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Chris Brown's alleged stalker Danielle Patti will undergo a mental evaluation after her latest arrest at the singer's home.

Danielle Patti was in court Friday for a bail hearing when the judge gave the order. You can see in the video, Patti tried to speak directly to the judge -- declaring she wanted to dump her attorney and represent herself -- but the judge wasn't having it.

Danielle's been in jail since last week after she was arrested for trespassing at Chris' home for the second time since December.

Rick Ross is one step closer to getting a bunch of hardcore gang members off his ass after a sweep in Chicago nailed nearly 50 Gangster Disciples.

TMZ broke the story ... members of the Chicago-based gang posted a video in 2012, demanding Ross pay GD founder Larry Hoover for using the gang's name and symbols ... or else. Cops in Chicago jumped on the case and now at least 4 of the guys in the video have been indicted.

In the docs -- obtained by TMZ -- law enforcement ran a total crackdown ... slapping murder, drug and weapons charges on a total of 48 GD members.

You'll remember, shortly after the threats were posted online ... Rick canceled tour dates, though he insisted it was due to poor promotion and not out of fear.

Chris Brown wants to be 100% clear ... he has NO relationship with the woman who keeps getting busted at his home, and he's fed up with her yelling demands for sexual favors.

Chris has been in a standoff with Danielle Patti since she first got arrested for trespassing at his home in December. In new docs, Chris says she continues to harass him -- getting busted a second time and even filing a restraining order against him.

Chris describes quite the scene on at least one of Patti's unwanted visits. According to the docs, she shouts things like, "Chris are you going to eat my p****" and "I love you." He says it's clear she's delusional about having a relationship with Chris.

He was granted a temporary restraining order, forcing her to stay 100 yards away from Chris and one of his bodyguards.

Arsenio Hall just clapped back at Sinead O'Connor with a $5 MILLION defamation lawsuit over her claim he was fueling Prince's habit.

His lawyers, Marty Singer and Lynda Goldman, filed the suit Thursday morning, in which Arsenio calls Sinead a "desperate attention-seeker" for posting an incendiary rant on Facebook earlier this week. She called Prince a "longtime hard drug user" who got his supply from "Arsenio Hall (AKA Prince's and Eddie Murphy's bitch)."

In the suit, Arsenio flat out denies ever supplying Prince with illegal drugs -- and adds, he hasn't had contact with Sinead for 25 years. He also denies spiking her with drugs back in the day ... as she claimed.

As for why she targeted him -- Arsenio says she's repeatedly said she met Prince a couple times and she "detested" him. She also says she told Prince "to go f*** himself."

Authorities in Minnesota have made the overprescribing practices of Prince's doctors the focus of their investigation ... sources connected with the case tell TMZ.

We're told the criminal probe has zeroed in on a drug that almost killed Prince 6 days before his death -- Percocet. TMZ broke the story, EMTs gave Prince a "save shot" at the Moline airport after his plane made an emergency landing.

We're told law enforcement in Minnesota is looking at 3 possible abuses ... multiple doctors who overprescribed meds to the singer, aliases the singer and his doctors may have used, and multiple pharmacies that filled the prescriptions.

As we reported, Prince had prescriptions filled at least 4 times in the 7 days before he died, and at least one of the pharmacies was 6.1 miles from his home ... much farther than 8 other drug stores.

The man who called 911 in Prince's death could face criminal prosecution if he was expecting to get paid for helping the singer ... and it all comes down to the pills in his backpack.

The lawyer for Andrew Kornfeld -- whose dad runs a rehab facility in Marin County, California -- says his client is entitled to immunity from prosecution because he was acting as a Good Samaritan.

The issue -- Andrew had a synthetic opiate in his backpack, and he's not a doctor. Our sources say investigators are keenly interested in knowing why Andrew brought the pills. They are often used to wean people off drugs like Percocet -- the opiate which fueled Prince's addiction.

Andrew's attorney points to a Minnesota law that protects people who might be committing drug crimes from being prosecuted if they call 911. The idea is to give people an incentive to help others in dire need without fear of prosecution.

Here's the problem. Under the law, the person who calls 911 does NOT get immunity if they receive or expect to receive compensation for picking up the phone and making the call. It's unclear if Andrew and his dad were going to get paid, but the recovery center charges for its services, so it's a good bet they were expecting compensation.

As for the drugs in the backpack ... even if Andrew's dad prescribed the drug for Prince, our DEA sources say it's illegal for anyone to take the drugs across state lines and deliver drugs in states where the doctor is not board certified.

L.A. Rams rookie tight end Tyler Higbee pled NOT GUILTY to assaulting a man outside of a Kentucky bar back in April -- in an incident where Higbee allegedly hurled racial slurs at a Middle Eastern man.

Higbee was arrested on April 10th -- after officials say Higbee beat up Nawaf Alsaleh so badly, he gave the guy a concussion and a brain hemorrhage.

A witness told police that before the incident, Higbee and another man had been hurling slurs at Alsaleh such as "f*** ISIS" and "white power."

According to the police report, Higbee denied most of the slurs -- but admitted saying, "Watch out, Haji" after he punched him in the face.

Cops say Higbee initially fled the scene -- and officers gave chase -- with Higbee trying to hide behind a tree next to a church. He was eventually discovered and arrested. Cops say he was drunk.

Higbee was later charged with 2nd degree assault, 2nd degree evading police and public intoxication.

He's pled not guilty to all charges -- with his attorney insisting the 24-year-old was only acting in self defense after Alsaleh got aggressive and physical with Tyler and his girlfriend.

A well-dressed Johnny Manziel just appeared in court in his domestic violence case -- where the judge told him straight up ... DO NOT CONTACT COLLEEN CROWLEY.

Johnny Manziel turned himself in to authorities in Texas moments ago -- and was booked for misdemeanor assault in his domestic violence case ... TMZ Sports has learned.

The ex-NFL star gave a smirk during his mug shot.

He was released on $1,500 bond -- and is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday morning in Dallas.

Manziel is accused of beating up his ex-girlfriend, Colleen Crowley, back in January. She filed a restraining order against him claiming she was in fear for her life. She also claimed Manziel ruptured her eardrum.

If convicted on the assault charge, Manziel faces up to a year in jail.

Police tell us Manziel wasn't in the station very long, and was polite and cooperative.

Story developing ...

Prince's death is creating a unique issue for Minnesota lawmakers ... in the eyes of a prominent attorney with a reality TV show.

Rhonda Wills, one of the attorneys from "Sisters In Law" on WE tv, weighed in on the mad scramble to cash in on Prince's name and likeness ... and pointed out there's never been a situation like this in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.

Check out the clip ... she's strongly hinting it might be time for a change. Of course, Rhonda practices law in Texas, not Minnesota -- but 'Sisters' fans know ... she tends to get what she wants.

The addiction specialist who was at Prince's house the day he died brought a backpack containing a synthetic opiate ... and his criminal defense lawyer now insists he should not be prosecuted.

Prince's people called Dr. Howard Kornfeld the day before the singer died, saying they believed Prince was on the verge of dying from drugs. Prince was apparently on board to get help, but the doctor said it would be 2 days before he could get there.

Dr. Kornfeld sent his son, Andrew, who worked at their facility -- Recovery Without Walls. Andrew flew out early and was at Prince's home the day he died.

Andrew's lawyer, William Mauzy, just said Andrew did not supply Prince with any drugs, although he did have synthetic opiates in his backpack. The drug is called buprenorphine, a synthetic opiate for pain management and to wean people off actual opiates.

It was Andrew who called 911 after the staff found Prince unconscious in the elevator.

Sean Penn just scored a victory over Lee Daniels in his defamation lawsuit ... which they settled, but what's extraordinary is the apology letter Daniels had to write.

The "Empire" co-creator wrote, "I am so sorry that I have hurt you Sean, and I apologize and retract my reckless statements about you. How thoughtless of me. You are someone I consider a friend, a brilliant actor and true Hollywood legend and humanitarian."

Penn sued Daniels for $10 million over Lee comparing Terrence Howard's domestic violence history to Sean. He said, "[Terrence] ain't done nothing different than Marlon Brando or Sean Penn, and all of a sudden he's some f*****' demon."

The terms of the settlement are confidential ... although we know, at the very least, it included Lee's public apology/shaming -- and Lee making a donation to Penn's Haitian relief organization.

Lee's letter continues, "My most important role is as a father, and it is important to me that my children learn that it is wrong to reference gossip as fact, as I did here."

UCLA football star Ishmael Adams is finally facing the music for an alleged attack on an Uber driver last year -- but he won't do any jail time ... TMZ Sports has learned.

As we previously reported ... Adams was arrested for battery back in August after allegedly getting violent with an Uber driver in front of a police station in Westwood. The driver claimed Adams was drunk and belligerent.

Now, officials confirm Adams copped a plea deal with prosecutors -- in which he agreed to plead no contest to misdemeanor battery and in exchange he got 3 years probation.

A former college basketball star -- who's currently in the NBA D-league -- has been charged with multiple gun charges for allegedly breaking out loaded weapons outside of a strip club.

The man in the crosshairs is Keith Appling -- who played at Michigan State from '10 to '14.

Officials say ... security outside of the Pantheion strip club in Michigan witnessed Appling pulling a firearm out of the trunk of his car in the parking lot and called cops.

When police arrived, officials say Appling was in the driver's seat -- and they decided to search the car.

Cops say the found a handgun under the seat and a loaded gun in the trunk. According to multiple reports, the gun in the trunk was an AK-47 assault rifle.

Appling was arrested at the scene. He's since been charged with several crimes including felony for carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a loaded firearm in a vehicle and weed possession.

If convicted on all counts, he faces up to 8 years behind bars.

Ex-NBA player Rick Brunson is being sued over an alleged violent sexual incident with an Illinois masseuse ... despite the fact he was found not guilty last year, TMZ Sports has learned.

Brunson's case made headlines in 2014 when he was arrested for sexual assault and other charges ... after a masseuse claimed he tried to force her to perform oral sex at the end of a massage.

Long story short ... the woman claimed Brunson pulled down her shirt, grabbed her boobs and tried to force her head into his crotch.

Brunson maintained his innocence -- and was eventually found not guilty on all charges.

Now, the masseuse has taken her case to civil court ... where she's demanding more than $50,000 for intentional infliction of emotional distress, battery and gender violence.

Blac Chyna's going on the offensive to block tricky strippers and schemers from cashing in on her good name.

According to a trademark application filed last month ... BC's biz opportunities are exploding, so she's making sure she has the exclusive right to promote products with her name. Same goes for TV gigs, movie deals and party appearances.

Sources connected to Chyna tell us the concern is some other chick -- stripper or otherwise -- coming along and using the "Blac(k) Chyna" moniker.

The docs were filed just 2 weeks before she got engaged to Rob Kardashian, but we're told that's just coincidence -- it should've been done years ago.

Chyna's attorney, Walter Mosley, tells us the filing was prompted by her getting multiple film, TV and endorsement offers that have piqued her interest -- and it's his job to make sure her name, likeness and intellectual properties are protected.