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• Coolio Gets Probation Cut Short in Airport Gun Case
  [[tmz:video id="0_lsdqvrjk"]] Coolio's airport gun bust is officially behind him -- a judge just released him from the rest of his probation sentence. We got the "Gangsta's Paradise" rapper leaving court in L.A. County following a hearing in which the… Permalink
• LeSean McCoy Accuses Ex-GF of Jacking His Kobe Bryant Shoes
  LeSean McCoy accused his ex-girlfriend, Delicia Cordon, of taking his prized Kobe Bryant sneakers during their heated eviction war ... but she claims he's full of crap.  Cordon is the same woman who was pistol whipped during a robbery at… Permalink
• Boxer Jermain Taylor Off the Hook In Domestic Violence Case, Accuser Goes AWOL
  Former boxing star Jermain Taylor just scored a W in his domestic violence case -- prosecutors dropped the charges against him after the accuser suddenly stopped cooperating with authorities.  Taylor -- the former undisputed middleweight champ --… Permalink
• NFL's Sean Smith Released from Jail in Street Fighting Case
  Ex-Oakland Raiders star cornerback Sean Smith is a free man -- he was released from jail Tuesday morning ... roughly 5 months into his 12-month sentence.  Smith has been locked up since March 13 -- when he pled guilty to felony assault in the brutal… Permalink
• CW's 'The 100' Star Marie Avgeropoulos Arrested for Felony Domestic Violence
  An actress who plays a post-apocalyptic juvenile delinquent on TV allegedly went nuclear on her BF in real life and got busted by cops. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Marie Avgeropoulos -- who stars as Octavia Blake on CW's hit sci-fi show,… Permalink
• Dak Prescott's Dad Arrested for Weed
  Dak Prescott's father was arrested for possession of marijuana over the weekend in Texas ... where he was forced to pose for a mug shot.  For weed. 57-year-old Nathaniel Prescott was driving on Highway 87 in Orange County, TX -- about an hour and a… Permalink
• Tyrese Says He's Spending Way More Than He Makes, Can't Afford Ex's Attorney
  Tyrese is dipping DEEP into his piggy bank, so deep there's nary a cent left to cover his estranged wife's attorney fees ... according to his financial records. Tyrese just filed docs responding to Norma Gibson's request for him to pay for her divorce… Permalink
• LeSean McCoy Sued By Ex-GF, You Had Access To Live Footage Of Attack!
  Delicia Cordon -- LeSean McCoy's ex-GF who was violently attacked in the Bills star's Georgia home last month -- is suing the Buffalo RB ... claiming Shady "had access to live video footage from cameras" inside the house when she was violently beaten a… Permalink
• A$AP Bari Sues Sexual Assault Accuser for Defamation
  3:15 PM PT -- Famed attorney Marty Singer is representing Jane Doe and he tells us, "We consider [Bari's] cross complaint to be specious." It's also worth noting ... prosecutors in the UK are still proceeding with a criminal case against Bari for… Permalink
• Farrah Abraham Brings Daughter Sophia to Court on Arraignment Day
  [[tmz:video id="0_lsiorna7"]] Farrah Abraham's taking Mommy & Me day to a whole new level -- bringing her 9-year-old daughter to court to watch Mommy get arraigned for battery. The ex-'Teen Mom' pled not guilty Monday in L.A. for her June arrest in… Permalink
• Angelina Jolie Returns to L.A. With Kids as Brad Gets Custody Time
  Angelina Jolie has returned to the U.S. with her kids, and the reason is simple ... she was ordered to do so by the judge in her divorce case. Angelina was shopping Sunday in WeHo with 3 of her kids at Whole Foods. According to court docs, obtained by… Permalink
• Enzo Amore Says He'll Never Wrestle Again, 'Not In a Million Years'
  [[tmz:video id="0_wqv9x7ow"]] Ex-WWE superstar Enzo Amore says his wrestling days are over FOR GOOD -- telling TMZ Sports there's no amount of money in the world that can change his mind.  Amore -- real name Eric Arndt -- was fired from the WWE in… Permalink
• 'NCIS' Actor Adam Croasdell Allegedly Catfished and Harassed Online
  Adam Croasdell -- an actor known for his roles on "Preacher," "Reign" and "NCIS" -- has gone to the cops, claiming he'd been catfished by someone who is now mercilessly harassing him online. According to new legal docs ... Adam says he began… Permalink
• Action Bronson Arrested for Smoking Weed at Kosovo Music Festival
  Action Bronson was arrested Saturday in Kosovo after lighting up a joint on stage and hurling it into the crowd. The Queens New York rapper was performing at the Sunny Hill festival when he crossed the line with weed. It didn't amuse cops -- at all --… Permalink
• Rapper Casanova Wanted for Allegedly Assaulting Woman at NYC Diner
  6:14 PM PT -- Casanova's attorney, Scott E. Leemon, tells us, "Casanova adamantly denies the allegation that he assaulted anyone. Any contention he did is totally false. We are in the process of conducting our own investigation into these… Permalink
• 'Ace Ventura' Star Sean Young's Alleged Burglary Caught on Video
  [[tmz:video id="0_8ey6vze2"]] It appears 'Ace Ventura' actress Sean Young was brazen in her alleged burglary ... loading up an SUV with gear in broad daylight. Young was allegedly caught on surveillance video outside an NYC production set Thursday with… Permalink
• Ex-MLB Star Esteban Loaiza Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Charge, Faces Life In Prison
  Ex-MLB All-Star pitcher Esteban Loaiza has formally pled guilty to felony cocaine possession with intent to distribute and now faces up to life in prison.  As we previously reported, the 46-year-old was arrested in San Diego back in February after… Permalink
• Tour de France Winner Arrested for Attacking Prostitute In Germany
  Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich has been arrested in Germany after officials say the cyclist beat up a hooker in Frankfurt.  Yes. You read that correctly.  The 44-year-old -- who won the Tour back in 1997 -- allegedly had a dispute… Permalink
• LeSean McCoy's Ex-GF Says She's 'Healing' After Violent Robbery
  LeSean McCoy's ex-girlfriend, Delicia Cordon, says she seems to be healing up after the violent attack at the Georgia home last month ... but says she's still dealing with the emotional trauma.  "Just to update those who expressed concern,… Permalink
• 'Despacito' Rapper Daddy Yankee Hit In $2 Million Jewelry Heist
  Daddy Yankee says he was the target of a crazy hotel room heist in Spain -- where a dude impersonating the "Despacito" rapper allegedly fooled staff into opening the rapper's safe and made off with $2 MILLION in jewelry and cash.  A rep for… Permalink

LA Times©

• Essential California: A court system kept in the dark
  Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Tuesday, Aug. 14, and here’s what’s happening across California: TOP STORIES Just as Pittsburg Police Officer Michael Sibbitt was about to testify in a murder trial, news of his prior misconduct reached the court — from a police...
• Video of hippo spanking at L.A. Zoo sparks LAPD investigation
  A video of a man climbing a barrier at the Los Angeles Zoo and then slapping a hippopotamus on its rear end has sparked a criminal investigation by the LAPD, officials said Monday. Zoo officials learned about the incident last week, after a video of the spanking began circulating on social media....
• A growing number of California detainees are Indians crossing through Mexico to seek asylum
  On a recent visit to the federal prison in Victorville, U.S. Rep. Mark Takano was caught by surprise. Of the hundreds of immigrants detained there, he learned, possibly 40% had traveled from India seeking asylum. The Riverside Democrat had expected to see a high concentration of Central American...
• Golden State Killer suspect is charged with 13th murder, this time in Tulare County
  Claude Snelling woke in the night 42 years ago to find a man in his Visalia backyard trying to abduct his 16-year-old daughter. He tried to intervene and was fatally shot. Tulare County prosecutors on Monday filed a murder charge against Joseph DeAngelo, 72, bringing the deaths he is accused of...
• Deputies shoot and kill robbery suspect in East L.A.
  Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a man in East Los Angeles on Sunday morning, authorities said. The shooting occurred about 2 a.m. in a housing complex on the corner of North Mednik Avenue and Floral Drive, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. East Los...
• 'It’s all going to burn:' Man accused of setting Holy fire was a well-known troublemaker, neighbors say
  Mike Milligan had poor reception in the Holy Jim canyons and foothills when his phone buzzed with a confusing text message: “911 call sheriff.” The sender was a longtime Trabuco Canyon resident named Forrest Gordon Clark, an eccentric figure well-known in the tight-knit community as a troublemaker...
• Former student sentenced for posting online threat against San Diego high school
  A former Torrey Pines High School student whose online threats in May prompted school officials to cancel classes for a day was sentenced Friday in San Diego Superior Court to a residential treatment facility and placed on probation for five years. Kevin Matlak, 21, pleaded guilty in July to one...
• Prosecutors drop all criminal charges against suspected 'Skid Row Stabber,' ending decades-old case
  Los Angeles prosecutors dropped all criminal charges against the alleged “Skid Row Stabber” on Friday, closing a 40-year legal saga complicated by a jailhouse scandal, overturned convictions and a defendant who may have only months to live. Bobby Joe Maxwell, who has been comatose since November,...
• Arson suspect in 18,000-acre Holy fire makes brief court appearance; arraignment is postponed
  The man accused of setting the 18,000-acre Holy fire in Orange County that prompted thousands of residents to evacuate their homes this week made his initial court appearance Friday. Forrest Gordon Clark, 51, made several outbursts during the hearing in Santa Ana, calling the charges against him...
• Essential California: An L.A. sheriff’s deputy faked evidence, but his misconduct was kept secret in court for years
  Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Friday, Aug. 10, and here’s what’s happening across California: TOP STORIES L.A. County Deputy Jose Ovalle nearly lost his job for pouring taco sauce on a shirt to mimic blood in a criminal case, but California’s police privacy...
• Fed-up locals are setting electric scooters on fire and burying them at sea
  They've been crammed into toilets, tossed off balconies and set on fire. They’ve even been adorned with dangling bags of dog droppings. As cities like Santa Monica and Beverly Hills struggle to control a rapid proliferation of electric pay-per-minute scooters, some residents are taking matters...
• Sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein, Steven Seagal and Anthony Anderson land on L.A. prosecutors' desks
  More sexual assault allegations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, as well as allegations against actors Steven Seagal and Anthony Anderson, have landed on Los Angeles prosecutors’ desks. The L.A. County district attorney’s office said Thursday that the Beverly Hills Police Department presented...
• Broadcom co-founder Henry Nicholas arrested in Las Vegas on suspicion of drug trafficking
  Broadcom co-founder and billionaire Henry T. Nicholas III was arrested in Las Vegas on suspicion of narcotics trafficking after police discovered heroin, cocaine, meth and ecstasy in his suite at the Encore hotel, police said Thursday. Las Vegas Metropolitan police detained Nicholas, 59, and a...
• Police chief learns son is suspect in disturbing assault on a Sikh man: 'My stomach has been churning'
  Union City Police Chief Darryl McAllister was mingling with residents Tuesday at National Night Out when members of the Sikh community brought a disturbing crime to his attention. About 6 a.m. a day earlier, two men had attempted to rob a 71-year-old Sikh man as he walked by a park in Manteca,...
• Essential California: A closer look at the $119.5-million Aliso Canyon settlement
  Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Thursday, Aug. 9, and here’s what’s happening across California: TOP STORIES State and local officials on Wednesday announced a tentative settlement in lawsuits filed against Southern California Gas Co. over the biggest methane...
• Read how an L.A. sheriff's deputy was caught using taco sauce as fake blood in an assault case
  Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Jose Ovalle was suspended after he poured taco sauce on a shirt to mimic blood during a 2003 assault investigation. It took years for prosecutors to learn of his misconduct. By then, he had testified in dozens of cases, often helping to secure convictions. Documents...
• An L.A. County deputy faked evidence. Here's how his misconduct was kept secret in court for years
  L.A. County Deputy Jose Ovalle nearly lost his job for fabricating evidence, but California's police privacy laws helped keep his misconduct secret for years as he testified in court, a Times investigation shows. Hundreds of people were convicted in cases in which he was a potential witness.
• Southern California drug raids net nearly two dozen people, thousands of pounds of narcotics
  Authorities arrested nearly two dozen people Wednesday in a series of drug raids across Southern California, disrupting a vast smuggling ring linked to Mexico’s notorious Sinaloa cartel that funneled hundreds of pounds of narcotics across the border using small aircraft and other means to cities...
• L.A. County deputies union endorses Alex Villanueva for sheriff, boosting upset bid against Jim McDonnell
  The union representing rank-and-file Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies announced its endorsement Wednesday of upstart candidate Alex Villanueva, boosting his bid to upset Sheriff Jim McDonnell in a November runoff election. Runoffs are rare in sheriff’s races, with incumbents usually enjoying...
• Sylmar dollar store employee arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting at least three minors
  A 60-year-old employee of a Sylmar store has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting three children under the age of 12, police said Wednesday. Enrique Ramirez was arrested by detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Mission Division on July 26 and charged with three counts...
• Essential California: USC tries to move on
  Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Wednesday, Aug. 8, and here’s what’s happening across California: TOP STORIES USC appointed a retired aerospace executive as interim president and laid out a detailed plan for selecting a permanent leader Tuesday, ending speculation...
• Slaying suspect is killed and FBI agent is wounded after gunfire erupts in South L.A.
  A suspect in a slaying was killed and an FBI agent was wounded after an exchange of gunfire during an attempted arrest in South Los Angeles on Tuesday morning, police said. The suspect, a man in his 70s, was fatally shot by Los Angeles police officers in the parking lot of the Central Inn Motel...
• 77-year-old man charged in fatal shooting of Long Beach fire captain has died in hospital jail ward
  A 77-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a Long Beach Fire Department captain during an emergency call at a high-rise housing complex for seniors has died, authorities said. Thomas Kim died early Sunday of a “preexisting illness” in the jail ward at Los Angeles County USC Medical Center, according...
• Inked with a skull in a cowboy hat, L.A. County sheriff’s deputy describes exclusive society of lawmen at California station
  The lawman said he was taken to a local tattoo parlor as a reward for his integrity. Other officers watched as his left ankle was etched with a symbol of a skull wearing a cowboy hat. The group drank and celebrated the inking of a fresh recruit. He was now part of the club. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s...
• Man with intellectual disability found dead, may have accidentally been left in car
  Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man whose body was found Friday night in a car on a residential street in West Covina, according to law enforcement officials. Deputies from the department’s Walnut station responded to a call for a “fire...

NY Daily News©

• Paris encourages tourists to relieve themselves in public with exposed urinals
  Paris hatched a pee-brained solution to its public urination problem. The City of Light has installed eco-friendly urinals that offer no privacy on streets and near major landmarks. Called Uritrottoirs, they’re shaped like outdoor garbage bins with an open space for dudes to stand in front of....
• UConn and Tennessee women set to renew hoops rivalry in 2019, teams will raise money for Pat Summitt Foundation
  After 12 long years, one of the best rivalries in sports is finally back. On Tuesday, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced that the UConn Huskies and the Tennessee Lady Vols will be facing off in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons. It will be the first time the programs have met...
• Stevie Wonder visits Aretha Franklin at her home amid her health battle
  Stevie Wonder and several others close to Aretha Franklin paid visits to the legendary songstress amid her battle with serious health problems. Wonder went to Franklin’s home in Detroit, her publicist told Us Weekly in an article published Tuesday, as did the Rev. Jesse Jackson and her former husband...
• Omarosa claims Trump knew Clinton emails had been hacked before they were released
  She’s gone from reality TV villian to whistle blower. Ousted White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman claimed Tuesday that President Trump was well aware emails stolen from his rival’s campaign were going to be released to the public during the 2016 campaign. “Absolutely,” Manigault Newman stated...
• Missouri cops ridicule check fraud suspect as being 'too old to be wearing Aeropostale'
  Call them the fashion police. Cops in Missouri's St. Louis County are looking for a check fraud suspect who they described as being "too old to be wearing Aeropostale." The police department said on its Facebook page on Monday that the suspect has "negotiated multiple checks from a closed account...
• Anthony Scaramucci broke into 'a girly cry' after President Trump fired him from the White House, Omarosa says
  The Mooch moped after he got the boot. One-time White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci retreated to a secluded office and broke into tears after President Trump fired him after just 10 days on the job, Omarosa Manigault Newman alleges in her new book. Scaramucci was abruptly axed...
• Tinder founders allege parent company undermined value of dating app to avoid paying out costly stock options in new lawsuit
  Tinder’s founders should have swiped left on its parent company IAC/InterActiveCorp. Co-founders Sean Rad, Justin Mateen, Jonathan Badeen and other current and former employees allege in a lawsuit filed in New York Supreme Court Tuesday that IAC and its subsidiary, Match Group Inc., manipulated...
• The Backstreet Boys will perform live at the VMAs
  The Backstreet Boys will kick-off MTV’s Video Music Awards on Monday, where they’ll serve as presenters, too. The boyband quintet will be joined by artists Bazzi and Bryce Vine outside Radio City Music Hall for a pre-show extravaganza. Previously announced artists including Jennifer Lopez, Nicki...
• Chile nursing home fire kills 10 women
  A fire spread through a nursing home in Chile, killing 10 women, authorities said. The women were in their dormitory at the care home in the city of Chiguayante when the fire spread through their two rooms on Tuesday morning. A wood-burning stove was found inside the home, an official told BBC....
• Woman driving drunk, wrong way in Chelsea with foster son, 3, in car: cops
  A 68-year-old woman soused on vodka was busted driving the wrong way in Chelsea with her 3-year-old foster son riding in the back seat without any restraint, police said Tuesday. Felicia Quamina said she did nothing wrong and noted she’s been a foster parent for more than two decades. “I have children...
• Transit and union officials call for body cams to fight assaults on MTA workers
  Transit workers could get body cams in an attempt to prevent brutal assaults underground. NYC Transit President Andy Byford and Transport Workers Union Local 100 President Tony Utano said Tuesday they are considering putting cameras on train crews so that the devices can capture their attackers...
• Cuomo on Trump: Yes, we talk, but not about politics; no, I didn't promise not to run in 2020
  Gov. Cuomo Tuesday denied that he told President Trump that he would not challenge him in 2020. "I don't have any personal, political conversations with the President,” Cuomo told reporters in Albany. The governor said he talks to Trump, but that those discussions are only about policy issues. ...
• Stacey Koon, the ex-LAPD sergeant imprisoned for Rodney King beating, pleads not guilty to DUI charges
  The former LAPD supervisor who went to jail for his role in the Rodney King beating pleaded not guilty Tuesday to drunk driving charges in Los Angeles County. Stacey Koon entered the plea in a Santa Clarita courtroom while represented by a public defender, a courtroom source told the Daily News....
• Jets' Terrelle Pryor takes heat from both Washington players and Todd Bowles: 'I'm ready to get the f--- out of here'
  Terrelle Pryor’s former teammates evidently weren’t sad to see him go after one injury-marred season. Pryor jawed with Washington players on the final day of joint practices before the second preseason game on Thursday. “I’m ready to get the f--- out of here,” Pryor told reporters after Tuesday’s...
• Possible suspect questioned in Queens hit-and-run that injured 11-year-old boy on a bicycle
  Cops are questioning a possible suspect in a Queens hit-and-run crash Monday that left a young boy riding his bike in the hospital, officials said. The 11-year-old victim was pedaling his bike along Healy Ave. near Dickens St. in Bayswater at about 7:40 p.m. when he was struck by a black sedan....
• Paul Manafort declines to testify in his defense as tax and bank fraud trial nears close
  Paul Manafort has nothing to say. President Trump’s former campaign chairman declined to testify Tuesday as his tax evasion and fraud trial moves toward closing arguments. Manafort is accused of hiding millions of dollars he made by advising Kremlin-connected Ukrainian politicians in offshore accounts...
• EXCLUSIVE: Black NYPD lieutenant sued for mocking cop's interracial relationship, calling her a 'Kardashian chick'
  A black lieutenant assigned to the NYPD’s Housing Bureau has been accused of mocking a white officer’s interracial relationship, claiming that black men only liked her because she looked like a “Kardashian chick” and if she and boyfriend had children, their offspring would be “confused” and “messed...
• New York State sues maker of OxyContin opioid drugs
  The state filed suit Tuesday against the maligned maker of OxyContin, charging that it hid the dangers of the pills while fueling New York’s opioid epidemic. The suit brought by Attorney General Barbara Underwood accuses Purdue Pharma of a decades-long pattern of deception in which it understated...
• New York's highest-paid public employee at $750G per year steps down as dean of SUNY Downstate
  New York State’s highest-paid employee is stepping down as dean of SUNY Downstate Medical Center, the Daily News has learned. Dr. Carlos N. Pato, who earned $748,680 in 2017, announced that he was leaving his leadership spot at the Brooklyn hospital on Aug. 31. “I have accepted his resignation...
• Trump calling Omarosa 'that dog' is his latest disturbing use of dehumanizing language
  President Trump lashed out at Omarosa Manigault Newman in a vicious Twitter attack Tuesday morning, calling her a “crazed, crying lowlife” and a “dog.” While the President didn’t specifically name his former White House aide, the tweet appears to be in response to Newman’s recent release of conversations...
• Saquon Barkley not practicing one day after hurting hamstring
  ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Giants running back Saquon Barkley is being held out of practice after straining his left leg a day earlier. The star rookie was in uniform and watching as teammates went through drills Tuesday at the Detroit Lions' training facility. On Monday, the No. 2 overall draft pick...
• Trump campaign files for arbitration against Omarosa for alleged breach of confidentiality agreement
  The Trump campaign filed for arbitration against former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman on Tuesday, claiming she broke a 2016 nondisclosure agreement. Manigault Newman, once a loyal devotee of President Trump going back to his days as the host of “The Apprentice,” has turned on her...
• Disney fires back at Michael Jackson's estate, asks court to reject copyright infringement lawsuit
  Disney says it didn’t pirate Michael Jackson’s music and wants a judge to dismiss a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by the King of Pop’s estate. In a new court filing, the Mouse House argues its ABC Television special “The Last Days of Michael Jackson,” which aired March 24, qualifies as a...
• Georgia congressional candidate who touted tougher gun laws arrested for murdering campaign treasurer
  A Democratic congressional candidate in Georgia who pledged to restrict gun rights was arrested for murdering her campaign treasurer, with whom she was in a relationship. Kellie Lynn Collins, 31, was charged with murder and grand larceny Monday after she turned herself in, WSB-TV reported. The...
• Family of teen who drowned during school party to receive $11 million in settlement
  The family of a 13-year-old California student who drowned on school property with no help from lifeguards will receive an $11 million settlement. Alex Pierce was under water at the bottom of a high school pool for two minutes "with no intervention" from anyone on June 3, 2016, according to a wrongful...