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Music Jay Rock Detained By LAPD After Trying To Flee During Traffic Stop Jay Rock has a long and complicated history with the LAPD, and he got into a complicated situation with them Thursday night. By Elias Andrews March 14, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Might Be Held In Contempt Due To Disrespectful Megan Thee Stallion Deposition This debacle is over Megan Thee Stallion's defamation claims against commentator Milagro Gramz for her Tory Lanez case coverage. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2025
Music Diddy Seen For The First Time Since Arrest In Leaked Courtroom Footage Diddy's legal battle is just beginning. By Caroline Fisher December 07, 2024
Music Diddy Allegedly Recorded Conversation With Case Lawyer Without Permission A clip in "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" shows Diddy heatedly talking to Marc Agnifilo about his then-surging federal case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025
Music d4vd Allegedly Not Cooperating In Celeste Rivas Death Investigation Recent reports suggested that police and investigators are now considering d4vd as a suspect in teenager Celeste Rivas' death. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 22, 2025
Music Sara Rivers Risks Losing Appeal Over Diddy Lawsuit's Dismissal Former Da Band member Sara Rivers accused Diddy of sexual assault, harassment, and more over her "Making The Band 2" tenure. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 21, 2025
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine Calls Out The Gunmen Who Broke Into His Home Tekashi 6ix9ine was in Miami livestreaming with Jack Doherty when a group of armed men broke into his house on Sunday. By Cole Blake November 17, 2025
Sports Antonio Brown Released After Spending Two Days In Miami Jail Antonio Brown was extradited back to U.S. soil this past weekend after trying to dodge his warrant for his arrest for almost five months. By Zachary Horvath November 13, 2025
Music Brian Steel Salutes Young Thug For Being "A Hero" Post-YSL RICO Trial Young Thug has earned Brian Steel's respect for helping make changes to the legal system and ones that he feels will have a lasting impact. By Zachary Horvath August 02, 2025
Music Prosecutors Fight To Keep Lil Durk's Music As Murder-For-Hire Trial Evidence Federal prosecutors in Lil Durk's murder-for-hire case compared his OTF collective to a Liberian anti-terrorism unit that engaged in torture. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 01, 2026
Music Diddy Officially Checks Into FCI Fort Dix Diddy's request to be admitted into FCI Fort Dix was initially denied by Judge Subramanian earlier this month but his wish got granted. By Zachary Horvath October 30, 2025
Music Diddy Must Hand Over His "Freak-Off" Tapes & Recording Devices This part of Diddy's recent prison sentence for prostitution charges relates to items that federal authorities seized back in March of 2024. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 10, 2025