Crime

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Crime Troy Ave Testifies At Taxstone's Murder Trial Troy Ave testified at Taxstone's murder trial on Monday. By Cole Blake March 14, 2023
Pop Culture Adam Sandler Cookie Monster: Man With Same Name As Actor Harrasses Santa Cruz In Costume Back in 2012, the same man was arrested in Times Square for going on an antisemitic rant while dressed as Elmo. By Hayley Hynes February 25, 2023
Music R. Kelly Sentenced To One More Additional Year Of Prison Time In Chicago Case While he was sentenced to 20 years in his Chicago case, the judge said he'll serve most of that time concurrently with his existing 30-year sentence from his New York trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 23, 2023
Pop Culture Filmmaker Randall Emmett Accused Of Offering Jobs To Actresses For Sexual Favors: Report He was once in the thick of a social media spat with 50 Cent over an unpaid debt, but that is the least of Emmett's worries. By Erika Marie June 30, 2022
Gossip Dave Chappelle Attacker Isaiah Lee's Roommate Testifies About Stabbing: Report Dijon Washington testified that the knife wielded in the Chappelle assault was the same Lee used to stab him in Dec. 2021. By Erika Marie September 20, 2022
Crime Safaree's Childhood Friend Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison After Robbing $180K In Jewels From Rapper The "Love and Hip Hop" star was set up by his former pal Shawn Harewood and wound up losing a large amount of jewerly. By Hayley Hynes November 04, 2022
Crime Parkland School Shooter Nikolas Cruz Sentenced To Life In Prison Without Parole Families of the shooting victims expressed their rage during the two-day trial. By Lamar Banks November 02, 2022
Music Tory Lanez Touches On Legal Woes: "I'm Actively Facing 24 Years" "This is not no play-play situation," he told Akademiks of his ongoing case with Megan Thee Stallion. By Erika Marie October 04, 2022
Relationships R. Kelly's Jurors Question Why Aaliyah Marriage Wasn't Used In Court As More Trials Loom The now-disgraced singer is looking down the barrel of life in prison as he’s found guilty of new crimes in each and every trial. By Balen Mautone October 25, 2022
Crime Yella Beezy Arrested In Connection To Pending Sexual Assault Case: Report A warrant was reportedly issued for Yella Beezy's arrest due to "bond held insufficient." By Aron A. May 26, 2022
Crime Megan Thee Stallion & Tory Lanez Trial: Kelsey Nicole Subpoenaed As the highly publicized trial was delayed, Megan's former friend was ordered to return in December. By hnhh September 14, 2022
Music Woman Says Lawyer Offered Her Bribe To Lie About Trey Songz In Sexual Assault Case Mariah Thielen claims that the lawyer for Songz's alleged victim tried to pay her to lie about the singer. By Rex Provost August 15, 2022