Home Flipper to the Stars -- Sued Over $16.5 Million Lemon

Filed under: Sandy Gallin, Exclusive, Celebrity Homes, Deadline, Celebrity Justice

L.A. real estate titan Sandy Gallin -- who has made untold millions selling homes to the likes of Frank Sinatra, Mark Burnett and Kenny G -- has been sued over a $16.5 million Bev Hills mansion he sold to one of the most powerful men in Hollywood.

The man going after Gallin is Roger Birnbaum -- the head of MGM Studios -- who bought a Gallin home in 2007 ... only to discover it had more leaks than Whoopi Goldberg after a Big Gulp.

FYI -- Gallin was one of the most powerful talent managers in Hollywood before abandoning entertainment to become the most powerful house flipper in town. Gallin used to rep everyone from Dolly Parton to Barbra Streisand and even Michael Jackson.

According to Birnbaum's lawsuit, filed in L.A. County Superior Court, the house began to leak like a sieve last winter ... along with an unhealthy dose of dry rot, rust, and, worst of all, his wine storage room was severely damaged.

Birnbaum claims Gallin had a hand in the construction of the home -- and therefore, should be forced to pay the $500,000 in repairs and related costs to bring the mansion up to snuff.

Calls to Gallin have not been returned.

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Nothing says Labor Day like a babe about to burst... so we are holding our second annual Pregnant Picture Contest to honor those lovely ladies who put it all on the line for the miracle of life.

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Willie Nelson's Son -- Sorry Officer, No Drugs Here!

Filed under: Willie Nelson, Lukas Nelson, Celebrity Justice, Music, Exclusive

Police in Ohio got a tip that someone on Willie Nelson's son's tour bus was carrying drugs yesterday ... but here's the shocking part -- IT WASN'T WILLIE NELSON'S SON!!!

Turns out, Willie's 22-year-old kid Lukas Nelson is also a musician -- and yesterday his band was stopped in Ohio when local police got a tip that someone on the bus was in possession of some weed.

Centerville Police Department Officer Matt Dunn tells TMZ ... a drug sniffing dog was sent to the scene and tipped off police to a suspect ... a member of Lukas' band.

Cops say the band member had a small amount of weed in his possession and he was arrested for misdemeanor possession of marijuana.

As for Lukas -- dude was squeaky clean ... and after cops hauled away the band member, Lukas and his posse were sent along their way.

Lukas' dad wasn't so lucky when cops found weed on Willie's tour bus in Texas last year -- because Willie was arrested ... and the case is still ongoing.

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