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Venus Williams flouted numerous traffic laws as she sped through an intersection and caused a crash that resulted in horrendous injuries to a married couple, killing the husband ... this according to a new wrongful death lawsuit.

Venus broke the law on June 9 by entering an intersection in Palm Beach County, and she failed to yield the right of way, blew through a red light, drove too fast while distracted, and recklessly created a situation where the accident was unavoidable ... this according to the lawsuit obtained by TMZ Sports.

TMZ Sports broke the story, 78-year-old Jerome Barson, a passenger in the car, died 14 days after the accident. Barson's wife, Linda, who was driving the Hyundai, was severely injured. According to the suit, the impact was so severe their car was "crushed, the front windshield shattered, the airbags deployed, there was crush damage to the rear on the driver's side, and the back window was shattered."

Jerome suffered massive internal bleeding, a fractured spine and massive internal organ damage. He was transported to an ICU unit where he lingered and died June 22. Linda, who survived, suffered a cracked sternum and multiple broken bones.

According to the suit, filed by the estate's attorney, Michael Steinger, the Barsons were married for more than 33 years ... and Linda watched her husband die on her 68th birthday.

The suit seeks unspecified damages for loss of companionship for both Linda and their family, loss of earnings, pain and suffering, and medical and funeral expenses.

Venus' rep claims she was only going 5 MPH and entered the intersection on a green light.

'Big Bang Theory' star Johnny Galecki had nothing but gratitude for the men and women who risked their lives trying in vain to save his ranch.

Galecki returned to the site where his ranch once stood in San Luis Obispo to retrieve a memento or 2 that might have been spared.

Johnny had love for CalFire ... "It is the profound risks that you accept and the sacrifices you and your families make that keep us safe."

TMZ broke the story ... Galecki's ranch burned to the ground Monday night. It was his getaway place ... about 190 miles north of L.A. Johnny wasn't home when the blaze erupted.

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Legend respects legend.

Christie Brinkley just dropped some SERIOUS praise on Serena Williams -- saying her nude, pregnant Vanity Fair cover is bomb as hell ... and it would be an "honor" to work with her!

The modeling icon turned business mogul couldn't stop gushing over the photo -- saying on a scale of 1 to 10, Serena's pic was an 11, "Off the scale! She's over-the-top amazing!"

Wouldn't be a terrible idea for these two to hang out -- Brinkley used her modeling cash to fund a real estate empire and reportedly built a fortune around $100 MILLION!

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Keith Ellison thinks President Trump's been abusing people online long enough, and Twitter should have the balls to 86 him.

We got the Minnesota Rep. and DNC Deputy Chair on Capitol Hill Thursday ... and he thinks Trump's attack on Mika Brzezinski should be icing on the cake for the social media org. He says Twitter is a private company, Trump's a known, proven bully and therefore he should be booted.

Ellison says it's just the latest example of the Prez viciously going after women.

'Big Bang Theory' star Johnny Galecki's burning ranch created a massive cloud of smoke over Santa Margarita, CA -- and destroyed his beloved getaway home.

TMZ obtained this photo of the brush fire burning out of control Tuesday. As we first reported ... Johnny's house went up in flames Monday night, and parts of his 300 acres of land were also scorched. No one was hurt.

His pad sat about a half mile up the road from the entrance to the ranch in San Luis Obispo County.

According to CalFire ... they've reduced the number of firefighters from 1200 to 600 and the fire is roughly 75% contained.

Congresswoman Maxine Waters wants Republicans to finally say it -- ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ... after President Trump verbally brutalized Mika Brzezinski.

The L.A. Congresswoman's reaction was predictable and fierce ... complete and utter disgust after the Prez went after Mika, calling her stupid and crazy, adding she was "bleeding badly from a face-lift."

Jay-Z and Beyonce aren't just buying a ridiculously expensive home in Bel-Air -- although it is $90 mil -- they're also buying a work of art, according to "Property Brothers" star Drew Scott.

We got Scott at LAX Thursday and asked him about the brand new mega mansion several real estate sources say the couple's struck a deal to buy.

It's reportedly a $15 million home that was flipped, but Drew explained why Jay and Bey's astronomical price tag makes total sense ... in Hollywood, anyway.

As we first told you, the mansion has 4 pools, a basketball court and a recording studio -- or as Drew puts it ... cha-ching, cha-ching, cha-ching.

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Everyone knows Shaun White can get some serious air, but Steve Aoki proved he's no slouch when it comes to aerial stunts either ... by doing sick jumps into his pool.

"The Flying Tomato" and the famous DJ took flight off the roof of Aoki's pad in Las Vegas ... into his super deep and baller pool. White's snowboarding/skateboarding skills were on display, but if we were judging ... Steve would get some 10s too.

Aoki's homey, MikeTheConnect, captured the footage of the roughly 25 foot leaps at "Aoki's Playhouse" ... and all we can say is -- don't try this at home.

Kendall and Kylie Jenner learned a valuable lesson today -- sometimes it's NOT easier to ask for forgiveness than permission ... because they just apologized for ripping off images of music icons to hawk t-shirts.

Kendall and Kylie just waived the white flag saying ... "These designs were not well thought out and we deeply apologize to anyone that has been upset and/or offended, especially to the families of the artists."

It's pretty incredible. The Jenners slapped images of Notorious B.I.G., Tupac, Ozzy Osbourne, The Doors, Pink Floyd and others ... without ever contacting them or their estates. We say incredible because they themselves have been embroiled in fights where people have tried using their images.

We broke the story ... Biggie's estate fired off a cease and desist letter to the Jenners and Biggie's mom accused them of "exploitation."

Kendall and Kylie have now scrubbed their site of the entire vintage line.

Mika Brzezinski has gone to the dogs -- in a good way -- after Donald Trump viciously attacked her.

The MSNBC anchor was out walking her 2 pooches Thursday in NYC ... with a curious letter emblazoned on her sweatshirt.

In case you've been under a rock all day ... Trump went on a tantrum Thursday morning, calling Mika stupid and crazy before saying she was "bleeding badly from a face-lift."

Mika was back to normal just a few hours later.

Tarek El Moussa's new crib is no flip or flop ... it's a newly constructed home in one of Newport Beach's most sought-after neighborhoods that's costing him $15k a month.

Tarek's been renting the 4 bedroom, 2 bath waterfront home on the Balboa Peninsula since October, a few months before he filed for divorce from his "Flip or Flop" co-star and wife, Christina.

It's a pretty cool spot steps from the beach with great outdoor space for entertaining and enjoying the ocean breeze ... especially from the rooftop deck. Another bonus -- it's a good 30 miles away from where he and Christina lived.

Ex-NBA star Baron Davis' wife is subbing out of their marriage ... filing for divorce from the former All-Star, TMZ Sports has learned.

Davis has been married to Isabella Brewster-Davis -- sister of "Fast And Furious" star, Jordana Brewster -- since January 2014.

According to court docs filed in L.A. and obtained by TMZ Sports, Brewster-Davis filed legal docs last week to end the marriage citing irreconcilable differences. The date of separation was not listed.

The couple has two young kids together, a 2-year-old and a 1-year-old. Isabella has asked for primary physical custody but joint legal custody.

She's seeking an unspecified amount of spousal support. She also wants Baron to cover her legal costs.

Fun Fact: Isabella reportedly dated Bradley Cooper before getting hitched to Baron.

Jackie Warner says she's torn up her Ambien prescriptions and gotten off all sleep medications, and she's healthier and safer now because of it.

The former Bravo fitness show star tells TMZ her DUI case was a wake-up call that she's used as a motivator to take responsibility in her life. She also gives props to her attorney, Shawn Holley, who helped her strike an amazing plea deal where she dodged jail time.

She knows though, after seeing video of herself nearly driving into a cop during her arrest ... she might be dead if her skin color was different.

Corinne Olympios is satisfied with her legal team's investigation into the "Bachelor in Paradise" pool incident with DeMario Jackson.

Corinne says, "I felt victimized by the fact that others were judging me through conflicting and unsubstantiated reports, while I myself had no recollection of the events that transpired. My team’s investigation into this matter has now been completed to my satisfaction."

As we reported, Corinne hired Marty Singer to represent her. After Warner Bros. announced its investigation revealed no wrongdoing on DeMario's part, Singer said he would continue looking into what happened when Corinne and DeMario had a drunken hookup in the pool.

Corinne adds, "My intent over the past few weeks has been to learn and understand what happened on June 4. While I never filed complaints or accusations against anyone associated with Bachelor in Paradise, my team and I felt it was very important to be thorough in getting to the bottom of what had occurred."