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Corie Walsh's former high school friend says she's struggling to reconcile the woman she knew as a teenager with the disturbing allegations now surrounding the Illinois mom accused of killing her 2-year-old son.

The former classmate tells TMZ she knew Corie during their high school years at a small Catholic school, although they hadn't been in contact since -- but says every interaction she had with Walsh was positive, remembering her as "beautiful, kind, intelligent, talented and giving."

The woman says Corie was involved in the school's poms team, Helping Hands club, senior Powderpuff games and liturgy through Mass. She says Walsh seemed to know everyone and was friendly with people from all different groups.

One of the jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial is speaking out about the lone holdout ... saying he didn't show "a single piece of evidence" to justify his vote.

Juror Nick Dargie told ABC News ... "There was several times I would ask him to show us evidence or, you know, describe a witness testimony that helped to prove what he was saying, and he couldn't."

Dargie explained ... "There wasn't a single piece of evidence or witness testimony that he used to prove why he was thinking the way he was, which is why we ultimately sent in that note."

Carmen Bryan has accused N.O.R.E. of sexually assaulting her at an NYC club in the '90s.

She alleges N.O.R.E. -- whose real name is Victor Santiago -- came up to her "visibly intoxicated" and, in front of her friends, "committed an act of nonconsensual digital penetration," according to the complaint obtained by TMZ.

Bryan claims she begged N.O.R.E. to stop, but "physically overpowered" her to the point that other clubgoers had to pull him off her.

Daejon Love allegedly couldn't be pinned down by one woman trying to sue him ... so she says she built a Facebook group to help track him down ... and relied on his other alleged victims for help.

According to Oregon court docs, obtained by TMZ, a woman named Gwendolynn Rose Herndon sued the alleged fake 49ers player in small claims court back in March 2025 ... seeking $10,000 in damages.

Herndon claimed she sent Love $7,000 through Apple Pay for what he pitched as an investment ... and says he personally took her to the bank to pull out another $3,000 in cash.

Bryan Kohberger's family has his back as the convicted killer wages a legal battle to withdraw his guilty plea in a quadruple murder.

Kohberger's family attorney, Jason Goldman, tells TMZ ... Bryan has the support of several members of his family, including his parents and sisters, with whom he's been in contact from prison.

As you know, Kohberger cut a 2025 plea deal with prosecutors in which he copped to the murders of 4 University of Idaho students. In 2022, the killer broke into an off-campus home, where most of the victims lived, and fatally stabbed them as they slept in the wee hours. Because he confessed and agreed to a life sentence, prosecutors took the death penalty off the table.

A man suspected of stalking Kris Jenner was arrested Monday after her security team stopped him in the neighborhood ... before he could get anywhere near her home.

Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... the suspect, Zenwilliam Robson, was detained by Kris' security before he could even reach Kris' property and was caught well before he could get to the house.

According to NBC4, the suspect had tried to contact the "The Kardashians" star several times in the past. The outlet says Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies arrested him on suspicion of stalking. He was later charged with one misdemeanor count of trespassing and refusing to leave private property.

Kid Cudi says the First Amendment protects his decision to fire M.I.A. from his tour ... making the bombshell constitutional assertion in response to her recent legal filing.

Here's the deal ... M.I.A. filed a lawsuit against Kid Cudi -- claiming he unjustly fired her for making political comments during his tour despite her insisting he knew her politics when he brought her on board.

She also alleges she was fired to drum up publicity for the tour ... and claims Cudi caused her to miss out on a $2.8 million guarantee from Live Nation.

Kid Cudi's saying not so fast ... because the First Amendment protects his right to dictate the artistic and political content of his show and make casting decisions consistent with those decisions.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner's widow, Tenisha Warner, is taking shots at the late actor's mom, Pamela Warner, as they continue to duke it out over his estate ... and she's got a bone to pick over a real estate transaction.

According to new legal docs obtained by TMZ, Tenisha insists Malcolm never meant to purposely leave Tenisha or their daughter MacKenzie out of the family trust.

Tenisha claims Malcolm intended to leave his family's California home to Tenisha and MacKenzie, but says his mother Pamela instead sold the home and put the cash in the trust.

TikToker Kirby Johnson's father Gordon Johnson became "verbally violent" during an altercation with his wife that landed him in jail ... at least according to cops, who say he told them it all started after his better half made fun of the way he was breathing.

According to the arrest report, obtained by TMZ, Gordon told cops his wife "got annoyed at the way he was breathing, started imitating him, and they argued back and forth."

Gordon denied making any threats to harm her, but his wife told cops he threatened her, saying "I'll f***ing kill you" after she says she learned of his infidelity ... this according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.

Kroy Biermann Jr. seems to be trying a new legal strategy after being indicted on seven felony charges in Georgia ... because it looks like he's trying to get his sexual battery case moved to juvenile court.

The eldest son of Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann had his attorneys file a motion to transfer the case to juvenile court for confidentiality proceedings ... TMZ has confirmed.

In other words, the 15-year-old wants legal proceedings to play out in juvenile court, away from the public eye. Page Six was first to report the filing.

A court date has been set for Friday ... so it will be interesting to see if the motion is granted.

The parents of Anna Kepner’s stepbrother, Timothy Hudson, are calling each other out in court … as they prepare for their son to go to trial for murder ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Timothy’s mom, Shauntel Hudson, claims his dad, Thomas Hudson, has not paid all of his court-ordered child support. Shauntel is Anna's stepmom and Timothy's mom.

In the filing, Shauntel says Thomas agreed to pay $2,129 per month in support for their three kids ... which went down to $1,732 once child support terminated for one child ... and then reduced to $1,092 when it was down to just one kid.

The owner of a Florida doggy daycare has been arrested after employees found a hidden camera in the bathroom.

Dog Dayz Inn owner Donald Hemphill was charged after the camera was found inside an electrical outlet on Saturday.

During the Volusia Sheriff's Office Child Exploitation Unit's investigation, Hemphill allegedly copped to installing the camera about 4 or 5 months ago.

Aaron Donald's private messages with his ex, Jaelynn Blakey, were revealed as part of their bitter court battle.

TMZ obtained the alleged messages as the exes fought over a French bulldog he says had bitten both of their children. Aaron claimed Jaelynn promised to remove the animal, but eventually backtracked.

On June 26, 2026, Aaron wrote his ex, "Is that dog back in that house?"

The Secret Service agent accused of beating his meat in a Miami hotel hallway has prosecutors hunting for one potentially key piece of evidence ... surveillance video.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, prosecutors asked a judge last month to delay John Spillman's trial, saying they still needed some additional time for "essential discovery" -- including CCTV footage.

As TMZ previously reported ... Spillman was arrested in May after hotel guests told investigators he followed them from the lobby of the DoubleTree near Miami International Airport before allegedly exposing himself and masturbating outside their room.

Kai Cenat claims the man suing him for an alleged assault at the hands of the streamer's bodyguard was actually the one who started it all ... TMZ has learned.

TMZ obtained court docs filed by Kai, in which he responds to the allegations in the lawsuit brought by Dustin Batista and lists some defenses he plans to raise in the case.

The streamer denies any wrongdoing over claims that his security guard, Lamont Gilbert aka Cuddy, beat up Dustin unprovoked at the 2025 Dominican Day Parade in New York City.

11:49 AM PT -- In addition to D4vd, the Rivas family is suing Josh Marshall, D4vd's manager; Colleen Burke, D4vd's mom; and Sheldon Jacques, D4vd's live-in security guard.

D4vd is now facing a fight outside his criminal case ... the family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez is filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the singer.

The suit comes exactly one year after Celeste's dismembered remains were discovered in the trunk of D4vd's Tesla on September 8, 2025.

D4vd -- whose real name is David Anthony Burke -- is already charged with murdering the 14-year-old ... along with lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 and mutilating a body. He's pleaded not guilty.