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Jay-Z's legal team is going after Tony Buzbee for alleged misconduct ... claiming he tried to extort the rapper and, when he couldn't, he then proceeded to sue him.

The star's lawyer Alex Spiro filed a motion Wednesday to dismiss a "Jane Doe" lawsuit against Jay-Z and Diddy ... specifically calling out Buzbee for bringing the legal action.

According to Spiro's motion, Buzbee initially described Jay-Z as a prominent person in the lawsuit without naming him -- Spiro's accusing the Texas-based attorney of demanding money to keep Jay's identity under wraps.

Luigi Mangione mentioned the big bucks he had in the bank on a trip to Thailand ... and also, repeatedly brought up a couple of revealing books -- TMZ has learned.

A source -- who doesn't want to be identified by name, but who spent significant time with Luigi back in April -- tells TMZ ... the two went to the popular tourism destination together, hitting up bars and visiting a weed shop, and cracking inside jokes over a period of two days.

According to his friend, Luigi was "making lawyer money" coding for TrueCar ... a telling statement because Mangione reportedly stopped working for them months before going to Thailand.

Leonardo DiCaprio's breaking bread with another Hollywood legend ... Al Pacino!!!

The two movie stars went out to lunch Tuesday at the Bird Streets Club in West Hollywood ... and Leo brought his father, George DiCaprio, along to hang with the "Godfather" star.

Oh, to be a fly on the wall next to their table.

"Bachelor" alums Hannah Godwin and Dylan Barbour are turning up the heat in the Maldives, flooding our IG feeds with steamy snaps and sizzling swimsuit vibes.

Check out our gallery and see all the fun photos under the sun!

Hannah was living her best influencer life, striking all the right poses against the stunning island backdrop -- because if it’s not on the ’gram, did it even happen?

'90 Day Fiancé' star David Murphey -- who was best known for appearing on "90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days" -- has died ... this according to his family.

The reality star's family issued a statement on his Instagram account Wednesday ... where they confirmed the TV personality died last week in Las Vegas, Nevada after "experiencing health issues over the last several years."

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... David had been sick with liver cancer, which he was diagnosed with over a year ago. We're told David also had been facing a number of other health issues, too. His cause of death is currently unclear.

Sometimes there's nothing better than hangin' with your four-legged friends and with the paw-lidays just around the corner, what better way to deck the halls paws than to scroll through some furry feel-good content?

All bark and no bite, stars like Paula Abdul and couple Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes had photo shoots with their fur babies, using the collar-ful Christmas trees as their backdrops!

Fashion expert Brad Goreski snuggled up by the tree with husband Gary Janetti and their precious pups, Alice and Theo ...

And under the Christmas tree, Bethenny Frankel smiled with ease for an adorable photo featuring Santa's little yelpers, Biggy and Smallz.

Whatever truce Cardi B and Offset drummed up for his birthday weekend last week is out the window now ... the unhappily married rap stars decided to go at each other's throats on Wednesday!!!

Offset set it off on X, accusing Cardi of spinning narratives for her Bardi Gang fanbase as if she's some super-hoe who's been victimized by her bitter divorce.

Just like he did at the top of the year, Offset urged Cardi to focus on releasing her long-delayed sophomore album and not another guy's schlong.

Mod Sun is head over heels for "Love Is Blind" star Brittany Wisniewski -- he made that crystal clear as he spilled the tea about their relationship to us.

Catch this video of the smitten couple hitting up West Hollywood’s Craig’s on Tuesday, where we asked how things were going between them -- and when Mod Sun turned the question to Brittany, her look said it all.

We also asked if they were official -- and while we didn’t get a straight answer, Mod Sun’s response was all we needed to hear ... "Life is better when we’re together."

A trio of debt collectors is trying to force Michael Vick into bankruptcy in an effort to obtain a huge sum of cash they say the ex-NFL star owes them -- but an attorney for Vick is slamming the move, calling it "frivolous."

Court documents, obtained by TMZ Sports, show the three creditors -- Gerald Lee Craig, Eduardo De Arkos and Kathleen Safreed -- filed involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy petitions against Vick and his wife, Kijafa, on Monday in Florida.

The plaintiffs say they have a judgment of $509,652.42 against the Vicks -- stemming from a 2018 loan they say the couple never paid off.

Joey Lawrence is coming clean about the missteps he made in his marriage ... expressing gratitude for the "second chance" his wife, Samantha Cope, has given him following their separation.

Following the recent news the "Blossom" star and his wife have reconciled after she filed for divorce this summer, JL admitted to making "some terrible mistakes" prior to their brief split.

As Joey told Entertainment Tonight ... he's feeling "very thankful," as he now has a "second chance to get everything right."

Mauricio Umansky is living up the single life in the middle of his white Christmas ... locking lips with a beautiful blonde in Aspen after a sushi dinner.

The reality television star was spotted out in the celebrity vacation destination Tuesday night ... walking out of Matsuhisa -- a popular Japanese and sushi restaurant.

At his side was a blonde woman, bundled up against the cold ... and, she clearly needed some body heat -- 'cause she burrowed right into Kyle Richards' estranged husband's chiseled frame.

Kanye West's antics are on full display in new video showing his deposition from a recent tech lawsuit ... and TMZ has the first look.

The deposition footage shows Ye in a bit of a standoff with the attorney who was trying to ask him questions. Ya gotta see the video ... it's a defiant start, as he signs onto the Zoom call and avoids eye contact.

This scene comes courtesy of a new A&E show, "Interrogation Raw: Celebrity Under Oath" ... and the second you see Ye's hat pulled down low while he's looking at his phone, you can tell it's gonna be entertaining.

The suspect charged with fatally stabbing 3 little girls and injuring 10 others at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in the UK has pleaded not guilty to all 16 charges against him.

18-year-old Axel Rudakubana stayed silent during his appearance in Liverpool Crown Court via video link from London's Belmarsh prison Wednesday, where Justice Julian Goose directed the clerk to enter not guilty pleas across the board.

Rudakubana is charged with 3 counts of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder, and additional charges for allegedly possessing ricin and an Al-Qaeda manual related to the attack on July 29 this year.

Jay-Z's war with Tony Buzbee is kicking up another notch ... the controversial attorney just filed a lawsuit, claiming Jay's company, Roc Nation, and its high-powered attorneys are conspiring to turn Buzbee's clients against him.

According to docs, obtained by TMZ, one of Buzbee's clients -- a guy named Gerardo Garcia -- says 2 investigators approached him at his home, claiming to work for the State of Texas, and told him they were putting together a lawsuit against Buzbee that could "get [Garcia] a lot of money."

Garcia says he recorded the encounter with the individuals, and Buzbee posted a pic last week from from the video.

It allegedly shows one of them disclosing they work for an attorney named Marcy Croft, who's described herself online as part of TeamRoc -- the philanthropic arm of Roc Nation -- and Buzbee claims she also works with Alex Spiro, Jay's longtime attorney.

Travis Kelce won't be able to spend his entire Christmas roasting chestnuts on an open fire with Taylor Swift, but he doesn't mind working on the holiday ... saying he's grateful to suit up whenever, wherever the NFL sends 'em!

The Chiefs tight end talked about the team's upcoming stretch with bro Jason Kelce on their "New Heights" podcast ... and while he acknowledges his body is not as excited for the short rest between games, he's excited for it.

"I just know I'm just so fortunate to play this game," Trav said. "I'm gonna cherish every time I get to play on the field. I'm not gonna harp on that schedule that was given to us."

The only thing connecting Dennis and Trinity Rodman is DNA ... so says the soccer star, who claims despite the Hall of Famer's occasional appearances at her games -- they're pretty much strangers.

The Washington Spirit forward opened up about her relationship with her pops on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast this week ... when she said she hasn't seen the Chicago Bulls legend in years.

Their last meeting, Trinity says, came when the Worm showed up unannounced at her Nov. 2021 NWSL matchup against the North Carolina Courage ... which was an emotional moment for her.