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"Real Housewives of Miami" star Todd Nepola is taking Bravo and NBCUniversal to court, claiming the network straight-up lied about his finances to juice up storylines around his ex-wife, Alexia Nepola, for Seasons 6 and 7.

TMZ has obtained the lawsuit ... Todd -- who claims he's worth $100 million -- is saying he's never bounced a check, never missed a payment, and never had any financial trouble. Meanwhile, 'RHOM' allegedly painted him as broke and struggling ... just to make Alexia’s story more "juicy" for viewers.

The suit calls out multiple episodes, in which castmate Adriana de Moura supposedly spread false claims ... from saying Todd’s business was tanking, to suggesting he might have to break his lease and downgrade his apartment.

Marcus Jordan celebrated a big milestone this week ... he just revealed Monday was the six-month anniversary of his sobriety.

Jordan noted the achievement in an Instagram post ... writing in a caption, "6 Months Sober🚱🚯🚮 & Still The Life of The Party🥳 #180Days 🫡."

He also included a carousel of recent pictures of him chilling with friends and hanging with his famous dad, Michael Jordan.

David "Heavy D" Sparks -- one of the two stars of "The Diesel Brothers" -- has been arrested following a bench warrant that was issued October 2 ... TMZ has learned.

This all stems from a failure to pay fees owed in connection with a Clean Air Act lawsuit from a plaintiff listed as Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment.

The 40-year-old Sparks reportedly owes $843,602.23 in costs that they've allegedly failed to pay back in the course of over three years.

11:35 AM PT -- Well, this episode of "New Heights Film Club" was a re-upload, it turns out ... it first aired last year, was re-uploaded for members only in March ... and it's been published for public consumption today. That timing is interesting ... does it suggest there's a possible thawing out in the Taylor-Blake situation, since this particular episode got a fresh look today? We're investgating the clues over here.

Taylor Swift and Blake Lively’s friendship status just got the ultimate plot twist ... 'cause her fiancé Travis Kelce and his bro Jason stepped in as some serious hype men to shower Blake with major love!

Check this ... the Kelce bros took a trip down memory lane on their "New Heights" podcast, gushing over Blake’s movie breakout in 2005's "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants," saying how their "friend" totally crushed it.

The bros dove into Blake’s Bridget Vreeland arc -- Travis calling it relatable, while Jason laid it on thick: tall, strong, bold, beautiful ... and even tossed in an "I love you" to the actress before clowning her less-than-athletic running form in the flick.

LeBron James duped his fans into thinking he was going to make a major announcement on his basketball career this week ... and as it turns out, it was just another ad.

The King (of crying wolf) had fans freaking out on Monday ... when he teased "the decision of all decisions" was coming in a matter of hours -- even recreating the infamous Boys and Girls Club scene he used to announce his move from the Cleveland Cavaliers to Miami Heat back in 2010 for the stunt.

But no, the four-time champion didn't say he's retiring after his NBA-record 23rd season ... he's just promoting booze.

Looks like Ben Affleck made his exit stage left early ... leaving Jennifer Lopez to shine solo as the night raged on after their "Kiss of the Spider Woman" reunion.

Video doesn’t lie ... J Lo was in full social butterfly mode at the NYC afterparty Monday ... laughing it up and working the room, all with zero Ben in sight.

Now, Ben doesn’t pop up in these shots ... but hey, he could’ve been lurking elsewhere at the bash -- so we can’t say for sure he was a no-show at the after party.

Allen Iverson says alcohol is not the answer -- the NBA legend just revealed he quit drinking half a year ago ... and he's loving the results!!

The Hall of Famer sat down with Maurice DuBois on CBS Mornings on Tuesday and opened up about his new lifestyle while promoting his memoir, "Misunderstood."

Iverson, 50, said that while his NBA legacy speaks for itself, his greatest victory was giving up drinking.

Jonah Hill was snapped hard at work Monday ... with a new slimmed-down look!

One of America's favorite funny guys was spotted sporting a shaggy hairdo and svelte figure while calling the shots on the set of his upcoming movie, "Cut Off," costarring Kristen Wiig.

The hilarious duo play a pair of rich twins who get cut off from their parents. Jonah, who cowrote the film, is also directing.

Need a palate cleanser? Here ya go -- a four-legged legend with a wagging tail who went full hero mode to save his injured grandma!

Body cam footage from an Okaloosa County, Florida deputy tells the whole story ... it kicks off at a frantic husband’s home worried sick about his missing wife and dog ... and soon enough, the search leads the deputy right to the pup on the road.

When the pooch trotted off, the deputy quickly realized man’s best friend was on a mission -- leading her straight to the 86-year-old grandma, who’d was hurt after taking a nasty fall.

Keith Urban’s guitarist Maggie Baugh had one ironclad rule -- no band hookups, no exceptions ... at least, that’s the vow she made back in the day!

A freshly unearthed 2017 throwback shows teen Maggie in an interview spilling on band life, pre-Keith days ... admitting there were plenty of cute guys around, but the golden rule was firm -- no dating the band.

Maggie broke it down plain and simple -- if you date a bandmate and split, the whole group’s toast ... she was focused on keeping her eyes on the bigger picture.

Madison Beer's mom is spilling a little tea about her daughter's romance with Justin Herbert ... revealing to TMZ Sports on Monday the "Yes Baby" crooner is "happy" with the NFL star.

Tracie Beer made it clear to us while out at the Blue Jacket Los Angeles fashion show in Hollywood she didn't want to say too much about Madison's new 'ship, making a lips-zipped motion when we prodded.

But, she did tell us she could at the very least say Madison "is happy."

Kylie Jenner is showing big-time support for her man Timothée Chalamet ... flying across the world to be by his side for his "Marty Supreme" movie premiere.

Kylie didn't steal Timothée's thunder though ... she was spotted hanging in the background Monday at the New York Film Festival as TC and his castmates plugged the new ping pong flick.

It's the first time we've seen Kylie and Timothée together in about 8 weeks ... their last public outing was back in mid-August when they popped up at a coffee shop in Hungary, where Timothée was filming "Dune 3."

Melissa Rycroft admits she's been struggling in the wake of her DWI arrest.

The former "Bachelor" star broke her silence in the comments of her own Instagram Monday, telling a fan ... "Life really sucks right now and I'm struggling, but I'm trying to march forward."

Her last previous Instagram post was over a month ago, but fans have been flooding the comments since news of her arrest broke last week. One fan shared an emotional message about making similar mistakes, writing ... "Don’t ever forget that you are beautiful, loved and blessed. But most of all, you are human. Things happen. Life happens. Be grateful that it wasn’t worse and move forward with grace."

Taylor Swift isn’t down to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show just yet ... and it turns out, Travis Kelce has something to do with it.

While chatting with Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show” Monday, Taylor addressed a number of rumors about her personal life -- including speculation she turned down the Halftime Show because the NFL wouldn’t let her own the footage.

Taylor shut that down quickly ... saying it’s not true at all. She says her team and Jay-Z -- who leads Roc Nation and programs the Super Bowl halftime show -- have a great relationship, and while there’ve been conversations about her interest in performing, that doesn’t mean an official offer was ever on the table.

Word of the Mark Sanchez stabbing has made it all the way to the Oval Office ... with President Donald Trump sharing his two cents on the former NFL quarterback's arrest.

No. 45-47 addressed the wild story during his appearance on Greg Kelly Reports on Monday ... and while he claimed to not know all the details, he's certain "something bad happened."

"That was too bad," Trump said. "He's a nice guy, I don't know what happened. Something bad happened. Something a little crazy happened."

Safe to say Glen Powell won't be lounging at the Jacksonville Jaguars' stadium pool anytime soon ... 'cause the actor says even the sight of the tank torpedoed his whole night!!

The "Chad Powers" star chopped it up with Eli and Peyton Manning during the "ManningCast" for the Jags vs. Kansas City Chiefs game on Monday ... just like TMZ Sports reported was going to happen last week.

At one point in the broadcast, the control room cut to a group of people having a fun time in the infamous EverBank Stadium pool -- and Powell wanted to look away.