Afroman Settles Lawsuit With Punching Victim
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5/24 10:55 AM PT -- According to court docs -- obtained by TMZ -- Afroman was ordered to pay $65,000 to Byrd ... however, if he fails to pay that amount, it'll balloon to $125,000.
Afroman won't have to go back to court for punching a woman onstage, because he's settled the lawsuit with the victim ... TMZ has learned.
The trial was set to begin Tuesday, but sources close to the case confirm that it's been taken off the calendar ... code for settlement.
Haley Byrd sued both Afroman and Kress Live, the company that owns the venue where Afroman had been performing in 2015 when Haley crashed the stage and got decked by the rapper. She suffered a concussion from the blow.
Afroman already pled guilty to assault, avoiding jail time and getting off with only anger management classes and drug testing. He had blamed the incident on the venue and its lack of security.
No word on the terms of the settlement.
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Sylvester Stallone Would Knock Out Hulk Hogan ... Says Sly's Wife
Sylvester Stallone's wife is weighing in on the whole Sly vs. Hulk Hogan debate -- saying she's confident if the two ever fought, it would be "Rocky III" all over again!
Remember, Hulk recently told us he's picking HIMSELF if the two men ever locked horns -- despite the fact Stallone's still a physical freak at 71 years old.
So, when we saw Jennifer Flavin at LAX ... we had to get her take -- and shocker, she's picking Sly.
"Sly's got heart," Flavin told us ... "I'm always gonna be on Team Sly."
For the record, Hulk's got the size advantage ... 6'7" and 300 lbs.
Stallone's only reportedly 5'10" and 195-ish pounds.
Didn't matter in "Rocky III" though ... when Balboa choked out a raging Thunderlips like a little bitch.
Good times ...
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Trippie Redd Talks Trump, Tay and Tekashi ... Before Clash with Security
Rapper Trippie Redd makes it clear who he f***s with and who he doesn't, but one thing we don't know yet ... why a bouncer was so pissed at his crew.
We got the 18-year-old rapper leaving Delilah in Weho Friday with his entourage, and he's got takes on meeting with President Trump, foul-mouthed 9-year-old rapper Lil Tay, and Tekashi69 ... and that last take's sure to heat up their beef.
But the real fireworks came as Trippie's ride was trying to drive away, but a bouncer from Delilah got in the street and blocked them from leaving. The rapper got around him pretty quick ... but things got heated with the car the rest of his crew was in.
We're told the bouncer was trying to stop them because there was a fight in the restaurant earlier ... and Trippie's guys were allegedly connected.
Clearly, they didn't want to stick around and talk about it.
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Tito Ortiz Fight w/ Chuck Liddell 'Hugest Fight In MMA History'
05/19/18
Tito Ortiz says he's 100% committed to making Ortiz vs. Chuck Liddell III happen ... and when it does "it's gonna be the hugest fight in MMA history."
TMZ Sports broke the story ... Liddell and Oscar De La Hoya told us they were working on finalizing a deal for the MMA legend to make his return to the cage ... and the desired opponent? Tito.
Ortiz and Liddell have history ... Chuck beat Tito in 2004 and 2006 -- and the guys have been rivals since.
Tito says the match -- "the fight that all the fans want to see" -- is all but set, with a target date of October or November of 2018.
For the people saying 48-year-old Liddell and 43-year-old Tito Ortiz are old and washed up?
"I feel healthy," Ortiz told us, "I'm the million dollar man. Let's make a couple more million kicking Chuck Liddell's ass."
"This is gonna build. It's gonna be the hugest fight in MMA history. Watch and see."
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UFC Star To Colby Covington I Wanna Punch A Hole In Your Head
How freakin' bad does UFC star Kamaru Usman HATE Colby Covington?
"If I see this beady-eyed, snake-head-lookin' dude in any room, my heart rate goes up. I just want to punch a hole through his head."
Yeah, that bad.
We talked to Usman -- the 7th ranked welterweight in the world -- the day before his headlining UFC Fight Night against Demian Maia in Chile.
Kamaru says the whole division knows he's the best fighter -- even champ Tyron Woodley -- but there's only 1 guy who gets his blood boiling.
Covington.
The beef goes back ... Usman once told us C.C. had "p***y-itis," and they almost came to blows before UFC 223.
So, if Usman leaves the Octagon with a W Saturday ... you know who's next up on the wish list -- and if it goes according to plan, there will be blood.
"I just want to punch a hole through his head."
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Tekashi69 Shut Down At Snoop Dogg Gig By Cops
Tekashi69 is already being held on a tight leash by NY cops who blocked the controversial rapper at the door at 1 OAK this week where Snoop Dogg was DJing.
We're told Tekashi went to the gig with the intention of asking Snoop to help him clean his slate on the West Coast, where he's feuding with various rappers and gang members. If you recall ... 6ix9ine was in a brawl with at least 7 dudes at LAX back in February ... the footage is insane.
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We're told Tekashi has mad respect for Snoop and wanted his ear on how he can fix some of his West Coast drama. 6ix9ine also has plenty of heat on him on the East Coast, so it's understandable why he'd reach out.
Several NY heavyweights were in the club -- like Lil' Cease, Cedric the Entertainer, Tracy Morgan and Tiffany Haddish -- and we're told Tekashi didn't get to rub shoulders because undercover cops stopped him before he could get in ... to thwart disturbances like the one at the Barclays Center.
He never spoke to Snoop ... but there's always the phone and text messaging.
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YouTuber Vitaly KSI Has a Chance In Logan Paul Fight ... 'Cause He's Black
KSI has a REAL shot to beat Logan Paul's ass in the boxing match everyone's talking about ... because he's black ... so says YouTube megastar Vitaly Zdorovetskiy.
Yeah, he really said that.
Was he joking? Maybe ... Vitaly's "thing" is edgy jokes and pranks ... and his humor has helped build 10 MILLION subscribers on YouTube.
So, when we saw him at Hyde in L.A., we had to ask about the KSI vs. Logan Paul showdown ... which is going down for real in Manchester, England on August 25.
Vitaly says he's putting his money on Logan ... but added, "KSI's black so he has a chance."
Sidenote ... Vitaly TRIED to book a fight with KSI before Logan did ... and even called him out back in February. KSI decided to ultimately sign a deal with Logan.
But keep an eye on this guy ... it's possible he could fight KSI (or another social media star) sometime in the future.
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T.I. Arrest He Came Looking for a Fight ... According to Police Report
T.I. was ready to fight the security guard who gave him grief when he tried to enter his own gated community ... this according to the police report.
According to the report, the security guard said T.I. pulled up at around 4 AM Wednesday. The guard asked who he was and where he was going and T.I. replied, "Harris, hook me up."
The security guard told cops he did not recognize T.I., so he didn't let him pass. The guard says that's when T.I. began hurling profanities, yelling at him to open the gate. The guard eventually relented, and opened the gate.
T.I. went in but then walked back to the gate, and the guard told cops that's when T.I. began threatening him, saying, "Come outside so we can deal with this man to man. Let go in the street."
The guard told cops he felt threatened and called police. According to the police report, dispatch heard T.I. yelling in the background.
Cops say when they arrived they could smell alcohol on T.I.'s breath.
T.I. was arrested for simple assault, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness.
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Cardi B, Offset Sued by Beat-Up Autograph Hound ... She Screamed, 'F*** Outta Here N****!'
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5/8/18
Cardi B and Offset have just been sued by the autograph hound who got beat up by who he claims were Cardi and Offset's hired muscle ... TMZ has learned.
Giovanni Arnold claims he was at The Mark Hotel just after 2 AM on May 8 -- outside a Met Gala after-party -- when Cardi walked out and shouted at him, "F*** outta here n****, I will slap the s*** out of you." He says he "expressed disappointment with being ignored."
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Arnold says shortly after Offset, who was trailing behind his fiancee, said, "Shut up, bro, before a n**** beat you out here."
According to the lawsuit, filed by Daniel Szalkiewicz, Arnold says he tried de-escalating the situation, but within seconds 3 bodyguards attacked him. He says he didn't fight back. All he did was lie on the ground and try to protect his body.
He went to a hospital and says he suffered injuries to his face, neck, back and body.
Cardi's team claims Arnold was super aggressive and obnoxious.
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Lucas Glover 911 Call 'My Wife Has Gone Crazy'
TMZ Sports has obtained the 911 call in the Lucas Glover domestic violence case ... and there are wild allegations being made by both the PGA star and his wife.
Krista Glover initially called 911 on Saturday to report she had been attacked by her mother-in-law at the Florida home they were renting while Lucas was playing in the Players Championship golf tournament.
"I've been attacked by my mother-in-law," Krista told the operator ... "She's locked herself in the room and attacked us."
A short time later, Lucas spoke to the operator and says his wife was LYING.
"She's trying to blame it on my mother which is not the case at all," Lucas said ... "My wife has gone crazy."
The operator tells Lucas cops are on the way -- but he tries to stop that from happening, "I don't think anybody needs to come out here, thank you though."
Eventually, cops arrived to the home and determined Krista was the aggressor and had gotten physical with Lucas' mother. She was arrested for domestic violence and cops say she continued to rage on police while they were trying to place her in custody.
Lucas has since issued a statement saying he's trying to work things out with Krista.
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'Ultimate Fighter' star Tyler Diamond is giving the blow-by-blow about the violent incident at an MMA event where Nate Diaz slapped him in the face ... and it's nuts.
Diamond -- an undefeated fighter who's killing it on 'TUF' -- says he was at a Combate Americas event in Sacramento on Friday when he saw Nate get into it with his pal, Clay Guida.
Diamond says he got in the middle of the ruckus to try and break it up ... but Nate reached out and slapped him in the face before another guy in Diaz's crew followed up with a punch.
"I get punched from my left side by some big fat dude who don't pack no heat -- I would love to fight that guy, actually."
Diamond says a melee ensued but Nate's crew quickly realized they were outnumbered and retreated.
Now, the Sacramento Sheriff's Dept. says they took reports for a possible misdemeanor battery and will investigate the incident.
Diamond says he thinks Nate's a bitch -- but he doesn't want to prosecute.
Law enforcement sources tell us ... since there were no major injuries, the incident isn't really a high priority for cops.
Nate's camp had no comment.
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Tekashi69's a wanted man for all the wrong reasons -- there's a warrant out for his arrest.
The rapper is wanted in Houston for allegedly choking a 16-year-old kid at the Galleria Mall back on January 6 ... this according to legal docs obtained by TMZ.
In docs the alleged victim, Santiago Albarran, claims he ran into Tekashi and started recording him. Albarran then claims Tekashi turned around and began to yell at him to erase the video, and says Tekashi grabbed him by the neck as his bodyguards surrounded him in an intimidating way.
Albarran says he erased the video so he wouldn't get hurt again ... but a video shot by someone else made its way onto social media anyway. The video shows Tekashi and Albarran in a scuffle and Tekashi grabbing his jacket, but hard to make out if he's also grabbing his neck.
Albarran says his family witnessed the incident and he reported it to cops who say they did document seeing scratch marks on Albarran's neck.
This is just the latest in Tekashi's drama-filled life. As we first reported ... someone in his crew was busted for firing a weapon inside the Barclays Center during an Adrien Broner boxing match.
Tekashi also had a run-in with NYPD in February and got clowned for his brawl at LAX.
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Ronda Rousey I'll Be Pregnant Soon
Ronda Rousey is ready to take on motherhood ... saying she's planning on having kids in the very near future.
The 31-year-old WWE superstar has been talking about babies for a while -- first bringing up the topic on "Ellen" back in 2016.
But now that she's been married to Travis Browne for almost a year, it's clear procreation's on the brain.
"Soon, someday soon," Rousey said with a big smile to Adam Glyn in NYC.
The one speedbump ... Ronda's wrestling career is taking off in a huge way.
In fact, she just booked her first championship match against the Raw Women's champ, Nia Jax, at the "Money in the Bank" Pay-Per-View next month in Chicago.
So, first knock out Jax and then get knocked up?
Stay tuned ...
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Chuck Liddell I'd K.O. Jon Jones In My Prime ... 'I'm Still Dangerous'
Chuck Liddell is adamant he'd knock out Jon Jones if they fought during his prime ... but warns the UFC star that he's "still dangerous."
The Ice Man is fired up about his MMA comeback ... but says it's not a 1-fight situation -- he aiming to fight Jon Jones after he tears through Tito Ortiz.
"I gotta have high goals about my comeback," Liddell told Adam Glyn.
"I'm not wasting my time getting in shape just to beat up on someone I've beat up twice."
Jones went after Liddell on Twitter this week saying, "Old Chuck has been calling me out for years! I get it, I hold pretty much every record in the division."
"I normally try to respect my elders but if you want it come get it. Id literally fly you out to Albuquerque this weekend."
TMZ Sports broke the story ... the 48-year-old UFC Hall of Famer hooked up with Oscar De La Hoya's new MMA promotion to fight Tito for a 3rd time. They're still working on the date.
As we previously reported, Chuck has been training like a maniac for years -- and we're told he's in great shape.
Still, Dana White is against Chuck's comeback ... saying it would "really bum me out" to see him fight again.
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PGA Star Lucas Glover Says Wife Attacked Him ... Over Bad Golf Tourney
PGA star Lucas Glover -- who won the 2009 U.S. Open -- told cops his wife, Krista, attacked him Saturday and called him a "p*ssy" and a "loser" because he played poorly in a golf tournament earlier that day.
It's all in a police report obtained by TMZ Sports ... which says cops in Jacksonville, Florida were called to a rented house where Glover, his wife and mother were staying.
According to the report, Lucas' mother had cuts on her arms and blood on her chest when cops arrived ... and said Krista had attacked both her and Lucas.
When cops made contact with Lucas, he said the fight started after he played a bad round of golf at the Players Championship earlier that day.
The police report states ... "Lucas advised me every time he plays poorly in a tournament, Krista begins yelling at him, stating he is a 'loser' and 'p*ssy' and ultimately starting an altercation with him about his performance."
Lucas told police Krista had been drinking throughout the day before the fight.
The golfer also told police, "how he better win or [Krista] and the kids would leave him and he would never see their kids again."
Lucas also said he was tired of all the fights and couldn't take it anymore.
Krista was eventually arrested for domestic violence -- but cops say she became combative and resisted.
While she was en route for the jail, she allegedly threatened the arresting officers saying, "This is why cops get shot in the face."
Cops also say Krista kicked the squad car so hard, the door separated from the frame.
Lucas has since tweeted about the incident, "On May 12, my wife and mother were involved in an argument to which the police were called. Everyone is fine."
"Regrettably, although Krista was charged, we are comfortable that the judicial system is able to address what actually happened and Krista will be cleared in this private matter."
Lucas says the two are "working through" things after the incident.
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UFC fighter Raquel Pennington says she would have been "devastated" if her corner would have thrown in the towel during UFC 224 ... saying, "I'm glad they didn't let me quit."
Pennington's corner has been under fire for not throwing in the towel when she told them she had nothing left after the 4th round of her fight with Amanda Nunes.
Raquel says her corner team has been beating themselves up for talking her into fighting in the 5th round ... but she insists they only did what SHE wanted them to do.
"If I truly wanted out of there, I could have turned around [to the ref] and waved out of the fight," Pennington says.
In fact, she says her coach did give her the motivation she needed to get back out there ... and does NOT feel like her team ever put her in real danger.
Pennington lost the fight ... but says she kept her honor.