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Jill Scott is pulling the plug on her marriage after less than 18 months, and says it would be "unsafe" for her to continue living with her husband.

Jill and Mike Dobson got married in June 2016, but in her divorce docs, obtained by TMZ, she cites "inappropriate marital conduct that such further cohabitation would be unsafe and improper." She also cites irreconcilable differences.

According to the docs -- first reported by Bossip -- the singer says they've been separated and living in separate homes since September 5. Jill also says they have a prenup, and she wants it enforced.

The couple did not have any kids together.

Vic Mensa isn't here for politicians' "thoughts and prayers" after another mass shooting in America ... 'cause he says they're empty and meaningless.

We got the Chicago rapper leaving Poppy in WeHo Monday night, and he made an impassioned plea for Americans to give up assault weapons in the wake of the Texas massacre.

Mind you, Vic's a gun owner himself -- but it's a handgun, and he firmly believes there's no reason for any heavier weaponry on the streets of America. He also says history backs him up on that.

Meek Mill got the shaft from the judge who sent him to prison for a minimum of 2 years -- according to Jay-Z, who's vowing to have Meek's back through the appeal process.

Jay called the decision by Judge Brinkley, "unjust and heavy handed" and added ... "We will always stand by and support Meek Mill, both as he attempts to wright this wrongful sentence and then in returning to his musical career."

Meek begged Judge Brinkley for mercy in Monday's hearing, saying ..."You gave me the ladder to do what I have to do to prevail in my struggle. I made it this far, I can't really go back and start over." The judge ignored his plea and insisted she'd already given Meek "break after break and you basically just thumbed your nose at this court."

TMZ broke the story ... Meek and the judge have a long history. She's presided over his case since his 2008 drug and gun case, but according to Meek's attorney, Joe Tacopina -- she once made an odd request for him to remake a Boyz II Men song and give her a shout-out.

Meek's legal team plans to appeal. The controversial ruling prompted T.I. to post his own message of support, saying, "We got real love for u out here KING."

Cardi B has a message to haters who don't believe she's really rocking a $500k ring -- just watch me shine!

The "Bodak Yellow" rapper and her fiance, Offset, hit up Ace of Diamonds in WeHo Monday night and we asked her about the Internet trolls claiming her engagement ring's fake because she hasn't been wearing it out ... and she had the best possible response.

She wasn't the only one blinging ... Quavo was also there with a record-setting piece around his neck. Inside the club, the soon-to-be-wedded couple showed some PDA ... with diamonds still shining.

Brett Ratner and Kevin Spacey have something else in common besides mounting sexual assault allegations against them -- their pretty mugs are still front and center at a famous Hollywood joint.

The disgraced director/producer's face is also plastered on the wall at Catch LA in WeHo ... at least it was as of Monday night. It's unclear if the restaurant is planning to make changes.

As we reported ... Spacey's also taking up space on the celebrity wall.

Paris Jackson's down under in Melbourne for the Australian Cup horse race, and she showed up for the event with a mystery guy ... plenty of women would pick to win, place AND show.

Paris and the guy seemed pretty tight during the event -- which is kinda like the Kentucky Derby of Oz. Despite what looked like canoodling and hand-holding ... we're told the guy's just a friend, and they were with a group.

Check out the pics though ... doesn't look like Paris was too into the races, and we can't blame her. The dude's got the hair, the face and the sharp suit.

6:55 AM PT -- Law enforcement says officers smelled marijuana in the car during the stop, and our sources say Ethan admitted he'd been smoking weed that night.

We're told police drew Ethan's blood for toxicology testing, which is pending.

The guy who plays one of the troubled Gallagher kids on "Shameless" ran into some real life trouble off set -- 'cause "Carl" got busted for a DUI ... TMZ has learned.

18-year-old actor Ethan Cutkosky -- who plays William Macy's second youngest child on the show -- was arrested and booked for DUI Thursday in the L.A. area.

Law enforcement sources tell us, Ethan was driving his orange BMW at around 10:30 PM and began to straddle the traffic lanes, which prompted cops to pull him over. We're told he did poorly on field sobriety tests and was arrested on the spot.

It's unclear if the DUI was drug or alcohol related.

We've reached out to Ethan's rep ... they had no comment.

Football seems to be the last thing on Johnny Manziel's mind -- he's chillaxing in Hawaii with his insanely hot fiancee Bre Tiesi ... and appears to be lovin' life.

Just 3 months after a workout with a team in the Canadian Football League, the 24-year-old QB surfaced in Maui ... soaking in the sun after a friend's wedding.

Manziel has previously said he's determined to play football again -- and even though he doesn't look NFL ready at the moment, we know he's been training.

By the way, last time we spoke with Johnny he told us he's sober and focused on playing again ... and credited Bre with being a tremendously positive influence in his life.

She's also really, really good lookin'. Enjoy the pics.

Chrissy Teigen has a tipping point when it comes to leaving $1,000 tips and it has nothing to do with what's on the menu.

We got Chrissy at LAX Monday and asked her about the monstrous $1,000 tip she left a waitress at an Ohio Outback Steakhouse last month ... on a $193 bill, by the way. Although Chrissy can't resist Outback's bloomin' onion, it's clearly not what made her drop an extra 500%.

As for dropping another fat tip like that in the future? Let's just say, if you're a server you better bring your A-game when you see Chrissy walk through the door.

One of the multiple shootings at a Boosie concert was dramatically captured by a drone over the event, and TMZ has obtained the footage.

The aerial video shows concertgoers at the back of Boosie's show in Gardena Friday night -- and right in the middle of the crowd you see a man in a blue jacket raise his arm to start shooting. The shots instantly sent everyone running. It's unclear what, if anything, provoked the shooter.

It looks and sounds like someone returned fire in this incident. In the video there appear to be multiple people fleeing the scene with weapons in hand.

There was at least one other shooting during the concert. We broke the story ... 2 people suffered gunshot wounds, and several others had varying injuries.

Dwight Yoakam thinks Marilyn Manson aiming a fake gun at concertgoers was "an inappropriate moment" -- but adds that kinda stunt is fair game in a nation as free as ours.

We got the country star Monday at LAX and he stopped short of ripping into Manson for his assault rifle prop at his show in San Bernardino ... scene of a 2015 mass shooting.

Manson chalked it up to his artistic expression ... and Dwight seemed to accept that, but made it clear he'd never pull that kinda thing.

The family of Brad Bufanda -- known for his role on "Veronica Mars" -- received individual letters from Brad the day after he died ... meaning the suicide was well-planned.

Sources close to the family tell TMZ ... Brad wrote letters to family and friends days before he committed suicide Wednesday, and those letters arrived the day after he jumped off a building. We don't know if any of the letters describe why Brad took his life, but at least one was limited to thanking the recipient for various kind deeds over the years.

As we reported ... Brad left a suicide note which cops found on or near his body that gave the names of his parents along with a "thank you" to people in his life.

And Brad left more than letters. He also sent his rep his MacBook laptop as an inside joke ... because the rep preferred PCs.

The family is in shock ... they say there were no signs of distress ... especially because Brad had just wrapped a leading role in "Stan the Man" and had recently auditioned for roles in "Avatar 2," "Black Jesus" and "iZombie."

Brad was 34.

The so-called 'Catwoman' Jocelyn Wildenstein and her boyfriend have to stay away from each other after their arrests for assault -- which won't be easy, since they live in the same building.

Jocelyn and her boyfriend, Lloyd Klein, were each issued protective orders following their weekend fight which ended with them in handcuffs. Klein's attorney, David Moreno, tells TMZ his client and Jocelyn have 3 separate apartments in their building ... which will help them keep their distance.

Moreno says the court gave them enough leeway they should be able to make it work -- but they have to avoid taking the same elevator. Coincidental passing in the hallway is okay.

We're told Jocelyn and Lloyd have access to different entrances and plan to steer clear of each other.

Harvey Weinstein just got another lifetime ban handed down to him -- this time it's the TV Academy who's saying he's persona non grata ... for the rest of his days.

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences held a hearing Monday and its governing board voted to expel Weinstein from the Academy for life. His former company, The Weinstein Co., has produced a number of TV shows over the years -- most notably, perhaps, being "Project Runway."

In a statement, the Academy says it supports those women speaking out against Weinstein. They go on to say they're horrified by the widespread claims of sexual misconduct in the biz and are conducting a review of their membership codes of conduct.

The Academy finishes by saying ... "We are determined to play a role in protecting all television professionals from predatory harassment, ensuring they are able to practice their craft in a safe environment."