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Diddy says the "freak-off" videos the government is trying to use against him actually prove his innocence ... he says the tapes show consensual sex with Cassie and he even claims she appeared to enjoy herself.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Diddy's defense team says they've seen the 9 so-called "freak-off" videos the feds are making a big stink about ... but his attorneys say the content on the tapes amounts to "private sexual activity between fully consenting adults in a long-term relationship."

Diddy's legal team says his ex-girlfriend Cassie "not only consented, but thoroughly enjoyed herself" and "is evidently happy, dominant and completely in control." The docs reference Victim-1, who we now know is Cassie.

Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann's final days in their home were far from peaceful ... and we have the police body cam to prove it.

As you know, cops were called to intervene back in December when Kroy chose to block Kim's moving truck with his car ... to prevent her from taking off with any of their shared property, which he felt he was entitled to.

Yet, as new police body cam footage obtained by TMZ shows ... Kim hurled her own accusations of theft at Kroy during the moving day debacle.

Kathy Griffin's marriage to Randy Bick is about to be officially dunzo.

The comedian settled her divorce with Bick in L.A. County Superior Court after she filed to end the marriage back in December 2023.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ ... the former couple got hitched on New Year's Day 2020 and inked a prenup, but three years later they split, citing irreconcilable differences.

The accusations against Diddy keep stacking up -- he's now facing another sexual assault lawsuit by a Jane Doe who says she was underage when the alleged assault occurred.

In legal docs obtained by TMZ -- an unnamed woman has come forward and is suing Diddy and two John Does who she claims were with him.

The woman claims in 2000, when she was 16, she ran into Diddy and two men, who apparently worked for him, in an SUV after leaving a babysitting job in Manhattan. She says they offered her a ride home, and after much pressure from Diddy, she eventually agreed.

New body cam footage is revealing New Orleans cops putting themselves in incredible danger to stop the Bourbon Street terrorist attack.

The newly released video starts after the suspect, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, had mowed down NYE revelers and crashed his truck ... and you see officers swarming around the vehicle with their guns drawn.

With the driver's side door open, one officer was closing in, just inches from Jabbar, who the cops couldn't see due to the airbags deploying in his truck. But, without warning, the terrorist came out firing his gun from behind the airbag.

Alec Baldwin isn't on trial for the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins anymore, but he’s clearly still upset over getting prosecuted over the "Rust" shooting tragedy... ‘cause he's now suing the prosecutors and investigators involved in his case.

The actor filed a lawsuit in New Mexico Thursday ... alleging prosecutors and investigators engaged in malicious prosecution, abuse of process, intentional spoliation of evidence, and violation of his civil rights.

Baldwin's side claims prosecutors became fixated on convicting Baldwin, regardless of the merits of the case ... and point to the shocking dismissal of the case in July to prove prosecutors acted improperly.

Megan Thee Stallion's emotional words in court are striking the right note with a judge ... who's now ordering Tory Lanez to immediately stop harassing Megan from behind bars.

She testified by video Thursday in L.A. County Superior Court, telling the judge, "I want my restraining order because I haven't been at peace since I [was] shot."

TMZ broke the story, Megan filed a request for the order last month ... claiming Tory was waging "psychological warfare" against her by using an army of bloggers to post defamatory remarks about her.

Chance the Rapper has settled his divorce with estranged wife Kirsten Corley ... TMZ has learned.

Last week, the hip hop star and Corley filed docs in Cook County, Illinois informing the court they've struck a settlement to finalize their divorce, which will formally end their nearly 6 year marriage.

In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Kirsten says she tied the knot with Chance in December 2018, but their marriage is now irretrievably broken and the two have been separated for more than 6 months.

"Power Rangers" actor Hector David Jr. is cooling his heels behind bars after he pled guilty and was sentenced on Wednesday for assaulting a man in Idaho last year.

Hector, who played the role of the "Green Ranger" in the superhero franchise, pled guilty to misdemeanor battery in a Canyon County Court and was sentenced to 180 days in jail … according to new legal docs.

The judge suspended 135 days of the sentence, meaning he only has to serve 45 days in the clink but will have to keep his nose clean when he gets out to avoid further time behind bars. The judge also placed Hector on 2 years of supervised probation and ordered him to complete 100 hours of community service.

Justin Baldoni's lawyer says Blake Lively's publicist is "dead in the water" because he has evidence of her alleged smear campaign against him ... but TMZ knows A LOT about how publicists work in Hollywood, and we made it clear ... the smear goes both ways.

The "It Ends With Us" director's attorney, Bryan Freedman, joined us on "TMZ Live" Wednesday and told us he's crafting up a lawsuit against Blake's PR person, Leslie Sloane.

Freedman says he has receipts showing Sloane planted negative stories about Baldoni in the press during Justin's beef with his "It Ends With Us" costar.

Jay-Z wants a piece of attorney Tony Buzbee's hide, legally speaking -- he's demanding a court sanction Buzbee for what Jay calls the false rape lawsuit that's damaged his reputation.

According to Jay's new motion, filed by his lawyer Alex Spiro, Buzbee did not conduct even the most rudimentary investigation into the shocking claims made by his "Jane Doe" client in her lawsuit. The woman alleged Jay-Z and Diddy drugged and raped her after the MTV VMA Awards in 2000 when she was 13 years old.

In his filing, Jay also points out Buzbee did not withdraw the lawsuit after an NBC News interview with the accuser aired, and cast doubt on most of the details in her allegations.

Ex 'Bachelorette' Rachel Lindsay won't have to fork over monthly spousal support anymore to her ex, Bryan Abasolo -- they've finally reached a settlement and split up their assets.

According to the docs, obtained by TMZ, Bryan gets a Miami property they owned, a 2021 Honda Accord, several bank accounts, his Breitling watch and some LLCs in the fitness biz.

For her part, Rachel gets their North Hollywood home, a 2023 Porsche Macan, some Jad Najjar paintings and photos and other bank accounts. She and Bryan are splitting the equity she gets from an upstart sports organization called the Fan Controlled Football League.

Ryan Reynolds has resurfaced for the first time since getting caught up in all the legal drama involving his wife, Blake Lively, and Justin Baldoni.

The actor showed up Tuesday night at the National Board of Review Awards in NYC to introduce the wildly popular "Wicked," which was picked for best movie of 2024 by the members.

Missing from Ryan's side was Blake, who, as everyone knows, filed a California Civil Rights Department complaint and a federal lawsuit accusing Baldoni of sexual harassment on the set of their film, "It Ends With Us," as well as smearing her good name in the press.

Tasha K is firing back at Cardi B’s claims she's hiding money in her bankruptcy case ... she says the rapper is just trying to financially ruin her and sabotage her career.

In new docs, obtained by TMZ, the blogger alleges Cardi tried to bully her financially and interfere with her bankruptcy case she filed back in 2023 after Cardi scored a huge judgment against her.

She says she thinks it's pretty clear the rapper wants to sabotage her career by trying to condition any settlement of the debt with a broad restriction on her ability to talk freely on her blogs and other social media.

Famed Hells Angels biker Chuck Zito says he will NOT be prosecuted for allegedly driving around New York with a bogus license plate ... telling us cops got it all wrong.

We got the "Sons of Anarchy" star at Mulberry Street Pizzeria in Beverly Hills and he told our photog the charges against him were dropped.

As we reported ... the actor and stuntman was arrested in November after a traffic stop in The Bronx. Cops said the Florida dealer plate on his vintage 1968 Chevelle SS was fake, and Chuck was arrested for misdemeanor possession of a forged license plate.

Nicki Minaj will not be arrested regarding the assault allegations made by her former manager -- at least not yet ... TMZ has learned the warrant cops requested has been denied.

A spokesperson for the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office tells TMZ ... they have reviewed the warrant request from the Detroit Police Department but have chosen to deny it due to "insufficient evidence" proving a crime had been committed.

The Prosecutor's Office does add that it's requested the police further investigate the matter.