Legal

Here's Lindsay Clancy's ex-husband Patrick Clancy looking stressed in New York City with his new wife, Rachel Danis, while Lindsay faces murder charges in Massachusetts, where she's accused of killing their three kids.

The pair was seen at an apartment in Manhattan around 8 PM on Thursday, while Lindsay's murder trial was on a break. An eyewitness tells us Patrick and Rachel spent roughly 30 minutes on and off their phones and appeared visibly stressed as they talked among themselves.

Patrick was seen taking phone calls and pacing in circles while using his phone. At one point, he reportedly sat with his feet on a table and wiggled his toes. We're told Rachel remained mostly on the couch, talking and taking phone calls of her own.

"Below Deck Mediterranean" star Nathan Gallagher was arrested for domestic violence several months ago ... and is now the subject of an apprehended violence filing in Australia.

The reality star was busted on December 27 after allegedly assaulting an unnamed 29-year-old woman at an apartment complex near Sydney ... according to Rolling Stone.

The outlet also reports Nathan was charged with "assault occasioning actual bodily harm, intentionally chok[ing a] person without consent, and common assault." It's unclear what he pled to the charges.

While the alleged victim wasn't named in the police report, Rolling Stone notes his castmate and baby mama, Gael Cameron, has filed an apprehended violence application -- akin to a temporary restraining order -- against Nathan.

Will Smith's former friend, Bilaal Salaam, is gearing up to wage legal war on two fronts ... he says he plans to sue Will, months after he dragged Will's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, into court ... TMZ has learned.

Bilaal filed court docs, obtained by TMZ, revealing his plan to add Will as a co-defendant in his ongoing legal battle with Jada. In the suit, Bilaal claims Jada and her associates launched a campaign of harassment against him after he refused to help Will clean up the mess after the Oscar slap.

He claimed Jada also became enraged when she found out he was writing a memoir, in which he planned to talk about Will and Jada's family.

Courtney Clenney is officially out of the Miami-Dade jail where she spent years awaiting the outcome of her murder case ... and now she's got a new lockup to navigate.

TMZ noticed Courtney was no longer appearing Wednesday morning in Miami-Dade County's inmate search portal ... and the Miami-Dade Corrections & Rehabilitation Department tells us she left its custody around 1 AM.

A department rep tells TMZ ... Courtney is now in the custody of Florida's Department of Corrections ... meaning she's made the expected move from county jail to the state prison system.

1:00 p.m. PST -- Karmelo Anthony's legal team says they are "pleased" with Judge John Roach being reclused from further legal proceedings involving his case.

They note ... "Today’s ruling answers a fundamental question: whether a reasonable fully informed observer would see Judge Roach’s conduct and believe that he could fairly and impartially consider a motion for new trial. We believe for the facts and reasons addressed in the motion and applicable law that the judge was correct in granting the motion to recuse."

Karmelo Anthony's defense team just scored a major victory in their push for a new trial -- their request for a new judge in the case has been accepted.

The decision came from a Collin County, Texas courtroom Wednesday morning ... courtesy of visiting Judge Sid Harle -- who served as the judge in the first Uvalde school shooting trial.

This means Judge John Roach -- who presided over Karmelo's initial trial and has publicly stated he thought the trial was fair -- has been recused. Karmelo's attorneys argued Roach's public comments following the trial proved he was unable to be unbiased while hearing their case for a new trial.

The new judge has yet to be appointed.

When a new judge is appointed, they are expected to hear arguments from Karmelo's defense on Thursday as to why he should get a new trial.

Marc Jacobs isn't above giving Luigi Mangione a style makeover for his upcoming New York state murder trial ... though he doesn't seem to think Luigi needs his help.

The famous fashion designer appeared on an episode of Variety's "Lie Detector Test" series ... when an interviewer brought up the bevy of celebs who have flashed Marc's designs at their court appearances -- including Winona Ryder, Lil Kim and Courtney Love.

The interviewer then asked Marc if he'd consider styling Luigi for his upcoming murder trial ... and he said yes.

However, when asked how he might improve Luigi's style, he admitted the guy has done a pretty good job dressing himself for court without any help.

The biological parents of the child born by surrogate McKenna West are demanding a hefty sum in damages for her "outrageous conduct" ... TMZ has learned.

We obtained the countersuit Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed filed against McKenna weeks before McKenna gave birth to their child in Texas. McKenna named the baby "Gabriel" while the biological parents say the kid's name is Rumi.

In the suit, Nausheen and Omar are asking a judge to award them more than $100K in damages from McKenna for breaching the deal ... plus unspecified damages for the "malicious, outrageous conduct" they believe she committed.

As the Tupac Shakur murder trial was underway Tuesday in Las Vegas, police converged on a nearby Starbucks after getting information about a possible shooting.

The Las Vegas Metro PD responded to a Starbucks in the downtown area on Tuesday afternoon after the dispatch center received calls about gunfire erupting inside a business, TMZ has confirmed.

When officers arrived at the coffee shop, they quickly learned there were no victims.

Hayden Panettiere's boyfriend Brian Hickerson faced serious money issues during their on-again, off-again relationship ... TMZ has learned. 

TMZ obtained a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition filed by Brian on July 18, 2022, listing assets totaling $25,700 and liabilities totaling around $60k.

He said his monthly expenses totaled $1,248 per month, but his average monthly income was zero. Brian listed his assets as a 1990 Ford Bronco with 160k miles worth $3k, an "inoperable" 2008 Toyota Prius worth $2k, a Harley-Davidson worth $3k, and a Chevrolet Silverado truck worth $8k. Brian said the truck was his dad’s, but it was in his name.

The petition says pretty much the only other property he owned was an iPhone and printer worth $1,250, $2k in clothing, and $100 in jewelry. The paperwork said he had $6,250 in his checking account.

Slash says his business manager accidentally overpaid spousal support to his ex-wife ... to the tune of a whopping $1.5 million ... and now he wants a judge to let him deduct it from future payments.

The Guns N' Roses guitarist -- legal name Saul Hudson -- recently filed a request in Los Angeles County court ... claiming a mistake by his longtime business manager caused the massive overpayment to Perla Ferrar.

Slash pays Perla $100,000 a month ... plus additional quarterly amounts tied to his income above certain thresholds.

He says his business manager failed to adjust those extra payments when the maximum Perla could receive dropped over the years, which he says led to the overpayments.

Hayden Panettiere’s boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, allegedly sent her threatening text messages after his 2020 arrest for domestic battery ... years before she spoke out about forgiving him.

TMZ obtained court docs filed in Brian's 2020 criminal case, which show alleged threats he sent to Hayden after his arrest.

Brian was arrested on February 14, 2020, after he allegedly struck Hayden in the face with a closed fist at an Airbnb in Wyoming. Officers say they arrived to find Brian intoxicated and locked out of the home.

McKenna West is fighting back against the temporary restraining order preventing her from seeing baby Gabriel ... claiming she is presumptively the legal mother of the child in the state of Texas, where the baby was born.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ, McKenna says a Texas judge signed off on the temporary restraining order ... but she says they got it all wrong.

McKenna gave birth last week to the baby she calls Gabriel after the biological parents, Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed, asked her to abort the baby due to a heart defect. The temporary restraining order gives custody and full decision-making authority to the infant's biological parents, who are from California.

In the new filing, McKenna claims the judge issued the order in violation of the law. She says she is the presumed parent under Texas law and insists the order violates her rights.

Ron DeSantis has suspended Michael Allen Caruso -- a Palm Beach clerk he had appointed and a former state representative -- after Caruso was busted for allegedly kidnapping and molesting a young child.

The 67-year-old was arrested and booked on 5 felonies Tuesday ... molestation, kidnapping, luring and enticing a child, lewd and lascivious exhibition, and child abuse ... according to multiple reports.

According to the Miami Herald, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office report says Caruso is accused of repeatedly molesting the child, who is his relative and is under 12 years old.

New legal drama with McKenna West and baby Gabriel ... the surrogacy company she's suing for allegedly threatening to force an abortion is firing back ... and they want her lawsuit thrown out of court.

According to new legal docs obtained by TMZ, Vicki Ferrara, who runs Worldwide Surrogacy Specialists, denies all claims of wrongdoing in the case brought by McKenna in Alaska.

You'll recall ... McKenna was the surrogate for Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed, who sought to terminate the pregnancy after doctors determined the baby had a heart defect.

McKenna initially scheduled an abortion but later refused and flew to Texas to have the baby.

The murder trial for alleged Tupac Shakur killer Duane "Keffe D" Davis saw its grueling second day ... and it was wild after yesterday's opening arguments, which were 30 years in the making.

As TMZ reported ... Keefe is accused of planning the murder of the legendary rapper and allegedly produced the gun used to kill Tupac ... though prosecutors say he wasn't the trigger man that fateful night.

He has pleaded not guilty to all charges against him.

Jill Stein had a warrant out for her arrest in Missouri after she failed to show up in court for an appearance related to her 2024 assault and trespassing case ... but the warrant has since been dropped.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, the three-time presidential candidate was a no-show in court Monday after she was charged with two misdemeanors -- one count of first-degree trespassing and one count of fourth-degree assault.

The judge issued a warrant -- but it was quickly dropped after her lawyer showed up.