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Robert Durst was apparently trying to change his identity with a latex rubber mask and a new name, and that's when authorities swooped in and arrested him ... TMZ has learned.

According to the search warrant, which we obtained, the mask -- which was recovered in the New Orleans hotel room where he was arrested -- covered his head and neck and served to completely alter the characteristics of his face. Cops also found a fake Texas ID with the name Everette Ward.

According to the warrant, Durst was using the mask and ID to flee the country. And get this ... also included in the docs, Durst had more than $42,000 in cash, but the money was in hundred dollar bills, parceled out in various small envelopes.

Authorities believe Durst wanted to use the envelopes to send money to the place where he was fleeing. Cops even found a UPS tracking number in the hotel, which Durst told them was so he could ship a large sum of cash.

The docs say Durst is worth $100 million and he was in the process of planning to ship a lot more than $42k. Authorities obtained bank records showing Durst withdrew $9k a day for 35 consecutive days ($315,000).

Authorities recovered the .38 Smith & Wesson revolver with one spent shell casing and 4 live rounds. It's unclear where the gun was fired.

Robin Thicke and Paula Patton have settled their divorce case ... TMZ has learned.

Paula filed legal docs Tuesday declaring they have reached a property settlement as well as a custody arrangement for their 4-year-old son Julian.

The terms of the settlement are private. There's an indication from the legal docs Paula is getting primary custody, but it's not spelled out specifically. They've also agreed on the terms of spousal and child support.

The divorce does NOT become final until April 14, 6 months after Paula filed. At that point they will be officially single, but now it's just a matter of time.

Gwen Stefani was literally on pins and needles after an obsessed fan threatened to meet her at a Korea Town acupuncture clinic ... forcing her to call in cops.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the singer's been dealing with this fan for awhile, but things took a terrifying turn Monday when he sent her a slew of messages which said he'd be waiting at the clinic, waving from a nearby spot.

A rattled Stefani -- who had her 1-year-old son Apollo with her -- called police who spotted a suspicious man and questioned him. Turns out, it was just some random guy who happened to get some fresh air at the wrong time.

We're told investigators are still trying to track down whoever's sending the messages.

Marvin Gaye's family didn't score enough in their "Blurred Lines" lawsuit -- now they're going after T.I. and a few record labels to pay up ... on top of the $7.4 million they won last week.

Only Pharrell and Robin Thicke were hit with the judgement last week, but attorneys for the Gaye family want Universal Music, Interscope Records and Star Trak Entertainment to fork over some cash too -- as well as T.I., who rapped on 'Blurred.'

Attaching the record labels could be the first step toward the family's other goal -- getting an injunction to stop distribution of the hit song until Marvin gets a writer's credit ... and, of course, the family gets royalties.

Jessica Alba has cornered the market on the word "honest" ... according to a small business owner who happened to pick a company name dangerously similar to Alba's nearly billion dollar venture.

Kiki Rupert tells TMZ ... Alba's "The Honest Co." is making things very difficult for her candle biz "Honest Earth Candles." Rupert's been warned by the U.S Patent and Trademark Office she could be in big trouble because she could be creating confusion in the marketplace. Alba's biz also sells candles.

Rupert claims an Honest Co. lawyer notified her it obtained a trademark back in 2012. The bad news for Rupert is she didn't file her TM application until last November.

Rupert says she's invested thousands in her small biz, and a name change could ruin her. We've reached out to reps for Alba's company, but no word back yet.

The USPTO says Rupert can appeal its decision, but let's be honest -- she's gonna have to change the name.

Cops are tearing through Robert Durst's Houston home right now ... possibly seeking evidence in the Susan Berman murder case.

Several marked and unmarked Houston PD cars pulled up outside Durst's high-rise complex Tuesday afternoon. The subject of HBO's "The Jinx" docuseries is still sitting in a New Orleans jail following his weekend arrest, and awaiting extradition to L.A to face a murder one charge.

The guy who survived the Suge Knight hit and run proudly told deputies ... he attacked Suge with a flurry of punches right before getting run over.

According to investigator's docs ... Cle "Bone" Sloan was still in his hospital bed when he described the incident to cops by saying, "I fu**ed him up!"

In the docs, Sloan adds he punched Suge several times through the driver side window ... and when Suge tried to exit his truck ... he punched him some more. That part of Sloan's story matches exactly with the surveillance video TMZ first posted of the incident.

But Sloan also told investigators he was attempting to walk away from the truck when he was hit -- but in the video he still appears to be fighting when Suge throws the truck in reverse and smashes Sloan.

Another inconsistency ... Sloan says he arrived at the Tam's parking lot AFTER Suge. In the video ... Sloan is waiting right next to the parking lot when Suge pulls up.

Suge has claimed he only ran over Sloan and Terry Carter in self-defense ... believing they were getting ready to shoot him.

Pro skateboarder Jereme Rogers can do kickflips of joy ... because a jury acquitted him on all charges stemming from a fight last year.

TMZ Sports broke the story ... Rogers was arrested after he allegedly took part in a beatdown at a Hollywood club in March 2014. The victim suffered a broken nose in the incident.

Rogers pled not guilty and the case eventually went to trial. But last week, a jury found Rogers not guilty of assault and battery.

It's not all good news though -- the guy with the busted nose recently filed a civil suit against Rogers.

Stay tuned.

Rep. Aaron Schock -- who gained national notoriety back in 2009 after TMZ posted a shirtless photo of him -- has resigned his seat in Congress after questions about his spending habits surfaced.

Schock was accused of using campaign money on private jets, massages and taking interns to a Katy Perry concert.

In his statement, Schock made no admission of wrongdoing ... only saying the "great distraction" has made it difficult for him to serve the people of the 18th District of Illinois. The resignation is particularly shocking (no pun intended) because Schock was considered a rising star in the Republican party.

His swimsuit modeling career can finally begin in earnest.

Pam Anderson says Rick Salomon may not be screwing her anymore, but he's definitely screwing the tax man ... because he's dodging a tax bill on $40 million in poker winnings in 2014 alone.

TMZ broke the story ... Rick has filed for an annulment from Pam in Nevada. She wants a California divorce, not an annulment, because it could entitle her to half his poker earnings.

Pam claims in new legal docs -- obtained by TMZ -- Rick won $40 MIL from ONE GUY -- Andy Beal, a billionaire real estate mogul who plays high stakes poker. In one weekend, Beal gambled at the Bellagio in Vegas and was up $13 mil at one point and down more than $16 mil later.

Pam says in the docs, Rick is lying in his annulment papers by saying he's a resident of Nevada, where there is no state income tax. Pam says they have lived in Malibu, California, where the state tax rate is a whopping 13%.

Pam says Rick actually used some of his earnings last year to buy a $4 million Nevada pad by paying cash, and then had his assistant use Rick's credit card in Nevada to make small purchases, making it look like Rick was living there.

Rick's people say Pam is on a mission to ruin Rick because she's not happy about the proposed divorce settlement.

Tyrese is worried sick his ex-wife is going to take their child away from him permanently by fleeing to Israel.

He filed legal docs -- obtained by TMZ -- in which he pleads with a judge to put the brakes on Norma Gibson's decision to vacation in Israel with 7-year-old Shayla. Norma is an Israeli citizen and under the law she's allowed to stay in Israel permanently ... the country won't do anything to help the other parent.

Tyrese tried to get Norma to sign a contract promising to return Shayla by a certain date and if she violated the deal she'd lose custody. Norma refused to sign.

Robert Durst has just been charged with first degree murder for the killing of Susan Berman ... and he could get the death penalty.

The L.A. County D.A. has charged Durst with first degree murder with special circumstances ... murder of a witness and lying in wait.

At the time of Berman's murder in 2000 ... she was planning to talk to NY investigators about the disappearance of Durst's wife Kathie. The HBO documentary "The Jinx" described Berman as a close confidant of Durst and his mouthpiece.

Prosecutors say they've been working on the case for 2 years, which reinforces what we're hearing ... the producers of "The Jinx" have helped authorities nab Durst.

The girlfriend of an Arizona State football player is adamant her man has never laid a hand on her -- instead she tells TMZ Sports her alleged "injury" was really a hickey.

As we've reported ... Davon Durant was arrested for felony aggravated assault after a witness reportedly saw the star recruit hit his girlfriend last month.

But the girlfriend tells us she and Durant got a little loud during an argument ... prompting someone to call police. She insists she did not suffer any injuries during the dispute.

Here's the problem ... the girlfriend told police on scene Durant hit her in the face and grabbed her around the neck. She now claims she was just being "dramatic" at the time, and was too embarrassed to tell police the mark on her neck was a hickey -- and the eye "injury" was just an irritation from crying. She says she's told police several times since the arrest that she wasn't hit.

Prosecutors can still take Durant to trial without the gf's cooperation ... but it would make it more difficult to convict him.

Robert Durst waived his right to fight extradition from Louisiana to California ... and his signature may not be revealing ... but it's interesting.

The signature is shaky. We're not trying to read much into it ... it was just a curiosity we thought we'd share.

Robert Durst was enough of a threat to his relatives that a judge issued a protective order, despite the fact Durst is being held without bail on first degree murder.

A New Orleans judge issued the order, which protects Robert's brother Douglas, who runs the multi-billion-dollar Durst Corp. It also protects Susanne Durst, Douglas' wife, and Helena their daughter.

And the order protects Helena's husband Mark and their son Frank.

The order also protects Douglas' son, Alexander, and his wife Eva and their son Sven.

According to the order, obtained by TMZ, Durst is prohibited from annoying or alarming his relatives. He cannot communicate with them in any fashion. He must also stay away from their offices and residences.

Robert was arrested in 2013 for lurking around Douglas' house.

The documentary "The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst​" profiled the feud between Robert and Douglas. Robert was enraged that their dad chose Douglas to run the family company.

According to the docs, obtained by TMZ, the LAPD got the arrest warrant for Robert on March 11th -- last Wednesday. That warrant called for $1 million bail, but apparently that has changed because the new docs say when he was arrested he was held without bail because he's considered armed and dangerous. He was carrying a .38 caliber Smith & Wesson revolver when he was captured.

Emile Hirsch was in and out of a Park City courthouse Monday for his Sundance assault case ... but he did stay long enough to take this epic mug shot.

Hirsch's first appearance was an uneventful one -- a status conference was set for April 13.

Hirsch is facing a felony assault charge stemming from an incident on January 25. Hirsch allegedly put Daniele Bernfeld, a film executive, into a chokehold at a festival event.

Hirsch faces up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.

He checked himself into rehab following the incident.