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One of the best defensive players in the NFL was accused of taking part in a high-priced scam involving some pretty sick luxury automobiles ... but fear not Eagles fans -- Asante Samuel is officially in the clear.

TMZ has learned a judge removed Samuel's name from a NY lawsuit, after it was decided he has no connection to the men accused of duping some sap into investing into a car customizing business.

Samuel's attorney, Hillel L. Presser, told us, "Asante never had knowledge of any of these people -- knew nothing about the matter or his name being used until the suit was filed."

Last night, the basketball player partook in one of L.A.'s most sacred traditions: Devouring a few of those greasy, regrettable and incredibly delicious bacon wrapped hot dogs after a night of clubbing.

One of them is about to be manhandled by Dwight Howard.

There's only one thing NBA superstar Dwyane Wade hates more than losing -- people who lie about being German royalty.

Wade has fired off a lawsuit against a guy who goes by the name Baron Richard von Houtman -- a guy who allegedly told Wade's basketball coach that Wade had used cocaine and steroids. Now he's suing Baron for slander and libel.

But Wade says it should be obvious that the guy is full of it -- because "The Baron" is not really a Baron. Here's an actual line from the Dwyane's lawsuit:

"Despite the abolition of the monarchies at the beginning of the 20th century, and notwithstanding that the defendant did not begin using the alias "von Houtman" until sometime around 1995, the makeover of the defendants identity was not complete until 1998."

"Given the lack of any historical record ... it is the defendants own grandiose vision of himself that motivated the use of the title or, perhaps, an intention to falsely communicate to others a sense of prestige."

Wade definitely considers this whole thing personal -- he and von Houtman are former business partners who are involved in a lawsuit over a failed restaurant venture.

One of the greatest wide receivers in NFL history is playing defense for a change -- after three TV producers accused Michael Irvin of stealing their idea for a football-based reality show.

Ironically, the show is about giving unknown athletes a shot at playing for the Dallas Cowboys -- but in the lawsuit, filed last week in Dallas, Irvin is accused of screwing three unknown producers out of their chance to make it in Hollywood.

In the suit, the men claim they approached Irvin with the idea for a show in 2007 -- but after they allegedly presented Irvin with storyboards and even a poster for the show, the Hall of Famer ran off with the idea and cut the guys out of credit, cash and even changed the name of the show to "4th and Long."

Gotta give him some love though -- at least the guy helped out a good cause ... the Shriners Hospitals for Children.

Plaxico Burress just got out of four traffic tickets on a technicality -- but the officer who gave him the tickets claims the NFL star is technically full of crap.

TMZ spoke with a rep for the Broward County Police who spoke with the officer who gave Plax the tickets (still following?) -- who told us the cop specifically remembers giving Plaxico the information she was required by law to give him -- which spells out how to pay or contest fines.

Plax claims he never got that information and there is no record to prove otherwise -- so the 4 tickets were thrown out.

The cop explained that the info comes in a flyer, and that she always puts the flyers in with the tickets -- and specifically remembers doing so for Plaxico. The cop even said she saw Plax toss it all onto the backseat of his car.

The cop also said she didn't know who Plaxico was when she pulled him over, but recalls the traffic stop for other reasons: in particular, she remembers how recklessly Plax was operating the car and how poor his attitude was when he was pulled over.

...no, not for the gun charges.

This one just went down in Florida -- the plagued wide receiver just had those 4 tickets he racked up in one day dismissed ... all because the cop who nailed him was a little too careless with his paperwork.

Plaxico Burress' lawyer, Bradford Cohen, tells us the tickets cops gave him in Broward County on March 1 -- for speeding (60 in a 45), improper display of tags, improper lane change and improper window tinting -- were dismissed because they weren't properly filled out by the cop.

Whoops.

We're told the tickets did not include info on how Plax could pay or contest the fines -- which is a violation of state law.

As for the gun charges, Burress is due back in court in New York on June 15 -- but don't expect the same outcome.

It looks like Gisele Bundchen's taut little tummy is safe for now -- Tom Brady just shot down rumors that she's pregnant with his second kid.

The denial happened after the New England Patriot's quarterback finished practice today, when reporters asked him if Gisele was knocked up -- which Tom straight up answered by shaking his head and saying "No."

Gisele's husband then added the classic line, "One is enough."

We don't blame him, dude's already got his hands full.

Former Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Jimmy Smith pleaded not guilty to coke and marijuana possession charges today ... despite the fact cops say they found a bunch of drugs inside his car.

In total, Smith pleaded not guilty to 4 charges -- but got a break when Duval County officials decided to drop a fifth related drug charge.

Smith -- who made five straight Pro Bowls playing for the Jags back in the day -- was arrested on April 22 after cops pulled him over on Interstate 95 for having excessive window tint.

He's due back in court in June.

TMZ obtained several photos of Vick -- who was found guilty of charges related to brutally slaughtering innocent dogs in 2007 -- enjoying a Memorial Day weekend BBQ in his personal waterfront detention center. Among the festivities, the ankle-bracelet sportin' prisoner found time to steal a sunset smooch with one of his baby mamas.

Vick still has to serve two more months of this hell. At least he gets conjugal visits...

If there was ever a time for a good double knockout, this is it -- Lindsay Lohan's dad Michael has just been named as Jonny Fairplay's challenger in an upcoming "celebrity" boxing event.

Lohan and Fairplay will fight on June 20 for the CBF Welterweight Title -- and even though it's a few weeks away, Fairplay has already scored the first cheap shot.

Fairplay immediately released a statement saying, "If I beat Michael Lohan, does that mean I get to go out with Lindsay? I hear she's back into guys this week."

This one could actually get interesting.

At first it was hard to find a celebrity who would take a stand on the incident at all, but now -- just three months after he allegedly beat the crap out of Rihanna -- he's back in the "in-crowd," like the whole thing never happened. He's even dropping an album.

We don't expect Chris is gonna have a sit-down dinner with Jay-Z any time soon... but at this point, would you really be surprised?