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Music Prosecutors Urge The Court To Put Tekashi 6ix9ine Behind Bars Tekashi 6ix9ine will be returning to the courtroom for a sentencing hearing on Thursday after violating the terms of his supervised release. By Cole Blake November 17, 2025
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine's Mother Held At Gunpoint During Frightening Home Invasion Tekashi 6ix9ine was not home at the time of the break-in and was instead livestreaming with Jack Doherty. By Cole Blake November 17, 2025
Pop Culture NBC Uses Diddy's Testimony Against Him In Response To Defamation Lawsuit Diddy launched a $100 million defamation lawsuit against NBCUniversal for their "Making Of A Bad Boy" documentary. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 16, 2025
Sports Stefon Diggs Sues Christopher Blake Griffith For Sexual Assault Claims Cardi B's boo Stefon Diggs was accused by Chris Blake Griffith, a reported stylist and influencer, of sexual assault back in October. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 16, 2025
Music 50 Cent Reacts To Fredo Bang's Alleged Lawsuit Over YNW Melly Case 50 Cent reacted to recently surfaced deposition footage featuring Fredo Bang, who was accused of picking YNW Melly up after alleged murder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 16, 2025
Music Fetty Wap Secures Early Prison Release For Next Holiday Season Beyond some prison photos and calls for his freedom from his family, we haven't been able to hear much about Fetty Wap during his sentence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 16, 2025
Music Biggie Smalls' Son CJ Wallace Sues Publicist For Diddy Sexual Assault Claim Jonathan Hay initially sued CJ Wallace and Diddy anonymously, claiming CJ lured him to a place where Sean Combs sexually assaulted him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Claimed Megan Thee Stallion Wasn't A "Vulnerable Victim" In Appeal Tory Lanez and his legal team unsuccessfully tried to overturn his conviction and prison sentence in the Megan Thee Stallion shooting case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Music Jay-Z's Alleged Son's Godmother Officially Files To Reopen Paternity Suit Given that Lillie Coley's legal action against Jay-Z was recently dismissed with prejudice, we will see if this motion leads to consequences. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Original Content Rappers Who Have Been Accused Of Fraud Or Scams Hip Hop meets the courtroom. These are the cases, ranging from accusations of wire scams to theft, that have put rappers in legal crosshairs. By Erika Marie November 14, 2025
Music Adin Ross Thinks Roc Nation Lawyers Got A "Very Big Bag" For His Deposition Adin Ross spoke with Roc Nation lawyers in Megan Thee Stallion's defamation case against Milagro Gramz, claiming Tory Lanez paid media off. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 14, 2025
Music Rod Wave's Lawyers Claim He Was "Profiled" In Gun Charge Arrest In Atlanta Rod Wave has since posted bail, but it's clear that his legal team is not happy that their client was still arrested, and unjustly so. By Zachary Horvath November 13, 2025