Entertainment
Deputy Recorded on Wild Body Cam Video Shooting Armed Man in Florida
Dramatic Bodycam Video
Florida Deputy Pops A Cap Into A Gunman …
During Domestic Violence Call
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Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
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.
When he gets to the top of the stairs, Swinford sees 50-year-old Alvarez standing in the doorway of a room, pointing a firearm at him.
All hell breaks loose … Swinford opens fire with his service weapon, pumping at least one bullet into Alvarez.
Authorities say the incident began at 3:47 AM Sunday after someone called 911 to report a domestic incident at a residence in the Tampa area. When deputies arrived at the home, they encountered Alvarez’s partner outside after she had allegedly been assaulted. Cops say the woman told deputies Alvarez was armed with a pistol and still inside the house.
Alvarez was rushed to a hospital where he underwent surgery and was listed in critical but stable condition.
Authorities say Swinford was put on administrative leave with pay, pending the results of an internal probe by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Cops noted this is standard operating procedure.
Diddy
Race Will Become an Issue During Trial
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TMZ Studios
Race will almost inevitably play a part in the prosecution of Diddy, and his defense team is banking on jurors focusing on why prosecutors have invested so much in, as Diddy’s lawyers put it, “taking down a successful Black man.”
We get into it in the new documentary, “TMZ Presents The Downfall of Diddy: His Defense,” available free on Tubi.
Criminal defense lawyers who have won some of the most high-profile celebrity criminal cases weigh in on how race will become an issue in Diddy’s trial, set for May.
Everyone agrees … the defense will raise the issue, though subtly. As Johnny Cochran famously said in the OJ Simpson trial, race plays a part in everything in America.
Diddy’s lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, says in the doc he believes the prosecution is squarely racially motivated.
We also have a mock jury in the documentary that deliberates and votes, and some jurors keyed in on race as an important factor.
“TMZ Presents The Downfall of Diddy: His Defense,” is available free on Tubi.
LeBron James, Stephen A. Smith
Get Fight Offer
Settle Your Beef In Boxing Ring!!!
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LeBron James and Stephen A. Smith can end their feud once and for all with their FISTS … ’cause TMZ Sports has learned a popular boxing promotion is drafting an offer to make a fight happen!!
King James and the ESPN talent have exchanged verbal blows ever since their infamous confrontation at the Lakers game earlier this month … and on Wednesday, the argument turned to hypothetical violence — with SAS claiming if LeBron put his hands on him, he would’ve retaliated with a punch.
The Stephen A. Smith Show
After LeBron trolled the hell outta Smith by posting his old training vids, Celebrity Boxing founder Damon Feldman immediately got to work … and started making calls to rich investors in hopes of putting together the funds needed to lock down a matchup of this caliber.
AKA — he hit up his contacts in Saudi Arabia.
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Of course, neither James nor Smith needs the money … as the two are among the highest-earning figures in their respective fields.
But don’t scoff at the idea just yet — it’s clear they can’t stand each other at this point
There is one big problem, though … as Smith admitted he’d get his ass kicked by James in a bout — so chances are he’s too proud to let the internet witness that and let it live on social media forever.
It’s fun to think about regardless — even if it never happens.
Lady Gaga Hot Shots
For Her 39th Bday …
Goo Goo For Gaga!
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“Abracadabra” … we’ve got all the Lady Gaga Hot Shots to celebrate this queen’s 39th birthday!
With her dope new album “Mayhem” and her hot man, Michael Polansky by her side, Lady Gaga is on fire 
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Exploding onto the music scene back in 2008, the superstar has delivered nothin’ but rockin’ bops … and hot shots in her sexy tops!
Clearly all that movin’ and groovin’ is workin’, because she’s total body goals … Check out this photo with her buns of steel on full display 
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Keep your eyes peeled and enjoy the smoke show you Little Monsters … “Just Dance” into our gallery and go ham with Gaga’s hot shots!
Happy Birthday, Lady Gaga!
The Rays turn Steinbrenner Field into their home for 2025 and Tampa gets a chance to host them. It will be an interesting and hopefully winning one outside.
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