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The Mavericks fan who got tossed from a game this week for a heated exchange with Mark Cuban tells TMZ Sports he feels like his rights were violated ... and he's now considering taking legal action.

The clash with Cubes went down on Monday night at American Airlines Center in Dallas ... after Chris Taylor decided to try to start an anti-Nico Harrison chant during the Mavs vs. Kings tilt.

As Taylor -- who was upset over the way the Dallas GM traded away Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this month -- began riling up a crowd around him ... Cuban got up from his courtside seat and told him to stop.

"Last Chance U" star Isaiah Wright says he's been living in hell thanks to the way he was portrayed in the hit Netflix show ... telling TMZ Sports he wants to defend his name after filing a lawsuit against the people behind the series.

We broke the story -- Wright and other notable former East Mississippi CC players filed docs this week ... claiming they were pressured to participate in the show, just to have their images ruined with clever editing.

Wright -- a standout running back on the first two seasons of the show -- and his attorney, Andrew Green, pointed at several instances that didn't depict the real Isaiah ... but one major scene damaged his character far beyond his football career.

Bad news for NFL fans hoping this was the last Eagles championship for a while ... LeSean McCoy tells TMZ Sports it's very possible Philadelphia goes on a dynastic run from here.

The former Birds tailback said out at LAX just a few days after Philly pounded Kansas City in Super Bowl LIX that he could see at least one more championship on the horizon for his old team.

He praised the squad's O-line and defense ... and called Saquon Barkley "amazing." He added that A.J. Brown and Jalen Hurts' other weapons are great too.

Jay-Z is going out of his way to expose Tony Buzbee's alleged attempts to get large sums of money from him over 2 different allegations -- one of which was just dismissed, and the other never even ended up in court.

According to docs Jay-Z filed this week, obtained by TMZ, Buzbee sent 2 "demand letters" to Jay in November 2024 -- one of them was over the Jane Doe who accused Jay and Diddy of raping her in 2000, when she was 13. The other was for a John Doe, who, according to the letter, claimed Jay sexually assaulted him at a 2015 Beverly Hills party ... when he was 16, and had been secretly drugged by someone other than Jay.

Now, Jay calls both allegations "false and ridiculous in every respect." As we reported, the Jane Doe accuser filed Friday to dismiss her case ... a huge victory for Jay and Diddy.

King Charles picked up a pigskin and tossed it around for the first time (football's hella popular in the UK, but not that football) ... so, how's His Majesty's arm?!

TMZ Sports talked to Washington Commanders' DE Efe Obada -- who spent time with the monarch on the field at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this week -- and even found time to show the King how to throw a football.

"Honestly, I think he's got really good form," Obada told Babcock on the TMZ Sports TV show (airs weeknights on FS1).

Ben Affleck's ex-nanny has filed a restraining order against an alleged admirer she says took things too far ... claiming he's continued to try and contact her even though she asked him to stop -- and she even suspects he gave her cocaine instead of Adderall.

Christine Ouzounian -- Affleck's nanny while he was still married to Jennifer Garner -- filed legal docs asking for a temporary restraining order against a man named Matthew ... claiming he acted erratically at a work conference last month, grabbing her wrist so hard that it was sore for days after.

Ouzounian says she blocked him ... demanding Matthew not reach out to her again. She says this alleged incident was just the latest in a series of problematic interactions she had with him dating back to December.

LaKeith Stanfield went full rom-com mode for his wife, Kasmere Trice, scooping her up from the airport with gifts in tow -- but he's reminding us all that V-Day love should flow both ways!

We caught up with the "Get Out' actor at LAX Friday, and he made one thing clear to us -- he’s all for grand Valentine's Day gestures, but says the ladies should return the favor and spoil their man, too.

When it comes to making the most of V-Day, LaKeith keeps it simple -- he says to just have "f***ing fun."

5:50 PM PT -- The L.A. Department of Health tells TMZ ... "On February 11, 2025, an inspection was conducted at Center for Early Education Cafeteria. The Public Health Permit was suspended due to rodent infestation. The Center for Early Education was instructed to have their caterer provide cold, individually portioned, food items until the violations were corrected and their permit reinstated."

The statement continues ... "An inspection to determine compliance was conducted on February 13, 2025, which revealed no evidence of rodents. The Public Health Permit for the Center for Early Education Cafeteria was re-instated."

The Health Dept. also provided the above inspection reports.

This is gross ... a fancy private school in West Hollywood where celebs pay big bucks to educate their kids is dealing with a recent vermin infestation in its cafeteria.

The Center For Early Education was found to have pests in the areas where meals are prepared and served ... according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

Former school of Beyoncé and Jay-Z kids  -- where tuition costs between $27,360 to $36,950 -- and other celeb parents include John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest, Michael Eisner, Jodie Foster ... and Magic Johnson and Denzel Washington's kids have gone there, too.

Jeff Dye says Hollywood's too afraid to call out bad behavior on set, but he's not running scared ... instead, he's doubling down on bashing Sarah Hyland.

The comedian joined us on "TMZ Live" and he told us everyone in the industry is so used to walking on eggshells around big stars they can't believe it when someone calls out someone's BS.

Jeff says his Sarah criticism from a recent podcast is actually sparking a wave of affirming reactions ... telling us folks are crawling out of the woodwork with their own Hyland horror stories.

If Stevie Wonder doesn't sing at your birthday party, did you even have a birthday??? That's what some folks in an L.A. hot spot might be thinking after an impromptu performance.

This video's about as cool as it gets ... the legend was having dinner Thursday night with his son and some other family members at Teleferic in Brentwood, when he busted out his version of "Happy Birthday" -- y'know, the cool one.

We're told everyone in the joint stopped what they were doing to watch and listen to Stevie. You'll notice very few people sang along with him ... it's not like anyone was gonna do it better.

Gen-Z’s been out here preaching empowerment ... but one TikToker's taking it to the next level -- trying to smash the taboo around a word that’s traditionally a total no-go.

Kayla Malecc, with a whopping 13.8M TikTok followers, is teaming up with Spencer’s to launch a collection that embraces the C-Word -- saying her goal is to reclaim it as a tool for self-expression and redefine language on her own terms.

Yup really -- her collection’s got tees, hoodies, and hats boldly rocking the word ‘C***,’ plus other sassy slogans like "Ur Son Is A Hoe," "Ridin' Ur Cowboy," and "Slut."

The Hip Hop world is currently hovering around Drake's subliminal shots toward Kendrick Lamar and others from his new R&B album, "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" but let DJ Akademiks spoke to Drake and concludes the project his Drizzy putting the beef in the rearview mirror!!!

Big Ak joined TMZ Live on Friday to give his breakdown of Drake's new joint project with PartyNextDoor and tells us he chatting with Drake ahead of the album's release ... The Boy never planned to make the LP a Kendrick response record.

There are a few digs, Drake mocked the thought of strippers dancing to dictionaries to decipher Kendrick's lyrics on the song "Gimme a Hug" and referenced the diss of the moment on the track "Celibacy" ... "F***, I guess it's up and it's stuck/We'rе not like them, baby, and they're not like us, either one."

Gene Allen -- a rapper and actor who appeared in a few well-known flicks in the 1990s including "House Party" and "What's Love Got to Do with It?" -- has died ... TMZ has learned.

One of Gene's family members tells TMZ ... Gene, known by his nickname "Groove," passed away suddenly Wednesday at his home in Maryland. We're told this was a result of a medical emergency

We're told Groove's passing came as a complete shock to the family ... though we're told no foul play is suspected.

Tekashi 6ix9ine says a ghoulish package was delivered to his Florida home Thursday ... a fake casket emblazoned with the name of his slain nemesis King Von, TMZ has learned.

The rapper told cops the bizarre incident went down last night at his mansion, while he was making music at a recording studio in Miami.

According to the police report, obtained by TMZ, Tekashi's brother was hanging out at his home when someone dropped off the black box in the shape of a coffin along with a bouquet of flowers and a pet box.

Steve Martin is gearing up for one of the biggest performances of his career for the 'SNL' 50th anniversary special ... and he's doing it alongside some of his famous friends.

Steve turned heads on Thursday night at the legendary Comedy Cellar in NYC, when he spontaneously took the stage to workshop material. Sources with knowledge tell us his jokes are in preparation for the massive 'SNL' show this upcoming Sunday.

We're told 'SNL' legends Martin Short and John Mulaney joined Steve onstage and participated in his bit.

The latest Diddy lawsuit comes from a model who claims he drugged her, and offered her a safe place to rest ... but then held her against her will and sexually assaulted her for hours.

The lawsuit, filed anonymously, claims Diddy and the woman met at a VIP party in 1999 which he was hosting in NYC. The first part of her allegation fits the bill of dozens of other lawsuits ... she claims he handed her a drink during the event, and she felt "extreme drowsiness" and could barely stand.

However, what allegedly happened next is slightly different ... the plaintiff claims she told him she needed to leave because she was feeling woozy, and Diddy suggested she sleep at his house, and assured her nothing would happen. She says she also told him she was married, and did not want to hook up with him.