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DMX has a perfectly good explanation for missing his latest court date -- he thought it was changed so he could party in Vegas.

An arrest warrant was issued for DMX after he missed a court hearing on Monday to address child support issues with his ex-wife Tashera Simmons and their 4 kids.

A rep for DMX tells us they believed they got the court date changed in advance because they had an event booked. X performed "DMX-Mas" in Las Vegas on Sunday night.

In October, the same NY judge let him out of jail so he could perform and make money for child support. Sources in the court tell us the judge now thinks he was too lenient with the rapper.

We're told X’s attorney is contacting the court to work out the details, and they believe the warrant will be lifted.

10:45 AM PT -- Kelly's attorney in Monaco tells us the Daily Mail report is not accurate.

Giersch had been granted full custody during a hearing, but court sources say Kelly's appeal is expected to be heard later this week.

Kelly Rutherford's kids will not return to their native U.S.A -- a judge reportedly granted full custody to Kelly's ex-husband Daniel Giersch, who now lives in Monaco.

The ruling in a Monaco court is a devastating loss for the "Gossip Girl" star, who's been battling Giersch for years over 9-year-old Hermes and 6-year-old Helena. According to the Daily Mail ... the judge said the exes must make joint decisions regarding the children's schooling, education, and housing.

However, Kelly will only be allowed to visit in Monaco or France.

The children -- who are U.S born citizens -- were last in this country during the summer. Kelly was devastated after an August hearing though that sent them back to Daniel in Monaco, and they've been there ever since.

Former "Sons of Guns" star Glenn Fleming loves his guns ... just not when they're turned against him.

The firearm expert ticked off a gun hater last week by posting pro-gun comments on Facebook. A woman fired back, "If I had one of your guns, I'd shoot your ass off ... and it would be just another shooting."

Fleming went to cops, who tell us they've launched an investigation and will confront the woman.

Formula One heiress Petra Ecclestone's butler did it -- he filed a lawsuit against her husband for mercilessly mocking his sexual orientation.

The butler in question, Carl Hajik, says he'd been working for Petra and James Stunt for about a year when a family dinner -- in the mansion they bought from Candy Spelling -- went off the rails.

Hajik says he accidentally tripped Petra's 1-year-old niece while serving Stunt chili oil for his pizza. Hajik says he apologized repeatedly before leaving ... but Stunt followed him to the staff room, spit in his face and yelled, "No one slams doors in my house!"

He says it got physical -- Stunt pushed him and continued ranting, calling him ... a "lady hater," who was "soft around the edges" and should be "wearing a dress."

Hajik says he immediately walked out of the mansion and resigned. He's suing for back pay and damages.

Bill Cosby has aggressively lashed out at 7 of his sexual assault accusers, claiming they went on a malicious campaign to ruin him with lies and thwart his TV comeback.

Cosby just countersued the women, claiming they have made "malicious, opportunistic, false and defamatory accusations of sexual misconduct against him."

The comedian is claiming emotional distress against Tamara Green, Therese Serignese, Linda Traitz, Louisa Moritz, Barbara Bowman, Joan Tarshis and Angela Leslie ... claiming the allegations of drugging and then sexually assaulting them is flatly untrue.

Cosby claims the motivation of the women was to torpedo his television return. Cosby had signed with NBC to star in a new family comedy series, and he says when the women got wind of it they trumped up phony allegations. He also says they're just in it for the money.

The countersuit says the claims of the women have caused him shame and mortification by their "morally repugnant conduct."

Cosby says the women are out to assassinate his character.

Marque Lynche -- the former Mouseketeer found dead in his apartment -- got into a bizarre fight with an NYPD officer ... just a few months before he passed away.

The ex-Mouseketeer and former "American Idol" semi-finalist illegally jumped a subway turnstile back in August and when cops approached him ... he lashed out, punching one of them in the face and smashing him in the head with a bottle of soda.

Lynche was charged with assault. There's no mention of drugs or alcohol in the police docs.

Kris Jenner is now in a legal fight over who's the proudest mom.

As we reported, Kris is trying to trademark #ProudMama. Problem is ... a jewelry company already owns the name "Proud Mama" and plans to spend what it takes to block the famous mother.

Jenny Present owns the jewelry company and trademarked the name back in 2009. She says adding a hashtag doesn't cut it, and she's not about to have her business jacked by Kris.

It's interesting ... Jenny says her line is geared toward some celebrity moms, including Kourtney Kardashian.

Jenny's lawyer says he will "vigorously" protect his client's rights and is even pulling at the heartstrings, saying Jenny is a single mom who lives for her 8-year-old son.

Kris wants to use the name for advertising purposes, which sounds like a business to us. So get ready for the mama of all fights.

The Brazilian who got the beatdown from Kid Ink's security after charging the stage is now demanding a face-to-face apology from the rapper.

18-year-old Junior Parriera said he'd give Ink a pass and not sue for getting clocked by a security guard at Sunday's show in Sao Paolo IF the rapper made a personal apology.

Ink obliged by posting a pretty sincere message on his Instagram ... blaming the heightened security at his show on the recent Paris terrorist attack at the Bataclan, and singling out Junior.

The apology didn't really work ... Junior went ahead and filed a police report. He tells us he thinks the apology was a media stunt and doesn't even think Ink wrote it.

Big Sean still has a chance to get the jewelry and unreleased music back that was stolen from his home ... TMZ has learned the thieves left a clue.

We're told the burglars left a note on the scene with an email address telling him to contact them if he wanted his stuff back. The only problem? ... when cops tried to trace the account, they came up with nothing.

Our source says the case was been given to a special unit within the LAPD to try and track down the crooks.

Meek Mill is throwing cold water on the whole fake pee test story ... saying the Philly D.A. is out to get him over some tweets he sent out last year.

Sources close to the rapper tell TMZ Meek thinks the whole system wants him behind bars and the lab tech's pee story was completely made up. We're told Meek says the tech was standing in the room when he submitted a urine sample so it's impossible he filled the cup with water.

He also believes the D.A. has a grudge against him after he tweet he sent last year saying, "The D.A. on my case is a racist. I caught that case when I was 18, she's still bothering me."

TMZ broke the story ... Meek was in court Thursday where the tech testified he tried cheating his urine test by handing her a phony sample.

A Korean girl group called Oh My Girl was detained at LAX, their record label claiming they were wrongly targeted as underage prostitutes, but our sources say the group was trying to enter the country under questionable circumstances.

The girls arrived at LAX Friday from South Korea but got stopped at U.S. Customs. Their record label claims the feds noticed the girls were traveling with costumes and jumped to the conclusion they were prostitutes. A label rep says they were held for 15 hours and booted back to Korea.

But our sources say, what really happened was that the girls tried entering on a visitor visa. When customs officials noticed they were traveling with a ton of luggage that included costumes and other markers, they started asking questions and realized the group was here to perform.

Our sources say the proper papers would have been a Performer Visa, which they didn't have. So the girls were held in the customs office for around 10 hours until they could catch a flight home.

The girls were supposed to perform at the Beverly Hilton Hotel Saturday at an event ... Unforgettable, 2015.

At least their trip was unforgettable.

Justin Bieber was super cool Friday night when he breezed into The Nice Guy in WeHo, telling our photog why he REALLY got nailed by cops.

In case you didn't see ... the Biebs was leaving The Grove Friday afternoon when he peeled out, and eyewitnesses said the cops ticketed him for reckless driving.

Not so ... Biebs concedes he broke the law, but for a different driving move.

Corey Gamble is also in the video playing Justin's hype man, as Bieber gives our photog the lowdown on his latest tat.

Justin Bieber put on an awesome show with his Ferrari, but he did it in front of a cop, and ended up getting busted for it.

The Biebs hit up The Grove in L.A. on Friday and when he left in his icy blue whip ... he punched it, peeling out of the parking lot. Seconds later an LAPD cruiser pulled him over, and apparently wrote him up. A source close to Justin tells us the singer made an illegal left turn.

We're sure his THREE top 10 songs will take the sting out of the ticket.

Mohamed Hadid couldn't care less he now faces criminal charges over his Bel Air mega-mansion ... he views the case like handling a parking ticket.

Sources close to Hadid tell us the famous father of Gigi and Bella is laughing off the 3 misdemeanors, which allege he violated the rules by adding 9,000 unauthorized square feet to the 30,000 square foot Bel Air mansion, and then ignored 10 stop work notices from the City of L.A.

He's not backing down, claiming the city and his neighbors have it all wrong ... what the city considers one house is actually 2 separate mansions, so he has every right to build.

Hadid's neighbors are apoplectic, claiming he's a bully who has no regard for the neighbors and has made their lives hell. He says they're just jealous of his success.

Our source says Mohamed is already working with erosion prevention specialists to make sure there aren't any landslides on the property when El Nino strikes.

Nelly just caught a HUGE break in court Friday, and now he's one step closer to clearing his name ... IF he stays on the straight and narrow.

The rapper was in a Tennessee court for charges of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. His lawyer argued his clean record qualified him for a pretrial diversion, and the judge agreed. If Nelly stays out of trouble for a year, the charges will be wiped from his record.

TMZ reported the incident back in April ... cops pulled over his tour bus and busted Nelly for possession of pot and MDMA, but his lawyer later vowed it was not Nelly's MDMA.

File Under: I'M NO DAMN CAR THIEF ... 'cause NBA player Jeff Adrien says he's not the car stealing MORON cops made him out to be ... telling TMZ Sports his arrest was nothing more than a mix-up.

We broke the story ... Jeff was arrested for grand theft auto in L.A. this week -- after allegedly stealing a sick Mercedes from valet and taking the whip on a 6-hour joyride.

Now, Jeff is finally breaking his silence -- telling TMZ Sports he has a LEGIT EXPLANATION for the whole thing ... it was a case of mistaken Mercedes identity.

"I came out of the Hollywood hotel in a rush. My friend gave me his ticket and said use his car ... so when then valet pulled up in the ride I hopped in and left."

Adrien says he had never seen the car beforehand -- so he didn't know if the car belonged to his friend or someone else ... he just assumed he was in the right car.

"I don't like to point fingers but this is Beverly Hills, there are a ton of Mercedes rolling around."

Adrien says the fact he brought the car back to the hotel proves there was NEVER an intent to steal the car ... it was just an innocent mix-up.

In fact, Adrien and his lawyer both tell TMZ Sports the charges against him have been dropped -- though we have not been able to independently confirm that yet.