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Boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez is off the hook in his $9 million lawsuit with a Mexican boxer -- both sides have reached a settlement ... TMZ Sports has learned

The agreement brings an end to the trial that started Monday in an L.A. courtroom. As we previously reported, Ulises Solis -- a former Mexican boxing champion -- sued Alvarez over a 2011 street fight they allegedly had in Guadalajara.

According to court docs, the settlement was reached on Thursday. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

Nicki Minaj was way more than a ride-or-die chick when she took the stand Thursday on his behalf ... she also vouched for a curious, bizarre drug test her boyfriend failed.

Meek Mill was in court on a probation violation in his drug and gun case. As we reported, he left town without getting court permission, but it turns out there was a lot more he allegedly did.

According to legal docs, during a drug test Meek handed the lab tech a specimen that turned out to be cold water. Meek allegedly told the tech it looked that way because he had just consumed a lot of water, adding he was a bodybuilder and drank protein shakes that make his pee appear that way.

Nicki testified that Meek was telling the truth about his drug test, and said if she knew the protein shakes would make his urine appear like water, she would not have let him drink it.

And Nicki insisted to the judge, Meek doesn't do drugs and did not fake the test.

Mohamed Hadid now faces criminal charges after allegedly thumbing his nose at his neighbors who are at war with him over his nearly-built mansion that looks like the Starship Enterprise.

The city has been after Hadid's construction company for years. The main house is 30,000 square feet -- 9,000 more than the City of L.A. approved. There have been other violations, according to city officials, but Hadid's company allegedly just kept going, blowing off the building dept.

Hadid's company was charged with 3 criminal building complaints, but on Wednesday a judge ruled the father of Gigi and Bella Hadid is now also a defendant.

The size of the mega-mansion isn't the only issue ... neighbors say it poses a threat to their lives -- they say the land the home's built on has unstable ground and El Nino could cause serious landslides.

Mohamed's mansion has become a landmark in Bel Air over the years, boasting a 70-seat IMAX theater, yet it only has parking for 6 cars.

Celebrity chef and "Chopped" judge Amanda Freitag has an ironic dilemma ... although she's a pro at saving failing diners, her own is about to go belly up.

Freitag revamps struggling diners on Food Network's "American Diner Revival." She's also part owner of the retro NYC eatery, Empire Diner.

According to legal docs obtained by TMZ, Empire Diner is four months behind in rent. The demand is ominous ... cough up $119,070.80 by December 14th or clear the building.

A source at the diner -- famously featured in Woody Allen's "Manhattan" and the opening credits of "SNL" -- tells us the employees just found out about the problem, and they're devastated they may lose jobs right before Christmas.

A rep for Amanda tells us the chef hasn't been involved in day-to-day operations since July, but she still retains an ownership stake.

Nicki Minaj did not reciprocate when she took the stand on behalf of her beleaguered boyfriend Meek Mill ... saying NOTHING about marrying him.

Meek's freedom is on the line, because he violated probation by failing to get permission to leave Philly for the AMA's last month. Permission is required since he's on probation for gun and drug charges.

Meek's lawyer told the judge his client seriously wants to marry Nicki, but she said nothing when she testified on his behalf. She did acknowledge they're in a romantic relationship.

Nicki did say she'd like to have a private sit down with Meek and the judge to prove he's a changed man. Nicki said the judge would be impressed with Meek's charity work and his frame of mind.

She also said Meek's kind of a nimrod when it comes to scheduling trips, and if she was put in charge of his calendar there wouldn't be another problem. Meek is currently her opening act.

Nicki and Meek have some convincing to do. At one point the judge said out loud, she felt like Meek was thumbing his nose at her.

The case was recessed for a week ... Meek could be sent back to the big house, worst case scenario.

Geraldo Rivera got screwed out of a $600,000 payday ... this according to a new lawsuit filed by the famed broadcaster.

In 2011, Geraldo hosted a successful news show on WABC radio which is owned by Cumulus Media. Rivera says Cumulus wanted to re-up with the station in 2015, and his agent struck a deal with the company's CEO.

Meek Mill is in court right now fighting for his freedom and his girl ... his lawyer's telling the judge Nicki Minaj "would not marry a criminal or a bum."

Meek is in court on a probation violation ... because he violated the ground rules for leaving Philly. Meek's on probation for a 2009 drug and gun conviction, and one of the conditions of parole is getting approval before traveling. It looks like he violated the rules by going to L.A. for the AMAs.

Nicki is ready to testify on Meek's behalf. His lawyer told the judge his client and Nicki are serious about getting married.

Nicki added fuel to the fire by posting a pic Wednesday of a massive ring on her hand ... sure looks like an engagement ring.

Lloyd's of London filed a lawsuit against Nickelback lead singer Chad Kroeger, saying he failed to disclose a preexisting condition in his throat.

Nickelback canceled more than 60 concerts over the summer during their international tour because Kroeger had a cyst on his vocal chords that kept him from performing.

Kroeger got surgery to remove the cyst in July, and filed a $13 million claim with the band's insurance company to cover losses for canceled concerts.

But according to docs, the insurance company says he had the condition before Nickelback got its Lloyd's of London policy ... and Chad never told them about it.

Lloyd's is suing to cancel the policy.

Meek Mill could have his probation revoked this morning, and it appears it's because he took a trip without permission.

Meek's on probation from a drug and gun conviction back in 2009. According to court docs, as of November 1, 2015, he was required to obtain a travel voucher before leaving Philly.

The judge ordered Meek to appear in court Thursday morning, for a probation violation.

Reading between the lines, it seems Meek may not have gotten permission to attend the AMAs in L.A. on November 22nd.

Steve-O is a free man ... getting sprung from an L.A. jail after just a few hours.

The "Jackass" star turned himself in Wednesday night and was sentenced to spend 30 days in lock-up -- but barely had enough time to get comfortable ... due to overcrowding.

Steve was in his cell for a mere 9 hours since L.A. County jails are overcrowded ... non-violent offenders almost NEVER serve their full sentence.

TMZ broke the story ... Steve-O got jail time after climbing a crane in Hollywood for an anti-SeaWorld stunt. He pled no contest to trespassing and possessing fireworks.

Tilikum would be proud.

A&E Network went gunning for alleged fraudsters, but due to a ONE SECOND screwup ... a couple of DUI attorneys got burned instead, and now they're doing what attorneys do.

The snafu went down during an episode of "American Takedown" -- a Morgan Spurlock produced investigative show -- which was tracking lawyer Cory Meltzer and chiropractor Roger Bell. They were suspected of pulling an insurance fraud scam in South Florida.

Problem is, the program aired a quick shot of the wrong Meltzer & Bell signage. Instead of the counselor and the chiro's office ... it showed a sign for Larry Meltzer and Steven Bell, DUI attorneys.

Larry and Steven say the error hurt their good name (yes, that can happen to lawyers) ... and could potentially damage their business. They reached out to A&E and got an apology letter from an executive producer who admitted the mistake and said A&E would air a retraction.

The Weeknd has been accused of straight beat jackery on his hit song, "The Hills" -- and according to a lawsuit obtained by TMZ, the Weeknd's own producer has already ADMITTED to the theft.

The company behind the lawsuit is Cutting Edge Music -- which claims "The Hills" contains a baseline featured in the score of a movie called, "The Machine."

C.E.M. says it not only owns the licensing rights to the song -- but insists they NEVER gave permission to The Weeknd to use it on his song.

But the smoking gun, according to the suit, is a tweet allegedly sent in March by one of Weeknd's producers -- in which he complimented the composer for the movie music and said it "might make it 2 the weeknd next album."

He added, "Huge fan of what u did 4 the machine movie."

Two months later, the song was released -- became a monster hit -- and C.E.M. was furious.

Now, they want Weeknd to fork over the profits from the song -- though they haven't mentioned a specific number.

The Game scored a small legal victory because he and his lawyer are the '95-'96 Chicago Bulls of the L.A. court system ... at least that's how Game sees it.

As we previously reported, Game's facing a slew of criminal charges for punching an off-duty cop during a rec league basketball game -- and for allegedly threatening 2 guys who served him in that case.

During a preliminary hearing on Tuesday, one charge of criminal threats got dropped, and another threat charge was reduced from felony to misdemeanor.

Cops showed up at Justin Bieber's hotel in London ... after a woman who was allegedly partying with the pop star freaked out in the hotel lobby.

Police in London confirm they went to the Rosewood Hotel around 6:15 AM Monday to check on the welfare of a woman there, and determined she was safe and in good health.

According to the Daily Mail that woman had been partying with Justin and several other girls after he performed at a Jingle Ball concert Sunday night. The woman reportedly ran into the lobby yelling, "Where's my friend? I'll call the police!"

Police say there was no crime committed and no further action was taken. It's unclear if the officers even went to Justin's room. We've reached out to his camp, no word back yet.

Scott Weiland's tour bus was a pharmacy on wheels ... police found a stash of drugs on board that ran the gamut from hardcore narcotics to prescriptions to ED meds.

TMZ obtained a copy of the search warrant Bloomington, MN cops got to search Weiland's bus after his death -- and it shows they found at least 2 bags of a white substance. They've already said that substance tested positive for cocaine.

Also on the bus -- a generic version of Xanax, 2 different brands of sleeping pills, Buprenorphine ... a synthetic opiate painkiller, and Viagra. There was also Ziprasidone ... which is used to treat bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Scott was diagnosed as bipolar in 2001.

According to the docs, all of those drugs were found in a bedroom on the bus. We know Scott's body was found in a bedroom ... although the document does not mention his name.

Cops also found one bag of a green, leafy substance.

An aspiring rapper is claiming Rick Ross tricked him into getting arrested for trespassing after he tried to leave a mixtape on the rapper's doorstep.

J. Luchiano tells TMZ he got a call from Ross' lawyer last week to set up a meeting at his office. Luchiano dropped off the tape 2 months ago, and says he thought this was going to be his big break.

Instead, when he got to the lawyer's office he was offered a glass of water before cops popped up and busted him. According to the police report, Luchiano hopped the fence on Rick's Atlanta area estate, and took photos and video of himself on the grounds, which he later posted online. Not so bright.

He was charged with misdemeanor criminal trespassing, and bailed out for $3,500. Luchiano claims he's innocent because he went up a side path, and did NOT jump a fence.

Rick's security team is no joke -- they tell us they orchestrated the sting operation without even getting Ross involved.