Duke Looking at Avenatti’s Claim That Nike Bribed Zion w/ $$$ for Ma 4/6/2019 4:10 PM PDT Michael Avenatti has roped Zion Williamson into his Nike bribery allegations — suggesting the shoe company paid the basketball star’s mom to get him to go to Duke. Avenatti tweeted out the accusation Friday night, writing … “@DukeMBB

Mally Mall & Swae Lee Exotic Pets Won’t Be Returned Serval Cat, Spider Monkey Finding New Homes 4/6/2019 12:50 AM PDT EXCLUSIVE Mally Mall and Swae Lee can always visit the L.A. Zoo if they want to see jungle cats and monkeys … because there’s little to no chance they’re getting their exotic pets back. Law

Chance the Rapper Bodyguard Sued Alleged Beatdown Caught on Video 4/5/2019 3:13 PM PDT Chance the Rapper‘s bodyguard allegedly unleashed a can of whoop-ass — caught on surveillance video — and now the guy on the receiving end is suing. Travis Montgomery is suing the rapper’s muscle, claiming Star Thomas beat the hell outta him in

Jussie Smollett to City of Chicago Stop Trying to Intimidate Me … Or Else 4/5/2019 6:27 AM PDT Jussie Smollett‘s lawyer says the actor will not be intimidated by the City of Chicago’s latest move — to recover $130k in investigative costs — hinting he might sue the City for defamation. Jussie’s lawyer, Mark Geragos,

Jussie Smollett City of Chicago Will Sue Actor For Cost of Investigating ‘Attack’ 4/4/2019 3:55 PM PDT Breaking News Jussie Smollett is about to get sued by the City of Chicago and, in the process, he could effectively go on trial for allegedly faking the “attack.” As we reported, the City of Chicago fired off

Jack Osbourne Savagely Attacked At L.A. Coffee Shop 4/4/2019 12:28 PM PDT EXCLUSIVE Jack Osbourne is the victim in a coffee shop attack — his morning cup of Joe was brutally interrupted when a random stranger delivered a blow to his head in a totally unprompted attack. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … Jack was at

Missing Kid Timmothy Pitzen Escapes Kidnappers After 7 Years 4/3/2019 4:39 PM PDT Breaking News Timmothy Pitzen — a 6-year-old child who famously went missing in 2011 and was featured on “Live PD ” — has allegedly been found in Ohio after escaping his captors. The story’s pretty wild. A teenager claiming to be Timmothy

Mally Mall SWAT Team Pulls Major Raid At His Valley Home 4/3/2019 8:36 AM PDT EXCLUSIVE LAPD is raiding hip-hop producer Mally Mall‘s home in the San Fernando Valley, and cops are going in heavily armed … TMZ has learned. A SWAT team surrounded the ‘Love and Hip Hop’ star’s home early Wednesday morning before moving

Richie Incognito Strikes Plea Deal … In Funeral Home Threats Case 4/2/2019 1:27 PM PDT EXCLUSIVE Richie Incognito struck a deal in his funeral home threats case — the one where he allegedly went berserk in a mortuary last summer — and will avoid time behind bars … TMZ Sports has learned. We broke the story

Jeffree Star Makeup Warehouse Burglarized … Millions in Products Stolen 4/2/2019 10:35 AM PDT Exclusive Details Famed makeup artist Jeffree Star got his warehouse ransacked by burglars, and the heist is hitting him hard … as in millions of dollars worth of stolen goods. Jeffree revealed on his YouTube page Tuesday a warehouse he uses in L.A.

Nipsey Hussle Cops Trying To Stop Revenge Killings Desperate To Keep Peace 4/2/2019 12:40 AM PDT EXCLUSIVE Nipsey Hussle‘s brutal murder is putting cops on high alert for gang retaliation … and police are desperate to keep the peace and prevent further bloodshed. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … LAPD has serious concerns the fallout

T.I. Nipsey Hussle’s Murder A Case of Us vs. Us 4/1/2019 3:16 PM PDT EXCLUSIVE Nipsey Hussle is dead because the gunman couldn’t stand to see another person shining and leading his community by example … so says T.I. Tip is clearly going through a ton of emotions after Nipsey’s murder, but still joined us Monday

The Game Y’all Killed Nipsey in His Own Hood?!? Breaks Down Over Murder 4/1/2019 7:31 AM PDT Everyone is heartbroken over the murder of Nipsey Hussle — but none perhaps more so than The Game … who lost sleep over it, and broke down while roaming the streets. Game posted a few videos of himself

Boxer Kubrat Pulev Suspended For Kissing Female Reporter 3/29/2019 11:32 AM PDT Breaking News Heavyweight boxer Kubrat Pulev has been suspended indefinitely by the California State Athletic Commission for kissing a female reporter during a post-fight interview, TMZ Sports has confirmed.  A spokesperson for CSAC tells us Pulev will NOT be licensed to fight in

Osundairo Brothers Fit Biz is Boomin’ … After Jussie Case 3/30/2019 1:00 AM PDT EXCLUSIVE The Jussie Smollett saga might be over for the Osundairo brothers — but they’re just getting started on their fitness business … which is apparently skyrocketing. Sources close to Abel and Ola tell TMZ … the brothers’ training regiment is

Kendall Jenner ‘Tragedy’ Averted After Alleged Stalker Arrested by ICE 3/29/2019 7:27 AM PDT EXCLUSIVE Kendall Jenner‘s alleged stalker has been arrested by ICE, and the agency made it clear … if they didn’t throw this guy out of the country there could have been a tragedy involving violence directed at Kendall. Law enforcement sources

Von Miller Off the Hook In Hammerhead Shark Incident 3/29/2019 12:17 PM PDT EXCLUSIVE Von Miller will NOT be punished for illegally catching a hammerhead shark on a 2018 fishing expedition … but not everyone involved got so lucky.  We broke the story … the NFL star was investigated by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation

‘Power’ Star Naturi Naughton No NAACP, No Nothin’ … Jussie Oughta Sit It Out 3/29/2019 12:40 AM PDT EXCLUSIVE Jussie Smollett shouldn’t show up to the NAACP Image Awards this weekend … so says an actress on “Power.” Naturi Naughton — who actually won the award last year for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama

Jussie Smollett City of Chicago Demands $130k!!! … Or Else 3/28/2019 2:26 PM PDT Jussie Smollett‘s alleged “attack” is not over, because the City of Chicago is demanding $130,000 from the actor … or else, but the actor has told Chicago officials to go pound sand. The Chicago Corporation Counsel — who handles civil claims

‘Empire’ Tasha Smith on Jussie Don’t Ask Why I Pulled Support … Instead, Kiss This!!! 3/28/2019 11:12 AM PDT EXCLUSIVE One of Jussie Smollett‘s “Empire” costars doesn’t want to answer for pulling her support when things were hot … especially now that the case has gone ice cold and been dropped. We ran into Tasha

DMX ‘Stolen’ Corvette Ride Gets Feds Back on His Case 3/28/2019 12:40 AM PDT EXCLUSIVE DMX mistakenly rolling away with someone else’s ride could cost him dearly if the feds find out he hopped in the driver’s seat … something X insists he did NOT do. Sources close to DMX tell TMZ … his lawyers

Jussie Smollett Prosecutors Scramble To Justify Dismissal 3/27/2019 4:02 PM PDT The Cook County State’s Attorney has circulated an email asking prosecutors in the office to come up with other examples where they just dropped felony charges the way they did in the Jussie Smollett case … this, as Jussie was making a hasty retreat

Jussie Smollett Osundairo Bros Clam Up … Lawyer Quits 3/27/2019 6:36 AM PDT EXCLUSIVE The 2 brothers who allegedly faked the homophobic and racist “attack” against Jussie Smollett will not go public and stand by their claim it was all staged … and we’ve learned their lawyer has quit as a result. Moments after Jussie

NFL’s Demaryius Thomas Pleads Guilty to Careless Driving … In Colorado Crash 3/27/2019 8:07 AM PDT EXCLUSIVE NFL wide receiver Demaryius Thomas has pled guilty to careless driving resulting in injury stemming from a Feb. 16 car crash … and he’ll spend the next year on probation.  As we previously reported, the 31-year-old Pro Bowler

Jussie Smollett Put in 2 Days Community Service With Rainbow PUSH Coalition 3/26/2019 1:52 PM PDT Exclusive Details Jussie Smollett logged a total of 18 hours of community service over 2 days — with Jesse Jackson’s organization, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition — and that was enough to satisfy prosecutors in Chicago.  Honchos at Rainbow PUSH — a

Jeanine Pirro, FOX News Big W Over DeRay Mckesson … Defamation Suit Dismissed 3/25/2019 3:08 PM PDT EXCLUSIVE Black Lives Matter leader DeRay Mckesson is coming up short in his legal battle against Jeanine Pirro — his defamation lawsuit has been tossed out of court. The judge dismissed the case, according to docs filed Thursday

Rob Kardashian & Blac Chyna Settle Child Support War … Rob Catches Huge Break 3/25/2019 4:35 PM PDT Exclusive Details Rob Kardashian will no longer have to fork over heaps of cash to Blac Chyna every month … in fact, he won’t have to pay her at all. Sources close to the former couple tell TMZ

Michael Avenatti Charged with Extorting Nike … Arrested for Wire and Bank Fraud Michael Avenatti has been arrested and charged with trying to extort $20 million out of Nike. The feds claim Avenatti told Nike’s lawyers if they didn’t pay him between $15 million and $25 million he would hold a news conference on the

‘L&HH’ Star Tommie Lee Stress Caused Her Alcohol Relapse … Friends Stunned By Drunken Court Appearance 3/25/2019 12:40 AM PDT EXCLUSIVE Tommie Lee shocked her closest friends when she showed up to court drunk … they say she was in the process of getting sober before her recent relapse.  We broke the story … the former

‘American Idol’ Chikezie Eze My Estranged Wife Vanished with Our Kids 3/24/2019 12:20 AM PDT EXCLUSIVE Former “American Idol” contestant Chikezie Eze says his estranged wife disappeared more than a year ago and took their children … but he’s finally got the court’s help trying to locate them. Chikezie and his ex, Linda Iruke, have