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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

Breaking News Ex-MLB star Josh Hamilton is now facing up to 10 YEARS behind bars … this after the former MVP was formally indicted on a felony child abuse charge earlier this week. Hamilton is accused of brutalizing his 14-year-old daughter back on Sept. 30 … after he allegedly turned into a monster over a

Exclusive Harvey Weinstein beat the coronavirus, but he’s got more problems ahead in Los Angeles … including a new sexual battery charge. The L.A. County District’s Office has hit Weinstein with a new count stemming from an incident that allegedly occurred at a Beverly Hills hotel back in May of 2010. Law enforcement sources say

Breaking News Michael Jordan is the one player EVERY hooper in NBA history wished they had the chance to team with during their careers … right?? Nope!!! So says Jerry Stackhouse … who reveals being Jordan’s teammate actually SUCKED in 2002 … and he wished it never happened. “Honestly, I wish I never played in

Exclusive YNW Melly doesn’t deserve to be released from jail even though he has COVID-19 … at least that’s the way his alleged victims’ families see it. As we’ve reported … the rapper is begging to be released from the Florida jail, where he’s awaiting trial in his double murder case, because he says he’s

Breaking News “Doug Whaley can eat a d**k. Doug Whaley can die in a hole and drink bleach. I’m dead serious.” Ex-NFL running back Karlos Williams is opening fire on ex-Bills GM Doug Whaley … going OFF on the guy for how things went down during his time in Buffalo. Remember, Williams had an INSANE

Tekashi 6ix9ine must be a fan of comedy … and Shaggy, because he’s basically singing “It Wasn’t Me” in response to everyone calling him a snitch. C’mon, man. The rapper changed his IG profile pic to a claymation version of himself in an orange prison jumpsuit, lounging on a rat trap while devouring a piece

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

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 Amazon’s hit series, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” is ripped straight from the pages of a 6-year-old book with an eerily similar and struggling character … at least according to the author. Jodi Parmley just sued Amazon Studios for allegedly jacking several different creative elements from her 2014 book, “F.I.F.I. Financial Infidelity F**k It: The

Exclusive Tekashi 6ix9ine is vowing to be on his best social media behavior now that he’s outta prison … his lawyers say the rapper won’t start beefs or troll other artists, because the feds are watching!!! Tekashi’s attorney, Lance Lazzaro, tells TMZ … 6ix9ine has no restrictions regarding his use of social media, despite being

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

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com The war between Claressa Shields and Laila Ali is even nastier BEHIND THE SCENES … with Claressa revealing all the trash-talking messages they’ve been sending each other — and it’s WILD!! Shields — BY FAR the best active female boxer on the planet — says she offered up an olive

Exclusive The bus driver in Lil Wayne‘s 2015 bus shooting thinks Birdman and Young Thug struck secret deals with prosecutors … and now he’s demanding to know why they’ve never been indicted. In docs, obtained by TMZ, Alvin Lewis says he finds it unusual Cobb County, Georgia prosecutors would describe Birdman and YT as co-conspirators

Play video content Breaking News C-SPAN Seems the ice has thawed between Tom Brady and Donald Trump — at least, according to POTUS — who says he spoke with TB12 the other day and they’re all gooooood! Trump busted out the humblebrag during a coronavirus update press conference Thursday while trashing the “fake news” media.

Play video content Jussie Smollett wants to move on from his alleged “attack” — despite a pending trial — and he’s singing about it while on coronavirus lockdown. Jussie just broke his social media silence Wednesday by singing and playing the piano. It’s the ex-“Empire” star’s first time posting anything in over 9 months, so

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.”

Kim Kardashian West says Taylor Swift has left her no choice but to set the record straight about the phone call between Kanye and Taylor that led to years of conflict. Over the weekend, unseen footage from the 2016 call leaked online. In the call, Kanye tells Taylor about a song he’s working on —

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

Breaking News Getty Life behind bars ain’t too bad for Ronaldinho … the soccer legend joined a prison league futbol tournament last week — and reportedly won a pig for dominating the games!! If ya missed it … the 39-year-old Brazilian has been locked away in Paraguay prison after officials say he entered the country

Exclusive Vanessa Bryant has filed legal docs to protect all of her children …she’s asking a judge to amend Kobe‘s trust so she can provide for their youngest daughter, Capri, who was born after the most recent trust document was drafted and signed. According to the docs, obtained by TMZ Sports, Kobe created a trust

Breaking News TMZ.com Linda Fairstein, the woman who helped prosecute the now-vindicated Central Park 5, is suing Netflix and director Ava DuVernay over her portrayal in “When They See Us.” Fairstein filed the federal suit Wednesday, saying she fired off a warning to DuVernay before her series was released. Fairstein says she was concerned she

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 Jennifer Lawrence got a rude awakening to cap off her weekend — cops say a female intruder sauntered right into her crib … and the way she did it was too damn easy. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … a woman entered JLaw’s L.A.-area home Sunday around 9:15 PM PT. We’re told the

Exclusive Getty Nicki Minaj‘s husband really wants to get back to surfing the Internet … something he’s currently barred from doing due to his pending criminal case. Kenneth Petty just submitted legal docs, obtained by TMZ, begging a California judge to allow him to use the World Wide Web. Department of Justice As you know