Legal

Selma Blair’s lawyer is offering a new explanation for the actress’s alleged violent meltdown aboard a Delta flight … claiming several missed doses of medication, and a head injury, are to blame.

During Blair’s arraignment in criminal court Monday, her attorneys argued the alleged attacks and subsequent arrest were due to "severe confusion" caused by the missed meds and a fall where she hit her head ... according to Page Six..

Her lawyers told the judge Blair, who was seen leaving court, had missed multiple doses of a powerful medication used to manage serious neurological symptoms ... seemingly pointing to her battle with multiple sclerosis.

"Big Brother" alum Amber Siyavus had a string of legal troubles in the years before her death ... including felony convictions for forgery and a wild run-in with police.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Amber pleaded guilty in 2020 to attempting to resist an officer with a dangerous weapon after prosecutors claimed she tried to drive away while a Henderson, Nevada cop was partially inside her vehicle.

Amber, who competed on Season 8 of the reality TV show, received a suspended prison sentence of 19 to 48 months and up to 4 years of probation ... along with orders to undergo substance abuse and mental health evaluations.

NBA legend Paul Pierce's baby mama went back to court in their bitter legal battle … claiming Pierce is playing games when it comes to turning over his bank records ... TMZ has learned.

TMZ obtained court docs filed by Paul's ex, Princess Santiago, and she's claiming he has failed to turn over all of the relevant financial information she's asked for in the case. She claims he has not produced all the pages of his bank statements and did not provide certain information about his trust distributions and assets.

She says Paul failed to produce info on his cannabis company and all data about his Fox Sports 1 income … and she claims he failed to disclose his ownership interest in a commercial property.

Christa Pike couldn't get help for quite some time after her botched execution ... a result of confusion between prison officials and first responders.

According to 911 dispatch recordings reviewed by the Associated Press, it took over half an hour for prison officials to even confirm to first responders that the call for help was legit.

Apparently, there was some confusion between the first responders and the prison officials about whether or not help was actually needed in the execution chamber ... leading to a serious delay in Christa's care.

Olivier Martinez says his son with Halle Berry was afraid nobody would believe his abuse allegations against his mother ... so he snapped a photo to back up his story, and now he wants to testify in court.

In new court docs, obtained by TMZ, Olivier claims their 13-year-old son Maceo took a picture of Halle following an alleged physical altercation at her home on September 26, which set off a custody war.

Olivier says Maceo had previously made allegations about his mother getting physical with him but felt nobody took his complaints seriously ... so this time, he says his son wanted photographic evidence.

Chris Brown’s former housekeeper, Maria Avila, wants the singer arrested for making it hard for her to collect the $9 million judgment from her successful dog bite case ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Maria, who was awarded millions over a 2020 dog attack at Chris’ L.A. mansion, asked the court to issue an arrest warrant for the singer based on his failure to lock down dates for her to examine his financial situation.

Maria said Chris has refused to provide available dates for him to show up to court with his bank records … to help her figure out how to get her money.

One of the Cornell fraternity brothers accused in the Jane Doe case wants her lawyer to shut his trap ... claiming her attorney has been trying the case on TV instead of in court.

The lawyer for Diego Sarabia, one of seven men named in the explosive civil lawsuit, is asking a New York judge to rein in attorney Thomas Giuffra's media appearances ... according to court docs obtained by TMZ.

Sarabia's lawyers are ripping Giuffra, claiming he's waging an "orchestrated campaign" in the press ... pointing to interviews in which he's accused Cornell of a cover-up, claimed evidence was destroyed, and suggested even more men may have participated in the alleged assault.

Rep. Ilhan Omar's D.C. home was crawling with federal agents Monday morning ... with investigators apparently digging into immigration documents connected to the Minnesota congresswoman and her family as part of an ongoing criminal investigation.

A DOJ spokesperson confirmed the raid in a statement ... "Today in the Washington, D.C. area, Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice."

Officials say the search is part of an ongoing federal investigation, but haven't publicly spelled out all the details. Two sources familiar with the probe told Fox News Digital that investigators are examining immigration paperwork completed by Omar's late father when she was a child.

A Cornell University professor is standing firmly behind the woman at the center of the school's explosive gang rape allegations ... declaring sexual assault is NEVER the victim's fault.

Kate Manne, a feminist philosopher and professor at Cornell, joined Alex Cooper on Sunday's special episode of "Call Her Daddy" ... taking aim at victim blaming and the treatment of women who come forward with sexual assault allegations.

"Rape is always 100% the fault of the rapist, 0% on the victim," Manne says, before making her position on the Cornell case unmistakable ... "For the record, I believe Jane Doe."

New York Attorney General Letitia James is being asked to recuse herself from the Cornell 7 case in a new ethics complaint ... after she showed support for Jane Doe on social media.

The National Legal and Policy Center -- a Washington, D.C.-based conservative agency that monitors the ethics of public officials -- filed the complaint earlier this week ... arguing James showed a bias before she was named special prosecutor.

On September 28, James posted on X ... "What this young woman has been forced to endure is horrific and unacceptable ... To her, and to all survivors: you’re not alone. We stand with you."

Kevin Hart is asking a judge to intervene in his court battle with his ex-assistant, Miesha Shakes ... and he wants to prevent the woman from his infamous sex tape from taking the stand.

The comedian filed court docs days after Miesha, who worked for Kevin from 2017 to 2020, named his sex tape partner, Montia Sabbag, as a potential witness who could testify in her case.

Miesha said Montia may testify about the scandal and her ensuing legal war with Kevin over the X-rated tape.

One Fort Hood survivor says he plans to watch Nidal Hasan's livestreamed execution ... but doesn't want people to treat it like a party.

TMZ spoke with Alonzo Lunsford -- who was shot 7 times in the 2009 attack -- and he tells TMZ ... Hasan's livestreamed death shouldn't be treated like an event you tailgate.

He also stressed that not everyone should have access to the stream ... telling us that kids and teens should be sitting this one out.

The Cornell University disciplinary committee expelled Jonathan Newell, a defendant in Jane Doe's civil lawsuit, because he had sex with her without her consent ... Doe's lawyer tells TMZ.

Attorney Thomas Giuffra tells TMZ ... "We believe that [the text messages TMZ posted] were part of the Title IX process which led to Mr. Newell's expulsion after twelve days of evidentiary hearings and extensive documentary evidence. It is undisputed that the Hearing Panel found that Mr. Newell violated Ms. Doe's bodily safety in commencing intercourse without her consent."

Someone who has reviewed the hearing panel's decision tells TMZ the panel found Newell did not have "affirmative consent," meaning there was not express consent to engage in sex. Title IX says "silence or lack of resistance in and of itself does not demonstrate consent."

Although Jane Doe says in her early texts her initial encounter with Newell and Matthew Ingalls was consensual, her lawsuit she says things changed when Ingalls went to take a nap. She says Newell then began reaching for her vagina multiple times, "and each time [Doe] pushed his hand away." She says another man entered the room, grabbed her away from Newell and began kissing her while Newell groped her vagina.

Teny Geragos, who is representing Winston Lee, one of the Cornell frat bros accused in the Jane Doe case, is calling foul and wants New York Attorney General Letitia James to be removed as special prosecutor ... TMZ has learned.

Geragos filed legal docs Friday, obtained by TMZ, claiming James should be booted from the case because she's prejudged it.

Jane Doe was in investigation mode in the days and weeks after the alleged sexual assault, working with one of the men she would later accuse of rape to find out who was spreading rumors about the sexual encounter.

TMZ obtained a text chain between Matthew Ingalls and Jane Doe. On October 23 -- four days after the frat party -- she tells him, "bro everyone knows✌️i'm incredibly stressed out."

Matthew responds ... "Dude I have no f***ing idea, this s*** is incredibly frustrating and I know how fast nonsense spreads at this school. It's fan behavior from everyone talking about it. Boring people who have nothing to do with their time."

Former "Real Housewives of Potomac" star Mia Thornton is facing jail time after being hit with a felony charge stemming from her 2025 arrest for allegedly stealing furniture ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, the Fulton County District Attorney filed a felony theft by taking charge against the reality star.

The docs claim Mia and an associate, Jared McGriff, stole furniture and a TV worth at least $5K but less than $25K on October 28, 2025 ... a couple weeks before she was arrested.

The alleged crime apparently went down while they were moving out of a furnished condo in the middle of the night.