CELEBRITY JUSTICE ™

Chris Martin has just been sued by a photog who claims the singer has got it out for the media.

Richard Terry was perched at Giorgio Baldi restaurant in L.A. back in January when he saw Chris and Gwyneth get into a Jeep. He claims Martin intentionally turned his wheel sharply to the right, causing the Jeep to jump the sidewalk and hit Terry.

As TMZ reported ... another photog across the street took pics of the incident, and some felt it was a set up for the photog to bait Martin and then chronicle what followed.

Terry says in his lawsuit, Martin has "a significant history of repeated and ongoing violent acts against entertainment news people."

Terry is particularly pissed off that Martin left the scene instead of tending to him.

A Bahamian man has been charged with hacking into the email accounts of 130 celebrities and stealing sex tapes, sexually explicit photos, movie scripts and other sensitive personal items.

Alonzo Knowles allegedly hacked into email accounts by sending a virus that allowed him to access the data. According to the complaint, he offered to sell some of the material to an undercover officer, saying it was worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The officer told Knowles, who goes by Jeff Moxey, he would pay $80k for an upcoming episode of a TV series. Knowles agreed to seal the deal and was promptly arrested.

Knowles also told the officer he had the social security number of a "very popular A-list celebrity" along with 30 unreleased tracks on their upcoming album.

In addition to gaining access through a virus, Knowles allegedly would send the celebs a fake text message, making it seem like the account had been hacked and asking for the password to secure the account. Strangely, some of the celebs did just that.

Kesha could become the next Adele ... at least that's what Sony Music is claiming in a last-ditch effort to keep the singer under its label.

Kesha's locked in a nasty battle to drop Sony and Dr. Luke, claiming the deal she's got with them is torpedoing her comeback. According to legal docs -- obtained by TMZ -- Sony has scoffed at Kesha's claims, pointing out Adele, JT and D'Angelo all took long breaks and came back stronger.

Sony also says it's invested more than $11 mil in Kesha's career and she's made a ton of cash as a result -- $3 million in royalties alone.

As for Kesha grousing she's falling out of the public's eye ... Sony's calling BS, saying the singer's taken on acting roles on "Jane the Virgin" and "Jem and the Holograms."

Michael Lohan's estranged wife, Kate Major, has just filed for legal separation and claims Michael tried to torpedo her rehab with a cellphone and a teddy bear.

Kate says they've been separated since October, but she's now making it official. In her docs, she says she's been in rehab since early this month and he has been incessantly calling the facility to get in touch with her and get treatment updates.

She says on December 2, she got a package ... inside there was a teddy bear with a hidden phone inside and a note that read, "Please keep this between us only." She claims it came from Michael.

Michael Lohan says, "I never sent Kate any package. The papers say that she got the package from her friends, not me. The treatment center that she's in, sovereign health, is behind this because I'm suing them because the last time Kate was out there they permitted her to sneak into the male dorm and have sex with one of the other patients. Sovereign is behind this entire thing. What treatment centers allows more drama from clients who are in there to resolve indifference - This is the absolute wrong time for Kate and I to be butting heads. We should be on a united front for the sake of our children."

Rehab facilities typically ban patients from using cellphones and calling people on the outside.

In her separation docs, she's asking for legal custody of the kids, joint physical custody and spousal support. This will be a tough road, because both Kate and Michael lost custody of their 2 kids after a blowout fight in October.

The Mongolian government says it's finally getting its missing Tyrannosaurus skull back -- and it appears they've got Nic Cage to thank!

The 65 MILLION year old skull was auctioned off in Manhattan back in 2007 -- after it was smuggled into the U.S. ... and multiple reports say it was ultimately purchased by Cage for $276k.

Multiple law enforcement agencies worked like hell to track down the skull --and say the current owner (most likely Cage) gave it up without a fight.

Cage outbid Leonardo DiCaprio for the skull ... according to multiple reports.

FYI -- Cage is not accused of any wrongdoing ... but officials are clearly gunning for the person they believe smuggled the bones into the U.S. in the first place.

Fred Durst is persona non grata in Ukraine, and it appears the reason is that he wants to do a reality show in enemy territory.

Durst has said he wants to obtain a Russian passport and move to Crimea so he can shoot a reality show with his wife, Kseniya Beryazina, who is from the area.

Russia and the Ukraine are locked in a battle over who owns Crimea, so the Ukrainian government seems none too pleased that Durst appears to be siding with its enemy.

Famed cult leader Charles Manson is getting his day in court ... kind of.

Manson's reputed biological son Matthew Roberts will be participating in a performance art piece titled "The Retrial of Charles Manson" -- a mock trial at L.A.'s Vector Gallery.

Vector owner JJ Brine tells us he and friend Matthew Roberts created the retrial to put a spotlight on what they consider gross unfairness -- making Manson the symbol of evil when he didn't kill anyone.

Roberts will play the role of his father and serve as his own attorney ... something Manson wanted to do in the real trial but was denied.

The audience will serve as the jury and pass judgment. If convicted, the judge will impose a sentence.

FYI ... although Manson didn't physically kill anyone, it's more than clear he ordered the murders.

The Vector Gallery retrial will go down December 28th.

Formula One heiress Petra Ecclestone's husband James Stunt says the butler who sued him for mocking his sexual orientation is full of it ... and now he's firing back in court to prove it.

TMZ broke the story, the heiress' former butler Carl Hajik sued earlier this month when he says Stunt went off the rails during a dinner at the old Spelling mansion. Hajik says he accidentally tripped Stunt's one-year-old niece and Stunt went nuts, calling him "soft around the edges," saying he should be "wearing a dress," pushing him and spitting in his face.

Now, Stunt's filed a counter-suit -- obtained by TMZ -- calling Hajik's story a "despicable extortion claim" and claiming Hajik tried blackmailing him. As for the alleged gay-bashing ... Stunt says he was never verbally or physically abusive to Hajik, who he claims was laughing after kicking his niece.

And get this ... Stunt says while Hajik was working as a butler, he had a second gig as a failed entertainer who went by the name of "Santangelo."

Meek Mill will get the crap beaten out of him if he goes to prison for his probation violation ... the only thing that can save him is a shiny piece ... so warns boxing superstar Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin.

KC went on TMZ Sports TV and scoffed at Meek's feeble and reckless boxing moves.

If you're big into self-defense you should watch closely on what NOT to do.

The father of Andrew Getty, the socialite son who died back in March of ulcers and meth, has filed legal docs to collect a fortune from his dead son's estate.

Gordon Getty, the son of J. Paul Getty, has filed a creditor's claim for $14.1 million. Gordon, who famously negotiated the sale of his family's oil business to Texaco for more than $10 billion, claims he bankrolled his son for years, with loans totaling more than $10.6 million.

Gordon also wants to get back some of the priceless art pieces he loaned to his son ... 55 pieces in all worth more than a million bucks.

The ex-girlfriend of Sammy Davis Jr. has just sued Bill Cosby, claiming he raped her over dinner.

Katherine McKee says in 1971, she appeared on "The Bill Cosby Show," where she developed a friendship with the star. Their scene together on the episode below starts at around 7:20.

McKee says in 1974, he invited her to his Detroit hotel room, telling her to get some ribs and go to his hotel room. When she arrived, she claims in the lawsuit -- obtained by TMZ -- he greeted her in a bathrobe and in short order he grabbed the ribs, threw them aside and then attacked her.

McKee says he pulled down her panties and raped her as they stood by the door.

The actress told the New York Daily News about the incident in 2014, and Cosby's lawyer promptly labeled her a liar.

The statute of limitations has long since passed on the rape allegation, so she's suing for defamation.

Lil Wayne is being sued by his own lawyers who claim the rapper did to them what Birdman did to him ... screw him out of a fortune.

Pretty ironic if true ... Wayne hired a law firm to fight Cash Money and Birdman over millions in unpaid fees. The hired guns say they sent bills to Wayne for nearly a year, but got blown off.

All told, the lawyers say Wayne owes them $375k.

Bill Cosby says one of his key accusers is shamelessly trying to ruin him with bogus sexual assault claims to revive her failing career, and he's now suing her for defamation of character.

Cosby says Beverly Johnson, an iconic model who claimed he drugged and sexually assaulted her during an audition, has gone on a smear campaign ... making claims to Vanity Fair and other media, and he says all she was doing was grasping at straws to become relevant again.

The comedian gets specific in his lawsuit, pointing to Johnson's allegation he committed his misdeeds while they dined alone at his house. Cosby says the only time they had dinner was when Cosby's wife was present ... he never dined with her alone.

Cosby is on the offensive. Last week he sued 7 other accusers, also claiming they defamed him.

Derrick Rose says pictures of his accuser wearing a "sex belt" can help prove he's not a rapist -- claiming his accuser BRAGGED about using it during sex with the NBA star ... TMZ Sports has learned.

We broke the story ... the Chicago Bulls star is being sued for more than $20 million by a woman who claims Rose and his friends gang raped her during an incident back in 2013.

Now, a woman who says she was the accuser's ex-roommate and co-worker is coming forward to defend Rose -- claiming she was with the accuser the day after the incident and all the woman wanted to talk about is the "sex belt" she had planned to use with Rose.

In legal docs filed by Rose's attorney, the ex-roommate says the accuser showed her a picture that she had sent to Rose wearing the sex belt ... a belt the accuser claimed Rose had asked her to buy.

The ex-roommate says she had no idea what a sex belt was -- so the accuser explained, "A sex belt with two bars for the man to hold enables the man to get leverage and hold the bars during the 'doggie style' position."

A few days later, the ex-roommate says the accuser was complaining that Rose had not reimbursed her for the belt -- and she wanted to find legal representation to take action against him.

The ex-roommate says the accuser never mentioned rape or gang rape until after she became upset with Derrick.

9:12 AM PT -- Lohan has been released on his own recognizance under several conditions including no weapons, alcohol or illegal drugs and he will be subject to random testing. There was also a no contact order filed, meaning he's not allowed to contact Kate Major.

Michael Lohan turned himself in Monday morning and was booked for battery ... TMZ has learned.

Lohan is on the hot seat for an altercation with his estranged wife, Kate Major, in October. She claims he choked her and slapped their son in the face.

Kate shot video during the argument and you hear a smack, and then Kate reacts with a pained scream. We're told cops used the video and her allegation to charge him. He was not charged for allegedly slapping his son.

We're told Lohan's defense is that Kate admitted she lied about the battery.

As for their 2 kids, both Michael and Kate have lost custody. They're currently in the care of Michael's mother.

Martin Shkreli, the dude who jacked the price of the AIDS/cancer medicine from $13.50 to $750 a pop, could lose one of his most precious possessions -- the $2 million, one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album.

As we reported, Shkreli was indicted for securities fraud ... $65 million worth. Federal prosecutors and law enforcement sources tell us ... Shkreli's precious Wu-Tang album could be seized.

If prosecutors determine any of the $65 mil was used to purchase the album, they could immediately file a forfeiture action to seize it.

What's more, even if dirty money wasn't used to buy Wu-Tang's work, if Shkreli gets convicted and the judge orders restitution, the U.S. Marshals could seize it.

A source in the U.S. Marshals Office tells us, it's actually likely they would target the album, because it's an expensive asset that could easily be auctioned off to pay the restitution judgment.