Crime

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Music Boosie Badazz Celebrates Release From Jail With Hilarious Request The rapper is officially out of jail and loving it. By Ben Mock June 24, 2023
Crime Photos Surface In Nicki Minaj Damaged Jewelry Lawsuit The queen of rap may be fronting the bill for quite a bit of jewelry. By Noah Grant June 23, 2023
Life Ma'Khia Bryant's Neighbor Insists Police Had No Choice But To Shoot Her Ma'Khia Bryant's neighbor says the 16-year-old was "in full attack mode" before a police officer shot her. By Alex Zidel April 22, 2021
Pop Culture Derek Chauvin Sentenced To 22.5 Years In Prison For Murder Of George Floyd Derek Chauvin will serve the next 270 months behind bars for his role in George Floyd's death. By Kevin Goddard June 25, 2021
Music Famous Dex Released From Prison Famous Dex is out of prison, mere days after being sentenced to a full year behind bars. By Taylor McCloud September 13, 2021
Crime Webbie Concert Shooting Leaves One Dead, One Injured: Report Violence erupted outside of the venue and police are attempting to piece together what happened. By Erika Marie August 09, 2021
Crime Grime MC Solo 45 Sentenced To 24 Years In Prison On 21 Rape Counts Former BBK member Solo 45 has been sentenced to charges of rape and sexual assault. By Aron A. August 03, 2020
Crime Congress Approves Legislation Making Lynching A Federal Hate Crime It only took 120 years, but lynching is finally considered a federal hate crime in the U.S. By Kevin Goddard February 27, 2020
Crime Killer Of Nicki Minaj's Former Stage Manager Has Been Convicted Nicki Minaj's former tour manager De’Von Andre Pickett was stabbed to death in 2015. Five years later, a man has been charged. By Mitch Findlay March 02, 2020
Pop Culture Amber Heard Fails Attempt To Get Johnny Depp Defamation Case Thrown Out So far, we've only heard from Depp and his legal team, meaning it will soon be Heard's turn to tell her story. By Hayley Hynes May 03, 2022
Crime R. Kelly Indictment Includes New Victim & Allegations R. Kelly has been hit with a revised indictment in Chicago, which includes new sexual abuse allegations but has removed a previous victim from the charges. By Lynn S. February 14, 2020
Crime Kim Kardashian Shaded By Shaun King, He Suggests She Doesn't Work Behind-The-Scenes He was quickly corrected by the Innocence Project. By Erika Marie November 19, 2019