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CoolKicks Inc. and the company's owner, Adeel Shams, are kicking off a legal dispute with Complex and Nice Kicks ... suing the companies for defamation.

In the lawsuit -- obtained by TMZ -- CoolKicks and Adeel say Complex published an article last year titled "Cool Kicks Raided and Accused of Selling Counterfeit Shoes" that claimed the company had been caught in a counterfeit sneaker scandal.

CoolKicks and Adeel say the story is demonstrably false ... pointing out that law enforcement did not accuse the company or shows of selling counterfeit or fake goods.

Mia Goth has filed for divorce from Shia LaBeouf after their high-profile separation last year.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, the actress filed Tuesday night, citing the boilerplate "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for the split. She lists their date of separation as July 28, 2025.

Mia is asking for primary legal and physical custody of their 4-year-old daughter, Isabel. She's also requesting to terminate the court's ability to award either her or Shia spousal support.

Christa Pike's courtroom battle produced one surprisingly hopeful clue about her recovery ... she wants her iPad back, a telling clue about her brain function.

Los Angeles Magazine reporter Lauren Conlin joined Jakson on TMZ's "In The Know" Wednesday and said that detail jumped out at her ... if Pike wants to message friends, family and her attorneys, Conlin thinks that's a good sign she may not be dealing with the severe brain damage many feared.

Conlin also says Wednesday's preservation order is a big deal ... because Pike's lawyers want the actual pentobarbital from the failed execution tested.

Quavo and Offset may be called as witnesses to testify on behalf of Takeoff's mom in her legal fight with the late Migos rapper's dad ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Takeoff's mom, Titania Davenport, is fighting her ex, Kenneth Ball, over how much he will get from a settlement payment.

In her papers, she's arguing the matter should be handled in Georgia rather than Texas, noting that all of the relevant witnesses  -- including Quavo and Offset -- reside in the Atlanta/Athens area.

A Democrat running for Congress on Long Island isn't backing down over his BDSM past ... saying the kinky photos have zero bearing on his ability to serve.

House candidate Chris Gallant joined "TMZ Live" Wednesday and addressed the photos that surfaced last month showing him modeling for San Francisco fetish brand Mr. S Leather.

Gallant says the shoot happened about 15 years ago with his then-partner and was completely consensual ... and he later asked the company to take the photos down.

Gillio Lopes -- one of the defendants named in Jane Doe's lawsuit alleging she was gang raped at a Cornell University fraternity -- has no plans to drop out of the Ivy League school despite a recent confrontation on campus.

The student's attorney, Andrew Miltenberg, tells TMZ ... Gillio plans to continue attending classes and earn his Cornell degree.

Miltenberg points out Cornell already punished Gillio ... he was suspended for three semesters and placed on probation for two years following the Title IX investigation for allegedly having sex with Jane Doe without her consent.

Andrew Tate is keeping a sense of humor amid his sex trafficking case in the United Kingdom, calling prosecutors' claims that he's into bestiality porn with horses total "horses***" ... at least according to his lawyer.

Tate's attorney, Joseph McBride, tells TMZ ... after British prosecutors filed court documents Tuesday accusing Tate of having videos of sex acts with a horse and an eel on his electronic devices, Tate bluntly told his lawyer, "This is horses***."

McBride tells us that Tate "of course has a sense of humor about this stuff."

And why shouldn't he ... according to McBride, Tate is NOT into bestiality at all. Tate's lawyer says the influencer is a "multiple woman guy" who has supermodels throwing themselves at him.

Saweetie doesn't seem interested in revisiting her old Bentley drama with Quavo ... and she's surprised the incident is still being discussed five years after their split.

TMZ obtained video of Saweetie at LAX, and she reacts to a question about Quavo recently explaining that God told him to take back the luxury car after their breakup.

Saweetie questioned why the five-year-old incident was still a topic of conversation for Quavo ... and added that she's happy her ex has found God.

Kelly Clarkson stopped her show cold Tuesday night ... after realizing someone in the crowd needed medical help ... and it's all on video.

The singer was performing at the House of Blues in Orlando when a woman in the audience suffered a medical emergency, prompting Kelly to stop the music in the middle of a song.

Footage obtained by TMZ shows Kelly keeping her eyes on the situation and even asking the crowd to quiet down ... saying, "I don't know if making noise is helping this situation."

We now have permission to post the email a Cornell University police officer sent to higher-ups back on November 9, 2022, and it shows how frustrated he is that the administration is turning a blind eye to fraternity misdeeds.

The email was sent 2 years before the alleged sexual assault on Jane Doe. We obtained it from sources connected to Cornell's administration.

The officer makes it clear ... if certain rules regarding fraternities are violated -- including underage drinking and unsanctioned events -- there is a MANDATORY suspension.

Keshia Chanté is speaking out about rumors that she is set to give birth to Drake's kid ... hours after the rapper's rep told us he's NOT the father.

A rep for Keshia tells TMZ ... her unborn son's father is a "public figure in music."

The rep says Keshia is "protective of her family, which is why she has kept her pregnancy under wraps for almost 8 months." 

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.