Money

Rapper Blueface's music royalties are now going to Soulja Boy's baby mama, Jackilyn Martinez, to pay off a massive debt he owes her ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge granted Jackilyn's request to redirect all of Blueface's royalties from ASCAP and BMI -- for sales of his music -- to her in order to pay off a $123K judgment.

Jackilyn got a default judgment for that amount back in April 2025 after Blueface apparently blew off a lawsuit she filed against him. In her original suit, she sought $10 million ... claiming Blueface defamed her.

John McClain -- the former executor of Michael Jackson's estate who passed away last month -- had a personal fortune of $20 million and no will ... according to the man who wants to administer his estate.

Warner Wright IV filed paperwork Wednesday asking that he and Zia F. Modabber -- McClain's lawyer -- be named administrators of McClain's estate ... citing urgent business matters as a reason to expedite the process.

Wright says a lease payment on a Malibu property is due ... as well as several "other bills that need to be paid, maintenance issues that need to be handled and managed, creative projects to be preserved, and other regular but time-sensitive matters to address."

Donations are flooding into Karmelo Anthony's GiveSendGo after being convicted of murder and handed a 35-year prison sentence.

Check it out ... Karmelo's crowdfunding page was just above $629,000 after he was found guilty of murder for fatally stabbing fellow high school student Austin Metcalf ... but now the pool of money is even bigger.

Sympathizers are continuing to send money Karmelo's way, with $4,000 pouring in overnight, and the number is still rising.

Nick Reiner says he not only needs money to pay lawyers for his legal defense, but also to fund his commissary account ... and the accused double murderer claims his trustee isn't playing ball.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Nick says he's repeatedly asked the trustee controlling his money to replenish his jailhouse account to buy additional snacks and hygiene items ... but he says the trustee has yet to break him off a little bread.

The commissary gripe is included in a petition filed Monday by the 32-year-old, requesting the distribution of money he says was supposed to be paid out from the trust his parents Rob and Michele Reiner set up for him in 1992.

Nick claims he was supposed to get the money when he turned 30, and he wants the funds to hire back Alan Jackson as his lawyer ... and also to get some stuff from the commissary while he sits in jail.

Floyd Mayweather's former manager, Jona Rechnitz, is clapping back after the legendary boxer filed a $175 million lawsuit claiming he was the victim of widespread fraud, but his ex-friend turned foe says he's got receipts that show the allegations are pure nonsense.

Rechnitz recently sat down with YouTuber Spencer Cornelia ... and responded to many of Mayweather's allegations, in a video that's been reposted by 50 Cent.

One of Mayweather's claims centers around $100 million in jewelry, which the undefeated fighter alleges Rechnitz used as collateral for a $13 million loan, unbeknownst to the star athlete. Floyd says he never received any of the money.

The car Mackenzie Shirilla was driving when she crashed into a wall, killing Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan, was listed as an asset in her parents' bankruptcy just a couple of months earlier ... TMZ has learned.

Mackenzie’s parents, Natalie and Steve, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in May 2022, listing $398K in assets and $173K in liabilities.

According to the bankruptcy documents, one of their assets was a 2018 Toyota Camry, which was the same car involved in Mackenzie’s fatal car crash on July 31, 2022. The car, which apparently had 32,000 miles on it, was listed at $18K.

'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' star Dorit Kemsley isn't giving her costars any grace for being worried about her spending ... telling Andy Cohen their concerns are NOT justified ... despite her alleged financial woes.

Dorit gave a quick "No" on "Watch What Happens Live" Wednesday when Andy asked her about her castmates' concerns now that her and PK Kemsley's financial struggles have come out amid their bitter divorce.

We've covered their financial turmoil ... just last month, we first reported Dorit claimed PK stopped paying the bills on their $6 million mansion due to Dorit allegedly dropping $1 million on clothes and travel.

Kym Whitley has some tough-love financial advice for Spencer Pratt ... and let's just say she's not exactly sympathetic to his explanation for blowing through millions during his reality TV glory days.

TMZ caught up with her Tuesday night at a Karen Bass election-night event at The Line Hotel in Koreatown -- and check out the video ... 'cause Kym doesn't hold back when we asked about Spencer spending $10M at the height of his fame.

She didn't hesitate before offering her take ... suggesting Spencer's current situation might've looked a whole lot different if he'd made a few different decisions back then.

President Donald Trump is abandoning plans to hand out nearly $2 billion to his allies -- including J6 rioters -- on the heels of judges blocking the so-called anti-weaponization fund.

TMZ has confirmed the Dept. of Justice is opting to abide by the federal judges' ruling that it could not "under any circumstances" proceed with handing out money to people who believe they'd been targeted by the DOJ.

One source told Axios, which first reported the news, "It's dead for now."

Janel Parrish and her ex Chris Long hashed out a divorce settlement and she scored a big win … because the actress is keeping all the money she makes from her TV and film gigs.

TMZ obtained the deal executed by the exes on May 21 ... and the divorce agreement says Janel will keep her residuals and royalties from all her projects, including money from "Pretty Little Liars." She's also keeping her SAG pension plan.

Janel doesn't have to cut her ex monthly checks either ... they both waived their right to collect spousal support.

She also walks away with her 2019 Audi SQ7, all jewelry, and clothes in her possession, her credit card points, several bank accounts, and one-half of their $3.2 million home, which they plan to unload ASAP.

Charli D'Amelio's dad, Marc, is doubling down on denying he stole millions from his famous daughter while he was in charge of her account.

Marc scoffed at allegations he moved a bunch of her money into an offshore bank account, explaining ... "I wouldn't even know how to do that."

Charli's dad said he's got his own money and doesn't need his daughter's ... and he insists Charli's rise to fame was never about making money for the family.

Charli D’Amelio's dad is fighting back against claims millions of dollars were stolen from her account while under the watch of him and his wife.

The report originally came from Deuxmoi ... and alleged the TikTok superstar became aware of the missing cash after her parents, Marc and Heidi, were supposed to have been removed from her accounts. The gossip account also posted that the issue caused a rift in the family, with Charli's sister Dixie siding with their 'rents.

But, Marc responded directly under the post ... saying the report is a bunch of BS. He even alleged his daughter "is being manipulated" and that he has receipts. He went on ... "Over the last six years we have remained silent and never addressed gossip but the time has come to set the record straight."

E. Jean Carroll can perhaps breathe a sigh of relief ... after a U.S. Attorney denied reports his office is investigating her in connection with her lawsuit alleging President Donald Trump sexually abused her ... but we're told she is connected to a related investigation.

Andrew Boutros, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, posted a message on X Thursday, saying he had not opened a criminal investigation into Carroll despite numerous media reports saying otherwise. Boutros noted, "Any claim to the contrary is categorically false.”

However, law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Boutros' office is looking into a Chicago-based entity tied to billionaire Reid Hoffman, who allegedly provided some funding to Carroll for legal expenses she incurred during the Trump lawsuit.

Singer Amerie’s monthly income was revealed as part of her bitter divorce from her ex-husband, Lenny Nicholson ... TMZ has learned.

TMZ obtained the divorce judgment from the case, which says the exes did not own any real property or joint bank accounts.

Amerie walked away with her music businesses, Amerie Inc., Cer One Touring, and Mi Suk Publishing, and a 2016 Range Rover. The judge ordered Nicholson to turn over Amerie’s TV tracks and an external hard drive containing her music files that were in his possession.

A Google employee was arrested and charged with fraud after he allegedly used inside information from the company to place bets involving accused murderer D4vd ... which won him a fat $1.2 million payout.

A federal criminal complaint unsealed in New York Wednesday claims Michele Spagnuolo, an Italian citizen and Google software engineer, used his access to confidential company data tracking user searches to place several Google-related bets on the prediction platform, Polymarket.

His alleged bets relating to singer D4vd show Spagnuolo used his "AlphaRaccoon" Polymarket account to vote "yes" for D4vd being ranked in "Google’s Top 5 Most Searched People of 2025" as well as in the "Will d4vd be the #1 searched person on Google this year" poll.

Chris Brown's security guard says he personally handed over close to $40K to the singer's ex-housekeeper after his dog allegedly attacked her ... according to the transcript of his deposition.

Emil Lewis -- the security supervisor for Chris Brown -- was deposed in the civil lawsuit against Brown and testified that he gave Maria Avila and her family $30,000 or $40,000 via personal checks and cash before and shortly after Christmas in 2020.

When asked why he decided to give them so much money, Lewis said he felt sorry for the family ... but adds he never discussed the payments with Brown.