Insane Fight Video Police Searching For Troublemakers ... After L.A. Mall Battle

Cops are investigating a wild fight that broke out at a California outlet store — while also searching for the troublemakers caught on dramatic video.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the brawl erupted outside the Citadel Outlets in Commerce, CA, last Thursday — and a witness filmed part of it with a cell phone camera.

Check out the footage posted to X ... A group of mostly young women are going at it near a bunch of parked cars outside the mall. They start throwing punches and hurling around the word b***h," but it's unclear what sparked the confrontation.

Michael B. Jordan Unwanted Guest Shows Up On Front Lawn ... Police Respond

Michael B. Jordan is the latest Celebrity to have an unwanted guest show up at his Los Angeles-area home.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Wednesday afternoon, while Jordan was home, a suspect was seen in his front yard.

Jordan’s security called the LAPD and then escorted the suspect off the property and waited for the cops.

Comedian Corey Holcomb Accused of Punching Woman ... Allegedly Sparked Over Monthslong Feud

Comedian Corey Holcomb is being accused of punching another comic in the face outside a club earlier this month ... and, it's apparently all over a longstanding feud.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... comedian Cristina Payne was hanging outside the Hollywood Improv comedy club earlier this month when witnesses say Corey came up and started screaming at her and her friend.

Our sources say they were told Corey threatened to punch Cristina in the face ... so a man at the club that night got in between the two. Corey then allegedly swung over the man and hit Payne square in the face.

Kendall Jenner 'Catfished' Visitor Turned Away at Gate ... Not on Her Christmas List

'Tis the season for uninvited visitors -- just ask Kendall Jenner.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ a man showed up at Kendall's Los Angeles-area gated community last week. The man told guards at the gate that Kendall had invited him to come over ... and the guards immediately contacted the model's security team.

Her security called Kendall, who was out of town, and she told them she was not expecting anyone, and did not know the man at the gate.

Paris Hilton's Ex-Fiancé Chris Zylka Surrenders to Face Charges of Fighting With Cops

Chris Zylka -- the actor/model who was engaged to Paris Hilton -- has turned himself in to cops in Ohio after allegedly fighting off officers last week who attempted to arrest him.

A clerk at the Warren Municipal Court in Ohio tells TMZ ... Zylka surrendered Monday, and was charged with 2 felonies -- assault for elbowing an officer, and attempting to commit an offense by trying to break into a vehicle -- plus 3 misdemeanors, including disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and aggravated menacing.

As we reported last week ... police responded to a report of a man dressed in pajama pants trying to get into a woman's car in a busy intersection in Warren, Ohio. Even though it was about 32 degrees outside, the suspect was not wearing shoes or a shirt.

NBA's Cameron Payne Pleads Guilty To Misdemeanor In Fake 'Terry Johnson' Name Case

New York Knicks guard Cameron Payne has just closed out his fake name criminal case ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Court records we've obtained show Payne cut a deal with prosecutors on Monday to put everything in his rearview mirror ... agreeing to plead guilty to one misdemeanor count of false report to law enforcement.

In exchange, officials dismissed the refusal to provide truthful name charge he had also been facing.

Liam Payne Eyewitness to Fatal Fall Haunted by What He Saw, Heard

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Liam Payne's fatal fall was witnessed by a hotel guest who was at the CasaSur Palermo in Buenos Aires for his wedding, and he is haunted by what he saw.

Bret Watson was in a room on the first floor of the hotel with his wedding planner, and as they looked out the window they saw Liam in free fall. Bret appears in our new documentary, "TMZ Presents: Liam Payne: Who's to Blame?" airing on FOX tonight at 8 PM ET and streaming on Hulu beginning Tuesday.

Bret and the wedding planner ran to the balcony and looked down ... and immediately identified Liam, who he believes died instantly.

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Bret says the sound of Liam's body hitting the ground was even more haunting than the fall itself, and it's apparent from the interview he's still having pretty severe emotional difficulty.

Kim Zolciak & Kroy Biermann Cops Called to House Again ... Moving Truck Unable to Leave Property

Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann's house was visited by police once again ... this time over a simple parking dispute -- TMZ has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... a moving company came by Kim and Kroy's Georgia home Sunday morning to move some of the last items out.

However, we're told Kroy parked his car in front of the moving truck so it was unable to leave ... allegedly because he didn't want Kim leaving with items he didn't think she should have.

Lamborghini Driver Pulled From Wreck Moments Before Inferno ... Caught on Dramatic Video!

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A suspect fleeing Los Angeles authorities earlier Saturday was pulled from their wrecked Lamborghini ... just moments before the twisted heap burst into flames!

In a harrowing video exclusively obtained by TMZ ... police and good samaritans worked to pull the driver from the destroyed Lamborghini Urus, which flipped and hit a tree before the big crash along a Tarzana street.

Looks like folks got the driver out of there just in the nick of time ... because not long after they were pulled from the wreck, the whip erupted -- with more fire and smoke quickly coming from the vehicle.

Luigi Mangione Mom Reportedly Talked to Feds Before His Arrest ... Missing Persons Report Became Clue

Luigi Mangione’s mother spoke to feds just hours before he was arrested in Pennsylvania ... telling the FBI the suspect bore somewhat of a resemblance to her son.

The New York Post reported ... members of the Joint Violent Crimes Task Force questioned Kathleen Mangione late Sunday after the family reported Luigi missing last month, prior to the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

It was police in San Francisco -- where Luigi was reported missing -- who tipped off the feds that the suspected shooter and the missing 26-year-old could be one and the same.

New Jersey Mystery Sheriff Takes Matters Into His Own Hands ... With His Own Drone!!!

A New Jersey sheriff got sick of waiting around to find out what the hell is going on with mystery drones that have appeared to invade the state ... so he decided to fight fire with fire -- or drone, rather.

Ocean County Sheriff Michael Mastronardy launched a department drone after one of his officers witnessed 50 unmanned aerial vehicles, "coming off the ocean."

Sheriff Matronardy told NewsNation's Rich McHugh the force put up an "industrial grade" drone to follow one of the devices ... but it quickly slipped through their grasp, disappearing.

President-elect Donald Trump posted a message on his Truth Social platform Friday ... and in true Trump fashion, he didn't mince words -- "Mystery Drone sightings all over the Country. Can this really be happening without our government’s knowledge. I don’t think so! Let the public know, and now. Otherwise, shoot them down!!!"

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As we reported ... some New Jersey politicians are irate with the federal government's response to the spate of recent drone sightings, and Tennessee Congressman Tim Burchett also had some harsh words about the feds' response -- or lack thereof.

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Lawmakers tell TMZ that if they feds do not show definitive proof the drones are harmless -- or spring into action soon against the drones -- they fear it's just a matter of time before citizens start shooting them down, which they fear could lead to chaos.

Chris Zylka Fights With Police in Traffic ... Wild Body Cam Video

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Chris Zylka was involved in a violent encounter with Ohio police in a bizarre incident partially caught on body cam last week.

Police responded to a report of a man with a gun trying to get into a car last week with a driver inside in a residential neighborhood of Warren, about an hour east of Cleveland. The assailant was wearing pajama pants, but no shirt or shoes -- in 32-degree weather, according to police.

The suspect, later identified as Zylka -- Paris Hilton's ex-fiancé -- was found jumping around in traffic in the middle of an intersection. Zylka had allegedly tried to get into a woman's car and had been trying to break the window, police said.

'Delay, Deny, Depose' Florida Woman Arrested for Threatening Health Insurance Company ... 'You People Are Next'

A Florida woman was arrested Tuesday after her insurance company told police she made a threat using words associated with the murder of a healthcare executive last week.

Briana Boston reportedly had claims denied by BlueCross BlueShield recently, and called them up -- and the company recorded it. At the end of the call, Boston allegedly said ... “Delay, Deny, Depose. You people are next,” according to Tampa's WFLA-TV.

"Deny, Depose, Defend" are the words etched onto shell casings found at the scene of the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week ... 26-year-old Luigi Mangione has been arrested this week in that case.

Morgan Wallen Pleads Guilty to Two Misdemeanors ... Connected to Chair-Throwing Incident

Morgan Wallen has pled guilty to two misdemeanor charges in his chair-throwing case ... and, he will spend seven days in a DUI education center.

Worrick Robinson, Morgan's attorney, tells TMZ ... the singer-songwriter pled guilty to two misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment Thursday.

He's been sentenced to seven days in jail which he will serve in the DUI center -- a program which provides "state of the art alternative sentencing for Tennessee DUI, reckless driving, and reckless endangerment offenders" according to the program website -- after which he will serve two years' probation. He must also pay a $350 fine and court fees.

'Bad Santa' Drug Suspect Grinch Stuck In Chimney .... Fleeing From Police

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Christmas is the season to be jolly --- but not for one Massachusetts drug suspect who tried to pull a Santa Claus escape, but got stuck inside a chimney, according to police.

Tuesday night, police officers executed a search warrant at a residence in Falls River, MA, prompting Robert Langlais and Tanisha Ibay to flee to the roof, cops said.

Ibay allegedly jumped from the roof onto a car parked on the street, while Langlais climbed inside the chimney ... but his attempt to evade capture failed miserably.

Luigi Mangione Fingerprints, Gun Match Crime Scene Evidence ... Police Say

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12:23 PM PT -- The gun allegedly found in Luigi Mangione's possession when he was arrested Monday has been forensically tested ... and New York Police confirm the "ghost gun" has been matched to shell casings found at the scene of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's murder.

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the gun is being processed at the NYPD crime lab ... and said the gun matches "the three shell casings" found in midtown Manhattan a week ago.

As TMZ reported ... the words "deny," "defend" and "depose" were engraved in shell casings found at the scene.

Police say Luigi Mangione's fingerprints match prints found at the scene of Brian Thompson's murder last week in New York City.

CNN reports two law enforcement officials confirmed that information Wednesday morning.

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It was previously reported a partial fingerprint was lifted from a water bottle, possibly bought at a Starbucks down the street from the shooting scene moments before the crime. It's unclear if that's the print to which police are referring.