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Pop Culture Aariel Maynor Sentenced To 3 Life Terms In Prison For Jacqueline Avant's Murder Aariel Maynor shot Jacqueline Avant last December. By Hayley Hynes April 19, 2022
Crime Buffalo Shooting: Employee Claims 911 Hung Up On Her Because She Was Whispering As reported white supremacist Payton Grendon was opening fire at Tops Market, a worker claims they were on the phone with 911 until dispatch ended the call. By Erika Marie May 16, 2022
Crime Two People Arrested In Slim 400 Murder Case: Report The California rapper was gunned down in December 2021 and reports state that police have two suspects in custody. By Erika Marie June 11, 2022
Music B2K Shares That Nelly Turned Down "Bump Bump Bump" Because Of Its Association To R. Kelly Nelly turned down a song with R. Kelly in 2002 but decided to work with him five years later. By Lawrencia Grose September 04, 2022
Music Kirk Franklin On R. Kelly's Music: “It’s Hard To Separate The Artist From The Art” Kirk Franklin discusses the difficulty of continuing to listen to R. Kelly's music following his recent sentencing. By Joshua Robinson July 07, 2022
Crime Man Steals Plane, Threatens to Crash It Into A Walmart The pilot has since landed the plane. By Rex Provost September 03, 2022
Pop Culture 50 Cent Says He'd Take Homicide Charges Over RICO In Resurfaced Clip: Watch "Those [RICO] laws were designed for you not to escape them," Fif said in a past interview. By Hayley Hynes May 15, 2022
Crime Cobb County Sheriff’s Office Downplays Young Thug's Claims About "Torturous" Jail Conditions After Young Thug's attorney labeled the jail conditions his client is being subject to "dungeon-like," the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office has responded. By Cole Blake May 18, 2022
Crime Gunna Pens Open Letter From Jail: "We Still Pushing P" Gunna has shared an open letter for his fans written from jail in which he expresses confidence that he will be found innocent. By Cole Blake June 14, 2022
Pop Culture Rich Dollaz Speaks On Daughter's Arrest: "I'm Baffled As Anyone Else" This week, it was revealed that Rich's daughter, Ashley Trowers, was arrested after allegedly shooting the father of her child. By Erika Marie January 26, 2023
Pop Culture Kim Kardashian Granted Restraining Order Against Fan Who Keeps Sending Gifts The obsessed man also repeatedly showed up to her home and allegedly tried getting inside. By Erika Marie January 25, 2023
Pop Culture Young Thug's Alleged Courtroom Drug Deal Video Has Twitter Questioning Everything Thugger's attorney, Keith Adams, claims that the rapper was unaware of his co-defendants plans. By Hayley Hynes January 20, 2023