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A prominent figure is suing the lawyer repping more than 120 of Diddy's alleged victims, saying the attorney is "shamelessly attempting to extort exorbitant sums from him," while threatening a lawsuit packed with "wildly false horrific allegations" if he doesn't pay up.

The plaintiff, identified only as "John Doe," filed his own lawsuit in L.A. County Superior Court Monday morning ... describing himself as a "high profile individual" who knew Diddy and attended events along with the mogul. He's being repped by one of the premier law firms in the country -- Quinn Emanuel.

The man says attorney Tony Buzbee and his firm threatened to unleash "entirely fabricated and malicious allegations of sexual assault -- including multiple incidents of rape of a minor, both male and female -- against Plaintiff if he refuses to comply with their demands." The suit goes on to say Buzbee's demand letters alleged the plaintiff raped the males and females while they were under the influence of drugs ... at parties hosted by Diddy.

A pickleball player was so upset with his opponent following a game over the weekend ... he viciously kicked the guy right in his face -- and the violent scene was all captured on video.

According to The Kitchen Pickleball, the incident went down at a tournament ... just after the final point of the afternoon had been scored.

In the footage, you can see that as all four players on the court met at the net to shake hands, one of the men knocked his opponent's paddle out of his hand.

Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann are making one last-ditch effort to unload their Georgia home, slashing the price in a bid to avoid it hitting the auction block.

According to online real estate records, the 7-bedroom, 11-bathroom mansion just got a $300K price chop ... bringing it down to $3.65 million.

With a foreclosure auction looming on December 3, it's anyone's guess if the latest price cut will do the trick -- especially since the mansion was originally listed for $6 million in October 2023, making this a major markdown.

It's been just over a month since Aidan Hutchinson suffered a gruesome leg injury that ended his 2024 season ... but his mom provided an update that'll be music to Lions fans' ears -- saying his recovery is "going amazing" as he improves by the day.

Detroit's star pass rusher had fans in a frenzy in a recent social media pic ... which showed Hutchinson putting weight on his repaired leg while enjoying the team's dominant victory against the Jaguars.

After some supporters noticed a lack of crutches around AH, Mama Hutch jumped into the comment sections to give some clarity on her son's status ... saying while he's going in the right direction, he isn't able to fully lean on his limb without assistance just yet.

Another one of Camryn Bynum's interception celebrations has gotten a big thumbs up from its inspiration ... Lindsay Lohan revealed over the weekend she absolutely loved his "The Parent Trap" salute!

The Minnesota Vikings star, of course, hit the handshake celly alongside Josh Metellus during Minnesota's game against the Jets last month ... and when Lohan was finally asked about it on Sunday's "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" -- she called it "the coolest thing to see."

Lohan said Nancy Meyers -- the director of "The Parent Trap" -- was actually the one who made her aware of it ... and she found it "so cool."

Travis Scott had his headlining ComplexCon's grand finale interrupted by WWE legend and COO Triple H last night, but for good reason -- 'cause Cactus Jack is bringing his intercontinental heavyweight rap skills to WWE’s Netflix debut!!!

Triple H dubbed Travis "King of Hardcore" and awarded him the Hardcore Champion Belt ... his title defense to be continued in January when he performs live on "Monday Night Raw" at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.

La Flare couldn't contain his excitement and hit 'em with the "suck it" chop, and continued to rip through his newer and classic ragers such as "Nightcrawlers," "Mamacita," "I Know" and "Sicko Mode."

Talk about a halftime show ... a woman jumped onto the field during the CFL's Grey Cup championship game -- FULLY NAKED!

It all went down at BC Place Stadium in British Columbia, Canada, where the Toronto Argonauts faced the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the 111th Grey Cup (think their Super Bowl.)

The place was packed with over 52,000 fans (including Prince Harry, Jason Kelce and the Jonas Brothers) when a woman jumped on the field in the fourth quarter.

Renowned Russian ballet star Vladimir Shklyarov is dead after falling from the 5th-floor balcony of a building Saturday in St. Petersburg, Russia.

The Mariinsky Theatre -- where Vladimir Shklyarov was the highest-ranking dancer -- confirmed the 39-year-old's death ... calling it a huge loss for the entire institution.

Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti reports authorities have launched an investigation into Shklyarov's death in St. Petersburg ... but according to the preliminary ruling, the fall was an accident.

Kristin Cavallari may have slept with a major movie star ... 'cause her friend shouted out she and Jason Statham hooked up in a viral video trend.

Here's the deal ... Kristin Cavallari and her longtime pal Justin Anderson participated in the "Suspect" trend on social media -- the video trend where friends yell out "Suspect is..." followed by brutally honest, often hilarious facts, about one another.

Kristin and Justin's is no different ... with the two trading barbs -- including one where Justin says "Suspect's hottest hookup that she's never told anyone about was with Jason Statham."

Formula One superstar Daniel Ricciardo was in his element on Sunday ... hitting up a Buffalo Bills watch party and celebrating his beloved team's win by shotgunning beers!!

TMZ Sports obtained pictures and video of the longtime driver's visit at Busby's West in Santa Monica, California to enjoy his buddy Josh Allen and Co.'s big victory over the Kansas City Chiefs ... and after the matchup, he shared a special moment with Bills Mafia.

Danny and the team's diehard supporters made their way to an alley in the back of the joint to celebrate ruining the Chiefs' perfect season bid ... and had a ceremonious booze chug to cap it off.

LaMelo Ball is adamant he's not a bigot ... telling reporters Sunday that even though he used some anti-gay language earlier in the weekend, he has "love for everybody."

Ball was fined by the NBA just prior to his Sunday evening meeting with the media ... after league officials deemed the "no homo" comment he made in a postgame interview on Saturday "offensive and derogatory."

Ball told journalists following the Hornets' 128-114 loss to the Cavaliers that he "really didn't mean anything" by the remark ... and he doesn't "want to offend anybody."

Beyonce is delivering a gift to her gazillion fans during the holiday season ... the singer is set to perform during the halftime show of an NFL game on Christmas Day.

On Sunday night, Netflix and Queen Bey announced she will be the star attraction at halftime as the Houston Texans go head-to-head with the Baltimore Ravens.

A promo video shows Bey decked out in a sexy red-white-and-blue outfit, standing on the hood of a car.

Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz hasn't tapped out of his career just yet ... as the future Hall of Famer tells TMZ Sports he wants to put on the gloves one last time and step back into the UFC Octagon.

We caught up with 39-year-old Cruz, who is currently in Mexico City at the UFC Performance Institute, and he said he is in the process of "building myself up" for a bout.

"I'll tell you, I think I got a last dance," he said. "I want one last dance in me. Just go out there and have fun. And when I say fun, I mean fight to the bitter death and see what I have in me."

Brianna LaPaglia's not playing when it comes to her cat ... saying if Zach Bryan shares more pics of the animal, she'll release a tape she claims show him throwing objects at her.

The Barstool Sports personality took to TikTok Sunday morning ... saying that if he -- seemingly referring to Bryan -- keeps posting pics and videos of her cat, then she's going to share a clip where he's "whipping s*** at my face."

You'll want to watch the video ... BL seems pretty dang serious about this -- though it's hard to tell if she actually has a clip of the alleged action tucked away somewhere or not.

Adam "Pacman" Jones is telling his side of his recent arrest ... sharing a clip to Instagram he says was taken just before police arrived -- where it appears people inside the hotel called him the n-word.

The former NFL cornerback released a video Sunday morning ... showing what he says is the prelude to his eventual arrest -- starting when a woman clearly yells out the racial slur as Jones and his party are walking out the front of the Loews Arlington Hotel. It's unclear if she was yelling the word at Pacman.

You can watch the clip yourself ... there's a lot of pointing and shouting -- before Pacman, dressed in the #8 jersey and cowboy hat stands toe-to-toe across from the woman who yelled the word and a man.

Buffalo fans are being called out ahead of their team's huge game against the Kansas City Chiefs ... after the Bills Mafia dressed a Kermit the Frog puppet like Patrick Mahomes and hung it from a pole outside the stadium.

Pictures of the scene went viral shortly before the highly anticipated matchup between the two AFC powerhouses at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park ... showing the Muppets character decked out in a jersey and wig to resemble the three-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback.

The stunt is being talked about on social media -- sparking a debate on whether it crossed the line given Mahomes is Black.