Crime

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Crime Pop Smoke May Have Been Targeted, Not A Robbery: Report As more news of Pop Smoke's callous murder is shared, TMZ claims that surveillance footage shows this wasn't a robbery. By Erika Marie February 20, 2020
Crime R. Kelly Prosecutors Are Tired Of His Complaints Over Prison Conditions The prosecutors on R. Kelly's case don't want to hear any more complaints from him surrounding prison conditions. By Aron A. March 31, 2020
Crime Daniel Cameron Denies Accusations By Breonna Taylor's Family Over Grand Jury The Kentucky Attorney General responds to allegations that he didn't properly show evidence to the grand jury. By Erika Marie October 05, 2020
Random Jussie Smollett's Accused Attacker Wants His Bleach Back From Chicago Police Abel Osundairo, one of the men accused of attacking Jussie Smollett last year, is asking for the Chicago PD to return his red hat, ski mask, bleach, and more. By O.I. June 22, 2020
Pop Culture Shia Labeouf Charged With Battery And Petty Theft It has come to light that Shia Labeouf was charged early last month for an altercation that took place between him and another man in June. By Noor Lobad October 01, 2020
Pop Culture Two R. Kelly Survivors Testify He Allegedly Videotaped Them Having Sex As Minors The woman, going by the name "Pauline" said that she, Kelly, and other young girls "f*cked a lot." By Hayley Hynes August 29, 2022
Pop Culture Jussie Smollett Attorney Accuses Judge Of Lunging At Her, Requests Mistrial During a sidebar, Tamara Walker claimed that Judge James Linn "physically lunged" at her. She reportedly left the courtroom in tears. By Erika Marie December 03, 2021
Crime Don Lemon Denies Sexually Assaulting Man At New York Bar Dustin Hice is alleging that the news anchor put his hand in his pants and "continued to shove his fingers in [Hice's) face with aggression and hostility." By Erika Marie September 30, 2021
Crime Michael Jackson Estate Cleared In Wade Robson's Lawsuit: Report A judge ruled in favor of Michael Jackson's estate's motion to dismiss Wade Robson's sexual abuse lawsuit. By Aron A. April 26, 2021
Crime D.C Pastor Arrested For Using $1.5 Mill PPP Loan To Buy 39 Cars: Report Pastor Rudolph Brooks Jr. reportedly spent the money on cars, groceries, his mortgagee, auto auctions, at restaurants, and on credit card bills. By Erika Marie April 23, 2021
Pop Culture Lori Loughlin Released From Prison Lori Loughlin has been released from prison after pleading guilty in the USC college admissions bribery scandal. By Veracia Ankrah December 28, 2020
Crime Lawsuit Alleges Jeffrey Epstein Was Trafficking Young Girls In 2018 As the details unfold, the Jeffrey Epstein saga gets sicker and sicker. By Dominiq R. January 15, 2020