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Donald Trump just hired one of the country’s top trial attorneys, Joe Tacopina, to go after a former Manhattan prosecutor for allegedly defaming him, TMZ has learned. In his first order of biz as 45’s new legal eagle, Tacopina fired off a letter Monday to lawyer Mark Pomerantz, claiming Pomerantz falsely stated Trump was “guilty

A stalker who just won’t quit has gotten arrested again … outside Kelly Clarkson‘s house, and there’s a pattern with this one that is bizarre and alarming. Huguette Nicole Young was arrested Wednesday night outside Kelly’s San Fernando Valley home. Kelly already got a temporary restraining order against her and a permanent one as well,

Larsa Pippen and Michael Jordan‘s son, Marcus, just went Instagram official … and Scottie Pippen may have taken a stray in the process! Scottie’s ex-wife of 24+ years (they divorced in 2021) posed in a see-through shirt and short-shorts with 32-year-old Marcus on Monday at his Trophy Room retail boutique in Orlando … and the

Play video content TMZ.com “Orange Is the New Black” star Dascha Polanco is in full support of Kim Kardashian‘s latest prison visit … saying it proves Kim’s more than just talk when it comes to prison reform. We got the actress Monday at LAX, and asked her thoughts on Kim’s latest visit to Cali’s Pelican

Kelly Clarkson now has some long-term legal protection against two individuals who continued to show up at her house uninvited and cause disturbances. Clarkson was granted permanent restraining orders Thursday for the next 5 years against Victor Fernandez and Huguette Nicole Young. Both Young and Fernandez are prohibited from making contact of any kind with

Play video content TMZ.com Kyle Richards disagrees with Erika Jayne saying Lisa Rinna can’t be replaced on ‘RHOBH’ … Kyle thinks Chrissy Teigen would be a great addition to the show. We got Kyle leaving Il Pastaio in Beverly Hills on Monday and our photog asked her who she would cast to replace Lisa, who

Prince William and Kate Middleton are lookin’ as unbothered as they can in their first public appearance since Prince Harry‘s bombshell new memoir aired out a ton of royal family dirt — much of it related to his brother. The Prince and Princess of Wales were smiling from ear to ear Thursday as they left

Play video content BigBoyTV 50 Cent is taking the high road … despite all his social media posts to the contrary, he’s apologizing to Megan Thee Stallion for not believing her testimony about Tory Lanez shooting her. The G-Unit legend switched from promoting season 2 of “BMF” to reflecting on his wild Instagram posts where

Play video content NBC UPDATE 10:19 AM PT — Jen Shah‘s attorney, Priya Chaudhry, tells TMZ, “Jen Shah deeply regrets the mistakes that she has made and is profoundly sorry to the people she has hurt. Jen has faith in our justice system, understands that anyone who breaks the law will be punished, and accepts

Play video content Youtube / King Akademiks Akademiks is sticking up for himself against Young Thug‘s family support group, but says he wants the same thing they do — a fair and impartial trial for the embattled YSL Records leader. TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Thug’s sister Dolly White and Lil Gotit this week,

Play video content Kim Kardashian‘s definitely gonna get her ex-husband’s attention with this — she and their daughter North West not only made a video homage to Kanye West … but also his arch nemesis, Taylor Swift!!! North recreated her dad’s look with a damn good makeup job, and Kim recreated — well, herself —

The end of a year means Uncle Murda‘s “Rap-Up” series is bound to ruffle some feathers and the G-Unit rapper clipped plenty of wings with his 2022 edition!!! Like he always does around this time, Murda tackled the top events of the past 365 days with unapologetic aggression … clowning Will Smith slapping Chris Rock,

Play video content Instagram / @nolimitherbo G Herbo recorded himself hitting the high notes from Usher‘s famed “Superstar” challenge Tuesday night — and it elicited a cryptic jab from the R&B star himself. Herb kicked things off by light-heartedly posting to Instagram that he could sing better than Usher on his “worst day.” Clearly, Usher

An organization that helps people bail out of jail — and supported by big celebs — has shut down after getting sued by a man who was shot days after the shooter was released on bail … bail posted by the org. The Bail Project has a list of big celebs behind it, including John

“Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Jen Shah should be behind bars for 10 years after pleading guilty in her wire fraud case — at least that’s what federal prosecutors want the judge to order. According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, the feds are seeking a 10-year sentence against the “RHOBH” alum, insisting

Tory Lanez is guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the foot back in 2020 … a jury has decided. The verdict came in Friday, just before the holiday — where a group of L.A. jurors found the Canadian rapper guilty of all three charges against him — felony negligent discharge of a firearm, assault

Both sides have rested their case in Tory Lanez‘s shooting trial … and now, the singer’s fate will be decided by the jury. The jury started deliberations Thursday, after 9 days of trial. Closing arguments from the prosecution started Wednesday afternoon, with Deputy District Attorney Alexander Bott making one last effort to convince jurors that

Play video content BACKGRID UPDATE 5:50 PM PT — Tory Lanez was wide-awake leaving the courthouse Wednesday following his defense team’s closing arguments, being peppered with questions by paparazzi about dozing off during the trial. UPDATE For his part, Tory refused to answer any questions, about falling asleep or otherwise … and he had his

Pusha T is placing both Drake and Kanye West in his rearview mirror as the Clipse rapper’s Grammy season approaches. In a new interview with XXL, Pusha took great joy in knowing his rival Drake still drops subliminal disses in his direction … even over four years after their beef kicked off. Pusha says every

Play video content TMZ.com Lyfe Jennings isn’t flinching over social media slander following his viral “bad singing” moment earlier this week — he’s embracing it, and telling youngins like Mario to stay in their place!!! A weekend performance clip of Lyfe loudly whiffing the high notes made the rounds on social media blogs, igniting a

Joe Budden’s opinion of Megan Thee Stallion is highly unfavorable, and it’s rubbing the women of Fox Soul’s “Cocktails with Queens” the wrong way!!! Both Vivica A. Fox and Claudia Jordan completely laid into JB during a recent episode … and despite it being a holiday-themed show, they dropped some choice words. And, we don’t

Drake is catching a stray from Styles P, who is reflecting on the short-lived Nas vs. 21 Savage “beef” … and thinking Drizzy shoulda nipped the rift in the bud before it bloomed. The Lox legend was a guest on Math Hoffa‘s “My Expert Opinion” where he stated he liked, not loved, 21’s music …

Play video content Youtube / King Akademik DJ Akademiks revealed on his Tuesday night Twitch broadcast that Diddy actually DM’ed over his Yung Miami “side chick” comments … so now he’s bowing out gracefully on the topic!!! Ak took the blame for fanning the flames following Diddy’s newest baby announcement … and vowed not to

Kanye West apparently finds the idea of Meek Mill being a high-ranking celebrity that’s to be taken seriously laughable — to which Meek says … hey, at least I still have my wits about me. The Philly rapper responded to a Clubhouse chat that Ye participated in this weekend — during which, he mentioned Meek

UPDATE 3:06 PM PT — A judge has granted Kelly Clarkson‘s request for a temporary restraining order until a hearing later this month. Kelly Clarkson is looking for some serious protection from a woman she claims made multiple unwanted visits to her home … asking a judge for a restraining order. According to legal docs,

Kelly Clarkson says a strange man is showing up to her house, trespassing on her property and leaving her unwanted gifts … so, now she’s getting the police involved. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … for the past month, the same man’s been popping up at Kelly’s L.A. area home, going up to her porch

Play video content “Love & Hip Hop” alum Moniece Slaughter has a skeleton’s worth of bones to pick with GloRilla — she’s accusing the Memphis rapper of cutting her off from more than 1 million IG followers!!! Following GloRilla and producer Hitkidd’s spat over “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)” royalties, Moniece spoke up in the comment section

2022 is the year of rappers beefing on social media — from Nicki Minaj and Latto‘s Grammy snub feud, to Megan Thee Stallion taking on Drake, DaBaby and Tory Lanez — but 2 huge voices in hip hop say there’s a better path. DJ Akademiks and Charlamgage Tha God are not impressed with the lack

Order has finally been restored in 50 Cent‘s ‘Power’ universe … now that Joseph Sikora and Gianni Paolo have officially squashed their beef!!! Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. The two actors, along with Michael Rainey Jr., are set to appear on The Crew Has It Podcast where they’ll clear the air

Bobby Shmurda and Rowdy Rebel are typically on the same page, but now they’re publicly disagreeing about what Bobby calls a “miscommunication” with NBA YoungBoy‘s camp. Bobby recently visited Math Hoffa‘s “My Expert Opinion” show where he was attempting to clear up his pal Rowdy’s previous comments, on that same show, about King Von‘s murder.