Crime

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Music Wiz Khalifa Loses Appeal Over Romanian Drug Possession Sentence Wiz Khalifa was believed to be appealing this decision in December 2025 and sure enough, him and his legal team did, but to no avail. By Zachary Horvath February 27, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Receives Three-Month Prison Sentence For Probation Violations Tekashi 6ix9ine's beatdown of a man in Florida over his snitching scandal resulted in a three-month jail sentence for violating his probation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 05, 2025
Sports Terence Crawford's Controversial Traffic Stop At Gunpoint Investigated By Police Omaha police are internally investigating a traffic stop at gunpoint on Terence Crawford just hours after his victory parade. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2025
Original Content Inside The Tupac Murder Trial: 11 Key Players To Know Keefe D is the only man on trial, but the Tupac murder case includes a much larger cast tied to the shooting. By Erika Marie August 11, 2026
Music YSL Lawyer Indicted For Alleged Involvement In Gang Activity & Drug Trafficking Nicole Fegan previously represented a defendant in the viral YSL RICO case, which centered around Young Thug. By Cole Blake July 23, 2025
Crime Jussie Smollett Is Fighting To Dismiss A Special Prosecutor From Reviewing His Case Jussie Smollett and his team call it double jeopardy. By Chantilly Post July 19, 2019
Crime A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie's Road Manager Caught Beating Women Bloody On Tape A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie's former road manager is facing serious charges. By Aron A. September 23, 2019
Crime LaToya Ratlieff Speaks Out After Police Shoots Her In The Face During Protest LaToya Ratlieff was shot in the face with rubber bullets at a Florida protest and she is unsure if she will regain vision in her right eye. By Alex Zidel June 09, 2020
Crime Harvey Weinstein Accuser, Jessica Mann, Details "Golden Shower" Incident The allegations and testimony against Harvey get darker and darker. By Dominiq R. February 04, 2020
Music Cardi B Channels Her Veteran Ways In G'd Up Rant: "I'm A B*tch From The Streets" Cardi B challenges an overlooked double standard, then immediately quits on Twitter for "a few days." By Devin Ch March 24, 2019
Sports Gervonta Davis Arrested For Domestic Violence Following Disturbing Video Davis charged with simple battery domestic violence in Miami. By Kyle Rooney February 04, 2020
Crime Nicki Minaj Suffers Setback In Court; Judge Refuses To Keep Her Deposition Sealed A judge has denied Nicki's wish to have her deposition video sealed from leaking online. By Kevin Goddard December 11, 2019