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Ciara got screwed out of half a million bucks thanks to Future's trash talking ... so claims the singer.

Ciara says her baby daddy's barrage of tweets and interviews disparaging her scared away an international cosmetics company she thinks would have paid her $500k ... this according to new legal docs obtained by TMZ.

You'll recall ... Ciara slapped Future with a defamation lawsuit back in February after he blasted her on social media with tweets like, "This bitch got control problems ... I gotta go through lawyers to see baby future ... the f***ery for 15k a month."

Ciara says all that trash talk has undermined her "positive reputation" and sullied her as "controlling, dishonest, malicious, unreasonable, evil, conniving" and bad parent which made the cosmetic co. run for the hills.

A University of Florida linebacker is being hailed as a hero for helping to stop a man who was allegedly raping a woman behind a bar near campus.

The football player is Cristian Garcia -- who was working security at the 101 Cantina in Gainesville on Thursday night when he saw something suspicious by the dumpsters.

Garcia told FirstCoastNews ... at first, he thought he saw two people having sex ... but quickly realized the woman was passed out ... so he decided to take action.

"The girl was basically unconscious, so I knew there was no way she could be giving consent."

Garcia grabbed the guy and told him to stop -- but the man allegedly responded by throwing punches at the 6'1", 233-pound junior.

The suspect escaped -- but cops launched an investigation and eventually arrested 34-year-old Christopher Shaw. Officials believe he may have raped other women as well.

As for Garcia, he said he never had any 2nd thoughts about going after the alleged attacker.

10:37 AM PT -- This is bizarre ... on the 2nd police report, the accuser's occupation is listed as "sex slave."

For his part, Elliott's listed as a Dallas Cowboys football player.

The woman who accused Ezekiel Elliott of domestic violence filed a 2nd police report -- claiming he attacked her multiple times over the past week ... but Elliott has denied that too.

The report was filed Friday -- and the woman claims Elliott "struck her several times leaving bruises on her arms" during incidents that took place between July 16th and July 20th.

She had posted pictures of the alleged injuries on social media.

Investigators also spoke with Elliott who says he "never touched [her] in a harmful manner" and that her bruises were from a bar fight she was in.

Elliott also stated that he never lived with the accuser but did pay her rent and co-signed on her vehicle.

We broke the story ... the woman also accused Elliott of striking her Friday morning. Elliott adamantly denied that as well.

TMZ Sports has obtained the 911 call made by the woman accusing Ezekiel Elliott of domestic violence -- in which she says the Cowboys running back had been hitting her for days.

The woman seems remarkably calm during the call -- and explains why she would like an officer to come to the scene.

The woman says she was initially going to wait until tomorrow to report the incident -- but changed her mind.

Cops arrived to the scene and spoke with Elliott -- who adamantly denied striking the woman. Several witnesses also say they did not see the NFL player attack her.

10:25 PM PT -- The judge agreed with prosecutors and just ruled Suge's defense team cannot receive additional info about some of the potential witnesses but they did get several names.

Suge Knight is a very dangerous man whose criminal record stretches almost 30 years ... at least that's the point prosecutors are trying to make in order to protect witnesses from his wrath.

Suge's defense team has asked prosecutors in the murder case for their witness list -- but prosecutors say they're hesitant to release that info given Suge's lengthy criminal past.

In legal docs, obtained by TMZ, prosecutors list numerous run-ins Suge has had with the law over the years -- including an attempted murder charge in '87, assault with a firearm in '95 and ordering a bodyguard to punch a woman. Their list went on and on.

And get this ... prosecutors say Suge's so intimidating, when new rappers come to L.A. or Vegas, they're required to pay a monetary "tax" to stay safe.

The judge will decide if prosecutors have to release the witness names. A hearing is scheduled for Friday.

Draymond Green will be off the hook in his bar fight case ... if he can keep his nose clean for a year ... because the NBA star just struck a plea deal with prosecutors.

Green was arrested for assault on July 10th after allegedly striking a college football player in the face outside of a Michigan bar. He was facing more than 90 days in jail if convicted.

But now, Green has reportedly cut a deal ... in which he agreed to pay a $500 fine and $60 in jail restitution AND he must stay out of trouble for a year. He also isn't allowed to contact the victim.

If he does all of those things ... the charge will be reduced to a civil infraction ... so he won't have a misdemeanor on his record.

We spoke with Asst. City Attorney David Meyers who tells us Draymond got NO special treatment.

The NFL has already launched an investigation into the Ezekiel Elliott alleged domestic violence situation ... a rep for the league confirms to TMZ Sports.

"We begin a review when we become aware of a potential violation of the personal conduct policy," the rep explained.

TMZ Sports broke the story ... the Dallas Cowboys rookie was named in a police report by a woman who claims the 21-year-old attacked her Friday morning outside of her Ohio apartment.

Buffalo Sabres superstar Evander Kane has been arrested in Buffalo -- stemming from an alleged altercation at a Buffalo bar back in June.

24-year-old Kane surrendered to police early Friday morning -- after allegedly getting into it with a bouncer and several women at the Bottoms Up bar after 3 AM on June 24th.

According to reports, Kane allegedly yanked one of the women by the hair and grabbed her throat while pushing her into his car. The bouncer tried to break it up and Kane put his hands on him too. The entire incident was reportedly captured on security video.

He's expected to be charged with one count of misdemeanor criminal trespass and four counts of non-criminal harassment.

Young Buck threatened to burn down his ex-girlfriend's apartment ... according to cops in Tennessee.

Law enforcement sources tell us YB was picked up after his ex-gf reported the rapper texted her the threat on Wednesday ... then showed up at her apartment, kicked down the door, but left without disturbing anything inside.

Cops arrested him on Thursday. He was in custody for a few hours before being released on a $5k bond.

We're told Young Buck is currently on federal probation, and this arrest could mean he'll be busted for a violation.

One of the hackers responsible for the wave of celebrity nude pics on the Internet is sitting in a federal prison cell.

Andrew Helton got 6 months behind bars after admitting he hacked into hundreds of email accounts and jacked 161 nude and explicit images from 13 victims. Federal authorities did not specify who Helton's victims were.

Celebs like Gabrielle Union, Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton and Hope Solo were among the victims when the so-called "fappening" went down 2 years ago.

After he gets out of prison, Helton will also serve 2 years of supervised released.

Dani Mathers -- the Playboy Playmate who took a picture of a naked woman in an L.A. gym -- has hired no less than the famous lawyer who got Michael Jackson acquitted ... and she has reason for worry.

We've learned Mathers hired Tom Mesereau, who not only got MJ off ... he won a murder acquittal for Robert Blake.

TMZ broke the story, the LAPD launched a criminal investigation after the gym where the photo was taken filed a police report. Mathers not only snapped the pic in the locker area, she shamed the woman by writing a snarky caption and posting it on social media.

Our LAPD sources say they are on the hunt for the victim and are working closely with LA Fitness execs, combing over surveillance video and checking member swipes during the time in question to ID the victim. And, we're told, they're close.

Our sources say the LAPD would like to present a criminal case to the L.A. City Attorney but need the cooperation of the victim.

Suge Knight is in the middle of a family war ... behind bars.

Suge, who hasn't been allowed to see his family for months, had petitioned the judge in his murder case to restore visitation privileges for his 7 kids and 2 baby mamas.

The judge is allowing Suge's 4 minor kids to visit him at L.A. County Jail, but is not allowing their mothers to accompany them.

Suge's baby mama, Toi, took their 6-year-old son, Legend, to the jail Thursday to visit him, but it became a classic catch-22. The jailers refused to let Toi in, but then denied Legend access because he wasn't accompanied by an adult. We're told Toi went crazy. And we got video of Legend, who was clearly upset.

Actor Cole Hauser's gotta lock lips with a hose to turn on his car ... after taking a plea deal in his DUI case.

Hauser -- best known for his role as Carter Verone in "2 Fast 2 Furious" -- pled no contest to 1 count of driving .08 or above the legal limit. And as part of the deal ... an interlocking device will be installed on his whip.

TMZ broke the story ... Cole was arrested after cops say he drifted in and out of lanes on an L.A. freeway back in April. He now has to lay off booze if he wants to get behind the wheel. The device's actually pretty sensitive -- even mouthwash can set it off.

Justin Bieber just learned the hard way, you can't pose with big cats in the city of Toronto ... and if he does it again, there's gonna be some problems.

In a letter -- obtained by TMZ -- the Toronto Animal Service informed Bieber they'd received complaints of him posing with a white lion cub backstage at a show in May and with a tiger at his dad's engagement party in April.

The TAS let Bieber know it's illegal to have any type of exotic cat within city limits ... and issued a stern warning for any future visits. They say taking pics with the animals is enough to have them seized.

If that wasn't enough ... PETA went after the Bowmanville Zoo -- which allegedly provided the animals -- saying, "No reputable animal-care facility lends out exotic animals for private parties and Instagram photos."

Hayden Panettiere claims the woman to whom she paid a queen's ransom for dog sitting services not only grossly overbilled her ... she gave her dogs away.

The dog fight began when Tia Brooks filed a lawsuit against Hayden for more than $8,500 for unpaid services.

Hayden fired back with a letter from legal pit bull Marty Singer, who accused Tia of giving the 2 dogs away and then having the nerve to continue charging for her services.

Turns out Hayden rescued the 2 rescue pooches ... Zander, a Rottie/Lab mix, and Xena, a Lab/Pit Bull mix. The arrangement was Hayden would pay Tia $30 a day until Hayden could find a permanent home for the dogs.

Singer claims Tia put an ad on Craigslist last month, found a home but continued billing. Tia disputes it and says her bills were all legit.

Get this ... according to Singer's letter, Tia's been caring for the dogs for 6 years, charging a grand total of $119,335.88!!! As for how the bill got so high, Singer claims, in addition to the daily fee, Tia tacked on all sorts of extras, including dog bones, bug spray, tick control, dog beds and other stuff.

Tia tells us a big chunk of the money was for vet bills after one of the dogs got really sick.

It's expensive to be a dog in L.A.

Justin Bieber isn't buying his ex-neighbor's claim he and his wife are STILL suffering all kinds of medical issues related to the infamous egging incident, from more than 2 YEARS ago.

Bieber says in new court docs he wants Jeffrey and Suzanne Schwartz to submit to mental evaluations next month to determine if their claims of ongoing emotional distress are legit.

Jeff and Sue say they have a bunch of issues -- headaches, stomachaches and insomnia ... all due to Bieber's unrelenting bad behavior while he lived next to them in Calabasas ... including the barrage of eggs.

The Schwartzes say their real-life "Neighbors" disaster puts Seth Rogen's flick to shame ... but Justin's legal team is totally skeptical.

The judge hasn't ruled on the doctor request.