Legal

The owner of the sober living facility where Presley Gerber died reportedly had a criminal past involving drugs and a minor.

According to Page Six, Dr. Reza Nabavi was arrested back in February 2002 after Oakland police found him asleep in his car in an area with a reputation for "frequent narcotic and prostitution activity."

Nabavi was reportedly with a 15-year-old girl, who allegedly told officers she was high on meth and didn't know Nabavi very well. Nabavi was 25 at the time.

Chadwick Boseman's widow is blasting his brothers for dragging her name through the mud ... claiming their lawsuit is nothing but a "public-relations stunt" to smear her in the tabloids.

Taylor Simone Ledward filed a legal response, firing back at Derrick and Kevin Boseman, who recently asked the court to ax her as the administrator of the estate and replace her with attorney Jason Rubin.

Taylor says she shouldn't be removed from the position ... because she's done nothing wrong -- listing her numerous disbursements to Chadwick's parents, Carolyn and Leroy, in the years since his death.

Michael Peguy Desronvil, the holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy case, is sick and tired of the way her lawyer, Kevin Reddington, is treating him ... and he's preparing to fire back.

Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... Michael and his legal team plan to file a bar complaint against Kevin ... they believe Kevin should be suspended, disciplined, or even disbarred for allegedly targeting Michael in the days after the mistrial.

Our sources say Michael feels Kevin publicly identified and essentially outed him ... which they see as a huge issue, considering Kevin is an officer of the court.

Reality star Sidney Starr basically claims she is too famous for jail ... a new tactic in her renewed attempt to get out on bond.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, the former "Love & Hip Hop" star, who is facing child molestation charges, says she has no criminal history and poses no danger to the community if released pending her trial.

Her lawyer said incarceration is having "adverse effects" on her physical and mental health ... and says Sidney is a celeb who is "recognizable to a sizeable portion of the jail population."

Sidney's fame comes with a price ... she says she is "continually pressured by other jail inmates for money, and has had her personal identification number for the jail's video communication system stolen and used by other inmates."

Caleb Flynn's mistress broke down in tears while testifying in his murder trial ... sobbing as she poured over her texts with the "American Idol" alum ... including one where she told him she wanted to kill his wife.

Alleigha Botner took the stand Thursday, sobbing as she told the court, "I just wish I didn't say this. I didn't mean it."

The message that brought her to tears reads ... "I want to kill her, Caleb."

She also read Caleb's chilling response ... "That makes two of us."

Kevin Weisman says his ex-girlfriend, Friday Chamberlain, is refusing to leave his home and is being verbally abusive to his 18-year-old daughter ... claiming his ex compared his kid to Ted Bundy and Hamas.

The "Alias" star made the explosive claims in court as he sought a temporary restraining order against his ex.

In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Kevin claims Friday called his daughter a "selfish, evil demon child" and compared her to the infamous serial killer.

Kevin said Friday told him his daughter's visits to the home "could teach Hamas a thing or two about psychological warfare."

Attorneys representing Nolan Wells' friends say they didn't delete the Snapchat messages that the family's lawyers claim were scrubbed from his phone ... and are adamant they're not to blame.

Edward Andrew Paltzik -- who represents Jax Pitalo, Warren Hudson and Morgan Seymour -- tells TMZ ... "Warren, Jax and Morgan did not erase anything and never had access to his phone. If anything was erased, they didn't do it."

Their other attorney, Tyler Cox, tells us ... "A girl from the group got all the phones left in the boat (which included Nolan's) and put them in Wyatt's truck, and it stayed there until Christine's friend came over to get Nolan's phone. The same girl in the group retrieved the phone from the truck and gave it to Christine's friend around 1:30 AM."

Nolan Wells' attorneys have released the state's autopsy report ... and they say it raises new questions about the official theory of his death.

The Mississippi report says there was no fluid or debris within the airways of his lungs.

It mentions bruising in the tissue on his scalp on both sides of the back of his neck ... and says there were no other external or internal injuries and that no internal organ abnormalities contributed to his death.

The state's report was signed Aug. 17 ... but still lists Nolan's cause and manner of death as undetermined. It says the body was examined on July 7.

Nolan Wells' cellphone tells a troubling story ... messages were allegedly deleted after he last used the device, and the records contain conversations about "sketchy" people on Horn Island.

Attorney Ben Crump and the family's digital-forensics team laid out the findings at a press conference Thursday ... saying Nolan last used his phone at 2:18 PM on the day he died ... and showing a map of GPS coordinates tracing Nolan's phone from the island to when his parents ultimately retrieved the phone.

Andrew Garrett -- the forensic examiner hired by Nolan's parents -- says messages were deleted between Nolan's last phone activity and the time his family regained access to the device. Garrett says his team cannot determine who deleted the messages or why.

Accused Lindsay Clancy copycat Corie Walsh pleaded not guilty to murdering her 2-year-old son ... and her husband was in court to show his support.

Walsh entered her plea during a preliminary hearing Thursday in Indiana, wearing her jail-issued clothes during a brief court appearance.

Her husband was spotted leaving the courthouse in a blue button-down, gray pants, and sneakers. He kept his hands in his pockets and didn't speak to photographers.

Dolly Parton's sister insists the family is still talking to each other ... despite their nephew allegedly threatening the late singer's estate.

Stella Parton took to social media Thursday to set the record straight on where things stand with Dolly's extended family.

Stella says ... "We are still in contact and moving forward because our children and grandchildren look to us for strength and guidance during this difficult time and confusion for them as well."

The mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota, allegedly branded herself a "MILF," made cracks about the size of her police chief's penis, framed doctored pics emphasizing his bulge, and twice put her hand high on his thigh ... and now he's suing her for sexual harassment.

Police Chief Axel Henry filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Mayor Kaohly Her and the city, accusing the mayor of sexual harassment, battery, and retaliation.

The "MILF" moment allegedly came at a February police academy graduation, when the mayor spotted an "MFF" ribbon on Henry's uniform -- short for Mobile Field Force.

She allegedly said ... "Oh, I thought it said MILF so maybe I could get one" ... but Henry apparently wasn't amused, giving her a hard pass and walking away.

Diddy's former staffers found a safe place to land amid their former employer's prison stint ... grabbing gigs on Usher's record-breaking tour with Chris Brown.

Diddy's former chief of staff, Kristina Khorram, a personal assistant who was mentioned multiple times at his trial, and a photographer who worked with the mogul on a documentary just before his arrest were all hired for various roles on "The R&B Tour" ... Rolling Stone reports.

It's unclear who exactly hired them. Usher has a long-standing relationship with Diddy ... which began when Diddy took him on as a favor to music producer L.A. Reid.

Chalk up a legal victory for Dolly Parton's estate ... a Tennessee judge granted the estate's temporary restraining order against the late country singer's nephew and former head of security, Bryan Seaver, after claiming he sent threatening messages.

According to court documents obtained by TMZ ... She's Alive, the entity created to oversee Dolly's estate, filed a complaint claiming that Bryan and his security company, Squadron Augmented Protection Services (SAPS), threatened to wipe out Dolly's legacy and business empire with threats of violence. 

On Wednesday, the judge signed the restraining order barring Bryan and SAPS from coming within 1,000 feet of She's Alive employees, lawyers, and business partners. The order also prevents Bryan and SAPS from interfering with the entity's business relationships.

Former "Teen Mom" star Mackenzie Edwards has been granted temporary custody of her two kids, whom she shares with ex-husband Ryan Edwards ... and a judge ruled that he can only see them at his parents' house after she claimed he relapsed on drugs.

In a court order, the Tennessee judge restricted Ryan's contact with their kids and barred him from driving and transporting them ... Us Weekly reports.

Meanwhile, Ryan's wife, Amanda Conner, has also been prohibited from supervising them, driving them, or being alone with them.

Jeffrey Epstein's former attorney and accountant are under investigation ... and the FBI is leading the probe and seeking witness testimony against them.

Attorney Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn -- who are the executors of Epstein's estate -- are the subject of the inquiry ... a law enforcement source told NBC News.

The source also told the publication that interviews with witnesses have been ongoing.