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Music Celeste Rivas Hernandez's Family "Horrified" By D4vd's Latest Defense Strategy D4vd's defense team is trying to paint Celeste Rivas Hernandez as the aggressor, a legal strategy that has left many stunned. By Alexander Cole July 28, 2026
Crime Ant Jefe’s Alleged Murder Victim Was Intoxicated On Meth During Fatal Fight The medical examiner said that Carl Welch died from blunt traumatic injuries. By Aron A. July 28, 2026
Crime Nicki Minaj’s Alleged Alias Revealed Amid $106K Hotel Tab Dispute Court filings reveal an alleged alias as Nicki Minaj faces claims over a $106K hotel tab. By Aron A. July 28, 2026
Music Yella Beezy Songs To Be Used In Mo3 Murder-For-Hire Trial Yella Beezy and his legal team have been fighting to keep lyrics out of his upcoming trial, but as it turns out, the fight was lost. By Alexander Cole July 28, 2026
Music Lil Durk Files To Have Text Message Removed From Upcoming Trial Lil Durk is going to trial on August 20th in his murder-for-hire case, and he is looking to have a text message taken out of evidence. By Alexander Cole July 28, 2026
Music 50 Cent Mocks Diddy Over Reported Solitary Confinement Following Prison Fight 50 Cent reignited his longtime feud with Diddy by mocking the incarcerated mogul while onstage in Las Vegas. By Erika Marie July 27, 2026
Music D4vd Ordered To Stand Trial In Murder Of Celeste Rivas Hernandez A California court found prosecutors presented sufficient evidence to move forward with their case against D4vd, clearing the way for a jury trial on multiple felony charges. By Erika Marie July 27, 2026
Music D4vd Accuses Celeste Rivas Of Threatening To Kill Him Texts from around the time of Celeste Rivas' death were read in court as the preliminary hearing involving D4vd continues. By Alexander Cole July 27, 2026
Music Bradford Cohen Predicts Chris Brown's Sentence In London Brawl Case Bradford Cohen is a powerful lawyer who knows a thing or two about high-profile cases, and recently, he spoke about Chris Brown. By Alexander Cole July 27, 2026
Crime Diddy’s Life In Solitary Confinement Revealed After Prison Fight Diddy was thrown in the hole after getting into a prison fight. By Aron A. July 27, 2026
Crime Trap Lore Ross Breaks Down In Tears While Describing Horrific D4vd-Celeste Rivas Details Trap Lore Ross has been inside the courtroom for the D4vd and Celeste Rivas preliminary hearings, and it is taking an emotional toll. By Alexander Cole July 27, 2026
Music Clayton Howard Claims Against Diddy Survive, But Not Against Cassie The alleged "freak-off" sex worker must sharpen his claims against Cassie or risk dismissal, although Diddy is still his main target. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 26, 2026