanctity of human life and the pain and suffering of others."

We broke the story ... Chapman got a new mug shot before his hearing. He's been serving 20 years to life after pleading guilty to 2nd degree murder of Lennon, who he shot in front of The Beatles' legend's Manhattan apartment in 1980.

Chapman later admitted to planning the killing because he wanted to be famous. He had been denied parole 9 times since December 2000 ... and now it's an even 10.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti says there's more than enough smoke to fire up impeachment hearings, because Donald Trump is neck deep in a massive cover-up.

We got hizzoner Thursday in WeHo and he's sure sounding like a 2020 Presidential candidate. He says he hasn't decided whether to throw his hat in the ring but our sources say it's a done deal ... he's running.

Garcetti says Michael Cohen has finally told the truth, which forced Trump's hand to come clean this week ... that he knew about the payout to Stormy Daniels, despite his denial on Air Force One months ago.

Garcetti clearly thinks Trump has committed either high crimes or misdemeanors -- the baseline for impeachment. He called back to what ultimately sunk Richard Nixon -- the cover-up.

TMZ Sports has obtained the Richie Incognito 911 call made by a funeral home staffer Monday who was clearly in fear for her life -- when the NFL star allegedly threatened to shoot the funeral director at a mortuary in Arizona.

The staffer made the call in secret because she didn't want to "escalate the situation" -- and while she's cool, calm and collected on the phone, it's obvious everyone inside the building was scared.

"We have somebody that we're very afraid of right now," the staffer told the 911 operator.

"He made a gesture at one of our funeral directors and told him he was gonna kill him."

The staffer also noted that Richie claimed to have guns in his truck.

The 911 operator said a squad of officers were racing to the scene and explained, "We're very familiar with [Richie]. We've been dealing with him for the last couple of days."

When cops arrived, Richie was arrested at gunpoint -- and officers DID find a cache of weapons and a silencer in his Ford Raptor.

Richie was at the funeral home to view his father, who had passed away suddenly.

Incognito's attorney has previously told TMZ Sports the death has been "traumatic" for Richie and the entire family.

Nicki Minaj wants this on the record -- she F****** LOVES Kylie Jenner (but not Travis Scott) ... and will NOT be playing into a catfight narrative!!! GOT IT?! Got it, Nick.

The NY rapper cleared the air Thursday on her 'Queen Radio' show over a vid TMZ posted showing Kylie trying to avoid Nicki on the VMAs red carpet this week, saying Kylie's nothing more than an innocent bystander in this clear beef between Nicki, Travis and the music biz.

Nicki says Kylie is doing what anyone would do -- standing by their man. That's a bit of a flip from what Nicki tweeted over the weekend, blaming Kylie and Stormi for pumping up Travis' album sales. Now ... she insists they're all good.

Angelina from 'Jersey Shore' ain't sweating a reboot of 'The Hills' ... 'cause, as far as reality TV reboots go, she's adamant the 'Shore' will leave 'em eating dust.

We got the cast of 'Jersey Shore' -- well, most of the cast -- leaving NBC Studios Thursday in NYC and our guy wanted to know ... is "The Hills: New Beginnings" gonna be better than 'Jersey Shore'?

'The Hills' has a tough hill to climb to get there. Remember ... the 'Jersey Shore' reboot was a monumental success for MTV with millions of viewers tuning in for some much needed GTL.

As far as Angelina's concerned, well, she's not. But, she does have a soft spot for Spencer Pratt. And, JWoww agrees. BTW ... noticeably absent from the bunch was Ronnie, who is still dealing with tons of baby mama drama. It was just a couple months ago when Jen Harley allegedly dragged him with her car ... leaving him bloody. He's tried working it out with Jen, but we've heard that before.

Ben Affleck wanted to get back on the sober train -- badly -- days before his estranged wife staged an intervention and drove him to a rehab facility ... TMZ has learned.

Turns out, Ben had been attending wellness classes at a Los Angeles wellness center as recently as a week before checking into a live-in facility.

The center specializes in "Buddhist ethics" ... meaning meditation with a focus on a healthy body, mind and spirit. Our sources say Ben went on his own accord several times last week ... well aware he had fallen off the wagon and into a downward spiral.

We broke the story ... Ben's estranged wife, Jennifer Garner, staged an intervention Wednesday at his Pacific Palisades home and drove him to an L.A. County rehab facility where he will live for at least 30 days. We're told Ben didn't need much convincing because he knew he was in desperate straits.

We're told the trigger for Jen was on Monday, when she saw this pic (below) of Ben accepting delivery of a box full of beer and hard liquor.

The actor has been open about his struggles with sobriety over the years. After Ben completed his second stint at a rehab facility last year, he said, "I want to live life to the fullest and be the best father I can be. I want my kids to know there is no shame in getting help when you need it, and to be a source of strength for anyone out there who needs help but is afraid to take the first step."

He continued, "I'm lucky to have the love of my family and friends, including my co-parent, Jen, who has supported me and cared for our kids as I've done the work I set out to do."

Here's the reality ... most addicts relapse. It doesn't mean they can't eventually stay sober, but it's a long, difficult road and falling off the wagon is not necessarily game over. The most important thing ... it's clear Ben realized he had a problem and sought help, even before Jen staged the intervention.