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Kim Kardashian is getting sued for a smashup she had near the Beverly Hills Hotel a couple years ago.

Rafael Linares says he was driving on Sunset Blvd when the accident happened. In the lawsuit, filed Tuesday in L.A., Linares doesn't describe the accident any further -- but goes on to say he suffered multiple injuries, and has incurred expenses for physicians and surgeons.

He also says his car was damaged ... again not much detail beyond that.

As we reported when the accident happened in March 2014 ... no one was ticketed, and Kardashian and Linares exchanged info and hugged it out.

Sources close to Kim describe the damage as "minimal" and felt the guy was totally fine. Her G Wagon suffered a slight paint scuff during the collision.

Gossip Cop first reported the lawsuit.

Salma Hayek was outraged when cops told her they would not take action against the neighbor who shot and killed her dog ... TMZ has learned.

We broke the story ... police in Yelm, Washington closed out their investigation into the death of Salma's beloved 9-year-old dog Mozart, after concluding the dog had trespassed on the neighbor's property and was trying to attack his dogs. The neighbor shot Mozart with a pellet gun to scare him off.

Cops tell us Salma couldn't believe cops were letting her neighbor skate, insisting her dogs NEVER trespassed on the guy's land.

Here's Salma's problem. Her caretaker is the one who walked the dogs everyday, and she fessed up to cops the dogs routinely moseyed onto the neighbor's property and got into it with his dogs.

It's unclear if Salma plans to press the issue, but we do know when cops first met with her after Mozart died, her lawyer was present.

Erin Andrews wept openly on the witness stand as she described how the illegal peep hole video recording destroyed her professionally and personally.

During her 2nd day of testimony, Erin talked about how the video -- secretly shot by Michael David Barrett -- made her distrusting and obsessed with checking the Internet. She broke down in tears when asked about how it's affected her relationship with NHL star Jarret Stoll.

Erin said, "He didn't know me before this happened. I think he would've loved the girl more that was there before this happened, and I feel very guilty about that."

The FOX Sports and "Dancing With the Stars" host is suing Marriott and Barrett for $75 million.

NY Yankees pitcher Aroldis Chapman has been suspended 30 games for his role in an alleged domestic violence incident involving his GF ... and will lose roughly $1.7 MILLION in salary.

As we previously reported, Chapman's girlfriend claimed he pushed and choked her during an argument back in October ... then went to the garage and fired several shots into the wall.

Chapman denied wrongdoing (though admitted to "poking her" in the shoulder) -- and was NOT charged with a crime ... but the MLB decided there was enough evidence to punish Chapman under the league's domestic violence policy.

Chapman issued a statement saying, "Today, I accepted a 30 game suspension from Major League Baseball resulting from my actions on October 30, 2015."

"I want to be clear, I did not in any way harm my girlfriend that evening. However, I should have exercised better judgment with respect to certain actions, and for that I am sorry."

"The decision to accept a suspension, as opposed to appealing one, was made after careful consideration."

"I made this decision in an effort to minimize the distractions that an appeal would cause the Yankees, my new teammates and most importantly, my family. I have learned from this matter, and I look forward to being part of the Yankees’ quest for a 28th World Series title."

Katt Williams' explanation for his latest arrest is a classic Katt tale -- accusing a store clerk of racism and outright disrespect of, not just him, but black people everywhere.

TMZ broke the story ... the comedian got arrested Monday for allegedly punching a pool supply store employee in Georgia. But Katt says the worker started the altercation by subtly accusing him of being a criminal, and then hurling a racial epithet.

As Katt put it, "He used the n-word on the last day of Black History Month." And Katt wasn't having it.

You've got to see him describe what happened next. Important note: He doesn't deny punching the guy, and Katt talks a lot about Katt in the 3rd person in this clip.

We got him on his way into an L.A. courthouse where he had a hearing for a different case -- assault with a deadly weapon in Inglewood. He entered a not guilty plea.

Man's got a lot of cases.

Meek Mill did NOT spend one of his final nights before house arrest with his main chick -- Nicki Minaj -- he spent it with MANY chicks ...as in the Philly strippers he showered with $75k!!

Meek hit up the Vanity Grand Cabaret: Philadelphia Premier Gentlemen's club Sunday night for Future's after-party ... but the night was less sad, going away and more celebration ... of ass.

We're told Meek brought his artist Chino MMG, who just survived a shooting a few days ago ... so you know he was ready to party.

Of course, the fact he wasn't with Nicki is a strong sign there's trouble in paradise ... as we've reported, the couple's been feuding.

As for his house arrest ... the Philly D.A.'s Office tells us everything's set for Meek to go under lockdown ... including his monitoring device and clearing his home of contraband and weapons.

11:15 AM PT: Leon's rep tells TMZ ... Leon is legally authorized to license and sell Hendrix-themed merchandise and has been doing so for years. As for the latest liquor lawsuit ... Leon's rep says Leon's not to blame, claiming some former business associates went rogue a few years back -- and, in fact, Leon is planning to sue as well.

Jimi Hendrix was all for Purple Haze, all in your brain, but his estate ain't down to push a specialty liqueur that jacked his famous song title ... according to a new lawsuit.

The company that controls the late guitar great's merchandising is going after Leon Hendrix ... one of Jimi's relatives because he's hawking something called Purple Haze Liqueur. Bottles of the berry-flavored cognac and vodka blend also feature a picture of Jimi.

Experience Hendrix wants a judge to shut down all sales for obvious reasons -- it says Leon has no authority to use the name or likeness, plus he's done this before. In 2008, Experience Hendrix blocked sales of Jimi Hendrix Electric Vodka ... which it believes Leon was behind.

EH points out Leon is kind of a black sheep in the fam, saying Jimi's father purposely left him out when he doled out control of Jimi's music and merchandising.

The keepers of all things Jimi are suing Leon and his biz partner for all their profits and to get an injunction blocking all future sales.

A New York City judge just ordered Howard Stern "Wack Packer" High Pitch Erik to steer clear from The Elephant Boy after allegedly threatening to kill him.

Erik's attorney, Jeff Scaggs, tells TMZ the judge issued a no-contact order Tuesday at his arraignment on one count of aggravated harassment. However, the order allows for "incidental" contact, meaning the two can still interact through public appearances or on 'The Stern Show.'

Scaggs tells us the whole thing has been extremely stressful for Erik, especially because he says EB still attacks him about his weight and dead mom on Twitter.

TMZ broke the story ... Erik was arrested in January for texting threatening messages to Elephant Boy. Cops say the messages read, "You're a dead mother f***er I'll break your face and strangle you."

Erik will be back in court next month.

One of the drug cartel bad dudes from "Sicario" was on the run from real life cops in L.A. before they chased him down and arrested him for DUI.

Law enforcement sources tell us cops spotted Bernardo Saracino -- drug lord Manuel Diaz in "Sicario" -- around 3:30 AM swerving on an L.A. freeway. Officers lit him up and the chase was on. We're told Saracino refused to pull over for about 8 minutes, leading LAPD cops on a chase that covered 3 freeways ... although never exceeding speed limits.

We're told Saracino -- who's also in Tina Fey's "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" -- eventually pulled over and surrendered peacefully. Officers booked him for misdemeanor DUI and evading police.

We reached out to Saracino's rep for comment ... so far, no word back.

One half of Mobb Deep and Universal Music have squashed their legal beef, but if Prodigy wants to get paid ... he's gonna have to jump on Twitter.

According to docs, the rapper and Universal's publishing arm reached a settlement -- he had sued for back royalties, accusing the label of skimming revenue from his solo work.

Under the settlement, Universal Music Publishing Group will fork over $153,751.21 to Prodigy's lawyers ... with one string attached. Prodigy must publicly declare the feud is over, with this specific tweet: "My dispute with UMPG was all a misunderstanding. Thankful that we resolved it quickly and happy to be continuing my long-standing relationship with UMPG."

That's over 140 characters, so it'll be a two-parter -- but when you see it, know that Prodigy got paid.

Rick Ross just got indicted in the alleged pistol whipping of his groundskeeper, but TMZ has learned his attorney thinks there's no case here ... because Ross was acting in self-defense.

Ross' attorney, Steve Sadow, gave the court a heads up he believes Ross should be immune from criminal prosecution because the groundskeeper was committing felonies on Ross' property -- which means the rapper would be within his rights to beat up the man.

Ross has claimed Jonathan Zamudio, the groundskeeper, was partying with cocaine and drug paraphernalia in the guest house of Ross' Georgia estate.

Sadow says he will make the case that Ross was "acting in self-defense and in defense of his property when he encountered trespassers."

Erin Andrews broke down on the stand Monday as she testified about how she learned she was secretly recorded through a peephole in her Nashville hotel room in 2008 by Michael David Barrett.

Andrews' testimony was part of her $75 million lawsuit against the Nashville Marriott and Barrett ... who got a two-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to interstate stalking.

Her father Steve testified last Wednesday, saying his daughter is "a shell of her former self" because of the video.

Katt Williams is sitting in a Georgia jail cell after getting busted for hitting a store clerk ... TMZ has learned.

Police tell us Katt was arrested Monday at a pool supply store in Gainesville, GA. Officers say Katt had a verbal altercation with an employee and it escalated when he threw an object ... and then punched the employee.

Katt, who's had his fair share of arrests, assumed the position -- cops say he was on the ground with his hands behind his back ... ready to be cuffed when they arrived.

Katt was released on $5,000 bail.

Dr. Luke is not letting Kesha get away with embracing Lady Gaga for Sunday night's Oscars performance ... he's lashed out at her saying "Til It Happens to You" has nothing to do with her.

Luke is responding to Kesha's tweet, "thank you @ladygaga and VP @JoeBiden for bringing attention to sexual assault at the oscars. it hit very close to my heart for obvious reasons."

Luke's attorney, Christine Lepera, tells TMZ, "Ms. Sebert [Kesha], who in sworn videotaped testimony from 2011 stated that she had never been sexually abused or drugged by Dr. Luke is neither a victim nor the appropriate person to be held up as an example for this important issue."

Kesha -- who's vacationing in Turks and Caicos -- claims Luke threatened her into denying allegations of rape during the depo.

Kesha's not fully unplugged during her Caribbean vacay -- she tuned in for the Oscars and used the buzz around Lady Gaga to put a spotlight on her sexual assault allegations against Dr. Luke.

Last night she thanked Gaga and Vice Prez Joe Biden for "bringing attention to sexual assault at the Oscars."

As we've reported, Kesha jetted to Turks & Caicos over the weekend to escape her legal problems, but she was obviously watching when Biden intro'd Gaga's performance of "Til It Happens to You."

Kesha's review -- "It hit very close to my heart for obvious reasons."

The woman cops say confessed to causing a major wreck while driving Blac Chyna's BMW has been dodging cops and now she's facing serious charges.

TMZ has learned the L.A. County D.A. has hit Charmeika "Paige" Addison's with a felony hit and run charge for the November crash, where she t-boned a SUV, injuring 3 girls inside.

We broke the story ... witnesses say Addison bailed right after the crash, but met with cops a few days later to confess. She claimed Blac Chyna was not in the car during the accident.

She was not arrested while cops finished their investigation and sent the case to the D.A.'s office -- but now they can't track her down, so they've issued an arrest warrant.

Addison, who's appeared on "Boss Nails," is also facing charges for reckless driving and driving without a license.