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Sugar Ray Leonard and his family say they've been threatened and harassed for years by a man with a violent criminal past, and finally had to get a restraining order.

Bobbi Kristina Brown's boyfriend feels vindicated by her autopsy findings -- thinking it proves he had nothing to do with her death, but he's pissed prosecutors sat on the info for so long.

Members of Nick Gordon's legal team tell TMZ ... the just released report shows Bobbi Kristina was in the throes of serious drug addiction, and that can't possibly be pinned on Gordon.

As we reported, she had weed, cocaine, morphine (possibly from heroin), anti-anxiety pills and booze in her system.

Additionally, they point to the Medical Examiner's notes -- the findings refute earlier media reports that Bobbi Kristina had injuries on her face. The ME could not determine if her death was accidental or intentional.

But we're told his legal team, lead by Jose Baez, are most upset prosecutors kept the report under seal for nearly a year ... since they feel it clears his name. It was unsealed only after members of the media pressured them to release it. Nick feels that if it was shown to the public sooner, the perception of him would be totally different.

A construction worker found a knife buried on the perimeter of the former O.J. Simpson estate ... and it's currently being tested by the LAPD in a top secret investigation ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.

The story is incredible. We're told a construction worker found the knife years ago -- we have heard several different stories, ranging from "several years ago" to 1998, when the house was demolished.

The weapon is a folding buck knife.

Our law enforcement sources say the construction worker took the knife to the street, where he saw an LAPD cop. He told the officer where he found the knife and the cop took it.

Turns out the cop -- who worked in the traffic division -- was off duty at the time, working security for a movie shoot at a house across the street on Rockingham. Our sources say the officer took the knife home and kept it ... kept it for years.

In late January of this year, after the cop retired from the LAPD, he contacted a friend who worked in LAPD's Robbery Homicide Division (RHD). The cop told the friend about the knife and said he was getting it framed to put on his wall. He wanted his friend to get the DR (Departmental Record) number for the Nicole Brown Simpson/Ronald Goldman murder case, which he planned on engraving in the frame.

We're told the friend was indignant, and told his superiors. The brass was outraged and demanded that the retired cop turn the knife over, which he did.

Our sources say the knife is currently being tested for hair and fingerprints. It will be moved to the Serology Unit next week, where it will be tested for DNA and other biological evidence.

One source familiar with the investigation tells us, cops who eyeballed the knife think it could have blood residue on it, but it's hard to know without testing because it's extremely rusted and stained.

The investigation is top secret. It's been logged into the LAPD's computer system outside the official case file to maintain security. Our sources say, since O.J. was found not guilty, it's still an open case. That means cops can continue investigating, but O.J. cannot be prosecuted again -- double jeopardy.

LAPD held a news conference to open up about the story TMZ broke -- the knife that was found buried on O.J. Simpson's property.

They confirmed what we reported about the folding buck knife -- and added that the officer who was holding on to it, until earlier this year, had retired in the late 90s.

Texans WR Jaelen Strong initially lied to police about having weed when he was arrested last week -- but quickly fessed up and pulled a box of joints out of his crotch ... and TMZ Sports has the footage.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner is strongly suggesting his old TV dad, Bill Cosby, is getting railroaded by the media and the public because he's black.

During an appearance on "The Real," Malcolm was asked about 'Cosby Show' reruns getting yanked off TV, and said ... "I can't help but think about Woody Allen, Roman Polanski, Steven Collins."

Check out the clip -- he feels Hollywood still celebrates those men despite their alleged crimes against minors. It's interesting, Malcolm never fully plays the race card, but it's clear he thinks Cosby's not getting a fair shake ... for some reason.

The full interview airs Monday ... check local listings.

The gym staffer who called 911 on Kam Chancellor said the Seahawks player was "bad news" -- and had been "pounding" on the doors ... even though the gym was closed.

TMZ Sports obtained the 911 call ... in which the woman at the Redmond Athletic Club in Washington describes 5 people (3 black and 2 white) who came to the gym unannounced.

The woman said she explained that the gym was closed, but the group refused to go -- "They're trying to get in and we've told them multiple times they need to leave."

At one point, the woman says, "I don't know if they're homeless kids ... I know there used to be a lot of heroin addicts around here."

Eventually, cops came to the scene and spoke with Chancellor -- who explained his side of the story. No arrests were made and cops say Kam was a "super nice guy."

Jerry Sandusky is being sued by another one of his alleged victims -- a man who claims the disgraced former Penn St. football coach abused him in 2009 ... TMZ Sports has learned.

The accuser -- who filed his lawsuit under the name "John Doe" -- is going after Sandusky and Penn State University ... claiming Sandusky preyed on him when he was a young boy involved in Sandusky's Second Mile charity organization.

We spoke to the accuser's lawyer who tells us his client was a witness in the grand jury investigation into Sandusky in 2009.

We asked the attorney why his client waited so long to file the suit to which he replied, "The abuse occurred in 2009 when he was a minor and he is now an adult."

The attorney wouldn't expand on the rationale.

In 2012, Sandusky was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison for raping and sexually abusing several young boys during his time as a football coach at Penn State.

11:45 AM PT: The defense has rested their case. Closing arguments will begin Friday.

Erin Andrews and her legal team want to re-grill the Marriott exec who went to a Nashville restaurant Tuesday night with friends and watched the now-infamous nude peephole video ... TMZ has learned.

It's a huge development ... we're told Erin's lawyers will ask the judge to allow them to force Neal Peskind back on the stand. Peskind admitted he was at the restaurant when 2 of his friends watched the video at the table. A waitress said she watched all 3 people at the table as they mocked Erin's body.

Peskind admits his friends looked at the video, but says he asked them to turn it off.

This could be the equivalent of the O.J. glove demonstration ... a disaster for Marriott. Andrews wants $75 million, claiming she's haunted by the video everywhere she goes. If the jury hears a Marriott exec himself was playing the video at a social gathering right in the middle of the trial, it could have a seismic impact on the case.

The judge has not ruled on whether Peskind can be recalled.

Reese Witherspoon's logo for her popular clothing and jewelry line is a dead ringer for a piece of jewelry designed several years before hers ... according to a new lawsuit.

Jordann Weingartner says she created in 2008, and got a copyright for a "distinctive six-pointed floral design" which she called Magnolia. In her lawsuit, Weingartner points out her jewelry is a hot-seller in stores and online ... and in multiple states including Florida, New York, Texas, and California.

Then along comes Reese in 2015, rolling out a magnolia design for her Draper James line, according to the docs. Weingartner says Reese's version is a total knockoff of hers and confuses the marketplace.

She's suing to get a cut of Reese's profits and to get her Draper James Magnolia yanked from stores ... like an annoying weed.

Katt Williams is racking up alleged crimes coast to coast -- he was also involved in an L.A. altercation and he's considered a suspect ... TMZ has learned.

Katt tells us he saw a car accident Tuesday outside his hotel and went down to the scene to help the victims. But while he was doing that, he says onlookers, who he described as "rappers," started making fun of his height.

Williams stands about 5'5" and he says the "rappers" were all six feet or taller. He says when he told them to shut up ... one of them hit him, so he struck back in self-defense.

He told a similar story about the 2 incidents in Georgia -- the first with 5 women in Atlanta on Sunday, and then his arrest at a pool supply store on Monday. He's accused of punching in all 3 cases.

The Erin Andrews nude peephole video was mocked openly at a Marriott exec's dinner table in Nashville ... but the exec denies having anything to do with the video being played.

Neal Peskind admits his friends pulled up the video on a phone while they were out to dinner Tuesday night. He says he quickly asked them to stop "and while they did so, it was not as quickly as I had hoped."

The damage was done. A server saw what happened and blasted Peskind and co. on Twitter. She claims Peskind and his friends talked about Erin's body and said she doesn't deserve money. Peskind denies there was any such conversation, and says, "This incident has been blown into something it was not."

Here's the problem ... the jury in Erin's $75 million lawsuit against Marriott is not sequestered. The judge has no doubt instructed them to ignore all news reports related to the case, but you know the way that goes.

On his way into court Wednesday ... reporters for WSMV, which broke the story, questioned Peskind about the incident.

Madonna and Guy Ritchie both called into a New York custody hearing Wednesday afternoon, and the judge went after them ... saying THEY are the ones hurting their 15-year-old son Rocco.

Here's what went down in court ...

- Rocco is currently enrolled in school in London. Rocco's attorney called it a "great fit for him."
- The judge is pleased about the school decision and doesn't want to move Rocco out of the school.
- Rocco's attorney said the uncertainty of the situation is having a negative effect on Rocco, but the judge says the real problem is the "inability of the parents to come up with a solution."

Bottom line -- the judge isn't forcing Rocco to move back to New York with his mother at this time ... but is urging Madonna and Guy to find an amicable resolution to visitation issues.

Katt Williams is on a Bonnie and Clyde style crime spree ... if you believe the 5 women who've now come forward claiming he and his crew held them at gunpoint.

The women say they ran into Katt and his 15-person entourage Sunday morning at 2:30 in downtown Atlanta. They say they noticed the comedian and asked for a photo, but when Williams noticed one of them was recording video ... he allegedly lost it.

The women say he punched one of them -- which started an all out brawl, until Williams took out a gun and pointed it at them. They claim he and his entourage took all their phones. One woman says she managed to grab a phone from their car ... and dialed 911.

When cops arrived Katt told officers a different story. He claims the women were harassing him, and one of them tried to snatch a chain from his neck ... and that's when he punched in self-defense. He does admit taking out a gun, but only because he heard one of the women mention a gun.

In the end, police made no arrests because there were no independent witnesses and no injuries -- but they are continuing to investigate.

As we've reported ... Katt was arrested the next day in an Atlanta suburb for allegedly punching an employee in a pool supply store.

The 5 women have lawyered up.

Suge Knight is out of his jail cell ... and in a hospital bed ... where he's getting treatment for severe abdominal pain.

Law enforcement sources tell us the murder suspect was complaining about stomach issues, and he was rushed to L.A. County Hospital by ambulance on Monday evening. He's still there ... under close guard, of course.

Suge's had a bunch of health issues over the last year while he's awaiting trial for driving over a man and killing him -- frequently getting rushed out of court hearings and jail.

Maybe those Oscars skits on Sunday night didn't sit well with him.

Bristol Palin and Dakota Meyer are going to war over spending time with their baby girl, and the linchpin to the whole deal is centered around Bristol's boobs.

Dakota filed docs in Alaska proposing a first time meetup with 2-month-old Sailor, and wants to have her alone 10 hours a day, for 4 consecutive days ... so he can develop a father-daughter bond.

But mama bear Bristol filed her own docs saying that plan won't work because Sailor can't be away from her food source -- Bristol's breasts -- for that long. She says she intends to breastfeed Sailor until she's one.