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Donald Trump's White House has been in communication with Diddy's legal team about a potential pardon for the music mogul, and we've learned the decision may be determined by the judge's ruling on bail.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Donald Trump is "more than open" to pardoning Diddy, but he wants to wait to see what Judge Arun Subramanian does with Diddy's latest bail petition. We're told if Diddy is granted bail, Trump will not make a decision on a pardon until Diddy is sentenced. If the judge denies bail, a decision will be made immediately.

As you know, Diddy was acquitted on the 3 major charges, and convicted on 2 counts of violating the Mann Act, which prohibits the interstate transportation of prostitutes. The Mann Act is rarely used by federal prosecutors as a singular charge. Most legal experts agree ... if Diddy's case only involved the Mann Act, no charges would have been filed against him.

Bryan Kohberger was captured on police body cam footage during a routine traffic stop in 2022, just a couple months before he murdered four University of Idaho students ... and he's recorded insisting he's a super honest guy.

New video -- which prosecutors planned to present at trial -- has now been released after Kohberger has already pled guilty to his brutal killings ... and, it starts when a cop stops him for allegedly going 43 mph in an area with a 35 mph speed limit.

The Latah County sheriff's deputy pulls up to the window in the August 2022 stop ... and notices Kohberger isn't wearing his seat belt. He asks if Kohberger was wearing his seat belt while he was driving, and BK admits he wasn't.

The assault and battery charge against "Empire" star Bryshere Gray has been dismissed ... TMZ has learned.

The Chesapeake General District Court confirms Dustin "Chosen" Wilkins -- Bryshere's friend -- asked the court to dismiss the misdemeanor charge filed against the actor last month in Chesapeake, Virginia ... and the judge went ahead and did so Wednesday morning.

A rep for Bryshere says Chosen was motivated to drop the charge after the actor's sister, Brianna, intervened.

We reported it first -- Bryshere was put behind bars after his friend and collaborator filed a criminal complaint against Bryshere, claiming the actor physically attacked him at a Homewood Suites hotel. A warrant was issued for his arrest ... and Bryshere turned himself in on June 15.

Keanu Reeves must be singing the praises of the Chilean authorities ... 'cause they're returning his expensive watches stolen from his Los Angeles home years ago.

Officials in Santiago, Chile, made the big announcement about Keanu's 6 watches, including a Rolex worth $9,500, after the timepieces were swiped from his Hollywood Hills estate in December 2023.

The officials said they turned over the $125,000 worth of jewelry to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which is now making arrangements to give the items back to the actor.

A Delta Airlines employee used a "Peppa Pig" iPad that a kid lost on a plane to record videos pleasuring himself ... at least according to a new lawsuit.

Delta is being sued by a married couple in South Carolina ... they say their child left behind a pink "Peppa Pig" iPad on a flight and claim they later learned a Delta employee used the device to film pornographic videos in their Delta uniform and name badge.

In the docs, obtained by TMZ, the couple says their kid left the iPad behind on a July 2023 flight from South Carolina to New York ... and someone started using it to take photos and videos.

3:31 PM PT -- A judge has signed an order requiring Aaron to return Denise's personal phone and laptop within 48 hours ... Aaron is also prohibited from distributing any images of Denise's intimate body parts.

Denise Richards' divorce from Aaron Phypers is getting even messier ... because she's now claiming he violated her restraining order against him and stole her laptop containing nude photos.

In new court docs filed Monday ... Denise says Aaron violated the temporary restraining order by "disturbing her peace" when he sent her private information to the media from her laptop -- namely text messages and naked pics. She's asking the judge to order Aaron to return the laptop and all of its pictures and recordings, along with any cell phones he may have of hers.

She's asking for him to turn the items over to her lawyer, and she'll pick them up from him.

Denise also wants Aaron to be "prohibited from using, delivering, copying, printing, or disclosing any text messages, emails, photos, notes or other content from my cell phone or laptop or any other of my electronic devices."

Midtown Manhattan was plunged into panic on the evening of July 28, 2025, when a lone gunman entered a Park Avenue skyscraper and opened fire, killing four people and wounding another individual ... before the shooter died by suicide, ending the rampage.

The suspect in the incident was identified as Shane Tamura, who allegedly drove across the country in order to carry out the shocking attack.

We're going to take a look at the background of the gunman and see what led up to the violent incident.

Tamura spent his teenage years in Southern California, where he attended Golden Valley High School in Santa Clarita before transferring to Granada Hills Charter High School.

The suspect joined the latter school's football team, and its former assistant coach, Walter Roby, described him to Fox 11 as "a quiet, hard worker" who led others through "his actions on the field."

One of Tamura's former classmates and teammates, Caleb Clarke, claimed the suspect was "a jokester" in high school and added he "never would have thought violence was something you’d associate with" the alleged suspect in their early years, according to NBC News.

Clarke said a future in athletics was "definitely on the table" for his former classmate, who had apparently become aware of his peers "telling him how great he was."

Tamura entered the security industry after leaving high school, and he later moved to Las Vegas, where he was employed in the surveillance department at the Horseshoe Hotel and Casino at the time he undertook his trip to NYC, according to ABC News.

The suspect had a concealed firearms permit, which was found at the scene of the shooting. It was issued in 2022, and it was set to expire in 2027.

He also received a private-investigator license in Nevada in 2019 -- although it eventually expired, according to CNN.

Tamura had two Mental Health Crisis Holds in Nevada in 2022 and 2024. The holds generally allow for an individual to be held for up to 72 hours if they're found to be a potential danger to themselves or other people.

Tamura's vehicle had been driven across the country prior to the mass shooting, and a BMW he exited in Manhattan was registered in his name in Nevada.

The car passed through Colorado on Saturday, July 26, made it to Iowa the following day ... and it was in Columbia, New Jersey just a few hours before the shootings.

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch stated officials found a loaded revolver, ammunition, a rifle case with rounds, and multiple magazines in the vehicle, according to the New York Post.

In addition to the weapon and the ammunition, medication prescribed to Tamura was also found in the car.

Police found Tamura had a note on him claiming he'd been suffering from the effects of CTE, or Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, according to the New York Post.

The disease is typically found in individuals with lengthy histories of repeated head impacts, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Tamura made a reference to former NFL player Terry Long, who was posthumously diagnosed with the condition after drinking antifreeze, in his note, where he also claimed the league "failed us."

Tamura alleged the NFL "knowingly concealed the dangers to our brains to maximize profits" despite having never played professional football at any point in the past.

Tyrese and his ex-wife Samantha Gibson have been divorced for many years ... but there's still a looming bill hovering over the doomed marriage -- almost $500K -- in unpaid attorney fees ... and now her lawyers want him locked up for failing to pay it.

Samantha filed her fourth motion asking the judge to force Tyrese to pay the tab (plus interest) to The Gleklen Law Firm and Bloom Lines Alexander and hold him in contempt.

Tyrese's ex says the bill has now ballooned to $492,651.99 with interest ... and yet claims Tyrese continues to blow it off.

Aaron Phypers is vehemently denying Denise Richards' claim he stole her laptop... he tells us his estranged wife is lying "to damage my reputation and distract from the truth."

Aaron is also denying Denise's allegation that he violated her restraining order against him ... and he feels she's using the "false claims" as a weapon against him in their nasty divorce.

TMZ broke the story ... Denise filed legal docs Monday claiming Aaron stole her laptop and sent text messages and nudes to media outlets, and she asked the judge to order Aaron to return the laptop and all of its pictures and recordings, along with any cell phones he may have of hers.

Diddy is taking another bite at the apple ... because his legal team just filed a new motion for bail ... and they say he's the only man in America behind bars for hiring male sex workers to bang his girlfriend.

Diddy's legal team -- spearheaded by Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos --  just sent a new bail package proposal over to Judge Arun Subramanian ... rattling off a list of reasons why they believe Diddy should be released from jail before his Oct. 3 sentencing.

In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Diddy's lawyers argue most folks convicted on Mann Act charges -- Diddy was found guilty of two Mann Act counts -- are released from custody before sentencing.

12:06 PM PT -- A rep for the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office tells TMZ ... detectives identified the Delta copilot as Rustom Bhagwagar, saying they've been in the throes of an investigation since April 2025 after receiving information about sex crimes against a child. Police took out an arrest warrant for Bhagwagar and got tipped off that he was flying into San Francisco International Airport last night.

With the help of federal authorities, Contra Costa investigators met the plane at the Delta terminal and arrested Bhagwagar on the spot. Bhagwagar was taken to the county jail and booked on five counts of oral copulation with a child under 10 years of age. He is being held on $5 million bail.

A Delta Airlines copilot went from the cockpit to federal custody after he was arrested shortly after he landed a commercial airliner in California.

It all went down around 9:30 PM Saturday ... the copilot flew the packed jet from Minneapolis to San Francisco International Airport, where he landed and parked at one of the gates.

Moments later, federal agents stormed the aircraft with guns and badges, heading straight for the cockpit.

The state of Michigan was shocked to its core when a stabbing attack was carried out at a Walmart location in Traverse City in late July 2025.

Although the attack ended quickly and without any fatalities, the legal troubles for the suspected attacker, Bradford James Gille, are just beginning.

We're going to check out the background of the individual suspected of carrying out the heinous incident and see what kind of consequences he's looking at.

Gille lives in Afton, Michigan, in Cheboygan County, according to Michigan's MLive.com.

The suspected attacker has been arrested several times in the past for various offenses, including misdemeanor assault and battery and drug possession.

He was also charged with malicious destruction of tombs and memorials, although his charge was dismissed after a judge found him incompetent to stand trial, according to NBC News.

Gille's reportedly done time behind bars for his past actions, as he previously served 49 days in a Florida jail on charges of vandalism.

The stabbing began around 4:40 PM on July 26, when Gille, who was allegedly armed with a 3.5-inch folding knife, allegedly began randomly stabbing patrons of a Walmart in Traverse City, located in the northern part of the state, about 255 miles northwest of Detroit.

A total of 11 individuals -- including six victims over the age of 60 -- were stabbed in the attack.

Several bystanders attempted to subdue the suspect outside, and Marine veteran Derrick Perry drew a gun on Gille and yelled at him to drop the knife allegedly used in the incident ... local authorities arrived and arrested Gille, according to the New York Post.

The victims were later transported to a local hospital in varying conditions, and the Associated Press reported every victim was expected to survive.

Michigan officials were expected to charge Gille with 11 counts of assault with intent to murder, as well as a terrorism charge.

Grand Traverse County Prosecutor Noelle Moeggenberg claimed officials believed the attack was meant to "affect the entire community."

A motive for the attack hasn't been established ... the FBI has stepped in to assist with the investigation into the incident.

Fans are scratching their heads after Sean "Diddy" Combs seemingly posted -- and then quickly deleted -- an eye emoji on X Friday evening.

It's been a while since the disgraced music mogul shared anything on Elon Musk's social media site ... so fans can't quite understand why he'd post such a random message, just to scratch it from existence.

Some fans hypothesized he's teasing new music ... while others claimed he's hinting at some personal knowledge of the federal government's recent meeting with  Ghislaine Maxwell -- during which her lawyer says she named 100 people linked to Jeffrey Epstein.

If you thought life couldn't get worse for the alleged 'Scream' mask, gangbang teacher Brittany Fortinberry, then think again!

Fortinberry has been cooling her heels in jail since her February arrest and has been charged with 41 felonies, including sex crimes against minors — and now she's been sued by a bank for skipping out on credit card payments.

Synchrony Bank filed the lawsuit Wednesday in an Indiana court, claiming Fortinberry failed to pay $2,125.50 in credit fees she amassed since opening the account in 2021.

Ghislaine Maxwell answered questions from the feds about 100 people linked to Jeffrey Epstein ... at least according to her lawyer.

Epstein's child sex trafficking associate reportedly received limited immunity before sitting down for two days this week to chat with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.

Ghislaine's lawyer, David Oscar Markus, reportedly told journalists Maxwell fielded questions about 100 different people linked to Epstein ... and he says his client was asked every possible thing imaginable.

Bryan Kohberger won't be totally cut off from the world on the inside ... and, he can even send messages to young women across the country -- though not via any dating apps.

The Idaho Department of Corrections tells TMZ ... while prisoners don't technically have access to the internet, they can purchase tablets from the commissary and load them up with a ton of apps.

This means Kohberger and his fellow inmates can access select music, radio stations, podcasts, movies, television, games and books. They can also fire off emails and make phone calls ... BK's lifeline to life outside the prison walls.