R. Kelly GF Joycelyn Released from Jail After Fight with GF Azriel
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10:16 AM PT -- 1/9 -- Joycelyn was just released from jail with a promise to appear at her next court date on January 23.
4:47 AM PT -- 1/9 -- Joycelyn surrendered to Chicago PD late Wednesday night, and was booked for misdemeanor battery for the incident at R. Kelly's condo. She has to face a judge Thursday morning who will lay out the ground rules for her release. She'll face the charge in court on Feb. 6.
Law enforcement sources tell us, Azriel claims she was punched in the face with a closed fist, and she went to the hospital to be treated for redness and swelling of her left eye.
5:00 PM PT -- We got Joycelyn's parents in Atlanta, and her father, Tim, is placing the blame for today's altercation squarely at the feet of R. Kelly.
Joycelyn's dad says he still is not in contact with his daughter, and he calls the fight footage "sketchy."
1:12 PM PT -- Kelly's attorney, Steve Greenberg, doesn't seem to be sweating Azriel's allegations of underage sex ... telling us, "I have a statement written by Azriel that she provided to me, voluntarily, after Robert was already in jail, that said she never had sex with him when she was underaged."
He continues, "As far as this little catfight, it is clear that it was staged to try and boost social media popularity."
Cops are at R. Kelly's pad in Chicago because his 2 girlfriends got into a brawl ... and it was all on camera.
TMZ has learned Chicago PD responded to a reported battery at Kelly's Trump Tower condo shortly after Azriel Clary and Joycelyn Savage came to blows. Azriel was on Instagram Live Wednesday afternoon as she appeared to be gathering her things to move out of the condo -- and when Joycelyn came in the room both women went off on each other.
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Azriel said she was looking out for herself, and then threatened to send Joycelyn to jail for the very thing Kelly's facing ... having sex with a minor. Azriel claimed she was a minor when she had sex with Joycelyn -- perhaps in a threesome with Kelly -- and said she'd report Joycelyn to cops.
Ex-MLB Player Attacks Catcher W/ Bat In Wild Brawl ... In Venezuelan Game
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THIS IS INSANE!!!!
An ex-MLB player was SO PISSED about nearly being beaned during a Venezuelan winter league game Wednesday ... he straight-up turned around and attacked the catcher with his bat!!!
The wild scene all went down during a heated matchup between Aguilas del Zulia and Caribes de Anzoategui -- where pitchers were throwing at batters all night.
But, in the 8th inning ... Aguilas outfielder Alex Romero -- a former Arizona Diamondback -- had enough of the bean wars -- and weaponized his bat after he was nearly struck in the back with a fastball.
The video is NUTS ... 36-year-old Romero takes TWO hacks at Caribes catcher Gabriel Lino -- and then all hell breaks lose.
Lino threw his glove at Romero ... the benches cleared -- and fighting could be seen all over the diamond!!!
Eventually, the umps were able to calm things down ... and ejected several players after the brawl -- including Caribes infielder and Minnesota Twins stud Willians Astudillo.
Reportedly, players will face heavy fines and suspensions over the altercation.
As for the actual baseball ... the game ended without a hitch despite the massive fracas ... with Caribes locking down the win, 13-2.
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Logan Paul In Talks With AB For Boxing Match ... 'F**king Serious, Bro'
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"I'm f**king serious, bro. You know how serious I take fighting."
That's Logan Paul telling TMZ Sports a potential boxing match with Antonio Brown is VERY realistic ... claiming he's already in talks with AB's camp.
"I think we might be closer than anyone expects," Paul says.
As we previously reported, Logan called out Brown in December -- saying the NFL star would be the perfect opponent to further his pro-boxing career.
Brown responded on social media -- telling Paul, "Square up." Brown has since told Complex he's down to scrap and wants to train with Floyd Mayweather.
So, when we saw Logan in L.A. promoting his brother Jake Paul's upcoming Jan. 30 boxing match against AnEsonGib on DAZN, we had to ask if all the AB fight promotion was real ... or just a gag.
Logan says he's not messing around -- he's deadly serious about getting a deal done and thinks Brown is highly motivated, too.
Paul says transitioning into fighting helped rehab his image after the incident in the Suicide Forest in Tokyo a few years ago ... and a high-profile match could do the same thing for AB.
"In many ways the KSI fight gave me a purpose. I think this would do this for Antonio Brown -- give him a nice pay day, give him a chance to redeem himself."
Paul thinks the fight could be HUGE -- a la Mayweather vs. McGregor.
Claressa Shields Jon Jones Will Train Me ... For Fight With Nunes
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Claressa Shields is getting a big-time assist in her possible MMA fight with Amanda Nunes -- PERSONAL TRAINING SESSIONS FROM JON JONES!!!
The planet's best female boxer tells TMZ Sports she's been in contact with the UFC superstar about some MMA lessons to get ready for a possible tilt with Nunes ... and it looks like those will all go down after Jones' fight with Dominick Reyes in February.
"He said after he fights, I could come down there a week or two and see how I feel doing MMA stuff."
Of course, if Shields had her way ... there would be no need for the workouts -- she wants a fight with Nunes to be strictly boxing only.
But, Amanda told us last month the only way she's getting in the ring with Shields is if it's an MMA fight ... so Claressa is taking the steps to get the ball rolling on that.
Shields says she's actually "excited" AND "scared" to begin learning the tools for the possible bout ... telling us, "I'm going to have to learn so much more stuff and I just hope that I like it."
As for what will happen when she feels her MMA skills are good enough to take on Nunes ... Shields says she expects that fight to be BIGGER than Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor!!
But before stepping in the cage ... Shields has a big time boxing match this Friday against Ivana Habazin in Atlantic City.
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WWE Security Tackles Featured Actor ... Was It All Planned?
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11:18 AM PT -- Okay new twist in the Pastor attack ... now it seems the whole thing may have been planned!
Sources tell ProWrestlingSheet the stunt was premeditated and not a breakdown in communication ... and it's pretty obvious in new footage shot closer to the action.
WWE security DOESN'T PLAY AROUND -- they sprung into action to take down a ring invader they believed was a crazed fan ... only to learn he was SUPPOSED to be there!
Here's the deal ... as WWE superstar A.J. Styles was leaving the ring before a commercial break, a man dressed as a pastor ran inside the ring to get ready for an upcoming segment.
Security raced after the dude and took him down FAST -- confusing viewers at home who had no idea what was going on.
Here's the real story ... the man had appeared on 'Raw' last week and was back on the show to make a marriage announcement for Lana and Bobby Lashley.
Clearly, security didn't get the message ... but don't worry, it's all good now!
Eventually, WWE officials sorted out the issue and when the show returned from break, the pastor got his mic and performed the next segment.
WWE announcer Vic Joseph even made a comment acknowledging the mishap -- but joked that it was all good ... and even compared the pastor to Bill Belichick. Funny stuff.
Hey, live TV ... it's unpredictable -- even when it's scripted!
By the way, we reached out to WWE for comment but so far nothing back.
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Antonio Brown Down to Fight Logan Paul ... 'Square Up'
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Logan Paul has called out Antonio Brown -- TO FIGHT IN A BOXING MATCH -- and the craziest part?! Antonio Brown says he's down!
Paul -- whose rematch against KSI was one of the most-watched events on DAZN in 2019 -- had appeared on Barstool's KFC Radio in December and initially called out AB.
"Antonio Brown, I wanna f**k you up," Paul said at the time.
.@LoganPaul has an opponent in mind for his next fight, and that man is @AB84
— KFC Radio (@KFCradio) December 23, 2019 @KFCradio
“Antonio Brown, I wanna fuck you up”
Ding. Ding.
Listen to the full interview here:https://t.co/OevKBI57HK pic.twitter.com/U3ux0pslUB
LP essentially explained that AB is out of a job and loves the spotlight -- and it could actually be a huge event.
Well, Brown is down ... tweeting at Paul late Monday night, "Square up!"
i’d drop you faster than the patriots https://t.co/Vv592JRkxk
— Logan Paul (@LoganPaul) January 7, 2020 @LoganPaul
Paul fired back, "I’d drop you faster than the patriots."
Things have escalated to the point where a betting site has released betting odds on the possible matchup ... with Logan being the overwhelming favorite. AB could barely believe it.
Oh really https://t.co/6XfYLb8HGq
— AB (@AB84) January 7, 2020 @AB84
Conor McGregor Touches Down In Las Vegas For Cowboy Cerrone Fight
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He's baaaaaaack!
Conor McGregor has returned to the U.S. -- he's got a fight here in 2 weeks -- and he's already hitting the ground running ... literally.
"Out running on the streets of Las Vegas today," McGregor said over the weekend ... "We are two weeks from fight night!"
"So great to be back on U.S soil."
Of course, McGregor is taking on Cowboy Cerrone at UFC 246 on January 18 at the T-Mobile Arena in Vegas in his first fight since losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov in Oct. 2018.
But, he's not coasting into the fight -- McGregor's been training since his arrival. In fact, Conor ran into UFC star Dominick Cruz during a session at the UFC Performance Institute.
Before this trip, we hadn't seen Conor in America since around the time he was being prosecuted for stomping on a cell phone outside of a Miami hotel back in March.
The Irishman pled not guilty and the charges were ultimately dropped after the victim stopped cooperating with police ... but it wasn't a good look for Conor.
Since then, CM's had other problems ... he punched a man in a bar in Ireland for no good reason during an incident in April and reportedly been investigated for 2 alleged sexual assaults in his home country. He adamantly DENIES the allegations in both cases.
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But now, Conor's focus is getting back in the "Win" column -- he hasn't been victorious in the UFC since a Nov. 2016 victory over Eddie Alvarez ... and Cowboy has made it clear this ain't gonna be a cakewalk.
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Kayla Harrison Eyeing '69 Camaro w/ $1 Million Prize ... To Honor My Dad
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What would you do if you won $1 million? Well, Kayla Harrison's got the money ... and some ideas on how to spend it.
Harrison -- one of the biggest stars in MMA -- beat Larissa Pacheco and won this year's PFL tournament ... which comes with an over-sized million dollar check.
So, we hit her up and asked how she's gonna spend the money ... and she's considering using part of the big ass check to honor her father.
"My dad passed away a while ago and he used to love fixing up old American muscle cars. So, the last car he had that he really wanted to fix up when I was a kid was a ’69 Camaro. So I’ve kind of been rolling around the idea of getting a Camaro."
Kayla says her dad actually unloaded his favorite old -school muscle car back in the day to get her, her bro and sis some quads ... so copping the Camaro would be special for her and her family.
"I just remember [the Camaro] from being a kid. He was fixing it up and he actually sold it to buy me and my brother and sister four-wheelers for Christmas. So I was like damn I need to get that Camaro in his memory."
That's not all ... Kayla -- who also says she's gonna donate a bunch of the cash to her Fearless Foundation -- says winning the money (and the tournament) is literally a dream come true.
"I feel good, life is good, I’m happy. Damn, I’m blessed. Like are you kidding me? I never thought that in a million years that, a million no pun intended, I never thought in a million years that I’d be making millions of dollars doing what I love."
"I’ve come a long way from that 16-year-old girl with $200 in her pocket, to a millionaire by 30. What the hell. Dreams do come true."
But, she isn't done ... Harrison says she's gunnin' for the million-dollar prize again next year.
Watch out.
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Sean Stewart My Dad and I Are Innocent ... The Security Guard Started It
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Sean Stewart is not worried about his arrest New Year's Eve -- along with the arrest of his dad, Rod Stewart -- because he says the guy they allegedly attacked was the instigator.
We got Sean Friday night leaving SHU restaurant in L.A. ... and he was not sweating the incident that will land them in a Florida court next month. As we reported, they were at the Breaker's Hotel in Palm Beach celebrating the new year with the fam, when a security guard named Jessie Dixon tried to block the Stewarts from entering the children's area of the hotel.
Dixon told cops the Stewarts got super loud and refused to back off. He said Sean then got nose-to-nose with him and shoved him backward. Dixon says Rod then threw a punch, striking him in the rib cage area.
Dixon said he wanted to press charges, so both Sean and Rod were charged with misdemeanor battery.
Sean -- who was out with buddy David Weintraub -- says the truth will come out, but not quite yet.
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Rod, Sean Stewart Charged with Criminal Battery
Rod Stewart started out 2020 as a criminal defendant, because we've learned he's been charged with criminal battery over a New Year's Eve incident at a swanky hotel.
Rod, Sean and the much of the Stewart family were celebrating NYE at The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach. According to the police report, obtained by TMZ, a security guard named Jessie Dixon was working a private event in the children's area of the hotel when he saw a group trying to enter the area without authorization.
Dixon told cops the group got super loud and refused to follow his instructions to leave the area. Dixon says Sean then got nose-to-nose with him. Dixon put his right hand on Sean's chest and ordered him to back up. He says Sean then shoved him backward and then Rod got into the act and threw a punch, striking Dixon in his left rib cage area.
There is video of the incident, according to the police report, and cops say it clearly shows Rod and Sean as the "primary aggressors."
Rod spoke with cops and apologized, saying Dixon was argumentative with his family and they got agitated. People was first to report.
Dixon said he wanted to press charges, and both Rod and Sean have been charged with misdemeanor battery.
They're due in court February 5 for their arraignment.
We reached out to Rod's rep ... so far, no word back.
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Jose Canseco Rips Fan at Top Golf ... Don't Disrespect me Bro!!!
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He's 55-years-old ... but Jose Canseco ain't afraid to get into a dude's face when he feels disrespected -- and that's exactly what happened at Top Golf in Vegas.
Jose was swinging away with friends when a random man at the range came over to him and used his finger to signal Canseco to come out of his Swing Suite so they could talk.
Canseco felt the move was SUPER OFFENSIVE -- and proceeded to chew the guy out ... on camera.
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"Wasn’t sure if he was trying to 'pick me up' or get an autograph," Canseco said about the encounter.
"If you see me in public, DO NOT call me over with a finger like I’m your small child in trouble or a chick at the bar!"
"If you see me in public and want a photo, an autograph, or just too meet me, you come over to me. I’m more than willing to and enjoy meeting you guys."
"You show me respect & I will show you respect. It’s really that simple."
For his part, the other man stayed cool, calm and collected when confronted by the former MLB superstar ... and even told Jose it was "nice" to meet him.
Hey, maybe Jose is sensitive about the finger wag ... since he accidentally shot off his own finger in a gun cleaning accident back in 2014.
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Chinese Basketball Association Coach Smacks Heckler In Face ... During Game
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A Chinese Basketball Association coach slapped the hell out of a heckler during a game Wednesday after the man allegedly screamed at the coach's wife ... and video of the incident is wild.
During the Jiangsu Dragons' tilt with the Liaoning Flying Leopards in Nanjing on New Year's Day, a fan was clearly causing a scene from his courtside seat.
Cameras caught the guy making a gesture toward one of the players ... and later, they appeared to show the man screaming toward a woman believed to be Dragons coach Memi Becirovic's wife.
You can see in the clip, Becirovic didn't handle the situation very well at all ... 'cause at some point during the 3rd quarter, he straight-up walked up to the fan and slapped him in the face!!
The fan fell backward ... and both parties needed to be restrained. Eventually, both the coach and the man were ejected from the game.
It's unclear if Becirovic will face further punishment from the CBA over the altercation.
As for the outcome of the night, Becirovic received a little insult to injury there ... 'cause his Dragons lost 111-103 without him.
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'Empire' Star Bryshere Gray 7-Eleven Clerk Claims He Spit, Freaked Out ... His Story's Different
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Bryshere Gray -- aka Yazz, aka Hakeem Lyon on "Empire" -- told cops he engaged in a food fight with a 7-Eleven clerk ... after she falsely accused him of spitting on the floor.
According to police body cam footage -- obtained by TMZ -- the actor was questioned about his altercation inside the Orlando store last month, which Gray claims started because the guy he was with spit on the floor and the cashier didn't approve. Imagine that.
Bryshere says she snapped, and even after he started cleaning up his friend's spit she continued to bark at him ... and then allegedly threw something at him.
Yazz says he returned fire by hurling a bag of chips at her before deciding to leave ... and he's sure the store's security footage will back up his claim she attacked first.
However, the clerk clearly points the finger at the "Empire" star as the spitter when she speaks with police, and tells them she wants to press charges because he cussed her out and threw stuff at her first. She's also confident the cameras will prove her right.
Law enforcement sources tell us no arrests were made due to the conflicting statements and a lack of physical injuries ... but the clerk does want to press charges. Gray told cops he didn't want to go that route.
We're told surveillance footage is still being reviewed.
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Evander Holyfield Warns Boxing World ... Don't Give Up On Andy Ruiz
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Evander Holyfield ain't giving up on Andy Ruiz -- telling TMZ Sports he strongly believes the former champ can win his belts back ... if he busts his ass!
Remember, Holyfield and Ruiz go WAYYYY back -- they famously sparred back in the day when Evander was training for his comeback in 2011.
Ruiz was a nobody way back then ... but Evander has said he could tell Andy had killer potential and wasn't shocked when he beat Anthony Joshua back in June.
Of course, Ruiz lost the Dec. 7 rematch -- and blamed himself for eating and partying way too much -- but Holyfield says if Ruiz can get focused again, he's a legitimate contender.
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"Joshua became champion again, right? He made an adjustment," Holyfield tells TMZ Sports.
"People who make adjustments, their chances is still good. He made some bad choices. When you make bad choices, you gotta be accountable. If you're accountable, you can make adjustments."
Holyfield -- who knows all about coming back after losing a belt -- also had some advice for Ruiz.
"Go back to the work plan. Do whatcha daddy tell you to do. All these years, he's been right, what makes you think he's goin' be wrong?"
There's more ... boxing superstar Terence Crawford also believes in Andy ... telling TMZ Sports he understands why Ruiz lost his focus but strongly believes he can bounce back.
In fact, Crawford says he's good friends with Ruiz and knows what he's capable of doing in the ring when he's not raging outside of it.
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MMA's Jordan Johnson Big Plans for $1 Million Prize!!! ... I'm Buyin' a Kia!
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What would you do if someone handed you a check for $1 MILLION!?!?!? New Ferrari? Big ass mansion? Pet tiger?
MMA fighter Jordan Johnson has MUCH different plans if he wins the big PFL $1 million prize fight on New Year's Eve ... dude says he wants a Kia!
The 31-year-old light heavyweight fought his way into the championship match against Emiliano Sordi -- where the winner takes home that 7-figure payday. Not bad.
Johnson says he ain't trying to count his chickens before they hatch ... but he'd be lying if he said he hadn't given some thought about how to spend the money.
"Ya know, I'm not gonna make any crazy purchases, but maybe a new car is something we've kinda been talking about."
And the dream ride?!
"I love Kias. We've been talking about the Telluride. But, I just saw the Stinger for the first time the other day. Most people laugh about this, 'You have a million dollar payday and you want to go buy a Kia?'"
Don't laugh ... the 2020 Telluride MSRP's for about $32k, and was named SUV of the Year by Motor Trend.
Sure, it doesn't go 200 MPH ... but do $300k sports cars hold 8 passengers and have an ungodly amount of cupholders? Nope.
Gotta respect the fiscal responsibility.
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Mama June & Geno Allegedly Trashed Hotel Room ... Shattered Glass, Cops Called to Scene
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Mama June and her boyfriend, Geno Doak, left a filthy, bloody mess behind at a Georgia hotel ... and the incontrovertible evidence consists of photos allegedly snapped after they left.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... June and Geno have been bouncing around hotels south of Atlanta, and were shacked up at a FairBridge Inn & Suites a couple months back when they had a fiery argument and trashed their room.
We know cops were called to the hotel for a disturbance, but law enforcement tells us no report was filed and there were no arrests.
Based on the pics, their hotel room was completely wrecked after they split -- broken TV and lamp, garbage strewn about ... and a shattered mirror with what looks like a bloody handprint on it. Some $20 bills ripped to pieces for some reason also appear to have been left behind.
Our sources say, all in all, Mama and her man did $1,000 in damages. We've reached out to the hotel to see how the matter was settled, but we're told the place is under new management ... so nobody knows.
We also reached out to June ... no word back yet.
As you know ... the troubled reality TV star has been living outta hotels with Geno since unloading her Hampton, GA home for $100,000 cash earlier this year. When we last saw them together, they were hitting up a casino in North Carolina on Black Friday ... not looking particularly lucky.