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Big Tigger's wife, Alicia Brown, is speaking publicly for the first time since her recent arrest related to kidnapping allegations ... and it sounds like she's cooperating with cops.

A source close to Brown tells TMZ ... "Alicia is collaborating with her legal team to address the recent allegations ... She remains optimistic and is handling the current charges as she works with her legal team and cooperates with authorities."

The statement ends ... "She will not be providing any comments regarding her recent arrest."

Donald Trump Jr.'s podcast chat allegedly went completely off the rails ... with prosecutors saying one viewer repeatedly threatened to kill the President's son.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of New York ... 39-year-old James Gerald Eckert Jr. of Rochester was arrested and charged with threatening to kill, kidnap, or inflict bodily harm on a member of the immediate family of the President -- a federal offense carrying a maximum sentence of five years in prison.

Prosecutors say the alleged threats were made June 18 during a livestream of Don Jr.'s "Triggered with Donald Trump Jr." podcast on Rumble.

Nicki Minaj is facing another legal battle over an alleged unpaid debt … and this time a law firm is claiming they're being stiffed.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, the law firm Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP is suing Nicki in Los Angeles County Superior Court, claiming the firm agreed to provide Nicki with legal services back in 2024.

The lawyers say the entertainer owes $229,541 for work done in a lawsuit brought against the musician for alleged copyright infringement.

There was a lot more "get on the ground" than "fore" being yelled at the Ohio golf course where Julius Edwards -- a suspect in an attempted murder case -- tried to escape cops ... and the wild car chase is all on police video.

Check out the body cam footage ... cops pursue Edwards in a high-speed chase past tons of shocked golfers ... and it ends with a horrible collision. The attempted murder suspect then flees on foot ... with the cops hot on his tail.

As officers chase him down, one cop is head yelling, "He's a got a gun ... somebody go lethal!!!"

Iconic tenor Andrea Bocelli is in the middle of a crazy story that involves a wedding, his private estate in Italy ... and a $500,000 burglary!

Sources tell TMZ ... a couple from the United States was the victim of a robbery at a swanky Bocelli family estate in Forte dei Marmi -- an upscale seaside town on the Tuscan Versilia coast -- where intruders helped themselves to watches, cash, and fine jewelry, among other high-end brand valuables, while everyone was at dinner.

Sources tell TMZ the couple feels they were done dirty -- on the eve of their wedding, no less -- claiming there was no forced entrance into their locked and alarm-set villa. They say a wall safe, which they were unaware was in the home, was even cracked.

D4vd's murder case has progressed slowly since Celeste Rivas' body was found in his Tesla last year ... and it appears a grand jury convened on even more occasions than we knew.

Here's the deal ... a judge signed off on the limited unsealing of transcripts from grand jury testimony given on seven different occasions.

The transcripts were taken over the course of 18 days ... five days in November, five days in December and eight days in February. As you know, three different grand juries were called during this period -- one in each month mentioned above.

Taylor Frankie Paul ain't playing around ... she just filed a civil stalking injunction against Dakota Mortensen's friend who posted the video of her sobbing during a blow-out fight with him on TikTok.

The 'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' star filed the legal doc against Cru Eaton in Utah's Salt Lake County Friday, and says she has video and/or photographic evidence to support her case. The petition isn't a restraining order, but a request for a judge to force Dakota's close pal to stop stalking or harassing her.

The move comes after Cru took it upon himself to share a wild video of Taylor sobbing as Dakota filmed her during an intense argument in which he accused her of being abusive.

Josh Duggar has been transferred yet again to a federal prison in Ohio -- which is going to make it super hard for his wife and kids to visit him from all the way in Arkansas, TMZ has learned.

The former "19 Kids and Counting" star was recently moved to FCI Elkton in Lisbon, OH, from FTC Oklahoma City -- a temporary transfer facility for inmates moving through the federal system.

Prior to Oklahoma City, Josh was imprisoned at the Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas -- where "Tiger King" star  Joe Exotic is housed -- and FCI Seagoville, also in Texas. 

With his latest move to FCI Elkton, Josh will have lots of trouble seeing his wife, Anna, for face-to-face visits along with their 7 kids, according to his attorney, Beau Brindley.

Nick Carter’s sexual assault accuser, Melissa Schuman, fears harassment from the pop star’s fans, TMZ has learned. For his part, the pop star claims Melissa's alleged false claims have caused severe harm to his career.

Melissa filed new court docs asking a judge for permission to submit her medical records under seal in her legal battle with Nick.

In her filing, Melissa claims she has been the target of a campaign of harassment, threats, doxxing, and intimidation following her coming forward with her claims about Nick.

The man who claims Stefon Diggs sexually assaulted him reached a settlement with the NFL star's brother in a separate lawsuit over an alleged beatdown ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Christopher Griffith hashed out a deal to drop his $10 million suit against Darez Diggs and an L.A. apartment complex. No details of the settlement were disclosed in the document.

Christopher claimed he was attacked by Darez and others on May 29, 2023, and had over $100K in property stolen.

David Lynch's ex-wife Emily Stofle rushed to court pleading for help … claiming the late director's estate won't hand over a home she says is rightfully hers ... TMZ has learned.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Emily says she worked out a divorce settlement with David in December 2024, and she was awarded an L.A. mansion.

Per the docs, David was supposed to sign all the deed paperwork within 30 days of the deal ... but the famed director died on January 16, 2025, at the age of 78, before he could sign over the deed.

Marcellus Wiley denies poking his estranged wife's cheek during their alleged altercation ... and now he's claiming he has a witness who will back him up.

The former NFL star filed a motion to modify his bond conditions earlier this week ... in which he says, "The only other witness to the alleged 'cheek poke' did not in fact witness any physical altercation nor touch."

He also mentions in the documents that the current bond conditions prohibiting contact with his minor children will prevent him from providing adequate childcare. He says his estranged wife, Annemarie Wiley, works outside the home four or five days a week and obviously cannot look after the kids during those times.

"The Real Housewives of Orange County" star Jennifer Pedranti's son was questioned by fire officials after he and his friends ignited a massive brush fire ... TMZ has learned.

A rep for the Orange County Fire Authority tells TMZ ... "Three minors were interviewed as part of the investigation."

We're told the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

As TMZ first reported, Jennifer admitted on Thursday that one of her sons had a role in a fire that broke out in Ladera Ranch.

N3on is taking dietary supplement company Goli Nutrition to court ... claiming they used footage of him in a promotional video for their gummies without his permission.

According to newly filed legal docs, obtained by TMZ, N3on -- AKA Mikyle Rafiq -- is going after Goli Nutrition for misappropriation of his likeness and false endorsement ... alleging Goli published a promotional video on its verified Instagram account which displayed his mug overlaid with captions including "WHY everybody meets SAME PROBLEM," "testosterone," and "ashwagandha."

The promotional video was for a bottle of Goli Ashwagandha Gummies -- which apparently function to lower cortisol, ease anxiety, and improve sleep.

Barrie Drewitt-Barlow -- a former guest on the hit reality show "Below Deck Sailing Yacht" -- is being sued by a man who alleges he was sex trafficked by Barrie when he was just 16 years old.

In the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, the man claims he's a distant relative of Barrie's. He says Barrie offered him a job and a place to live back in 2014 when he was 16, but after he accepted, Barrie soon began sexually abusing him.

The man claims the alleged abuse happened in the United Kingdom, several other countries, and multiple states in the USA ... including New Jersey, where he says he lived with Barrie for a period of time.

Taylor Frankie Paul questioned her ex, Dakota Mortensen, on whether he was hanging out with other girls following their breakup … in wild text messages he is using in court ... TMZ has learned.

Sources familiar with the case tell TMZ ... Dakota submitted a series of texts from a February 2025 conversation where Taylor asks her ex what his plans were for the night. When she didn't get an immediate response, she followed up with multiple question marks ... and then a third text stating, "HELLO."

Dakota explained he was getting food, but Taylor wasn't buying his answer … and started to grill him about his plans and where he was getting food. She asked Dakota why he was ignoring her question about who he was getting pizza with.