Pretty Ricky member Spectacular Smith is being sued by an Arizona woman who claims he messaged her on Instagram to meet up before sexually assaulting her.
According to a new lawsuit obtained TMZ, a woman named Alexis Dieng filed a complaint against the rapper in August, alleging he contacted her in October of last year requesting recommendations for restaurants. Dieng claims Smith then cultivated her trust and arranged to meet her in person.
According to the suit, Smith provided Dieng with an initial meeting location but then changed the meet-up place to a residence in Maricopa County ... where she says she eventually arrived by herself around 10:30 PM the next day.
Dieng claims Smith initiated physical contact with her and then engaged in sexual intercourse with her without her consent.
Floyd Mayweather's middle-of-the-night workout ways haven't changed after retirement ... he's just winging jumpshots instead of punches!
The 50-0 boxing legend pulled up to The Gem of Las Vegas -- a 24-hour indoor basketball spot -- in Sin City around 2 AM... to hoop with the fellas, and TMZ Sports has video of the pickup games.
Mayweather, 49, looked good on the court ... scoring a couple buckets in the paint!
The newly single actress and rockstar were caught exiting a black SUV and walking into Taylor’s Tribeca apartment, which is empty because the singer is reportedly out of town. Dakota and MGK allegedly met at Taylor’s wedding to Travis Kelce earlier this year.
A 15-year-old Alaskan boy miraculously survived days at sea clinging to a capsized boat -- and his dramatic rescue was caught on video -- but two of his relatives weren't so lucky and wound up drowning, according to media reports.
Check out the video ... the teen, identified as Derek Parker Aghnaanga, is holding onto the overturned boat for dear life as rescuers eventually whisk him off to safety.
Derek's mom told a local news outlet that her son survived by holding onto the skiff for days, but his brother and cousin drowned, along with the ship's captain. It's unclear why the boat capsized.
Lady Gaga's clearly a protective mom ... holding her baby tightly in the first photos taken of the pair together.
The singer-songwriter was spotted recently holding her swaddled child close to her chest while walking with her fiancé, Michael Polansky, and a friend.
Gaga kept her head down ... walking quickly with her crew in Northern California -- where Page Six reports she's been laying low in recent weeks to enjoy some private family time.
Alan Ritchson and his wife are splitting up ... with the actor announcing the sad news in a social media post on Saturday.
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The "Reacher" star shared the statement in a joint text post with his wife, Catherine Ritchson ... writing, "After twenty years together, Cat and I have decided to end our marriage and continue alongside one another in a different way."
The two say they grew up together ... and they still plan to raise their three children as a team.
Comedian Charleston White has been arrested for battery in Florida ... TMZ has learned.
The 49-year-old jokester -- who boasts more than 250,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel -- was arrested by the Hollywood Police Department on Saturday ... according to jail records TMZ obtained.
White was then booked into Broward County jail on a Touch Or Strike/Battery charge, which is a misdemeanor ... arrest records show.
Adult film star Charlie Forde is taking a break from the mattress to support a cause that really matters ... jumping back into her old career to help needy animals.
Here's the deal ... Charlie's got into the porn world a few years ago -- after she decided to focus on the lucrative career instead of her work as a veterinarian.
However, she's still a licensed vet in Australia with experience in emergency medicine ... so now she's offering her skills to organizations that need to hire an experienced vet on a budget.
Ted Cruz didn't get a warm welcome in his home state ... because it seems a bunch of college-aged kids gave him a Texas-sized raking over the coals -- mocking him during his appearance on ESPN's "College GameDay."
The senator from Texas joined the 'CG' crew before the University of Texas' showdown with the Ohio State University on Saturday evening ... during which he discussed a new bill he's sponsoring in Congress -- the Protect College Sports Act of 2026.
It sets up rules and regulations related to name, image, and likeness dealings in college athletics ... seemingly innocuous stuff -- though, if you only heard the crowd, you'd think he said he was rooting for OSU tonight.
Fans showered Celine with applause when she first took the stage ... and, clearly, it meant the world to her -- because she started crying while motioning gratefully to show the audience she appreciated their support.
Brandi Glanville's 'Real Housewives' connections are paying off ... and we mean that literally -- because a bunch of stars with ties to the show donated to pay her medical bills.
As of Saturday morning, Glanville's GoFundMe -- set up to offset the cost of the bills connected to her highly resistant ESBL Klebsiella and Enterobacter with biofilm, Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever), Demodex dermatitis and mononucleosis diagnoses -- has raised about $7,000 of its stated $28K goal.
While she's still got a long way to go to reach the ultimate number, Brandi can take heart that some of her longtime colleagues have her back ... like Kyle Richards, who forked over $500 for BG.
Lexy Panterra will soon be welcoming her first child ... because TMZ has learned she's pregnant -- and she's got no issue showing off her growing baby bump.
Check out these pics of the star from a New York Fashion Week event Friday night ... where she wore a button-down shirt -- then popped the buttons to let her tanned tummy breathe.
We've learned Lexy is 5 months pregnant ... after marrying her mystery fiancé back in February -- another bombshell revelation. She's still keeping his ID a secret ... apparently he's a super low-key dude.
Oneil Cruz -- one of the top bats on the Pittsburgh Pirates -- allegedly brought in a "fixer" to buy off the families of three people who died in a tragic car accident ... according to a new report.
ProPublica released a report earlier this week ... which alleges that, in 2020, Cruz's SUV rear-ended a motorcycle with three people on it, killing all 3 of them, in the Dominican Republic.
According to a press release from authorities at the time, Cruz allegedly "had consumed alcoholic beverages prior to the accident.” The public prosecutor's office called for the "imposition of preventive detention" at the time.
Taylor Frankie Paul says she's not getting down and dirty with anyone until she finds Mr. Right ... and she's teasing that she'd like to find him on "Bachelorette Round Two."
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The reality TV star took to social media on Saturday to discuss her current dating life ... telling fans she's sorry for those who thought they'd have seen her redemption arc already -- because it's just beginning.
She says she's working on her comeback ... by staying home, single and celibate over the last few months.
Kamala Harris andDoug Emhoffneeded help from the cops last night ... because TMZ has learned an incident went down at her idyllic Los Angeles-area home.
A spokesperson for Kamala, Eduardo Negrón, tells TMZ ... on Friday night, security personnel "stopped an individual who illegally entered Vice President Harris and Second Gentleman Emhoff's property before the individual reached the home."
He adds, "Vice President Harris and Second Gentleman Emhoff were not present. They are grateful to the security and law enforcement personnel who responded swiftly."
Anthropic's CEO is breaking his silence on the dangers of A.I. ... just days after a former employee said there is a 10% chance of A.I.-induced human extinction in the next decade.
CEO Dario Amodei published an essay Saturday that addresses the flurry of concern about the bombshell statements made by his former employee Jacob Coxon ... and advocated thatA.I. companies need to slow their horses -- like, now.
Dario admitted the dangers of A.I. "include the risk of losing control of AI systems, misuse of AI for cyberattacks and bioterrorism, and serious economic disruption."
