CELEBRITY JUSTICE ™

Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett pled guilty to operating a vehicle under the influence -- stemming from a Halloween arrest for driving while intoxicated ... and apologized for his behavior in court.

20-year-old Barrett was arrested on October 31st at a police checkpoint near the OSU campus -- cops say his B.A.C. was .099 ... well above the .02 limit for people under the legal drinking age.

But Barrett struck a plea deal with prosecutors -- in which he pled guilty to the OVI charge, and in exchange a related charge (backing without safety) was dismissed.

As for his punishment, Barrett will NOT spend any time behind bars -- instead, his driver's license was suspended for 180 days and he must pay roughly $500 in fines and court costs.

During today's hearing, Barrett told the judge ... "I just wanted to apologize to my family for this embarrassment and also to the Ohio State football program and also Buckeye Nation."

He added, "I never wanted to hurt Ohio State for what it's done for me as a player and also as a person and I'm truly sorry for that."

Barrett was suspended from last week's game -- but will be back on the field when the Buckeyes take on Illinois on Saturday.

Azealia Banks is the target of a criminal investigation for allegedly pounding on a security guard who was kicking her out of a club, and it's all on video, obtained by TMZ.

Banks and her crew were partying at Break Room 86 in L.A. late last month when she allegedly became unruly and security told her to leave. As Banks approached the front door, security claims she tried pulling the fire alarm.

A security guard grabbed Banks as she was messing with the fire control valves, and that's when Banks and her crew jumped the guy.

You see in the video ... Banks is on top, pounding away.

LAPD has opened a criminal battery investigation.

Colorado Rockies superstar José Reyes was busted for domestic violence after he allegedly attacked his wife during a vacation in Hawaii.

The incident went down on Halloween, according to cops in Maui, but is just now coming out. Reyes and his wife Katherine were staying at the Four Seasons Wailea ... when he allegedly grabbed her by the throat and shoved her into a sliding glass door.

Security at the resort called police, who took Reyes -- a former Mets, Marlins, and Blue Jays player -- into custody. KHNL in Honolulu first reported the arrest, and says Reyes and his wife were heard arguing before things got physical.

Katherine was taken to a hospital to treat injuries to her thigh, neck and wrist. Reyes was released on bail.

One half of Mobb Deep is losing money by the stacks, and he says it's all because their record label is confusing the group deal with his solo hustle.

According to the docs ... Prodigy and Mobb Deep's other member Havoc entered into a contract with Universal Music back in 1995, when it was still BMG. Under the contract, the rap duo handed over half of all profits from future albums and songs, but Prodigy says the deal did NOT cover music he made outside the group.

Prodigy says the label's continued to skim 50% of royalties from his solo projects, and songs he wrote for other artists. In all he's lost $57,489, according to the suit.

He's suing for all the money, plus his attorney fees.

Bill Cosby is probably regretting branding some of his accusers as liars ... because another one has sued him for defamation.

Kristina Ruehli has lashed out at Cosby in legal docs, saying he dragged her name through the mud by attacking her honesty. Ruehli claimed she was a secretary at a talent agency in 1965, when she was 22, and Cosby allegedly invited her to his home for a party.

She says the house was nearly empty, he gave her 2 drinks, she passed out and regained consciousness, only to find she was naked in a bed and Cosby had his penis in her face.

When Andrea Constand sued Cosby in 2005, Ruehli was one of the women who came forward to support Constand's sexual assault claim. She came forward again last year, and said the allegations were all "unsubstantiated, fantastical stories."

Ruehli does not say how much money she's after.

Lil Wanye is getting pummeled by court judgments ... the latest by a pyrotechnics company that wants a pound of the rapper's flesh.

It seems Wayne got a bunch of fireworks from Pyrotek Special Effects for his 2013 tour, including 200 tracer comets, 92 silver gerbs, 2 white flashes with a bang, 36 propane tanks and 30 lbs of exploding powder.

Wayne didn't pay and the company sued, but they struck a settlement. Thing is ... Wayne never paid up, so the company just went back to court and got a $96k judgment.

Wayne just had $2 million worth of art seized by cops to satisfy another judgment for jet rentals.

St. Louis might need to scrounge up some extra cash QUICK, because we're told Reggie Bush claims the city was playing with fire by installing concrete where players run in slippery cleats, and he's gunning for a fortune.

Repo is her game, but Sonia Lopez swears she never intended to steal a wallet filled with $3k -- even though she was clearly busted on camera lifting it.

The "Operation Repo" star was out in Hollywood this weekend, and told us her side of what went down in that drone store. TMZ broke the story ... surveillance cams caught Sonia red-handed knocking over, and then picking up a wallet that had been left on a counter.

Check out Sonia's story -- she cops to taking it, but claims she only had the best intentions.

She's pled not guilty for grand theft ... but we suspect the story she tells here, will NOT float in court.

"Operation Repo" star Sonia Lopez got busted twice taking possession of a guy's wallet and the $3k in it -- first by surveillance cameras, and then by cops.

Sonia strolled into Drones Plus last month, an L.A. tech store, and you can see in the video ... she makes a beeline for a wallet left on the counter. Sonya made a slick move, knocking the wallet to the ground, then tossing it in her purse. She even lingers ... oblivious to the security camera.

The alleged victim tells TMZ he had more than $3,000 on him because he was about to make a purchase. Once he noticed it was missing, he asked the store owner to check the cameras.

He says the store had Sonia's email address, so he reached out and told her he wouldn't press charges if she returned the wallet. When she didn't respond, he went to cops ... who told Sonia the jig was up.

She eventually surrendered and was booked for felony grand theft.

Sonia tells us she initially planned to return the wallet for a reward, but panicked when she didn't see the owner around -- so she decided to toss it in a parking garage instead. She claims she never knew what was inside. Sonia's already pled not guilty.

Michael Lohan and his kids might soon be homeless ... because his landlord wants them out.

Lohan's landlord says there might be a serious mold problem, but Lohan mysteriously won't allow workers to come in and abate the problem. The landlord says in legal docs Michael refused to let anyone in because he had $40,000 in cash and $300k in watches inside the house.

The landlord claims the mold problem was made worse because Michael hasn't replaced the air conditioning filters.

The docs say Michael's also a crappy landscaper, the lawn, shrubs and trees are all dead.

And to make matters worse, Michael won't pay his rent.

The senior Lohan claims he's not paying because the house is a health and safety trap, and not worth the $4,700 a month in rent. He says his family has suffered "severe health issues" because of the mold problem.

L.A. Lakers player Lou Williams was NOT the aggressor in a Vegas fight that landed him in handcuffs, he was the VICTIM ... this according to the Las Vegas Metro Police Department.

Todd Chrisley apparently doesn't know best when it comes to paying his attorneys ... at least according to his ex-lawyers who say Todd's been ducking them for a year on a hefty bill.

Fink & Steinberg law firm says Chrisley and his wife, Julie, hired them in 2014. According to the lawsuit, F&S worked for the Chrisleys on 2 cases ... one related to an insurance matter, and the other a home Julie was going to rent.

F&S say they sent Todd a bill in November 2014 but he's dodged them ever since ... making up excuses about being too busy with his reality show, or being in the hospital with his son.

Tyga and Blac Chyna will have to be extra careful not to puff any smoke near their son ... or they could face the wrath of the family law judge ... but there could be an enormous loophole.

TMZ got a copy of the former couple's custody order for 3-year-old King ... the judge made it very clear ... no smoking around him. The docs refer to secondhand "cigarette smoke."

There's obviously an interesting omission .... WEED. It's unclear what would happen if either parent smoked marijuana around the kid. What's more, as far as we know, neither Tyga nor Blac Chyna smoke cigarettes.

Tyga was also ordered to pay BC's rent, car payments and nanny expenses. The 2 are also prohibited from talking smack about the other around King or on social media.

We're guessing Tyga will start to do a better job hiding his stash.

Lisa Vanderpump and her husband, Ken Todd are going after an attorney they say did a really crappy job defending them against a former employee.

The "RHOBH" stars say Marieanne Zakarian cut a lot of corners when she repped them. You'll recall, one of their Villa Blanca employees, Karina Bustillos, claimed she was assaulted and sexually harassed at work. She eventually won a $1.6 million judgement against Lisa and Ken.

Now they're looking to get some of that money back from Zakarian with a lawsuit claiming she committed malpractice.

Seems the Greg Hardy photos aren't scaring off one of the Dallas Cowboys' biggest sponsors -- with American Airlines vowing to stand by the team ... despite the controversy.

Kurt Busch is firing back at the clothing company that sued him ... saying he lost hundreds of thousands of dollars into a brand that operated like a Ponzi scheme.

Busch is countersuing Panic Switch clothing line, saying he gave them a ton of big time exposure and money and never got it back. Kurt claims the company used his $375k investment to help pay off a $500k loan they had already taken out.

He says he introduced Panic Switch execs to other big name NASCAR drivers, who cut deals with the company but ended up backing out after PS didn't pay royalties or show proof of sales.