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Abby Lee Miller is requesting the court dismiss the defendants from a lawsuit she filed ... she accidentally sued them for committing malpractice after mixing up a couple medical practitioners.

Here's the deal ... the "Dance Moms" star filed court documents asking to remove Dr. Hooman Melamed, Dr. Paul Dwan and Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital from a lawsuit she filed alleging a catheter was left in her body after a surgery.

In a statement to TMZ, Abby says the two doctors "vigorously and consistently
maintained that their care and treatment of Ms. Miller met the applicable standard of care."

CoolKicks LA owner Adeel Shams is taking to the internet to clear his name in the stolen sneaker raid at his store last October.

Adeel posted a lengthy video Wednesday, explaining no criminal charges were filed against him or CoolKicks in the incident.

While Adeel and other employees were detained during the bust, he was later released with no charges and he was never arrested ... nor was he named in the indictment.

Selena Gomez wants that fraud lawsuit against her tossed out ... because she says it's "meritless" and "frivolous."

Selena filed a motion to dismiss the suit on Wednesday, clapping back at the Wondermind investors accusing her of fraud.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Selena claims the investors' "vague, generalized, and contradictory allegations" fail to show she committed any fraud ... and she insists that she didn't, adding that the investors' own allegations confirm she wasn't involved and wouldn't have any knowledge about the alleged false statements about the business.

4:09PM PT -- A Discord spokesperson tells TMZ ... “Content that sexualizes children has no place on Discord or in society. We don't allow it in any form, real or AI-generated, and when we find it, we act immediately by removing content, taking action against the user’s account, and reporting violators to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children"

If this West Virginia man thought reverse psychology would throw cops off his scent, he was mistaken ... because a dude who allegedly went by the name "MrChildPorn" online was arrested for possession of child porn.

Garrett Michael Highlander -- a 20-year-old from Morgantown -- was arrested last week and charged with possession of material depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

West Virginia State Police allege Highlander used the names "MrChildPorn" and "MrToxix" online and bragged about a large cache of child porn ... and they say he allegedly used Discord to share child porn images.

The "Chucky" mask-wearing freak busted by federal U.S. Marshals in Nevada didn't go down without a fight -- dropping f-bombs on law enforcement and resisting arrest, TMZ has learned. 

A rep for the U.S. Marshals Service tells TMZ ... Zymire Hughes, the man law enforcement says donned a Chucky-style mask and terrorized people in Philadelphia, got mad when he was rounded up Tuesday night and mouthed off to the feds.

We're told the alleged Chucky wannabe told Marshals, "F*** you, don't touch me, [I] ain't doin' s***!!!"

Bryan Kohberger will get his day in court again ... because a judge has set two court hearings in response to the convicted killer wanting to withdraw his guilty plea.

Judge Steven Hippler -- the very same judge who accepted Kohberger's guilty plea last year -- set a status conference in the matter for June 3, 2027, and an evidentiary hearing on June 17.

Prosecutors asked the judge to dismiss Kohberger's filing without a hearing ... but they didn't get their wish.

Dorit Kemsley and her estranged husband PK Kemsley are set to unload their longtime Los Angeles home ... after she agreed to unload the home ... and a judge ordered the sale and instructed "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star to be out by November ... TMZ has learned.

A hearing was held Wednesday in Dorit and PK's divorce, where the two have been fighting over money. PK claimed Dorit had not been paying the mortgage on the 6-bedroom, 10-bathroom home worth $7 million.

Dorit, who is represented by powerhouse attorney Samantha Spector, argued PK should be paying the bills ... and claimed he had more than enough to pay the debt owed on the home.

Selena Gomez and her mom, Mandy Teefey, are being accused of using mental health as a money-making tool ... with an attorney for the investors suing her now claiming her name and influence were used to bring in cash.

Attorney Jeffrey Neiman tells TMZ ... "Mental health is not a marketing strategy, and should never be used as a vehicle for personal financial gain."

He says Selena's name, influence, and promised role were central to efforts to secure investment in Wondermind ... a company built around mental health.

Blake Lively is not getting her enormous wish -- $8 million in attorneys' fees -- because a judge just ruled Justin Baldoni will only have to fork over $400K ... TMZ has learned.

As you know ... a judge dismissed Justin Baldoni's defamation lawsuit against Blake and the New York Times in June, but ruled she was entitled to attorneys' fees for defeating the claim.

Blake asked a judge to award her $8 million -- claiming Justin owed her $7,495,526.87 in fees she incurred in fighting his lawsuit and $539,514.01 in costs and expenses incurred while defending herself.

A Rutgers University dean seemingly graduated from Biological Sciences to a degree in perversion ... because prosecutors say he was caught filming upskirt videos.

The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General said Tuesday that Joshua Kohut, the dean of research at Rutgers' School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, was hit with a single charge of invasion of privacy for allegedly shooting his videos with a cell phone camera.  

Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said Kohut used his "mobile phone to record 'upskirt' videos without his victim's knowledge."

Former boxer Adrien Broner is facing a criminal trespass charge after cops say he showed up at a Florida casino despite being banned for life ... TMZ has learned.

According to court documents, Adrien is charged with trespass in connection with an alleged incident at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.

The Seminole Police Department report says officers were called to the casino in April 2024 over an alleged trespass. They say Adrien was issued a lifetime ban from the casino back in August 2023 ... but claim he came back anyway, leading to his arrest.

Jed York's recent arrest might be a learning experience for the San Francisco 49ers owner ... and a popular Nevada brothel is willing to teach the billionaire how to pay for sex without breaking the law.

Dena Duff -- the Madam and GM for Sheri's Ranch Brothel in Pahrump -- tells TMZ ... the brothel would like to offer Jed, his fellow NFL owners and players, some lessons on how to legally hire sex workers.

Duff says ... "Nevada's licensed brothels offer something an NFL owner should appreciate: a legal, regulated environment where discretion and privacy are paramount. Sheri's would be happy to host Jed, along with any interested NFL owners and players, for a seminar on how Nevada's legal brothel system works, why discretion is such an important part of the business and, frankly, how to do prostitution correctly."

Raquel Lee reportedly made a secret settlement with actor Mark Curry long before suing Disney for failing to protect her from allegedly getting raped as a teenager.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Raquel reached a "confidential settlement agreement" in 2015 with Curry, who played her dad on "The Poof Point."

Prominent attorney Gloria Allred -- who represented more than 30 of Bill Cosby's accusers -- represented Raquel in the settlement.

No word at the moment on what the private resolution was for.

Blake Lively testified about how she got her hands on the text messages she used as evidence in her since-dismissed lawsuit against Justin Baldoni ... TMZ has learned.

During her July 2025 deposition, Blake was asked how she obtained the texts from publicist Jennifer Abel's phone ... texts that were later a big part of her claim that Justin had hired a crisis PR firm to take her down after she complained about sexual harassment on the set of "It Ends With Us." Justin denied the claims. The case was later settled before trial.

In her depo, Blake said her friend Ashley Avignone, who is also friends with Taylor Swift, told her about the text messages. Blake says Ashley told her that she knew a publicist named Stephanie Jones, who was trying to get a hold of Blake.

Djimon Hounsou's ex says she wants a judge to hold him in contempt of court ... after she claims he violated a court order by taking their kids out of state without giving sufficient notice.

Ri'za Marie Simpson filed her petition earlier this month ... claiming that on August 15, Djimon's lawyer informed her Djimon planned to take their children from Georgia to California.

Ri'za says a previous court order demands that one parent give the other advance written notice of the trip, along with details like the dates of travel and where they're staying. 

She claims she was given "at best an hour and a half of 'advance notice'" and insists that doesn't cut it. Ri'za also says the trip to California is not in the best interests of the kids, claiming it will cause them to miss their entire third week of school.

Here's Lindsay Clancy's attorney ripping a forensic psychologist who testified that she should have done more legwork to address her alleged mental health issues ... before she snapped and allegedly murdered her three kids.

In a heated moment from Lindsay's murder trial Tuesday, defense attorney Kevin Reddington hammers Dr. Kirk Heilbrun over his testimony that Lindsay should've asked for advice from friends and family -- and looked up medications herself when she was feeling her postpartum symptoms before the kids were strangled to death.

Reddington was blown away by the testimony ... and tried to use the statement to show how his client was not properly cared for by other doctors prior to the horrific events.