Legal

The assault and battery charge against "Empire" star Bryshere Gray has been dismissed ... TMZ has learned.

The Chesapeake General District Court confirms Dustin "Chosen" Wilkins -- Bryshere's friend -- asked the court to dismiss the misdemeanor charge filed against the actor last month in Chesapeake, Virginia ... and the judge went ahead and did so Wednesday morning.

A rep for Bryshere says Chosen was motivated to drop the charge after the actor's sister, Brianna, intervened.

We reported it first -- Bryshere was put behind bars after his friend and collaborator filed a criminal complaint against Bryshere, claiming the actor physically attacked him at a Homewood Suites hotel. A warrant was issued for his arrest ... and Bryshere turned himself in on June 15.

Chris Brown's American leg of his "Breezy Bowl XX" tour kicks off today in Miami ... where a brand new lawsuit courtesy of Breezy Swimwear awaits him and Live Nation!!!

TMZ Hip Hop obtained court documents filed by Breezy Swimwear on Wednesday for alleged trademark infringement.

The Miami-based swimwear brand prides itself on being centered around "female empowerment" and claims it has been using the "Breezy" trademark since 2018 and developed the "Breezy Bowl" in 2023 to promote the brand.

Keanu Reeves must be singing the praises of the Chilean authorities ... 'cause they're returning his expensive watches stolen from his Los Angeles home years ago.

Officials in Santiago, Chile, made the big announcement about Keanu's 6 watches, including a Rolex worth $9,500, after the timepieces were swiped from his Hollywood Hills estate in December 2023.

The officials said they turned over the $125,000 worth of jewelry to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which is now making arrangements to give the items back to the actor.

A Delta Airlines employee used a "Peppa Pig" iPad that a kid lost on a plane to record videos pleasuring himself ... at least according to a new lawsuit.

Delta is being sued by a married couple in South Carolina ... they say their child left behind a pink "Peppa Pig" iPad on a flight and claim they later learned a Delta employee used the device to film pornographic videos in their Delta uniform and name badge.

In the docs, obtained by TMZ, the couple says their kid left the iPad behind on a July 2023 flight from South Carolina to New York ... and someone started using it to take photos and videos.

3:31 PM PT -- A judge has signed an order requiring Aaron to return Denise's personal phone and laptop within 48 hours ... Aaron is also prohibited from distributing any images of Denise's intimate body parts.

Denise Richards' divorce from Aaron Phypers is getting even messier ... because she's now claiming he violated her restraining order against him and stole her laptop containing nude photos.

In new court docs filed Monday ... Denise says Aaron violated the temporary restraining order by "disturbing her peace" when he sent her private information to the media from her laptop -- namely text messages and naked pics. She's asking the judge to order Aaron to return the laptop and all of its pictures and recordings, along with any cell phones he may have of hers.

She's asking for him to turn the items over to her lawyer, and she'll pick them up from him.

Denise also wants Aaron to be "prohibited from using, delivering, copying, printing, or disclosing any text messages, emails, photos, notes or other content from my cell phone or laptop or any other of my electronic devices."

Tyrese and his ex-wife Samantha Gibson have been divorced for many years ... but there's still a looming bill hovering over the doomed marriage -- almost $500K -- in unpaid attorney fees ... and now her lawyers want him locked up for failing to pay it.

Samantha filed her fourth motion asking the judge to force Tyrese to pay the tab (plus interest) to The Gleklen Law Firm and Bloom Lines Alexander and hold him in contempt.

Tyrese's ex says the bill has now ballooned to $492,651.99 with interest ... and yet claims Tyrese continues to blow it off.

Aaron Phypers is vehemently denying Denise Richards' claim he stole her laptop... he tells us his estranged wife is lying "to damage my reputation and distract from the truth."

Aaron is also denying Denise's allegation that he violated her restraining order against him ... and he feels she's using the "false claims" as a weapon against him in their nasty divorce.

TMZ broke the story ... Denise filed legal docs Monday claiming Aaron stole her laptop and sent text messages and nudes to media outlets, and she asked the judge to order Aaron to return the laptop and all of its pictures and recordings, along with any cell phones he may have of hers.

Marcus Morris Sr. just appeared in a Florida courtroom for the first time since his arrest over the weekend ... but things did not go the NBA star's way during the proceedings.

The 35-year-old has been in custody in Broward County since Sunday over allegations he stiffed a casino in Las Vegas ... and at a hearing regarding the matter on Tuesday, Morris' attorneys asked for bond so he could get a handle on the issue.

The lawyers told the judge that Morris was in the process of paying off his debts in Nevada -- and releasing him would help expedite that.

Mary J. Blige wants the lawsuit filed against her by her former stylist Misa Hylton and Harlem rapper Vado tossed ASAP ... no more drama for these baseless claims!!!

According to legal docs spearheaded by MJB’s lead attorney, Lisa Moore, obtained by TMZ Hip Hop ... Misa filed the lawsuit "for the sole purpose of harassing and causing malicious injury" to Blige, calling the claims "patently frivolous."

Here's the 411 ... Misa and Mary's friendship dates back 30 years -- but back in April, Misa broke the family affair by slapping Mary with a $5 million lawsuit for breach of contract over the signing of Vado.

Diddy is taking another bite at the apple ... because his legal team just filed a new motion for bail ... and they say he's the only man in America behind bars for hiring male sex workers to bang his girlfriend.

Diddy's legal team -- spearheaded by Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos --  just sent a new bail package proposal over to Judge Arun Subramanian ... rattling off a list of reasons why they believe Diddy should be released from jail before his Oct. 3 sentencing.

In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Diddy's lawyers argue most folks convicted on Mann Act charges -- Diddy was found guilty of two Mann Act counts -- are released from custody before sentencing.

12:06 PM PT -- A rep for the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office tells TMZ ... detectives identified the Delta copilot as Rustom Bhagwagar, saying they've been in the throes of an investigation since April 2025 after receiving information about sex crimes against a child. Police took out an arrest warrant for Bhagwagar and got tipped off that he was flying into San Francisco International Airport last night.

With the help of federal authorities, Contra Costa investigators met the plane at the Delta terminal and arrested Bhagwagar on the spot. Bhagwagar was taken to the county jail and booked on five counts of oral copulation with a child under 10 years of age. He is being held on $5 million bail.

A Delta Airlines copilot went from the cockpit to federal custody after he was arrested shortly after he landed a commercial airliner in California.

It all went down around 9:30 PM Saturday ... the copilot flew the packed jet from Minneapolis to San Francisco International Airport, where he landed and parked at one of the gates.

Moments later, federal agents stormed the aircraft with guns and badges, heading straight for the cockpit.

Michael Lewis -- the 55-year-old man accused of stalking and harassing Caitlin Clark -- was just sentenced to 2.5 years behind bars.

The Texas-native appeared in an Indiana courtroom on Monday, and after striking a deal with prosecutors ... he formally pleaded guilty to one felony count of stalking and one misdemeanor count of harassment.

In addition to time in a cell, Lewis was ordered to have no contact with Clark and to stay away from Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indiana Fever Events and Pacers Organization Events.

O.J. Simpson's longtime lawyer says President Trump's trying to call attention away from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal ... by sharing a meme comparing Barack Obama to The Juice.

Malcolm LaVergne, who is also the executor of O.J.'s estate, tells TMZ ... Trump's a marketing genius who tends to introduce one distraction to cancel out another, and the Obama-Simpson meme is straight from DJT's playbook.

ICYMI ... Trump posted a meme to several of his social media accounts Saturday ... POTUS and J.D. Vance are photoshopped into a couple police cars following the white Ford Bronco carrying O.J. down the 405, with Obama replacing A.C. Cowlings as the driver in the iconic 1994 shot.

President Donald Trump seems to be all over the place with his explanations on Jeffrey Epstein ... saying in his latest response that he never had the privilege of going to the late pedophile's notorious island -- while also claiming he declined an invitation.

Trump sparred with reporters over the "Epstein Files" during a Monday press conference at his golf resort in Scotland, where he was sitting next to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

As always, the Commander-in-Chief wasn't at a loss for words when talking about the one subject that's been dogging him and his administration the last few weeks.

Donald Trump just suggested his name appears in the Epstein files because his enemies -- Joe Biden, James Comey and Merrick Garland -- put his name in the files to smear him.

Trump was speaking in Scotland Monday when he casually dropped the conspiracy theory. He called the Biden trio the "worst scum on Earth," adding they controlled the Epstein Justice Dept. files for 4 years.

Now the conspiracy theory ... Trump said, "I was running against someone who ran the files ... They can easily put something in the files that's a phony."

Patrick Mahomes Sr. just got a judge's permission to watch his Chiefs superstar son play in Kansas City's first preseason game next month.

According to court records, obtained by TMZ Sports, Patrick Mahomes' father requested on July 17 to be able to attend the Aug. 9 K.C. vs. Arizona road tilt at State Farm Stadium. On July 22, a Smith County, Texas judge gave him the green light.

Mahomes Sr. said he'll be gone for the trip from Aug. 8 through Aug. 10 -- and will be staying at a Glendale-area hotel throughout. He vowed to follow the conditions of his probation while away ... as well as submit to a urinalysis test after returning to Texas on Aug. 11.