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Professional boxer Edgar Berlanga is in a heap of trouble after cops say he pistol-whipped his baby mama during a heated argument that led to his arrest for aggravated battery ... TMZ has learned.

According to court documents, obtained by TMZ, Berlanga was driving with his baby mama in Polk County, FL on October 18 when the two got into the argument, which authorities say quickly turned violent.

Police say Berlanga started slapping the woman before pulling out a pistol and striking her in the head with it.

"Cheer" star Monica Aldama's son, Austin Aldama, has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography ... TMZ has learned.

In legal docs, obtained by TMZ ... Austin waived his right to trial and entered a guilty plea to one of the 10 counts of possession of child pornography -- a third-degree felony.

While Austin's adjudication is deferred ... he's been ordered to spend 180 days in county jail on weekends -- with one weekend served every month.

Kate Gosselin isn't paying her "bitter haters" any mind amid her son Collin's abuse allegations ... in fact, she says she's happy.

The "Jon & Kate Plus 8" star responded to a supporter on TikTok who told her mothers are blamed for everything and to protect her mental health, with Kate saying ... "Thank you. Yes I totally agree."

She continued ... "I was 'guilty' when I was silent and now that I'm responding, I guess I'm saying too much that is true and that makes sense so now they say I'm 'guilty' for answering."

Savannah Chrisley's new fiancé, Jason Galanis, had some staggering financial obligations when his previous marriage ended ... with divorce documents listing more than $100 million in restitution, forfeitures, taxes and other liabilities ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Jason's 2018 divorce judgment with ex Monet Berger assigned him responsibility for $37 million in restitution, two forfeiture amounts of $37 million and $43 million, and approximately $12 million in taxes.

And that's not all ... the docs also list a personal guarantee of approximately $8 million to $9 million.

Jennifer Lopez is NOT clashing with the director of her new Netflix thriller, contrary to a new report that claims they've been butting heads like Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.

Netflix, J-Lo and Robert Zemeckis told TMZ in a joint statement ... "As we have said to Page Six, this reporting is categorically false. Any suggestion that the filmmakers are not working in unison is without merit."

Page Six is reporting that Jen and the "Forrest Gump" filmmaker have different visions for "The Last Mrs. Parrish," a la Blake and Justin on "It Ends With Us."

Dax Shepard is reliving his old dating history ... recalling how he pulled out his best game on a then-married Kate Hudson.

Kristen Bell's husband told Erin and Sara Foster he was at Oliver Hudson's house one time playing poker when Kate rolled up and joined the card game ... and it didn't take long for him to start hitting on her.

Dax said he didn't care that Kate was married to Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson at the time ... he was laying the charm on thick.

Things got seriously scary at a Wendy's in Los Angeles ... when a man pulled a giant knife on another guy during an altercation and threatened to kill him ... and it's all on video.

Ya gotta see the footage ... two men get in each other's faces at the Northridge fast food restaurant when one guy pulls a knife. The guy in the baseball hat dares the knife-wielding man to touch him and asks if he's going to do some stabbing.

The armed man responds ... "I'll f***ing kill you, dog."

Ric Flair has one more surgery -- and possibly a skin graft -- standing between him and a clean bill of health after a nasty fall hospitalized the Nature Boy ... and he looks great!

Naitch posted a pic with medical staff at USF Health in Florida on Wednesday ... and he's clearly well on the road to recovery.

"One more surgery and one more possible skin graft, and then I will be good to go!" Flair tweeted.

TMZ Sports broke the story ... Ric took a tumble outside a Wagamama in Tampa on Friday, cutting his head and eye open, sending him to the hospital in an ambulance, where he spent more than 12 hours.

Savannah Chrisley's fiancé, convicted fraudster Jason Galanis, was previously married ... and apparently his ex-wife was considered a victim of his crimes too -- because we've learned she received money from a fund designed to compensate his victims.

We've reviewed the divorce documents filed by Monet Berger -- Jason's wife for about a decade -- and, in it, her lawyers say she wasn't complicit in Jason's crimes ... and insist she was actually a victim herself.

Her lawyers claim she did not know about Jason's schemes ... and say she'd actually applied for and been paid money from the Victim's Defense Fund that was set up to compensate victims of his crimes.

Candice Swanepoel is making it clear she still has respect for Joan Smalls ... even as rumors swirl that Tom Brady came between the two supermodels.

Candice's rep Amanda Ruisi tells TMZ ... "She and Joan share a longstanding history and a friendship that Candice will always respect."

The rep tells us Candice has always been extremely private about her personal life, with her main focus remaining on raising her two children.

The statement comes amid speculation that the longtime friends had a falling out over Candice's budding romance with Tom. Joan was reportedly seeing Tom before Candice.

Cameras caught the stomach-turning moment a Tesla smashed through a home in Mexico City ... before plummeting off the edge of the building and out of frame.

The horrifying crash went down in Mexico City on October 19 ... and now the video is going viral.

Footage shows the intense impact as the Model Y crashes through the gate of the house and goes airborne ... flying across the terrace and smashing through the home's back wall.

Natalie Nunn hopes Kim Kardashian knows she wasn't being disrespectful when she dressed up as North West ... she was just playing an Uno Reverse card on her daughter!

We got Natalie on Tuesday night in Los Angeles ... and she told us that after North dressed up as her for Halloween, she had to return the favor -- it was "Freaky Friday" after all!

However, the "Baddies" star adds that after initially seeing positive comments by North's mom, Kim's comments were apparently deleted. Now she's worried she may have pissed off the reality TV star.

Meghan Markle's niece Noelle Rasmussen says something always felt off about her grandfather Thomas Markle Sr. ... and she finds the child porn allegations made against him unsurprising.

Noelle told The Telegraph ... "Maybe it was a vibe that I subconsciously got … something’s not right about a person, and you don't actively register it. But your body tells you when something's off."

She went on to say ... "It doesn't surprise me. The more and more I think about it, it just doesn't … I don't know why it's not a surprise."

A high-speed train has slammed into another train that had stopped in central Spain ... resulting in the deaths of at least 30 people.

Castilla-La Mancha spokesperson Esther Padilla confirmed the updated casualties ... after she previously told AP News that the number of dead would "surely rise" after reporting 10 deaths initially.

Castilla-La Mancha President Emiliano García-Page later added that 80 people were injured in the crash ... with 50 suffering moderate to severe injuries.

A model took a drone right to the moneymaker ... after a Mexican TV host beamed her in the face when he went to kick it across the stage ... and it's all on video.

The major mishap went down on an episode of the Mexican variety show, the "Es Show" ... when host Ernesto Chavana booted the drone into Isabella Rojas' mouth.

The video is insane ... the drone is hovering in front of a bunch of models when Ernesto gives it a soccer kick, and it zooms right into her grill. She cries and is led off stage.

Jennifer Lawrence says she enjoys using an anonymous account on social media to rage-bait strangers ... though she thinks it may be time to step out of the shadows.

The actress discussed her TikTok habits in an interview on Alex Cooper's "Call Her Daddy" podcast, released Wednesday ... and Alex asked J-Law about her secret TikTok.

Jennifer says she uses it to argue with people about Victorian ancestry ... and, at this point, it seems about time she "unmasks" and reveals her identity to the world.