Cops have arrested the person they are saying is the Brooklyn driver who went viral for stealing a tow truck that was about to repossess his car.

In line with the NYPD … cops arrested 55-year-old Russell Laiosa, a person from East Islip, NY on Monday for allegedly inflicting chaos in Sundown Park after attempting to stop his truck from being wheeled off by a tow truck.

ICYMI … cops say Laiosa is the man who went toe-to-toe with the tow truck operator final Friday, when he confronted the repo man and ordered him to “put [his] f***ing truck down” … earlier than leaping into the tow truck and taking it for a pleasure trip by means of the Brooklyn neighborhood.

The incident induced a major quantity of harm … with the tow truck crashing into a number of automobiles earlier than the suspect’s personal truck — nonetheless tethered to the tow — tumbled the other way up and off the hook.

Diddy‘s combating again towards the huge $100 million default judgment leveled towards him this week … claiming he by no means obtained a replica of the lawsuit — and, even when he had, the statute of limitations ran out years in the past.

The controversial music mogul filed the emergency movement to put aside the huge judgment Thursday … saying the plaintiff, Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith, by no means served him with a lawsuit — and, he did not know he needed to deal with the matter till information shops began reporting on the judgment.

Value noting … Diddy’s attorneys aren’t simply making an attempt to get the case thrown out for failing to serve him correctly — they’re denying all wrongdoing wholeheartedly. They are saying the “facially implausible allegations are utterly fabricated.”

Even when the allegations have been true — which once more, Diddy’s attorneys say they are not — they are saying the statute of limitations ran out practically 17 years in the past.

Diddy’s crew’s additionally slamming the lawsuit as frivolous … ‘trigger they are saying the person who filed it’s a convicted rapist who’s mendacity about all the allegations within the lawsuit. In addition they declare he has a historical past of submitting lawsuits that courts have labeled as frivolous.

ICYMI … Cardello-Smith was awarded $100 million from a choose after Diddy failed to reply to the grievance Cardello-Smith filed in June.

Cardello-Smith claims again in 1997 he and Diddy have been having intercourse with a gaggle of ladies when he felt Diddy’s hand contact his butt. He claims Diddy later spiked his drink and — when he awoke — Diddy implied he’d sexually assaulted Cardello-Smith.

Chad McQueen, who famously performed Dutch within the ‘Karate Child’ film franchise, is useless … TMZ has discovered.

Chad died Wednesday at his ranch in Palm Desert, CA because of organ failure … in line with his longtime lawyer, Arthur Barens.

We’re informed he had an harm a couple of years in the past which led to progressive organ failure and in the end killed him.

Chad was along with his kids, his life accomplice and his lawyer when he died.

Steve McQueen‘s solely son, Chad is greatest remembered as Dutch within the 1984 hit “The Karate Child” … reprising the position within the 1986 sequel “The Karate Child II.”

Chad can be identified for his starring position within the 1993 flick “Firepower.”

Regardless of rumors, Chad didn’t reprise his ‘Karate Child’ position for the ultimate season of “Cobra Kai,” his lawyer tells TMZ.

Outdoors of Hollywood, Chad was knowledgeable racer … competing in several types of racing, together with the Baja 1000 and Motocross. He received the World Mini Grand Prix when he was simply 12 years outdated.

When Steve was filming the 1971 racing movie “Le Mans,” Chad would famously sit on his father’s lap behind the wheel of a Porsche 917 … reaching 100 MPH!!!

Chad was simply 10 years outdated on the time, and he additionally raced in a kids’s solely go-kart observe that was arrange on the “Le Mans” film set.

His lawyer is remembering him as “a considered one of a form man and shall be missed.”

Chad was 63.

Julie Chen is taking a quick step again from “Large Brother” … saying she’ll be skipping the upcoming home eviction for well being causes.

The TV persona took to Instagram Thursday, the place she confirmed she’ll be lacking out on filming the brand new stay episode of “Large Brother” … as she’s been identified with COVID-19.

Per the announcement, Chen first started feeling underneath the climate on Friday final week and determined to go to her good buddy, who occurs to be a physician. The “Large Brother” host shared that is the second time she’s been identified with the illness, however famous her signs have been “very gentle” … only a sore throat this time round.

Whereas Chen mentioned she was feeling higher days after her prognosis, she was nonetheless testing optimistic … making it inconceivable for her to return to set.

She continued … “Thanks to Jerry O’Connell for filling in for me. I hope Jerry suits in to my gown, has a ball and tells the houseguests I miss them however might be watching from residence.”

Poking enjoyable at her “Chenbot” status, Julie joked her case of COVID proves she’s “human in any case!”

Numerous followers and well-known mates have already despatched Chen their properly needs, together with Andy Cohen and Carson Kressley, among others.

Jerry O’Connell additionally commented on his last-minute internet hosting gig, calling Chen on “The Discuss” to get some recommendation forward of the massive night.

Wyclef Jean just isn’t amused by Donald Trump‘s weird debate tangent about Haitian immigrants supposedly consuming family pets — and tells TMZ Hip Hop that America must strictly give attention to the information this election!!!

Wyclef says, “I can be ceaselessly grateful for my household’s life, for having a good probability to reside what is known as the ‘American Dream.’”

“One in every of our best property in America is that we’re a rustic of immigrants,” Clef says. “I converse from the guts once I say, Haitian folks dwelling within the U.S. are good neighbors and good folks. We care about humanity. We care about our neighbors.”

It was arguably probably the most viral second of the controversy in an evening crammed with them … Trump mentioned the left is permitting small cities resembling Springfield, Ohio to be overrun, claiming immigrants had been eating wild animals as a result … referencing a debunked conspiracy theory about Haitian residents of Springfield, quickly backed up by Donald Jr.

Wyclef has been an envoy for Haiti his total profession … he named his music imprint “Refugee Camp” for cryin’ out loud … and desires the racist narrative nipped within the bud earlier than it turns into a social norm.

The 3X Grammy winner continued … “On behalf of Haitian People, I ask that we cease these racist messages and accusations. Put our fingers out in peace and say thanks for being my neighbor.

“We have to respect each other and vote based mostly on insurance policies and information, not loopy speak. And we have to shake fingers with each other and be grateful we’re a part of an America for all.”

Wyclef was vocal in calling for the removing of interim Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry for negligence forward of his alternative in April, and lately headlined the Haitian Day Parade in NYC.