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William Duplessie just took his walk of shame -- getting perp-walked by NYPD outside a police station Tuesday in connection to one of the wildest crypto horror stories we’ve seen.

TMZ’s got the video ... the Swiss businessman looked dead serious and totally ignored the flood of media questions about his alleged role in the twisted SoHo torture plot as he was led to the car and got in.

Duplessie turned himself in to the NYPD Major Crimes Unit hours earlier -- becoming the second suspect in the alleged weeks-long abduction and torture of crypto investor Michael Valentino Teofrasto Carturan.

Family time is the best time and Dua Lipa is soaking up her downtime with her two younger siblings -- her baby bro, Gjin, and sister, Rina.

The 29-year-old pop star has been booked and busy -- touring the world for her "Radical Optimism" tour -- but cherishing family bonding time.

Rina, who's 24 -- who's modeled for big fashion designers like Versace and Miu Miu ... and Gjin, who's 19 years old, snapped a sweet sibling selfie, looking vacay-chic in their black-and-white ensembles ...

Do it like Dua -- she kept to her usual social media routine, lounging out in a stringy bikini and showcasing her tour-ready bod.

Capricorn Clark, a former Diddy employee, continued her testimony in the disgraced rap mogul's federal racketeering and sex trafficking trial Tuesday, revealing more details about Diddy's discovery of the relationship between Cassie and Kid Cudi ... including a menacing threat.

Clark said Cassie would sometimes stay with her at her apartment in L.A., and she said Cassie once brought Kid Cudi there. She described a text about Cudi she says she got from Cassie, and she told Cassie to delete the text because Diddy was paying for both their phones. She said she took Cassie to get a "burner" phone.

Clark testified early on the morning of December 22, 2011, Diddy was outside banging on her front door ... she says she opened the door to find him holding a gun, and asking her, "Why didn't you tell me? Who is Scott?" Kid Cudi's legal name is Scott Mescudi. She said she didn't know anyone named Scott.

The "Harry Potter" TV series just dropped a major casting bombshell -- a fresh trio of pint-sized magic-makers are ready to take on the Big Three and bring Hogwarts back to life!

HBO just dropped the first photo of the new kid crew: Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley, Arabella Stanton stepping into Hermione’s shoes, and Dominic McLaughlin suiting up as the boy who lived -- Harry Potter himself.

The trio are relatively fresh faces -- they have a few acting credits here and there -- and judging by their grins, they're ready for stardom -- and TBH, it's well deserved 'cause the casting team sifted through tens of thousands of hopefuls before they hit the jackpot.

Kevin Liles is claiming his former Def Jam protégé, battle rapper Lady Luck, is looking to cash out for $30 million on fake claims he once sexually assaulted her -- and he refuses to let it happen!!!

On Tuesday, the former Def Jam president released a lengthy statement detailing his recent encounters with Luck.

Kevin says Luck's team contacted him several weeks ago with a $30 million "threat" they'd publish a tell-all book claiming he once tried to shove Luck's face into his crotch for some unauthorized oral sex.

11:25 AM PT -- Tuesday, Shaboozey posted some tweets on X, talking about uncovering "the true history of country music" ... and he advises his followers to Google a series of names, including  Lesley Riddle, Steve Tarter, Harry Gay, DeFord Bailey, and of course The Carter Family. (He misspelled a couple names in his tweet.)

He talks about country music being about different people coming together to honor "the things that make us alike."

Shaboozey was not in alignment with a claim about country music's origins Sunday night -- 'cause fans instantly clocked his confusion when Megan Moroney said the Carter Family were the ones behind country music at the 2025 AMAs.

Proceedings in Diddy's federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial in NYC resumed Tuesday after a Monday holiday break ... the defense and prosecution teams sparred over previous testimony before the jury was seated.

Diddy's one-time assistant Capricorn Clark took the stand first, and was asked about physical threats from her former boss and about being accused of stealing from the disgraced rap mogul.

Clark was asked where she grew up, and she talked about working for Def Jam Records before moving to Death Row Records, and was asked by the prosecution about its former chief, Suge Knight. Knight is the father of a friend's child, Clark said.

Jim Ross is providing fans an update two weeks after revealing his cancer diagnosis ... saying the fight starts today, and he's ready to kick the disease's ass!

Ross, preparing to go under the knife, posted from the hospital Monday morning, alongside one of his daughters. Jim captioned the photo ... "Checked n and ready to kick this cancer out on its ass."

Of course, the wrestling legend alerted fans to his latest health crisis earlier this month, announcing he was diagnosed with colon cancer ... and was slated for surgery.

Law enforcement clearly took Brittney Griner's "Gay Baby Jail" note concerns seriously ... new police video, obtained by TMZ Sports, shows two cops intently investigating the matter.

The bizarre scene unfolded back on Feb. 17 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Maryland ... after Griner told officials at the hotel she had discovered a handwritten message in her room that she found to be threatening.

Prince George's County Police body camera footage shows just a couple hours after the WNBA superstar hastily bolted from the area over the letter ... two officers rolled into the lobby in an effort to get to the bottom of the situation.

SZA won big at the American Music Awards Monday night, taking home the trophy for favorite female R&B artist ... but she barely made it up the stage to accept her trophy -- 'cause her dress was too tight!

Check out the hilarious clip ... she's clearly struggling to walk up the handful of steps to the stage at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas to accept her award ... utilizing two men in suits to give her a hand.

Even then, she's barely making any progress ... and even resorts to hopping up the steps.

Mary Lou Retton was charged with DUI earlier this month, TMZ Sports has confirmed.

Court records show the Olympic gold medalist was hit with the misdemeanor count in Marion County, West Virginia, following a May 17 arrest.

According to court documents we obtained, Mary Lou was initially stopped by cops after she had allegedly been driving her grey Porche "all over the roadway."

The case of the crypto tycoon allegedly tortured in an NYC townhouse is heating up … because a second suspect just surrendered to the authorities for his purported role in the bizarre incident.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... William Duplessie -- a businessman from Switzerland -- turned himself in Tuesday to the NYPD Major Crimes Unit, as seen in NBC News video above.

Our sources say Duplessie is the second person arrested in connection with the alleged abduction and torture of Michael Valentino Teofrasto Carturan inside a SoHo townhouse over several weeks.

Wanna hear a really nasty story?? Urine luck.

IndyCar star Conor Daly admitted to wetting himself as he waited out the start of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday ... revealing he had to do the entire race "sitting in my own pee."

The 33-year-old Indiana native opened up about his race experience at Monday's victory banquet ... and while he finished 8th in the event, the takeaway was more about No. 1 -- specifically during the rain delay that postponed the start by about 45 minutes.

Kehlani is doubling down on her pro-Palestinian views ... this time taking them to the red carpet of the 2025 American Music Awards -- just weeks after NYC canceled her Central Park concert amid backlash.

The Grammy-nominated singer made it crystal clear while speaking to Variety ahead of the big event -- she’s sticking by her controversial stance, noting ... "If people are blowing up and being murdered at mass rates … it should be as easy as breathing to say, 'Hey, this shouldn’t be happening.'''

She went further by calling out U.S. involvement directly, adding ... "We’re funding it, so we should stop."

American actress Jashaun St. John was just a teenager when she rose to fame playing Blue -- the sensitive and quiet girl from New Mexico, traveling with her bestie -- in the 2015 adventure/drama film "The Short History Of The Long Road."

Jashaun shared the big screen with Sabrina Carpenter as the self-sufficient teen who lives in a van, searching for her mother, Nola, Steven Ogg as Nola's penny-pinching father who dies, Clint, and Danny Trejo as the mechanic shop owner who takes Nola under his wing, Miguel.

In 2021, St. John was in Marvel's "Eternals" with Angelina Jolie.

Ben Affleck? Yesterday’s news. Jennifer Lopez was all about getting it on at the AMAs -- kicking off the show by locking lips with her backup dancers right on stage.

Yup, Jenny from the Block had the crowd on lock -- puckering up with one male and one female dancer while tearing through a medley of the year’s biggest hits at Vegas’ Fontainebleau on Monday.

It was seriously steamy -- lights dimmed, cameras swirling, and J.Lo serving up a whirlwind of PDA before getting a little touchy-feely with a few more dancers.