Crime

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Music Police Rush To Chris Brown's L.A. Home After Street Shooting, Suspect Arrested At press time, it's unclear if either party involved in this reported shooting has any connection to Chris Brown or his Los Angeles property. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy's Brother Arrested For Allegedly Pistol-Whipping Lil Dump's Girlfriend NBA YoungBoy's brother Kendell Gaulden is accused of trying to shoot rapper Lil' Dump and assaulting Dump's girlfriend. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2026
Gossip Footage Shows D4vd's Apology For Bad Smell In His Home After Alleged Murder Prosecutors claimed D4vd lied to folks who caught a stench in and around his home and Tesla, where he allegedly stored Celeste Rivas' remains. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2026
Music Pras Begins His 14-Year Prison Sentence Over Illegal Campaign Scheme Pras was convicted a few years ago of charges related to Malaysian businessman Jho Low's alleged $4.5 billion theft of a Malaysian state fund. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2026
Music Foolio Murder Suspect Claims Diss Tracks Caused Grandmother's Heart Attack Davion Murphy was reportedly interrogated by law enforcement investigators about Foolio's diss tracks towards him and others. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2026
Music Lawsuit Accusing Spotify Of Fabricating Drake's Streams Has Been Dismissed This is a separate lawsuit to the one from RBX, who also accused Spotify of boosting Drake's streams on the platform. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2026
Music Nelly Off The Hook After Plea Agreement In Casino Assault Case Nelly reportedly faced an assault charge for an alleged confrontation with a security guard at the Ameristar Casino in Missouri. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2026
Music New Death Certificate Suggests Celeste Rivas May Have Been Pregnant Earlier this week, prosecutors in the Celeste Rivas case claimed she and D4vd exchanged texts about sex and abortion while she was underage. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2026
Crime D4vd Allegedly Met Celeste Rivas When She Was 11 Years Old D4vd is accused of murdering 14-year-old Celeste Rivas because she threatened to expose their romantic relationship. By Caroline Fisher April 30, 2026
Music Pooh Shiesty’s Dad Argues Prosecutors Have A Weak Case Against Him Shortly after Pooh Shiesty's father was arrested this month, he was granted a $250K bond, but prosecutors want it revoked. By Caroline Fisher April 30, 2026
Crime D4vd Texts Show Celeste Rivas Had Concerns About Alleged Sexual Relationship D4vd is currently facing various charges related to the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas, whose remains were found in his Tesla last year. By Caroline Fisher April 30, 2026
Crime Prosecutors Allege D4vd Purchased Two Chainsaws Before Celeste Rivas’ Murder In a new filing, prosecutors accuse D4vd of murdering 14-year-old Celeste Rivas to protect his music career. By Caroline Fisher April 30, 2026