Celebrity Justice

Breaking News Getty Cristiano Ronaldo says 2018 was “probably my worst year ever” after publicly being accused of raping a woman more than 10 years ago in Las Vegas. The soccer superstar was accused of sexual assault by Kathryn Mayorga in June 2009 after meeting her at a nightclub. She claims he took her back

Breaking News Getty Ex-Michigan State star and NBA player Mateen Cleaves has been acquitted on ALL charges in his rape case … after a jury determined the hooper was not guilty in court on Tuesday. Cleaves — who led Michigan State to a national title in 2000 — was accused of taking a woman to

Exclusive Details TMZ.com 1:51 PM PT — Sources connected to the couple tell TMZ … they have been having marital trouble for several years now. Larry has accused Shawn of infidelity. We’re told that has created tension for a while now, but the breaking point was when Larry was in the hospital a couple months

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com A fish head left in the freezer is the reason Antonio Brown is allegedly stiffing a guy out of $38,000 … so says the celeb chef who put it in there. The story is wild … Stefano Tedeschi — who filed a lawsuit against AB just last month — tells

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com The L.A. school funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is about to face new claims of bullying — including one incident involving a 14-year-old trying to kill herself. Sources tell TMZ … there is a new lawsuit about to be filed by the same lawyers at Geragos &

Exclusive Getty Cristiano Ronaldo is publicly acknowledging he paid $375,000 in hush money to the woman who claims she was raped by the soccer star in 2009 … and it’s all spelled out in new legal docs obtained by TMZ Sports. Kathryn Mayorga had claimed she took the money from CR7 back in 2010 as

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Al Harrington was stopped by cops outside his Viola Brands office in Hollywood, and he claims race is the reason. TMZ Sports got the whole thing on video … you can see the former NBA star talking to cops, getting a ticket and returning to his (crazy) vehicle. Of course

Exclusive Getty Prosecutors in the R. Kelly cases revealed some of the evidence they have to prove R. Kelly took underage women across state lines for sexual purposes. According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, federal prosecutors in New York have more than a dozen flight records, birth certificates for a number of women,

Breaking News Alamy The real-life priest who starred in “The Exorcist” is now accused of repeatedly sexually abusing one of his students at a Jesuit High School in upstate NY. Father William J. O’Malley played Father Dyer in the 1973 classic horror flick, but before and after his Hollywood success … he taught at McQuaid

Exclusive TMZ.com Former MMA star War Machine — who is serving a life sentence for brutally beating his ex-GF — got married behind bars … and these aren’t your typical wedding photos by a long stretch. War Machine tied the knot with his longtime prison pen pal Ashley Farrington at Lovelock Correctional Center in Nevada

Exclusive TMZ.com Michael Madsen just cut a deal in his DUI case … and he’ll spend a few days in jail. Michael pled no contest Thursday to one misdemeanor count of driving with a .10% blood alcohol content and was sentenced to 4 days in jail and 5 years probation. He’s also been ordered to

Play video content NBA YoungBoy is a free man again … after serving nearly 3 months behind bars for his involvement in the Miami shooting that left his GF injured earlier this year. The rapper embraced his family early Thursday morning when he was released from East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. You can see YoungBoy

Exclusive TMZ.com Todd Chrisley has more drama on his plate — his daughter ran to cops a month before he was indicted on tax fraud charges, claiming he tried extorting her with a sex tape to get her to lie … but Todd claims BS. Here’s the situation … Todd’s daughter, Lindsie  — who’s estranged

TMZ Todd Chrisley and his wife, Julie, are not running from the law — instead they’re facing their tax evasion case head on, one day after the feds indicted them. The “Chrisley Knows Best” stars surrendered Wednesday morning to the FBI in Atlanta, where there were open warrants for their arrest. According to local reports,

Breaking News TMZ.com A$AP Rocky did not beat the rap in Sweden, because the judges in his assault case have found him guilty … but he will NOT have to go to prison. The 4 judges in the case issued their written ruling Wednesday … with the conclusion A$AP was guilty of assaulting a man

Exclusive Rapper Roddy Ricch allegedly grabbed his girlfriend during a heated argument at his home, and now he’s facing possible felony domestic violence charges. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … the Compton MC got into a verbal spat with his girlfriend early Sunday morning at his Los Angeles pad. We’re told the dispute eventually turned

Breaking News TMZ.com Todd and Julie Chrisley are now under federal indictment for tax evasion and fraud, but the reality stars say they knew the charges were coming and insist they did nothing wrong. A federal grand jury in Atlanta indicted Todd and Julie Tuesday on multiple counts of conspiracy, bank fraud, wire fraud and

Breaking News TMZ.com Ex-NBA star Sebastian Telfair has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years behind bars for possessing an illegal firearm in 2017 … TMZ Sports has learned. As we previously reported … the 33-year-old former high school phenom was busted back in June 2017 in Brooklyn …. after cops found an arsenal of weapons

Exclusive Ex-“Deadliest Catch” star Jake Harris has been behind bars ever since his January arrest … and it would behoove him to get comfy ’cause he’s gonna be there a while longer. According to legal docs obtained by TMZ … Harris was sentenced to 18 months in Skagit County Corrections following his arrest on 2

Exclusive Getty ‘Bachelor’ creator Mike Fleiss THOUGHT he settled his divorce case with wife Laura Kaeppeler, but turns out it’s still raging, because Mike paid her $10 mil, she took the kid out of state and she’s not communicating with him. TMZ broke the story … Mike and Laura settled their divorce case late last

Exclusive Getty Jeffrey Epstein was the target of death threats from fellow inmates during his stay at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Correctional Center … and should have been watched 24/7 … this according to multiple sources connected with the investigation. Our sources say … despite being taken off suicide watch, there was concern for Epstein’s safety in

Exclusive Getty “Black Ink Crew” boss Ceasar Emanuel might be licensed to run a tattoo shop in the Big Apple — but, apparently, he isn’t licensed to drive there … according to cops, anyway. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … Ceasar (real name David Emanuel) was arrested Friday in NYC after police officers say they

Exclusive Getty Arizona Cardinals defensive end Darius Philon was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon … after allegedly threatening to shoot a woman outside a strip club, TMZ Sports has learned. Philon — a 25 year old who was a 6th round draft pick in 2015 — was arrested in Phoenix and taken

Exclusive Getty Cristiano Ronaldo wants his rape case to be taken out of the public eye … the soccer superstar is asking a judge to force the civil case against him to go to a private forum. It’s all in new court docs, obtained by TMZ Sports … which show Ronaldo wants his lawsuit with

Play video content Breaking News Cops mistook bird poop for cocaine on a Georgia Southern quarterback’s car during an arrest last month … and the argument over the white stuff was all caught on video. Shai Werts — GSU’s junior starting quarterback — was pulled over on July 31 in Clinton, South Carolina after cops

Play video content Breaking News TMZ.com/WTXF Meek Mill has to wait a few more weeks to find out if his 2008 gun conviction gets tossed out or if he gets a new trial — but that’s all happening in front of a new judge, which has to be a huge relief for the rapper. Judge

Exclusive Alamy Melvin Guillard won’t exactly have the clearest head in his return to the pro MMA world this weekend … ’cause later this month, he’s due in court in his domestic violence case. The former UFC fighter was arrested in Colorado way back in April 2018 after cops say he violently attacked his mistress

Breaking News Getty Ex-Michigan State basketball star Mateen Cleaves says he DID have sex with the woman accusing him of rape … but he’s adamant the encounter was 100% consensual. The 41-year-old — who was the 14th overall pick in the 2000 NBA Draft — appeared in court in Flint, Michigan for opening statements in

Breaking News TMZ Jussie Smollett says the City of Chicago is simply trying to exact a pound of flesh from him after his criminal case was dismissed — a move he calls unprecedented and unfair. Jussie filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit Chi-Town filed against him to recoup the cost of the investigation into

Exclusive TMZ/Getty Composite Prisoners near El Paso are holding a bake sale for the victims of the mass shooting this weekend — and by bake … we actually mean baked potato. The Otero County Prison Facility — which is in Chaparral, New Mexico, about 30 minutes North of the Texas town — is putting on