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According to sources close to the case, attorneys for the NY Mets pitcher have been negotiating with the accuser's attorneys for months ... trying to stave off the civil lawsuit which ultimately was filed Monday in Florida.

Another source tells us the settlement package that Santana eventually offered was in the seven figures ... but the alleged victim rejected it.

Michelle Rodman filed new docs in Orange County Superior Court last week -- obtained by TMZ -- claiming Dennis failed to pay her rent twice since 2009 ... and as a result, she has since been evicted from two separate apartments.

Michelle claims Dennis' child support bill has reached an all-time high of $527,745.10 -- because according to her, the former NBA star hasn't been keeping up with his monthly $50,000 payments.

As we previously reported, Dennis' child support was increased in March ... and he was ordered to ante up for every month starting last September -- but his reps tell TMZ, he can't afford it ... and he has been trying to get it lowered ever since.

Dennis' manager, Darren Prince, tells TMZ, "It's not a matter of Dennis not being able to afford it ... it's a matter of the court and Michelle thinking he makes $4 million a month ... which he doesn't."

According to legal papers filed last week in L.A. County Superior Court, Watson claims things got bad on August 1st ... when Jennifer received a suspicious text message at 11PM and Earl decided to check her phone.

Watson -- who played with the Indiana Pacers last season -- claims his wife was furious that he took the phone and reacted by hitting him "forcefully twice in the face with her right open hand."

Watson claims Jennifer then "grabbed my right wrist and bit ... breaking the skin, leaving teeth marks and drawing blood." Once she let go of the wrist, Watson claims she then chomped down on his chest ... again drawing blood.

Earl claims Jennifer then tried to attack him with an iron -- but he was able to knock it out of her hand.

Now, Earl wants a divorce ASAP -- along with full custody of their 10-month-old daughter.

Calls to Freeman have not been returned.

TMZ obtained the documents filed Monday in Florida state court by a Jane Doe.

In the docs, the victim describes the encounter which allegedly occurred on October 27, 2009 near Santana's home in Fort Myers, FL.

According to the papers, the alleged victim states that Santana lured her "by use of false pretenses to a remote, outdoor area" -- and that Santana then forcibly penetrated her as she begged him to stop.

The suit does not mention whether Jane Doe is still pregnant. She is suing him for sexual battery, sexual assault, and false imprisonment.

Santana has admitted having sex with the alleged victim, but says it was consensual.

Johnson tells TMZ, he's honored his character got such a high rating in the game ... but according to him, anything less than 100/100 isn't accurate -- "In real life, I'm 100% unstoppable. I got no home. I run for days."

According to police docs -- obtained by TMZ -- witnesses say Mark confronted his ex outside a childcare facility near Phoenix, Arizona ... where he allegedly proceeded to beat her, put her in a chokehold, throw her on the ground, and then threaten to kill her.

Cops claim both Mark's baby mama and young daughter were seen by paramedics for mild injuries.

According to the docs, Mark's ex claims she was dropping off court-ordered paperwork when Mark showed up and went ballistic. Mark -- who was allegedly violating an order of protection by showing up -- told cops his ex-GF had tried to take his daughter from his arms.

The former linebacker is charged with aggravated assault, endangerment, disorderly conduct, and interfering with an educational institution. He was released from jail yesterday.

TMZ has obtained this exclusive photo of LeBron James in a business meeting earlier today with Rabbi Yishayahu Yosef Pinto ... a man known around New York as the "Rabbi to the Business Stars."

Sources involved with the meeting tell us LeBron had hired Rabbi Pinto for spiritual guidance for a "big merchandising meeting" that took place on a private yacht somewhere off the coast of NY just hours ago.

Rabbi Pinto -- a 37 year-old-man who speaks only Hebrew -- has met with all sorts of business moguls in the past ... and is considered by some to be a "spiritual guide" who consults on business matters.

We're told LeBron paid in the neighborhood of 6-figures to get Rabbi Pinto to sit in on today's meeting ... in which LeBron heard presentations from several "big time" retail execs.

It's been a big summer for the Jews -- with Amar'e Stoudemire meeting with rabbis in Israel ... and Shaq learning Hebrew.

It's only a matter of time before they start poppin' Manischewitz in the clubs!

Shaq hit the Florida theme park with five of his kids ... where he also got to feed the giraffes.

Check out that pic after the jump!

Sonnen -- who's fighting Anderson "The Spider" Silva tonight -- tells us people have been "unsuccessful" in baiting him into street fights in the past ... insisting that he "turns the other cheek" ... a different approach than the one recently taken by ex-UFC star Roger Huerta.

As TMZ first reported -- Rodman was riding shotgun in a Range Rover while traveling down I-95 in Fort Lauderdale, FL when the Range busted a tire and flipped three times.

Bonds -- who faces 11 felony counts of perjury and obstruction of justice for his testimony during a 2003 MLB steroid investigation -- has been ordered to appear in federal court in San Francisco on March 21, 2011.

Bonds allegedly tested positive for steroids three times before his 2003 testimony -- but claimed in 2003 that he never knowingly used the substance.

... and dude means business -- because last night at LAX, Cena got on the horn with our photog crew .... and demanded they shoot some kick-ass footage ... saying, "No f**king excuses. You're on my watch now and if I don't have an excellent show tomorrow, you're all fired!"

Batista has been in San Francisco training with MMA legend Cesar Gracie -- and sources close to the fighter tell us Batista is moving significantly closer to finalizing his contract to finally get in the ring by "early next year."

As we previously reported, Batista is trying to work out a deal with Strikeforce and there are rumblings that he could fight his former WWE foe Bobby Lashley.

TMZ spoke with Patrick "Deep Dish" Bertoletti -- who placed 3rd in this year's big 4th of July hot dog eating competition -- and dude tells us, "I think the charges against [Kobayashi] were somewhat legit, and he should have been convicted on at least the resisting arrest charges."

As we previously reported, TK was arrested during the July 4th eat-off in New York when he rushed the stage AFTER it had ended ... and then refused to leave.

Bertoletti -- who recently ate 38 Mars Bars in 5 minutes -- said Kobayashi's stage-rushing antics reminded him of "a crazed ex-girlfriend attempting to stop a wedding" ... but laments, "If anything Kobayashi brought more publicity to a somewhat boring hot dog contest."