'Sandlot' Kid Charged with Battery

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Former child star Marty York -- who played "Yeah-Yeah" in "The Sandlot" -- has just been charged with one count of felony domestic battery over an incident with his girlfriend.

York was arrested Easter Sunday after getting into a heated argument with his GF. York claims he hit his lady in self defense while trying to drive home from a nightclub.

He faces a maximum of 5 years in prison and thousands of dollars in fines.

According to York, the couple got back together after the arrest.

Nickelback Singer Sued over Busted Face

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The lead singer of Nickelback is accused of beating the crap out of a furniture sales representative -- but the alleged victim claims it's Chad Kroeger's lack of remorse that hurts the most.

In the lawsuit, filed in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Noah Morse claims Kroeger "punched [him] forcefully in the mouth" while outside of a Vancouver bar back in 2007.

Morse says the devastating hit to the kisser made him lose consciousness, suffer a concussion and caused extensive damage to his grill -- including "one deadened front tooth... dislodged upper front teeth and permanent discoloration of more front teeth."

Morse -- who says Kroeger "expressed no remorse" over the fight -- is suing for a fistful of reasons, including loss of income and medical expenses.

The Man Suing Snoop Beaten to a Pulp

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Richard Monroe's eyes aren't bloodshot because he smoked a fat J with Snoop Doggy Dog -- they're part of the sickening damage done to him after he jumped onstage at one of Snoop's concerts back in 2005.

During Monroe's civil trial against Snoop yesterday, the rapper testified that he never struck Monroe -- but it's painfully, painfully obvious that someone did when a gang of dudes piled on top of him during the show in Auburn, Washington.

Monroe's lawyer, Brian Watkins, presented these pics to the court yesterday.

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James Gandolfini Explodes

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From the second he arrived at the Waverly Inn in NY, a smoldering James Gandolfini was lookin' to pick a fight -- and then, suddenly, he did.

What seems to be an unprovoked Tony Soprano exploded on several paparazzi -- slamming his car door, dropping cuss bombs and, with an angry scowl on his face, violently shoving one of the paps into the middle of the street.

When reminded how pap friendly the restaurant was and asked why he even came, Galdolfini simply said "I forgot" and took off.

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Snoop Swears to Tell the Truth...

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Snoop Dogg is taking the stand in his civil trial in Santa Monica today -- he's gonna be the funkiest witness ever!

Snoop is being sued over a fight that broke out at one of his concerts back in 2005. Richard Monroe Jr. claims Snoop hit him with a brass-knuckle microphone after Monroe jumped onstage -- but Snoop's attorneys claim he acted in self-defense.

We'll give you the blow-by-blow when it all goes down...

3:58 PM PT: Snoop is off the stand -- and looks confident about his testimony.

3:12 PM PT: They're showing video of the fight -- which shows The Game in middle of the tussle. Snoops lawyer just pointed out everyone in the fight -- and it looks like most of them were in The Game's entourage.

3:00 PM PT: The blame game continues. Snoop also says it's Oowee's fault -- his opening act that night -- and his own entourage as well.

2:53 PM PT: Uh oh... Snoop just blamed the Game's entourage -- who were also onstage at the time -- with beating up Monroe. It's on!

'Biggest Loser' Trainer Involved in Big Fat Fight

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Jillian Michaels, the no nonsense trainer on "The Biggest Loser" who whips overweight contestants into shape, dealt with her own weighty drama in West Hollywood last night -- some d-bag called her fat.

Jillian's male friend and everyone else outside Guy's came to her rescue, but we're pretty sure she could have regulated the creep on her own.

Snoop The Grass Is Greener Outside Court

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Snoop Dogg was lookin' like a P.I.M.P. on his way out of L.A.County Superior court yesterday, where talk quickly turned to grass ... as in the green stuff that covers your lawn.

Assault was the case that they gave him -- over an incident back in 2005 where a man got on stage during a concert ... and Snoop allegedly beat the crap out of him.

He's due back in court for another hearing today as jury selection continues for his civil trial.

'Slumdog' Brawl -- One Mother of a Fight

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The mother and step mother of Rubina Ali -- the little girl featured in "Slumdog Millionaire" -- went toe-to-toe yesterday in the streets of Mumbai, amid reports Rubina's father was angling to cash in by selling the child.

The choke-fest between the two women occurred after Rubina's father -- Rafiq Qureshi -- reportedly tried to squeeze around $400,000 from a reporter for Britain's News of the World, who was posing as a baby buyer.

Rubiq claims he was framed.

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Garrett's Racist Taunts: 'Wear the Turban!'

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Brad Garrett ignited a new racial firestorm yesterday when the giant actor dropped some serious slurs at a paparazzo during a heated argument in the middle of the street.

We don't know what set off the scuffle, but Garrett can be clearly heard saying, "Wear the turban! Wear the turban!" People had to restrain both Garrett and the photog from attacking each other, but eventually Brad got into his car and drove off.

A rep for Garrett was not immediately available for comment.

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Shauna Sand's Ex -- I'm a Victim of O.J.

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Shauna Sand's almost ex-husband, Romain Chavent, told us because of the O.J. Simpson case, cops had no choice but to arrest him for alleged assault and battery.

Romain was leaving a club in West Hollywood last night -- with a new chick -- when he explained that the whole war-of-the-roses deal with Shauna will come out in court. Romain, who was booked on felony domestic violence, scoffed at Shauna's claim.

Isn't love wonderful?

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Shauna Sand Gets Estranged Hubby Arrested

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Romain Chavent -- Shauna Sand's almost ex husband -- has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his on-again off-again wife.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Romain was busted Monday morning after an argument between him and Sand allegedly became physical. We're told when L.A.'s finest arrived, Shauna had bite marks on her body and claimed Romain had pushed her around.

Chavent was arrested and booked on a felony domestic violence charge and held on $50,000 bail.

If this sounds familiar, it's because Shauna claims Romain choked her, punched her and threw her across the room in front of her kids back in December.

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Even ShamWow Couldn't Clean This Mess

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How much blood do you think a ShamWow can clean up?

New police evidence photos taken shortly after Vince Shlomi (aka the ShamWow guy) allegedly fought a Miami hooker show that neither party came away unscathed. The pics, obtained by The Smoking Gun, show the bloody sheets and even a bloody cordless phone left behind.

According to the arrest affidavit, Shlomi began kissing the hooker when she allegedly "bit his tongue and would not let go." He then punched the prostitute several times. Both were arrested for felony battery, but the case was eventually dropped.

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Billy Bob Goes Off Don't Call Me an Actor!

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Billy Bob Thornton transformed into a condescending, pompous jerkwad -- live on the radio today -- when the station DJ casually brought up Billy's acting career.

See, Billy Bob has a band now ... and he demands to be taken seriously -- as in, Billy demanded that the radio host treat him like he would treat Tom Petty.

Seriously, Billy compared himself to Tom Petty.

It all went down today during a CBC interview -- Jian Ghomeshi, the interviewer, introduced the band -- including a few words about Billy's film career -- which caused Billy to become a massive d-bag for the rest of the interview.

You gotta watch it -- unless you wanna continue to like Billy Bob.

NOTE: The best parts... at the :30 mark, 1:12, 2:36 and pretty much everything between 5:00 - 10:00.

Foxx's Alleged Assailant Crazy, Not Like a Fox

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The man who allegedly tried to break in to Jamie Foxx's Philadelphia hotel room last month is too loony to stand trial, according to a judge.

Steven Taliver (aka Willie Brown) will stay put in jail and undergo a psych evaluation until his next hearing on June 5.

Brown was arrested for burglary, criminal threats, stalking, false imprisonment and harassment after he allegedly tried to break into Foxx's hotel room.

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'90210' Actor in Vicious Hollywood Street Brawl

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One of the guys from the new "90210" series pulled a guy out of a taxi cab and beat the living crap out of him this weekend -- and the whole thing was caught on tape.

It all went down outside of MyHouse nightclub, when a group of guys including Brandon Michael Vayda -- who plays Mike on the show -- got into a screaming match with another group of guys over something that was probably stupid and meaningless.

All of a sudden, a couple of guys from each group began throwing punches at each other while Vayda stood and watched. But moments later, after the other group retreated, Vayda stormed into a taxi, and threw several elbows and punches at one of the guys.

Vayda managed to take the guy out of the cab and onto the ground, where he continued to rain down on the guy with a flurry of bombs to the face.

Eventually, the fight was broken up. No arrests were made.

Britney's Roadies Busted for Fighting Cops

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Two roadies working on the Britney Spears "Circus" tour made a hit record of their own last night -- after cops say they got into a crazy street fight with police officers.

It all went down last night in Pittsburgh, when cops say they saw Rockey Dickey (right) -- a member of Brit's road crew -- punching some random dude in the face. When an officer tried to stop the fight, Dickey allegedly turned and took a swing at the cop.

Cops said Dickey would not cooperate when officers tried to handcuff him, and a taser was used to subdue him. But it gets worse...

Officers say Alex Montes (left)-- who also works for Britney Spears -- tried to save his buddy by putting one of the arresting officers in a headlock. Cops say Montes managed to leave the scene, but he was located and arrested a short time later.

According to WPXI, the station that broke the story, Dickey and Montes have been charged with criminal conspiracy, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness. Dickey is also charged with simple assault and resisting arrest.

Spears is set to play Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh Friday night -- minus two employees.

UPDATE: This statement was just put on Britney's website: "Last night two employees of a company contracted to provide equipment for The Circus Starring Britney Spears tour were arrested in Pittsburgh, PA. However, neither of the men involved are employees of the tour or Ms. Spears. The two individuals have since been dismissed by their employer. The Circus Starring Britney Spears tour does not support or tolerate this type of behavior."

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