Diddy busted his head during a fight with another famous, or infamous, inmate ... a Jamaican drug lord known as "Dudus," and TMZ has learned the fight was over Diddy getting all the inmates in trouble.
Multiple sources inside Fort Dix FCI tell us ... Diddy and "Dudus" -- real name Christopher Coke -- came to blows last Friday, and Diddy got the worst of it ... suffering a head injury so severe, prison officials rushed him to an outside facility for treatment.
We're told the two men were fighting because Dudus, and many other inmates, are pissed at Diddy for getting exposed in that NBC News report about his luxurious life behind bars. As a result, prison officials have conducted at least 2 raids and confiscated cell phones from inmates ... including Dudus.
Olivier Martinez says his son with Halle Berrywas afraid nobody would believe his abuse allegations against his mother ... so he snapped a photo to back up his story, and now he wants to testify in court.
In new court docs, obtained by TMZ, Olivier claims their 13-year-old son Maceo took a picture of Halle following an alleged physical altercation at her home on September 26, which set off a custody war.
Olivier says Maceo had previously made allegations about his mother getting physical with him but felt nobody took his complaints seriously ... so this time, he says his son wanted photographic evidence.
Braveone Jones -- the attempted murder suspect arrested in a dramatic police raid at rapper Trippie Redd's home in South Florida -- allegedly opened fire on two men during a confrontation at a Miami restaurant ... according to an arrest warrant obtained by TMZ.
In the narrative laid out by cops, they say they arrived at the scene on September 15 after getting a call about two people being shot at Dukunoo Jamaican Kitchen in Miami. Officers say they found a white cross-body bag covered in blood at the restaurant.
Police say they then spoke to two people who were shot ... and one of them told officers he was at the restaurant watching a football game when his cousin got into a confrontation with Trippie Redd. He says he tried to break up the fight, but was jumped by two unknown men.
A group of Las Vegas showgirls traded feathers for fists ... throwing down in a wild brawl on the Strip.
TMZ obtained a crazy video from Wednesday afternoon ... several women decked out in barely-there showgirl outfits and massive feather headdresses are right in the middle of the chaos ... swinging, shoving, and going at it as tourists look on.
And this thing gets out of control fast ... at one point, one of the showgirls charges right back into the madness and starts throwing punches ... while a shirtless man gets tangled up in the melee and people nearby scramble around the fight.
Milania Giudice had a tense moment with her mother, Teresa Giudice, and her sister, Gia Giudice, at an airport ... in a video she allegedly posted to her Instagram and then quickly deleted.
On Wednesday afternoon, Milania shared a clip showing the 'RHONJ' family going back and forth in what appears to be an airport terminal ... though it's unclear what led up to the heated exchange.
Milania repeatedly says, "This is what we do now" ... while Gia says, "Let her do what she wants to."
Teresa repeatedly tells Milania she loves her ... prompting Milania to snap, "Shut the f*** up."
Princess Diana's brother is opening up about a side of the late royal that people rarely heard about ... saying she got physical on a few occasions when pushed to the brink.
Charles Spencer tells Peoplehe can remember three times Diana lashed out physically ... he says she slapped their father, John Spencer, after learning he planned to marry their future stepmother, Raine Spencer.
Charles says Diana also once shoved him off his bike for seemingly no reason when they were kids ... but the most explosive incident came years later, when she allegedly pushed Raine down a flight of stairs.
Brian and Zach Hickerson's brush with the law over the weekend was an unpleasant experience ... and now we're seeing just how unpleasant it truly was ... because we've obtained a new video of the brothers being detained by police in South Carolina.
In the 88-second clip, Brian and Zach are in handcuffs surrounded by police outside the Wild Wing Cafe in Greenville. Police say they responded to the bar Saturday night after the Hickerson brothers got into an altercation with other patrons.
As you can see in the video, Zach is complaining that cops failed to arrest people who allegedly assaulted Brian. Zach also asks officers to take him to jail and then calls out to Brian that they're in this together.
Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach may have been getting heckled about Hayden Panettiere before their wild bar brawl erupted ... and video obtained by TMZ shows just how chaotic things got.
An eyewitness tells TMZ ... Brian and Zach were drinking and hanging out in the back of the Greenville, South Carolina restaurant Saturday night when another table recognized Brian and allegedly started bad-mouthing the brothers over Hayden's death.
An Ohio lawyer tried to gun down his ex-wife in a crowded restaurant ... but prosecutors say his plan fell apart because he forgot one pretty important step -- taking the safety off.
Matthew Exton walked into Sabira in Toledo in April 2025, allegedly sent a drink to his ex-wife's table and spit toward her family before leaving ... only to come back with a gun.
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Prosecutors say Exton marched straight toward the table and tried to fire a bullet at his ex-wife, but the gun didn't go off because the safety was still on ... and the entire interaction was captured on video.
Kai Cenat claims the man suing him for an alleged assault at the hands of the streamer's bodyguard was actually the one who started it all ... TMZ has learned.
TMZ obtained court docs filed by Kai, in which he responds to the allegations in the lawsuit brought by Dustin Batista and lists some defenses he plans to raise in the case.
The streamer denies any wrongdoing over claims that his security guard, Lamont Gilbert aka Cuddy, beat up Dustin unprovoked at the 2025 Dominican Day Parade in New York City.
The American Airlines passenger who became a human duct-tape roll after going berserk on a flight was allegedly triggered by a chat with a rabbi over religion, TMZ has confirmed.
Arthur Layne Lundeen was filmed being duct-taped to his seat after hurling the n-word and shouting anti-gay remarks at a flight attendant during last Thursday's AA flight from Texas to New Jersey ... and now the catalyst has been revealed.
Richard O'lenick, one of the passengers who helped restrain Lundeen, tells TMZ ... minutes before his meltdown, Lundeen was having a 2-hour convo with Rabbi Jonathan Cahn about religion when, suddenly, one comment set him off and, like a light switch, his demeanor turned and he started ranting and raving like a maniac for a good 10 minutes, making everyone around them aware there was trouble brewing.
O.J. Simpson's controversial prank show was supposed to be a joke ... but production wasn't funny -- in fact, his costar says he got really angry at one point.
Investigation Discovery is releasing a new docuseries titled "O.J. Unseen: Exploitation of Evil" this week ... which chronicles the making of "Juiced" -- a pay-per-view prank program released in 2006.
If you haven't seen it... O.J. pretends to try and sell a white Bronco at a car lot, dresses up as an Elvis impersonator, and pretends to have an affair with a man's GF -- basically, a typical prank show of the era. However, one skit seemingly went awry ... with some actual tension bursting to the surface.
Check out this teaser from the doc ... which featured Todd Lewis -- the director and producer of the ill-fated project -- with whom O.J. gets into an argument.
8:28 PM PT --Elena tells TMZ ... "Instead of addressing the real issue, his failure to return Olivia to Hong Kong on July 9, Gleb is making absurd and completely false accusations for publicity. Neither I nor my fiancé sent the inappropriate messages he described, and he obviously has no proof."
"Dancing With The Stars" alum Gleb Savchenkoclaims his ex-wife and her new fiancé are sending disturbing text messages to his daughter, asking about the size of his penis ... TMZ has learned.
Gleb filed court docs detailing messages he says his ex, Elena Samodanova, and her new fiancé sent to his daughter, Olivia.
In his recent filing, Gleb claims his ex calls their daughter Olivia numerous times each day and sends hundreds of text messages daily. He said a bunch of these messages include "demeaning comments, insults, love bombing, guilt tripping, manipulation, and degradation" of him.
NBA YoungBoy's 2018 aggravated assault and kidnapping case is coming back to haunt him ... a new video shows the rapper manhandling his then-girlfriend in a hotel hallway in a scene totally reminiscent of Diddy, but his lawyer says it's no biggie.
The 3-plus-minute clip -- which was posted on social media Thursday night -- is tough to watch, due to the brutal violence.
DeenTheGreat got a great deal from prosecutors in his felony robbery case ... and if things go well, he won't see a day behind bars and could be back on a yacht in no time ... TMZ has learned.
According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, DeenTheGreat -- real name Nurideen Shabazz --agreed to enter a diversion program that will require him to complete classes and other requirements. In exchange, the case will be taken off the docket, and if he meets all the conditions of the program and keeps his nose clean, he won't do any jail time.
The charges stemmed from an incident on May 27 in Miami while DeenTheGreat and friends were partying on a yacht. A woman claimed she got into a verbal fight with DeenTheGreat, which led to him kicking her off the boat.
Brenda Dickson just scored a victory in court ... a judge just tossed the case tied to the alleged altercation that landed the former soap star in handcuffs.
As TMZ previously reported ... "The Young and the Restless" alum was arrested for misdemeanor battery in July after cops were called to a Hollywood property over an alleged assault. Brenda told us she was falsely arrested.
At the time, it wasn't clear who Brenda allegedly hit or what led up to the arrest ... but new court docs in a related request for a civil harassment restraining order obtained by TMZ fill in some of those blanks.
