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A teacher in Ohio was arrested after she reportedly paid a student to kill her soon-to-be ex-husband.

According to multiple reports, Stephanie Demetrius -- a 44-year-old substitute teacher -- has been charged with felony conspiracy after cops say she approached a student at The Academy For Urban Scholars High School in Columbus, OH on March 26 and offered him $2,000 to kill her husband.

Sgt. James Fuqua of the Columbus Division of Police said, "This particular teacher was attempting to groom this young person into committing murder."

Ayesha Howard is clapping back at all the "gold digger" chatter after having Anthony Edwards' baby ... passionately defending herself from all the "lies" being spewed.

Howard -- who also has a son with rapper Lil Baby -- took to Instagram to discuss how she's been portrayed online after giving birth to the Minnesota Timberwolves superstar's daughter, Aubri' Summer, last November.

There have been a ton of wild claims made surrounding the situation ... one being Edwards electing to pay $1,080,000 in child support upfront, which Howard recently denied.

Elon Musk's time at the White House is coming to an end ... at least that's what President Trump is reportedly telling those closest to him.

POTUS has told his inner circle and some members of his Cabinet that Elon will soon be stepping back from his role as a senior White House advisor ... according to a report Wednesday from Politico, citing three anonymous "Trump insiders."

Trump hinted at the change Monday, telling reporters in the Oval Office ... "I think he's been amazing but I also think he's got a big company to run and so at some point, he's going to be going back. He wants to. I'd keep him as long as I could keep him."

Jeff Bezos sounds like he's throwing some Amazon money around ... because his company is reportedly trying to acquire TikTok.

Amazon submitted a bid to buy TikTok as the popular video app nears the Saturday deadline to separate from Chinese ownership or face a ban in the United States ... according to a report Wednesday in the New York Times.

The report says the Amazon bid came in at the last minute ... and the NYT also notes the Amazon offer is not being taken seriously.

Morgan Wallen is looking to cash in on his viral explanation of his abrupt exit from "Saturday Night Live" ... selling merch with his new catchphrase.

The country music star has a bunch of new offerings on his official online store ... namely, shirts and hats with the phrase "Get Me To God's Country."

Morgan slapped the phrase on a white tee and a couple different trucker hats ... and he's hawking them all for $45 a pop. Hey, no one said God's country was cheap.

3:50 PM PT -- President Trump just signed the executive order ... with Kid Rock standing by to offer moral support and further clarification for the cameras about the issue.

Kid Rock was dressed in what some might call an extravagantly patriotic red outfit, with white and blue stars, stripes and some eagle wings, and a bandana-wrapped fedora ... a sharp contrast to Volodomyr Zelensky's muted military 'fit, which VZ was called out for as being insufficiently respectful during his own recent official Oval Office visit.

President Trump is trying to tackle an important issue he raised on the campaign trail ... scalpers and expensive fees driving up ticket prices for live entertainment ... and he's got a new action he says will fix these issues.

Sources at the White House tell TMZ ... Trump is signing a presidential executive order today to end price-gouging by middlemen in the entertainment industry.

We're told Trump's latest EO will combat a bunch of issues folks encounter when trying to buy tickets to popular concerts and sporting events ... remember the headaches for the Taylor Swift "Eras" tour?!?

Deshaun Watson's fiancée, Jilly Anais, isn't just receiving lavish jewelry lately ... she's giving it out, too -- asking her brother to be her "man of honor" with an expensive Rolex!!

Anais' brother, Jules, shared the amazing gift on his Instagram Story over the weekend ... revealing the luxurious watch, which appears to be the Oyster Perpetual Datejust 41.

"My sis stepped different asking me to be her Man of Honor," Jules said.

A highly coveted Shohei Ohtani card just sold for some insane coin at auction -- a record $1,067,500, to be exact!

The 1-of-1 autographed card -- which features a piece of Ohtani's pants when he reached the 50/50 club -- is from Topps' "Dynasty Black" line and has a PSA Mint 9 Auto 9 grade.

The rare memorabilia was made available by Heritage Auctions ... and once bidding closed on Saturday, the final price tag was revealed.

Lauren Sanchez is going to have a lot more than '27 Dresses' to choose from ... 'cause it looks like she's finally putting together her custom wedding gown -- going out to Milan to do it!

The former entertainment reporter and her soon-to-be husband Jeff Bezos hit up the iconic Dolce & Gabbana store Saturday ... spending a couple hours inside the luxury brand's store.

Check out the pics ... the two were shot leaving the store in sleek attire -- Bezos in the all-black 'fit and Sanchez wearing a gray coat over her black top.

Robert Kardashian's signed and inscribed Bible which was gifted to O.J. Simpson as a token of friendship that Kim Kardashian wanted to pay $15K for has sold at auction for a whopping amount of money ... TMZ has confirmed.

Malcolm LaVergne, the special administrator of O.J.'s estate, tells TMZ ... the Bible of the former lawyer sold at auction for $80,276. He says he doesn't know who the lucky buyer is but notes that whether you loved O.J. or hated him it's clear "his legacy endures."

The estate's auction brought in an estimated $300K in sales. Other items that sold included a personally signed and framed photo of O.J. and former President Bill Clinton which went for over $18K. Also sold was a replica of O.J.'s 1968 Heisman Trophy for $42,700.

Linda Hogan's feud with her daughter Brooke has her defending Hulk Hogan ... calling him a great father who doesn't deserve to be iced out from Brooke's life.

In a shocking twist, Hulk's ex-wife tells TMZ ... Brooke cutting off the family for "bogus, selfish, childish reasons" will have long-term consequences -- ensuring her kids never realize their grandfather is the great Hulk Hogan.

Linda says she's sad she won't be a grandmother to them ... but, she wants the kids to know how big a star their granddad was.

Pastor to the stars John Gray III is reacting to Marvin Sapp's viral Church donation request -- telling ushers to close the doors until the congregation coughs up $40,000 -- and he says culture and context are key.

John tells TMZ ... Marvin is a good friend of his and he's seen a lot worse donation requests in other churches.

Pastor Gray says he understands why folks who weren't at the service are upset with the way Marvin went about raising money -- asking everyone in the crowd for $20 -- and he tells us why culture and context are being left out of the conversation in sole favor of optics.

Sexyy Red has a new pair of shoes ... and they're an expensive gift from a country singer she recently worked with.

TMZ obtained video of Sexyy Red being gifted a pair of $5,000 Christian Louboutin cowgirl boots ... courtesy of Caldwell.

Sexyy Red pulls up to their music video shoot for their collab, "Beer and Baddies," and Caldwell is waiting with the shoes in a gift box ... and he tells her he can be her "rich country baby daddy."

Sean Kingston and his mother have been convicted in their federal wire fraud case.

The "Beautiful Girls" singer and his mom, Janice Turner, were found guilty Friday on all five charges they were facing.

Sean reportedly cried as the jury returned the guilty verdict ... and he told U.S. Marshalls to "protect my mother" as they remanded her into custody and took her away from the courtroom.

Ben Affleck looks like he's shopping for a new set of wheels ... because he tested out a couple different motorcycles ... and he had a need for speed.

The actor had three motorcycles delivered to his Brentwood mansion this week and he took them out for a spin.

Check out the photos and videos ... Ben is decked out in full motorcycle gear -- helmet included -- as he tools around his neighborhood on the bikes.

Resorts World casino in Las Vegas just got hit with a bad beat ... as the venue was fined $10.5 million in connection to a money laundering case involving a bookmaker who took thousands of bets for Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board dropped the news on Friday ... saying  the two sides entered into a settlement over the "unsuitable methods of operation primarily resulting from activities at the licensed property by illegal bookmakers Matthew Bowyer and Damien LeForbes."

Along with the fine ... the Vegas location will be making changes to its executive leadership and implementing stricter protocols to prevent money laundering, but it will not have to admit or deny any of the allegations made against it.