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Brittany Fortinberry -- the Indiana teacher charged with sexually abusing children by allegedly asking them to gangbang her while wearing "Scream" masks -- has a new mug shot.

The 31-year-old Eminence, Indiana ex-teacher is seen wearing an orange jumpsuit and showing more stress from the charges against her, compared to her first mug shot.

According to a Marion County Sheriff's spokesperson, Fortinberry's new mug shot comes after she was briefly transferred from Morgan County jail to Marion County for a legal matter, then sent back to Morgan County.

The L.A.-area home once owned by attorney Robert Kardashian -- where O.J. Simpson laid low before his '94 arrest -- has officially been sold.

The new owners of the 6-bedroom, 9-bathroom Encino home dropped a hefty $5.1 million after comedian Russell Peters listed it in late December.

Peters, who picked up the legendary place for $5.6M back in 2017, was initially hoping to nab $5.995M for it.

Joe Gatto has been accused of behaving inappropriately toward one of his former employees ... this just hours after denying sexual assault allegations that a different woman leveled against him.

People published a story Sunday ... citing an anonymous woman who claims she worked for Gatto while he was on "Impractical Jokers" -- and, she says he acted in a way that she describes as "sexual harassment."

This woman says she first met Gatto when she was 15 ... but, when she turned 18, his behavior toward her changed -- becoming much more flirtatious.

Yella Beezy is in a heap of trouble ... and nowhere is that more evident than in his latest video -- and we don't mean for one of his rap songs.

Check out surveillance footage, obtained by WFAA ... the rapper is escorted into the Dallas County jail's intake section by a number of cops with his hands cuffed behind his back.

The officers bring Yella up to a police desk, where he just stands quietly looking around, showing no emotion.

An OnlyFans model charged with killing a man during BDSM roleplay apparently kept up dueling appearances online ... on one account she appeared to be a regular doting mother and on the other, she was a kinky fetishist.

Michaela Rylaarsdam -- an adult entertainer, wife, and mother of three -- has been charged with murder ... authorities in California say she fatally suffocated a man who hired her to come to his Escondido home and perform BDSM acts for $11,000.

Rylaarsdam had a public Instagram up until news of her February arrest broke, and on her page, she proudly showed off her husband, Brandon Rylaarsdam, and their three kids with innocent posts ... which starkly contrasts with her other online presence, where she seems to have marketed herself as a seasoned sex worker.

Anna Wintour's Met Gala guest list just took a hit -- Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds won’t be gracing the red carpet this year, TMZ has learned.

A source close to the couple tells TMZ ... Blake and Ryan are skipping the gala this year -- but before you jump to conclusions, it’s got nothing to do with their legal war against Justin Baldoni, 'cause the decision to pass on the May event was made way before that drama unfolded.

Blake has become iconic over the years when it comes to the Met Gala, with her themed red carpet looks always making a huge impact -- but she and Ryan don’t always show up, and they actually skipped last year, too!

Trina's husband and "Love & Hip Hop: Miami " costar Benjamin Leon Kearse Jr., AKA Swurv, was recently arrested for battery -- over a punch cops say happened nearly 2 years ago!!!

TMZ Hip Hop obtained the police report detailing Kearse's March 20 arrest in Miami ... according to the docs, a man claimed he was crossing the street back in July 2023 when Kearse's black Dodge Charger stopped abruptly in front of a stop sign, causing his hand to strike Kearse's trunk.

The man told cops Kearse called out to him over it, but when the guy approached the vehicle to explain the situation, he says Kearse grew irate and aggressive and eventually trailed him to a nearby residence.

Owen Hayes, the college baseball player who cops say beat the crap out of an 84-year-old man at a California bar, is no longer enrolled at his university.

Hayes was playing baseball at The Master's University in Santa Clarita, CA up until this week, when he surrendered to authorities at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station and was booked on a charge of felony assault.

In a statement to TMZ, the school says ... "The individual in question no longer attends The Master's University. The University takes all violations of its standards and biblical convictions seriously."

The husband of the Indiana teacher charged with sexually abusing children by allegedly asking them to gangbang her while wearing "Scream" masks is taking a stab at a new life ... because he filed for divorce.

Brittany Fortinberry is the 31-year-old former high school teacher who is facing a slew of child sex abuse charges ... and legal docs obtained by TMZ reveal her husband, Nicholas Fortinberry, filed for divorce back in February when a police investigation was just getting started.

As we reported ... Brittany is accused of sexually abusing multiple junior high students she met at two different schools. Cops say she would ply the kids with alcohol and magic mushrooms before having sex with them, including one alleged instance where she orchestrated an orgy that had the boys wearing masks from the "Scream" movie franchise.

Justin Baldoni's PR rep Jennifer Abel is firing back at her former boss, Stephanie Jones, with her own lawsuit ... after being sued by SJ in December.

Abel has hired Baldoni's powerhouse lawyer Bryan Freedman, who accuses Stephanie of triggering the whole legal drama between Justin and Blake Lively involving their film, "It Ends with Us."

Freedman filed the counterclaims on Abel's behalf against Jones -- who's the CEO of the PR company Jonesworks, which still represents Justin.

Rapper Mellow Rackz is in police crosshairs after cops say she got into a fight with her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend and swiped the woman's cell phone.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Mellow Rackz is a named suspect on a robbery report after getting into a fight in the lobby of a West Hollywood hotel early Monday morning and allegedly walking away with someone else's cell phone.

We're told Mellow was in town for Rolling Loud, and her boyfriend booked them a hotel room ... and also, unbeknownst to her, booked a room in the same hotel for his ex.

Yella Beezy is in police custody in Texas, where he's been arrested and hit with a capital murder charge in the death of rapper Mo3 ... TMZ has learned.

The rapper was busted in the Dallas area on Thursday, where he's currently in jail.

According to court documents obtained by TMZ ... Yella is accused of intentionally and knowingly causing the death of Melvin Noble AKA Mo3 on November 11, 2020.

Fivio Foreign has been quietly wilting away in New Jersey jail since January on multiple charges ... but his attorney says it's the weakest case he's ever seen!!!

TMZ Hip Hop spoke to Adam Lustberg, who's been repping Fivio for years and tells us he expects the Brooklyn drill pioneer to be released in a couple months.

We obtained the docs ... Fivio is accused of pointing a gun at a woman who was simply asking him for a car jumpstart on New Year's Day in Edgewater, NJ.

DJ Vlad rebukes the notion his interviews put people in jail ... Big U, Bricc Baby just got locked up on RICO charges, and have done VladTV interviews in the past -- but they don't discuss active cases!!!

TMZ Hip Hop linked with Vlad on Thursday to discuss the sweeping Rollin' 60s Neighborhood Crips takedown ... VladTV is mentioned one time in the federal complaint stemming from the interview Vlad and Adam22 had last year.

Big U sent a cease-and-desist to "No Jumper" to take down an interview that allegedly contained some of the crimes listed on the feds' docs ... and Adam just resurrected the clip.

Quinta Brunson is calling it quits with her husband Kevin Anik after three and a half years of marriage, TMZ has learned.

Quinta -- the Emmy-winning creator of the popular TV series "Abbott Elementary," which she also co-writes and stars in -- filed for divorce from Anik in Los Angeles County Superior Court, citing irreconcilable differences.

TMZ obtained the docs ... Brunson says the estranged couple has a postnuptial agreement, and she's asking the court to divvy up the property according to that agreement.

Matt Weiss -- a former assistant coach for the University of Michigan football team -- is now facing multiple criminal charges ... over allegations he downloaded intimate photos from hundreds of athletes' internet accounts after illegally hacking into them.

Federal prosecutors made the allegations in an indictment filed in Michigan on Thursday. They alleged Weiss gained access to over 3,300 accounts -- most belonging to female college athletes -- with the goal of obtaining "private photographs and videos never intended to be shared beyond intimate partners."

The feds wrote in the court filing that Weiss began committing the crimes around 2015 -- when he was an assistant on John Harbaugh's Baltimore Ravens staff -- and continued them all the way until 2023, when he was working at UM for John's brother, Jim Harbaugh.