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Angelina Jolie's lawyer is taking shots at Brad Pitt ... claiming his most recent failed attempt to get certain financial records from her is just another form of the actor trying to control the narrative.

Here's the deal ... Brad previously asked the judge to order Angelina to hand over her financial records from 2017 to 2019 amid their battle over Château Miraval -- the French winery the pair have been fighting about for years.

A judge denied his request in a ruling filed Tuesday ... stating Brad's side hasn't shown good cause that would override Angelina's privacy interests in this matter -- because her side has no plans on offering evidence or argument about her 2017 to 2019 income.

Hayden Panettiere's ex, Wlad Klitschko, says he's putting up $30K of his own money to cover the late actress's tax bill … to prevent her estate from being hit with a ton of interest and penalties ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Wlad, who shares a daughter named Kaya with Hayden, believes Hayden's 2025 individual state and federal income tax returns are currently due on October 15 ... which is just a week away.

Wlad says Hayden owes approximately $30K for the year, which he will pay out of his own pocket. He says he will ask to be reimbursed by the estate once it is set up.

The woman in the infamous sex tape with Kevin Hart could be dragged into one of the comedian's ongoing court battles ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, the entertainer's former assistant, Miesha Shakes, wants Montia Sabbag, who was involved in the sex tape controversy in 2017, to testify as a witness in her case against Kevin.

Miesha said she wants to question Montia about the situation and the investigation that followed.

A man wanted for attempted murder was arrested at Trippie Redd's South Florida mansion during Tuesday's massive police raid ... TMZ has learned.

The Miami Police Department tells TMZ ... officers were looking for 25-year-old Braveone Jones, who they say was wanted in connection with a September 15 shooting outside Dukunoo Jamaican Kitchen in Miami.

Cops say Jones was found at Trippie's Southwest Ranches property around 6 PM and taken into custody. He's now facing two counts of attempted murder.

Porn star LuLu LoveBottom died by suicide ... TMZ has learned.

According to his death certificate, obtained by TMZ, LoveBottom, whose real name was Lucas Edward Drake, died September 7 at his Los Angeles home.

The document says the specific cause of death is deferred.

A woman who allegedly got drunk before an American Airlines flight took her induction into the Mile High Club into her own hands ... literally ... because she's on video pleasuring herself, and only TMZ has the shocking footage.

In the 7-second clip ... a bottomless Katy Inzer is seen stretching out across a row of seats near First Class, rubbing her hand between her bare legs as she puts her feet against the window. No wonder airlines block off First Class with a curtain.

Her solo mission to Mile High Club status was anything but subtle ... because the man seated in front of her told cops he heard her moaning, and another passenger caught her on camera.

Trippie Redd had his South Florida property searched by police ... TMZ has learned.

A Davie Police Department spokesperson tells TMZ ... officers were on scene assisting in serving a search warrant at the rapper's property Tuesday. It's unclear whether the warrant was connected to Trippie or what investigators were looking for.

The City of Miami Police Department is leading the investigation ... we've reached out to Miami PD for more information.

Three of Nolan Wells' friends are suing a TikTok creator who allegedly branded them killers.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, Warren Hudson, Jax Pitalo and Morgan Seymour filed a defamation lawsuit Tuesday in Mississippi against Sandra L. Butler, who allegedly runs the TikTok account "gods_bestgirl" and identifies herself as "Royalty."

The three men claim Butler repeatedly accused them of killing Wells aboard a boat on July 4, fleeing the scene, tampering with his phone and lying to cover up the alleged crime.

One of Andrew Tate's accusers claims she was forced to perform a sex act on a bed knob for an hour ... while working at his alleged webcam operation in Romania.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, the woman says Andrew convinced her to move to Romania in 2017 after telling her she could choose whether she wanted to do webcam work.

She claims that all changed once she got there ... the woman says she was working 12-hour shifts while Andrew, his brother Tristan Tate, and others controlled the chats and accepted money for sex acts she hadn't agreed to.

The executor of Michael Jackson’s estate revealed the millions spent on the late pop star’s children in 2024 ... TMZ has learned.

TMZ obtained the yearly accounting report submitted by executor John Branca, who runs Michael’s estate. The docs detail the expenses and profits made throughout the year.

The beneficiaries of his estate are MJ’s kids, Prince, Paris, and Bigi, and his mom, Katherine.

Jayson Williams' estranged wife, Tanya Young Williams, claims the former NBA All-Star owes hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid child support ... TMZ has learned.

Tanya filed for divorce Monday in New York after 17 years of legal limbo, according to court records obtained by TMZ.

When contacted for comment, the "Basketball Wives LA" star told TMZ ... Jayson provided no financial support for their daughters from his 2010 imprisonment through his 2012 release. She says payments began only after their 2015 settlement, but stopped after two years, leaving him "hundreds of thousands of dollars in arrears."

Dennis Haskins died from Parkinson's disease ... TMZ has learned.

TMZ obtained the "Saved by the Bell" actor's death certificate from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, which lists Parkinson's disease as the immediate cause of death.

The certificate shows Dennis died September 27 at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank.

Drake's rep is ripping apart rumors that he fathered a child with a fellow music star and longtime friend ... calling them complete and total BS.

Here's the deal ... singer-songwriter Keshia Chanté shared her pregnancy Tuesday in an article with the outlet Hello! -- glowing in a maternity shoot and revealing she's having a baby boy.

Keshia wouldn't say who the father is ... though she implied on social media he's in the music industry ... and it didn't take long for Drake's name to get dragged into things.

Car locks may soon become a bare necessity up in Montana ... because a black bear broke into a car yet again up in Big Sky Country ... and the critter crime is on video.

We've got fresh footage out of Whitefish ... which shows the creeping creature walk up to a door -- yank it open and hop in.

As you can see, the bear paws around inside the car for a bit before hopping out -- apparently having its hopes of a midnight snack dashed.

A U.S. Marine falsely linked to the Cornell gang rape lawsuit is fighting to get the mistake wiped from the court docket ... after claiming the error led to death threats against his family ... TMZ has learned.

According to a new court filing, obtained by TMZ, Sgt. Matthew Ingalls is asking a New York judge to strike the original court document that wrongly included his family's address -- or at least redact the bad information.

As TMZ previously reported, Ingalls shares the same name as one of the seven men accused in the Cornell sexual assault lawsuit ... but he's got absolutely nothing to do with the case.

3:08 PM PT -- Sean "Diddy" Combs' rep, Juda Engelmayer, tells TMZ ... "Yes, Sean was ordered to pay approximately $478,000 in attorneys' fees, but that is only half the story. NBCUniversal sought nearly $1 million, and the Court found substantial portions of its billing excessive and unreasonable, cutting the request by more than $512,000. Ironically, the arguments challenging those excessive legal bills were made by the same firm that recently withdrew from representing Sean amid its own billing dispute with him."

Diddy may need to make some budget adjustments at the prison commissary this month ... because a judge says he owes NBCUniversal nearly $500K in attorneys' fees.

According to court documents obtained by TMZ ... a judge says Diddy has to pay a big chunk of the company's legal fees after it successfully defended itself against his lawsuit regarding the documentary, "Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy."

The judge ordered him to pay $477,700.50 ... and while it's a huge chunk of change ... it's sort of a win for Diddy, too.

That's because NBCUniversal initially asked for $990,292 to cover the entire legal bill. Diddy's paying less than half.