Crime

Donald Trump's still got fans in the fighting community after he was found guilty in his hush money case ... with star athletes like Ryan Garcia, Michael Chandler and Tito Ortiz making it clear they got their guy's back.

The 25-1 boxer wrote a message on his Instagram and X account shortly after the jury found Trump guilty of all 34 counts in a NYC courtroom on Thursday ... saying, "You are about to witness the next president being elected while in jail."

"Trump will still win. He’s the only president I heard mention Jesus."

Other than the man himself, no one's feeling the sting of Donald Trump's guilty verdict more than his fans -- especially those who gathered outside the NYC courthouse.

Check out these chaotic scenes of red-hat Trump supporters losing their minds after he was found guilty on all 34 felony counts in his hush money trial Thursday. They're relentlessly dropping expletive-ridden rants insisting Trump's innocent -- despite the outcome.

One man takes it a step further, wearing a "F*** Biden" flag around his body, declaring to everyone they're "all f***ing dead."

Donald Trump and his people wasted no time, trying to turn his hush money problems into campaign money.

Trump clearly had a feeling he'd be found guilty in his hush money trial, because he had a memo ready to blast out, claiming he was a "political prisoner" ... calling the case "RIGGED" and a witch hunt.

He then went in for the kill ... "YOUR SUPPORT IS THE ONLY THING STANDING BETWEEN US AND TOTAL TYRANNY! .. So I need 10 MILLION TRUE MAGA PATRIOTS to chip in and proudly shout: I STAND WITH TRUMP!:"

The Notorious B.I.G.'s mom, Voletta Wallace, thinks Diddy needs a motherly pimp slap after the Cassie video ... and she says she'd love to be the one who delivers it.

Ms. Voletta gave Rolling Stone her unfiltered opinion on the heels of their engrossing report on Diddy's alleged past at Bad Boy -- as well the explosive video that showed him beating Cassie at a hotel in 2016 ... and she rained down disappointment as if he was her own son.

She says ... "I hope that I see Sean one day and the only thing I want to do is slap the daylights out of him. And you can quote me on that. Because I liked him."

Diddy's former makeup artist claims she overheard him abusing Cassie ... 6 years before the now-viral hotel hallway incident.

Mylah Morales -- who says she worked with Diddy and Cassie for years as their primary MUA -- spoke with CNN's Laura Coates Thursday, stating she heard the Bad Boy Records founder assault his ex-girlfriend in 2010 ... and that it allegedly left Cassie with a black eye.

According to Mylah, she saw Diddy and Cassie enter a hotel room, where they proceeded to get into a heated argument.

Diddy is missing some key milestones for his kids as his legal troubles mount -- and this week he'll be MIA for the latest one, involving his 17-year-old daughter Chance.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Chance is set to put on her cap and gown Thursday for her graduation from Sierra Canyon School in the L.A. area -- and while we're told other family members are flying in for the ceremony, her dad won't be present.

We're told Diddy's already communicated this news to the family, although he did not offer any exact reason for his absence -- but it can't be all that shocking to them.

O.J. Simpson avoided paying Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman's families millions when he was alive -- and now, from beyond the grave, he might be dodging them again ... TMZ has learned.

While Malcolm LaVergne -- O.J.'s longtime lawyer and now executor of his estate -- made it clear he intended to talk money with Nicole and Ron's respective loved ones ... Malcom says an unforeseen tax debt is creating a new hurdle.

Malcolm tells TMZ ... the state of California has a massive tax lien against Simpson's estate for $572,402.69 -- which he says could derail his plan to settle part of the $33.5 million judgment O.J. owed his victims' families after the 1997 wrongful death lawsuit.

We're just getting over the hump in the week, but we're still rolling with some fire TV takes.

Let's start out on "TMZ Live" ... where Harvey and Charles discussed the latest development in the Diddy saga -- namely, the fact that a grand jury has been convened in the ongoing federal investigation ... and that prosecutors are apparently bringing in witnesses to talk.

A man says he got robbed at knifepoint after a Taking Back Sunday concert last week -- and he's got the whole thing on video ... with some dude just standing by and watching it all.

The alleged victim's name is Brandon -- a sound specialist for bands touring nationwide -- and he shared surveillance footage this week that appeared to capture the crime following a gig he worked in Dallas ... where TBS was playing, along with opening act Citizen.

The clip was taken from surveillance footage -- showing him in a scuffle with another man near the tour buses ... this while another dude is sitting nearby, minding his own business -- even drinking what looks to be a beer, despite the fact there's a ruckus within earshot.

Harvey Weinstein may be facing new criminal charges ahead of his rape retrial -- but whether they come through or not ... the guy's eager to get before another jury to clear his name.

The disgraced Hollywood mogul was in court Wednesday in NYC, where prosecutors told a judge they were weighing the possibility of slapping him with new charges before his scheduled retrial, which is set to get underway sometime in September.

The reason ... the Manhattan D.A.'s office says more women have come forward in the aftermath of his 2020 trial, and they're in the middle of sorting whether their claims can be vetted and legally pursued ... noting there might be a statute of limitations issue at play.

Nicole Brown Simpson made some troubling claims against O.J. Simpson before her death ... so says Faye Resnick, who claims O.J. would lurk in bushes to keep an eye on her.

Faye -- who was a close confidant of Nicole's before her murder -- shed light on NBS and O.J.'s dynamic following their split in a sneak peek from Lifetime's docuseries, "The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson" ... saying her late friend was scared of the NFL star.

As FR puts it ... O.J. had allegedly taken to stalking Nicole in the aftermath of their breakup -- with the American athlete even creeping on her from the bushes at one point.

A Mississippi family was terrorized by a pair of carjackers – one of whom opened fire at them as they cowered in fear – and it was all caught on video!

The dramatic incident occurred outside the West Jackson home of Heather Allen last Friday night, when two assailants approached her and her relatives in the driveway.

Ring camera video captured the scary moment when one suspect raised a gun and fired a shot into the air as Allen and her son were saying goodbyes to other family members seated inside a parked car.

Johnny Wactor's ex-fiancée passionately spoke out against his murder -- and while her heart's in the right place, the actor's family thinks her mouth is elsewhere ... and not needed.

We talked to Johnny's mother, Scarlett, who tells TMZ that Johnny and Tessa Farrell dated years ago and haven't stayed in touch ... not having spoken in at least 2-3 years. She says his family also hasn't maintained contact with her, which is why she's peeved about her comments.

Tessa's emotional plea for stricter laws in L.A. rings hollow for Scarlett, who tells us she believes Tessa is just clout-chasing -- even though Tessa's tearful video certainly seemed genuine. In fact, we spoke to her to get more detail about what she'd like to see change in L.A's criminal justice system.

Two-time NBA All-Star Isaiah Thomas says he had a terrifying experience over the weekend ... when he and his friends came face-to-face with a kid wielding a gun -- and he believes his fame very well might have saved his life.

The Phoenix Suns guard opened up about the encounter on X ... saying it was a truly "life changing moment."

He claimed his group was out and about in his hometown of Tacoma, Washington on Monday -- when they were approached by a kid carrying an AK-47.

Johnny Wactor's death was unjust and unnecessary -- something his ex-fiancée tearfully made clear in no uncertain terms ... with a direct plea to whoever shot and killed him.

Tessa Farrell -- an actress who used to be engaged to the slain "General Hospital" star -- hopped online Monday with a heartbreaking reaction to the news that Johnny had been murdered in Los Angeles during an attempted theft of his catalytic converter.

The video is hard to watch, as Tessa gets emotional throughout as she responds to Johnny's death ... saying it's just a microcosm of what's been happening in L.A. lately crime-wise.

Nicole Brown Simpson's 30-year death anniversary is coming up -- with her sisters saying they're still battling grief ... and O.J. Simpson's passing hasn't helped them move on.

Denise, Dominique and Tanya Brown sat for an interview with Diane Sawyer ahead of a new documentary that's coming out that looks back on Nicole's life and murder -- which they believe was carried out at the hands of O.J. ... even though he was criminally acquitted.

Despite that, the Brown siblings say there were warning signs in Nicole and O.J.'s relationship ... including domestic violence, which they reflect upon in this sit-down and in the doc.