Fights

The inmate who beat the hell out of wife-killer Scott Peterson during a prison pickleball match has sidestepped criminal charges, TMZ has learned.

In March 2025, TMZ broke the story ... Peterson and fellow inmate Charles Miles got into a fight while playing pickleball at Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, California -- and it ended with Peterson getting his ass whooped.

Now, after an investigation, it looks like Miles is off the hook -- criminally speaking. Amador County District Attorney Scott Riebe tells TMZ ... "Mule Creek (State Prison) will not be referring the case to our office for prosecution."

As for why the case won't be referred ... Riebe declined to comment, pointing us to prison officials for the answer. We've reached out to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ... so far no word back.

British budget airline Jet2 has banned two passengers for life after a brutal brawl broke out on a flight from Turkey to the United Kingdom ... and, another passenger recorded all of it.

The flight took off from Antalya Thursday headed for Manchester ... but had to make an emergency landing in Belgium after a shouting match began between several passengers.

The flight crew tries to step in to calm the situation ... but, that doesn't tamp down tensions at all -- the confrontation quickly turns physical, leading to a massive brawl.

Cardi B was NOT the drama on the opening night of her new tour ... but her fans were!

A parking lot brawl broke out after the show, which ended with an innocent bystander's car getting a hot dog splattered on it.

You gotta see this video ... it's completely unclear why these women were fighting, but it's also totally irrelevant. What's important is, in the middle of the tussle, someone drops a fully-loaded hot dog on the hood of a pristine white car.

Another day, another celeb apology ... this time Ja Rule is owning up to his mile-high meltdown with Tony Yayo.

The rapper dropped a statement Thursday calling his on-plane behavior "goofy" ... especially for a grown man who’s about to be a grandfather. He says he hates being taken out of his usual character, and apologized to his family, fans and business partners for the viral chaos.

That said, Ja Rule wasn’t totally waving the white flag. He gave context to the clash, making it clear he’s still a man who stands his ground -- just not one who goes around picking fights.

WrestleMania is now only just over 60 days away, and while Cody Rhodes isn't paid to be the matchmaker in WWE ... he tells TMZ Sports there's one he would love to see in Sin City come April -- Logan Paul vs. Bad Bunny!!

We caught up with the former Undisputed WWE Champion in New York City, where we asked him whether he hopes BB finds his way back to the WWE in time for WrestleMania 42.

"I hope we get him back," Rhodes said. "He did a wonderful job, but he's on top of the world right now."

The chaotic brawl that went down during the Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Hornets game has resulted in hefty suspensions for several players ... including Isaiah Stewart, who was handed a seven-game ban.

James Jones, the NBA's Executive Vice President and Head of Basketball Operations, announced the penalty on Wednesday ... days after players threw hands during a fight in the matchup at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Stewart -- the Pistons forward who left the bench area to fight in the on-court brawl -- was hit with the most severe punishment, with Jones noting it was "based in part of his repeated history of unsportsmanlike acts."

Monday night's showdown between the Hornets and Pistons descended into chaos after a wild brawl broke out on the hardwood ... resulting it multiple players being ejected, after coaches and officials were finally able to restore peace!

It all went down with 7:09 remaining in the third quarter after Hornets forward Moussa Diabate was fouled by Jalen Duren. The two then went chest-to-chest ... before Duren put his hand in Diabate's face and shoved him away.

Diabate then lunged at the Pistons' third-year veteran, taking a swing at him as players and coaches tried to restrain him. He eventually broke free and tried to put hands on Duren, but was pushed back toward the baseline.

Gavin McKenna’s meteoric rise toward NHL superstardom has slammed into a massive off-ice collision.

The Penn State hockey phenom -- widely projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NHL Draft -- is dealing with serious legal trouble after cops say he was involved in an alleged late-night fight near campus over the weekend.

A Pennsylvania court docket filed on Wednesday charges the 18-year-old forward with aggravated assault for attempting to cause serious bodily or causing injury with extreme indifference ... along with misdemeanor assault and other lesser charges.

Tensions were boiling over in Brazil ... 'cause shoppers straight-up lost it while brawling over instant noodles on sale -- and it was all caught on camera.

Peep the chaos ... a supermarket in Assu, Brazil, turned into a full-on free-for-all as customers shoved, scrambled, and climbed over each other to grab dirt-cheap noodle packs -- which were gone in literally 3 minutes.

Look, it was absolute grocery-store madness Tuesday ... but when noodles are selling for 0.01 in Brazilian Real (about two-thousandth of 1 cent in U.S. money), orderly conduct goes right out the checkout line.

A Detroit Lions fan is going scorched earth in court after his viral sideline clash with Steelers star DK Metcalf -- and he’s swinging for a MASSIVE payday.

Michigan man Ryan Kennedy filed a lawsuit in Wayne County Court on Tuesday … demanding a jaw-dropping $100 million over a Dec. 21 dust-up with Metcalf at Ford Field that blew up across the internet.

Kennedy is now turning to the courts … going after Metcalf, the Pittsburgh Steelers, ex-NFL wideout Chad Johnson, Shannon Sharpe's Shay Shay Media, and more … claiming they spread what he calls "defamatory and life-altering" claims about him after the incident.

Punches started flying way before Teofimo Lopez and Shakur Stevenson's fight Saturday night -- a massive brawl broke out several times at their weigh-ins ... and Devin Haney's dad appeared to be right in the middle of one of them in an attempt to break it up.

It happened on Friday at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, after Lopez and Stevenson stepped on the scales for their WBO World Super Light title fight.

Several cameras captured the chaos as the melee broke out near the stage, with multiple men throwing punches after a heated exchange of words.

Tyson Fury can't get enough of punching people -- the heavyweight champ officially announced he's returning to the boxing ring in April ... his first fight since 2024!!

The Gypsy King dropped an Instagram video on Wednesday ... weeks after he said he would come out of retirement.

Fury confirmed it's all going down on April 11 against 21-2 Russian fighter Arslanbek Makhmudov.

"I'm absolutely psyched! Ready today to fight! Come on!! The Mack is back," Fury said in the video.

Chaos at a Minnesota town hall where Rep. Ilhan Omar was speaking ... a man rushed up to the podium and squirted her with an unknown substance ... and it's all on video.

The Congresswoman was meeting in her Minneapolis district Tuesday for her first town hall since Border Patrol agents shot and killed Alex Pretti when she was approached by the liquid-spraying maniac.

Omar had just called on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign when the man leapt out of his seat and charged at her ... squirting her top with an unknown, liquid substance.

Sean Durzi's fight with a Tampa Bay Lightning player didn't end on the ice -- the Utah Mammoth defenseman launched into a full profanity-laced tirade once the two landed in the penalty box, appearing to call the guy a "f***ing p***y!"

It all boiled over when Durzi and Declan Carlile started throwing hands in Monday night's contest at the Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida.

Once the two were separated, they were both sent to the penalty box ... but Durzi, who had a beat-up face, was far from finished.

Jason Luv absolutely demolished Adam22 during their Friday night match in Miami -- and it didn’t even last 2 minutes!

Check out the video ... Luv looks fierce and ready to fight his nemesis, throwing some punches at Adam as he cowered low, shielding his head and looking like he was on the brink of defeat. He didn't put on any poker face ... because he was KO'd within 72 seconds!

The matchup didn't come close to the drama between these two -- Adam is married to adult star Lena The Plug, who filmed a saucy scene with Luv a few years back, just months after she married Adam.

Comic Cristina Payne says comedian Corey Holcomb is threatening her and making her fear for her life ... and she got emotional watching a video that appears to show Corey punching her square in the face.

Cristina joined us on "TMZ Live" Friday, and she got emotional when we asked her about surveillance video from the alleged Hollywood street brawl finally surfacing.

The raw emotions flowed as soon as we asked Cristina if she was going to take the video to police or a lawyer ... she told us she's afraid to even leave her house these days, claiming Corey has her running scared.