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Dennis Rodman is officially a single man -- finally agreeing to sign his wife's divorce papers after battling her for 8 years.

Michelle Rodman initially filed for divorce in 2004 -- then filed again in 2012 after a failed attempt at a reconciliation. We're told Dennis had been fighting her for years about agreeing to sign off on the split.

But in new court docs, obtained by TMZ, Dennis has finally relented -- putting his John Hancock on an agreement to dissolve his marriage once and for all.

There are still some financial issues to work out -- namely the $800,000 in back child support Dennis allegedly owes -- but for all intents and purposes, they're both officially single.

As for the primary motive behind re-filing the papers -- Michelle's attorney Mary Ann Noiroux tells TMZ, Michelle just wanted closure for the kids.

Dennis and Michelle got married in 2003 on Dennis' 42nd birthday. They have two children together -- a son and a daughter.

More slammertime for disgraced baseball star Lenny Dykstra ... Nails has just been sentenced to 3 months in L.A. County Jail for allegedly holding a knife to a woman's throat.

Dykstra pleaded no contest to charges of assault with a deadly weapon and lewd conduct this morning ... for incidents involving women he lured to his home by posting ads for a housekeeper on Craigslist.com.

Officials tell us ... when the women would arrive to his home, Dykstra would inform them the job required them to give him a massage ... and then he would expose himself.

Dykstra allegedly ran the scheme at least 6 times ... and during one of the incidents, officials say he held a knife against a woman's throat and forced her to massage him.

In exchange for his plea, Dykstra was sentenced to 3 months in jail and 3 years probation.

Broke NFL legend Warren Sapp has warned the judge in his bankruptcy case that Jeremy Shockey might sue his ass for defamation ... because Sapp accused him of being the "snitch" in the NFL bounty scandal.

As we previously reported, Shockey has been considering taking legal action against Sapp ... claiming Warren went on the NFL Network and FALSELY identified Jeremy as the man who blew the whistle on the New Orleans Saints just a few months ago.

For those unfamiliar with the bounty scandal ... the Saints were punished BIGTIME when league officials discovered players were encouraged to intentionally injure certain opponents ... and were even rewarded with cash prizes. Bad stuff.

Now, Sapp has filed new docs in bankruptcy court, listing Shockey as a potential creditor ... joining a long list of creditors that includes baby mamas, the IRS and a speech therapist.

Since Sapp initially filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy -- claiming he's broke-ass broke -- he's required to inform the court about any person who could make a financial claim against him.

Obviously, Sapp feels there's a chance Shockey will come after him in court.

Despite having just crushed the Knicks and Bobcats, Dwyane Wade was still hungry for blood this weekend ... destroying a group of innocent children in a pick-up basketball game ... and TMZ has the footage.

It all went down in NYC's Thompson Playground on Sunday ... the NBA All-Star had just wrapped up a sock-shopping session at The Sock Hop in Soho -- and decided to jump in on some kids' pick-up basketball game (wearing slacks, a dress shirt, and a tie).

Within seconds, it was total D-WADE DOMINATION ... and the kids LOVED it.

Just two months after Kobe Bryant and his estranged wife Vanessa shared a Valentine's Day kiss (below) -- fueling hopes of a reconciliation -- the two hit up the L.A. Kings playoff game with their daughters ... as "really good friends."

Sources close to Kobe tell TMZ ... the divorce is still on ... but Kobe is adamant the two are "really good friends" who still love each other.

As TMZ first reported, Kobe has been "aggressively" trying to save his marriage.

We're told Vanessa was open to the idea of a reconciliation ... but as of now, the divorce is still expected to move forward with Vanessa set to walk away with all three of the Bryant's Newport mansions PLUS $75 million in cash.

Dwight Howard's baby mama -- "Basketball Wives" star Royce Reed -- desperately wants the freedom to publicly trash talk her ex ... so she's asking a judge to lift the gag order that forces her to keep her mouth shut.

Royce had agreed to gag herself back in 2009 in her never-ending, bitter custody dispute with Dwight. But Reed now has a few things on her mind that she wants to share with anyone who will listen. Reading between the lines, here's what she wants to say:

-- Dwight is not morally fit to have custody of their son
-- Dwight's mental state is sketchy
-- Dwight has funny substances laying around the house the kid shouldn't see
-- And she has other horrible things she wants to say about Dwight

Mind you, those are just allegations, but she wants to file legal docs making these allegations and she wants the documents available to the public.

Famed NFL draft bust-turned-actor Brian "The Boz" Bosworth is at the root of a massive poop problem ... inside a giant mansion featured on "The OC" -- this according to a new lawsuit filed by his former tenant.

Boz used to own the giant Malibu mansion -- featured prominently on Season 1 of everyone's favorite TV show (below) -- and he rented it out to a company called Grasshopper House LLC in 2006, which currently runs the famous Passages rehab center down block. Boz has since sold the house.

But things didn't go so well between Boz and Grasshopper -- which claims the property's septic tank went to s*** between 2008-2009 ... and GH was forced to sink over $50,000 of its own money into fixing the problem.

In addition to its septic tank money, GH is also suing for a huge chunk of rent it claims it wasted while the septic system was busted -- $150,000. GH claims it lost the use of several rooms due to the poo SNAFU.

Metta World Peace is accused of shorting a former employee on pay day ... according to a new lawsuit filed by the woman.

TMZ obtained a copy of the suit filed by Rebecca Cha ... Friday in L.A. County Superior Court -- and in the documents she claims MWP, formerly Ron Artest, failed to pay her minimum wage for the hours she worked.

In the suit she also alleges the Los Angeles Lakers star did not pay her for all the hours she worked. However, Cha never mentions what exactly she did for Metta while working for him -- or how much she is allegedly owed.

Cha is suing for the unpaid salary, damages and attorney's fees.

Disgraced former NBA superstar Jayson Williams is a free man again -- the 44-year-old was officially released from Rikers Island jail this morning.

Williams completed 8 months of his 1-year sentence ... stemming from a DUI arrest in 2010.

TMZ broke the story ... Jayson's blood alcohol level was .24 -- 3 times the legal limit -- and cops say he swerved across four lanes of traffic before striking a tree in NYC.

Former Detroit Lions star Alex Karras -- the guy who played Mongo in "Blazing Saddles" -- says he now suffers from dementia ... and blames the NFL for not properly protecting him from concussions during his playing days.

Karras -- who also starred in "Webster" -- has joined hundreds of ex-NFL players in a lawsuit that seeks medical monitoring, cognitive health benefits as well as financial compensation for the damage he suffered as a result of brain injuries.

Karras' wife has released a statement saying, "Alex suffers from dementia but still enjoys many things, including watching football. But dementia prevents him from doing everyday activities such as driving, cooking, sports fishing, reading books and going to big events or traveling."

Kim and Khloe Kardashian furiously jumped out of their car yesterday in the middle of a busy L.A. street -- after another vehicle nearly ran into them -- and now, footage has surfaced of the angry standoff.

It's unclear what happened right before the cameras started rolling -- but sources tell TMZ, the other car had been driving aggressively, turning into Kim and Khloe's lane ... as if trying to run them off the road.

Here's where the footage starts -- Khloe, who's driving, cuts the other car off to corner it in ... then she and Kim angrily hop out to see what the hell the deal is.

It gets crazy fast -- Khloe BUM RUSHES the car's driver side door and tries to open it. Meanwhile, Kim snaps pics of the car's license plate.

Sources tell us, a woman was driving the other car with another female in the passenger seat. In the backseat, we're told some guy wearing a CBS Sports t-shirt was filming the entire altercation.

The footage is pretty wild ... but it only lasts a few seconds -- before the other car backs out and takes off.

Kim tweeted a pic of the other car's license plate yesterday (below) -- with the caption, "This driver tried to hit us and run while video taping it. She works for CBS Sports. Wow drivers beware."

Baltimore Ravens lineman Bryant McKinnie took a HUGE gamble on the eve on the 2011 NFL lockout ... but his gamble didn't pay off ... and now he's gotta come up with $4 million QUICK ... or else.

Back when McKinnie was a member of the Minnesota Vikings ... dude must have had a feeling a lockout was on the horizon ... because in February 2011, he took out a $4 million personal loan with Pro Player Funding ... which specialized in "lockout loans" for NFL guys looking to cover their asses during the impending pay freeze.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ ... the loan was VERY high risk ... with high interest rates and a clause that allowed PPF to call in the entire amount due if Bryant missed ONE payment.

And that's exactly what happened in August 2011 ... right after the lockout ended and Bryant was CUT from his team.

But there seems to be an explanation ... according to the docs, McKinnie had directed his paychecks to go directly from the Vikings to PPF. But when Bryant was fired and the paychecks stopped, he never arranged for PPF to get its payments ... and he missed his August bill.

PPF instantly went to the court and obtained a judgment against McKinnie ... ordering the NFL star to pay back his entire loan ... plus interest ... totaling $4.3 million.

During the lockout, several NFL players spoke out against loans of this sort claiming they weren't in the best interest of the players ... and now McKinnie seems to be living proof.

Wrestling legend Scott Hall claims police completely overreacted when they arrested him for domestic abuse on Friday -- insisting he never ONCE got violent with his girlfriend.

Scott's lawyer Loredana Nesci tells TMZ, Scott did NOT choke out his girlfriend Lisa Howell -- even though Lisa told cops the wrestling legend grabbed her by the throat in a drunken fit of rage outside his Florida home, and tried to pull her out of her car.

Cops claim they observed multiple signs of injury on Lisa's body that were consistent with her story -- including red marks around her neck -- so they placed Scott under arrest.

But Scott's lawyer tells us, "The police arrested Mr. Hall against the wishes of Ms. Howell, who insisted that the argument did not result in violence. Ms. Howell claims that there was no physical abuse."

Lisa has refused to press charges -- but the lawyer's statement contradicts the arrest report ... which states Scott did get violent.

Another "maybe couple" alert -- this time it's former Playboy Playmate of the Year Jenny McCarthy ... and Chicago Bears superstar linebacker Brian Urlacher.

TMZ shot footage of the two leaving Mastro's in Beverly Hills together last night ... following a romantic dinner at one of the most expensive steak joints in town.

The two tried to sneak out the back door of the restaurant ... where an SUV was waiting -- but when you're as big as Urlacher ... it's hard to go unnoticed.

Seems Urlacher has a thing for famous blondes ... he BRIEFLY kinda/sorta dated Paris Hilton a few years ago.

Calls to both reps have not been returned.

Former MLB MVP Vladimir Guerrero has been arrested in the Dominican Republic after allegedly attacking a police officer during a brawl inside a nightclub ... allegations the baseball player strongly denies.

According to local authorities, Guerrero surrendered to police this morning ... following a massive fight at a nightclub in which Vlad “physically attacked” a cop named Renato Pena Rojas.

Guerrero denies the allegations ... and has released a statement saying, “At no time did I attack anyone, nor was I fleeing. I presented myself at the jail last night after the complaint from the disco, and this morning first thing I went to the police that are handling the case.”

Lamar Odom's Dallas Mavericks jersey is barely worth the fabric it's printed on -- at least according to the team's flagship merch store, which is dumping all Odom gear ... for dirt cheap.

Distributors for the Dallas Mavericks Ultimate Fan Shop tell TMZ, the moment Lamar's exit was announced they busted out clearance signs ... and slashed prices in an effort to unload every last remnant of #7(ironic) merchandise.

As you can see by our photo-enhancing skills -- the jerseys originally sold for $110 dollars a pop, but then dropped to $89.99. Now, the jerseys are going for a paltry $44.99. All other Odom merchandise was similarly marked down.