Bad Judge

Stephanie Seymour's socialite son may think about a move from NY to Colorado ... because then he wouldn't have gotten busted for weed.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... 20-year-old Peter Brant Jr. was popped by cops in Red Hook, NY ... and charged with misdemeanor possession of weed. Cops wrote him a ticket and let him out.

The fine shouldn't pose much of a problem ... his dad's a billionaire businessman.

And his mom is a super affectionate ex-supermodel.

The family of a security guard who was killed on the set of "NCIS" won a $10.4 million judgment against CBS ... TMZ has learned.

A CBS production van that was transporting "NCIS" crew members crashed into 52-year old security guard Julio Villamariona after the driver had a medical emergency and lost control. The guard died in an ambulance en route to the hospital.

CBS admitted during the lawsuit the driver had a medical condition it should have known about, so the trial was really about the amount of damages the family would collect.

Tuesday afternoon a jury decided ... and gave Julio's widow and 3 adult children a total of $10.4 million.

Machine Gun Kelly parties HARD ... but his legendary tales of getting wasted can't be used against him when he goes to court for allegedly slicing open a guy's finger during a nasty bar brawl.

Kelly's being sued by a bouncer who claims the rapper nearly took his digit off cleanly ... when he fired a liquor bottle at him during a massive fight at a St. Petersburg, FL tavern in 2012.

Jermaine Dupri lavished his friend with a free place to live, a free car, free studio time and several other gifts ... and the guy repaid him by trashing his hummer and then having the audacity to sue him.

Dupri says Taddrick Mingo is a leach who did nothing but take, take take:

-- free recording studio time
-- 4 years free rent in a 2 bedroom condo
-- use of Dupri's Hummer
-- free computer
-- referrals so Mingo could get studio work

Jermaine says Mingo then turned around and sued him ... claiming he worked as Dupri's assistant but never got paid.

So now Dupri has fired back with his own lawsuit, claiming Mingo was NEVER his assistant. And Jermaine wants money for the financial beating he took when he sold the whip at a loss.

Taylor Swift apparently needed a motorcade normally reserved for heads of state ... and she wanted to be treated like one ... this according to a new lawsuit.

Taylor's company made a deal this past June with a chauffeur service to whisk her around NYC. The company made all sorts of demands, including guidelines on when the driver was allowed to talk to Taylor.

But it didn't stop there. Taylor's director of security told the chauffeur service to get 2 additional whips. The service obliged by leasing 2, brand spanking new Chevy Suburban SUVs.

So imagine the chauffeur's dismay when 3 weeks after making the various demands Taylor's people pulled the plug, leaving the limo company holding the bag on the lease.

The chauffeurs are now suing Taylor's company for all sorts of losses.

Chris Brown's girlfriend and family are secretly and desperately trying to get Chris away from gangs ... and they've even contacted his therapist to put the heat on the singer ... TMZ has learned.

Multiple sources tell us ... Chris' mom and Karrueche are so worried ... they approached the therapist because they're deeply concerned Chris is not only compromising his safety by promoting gangs, he's also ruining his career.

TMZ broke the story ... the LAPD has already gone to L.A. clubs, trying to convince owners to ban Chris and his entourage because wherever they go ... violence follows.

Chris' family thinks he does not understand the implications of associating himself with the Bloods. He thinks it's "cool," but the family is worried he's in real danger and he doesn't have a clue.

We're told they literally think Chris' life is on the line.

Larenz Tate deals in "Dead Presidents" onscreen, but offscreen he has nothing to do with them ... which is why American Express is suing him.

The "Menace II Society" star racked up more than $57K on his AMEX card but didn't pay a Native American cent ... according to court docs obtained by TMZ.

AMEX claims in its lawsuit it's sent several demands for payment -- but got radio silence from the famous debtor.

AMEX wants $57,912.85.

Call Lady Gaga a thief ... and then prepare to cough up more than a mil to pay her army of lawyers who will tear you apart in court.

Gaga has filed court docs -- obtained by TMZ -- to collect nearly $1.4 million she paid her lawyers ... to fight a woman who sued Lady G for allegedly ripping off one of her songs.

Gaga -- one of the richest women in music -- claims she spent nearly three years and a fortune defending her reputation ... and in the end she won. A judge threw out the case ... concluding the 2 songs sounded nothing alike.

Flying drones all over L.A. is all fun and games until somebody winds up in jail -- which is exactly what happened to a guy who pissed off cops AND a judge with his flyboy antics.

TMZ broke the story ... Tom Zebra was cited for flying a drone over the San Pedro harbor -- because L.A. law forbids flying unmanned aircraft around a public beach.

The drone was confiscated and Saulmon was ordered to appear in court last Monday ... but TMZ has learned he showed up on Tuesday instead. No bueno -- the judge immediately threw him in jail and set bail at $30K.

As we first told you ... Saulmon and his drone have been on LAPD's radar since July, when he buzzed one of their parking lots. The city is considering new laws to control drone activity.

Zebra was released from jail Saturday morning.

We've learned there are 2 additional pages to the prenup ... and in them Wiz agrees to pay Amber spousal support in addition to the one-time payout. We're told the support is "modest" -- slightly more than $5K a month.

Amber Rose will score more than a million bucks from Wiz Khalifa ... based on a long prenup she demanded before getting married ... TMZ has learned.

Sources connected with both Amber and Wiz tell TMZ ... Amber made numerous demands in the prenup ... which is more than 8 pages long.

TMZ broke the divorce story ... including the fact that Amber wants the prenup enforced. We're told it's because she will get more money in her 1-year-marriage than she would without a prenup.

Cheating is IRRELEVANT ... California is a no-fault state and there's no mention of infidelity in the document.

Likewise ... the prenup does not mention custody, and for good reason -- the judge always makes that decision, based on the best interests of the child. Amber is asking for full legal and physical custody.

You get run over by a tractor? Beaten at the bar? Butchered at the beauty salon? Well Master P will hook you up with the right lawyers.

For some inexplicable reason, the legendary rapper has become the TV pitchman for the law firm of Winton & Hiestand Law Group ... a personal injury firm in Louisville, Kentucky.

Chauncey Hiestand tells TMZ ... he and P became friends after Hurricane Katrina. P is from New Orleans, and lots of people from his hometown moved to Kentucky afterward.

Hiestand says Master P's pitch was a gesture of appreciation.

The spot sounds genuine ... until then end, when P drops his trademark "Uhhh."

If you're gonna throw the book at Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams for stealing music ... you gotta take down none other than Ludwig van Beethoven too -- that's Robin and Pharrell's argument anyway.

The "Blurred Lines" duo just filed new court docs in their fight to prove the song is not a rip-off of Marvin Gaye's, "Got to Give It Up" -- pointing out several differences between notes in the songs ... and also backing up the bus over LvB.

In the docs, they admit 'Blurred' starts with repeated notes, just like Marvin's song does -- but also like Beethoven does in his famous 5th Symphony. All together now ... da-da-da-dum!

Their point -- musicians have been using repeating tones since the dawn of time ... or at least since 200 years ago when Beethoven was doing his thing.

Rod Stewart doesn't deny he broke a fan's nose with a soccer ball at a concert ... but he says the guy should've had his eyes on the ball.

Rod's being sued for nailing a guy in the face with an errant long ball during a 2012 show in Vegas ... and when we got him leaving Bouchon in Bev Hills, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer had some solid soccer-related pointers for his accuser.

The half-Scot, half-Brit Stewart is a hardcore fan of the Celtic in the Scottish League -- even giving a shout out to his favorite team in "You're In My Heart" ... which fortunately means he knows just how far he can go without getting himself red carded.

11:48 A.M. PDT -- Mike and Marc Sorrentino just walked out of court ... both were released on $250K bond. Their lawyers say the brothers are not guilty. They'll be arraigned Oct. 6th.

The Situation has just been charged with the crime of tax evasion in New Jersey ... TMZ has learned.

According to the indictment ... obtained by TMZ ... the U.S. Attorney in NJ claims Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino did not pay his full tax bill on $8.9 million in earnings. In fact, prosecutors claim he intentionally filed fraudulent returns in order to make it appear he was square with the IRS.

The Situation's brother, Marc, was also charged with conspiracy to commit tax fraud.

Both the Situation and his brother are expected to surrender to federal authorities Wednesday. Sitch is facing a maximum sentence of TWELVE years in the federal pen.

He posted this on Instagram 30 minutes ago: "to be old and wise you must first be young and dumb."

It's borderline incredible ... ANOTHER intruder made her way inside Keanu Reeves' house ... and this one got wet and wild.

It was the SECOND time in 2 days ... a woman waltzed into Keanu's home through an unlocked door. Keanu was gone ... a cleaning crew inside the house left the front gate open and never flagged the intruder.

Law enforcement sources tell us ... she got naked and jumped in his shower, then took a skinny dip in the pool. Only then did the crack cleaning crew get suspicious and call Reeves, who called 911.

He certainly knew the drill. The day before another woman broke into his house when he was sleeping. He found her in his library and talked to her briefly before calling 911.

Both incidents went down last week, and both women were taken away for mental evaluation.