CELEBRITY JUSTICE ™

Benzino dodged a year in prison for bringing his loaded gun to the airport -- and instead the judge is forcing him to go to school ... the easiest school ever, we're guessing.

The former “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” star pled no contest to putting his loaded 9mm through a TSA checkpoint in Atlanta. He says he took the wrong laptop bag.

Benzino was sentenced to one year of probation, a $500 fine, 700 hours community service, and a crash course in gun safety ... which he has 60 days to complete.

Sure, it'll take a while to tick off the 700 hours, but the gun safety class? Just remember this, Benzino ... DON'T TAKE LOADED GUNS TO THE AIRPORT -- and you should pass.

George Lopez went on a full-scale attack in Arizona Saturday night, getting the audience to send a very loud message to Donald Trump ... "F*** that Puto."

Lopez was clearly angered over Trump's comments about Mexicans, and the crowd roared with approval.

It's interesting ... "Puto" is Spanish for male prostitute, and it's considered homophobic by some.

Charlotte Ross claims her ex-boyfriend was so abusive he once threatened to drown her dog.

Ross claims in a new restraining order, obtained by TMZ, she confronted then-boyfriend Patrick Eugene Aurignae over his alleged infidelity. The "NYPD Blue" star says when she grabbed his phone to read his emails, he threatened to drown one of her dogs. He also broke 3 of her nails.

Ross claims several weeks later while vacationing in Maui he also assaulted her in front of a restaurant full of people on July 4, putting her in a headlock and choking her after yet another cheating confrontation.

Donald Trump has ignited a fresh political fire, by saying John McCain is NOT a war hero ... more like an ineffective soldier.

Trump was speaking at The Family Leadership Summit in Iowa Saturday, when he mocked McCain's hero status for being captured during the Vietnam war when his plane was shot down.

Trump squarely said McCain's not a hero, because heroes don't get captured.

Jax Taylor from "Vanderpump Rules" took a break from the beach Friday night for an extended visit to a Honolulu jail, after getting busted for allegedly stealing a very expensive pair of shades.

Law enforcement sources tell us, Jax is still in the slammer with no immediate prospect of getting out. We're told he allegedly went to a sunglasses shop and stole a pair. He was arrested at his hotel a block away.

The glasses had to be worth more than $300 ... the minimum in Hawaii for charging someone with felony theft.

Jax has been posting pics of his vacation with GF Brittany Cartwright.

They'll be able to add another pic to the set ... the one taken by cops.

Dog the Bounty Hunter and his wife, Beth, have been accused of ruining a rival bounty hunter's good name ... and the guy wants $30 million from them to make it right.

Charles Fisher filed a lawsuit against Dog and Beth, claiming they manipulated his story during an episode of their show, 'On The Hunt,' to make him look bad.

Fisher claims the show phonied a phone conversation to make it look like he made off with $20,000 in collateral. He also claims the show -- which described him as a "corrupt bondsman" -- made it seem like he stiffed his insurance company and he used a jail connection to drum up business.

To add insult to injury, Fisher said he sold his phone lines to the Chapmans and they only paid him $5k of the $20,000 agreed upon price.

Fisher says his name in the bounty hunting biz is forever ruined because of the show and the Chapmans ... thus the $30,000,000 demand.

Peter Berg Etch A Sketched his Instagram post, which made Caitlyn Jenner look like a joke.

Peter was remorseful, saying he meant no harm when he re-posted a meme scoffing at Caitlyn winning the ESPY courage award ... showing a soldier with 2 legs amputated next to Caitlyn with the caption,
"One man traded 2 legs for the freedom of the other to trade 2 balls for 2 boobs."

Berg says, "I deleted it because I am deeply saddened over the rage and hatred on both sides it is responsible for."

Judge Greg Mathis had a knowing smile on his face when told our photog 50 Cent might be in more hot water than he thinks.

We got the TV judge outside the taping of the Comedy Underground Series 3& 4 in Glendale Friday night when asked the question that has perplexed many ... how can someone declare bankruptcy when they also say they're rich as f**k?

Hizzoner tell us with a wink ... there might be a little shufflin' goin on.

"Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" star Nikko London -- star of one of the most successful sex tapes of 2014 -- is now allegedly stiffing his landlord, and on the verge of getting evicted.

According to docs filed in Fulton County -- London owes just $786.29 in back rent on his apartment, but fees and utilities bump it up to $1,083.56.

The pink notice taped to his door is a clear sign Nikko's days are numbered in the place if he doesn't pay up quick. But we're told he's been telling neighbors he's moving to a new place up the street.

As we've reported ... London's Vivid sex tape with co-star Mimi Faust was on fire when it came to sales, so you have to wonder where Nikko's cut went.

R&B star Jeremih rang in his birthday by singing the DUI blues -- he got arrested early Friday morning in the Valley ... TMZ has learned.

The "Don't Tell 'Em" singer was pulled over by California Highway Patrol around 2:15 AM and booked for misdemeanor DUI.

Jeremih turned 28 on Friday ... so, we're guessing he was out celebrating. He ended up spending the rest of the night behind bars. Bail was set at $15k, and he was released around 11 AM.

Hope the turn up was good ... 'cause tonight's gonna suck.

50 Cent has just told the bankruptcy judge he's both rich and poor at the very same time.

50 filed legal docs saying he has a massive amount of money and other assets, but not enough to immediately cover more than $20 million in court judgments. Translation ... he's cash poor.

The documents are almost like a documentary, chronicling 50's early life in abject poverty in Queens, where his mom was murdered when he was just 8. He was also famously shot 9 times. His lawyer goes on, "In many respects, Mr. Jackson typifies the American dream."

The question ... what does this have to do with bankruptcy. The answer ... this is a PR move on 50's part to make it clear to his fans he's not a failure.

Sadly for 50, the judge didn't buy what 50 was selling. 50 was asking the judge to put the brakes on the latest case, where he was socked for $5 million by Rick Ross' baby mama. He wanted to halt the punitive damages phase of the trial, which could cost him many millions more. The judge rejected his attempt, and the jury is ready to sock it to the rapper.

9 AM PT -- Suge's request to move to a new facility was denied during a hearing in L.A. Ditto for his attempt to reduce bail.

Suge Knight's life in prison is rough ... not only does he have to deal with a toilet that flushes incessantly ... he might -- MIGHT -- have a brain tumor.

Knight's new attorney, Tom Mesereau of Michael Jackson fame, filed new docs to get Knight into better digs at the jail, for both medical and sanity reasons.

Suge's lawyer claims Suge is going crazy because the toilet in his cell flushes every 20 minutes -- on its own -- all day and all night.

To make matters even worse, the jail bed isn't long enough to hold his 6'2" frame.

So Suge wants a new cell that doesn't drive him crazy and allows him to get a good night's sleep.

Even more serious -- Mesereau says Suge suffers from numbness on one entire side of his body and doctors have told him he might have a brain tumor. As such, he wants a place that has full access to a competent medical facility.

He's currently locked up on $10 million bail.

50 Cent isn't really broke -- we know that -- but he's sure making it look like he is ... he just gave the bankruptcy judge a list of his many creditors, and Curtis Jackson Sr. is among them.

According to the docs -- obtained by TMZ -- 50 owes grandpa $1,737.33. But that's just the tip of a $26 million debtor's iceberg.

50 also owes $137,880 to Bentley, $64,909 to American Express and, oh yeah, 2 court judgments totaling more than $23 million. And there's more -- that's just boring debt.

Jeff Dunham does his best work with dummies -- but he knows a cheap knockoff of his most famous puppet when he sees one ... so, he's taking some clown to court.

According to court docs, the famous Vegas headlining ventriloquist is suing Anthony Horn for making bootleg merchandise that looks eerily similar to Jeff's co-star … Walter the Dummy.

He says Horn has been selling counterfeit merch online -- for anywhere between $350, on up to $1,000. He fired off a cease and desist earlier this year, but says Horn would not stop.

Jeff says he created Walter back in 1987, and filed to trademark him in 2010. He's suing for all the profits from the knockoffs, and best of all ... he wants all of them destroyed.

Bonfire of the Walters, coming soon ... if Jeff wins.

Cops have a hot lead on who is behind the home invasion robbery at Chris Brown's house ... and it centers around a recent club appearance where Chris was paid a fortune in cash.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ, they believe the mastermind behind Wednesday's break-in was someone who knew Chris had just received $50,000 in cash for a nightclub gig. We're told Chris typically does not have huge amounts of money lying around, so having it at the house was unusual.

TMZ broke the story ... the robbers made it clear to Chris' aunt who was in the house that they knew the identity of the homeowner. The robbers demanded to know from the aunt the location of the safe, and during the robbery they let it slip they knew about the $50k.

Rico Richie -- whose song "Poppin" is blowing up -- got busted by cops who weren't even looking for him ... they were investigating Young Thug and the Lil Wayne tour bus shooting.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the rapper got busted in Atlanta on Wednesday for selling weed, and possession of firearms. According to Richie's reps, the arrest went down in a recording studio ... which happens to be the same studio where Young Thug shot his "Halftime" music video.

As we've reported ... that music video is part of the indictment against the guy cops say shot up Wayne's bus.

Richie's peeps say the cops were investigating Thug, but instead found Richie with marijuana and 2 guns. Richie's camp claim the drugs and guns weren't his, but since he didn't want to snitch ... he "accepted responsibility."

Positive spin: Richie's an up and comer, and the Young Thug/Lil Wayne related arrest could give him street cred.

Reality: He has previous felonies, so he could be facing hard time in prison.

Funny case of wrong place, wrong time ... unless you're Richie.