'Welcome to Sweetie Pie's' Star Grandson Killed in Shooting
Miss Robbie, the star of "Welcome to Sweetie Pie's" on OWN, is mourning the loss of her grandson ... who was shot and killed in St. Louis, and she believes he was set up.
21-year-old Andre Montgomery was found in a house, unconscious with a gunshot wound Monday night. Police say he was pronounced dead on the scene ... and at this point there's no suspect.
Miss Robbie tells TMZ ... the house where Andre was shot had a recording studio, and he was laying down a rap. She's been told that during the recording session, Andre got a phone call to meet someone outside, and when he went out ... that's when he got shot.
Miss Robbie says there is one strong lead in the case -- Andre was staying in a hotel, and on Tuesday morning someone used a key to enter the room. She says Andre's belongings were missing from the room ... but the person who went in was captured on surveillance cameras.
Andre was frequently featured with his family members on 'Sweetie Pie' ... including his high school graduation in 2013, when Miss Robbie was beaming with pride.
A rep for OWN tells us, "Our hearts are with Miss Robbie, Andre's Uncle Tim Norman and the rest of the Sweetie Pie's family."
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Chumlee House Filled with Marijuana, Guns and Signs of Cocaine
11:30 AM PT -- Chumlee's attorneys, David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, tell TMZ ... "We will be analyzing what was allegedly found and whether the alleged seizure was lawful in a courtroom, not in the media. Austin (Chumlee's real name) has great faith in the judicial system, as do we, and looks forward to a just resolution of this matter."
Chumlee's Las Vegas home was loaded with so many drugs and weapons, it's consistent with a drug dealer's setup -- and featured a party spot called the "Chum Chum" room ... according to the police.
TMZ obtained the results of the search cops conducted when they arrested the "Pawn Stars" cast member last week -- and there's a huge laundry list of narcotics.
- 1 gallon Ziploc with 116 grams (1/4 pound) of marijuana
- 2 clear jars of marijuana (8.2 grams and 2.8 grams)
- 1 bag with 4.4 grams marijuana
- 7 clear capsules with 1.7 grams of methamphetamine powder
- 17 Xanax bars
According to cops, Chumlee copped to smoking "a lot of weed" ... but insisted he's not a drug dealer. He said he typically buys in bulk, just for convenience.
Besides weed ... cops also found signs of cocaine use in the "Chum Chum" room, which has a stripper pole. Police say they found a clear plastic baggie with white residue and also a rolled up $1 bill with white residue.
As for weapons ... cops seized 12 firearms, only 4 were registered to Chumlee.
The report confirms police were searching in connection with a sexual assault case in which Chumlee is a suspect. Officers took his bedding and drew blood from him at the jailhouse.
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Terrell Suggs Hit with Criminal Charges ... For AZ Crash
NFL superstar Terrell Suggs has been formally charged with 2 misdemeanors stemming from his Arizona car crash earlier this month ... and if convicted, he could face jail time.
TMZ Sports broke the story ... Suggs was arrested in a Scottsdale shopping center parking lot around 1 AM on March 4th ... after cops say he struck a wall and left the scene.
Suggs disputed the "leaving the scene" part -- claiming he simply went to a Mexican restaurant that was open to call a friend to pick him up.
Now, officials have formally charged Suggs with 2 misdemeanors -- driving with a suspended license and failure to notify after striking a fixture.
If convicted of the suspended license charge, Suggs could face up to 6 months in jail. The failure to notify charge carries a lighter sentence ... up to 30 days in jail.
Suggs was also cited for failure to control speed to avoid a collision -- which requires him to pay a small fine.
Suggs is due in front of the judge in April.
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Randy Meisner I'll Get By with Help From Friends ... NOT My Kids
Randy Meisner's kids are just waiting to pounce now that his wife is dead ... according to the ex-Eagles bassist, but he's taking legal steps to fend them off.
Meisner says his estranged children are desperate to get him under a conservatorship, which he does not want. Meisner admits he does need help and care in the wake of Lana's tragic accidental shooting -- but he has a different plan.
In docs filed in L.A., 70-year-old Meisner says he wants 2 people -- a "trusted friend" and his financial advisor -- to be his convservators. He says he's in a "profound state of grief" and needs the support of these friends.
As we've reported, Meisner's kids attempted -- with the help of a family friend -- to get a conservatorship over him last year, but failed.
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Rolls-Royce vs. Royce Rizzy Car Co. Wins Name Game ... Rapper Can't Roll
Big news for Rolls Royce Rizzy ... his name change is now official after a judge ruled in favor of Rolls-Royce in its war over the ritzy handle.
The rapper can no longer go by Rolls Royce Rizzy, and can't use the company's RR logo in connection with his music or music videos. The luxe car company sued the rapper in January 2015 for trademark infringement.
After the suit was filed ... R³ preemptively toned it down to just Royce Rizzy and wiped the Rolls-Royce title and logo from his website, social media and advertising.
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Clippers' Branden Dawson Domestic Incident Involved 2nd Woman
The Branden Dawson domestic violence arrest involved a 2nd woman who showed up to the home where he lives with his girlfriend ... multiple law enforcement sources tell TMZ Sports.
We broke the story ... the Clippers player was arrested Sunday morning after the alleged incident.
Now, we're told the entire incident stemmed from a 2nd woman who arrived to Dawson's home in Playa Vista, CA -- and an argument ensued involving all 3 people.
One of the women claimed she was pushed -- though we're not sure if it's Dawson's GF or the other woman.
We reached out to Dawson for comment -- so far, no word back.
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O.J. Simpson No DNA On Buried Knife
7:21 AM PT -- The LAPD just released a statement that the lead investigator has not received any such information from the crime lab. Maybe so, but our inside sources say the tests have been done and no DNA was found.
LAPD detectives hit a dead end with the knife that was buried on O.J. Simpson's Rockingham estate ... TMZ has learned.
Sources familiar with the situation tell us, the DNA testing produced no matches. We're told the microbes in the soil degraded any DNA to the point it was impossible to get a meaningful result.
We're also told there was no hair or other sample that produced a lead.
TMZ broke the story ... a construction worker found the buck knife with a 5" blade buried on the perimeter of the property and gave it to a retired LAPD cop who was doing traffic control for a movie shoot. The cop took it home and put it in his tool box for more than a dozen years.
The LAPD has not announced the results, but we're told the investigation is over.
Fact is ... it's impossible to know for sure if this was the murder knife, but it is interesting it appears to have been buried long enough to degrade any DNA.
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Yasiel Puig Sues I'm Striking Out With Insurance ... After House Flood
Yasiel Puig was underwater at his Miami mansion when his refrigerator went on the fritz, but he says his insurance company's giving him the high hard one -- refusing to pay up, according to a lawsuit.
Judge Judy Agent Sues I Want My Piece of the Pie
The agent who claims to have discovered Judge Judy has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the company that produces the show, claiming the honchos are screwing them out of profits ... but Judy is scoffing at the suit saying the guy behind it is just an ingrate.
Rebel Entertainment, which is run by Richard Lawrence, claims the show has raked in $1.7 BILLION since it debuted in 1996, yet the honchos at production company Big Ticket and CBS say the show is operating at a loss.
According to the suit, which includes CBS as a defendant, Lawrence met Judy 20 years ago and put the show together, with a deal that he and his company would get 5% of net profits. The suit claims they haven't seen a penny since 2010.
Rebel claims Judy had her salary doubled in 2009 to a whopping $45 million, virtually wiping out any profits. There are reports Judy makes $47 mil a year.
Judy has issued a blistering statement, saying, "The fact that Richard Lawrence is complaining about my salary is actually hilarious. I met Mr. Lawrence for 2 hours some 21 years ago. Neither I nor anyone involved in the day-to-day production of my program has heard from him in 20 years. Not a card, not a gift, not a flower, not a congratulations, yet he has somehow received over $17,000,000 from my program."
Judy goes on, "My rudimentary math translates that into $8,500,000 an hour for Mr. Lawrence. Not a bad payday. Now complaining about not getting enough money, that's real chutzpah!"
BTW ... this is rich. We looked at the lawsuit ... Lawrence and his company spelled Judy's last name wrong throughout ... it's spelled Sheindlin ... they spelled it Scheindlin.
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Donnell Rawlings Philly Fight Was Racial Profiling ... I'm Not Katt Williams!
Donnell Rawlings says race was definitely a factor when fists started flying outside a Philadelphia restaurant early Sunday morning.
The "Chappelle's Show" star touched down at LAX on Monday, and told us the whole incident felt like a "Trump rally" because the entire restaurant turned on a "black guy that might have raised his voice a little bit."
As we first reported, police were called when Donnell was accused of a dine and dash. He says he'd just gone outside for a smoke, and a fight broke out when he tried to get back into the restaurant. In the end, no one was arrested.
On the other hand, Donnell accepts it might have been a case of mistaken identity. Katt Williams has been in a lot of trouble lately.
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Steelers GM Martavis Bryant At 'Crossroads In Life' ... After Drug Suspension
The Pittsburgh Steelers are "disappointed" in wide receiver Martavis Bryant -- who's been suspended for at least one year after failing a drug test -- and say the 24-year-old is at a crossroads in his life.
Bryant just announced that he would be dropping his appeal of the suspension and begin to serve his punishment immediately -- and Steelers GM Kevin Colbert says the guy needs to take the time for some serious self reflection.
"We are very disappointed that Martavis Bryant has put himself in this current situation of being suspended by the League," Colbert says.
"He is at a crossroads of his professional life, and he needs to understand significant changes need to occur in his professional life if he wants to regain his career as a Pittsburgh Steeler."
"We are hopeful that Martavis will take the necessary steps to develop the discipline in his personal life to become a successful player and a good teammate."
Bryant had previously missed 4 games in the 2015 season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. He went to rehab and worked with famed NBA coach John Lucas ... but was unable to stay on the wagon.
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NFL's D'Qwell Jackson FOUND GUILTY ... In Pizza Boy Attack
2:20 PM PT -- Jackson's attorney, David Schertler, says he's disappointed by the verdict and still believes he did NOT commit a crime. He adds, "Keep in mind, this is a misdemeanor case for a man with an impeccable prior record."
Indianapolis Colts linebacker D'Qwell Jackson has been found guilty of attacking a pizza delivery boy during an argument over a parking space last year ... TMZ Sports has learned.
As we previously reported, Jackson -- who intercepted the pass that started Deflategate -- was arrested in Washington D.C. back in February '15 after a pizza boy told cops the Pro Bowler punched him in the face.
Officials say the pizza boy claimed the two had been arguing over a parking spot when Jackson hit him in the face and the back of the head.
Moments ago he was found guilty of simple assault -- a misdemeanor. He's facing up to 180 days in jail. He's due to be sentenced next month.
Story developing ...
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Cesar Millan Dog & Pig Method 'Just Plain Dumb' ... Claims Veteran Trainer
Cesar Millan was "dumb and irresponsible" when he put that unleashed dog and pig in the same kennel, and the woman who blew the whistle is adamant ... Cesar should be charged.
TMZ spoke with the woman, a veteran dog trainer with 20 years experience, and she believes Cesar used the pig as bait, instead of slowly integrating the animals together. She claims the proper protocol would have been first putting the pig and dog in pens next to one another, and THEN together on leash.
As we previously reported, Cesar says the pig and dog are fine and now get along -- but the anonymous dog trainer thinks he's downplaying the severity of the pig's injury.
She says Cesar and Nat Geo should be held accountable for what she calls a ratings ploy. She wants him charged for animal cruelty, and wants the pig off his property, and his practices monitored moving forward.
Cesar maintains his methods are sound.
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Richard Simmons Fan Calls Cops ... Please Help Richard!
Richard Simmons' fans won't let it go ... they're convinced he's in peril -- so much so, they're calling police to check on him.
Hours before Simmons did a phone interview with NBC ... we've learned one of his fans was on the horn to LAPD. Our law enforcement sources tell us the anonymous person called a tip line to say Richard was being held against his will.
We're told police will NOT be conducting a welfare check on Simmons for a couple of reasons: first, as we've reported ... LAPD checked on Richard about a year ago. They spoke to him face-to-face and found he was "fine." Secondly, police heard him on "Today" reiterating what he already told them.
Bottom line -- cops are convinced Richard's not being abused or held hostage.
Steve Wynn Sued By Casino Dealers ... Split Aces, Not Tips
A group of Wynn Las Vegas casino dealers are pissed they have to split their tips with casino workers who customarily don't get tipped ... and now they've filed suit to get what they feel they deserve.
According to a lawsuit filed in federal court in Nevada, the dealers claim the casino forces them to pool their tips together ... but then share that pool with other casino employees.
The suit claims the Wynn has effectively gotten around paying minimum wage by appropriating the dealers' tips.
The dealers are suing the casino -- as well as Steve Wynn individually -- and are seeking damages, plus interest and attorneys' fees.
We reached out to the Wynn for comment ... so far, no word back.
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'Bold and the Beautiful' Tracey Bregman's BF Claims Her Son Wants to Kill Me
"The Bold and the Beautiful" star Tracey Bregman is in the middle of an intense legal battle between her son and boyfriend ... and the bf says he's scared for his life.
According to legal docs obtained by TMZ ... Bregman's boyfriend, Brian Landow, got a restraining order against her 19-year-old son, Landon. Brian says Landon pulled a gun on him and has threatened to kill him multiple times -- this is all because he and Tracey have tried to put an end to Landon's out-of-control partying.
In fact, according to Brian ... Landon hates him so much, the teen hatched a plan straight out of a soap script to sabotage mom's relationship -- hiding panties in Brian's car and dumping cocaine in his coffee.
The two are set to go to court later this month.