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Music R Kelly Fights To Remove Chicago Prosecutors From His Case Due To Alleged Corruption This move from R Kelly's legal team comes shortly after their demand for a new trial and the denial of his home detention request. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 23, 2025
Music Diddy Trial's Verdict Sheet For Jurors Releases To The Public The Diddy trial's jury will unpack five weeks of testimony, evidence, and arguments, and their decision could send Puff to jail for life. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 23, 2025
Music R Kelly's Fiancée Joycelyn Savage Shuts Down Disturbing “Sex Slave” Rumors Joycelyn Savage has finally spoken out about R Kelly as the disgraced singer is trying to get out of prison. By Cole Blake June 23, 2025
Music R Kelly's Lawyer Explains Why More Celebrities Haven't Testified In Diddy Trial The Diddy trial has featured a few high-profile names on the stand, namely Kid Cudi and Sean Combs' former partner Cassie Ventura. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025
Music YNW Melly's Family Shows Up To Support Him At Court Hearing YNW Melly was recently denied bond ahead of his double murder retrial, for which he's been in prison since 2019. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025
Music R Kelly Seeks New Trial Due To Alleged Murder Plot, Witness Tampering, And More R Kelly and his legal team alleged they have evidence of witness tampering and obstruction of justice, and want his bond secured as well. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025
Crime Diddy Allegedly Demanded $50K Back From Cassie & Alex Fine After Hearing Of Their Affair Cassie Ventura married Alex Fine, her former trainer, following the end of her and Diddy’s relationship in 2018. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 21, 2025
Music Ja Rule Reveals Fat Joe's Mindset Amid Massive Lawsuit Fat Joe and Ja Rule have a long hip-hop history together for their iconic 1990s and 2000s output, a bond that continues to this day. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Music YNW Melly's Mother Claims He's "Pissed" At His Lawyers After Court Denied His Bond YNW Melly is awaiting his double murder retrial, and has been controversially locked up since 2019 with no chance for bond. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Music Amber Rose & Ray J Claim Tory Lanez Didn't Shoot Megan Thee Stallion Amber Rose recently joined Ray J's livestream to defend Tory Lanez in the Megan Thee Stallion case... And ask Ray to be less lewd. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Music Diddy Trial's Prosecutors Release Alleged Instructions For Male Escorts At "Freak-Offs" Other submissions of alleged evidence in the Diddy trial include the items seized during federal raids and his text messages with Cassie. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Music Fat Joe Accused Of Orchestrating An Attempt On 50 Cent's Life In Shocking Lawsuit 50 Cent and Fat Joe are cool right now, but Terrance "T.A." Dixon alleges that their feud in the 2000s almost ended in tragedy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025