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Sonja Morgan was hysterical before leaving a Florida restaurant in an ambulance ... telling cops she was being set up as they gave her a trespass warning.

TMZ obtained new footage from Sonja's dramatic exit from Echo in Palm Beach and you hear her telling police ... "It's another setup ... this is another setup."

Sonja is then overheard complaining "I just had a restaurant in New York do that to me. They invited me and then they outed me saying I didn't pay. It's not true. I paid and I tipped."

Joe Exotic's husband was released from prison and immediately deported to Mexico ... TMZ has learned.

A rep for Joe tells us ... his 33-year-old husband, Jorge Marquez Flores, was deported to Mexico on Friday after being released from a Texas prison.

Jorge's deportation comes one day after the "Tiger King" star posted on his social media that Jorge was taken to an ICE Detention Center for his hearing to either stay in America or go back to Mexico. Ultimately, he was sent back to Mexico hours later, we're told.

Diddy's trial has many thinking about his alleged crimes ... but, he rose to fame for his musical acumen -- and, TMZ has a clip of him in his professional element from back in the day.

We've obtained exclusive video from a December 2018 studio session where French Montana's showing his album to Diddy and singer-songwriter Nelly.

Check out the clip ... the crew's having a good time -- with Diddy whispering to French at times and providing other advice while listening to songs for the 2019 entry "Montana."

Michael Carter-Williams has traded in jump shots and chest passes for jabs and body blows -- he's a boxer now -- and he tells TMZ Sports he's gunning for a knockout in his first time on the mat later this month!!

The ex-NBA star -- the 11th overall pick in the 2013 draft -- has formally made the transition to the fight game since the end of his hooping career ... and his first official match will go down at the Broad Street Brawl on May 29 at the Leman Ballroom in New York.

His opponent is Sam Khatib -- an amateur boxer who's 36 -- and it will be a three-round affair with proceeds from the tilt going to a good cause.

Alexa Bliss is balancing the lifestyles of being a WWE Superstar and a full-time mom ... but she tells TMZ Sports her employer is making it a walk in the park -- 'cause they're incredibly accommodating!!

We caught up with Bliss out at LAX earlier this week ... and she couldn't say enough great things about what the promotion is doing to lend a helping hand as she raises baby Hendrix.

"They've been so great about bringing her on the road," she said. "She's got her own like setup when we go, and she loves it."

Cassie Ventura is moving on from Diddy after her bombshell testimony in his federal sex trafficking trial this week ... and TMZ has learned she's now zeroed in on her family and preparing for the arrival of her little one with husband Alex Fine.

TMZ spoke with Cassie's lawyer Doug Wigdor, who tells us she views her several days on the witness stand as "the last chapter of her ordeal," adding ... "She’s focused on her husband and kids this weekend and getting ready to give birth in a few weeks."

As you know ... the singer is expecting her third child with her better half, who was in New York all week supporting her as she gave testimony and was cross-examined on the stand -- including when she confirmed she told Diddy she'd be "lost" without him despite dating Alex.

The ex-wife of Diddy "sex slave" Jonathan Oddi is speaking out, saying her former spouse still fears the disgraced music mogul -- even while he's locked away behind bars.

Oddi’s ex, Tonia Troutwine, tells TMZ … Jonathan is still afraid of Diddy and fears retaliation from the Bad Boy Records CEO, despite sitting in a cell at the Miami-Dade County Jail in Florida.

But get this … Tonia says Oddi does feel somewhat relaxed and protected in jail because he’s far away from Diddy, who is currently on trial in NYC for racketeering, sex trafficking and other federal crimes -- sitting in his own jail cell in Brooklyn.

Caleb Plant is down to be Jake Paul's next opponent after El Gallo gets done with Julio César Chávez Jr. -- telling TMZ Sports he'd love to get in the ring soon with the former YouTuber and mix it up.

The 23-2 fighter had nothing but kind things to say about Paul while out at The Mayan in downtown Los Angeles earlier this month ... but he said if Jake really wants to throw hands and make some cash in the near future, he's all for it.

"I mean, if he wants to get in there and rumble," Plant said, "we can do that."

Holly Holm says she'd love to take on her UFC nemesis Ronda Rousey in the boxing ring ... but tells TMZ Sports there's a snowball's chance in hell of that ever happening.

We caught up with the first woman to ever hand Rousey an L in the UFC Octagon out at the Jake Paul vs. Julio César Chávez Jr. press conference this week ... and as a new member of the Most Valuable Promotions family, we had to ask how she felt about the idea of going head-to-head with her rival again.

"Of course," she said. "I think that's just maybe hypothetical. I don't think that would ever happen, but of course I would."

Mack Wilson Sr.'s music has taken the internet by storm after his team, the Arizona Cardinals, tapped the part-time rapper to create a song announcing the squad's 2025 schedule.

Rocketship, Mack's stage name, has become a hit online -- and with his full EP dropping Friday -- TMZ Sports asked the 27-year-old linebacker a critical question ... Super Bowl or Grammy?!

"Super Bowl, bro," Wilson Sr. said without an inkling of hesitation.

5:52 PM PT -- Sonja Morgan is explaining why she left a restaurant in Florida in an ambulance.

The 'RHONY' star tells PEOPLE in a statement ... "An elderly patron at the restaurant I was dining at appeared to be in distress, and I called for medical assistance. While assisting during the commotion, I sustained some minor injuries and, out of an abundance of caution, accompanied the EMTs to be checked out."

Sonja's statement continued ... "I'm incredibly grateful to the first responders for their swift care and professionalism."

She is also responding to our report that she was given a trespass warning from police ... telling the outlet, "I didn't want to leave. I insisted on making sure she was cared for."

1:10 PM PT -- Sonja Morgan was given a trespass warning last night, according to documents TMZ obtained from the Palm Beach Police Dept. She refused to sign the warning, the doc shows.

Sonja Morgan took an unexpected ride to the hospital last night ... and we have footage of her about to be whisked away.

Check it out ... our video shows "The Real Housewives of New York City" alum seemingly upset while loudly speaking to responding officers at Echo in Palm Beach, Florida, Thursday evening.

Sources tell us she chatted with Palm Beach police officers and restaurant staff for about 15 minutes before she hopped on the stretcher and was loaded into the back of an ambulance.

Entertainment mogul David Geffen has filed for divorce, to end his less-than-2-year marriage.

David married David Armstrong, aka Donovan Michaels -- a name he used when he performed as a go-go dancer -- 1 year, 11 months ago.

David, with the help of Disso Queen Laura Wasser, cited irreconcilable differences for the split.

7:34 PM PT -- Rudy Gobert is now sharing his side ... claiming "inaccurate information" is being thrown around, though he offers no specifics.

Gobert did confirm he is no longer in a relationship with Julia, but still plans to "keep supporting the well-being of all the people that I care about."

5:15 PM PT -- Julia Bonilla just addressed the situation in a lengthy social media post ... calling the whole ordeal "one of the most painful times in my life."

"I considered Rudy the love of my life," Bonilla said minutes ago. "I left everything for him. I gave him a child and poured my heart into our relationship."

"Despite how I have been treated, I choose to protect his name for the sake of my children," she added.

Bonilla also noted she has "NEVER EVER been unfaithful to the father of my children" ... adamantly denying cheating played a role in the split.

Rudy Gobert broke up with his pregnant girlfriend, told her to move out of his home and take their one-year-old son with her right at the start of the NBA playoffs, TMZ Sports has learned.

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker took a trip down memory lane to celebrate their third wedding anniversary, having a mini photo shoot at the Santa Barbara courthouse to celebrate!

TMZ caught a glimpse of the lovebirds snapping some photos right outside the place in California where they made their love official three years ago ... before taking off in their classic black Cadillac convertible Thursday afternoon.

An eyewitness tells us the pair rode off together down Garden Street, heading for the beach.

Vince Neil and his longtime partner, Rain Hannah, are officially done ... and, we're told he's the one who pulled the plug, because he thinks she was cheating.

Sources close to the Mötley Crüe front man tell TMZ ... he broke up with Rain, after nearly 15 years together, in response to one of his assistants claiming Rain had been having an affair.

We're told this alleged romance was something of an open secret among Vince's inner circle, and no one wanted to tell him -- but, the assistant recently got fed up, and decided Vince deserved to know.

Babyface Ray has been an integral part of Detroit's hip hop stock rise in the past few years and he isn't being humble about his contributions ... he's carving his own name on the 313 Mt. Rushmore!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Babyface Ray outside LAX this week and he tells us he fits all the criteria to be immortalized in his city -- along with Eminem, Big Sean and the late Blade Icewood for his Mt. Rushmore picks.

And just like Sean, Ray's also delusional hopeful that the Lions and Pistons will win championships next year!!! Gotta root for the home team.

While Babyface did acknowledge Detroit would need a few hundred Mount Rushmores to properly honor its music history, he reveals he's excited to hear from a most valuable transplant ... Pistons star player Cade Cunningham!!!

Ray says he and Cade have a mutual studio engineer and he's been told the stuff in the vault has been fire ... so it's only a matter of time before they cross-over styles.