Jesse Tyler Ferguson Husband Escapes Prosecution In Deadly Crash
"Modern Family" star Jesse Tyler Ferguson's husband slammed into another driver and killed him after what the victim's family calls an illegal move -- but he WON'T be prosecuted ... TMZ has learned.
Justin Mikita was driving his Audi in L.A. last November when he crossed over a double yellow line into oncoming traffic ... attempting to turn left.
23-year-old Nick Trela was riding his Honda motorcycle in the opposite direction and slammed into Mikita's car as it was turning left. Trela died from his injuries.
The L.A. City Attorney has just decided it will not prosecute Mikita for vehicular manslaughter, because authorities determined Trela was partly to blame because he was speeding.
In addition, sources connected to Mikita's legal team say there are several witnesses who say Mikita made a legal left turn through a break in the double yellow.
Although Mikita won't be prosecuted, he's being sued by Trela's family.
Mikita tells TMZ ... "This is a horrible tragedy. I want to respect the family and the process, so I am not going to discuss any details of the accident or the complaint at this time."
Trela was engaged to Kirstie Alley's daughter.
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Jenna Jameson My Creepy Friend Has My Keys ... And I'm Terrified
Legendary porn star Jenna Jameson is scared of the man she says repeatedly broke into her home and threatened to destroy her career ... she claims he's coming after her family and is seeking protection.
A judge gave Jameson a restraining order against Allen Dean Clayborn after she says he stole her house keys and took cash from her home. Jenna says he's also threatened to take her down through blackmail and spreading lies to the press.
Jameson's so afraid of Clayborn she claims she became extremely ill and she's concerned his actions could affect her ability to see her two boys with ex Tito Ortiz.
Now the twist ... she says they used to be friends ... but it's not clear when things took a dark turn and got crazy.
Clayborn is required to stay 100 yards away from her family, her home, and her kid's school.
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Dan Bilzerian Wins BIG in Bomb Case
Dan Bilzerian is the bomb when it comes to plea bargaining, because we've learned he's been cleared of felony bomb-making charges.
TMZ broke the story ... Bilzerian was arrested at LAX in December for allegedly possessing explosives with the intent to make a bomb. He was charged with 2 felonies, including possession of a component of an explosive with the intent to make a bomb.
But the notorious playboy cut a deal, with the help of mega-lawyers David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld. The felonies were dismissed and Bilzerian pled no contest to a misdemeanor -- failing to extinguish a fire in the open.
Bilzerian gets no jail time and no firearms restrictions. He had to pay $20K for blowing up his own tractor trailer. The reason he has to pay is because he blew the truck up on public land so the money will be used for cleanup.
DECEMBER 2014
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Ellen Page Help! A Delusional Man's Living in My Carport
Ellen Page is a frightened homeowner ... after finding out a delusional man moved into her carport and turned it into a bachelor's flop house -- and now she needs protection.
Page and her lawyers ran to court after police arrested the stranger she says was crashing in her carport. She says the man -- Jordan Dillard -- made himself cozy with all the necessities: bedding, a cell phone, a laptop, iPod, a pot pipe, and for some reason ... one PlayStation game controller.
We're told Ellen was out of town when Dillard set up camp.
She claims she wasn't aware he was living large by her car until Tuesday ... when Dillard repeatedly knocked on her windows and tried to bust in through her front door. Page says Dillard told police ... she's a "nice" person who wouldn't mind him squatting on her property.
Dillard pled no contest to a trespassing charge and a judge ordered him to stay 100-yards away.
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Warren Sapp Bud Light Pulls Commercials After Prostitution Arrest
Bud Light's up for whatever ... but clearly, there's a line ... because the beer giant has officially pulled Warren Sapp's commercial after this week's prostitution arrest ... TMZ Sports has learned.
You know the spot ... Warren bursts into the home of a Tampa Bay Bucs superfan and gives the guy a Buccaneers-themed makeover ... complete with a cannon-firing pirate ship in the backyard.
But after Sapp was arrested in Arizona on Monday for allegedly soliciting and assaulting a prostitute in his hotel room ... the spots mysteriously disappeared from the air and were yanked from YouTube.
We reached out to Anheuser-Busch about the situation ... and a rep told us, "Warren Sapp appeared in one of our television commercials last fall, but he is not currently being featured in any of our advertising."
Translation -- the ads have been pulled.
For the record, the commercial was still airing during the NFL playoffs.
It's another blow to Sapp's career -- the NFL Network immediately fired the Hall of Famer from his analyst gig hours after he was taken into custody.
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Amanda Bynes Lawyer Wants Money for Services, Ballet Slippers
Amanda Bynes just learned ballet can be really expensive, because the lawyer who fetched her dancing shoes and helped guide her in court now wants thousands of bucks for his efforts.
Artemio Santiago, Esquire has filed legal docs claiming he was Amanda's savior. Santiago says Amanda was a mess last October ... refusing to take her meds while she was a patient at a Pasadena mental facility. He says Amanda hired him and the first thing he did was get her back on her meds.
Santiago says he became like an attendant, bringing her personal items like ballet shoes, tights, DVDs and various books.
You may remember after Amanda got out of the psych ward she was supposed to go to court but ended up eating lunch at a Hollywood diner with her lawyer. That was Santiago.
Now he wants around $16K for his troubles.
Amanda's parents and the lawyer for the conservatorship have a very simple position ... Amanda didn't have the mental capacity to even hire a lawyer, so go kick rocks.
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Cash Money Records Birdman's Tryin' to Lil Wayne Me Too! Turk Drops New Lawsuit
It's open season on Cash Money Records -- rapper Turk of The Hot Boy$ is joining his homie Lil Wayne ... filing a lawsuit against Birdman's label for allegedly cheating him out of millions.
According to the suit, obtained by TMZ, Turk claims Birdman and Cash Money have done some shady accounting and kept the info on his real earnings under wraps ... and he wants his money.
Looks like Turk and Weezy had a chat because Turk says the label broke its deal with him -- and just like LW ... he's demanding a judge hand over rights to all of his music.
TMZ broke the story ... Lil Wayne is going in on Cash Money for $51 million.
Turk wants the court to void his contract and give him at least $1.3 million in damages.
Justin Bieber Grade A In Egging Probation
Life is sunny side up for Justin Bieber -- whose latest meeting with his probation officer went off without a hitch ... TMZ has learned.
Biebs put on his best baggy b-ball shorts and a ball cap for his probation check-in at the Santa Monica Courthouse Thursday. The meetings are required after his plea in last year's egging vandalism case.
According to law enforcement sources ... Justin got glowing reviews and seems to be sticking to his word of keeping his nose clean. As we've reported ... our sources say he's serious about turning over a new leaf.
Probation officers don't judge fashion ... lucky for Justin.
Suge Knight Witness' Frantic 911 Call 'He Ran Over Two Guys'
Suge Knight has a new problem ... the woman who frantically called 911 seems to support the police theory that Suge intentionally ran over his victims.
The 911 caller is clearly unraveled as she describes what she saw last Thursday from start to finish. What's especially important ... she says Suge and one of the victims were fighting and then Suge "pull back and pushed forward and run him over."
It's not crystal clear, but it seems she's saying Suge hit the guy intentionally.
Listen and decide for yourself.
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'Ellen' Dance Dare Contestant Sues NYPD For Assault
The guy shoved to the ground by an NYPD cop while filming a dance dare vid for "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" is now suing the city.
As TMZ first reported ... back in December dancer/prankster Alexander BOK was roughed up by NYPD cops while shooting his entry for Ellen's 'Dance Dare' contest ... but according to the docs ... BOK says he was simply exercising his right to get funky and there's plenty of precedent.
In the lawsuit, BOK says his dancing in the streets merely followed in the footsteps of Martha and the Vandellas, The Mamas & the Papas, Mick Jagger and David Bowie and, of course ... Dora The Explorer.
Dancing jokes aside ... keep in mind BOK pulled this stunt just days after two NYPD officers were shot and killed.
He's asking for up to $5 million in damages for excessive force, assault and violating his freedom of speech.
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Emmitt Smith Alleged Cement Shenanigans Paves Way for Lawsuit
Emmitt Smith's accused of being a total asphalt -- and screwing a concrete supply company out of nearly $50k worth of cement ... this according to a new lawsuit obtained by TMZ Sports.
Smith -- besides being a NFL legend -- is also the head of Emmitt Smith Enterprises which is the parent company to EJ Smith Supply ... a construction company based in Dallas.
But according to a new lawsuit, EJ Smith ordered $46,448.65 in product from Redi-Mix Concrete last summer -- and never forked over the cash.
Now Redi-Mix is going after the dough ... and they've personally named Emmitt in the lawsuit ... as well as EJ Smith Supply.
We reached out to #22 for comment -- so far, no word back.
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Suge Knight Out of Hospital Back in Jail
Suge Knight is out of the hospital where doctors treated him for a blood clot and he's back in familiar territory ... the slammer.
TMZ broke the story ... Suge suffered chest pains after his court appearance Tuesday and was rushed to the hospital, where doctors determined he had another blood clot. We're told he was given blood thinners and now his condition can be treated in the jail infirmary.
Suge's blood clots have been an ongoing problem since he was shot 6 times last summer. He almost died several weeks later from a blood clot while in a Las Vegas jail.
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Cesar Millan Sued Over Pit Bull Attack Dog Didn't Make Grade in School
Cesar Millan is being sued for allowing an unsuspecting dog owner to adopt a vicious pit bull that tore into a guest.
Alison Bitney -- yes it's ironic -- claims she was at a friend's house minding her own business when Gus the pit bull went nuts, biting her arm which caused permanent numbness in her hand.
Bitney, a nurse, says she was horrified to learn the dog had a checkered past. It ripped into its trainer's breast and arm back in 2013 in a 20 minute attack. The dog was impounded, only to be saved when a judge signed off and allowed Cesar to train the pooch.
Cesar trained the dog alright, but Bitney says not nearly enough. She claims the dog graduated prematurely and went to live with a guy who had no experience handling dangerous animals.
Bitney claims to have some firepower behind her argument because she says even the director of Millan's Dog Psychology Center admitted the dog needed another 18 months of rehab.
Jen Woodard, VP of the DPC, tells TMZ ... Cesar wasn't Gus' trainer at the facility -- but she adds, "Gus was removed from the DPC against the strong advice and objection of his trainer, before his rehabilitation was completed." Woodard says that was the owner's decision.
As for Gus' current status ... Bitney says a L.A. County judge has already ordered his destruction.
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Big Boy Sued Radio Station Says He'll Leave The Neighborhood Over Their Dead Body!
12:45 PM PT -- Big Boy released this statement Thursday:
“I feel nothing but love and gratitude for the nearly 21 years I’ve spent with my listeners at Power 106. I am proud of everything I accomplished over the last two decades and the contributions I made to the station’s success. All I want to do right now is get back to what I love, what I am meant to do – wake up every morning and hang with my listeners. They are my family. Their love and devotion mean everything to me.”
Big Boy -- one of the biggest personalities in radio -- is apparently too popular for his own good. The communications group that ran his show for decades claims Big Boy has betrayed them by jumping to a competitor and they are hell-bent on stopping it.
Emmis is taking it real personal, saying it discovered Big Boy more than 20 years ago when he was working as a bodyguard, and turned him into one of the most dynamic personalities on the air.
Big Boy was making $1.45 million a year -- plus bonuses and a car -- but his contract was up at the end of this month. According to the suit, Big Boy got an offer from iHeartMedia of $3.5 million plus other royalties and perks, including the use of a private jet.
But Emmis says it has a right under the existing deal to match a competitor's offer and keep him, and says that's exactly what it did ... but he told the company he was leaving anyway.
The outlet that carries Big Boy's Neighborhood in L.A. -- Power 106 FM -- started Wednesday's morning drive time ... his usual shift ... by playing music without a DJ, though one eventually came on around 6 AM.
But Emmis is on the attack, asking a judge for an order prohibiting Big Boy from bailing. Emmis also wants $5 million.
We called Big Boy ... so far no answer.
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Maurice Clarett I'M FINALLY OFF PROBATION 'Moving On with My Life'
Former college football superstar Maurice Clarett is finally off probation stemming from robbery and weapons convictions in 2006 ... and says he's finally ready to start the "next chapter" of his life.
Clarett -- who at one point was widely considered the best NCAA football player in the country -- robbed two people at gunpoint in '06 ... and later that year got busted with 4 guns and a hatchet in his car.
The ex-Ohio State Buckeyes running back was sentenced to more than 7 years in prison -- but was released in 2010 ... and given 5 more years of probation.
But Wednesday, the 31-year-old appeared in an Ohio courtroom where the judge officially ended his probation two months ahead of schedule.
According to the Columbus Dispatch, the judge praised Clarett during the hearing as one of the "truly, truly wonderful success stories I've had as a judge."
The judge added, "I am not rewarding Mr. Clarett ... Mr. Clarett is rewarding himself by what he accomplished [during his probation]."
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Suge Knight Cuffed to Hospital Bed With Deadly Blood Clot
Suge Knight had way more than a panic attack after court Tuesday ... he was having an intense physical reaction to a potentially fatal blood clot ... TMZ has learned.
TMZ broke the story ... Suge began experiencing chest pains after he was taken from the holding area at the courthouse to the hospital. Suge family sources tell us, doctors determined he's suffering from yet another blood clot -- like the one that almost killed him in a Vegas jail 3 months ago.
We're told the clots began forming after Suge was shot 6 times last summer at 1OAK during VMA weekend.
Our sources say Suge has now been moved to Long Beach Memorial where doctors have put him on blood thinners ... but it's clearly a serious situation.
Suge won't be able to make a fast break ... he's been handcuffed to the bed and is under 24/7 watch.