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Venus Williams insisted to lawyers the traffic light was "always" green as she drove across the intersection where she had the fatal car accident -- but that doesn't match up with what she told police on the scene.

TMZ Sports obtained a portion of Venus' recorded deposition in the wrongful death lawsuit filed against her by Jerome Barson's family. During the depo, taken Nov. 9, Venus repeatedly says she only saw a green light. If true ... it would mean the Barsons, traveling perpendicular to Venus, had run a red light when they t-boned Venus.

The potential problem for Venus is that's not how witnesses remember it, and it's not even how Venus remembered it while talking to Palm Beach Gardens PD. Body cam footage shows her saying, "As I was going to start again, I saw that the light was turning red." The exchange begins at 40 seconds.

If Venus saw the light turning red, that would mean the Barsons did have a green light as they proceeded through the intersection. In fact, according to the police investigation, witnesses said the Barsons DID have a green.

As we reported, the police cleared Venus of any criminal wrongdoing in the accident -- saying neither party was to blame.

Meanwhile, the wrongful death suit is moving forward and likely headed for court where a jury will have to decide if Venus was negligent as she crossed the intersection.

Takeoff from Migos is really into space-themed bling, and he just took it to another world ... with an E.T.-looking dude in a diamond space suit.

The piece is plastered in 30 karats of VVS diamonds and includes the official NASA logo for a nice, legit touch. We're told the intergalactic pendant costs $60,000 -- or just under 4 Bitcoin, at last check.

Elliot Avianne, of Avianne & Co Jewelers in NYC, handed off the piece to the rapper this week in Miami.

Takeoff's alien space traveler is the newest addition to his collection of cosmic jewelry ... joining his detachable spaceship ring and his galaxy chain.

We're thinking someone needs a sit-down with Elon Musk, stat!

Diddy has another big supporter in his corner in his quest for NFL ownership -- with Al Sharpton saying the business mogul could fix a BUNCH of the league's PR problems.

"He would be the perfect mixture of business acumen and pizzazz," Sharpton said -- pointing to Diddy's success in music and fashion.

Sharpton also thinks Colin Kaepernick deserves a place at the owner's table -- saying his knowledge as a "football scholar" would pair perfectly with Diddy.

If you found out someone you loved was doing drugs -- and you knew you could stop it -- would you grab a hammer and try to rescue that person???

That's the story behind the arrest of Tim Donaghy -- the ex-NBA ref who went to prison for betting on NBA games that he officiated.

Donaghy was arrested in Florida on Tuesday for allegedly threatening a man with a hammer ... but he told police the only reason he was even in that situation was to save his daughter.

According to the police report, Tim believed his daughter was doing drugs with a friend at a nearby home -- so he grabbed a hammer and went to get her.

While Tim was arguing with his daughter outside the home, he was confronted by another man -- the father of his daughter's friend.

The man claims Tim brandished the hammer and threatened to use it, if he came any closer.

Police were called and Tim was arrested for aggravated assault.

Donaghy's attorney tells TMZ Sports his client did NOT assault anyone -- and didn't threaten anyone -- he only had the hammer for protection. Tim insists he was just trying to be a good dad.

Senator Cory Booker's not hiding his disdain for the GOP tax bill, which he says just pulled a Tonya Harding on America, and especially his home state.

We got the distinguished gentleman from NJ on Capitol Hill shortly after the House gave final approval to President Trump's tax overhaul -- and he says this vote wasn't about politics. He says even Republicans from his state voted against the bill.

Khloe Kardashian is finally going public with the baby news you heard here first.

Khloe posted a shot of her belly with her and Tristan Thompson's hands wrapped around it. She says, "I know we've been keeping this quiet but we wanted to enjoy this between our family and close friends as long as we could privately."

We broke the news back in September that she and Tristan were expecting their first child together.

As for those bands on Khloe's left ring finger -- don't get too excited.

She wears 'em all the time -- has been for more than a year now. Despite some reports Tristan and Khloe secretly got married ... we're told no dice! They're not husband and wife yet.

Baby steps, people.

The Game's been holding out on 40 Glocc ... who says it's time to pay the hell up.

40 Glocc just filed a lawsuit against Game, seeking more than $200k he says he's owed. In the docs, obtained by TMZ, 40 says he won the dough back in November 2016 in a previous lawsuit he'd filed over a 2012 beatdown Game handed him. TMZ got a video of the fight.

40 says the original judgment was for $196,335.15 -- however, because Game's been dragging his feet ... with interest, he now owes $216,775.52.

Venus Williams is not at fault for her fatal car accident, but neither is the driver of the other vehicle ... according to the police investigation.

Palm Beach Gardens PD released their findings on Wednesday and said no charges will be filed in the case. Cops say neither Venus nor the Barsons -- the couple in the car that t-boned Venus -- violated the other's right of way.

TMZ Sports got the video which shows exactly what went down in the June 9 car wreck.

Venus told police on the scene she was "caught in the middle" of the intersection because a 3rd vehicle had turned in front of her as the light was turning. You can see that car at about 17 seconds in our video ... the police say it was a Nissan Altima and they spoke to the driver.

They concluded the Altima driver DID violate Venus' right of way. However, police also aren't blaming the Altima driver for the wreck.

The Barsons drove through the intersection when the light turned green and smashed into Venus. Jerome Barson later died from his injuries.

Sarah Hyland put CVS on blast for leaving her hanging on crucial meds she needed, but the pharmacy is firing back, saying the mix-up was her own damn fault.

Sarah tore into CVS earlier this week after she said a Studio City location never notified her to pick up her medication before closing time ... as she claims they promised they would.

She also called them out for allegedly posting the wrong hours on the Internet. Based on her post, it appears she pulled the hours from a maps app.

And therein lies the problem, as they say. We're told CVS learned Sarah did use a 3rd party search engine to find those hours -- but did NOT check the actual CVS website. That site displays the correct pharmacy closing time ... 9 PM.

A Sylvester Stallone accuser has reported an alleged act of sexual misconduct to police, and the case will be investigated ... despite the statute of limitations having long since expired.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the woman filed her report recently with Santa Monica police --and alleges the incident went down in the early '90s. TMZ broke the story ... Stallone's camp was aware of the allegation and say they've been told she's alleging rape during a 1990 meeting at Stallone's office. He denies the claim.

We're told police will investigate, and present it to the D.A.'s Office to decide whether there's enough to prosecute. The statute of limitations for sexual assault or battery in California is 10 years -- but in the current environment ... our sources say police are looking into all allegations of sexual misconduct.

As we first reported ... Stallone says he intends to file a complaint, accusing the woman of filing a false police report. However, police tell us their first order of business will be investigating her claims ... and it won't be easy.

If Floyd Mayweather is serious about taking a UFC fight, he's already got a WORLD CHAMP offering to train him -- Tyron Woodley!

"Let me know when you need me to slide through -- we'll get you trained, get you ready," Tyron said on "The Hollywood Beatdown."

Tyron and Floyd are friends -- and during the show (full ep drops Friday on the TMZ Sports YouTube channel) Woodley says he REALLY hopes Mayweather's first UFC opponent is Conor McGregor.

"Conor is the only option for him," Woodley says ... noting McGregor is "really a stand-up fighter" and doesn't pose as big of a threat as other UFC stars who specialize in wrestling or jiu-jitsu.

Tyron says he's excited for his pal -- and wants to walk him into the Octagon once the ink is dry on the contract!

Make sure to catch Tyron EVERY WEEK on "The Hollywood Beatdown."

Mario Batali looks quite comfortable despite multiple sexual misconduct allegations against him ... and the shoes could be the reason for that.

The celeb chef was spotted out in NYC Wednesday looking chill in his signature clothing style -- fleece vest and shorts ... but was sporting a pair of Yeezys instead of his usual orange Crocs.

Batali reportedly made the footwear switch a few months back -- before he was canned from his TV gig and later issued a tone-deaf apology for his "wrong" behavior -- and hasn't looked back.

Wonder if Kanye approves?

Taylor Swift's hanging with Future -- and we do mean hanging -- for a music video shoot where she's putting her best ... forward in a BIG way.

How do we say this? Taylor's boobs look huge. There, said it.

She and Future kicked it on a luxury superyacht Tuesday night in Miami to shoot her "End Game" video. The bouncing on set doesn't lie ... T-Swift's sporting a very enhanced look.

We're told she was wearing not one, but TWO tops with push-up technology. Whatever it is, it's working.

The song -- which is #14 on the pop charts right now -- also features Ed Sheeran, though he wasn't there for the shoot.

Chloe Grace Moretz can breathe a sigh of relief -- however small -- because a judge just granted her a permanent restraining order against a man she believes is mentally ill and stalking her.

The judge signed off on the order Wednesday and ordered Terry Daniel Quick to stay the hell away from her at least a football field length's away for 3 years ... this according to new legal docs obtained by TMZ.

As we reported ... Chloe ran to court demanding protection and claimed Terry confronted her, followed her and her boyfriend, Brooklyn Beckham, to a concert, and even showed up at her doorstep.