Chris Brown scored a huge victory in his legal battle with his ex-housekeeper over a vicious dog attack … with the judge giving him a new trial on damages if she doesn't agree to reduce her award by millions ... TMZ has learned.
According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge granted the singer's request for a new trial on damages in the case brought byMaria Avila… but only if Maria doesn't sign off on her award being reduced from $12.9 million to $9.5 million.
The judge found there was "insufficient evidence of permanent nerve damage and of the value assigned to future pain and suffering" in reaching the ruling that the jury's award to Avila was excessive.
Caleb Flynn was just found guilty of murder in the death of his wife.
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Caleb Flynn breaks down in tears and sobs as the jury each independently affirms they unanimously reached a GUILTY verdict, on all counts, in the aggravated murder of his wife, Ashley Flynn. pic.twitter.com/wX3JceYBJa@EvanAKilgore
The "American Idol" alum's lawyers and the prosecution delivered closing arguments earlier today before the verdict was read.
As you know ... Caleb was arrested back in February after prosecutors accused him of shooting his wife, Ashley Flynn, twice in the back of the head and staging the crime scene to make it appear like a break-in had occurred.
Shemar Moore says the woman who showed up at his home with luggage after being duped by a catfish almost got into a catfight with the real woman in his life ... because his significant other was ready to protect her territory ... by any means necessary!!!
We got the "S.W.AT." star in New York City on Tuesday, and he told our photog Jesiree Dizon was ready to throw down when a woman they didn't know rolled up to their pad ready to move in.
Shemar says Jesiree had her boxing gloves ready ... but he actually feels bad for the woman, telling us she got catfished and conned into believing he wanted her to live with him.
Sunny Hostin is out on an island over the Cornell gang-rape case ... defending the seven accused frat bros and questioning how the story is being reported.
The "View" host said Tuesday she read the Jane Doe's original nine-page 2024 statement and believes prosecutors couldn't have brought a case based on that account.
Sunny -- who prosecuted sex crimes for 10 years -- said the woman described voluntarily drinking, using ketamine and consenting to sexual activity, including two threesomes. She also noted three of the accused men allegedly never touched her, and another told people to leave the room.
AEW star PAC's sudden death is not considered suspicious ... and police tell TMZ there are no signs of foul play.
The Des Plaines Police Department tells TMZ ... the person found dead Sunday in Illinois has been identified consistently with the pro wrestler -- real name Benjamin Satterley -- and investigators do not believe anything criminal happened.
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Police say the cause and manner of death are still pending further examination by the medical examiner.
Kristi Noem has finally filed for divorce from her husband, Bryon Noem ... months after claims about his cross-dressing and wearing fake boobs surfaced.
The former Secretary of Homeland Security filed for divorce in Hamlin County, South Dakota, on Monday.
Kristi's citing the boilerplate irreconcilable differences. She also left the door open to ask for support.
Diddy just got another chunk shaved off his federal prison stint ... his release date moved up another month ... and he could be a free man just three weeks into 2028.
According to Federal Bureau of Prisons records, Sean "Diddy" Combs is currently scheduled to be released from FCI Fort Dix on Jan. 21, 2028.
That's another move in Diddy's favor. As TMZ previously reported, his release date had most recently been set for Feb. 5, 2028, after previously landing on Feb. 20.
His projected release has bounced around several times since initially being listed in June 2028.
One of Nick Carter's sexual assault accusers may need to find a new lawyer as she continues to fight the pop star in court ... her legal team is asking a judge to let them out of the case due to a breakdown in communication with their client ... TMZ has learned.
According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, the lawyers representing Shannon Ruth in her case against the Backstreet Boys singer are asking permission to withdraw as her counsel.
The attorneys say they could "no longer adequately represent [Shannon]" due to a "breakdown in communication on fundamental issues of the case."
10:18 AM PT -- Cops say J.R. Smith was arrested Monday after an automatic license plate reader flagged the vehicle he was driving and alerted officers to an active warrant.
Smith was pulled over and taken into custody on the family violence assault warrant before being booked into the Hunt County Detention Center. His brother was with him and took possession of the vehicle.
Former NBA star and two-time champion J.R. Smith was arrested in Texas on a family violence charge.
According to Hunt County jail records, Smith was booked on a charge of assault causing bodily injury family violence.
Blake Lively is cleaning house after her brutal legal war with Justin Baldoni ... cutting ties with longtime publicist Leslie Sloane after nearly two decades together.
Page Sixreports Blake dropped Sloane -- who had been with her since the "Gossip Girl" days -- months after Blake and Baldoni finally settled their scorched-earth "It Ends With Us" legal war.
Sloane wasn't just watching the legal mess from the sidelines either ... Baldoni's $400 million lawsuit dragged her and her firm, Vision PR, directly into the fight ... accusing them of taking part in a smear campaign against him. Those claims were later dismissed.
Giddy up! Can you guess which country music bombshell is serving serious heat in a barely-there leather bra top?!
This babe just broke the record for most consecutive weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 list ... all thanks to a hit song that pits one state against another.
Ride into the gallery to see who the babe behind the leather bra's tassels is!
Sunny Hostin is doing some cleanup after internet sleuths dug up old newspaper clips that seemed to blow a hole in her story about being the holdout juror who helped acquit a cannibal in a famous NYC murder trial.
The 'View' cohost sat down with executive producer Brian Teta for the show's "Behind the Table" YouTube series to explain exactly what happened during the 1991 trial of Daniel Rakowitz -- the man charged with murder for killing, dismembering, and cannibalizing Monika Beerle.
Sunny claimed last week she had been the holdout juror who pushed the panel toward finding Rakowitz not criminally responsible by reason of insanity -- saying she slowly won over the other jurors after initially facing major resistance.
Odell Beckham Jr.'s second act in New York didn't last long ... after three very quiet games, Big Blue cut the former All-Pro wideout, paving the way for him to sign with another team.
There was a ton of excitement swirling around the 33-year-old aging superstar when he signed with the Giants, and against all odds, actually made the 53-man roster.
Unfortunately, this fairy tale doesn't come with a happy ending.
Odell was all but invisible during the Giants' first three games. Beckham Jr. was only targeted once and never caught a pass. Three games played, zero receptions.
A 6-month-old baby girl was found dead in a dumpster in South Los Angeles ... and her mother is in custody as police investigate the infant's death as a homicide.
The baby was discovered in the trash receptacle late Monday night in South L.A. ... though LAPD says the child had been left there sometime in the previous 24 hours.
Cops say firefighters responded to the scene and took the baby to a nearby hospital ... where she was pronounced dead.
