Crime & Arrests

Jimmy Kimmel says Donald Trump wasn't just thinking with his heart when he pardoned Todd and Julie Chrisley ... he may have been considering another part of his anatomy, too -- 'cause Jimmy thinks Savannah Chrisley's good looks helped her parents' case.

The talk show host lit into POTUS for letting Todd and Julie out of prison after serving just 2 years of 12 and 7-year prison sentences, respectively.

Jimmy says, "The real reason Trump released the Chrisleys is because A) their daughter is good-looking, and B) she spoke in support of him last year at the RNC."

One of Diddy's former stylists just said on the stand at the rap mogul's trial that Cassie had a relationship with ex-Miami Dolphins player Andre Branch.

Deonte Nash -- who worked for Diddy from roughly 2008 to 2018 -- remembered the linebacker as "the cute football player" ... after prosecutors had asked him if Cassie and Branch dated.

Nash didn't elaborate much further on the stand about the two's alleged romance ... though he did testify that Cassie had a relationship with Michael B. Jordan as well.

New video has surfaced showing the alleged victim in the NYC crypto kidnapping case escaping from his house of horrors, where prosecutors say he was tortured for weeks.

CNN released an exclusive video of Michael Valentino Teofrasto Carturan dashing out of the basement of a Manhattan townhouse -- and running barefoot onto the sidewalk and down the street.

It's clear from the footage Carturan was trying to get away from someone or something because he's hightailing it outta there.

Testimony from celebrity stylist Deonte Nash continued Thursday in Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial in NYC ... after he told the jury Wednesday he witnessed the rap mogul threaten former girlfriend Cassie's singing career with the release of sex tapes of her.

On the stand Thursday, Nash said while he was in Miami to style rapper Lil Kim, he confirmed he set Cassie up with actor Michael B. Jordan. He was then asked about Andre Branch, a former NFL linebacker, who Cassie also dated.

Combs' defense asks Nash whether he was aware of the relationship with Branch ... he said "Oh, the cute football player? Yes. But I never met him." He's also asked about an NBA player referred to only as Brandon.

Diddy's defense attorney Xavier Donaldson proposes to read text messages back and forth with Nash ... Nash looks at the messages, and says "Oh, you got some names in here." They proceed to role-play the exchange. Some of Cassie's facial injuries seem to be referenced in the messages. Nash is asked if he was aware Cassie was having threesomes with other men -- he replies, "Ugh. No, she didn't tell me."

Tory Lanez's harrowing stabbing was caught on camera in prison ... and it's clear from the video that he's lucky to be alive.

We've obtained video from prison security cameras showing a man who appears to be Tory getting knocked to the ground by another man -- allegedly Santino Casio. This other man jumps on top of him and brings his arm down on him multiple times.

5:24 PM PT -- Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Julie Chrisley is already on her way home to Nashville.

Julie Chrisley is officially out of federal prison ... released just moments ago ... TMZ has learned.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons tells us ... Julie walked out of Federal Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky on Wednesday evening, not long after her husband, Todd was released from federal prison in Pensacola, Florida.

The Chrisleys -- who were convicted on bank fraud and tax evasion charges in 2022 -- were released hours after President Donald Trump signed off on their pardons.

Savannah Chrisley was all about that fan-girl energy for Trump following her parents' pardon, going as far as holding a whole press conference to thank POTUS for what he’s done for her family ... and America.

Check it out -- Savannah was decked out in full hot-pink MAGA gear, getting teary-eyed as she gushed about Trump being not just the President, but a "human with a heart." All this while soaking up the Florida sun, waiting to scoop up her dad Todd from FPC Pensacola for his prison release.

Savannah was beaming -- making it crystal clear she’s thrilled Trump stepped in, looked over the case, and pulled the strings to make it happen. She also gave thanks to Trump's "Pardon Czar" Alice Marie Johnson and Ed Martin, who briefly served as interim U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C.

NBA YoungBoy now has his entire YoungLife ahead of him ... thanks to President Donald Trump swooping in with a presidential pardon!!!

On Wednesday, YB released a statement thanking Trump, "White House Pardon Czar" Alice Marie Johnson, and his attorney Brittany K. Barnett for lifting the legal trauma hovering around his head for the past 5 years!!!

See it for yourself ... we obtained the letter written to President Trump from YoungBoy's dedicated team of attorneys at MGKB Law Corp -- and they outlined YB's past plight and future potential if given another chance.

The Louisiana rapper says he worked hard to earn a second chance ... calling himself "grateful, focused, and ready" for the challenge to keep his nose clean.

Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover found himself among the lucky inmates who got good news on Wednesday ... President Donald Trump commuted the prison sentence of the reformed Chicago gang leader on the same day he granted Julie and Todd Chrisley their freedom!!!

Hoover's name should ring bells in your memory ... Kanye West and Drake famously squashed their brewing beef back in 2021 in a livestreamed event at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum billed as a "Free Larry Hoover" fundraising benefit concert.

Ye sent all praises due to President Trump for the pardon after hearing the news and Hoover's family is also in the midst of a celebration.

Rick Ross also immortalized Hoover on his now classic 2011 track "B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast)" ... a track that also championed the life and crimes of another recently pardoned former drug dealer ... Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory Sr.

Todd and Julie Chrisley have been pardoned after President Donald Trump signed off  Wednesday ... meaning they're officially free after more than two years in prison.

A White House official confirmed to TMZ ... the papers are all signed and the pardons are official -- so Todd and Julie will be walking out of federal prison very soon.

Their daughter Savannah shared the news to her Instagram too -- posting a pic of Trump beaming while presenting the pardons ... and claiming God hasn't turned his back on the Chrisley fam.

Federal prosecutors just released shocking new photos they say show the aftermath of the Molotov cocktail incident with Kid Cudi's Porsche -- an incident Cudi thinks Diddy was involved in -- and now we're seeing some of what jurors were shown in court.

Prosecutors just entered photos of Kid Cudi's car fire aftermath as exhibits in the case ... and they appear to show what Kid Cudi and LAFD arson investigator Lance Jimenez testified about in terms of fire damage from a Molotov cocktail.

Jimenez testified Wednesday an Olde English 800 malt liquor bottle was used in the incident and that when he arrived at the scene, he saw the bottle in the front seat ... and that appears to be what the photos show.

Todd and Julie Chrisley are trading orange jumpsuits and locked cells for street clothes and production crews -- 'cause reality TV cameras are ready to roll on their prison release ... TMZ has learned.

Production sources tell TMZ ... the Chrisley's new Lifetime reality show is already rolling, with cameras tracking Savannah and Chase’s every move. So with their parents now walking out of prison soon, you can bet that'll be a major part of the storyline.

We're told from sources connected to the family that the current production plan is to have cameras rolling in Florida for Todd and in Kentucky for Julie, ready to capture their release and bring back the classic Chrisley chaos.

Andrew and Tristan Tate may be charged in the UK for offenses including rape and human trafficking, prosecutors in the country have confirmed.

The Crown Prosecution Service says 21 total charges have been authorized against the two brothers -- Tristan's facing 11, and Andrew's facing 10.

However, CPS says the domestic criminal charges in Romania must be settled first before anything can move forward in the UK.

Sharay Hayes, an exotic male dancer known as "The Punisher," is apologizing to Cassie Ventura for his role in some sexual encounters with Diddy.

"The Punisher" went on CNN and said he's sorry to Cassie for any suffering he may have caused her ... explaining that at the time, he had no idea or indication that she was having a bad experience.

Hayes testified in the Diddy criminal trial about his role in "freak-offs" with Diddy and Cassie -- and he told us he didn't see Diddy do anything that seemed illegal -- but after learning Cassie told jurors she was being blackmailed and threatened to participate in freak-offs, he's offered up his apology.

Diddy's defense lawyer cried out for a mistrial Wednesday ... after a witness revealed fingerprints connected to the alleged break-in at Kid Cudi's Hollywood Hills house had been destroyed.

An arson investigator was testifying about the Molotov cocktail thrown into Kid Cudi's car back in January 2012 ... prosecutors believe the device was thrown at the behest of Diddy in a jealous rage over Cassie.

The arson investigator testified his unit had recovered DNA on the bottle used for the firebomb ... the partial DNA was from an unknown woman.

Joe Exotic let his inner tiger come out Tuesday ... absolutely blasting Donald Trump for pardoning Todd and Julie Chrisley while he continues to sit in prison with no word on his appeal.

ICYMI ... 47 issued a full pardon for the "Chrisley Knows Best" stars, who have been serving their combined 19-year prison sentence after they were found guilty in 2022 on federal charges of bank fraud and tax evasion.

The "Tiger King" star swiftly unloaded his frustrations, writing in a press release he shared on X ... "I have never been more disappointed in my life that President Trump is pardoning all of these people that have actually committed crimes and yet the President leaves me in here as an innocent man."