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Rapper Troy Ave proclaims innocence ... sort of ... in a freestyle rap he just dropped from jail.

The rapper -- who's facing attempted murder charges for his role in the shooting at a T.I. concert -- claims he took the gun and turned the tables on the person who tried to assassinate him.

Check out the track ... chilling stuff and probably ill-advised, legally speaking.

Amber Heard -- who claims she was the victim of domestic violence by husband Johnny Depp -- was herself arrested for domestic violence against her then-domestic partner ... TMZ has learned.

According to law enforcement sources and documents, Amber and Tasya van Ree got in an argument on September 14, 2009 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Amber allegedly grabbed and struck Tasya in the arm, which upset Tasya and triggered the arrest.

Amber was arrested and booked for misdemeanor domestic violence. Her mug shot was taken and she appeared in court the following day.

TMZ has obtained audio of the court hearing, where the prosecutor declined to move forward with the case -- we're told because the women both lived in California. The judge told Amber she was not off the hook ... prosecutors could reconsider and refile within the 2-year statute of limitations.

Amber thanks the judge and leaves the courtroom.

We reached out to Amber's lawyer ... so far no word back.

O.J. Simpson looks downright zen in his latest mug shot.

Simpson didn't screw up again ... the Nevada's Department of Corrections periodically updates mugs ... because people change. His last mug was snapped in 2013.

O.J.'s been serving 33 years for armed robbery.

The pink background is becoming.

The lawyer who got Casey Anthony off for murder has been called in to speak with Aaron Hernandez -- and it seems the ex-NFL star is hoping Jose Baez can do the same for him.

The Game believes he's dodging real bullets in Chicago now that a judge has granted his request to postpone a court hearing.

According to legal docs, the rapper asked the judge to push a June 16 hearing for his sexual assault lawsuit in Illinois. He cited a massive outbreak of violence over Memorial Day weekend in the city ... where about 70 people were shot and 6 died.

Game thinks it's likely there will be a bunch of revenge shootings, and fears he could be caught in the crossfire. Priscilla Rainey, who filed the suit against Game, didn't oppose his request.

The judge signed off, but hasn't set a new date yet.

The mother of the little boy who got into Harambe the gorilla's enclosure will NOT face criminal charges.

Hamilton County prosecutor, Joe Deters, announced Monday morning that Michelle Gregg was not negligent when her 3-year-old boy strayed at the Cincinnati Zoo. He pointed out she had 3 other children with her and based on surveillance cameras and witnesses ... she was attentive.

Deters said quite simply "kids can scamper off and they do." He added, if Gregg had been "in the bathroom smoking crack that would have been a different story, but that's not what happened."

After zoo officials killed Harambe to save the boy ... many blamed Gregg and clamored for her to face criminal charges, but Deters said, "There's nothing that the mother could have done."

He also supported the zoo's "painful choice," saying Harambe was a beautiful animal ... "but it's still an animal. It does not equate to human life."

Thanks to WCPO for the footage.

"The Biggest Loser" needs to drop more than weight ... its new logo is a total rip-off, according to a new lawsuit filed by former NFL lineman LeCharles Bentley.

Tyga's smoking hot rebound chick, Demi Rose, says she's fallen victim to prostitute identity theft -- since her face and bod are all over high-priced escort websites.

Demi's got quite the Instagram portfolio and ever since she was seen with Tyga in Cannes ... pics from her page have been popping up on sites hawking companionship all over the globe -- from the U.S. to Dubai.

She tells TMZ ... don't believe the hype, since she's never done any sort of escorting and doesn't want her name associated with it.

Demi, who's a model by trade, says she's seen this happen to lots of girls in her biz ... and she's considering legal action.

Dr. Robert Huizenga has filed a lawsuit against a former contestant on "The Biggest Loser" who claimed the good doc was pumping her and the other weight-loss wannabes with drugs.

Joelle Gwynn has waged war on the doctor and the show, claiming Dr. H and the trainers fueled contestants with dangerous weight loss drugs.

Dr. Huizenga claims in a new lawsuit he never put the contestants in danger and she is sullying his good name by making false accusations.

Mark Salling pled not guilty to 2 child porn charges, and was released on bail ... but ordered to keep away from places where children congregate.

The judge's order says the former "Glee" star has to stay at least 100 feet away from schools, parks, arcades and many other places of that sort. He was set free after posting $150,000 bail -- $100k of which he put up himself.

Amber Heard has gone after a comic who claimed she was blackmailing Johnny Depp with false spousal abuse allegations, and in her new lawsuit she makes even more allegations against her estranged husband.

Amber claims Doug Stanhope defamed her when he wrote an article published in The Wrap claiming Heard threatened to lie about Johnny in order to squeeze money out of the actor.

She says in her lawsuit Stanhope's statements were not only false but caused her tremendous harm.

She goes on to attack her estranged husband, saying, "Depp has hit and kicked [me] on numerous occasions, has thrown objects at [me], at one point suffocated [me] to the point where [I] feared for [my] life."

She also says Depp is "an alcoholic and drug addict" and says his substance abuse has increased dramatically.

Mark Salling arrived in court with his lawyer Friday and surrendered to federal authorities one week after his indictment on child porn charges.

The former "Glee" star reported to a downtown L.A. courtroom where he'll be arraigned this afternoon on two child porn charges. According to a report, prosecutors recommend Salling remain in custody because they consider him a flight risk and worry whether he'll appear for more hearings if he's granted bail.

Mark Salling got a big fat check from his bank Thursday ... payable to the clerk of the court where he is on trial for possession of child porn.

The former "Glee" star clutched a cashier's check for $100,000, made payable to the Clerk of the US District Court.

Although it's possible the check is a fine connected to a plea bargain, the more likely scenario is that it's the bail he's required to post when he appears Friday in court for his first hearing.

Phillip Phillips is deep in the doghouse with "American Idol" ... which says he owes them a ton of cash, and he's been holding out on them for years.

19 Entertainment, which produces 'Idol,' also manages Phillips and the other winners. According to the suit filed against Phillips ... he's not paying up for 19's managerial services. The company says he's withholding about a million bucks -- and they want it now.

In the docs, obtained by TMZ, 19 says the 2012 'Idol' champ stopped paying management fees when he filed a 2015 complaint with the Labor Commission -- begging out of his contract, claiming it violated California law.

That dispute hasn't been settled -- it was delayed when 19 filed for bankruptcy earlier this year. The company thinks Phillips should pay up the money now because it still has a valid contract with him until a court says otherwise.

Amber Heard is not going through with her promise to belatedly file a police report ... because she says she still loves Johnny Depp and "doesn't want to bury him" ... so say sources connected with Amber.

As we reported, Amber's lawyer, Samantha Spector, vowed Tuesday Amber would file a police report because she was being trashed in the media, thanks to Johnny and his team.

We're told Amber has now had a change of heart, saying she believes a police report would trigger an arrest and prosecution, and she doesn't want to set the wheels in motion for People vs. Depp.

Sources connected with Johnny scoff at Amber's sympathy, saying she timed the allegations to hurt his new movie, "Alice Through the Looking Glass," which tanked.

Heard claims she still loves the man she now says repeatedly brutalized her.

Johnny Depp kicked Amber Heard and repeatedly attacked her as far back as 2014, and his assistant begged Amber to forgive him ... according to text messages sent between them and posted by ET.

Depp's assistant, Stephen Deuters, purportedly texted Amber in 2014 to say, "He was appalled. When I told him he kicked you, he cried. It was disgusting. And he knows it."

ET's report says Amber responded, "He's done this many times before ... And I always stay."

Depp and Heard started dating in 2012, and the exchange makes it seem like Johnny was seriously out of it at the time of the alleged attacks. Both Amber and Deuters refer to Johnny as not knowing "the severity of his actions."