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Carrot Top's former pal, Brian Evans, says the comedian's fans are sending him death threats as their legal war plays out in court ... and he fears for his life.

TMZ obtained a transcript from Tuesday's court hearing in Florida ... which reveals Brian told the judge, "I have people threatening to kill me because of the stuff that he's putting there online. And saying they're going to if they see me on the street, they're going to beat the s*** out of me. What am I supposed to do? ... I don't want to die over this."

Carrot Top's team was in court arguing their case to stop Brian from making future filings in the case without the court's approval, claiming he keeps filing docs with false claims about Carrot ... which are getting picked up by the media.

Jonathan Taylor Thomas was arrested for obstructing or resisting an officer ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the former child star was the passenger in a vehicle that got pulled over on Monday in Westlake Village, California.

The actor exited the vehicle, and after deputies told him to remain inside, he refused and was uncooperative, according to our law enforcement sources. We're told he was drunk in public and resisted.

Jamar Goff -- the foster son of "The Pioneer Woman" Ree Drummond -- was arrested on charges of assaulting a police officer and drug possession ... TMZ has learned.

The 23-year-old was booked into Jefferson County Jail on September 15 at 2:30 AM in Birmingham, AL.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, an officer was called about a suspicious person on the University of Alabama at Birmingham campus ... and the cop claimed to have found Jamar sleeping near a fountain without a shirt.

Presley Gerber should have been turned away from the sober living home where he died of a suspected overdose and, instead, sent directly to a detox center ... a move people in his world think would've saved his life.

Multiple sources familiar with the situation tell us ... when Presley arrived Saturday evening at the sober living home in Santa Monica -- apparently under the influence -- staffers should have refused to admit him, because the house is not a detox facility.

We're told Presley should have been mandated to complete a medical detox program to ensure no drugs were in his system before he was admitted to the home ... or some other outpatient facility setup for detox.

"The Odyssey" star Mia Goth says she's scared to go near the background extra accusing her of an on-set assault … and is pleading to not have to be in the same room as him during her deposition ... TMZ has learned.

Mia filed a declaration asking the judge to allow her deposition to be taken over a videoconference, instead of in person. 

The docs were filed in her ongoing lawsuit with James Hunter, who sued the actress claiming she kicked him in the head and followed him into a bathroom while he was an extra on the 2024 horror film "Maxxxine."

The star said, "Based on my awareness of [James'] conduct in connection with this litigation, I am concerned that his interest in me extends beyond the issues being litigated in this case."

United Airlines is responding to a woman who claims she was trapped next to a man while he masturbated on a flight ... and they say they're taking her claims seriously.

The commercial air carrier tells TMZ ... "The safety of our customers and colleagues is our top priority. We take these matters seriously and are looking into what happened."

United adds ... "We have been in contact with the customer and apologized for her experience."

Kanye West is asking a judge to push back his civil trial a few more months ... claiming his tour schedule and Milo Yiannopolous' recent deportation make an October 12 start date difficult ... TMZ has learned.

The rapper's legal team filed docs last week laying out their reasons for wanting the delay ... claiming there's unfinished prep work because the plaintiff, Benjamin Provo, and the plaintiff's lawyer haven't been cooperative during depositions and document discovery.

Provo is suing Ye for allegedly discriminating against him when he was a security guard at the Donda Academy.

Carrot Top was barely conscious and struggling to breathe when a frantic caller reached 911 during his suicide attempt ... repeatedly begging dispatchers to get help to his Las Vegas home, TMZ has learned.

TMZ has obtained the dispatch audio from Las Vegas Police after last Friday's emergency call ... and the unidentified caller immediately tells operators someone is "trying to commit suicide."

The caller says she went to check on Carrot Top -- real name Scott Thompson -- after one of his employees asked her to ... and found him near the pool.

A creepy new Ring video shows an alleged gunman breaking into a car owned by Mama June's late daughter Anna "Chickadee" Cardwell's widower ... before allegedly firing a shot at the house with a child inside.

In the clip obtained by TMZ ... the armed individual -- who concealed his face with a gray hoodie -- can be seen emerging from the shadows before hopping inside a vehicle on the property.

The person then walks off camera before a car alarm starts blaring -- causing the trespasser to run off into the night.

B2K singer Raz B was frantic and heartbroken on the 911 call after finding his 3-month-old son unresponsive ... repeatedly begging dispatchers to send help.

TMZ obtained the call from the morning Astro Monte Thornton died ... with Raz telling the operator, "My son died. My son is not breathing."

Raz pleads, "Please hurry up," as the dispatcher tries to confirm the address and Astro's age.

Dolly Parton wasn't keeping 9-to-5 hours on her deathbed ... instead, she was closing up and refusing to allow most friends and family to see her -- except for one essential worker.

Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... Dolly's dying wish was that no one could see her on her deathbed because she didn't want anyone to remember her in her fragile, dying state.

However ... we're told there was one exception to the rule -- her longtime wig and makeup artist, Cheryl Riddle -- because Dolly wanted to be all dolled up after she passed.

Dolly Parton's death put the world in mourning ... and apparently put her nephew in main-character mode.

According to text messages submitted in court docs related to the Dolly estate war, her nephew Bryan Seaver boasted, "But I'm now the face of the biggest social media post in human history."

Bryan was referring to the August 25 video in which he announced Dolly's death -- a post that suddenly thrust him into the global spotlight.

Fans of Jack's Dining Room are sure to be screaming "Yes chef!" after it was just announced that the food brand struck a nearly $25 million deal with the studio behind "Yellowstone."

The deal between 101 Studios and Yes Chef Group -- which is co-founded by Jack's Dining Room host Jack Goldburg and Liam Henning -- will usher in the launch of Yes Chef Studios.

This new studio will be focused on developing pretty much everything under the creative sun -- from new TV shows, to movies, to YouTube shows ... you name it!

The battle between Dolly Parton's nephew and the company managing her assets has allegedly gotten so scary, some employees stopped going to the office ... and the company needed to hire private security at their homes.

TMZ obtained court docs submitted Tuesday by Dolly's management company -- She's Alive, LLC -- supporting its request for a temporary restraining order against Dolly's nephew Bryan Seaver and his security company.

Dolly's management company claims her nephew called himself an "international arms dealer and mercenary" and declared, "I'm a killer."

After Dolly died, Bryan allegedly bragged, "All I do is warfare," and warned, "Everyone needs to be worried about what I might do."