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A Google employee was arrested and charged with fraud after he allegedly used inside information from the company to place bets involving accused murderer D4vd ... which won him a fat $1.2 million payout.

A federal criminal complaint unsealed in New York Wednesday claims Michele Spagnuolo, an Italian citizen and Google software engineer, used his access to confidential company data tracking user searches to place several Google-related bets on the prediction platform, Polymarket.

His alleged bets relating to singer D4vd show Spagnuolo used his "AlphaRaccoon" Polymarket account to vote "yes" for D4vd being ranked in "Google’s Top 5 Most Searched People of 2025" as well as in the "Will d4vd be the #1 searched person on Google this year" poll.

Chris Brown's security guard says he personally handed over close to $40K to the singer's ex-housekeeper after his dog allegedly attacked her ... according to the transcript of his deposition.

Emil Lewis -- the security supervisor for Chris Brown -- was deposed in the civil lawsuit against Brown and testified that he gave Maria Avila and her family $30,000 or $40,000 via personal checks and cash before and shortly after Christmas in 2020.

When asked why he decided to give them so much money, Lewis said he felt sorry for the family ... but adds he never discussed the payments with Brown.

President Trump will be at Madison Square Garden for an NBA Finals game, but Bill Bradley, former U.S. Senator and N.Y. Knicks star, says he won't be the center of attention!

The Knicks alum has some advice for the Prez, saying ... "If [Trump] goes to the game, he has to realize he is second fiddle. He's the president of the United States, but at an NBA Final, if he attends, he's second fiddle. He's not first."

"We'll see what he does. Quite frankly, I don't give a s*** what he does," Number 24 said.

Lexy Panterra twerked her way to stardom, and the famous dancer has now landed a major runway moment at Louis Vuitton’s Swim Week in Miami.

The 37-year-old recently auditioned for Miami Swim Week and backed up her stellar audition with a stack of bikini shots ...

Clearly she impressed, 'cuz Panterra will be opening the show with a performance ... and closing it out with her famous strut!

We'll let the imagery do the rest of the talkin' ... slip into the gallery!

'Real Housewives of Orange County' alum Kelly Dodd is at the heart of a revenge porn case ... prosecutors say she shared a photo of a female having sex and masturbating without their consent.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Kelly "unlawfully and intentionally" distributed images of a Jane Doe engaged in sexual activity.

Prosecutors say Kelly shared the revenge porn on or around August 29, 2025 ... and they say the person in the photo suffered severe emotional distress. Kelly allegedly recorded the material without the person's consent under circumstances where the person had a reasonable expectation of privacy.

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Philly native Khia was 25 years old when her 2002 hit song "My Neck, My Back" reached Number 42 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

This bop was the lead single from her debut studio album, "Thug Misses," and it found international success as well -- reaching Number 4 in the U.K., Number 10 in Greece, and Number 12 in Australia.

"Shake your body, don't stop, don't miss. Just do it, do it. Do it, do it, do it now" ... you know how the rest goes ... 😜!

Gayle King's ex-husband is apologizing for cheating on her nearly 40 years ago with her own friend ... and the apology comes after Gayle rehashed the pain in a recent podcast.

William Bumpus tells TMZ ... "My deepest apologies to Gayle, to our daughter Kirby and her husband, Virgil, to our son William and his wife, Elise, and to our three grandchildren, for the pain I caused decades ago. Those actions were mine. I have long owned them — including publicly in my own words in 2016, which still stand."

He continues ... "Gayle has every right to share what was a painful chapter that changed the trajectory of our marriage and our family nearly forty years ago. I respect her right to tell her story, and that’s where I’ll leave it."

O.J. Simpson trial witness Kato Kaelin and his wife, Nan Xue Kaelin, are ending their marriage after less than 5 years together ... TMZ has learned.

According to docs, obtained by TMZ ... Kato and Nan filed a joint petition for dissolution in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Wednesday.

The couple got married on September 17, 2021, and separated on August 1, 2025, according to the docs.

Darrell Sheets' autopsy report shows the toxicology report came back negative ... TMZ has confirmed.

We obtained the "Storage Wars" star autopsy ... which shows his blood was tested for cocaine, fentanyl, and other drugs, but ultimately officials determined Sheets had no drugs in his system at the time of his death.

Sheets was described as a "well-developed, well-nourished adult male" in the report as well. Us Weekly was first to report on the autopsy.

E. Jean Carroll, the former magazine columnist who accused President Trump of sexual assault, is the target of a federal criminal investigation ... according to multiple reports.

The investigation is said to be looking into whether Carroll committed perjury in testimony as part of her two civil lawsuits against Trump.

Carroll sued Trump, claiming he sexually abused her in the 1990s in a New York City department store. She sued him again in 2019 for defamation after he denied the alleged assault, saying she wasn't his type and claiming she made it all up to help sell her book.

Spencer Pratt's allegation about Mayor Karen Bass breaking the law in one of her campaign videos could lead to a police investigation ... TMZ has learned.

Josué "Josh" Marcus with the City Clerk's Office tells TMZ they've seen Spencer's official complaint, and ... "After review, our practice is to refer these allegations to the Los Angeles Police Department for further investigation, which we will do for this and any new allegations."

Basically, the City Clerk's Office is putting the ball in LAPD's court ... asking the city's police force to decide whether the city's mayor committed electioneering in her latest campaign vid.

Talk about a broadcast going from sweet to stale real quick -- a Texas news anchor is getting absolutely dragged online after making a bizarre comment about BTS-themed Oreos.

Check out this wild FOX 34 segment featuring anchor James Eppler, where the crew was casually discussing BTS' new limited-edition hotteok-flavored Oreo collab ... before Eppler suddenly claimed the cookie designs somehow spelled out "death to America."

Yeah ... nobody knew where the hell that came from. The comment was completely false, deeply weird, and wildly out of place -- especially since the segment itself was super lighthearted and centered around cookies and K-pop.

Keanu Reeves is going to bat for a director convicted of defrauding Netflix out of $11 Million ... and you can read the letter the actor sent to a federal judge, where Keanu asks for a light sentence for his friend.

Keanu's letter was part of a sentencing memorandum in the case of Carl Rinsch, who was convicted in December on federal charges including wire fraud and money laundering.

Prosecutors claimed he used Netflix money intended for a series called "White Horse" and used it to fund a lavish lifestyle.

John McClain, the co-executor of Michael Jackson's estate and a veteran music executive and producer, had been hospitalized for nearly a week after a fall at his Malibu home left him with a broken arm before he died Tuesday afternoon ... TMZ has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... McClain was medevacked from Malibu to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, where he was treated for injuries suffered in the fall over the last several days.

We're told he died Tuesday afternoon at the hospital from complications related to the fall. Our sources say McClain remained vibrant and creative right up until the end. We're told funeral arrangements have not yet been made.

DeenTheGreat is pleading not guilty to an attempted robbery charge after cops say he tried snatching a woman's phone during a confrontation on a yacht in Miami ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, the influencer, whose real name is Nurideen Shabazz, formally entered a written plea of not guilty after his arrest on a felony charge of robbery/strongarm/attempt. The filing also demands a jury trial and requests discovery from prosecutors.

Deen's attorney, Richard Cooper, tells TMZ ... "Mr. Shabazz has had a target on his back for some time now by people wishing to make a name for themselves off of his hard work. The facts are incomplete so far and we ask for patience. We expect the legal process—not social media commentary or clout-chasing—to determine the outcome."