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Conor McGregor just hit the red carpet at the VIP Style Awards in Ireland -- the first event he's been at since Dana White yanked him out of UFC 200.

But Conor and his girlfriend, Dee Devlin, didn't look angry or upset -- it was the exact opposite ... smiling, happy and taking selfies and signing autographs for anyone lucky enough to get close.

Prince's emergency landing 6 days before his death -- the one where he almost died from a Percocet OD -- was caught on video, and you see paramedics rush to the plane in an attempt to save his life.

The video was released by the Quad City International Airport in Moline, Illinois. You see emergency vehicles waiting for the plane to taxi up to the tarmac.

Once the plane stops, there are at least 3 vehicles surrounding it.

Rick Ross is one step closer to getting a bunch of hardcore gang members off his ass after a sweep in Chicago nailed nearly 50 Gangster Disciples.

TMZ broke the story ... members of the Chicago-based gang posted a video in 2012, demanding Ross pay GD founder Larry Hoover for using the gang's name and symbols ... or else. Cops in Chicago jumped on the case and now at least 4 of the guys in the video have been indicted.

In the docs -- obtained by TMZ -- law enforcement ran a total crackdown ... slapping murder, drug and weapons charges on a total of 48 GD members.

You'll remember, shortly after the threats were posted online ... Rick canceled tour dates, though he insisted it was due to poor promotion and not out of fear.

Ronda Rousey went ballistic on fellow UFC superstar Paige VanZant at a VIP party -- dropping all sorts of F-bombs -- all because Paige congratulated Holly Holm ... this according to Miesha Tate.

L.A. Rams rookie tight end Tyler Higbee pled NOT GUILTY to assaulting a man outside of a Kentucky bar back in April -- in an incident where Higbee allegedly hurled racial slurs at a Middle Eastern man.

Higbee was arrested on April 10th -- after officials say Higbee beat up Nawaf Alsaleh so badly, he gave the guy a concussion and a brain hemorrhage.

A witness told police that before the incident, Higbee and another man had been hurling slurs at Alsaleh such as "f*** ISIS" and "white power."

According to the police report, Higbee denied most of the slurs -- but admitted saying, "Watch out, Haji" after he punched him in the face.

Cops say Higbee initially fled the scene -- and officers gave chase -- with Higbee trying to hide behind a tree next to a church. He was eventually discovered and arrested. Cops say he was drunk.

Higbee was later charged with 2nd degree assault, 2nd degree evading police and public intoxication.

He's pled not guilty to all charges -- with his attorney insisting the 24-year-old was only acting in self defense after Alsaleh got aggressive and physical with Tyler and his girlfriend.

Johnny Manziel turned himself in to authorities in Texas moments ago -- and was booked for misdemeanor assault in his domestic violence case ... TMZ Sports has learned.

The ex-NFL star gave a smirk during his mug shot.

He was released on $1,500 bond -- and is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday morning in Dallas.

Manziel is accused of beating up his ex-girlfriend, Colleen Crowley, back in January. She filed a restraining order against him claiming she was in fear for her life. She also claimed Manziel ruptured her eardrum.

If convicted on the assault charge, Manziel faces up to a year in jail.

Police tell us Manziel wasn't in the station very long, and was polite and cooperative.

Story developing ...

Mick Jagger doesn't give a rat's ass how many delegates Donald Trump's secured, he and the Rolling Stones are putting the kibosh on their music getting played at Trump rallies.

The Stones fired off a cease and desist letter to the campaign requesting they "cease all use immediately" ... according to a statement from the band's rep.

Trump used their hit "Start Me Up" as his intro music during several Indiana campaign stops this week -- and clearly word got back to the Stones' legal team. The Donald's also used "You Can't Always Get What You Want" in the past.

Wrestling legend Bobby "The Brain" Heenan has been hospitalized after falling at his home in Florida ... and his wife says he'll be there for a couple of days.

The 71-year-old was admitted to the hospital Wednesday morning due to injuries from the fall, according to Pro Wrestling Sheet ... but doctors are concerned about his blood pressure.

Bobby's wife, Cynthia, says he'll remain at the hospital for at least 72 hours.

Eminem's ex-wife, Kim Mathers, was trying to kill herself when she rolled her car into a ditch last October in an alleged drunk driving accident.

Kim called into the Detroit radio show "Mojo in the Morning" on channel 95.5 to come clean on the car accident. The case had been sealed, leading people to think she was getting preferential treatment from the court. Kim says the docs were sealed only because they had medical information related to her suicide attempt.

She admits she specifically found a road where no one else would get hurt, ingested pills and alcohol before she "hit the gas and aimed for a pole." Her Cadillac Escalade flipped but Kim ultimately survived the wreck.

Kim says she's currently getting help. Listen to the clip ... she also talks about how Eminem's helped her through the ordeal.

The addiction specialist who was at Prince's house the day he died brought a backpack containing a synthetic opiate ... and his criminal defense lawyer now insists he should not be prosecuted.

Prince's people called Dr. Howard Kornfeld the day before the singer died, saying they believed Prince was on the verge of dying from drugs. Prince was apparently on board to get help, but the doctor said it would be 2 days before he could get there.

Dr. Kornfeld sent his son, Andrew, who worked at their facility -- Recovery Without Walls. Andrew flew out early and was at Prince's home the day he died.

Andrew's lawyer, William Mauzy, just said Andrew did not supply Prince with any drugs, although he did have synthetic opiates in his backpack. The drug is called buprenorphine, a synthetic opiate for pain management and to wean people off actual opiates.

It was Andrew who called 911 after the staff found Prince unconscious in the elevator.

A former college basketball star -- who's currently in the NBA D-league -- has been charged with multiple gun charges for allegedly breaking out loaded weapons outside of a strip club.

The man in the crosshairs is Keith Appling -- who played at Michigan State from '10 to '14.

Officials say ... security outside of the Pantheion strip club in Michigan witnessed Appling pulling a firearm out of the trunk of his car in the parking lot and called cops.

When police arrived, officials say Appling was in the driver's seat -- and they decided to search the car.

Cops say the found a handgun under the seat and a loaded gun in the trunk. According to multiple reports, the gun in the trunk was an AK-47 assault rifle.

Appling was arrested at the scene. He's since been charged with several crimes including felony for carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle and weed possession.

If convicted on all counts, he faces up to 8 years behind bars.

Are you ready for the Anne Frank experience? A virtual reality filmmaker thinks you are ... because he's producing "Anne" to put viewers right there in the attic with her.

Jonah Hirsch just announced the production which aims to give viewers the feeling of being in the Secret Annex with Anne and other members in hiding.

The producers -- who've already mocked up a VR version of Anne's room -- think the new technology will be perfect way to share Anne's story with younger generations.

Merchandising for the film might be tricky.

Someone made an urgent call to the Carver County Sheriff's Dept. asking for help, because "the caller is concerned about Prince's cocaine habits."

The call came in June 20, 2011 ... this according to records just released by the Sheriff's Dept.

According to records, the caller said Prince had told her the year before in Germany that he "cannot control his habit."

Sheriff's personnel discussed the matter after the caller hung up, and then called the woman back. They told her the information was stale since it was a year old and since there was no proof Prince was in immediate danger they closed the case.

There's another record of an emergency call in the just released docs. In October 2013, a call came in for a 53-year-old male who was "dehydrated." He was transported to a medical center.

And in the records that were just released, it mentions that someone called April 21st, just after the singer died, saying she has a 17-year-old son who was fathered by Prince and she wanted him to attend the funeral.

12:22 PM PST -- The Marin County Sheriff's Office tells TMZ shortly before an ambulance was called Afeni expressed she had physical pain. She was with two other people who tried CPR after she fell unresponsive until paramedics arrived.

Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur, died late Monday night ... possibly from a heart attack.

The Marin County Sheriff's Department says it responded to Afeni's Sausalito, CA home Monday around 9:43 PM for a report of a cardiac arrest. She was transported to a hospital ... where she was pronounced dead at 10:28 PM.

Afeni was a philanthropist, founding and running the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation after her son's death. She was also a Black Panther ... and defended herself in court when she was accused of multiple bombings in 1970.

As keeper of all things Tupac, Afeni greenlit the biopic, "All Eyez on Me" ... which just recently wrapped filming.

As TMZ first reported ... she was in the middle of an ugly divorce battle -- her estranged husband is demanding $10k per month ... for life.

The Marin County Sheriff says the coroner will investigate to determine the exact cause of Afeni's death.

She was 69 years old.

Ex-NFL star Dana Stubblefield says he's NO RAPIST -- claiming the allegations he sexually assaulted a mentally disabled woman are "false and fraudulent."

Ex-49ers defensive lineman Dana Stubblefield has just been charged with raping a mentally disabled woman in 2015 ... and now faces serious prison time.

Officials say 45-year-old Stubblefield -- a 3-time Pro Bowler -- contacted the woman through a babysitter service and had her over to his Santa Clara home for an interview in 2015.