Gene Hackman's mother-in-law is fighting to block the public release of police body camera footage from the investigation into the late actor's death.
Gene and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their New Mexico estate last month and Betsy's mother, Yoshie Feaster, says the public spectacle and media coverage surrounding their death is traumatizing, and she wants to grieve in peace.
In legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Betsy's mom says Gene and her daughter considered personal privacy of the utmost importance, and she doesn't want the media getting their hands on photos and videos showing Gene and Betsy's living space, and their corpses.
12:04 PM PT -- Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Jayden Dandridge was found shot multiple times in an abandoned building on March 27. The Harris County Institute of Forensic Science ruled his death a homicide. Houston PD detectives have not made any arrests, nor have they disclosed a motive.
Memphis Police are no longer pursuing the suspect they ID'ed on video in the Sauce Walka shooting that also killed rapper Sayso P ... because the guy is no longer alive!!!
Monday morning, Memphis Police announced 21-year-old Jayden Dandridge had been found deceased in Houston, Texas. No further details were released.
Two people have been arrested in Memphis after a repo man had his head run over in a shocking video that has since gone viral.
Nicholas Wray and Brandi Revels were arrested Friday -- both on suspicion of aggravated assault for the harrowing incident that took place Wednesday.
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In the insane video ... a repo man is attempting to hook a red Ford Fusion and tow it away, but another man -- presumed to be Wray -- hopped into the car and started it.
4:05 PM PT -- Paul's attorney Bobby Samini is doubling down on his client's comments ... telling TMZ the charges against him are totally false.
Samini says, "Mr. Rodriguez was a passenger in a vehicle that was pulled over by the Burbank Police Department last night. He fully cooperated with law enforcement at all times. Law enforcement asserted that the driver of the vehicle was in possession of a controlled substance. Mr. Rodriguez did not have any controlled substance in his possession, nor was he under the influence of any controlled substance.
"Mr. Rodriguez’s arrest and treatment constituted a violation of his civil rights. We look forward to establishing Mr. Rodriguez’s innocence in a court of law."
Paul Rodriguez was recently arrested for alleged possession of narcotics in Burbank ... but the comedian tells TMZ the drugs weren't his -- and he's leveling some serious allegations against police.
We broke the story that Paul was arrested Friday when the car he was in was pulled over for a traffic violation, at which time cops allegedly found narcotics. Paul was arrested for misdemeanor possession.
But the comedian tells TMZ that not only were the drugs not his ... he feels one of the officers overstepped during the arrest -- and it may have been racially motivated.
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From what he says ... the car was Paul's, but he was asleep in the passenger seat when it was pulled over -- which is when the "Caucasian" officer allegedly slapped Paul to wake him up ... 'cause he was on a "power trip."
Young Scooter was fleeing from police when he severely hurt his leg while jumping over fences ... and died of that injury, Atlanta police said late Friday.
The hip hop star was pronounced dead Friday at Grady Marcus Trauma Center in Atlanta after being brought to the hospital by Emergency Medical Services from a location on the southeast side of the city, according to the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office.
Lt. Andrew Smith of Atlanta PD told reporters ... an unidentified man -- assumed to be Scooter -- suffered a severe leg injury while fleeing officers on foot. Smith did not give more detail to the exact nature of the injury -- but the femoral artery is in the leg.
Legendary comedian Paul Rodriguez had a bad night Friday -- and we're not talking about one the stage, but, rather, he got arrested by the police!
Here's what happened ... Paul was driving in a vehicle in Burbank, California, when a cop pulled him over for a traffic violation, according to law enforcement sources.
We don't know what the violation was, but that's beside the point ... because our sources say that when the officer searched Paul's car, and allegedly found some type of narcotics inside.
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We're told Paul was promptly arrested and taken to the clink for misdemeanor possession of narcotics, although he's expected to be released from jail soon.
The Chainsmokers' Drew Taggart just can't seem to stop one particular uninvited guest from showing up at his L.A. home -- this time, she falsely claimed she was his WIFE ... TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Thursday morning, the woman popped up for the second time in two months at Drew's house.
Chilling body cam video shows the arrest of a mother who police say called 911 on herself after she allegedly stabbed her 11-year-old son to death during a stay at a Santa Ana, California motel for a trip to Disneyland.
Check out the clip ... Saritha Ramaraju, 48, calmly approaches officers -- who have their guns drawn -- while holding a phone to her ear. As she's cuffed, an officer can be heard announcing there's "blood on her hands."
She confirms to Santa Ana cops during the March 19 arrest, around 9 AM, that her son is the only one in their room at the La Quinta Inn ... and they go to check on him. Police say he was found dead with apparent stab wounds, reportedly surrounded by Disneyland souvenirs. A large kitchen knife purchased the day prior was reportedly also found at the scene.
Yella Beezy is back on the streets ... 'cause he made bail in the Texas murder case against him after his bond was reduced.
The rapper was released from custody Friday morning after posting a $750K bond ... about a week after he was arrested for allegedly intentionally and knowingly causing the death of Melvin Noble, AKA Mo3, who was shot to death in broad daylight on a Dallas highway in 2020.
While YB's bail was initially set at $2 million, a Texas judge lowered it Thursday at a bond reduction hearing.
A Florida man dressed up like Ronald McDonald got arrested for trespassing ... and when cops told him he looked like a clown, the guy responded, "No s***, I am a clown, stupid."
Police bodycam footage shows the moment Palm Bay police officers rolled up on the Ronald McDonald doppelgänger ... and things get tense from the start.
Cops tell the clown -- who police say is a homeless man named Chris Marlowe -- to put his stuff down because he's being arrested, and he responds, "Why, so you can rob me?!?"
A New Jersey police chief is being accused of creating a toxic -- and smelly -- work environment ... by defecating on the floors at the station, spiking officers' coffee with Viagra and Adderall, sticking a hypodermic needle into the penis of a subordinate ... and more.
The disturbing allegations come from five officers from the North Bergen Police Department, who submitted legal complaints this month -- which TMZ obtained -- to prepare to sue police chief Robert Farley for discrimination, harassment, using racial slurs, retaliation, sexual misconduct, and violation of civil rights.
The legal complaints obtained by TMZ also accuse Farley of exposing himself to the entire office while making inappropriate comments such as, "Hey, look, it's bigger than you thought, right?"
One of Andrew Tate's girlfriends says he nearly choked her unconscious during a violent sexual encounter 2 weeks ago, prompting her to report the alleged incident to police ... TMZ has learned.
Bri Stern filed a sexual assault report and she claims Andrew attacked her on March 11 while they were staying at the Beverly Hills Hotel … according to sources with direct knowledge.
She's told police Tate began choking her while they were having sex, but it got too rough, and although she begged him to stop, he kept going. Bri says the more she struggled, the more violent he got … and she felt everything getting fuzzy, like she was fading into unconsciousness.
Memphis Police officers have been working around the clock to find the gunmen responsible for killing Sauce Walka's artist Sayso P and shooting Sauce in the leg -- and police released photos of one of the suspects on Wednesday, charging him with murder!!!
A warrant for 21-year-old Jayden Dandridge has been issued and he's facing several charges on top of 1st-degree murder ... 2 counts of employment of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, and auto theft.
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As we reported over the weekend, Sauce and Sayso were blitzed outside the Westin Hotel in downtown Memphis in an ambush of bullets in broad daylight.
A Florida sheriff's deputy shot and critically injured a man who pointed a gun at him during a domestic violence call -- and the entire wild scene was captured on body cam video.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office released the footage Sunday, and it shows one of their deputies climbing the stairs of a Riverview house in which suspect Manuel Alvarez and his female partner were staying.
The deputy, identified as Shawn Swinford, is wearing his body camera and training his gun in front of him, while calling out to Alvarez, who is offscreen and allegedly verbally making threats to shoot the police.
Lily Stewart, the University of Georgia student who went viral last week for her mug shot, allegedly gave cops an interesting explanation for trying to avoid her second arrest ... officers say she told them she tried to flee because she was out on bond.
Lily, as we first reported, got busted again over the weekend -- on charges of obstruction of a law enforcement officer and loitering/prowling -- and now we know why.
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According to the police report, obtained by TMZ, cops responded to an intrusion alarm at the UGA student center around 3 AM Sunday and observed Stewart and 3 others inside the building.
Police believe the shooting involving rapper Sauce Walka was targeted.
Authorities in Memphis held a press conference late Saturday night in which they announced their CSI investigators have determined Sauce Walka and another individual were sought out by the gunmen.
Sauce and the other victim were outside a vehicle when the suspects pulled up with multiple people inside and began opening fire. Law enforcement says there was no conversation between either party before or during the shooting. The suspects fled in a four-door white vehicle from the downtown area.
