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[[tmz:video id="0_zaznhhbp"]] Former New York Yankee Pat Kelly says he and his girlfriend getting booked for assault was just a "misunderstanding" ... and "everything's good" now that he's outta the slammer. TMZ Sports broke the story ... Kelly and his Gf, Marina Cernova, were arrested at the London Hotel in NYC on Sunday after Marina called cops to report Pat had beaten her. Both Pat and Marina were jailed for misdemeanor assault ... 'cause police say Marina also punched Pat in the face.

Azealia Banks’ latest run-in with a security guard could be her strangest scandal to date and has landed her in hot legal drama. A Manhattan judge issued a bench warrant for the 25-year-old singer on Monday after she failed to appear in court for biting the breast of a security guard who threw her out of 1Oak nightclub, the New York Post reported. While Banks herself wasn’t able to make it to court in person for the misdemeanor assault case, she provided her lawyer with a statement to read to Judge Kathryn Paek at the Manhattan Criminal Court. Also...

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A principal at a lower Manhattan high school was allegedly brutally beaten by a student on Monday when he told the teenager to remove his headphones, according to multiple reports.

Principal Matthew Tossman of the Manhattan Early College School for Advertising, which resides inside Murry Bergtraum High School, told 18-year-old student Luis Penzo to remove his headphones while he was in the hallway around noon, the New York Post and New York Daily News report.

According to these reports, Tossman asked Penzo to turn down the music and he refused. When the principal tried removing the headphones, Penzo allegedly punched him in the head.

A Tennessee high school basketball coach has been indicted this week for failing to properly report a hazing incident that included the alleged rapes of four freshman, with one 15-year-old seriously injured after he was allegedly sodomized by a pool cue by three of his teammates. A statement from the Hamilton County District Attorney's Office that was obtained by People confirms the indictment against Montgomery, the Ooltewah High School boys' basketball coach, on four counts of failure to report child sex abuse. If convicted, Montgomery faces 11-plus months behind bars, according to a previous statement. The charges against Montgomery stem...

The partner of slain EastEnders actress Sian Blake admitted in court to killing the soap star and their two sons.

Jim Sturman QC, defense council for Arthur Simpson-Kent, 48, told London's Central Criminal Court this morning, "He admits the killings." Sturman said the defense will tell the jury of this admission at his October 4 trial for three counts of murder.

Simpson-Kent, who appeared on a videolink from nearby Belmarsh prison wearing a red T-shirt and dark tracksuit pants, did not enter a plea during the 16-minute hearing.

The freelance hairdresser and stylist fled to Ghana days after Blake, 43, and their sons Zachary,...

The partner of slain EastEnders actress Sian Blake admitted in court to killing the soap star and their two sons. Jim Sturman QC, defense council for Arthur Simpson-Kent, 48, told London's Central Criminal Court this morning, "He admits the killings." Sturman said the defense will tell the jury of this admission at his October 4 trial for three counts of murder. Simpson-Kent, who appeared on a videolink from nearby Belmarsh prison wearing a red T-shirt and dark tracksuit pants, did not enter a plea during the 16-minute hearing. The freelance hairdresser and stylist fled to Ghana days after Blake, 43, and their sons Zachary,...

The partner of slain EastEnders actress Sian Blake admitted in court to killing the soap star and their two sons. Jim Sturman QC, defense council for Arthur Simpson-Kent, 48, told London's Central Criminal Court this morning, "He admits the killings." Sturman said the defense will tell the jury of this admission at his October 4 trial for three counts of murder. Simpson-Kent, who appeared on a videolink from nearby Belmarsh prison wearing a red T-shirt and dark tracksuit pants, did not enter a plea during the 16-minute hearing. The freelance hairdresser and stylist fled to Ghana days after Blake, 43, and their sons Zachary,...

What happens after Azealia Banks appears in court of alleged assault? She targets paparazzi trying to take her photo. The rapper was photographed lashing out at shutterbugs who were attempting to snap pictures of the celeb as she left Manhattan Criminal Court earlier today for a hearing, and it just so happened to be a court appearance in reference to an alleged assault case from late last year. Banks was charged with misdemeanor assault, harassment and disorderly conduct for getting into a physical altercation with a female security guard at the Up&Down in Chelsea on December 16. E! News has reached out to her legal camp for comment. Obviously, photos of the celeb taking aim at the paparazzo have...

Dascha Polanco was reportedly arraigned Thursday in Manhattan Criminal Court, after being accused of punching and scratching a teenage girl. Dascha Polanco Faces Assault Charges Polanco, 33, plays Dayanara Diaz on the hit Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, an inmate at Litchfield Penitentiary who carries on a torrid affair with a guard. Polanco […]

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“Orange Is the New Black” star Dascha Polanco is facing four counts of assault and harassment after allegedly attacking a 17-year-old girl in July. Polanco, who plays prison inmate Dayanara “Daya” Diaz on the Netflix comedy-drama, appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court on Thursday to fight accusations by Michelle Cardona that she beat her up in the teenager’s home on July 29. The 33-year-old actress allegedly hit Cardona about the face and head with a closed fist at least three times, then pulled her hair, according to court documents obtained by the New York Post. Also Read: Charlie Sheen Sued by Ex-Fiancee for Alleged Assault,...

Orange is the New Black star Dascha Polanco is facing a court battle after allegedly attacking a 17-year-old girl.

Michelle Cardona alleges the actress roughed her up in the teen's Upper Manhattan home on July 29. The actress appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court Thursday to face four counts of assault and harassment, People has confirmed.

Cardona alleges that Polanco, 33, punched her in the head, pulled her hair and used her fingernails to strike the teen's arms, according to court documents obtained by Page Six, which first reported the news.

Polanco's lawyer Gerald Lefcourt says that his client was set up, and...

Winner of the Best Actor and Best Screenplay awards at this year's Venice Film Festival, Christian Vincent's dryly comic courtroom drama was selected as the opening film for the 44th Hong Kong French Cinepanorama on 18 November. Michel Racine (Fabrice Luchini) is a largely despised Criminal Court judge in a small town near Calais in Northern France. With a reputation for running a strict courtroom and handing out hefty sentences, neither the barristers, bailiffs, artists nor stenographers have anything approaching a kind word to say to or about him. Racine's home life seems equally cold, with an absent wife and elderly housekeeper as the only figures in his world.Overseeing a rather gruesome murder case, in which a rough-looking young father is accused of bludgeoning his infant...

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“Transformers” star Shia Labeouf got some good news and bad news on Friday. First, the good news: A judge in Manhattan Criminal Court has informed the 28-year-old actor that, if he keeps his nose clean and manages not to get arrested over the next six months, his disorderly conduct case will be dismissed and sealed, USA Today reports. Labeouf was in court due to his June 24, 2014, arrest outside of a performance of “Cabaret.” According to previous reports, Labeouf was arrested for “refusing to leave a theatrical performance when asked, for creating unreasonable noise and using obscene language outside of...

Keep up the good work, Shia Labeouf! The Transformers star appeared in Manhattan Criminal court Friday. In addition to sporting a braided rattail, the 28-year-old actor wore an eyebrow piercing and a navy blue suit. He had previously reached a jail-free plea agreement stemming from his June 26, 2014 arrest. "As long as you stay out of trouble for...six months from today, this case will be dismissed and sealed," Judge Ann Scherzer informed him. Labeouf, joined by attorney his Robert Gage, proved that he completed an alcohol treatment program. Prosecutors also confirmed that he has avoided trouble with the law since his last appearance in court. "I have confirmed there have been no new...

Anthony Mackie was convicted of operating a motor vehicle while impaired in a Manhattan Criminal Court today, E! News confirms, following his 2013 DUI bust in Harlem.  A Manhattan District Attorney spokesperson tells E! News that Mackie, who stars as Falcon in Marvel's hit Captain America franchise, was found guilty in a bench trial presided over by Judge Kevin McGrath and was sentenced to a $300 fine, a drunk driving program, a 90-day license suspension, and a $255 mandatory surcharge.  Per the New York Daily News, the 36-year-old actor did not testify in court and shook his head when the verdict was read. His lawyer, Mike Miller, had...