Domestic Violence

NBA YoungBoy's 2018 aggravated assault and kidnapping case is coming back to haunt him ... a new video shows the rapper manhandling his then-girlfriend in a hotel hallway in a scene totally reminiscent of Diddy, but his lawyer says it's no biggie.

The 3-plus-minute clip -- which was posted on social media Thursday night -- is tough to watch, due to the brutal violence.

NBA YoungBoy throws the woman to the floor like a ragdoll, and then yanks her around and drags her on the floor.

Famous Dex allegedly beat up his reality star ex-girlfriend Pam Rodriguez before his domestic violence arrest, and now a series of photos show the injuries she claims he inflicted ... TMZ has learned.

As we first reported, the rapper was taken into custody Sunday in Las Vegas after allegedly using Pam as a punching bag. Our sources say Dex and Pam live in Vegas and dated for a few weeks before they split.

We're told Pam lost a bunch of influencer gigs after the alleged incident, which hurt her bottom line. As a result, Pam launched a GoFundMe to raise money for medical bills, legal fees, and loss of income.

Reggie Watts -- the comedian and musician known for his work on "Comedy Bang! Bang!" and "The Late Late Show with James Corden" -- is suddenly disappearing from festival posters ... after explosive claims about drug use and alleged abuse surfaced.

Rolling Stone reported last week that loved ones of Watts' late ex-girlfriend Katherine McCollough -- along with several women who previously dated him -- accused him of reckless drug behavior and crossing boundaries in relationships.

And now, gigs are vanishing.

Dwyane Wade's eldest child, Zaire Wade, has been charged with a felony related to domestic violence after his recent arrest.

Zaire faces one felony charge, according to NBC4 in Los Angeles ... though he was booked on 3 different charges when he was arrested last month in Burbank.

As we told you ... Zaire was taken into custody last month after cops were called to a Burbank home around 5:30 AM on June 21 after receiving a call about a woman screaming. Cops say they found Zaire and a woman with lacerations all over her face.

Taylor Frankie Paul is pulling back the curtain on some dark times -- posting a bruised arm pic on Instagram with a message about how emotional scars cut deeper than physical ones.

The 'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' star shared the photo Wednesday alongside a gut-punching caption ... saying, "The psychological torture damaged me way more than the physical."

She doubled down, adding ... "You eventually become a shell of a human. This is hard to share because it's hard to come to terms with."

Hayden Panettiere's ex Brian Hickerson says he still dreams about a future with the actress ... admitting he would even marry her, despite their rocky past.

Hickerson sat down with TMZ's Charlie Neff ahead of Hayden's upcoming memoir, "This Is Me: A Reckoning" ... and got surprisingly emotional when the conversation turned to the former couple's relationship.

When Charlie asked if he ever thinks about marrying the former "Nashville" actress one day, Brian didn’t hold back ... "Yeah, of course."

A young PBS employee’s life was cut short in a brutal shooting -- and cops say the man behind it was someone she once loved and trusted.

Ivy Unruh -- a 25-year-old engineer for PBS Kansas and a U.S. Marine veteran -- was gunned down outside her Wichita apartment early Friday morning ... allegedly by her estranged husband.

Police say Unruh was shot in the upper body around 8 AM and rushed to the hospital in critical condition. She fought for days, but ultimately died Monday from her injuries.

29-year-old Joshua Orlando -- identified as her estranged husband -- called 911 to report the shooting himself, according to the Wichita Police Department. When officers arrived, they arrested him at the scene and recovered a firearm.

Taylor Frankie Paul just announced she’s been living with PTSD ... for years.

"The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star took to her Instagram stories Sunday with a message “for all those that assumed diagnoses” … declaring she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder two years ago.

Taylor writes that she was diagnosed “by more than one therapist” … and muses that it might even be considered Complex PTSD. 

Dakota Mortensen is speaking out after his ex-girlfriend, Taylor Frankie Paul, escaped prosecution in their domestic violence cases, saying his sole focus is on the well-being of their young son while also taking some accountability. 

Dakota posted an essay on Instagram early Monday morning after prosecutors in Utah announced last week Taylor would not face criminal charges following several of the former couple's domestic violence incidents from February of this year. Prosecutors indicated it would be tough to prove the cases beyond a reasonable doubt.  

In his IG post, Dakota said he's recently taken a step back from all the drama -- while trying to create a stable environment for the 2-year-old son he shares with Taylor. Taylor temporarily lost custody of their son after Dakota filed a temporary protective order against her.

Dakota also wrote that he's not perfect and takes accountability for what happened between him and Taylor, apologizing for his role in the whole ordeal.

Charlize Theron is pulling back the curtain on one of the most chilling moments of her life -- and it’s straight out of a movie -- except it was all too real.

The Oscar winner was brutally honest in a new New York Times interview, revisiting the night her mom shot and killed her father -- and the details are intense. According to the sit-down, Theron says her dad came home drunk and raging -- blasting his way into their house and making his intention clear.

“He was going to kill us," Theron said.

Taylor Frankie Paul was so sure that Dakota Mortensen was lying when he called police on her back in February ... she didn't even wait to hear the accusations before she called BS.

In audio from Draper Police, obtained by TMZ ... TFP can be heard telling the officer she wants them to talk to her lawyer about whatever Dakota told them ... and she adds whatever he claimed, it was "not accurate."

You can hear for yourself ... Taylor is super cagey with the police after her ex accused her of assault ... and said immediately that she wanted them to talk to her attorney.

Taylor Frankie Paul had a major legal victory yesterday that just might result in "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" production resuming ... and the reality TV star wants back on the popular Hulu series.

TMZ broke the news ... TFP will NOT be prosecuted for her alleged involvement in a couple of domestic violence incidents in Utah involving her ex, Dakota Mortensen. This is a big deal since it was those accusations -- and footage from a prior incident we reported -- which torpedoed her two shows, "The Bachelorette" being the other.

An insider with direct knowledge tells TMZ … yesterday was a major development ... and is a big step in 'SLOMW' maybe resuming production. But there are still some matters that need to be attended to -- such as the findings of the third-party investigation. It’s unclear at the moment where that process is at.

Jessica McClure Morales -- the famous "Baby Jessica" who made national news when she fell down a well back in 1987 -- allegedly choked a member of her family.

According to the probable cause affidavit for Jessica's arrest ... cops in Midland County, Texas say Jessica told them the Saturday confrontation began when she and her husband got into a heated verbal argument -- during which she allegedly scratched him while trying to shove him away.

A witness apparently told the police a somewhat different story. Cops say they were told someone advised Jessica and her husband not to fight in front of a child who was in the room. Her husband allegedly said "F*** that" ... before she grabbed him by the throat.

Taylor Frankie Paul will NOT be prosecuted for her alleged involvement in a couple domestic violence incidents in Utah involving her ex, Dakota Mortensen.

Prosecutors in Utah announced Tuesday they were declining to file criminal charges against the 'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' star.

Taylor was the subject of two separate investigations by two different police departments ... but the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office says there was not enough evidence to support filing criminal charges.

Jessica McClure Morales -- who shot to fame as "Baby Jessica" way back in 1987 after being rescued from a deep well when she was 18 months old -- was arrested in Texas following an alleged domestic disturbance ... and she's facing a criminal charge.

Jessica, who is now 40 years old, was taken into police custody Saturday night after an alleged incident at her Midland County home ... and she's charged with assault causing bodily injury involving family violence ... TMZ has confirmed.

It's unclear what the alleged domestic disturbance involved ... but the Midland County Sheriff's Office responded to Jessica's home around 10 PM Saturday and made an arrest.