Crime

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Pop Culture Jussie Smollett Requests New Trial, Accuses Prosecutors Of Pressuring Witnesses: Report His attorneys also reportedly claimed that prosecutors "showed a pattern of racism in selecting jurors." By Erika Marie February 26, 2022
Crime Megan Thee Stallion Shares Concerning Post Calling For Her To Be "Killed" The rapper added that these types of frightening posts are what she faces every day. By Erika Marie February 25, 2022
Pop Culture D.A.'s Office Issues Statement About Megan Thee Stallion & Tory Lanez Case Following the chaos that ensued online this week, the D.A.'s office says it has evidence that "substantially supports the charges" against Lanez. By Erika Marie February 24, 2022
Gram Blueface's Artist Chrisean Rock Shares Video Call From Jail: "I'm Just Healing" She was recently arrested in Oklahoma after allegedly stealing Blueface's car and was reportedly found with drugs. By Erika Marie February 24, 2022
Crime Ex-Cops Charged In George Floyd's Murder Found Guilty On All Charges The three officers that stood by as Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd are found guilty of violating Floyd's rights. By Aron A. February 24, 2022
Music Tory Lanez On Megan Thee Stallion: "They Coerced Her Into Digging Hole" Tory and Meg's pre-trial hearing has been pushed to April. By Thomas Galindo February 24, 2022
Crime Slim Jxmmi's Battery Case Dropped After Girlfriend Denies Initial Claim The alleged victim in Slim Jxmmi's battery case has recanted. By Jordan Schenkman February 24, 2022
Music YNW Melly Murder Accomplice YNW Bortlen Says They Will "Shock The World" In Court Melly and Bortlen's murder trial is set for March 7. By Thomas Galindo February 24, 2022
Music A Jury Is Set To Deliberate In Trial Against Smoke Dawg's Suspected Killer After almost four years since the death of Toronto rapper Smoke Dawg, a jury will deliberate in the trial against suspected murderer Abdulkadir Handule. By Brianna Lawson February 24, 2022
Pop Culture DJ Akademiks Questions Why Megan Thee Stallion's Attorney Calls Him "Dishonest" Alex Spiro issued a statement after Akademiks was accused of spreading "fake news" and now, the blogger questions why he's even being mentioned. By Erika Marie February 24, 2022
Music BIG30 Reveals He's Turning Himself In Today BIG30 turned himself in on unknown charges this week. By Alex Zidel February 23, 2022
Crime DJ Akademiks & Tory Lanez Respond To Megan Thee Stallion Over Alleged DNA Report, Pre-Trial Hearing Delayed Following Megan Thee Stallion calling out DJ Akademiks for a premature report concerning the pre-trial hearing and DNA evidence in the Tory Lanez case, both Ak and Tory have responded with explanations of their own. By Rose Lilah February 23, 2022