Timothy Busfield's child sex abuse case in New Mexico has been dismissed because of prosecutorial misconduct ... though the judge is leaving the door open for prosecutors to charge him again.
TMZ has obtained an order from a judge quashing the grand jury indictment ... claiming prosecutors misrepresented the admissibility of lie detector evidence to the grand jury.
He also says the state didn't call certain witnesses after the grand jury asked to hear from them.
The owner of Marilyn Monroe's former Palm Springs house doesn't have to take her advice on how to marry a millionaire ... because they just raked in a ton of dough by selling the place.
The blonde bombshell's former property in the popular Southern California vacation destination sold for $2,810,000 to Violet Moran ... a local designer who we're told is elated to work on the iconic property where one of her favorite celebs once lived.
While Violet plans on making the place her own, we're told she also plans on maintaining the integrity of the house and aesthetic ... and she wants to restore it to the level that it deserves.
Peter Byrne, the late singer from Naked Eyes, apparently left behind a substantial estate for his three kids ... TMZ has learned.
According to court docs obtained by TMZ, Peter's daughter Chloe Sapienza filed to be named administrator of the rocker's estate.
Sapienza says her father died without a will and had no spouse at the time of his death but notes he had 3 adult children, who would presumably inherit his assets.
In the docs, she estimates he left behind $230K in personal and real property ... including $50K in bank accounts. She also believes he earns around $180K in annual royalties, which she says the estate would be entitled to receive to distribute to his heirs.
RJ Mitte’s fiancée didn’t get an official invitation to his celebration of life event in Texas on Friday, TMZ has learned.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Kennedy Suarez was not invited to the ceremony at The Mitte: Arts and Culture Center in Brownsville, Texas on Friday.
Our sources say she didn’t get the invite because the family has not communicated with her since RJ died.
Sean "Diddy" Combs' new life at a low-security federal prison in Pennsylvania is nothing to sneeze at ... and if the music mogul thinks he's going to use contraband phones, he'd better think again.
According to FCI Allenwood's rules and regulations ... Diddy better watch his Ps and Qs when it comes to all types of contraband -- because the correctional officers are watching over the inmates like hawks!
And you can forget about the fact that it's a low-security prison ... the guidelines make it clear that "all staff are alert" to contraband and will locate, confiscate, and dispose of all contraband in the institution.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is coming out swinging for Abdul El-Sayed ... calling claims linking the Michigan senatorial candidate to the Muslim Brotherhood flat-out racist.
Charlie got AOC on Friday at a Culver's in Michigan, where she's been campaigning for El-Sayed ... and he asked whether the Muslim Brotherhood controversy was rooted in reality or racism.
AOC didn't mince words ... saying the allegations fall "into racist very clearly" and blasting critics for dragging El-Sayed's painful family history into politics.
3:53 PM PT --Hassan Kariem's family tells TMZ... "They can’t perform the Janazah for Hassanon Sunday at 2 PM. Cemetery reached out an hour ago. Due to cemetery timing, New date - Monday October 19th, 2 PM Atlanta, GA."
Hassan Jihan Ibn Kariem -- the man who was thrown from a roller coaster and fell to his death at Six Flags Over Georgia earlier this week -- will be laid to rest on Sunday ... TMZ has learned.
His family tells TMZ ... Hassan's body was returned to them from the coroner on Thursday, and -- because he was a Muslim -- Hassan's body has to be buried within 3 days of the mortuary receiving him.
We're told his funeral is scheduled for Sunday at 2 PM in Atlanta.
A New York judge is putting one of the Cornell 7 defendants and his lawyers on blast ... saying they're stirring up media drama.
According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Judge Phaedra Perry-Bond shot down Diego Sarabia's attempt to limit what attorneys and others involved in the case can say publicly about the explosive gang rape lawsuit ... with the judge saying his legal team didn't come close to making a convincing argument.
The judge says simply expressing opinions about the case isn't enough to take away someone's right to free speech ... and Sarabia's lawyers didn't give her a good enough reason to step in.
The Oakland Police Department is looking into a viral video that allegedly shows the shooting that ended reality star Kash's life.
OPD confirmed they're looking into the clip, which is making the rounds online ... telling us it has been forwarded to the case investigator for review.
The video is graphic ... it shows a fight breaking out between two women -- with the pair trading blows and pulling hair -- when a third woman runs up and starts smacking down at one of them.
Sean "Diddy" Combs has had an insane week behind bars ... and now things have gotten even crazier for him, because we've learned he was just transferred out of his New Jersey lockup.
We're told Diddy is now at Federal Corrections Institution in Allenwood, Pennsylvania, a low-security prison.
The federal Bureau of Prisons tells TMZ ... Diddy was sent packing from FCI Fort Dix this morning ... after his medical emergency last Saturday when he was taken by ambulance to a facility for treatment.
Rick Ross may have a tough-guy reputation, but Phaedra Parks says the rapper is really a big ol' teddy bear ... just don't get her started on his love for marinara sauce.
We got the 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' star at LAX this week, and she came to Ricky Rozay's defense following his recent battery arrest ... telling us the man behind the bravado is actually a sweetheart.
Phaedra, who worked with Ross before he became a superstar, says he's a true gentleman with a big heart ... pointing to his charitable work and contributions to affordable housing.
Halle Berry is offloading her Sunset Strip mansion ... another major life change as she dukes it out with her ex-husband in court.
The actress listed her 5-bedroom, 6-bathroom residence for nearly $12 million earlier this month ... days after Olivier Martinez filed a temporary restraining order against her over alleged child abuse.
The 5,900-square-foot home -- originally built in 1926 -- sits on more than 25K square feet and boasts three separate structures ... a three-bedroom main residence, a guest house and a separate studio.
Keegan Allen is back in public for the first time since he claims he was robbed at gunpoint and bloodied during a violent encounter in West Hollywood ... and he says things aren't great.
Photogs got the "Pretty Little Liars" star in Los Angeles on Thursday and asked how he was holding up.
Hayden Panettiere’s ex, Wladimir Klitschko, is one step closer to potentially getting back some of the late actress' jewelry he claims was sold to a pawn shop ... TMZ has learned.
A judge signed off on Wladimir’s petition to be named temporary guardian of his daughter Kaya, who is the only beneficiary of Hayden’s estate.
Among his specific powers, the court specifically authorized him to request and authorize law enforcement to investigate the missing jewelry he believes was misappropriated.
Lori Loughlin's estranged husband, Mossimo Giannulli, isn't exactly seeing eye to eye with the actress in divorce court ... TMZ has learned.
In new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Mossimo lists the date of separation as "to be determined," unlike Lori, who says they split on August 31, 2025.
Mossimo is asking the court to determine whether spousal support should be paid to either party. He doesn't make any specific reference to a prenup, which Lori says was signed around a month before their November 1997 wedding.
Crystal responded in a social media post, saying ... "I fully support everyone having the right to tell their story. I've never said otherwise. What I don't support is the continued mythologizing and glamorization of predators and abusers."
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She adds ... "I'm not trying to silence anyone. I'm asking Hollywood to be mindful of what it chooses to celebrate."
Bridget Marquardt doesn't think Jessica Biel should think twice about the message she got from Hugh Hefner's ex ... and should stay in the upcoming Playboy movie.
Bridget sat down with TMZ's Charlie Neff on "The TMZ Podcast" to discuss the digital drama going down ... and she tells us Crystal Harris was just looking for attention when she messaged Jessica.
Crystal slid into Jessica's DMs asking her to reconsider playing Hef's wife in "Playmates," referencing what she calls "troubling concerns regarding minors" and saying she experienced "sexual, emotional, financial and physical abuse" during her marriage to Hugh.
