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8:25 AM PT -- Nikki Bella's rep tells TMZ, "This is a private matter, and Nikki asks for privacy for her and her family at this time."

Artem Chigvintsev -- now accused of felony domestic violence -- himself called 911 after he allegedly battered someone in his home ... and minutes later he called back and told 911 never mind ... TMZ has learned.

As TMZ reported, Artem was arrested Thursday morning in Napa, California, where he lives with his wife, Nikki Garcia (aka Nikki Bella).

Yolanda Hadid is going all-in with her cowboy boo, Joseph Jingoli -- they’re officially engaged and ready to giddy-up into forever!

The cat’s out of the bag thanks to an Architectural Digest profile of her Texas ranch, referring to Joseph as her fiancé ... and Yolanda later confirmed he popped the question in her native Holland 2 years earlier.

Yolanda met Joseph, a construction CEO, in Pennsylvania back in 2017, right after she moved there and bought a farm ... and he swept her off to a horse show in Fort Worth, Texas for their first date.

3:01 PM PT -- According to county records, Artem Chigvintsev was released at 2:18 PM PT.

We now know how the alarm was sounded when someone at Artem Chigvintsev's home called 911.

Sources connected to the investigation tell TMZ ... a call came in around 8:30 AM, reporting a "medical emergency" at the home. It's unclear who made the call.

Stacy Snyder is sharing her truth ... coming out as queer, and possibly showing off her new girlfriend.

The "Love Is Blind" alum publicly came out in a social media post Wednesday ... a video which ends with her kissing a woman.

Stacy, who got engaged to Izzy Zapata on "Love Is Blind" season 5, captioned her post ... "Surprise!" and included a rainbow flag.

"The Real Housewives of Orange County" star Alexis Bellino should expect tension with Shannon Beador at the reunion ... 'cause she just agreed to marry her costar's ex.

The Bravo personality announced her happy news on Instagram late Wednesday evening, confirming her boyfriend, John Janssen, proposed.

Per Alexis, John popped the question while they were celebrating their 9-month dating anniversary ... which we didn't know was a thing, TBH.

Jax Taylor may be the No. 1 guy in the group ... but that didn't stop him from getting hit with divorce documents while filming season 2 of "The Valley" ... TMZ has learned.

Sources connected to the show tell TMZ ... the Bravo personality was served the docs from his estranged wife, Brittany Cartwright, while filming the new season of the reality show Tuesday.

We're told both Jax and Brittany filmed for "The Valley" Tuesday ... however, they did not film together -- which means a 3rd party brought the documents to the Jax's Studio City sports bar owner (and former bartender at the restaurant SUR).

Tom Girardi, the disgraced powerhouse attorney known for his marriage to "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Erika Jayne, has been found guilty of embezzling more than $15 million from former clients.

A federal jury issued the verdict Tuesday in Los Angeles, where the famed lawyer stood trial for running a fraud scheme between 2010 and 2020 ... in which he pilfered millions from settlement funds from several clients. Girardi was found guilty on 4 counts of wire fraud.

Girardi's defense attorney, Charles Snyder, painted a different picture for the jury ... claiming others at TG's now-defunct law firm Girardi Keese -- which represented plaintiffs in several high-profile cases, including the one against Pacific Gas & Electric Co. dramatized in the film "Erin Brockovich" -- stole the funds as Girardi's mental health declined.

Brittany Cartwright is dropping the curtain on her marriage ... she just filed to divorce Jax Taylor.

The "Vanderpump Rules" alum and "The Valley" star beelined it to court Tuesday and filed divorce documents after 5 years of marriage ... according to new legal docs obtained by TMZ.

In the docs, Brittany is going with irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split. The estranged couple previously announced their separation in February, and Brittany lists the date of separation as January 24, 2024.

"Big Brother" star Zach Rance has issued a "cry for help" after receiving thousands of death threats and harassing messages in the 10 years since he appeared on the competition series.

The reality star took to YouTube Monday, where he explained at length the bullying he's faced ... mostly over fans' disappointment he never ended up in a relationship with fellow housemate, Frankie Grande -- and there've been many dark threats as well.

As Zach explained it ... "Big Brother" fans were really invested in his flirtationship with Frankie -- commonly referred to as "Zankie" -- repeatedly voicing their frustrations over the failed fling.

Rob "The Rabbit" Pitts -- star of Netflix’s "Tex Mex Motors" --  has died after a battle with stomach cancer ... TMZ has confirmed.

The car salesman said farewell in a YouTube video titled "This Is Goodbye (RIP 7/27/79 - 8/25/24)" ... and his videographer confirmed his death in the comments, writing, "I am with him now in Hospice. He just passed at 21:45 on 08/25/2024. He will be missed and we will never forget him!"

In his text-based farewell video, Rob shared he felt "off," and started experiencing symptoms like weight loss and acid reflux while filming "Tex Mex Motors" season 2 ... which his doctors finally diagnosed as stomach cancer.

Farrah Abraham's buying her daughter one hell of a first car ... springing for the Tesla Cybertruck ... even though her kiddo doesn't have a license yet.

The reality television star tells TMZ ... she let her daughter Sophia pick out her first car -- and, out of all the electrics and hybrids she checked out, the Tesla Cybertruck Cyberbeast Foundation proved to be her fav.

FA says she and her daughter are picking up the car next week ... and, then Sophia's gonna customize the chrome car with her own aesthetic -- something she'll have a while to do before she starts driving it on her own ... since she's still only got her learner's permit.

Judge Mathis is going to have a judge in his life now ... because his wife just banged the gavel on their marriage.

The TV judge's wife, Linda, beelined it to court Thursday and filed to divorce Judge Mathis after 39 years of marriage.

According to the docs, obtained by TMZ, Linda lists the date of separation as July 17 ... and she's going with the boilerplate irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split.

"Vanderpump Rules" star James Kennedy is trying to keep us in the loop about the show’s return during its production pause -- except it turns out he's not in the loop himself.

The DJ spilled the tea to TMZ outside L.A.'s Equinox Wednesday ... saying he’s crossing his fingers for a quick return to filming. But so far, he hasn’t heard a peep from the producers.

But JK’s not one to let Bravo fans freak out about the show’s fate ... keeping the faith alive with a seriously chill reassurance, which you can check out in the clip.

"Love Island USA" stars Kendall Washington and Nicole Jacky are officially over -- just one day after their fiery reunion showed how much they were clashing post-villa!

Nicole spilled the tea on her IG Stories Tuesday ... saying it was Kendall who hit her up that day and pulled the trigger on their breakup -- adding she's trying to wrap her head around it and respect his decision, but it's been a tough pill to swallow.

Kendall, on his end, posted he and Nicole had reached a point where it just wasn't healthy to keep going ... and asked for haters to back off and give them space to focus on their mental health.