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Crime Offset Released From Custody, Cardi B Cousin Arrested For Gun Possession Beverly Hills PD confirmed they arrested Cardi B's cousin on gun charges after Offset was detained on Instagram Live. By Aron A. October 25, 2020
Music YNW Melly's Lawyer Under Investigation As Judge Sets Retrial Date YNW Melly's attorney has reportedly been under investigation for 18 months for possible alleged witness tampering. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 17, 2025
Music T-Hood's Family Hires Lawyer To "Uncover Facts" After Fatal Shooting T-Hood's family have secured legal counsel following the rapper's death on August 9 as they seek insight into exactly what happened. By Devin Morton August 24, 2025
Pop Culture Charleston White Tears Shannon Sharpe Apart For His Sexual Assault Lawsuit Charleston White previously called Shannon Sharpe a "Black sellout" while dissing his "Club Shay Shay" program. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2025
Music Diddy's Legal Team Argues With Prosecutors About Controversial Jury Questionnaire Diddy's defense team reportedly proposed a questionnaire for jurors to determine their comfort with viewing sexually explicit content. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 13, 2025
Music Diddy's Attempts At A Mistrial Immediately Shot Down By Judge Diddy's criminal trial continued with witness testimony on Wednesday as he faces the possibility of life in prison. By Cole Blake May 28, 2025
Crime Cassie's Mention Of Diddy's Ex, Gina Huynh, May Be All We Get As She's Unlikely To Testify, Journalist Says Gina Huynh claims in a 2019 interview that Diddy stomped on her stomach while pregnant and cause a miscarriage. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 24, 2025
Music Digital Nas Disses Kid Cudi And Advocates For Diddy's Freedom After Cudi's Trial Testimony Digital Nas is firmly on the Kanye West train, calling Kid Cudi out for testifying during Diddy's criminal trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2025
Music EBK Jaaybo Reportedly Arrested For Weapon, Drug & Theft Charges EBK Jaaybo has been through a lot of legal issues this year, but he's also been able to drop new music amid these struggles. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2025
Music HoodyBaby Charged In Connection To Alleged Nightclub Assault With Chris Brown Chris Brown was recently arrested in the United Kingdom and charged with one count of grievous bodily harm. By Caroline Fisher May 17, 2025
Music Diddy Turns To The Bible As Sex Trafficking Trial Begins Opening Statements Diddy's defense as well as the prosecution gave their opening statements in the courtroom on Monday morning. By Cole Blake May 12, 2025
Music Mark Geragos Avoids Questions About Judge In Diddy's Case Calling Him Out In Court Mark Geragos had previously criticized Diddy's prosecution team outside of the court, something Judge Arun Subramanian did not like. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 11, 2025