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Alec Baldwin is rolling up his sleeves and getting back to work after his legal win in the "Rust" trial -- he's back in New York shooting his reality TV show, and cameras are rolling.

Check out these photos and video of Alec and his brood filming his upcoming TLC show, "The Baldwins" ... he's in full-on dad mode with his kids at a park in the Hamptons.

Alec's teaching one of his son's how to safely cut vegetables, while his wife Hilaria is supervising one of their daughters as she cooks up a meal on an outdoor grill.

12:03 PM PT -- R. Kelly's attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, came on 'TMZ Live' Tuesday to discuss her client's SCOTUS filing in more depth -- and she made a pretty compelling argument.

One other interesting thing ... Bonjean says she actually thinks this current version of the Supreme Court is perfect to hear R. Kelly's case -- and it sounds like believes they'd actually side with him if they were to take it up on their docket ... politics be damned!!!

R. Kelly is asking the United States Supreme Court to throw out his convictions for possession of child porn and inducing minors to have sex – claiming his alleged acts occurred decades ago and the charges were therefore barred by the statute of limitations.

Here's the deal ... when R. Kelly was accused in 2020 of possessing child pornography and engaging in sexual acts with underage girls way back in the mid to late-1990s, he argued the statute of limitations had already run its course.

But, prosecutors argued a 2003 law – called the PROTECT Act – made the statute of limitations indefinite for child sex crimes.

Tupac's family is clearly disturbed over an allegation that Diddy may have played a role in the late rapper's murder -- something they're now digging into with a new legal team, who plan to get to the bottom of it, and force action if they find any there-there ... TMZ has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge tell us members of Tupac's still-living relatives have retained attorneys Alex Spiro and Christopher Clore -- as well as a team of investigators -- to look into Keefe D's resurfaced allegation that Diddy offered to pay him and his crew money to take Pac out in the '90s.

You'll recall ... this claim -- which, thus far, is unsubstantiated -- came to light anew last week when prosecutors in Keefe D's murder case included an old transcript from an interview he did in '09, where he alleged Diddy was willing to pay up to $1 million for a hit on Tupac.

Josh Hartnett's diving into scary moments in his past ... revealing he left Hollywood because he was being stalked -- including by a man he says once arrived at his location with a gun.

The actor spoke with The Guardian via Zoom from his estate in Hampshire, England ... a sprawling countryside where he lives with his wife partly because living in L.A. started to feel too dangerous.

JH says it's not the only reason he left L.A. about 20 years ago ... but, it didn't help that people started showing up at his house.

J.D. Vance is defending his comments on Kamala Harris, Oprah and Gayle King are clearing up their relationship and Travis Kelce is blessing a fan ... all this on today's TMZ TV Hot Takes.

First up on "TMZ Live," Harvey and Charles break down Donald Trump running mate's defense of his controversial "childless cat ladies" remark.

5:39 PM PT -- Halsey replied to Britney, sending the love right back ... saying on X, "you were the first person who ever made me realize what it means to feel inspired. And you continue to inspire me everyday."

Halsey's new song, "Lucky" is not a hit with Britney Spears -- or so it appeared based on an angry post accusing Halsey of stabbing her in the back ... a post she almost immediately deleted.

"The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening is getting dragged to court ... as he's being sued over an alleged sexual assault involving two people who worked for him and his wife.

According to a new lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, a woman named Giavanna Scotto claims she used to work as Matt's house manager at his Santa Monica estate a few years back, and she says complaints about sexual harassment at the hands of a fellow coworker fell on deaf ears.

In her suit, Scotto claims the sexual harassment started early in her tenure ... she says a male coworker aggressively grabbed her butt and breasts, and kissed her on the mouth multiple times ... all without her consent, she alleges.

Yella Beezy has lawyered up after being looped into a $50 million lawsuit leveraged against him, Chris Brown and his entourage earlier this week ... TMZ Hip Hop has learned.

The Dallas rapper has retained the services of attorney Daryl K. Washington, who says his client is being falsely accused and everything he's being alleged against him of is without merit.

FWIW ... YB's being accused of a lot, along with Chris and a few of his homies on the night of July 20, following the kickback of the R&B megastar's 2nd concert at the Dickies Arena.

TNT isn't about to lose its media rights deal with the NBA without a fight ... it just sued the basketball org. -- claiming it has a "contractual right" to continue to broadcast its games going forward.

The media company -- whose parent organization is Warner Bros. Discovery -- filed the lawsuit in New York on Friday ... just days after Adam Silver revealed the NBA is moving on with Amazon Prime Video.

In their suit, TNT officials claim the NBA legally cannot accept Amazon's deal -- as they say they matched the offer to a T.

Armie Hammer's mother is coming to his defense as he denies the cannibalism allegations ... and while she too insists her son never did anything illegal, she admits he lost his way.

We got Dru Hammer Friday in NYC, where our photog asked how all the claims about Armie make her feel as his mother.

Dru says she kept her mouth shut as the police investigation played out because she was just following Armie's lead.

Justin Timberlake's DWI arrest never should've happened his lawyer says ... 'cause he just claimed in court the singer wasn't even intoxicated when cops arrested him.

JT's attorney -- Edward Burke Jr. -- tells us what he stated in court ... and that would be his argument his client wasn't intoxicated during his arrest, adding cops made serious errors in this case despite their best efforts. Justin's performing in Poland this weekend BTW, so he didn't attend the hearing in person or virtually.

Burke says he filed a motion to dismiss the case on the grounds of accusatory instrument defect ... basically arguing there was an issue with the document formally accusing Timberlake of a crime. The motion's under review now ... the case isn't likely to get tossed.

5:15 AM PT -- Christina Haack has broken her silence since the divorce filing, calling Josh Hall an "insecure man" and saying, "divorces don’t happen overnight."

She had more to say about this uncoupling as well ... take a look for yourself.

Christina Haack and Josh Hall's breakup wasn't just a surprise to fans ... we've learned the realtor was also blindsided by his new single status.

With an influx of visitors heading to Paris for the 2024 Olympics, French police are cracking down on prostitution ... and we've learned an anti-pimping brigade is even leading the charge.

The Press Office for the Police Prefecture tells TMZ ... authorities are doing what they can to combat illegal sex work in the City of Lights. We're told checkpoints and other road operations are targeted to try and put a stop to pimping in the Bois de Vincennes, Bois de Boulogne and Belleville sectors.

A formal brigade -- known as the BRP -- has even formed ... and we're told they will make their presence seriously known in the area. There is also a group in charge of surveilling night establishments, such as cabarets ... where anti-sex work laws will be reinforced.

The gloves are off in Christina Haack's divorce from Josh Hall ... and it didn't take long for them to start bickering over money -- including claims he moved moolah outta her account.

According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Christina is scoffing at Josh's request for spousal support and she even claims he diverted more than $35K from a rental property she owns to his personal account the day after they separated.

Christina alleges Josh texted her professional property manager on July 8, asking for June payments to be sent to a different account ... his. She says the property manager complied with the request, believing Christina had authorized the change.

Chris Brown and Yella Beezy just got hit with another lawsuit -- this time from a security guard who claims he was horribly injured while breaking up the brawl that led to the first suit!

In the docs, filed Wednesday and obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, Frederick R. Overpeck says he was working as a security guard at Dickies Arena in Ft. Worth on July 20, and, more specifically, was instructed to work the backstage meet-and-greet where the alleged fight took place.

We broke the story earlier this week ... 4 guys who say they were invited to Chris' VIP experience after the show let out a claim things got violent when the singer's camp recognized them as former ops.

2:28 PM PT -- Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Diddy was never a suspect in the Tupac murder investigation, and that remains true today. In other words ... it's clear cops weren't buying what Keefe D was selling about Puff, and didn't deem his claim as credible.

The guy charged with Tupac's murder should not be released on bail, because he once alleged Diddy offered him 7 figures to kill 'Pac -- at least that's the case prosecutors are making to the judge.

Here's the deal ... Duane "Keefe D" Davis has been behind bars in Nevada since his arrest for the Tupac slaying, but he's asking the judge to let him out pending trial.