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Music Mo3 Murder Suspect’s Trial Date Set Five Years After Deadly Shooting In 2020, Mo3 was shot in the back multiple times by a masked man on I-35 in Dallas and died at the age of 28. By Caroline Fisher July 21, 2025
Music Biggie's Son CJ Accused Of Facilitating Alleged Diddy Assault This lawsuit comes from an anonymous man who claimed Diddy allegedly masturbated into a shirt Biggie once owned. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2025
Sports JR Smith Arrested In Texas On Family Violence Assault Charge JR Smith was arrested on Monday in Texas, and he remains behind bars as he is now facing charges of family violence assault. By Alexander Cole September 29, 2026
Music Lil Durk VICAR Trial: DJ Akademiks Suggests Feds Are "Scrambling & Scraping" Lil Durk is going to be going through a second trial soon for his VICAR charge, and DJ Akademiks has some new insights. By Alexander Cole September 24, 2026
Pop Culture Sidney Starr Prosecutors Seek To Block Teen Accuser’s Sexual History From Court The state is asking a judge to restrict sexual-history evidence involving Sidney Starr’s teenage accuser ahead of her next court hearing. By Erika Marie August 31, 2026
Music ASAP Rocky Assault Trial: ASAP Twelvyy Refuses To Interview With The Prosecution ASAP Twelvyy wasn't worried about the decision affecting his credibility. By Cole Blake January 28, 2025
Music Cardi B Doubles Down On Defending Stefon Diggs A comment questioning Cardi B's support for Diggs drew another response as his civil legal battle continues. By Erika Marie July 14, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Hit With Massive Lawsuit From Her Own Lawyers Over Unpaid Bills Nicki Minaj is on the hook for six figures after her attorneys filed a lawsuit claiming that she owes them money. By Aron A. July 14, 2026
Music Judge Allows Keefe D's Book To Be Used As Evidence In Tupac Murder Trial Keefe D's legal team recently argued Tupac's murder trial should not admit "Compton Street Legend" and LAPD interviews as evidence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 01, 2026
Music Diddy's Legal Team Claims They Can't Reach Him In Jail Diddy's lawyers are finding it hard to get in touch with him while he's behind bars, and they have Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones' lawsuit to handle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 27, 2026
Music Diddy's Alleged Sex Tape With A Male Celebrity Reportedly Subject To Bidding War A lawyer for various Diddy accusers thinks it might go public soon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 06, 2024
Music 50 Cent Believes Celebrities Are Silent On Diddy Because They Went To His Parties 50 Cent has been a long-standing and vocal opponent of Diddy's. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 27, 2024