Crime

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Pop Culture Kodak Black, Justin Bieber & More Sued For 2022 Super Bowl Party Shooting Two men claimed they suffered gunshot wounds outside an L.A. nightclub, and that organizers either escalated the situation or were lax. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 11, 2023
Music South African Rapper AKA Fatally Shot After being shot outside a restaurant, AKA passed away just a couple of weeks before he was set to drop a new album. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 11, 2023
Gossip XXXTENTACION Trial: Defense Lawyer's Motion To Introduce Rapper's Alleged Cheating Rejected By Judge Other recent updates from the courtroom reveal that Drake will have to partake in a deposition regarding the 20-year-old's murder, and his alleged killers took photos with the money they robbed from XXX in the hours after his death. By Hayley Hynes February 10, 2023
Crime R. Kelly's Lawyers Claim He's Unfairly Targeted, Cite Elvis Presley Dating 14-Year-Old Wife The disgraced singer's legal team also brought up David Bowie in their argument and asked for a sentence of 11 years in his Chicago case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 10, 2023
Crime Trey Songz, Atlantic Records & Kevin Liles Sued For Rape: Report Trey Songz, Kevin Liles, and Atlantic Records are facing a $25M lawsuit over sexual assault allegations. By Aron A. February 10, 2023
Pop Culture XXXTENTACION's Accused Killers Took Photos With Cash Robbed From Late Rapper: Report Photos taken in the hours after the Florida native's untimely killing show Michael Boatwright and other defendants posing with handfuls of money. By Hayley Hynes February 10, 2023
Crime Drake Ordered To Sit Down For Deposition In XXXTENTACION Murder Case A judge ordered Drake to appear for a deposition in XXXTENTACION's murder trial. By Aron A. February 10, 2023
Crime XXXTENTACION Murder Trial: Codefendant Mocked Robert Allen For Taking Plea Former codefendant and now state's witness Robert Allen faced some verbal attacks from codefendant Trayvon Newsome. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 09, 2023
Music Jurors See Graphic Video Of XXXTentacion Murder Robert Allen turned state's witness against his former friends and detailed what led up to XXXTentacion's murder. By Erika Marie February 09, 2023
Crime Defense Attorney In XXXTENTACION Murder Trial Brings Up Drake Again The defense attorney for one of the suspects accused of killing XXXTENTACION continues to mention Drake. By Aron A. February 08, 2023
Crime Young Thug Trial: Jury Selection To Continue For Several Months The jury selection process in the YSL trial could last for up to four months. By Aron A. February 08, 2023
Crime Courtroom Video Shows XXXTENTACION Pull Out Cash At Bank Of America The trial for the three men accused of killing XXXTENTACION began on Monday. By Aron A. February 07, 2023