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The drama began when Ron "R-Truth" Killings hit up the audience for a smoke ... and actually LIT UP right in front of them ... including several children.

But the on-screen cig-fest didn't sit so well with anti-smoking activist Patrick Reynolds (pictured right) -- Executive Director of TobaccoFree.org -- who has officially issued a challenge to the wrestler ... to publicly apologize for the smoking stunt.

Reynolds -- ironically the grandson of tobacco magnate R.J. Reynolds -- tells TMZ, "For him to smoke in front of [children] is irresponsible. At best, it's thoughtless, and at worst, if he calculated appealing to kids by posing as a bad-boy outlaw, it's evil."

Reynolds adds, "If he wants help in quitting, I'll be happy to be his personal coach."

Sources connected to Rockfeller Sorel tell TMZ ... the valet has been recovering from the injuries he claims he suffered at the hand of Gloria James earlier this month -- and last week, USA Parking sent him a letter asking him to return to work. We're told Rockfeller's doctor has cleared him to return to his job on April 22.

As for the catch -- we're told Sorel desperately wants the valet company to relocate him AWAY from the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach because Gloria frequents the hotel and he doesn't want to have to see her again.

So far, no word on whether the valet parking company will grant Sorel's request.

Duane Moody claims Zindziswa Mandela approached him several months ago to broker the fight -- which she estimated would pull in $100 million. Moody claims in return for organizing the event, he would get 15% of the proceeds.

According to the lawsuit filed in L.A. County Superior Court, Nelson's daughter flaked out as he tried negotiating the deal. Things got so hinky, Moody claims he was kicked out of his Vegas hotel room because "Zindzi Mandela was not paying the bill as agreed."

It's all over an 8-month-old girl named Bella. According to recent legal docs obtained by TMZ, Glen wants to make sure Bella is actually his daughter ... before he signs off on any child support agreement with his ex Tia Santoro.

It hasn't been the easiest break-up either -- as we previously reported, Tia had to request a police escort to Glen's Florida home in order to pick up her things earlier this month ... because Glen allegedly wouldn't open the door.

As we first reported, Zito roughed himself up in a nasty two-car crash in L.A. on March 30 -- scoring a brief trip to Cedars-Sinai Hospital.

We're told the car flipped once ... and landed on its wheels. Moyer didn't appear to be injured and got out of the car on his own.

Moyer even gave a thumbs up to the crowd.

TMZ obtained footage showing Moyer emerging from his vehicle moments after the incident.

According to the U.S. Attorney in L.A. ... 48-year-old Dykstra was arrested by local authorities and later charged with one felony count of embezzling from a bankruptcy estate.

Officials claim Dykstra -- who filed for bankruptcy in 2009 -- "stole and destroyed more than $400,000 worth of property in the estate."

FYI -- Dykstra is not legally allowed to sell off any of the items that make up the bankruptcy estate. The property must only be used to pay off debts to creditors and all transactions must be initiated by a court-appointed trustee.

According to the criminal complaint -- Dykstra loaded up a ton of his expensive personal items into a U-Haul truck -- including furnishings and fixtures -- and sold them to an L.A. consignment store.

Officials say Dykstra was also trying to discretely sell some of the estate's property on eBay and Craigslist ... including sports memorabilia.

Dykstra is also accused of ripping out a $50,000 sink from his $18 million L.A. area mansion ... and installing it in his office in Camarillo.

Cops tell TMZ ... before Dykstra was hit with embezzlement charges ... the former MLB star was arrested last night for purchasing vehicles through fraudulent means.

We're told Dykstra had been targeted by authorities in an ongoing investigation.

Lakers spokesman John Black tells TMZ ... besides agreeing to an official meeting with all three groups, the team has already been in contact with the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and the Lakers "appreciate the input we've received."

Black also insists Kobe's outburst is "not representative of what the Lakers stand for" ... but the team looks forward to working with GLAAD "on ways to help educate ourselves and our fans, and to help keep language like this out of our game."

GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios says the organization will continue to push for "zero tolerance policies for anti-gay slurs."

Kobe apologized earlier this week, saying, "The words expressed do NOT reflect my feelings towards the gay and lesbian communities and were NOT meant to offend anyone.”

After the street person made Ronny laugh ... the NBA player gave the begger a $100 BILL.

TMZ obtained a copy of the lawsuit Rockfeller Sorel filed Tuesday in Miami-Dade County. In the suit, he accuses Gloria of assault and battery ... during the incident at the Fountainbleu Hotel.

Sorel then breaks down a laundry list of "damages" he claims to have suffered -- such as pain, emotional distress, humiliation, mental anguish, and loss of capacity for enjoyment of life.

TMZ spoke with a rep for the Lambda League -- who tells TMZ, "We have seen Kobe's apology and hope that it's sincere. If he really wants to show us he means it he'll come to our next league game."

Bryant spoke with Human Rights Campaign honcho Joe Solmonese -- who tells TMZ, "I applaud Kobe Bryant for his swift apology. We had a very sincere conversation in which he expressed his heartfelt regret for the hurt that his words caused."

Solmonese adds, "He told me that it’s never OK to degrade or tease, and that he understands how his words could unfortunately give the wrong impression that this is appropriate conduct."