Michael Avenatti -- the blustery lawyer who repped Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against Donald Trump and then went to prison for ripping her and other clients off -- is now a free man. Well, sort of.
Avenatti was convicted of various crimes -- including a $20 million extortion scheme against Nike and stealing $300,000 from Stormy -- and sentenced to 11 years 3 months. He served around 4 years and was released Tuesday.
Avenatti is not a fully free man. He's been ordered to serve more time in a halfway house in Hollywood. He's also required to participate in mental health treatment and stay away from unlawful controlled substances. His projected release date is September 2028.
Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini are doing their best to put out the massive fire that erupted after they were spotted holding hands recently ... insisting the pictures published on Tuesday don't tell the real story.
Page Six obtained images of the New England Patriots head coach and Athletic NFL reporter -- who are both married to other people -- spending time together at the Ambiente resort in Arizona when they were in town for NFL meetings last month ... showing them lounging by a pool and hugging on a rooftop.
The outlet also cited sources claiming the two were damn near inseparable throughout the day -- enjoying breakfast together before hopping in the hot tub ... and then soaking in the sunset later that night.
Jennie Garth is getting brutally real about a dark chapter in her life ... admitting she drank and popped pills so heavily at one point, she landed in the hospital getting her stomach pumped.
In her new memoir, "I Choose Me," the "Beverly Hills, 90210" star reveals the spiral kicked in after her split fromPeter Facinelliin 2012 ... turning to booze and pills to cope with the fallout.
Jennie wrote it got so bad she ended up at Canyon Ranch Rehab after the stomach-pumping, trying to unlearn the self-medicating that had taken over.
"American Idol" Season 1 runner-up Justin Guarini is divorced from his longtime wife, Reina Guarini, and appears to be with a new woman ... but the whole thing went under the radar.
According to court records obtained by TMZ, Justin filed for divorce in June 2024, after nearly 15 years together and 2 kids. The divorce became final in December 2025 ... yet none of this ever became public.
So the divorce dragged on for more than a year ... they finally reached a settlement around XMAS time.
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"Summer House" star Ciara Miller is not shying away from shady comments about her costars Amanda Batula and West Wilson's recently revealed relationship ... 'cause she just took a major jab at the scandalous fling.
Ciara posted a video on Instagram from the "Euphoria" Season 3 premiere -- where she was interviewing Sydney Sweeney -- and brought up the topic of friends hooking up with their friends' exes ... a theme relevant to both Sydney's character on the show and Ciara's current drama surrounding her show's friend group.
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Both women agree if their friends decide to make the risky leap of getting with their exes ... then they must tie the knot in order to make to controversial decision "worth it."
Taylor Frankie Paul was granted a temporary protective order against her ex-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, amid their bitter court battle, TMZ has learned.
According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, a Utah judge ordered Dakota Tuesday to stay 100 yards away from Taylor until a hearing later this month, when the court will determine if either party will be awarded a permanent restraining order against the other.
As TMZ first reported, Dakota filed for a temporary protective order in May. He claimed she attacked him in February 2026 and listed multiple alleged incidents from their past. The court granted Dakota’s petition and awarded him temporary custody of their son, Ever.
Tori Spelling's terrifying vehicle accident was a lot worse than originally thought ... and TMZ has obtained new video that shows the brutal aftermath.
Check out the footage ... it begins with the "90120" actress standing with a police officer near her kids after a car collided with her gray SUV in Temecula, California last Thursday.
The up-close video also shows both parties arguing over who's responsible for the crash ... and shows the wreckage littering the roadway. You can see a large chuck torn from the frame of one vehicle and the front end of the other person's car smashed in like an accordion.
On Tuesday, Tori posted an Instagram video in which she talked about the accident, saying"guardian angels were definitely with" her, four of her kids and three of their friends, all of whom were hospitalized.
But it wasn't ... the 3 A-list stars came out in force for the Tuesday night premiere of the third season of the super popular HBO series "Euphoria."
And what a scene it was at Hollywood's TCL Chinese Theatre ... Sydney and Zendaya looked absolutely stunning in their dueling white and brown dresses as the two posed for the paparazzi, who were snapping away with their cameras.
Spring has sprung and the Cherry Blossoms are in full-bloom, with celebrities getting in on all the photo-fun! Delilah Belle Hamlin, LISA and more famous faces are pretty in pink!
Cardi Bknows what's "Up" ... she brought out her nemesis Nick Minaj's ex Meek Mill to her Philadelphia concert Tuesday night!
Check it out -- the crowd went wild when Meek walked onto the stage at Cardi's sold-out "Little Miss Drama Tour" stop at Philadelphia’s Xfinity Mobile Arena to perform "Dreams and Nightmares." It makes sense the rapper came out for Cardi's Philly show -- it's his hometown, and "Dreams and Nightmares" is considered a Philly anthem about hard work and the underdog mentality.
Cardi and Meek also have history together ... they collaborated on the 2018 track "On Me" on his album "Championships." Meanwhile, he dated Nicki for about 2 years, from early 2015 to January 2017.
Dakota Mortensen's legal team is slamming Taylor Frankie Paul after Tuesday's court hearing, claiming she attempted to "assassinate Dakota’s character as a dad."
His attorney, Joel Kittrell, shared the scathing comment with TMZ ... adding Dakota's "only concern is for the welfare of his son, Ever." But, the story is far from over, 'cause Kittrell tells us ... "We look forward to the 30th to tell the true story."
We told you all about the drama that went down Tuesday ... the "Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" star laid her complaints out in a restraining order filing she entered in a Utah court, which included a pile of injury photos from an alleged May 2025 assault by Dakota, plus images of bruises on her forehead and knee from an alleged assault on February 23, 2026.
She also accused her second baby daddy of stalking her, assaulting her, and becoming "increasingly possessive" ahead of her now-axed debut as "The Bachelorette."
'Jersey Shore's Ronnie Ortiz-Magro had the police called on him by his ex-girlfriend, Kirsten, who told officers she was separating from him and needed help getting her things ... TMZ has learned.
According to a police report out of Miami, FL ... 34-year-old Kirsten called police on March 29 ... the officer listed the call as a “domestic dispute.”
Law enforcement responded to 40-year-old Ronnie's 5-bedroom, 5-bathroom, 3,773-square-foot home in Miami around 8:30 PM that Sunday.
Kanye West’s issues continue to grow …. a former employee of the rapper is seeking close to $1 million in court for unpaid wages and other damages ... TMZ has learned.
According to court docs obtained by TMZ, Jonathan Monroe -- who says he worked as a full-time security guard in 2021 -- claims he wasn’t paid all the wages owed nor given overtime.
In his new docs, Monroe asks for damages totaling around $850K ... including $7,725 for unpaid overtime, $37,620 in lost wages, $500,000 in lost earnings, $100,000 for his pain and suffering ... and another $100,000 in punitive damages.
In his original lawsuit, Monroe claimed he tried to collect the money owed to him but was given the run-around. He claimed on one occasion, Ye asked him to fill up the tank of his Lamborghini and "When I asked for cash or use of his credit card to cover the expense, [Kanye] walked away from me without a response.”
As TMZ previously reported, Kanye was ordered to pay another ex-employee, Tony Saxon, $140K in an unrelated lawsuit.
This newest legal issue comes as London's Wireless Festival scrapped its event after sponsors started pulling out due to Kanye being the headliner and the British government denied him entry to the UK.
Anthony Anderson is sounding off on the Artemis II flight ... and yeah ... he’s not exactly over the moon about it!
We caught him at LAX Tuesday, and he kept it real ... saying it makes zero sense to spend all that cash sending four people around the moon when there's a laundry list of problems right here on Earth that need funding.
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Check the clip -- Anthony’s fired up, rattling off everything from homelessness to underfunded programs, basically asking why space is getting the spotlight while real-life issues still struggle to get met.
American actor Art Kimbro was in his late 20s when he played Detective Foster -- the by-the-book Beverly Hills police officer annoyed over Detective Foley's rule-breaking ways -- in the 1984 comedy/action film "Beverly Hills Cop."
