Legal

The man who allegedly stormed the "TODAY" show set and lunged at host Craig Melvin has been identified as Andrew Truelove ... and TMZ has learned he has a lengthy criminal history, including a felony conviction.

We broke the story ... a man allegedly slipped past security Thursday morning at NBC's Studio 1A and confronted Craig in a restricted area, lunging at him while yelling the n-word. The man was arrested and NBC News was the first to identify him as Truelove.

Court records, obtained by TMZ, show Truelove recently pleaded guilty to felony criminal mischief in a case involving damage to multiple vehicles. He was sentenced last month to six months behind bars and five years' probation, along with $375 in fees. It's unclear how much of that sentence Truelove served before Thursday's alleged run-in at "TODAY."

There are more peculiar details of Nolan Wells' last day alive ... and in newly released audio, the friends that were with him on Horn Island were heard calling for help when their boat malfunctioned.

According to audio from the day Nolan went missing -- obtained by NBC News -- the boat Nolan's friends took to Horn Island experienced difficulty before making the journey back to the Mississippi mainland.

It sounds like there were about 7 people on the vessel ... and the call for help was made around 4 PM when the boat's operator said, "Hey, we're at the west tip of Horn, and our bilge pump stopped working. We're going. We're sinking."

Donnie Yen and Michelle Yeoh are at the center of an alleged Hollywood double-cross ... with a veteran producer claiming the company behind 'John Wick' hijacked his stars and cut him out of the action.

Arthur Sarkissian is suing Basil Iwanyk and Basil's company, Thunder Road Films ... claiming they torpedoed a movie he spent years and a bunch of money developing.

In the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, Arthur says he first teamed with Thunder Road on "The Father" and paid to rewrite the script for Yen ... but instead of producing the movie, he claims Thunder Road dangled a bigger paycheck in front of Yen for "John Wick: Chapter 4" ... killing Arthur's project in the process.

Taylor Frankie Paul's parenting, mental health, and home life are all being called into question by Utah's Department of Children and Family Services ... with allegations of troubling statements to caseworkers, concerns over her commitment to therapy, and parenting issues involving her children.

We broke the story ... according to a petition filed by Utah's DCFS and obtained by TMZ, the agency is asking a juvenile court to find Taylor's three children have been "abused, neglected or dependent."

According to that filing, Taylor told DCFS -- during a May 2026 home visit -- her life coach, Kari, was "the only reason she was still alive" and she wanted Kari to conduct her mental health and domestic violence assessments.

In its docs, DCFS claims it told Taylor that Kari wasn't qualified to do the assessments. During the same visit, the petition also says Taylor got upset after reading social media messages and stormed out of the home. DCFS claims she told caseworkers she wasn't suicidal, but they "should know who killed her if she ends up dead because she felt no one believes her."

FKA Twigs claims she can’t ruin her ex Shia LaBeouf’s reputation because he already did that himself ... saying he has a history of violence and homophobic remarks that speaks for itself ... TMZ has learned.

In court docs, obtained by TMZ, FKA argued Shia’s claims that public statements she made about him harmed him are nonsense.

FKA sued Shia in 2020 for alleged sexual battery, claiming he got physical with her during their relationship and gave her an STD. Shia denied all claims of wrongdoing. The case was settled in 2025. Months later, Shia claimed FKA violated the deal by talking about him in an interview.

Cops found an unregistered gun in Zaire Wade's Burbank home after his domestic violence arrest ... at least according to prosecutors.

Dwyane Wade's eldest son appeared in a Pasadena courtroom Thursday for his arraignment in his domestic violence case ... and pled not guilty to a felony charge.

According to a reporter for LA Magazine in the courtroom ... prosecutors told the judge cops found and confiscated an unregistered firearm after the alleged incident.

Paris Jackson and the executor of her late father Michael Jackson's estate are duking it out in court again … beefing over sealing documents in their never-ending legal battle.

In newly filed court docs, obtained by TMZ, Paris slams John Branca's request to seal certain documents related to her objections to his request for payment of fees.

For his part, John claims it would be bad if the information in the docs were made public … because it could mess with future business deals or be used by their adversaries.

President Trump's teleprompter operator allegedly turned the commander in chief's speeches into his own personal jackpot ... raking in more than $100,000 by betting on what Trump would say before he said it.

Gabriel Perez -- Trump's longtime teleprompter operator -- is in settlement talks with federal regulators after investigators found he allegedly used his advance knowledge of POTUS' remarks to place winning bets on prediction market Kalshi, according to an ABC News report.

The wagers reportedly centered on whether Trump would mention certain words, phrases, or topics during public speeches ... with Perez allegedly betting on more than a dozen appearances over a three-month stretch, including the State of the Union and Trump's address at the World Economic Forum.

As the guy with some of the final eyes on Trump's scripts -- and access to last-minute edits from POTUS himself -- Perez seemingly had one hell of an inside edge.

A splinter group within R. Kelly's camp says they're now officially in charge of the imprisoned singer's bid for clemency, but Kelly's attorney of record tells TMZ the claims are totally "unsubstantiated."

The infighting between the Kelly factions kicked off Tuesday after Kelly filed a petition to commute his 30-year sentence for sexual misconduct convictions.

In one corner, you have Kelly's Chicago-based attorney of record, Beau Brindley, and, in the other, you have Atlanta-based attorney Lela Schmidt.

A grandmother in Georgia is facing manslaughter and cruelty to children charges after her 2-year-old grandson drowned in a pool, police said.

Emelisa Paz-Santos was booked Wednesday in the Fulton County Jail on those two charges, while Immigration Customs Enforcement also put a detainer on her, according to official online records.

Roswell PD says 2-year-old Axel Delgado drowned in a clubhouse pool on the night of June 21. Police also say first responders raced to the scene and performed live-saving measures before transporting the child to a hospital where he died.

Nicki Minaj wants out of a $275K lawsuit filed against her, and she's asking a judge to toss it ASAP ... TMZ has learned.

In court docs obtained by TMZ, Nicki argues she has nothing to do with the money allegedly owed to 24/7 Productions ... at least on a personal level. Nicki says the only contract at issue in the lawsuit is one allegedly between the production company that filed the suit and her company, Pink Friday Productions LLC.

Nicki says it's basic law that an individual member of a company isn't responsible for the debts of the company ... so he's asking the judge to dismiss the case against her and wants 24/7 to fork over her attorney's fees she spent fighting the lawsuit!

A new judge has been assigned to oversee the ongoing proceedings in Karmelo Anthony's murder case ... as the convicted murderer's new lawyer calls foul on his trial judge.

The new judge, Sid L. Harle, was assigned to Karmelo's case Tuesday, per court records obtained by WFAA. Harle will preside over Karmelo's motion to recuse trial Judge John Roach from handling post-trial proceedings.

Karmelo's new attorney, Russell Wilson, is blasting the trial judge ... claiming Roach made comments following Karmelo's conviction that showed he could not be fair and unbiased.

Wilson also claims "gentleman's agreements" made between attorneys about what testimony would be admissible weren't completely followed, and that impacted Karmelo's decision not to testify and therefore impacted the outcome of the trial.

Screenshots or it didn't happen? Gleb Savchenko says he's got 'em ... at least when it comes to his child custody war with his ex-wife.

The "Dancing with the Stars" pro says he has hard proof in his emergency custody battle with Elena Samodanova over daughters Olivia and Zlata... dropping screenshots he says prove she traveled to Moscow with their youngest daughter without his consent.

Gleb filed docs with the alleged proof ... one screenshot appears to show Elena's phone location pinging in Moscow ... while another captures a WhatsApp conversation with his law firm in which she allegedly says she arrived in Russia for a family funeral. Gleb claims the messages also confirm their youngest was with her.

NFL star Stefon Diggs is dealing with another lawsuit … this time brought by a man who claims the NFL star falsely claimed he stole his Ferrari and had his friends attack him, TMZ has learned. 

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, Stefon asked a judge to put the brakes on the case filed by Nigel King. he argued the other defendants had yet to be served … and he cannot properly defend himself without the others being involved. 

Nigel sued Stefon, Stefon’s brother Darez Diggs, and three of their friends in Florida court in February.

Taylor Frankie Paul is facing a new legal battle ... 'cause Utah's Division of Child and Family Services has filed a petition asking a juvenile court to find her three children are "abused, neglected or dependent" and order protective supervision ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ ... Utah DCFS filed the petition this week, asking the court to take jurisdiction over the "Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" star's children with ex-husband Tate Paul and ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen and set the matter for an expedited hearing.

The filing asks a judge to find the children meet Utah's legal definition of "abused, neglected or dependent children" and to order protective supervision services, appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the children and issue any additional orders deemed to be in their best interests.

The petition also references the family's prior history with DCFS and ongoing custody matters involving the fathers of Taylor's children as part of the agency's request for court intervention.

9:57 AM PT -- Gleb Savchenko's ex-wife, Elena Samodanova, is firing back at his claim she abducted their daughters and moved them to China

"Dancing with the Stars" pro Gleb Savchenko has filed a request for an emergency child custody order as he claims his ex has kept their kids in Hong Kong since 2023 ... TMZ has learned.

According to legal docs obtained by TMZ, Gleb shares two daughters, Olivia and Zlata, with his ex-wife Elena Samodanova ... and following their divorce, the girls relocated to Hong Kong with their mother.

But Gleb claims they agreed the move was only meant to be temporary and the kids were supposed to return to the United States by June 30, 2024 ... that never happened, and he now says Elena refuses to send them back.