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El piloto de una aerolínea comercial acusado de casi matar a decenas de pasajeros habló por primera vez del incidente, diciendo que creía que iba a poder salir de su aterrador estado alucinógeno si destruía el avión.

Joseph Emerson fue entrevistado por el New York Times el viernes, desde la cárcel de Multnomah, en Portland, donde le dijo a un reportero: "Pensé que se pararían los dos motores, que el avión se dirigiría hacia un accidente y yo me despertaría".

Emerson fue detenido el 22 de octubre, luego del extraño incidente en un vuelo que iba desde el estado de Washington a San Francisco. Fue acusado de 83 cargos de intento de asesinato, uno por cada pasajero, y actualmente se encuentra detenido sin fianza.

Según contó a The Times, su pesadilla comenzó dos días antes cuando consumió hongos mágicos con unos amigos mientras recordaba a otro compañero que había fallecido en 2018.

Dijo que la muerte tuvo un impacto traumático en su vida, que cayó en un profundo hoyo y que buscó ayuda de terapeutas para hacer frente a la pérdida.

Hasta el 22 de octubre, dijo que seguía automedicándose e ingiriendo hongos con sus amigos. También creía que estos se burlaban de él y planeaban hacerle daño.

Declaró que lo invadieron sentimientos de miedo y temor de camino al aeropuerto, y al momento de embarcar el vuelo de una hora hacia San Francisco. En este iba como pasajero, no como piloto, ya que no estaba de servicio en ese momento.

Antes de que se cerraran las puertas del avión, Emerson dijo que le envió un mensaje de texto a un amigo, diciéndole que estaba teniendo un ataque de pánico.

Después de que el vuelo despegó, se volvió completamente loco, gritando: "No estoy bien", antes de activar las dos manijas de supresión de incendios del avión.

Según un informe policial, los pilotos que manejaban el avión agarraron las muñecas de Emerson y lo apartaron del panel de control para que no pudiera cortar el suministro de combustible ni apagar los motores.

El informe dice que Emerson gritó entonces: "¡Tienen que esposarme ahora mismo o esto va a ir mal!". Al parecer, también bebió café de una de las cafeteras, intentó abrir la puerta de emergencia y exigió saber si todo lo que estaba pasando era real.

Desde luego lo era porque Emerson fue detenido después de que el avión realizara un aterrizaje de emergencia. Para colmo, supuestamente se quitó la ropa, intentó tirarse por una ventana, se orinó encima y se masturbó.

The commercial airline pilot charged with nearly killing dozens of passengers is speaking out for first time, believing he could have snapped out of his terrifying hallucinogenic state if he destroyed the plane.

Joseph Emerson was interviewed Friday by the New York Times in Portland's Multnomah County Jail, telling a reporter, “I thought it would stop both engines, the plane would start to head towards a crash, and I would wake up."

Emerson was arrested for the bizarre October 22 incident aboard a flight from Washington state to San Francisco. He was charged with 83 counts of attempted murder -- one for each passenger -- and is currently being held without bond.

He told The Times his nightmare began two days earlier when he consumed magic mushrooms with friends while reminiscing about another buddy who had passed away in 2018.

He said the death had a traumatic impact on his life, falling into a deep funk and seeking out therapists to cope with the loss.

Fast forward to Oct. 22. Emerson said he was continuing to self-medicate and ingest the 'shrooms with his friends, who he thought were mocking him and scheming to harm him.

He said feelings of fear and dread washed over him on his way to the airport, boarding the one-hour flight to San Francisco as a passenger -- not a pilot -- since he was off duty at the time.

Before the doors closed on the plane, Emerson said he texted a friend, claiming he was having a panic attack.

After the flight took off, Emerson said he went completely nuts, screaming, "I'm not OK," before activating the plane's two fire-suppression handles.

According to a police report, the pilots flying the plane grabbed Emerson's wrists and ripped him away from the control panel so he couldn't cut the fuel supply or shut down the engines.

The report says Emerson then yelled, “You need to cuff me right now, or it’s going to be bad!" He also allegedly guzzled coffee from a pot, tried to open the emergency door and demanded to know if all this was real.

It certainly was because Emerson was arrested after the plane made an emergency landing. To top everything off, Emerson allegedly took off his clothes, attempted to dive out a window, peed on himself and masturbated.

7:55 PM PT -- Michigan and Jim Harbaugh aren't going down without a fight ... U of M has asked a court in Washtenaw County to grant a temporary restraining order that would block the Big Ten's suspension of the head coach.

The TRO would put Harbaugh's three-game regular season ban on hold until the matter could go before a judge.

While the restraining order hasn't yet been granted, the man who will ultimately decide what happens with Harbaugh -- whether he coaches in Saturday's pivotal football game against Penn State -- is a judge who happened to graduate from the University of Michigan in the 90s.

1:36 PM PT -- Univ. of Michigan officials just ripped the conference's ruling in a scathing statement ... writing, in part, "We are dismayed at the Commissioner's rush to judgment when there is an ongoing NCAA investigation -- one of in which we are fully cooperating."

"By taking this action at this hour," they added, "the Commissioner is personally inserting himself onto the sidelines and altering the level playing field that he is claiming to preserve. And, doing so on Veteran's Day -- a court holiday -- to try to thwart the University from seeking immediate judicial relief is hardly a profile in impartiality. To ensure fairness in the process, we intend to seek a court order, together with Coach Harbaugh, preventing this disciplinary action from taking effect."

The Big Ten has just suspended Jim Harbaugh for the rest of the regular season ... after it says the Michigan football team was involved in an intricate sign-stealing scheme that violated rules.

The conference announced Harbaugh will still be allowed to coach his team during weekdays while serving his suspension ... but on the Wolverines' three remaining gamedays this year, he must not be present.

Of course, it's a big deal for UM, considering two of those three contests are against No. 10 Penn State and No. 1 Ohio State.

Michigan, however, is reportedly expected to seek legal action now that could allow Harbaugh to still be able to coach his team during Saturday's game against the Nittany Lions.

The scandal surrounding Harbaugh and the Wolverines all began after team staffer Connor Stalions was accused of purchasing tickets to Big Ten games over the past three years with the intent of trying to decipher Michigan opponents' sideline signals.

In announcing its punishment for Harbaugh on Friday ... the Big Ten said it found at least some level of validity to the claims -- writing that Michigan gained "an unfair competitive advantage that compromised the integrity of competition" over it all.

This is not the first time Harbaugh has been in hot water this season ... he was also banned from the team's first three games over alleged transgressions during the COVID dead period.

Michigan is currently 9-0 despite all of the drama ... and ranked No. 3 in the nation.

C.T. Tamburello, known from his time on MTV's "The Challenge," has finalized his divorce ... this coming a year after heading to court to pull the plug on their marriage.

According to new docs, obtained by TMZ, C.T. and his ex, Lilianet Solares, reached a settlement earlier this month -- agreeing to split custody of their 7-year-old son, Christopher Jr., and also to evenly divvy up expenses for the child.

But C.T.'s also gonna have to pay Lilianet $761.39 each month in child support ... and an additional $332.45 for each week he is working, and unable to exercise equal timesharing for their little one.

In addition, C.T. keeps their home, but will give Lilianet another $30,000 for her portion of the property's equity -- he'll also retain ownership of his company, New Leaf Investments, and she keeps her business, Solares Management.

TMZ broke the story, C.T. filed for divorce in Florida last November, following a very up-and-down relationship.

Docs filed in September showed they agreed on strict rules when it came to raising their kid -- which included them not being able to ask Christopher Jr. about the other parent while spending time with them.

8:44 AM PT -- Keke Palmer's request has been granted temporarily until a hearing on December 5.

Keke Palmer has submitted security camera footage as part of her request for a restraining order against her ex, Darius Jackson ... which allegedly shows him physically assaulting her in her home.

As we reported, Keke went to court Wednesday seeking sole custody of her 8-month-old son, Leodis Andrellton Jackson ... but gave no details as to the grounds.

However, she also filed for a restraining order against Darius, alleging she faced "many instances of physical violence" with him -- including one as recent as Sunday.

According to new docs obtained by TMZ, Keke's now presenting footage she claims was recorded in February 2022 of Darius "chok[ing] me and body slamm[ing] me onto the stairs" after he got "violently jealous and irrationally angry over a bikini picture."

Keke claims Darius got "enraged" after showing him the bikini pic of her, despite allegedly not showing it to anyone else but him -- adding, "I simply showed it to him on my phone as I was proud of what I had accomplished."

The actress says Darius abused her over 2 days after that, with the security footage only capturing some of what she says happened -- showing Darius allegedly grabbing her around the neck and slamming her on the stairs.

Don't forget, Darius publicly shamed Keke's outfit choice at an Usher concert back in July -- over a year after this alleged altercation over a photo of her in a bikini.

Keke's mom, Sharon, has since spoken out against Darius and his brother, Sarunas ... who she claims knew Darius was abusive, but didn't do a thing about it.

8:44 AM PT -- La petición de Keke Palmer ha sido concedida temporalmente hasta una audiencia el 5 de diciembre.

Keke Palmer ha presentado imágenes de la cámara de seguridad como parte de su solicitud para obtener una orden de alejamiento en contra de su ex, Darius Jackson, y estas muestran supuestas agresiones físicas al interior de su casa.

Como informamos, Keke fue a los tribunales el miércoles para tener custodia exclusiva de su hijo de 8 meses, Leodis Andrellton Jackson, pero no dio detalles sobre los motivos.

Sin embargo, también pidió una orden de restricción contra Darius, alegando que se enfrentó a "muchos casos de violencia física" con él, siendo el más reciente este domingo.

De acuerdo con los nuevos documentos obtenidos por TMZ, Keke está presentando imágenes que fueron grabadas en febrero de 2022, según ella, y muestran a Darius "asfixiándola y golpeando su cuerpo en las escaleras". Todo esto, después de que él se pusiera "violentamente celoso" e irracional por una foto en bikini de ella.

Keke afirma que Darius se "enfureció" después de que le mostró la foto, a pesar de que supuestamente no la compartió con nadie más. Añadió: "Simplemente se la mostré en mi teléfono, ya que estaba orgullosa de lo que había logrado".

La actriz dice que Darius abusó de ella más de dos días después del incidente. Las imágenes de seguridad capturan solo una parte de lo que sucedió, en las que se ve a Darius supuestamente agarrándola del cuello y golpeándola en las escaleras.

No hay que olvidar que Darius avergonzó públicamente a Keke por su atuendo en un concierto de Usher en julio. Esto, más de un año después de este supuesto altercado.

Ex-NFL offensive lineman Chad Wheeler has been found guilty of domestic violence ... this after he was accused of nearly killing his girlfriend during a bipolar episode in 2021.

A jury in King County, Wash. came back on Thursday with the verdict ... formally finding Wheeler guilty of one count of first-degree domestic violence and one count of second-degree domestic violence. They did, however, issue a not guilty verdict on a charge of unlawful imprisonment.

Wheeler was remanded into custody following the ruling ... and he's now set for sentencing on Dec. 14.

According to a spokesperson for the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, officials can now seek "a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years for the" first-degree charge after the jury found Wheeler "used force or means likely to result in death." The spokesperson said they can also now "seek a sentence above the standard range" for the second-degree charge.

The conclusion in the case comes nearly three years after Alleah Taylor said she sustained serious injuries when Wheeler snapped on her at their Washington apartment on Jan. 22, 2021.

Taylor alleged Wheeler -- who she had been dating for around six months at the time of the incident -- demanded she "bow down" to him, and when she didn't comply, he attacked her and choked her within an inch of her life.

Taylor said she sustained a concussion and an arm injury that required bolts and a steel plate to fix.

Following Thursday's ruling, she posted a statement on X ... saying, "I finally have justice."

6:48 PM PT -- To add another complicated layer to this custody filing, Keke has also reportedly filed for a temporary restraining order against Darius, according to Us Weekly.

In the docs, Keke alleges there have been "many instances of physical violence" with Jackson, including one on November 5 Keke says she has on video.

Keke Palmer is gunning for full legal and physical custody of her 8-month-old child … another development in the apparent relationship breakdown with Darius Jackson.

According to docs, obtained by TMZ, the actress is asking a judge to give her full custody of her baby son Leodis Andrellton Jackson. Keke does not get into details as to why she's decided to file.

The petition states that Keke is willing to pay the reasonable expenses of pregnancy and birth -- but she's also asking the court order Darius to assist with attorney fees and expert fees.

As we reported, the fallout between the couple seemingly started when Darius publicly insinuated Keke's choice of attire at an Usher concert in Vegas was inappropriate for a mom.

Keke doubled down on her sexy wardrobe selection with a recap on IG ... and Usher also seemed to have her back ... so Darius stood little chance of having people see things from his POV.

Los agentes del sheriff de Los Ángeles respondieron a una llamada de la casa de Chet Hanks en el área de Los Ángeles las primeras horas del lunes después de que un hombre intentó entrar en su propiedad, TMZ ha indagado.

Fuentes policiales nos dicen que antes de que llegaran las autoridades, el hijo de Tom Hanks golpeó al hombre de 42 años de edad, después de encontrarlo tratando de entrar en su casa alrededor de las 3:00 AM. Cuando los oficiales llegaron trataron de ponerle las esposas al hombre y se resistió y continuó luchando.

Después de someter al sospechoso, los policías lo estaban llevando al carro cuando el sospechoso cayó hacia atrás sobre la pierna de un oficial, causándole una fractura en la pierna.

El sospechoso y el ayudante del sheriff fueron trasladados a un hospital local para ser examinados y el sospechoso fue fichado más tarde por robo.

Chet Hanks must defend his house, and he'll do it with his bare fists, as a man who was allegedly trying to get into Chet's place found out the hard way ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell us ... before authorities arrived early Monday morning, Tom Hanks' son punched the 42-year-old suspect after finding him attempting to break in around 3:00 AM. When L.A. County Sheriff's deputies got on scene they tried to slap cuffs on the man, but he kept fighting.

Eventually, they subdued him enough to get cuffs on him ... but while leading him to the car, the guy fell backward onto one of the deputies, who ended up with a broken leg!!!

Both men had to be taken to a hospital for treatment. Once he was medically cleared, the suspect was booked for burglary. As for Chet ... at least physically, he was unscathed.

Robert De Niro just lost big in a New York courtroom, after a jury socked his production company with a $1.2 million judgment.

A jury shut down De Niro's claim that his ex-personal assistant, Graham Chase Robinson, embezzled from him. He had sought $6 million in damages but after 5 hours of deliberation, the jury tossed his claim.

The jury was way more sympathetic to Robinson's $12 million countersuit, awarding her $1.2 mil against De Niro's company, Canal Productions.

De Niro testified during the 2-week trial, and the jury heard about the tensions between him. The actor admitted he had called her a "f**king spoiled brat" when she failed to wake him for an important appointment. He also admitted that he asked her to scratch his back several times, but scoffed at the notion it was sexual. Robinson called it "creepy" and "disgusting."

Robinson claimed she was bullied by De Niro's girlfriend, Tiffany Chen, whom Robinson called a sociopath.

The trial, which lasted 8 days, was explosive, from start to finish.

Robert De Niro acaba de perder a lo grande en un tribunal de Nueva York, después de que un jurado condenara a su productora a pagar 1,2 millones de dólares.

Un jurado desestimó la demanda de De Niro en la que alegaba que su ex asistente personal, Graham Chase Robinson, lo había desfalcado. Había pedido 6 millones de dólares por daños y perjuicios, pero después de cinco horas de deliberación, el jurado desestimó su demanda.

El jurado fue mucho más comprensivo con la contrademanda de 12 millones de dólares de Robinson, concediéndole 1,2 millones de dólares contra la compañía de De Niro, Canal Productions.

De Niro testificó durante las dos semanas que duró el juicio y el jurado se enteró de las tensiones que existían en el asunto. El actor admitió que la había llamado "maldita mocosa malcriada" cuando no lo despertó para una cita importante. También admitió que le pidió varias veces que le rascara la espalda, pero se burló de la idea de que fuera algo sexual. Robinson lo calificó de "espeluznante" y "repugnante".

Robinson afirmó que fue intimidada por la novia de De Niro, Tiffany Chen, a quien Robinson calificó de sociópata.

The Tuohy family says it's doled out $138K to Michael Oher from profits it received from "The Blind Side" ... and it's now claiming it's got the receipts to prove it.

Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy shared images of the alleged payments inside new court documents filed in Tennessee this week ... insisting they show Oher received money from them in 10 separate installments.

The Tuohys said in the docs the payments began in June 2007 -- roughly two years before the blockbuster movie about Oher's life was released in the U.S. -- and most recently ended in April.

The payments to Oher, according to the docs, ranged from $117 all the way to $31,500 ... and represented an agreed upon split of the cash the Tuohys got from the "Blind Side" movie and the book that came out just before the hit flick.

"By agreement between the family members including Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, their children SJ and Collins as well as Michael Oher, the book and movie proceeds were to be split five ways," the Tuohys' attorneys wrote in court documents.

"These funds represent funds paid to Mr. Tuohy and the portion paid over to Mr. Oher."

As we previously reported, Oher had accused the Tuohys of essentially tricking him into a conservatorship ... before screwing him out of a ton of cash in the "Blind Side" deal that they negotiated -- which precipitated this week's court filings from the Tuohys.

Meanwhile, the Tuohys have consistently maintained they did nothing wrong ... accusing Oher of actually trying to shake them down for $15 million, before willingly ending the conservatorship in September.

"The Tuohy's have never received any money as conservators on behalf of Michael Oher," the Tuohys' attorneys wrote in this week's court documents, "and further never had control over any funds or any dealings on behalf of Mr. Oher during the entire term of the conservatorship."

Jenelle Evans' teenage son, Jace, has been keeping his distance from his mom and her husband, David Eason ... and we're told the kid's happier now than he's been in a long time.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... 14-year-old Jace has zero contact with the "Teen Mom" star and David, as he's been living with Jenelle's mom, Barbara, while he remains under custody of Child Protective Services. Sources say Barbara also isn't in contact with Jenelle or David.

TMZ broke the story, David was charged with child abuse in a case involving Jace ... allegedly roughing up the teen and causing "marks on the right arm and left and right side of the neck," according to court docs.

The docs also say Jace's injuries weren't sustained by accident ... and the date of the alleged incident was the same day Jace slipped out his bedroom window and ran away from home.

We're told Jace is glad to be back living with his grandma ... and the place feels like home to him. Jenelle just regained custody of Jace earlier this year, so he's really spent most of his childhood in Barbara's care.

He also recently enrolled in a brand new school after being out for the past few months. You'll recall, he was reported as a runaway after getting in trouble at school back in August.

El hijo adolescente de Jenelle Evans, Jace, ha estado manteniendo la distancia de su madre y su marido, David Eason, y nos dicen que lo ha hecho muy feliz.

Fuentes con conocimiento directo le dicen a TMZ que Jace tiene cero contacto con la estrella de "Teen Mom" y David en los últimos tiempos, ya que ha estado viviendo con la madre de Jenelle, Barbara, mientras permanece bajo la custodia de los Servicios de Protección Infantil. Las fuentes dicen que Barbara tampoco está en contacto con Jenelle y David.

TMZ publicó la historia, David fue acusado de abuso infantil en un caso en torno a Jace, de 14 años. Jace presentó "marcas en el lado izquierdo y derecho del cuello", según documentos de la corte.

Los documentos también afirman que las lesiones de Jace no fueron causadas por accidente y la fecha del presunto incidente fue el mismo día en que Jace se deslizó por la ventana de su habitación y se escapó de la casa.

Nos dicen que Jace está contento con estar de vuelta con su abuela, el lugar se siente como casa para él. También recientemente se matriculó en una escuela nueva luego de estar fuera durante los últimos meses. Recordemos que fue reportado como un fugitivo después de meterse en problemas en la escuela en agosto.

Alan Foster  —cofundador de la Big Baller Brand— está arrastrando a los Balls a los tribunales una vez más. Esta vez está demandando a LaVar Ball, Tina Ball, LaMelo Ball, así como a PUMA, alegando que lo perjudicaron por cientos de millones de dólares.

Las reclamaciones de Foster se detallan en una nueva demanda presentada ante un tribunal federal en California a principios de esta semana, unos cuatro años después de que tuvo una pelea con la familia Ball sobre el negocio BBB.

En la demanda, obtenida por TMZ Sports, Foster dice que cuando era parte BBB, ayudó a desarrollar la marca de Melo.

Foster alega que se le ocurrió la línea "MB1" para el base de los Charlotte Hornets cuando el hooper era solo un adolescente y luego solicitó varias marcas registradas para ello. Foster afirma que todo condujo a la creación de la primera zapatilla Melo signature, la MB1, que fue un gran éxito.

Sin embargo, Foster dice que unos años más tarde, en un intento de empujar a Foster fuera de la empresa, LaVar creó una segunda versión de BBB y trató de transferir las marcas registradas de Foster para privarlo de los "enormes beneficios" de la exitosa marca.

Además, Foster dice que cuando Melo finalmente firmó un lucrativo contrato de calzado con PUMA, el jugador de baloncesto y la empresa de ropa infringieron sus marcas registradas cuando crearon su nuevo modelo signature, el MB.01.

"LaMelo fue fundamental en la creación de su primera zapatilla signature con Big Baller Brand", escribió Foster en la demanda. "Era plenamente consciente de la existencia de las marcas LaMelo: ¡ayudó a diseñarlas!".

Foster continuó: "Él sabía que su zapatilla signature Big Baller Brand se llamaba "MB1" y que el nombre estaba protegido por la marca federal. Sin embargo, a pesar de su conocimiento de todo esto, LaMelo optó por llamar a la zapatilla signature que creó y diseñó con PUMA la "MB1" en violación de las Marcas LaMelo".

Foster alega que los daños que ha sufrido por todo esto superan los 200 millones de dólares.

Por supuesto, esta no es la primera vez que Foster ha ido tras LaVar en los tribunales. Una vez demandó alegando que LaVar utilizó dinero de la empresa BBB para financiar su lujoso estilo de vida.