CELEBRITY JUSTICE ™

Bruce Beresford-Redman, the former "Survivor" producer who has been in a Mexican jail for 4 years after his wife was found murdered in Mexico, has been found guilty.

A judge in Mexico sentenced Beresford-Redman to 12 years in prison for murdering Monica. Her body was found in a sewer on the hotel property where the 2 were vacationing. Authorities say she was strangled. The 2 were heard arguing shortly before she disappeared.

Floyd Mayweather was NOT charged with a crime after a 19-year-old close family friend filed a police report claiming the boxer put him in a chokehold during a 2014 argument.

The Las Vegas Metro Police tells TMZ Sports ... Devion Cromwell initially reported that Floyd put him in a "rear naked choke" at Mayweather's Vegas mansion on Halloween night.

FYI -- Cromwell is the son of Floyd's ex-girlfriend Melissa Brim ... who has a 14-year-old daughter with Floyd.

But when investigators tried to contact Cromwell to follow up on the case, cops say Cromwell stopped cooperating -- essentially stopping the investigation dead in its tracks.

Eventually, cops say ... they closed the case.

A rep for the Clark County District Attorney's office tells us the case was never presented to them for prosecution.

We're told the statute of limitations on the case is 1 year from the incident -- so, if Cromwell has a change of heart and wants to press the case ... the clock's ticking.

Nancy Snyderman has resigned as Chief Medical Editor at NBC News, but the handwriting was clearly on the wall.

Snyderman has been scarcely seen on the broadcast over the last few weeks. Fact is ... her profile has been much lower since her return after the Ebola scandal, where she violated a voluntary quarantine by going to a restaurant near her New Jersey home.

There was also an incident a few weeks back, where she appeared live on the air slurring her words and seeming kind of out of it.

The Univision talk show host canned for racist remarks about Michelle Obama says the pink slip was generated from the First Lady's Office.

Rodner Figueroa's team tells TMZ ... no one from the station or social media uttered a peep when he said Wednesday morning that a makeup artist who transformed himself into Michelle Obama, looked like a member of the "Planet of the Apes" cast.

The team claims at 10:20 PM Wednesday they got a call from a Univision exec who said Michelle Obama's office called the network to complain.

Figueroa wrote a letter to the First Lady -- obtained by TMZ -- in which he says he's from a bi-racial family, half-black, half-Latin, and adds he's the first openly gay Hispanic TV presenter. He says, "I've been an activist for causes in favor of minorities, as I have been discriminated against."

Figueroa then writes, "I voted openly twice for your husband, Barack Obama."

We just got a recording of the call made to Miami Beach cops Wednesday, where a guy claims he just shot 4 people at Lil Wayne's house ... and sounds like he's making it all up as he goes along.

Cops descended on Wayne's mansion, despite the fact the guy promised a firefight with officers. He claimed he would "kill anyone and everything."

Police clearly did the right thing responding, but listen carefully as the dispatcher asks a slew of questions ... it really does sound like swatting from the get-go.

BTW ... cops are on the hunt for the swatter.

Finally some good news for NFL star Chris Johnson -- officials in Florida have dropped the misdemeanor gun charge against him stemming from a January arrest.

Johnson was arrested on January 9th after he allegedly rolled through a stop sign and cops found 2 guns in his car. According to reports, the guns weren't properly stowed, so he was arrested for "open carrying" of firearms. Johnson maintained his innocence and later pled not guilty to the charge.

Now, court officials in Orange County, FL tell TMZ Sports ... the State Attorney has officially dropped the case against the running back.

Johnson posted a comment on the situation via social media Wednesday night ... writing, "Gun charges was dropped yesterday due to no evidence of me doing anything wrong."

He continued, "Also me have concealed weapons license the arrest should have never happen #GOD100."

It's ironic ... Suge Knight fled the scene after killing a man in his truck, but now he claims he should be released from jail because he's not a flight risk.

Suge and his lawyer certainly have balls. They say a 6'3", 315 pound African American man doesn't have many places to effectively hide. They also say the famous defendant is one of the most recognizable people in America.

Suge -- who's being held without bail -- also says he's more than willing to accept home detention with an electronic monitoring bracelet ... assuming there's one that fits.

And there's another pesky issue. Authorities believe Suge instills fear wherever he goes and they worry he'd strong-arm eyewitnesses to the truck incident. But Suge's lawyer, Matthew Fletcher, says he's repped Mexican gang honchos who regularly put the screws to people and they get bail.

Suge's bail hearing is set for Friday ... assuming he makes it. His court runs have been regularly interrupted with 911 calls that landed him in the hospital.

Lindsay Lohan's prosecutor must be a fan of The Who ... 'cause he just told her, "We Won't Get Fooled Again" -- and introduced a new set of rules for her to complete her community service.

Lindsay's attorney Shawn Holley attended the hearing in L.A. Wednesday, and informed the judge ... prosecutor Terry White spoke to the director of CSV in London, and ok'd the company to continue monitoring LiLo's hours.

You'll recall ... Lindsay was ordered last month to complete an additional 125 hours of community service -- in part because CSV had previously approved bogus hours for things like fan meet and greets after her play.

Prosecutors are now limiting Lindsay to a max of 4 hours of community service in one session.

As we previously reported ... she once racked up 6 hours in a day -- 2 for her matinee performance, 2 for a meet and greet, and 2 for an evening performance.

Miami Beach Police responded Wednesday afternoon to the home of Lil Wayne after getting a call saying four people inside had been shot … but it turned out to be a case of "swatting."

Police took the incident seriously, clearing the area outside the home before making their way inside to determine it was all a hoax.

It's the second time police went to the home in less than two weeks. They previously went out to check on a suspicious person who had been lurking outside the home.

As for Wayne, he put people's minds at ease before cops determined everyone was okay. A tweet from the Young Money account read, "Wayne is okay. Wasn't home during alleged events."

And Wayne posted a photo of him in the recording studio, that also seemed to double as a message to whoever prank called him. He also tweeted, "Prank kall mane."

Kurt Busch will be back on the track this weekend -- 6 days after criminal domestic violence charges were dropped ... NASCAR has reinstated the suspended driver.

Busch toed the line following his suspension -- complying with all of NASCAR's requests, including participating in an anger management program ... according to NASCAR.

As we previously reported, NASCAR took Busch out of his #41 car indefinitely when his ex-GF Patricia Driscoll got a restraining order against him ... based on Busch allegedly attacking her last fall after a race in Dover. Busch is appealing the restraining order.

But since then ... prosecutors decided there wasn't enough evidence to file criminal charges against Busch.

NASCAR says Busch will remain under "indefinite probation."

After the decision, Driscoll released a statement saying, "Even though Kurt remains on indefinite probation under this decision, I’m deeply concerned about the message NASCAR is sending by letting him compete for the championship after he was found by a judge to have committed an act of domestic violence.

She continued, "But I am gratified, at least, that NASCAR’s decision comes with the mandatory condition that he follow through on the treatment he so clearly needs."

Angie Stone's daughter definitely has a messed up grill after the fight that got Angie arrested, but the real reason her teeth fell out might be failure to root canal ... instead of a blow from her mother.

As TMZ first reported, Angie admitted to cops she hit Diamond with a metal jewelry stand in self defense. Diamond says the stand knocked out 2 teeth.

Sources close to Angie tell TMZ ... the teeth fell out because they'd been rotting out of Diamond's mouth long before the fight. In fact, Diamond cops to her teeth being rotten but tells us -- "It don't matter if my teeth were rotten or not ... I could have gotten a root canal, but she finished the job."

Diamond also disputes her mother's claim she was acting in self defense -- telling us the fight started with both women yelling ... but says Angie grabbed the stand to threaten her. She claims it only got physical when she threatened to call cops -- and Angie struck her in the face with the stand.

Diamond admits wrestling her mother to ground at that point, and says her brother had to break up the scrap. As we reported ... only Angie got arrested and booked for aggravated assault.

Joseline Hernandez from "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" knows what's real ... and it's not her show.

Hernandez testified under oath in a videotaped deposition that she and other cast members stick to a script.

She's being sued by former co-star Althea Eaton, who claims Joseline got high on crack cocaine and then beat the crap out of her during a reunion show.

During the depo, Althea's lawyer wanted to know if the real Joseline emerged during the fight in question, or whether it was pre-programmed.

Suge Knight's defense in his murder case will involve a glock ... glaucoma.

Suge's lawyer tells TMZ, his client is legally blind in his left eye ... the result of glaucoma which is a side effect of diabetes.

Attorney Matthew Fletcher says when Suge pulled back and struck Cle "Bone" Sloan the first time ... he didn't have a clear view of his left side, which may have prevented him from turning left, which would have allowed him to escape down the street.

In addition, Terry Carter was on Suge's left side when he re-entered the parking lot, so Suge may not have clearly seen him before striking him with the truck.

Seems someone is going to be walking the plank ... because police in Australia have captured the guy who allegedly threatened a security guard with a knife after trying to sneak onto the set of the new "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie.

The 22-year-old was charged Wednesday with one count of "going armed as to cause fear" ... he'll appear in court on March 27, presumably without his bird.

The guy was taken into custody with the parrot still on his shoulder. Way to stay committed to the bit, pal!

As for the actual movie ... shooting is being interrupted slightly after Johnny Depp mysteriously injured his hand (not during shooting) and flew back to the U.S. for surgery. The injury is not expected to affect the release date.

Scary moment for ex-WWE superstar Victoria ... when her husband confronted a gun-toting intruder at her Chicago restaurant ... AND BODY SLAMMED THE GUY.

We spoke with Victoria -- real name Lisa Marie Varon -- who tells us a suspicious man entered "The Squared Circle" restaurant this weekend and started making trouble inside the women's bathroom.

That's when Victoria's husband, Lee (who manages the joint) approached the man to find out what the hell he was up to.

According to Victoria, the man tried to push his way into the kitchen ... so Lee sprung into action and attempted to physically restrain him.

Lee says he saw the man reaching for his waistband and believed he had a gun -- so he slammed the guy down to the ground.

Turns out, Lee's instincts were right ... the guy did have a gun -- which was quickly recovered by one of the cooks.

Cops were called to the scene and arrested 18-year-old Arnez Harper on a count of felony aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.

"He (my husband) used to be a bouncer when he was a young lad," Victoria says of her hubby ... "I think that guy crossed the wrong person."

3:30 PM PT -- Pharrell's rep says the song was "created from his heart, mind and soul and the song was not taken from anyone or anywhere else." The rep adds they are reviewing the case and considering options. Smells like an appeal is in the works.

Robin Thicke's mega-hit "Blurred Lines" ripped off Marvin Gaye's own #1 hit "Got to Give It Up" -- that's the ruling that just came down from the jury in downtown L.A.

Robin and the song's producer Pharrell Williams are now on the hook for $7.3 million to Marvin's family because the jury found they infringed on the Gaye copyright for his 1977 hit.

The jury ruled T.I. -- who raps on 'Blurred' -- was NOT responsible for the copyright infringement.

As we previously reported ... Marvin Gaye's kids first sued Thicke back in 2013 for allegedly ripping off the song. "Blurred Lines" was #1 on Billboard for 12 weeks that same year.