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Music Rihanna's Shooter Hit With Over A Dozen Charges On Top Of Attempted Murder L.A. County District Attorney Nathan Hochman spoke about the shooting at Rihanna's house outside of the court house on Tuesday. By Cole Blake March 11, 2026
Music Rihanna's Shooting Suspect Shared Fanatical Posts About Her On Facebook Authorities arrested Ivana Lisette Ortiz for the shooting at Rihanna's home on Sunday and are charging her with attempted murder. By Cole Blake March 09, 2026
Music Tupac Murder Trial: Everything You Need To Know About Keefe D's Case A trial is officially underway that could determine who is responsible for the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur. By Aron A. August 13, 2026
Crime Lil Durk Hit With Fourth Superseding Indictment Ahead Of Federal Murder-For-Hire Trial Lil Durk's trial begins soon. By Aron A. August 07, 2026
Music Diddy's Unique Prison Release Conditions Finally Revealed Diddy was convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in his high-profile criminal trial. By Cole Blake October 15, 2025
Music UK Rapper Charged With Murder Of Lostprophets Singer Ian Watkins Incarcerated rapper Broadday and another inmate appeared in court for allegedly murdering convicted child sex offender Ian Watkins. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 13, 2025
Streetwear Coolkicks Issues Statement Following Arrest Of Co-founder Adeel Shams Coolkicks co-founder Adeel Shams was arrested in Santa Monica at their warehouse after a raid by the LAPD on Thursday, October 2. By Zachary Horvath October 04, 2025
Music Aubrey O'Day Sends Loving Message To Cassie Before Diddy's Sentencing Aubrey O'Day has long been vocal about her disdain for Diddy, whether it's her own accusations or supporting the stories of folks like Cassie. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2025
Music Teenage NBA YoungBoy Fan Hit With Felony Assault Charge After Mauling Usher NBA YoungBoy's concert in Kansas City got incredibly violent when a teenager pounced on an usher working the show and whaled on him. By Zachary Horvath October 01, 2025
Crime Foolio Killer Says It's Heartbreaking That Someone So Young Can Receive Life In Prison Convicted Foolio killer Sean Gathright spoke to the court on Monday, where he offered his thoughts on a life sentence. By Alexander Cole June 23, 2026
Music Milagro Still Owes Megan Thee Stallion $75K, Requests Delay A judge has reinstated Megan Thee Stallion's $75K payout against Milagro Gramz, as she asks the court to delay the judgment. By Erika Marie June 17, 2026
Music Akademiks Reacts To Trap Lore Ross's Video Claiming Drake’s OVO Is A Gang Drake recently gifted Akademiks an OVO chain following the release of "ICEMAN." By Aron A. June 13, 2026