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Law enforcement officials in Maryland are sharing the latest on the felony fraud case involving "The Real Housewives of Potomac" stars Dr. Wendy and Eddie Osefo.

The Carroll County Sheriff's Office addressed the news only hours after the Osefos were busted on 16 charges related to a burglary they reported last year at their home.

As we reported ... cops say the Osefos claimed several designer bags and jewelry had been stolen, but an investigation found Wendy purchased and returned the items before the alleged burglary.

The Dodgers are still a few wins away from a World Series title, but they sure partied like they had just won the whole shebang on Thursday night ... celebrating their NLDS win with a wild beer and champagne party.

Just minutes after L.A. beat the Phillies on a walk-off error at Dodger Stadium ... they hit their locker room to delete a bunch of bottles of Budweiser and bubbly.

The guys sprayed the booze in epic fashion -- dousing one another for several minutes.

It appears Raja Jackson has ended Syko Stu's time in the squared circle ... as one of the wrestler's good friends tells TMZ Sports he's sure Stu's in-ring time is over following the violent attack.

Douglas Malo -- who actually helped rip Jackson off of Stu during his outburst at a Knokx Pro Wrestling event back in August -- sat down with us this week after prosecutors officially levied charges on Quinton "Rampage" Jackson's son ... and he told us he can't see Stu ever mixing it up between the ropes again.

Malo said the wrestler -- real name Stuart Smith -- simply took too much damage from Raja to even try to make a comeback.

Vanessa Hudgens is super proud to have a bun in the oven ... because she was showing off her growing baby bump at brunch with her family.

Check out these pics and vids we obtained of Vanessa at The Henry in Phoenix ... she's got her shirt above her stomach and it looks like she's pretty far along in her pregnancy.

Vanessa broke bread Wednesday morning with her husband, former MLB shortstop Cole Tucker, and their one-year-old.

D4vd is making some real estate moves as cops investigate the death of a 14-year-old Celeste Rivas, whose decomposing corpse was found in his Tesla ... he transferred two of his Texas homes to his mother.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, the singer transferred the deeds to two Houston-area residences he owns under a trust to his mother.

D4vd made the changes on Sept. 18 and Sept. 22 ... and the 18th was the same day cops were called to one of his homes for a swatting incident. The caller, who was apparently using a device to mask their voice, falsely reported a shooting and a dead female victim.

5:30 PM PT -- Maggie Baugh posted a teaser on Instagram of her new song -- 'The Devil Win' -- revealing some of the lyrics, and some fans are connecting them to the rumors that Baugh was somehow involved in Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman's divorce.

MB is heard singing "I don’t know what the hell I believe in / I don’t know how to heal my soul / Or how to fight this feeling and it’s a damn good place to go / No matter how close I get to the burning edge / Tempting as it is, I won’t let the Devil win."

It's unclear what the song is about -- especially since the clip is just a portion of the full track -- but fans stop at nothing to hype up the rumors circling around online.

Maggie Baugh is breaking her silence as romance rumors swirl around her and Keith Urban ... but she's not talking about the elephant in the room -- instead, she's plugging her new music.

The rising country star hopped on Instagram Wednesday and posted a snippet of her upcoming single, "The Devil Win." She'd teased an announcement Monday, and this seems to be what she was referring to.

A source with knowledge tells TMZ ... Keith was not involved with any aspect of the album ... and he's not listened to it.

David "Heavy D" Sparks -- one of the two stars of "The Diesel Brothers" -- has been released from federal custody after being arrested following a bench warrant ... TMZ has learned.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, a judge ordered Sparks released from the custody of the U.S. Marshals due to an agreement made by both parties that certain information will be given to 'Utah Physicians for a Wealthy Environment' within 10 days of today's hearing.

As we reported ... Sparks was arrested and booked Tuesday morning in Salt Lake City, Utah.

"Matlock" star Leah Lewis is speaking out after her costar David Del Rio got kicked off the CBS show ... for allegedly sexually assaulting her.

The actress said, "Mom is here, we're moving forward in love and strength. I'm in good hands. Thank you to everybody for any kind of support and care. Truly, we're moving forward in strength. Key word, strength. Please, let that be the take away."

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

New York Attorney General Letitia James has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Virginia.

James has been charged with two felony counts -- bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution, according to CNN.

The allegations against James began circulating in April, when Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte referred her to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi for prosecution.

Bondi later appointed a "special attorney" to investigate the allegations against James.

James led a successful civil fraud case against President Donald Trump before he started his second presidential term.

The case against James stalled in September when federal prosecutors concluded they didn't have enough evidence to land a conviction if they went to trial, reports NBC News.

Trump subsequently appointed Lindsey Halligan, who joined his legal team in 2022, to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, even though her background is primarily in insurance law.

A Hollywood Hills property Bono's invested in was visited by first responders Thursday ... after authorities received a call about an alleged stabbing, TMZ has learned.

The Los Angeles Police Department tells TMZ officers responded to the stabbing report around 1:20 PM PT, and they immediately started investigating the claim.

The Los Angeles Fire Department tells TMZ they dispatched one fire engine and one ambulance to the house for an unconfirmed but reported stabbing ... and, we've obtained video of a helicopter circling the area while an ambulance climbed up the hill to the home.

President Donald Trump's been big on promoting his own view of American history -- just ask the folks over at the Smithsonian.

47 signed a proclamation Thursday to honor historic Italian explorer Christopher Columbus -- Monday, October 13, 2025, will be Columbus Day.

Trump, reacting positively to the applause following the signing of the proclamation, quipped, "We're back, Italians."

FYI ... Columbus Day's been a federal holiday for several decades, and it's been especially celebrated in the Italian-American community.

But, the holiday and Columbus himself came under closer scrutiny in recent years, given Columbus documented misconduct of indigenous people, and several states and cities have celebrated Indigenous Peoples' Day either alongside or in place of Columbus Day.

Drake just took a big legal loss against his own record label ... because his federal defamation suit against Universal Music Group has been thrown out of court.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, the judge ruled "the allegedly defamatory statements in 'Not Like Us' are nonactionable opinion." In other words, Drake can't sue for defamation over the song lyrics.

As you know ... Drake was suing UMG for releasing and promoting Kendrick Lamar's vicious diss track ... Drake claimed UMG knew full well Kendrick's lyrics and images in the music video, referring to Drake as a supposed pedophile, were false and dangerous.

Lakers fans still reeling over the Lebron James "Second Decision" madness now have an even bigger headache to deal with ... the King has been ruled out for the start of the NBA season with an injury.

The team revealed on Thursday James will be sidelined for the next three to four weeks as he deals with sciatica -- an issue that causes pain, numbness and tingling in the lower back and down the leg.

The recovery timeline means the 40-year-old forward will miss L.A.'s home-opener vs. Steph Curry's Warriors on Oct. 21. It likely means he's out for the Lakers' tilt with Anthony Edwards' Timberwolves on Oct. 24 as well.

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce was arrested on Tuesday, the California Highway Patrol said.

According to the CHP, authorities found Pierce asleep while he was in the driver's seat of his Range Rover as it was in the middle of traffic on the 101 Freeway in the San Fernando Valley.

Cops say lanes had been closed on the highway while a crash investigation occurred ... and the sleeping Pierce was discovered following their reopening at around 11:35 PM.

Lil Jon stirred up a Southern hornet's nest on "The Breakfast Club" this week when he split the crunk music roots between Atlanta, New Orleans and Memphis ... and DJ Paul has something to say!!!

The Three 6 Mafia de facto leader took to IG to stamp Memphis as the true originator of crunk music ... noting how, as a lifelong Outkast fan, they grew up with "booty shake" music as ATLiens and joked it was GOD -- by way of Three 6 Mafia -- who delivered the club-rocking sound to the world!!!

Paul counts ATL and NOLA as complementary cousins to the Memphis movement, which was not too far off from Jon's POV.

Demi Lovato's ex-fiancé Max Ehrich's legal situation may have just gotten worse ... 'cause it appears he was streaming on Instagram just prior to being arrested for allegedly assaulting his mother while abusing nitrous oxide.

TMZ broke the story ... Ehrich was arrested Tuesday for battery on a person 65 or older ... and according to the police report, the victim was his mom -- and cops say they were told it all started over an argument for her phone.

The report says just prior to his arrest, Max was streaming on IG ... and one of the viewers apparently recorded the wild footage.