Springfield was arrested in Malibu on May 1 and blew a .10 -- above the legal limit.

Cali Swag District Member -- Gunshot Victim

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Cali Swag District member M-Bone died of gunshot wounds last night in his hometown of Inglewood, CA ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.

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Story developing ...

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Cali Swag District Member Dies

37 minutes ago by TMZ Staff

M-Bone -- one the of the members of the rap group Cali Swag District -- died last night ... TMZ has confirmed.

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Earlier this morning, the group's leader, Smoove -- posted a Tweet saying, "Ma life changed drastically in the. Blink of an eye rip mbone."

So far, it's unclear how M-Bone died.

0516_cali_videoCali Swag District shot to stardom with their hit, "Teach Me How to Dougie."

M-Bone -- real name Montae Talbert-- was 22.

Just last year, M-Bone and the rest of the guys came in to the TMZ studio and taught Harvey how to "Dougie." He couldn't have been nicer.

R.I.P.

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Celebrity Justice

Springfield to Cop: 'I Will F**king Kill You'

5/16/2011 1:00 AM PDT by TMZ Staff

Rick Springfield threatened to kill a deputy sheriff and the deputy's family the night he was arrested for drunk driving ... yet there is no mention of the incident in the arrest report -- law enforcement sources tell TMZ.

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Springfield was arrested in Malibu on May 1 and blew a .10 -- above the legal limit.

Sources tell us ... Springfield was extremely angry after the deputy said his $200,000, 1963 Corvette Stingray would be towed away. Law enforcement sources tell us, Springfield yelled to the deputy, "If you tow my car I will f**king kill you and your family."

Law enforcement sources tell us ... back at the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station, the captain who runs the station asked the deputy, "Did you really feel threatened?" Our sources say some of the deputies at the station felt it was a loaded question, trying to minimize Springfield's statement.

In the end, our sources say there was no mention of the threat in the arrest report -- the report merely says Springfield was "belligerent."

You may recall, the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station is the place where the Mel Gibson 2006 DUI arrest report was rewritten to exclude Mel's anti-Semitic rant.

As for Springfield, his rep gave TMZ this statement: "Someone has leaked information illegally. It's a sad reflection on society today that people in law enforcement who we look up to, pander to the celebrity gossip channels."

LA County Sheriff's Dept. spokesman Steve Whitmore tells TMZ, "It is rare when a drunk doesn't say something outlandish to police when they're arrested. I have no idea what went down with this one, I wasn't there, but drunks are notorious for saying stupid, outlandish things to law enforcement all the time. Law enforcement's job is to get them off the streets, because they're drunk."

The D.A. currently has the file and is deciding whether to charge Springfield with DUI.

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Charlie Sheen's Ex -- Count Me in For Ashton's 'Men'

5/16/2011 12:50 AM PDT by TMZ Staff

If you thought porn star and former goddess Bree Olsen would boycott "Two and a Half Men" -- now that her ex-BF Charlie Sheen is officially out and Ashton Kutcher is in -- think again.

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Of course, when has Bree ever said no to two (and a half) men?

Ironically, she was pretty tight-lipped about her upcoming Playboy spread.

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Celebrity Justice

Andrew Keegan -- Stitched Up After Street Attack

5/16/2011 12:40 AM PDT by TMZ Staff

Andrew Keegan and his friends were brutally attacked by a group of six men recently, TMZ has learned -- but lucky for him ... he only ended up with a couple stitches.

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Sources close to Keegan tell TMZ, Andrew and his buddies were leaving a charity event in L.A. a few weeks ago when a group of six male strangers approached them -- and picked a fight out of nowhere.

We're told Andrew and his pals tried to diffuse the situation -- but the attackers quickly turned violent ... taking a swing at Andrew and even pistol-whipping one of his friends. Thankfully, police were called and the fight broke up before anyone was seriously hurt.

Law enforcements sources tell us, they've already made a few arrests ... but the investigation is still ongoing.

As for Andrew -- we're told he ended up with three stitches on his mouth ... and was so shaken by the attack, he founded a community outreach group in Venice, CA called Keegan Kollective's Inspiration Fund ... to help better the community.

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Ron Artest -- You've Been Sexy Sax-ed!

5/16/2011 12:30 AM PDT by TMZ Staff

Los Angeles Laker Ron Artest was enjoying a nice meal at Baby Blues BBQ in West Hollywood on Saturday ... when he got an unexpected order of cheese -- an appearance by the Sexy Sax Man.

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SSM, aka Sergio Flores, became an Internet phenomenon by performing George Michael's "Careless Whisper" in various public places -- and yesterday it was Ron Ron's turn to feel the pain.

Checkout Ron's reaction to the crazy scene ... it's fair to say he's not a fan.

Luckily, the whole thing was over pretty quickly ... kinda like the Lakers' run in the playoffs.