Celebrity Justice

Exclusive It’s a Passover miracle for Julian Edelman — the NFL superstar will NOT be prosecuted for drunkenly jumping on a car in Bev Hills back in January, TMZ Sports has learned. Remember, the former Super Bowl MVP was arrested on January 11 after cops saw the Patriots WR jumping on the hood of a

Exclusive Joe Exotic wants a new judge to preside over his civil lawsuit, ’cause he says the robe has already shown he’s a homophobe who has it out for your boy. The ‘Tiger King’ star — who’s currently locked up — filed a new motion this week asking Judge Scott Palk to recuse himself from

Exclusive Small businesses are folding left and right due to COVID-19 — and now a bunch of ’em are suing the pants off China … for TRILLIONS. A group of small businesses in California — including Cardiff Prestige Property, Little Saigon Chamber of Commerce, First Premier X and others — just filed the lawsuit against

Play video content 8:15 AM PT — A rep for the Bureau of Prisons tell us that they identified the men in the video, and neither was symptomatic of COVID-19. We’re told the video was recorded at Elkton Federal Correction Institution in Ohio and is still under investigation. There’s a federal prison preparing for mass

Breaking News Ronaldinho — the soccer superstar accused of using a fake passport to enter Paraguay — is finally out of jail … but he ain’t exactly home free. The 40-year-old Brazilian was moved to house arrest Tuesday — after spending the last month locked up in Paraguay for allegedly using a really bad fake

R. Kelly swung hard to get out of prison over fears he’d catch COVID-19 … but he struck out cause the judge just denied his request. According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, the judge said among the several reasons why the disgraced singer will NOT get out of prison is because he’s still

Exclusive Tekashi 6ix9ine has the coronavirus to thank for an even earlier prison release than expected — the judge just signed off on his request to get out to avoid infection from the coronavirus. The judge agreed Thursday the rapper should be granted a compassionate release, effective immediately, from the NY facility where he’s been

Play video content Exclusive The River at Tampa Bay Church The Florida pastor who got hauled in by cops for hosting a megachurch service despite quarantine and stay-at-home orders is doubling down … insisting he did NOTHING wrong. The Tampa-area minister is Rodney Howard-Browne, and he took to his own podcast/telecast shortly after being released

Exclusive R. Kelly‘s firing back at prosecutors who say he shouldn’t get released early due to coronavirus risks — arguing prison is a petri dish, and insisting he can’t properly prep for trial from jail. The singer’s legal team filed a reply to the feds’ response to Kelly’s original motion last week, in which they

Exclusive Harvey Weinstein says the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic is seriously complicating one of his many legal matters, so he’s begging a judge for more time. According to a new legal doc — obtained by TMZ — Weinstein wants a 2-month extension for discovery in a civil case … specifically, “due to the current coronavirus crisis.”

Exclusive Los Angeles traffic cops are easing up on writing people tickets and towing away their vehicles … and you have coronavirus to thank for it. L.A. City Hall sources tell TMZ … the LAPD just issued new city-wide guidelines as a result of the state of emergency in California and because of what City

Exclusive TMZ.com R. Kelly is a man truly trapped now that coronavirus lockdowns are in full swing — he can’t get to his lawyers … even though prison officials insist it ain’t personal. Kelly’s legal team tried going to see their client last Thursday at MCC Chicago — where he’s currently behind bars — but

Exclusive TMZ Composite Coronavirus seems to have folks thinking they can do as they please — one LAPD officer claims he experienced it firsthand with a rogue, and possibly contagious, car parker. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … a cop in L.A. came across a woman this weekend whom he says was parked in a

Exclusive Getty DaBaby just got slapped back … with a lawsuit from the woman who claims the rapper smacked the hell outta her at a recent concert. Tyronesha Laws just filed the suit, claiming she was minding her own damn business when the rapper, “suddenly and without any warning,” lashed out and brutally and violently

Breaking News Getty Harvey Weinstein is asking the judge who will sentence him Wednesday for mercy … a 5 year prison sentence. Weinstein’s lawyers filed legal docs late Monday, laying out personal matters they want the judge to consider in handing down the sentence. For starters, the lawyers honed in on the Ronan Farrow‘s New

Exclusive City Girls member JT is tasting freedom … because we’ve learned the rapper is outta federal custody after spending the last part of her sentence in a halfway house. JT was officially released Friday, the Federal Bureau of Prisons tells TMZ. Remember, she’d been in custody since June 2018 after turning herself in on

Breaking News Getty Abdul Razak Alhassan — a budding MMA star who scored a crazy knockout at UFC 228 in Sept. 2018 — was just found not guilty in his sexual assault case … TMZ Sports has confirmed. Alhassan was facing two charges after he was accused of raping two women inside a Saginaw, Texas

Breaking News Getty Composite The Charleston RiverDogs — the NY Yankees’ minor league affiliate — has canceled their “O.J. Trial” night promotion … after admitting it was a TERRIBLE idea in the first place!!! Here’s why … the South Carolina based team promoted the May 26 event as a “juicy spin” on the O.J. Simpson

Exclusive TMZ.com Brooke Burke and David Charvet are free to move about Malibu as single people — they’ve finally hammered out their divorce and they’re both walking away with plenty of assets. Brooke filed to divorce the ex-‘Baywatch’ star way back in April 2018, which might make ya think this was a nasty split, but

Exclusive TMZ.com G-Eazy and Three 6 Mafia’s Juicy J shoulda known better when they ripped off the work of some Southern hip-hop legends … so claim those artists in a new lawsuit. According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Memphis-based DJ Squeeky and Gaylon Love say they own the rights to “Looking 4 Da

Exclusive TMZ.com DaBaby‘s no longer sweating a battery case in Miami … TMZ’s learned prosecutors are dropping the charge but the rapper’s not exactly out of the woods just yet. The Miami State Attorney’s Office says it dropped the battery charge against DB claiming one of the alleged victims would NOT cooperate. That alleged victim

Exclusive TMZ/Getty Composite ‘Real Housewives’ star Jules Wainstein has something her estranged husband wants — a lock of hair — because he wants to prove she’s abusing Adderall, claiming it made her crazy. Michael Wainstein ran to civil court shortly after Jules was arrested last week on domestic violence charges in Florida — asking a

Play video content Breaking News @DocMellyMel District Attorney Jackie Lacey‘s husband was not a happy camper when protesters showed up on their doorstep — wielding a gun and threatening to shoot if they didn’t scram. The Los Angeles County D.A.’s hubby was pissed off Monday morning, and aimed what appears to be a handgun at

Play video content Michelle Grace YouTube A beauty vlogger is under fire after she posted a video in which she bragged she beat the hell out of her 2-year-old daughter for ruining her makeup … adding her hand hurt from the beating. The “influencer” is Michelle Grace, and people are now calling for an intervention

Ex-NFL star Deltha O’Neal is EXTREMELY lucky to be alive today … TMZ Sports has obtained the crash pics from his DUI case — and you can see his car was a mangled mess. As we previously reported, O’Neal was involved in a terrifying wreck back on Aug. 7, 2019 …. after cops say he

Exclusive TMZ/Getty Composite Lori Loughlin and her lawyers are continuing their attack on prosecutors by lambasting them and their star witness for blabbing to the media after the judge ordered them to put a cork in it. Lori’s lawyers filed new legal docs Friday, including a letter to the judge, which notes Hizzoner laid down

Exclusive TMZ/Getty Composite Harvey Weinstein‘s got prison officials in NYC thinking twice about how to deal with him behind bars — because their biggest fear is another Jeffrey Epstein-like suicide. High-ranking officials at NYC’s Department of Corrections tell TMZ … there’s anxiety running through the ranks about another “Epstein Incident” and the scrutiny that would

Exclusive TMZ.com Ronnie Ortiz-Magro has won a battle in his domestic violence case but there’s still a full war to settle. Prosecutors dropped 2 charges against the ‘Jersey Shore’ star in his domestic violence case with Jen Harley. Ronnie was arrested last October after an explosive fight at their Airbnb in L.A., and faced 7

Exclusive TMZ Composite Tyler Perry is not convinced his nephew hanged himself in prison, and he’s hired a famous medical examiner to determine if he committed suicide or if he was killed in his cell. TMZ broke the story … Tyler’s nephew, 26-year-old Gavin Porter, was serving 20 years for shooting and killing his dad

Exclusive TMZ.com Tyler Perry‘s nephew appears to have killed himself behind bars — but the answer officials are giving the family doesn’t have them convinced it wasn’t foul play. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … the filmmaker’s 26-year-old nephew, Gavin Porter, was found dead in his cell Tuesday night at a prison facility near