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"Matlock" star David Del Rio has been kicked off the CBS show ... and it's due to some serious allegations, TMZ has learned.

A source with direct knowledge tells TMZ ... David was escorted off the Paramount lot last week as soon as the allegations were reported.

We hear the actor has been accused of sexually assaulting actress Leah Lewis on Paramount property.

Tim Westwood is well-known throughout the United Kingdom for his pioneering focus on hip-hop ... and for some pretty distressing allegations.

The British DJ's been hit with several criminal charges of sexual misconduct, which range over a period of several decades.

We're going to examine the professional background of the radio figure and see how his career came to a halt.

Break in, balls out ... An Ohio woman is the target of a police (wo)manhunt ... after a ballsy break-in at her boyfriend's home, where she sliced open his nutsack, according to police.

Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for accused scrotum-slasher Jeanita Hopings ... after the 45-year-old woman allegedly kicked in the front door of her boyfriend's Toledo home and barged inside ... to perform her amateur surgery on him with a sharp object.

And get this .. cops say Hopings cut her boyfriend so badly that one of his nuts was fully exposed ... requiring treatment at a local hospital. Yikes!

Gene Simmons' wife says it's time for him to make some lifestyle changes after his recent car accident ... admitting she doesn’t want to be by his side in the passenger seat anymore.

Shannon Tweed tells TMZ ... after losing consciousness while driving down Pacific Coast Highway and crashing his SUV into a parked car in Malibu this week -- she says, "I'm not driving with him anymore."

While Shannon hasn't told Gene since the crash that it's time to step away from the wheel ... she says she plans on having their kids do her bidding in the coming days.

Diddy's four-year prison sentence for Mann Act convictions is starting to set in, but Tony Yayo and Uncle Murda think he's got it better than most ... the Bad Boy hitmaker can't ignore the fact that he's something close to a billionaire ... can he?!?

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with 50 Cent's G-Unit Soldiers at LAX this week for the full-circle moment, having gotten their take on the Diddy case ahead of the trial.

Now that Diddy's fate is nearly sealed -- barring a permanent prison home -- Yayo and Murda tell us not every convicted felon heads to the bing with millions in the bank ... consider Brother Love blessed!!!

YouTube star Markiplier just hit a new milestone, but it's got nothing to do with his online activity -- he got married!

The YouTuber -- whose real name is Mark Fischbach -- shared a post on his Instagram account Tuesday to let his fans know he'd tied the knot with his longtime partner, Amy Nelson.

Oh, and get this ... he was able to keep the September 20 wedding under wraps for several weeks!

Markiplier also wrote a short message about his new life as a married man and said he wanted to try for a world record for length of a relationship.

He and his wife have now been together since 2015, when they met in the most romantic way -- through Tinder, obviously!

Markiplier actually admitted their first date didn't go well during an episode of the "Press ESC" podcast, and he stated he eventually reconnected with Amy by chance, after which they became inseparable.

Country music star Alan Jackson's looking to end his touring career with a bang -- in the form of a star-studded concert.

The performer's planning on putting on a show titled "Last Call: One More for the Road - The Finale" at Nissan Stadium in Nashville on June 27, 2026 ... after which he'll leave touring behind, reports People.

Oh, and he won't be alone at the show, either, because it's gonna be a who's-who of the country music scene -- do names like Keith Urban or Carrie Underwood ring any bells?

Jackson's retiring in order to focus on his health and his battle with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which he was diagnosed with back in 2011.

The condition's defined as a set of inherited conditions that cause nerve damage affecting mobility, mostly in the arms and legs, according to the Mayo Clinic. Although the disease is incurable, it usually doesn't affect muscles involved with vital functions.

The show's going to be for a good cause, too, because a dollar from each ticket sold will be donated to the CMT Research Foundation.

Crazy new details in the arrest of Demi Lovato's ex-fiancé Max Ehrich have surfaced ... and the dude is being accused of roughing up his mom while abusing nitrous oxide, according to a police report.

The report says cops received a domestic violence call Tuesday night from someone who claimed Ehrich was live streaming himself beating on his mother. Police say they responded to the Florida home Ehrich shares with his mom, who officers found at a neighbor's residence after an altercation with Max.

Wendy Williams' ex-husband needs to go back to the drawing board if he wants to take legal action over her guardianship ... because a judge just tossed a lawsuit he tried to file on her behalf.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, the judge just denied Kevin Hunter's motion to proceed with the suit as a so-called "friend" of Wendy's ... but he did leave Kevin an opening to refile the case.

Wendy called in during Thursday's "TMZ Live Stream" ... sharing her thoughts about the suit being thrown out, and also how she's got no clue how much money she has in the bank.

Robert Roberson just scored a major victory -- because his planned execution was just blocked by the highest criminal court in Texas.

Roberson was facing execution on October 16 after being convicted of capital murder in 2002 for the death of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki, according to NBC News.

The case became notable because Nikki's death was partially attributed to "Shaken Baby Syndrome." Prosecutors believed Roberson had violently shaken his child to the point of causing severe injuries prior to her death.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted an emergency motion for a stay of execution on Thursday. Roberson's original sentence was challenged under the state's 2013 "junk science" law, "which provides for a second look when the science driving a conviction has since been debunked," according to The Texas Tribune.

His legal team had filed several appeals on his behalf, arguing the medical and scientific methods used to convict him in the past have been mostly discredited. Experts have determined the toddler died of natural and accidental causes, according to the Tribune.

Roberson would have been the first man to be executed in Texas for a case involving Shaken Baby Syndrome.

Roberson was supposed to be executed last year ... his execution was stopped just hours before it was set to take place.

The detective who arrested Roberson in 2002 has since claimed he believes Roberson is innocent, and has said he was unaware of Nikki's underlying health issues ... which apparently contributed to her death.

Ryan Clark issued a mea culpa Thursday morning, admitting he dropped the ball when declaring Kyren Lacy an "innocent man" during the Monday Night Football broadcast.

"Two lives have been lost. Herman Hall, a man who spent his life in service of others, and Kyren Lacy, a young man I wish I could tell how much he had to live for. My heart absolutely breaks for both of them, their families and their loved ones," the 45-year-old former NFL player said on "First Take."

"In full transparency, I knew Kyren Lacy personally. But nothing matters to me more than the truth. I always strive to do my best to mix authenticity with the most complete and up-to-date information available."

9:56 AM PT -- TMZ Sports has learned Raja Jackson pled not guilty to the charges during his hearing on Monday. He's now due back in court in November.

Raja Jackson entered a Los Angeles court on Thursday to face criminal charges related to his attack on Syko Stu ... and he made it clear on his way in, he's not ready to comment on the matter publicly.

TMZ Sports shot Quinton "Rampage" Jackson's son as he walked into the San Fernando Courthouse ... and despite being peppered with questions about his case, Raja remained mum.

Wearing a black shirt, black pants and black tie ... Raja stared ahead as he strolled into the building flanked by men who appeared to be his lawyers.

Derrick Groves has had a troubled past, which has included a double-murder conviction, hard time, and an escape from jail.

The inmate was charged with serious crimes years ago -- and he's finally been taken back into custody after spending several months on the lam.

We're going to take a look into his background and see what led up to his eventual capture.

Groves got in trouble with the law back in 2014, when he was charged with attempted second-degree murder in Louisiana. He wound up beating the case, according to CNN.

Groves was later convicted in 2019 for killing two people with an AK-47-style assault rifle at a Mardi Gras Day party a year earlier. That case was later retried on a procedural technicality ... Groves was then found guilty again, on two charges of second-degree murder and two charges of attempted second-degree murder, in 2024. He was sentenced to life in prison.

Before the 2024 verdict was delivered, Groves was charged with battery of a correctional facility employee in April that year, and he eventually pleaded guilty to the charge.

Groves broke out of the Orleans Justice Center alongside nine other men in the early hours of May 16, according to NBC News.

Groves and the other escapees are accused of removing a toilet from a wall and crawling through a hole, scaling a fence and running across an interstate highway.

Various messages -- including taunts reading "To easy LOL" and "We Innocent" -- were written next to the escape hole.

Most of the escapees were apprehended within the month ... another was arrested in June. Several people have been accused of aiding the inmates' breakout.

Groves was eventually caught at a residence in Atlanta, Georgia, in October 2025. The capture was coordinated by several law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and the U.S. Marshals Service, according to ABC News.

Several tips were sent to Crimestoppers, and the Atlanta Police Department sent out a SWAT team to apprehend him.

Gas canisters were reportedly deployed, and Groves entered a crawl space in the house, where he was found by authorities.

Tim Westwood -- longtime DJ for BBC Radio and Capital Xtra -- is facing multiple accusations of rape and sexual misconduct, dating all the way back to the 1980s.

Thursday, the UK's Crown Prosecution Service gave the Metropolitan Police Service the green light to charge Westwood with 4 counts of rape, 9 counts of indecent assault, and 2 counts of sexual assault ... stemming from incidents related to 7 different women.

Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet's date night in the Bronx ended in heartbreak -- the couple watched the New York Yankees lose to their AL East rivals in the playoffs, ending the Yanks' season ... and the couple looked crushed!

The celeb couple was front and center for Game 4 of the Blue Jays and Yankees ALDS game, sitting not too far from where Bad Bunny sat the night before.

Chalamet -- a proud New York sports fan -- was super lit on the Yankees jumbotron during the ballgame, throwing up five fingers, saying "Yanks in 5" ... but it didn't age well.

Another Kelce is offering up thoughts on Taylor Swift's raunchy song about her sex life with Travis -- this time it's Kylie who's weighing in ... and while she admits it's a little TMI, she loves it!

Jason Kelce's wife opened up on "The Life of a Showgirl" during Thursday's episode of "Not Gonna Lie With Kylie Kelce," and it didn't take long for "Wood" to enter the chat.

Kylie admitted a tune about her brother-in-law's junk made her just a bit uncomfortable, but she nonetheless was a fan.