Celebrity Justice

Getty Jussie Smollett has taken the offensive … he’s now suing the City of Chicago, claiming officials created a narrative that he was the mastermind of a hoax attack, and that has cost him dearly. In the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, Smollett notes the Osundairo brothers were held for 47 hours and they adamantly denied

Exclusive Getty Elliott from ‘E.T.’ got one helluva plea deal in his DUI case despite putting himself in serious danger … although the deal does come with strings attached. Henry Thomas pled no contest to driving under the influence and reckless driving following his Oregon arrest — but according to docs, obtained by TMZ, the

Breaking News Getty Kodak Black wants approval to enter a drug rehab program while he’s serving his Florida prison sentence — but he could end up getting more than just clean and sober. According to docs filed Monday in federal court, the rapper is asking the court to send him to a prison that offers

Exclusive Rodrick Reed Kim Kardashian followed up her visit with Rodney Reed by coming face-to-face with his brother … and then introducing him to the biggest stars in Houston. The death row inmate’s brother, Rodrick Reed, tells TMZ he got to meet Kim, Kanye and even Joel Osteen on Sunday at the Lakewood Church —

Play video content NBC Kim Kardashian West says an overwhelming sense of relief and hope filled the room when Rodney Reed learned his execution had been delayed … and she could “feel his soul” as he got emotional about it — she could feel it, because she was there. Kim told Jenna Bush Hager on

Exclusive Getty Graphic novel icon Frank Miller claims his ex-wife’s being super sketchy by hiding and secretly selling some of his famous drawings … this according to a new lawsuit. According to new legal docs obtained by TMZ … Frank claims Lynn Varley‘s illegally holding onto a slew of sketches he drew as references for

Exclusive Getty A bunch of vegans are suing Burger King because they want to have their Impossible Burgers their way … pristine, without any meat residue on the grill. Phillip Williams just filed a class-action lawsuit, claiming the burger giant advertises the Impossible Burger as a vegan alternative to its meat burgers, yet they’re all

Exclusive TMZ.com Jack Osbourne felt something was amiss while poring over his credit card statements … and he was proven right when he discovered he’d been the target of identity theft. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … the red flags started flying for Jack when he saw just a few odd charges, and it prompted

Play video content Breaking News NHL NHL star Auston Matthews is off the hook in his pants-dropping case … he settled with the woman who accused him of dropping trou in front her — and apologized again for the incident on Friday. “The case has been dismissed and I just want to reiterate again just

TMZ.com President Trump‘s former confidante, Roger Stone, is guilty of lying to Congress during the Russia election interference probe — a federal jury convicted him on all 7 counts he was facing. Stone looked very optimistic on his way into a federal court in Washington, D.C. — clutching his wife and a Bible closely —

Exclusive TMZ.com Damon Dash is broke … and he says so. Dash filed legal docs in an ongoing business lawsuit in which he owes $2,400. Dash says he doesn’t have the dough. He says he has no salary and depends solely on his business to make income, but the biz is making zero profits so

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Hayden Panettiere is shrugging off any suggestion that she and her boyfriend were ever anything but a-OK — despite the fact he got arrested for allegedly roughing her up. The actress was at LAX Tuesday when we ran into her and asked for a life update, considering the last time

Getty Kodak Black could spend the next 46 months behind bars in his federal gun case … TMZ has learned. The rapper’s attorney, Bradford Cohen, tells TMZ … Kodak’s been sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison after he pled guilty in his federal gun case back in August. Kodak’s also been sentenced to 3

Breaking News TMZ.com Cuba Gooding Jr. is outraged he was indicted by a grand jury that NEVER saw multiple videos of the alleged incidents of sexual misconduct. Cuba’s attorney Mark Jay Heller filed a motion to dismiss the 6-count indictment against him in NYC. According to the docs, Gooding calls it “grossly inappropriate and unjust”

Exclusive Getty The man who showed up at Kylie Jenner‘s house demanding to see her is going to be spending a lot of time in the big house — he just got sentenced to a year behind bars. The L.A. County Superior Court clerk tells TMZ … Brandon Sevilla Martinez pled no contest to one

Breaking News Prince George’s County Police The guy who allegedly stabbed someone to death at a Popeyes on the East Coast has been ID’d by cops — and now they’re looking to bring him in on murder charges. The Prince George’s County Police Department in Maryland say they believe 30-year-old Ricoh McClain is the one

Exclusive TMZ.com Richard Branson‘s Virgin Fest company leeched onto one of its business partners in the music event world, taking ’em for everything they’re worth … such are the claims in a new lawsuit. A music and entertainment company called KAABOO — which puts on music festivals and other live events — just filed suit

Exclusive Getty YK Osiris vehemently denies allegations he choked and bit his girlfriend at his birthday party … and the singer claims he has witnesses ready to testify on his behalf. We broke the story … Osiris was arrested last week in Atlanta on a felony charge of aggravated assault by strangulation after his GF

Play video content Without A Crystal Ball Amber Portwood alleged machete incident with her baby daddy was captured on audio — and it’s pretty terrifying to listen to, as Amber can apparently be heard hacking at a door. Video and audio of the entire blowout between the “Teen Mom OG” star and Andrew Glennon from

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Cuba Gooding Jr. got confronted in the club again — only this time it was by his own girlfriend … who freaked out on him during what we’re told was her party. CGJ was down in South Beach Saturday at Mango’s Tropical Cafe, where sources tell us he was celebrating

Breaking News The man officials believe kidnapped the stepdaughter of UFC fighter Walt Harris has been arrested — and you can see in the mug shot, the dude’s eye is swollen shut. Cops had been on the hunt for 30-year-old Ibraheem Yazeed — who was spotted at a Chevron station in Auburn, Alabama on Oct.

Breaking News TMZ/Getty Composite A$AP Rocky is heading back to the danger zone — aka, Sweden, where he was jailed and convicted of assault over the summer. The rapper’s set to return to Stockholm, Sweden on December 11 for a show at the Ericsson Globe that will include other Swedish artists, yet to be announced.

TMZ.com Jenelle Evans is afraid for her life and the lives of her kids … and that’s because she says her estranged husband, David Eason, is off-the-rails violent. Jenelle got a restraining order against David, claiming flatly, “Because of his recent threats, his history of violence, his erratic behavior and his large stockpile of weapons,

Exclusive Details TMZ.com Chris Brown is having a massive yard sale in front of his house, to which he’s invited the public, much to the chagrin of the LAPD … and we’ve learned cops tried shutting it down using a law that doesn’t exist. The singer posted up his personal address in Tarzana, CA on

Exclusive Getty Chris Brown got the kind of attention from L.A. cops and city officials that someone gets when they commit a really serious crime … thing is, all he was doing was holding a yard sale. TMZ has learned, a swarm of authorities visited Chris’ San Fernando Valley property Tuesday … the day before

Breaking News TMZ/Getty Composite Kevin O’Leary and his wife are being sued by the family of one of the victims in the deadly boat crash. Rosa and Antonio Ragone are suing on behalf of their deceased daughter, Susanne Brito … with their attorney, Patrick Brown, saying, “For this grieving family, it is about obtaining civil

Exclusive Getty Composite Ellen DeGeneres and Sandra Bullock have joined forces to sue various companies that are marketing beauty and anti-aging products … claiming they made false representations the 2 entertainers were endorsing the stuff the companies were selling. Ellen and Sandra claim some of the companies used photos of Sandra on Ellen’s show. The

Exclusive TMZ.com Lauri Peterson‘s son, Josh Waring, says an Orange County Jail guard is flat-out lying about Josh’s reaction to getting slashed by an inmate … to cover up a screw-up on the jail’s part. TMZ obtained the criminal report filed for Josh’s crazy jailhouse brawl from last month and in it, one of the

Exclusive TMZ.com 21 Savage is a prisoner of America’s immigration system — he’s facing deportation, he can’t leave the country, his ability to make a living is severely impaired and he doesn’t even have a court date. As TMZ reported … Savage was arrested in Atlanta back in February and placed in ICE custody. Turns

Breaking News TMZ.com Alec Baldwin says he never punched a man during a heated parking space dispute — despite what the guy claimed — so now Alec’s suing the guy for defamation. According to the lawsuit — obtained by TMZ — the “SNL” star claims Wojciech Cieszkowski repeatedly lied about what went down during the