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Taylor Frankie Paul is getting her day in court ... going toe-to-toe with her ex Dakota Mortensen in a protection hearing ... and a judge is giving Taylor supervised parent time with their two-year-old son.

The judge's ruling followed an hours-long hearing in Utah ... and he says Taylor can see her son for up to 8 hours of supervised parent time each week. The judge says this is a temporary custody arrangement for 3 weeks and 2 days until the next court hearing on April 30. Taylor can break up the 8 hours with her kid into 2-hour or 3-hour increments.

Dakota previously filed a temporary restraining order against TFP and is asking the court to extend the protective order into a long-term one, as authorities investigate accusations of domestic violence, which Dakota brought against Taylor.

Remember ... the temporary protective order meant that Taylor also temporarily lost custody of the couple's 2-year-old son, Ever.

11:14 AM PT -- In her TRO filing, Taylor Frankie Paul is finally going deep into the gritty details about her side of the domestic violence drama between her and her ex Dakota Mortensen. She says Dakota displayed signs of crazy jealousy -- stalking her, assaulting her, and becoming "increasingly possessive" ahead of her debut on "The Bachelorette." According to TFP, Dakota got her initials tattooed on the inside of his lip -- something she says she found out about leading up to their February altercation.

And while Dakota is accusing TFP of assaulting him in that incident, she says he actually assaulted her in that confrontation in February. Taylor accuses Dakota of slamming her head against the dashboard of his car while in Taylor's driveway.

Even wilder ... Taylor says he asked her for sex right after. According to Taylor, after she denied his advances, Dakota called the police on her.

Taylor Frankie Paul is going on the offensive ... the reality star has just filed a temporary restraining order against her ex Dakota Mortensen, TMZ has learned.

The filing, obtained by TMZ, comes before the estranged couple's court hearing today concerning a protective order that was granted to Dakota against Taylor.

Erik Per Sullivan is the star from the original "Malcolm In The Middle" who is NOT returning for the upcoming reboot ... and it looks like civilian life is treating him just fine.

Check out these photos of the seemingly retired actor living a humble life in Boston, MA ... he was just getting home from a grocery run when photogs snapped him on the street.

Erik famously played Dewey Wilkerson on the OG 'Malcolm' ... and he reportedly turned down "buckets of money" to return for the Disney+ reboot, which debuts later this week.

Frankie Muniz, Jane Kaczmarek, and Bryan Cranston are all reprising their roles ... but not Erik. He left Hollywood almost two decades ago, and now he's reportedly pursuing a master's degree from Harvard.

Erik sounds like a pretty smart guy ... he's said to be studying Victorian literature at the Ivy League flagship.

Alabama Barker went full look-at-me mode while stepping in a seriously cheeky outfit that left little to the imagination while she was out and about yesterday.

The 20-year-old rocked a skintight look with a sheer panel across the back while out in Calabasas Monday, putting her backside fully on display, while a bold halterneck cutout up front showed off major cleavage.

Safe to say this wasn’t your casual jeans-and-a-top moment ... the fit was tight, revealing, and probably not the most comfortable, but clearly that wasn’t the point.

Taylor Frankie Paul submitted an avalanche of evidence to fight Dakota Mortensen's plea for a restraining order against her, TMZ has learned.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Taylor and her legal team filed a bunch of photos purportedly showing injuries after an alleged May 2025 assault ... and bruises on her forehead and knee from an alleged assault on February 23, 2026. 

Other evidence includes "possessive texts" from Dakota and a screenshot of Dakota's request for sex after the February 23, 2026, incident ... the texts predate the incident. The photos of the bruising and the screenshot of the request for sex came after.

As TMZ first reported, Taylor and Dakota are facing off in court later today. Earlier this morning, the Mormon Wives star filed her own request for a protective order against Dakota. 

Meredith Vieira is taking another shot at selling her iconic NYC penthouse ... now asking $10.5 million for the Upper West Side pad ... TMZ has learned.

The former 'View' co-host and current '25 Words or Less' host has relisted her 19th-floor co-op inside the famed Eldorado building ... packing 3 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms into roughly 2,800 square feet of classic New York elegance.

Vieira and her late husband, Emmy-winning producer Richard Cohen, bought the place in 2014 for just under $9 million. The home features 10-foot ceilings, along with herringbone oak floors, detailed mouldings, and oversized windows.

Michael Jackson’s estate continues to provide for the late pop star’s kids, including dropping thousands on tuition for his oldest son and tens of thousands for his daughter Paris’ home improvements ... this according to new legal docs filed by the estate.

TMZ obtained the 2022 accounting report submitted by John Branca and John McClain, the two executors who run Michael’s estate.

The executors said 2022 was “another banner year for the estate.” Branca and McClain pointed out the estate launched "MJ: The Musical" on Broadway, which made a ton of money and received acclaim.

This ain’t a drill -- we’ve got a seriously hot firefighter on our hands, and the internet is already going up in flames over him!

The Laguna Beach Fire Department in Orange County, CA dropped a few pics of Billy Senecal while naming him their 2025 Firefighter of the Year -- pretty standard -- until everyone got a look at him ... and suddenly it wasn't about the award anymore.

Billy is out there looking more like a model -- muscles on full display, rocking a true fireman's mustache, saving lives ... even posing with a little dog. Yeah, he’s got the full package.

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Cardi B does not play about her money! The rapper told fans she had her credit card stolen ... but she says she knows who did it and is definitely going to make them pay.

According to the "Bodak Yellow" artist ... she recently discovered her AMEX card was missing, but shrugged it off -- until she noticed a purchase on her account for about $40K at Saks Fifth Avenue.

What's weirder ... a purchase for about $20K popped up from the Apple store! At that point, she KNEW something was up ... and so did her accountant. Watch the full clip for the breakdown.

Ray Stevens has a broken neck after suffering a serious fall near Nashville, Tennessee ... his team announced in a statement Tuesday.

The legendary country singer fell on Sunday, March 29 ... and, he ended up "briefly hospitalized in the Nashville area."

The 87-year-old is now recovering at home, his team adds ... but he has been advised by doctors to wear a neck brace for the next month or so.

The Michael Jackson estate reportedly shelled out millions to cut any mention of child molestation accusations in the end of "Michael" ... and because of it, they now own a stake in the film.

The late singer's estate is estimated to have coughed up between $10M and $15M to complete "necessary" reshoots for the movie, according to Variety.

The publication reports the biopic was originally supposed to explore the impact that child molestation accusations had on Jackson's life ... but now there's not even a mention of the accusations, because of a clause in a settlement with one of Jackson's accusers. Jordan Chandler reportedly barred the mention of him in any movie.

8:10 AM PT -- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued a statement on X ... "Kanye West should have never been invited to headline Wireless."

6:33 AM PT -- London's Wireless Festival has been canceled, the organization announced on Instagram following the news Ye's been banned from entering the United Kingdom.

More drama coming down the pike for Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West. Not only are sponsors dropping out of the London festival he's scheduled to headline ... he can't even enter the country!

Ye had his visa withdrawn by the UK government, according to The Guardian ... The UK Home Office -- similar to the DHS in the U.S. -- revoked his entry after it had initially been allowed.

The UK Prime Minister's Office said ... "Where individuals pose a threat to public safety or seek to spread extremism, the government has not hesitated to act, and that includes cancelling permission to enter this country for extremist preachers and far-right figures.”

Ashtin Earle has a mega-famous sister in Alix Earle ... but she’s been holding her own just fine ... and now we’re giving her flowers for her big birthday!

The newly-minted 23-year-old is no stranger to turning heads ... our gallery shows her rocking tiny bikinis and lacy looks, serving up pose after pose that leave very little to the imagination.

Feeling competitive? We’ve even thrown in a little spot-the-difference style puzzle featuring Ashtin and Alix -- go on, give it a shot.

Then circle back and check out the full gallery!

Sad news for the UFO community ... Nick Pope -- known as the real-life version of "The X-Files" character Fox Mulder -- has died after battling cancer.

His wife, Elizabeth Weiss, confirmed her husband had passed in their Tucson, AZ home on Monday, posting on X ... "My heart is breaking."

She mentioned Nick had still been doing interviews in the final weeks of his life "even as he suffered," and reflected that she was "so lucky" to have been married to him, adding ... "He was a wonderful husband. I loved him dearly."

Savannah Guthrie is taking tips on the art of finding joy -- explaining joy and sadness aren't mutually exclusive -- in one of her first mornings back on the "Today" show.

The longtime NBC host chatted with author Kate Bowler, who wrote "Joyful, Anyway" ... a book all about finding joy when circumstances aren't perfect.

Check out the vid ... Guthrie says it's the exact book she needs right now -- more on that in a minute -- while making it clear being joyful doesn't mean embracing toxic positivity or forcing oneself to be happy.