Legal

Rapper Nelly is no longer facing an assault charge over a tiff with a Missouri casino security guard ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, a hearing was held in Nelly’s criminal case over an alleged July 14, 2025, incident at the Ameristar Casino in St. Charles.

Per court docs, on April 29, the parties reached a plea deal in which the assault charge was dropped, and Nelly was hit with a misdemeanor littering charge over trash he threw at the casino. Nelly agreed to pay a $750 fine. The judge signed off on the judgment and sentence.

The feds aren't allowing White House Correspondents' Dinner alleged gunman, Cole Allen, to speak with his attorney in private before his upcoming hearing ... at least according to Cole's public defender.

A.J. Kramer is representing Allen and he filed an emergency motion to visit Cole in jail to talk about the federal criminal case against him.

In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Kramer claims the Department of Corrections has refused Allen an opportunity to confidentially communicate with his lawyer.

Josh Duggar's going to be spending more time behind bars than he expected ... because his prison sentence just got extended a little longer.

Only days after going in front of a judge to appeal his conviction for possessing child sex abuse material, Josh had two months tacked on to his federal prison sentence.

According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Josh is now scheduled to be released from custody at FCI Seagoville in Texas on Feb. 2, 2033.

Rachel Kerr -- a Scottish model and influencer -- went missing for four days in Morocco ... but, thankfully, it seems she's now been found.

Here's the deal ... on Tuesday, Claire Hill -- Kerr's cousin -- posted to Facebook that Kerr checked out of a luxury resort in Agadir, Morocco, where she was staying on April 25, and the family had been unable to contact her.

She asked fans to get in touch with any information they may have ... adding the family was "extremely concerned" about her.

Nick Reiner allegedly butchered his parents back in December ... but when he appeared again in court Wednesday, prosecutors revealed the autopsies for Rob and Michele Reiner are not ready yet ... four and a half months after their murders.

The hearing was delayed and when Nick was finally brought into the courtroom, he looked thin in his yellow and blue jail jumpsuit.

Nick's public defender told the judge they were still waiting on discovery ... and the next hearing in the case was set for Sept. 15.

Huge legal win for Steven Tyler ... the woman suing him for allegedly sexually assaulting her over 50 years ago when she was 16 years old just had her lawsuit against him whittled down significantly.

Julia Holcomb is suing the legendary Aerosmith frontman over a years-long relationship back in the day ... she filed her lawsuit in California and included a bunch of claims about sexual encounters in various states ... but now a judge has ruled only one claim from an alleged incident in California can remain as the case moves forward ... according to new legal docs obtained by TMZ. The judge ruled the alleged instances of sex in other states -- such as Massachusetts and Oregon -- cannot move forward in a California court.

Steven's attorney, David Long-Daniels, tells TMZ ... "This is a massive win for Steven Tyler. Today, the court has dismissed with prejudice 99.9% of the claims against Mr. Tyler in this case. The court has decided that only one night fifty-plus years ago out of a three-year relationship is allowed to remain. We look forward to trying this case on August 31."

Controversial streamer Clavicular has been sued for battery, fraud, intentional infliction of emotional distress and more ... TMZ has learned. A lawyer for Clav adamantly denies the claims.

Influencer Aleksandra Vasilevna Mendoza is dragging Clavicular [real name: Braden Peters] to court for allegedly promising to promote her career back in 2025 ... claiming he instead took advantage of her, had sex with her while she was under 18, and injected her face with drugs.

According to a new lawsuit filed in Florida and obtained by TMZ, Mendoza first met Clavicular -- real name Braden Eric Peters -- when she was 16 years old. She says he paid her $1,000 to film videos for him in May 2025 and said he wanted her to be the female face for "looksmaxxing" ... the practice of doing anything to enhance one's physical appearance.

Former "Love Is Blind: Argentina" star Santiago Martínez is headed to prison for 15 years after being sentenced for trying to kill his ex-wife, Emily Ceco -- whom he met and married on the show back in 2024.

According to Argentine outlet A24, Martínez got the sentence in March ... after Ceco pulled the plug on plans to remarry him in Feb. 2025, alleging he’d been physically abusing her and left her with a black eye.

He was ultimately convicted of attempted murder, repeated assault and unlawful detention -- while Ceco was granted a restraining order.

Tupac Shakur's family is taking Keefe D to court to hold him responsible for the rapper's tragic murder ... filing a wrongful death lawsuit against him.

Maurice "Mopreme" Shakur -- Pac's stepbrother -- filed the lawsuit on behalf of his late brother's estate Tuesday ... noting Keefe D is the only person who has ever been arrested in connection to Tupac's murder.

The estate is also suing a number of "John Does" ... claiming the conspiracy to kill Tupac goes far beyond Keefe D, even though law enforcement has not yet identified anyone else who played a role in his death.

Joseph Duggar has entered a not guilty plea to the charges he and his wife, Kendra, are facing in Arkansas.

Duggar's attorney entered the plea earlier this week in district court. Duggar has a court date set for August 10.

To be clear, this is in reference to the child endangerment and false imprisonment case against Joseph and Kendra Duggar, not the charges Duggar's facing connected to alleged sexual abuse of a minor in Florida. Kendra has also entered a not guilty plea.

Nick Reiner will head to court Wednesday morning for the preliminary hearing in his parents' double-murder case.

He'll appear before a judge at 8:30 AM at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles ... where prosecutors will present evidence to determine whether or not he'll go to trial.

As you know ... Nick has been charged with murdering his parents, Michele and Rob Reiner, back in December. They were found brutally stabbed to death in their Brentwood home.

"The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Drew Sidora lost her battle to convince a Georgia judge not to force her to vacate her Georgia home within weeks ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, the judge presiding over Drew and her estranged husband Ralph Pittman's divorce was unswayed by the reality star's recent plea ... and denied her motion to reconsider the earlier decision.

As TMZ first reported, the judge ordered Drew to vacate the home she shares with Ralph by the end of May. Drew and Ralph had been sharing the home since they split in 2023, with Ralph living in the basement.

D4vd's staring down some serious charges ... but his biggest concern right now? Looking courtroom-ready for his preliminary hearing.

TMZ has obtained docs which show his team pushed for dress pants and a button-down shirt for his Friday hearing ... but the judge shut that down, so he'll be rocking standard-issue jail threads.

But he did score one win -- L.A. County Superior Court Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo signed off on an order Monday telling the L.A. County Sheriff's Department to give him a haircut before the May 1 hearing. NBC Los Angeles was first to report on the news.

NBA star Tristan Thompson is making moves to have his disabled brother, Amari Thompson, placed under his conservatorship ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Tristan -- who previously had Amari under a guardianship -- said he wants a conservator appointed to be in control of his young bro's records, to give medical consent, and make educational decisions.

Tristan also wants to control Amari's social and sexual contacts.

Big Meech is firing back at claims he fathered a baby, and he's ready to submit to a DNA test ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, a woman named Beyla Richard-Flenory filed a paternity action against Big Meech in a Florida court back in December.

Beyla claims she believes she has a "strong reason" to believe Big Meech -- legal name Demetrius Flenory Sr. -- is her "biological parent." She said she has suffered "significant emotional distress" caused by Big Meech's ongoing denial of paternity.

The fallout from Charlie Kirk's shocking murder is still rippling outward months later ... and now TMZ has learned the state of Utah paid for therapy for someone traumatized by the deadly incident -- and may eventually want the accused killer to foot the bill.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, the Utah Office for Victims of Crime paid $260 for mental health therapy for a witness on the scene following the September 2025 shooting during a Turning Point USA campus public debate session at Utah Valley University that left Charlie dead.

The paperwork labels a person named Dana Anquoe as a victim tied to the case ... but she's not suing murder suspect Tyler Robinson directly.