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"The Bachelorette" star DeAnna Pappas' ex-husband, Stephen Stagliano, denies he committed fraud or intentionally concealed assets from her in their divorce ... TMZ has learned.

In court docs, Stephen fired back at DeAnna’s claims that he withdrew a bunch of money from his retirement account, which she was owed a cut of.

Stephen admits he withdrew money from the account, but said he needed it to pay living expenses, including bills for his kids. He said he did not believe and was not aware he "was violating the court’s orders or acting improperly.”

"How I Met Your Mother" actor Nick Pasqual's legal nightmare is far from over ... because his ex-girlfriend is now suing him for sexual battery.

According to a court doc obtained by TMZ, Hollywood makeup artist Allie Shehorn alleges Pasqual sexually assaulted and raped her during an April 2024 incident while the two were dating.

In the filing, Shehorn alleges Pasqual subjected her to "controlling, coercive, threatening, and physically violent conduct" during their relationship ... claiming the abuse escalated over time.

Matthew Perry’s assistant allegedly went on a ride in the late actor’s car at 4 AM shortly after the Friends star died ... this according to Perry's former friend and publicist.

Lisa Calio, who says she worked for Matthew for close to 30 years, wrote a letter to the judge set in advance of the sentencing hearing for Matthew’s longtime assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa.

Kenneth is facing years in prison for being the middleman between drug dealers and Matthew. Prosecutors claim he also injected the actor with ketamine, including on the night he died in 2023.

Mackenzie Shirilla's late boyfriend Dominic Russo sent her a chilling text message in the weeks before she killed him in a car crash ... talking to her about life being short.

In the text message, obtained by TMZ, Dom tells Mackenzie ... "Kenzie u know i love u but i dont think we should be together at this point there isnt very much time on earth."

Dominic proceeds to mention constant fights and breakups that don't stick ... telling her they need some time apart.

NFL star Josh Jacobs is facing a slew of domestic violence charges after being arrested in Wisconsin.

The Green Bay Packers running back was arrested Tuesday and booked into the Brown County Jail on five charges ... including battery, criminal damage to property, disorderly conduct, strangulation and suffocation, and intimidation of a victim ... according to the Hobart-Lawrence Police Department.

Cops say they were dispatched Saturday morning to an alleged disturbance involving Jacobs ... but he was not taken into custody until today.

Eric Rosenbrook -- a reality star formerly on "90 Day Fiancé" -- cut a deal with prosecutors in a battery case involving his wife.

The deal called for Eric to plead guilty to "disorderly conduct, domestic abuse assessments" in exchange for a misdemeanor battery charge being dropped.

Eric looks like he has a path to avoid jail time here ... as long as he keeps his nose clean for the next 12 months. The plea deal comes with a bunch of conditions, most notably committing no crimes, staying sober, and not going into any bars.

"90 Day Fiancé" star Thais Ramone is no longer facing potential jail time after prosecutors declined to move forward with a domestic battery charge against the reality star ... TMZ has learned.

According to court records, Thais was facing a misdemeanor domestic battery charge, and the case was sent to prosecutors for a filing determination back on May 22.

A couple of days later, on May 24, the charge was dropped.

Jonathan Andic is stepping away from the Mango empire ... but he says it's because he's fighting to clear his name, not because he killed his billionaire dad.

The eldest son of late Mango founder Isak Andic announced Tuesday he's resigning as vice president of Mango just days after Spanish authorities arrested him in connection with his father's fatal cliff fall.

Jonathan -- who inherited control of the fashion giant alongside his sisters after Isak's death -- blasted the allegations against him in an emotional letter to the company ... calling the case against him "the gravest, most unjust and unfounded accusation" imaginable.

Matthew Perry's former assistant Kenneth Iwamasa allegedly cleaned up more than just a house after the actor died ... prosecutors say he also tried wiping away the evidence trail tied to the ketamine conspiracy.

According to a new court filing, obtained by TMZ, federal prosecutors claim the former live-in assistant went into damage-control mode immediately after the "Friends" star's death -- allegedly directing another person to destroy ketamine evidence, shredding documents, and scrubbing digital records.

The feds say Iwamasa repeatedly lied to investigators, too ... first by allegedly hiding the fact he injected Perry with multiple ketamine shots on the day of his death, then later claiming Perry had hidden ketamine bottles himself.

Prosecutors say that wasn't true.

If Hasan Piker was trying to play it cool while addressing the federal investigation into a trip he took to Cuba earlier this year ... he didn't do so hot on a recent live stream.

The far-left political personality didn't say much to his audience when he broke his silence ... other than the feds are "up his a--" and the situation is "not good."

Responding to one commenter ... Hasan said, "Yeah, free me" after again calling the feds' probe "bulls---."

Wander Franco was found criminally responsible for sexually and psychologically abusing a minor ... but the MLB star will not serve jail time.

A judge in the Dominican Republic ruled Monday the Tampa Bay Rays shortstop was responsible in the case involving a girl who was 14 years old at the time of the alleged relationship.

Still, the judge granted Franco a judicial pardon reportedly determining he had also been the victim of extortion and blackmail by the minor's mom.

Lindsie Chrisley is dealing with a new legal headache ... 'cause TMZ has learned she was arrested in Georgia over the weekend.

According to jail records, obtained by TMZ, the "Chrisley Knows Best" alum was arrested Saturday night on suspicion of DUI and booked into jail before bonding out early Sunday morning.

Lindsie tells TMZ ... "I got pulled over speeding past a car on a two lane road because they almost hit an animal and I was trying to miss hitting them and whatever the animal was."

Actress Kim Delaney is putting that hit-and-run lawsuit behind her -- in the rearview, if you will -- because she’s settling, TMZ has learned.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ ... the "NYPD Blue" star settled this week with Dzhamal Badalov -- the man who claims she sent him flying after slamming her car into his motorcycle back in 2022.

Badalov alleges he was stopped at a red light when Kim rammed him. He says she tried to drive off, but was initially stopped by bystanders.

Hasan Piker has reportedly been subpoenaed by federal officials as part of a widening investigation into whether U.S. activists violated laws and sanctions while supporting Cuba’s communist regime.

The far-left Twitch streamer and CodePink cofounder Medea Benjamin were served "Requests for Information" by the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control tied to a March trip to Cuba organized through the "Nuestra América Convoy," according to Fox News Digital.

Investigators are reportedly examining whether activists illegally financed travel, coordinated logistics, or conducted prohibited transactions involving Cuba, including possible stays at hotels on the U.S. State Department's restricted list.

Mackenzie Shirilla's final text interactions with her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, via text showed frustrations ... but didn't appear hint at the horrific tragedy that would follow.

We've obtained the messages she exchanged with Russo just days before the crash ... and, in them, she complains about "Davion" -- presumably Davion Flanagan -- taking too long to get in the car.

The texts Shirilla and Dominic sent back and forth are short -- curt even -- but, they don't really raise any eyebrows ... they're missing apparent threatening language and toxicity.

President Trump’s oldest grandchild, Kai Trump, is getting exactly what she pleaded for in court -- protection from an alleged stalker, who's been ordered to stay away from her ... TMZ has learned.

TMZ obtained the petition 19-year-old Kai filed in Palm Beach County Court, against a 26-year-old man named Gabriel Garza Jr.

A judge granted Kai -- Don Jr. and Vanessa Trump's first born -- a temporary restraining order in April, which restricts Gabriel from stalking, cyberstalking, or committing any criminal offense resulting in physical injury or death.