WNBA's Glory Johnson Pleads Guilty In Domestic Violence Case
WNBA star Glory Johnson is finally paying the piper for her role in a domestic violence incident with her estranged WNBA star wife Brittney Griner -- but she won't do jail time ... TMZ Sports has learned.
Johnson -- who just gave birth to twins in October -- struck a plea deal with prosecutors in which she pled guilty to disorderly conduct ... and in exchange, the assault charge was dropped.
As part of her sentence, Johnson is required to complete a 6 month domestic violence program. She's also not allowed to own a firearm and was ordered to not harass Griner.
It's almost an identical sentence to the one Griner got in her plea deal stemming from the April incident at the couple's home in Arizona ... in which both women allegedly attacked each other.
Brittney suffered a bite wound and cuts in the fight ... Glory was bleeding from her lip.
Brittney and Glory got married shortly after the incident ... only to break up 28 days later. Their divorce is ongoing.
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The Gap Band Lawsuit I Dropped a Bomb on My Brother
R&B legend "Uncle" Charlie Wilson is at war with his brother over just who exactly IS The Gap Band ... and who gets to keep making money off of the name.
Ronnie Wilson filed a lawsuit claiming Charlie is derailing his efforts to launch a comeback tour. In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Ronnie says he recently booked 2 big gigs -- one at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in NYC, and another at Howard Theatere in Washington, D.C.
Ronnie says after he sealed the deals, Charlie -- who left the band in 2009 -- had his people step in and somehow interfere with the bookings. Ronnie says both venues pulled the plug.
The elder Wilson points out his band existed for years before kid bro Charlie joined in '72.
Ronnie says his new Gap Band stood to make more than $20k from the 2 gigs. He's suing for damages and to get the court to block Charlie from interfering with future bookings.
His point -- you might have been the lead singer, but this band is MINE, bro.
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Romeo Lawyers Have Brainwashed My Mom
Romeo took a page out of Shakespeare -- the playwright who inspired his name -- who once wrote, "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers" ... that seems to be the fate he wishes for his mom's attorney.
Romeo unleashed his anger on the attorneys who just served him with a lawsuit filed by his own mother, claiming he conspired with Master P to screw her out of money.
Sonya Miller sued Romeo, but he says she's a puppet and her lawyers are pulling the strings ... "Today I was SERVED by my own mother and although it hurts, I know that she can't be 100% behind all of these ridiculous moves but instead is being guided by another's greed."
Romeo says, "It sucks because the only reason I've ever worked so hard was to make my mother proud."
He says he hasn't spoken with his mom in months. He then blames the media for fueling these stories by spreading "rumors" he was hiding money. Fact is, that's what his mom alleges in her lawsuit against him.
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John Stamos Cops Plea in DUI Case
John Stamos just pled no contest in his DUI case ... TMZ has learned.
Stamos was arrested in June after Bev Hills cops saw him driving erratically. He was in such bad shape he was taken to the hospital. As we reported, Stamos was under the influence of GHB and another non-narcotic drug.
Under the plea deal, Stamos was placed on 3 years probation and must complete 52 AA meetings in the next year. He's also required to get 2 hours of drug and alcohol counseling.
Stamos checked into rehab shortly after his arrest, where he spent 30 days.
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MLB's Jose Reyes Pleads Not Guilty ... I Didn't Attack My Wife
Colorado Rockies shortstop Jose Reyes just entered a NOT GUILTY plea in his domestic violence case -- in which he's accused of choke-slamming his wife during a dispute in Hawaii.
Reyes was arrested on October 31st after officials say he grabbed his wife by the throat in their hotel at the Four Seasons in Maui and slammed her into a sliding glass door.
His wife was hospitalized with injuries to her face, leg and neck.
Reyes was released on $1,000 bail ... and barred from having contact with his wife for 3 days.
Reyes was formally charged with abuse against a family member. If convicted, Reyes faces a minimum of 48 hours in jail.
The 32-year-old was NOT present in the Maui courthouse when his lawyer entered the plea.
He's due back in court in January.
Meanwhile, MLB has launched its own investigation which is ongoing.
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'Teen Mom' Jenelle Evans Ex-Husband Arrested
Hey, at least it wasn't me ... is what we imagine "Teen Mom 2" star Jenelle Evans is saying after her ex-husband got busted by cops. Again.
Courtland Rogers, who was married to Jenelle for a whopping 18 months, was arrested in North Carolina for failing to appear in court to face a slew of charges ... including heroin possession and 2 counts of probation violation.
In 2013, Rogers and Evans were arrested together for domestic violence and heroin -- 5 months into their marriage. They divorced about a year later.
In related news, Jenelle has a streak going -- no arrests since August!
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Larry the Cable Guy Sues Gas Station ... Git-R-Done Belongs To Me!
Larry the Cable Guy is suing a Mississippi gas station for jacking his famous "Git-R-Done" catchphrase and slapping it all over its storefront, highway billboards and even merchandise.
In his lawsuit, Larry says he has the trademark on his famous standup comedy tagline -- and the Giterdone gas station in Diamondhead, MS is trying to capitalize off his shtick.
Larry says the gas station is confusing customers by putting its "Giterdone" on merch. He wants all the profits from that gear, and he wants the rest of their inventory with the phrase to be destroyed.
He's also pissed about Giterdone using "blue-collar, down home, southern-type language" in its advertising. Then again, it is in Mississippi.
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Sherri Shepherd Keep Signing Child Support Checks ... Appeal DENIED!
Time for Sherri Shepherd to crack open that checkbook -- her last ditch effort to avoid paying child support to her ex was shot down in court.
Sherri had claimed her estranged husband Lamar Sally defrauded her by getting a surrogate to carry a baby for them. She thinks he did it only for the purpose of securing a fat child support check, once he knew they were divorcing.
Well, Lamar is going to get that check after all -- because an appeals court agreed with the lower court's decision that Sherri was fully on board with the surrogate plan and in fact, paid for most of the process.
Bottom line for Sherri, she'll continue with the terms of their settlement ... paying $4,100 per month until the infant hits 13 -- then it's $4,600.
We suggest auto-pay. Less fuss.
Gigi Hadid I'm Being Blackmailed by Hackers
Gigi Hadid has become a blackmail target by a group of hackers who claim they're ready to leak private content from her iPhone unless she pays up.
We're told the hackers contacted the newly winged Victoria's Secret Angel and threatened to release photos and videos accessed through her iCloud.
The hackers also threatened to sell the pictures to media outlets unless they got the money they were after.
We're told Gigi has not and will not pay, and she's contacted law enforcement and also hired a private security company to find the culprits. She wants them prosecuted.
Apple needs to shore up security.
Lenny Dykstra I Think I Have Brain Damage ... Sues for $15 Mil
Ex-MLB great Lenny Dykstra says he may have suffered brain damage from the alleged beating he took at the hands of corrupt cops during his stint in L.A. County jail ... and now he wants $15 MILLION to make things right.
Lil Wayne Private Skate Park Used as Collateral ... In Private Jet Dispute
Lil Wayne is putting one of his most prized possessions on the line in order to pay back a $2 million judgment ... his private skate park.
Wayne took out a $1.5 million loan to help pay back the $2 million he owes to a private jet company. According to the docs -- obtained by TMZ -- he's using his Miami skate park as collateral. The good news ... this means Wayne will get to hold on to the $2 million worth of art work cops seized.
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TMZ broke the story, cops descended upon his Miami Beach mansion earlier this month to seize property, including his prized paintings and record plaques.
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Milla Jovovich Family Bomb Threat Launches Investigation
Someone threatened to bomb Milla Jovovich's mother and now cops are investigating.
Law enforcement tells TMZ, Mama Jovovich started getting annoying phone calls earlier this year ... from a man demanding to speak with Milla. Milla's mom said the calls usually happened at night, and sometimes twice a day, but the situation turned serious when he threatened to bomb her home.
To make things worse, the caller claims to be involved in a gang. According to a search warrant obtained by TMZ ... Milla's mom never clued her in about the calls.
The LAPD is trying to track down the suspect.
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Blac Chyna Car Crash Reality Star is Hit and Run Culprit
Blac Chyna was telling the truth when she said she wasn't behind the wheel during a hit and run crash earlier this month ... we've learned, the driver's a reality TV star, and she's in big trouble.
TMZ broke the story ... Chyna's white BMW nailed another vehicle carrying 3 passengers in the valley. Witnesses say two African-American women in mini skirts bailed from the Beamer and Chyna remained adamant, it wasn't her.
Now, sources close to the investigation are backing BC up. We're told Paige Addison from the show "Boss Nails" met with the LAPD earlier this week with her attorney and admitted she was the driver.
We're told Paige told cops Blac Chyna was not in the car and not at the crash scene.
Law enforcement sources say the case will be referred to prosecutors ... leaving the scene of an accident where there are injuries can be prosecuted as a felony.
We reached out to Paige ... so far, no word back.
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Diddy at Court Jamaican Me Marry Yu!!
Diddy had his day of reckoning for that fight with UCLA football's strength coach -- but the whole thing turned into a wedding celebration!
Diddy was scheduled to meet with the L.A.City Attorney for what amounts to a slap on the wrist in the infamous kettlebell incident, and on the way out of court it was a serious love fest. Diddy was absolutely swarmed by a wedding party that was piling out of court at the same time.
The Bad Boy honcho joked (we think) he actually married off the Jamaican couple -- and then bolted for his waiting ride.
Two things you gotta see here: 1. Diddy's smooth escape when we pressed about the UCLA case ... and 2. This bridal party is definitely just getting started!
You can hear the air horns blaring now.
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Lil Wayne Bus Shooter Gets 20 Years
The guy who shot up Lil Wayne's tour bus just got nailed by a judge ... and sentenced to 20 years.
Jimmy Carlton Winfrey pled guilty to 6 of the 27 counts in connection with the tour bus ambush outside Atlanta last April.
The judge broke down the 20 year sentence by ordering him to serve 10 in prison and another 10 on probation.
The indictment mentions Winfrey used a cellphone after the shooting which was owned by Birdman, who's being sued by Lil Wayne over a Cash Money dispute.
According to a rep for the D.A., the 6 charges are all gang-related.
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Ex-NFL RB Arrested Allegedly Screwed GF's Parents In $325k Scam
Ex-NFL running back Michael Bennett -- a 1st round draft pick in 2001-- was arrested in California Thursday after cops say he forged his GF's parents names to take out $325k in loans.
According to police, the victims -- both over the age of 65 -- became suspicious when they got mail from brokers about the loan.
Officials say Bennett -- who spent 10 seasons in the NFL -- stole important financial documents from his girlfriend's parents and forged loan docs to get the money.
And what did he spend the cash on??
"It looks like he used the money to purchase at least one vehicle and go on some shopping trips," Sgt. Ed Crosby told SFgate.com.
Cops say Bennett has already confessed to the crime -- he's currently behind bars ... being held on $1 MILLION bail. He's been charged with 9 felonies including grand theft, burglary, forgery and elderly abuse.
It's not the first time Bennett's been accused of loan fraud -- he was sentenced to 15 months in prison in 2012 for wire fraud.