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O.J. Simpson has a ton of debts he needs to pay from beyond the grave -- so many, the executor of his estate says he's taking off the kid gloves to scrape up some money, ASAP!

Malcolm LaVergne, who went from being O.J.'s longtime lawyer to now running his probate estate after he died last April, tells TMZ ... he's trying to bring in more than $269,000 from one of O.J.'s homes, and might have to go through Simpson's son, Justin, to get it.

Malcolm says Justin -- whose mother was Nicole Brown Simpson -- helped his father buy his "forever" home in Las Vegas a couple years ago, and now the estate wants to recoup the money O.J. put into the home, which LaVergne pegs at around $159K.

The 2 doctors charged with supplying Matthew Perry with ketamine before his death can no longer write prescriptions ... TMZ has learned.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration tells TMZ ... both Dr. Salvador Plasencia and Dr. Mark Chavez had their registrations to write prescriptions pulled last week ... after their arrests for the "Friends" star's death.

Sources tell us that Chavez voluntarily gave up his registration as part of his plea deal ... in which he agrees to plead guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine.

Shiloh Jolie has officially dropped dad Brad Pitt's surname from her moniker ... the 18-year-old has been granted a name change, TMZ has learned.

In new court documents ... Angelina Jolie's daughter received court approval to drop "Pitt" from her full name -- which was previously Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt -- and keep Jolie as her last name.

We're told there was no formal hearing ... the petition was simply granted without drama.

One of Diddy's accusers might be giving the feds more ammo to indict him -- the woman who's already suing him for allegedly sex-trafficking her at his White Parties has now filed a police report.

Adria English spoke to Miami Beach PD last week, and detailed many of the same allegations -- dating back to early 2000s -- she laid out in her civil lawsuit against Diddy. She had not filed a police report prior to this.

Law enforcement sources confirmed Miami Beach PD detectives took a report from Adria, but we're told they determined there was not enough evidence to investigate human trafficking, or any other crime.

Johnny Wactor’s coworker -- who was with him the night he was murdered -- is overcome with emotion about his alleged killers getting arrested, but says the actor's family won’t find peace until the suspects receive the maximum punishment.

Anita Joy told TMZ she felt a mix of joy and relief knowing 3 people have been arrested and booked on murder charges -- but adds, the real justice will be seeing these guys get serious convictions.

Johnny's friend says she’s feeling optimistic about that happening, because all the suspects have been held on high bail amounts. She was initially worried the suspects would not be tried as adults -- based on what she saw the night of the murder, she thought they were possibly underage.

Daniela Braga's recovering from a recent break-in ... after she says she came home to find burglars had ransacked her house -- and made off with a huge haul.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Daniela arrived home late Tuesday night to discover her place had been burgled -- though the burglars were gone by the the time she arrived.

We're told the thieves smashed a back window to gain entry, then stole two safes, multiple designer bags and a ton of jewelry.

Halle Berry has reached a breaking point in her never-ending custody battle with ex-husband Olivier Martinez ... she says their 10-year-old is suffering in a big way because of the conflict and she now wants sole legal custody.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Halle claims Olivier's "turbulent and detrimental behavior" has seriously impacted their 10-year-old son Maceo. She gets very specific in the docs, essentially saying the boy has serious behavior and learning problems that Olivier refuses to address.

Halle says Olivier has been a big obstacle in getting Maceo help, prioritizing soccer over school ... and the child has now fallen behind. She claims Olivier has refused to get his son a tutor because it would interfere with soccer practice.

Skai Jackson won't face charges after her domestic battery arrest after fighting with her BF ... 'cause prosecutors say there just isn’t enough evidence to bring the case to trial.

The L.A. County District Attorney's Office tells TMZ ... they’re declining to file charges because Skai has no criminal history, the alleged victim lacks injuries, and he's refused to cooperate with prosecutors.

TMZ broke the story of the Disney Channel alum’s arrest ... after cops say she was spotted getting into it with her BF last week at Universal CityWalk.

Former NFL player Bobby McCray is waving the white flag on his marriage ... because he just filed for divorce from Khadijah Haqq, who is one of Khloe Kardashian's BFFs.

Bobby beelined it to court Friday and filed to officially end his marriage ... according to new legal docs obtained by TMZ.

In the docs, Bobby lists the date of separation as July, 7 2023 ... and he's going with the boilerplate irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split.

Blac Youngsta's checking off a legal issue that's dogged him for years ... a judge just dismissed his gun case in a Dallas court.

The rapper was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon stemming from a 2020 arrest, but the case was was dismissed this week ... according to documents obtained by TMZ.

BY's lawyer Carl A. Moore tells us his client's happy to put this case behind him after dealing with it for nearly four years ... saying he feels the District Attorney's Office did the right thing by dropping the charge -- and, justice has finally prevailed.

Jasveen Sangha, AKA the "Ketamine Queen," was charged in another ketamine case just months before she was charged in the death of Matthew Perry ... TMZ has learned.

Sangha was indicted in April, and according to the U.S. Attorney, the month before she "knowingly and intentionally distributed ketamine," along with methamphetamine.

Before she was indicted, the feds got a search warrant and they found "significant quantities of illegal drugs, including 1,978 grams of orange pills that field tested positive for methamphetamine, 79 bottles containing a clear liquid that field tested positive for ketamine, and various other suspect narcotics."

Big update in the Graceland auction fraud case ... a woman has been arrested and charged for allegedly trying to take over Elvis Presley's home by illicit means.

Federal prosecutors are accusing Missouri resident Lisa Jeanine Findley of orchestrating a scheme to conduct a fraudulent sale of Graceland by falsely claiming Lisa Marie Presley had put up the historic landmark as collateral for a loan she failed to repay before her death.

We covered this a lot back in May ... Graceland nearly went up for auction, until a judge stepped in to stop the proceedings.

The two doctors charged in connection with Matthew Perry's death are being investigated by the Medical Board of California, but they haven't had their licenses suspended ... at least not yet.

Dr. Mark Chavez and Dr. Salvador Plasencia are the two physicians charged with illegally conspiring to supply ketamine to the late "Friends" star.

The State's Medical Board tells TMZ ... they are aware of the criminal charges against Dr. Chavez and Dr. Plasencia and are investigating the matter.

5:57 PM PT -- Jasveen Sangha, AKA "The Ketamine Queen," and Dr. Salvador Plasencia appeared in court Thursday and pleaded not guilty.

Sangha was jailed without bond and the judge set Dr. Plasencia's bond at $100,000. Her trial is set for October 8, while his is set for October 15.

4:07 PM PT -- A third person has copped a plea deal in the case ... Dr. Mark Chavez.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Chavez pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine. He was facing up to 10 years in prison.

Chavez admitted to selling ketamine to Dr. Plasencia ... and prosecutors claimed Chavez got the drugs by writing a fraudulent prescription in another patient's name.

10:35 AM PT -- Matthew Perry's assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, and Erik Fleming, who prosecutors say helped broker the drug deals, already copped plea deals.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Iwamasa pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death and serious bodily injury.

Fleming, meanwhile, pled guilty to a pair of charges ... conspiracy to distribute ketamine and distribution of ketamine resulting in death and serious bodily injury.

Iwamasa was facing up to 15 years behind bars and Fleming was staring down up to 25 years in prison ... but in exchange for their plea agreements, prosecutors agreed to seek reduced sentences based on their acknowledgement of responsibility and cooperation with the investigation.

Disney's playing a stunning wild card in its face-off against a man suing over the death of his wife ... claiming the guy's Disney+ subscription prevents him from taking the Mouse House to court.

According to new court documents obtained by TMZ ... Disney has asked for the wrongful death lawsuit to be kicked out of court, because the plaintiff, Jeffrey Piccolo, agreed to arbitrate all disputes against Disney when he signed up, back in 2019, for a one-month trial to its streaming service.

What the hell does TV streaming have to do with Piccolo's wife, Kanokporn Tangsuan, dying in 2023 from a food allergy reaction at Disney World? Disney says the answer's in their fine print.

Alex Murdaugh's currently staring down two life sentences ... but he might be getting a shot at freedom with a new murder trial ... because South Carolina's high court has agreed to hear allegations of jury tampering.

Murdaugh’s attorneys claimed the Colleton County Clerk of Court, Rebecca Hill, messed with the jury during the explosive 6-week trial back in March 2023 ... which ended with the ex-lawyer being found guilty of his wife and son's murder.

Hill may have had her own agenda -- she allegedly told jurors not to buy into Murdaugh's emotional testimony, all to make sure he got convicted. Why? Murdaugh's lawyers claim she wanted to cash in on her self-published book, "Behind the Doors of Justice: The Murdaugh Murders."