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Diddy is firing back at Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones ... saying his lawsuit is nothing more than a cash grab dressed up as a sex trafficking and RICO conspiracy.

The rap mogul and his attorney, Marc Agnifilo, filed a motion to dismiss Jones' second amended complaint in Manhattan Federal Court Monday, attacking all the claims against Diddy point by point.

But mainly, Diddy is accusing Jones of trying to score a quick settlement by throwing around salacious allegations just to hurt his reputation.

A Denver Broncos fan got involved in a violent fight at the team's preseason game Sunday ... and check out footage from the scene -- he took more hits than some of the players on the field.

The tussle went down at some point during the Broncos' 38-12 win over the Arizona Cardinals ... when a guy holding a Coors Light tall boy started chirping with another spectator.

During the verbal spat, the guy with the beer lunged toward his foe ... and shortly after the jab step, he took a nasty punch to the face. A third fan then got in on the action, too ... throwing hands as the dude with the beer fell to the ground.

Karen Read is getting sued by her late BF John O'Keefe’s family ... and the family is also going after the two bars they say overserved her booze before she allegedly struck O'Keefe with her SUV in '22.

TMZ obtained the docs ... John’s brother Paul O'Keefe and other family members just filed a civil suit for wrongful death and emotional distress against Karen ... who’s still staring down a second murder trial after her first ended in a mistrial.

Paul and family claim Read was reckless and ignored the risks after drinking ... adding she allegedly left John -- a Boston police officer -- on the ground to die after hitting him with her SUV in a snowy yard.

Rob "The Rabbit" Pitts -- star of Netflix’s "Tex Mex Motors" --  has died after a battle with stomach cancer ... TMZ has confirmed.

The car salesman said farewell in a YouTube video titled "This Is Goodbye (RIP 7/27/79 - 8/25/24)" ... and his videographer confirmed his death in the comments, writing, "I am with him now in Hospice. He just passed at 21:45 on 08/25/2024. He will be missed and we will never forget him!"

In his text-based farewell video, Rob shared he felt "off," and started experiencing symptoms like weight loss and acid reflux while filming "Tex Mex Motors" season 2 ... which his doctors finally diagnosed as stomach cancer.

Ben Affleck is leaning on friends during his divorce from Jennifer Lopez ... recently hitting the town with longtime bestie Matt Damon.

Damon and his wife, Luciana Barroso, hit up the Italian restaurant Toscana in Los Angeles with their kids Sunday night ... where BFF Ben tagged along for the family night out.

Ben's facial expression was notably neutral, but he did have a discernible pep in his step as he made his way into the hotspot.

Tyrese Gibson is sharing a difficult time he experienced as a kid ... revealing a scheme concocted by his mother in an effort to help out the family's expenses.

The singer sat down with King Gillie for a new interview, where he confessed his mother, Priscilla Murray Gibson, made him pretend to have special needs when he was about 8 years old ... so they could collect a hefty check from Social Security.

Specifically, the 'Fast & Furious' actor claimed Priscilla made him "play r*****ed" in order to get an extra $762 from the government to help his hard-working mom support the family.

Lily Allen’s former pup has been rehomed and is living her best life with the new family ... TMZ has learned.

Animal Haven NYC tells TMZ ... Lily’s black Lab, Mary -- who she once shared with David Harbour -- has found a tail-wagging happy ending after the singer returned her to the rescue group months after her May 2021 adoption.

Tiffany Lacey, Executive Director of Animal Haven, tells us it's always their policy to take back animals if an adoption doesn't work out -- which is not uncommon with other pets too.

Caden Tellier -- a high school quarterback in Alabama -- has tragically died at just 16 years old after he sustained a head injury during a game on Friday night.

Tellier was tackled to the ground during John T. Morgan Academy's season-opening contest against Southern Academy in Selma ... and was quickly airlifted to the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital when it became apparent something was seriously wrong with him.

Sadly, school officials revealed he did not survive the injury.

Oklahoma City Police just dropped dramatic body cam footage ... showing the intense moment cops shot an armed man in a fatal incident that began as a mental health call.

The clip's a tough watch -- It shows Brandon Lena, in distress, walking around with a pistol outside his house near Tinker Air Force Base.

Despite officers’ efforts to calm things down, it escalates quickly, ending with Lena’s death in the street.

Watch the video ... Officers James Doran, Joshua Geerdes and Jimmy Hatfield introduce themselves as Crisis Intervention Team members ... and they beg Lena to drop the gun. He's repeatedly warned -- but Lena points his gun straight at them.

Greg Swindell -- a former MLB pitcher who helped the Diamondbacks win the 2001 World Series -- is pleading for the public's help ... after he says his daughter has gone missing.

The 59-year-old wrote in a Facebook post over the weekend that Brenna Swindell, a single mom of three, went missing from the Austin, Texas area last Thursday -- and he and his family are worried sick about her.

Greg says her phone's been turned off and she has not been in contact with any one of her Swindell relatives -- including her own children.

Heidi Klum is making it clear summer isn't over yet ... wearing a tiny bejeweled bikini as she films herself catching some August sun.

The supermodel put up a busty display on her Instagram Stories, playfully filming herself as she speaks German to someone off-screen.

But it's her ample cleavage taking center stage, with an up close and personal look at the "America's Got Talent" judge's assets in a tan bikini top covered in micro-mirrors.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's daughter Zahara isn't getting caught up in her family drama ... instead focusing on Greek life in college.

The teenager showed off her dance skills as she joined her sorority sisters of Alpha Kappa Alpha for a stroll through Spelman College's campus. Zahara broke it down as "Back Outside" by Anycia and Latto blasted over the vid, which was posted on TikTok.

Zahara -- who wore a tank top, denim shorts, and sneakers -- looked right at home alongside her dancing sorority sisters. Angie's daughter joined AKA -- the first historically Black sorority -- back in 2023, when she was a sophomore at the prestigious school in Atlanta, Georgia.

Drake's string of new song releases are just a smoke screen to cover his true plans to continue his lyrical beef with Kendrick Lamar ... at least, that's how fans are decoding his newest Instagram posts!!!

That's no conspiracy theory either ... an overnight post on Drake's @plottttwistttttt Finsta account shows a shootout from John Woo's 1987 flick "A Better Tomorrow 2" ... alerting fans he's coming back 2 guns a-blazin'.

To double down, Drake also posted former Detroit Pistons star Rasheed Wallace's infamous pregame prediction ... when he bet on his team to beat Reggie Miller in Game 2 of the 2004 NBA Eastern Conference Finals.

Bronny James couldn't help but show love under Parker Whitfield's new social media post on Sunday ... dropping a flirty comment in the replies for all to see.

James and Whitfield first sparked dating rumors when they were spotted at the Paris Olympics together earlier this month ... with the two catching LeBron and Co. during their epic gold-medal run.

If making an international trip to France wasn't telling enough, Bronny's latest Instagram activity pretty much confirms they're an item.

Ice Spice's dropping a bunch of photos, bringing the heat naturally, flexing her chiseled figure in an itty-bitty lingerie set -- and shutting down any talk she's relying on the latest weight-loss craze.

A racy mirror selfie displays her killer physique -- and she's making it clear she hasn't jumped on the Ozempic bandwagon

Everyone’s buzzing over the FDA-approved prescription diabetes medication's reputation for weight-loss success -- including celebs -- but not Ice.

A hard foul during a women's college soccer game led to punches being thrown ... and the wild fistfight was caught on video!

It happened Sunday at Rudd Field in Massachusetts during the Rutgers and UMass game -- just the third game of the new season.

Rutgers player Gia Girman committed a hard foul on a UMass player around the 55th minute ... before they both fell to the turf. While Girman was trying to get up, UMass' Ashley Lamond came over to retrieve the ball near her feet.