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D4vd's preliminary hearing begins today, and over the course of this week the prosecution will be presenting an avalanche of evidence in court as they try to convince a judge there's enough to warrant a murder trial ... and it's expected to get graphic.

The proceedings are finally getting underway after a few delays ... back in April, D4vd was arrested charged with first degree murder in the stabbing death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

D4vd -- real name is David Burke -- is also charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14 and unlawful mutilation of human remains.

It will be interesting to see what evidence the prosecution has -- they say they have DNA evidence, surveillance footage, text messages and phone records -- but they've already laid out some of it in court documents ... claiming D4vd and Celeste began a sexual relationship when she was 13.

Diddy says one of the lawsuits against him is so baseless that he's now asking a judge to make the woman who sued him ... and her lawyers ... to pay up.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, Diddy is asking a federal judge to sanction Grace O'Marcaigh and her attorneys, claiming they filed what he calls a frivolous amended complaint against him even after a judge ruled California courts don't have personal jurisdiction over him.

In the filing, Diddy's lawyers argue O'Marcaigh's amended complaint simply repackaged the same jurisdictional arguments the court had already rejected instead of fixing the problems identified by the judge.

Andrew and Tristan Tate are gearing up for a major legal battle ... 'cause their lawyer says they're "100 percent" fighting extradition back to the United Kingdom.

Lawyer Joseph McBride tells TMZ ... fighting extradition is a high bar, but he'll argue there are special circumstances why the brothers shouldn't be sent back. He says they're not a flight risk, pointing to what he calls their total compliance with the courts over the past three years. According to McBride, they haven't missed a single court date in either their Romanian human trafficking case or Palm Beach defamation case.

McBride says the brothers were "startled" when U.S. Marshals in plain clothes wearing vests and badges approached them during Saturday's arrest and ordered them to put their hands behind their backs.

It looks like In-N-Out added a late-night beat-down to their secret menu, as viral videos show an employee and a customer going at it.

The burger joint brawl broke out at one of the chain's Sacramento locations early Saturday morning, after a customer was allegedly disrespectful to an employee.

Peep the clip ... both people are swinging, but the employee is the clear frontrunner in this fight. Her coworkers had to pull her off the patron in order to break it up.

Brian Trascher helped search for Nolan Wells by air before the 18-year-old's body was found along Horn Island's shoreline ... and he believes dangerous water conditions may explain how Nolan ended up surprisingly close to where he was last seen alive.

The United Cajun Navy vice president tells "TMZ In The Know" ... weather conditions forced his team to switch tactics as the search stretched into its second day -- ultimately taking to the sky to cover more ground.

Brian says he and the pilot had been searching for about two hours on July 6 when they noticed several law enforcement boats converging on the northwest tip of Horn Island ... and they swung in close and saw a body floating face down in the water near shore.

Before this sweet lil' kiddo was burning up the music charts with her tunes, she was just sittin' her dad's lap not knowing she was going to be an a-list star one day ...

She rose to fame in 2016 and has catapulted to A-list status -- especially after wrapping her most recent tour, "Radical Optimism."

D4vd's asking if he can ditch his handcuffs for his preliminary hearing in Celeste Rivas' murder case.

According to NBC 4 Los Angeles, the singer filed a motion requesting his cuffs and other restraints be removed for the prelim, which is set to start tomorrow.

D4vd's attorney, Blair Berk, said in the motion that he's never tried to escape or been disruptive, arguing that his 5 court appearances have all been uneventful.

A Chicago Cubs fan's smack heard 'round the internet isn't leading to a police investigation ... at least not yet.

Chicago Police tell TMZ ... they're aware of the viral video showing an older Cubs fan slapping a younger spectator on the back of the head during the national anthem at Wrigley Field ... but so far, no police report has been filed.

The clip, which exploded on social media after Sunday's Cubs-Twins game, shows the older man, who's decked out in Cubs gear, yelling at the younger fan seated in front of him to stand for "The Star-Spangled Banner."

'90 Day Fiancé' stars Armando Niedermeier-Rubio and Kenny Niedermeier finally have some good medical news to share ... their daughter's out of the hospital after a brain bleed put her in the ICU.

The reality stars announced on social media that their 13-year-old daughter, Hannah, has been discharged from a hospital in Arizona ... days after she'd been airlifted there from Mexico.

Armando said ... "I’m actually very happy, very just thrilled, and just my heart is so full to let you guys know that Hannah has been released from the hospital, which is the best news we could have right now."

A Chicago Cubs fan is going viral after he smacked a younger spectator upside the head for not standing during the national anthem ... but not everyone thinks this is patriotic.

Check out the video ... an older gentleman in a Cubs uniform barks at a younger fan in front of him to get off his butt for the Star-Spangled Banner at Wrigley Field ... and when the guy keeps sitting, the Cubs fan reaches back and slaps the back of his head.

Other folks in the stands turn around to see the fuss, and at least one man who saw it all go down raises an issue.

"Love Island USA" star Kenny Rodriguez is finally addressing the racist text message controversy that erupted after his breakup with fellow star JaNa Craig.

The Season 6 star spoke about the split during a recent interview on "The Journey Podcast" where he confirmed the messages were leaked from a private chat with a friend after he and JaNa called it quits. ... saying he takes "full accountability" for what he wrote, but insists the leaked messages don't reflect who he is.

According to Kenny, one of the messages included a broad generalization that he now regrets making ... pushing back on the idea that the texts prove he's racist and pointing to his background and dating history.

Kenny puts it like this ... "I've dated Black women before. I have Black ancestry. I'm Dominican. Half of my family is dark skin. There was never a problem with race. The problem was with how you were treating me."

50 Cent was performing "In Da Club" when Knicks star Jordan Clarkson looked ready to take somebody out of it in this wild footage of the fight that led to security booting the NBA champ outta one of NYC's hottest private clubs.

The video, obtained by TMZ, shows Jordan hanging out near Travis Scott -- dressed in red -- before making his way toward the stage as chaos erupts in the packed room.

It’s tough to tell exactly who Jordan is trying to reach, but he appears focused on someone near the stage as several people attempt to hold him back.

The commotion eventually catches 50 Cent's attention ... prompting him to stop the music mid-performance.

Talk about piss-poor concert etiquette ... a man allegedly whipped out his penis and pissed all over a family during Morgan Wallen's Baltimore show ... and now police are investigating.

Troy Grevelding tells TMZ ... he was at Saturday's concert at M&T Bank Stadium with his wife, brother and 8-year-old niece when a man directly behind them began urinating ... splashing Troy, his family and another nearby group.

Troy says he and his wife could feel the stream run down their legs ... and when he turned around, he claims the guy still had his junk out.

Event security booted the man ... but Troy says the first Maryland State Police trooper to respond stated cops couldn't arrest him because the trooper hadn't witnessed the alleged incident.

Former NFL linebacker Thomas Davis's ex-wife cut a deal in her assault case ... avoiding a criminal trial over an alleged attack on a woman she believed had hooked up with the athlete.

Kelly Davis entered a pretrial diversion program Monday and agreed to complete a Cognitive Behavioral Intervention course, stay away from alleged victim Laura Watterson, and pay $1,380 in restitution, according to North Carolina court records obtained by the California Post.

Kelly's attorney, James J. Exum, told the outlet the charge will be dismissed if she completes every condition of the program ... calling it a "very fair resolution" for someone with no criminal history.

Here's Anne Hathaway getting super emotional on "The View" ... but it's not the pregnancy hormones that have her in her feelings ... it's Whoopi Goldberg!

Whoopi raved about Anne during Monday's episode, singing her praises to the point that the actress teared up.

Check out the video ... Whoopi gushes about how much she's loved watching Anne become such an acclaimed actress over her decades-long career.

Monday never felt better 'cuz we got the "Queen of Latin Pop" in floral swimwear ... making every day brighter than ever ... can you guess who she is?!?

Billboard ranks her as one of the greatest Latin music artists of all time.

One of her top songs is "Desde Esa Noche" featuring Maluma.