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The California dog rescue operation where Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Aniston, Chrissy Teigen, Kris Jenner and other Hollywood stars got their furry friends ran a puppy laundering scheme where they sold dogs from puppy mills under the guise that they were rescues ... at least according to city officials.

According to a new legal complaint, obtained by TMZ, Wagmor and its founder Melissa Bacelar are being dragged to court over allegations that the dog rescue bought hundreds of pooches from commercial breeders and sold them in California as rescues who needed to be adopted.

In the civil enforcement action, the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office alleges Wagmor's customers shelled out $650 to $1,500 in "adoption fees" for the pups ... but instead of actually rescuing dogs in need, the unsuspecting customers were directly financing Wagmor's commercial breeding operation. The officials are looking to block the business from operating in this way and hit Wagmor with millions of dollars in civil penalties over the alleged practices.

Savannah Chrisley and her fiancé, Jason Galanis, already have a place to call home as they prepare to welcome their first child ... TMZ has learned.

According to real estate records obtained by TMZ, Savannah purchased a Nashville-area home for $2.225 million in February ... and sources tell us Jason is living there with her.

The "Chrisley Knows Best" alum closed on the 5-bedroom, 5.5-bathroom property February 13, over 8 months before publicly announcing her engagement and pregnancy.

Britt McHenry, the former Trump staffer who was forced to resign, is speaking out about the incident at the Washington Wizards game that led to her being ousted from the State Department.

The former ESPN host said she went to the Wizards game on October 21 with her friend Andrew, who she said bought her ticket. 

She said the drama started when a man in front of them – wearing what she believed was a “knockoff Patagonia vest” – was yelling horrible things about Kyle Kuzma’s fiancée, Winnie Harlow. 

'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' star Dorit Kemsley's estranged husband PK Kemsley has a list of witnesses he plans to call to the stand in their divorce battle ... and some of them are pretty interesting.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, PK plans to call Dorit as a witness in court and plans to testify himself. He says he will also be calling the reality star's personal assistant.

PK says the assistant will be called to answer questions about Dorit's interactions with the children and observations of the kids.

Per the docs, PK also plans to call their 2 kids' longtime nanny to talk about her observations of Dorit and the kids' interactions.

Savannah Chrisley's new fiancé Jason Galanis isn't the only one with a criminal history in his family … his father was previously convicted in connection with a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme himself ... TMZ has learned.

Jason, who spent around 8 years in prison for alleged securities fraud, dropped the bombshell when he pleaded with the judge for a lighter sentence in his criminal case.

According to filings with the court, Jason said his dad was one of the most "notorious white-collar criminals in America." He said his dad made millions in illegal fraud schemes.

Influencer Marie Dee was getting over her breakup blues by flaunting her assets during a sun-filled beach day.

TMZ obtained photos of Marie soaking up the last bit of summer at Will Rogers Beach in Santa Monica Tuesday with her model friend, Mia Sorety.

Marie was working on some post-breakup self-therapy while bustin' out of her teeny Fashion Nova bikini ... showing USMNT soccer player Weston McKennie just what he's missing.

50 Cent scored a legal victory against Rick Ross' ex Tia Kemp ... after a judge granted his request for a temporary injunction protecting his 14-year-old son, Sire, from Kemp ... TMZ has learned.

According to court documents, obtained by TMZ, a Florida judge issued the temporary injunction Monday, ordering Tia to stay at least 500 feet away from Sire and prohibiting her from contacting him directly or indirectly, including through social media.

The judge didn't stop there ... Tia is also prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition and must surrender any weapons in her possession to law enforcement upon being served with the order.

Say "konnichiwa" to Adelaine Morin because she's taking a break from her Hollywood lifestyle and doing it BIG in Japan!

The influencer surely knows how to have a good time, visiting Tokyo DisneySea, sippin' all the matcha she can, and showing off her chic fashion!

And even though she's overseas, she made sure to keep a little bit of L.A. by her side, vacaying with her bestie Sierra Furtado ... let's just say they're a matcha made in heaven!

Passengers from the "never-ending" sail are speaking out after getting kicked off the Villa Vie Odyssey and being stranded in Asia.

One resident tells Reuters they had to disembark in Cambodia because the cruise line ran out of money and can't make it to the next port.

He says they're trying to raise money so they can get back onboard and move on ... but no one's ponying up.

Problem is ... another passenger says a lot of people have sunk all their money into their residential cabins onboard the Villa Vie Odyssey and sold their homes on land ... so they have nowhere to go.

David Walliams has been dropped from an upcoming film following allegations of misconduct ... TMZ has learned.

A source close to production for "The Road to Nevermore" tells TMZ ... David was removed from the project after the allegations surfaced.

We're told filming is still in its early stages, and David had only been included on a preliminary cast list.

A high school soccer referee was inexplicably obliterated by a player on the pitch during a playoff game in Ohio, and the official was badly injured ... TMZ Sports has learned.

The bizarre incident went down Tuesday night during a clash between New Philadelphia and Steubenville ... when a player received a red card for appearing to mouth off to one of the refs.

Moments later, one of his teammates sprinted full speed into the referee, laying him out, sending him crashing to the ground.

The estranged wife of "Real Housewives of Atlanta" alum Kim Zolciak's boyfriend claims he is playing games with money amid their divorce … but she says her ex has no issue dropping thousands on the reality star ... TMZ has learned.

In newly filed court docs, obtained by TMZ, Jillian Green continues to go after her estranged husband and Kim's BF Kyle Mowitz in their ongoing bitter divorce. Now, she wants the judge to hold Kyle in contempt for creating "financial chaos" in her life by paying support when he feels like it.

Jillian said she's been left to cover many bills for herself … even though he is supposed to be providing her with $6K per month. She says Kyle is clearly not concerned about money … claiming he recently loaned Kim $100K.

RJ Mitte's fiancée is back in public for the first time since he died by suicide earlier this month ... and it looks like she's in the Halloween spirit.

Kennedy Suarez stepped out Wednesday morning in Georgia ... she was on the phone and wearing a graphic shirt with Ghostface -- the villainous murderer from the movie "Scream."

She seemed to be preparing for Halloween festivities, too ... at one point rolling a shopping cart full of food, drinks, and paper towels into a nearby building.

Nicole Virzi, a UC San Diego student who was just weeks away from completing her PhD when she was arrested, just pled guilty to beating a 6-week-old child to death.

The 32-year-old PhD student pled guilty to third-degree criminal homicide for killing Leon Katz back in 2024. The maximum sentence is reportedly 40 years.

Leon's mother, Savannah Roberts, spoke in court after Virzi pled guilty ... saying, "[This has] eradicated my sense of safety across every domain of my life. I will never fully understand the torture and murder that Nicole inflicted on my twins."

Backstreet Boys singer Brian Littrell is backing up his bandmate Nick Carter in his ongoing legal war with his sexual assault accusers ... TMZ has learned.

Nick filed a ton of evidence in court this week as part of his court battle with accusers Melissa Schuman and Shannon Ruth ... and the docs include a declaration by Brian.

Shannon, who has autism and cerebral palsy, claims Nick assaulted her on a tour bus in 2001 after a Washington concert. She says Nick gave her a drink that she believes was filled with alcohol … and then forced her to perform oral sex. She claims she cried as the alleged assault happened.

We will have to wait until next week for a judge in the United Kingdom to decide if the big-time celebrity fighting to keep his identity under wraps amid disturbing sexual misconduct allegations can be named publicly.

According to The Journal, Justice Matthew Nicklin told London's High Court on Wednesday that he'll do "everything [he] can" to make a decision next week.

Nicklin said ... "The court will have to reserve judgment in this case. I appreciate the urgency."