CELEBRITY JUSTICE ™

Jared Fogle's ass will remain locked up in prison for his full sentence ... now that his appeal to get it shortened was shot down.

Fogle had filed an appeal, claiming his 188 month sentence was too harsh because he says he didn't widely distribute child porn. Instead, he says he only showed one child porn video to one person he was dating ... while they were in a hotel room.

But the U.S. Court of Appeals didn't buy that argument, and said the single viewing warrants the punishment.

Additionally, Fogle claimed he was unfairly punished for his fantasies and thoughts ... as opposed to actual misdeeds. The judges disagreed again, and said the court got it right when they considered his "obsession with child pornography and having sex with minors."

See ya next decade, Fogle. But hopefully not.

Amber Heard's ex-girlfriend, who just claimed Amber's 2009 arrest for domestic violence was bogus because the cop was a homophobe with a hint of misogyny ... couldn't be further off the mark, because the officer is an openly gay woman who also contributed money to a domestic violence organization.

Amber's ex-domestic partner, Tasya van Ree, minimized their altercation at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, saying it was "misinterpreted and over-sensationalized by two individuals in a powerful position." She's referring to the cops who arrested Amber for allegedly grabbing and hitting Tasya.

Officer Beverly Leonard was the actual arresting officer. She proudly posted pics of herself and her partner a few years back. She's also posted pics of herself at Pride weekend.

Leonard also supported an organization in Seattle that helps women who were victims of domestic violence.

A source close to Beverly says the now-retired officer is indignant ... saying the arrest had nothing to do with homophobia ... she was arrested for breaking the law.

Although Tasya claims the incident was minor, police documents show there was actual property damage ... Tasya's pendant was broken during the scuffle, and the documents also show Tasya was extremely upset with Amber for the alleged attack ... so claim the responding cops.

Johnny Manziel got hit square in the chest with a lawsuit Wednesday night -- getting served with legal papers while clubbing in Hollywood ... and TMZ Sports has the footage.

We broke the story, Manziel is being sued for allegedly throwing a drug fueled bender at a rental home in the Hollywood Hills earlier this year ... and last night, the process server found him outside The Nice Guy.

But Manziel didn't let the lawsuit stop his party plans -- he got right inside his Rolls-Royce and moved over to Warwick ... where he partied (and left) with a beautiful lady.

By the way, interesting timing on the party plans -- earlier in the day, Manziel's lawyer issued a statement saying he was still focused on playing in the NFL.

Future wouldn't even have one ... if not for rapper/producer Rocko, who says he discovered Future, put him on the path to fame and fortune, and then got stabbed in the back.

Rocko, owner of A1 Recordings, just sued Future ... citing a 2011 contract he believes Future breached. He says the deal was for Future to make his first 6 albums with A1.

Rocko says Epic Records signed on to distribute the albums, but then things got tricky. In the suit, he says Future cut a side deal with Epic, which scored him huge multi-million dollar advances.

Rocko says he was left out in the cold because Future stiffed him to the tune of 25% -- the commission he's owed off those fat Epic advances. In addition, he says he's owed 20% of Future's earnings from touring, endorsements, etc ...

Bottom line ... Rocko says Future's on the hook for more than $10 million.

Amber Heard had her lawyer send a letter to the cops who arrested her for domestic violence, asking them to wipe clean all traces of the incident ... and the request was made just as she was starting her romance with Johnny Depp.

TMZ broke the story ... Amber was arrested in 2009 for allegedly assaulting her domestic partner at Seattle/Tacoma International Airport. Cops took her mug shot, she spent a night in jail and appeared in court, where the prosecutor decided not to pursue the case because Amber and partner Tasya van Ree lived in California.

Amber's lawyer, Michele Shaw, sent a letter to the Port of Seattle Police Dept. on November 14, 2011 ... asking to delete the criminal history. The lawyer points out, under Washington law, she was eligible because she was never prosecuted.

Amber met Johnny on the set of "Rum Diaries." They reconnected at the premiere in October, 2011 ... just weeks before she decided to clean up her record.

R&B singer Rockwell must feel like his '80s hit "Somebody's Watching Me" has come to life -- he marched into court to get protection from an ex he says won't stop threatening him.

In court docs, Rockwell says Leslie Miller attacked him on May 30 ... by repeatedly hitting him in the face and upper body, leaving him bruised. Miller was arrested for misdemeanor battery following the incident, but was released on June 2.

Ever since then Rockwell says she's made dozens of threatening phone calls to him ... and to his famous father, Motown founder Berry Gordy.

He was granted a restraining order ... requiring Miller to stay at least 100 yards away and make no contact with him. Rockwell wanted his dad to get the same protection, but the court says Berry needs to seek his own request.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Miller was not prosecuted, due to insufficient evidence.

Amber Heard appears to be getting professional help from a guy who specializes in helping women make better choices in the man department.

In the middle of her legal battle with Johnny Depp ... Heard hooked up on Wednesday with Dr. Connell Cowan. He's the famed clinical psychologist who co-wrote the book, "Smart Women/Foolish Choices: Finding the Right Men Avoiding the Wrong Ones."

We told you it was in the works ... but now, it's official -- Aaron Hernandez has hired Casey Anthony's lawyer, Jose Baez, to represent him in his double murder case.

The ex-NFL star and convicted murderer met with Baez at his Massachusetts prison earlier this week -- and, moments ago, Baez announced Hernandez has made the move to retain Baez's firm.

"I can now confirm that my firm has been retained to represent Mr. Aaron Hernandez in his upcoming trial," Baez said in a statement.

"Mr. Hernandez strongly maintains his innocence, and I plan to establish that before a jury of his peers."

Besides being convicted of murdering Odin Lloyd in 2013, the former New England Patriots tight end is also accused of killing two men in a drive by shooting in 2012.

Beyonce bitching about Jay Z's alleged affair wasn't even her idea ... according to a filmmaker who says Bey's visual album copies a movie he made more than a year before "Lemonade" dropped.

Matthew Fulks is suing Beyonce and her record label, saying much of the "Lemonade" trailer completely rips off his 2014 short film, "Palinoia." In the suit, he says his project also depicted a "tumultuous relationship."

He says his beef is really over 39 seconds of the trailer, which have a slew of images similar to his movie. Specifically ... characters in front of graffiti-covered walls, red tinted images, dimly lit parking garages and closeup shots of "overgrown grass." There are more ...

Fulks says he knows a Senior VP at Columbia Music, Bey's label, saw "Palinoia" sometime in 2015 -- and he thinks the exec stole his ideas for "Lemonade" ... which started shooting at the end of 2015.

He wants Bey and the label to fork over a cut of their profits from her hit record.

Amber Heard's ex girlfriend, Tasya van Ree, says Amber's domestic violence arrest was ridiculous because it was never that violent.

TMZ broke the story, Amber was arrested at the Seattle International Airport in 2009 after Amber allegedly grabbed and hit Tasya's arm. She was booked, her mug shot was taken, but ultimately the D.A. declined to prosecute.

Sources close to Amber tell us both her and Tasya say Amber's arrest was simply a "lover's spat," and all she did was grab onto her arm.

Tasya says she told cops she didn't want Amber arrested, but our law enforcement sources say Tasya was upset and unsympathetic to Amber when she was cuffed and taken away.

Van Ree says the cops were not even going to take action until they realized she and Amber were domestic partners. She says the cops had "mysogynistic attitudes" and appeared to be "homophobic."

12:30 PM PT -- Columbus was released from jail early Thursday after serving 6 days of his 30 day sentence.

Columbus Short pissed off a judge with a wad of excuses for violating probation, and it got him a month behind bars.

The ex "Scandal" star was in court Wednesday for a progress report where the judge handed down the jail sentence, plus 6 months in a residential drug treatment program.

Prosecutors said Short was violating his probation from a 2014 assault case by continuing to smoke marijuana -- testing showed his THC levels were increasing weekly. They also say he's done ZERO hours of community service.

Short tried playing the sympathy card -- his lawyer informed the judge Short's sister died of heart failure last week. It didn't work and ultimately, Short apologized.

He'd already been in custody for 6 days, and was immediately taken back to jail to do 24 more.

Ed Sheeran's hit song "Photograph" is a total rip-off ... according to a new lawsuit filed by two songwriters.

According to legal docs, Sheeran's "Photograph" blatantly copied huge chunks from the song "Amazing," written by Martin Harrington and Thomas Leonard for 'X Factor' season 7 winner Matt Cardle.

Interesting to note ... the songwriters hired the same attorneys that won a $7.4 million judgment against Robin Thicke and Pharrell's "Blurred Lines."

They're suing for copyright infringement and seeking more than $20 million in damages.

We reached out to Sheeran for a comment ... so far no word back.

Amber Heard's friend who was on the phone the night Johnny Depp allegedly attacked -- says she witnessed firsthand the effects of multiple other attacks ... and had to stop the pattern of violence.

Artist iO Tillett Wright says, "I called 911 because she never would. Because every time it happened, her first thought was about protecting him." She claims Depp repeatedly apologized for other violent incidents and repeatedly swore to "never to do it again."

In a blog post, she writes about an alleged attack in December where Amber woke up with her pillow covered in blood. Wright says, "I know this because I went to their house. I saw the pillow with my own eyes. I saw the busted lip and the clumps of hair on the floor."

She describes Johnny as a dear friend and "brother" who'd helped her through dark times -- but says she needed to call him out after what she heard the night of May 21.

"I was on the phone with both of them and heard it drop, heard him say, 'What if I pulled your hair back?' and her scream for my help, I wondered like so many times before if I should break the code of silence that surrounds celebrities and invite the police into the situation."

Ultimately, Wright says, "I had to stand up for my friend."

The mother of Janoris Jenkins' two kids says it's time for her to MOVE ON UP ... because now that the NFL star inked a $62 MILLION contract, she wants some upgrades too.

TMZ Sports has obtained court docs, filed in Florida, which show ... just weeks after the cornerback signed his fat new deal with the NY Giants, Sontaevia Armstrong told the judge she deserves to live in a nice safe place with their kids.

In fact, she wants Jenkins to spring for a pad in a "man-guarded and gated community." #Chaching!

She also wants Jenkins to pay for private school, health care and security for her and the kids. #ChachingAgain!

But it's not all about money ... she also wants a court order requiring Jenkins to spend time with the kids.

According to the docs, Armstrong says she currently gets $4,000 per month in voluntary child support -- but we're guessing that number could skyrocket too ... 'cause you know, $62 MILLION!!!

A Georgia woman has her t** in a ringer over a joke Ellen DeGeneres told on her show ... in fact she's so upset she's suing the talk show's producers for allegedly besmirching her good name.

In a segment called "What's Wrong with These Signs?" Ellen showed a real estate sign advertising a broker named Titi Pierce. Ellen assumed -- as we would -- it was pronounced "titty," but Titi says, "as grammar dictates," it's pronounced "Tee Tee."

Pierce says in her lawsuit ... no one has ever made such an error in her 35 years on planet Earth. As such, she's suing for defamation and invasion of privacy.

The realtor says, to add insult to injury ... she was on her way to a funeral when the segment aired and she got lots of mocking calls on her cellphone. She also says "The name-calling led to immediate ridicule and raucous laughter from the show's live and television audiences."

Pierce says she's suffered emotional distress, embarrassment and anger.

3:35 PM PT -- A rep for Roc Nation tells TMZ ... "Rihanna, Roc Nation nor anyone associated personally or professionally with either party was in contact with this person. Unfortunately this person was scammed. Rihanna nor Roc Nation collected any money for this event."

Rihanna flaked on a show she was scheduled to perform at in Nigeria, even though she'd already received a fat chunk of her payday ... according to the guy who booked her for the gig -- but Rihanna is claiming BS.

Chris Ubosi and his company, Megalectrics, are suing RiRi over a 2013 concert that never happened. Ubosi says he struck a deal with 2 people who claimed to rep Rihanna, as well as her label Roc Nation and Jay Z. Rihanna would get $425,000 to play for 65 minutes.

The show was supposed to go down in May 2013 -- and Ubosi says he made 3 payments, totaling $160k ... but then her camp asked to postpone the show. Ubosi says he agreed, but only IF Rihanna posted the new date on social media.

In the suit, he says that never happened so Megalectrics pulled the plug, and demanded its money back. Since Ubosi didn't get the cash, he's suing Rihanna, Jay Z and Roc Nation for the dough.