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Streamer DeenTheGreat is out of jail following his arrest for alleged attempted robbery ... and TMZ has obtained video showing the influencer celebrating his release with a familiar face by his side.

Here’s the moment ... Deen -- real name Nurideen Shabazz -- walks out through a gated release area Wednesday night in Miami, before immediately embracing model and internet personality Celina Powell waiting for him outside. Moments later, he also links up with streaming partner and former boxing champ Adrien Broner ... who paid the $2500 bail to spring DTG from behind bars.

The mood outside the facility looked like a happy reunion despite the looming legal drama ... with phones recording as the group gathered around Deen following his release.

A Google employee was arrested and charged with fraud after he allegedly used inside information from the company to place bets involving accused murderer D4vd ... which won him a fat $1.2 million payout.

A federal criminal complaint unsealed in New York Wednesday claims Michele Spagnuolo, an Italian citizen and Google software engineer, used his access to confidential company data tracking user searches to place several Google-related bets on the prediction platform, Polymarket.

His alleged bets relating to singer D4vd show Spagnuolo used his "AlphaRaccoon" Polymarket account to vote "yes" for D4vd being ranked in "Google’s Top 5 Most Searched People of 2025" as well as in the "Will d4vd be the #1 searched person on Google this year" poll.

Chris Brown's security guard says he personally handed over close to $40K to the singer's ex-housekeeper after his dog allegedly attacked her ... according to the transcript of his deposition.

Emil Lewis -- the security supervisor for Chris Brown -- was deposed in the civil lawsuit against Brown and testified that he gave Maria Avila and her family $30,000 or $40,000 via personal checks and cash before and shortly after Christmas in 2020.

When asked why he decided to give them so much money, Lewis said he felt sorry for the family ... but adds he never discussed the payments with Brown.

'Real Housewives of Orange County' alum Kelly Dodd is at the heart of a revenge porn case ... prosecutors say she shared a photo of a female having sex and masturbating without their consent.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Kelly "unlawfully and intentionally" distributed images of a Jane Doe engaged in sexual activity.

Prosecutors say Kelly shared the revenge porn on or around August 29, 2025 ... and they say the person in the photo suffered severe emotional distress. Kelly allegedly recorded the material without the person's consent under circumstances where the person had a reasonable expectation of privacy.

O.J. Simpson trial witness Kato Kaelin and his wife, Nan Xue Kaelin, are ending their marriage after less than 5 years together ... TMZ has learned.

According to docs, obtained by TMZ ... Kato and Nan filed a joint petition for dissolution in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Wednesday.

The couple got married on September 17, 2021, and separated on August 1, 2025, according to the docs.

E. Jean Carroll, the former magazine columnist who accused President Trump of sexual assault, is the target of a federal criminal investigation ... according to multiple reports.

The investigation is said to be looking into whether Carroll committed perjury in testimony as part of her two civil lawsuits against Trump.

Carroll sued Trump, claiming he sexually abused her in the 1990s in a New York City department store. She sued him again in 2019 for defamation after he denied the alleged assault, saying she wasn't his type and claiming she made it all up to help sell her book.

Spencer Pratt's allegation about Mayor Karen Bass breaking the law in one of her campaign videos could lead to a police investigation ... TMZ has learned.

Josué "Josh" Marcus with the City Clerk's Office tells TMZ they've seen Spencer's official complaint, and ... "After review, our practice is to refer these allegations to the Los Angeles Police Department for further investigation, which we will do for this and any new allegations."

Basically, the City Clerk's Office is putting the ball in LAPD's court ... asking the city's police force to decide whether the city's mayor committed electioneering in her latest campaign vid.

Keanu Reeves is going to bat for a director convicted of defrauding Netflix out of $11 Million ... and you can read the letter the actor sent to a federal judge, where Keanu asks for a light sentence for his friend.

Keanu's letter was part of a sentencing memorandum in the case of Carl Rinsch, who was convicted in December on federal charges including wire fraud and money laundering.

Prosecutors claimed he used Netflix money intended for a series called "White Horse" and used it to fund a lavish lifestyle.

DeenTheGreat is pleading not guilty to an attempted robbery charge after cops say he tried snatching a woman's phone during a confrontation on a yacht in Miami ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, the influencer, whose real name is Nurideen Shabazz, formally entered a written plea of not guilty after his arrest on a felony charge of robbery/strongarm/attempt. The filing also demands a jury trial and requests discovery from prosecutors.

Deen's attorney, Richard Cooper, tells TMZ ... "Mr. Shabazz has had a target on his back for some time now by people wishing to make a name for themselves off of his hard work. The facts are incomplete so far and we ask for patience. We expect the legal process—not social media commentary or clout-chasing—to determine the outcome."

Influencer Ayla Woodruff is getting a divorce ... but not from the influencer she started a whole family with ... instead, it looks like she's divorcing a guy she's been separated from for more than 11 years.

Ayla, who is pregnant with her second child with fiancé Kian Lawley, beelined it to court last week and filed for divorce from her estranged husband, Bar Slilat ... this according to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ.

Ayla says she married Bar on January 21, 2014 and separated from him on May 15, 2015 ... and she's citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split. Seems like she's certainly had plenty of time to stew on why things didn't work out.

The money manager whom Floyd Mayweather claims ran a years-long scheme, where he stole $175 million, is fighting a prison sentence handed down in an unrelated case ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Jona Rechnitz was ordered to serve 5 months in prison as part of a case involving allegations of wire fraud … but he is fighting the sentence.

The charges were brought back in 2016. Jona pleaded guilty to honest services fraud and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors on related cases in the hopes of getting a lenient sentence. The case dragged on for years until the codefendants’ cases were resolved.

DaBaby’s ex DaniLeigh’s brother testified about what he says the rap star told him before their bowling alley fight ... and it sounds like things were about to get violent ... TMZ has learned.

TMZ obtained the transcript for the deposition of DaniLeigh’s brother, Brandon Curiel -- who goes by Brandon Bill$ -- in which he testified about his version of what transpired prior to the fight, saying he was beefing with DaBaby publicly due to the rapper disrespecting his sister on the internet. He claims DaBaby was “humiliating her” and speaking about his family publicly.

Brandon said he responded by telling DaBaby it was on when they saw each other in person and says blogs posted about it.

Mackenzie Shirilla claimed she was struggling with "blackouts" just weeks before the crash that killed her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and friend Davion Flanagan ... according to text messages obtained by TMZ.

The messages -- exchanged between Shirilla and Russo, weeks before the 2022 high-speed crash in Strongsville, Ohio -- show the then-teen discussing episodes where she would lose awareness or suddenly black out.

In early July of 2022, Mackenzie texts Dom saying she recently had one of the worst blackouts she's had ... adding she's "scared it's just gonna get worse."

"Love Island" star Josh Goldstein is suing Hyatt Hotels, alleging a hotel employee gave highly sensitive personal information to his ex-girlfriend over the phone.

The reality TV personality filed docs on Wednesday ... claiming he was staying at a Hyatt in Gainesville, Florida, last year when a woman claiming to be his sister, Lindsey Beth Goldstein, called the hotel.

Josh says Lindsey tragically passed away in 2021 ... and alleges the caller was actually his ex-girlfriend, Brianna Lombardo, who allegedly knew about his sister's death. He says an employee, Megan Gideon, did not conduct proper due diligence in investigating Lombardo's claims and disclosed personal information over the phone without verifying the caller's identity.

Matthew Perry's ex-assistant is headed to prison for helping supply the ketamine that killed the beloved "Friends" actor ... with a judge handing down the sentence Wednesday.

Kenneth Iwamasa was sentenced to 41 months behind bars after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death in connection with Perry’s October 2023 fatal overdose.

Back in 2024, Iwamasa cut a plea deal with federal prosecutors ... they were pushing for a nearly 3 1/2-year sentence -- which is exactly what he got -- and argued Iwamasa became far more than just Perry's assistant -- allegedly acting as the actor's drug supplier and injector despite having no medical training.

Janel Parrish is putting her marriage to Chris Long behind her ... as it looks like the two have reached an agreement to settle their divorce.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, Parrish says the divorce was uncontested and that the former couple has entered into a written agreement to settle their issues.

Additional details have not been disclosed, but at the very least, we know they'll both be declared single once the judge rubber stamps their agreement. Janel is also asking the judge to sign off on the spousal support arrangement laid out in the agreement.