Kids

Hide ya placenta ... formerly gay and formerly famous YouTube star Antoine Dodson is presently a father ... his baby mama just gave birth to their son.

Dodson posted a pair of photos on Twitter announcing the arrival, writing ... "He's here, I'm officially a dad, 6lbs 7oz 19in long!!"

Antoine's come a looooong way since 2010 when he famously helped his sister fend off an attempted rapist ... and told a reporter, "Hide ya kids, hide ya wife, hide ya husbands ... cause they rapin' everybody out here."

Last year, he surprisingly announced ... "I want a wife and family, I want to multiply and raise and love my family that I create."

Nicki Minaj doesn't even have to sing to make bank -- sources tell TMZ Floyd Mayweather Jr. paid her $50,000 just to show her face at his daughter's 14th birthday party.

According to sources, Mayweather rented out the entire MGM ballroom in Vegas to celebrate Iyanna Mayweather's birthday last weekend -- and Nicki showed up to surprise her.

We're told Nicki stayed for about an hour -- hanging out with Iyanna, taking pics ... annnd that's pretty much it.

You'll recall, Iyanna's birthday party is essentially what set off the brawl between T.I. and Floyd -- after T.I.'s wife Tiny posted a photo of herself with Iyanna. Tiny was an unpaid guest.

Iyanna's pretty spoiled as far as celeb guests go -- last year, Justin Bieber showed up at her party. Just imagine what her sweet 16 will look like.

Heidi Klum had a little bit of jungle fever Wednesday ... hitting up Disneyland's Jungle Cruise ride with her kids. Her ex-hubby Seal was there too.

The divorced couple arranged a family play day ... putting personal demons aside to hang at the Haunted Mansion and a bunch of other attractions -- although there was ZERO attraction between the exes.

Heidi and Seal maintained a respectful distance ... keeping several paces apart most of the day.

MILF-loving Mickey, on the other hand -- was all up in Heidi's biz.

She's only 12, but kid actress Rowan Blanchard has plenty of grownup business savvy ... because her deal to star in Disney Channel's "Girl Meets World" is paying her $10K an episode!

We got hold of Rowan's contract -- which guarantees her a 6-figure jackpot because the series has reportedly been picked up for 21 episodes ... meaning she'll pocket a cool $210,000 -- just for the first season.

Rowan -- who plays Cory and Topanga's daughter on the show -- stands to make even more if they decide to make a movie based on the TV show ... 'cause she'll collect another $150K, on top of her TV paycheck.

Disney star Tiffany Thornton says she'll come out of hiding -- and bring her two kids home -- but first, her husband has to get sober, TMZ has learned.

Ruth Carney -- mother of Tiffany's husband Chris Carney -- tells us she helped Tiffany run away to escape Chris' alcohol habit ... but she says everyone's calmed down now and they're actually trying to work things out.

We broke the story ... Chris filed a police report Thursday accusing Tiffany of child stealing ... after she took their 2 boys to Texas. Chris has denied he has a drinking problem.

Disney star Tiffany Thornton did NOT abduct her two baby sons -- she ran away to protect them from their alcoholic dad ... his own mother tells TMZ.

Musician Chris Carney filed a child stealing report with cops, alleging "The Sonny With A Chance" star abducted their 3-month old and 20-month old boys with the help of his mom, Ruth Carney.

Ruth tells us ... her son has a big drinking problem and recently went to rehab. She says he relapsed recently and "went crazy."

Ruth -- who is the mayor of Hot Springs, Arkansas -- was in L.A. to help Tiffany with the baby, and says when she saw her son acting crazy and drunk, she took Tiffany and the kids and hightailed it out of town to the home of Tiffany's parents in Texas.

Ruth claims Chris knew exactly what was going on during the entire drive, because Tiffany FaceTimed with him daily. She says he was upset.

Chris tells us ... he's not an alcoholic, but rather a social drinker. He says his mom simply freaked out when she saw a beer in the fridge.

In Chris' view his mom is anything but nurturing, calling her an accessory to a felony.

Disney star Tiffany Thornton has run away with her two young sons ... so claims her husband, who has filed a child stealing report with police.

Musician Chris Carney went to the LAPD ... claiming Thornton abducted the boys with the help of his own mother Ruth Carney -- who happens to be the mayor of Hot Springs, AR.

Carney told cops ... he thinks Thornton -- who starred on the Disney show, "Sonny With a Chance" -- is suffering from postpartum depression.

Thornton just gave birth to their second son, Bentley, March 1. Their oldest son, Kenneth, is 20 months.

Carney tells cops .... religion may be the catalyst for the alleged child stealing. She's very religious and deeply resents the fact that he's not.

Tiffany's rep tells TMZ ... "Mr. Carney's claims are false and are being dealt with in the proper forum." A source close to Tiffany tells TMZ ... she took the kids for their own safety.

"Sonny" co-star -- Demi Lovato -- gave a speech at Thornton's wedding in 2011:

Michael Lohan's gonna have to say lots of Hail Marys -- and fork over lots of cash -- if a judge orders him to ante up thousands for his kid's Catholic school education ... but Michael says it's just more Dina BS.

Dina Lohan filed new court docs -- obtained by TMZ -- claiming Michael refuses to pay for Lindsay's brother, Cody.

Dina grouses ... Michael hasn't paid a dime, even though they were supposed to split the $10K/year tuition. Dina says she covered the first 3 years -- $30K -- but wants Michael to ante up for Cody's senior year.

But Michael's says poppycock ... telling TMZ he already gave Dina 30 grand for the school and a car for Cody. Plus, he says he's given her $1,500 a month for the last two years. And he says he's given daughter Ali $35K over the past year for an NYC apartment.

Michael says what is especially galling ... Dina blew around $10K on trips to visit her boyfriend in Texas.

Kendra Wilkinson is thanking the heavens for her baby daughter ... and it's pretty obvious from the name they've given her.

TMZ obtained the birth certificate ... and it shows Kendra and hubby Hank Baskett named their baby ... Alijah. Alijah Mary Baskett.

According to BabyNames.com ... Alijah is an Americanized version of Elijah -- which means The Lord is My God.

Alijah was born at 8:02 A.M. last Friday in Los Angeles.

Michael Jace was a horrible father who made his son cower in fear … lording over him with an “intimidation style of discipline” … this according to the boy's mother and Jace's first wife.

In court docs filed in 2005 and obtained by TMZ ... Jennifer Bitterman claims Jace often threatened the boy with corporal punishment … and would spank him for crying or for being afraid.

It’s heartbreaking … Bitterman says Jordan would cry and beg not to go when he had to spend time with his father. She says she encouraged Jordan to be brave … and she would “reassure him that [Jace] loves him and that he is safe with him.”

Michael Jace's dead wife April DEFENDED her husband in his divorce from his ex-wife ... an ex-wife he allegedly brutally and repeatedly beat.

April Jace -- who was killed by a gunshot at the hands of Michael -- got involved in Michael's messy divorce to his previous wife and defended him to the hilt ... even though there were claims of brutality.

April told the divorce judge that Michael provided a stable home for his child, though she never addressed the claims he choked and hit Jennifer Bitterman and slammed her against the wall in front of their screaming son.

In fact April actually attacked Jennifer by calling her a bad mom.

The most bone-chilling thing .... April talked about Michael's son with Jennifer, saying, "Usually at bedtime, he [Jordan, the child] prays for his mom and asks God to protect her while he's not there with her."

And this is interesting ... April had a degree in Early Childhood/Adolescence development.

Sherri Shepherd is a terrible mom who woefully neglects her 9-year-old special needs son -- he can barely write, reads at a 2nd-grade level, and can't tie his shoes -- so claims the boy's father, who's now gunning to rip custody from "The View" host.

Jeffrey Tarpley -- Sherri's ex-husband -- filed an emergency request in April to modify the couple's current custody arrangement ... specifically, Tarpley wants full physical custody of their son, Jeffrey Jr.

Tarpley claims Sherri's non-stop work schedule -- "The View," "The Newlywed Game," various TV acting roles, book tours, films -- has caused her to neglect their son completely.

Jeffrey claims Sherri regularly leaves their son with "unskilled nannies" ... as a result, he's falling way behind in school, suffers from low self-esteem, and has to use Velcro shoes because he can't tie laces.

It doesn't end there ... Jeffrey says Sherri also hasn't taught their son how to properly care for himself, so hygiene has become an issue.

Jeffrey says he desperately wants to help, but his hands are tied because he lives in California and Sherri lives with their son in Jersey. He says he has no time during his short visits to undo all of Sherri's bad parenting ... so he wants Jeffrey Jr. with him full time.

Sherri filed her own docs in response, claiming Jeffrey's an absentee dad who deserves no part in his son's life. The judge denied Jeffrey's emergency request, but set a hearing in July to settle the beef.

FYI, Jeffrey filed his papers BEFORE Sherri's current husband Lamar Sally filed for separation. As we reported, Lamar wants custody of his and Sherri's unborn child ... so Jeffrey's arguments could hurt her on both fronts.

THE BATTLE IS ON -- Sherri Shepherd will FIGHT her estranged husband tooth and nail to get CUSTODY of their unborn child ... this according to prenup docs obtained by TMZ.

Sherri filed divorce docs earlier this month, days after hubby Lamar Sally filed his own docs for legal separation where he asked for full custody of their unborn child, who is being carried to term via surrogate. The baby is due in July.

Sherri strangely doesn't even mention custody in her divorce docs, but DOES ask to enforce their prenup ... and now we know the prenup is Sherri's secret custody weapon.

Under the prenup, Lamar agrees that the new kid will live with Sherri and her son Jeffrey from a previous relationship. So the prenup gives Sherri full physical custody of the new baby.

In Lamar's legal docs, he's asking the judge to throw out the prenup on grounds of fraud. If he gets the prenup invalidated, that clears the way for his demand for full custody. But proving fraud is hard.

Actor Jason Patric just scored a huge court victory against his ex Danielle Schreiber, who used his sperm to conceive a son artificially -- a judge just ruled Patric can fight for custody of the child.

Patric had previously been shut down by another judge last year in his bid for parental rights. The judge ruled -- since Patric donated his sperm to someone to whom he wasn't married and the woman conceived with the help of a doctor-- he had no paternity rights or claim of custody.

Patric later appealed the decision -- and he just WON.

It's a groundbreaking decision ... the appeals judge ruled Patric is entitled to seek paternity rights.

11:34 AM PT -- We're told the dog was picked up Tuesday by animal control -- in an extremely aggressive state -- and a decision has been made to euthanize the animal.

Let's be honest, most cats don't do squat, but this feline from Bakersfield,CA is the exception ... after it ran to the aid of a young boy being attacked by a dog ... and scared the vicious animal away. MEOW!!!!

Check out this surveillance video from Tuesday afternoon ... you can see the boy riding his bike in front of the home when the dog comes around from behind an SUV and drags the boy off his tricycle by his leg.

The dog wrestles with the boy's leg for just a few moments until the HERO CAT comes flying in ... knocking the dog off the boy before chasing the canine away.

The boy's parents say he needed a few stitches after the attack (you can see his injuries below) but overall, he's doing fine. According to local reports, the dog belonged to a neighbor and is now under investigation.

Paulina Rubio and her ex-husband are in an international tug of war over their kid -- she's accusing him of lying about plans to take their son out of the country ... while he claims she's blocking him from seeing the child.

We broke the story ... Rubio and Nicolas Vallejo-Najera have been battling over their 3-year-old son, Andrea ... accusing each other of violating the timeshare agreement.

In new court docs, Vallejo-Najera claims he hasn't been allowed to see Andrea for weeks -- forcing him to file an emergency motion late last month demanding Paulina hand over the kid ... so he can fly to Spain.

In her own docs, Rubio accuses her ex of constantly changing travel dates -- and she claims the real motive for the trip was merely to use their son in a set-up photo shoot with paparazzi.