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Cops rushed to Michael Lohan's Florida home for a suspected burglary, and we've learned he's pointing the finger at his estranged wife, Kate Major.

We're told Michael's mom, who's been staying at the house with Lohan's two kids, was out running errands Thursday and when she got back it appeared someone had been inside. The biggest clue was cigarettes.

We're told Kate smokes Camels and there were butts on the lawn, and a pack in the kitchen. A back closet was left open and items were missing, so Michael's nanny called the cops.

Cops have cleared Michael Lohan of criminal child abuse, despite Kate Major's assertion he struck one of their kids.

Kate told child services Michael choked her on Oct 11 during an argument and slapped their son in the face.

Kate showed cops a video she shot during the argument ... according to the police report, the video did not prove Kate's assertion that Michael struck their son. We're told Michael also played audio for cops in which Kate acknowledged he never struck their kid.

TMZ broke the story ... the kids were taken by child services because of the hostile environment they were living in with Michael and Kate ... and the bitter arguing in the video helped prove the point.

Cops were called again to Kate's house just a few days later on Nov 2 after she said Michael came banging on her door. You can hear from the 911 call ... it seems Kate was scared for her life.

Rachel Dolezal copping to the obvious -- that she's white -- was great, but her estranged biological parents are still waiting for her to take responsibility for the pain she's caused her family.

Larry Dolezal tells TMZ Rachel's confession on "The Real" should be her gateway to repair old wounds with her siblings. Larry wants her to take responsibility for contributing to an alleged sexual abuse case against her biological brother -- which was eventually dismissed.

He also thinks she helped an adopted brother emancipate from the family.

Larry says he still hasn't heard from Rachel since the scandal broke, but hopes "she'll be honest in everything with her family now" -- especially since he wants a relationship with her and her new baby.

Michael Lohan and Kate Major just got shut down by a judge, who has awarded custody of their 2 children to Michael's mother ... TMZ has learned.

TMZ broke the story ... the Florida Dept. of Children and Families took the kids last week and placed them in foster care after the Dept. obtained a video showing Michael and Kate in a blowout fight in front of 2-year-old Landon and 10-month-old Logan. Michael's mother was given temporary guardianship.

Michael and Kate showed up in court today but a judge was unmoved by their pleas to regain custody. Michael's mom will care for the kids and Michael and Kate can only see their children with a DCF monitor.

Michael Lohan and Kate Major had their kids taken away last week ... TMZ has learned.

Sources familiar with the situation tell us, the Florida Dept. of Children and Families (DCF) sent social workers to Kate's apartment in Boca Raton Wednesday after obtaining a video of some sort of extreme argument Michael and Kate were having in front of 2-year-old Landon and 10-month-old Logan.

We're told DCF told Kate they were taking the kids temporarily until a responsible family member could take temporary custody. We're told the kids were put in foster care overnight.

Our sources say Michael's mother flew from Long Island immediately and the kids were taken to Michael's home Thursday under the guardianship of grandma.

We're told Michael and Kate can both see the kids, but only in grandma's presence.

It doesn't sound all that peaceful ... we're told 911 was called to Kate's apartment after Kate claimed Michael was banging on her door.

There's a hearing scheduled Tuesday in family court to go over the video and the plan.

4:09 PM PT -- Michael tells TMZ Kate came over to his house last Wednesday when Michael wasn't there. When he came home with the kids, he thought she had been drinking so he told her to leave and she did. He says the reason DCF took the kids was because Kate wasn't supposed to have the kids without a monitor and they felt that he didn't protect the kids from her. He does not address the video.

Casey Kasem's kids won a big battle with their dad's widow -- they're getting to cash a life insurance check that Jean Kasem tried to keep away from them ... TMZ has learned.

Casey's 4 kids, 3 from a previous marriage, and his widow had been fighting over who gets one of two $2 million life insurance policies he left behind after his death in June 2014. One for Jean, and the other for a trust in the kids' names.

But Jean pleaded with the insurer, MetLife, to hold off on paying the kids because she claimed they could have contributed to Casey's death. She wanted an investigation, and our Kasem family sources tell us the kids made a similar claim against Jean.

For its part, MetLife wanted a judge to decide who got the money.

The judge ruled in the kids' favor, saying the trustee is the sole and rightful beneficiary. Jean's $2 mil policy was never in dispute, though it's unclear if she's been paid yet.

Mariah Carey can still cast one helluva spell -- she managed to spend Halloween her ex-hubby Nick Cannon and also her billionaire BF, James Packer.

Mimi slipped into a sexy witch costume for her party Saturday night at her rented Airbnb mansion in Bev Hills, but before the shindig ... she and Nick took their kids trick or treating. Naturally, they did it in the most Mariah way possible -- piling into a golf cart with Moroccan and Monroe.

Nick stuck around for the start of the party, but dipped out before Packer got there.

Don't mess with a witch on Halloween ... she'll always get her way!

Khloe Kardashian obtusely telegraphed she's still connected to Lamar Odom.

Khloe posted this pic ... check out the medical equipment in the background.

Alessandra Ambrosio doesn't stand a chance of winning a Halloween costume competition at her kid's school -- and you can see it all over the faces of the other moms.

Double A was decked out as Sexy Little Red Riding Hood when she picked up her daughter from school in Santa Monica, which lead to this amazingly perfect visual.

If you've ever imagined what women think when a smoking hot Victoria's Secret model cruises by ... here it is. Look closely, one of 'em is literally green (probably just her costume though).

Yep, it's all trick and NO treat when ya gotta compete with Alessandra.

Adrien Broner says he's gonna be a daddy ... again ... 'cause his lady is carrying baby #7 -- and AB says it's going to be the END of his baby making career.

Broner announced his fiancee Arienne Gazaway (aka Miss Louiebags) is preggo with a little baby girl -- no word on when she's due.

But the boxing superstar says it's his last one ... he won't be chasing San Diego Chargers QB Philip Rivers, who just had baby #8 earlier this week.

By the way, 7 kids is small for the Broner family -- Adrien says he's one of 10 KIDS!

Neither could we, really.

Kylie Jenner and Tyga looked more like a copycat version of Kim and Kanye in the Big Apple.

Kylie's not exactly coy about jacking her older sister's style. The photo on the left of Kylie and her BF was snapped Wednesday night, while the photo on the right of Kim and her hubby was taken in April.

The similarities are numerous. Let us know if we missed any ...

1) black shades

2) hair parted down the middle

3) chic coat

Lamar Odom's dad went to see his son last night but he was shut down, and he blames Khloe Kardashian.

An angry and frustrated Joe Odom went to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. Wednesday night, but he was told he wasn't on the visitors list.

Joe is sure Lamar wants to see him ... he says they hung out in Vegas almost daily before his son's medical emergency.

Halle Berry is done playing court games ... she's filed for divorce for a second time this week, and this time around she used real names, not aliases.

TMZ obtained a copy of the new docs, filed Wednesday. Halle lists her real name and Olivier Martinez's as well. You'll recall, TMZ broke the story Halle filed her first divorce petition Monday using the alias Hal Maria.

She also gives her son's real name -- Maceo. In the first petition, she listed him as Mac Martin.

The specifics in the document are identical to Monday's filing ... she's asking for custody based on the "best interests" of 2-year-old Maceo.

There's a prenup that keeps all of her money separate from his, and vice versa.

As we reported, Olivier filed his own divorce petition Tuesday, so now Halle has made it clear she wants to be the petitioner and NOT him. So a fight seems to be brewing.

Brandon Jenner is clearly not superstitious .... because he got his dad's hand-me-down SUV -- the one that triggered a fatal car crash.

We're told Caitlyn gave her son the Escalade after it underwent some serious body work.

Brandon needed a safe ride because he's now carting around a wife and new baby. The SUV is certainly road tested. It smashed into 2 cars on PCH in February ... a Lexus and a Prius, yet the damage wasn't enough to total it.

It passed the crash test for sure ... still a little weird.

Halle Berry's divorce petition went under the radar, because she didn't use her real name, and now a legal fight is brewing over who's divorcing who.

TMZ obtained the docs Halle filed Monday ... one day before Olivier Martinez filed his own divorce petition.

Halle gives her name as Hal Maria. Hal is obviously short for Halle, and Maria is her middle name. We're told she did it for privacy reasons.

Olivier Martinez is listed as Oliver Martin.

Halle's lawyer, Steve Kolodny, even listed their 2-year-old son Maceo as an alias -- Mac Martin.

As for whether filing under an alias is legal or not, it's somewhat unclear, and a judge may have to decide if Halle's petition is legit or if Olivier becomes the petitioner.

We do know this ... Halle did not properly serve Olivier ... she just handed him the documents, which she's not allowed to do. Under California law, a party to an action can't serve the other party.

One interesting thing in Halle's divorce document ... as we reported, the couple has a prenup, and now we know the document provides that each party is entitled to the earnings they made during the marriage ... at least according to Halle.

Criss Angel wants you to believe he's single, but it's just an illusion because he's been married for nearly a year ... TMZ has learned.

According to a marriage certificate, Criss tied the knot with his singer-songwriter girlfriend, Shaunyl Benson, right after Valentine's Day.

The hints unraveled this week after Criss admitted he was the father of Benson's 20-month-old son, Johnny, and had to cancel his Vegas act until early November because the boy has cancer. He shared a photo on Monday ... Johnny's 4th day of chemo.

It's unclear why he kept his family life secret. Just 3 weeks ago, Criss denied he was a father while talking to a Cleveland radio station.