Legal

Karmelo Anthony, the Texas teen charged with stabbing a high school football player to death at a track meet, has a big day in court ... his murder trial starts today, and the first order of business is jury selection.

Anthony's raised a whopping $600,000 for his legal defense fund ... he's claiming he acted in self-defense when he allegedly stabbed Austin Metcalf to death at a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas. They were both 17 years old during the April 2025 altercation.

Anthony told police Metcalf got physical with him after he warned Metcalf not to touch him. Anthony allegedly pulled a knife from his bag and plunged it into Metcalf's chest. He was placed under arrest and later indicted by a grand jury for murder after Metcalf died from his injuries.

Damian Lillard’s ex-wife, Kay'la Lillard, wants to grill a woman she believes may have had a baby with the NBA star ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Kay’La fired off a subpoena asking a woman named Justie Wolf to answer questions about Justie’s child and Damian.

Kay’La wants copies of any communications between the Portland Trail Blazers star and Justie about a child named Aura. She wants Justie to turn over any messages with Damian from when he learned he may be the father of Aura.

Former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is back in the crosshairs of police in England ... he's under investigation for an alleged encounter back in the day with a woman at Royal Ascot.

Cops across the pond are reportedly looking into an alleged incident from 2002 at the famous racing festival ... with police "examining events in 2002 as they consider wider possible crimes by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, including sexual misconduct, ­corruption and fraud" ... according to The Sunday Times.

Royal Ascot is the most prestigious horse racing event in England with a rich history of tradition dating back centuries ... and in 2002, it was reportedly attended by Andrew's mom, Queen Elizabeth, his older brother the future King Charles, his younger brother Prince Edward, and his older daughter Princess Beatrice.

David Rush, the longtime CIA officer who was arrested for allegedly hoarding $40 Million in gold bars at his home, has been linked to President Donald Trump's No. 2 man at the Pentagon.

Rush used to work with billionaire Stephen A. Feinberg ... according to NBC News and The New York Times ... and that's notable because Feinberg is now Trump's Deputy Secretary of Defense.

A CIA officer for 17 years, Rush held a senior position inside the agency's Directorate of Science and Technology ... and he appears to have first come into contact with Feinberg during Trump's first term, when they were both reportedly on the President's Intelligence Advisory Board.

Florida residents on a late-night taco run were treated to a chimichanga special ... but not the mouth-watering kind.

Here's the deal ... the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office says it received a call very early Thursday morning from Taco Bell employees reporting what the sheriff's office has jokingly said was a man with his "chimichanga" out, according to local outlet WFTV.

The office says authorities arrived and allegedly discovered Brandon Irizarry -- a 28-year-old man -- outside the restaurant with multiple pairs of pants pulled down.

A member of Michael Jordan's NASCAR race team was arrested after allegedly plowing over a 77-year-old man with a golf cart she was driving at a famed race track in North Carolina.

23XI Racing employee Evanna Howell got into big trouble on Saturday ... according to The California Post.

Police reportedly say Howell was driving a golf cart in the wrong direction at Charlotte Motor Speedway when she swung around, hit a curb, pushed an elderly man into a fence, and ran him over.

Todd Meadows’ ex claimed he had issues with alcohol as part of her request for primary custody … several months before his tragic death ... TMZ has learned. 

In May 2025, the late "Deadliest Catch" star's ex, Kennady Harvey, filed a petition, obtained by TMZ, over the custody and support of their two kids.

Kennady asked for the court to set child support and to award her primary custody of their 1-year-old and 5-month-old.

She asked for limits on Todd’s visits with their kids due to his alleged substance abuse issues with alcohol.

Mackenzie Shirilla's legal troubles weren't the focus of one particular jail call with her mom ... her booty was.

In a recording obtained by TMZ, Mackenzie and her mother, Natalie, spend part of a conversation laughing over comments Mackenzie received after one of her court appearances ... with a friend apparently fixated on how she looked rather than what was happening in the courtroom.

Take a listen to the exchange ... Mackenzie reads a message from a woman named Kendra, who says she watched a livestream of the proceedings and immediately noticed something different when Mackenzie walked in.

Celeste Beard Johnson saw red when she was getting grilled behind bars ... to the point that she freaked out on interviewer David Scott.

In a clip from the upcoming season 4 finale of "Interview with a Killer," you can see her start to shake when he accuses her of living in an "alternate reality."

As David's talking, Celeste -- who's serving a life sentence over the death of her late husband, Steven Beard -- gets so mad that she hangs up and turns around ... declaring to the guard that she's done with the conversation. But it doesn't end there ...

2:36 PM -- A judge has granted the temporary protective order.

Kris Jenner and her famous family say they're living in fear of a man they claim has spent years trying to get close to them ... and now they're asking a judge to step in and order him to keep his distance.

According to new court documents, obtained by TMZ, Kris has filed for a temporary restraining order against Kyle Robert DeWick -- a Colorado man she describes as a "stalker" with "no relationship whatsoever" to her or her family.

Kris claims DeWick has been fixated on the Kardashian-Jenner clan for years and believes he has an obsession with Kylie Jenner. Kris says DeWick has repeatedly attempted to contact family members, shown up near their homes, and recently tried to gain access to properties owned by or located near the family.

It looks like Drew Sidora won’t be out on the streets after all … thanks to an eleventh-hour decision from a judge that stops her from being kicked out of her home.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, a judge in Georgia changed course Friday and said the 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' star no longer has to leave the Georgia mansion she shares with her estranged husband, Ralph Pittman.

Drew was up against a May 31 deadline ... but the judge is now saying they can continue to live at their marital home ... at least for now.

Swing and a miss for Bill Cosby ... he struck out in his attempt at a second chance to defend himself from Donna Motsinger's rape allegations.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Cosby's motion for a new trial has been denied.

The disgraced comedian filed the motion last month, asking a judge for a new trial after a jury ordered him to pay Motsinger nearly $60 Million in total damages ... the judge's ruling came down Friday, and it's not the result Cosby was looking for.

Rapper Stunna Girl found herself behind bars Thursday night in North Carolina after she was arrested for failure to appear in court in a different case that's been hanging over he head for nearly a decade ... TMZ has learned.

The "Pretty Privilege" artist was arrested by the Mooresville Police Department during a traffic stop while she was in a black and white Mercedes, according to police records.

It's not clear what led to the traffic stop ... though it resulted in her being booked into the Iredell County Detention Center for failure to appear in court over a previous charge.

She didn't get too comfy in the clink, 'cause it appears she was released hours later on a $3,500 bond.

Rebecca Haro is headed to prison for her role in the death of her infant son, Emmanuel ... admitting she failed to protect the 7-month-old and helped cover up the circumstances surrounding his death.

Rebecca pleaded guilty Friday to child abuse causing great bodily injury to a child under 5, involuntary manslaughter, and accessory after the fact, according to the Riverside County District Attorney's Office. As part of a plea agreement, she was immediately sentenced to 12 years and 8 months in state prison.

TMZ previously reported Rebecca and her husband, Jake Haro, were arrested after claiming Emmanuel had been abducted in a parking lot. Investigators later determined the kidnapping never happened and alleged the story had been fabricated.

Mackenzie Shirilla says the fatal car crash that landed her in prison haunts her ... telling her mom the mere thought of it makes her want to vomit.

In undated jail audio, obtained by TMZ, Mackenzie talks with her mother, Natalie, about the deadly 2022 wreck that killed her boyfriend Dominic Russo and friend Davion Flanagan ... and it's emotional and graphic.

Mackenzie says she still struggles to process why she survived the crash while the two young men didn't ... wondering, "How did I not die?" before revealing she regularly has intrusive thoughts about Dom and Davion's fatal injuries.

The White House is taking a page straight out of a sci-fi movie ... launching a new government website about "aliens" that looks like it's about UFOs -- before revealing it's actually about undocumented immigrants.

The Trump administration rolled out ALIENS.GOV this week ... and at first glance, it reads like a classified conspiracy file. The site warns that "aliens have been walking among us," living in American neighborhoods and interacting with citizens for decades.

The White House didn't stop with the website, either.