CELEBRITY JUSTICE ™

Meek Mill broke down on the stand ... pleading to the judge he's no gangsta, but it didn't sway her -- she found he had violated probation.

Meek testified in Philly for more than an hour, and during the testimony he got emotional a few times. Once, while describing how much it hurt not being able to go see his mom in NJ after she had surgery. All Meek's out-of-state travel has to be approved under terms of his probation.

He also apologized to the D.A. for calling her a "bitch" in his song, "The Ride."

But he really choked up when he addressed the judge directly, saying ... "I'm not a gangsta. I'm not a criminal." He added, "I have my queen, Nicki [Minaj] now. I'm trying to do better and feel like I can be the best rapper out there."

Judge Brinkley ruled he was in "technical violation" but didn't decide his punishment yet. She set sentencing for February and said Meek cannot leave a 5 county area around Philly before then.

1:20 PM PST -- The FBI just released a statement saying they didn't seize Shkreli's Wu-Tang Clan album. He's been released on a $5 million bond.

Hours before Martin Shkreli got busted by the feds ... he apparently got a phone call from them, and the whole thing played out during a live online chat.

Shkreli was live streaming on YouTube Wednesday night when his phone rang. You gotta see how it plays out when the caller ID's himself as a "special agent."

We'll say this ... Shkreli seemed about as chill as a you'd expect for a guy who blew $2 million on one album.

Even if the call was fake ... the timing is hysterical since FBI agents ended up arresting Shkreli at his Manhattan apartment for securities fraud.

Meek Mill is facing the judge Thursday -- with Nicki Minaj by his side -- in his probation violation hearing -- and so far, it's not sounding great for him.

Meek's attorneys are calling character witnesses to the stand ... some calling him a "role model," others saying he's humble and that he and Nicki make a great couple. Another witness said Nicki is in a great position to help Meek and the city of Philadelphia.

You'll recall, at last week's hearing ... Nicki told the judge she could keep Meek on the straight and narrow.

So far, the judge doesn't seem swayed. After one witness sang Meek's praises ... she said, "This court has done nothing but try to help the defendant."

Meek's on probation for a 2009 drug and gun conviction -- and allegedly violated it by not reporting travel to his probation officer, and cheating a drug test.

Rita Ora is suing Jay Z's Roc Nation claiming she was left in the dust when the company started repping pro athletes.

TMZ obtained the lawsuit, filed Thursday in L.A., and Rita says the change of direction at Roc Nation led to a revolving door of executives, and eventually there was no one left who had worked with her.

Rita says Roc Nation's only released one album for her since she signed in 2008, but says she's sitting on a bunch more music that the label hasn't released.

She says her deal could keep her in Roc's stable until 2019 or later -- but she wants out now, and says there's legal precedent in CA for her release to be granted.

Bar Refaeli is wanted for something other than her body -- Israeli authorities say she cheated on her taxes to the tune of tens of millions of shekels.

Israeli officials says the supermodel failed to report buckets of dough she earned abroad as well as non-cash payments she got for modeling. For instance, authorities say she got a Range Rover and a Lexus as part of modeling deals with the companies.

She's also accused of not paying taxes on her luxury apartment in Tel Aviv.

Rafaeli's mother is also suspected of tax evasion. Cops want both women detained, and bail's been set at 500,000 shekels each.

Imagine the mug shot.

A Kardashian-obsessed man was busted after waltzing right into Kris Jenner's house in the middle of the day ... TMZ has learned.

Sources tell us the man showed up on Tuesday afternoon and told security at Jenner's Hidden Hills home he had a meeting with Kris. He apparently posed as part of a crew working on Christmas decorations at the house.

We're told the man walked right into Kris' office and addressed her directly -- but she immediately realized the man did not belong there. They immediately called 911 and Sheriff's deputies showed up and arrested the guy.

Much of the family, including Kim Kardashian and Saint West, were home at the time.

2:00 PM PST -- An attorney for Keelan Dadd tells TMZ "Mr. Dadd had no involvement whatsoever in this incident. Several weeks ago, he voluntarily met with detectives when requested to do so. After being apprised of the allegations against him and expressing his innocence, Mr. Dadd was arrested by Detective Flores of the Los Angeles Police Department. Mr. Dadd’s attorney, Anthony Willoughby, contacted Detective Flores and articulated that he could provide authorities with objective evidence proving that Mr. Dadd was not present during any of the alleged events. Instead, in a miscarriage of justice and Mr. Dadd’s due process rights, Detective Flores stated that regardless of any objective evidence, he would proceed forth with presenting the case to the District Attorney."

12:30 PM PST -- An attorney for Steven tells TMZ the 15-year-old was victimized by the other adults involved much like the alleged victim was taken advantage of. He says Barajas and Dadd preyed on Steven's celebrity status and not all of the facts of the investigation have been laid out.

7:45 AM PST -- According to the LAPD -- an investigation began last month -- the alleged victim told cops Fernandez lured her into a car, promised to introduce her to celebs and give her an appearance on his non-existent MTV show. Fernandez and Barajas were arrested during a sting by detectives just a few days later who pretended to be the 12-year-old girl and arranged a meeting through text messages at an abandoned house for sex. Dadd later turned himself in. Cops are still looking for more possible victims.

15-year-old YouTube star and skateboarder Steven Fernandez was arrested Wednesday after cops say he used his celebrity status to sexually exploit an underage girl.

Law enforcement tells TMZ ... Fernandez met a 12-year-old girl in his hometown of Compton last month and allegedly promised he'd introduce her to big name celebs in exchange for sexual acts. We're told the girl agreed and a sexual act was committed.

Cops were alerted shortly after and LAPD officers arrested Fernandez and 2 adults -- his manager Jose Barajas and another skater, 27-year-old Keelan Dadd. We're told all 3 were booked for sexual exploitation of a 12-year-old.

Steven's gained a huge social media following. In one of his videos ... Fernandez uses pickup lines on women. The video is unrelated to the arrest.

Story developing ...

1:00 PM PST -- Shkreli was just released on a $5 million bond.

Martin Shkreli -- the hated pharmaceutical exec who dropped $2 mil for a Wu-Tang Clan album -- got busted by the FBI for securities fraud.

The feds arrested Shkreli early Thursday morning in Manhattan. The 32-year-old was already one of the most reviled and envied men in the country for inflating the price on an HIV/cancer treatment from $13.50 per pill to $750 per pill -- and envied for buying Wu-Tang's top secret "Once Upon a Time in Shaolin" record a few months ago.

The ex-hedge fund manager has been charged for illegally taking stock from a biotech firm he started, and using it to pay off debts from other biz deals ... according to Bloomberg.

Just this week Shkreli bragged he wanted to use his riches to bail out rapper Bobby Shmurda.

Simon Cowell is being sued for millions by a woman who has no talent when it comes to clearing wires.

D'Arcy Gurr was at a taping of "America's Got Talent" back in April when she tripped and fell on wires that were left on the floor.

She says in her lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, the studio was overcrowded, which made things way more dangerous.

The incident occurred during a taping at the L.A. County Fair.

Reality star and hip-hop producer Memphitz was at the center of a police raid after his landlord claimed his famous tenant threatened to shoot him.

It happened in West Hollywood late Wednesday morning, after Memphitz and the landlord got in a heated argument over living conditions in the building.

The landlord called 911, claiming Memphitz left and said he would come back with a gun and take care of business.

L.A. County Sheriff's deputies came roaring over and went to Memphitz's door, guns drawn, but he wasn't there.

Memphitz tells TMZ, he never threatened his landlord, but it's true they got in a screaming match over intolerable noise and partying.

We're told deputies have not yet spoken with Memphitz and we don't know if the landlord will pursue charges.

First, he dropped $2 million for that Wu-Tang record, and now Martin Shkreli wants to be Bobby Shmurda's hero ... the guy who finally bails him out of jail.

The controversial pharmaceutical honcho now says he wants to spend another $2 mil to get Shmurda out of jail, simply because they're both Brooklyn kids -- but also because he sees a chance to make a ton of cash.

Shkreli told HipHopDX he's in talks to put up the money. Shmurda's been held for a year, awaiting trial for weapons charges and conspiracy to commit murder.

Shkreli's offer is totally strings attached though -- "I’m not going to do this for free. [Laughs] He’s going to have to do something for me. I don’t know what that’s going to look like yet. He’s going to owe me one, obviously."

As we reported ... a judge recently shot down his family's latest attempt to bail out Shmurda.

A couple of Arizona State football players got busted for burglary, and the excuses they gave cops live up to every ASU student stereotype you've heard.

Campus police say they caught Jayme Otomewo and Deonte Reynolds in the hallway knocking on an apartment door on Sunday afternoon. A female student had called police to report 2 unknown black men in her entryway without permission.

When police questioned Otomewo and Reynolds they admitted entering a couple of rooms, but said they were merely looking for a vacuum. Y'know how college kids love to clean.

Police suspect they used a butter knife to jimmy the doors because Otomewo had a bent one in his pocket. He told police it was there from the night before. He had no explanation for why it was still there the next day.

Cops say the guys also had several credit cards -- not in their names -- a Beats Pill portable speaker, 2 iPods and 1 iPhone. They claimed the cards belonged to friends. As for the speaker, cops say they were blaring music from it as they went room-to-room, and Otomewo admitted pilfering it.

Reynolds was booked for 2nd degree burglary, and Otomewo for theft and 3rd degree burglary.

Gooooo Sun Devils!

Gigi and Bella Hadid's dad says he was betrayed by an employee who stole precious pics of his daughters and private pics of Michael Jackson.

Mohamed Hadid claims in a new lawsuit ... Juan Carlos Gonzalez worked for him at his home and stole 2,200 photos. The pics include photographs of Gigi and Bella when they were minors, various private parties and family photos with the King of Pop.

We're told Gonzalez worked as the family's security guard.

Hadid says the photos were pilfered from his home office and he suspected Gonzalez and demanded them back, but he refused to return them.

Boobs and doughnuts -- individually awesome, but together they're messing up biz for the famous strip club chain Spearmint Rhino ... according to a new lawsuit.

In the suit, Spearmint Rhino says Rhino Doughnuts and Coffee -- a South Florida chain -- is intentionally confusing customers and taking advantage of its already famous brand.

The strip club giant points out it's been featured on "South Park," 'The Tonight Show,' and "Tosh.0." Far as we can tell, the doughnut joint's first national exposure is this lawsuit.

Spearmint Rhino wants it all -- profits from the shop, destruction of all the shop's gear with rhinos, and even its Internet domain name.

About the only thing they're NOT suing for ... free doughnuts for life. Stupid.

Kim Richards is doing well in her fight to stay clean and sober, but a judge wants to make sure she doesn't backslide.

According to new court documents, Richards has been steadily attending AA meetings since September -- as the court required. She's attended 52 meetings.

Back in April, she had a drunken incident at the Beverly Hotel ... then was arrested for shoplifting at Target in August. The judge sentenced her to 300 hours of community service, 3 years of probation, and the 52 AA meetings.

The judge is now requiring her to continue attending at least 1 AA meeting per week. As we first reported, she's also back shooting 'RHOBH' ... so, this is definitely as good as Kim's been for a while.

Derek Jeter didn't want his fancy male undies on gay people -- this according to a lawsuit obtained by TMZ Sports ... though Jeter says the allegations are pure BS.