Ex-NBA Player Arrested for 3rd Time Allegedly Pushed Cops
More trouble for ex-college basketball star Jeff Adrien -- he was arrested for the 3rd time in 2 months after cops say he tried to kick a police officer ... TMZ Sports has learned.
30-year-old Adrien -- who was a stud at UConn and played 5 seasons in the NBA -- was busted in Brooklyn on January 13th after cops say they tried to stop him for a routine traffic violation but he refused to comply.
What ensued was madness ... according to cops, Adrien lost his cool and pushed the arresting officers and "repeatedly kicked" at them.
Eventually, cops took him into custody -- and he was charged with misdemeanor resisting arrest, obstructing governmental administration and operating a vehicle without safety belts.
It's just the latest problem for Adrien -- who was arrested for allegedly attacking a security guard at the Trump Soho on January 10th, and back in December he was popped in L.A. for allegedly stealing a car at a valet stand.
He's due in court for the new case in July.
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'Vanderpump Rules' Star Agent Demands Cut of Raise and Wins
"Vanderpump Rules" star Tom Sandoval got a sweet bump in salary, but tried to cut his old agent out of the equation ... according to docs filed by the agent.
Peter Young, the owner of STG talent agency, says he helped Tom land a 5 year contract with "Vanderpump Rules" -- but he was hardly breaking the bank. Young says Sandoval got just under $38k for the first 2 seasons. Young was supposed to get 10 percent, but says he got a paltry $1,300.
Before season 3, Tom renegotiated his 'Vanderpump' deal without using Young and said, "I just don't want to pay you anymore" ... according to the docs.
Young says he's heard Tom is making $15k per episode now -- though he doesn't know the exact amount, but since he made the original deal ... Young griped to the state labor commission that he still deserves his 10 percent.
The labor commission agreed and ordered Tom to pay up, but he's appealing the decision.
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Vanessa Hudgens Criminal Investigation for Defacing Precious Rocks
Vanessa Hudgens and her boyfriend are under investigation for defacing one of Arizona's most prized treasures ... TMZ has learned.
We're told the Red Rock Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest has its sights set on a rock formation which Vanessa and Austin Butler used to carve their names and a heart.
There's a federal law specifically prohibiting anyone from "damaging natural surfaces or property of the United States." The rock in question is on U.S. land.
Vanessa and her BF spent Valentine's Day weekend in Sedona, Arizona, a place known for its rock formations. She posted the pic on Instagram which triggered the investigation.
The maximum punishment is harsh -- $5k and/or 6 months behind bars. It's unlikely Vanessa and Austin will do time, but a fine is certainly on the table.
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50 Cent My Creditors Are Trying to Make Me a Slave
50 Cent is lashing out at some of the creditors in his bankruptcy case, telling the judge they are trying to set the clock more than 150 years and gunning to make him their slave.
Three of 50's biggest creditors -- Sleek Audio, SunTrust Bank and Lastonia Leviston -- have come up with a payback plan and are asking the judge's approval.
50 has just responded, claiming the plan violates the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which bans slavery and involuntary servitude. He says the plan would create "a near-indefinite period of involuntary indentured servitude" where he has to work solely for the creditors' benefit.
He goes on to say, "The plan conditions [50's] access to food and shelter on the whims of the trustee, who answers only to the [creditors]."
He claims it amounts to "compulsive labor" which he says is unconstitutional.
50 owes his creditors more than 30 mil.
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'Mob Wife' Sues My Lawyer's a Screwup Who Cost Me My Jewels
"Mob Wives" star Ramona Rizzo can't get $154,000 worth of jewelry back from the feds because her lawyer's an "incompetent" idiot ... according to the lawsuit she just filed.
Rizzo says federal agents were gunning for her bf Joseph Sclafani in 2011 when they raided their home and took 42 pieces of her jewelry. Rizzo insists all of her stuff was legally obtained and the feds have no reason to hold it.
She hired Tim Parlatore to help her get the goods back, but says he bungled the mission by turning in paperwork late, and failing to tell her when the feds requested documentation to prove the jewelry wasn't ill gotten.
Rizzo says she could have recovered "a significant portion" of the jewelry had she known.
She's suing Parlatore for the $154k value of her jewelry, plus damages for the "sentimental" loss. BTW ... Sclafani eventually got 15 years for dealing drugs.
Unclear if she's sentimental about that loss.
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Taylor Swift Cops Called for Man with Guitar
A musician showed up at Taylor Swift's front gate in hopes of pitching her some song ideas, and refused to leave her front gate ... until cops were called.
Security spotted the guy loitering outside Taylor’s Beverly Hills home Saturday afternoon. When they approached, we're told he claimed he knew Taylor and they'd worked together in the past.
Taylor's security team didn't buy it and asked him to leave. When he dug in his heels ... they called in cops who also told him to leave. He took cops more seriously, and bolted.
Less than 2 weeks ago cops cuffed and carted away a different man at one of Taylor's other homes.
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Kanye West Talk About Me It'll Cost You $10 Mil
Kanye West gave the crew at his Madison Square Garden show 10 million reasons to keep their mouths shut about him and his family.
We've obtained docs which Kanye got his crew to sign, in which they promise not to breathe a word about what they saw or heard about "all members of the Kardashian, Jenner and West families." The guarantee of confidentiality comes with a threat. Any breach would result in a damage claim "not less than ten million dollars."
As for how long the crew has to zip it ... "the life of artist plus ten years, or fifty years, whichever is longer."
Collecting is a whole other matter, right?
Gucci Mane I'm Getting Outta Prison ... Sooner Than Later
Gucci Mane had to play math teacher to prison officials ... and it means he's gonna get out of jail earlier.
It's been a long road for Mane since he was arrested in 2013 for violating probation by carrying a gun. He served time in a Georgia jail, then got transferred to a federal pen. He'd been sentenced to 39 months for the violation.
Mane filed docs claiming the Bureau of Prisons was miscalculating his time served ... and a judge agreed a clarification was needed.
Thanks to the change, his 39 months will be up in September 2016.
7 months to go. It'll go by like that!
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Justin Bieber New Tour Date Added ... Just for Florida Lawyers
Justin Bieber's gonna have to take time out of his busy world tour schedule to deal with a lawsuit ... according to a judge's order.
Bieber's legal team hasn't been able to agree on a deposition date in the lawsuit a photog filed, claiming Justin's bodyguard locked him in a Miami Subway restaurant and beat him up for taking pics.
According to docs, Bieber is unavailable from February 16 through December 2 due to a CA lawsuit he's dealing with, and because his "Purpose" world tour runs during that time.
Justin did say he had 2 free days in February, but the timing didn't work for the other side.
The judge sided with the photog and ordered Bieber to sit for questioning no later than July 31. He happens to have a tour stop in Miami on July 2.
Biebs might be a little depo-phobic since he's going to be grilled by Mark DiCowden -- the same lawyer who questioned him about Selena Gomez for a different case.
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'16 and Pregnant' Star Court Cuts Off MIA Baby Daddy
"16 and Pregnant" star Lindsey Harrison just had a huge victory in court -- she's been awarded all parental rights to her 5-year-old daughter.
Lindsey, who's 21 now, got a managing conservatorship over her daughter, Aniyah Monroe Harrison-Ponce.
According to legal docs ... Aniyah's birth father, Forrest Dean Ponce, has been absent for 6 months, and failed to support his daughter for at least a year.
The judge's ruling officially terminates Ponce's relationship with Aniyah. Lindsey also gets to change her daughter's last name to her new married name ... Nicholson.
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Clive Davis Death Threats Trigger Police Manhunt
Sony Music honcho Clive Davis is at the receiving end of some very serious death threats ... and they're so severe, cops are on the alert to track the suspect down.
Law enforcement sources tell us Jeffrey Choi left Davis a message in November saying, "... you're a piece of s*** ... I will f***ing kill you."
We're told it's not the first time Davis has been threatened by Choi. In 2011, Choi left messages with Sony Music claiming they made songs about him without permission. He demanded money and threatened violence. He was put on a psych hold but later released.
Cops say when they went to Choi's latest residence they learned he'd moved and when they got him on the phone, he refused to meet up without seeing Clive face-to-face.
We're told the situation is still under investigation and cops are desperate to speak with Choi.
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Mandy Moore Scary Guy Arrested At Singer's Home For Felony Stalking
A man was arrested for felony stalking Friday after ranting and raving at Mandy Moore's Hollywood home ... TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement tells us the guy was trying to leave some notes at her doorstep and was screaming and swearing. Mandy, who was home at the time, called the police.
We're told it's the second time in 3 days the guy showed up at her home, doing the same thing. When he showed up the first time Mandy called the cops and filed a police report, but he was not arrested.
Our law enforcement sources say the guy -- in his 40's -- seems to have some sort of mental illness, and it's very possible they will try to get him involuntarily committed. But for now, he sits in jail on felony stalking charges.
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Zac Brown Sued by Blind Woman Your Country's Fine, But Your Heavy Metal Sucks!
Zac Brown incited an unruly Boston crowd at a Fenway Park concert and security failed to protect a blind woman from the mob ... so she claims in a new lawsuit.
Karen Perry says she went to the concert last August and was seated in the disabled section. Zac came down to press the flesh with his fans, and they stormed the disabled section ... around where Zac was standing.
Security stepped in to control the situation but according to Perry only made things worse. One of the guards lifted the metal gate, causing it to lodge in Perry's armpit. She says she was so badly injured she can no longer use her white cane to navigate.
As for why she's suing Zac ... Perry says Brown's "known propensity for going into the crowd" deserved more attention from security.
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Tito Ortiz Cited for Battery on Woman In Vegas Club Incident
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MMA star Tito Ortiz was cited for misdemeanor battery early this morning after allegedly getting physical with a woman inside of a Vegas nightclub ... TMZ Sports has learned.
Here's what we know ...
Cops were called to Drai's Nightclub inside The Cromwell hotel around 1 AM -- where a woman claimed Ortiz got physical with her and tried to rip her phone away.
The woman tells TMZ Sports she had been taking pics inside the club earlier in the evening -- and she believes Tito must have thought she was trying to snap shots of him.
The woman claims Tito tried to "whip her around" -- and the incident was so frightening, she was "scared for [her] life."
When cops arrived to the scene, Tito was NOT arrested -- however, he was cited for misdemeanor battery.
We're told the woman is lawyering up -- and is considering her legal options.
We've reached out to Tito for comment -- so far, no word back.
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Bill Murray Hurled Fans' Phones Off Rooftop
10:00 AM PT -- Police spoke to Murray on Friday and he's offered to pay for the damage to the phones. The phone owners were cool with that, and don't want to press any charges ... so, case closed.
Bill Murray is accused of going all Naomi Campbell on some fans who tried to take his photo in the tranquil seaside town of Carmel, CA ... and now cops are investigating.
Bill was hanging out at the Vesuvio rooftop lounge, a popular watering hole for celebs playing in the annual Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tourney. It's going on now, and Bill is playing.
The owner of the restaurant, Scott Pepe, tells us Bill wasn't drinking ... he just got really pissed when a few patrons got starstruck and took his pic.
The fans were pretty obvious, with flashes going off only 10 feet away from Bill, according to Scott. He says Bill got so angry he got up and chucked their phones off the 2nd story rooftop.
Cops were called, but Bill left before they got there.
Scott says the incident's making him change his policy -- no phones and no pictures, since celebs come in a lot. We spoke to the Carmel PD, and they're looking into the incident.
No truth, we believe, to rumors Bill said the following ...
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Street Artist Retna From Bieber Art to Common Vandal ... Allegedly
Street artist Retna got arrested for busting out his best spray paint on a ritzy furniture store ... since they didn't hire him to do so.
Retna, who created Justin Bieber's "Purpose" album art, got busted last week at HD Buttercup in downtown L.A. Law enforcement sources tell us he tried to pull a Banksy, tagging the famous store after dark.
Of course, Banksy doesn't get caught.
Retna's had a few other famous arrests, but avoided serious jail time. He's been charged with felony vandalism, and could get 3 years behind bars if convicted.