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Crime Young Thug Trial: Jury Selection To Continue For Several Months The jury selection process in the YSL trial could last for up to four months. By Aron A. February 08, 2023
Relationships Megan Thee Stallion Reveals How Tory Lanez Trial Impacts Her BF Pardison Fontaine During her testimony, the Houston native admitted to previously being intimate with the Canadian artist. By Hayley Hynes December 16, 2022
Music XXXTENTACION Murder Trial To Begin This Week While jury selection is still underway, three of four initial codefendants will stand trial starting sometime this week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 30, 2023
Pop Culture R. Kelly Cases: Chicago Prosecutor Drops Sex Abuse Charges In State Case While the cost was a factor in the prosecutor's decision, she also believes that justice was served with two convictions. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 30, 2023
Sports Stetson Bennett, Georgia QB, Arrested For Public Intoxication Charge News of his arrest comes less than a month after Bennett led the Georgia Bulldogs to back-to-back national championships. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 29, 2023
Music Alo Bandz Death: Two Teens Arrested For San Diego Rapper's Passing A 19-year-old and 14-year-old were taken in by San Diego police for a shooting that took the rising San Diego MC's life. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 09, 2023
Pop Culture Live Nation's Request To Dismiss Lawsuit In Drakeo The Ruler's Death Denied By Judge The judge is siding with Drakeo's brother, Ralfy the Plug, ensuring that the lawsuit will go forward. By Isaac Fontes January 14, 2023
Music YNW Melly's Family Shows Up To Support Him At Court Hearing YNW Melly was recently denied bond ahead of his double murder retrial, for which he's been in prison since 2019. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025
Music R Kelly's Alleged Victim Has No Sympathy For His Murder Plot Claims R Kelly previously alleged that prison staff were trying to kill him after he suffered an overdose while behind bars. By Cole Blake June 19, 2025
Music Lil Durk's Bail Proposal Gets Firm Rejection In Murder-For-Hire Case Lil Durk will remain behind bars until his trial on October 14, 2025 after being arrested in the murder-for-hire case, last year. By Cole Blake June 10, 2025
Music Sean Kingston's Mom Gets Brutal Rejection Over Sentencing Request Sean Kingston and his mother, Janice Turner, were both convicted in an alleged fraud scheme, earlier this year. By Cole Blake June 04, 2025
Pop Culture Touré Calls Out Jaguar Wright For Her Bold Claims About Saving Girls From Diddy's Alleged "Freak-Offs" Touré's comments about Jaguar Wright come as Diddy's criminal trial has been underway for weeks in New York City. By Cole Blake June 02, 2025