Celebrity Justice

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 drugs, 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

Exclusive TMZ.com Three 6 Mafia’s DJ Paul just got hit with his second lawsuit in as many days … and this time Trippie Redd‘s caught up in the legal mess over a ‘Hit’ song. Reginald Boyland, the man behind On The Strength Records, is suing DJ Paul over Trippie Redd’s track “Death” … which dropped

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

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

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

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 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

Play video content Ex-‘Bachelorette’ star Chad Johnson is breaking his silence following his arrest for domestic violence and robbery … adamantly denying he roughed up his girlfriend. Chad gave his side of the story Wednesday, and explained what led to the heated argument with his GF Annalise Mishler. Chad says they briefly broke up and

Exclusive Getty The FBI told the ringleader in the college admissions scandal to lie and say his clients knew he was bribing college officials, and when he wouldn’t play ball they yelled at him … this according to Rick Singer himself. It’s a stunning, possible game-changing development in the case. One of the parents who’s

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

Breaking News TMZ.com Antonio Brown just posted an email showing his legal team was thiiis close to closing a $2.7 million settlement with his sexual assault accuser in 2019, but the deal ultimately fell through. TMZ Sports has confirmed the email — dated August 30, 2019 — is real. And we’re also told the case

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 Ex-“Bachelorette” star Chad Johnson is under arrest after police investigated a couple of alleged fights between his girlfriend and him … TMZ has learned. LAPD took Johnson into custody Monday evening, and according to law enforcement sources his current GF, Annalise Mishler, called 911 because he was at her apartment and they’d gotten into

Play video content TMZ.com Jussie Smollett is back in a Chicago courtroom, and you’ve gotta see the ruckus his arrival created outside … as his supporters made sure they were heard. Jussie was flanked Monday morning by an entourage of about 10 people — some of them family members — as he made his way

Exclusive Getty Composite Vanessa Bryant has just sued the company that owned the doomed helicopter that crashed, killing Kobe, Gigi and 7 others … claiming the aircraft should never have been placed in the peril it was in before the Jan. 26 accident. The lawsuit alleges Island Express was only allowed to fly under visual

Play video content @hilaryduff Hilary Duff got in the face of a photographer whom she felt was invading her privacy by snapping pics of her kids during a soccer game — but he didn’t back down on video. The ‘Lizzie McGuire’ actress posted the confrontation on Instagram Saturday, showing her walk up to a guy

Exclusive Details Getty Chris Tavarez, the actor from the Disney Channel hit “K.C. Undercover,” is going to jail for several months for an alleged domestic violence incident, and that’s after striking a plea deal. According to the LA Superior Court … the 27-year-old pled no contest to 1 count of felony domestic violence with a

Breaking News Getty/AP “Mob Wives” star Drita D’Avanzo isn’t losing sleep over her gun and drugs case anymore, but her husband — he’s still sweating it out. According to the DA’s Office in Staten Island … prosecutors have dropped all charges against Drita, 2 months after cops raided the house where she and Lee D’Avanzo

Exclusive TMZ.com Kevin Hart wants the judge to throw out his sex tape lawsuit … just like he says the legal papers were thrown out of a car window and left on his driveway. According to new legal docs — obtained by TMZ — the actor claims he was not properly served in the case

Breaking News TMZ.com A youth org. claims LeBron James straight-up jacked their “More Than An Athlete” slogan for his “Uninterrupted” brand … and now they want more than $33 MIL to make things right! Game Plan — a Maryland based nonprofit, which guides young athletes to achieve professional success in an out of sports —

Breaking News Getty Former ‘Love Island’ host and well-known U.K. personality Caroline Flack died in her home this weekend after taking her own life — this just weeks before she was set to go to trial. The longtime reality TV presenter was found dead Saturday in her London apartment — which her family confirmed in

Exclusive TMZ.com Blac Chyna claims Rob Kardashian didn’t suffer any REAL injuries or pain in her alleged beat down of her ex — so she wants his lawsuit against her tossed. Chyna just filed new docs, obtained by TMZ, claiming her baby daddy grossly exaggerated his injuries from their alleged fight way back in December

Exclusive TMZ/Getty Michael Lohan‘s estranged wife, Kate Major, was arrested for DWI a day before Mike got busted for allegedly hurting her — and one incident allegedly caused the other. TMZ has learned Kate was arrested and booked for driving while intoxicated on Sunday out in the Hamptons. According to law enforcement, troopers got a

Exclusive TMZ/Getty Composite Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan have checked off another big box in wrapping up their divorce … a judge has signed off on an official parenting schedule. As you may recall … things turned a little nasty between the ex-couple and resulted in a custody battle, but they’ve reached an agreement that

Exclusive Details TMZ.com Jussie Smollett is facing felony charges in Chicago again — the special prosecutor just announced an indictment against the actor for the alleged homophobic attack against him last year. A grand jury handed up the new indictment against Jussie on Tuesday. Dan Webb was appointed special prosecutor for the case last summer.

Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli‘s youngest daughter has quite the list of accomplishments in rowing — at least her resume made it seem that way to USC. Federal prosecutors released some of the documents Olivia Jade submitted to USC, allegedly to make it seem like she wanted a coveted spot on its crew team …

Exclusive TMZ.com Lori Loughlin says the government has withheld key evidence proving her innocence in the college admissions scandal, but the government has just fired back … sarcastically responding that the so-called exculpatory evidence was a statement that the witness had not even made when Lori started complaining. TMZ broke the story … Lori and

Mendeecees is back on the outside after more than 5 years in prison, and he can check off #1 on his ‘To do” list … seeing his kids again. The “Love & Hip Hop: New York” star was released from prison a week ago, on January 29, and shortly afterward he reunited with the 2

Exclusive TMZ/Getty Composite R. Kelly‘s ex-girlfriend, Azriel Clary, already has the wheels in motion to not only help herself heal but to do the same for others … and her plan includes multimedia and advocacy. TMZ has learned about the next steps Azriel plans to take as she recovers from what she claims was a