Crime

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Music Chrisean Rock Reunites With Son After Being Released From Prison: Watch It was emotional for everyone. By Elias Andrews September 07, 2024
Music The-Dream Accused Of Rape & Sexual Battery By Former Protegée: What We Know The singer has denied the allegations. By Axl Banks June 04, 2024
Music Suge Knight Theorizes Why Diddy's Peers Aren't Speaking About His Sex Trafficking Trial Suge Knight weighed in on Diddy's ongoing criminal trial in New York City while speaking with Aubrey O’Day. By Cole Blake June 18, 2025
Music Sneako Presses Diddy Trial Reporter For Not Calling Kanye West "Ye" Sneako and Kanye West have been linking up a lot as of late, and the two of them made it to the Diddy trial's courthouse on Friday. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 13, 2025
Pop Culture Chrisean Rock Must Cough Up $40K After Failing To Appear In Assault Case Lashala Irby had claimed Chrisean Rock assaulted her in 2023 at a Hollywood premiere and sought $250K in damages. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 01, 2026
Pop Culture DJ Akademiks Downplays Grooming Allegations In Explosive Response To PlaqueBoyMax Ak is crashing out. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2025
Music Top5 Reportedly Stabbed In The Neck In London Top5 was allegedly talking to fans in London when a masked man ran up and stabbed him in the neck. He fortunately survived and is recovering. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 14, 2025
Music Diddy's Sentencing Gets Tentative Date After Divisive Mixed Verdict Diddy was acquitted on racketeering and sex trafficking charges, but his trial's jury convicted him for transportation to commit prostitution. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2025
Music D4vd's Cryptic Resurfaced Tweet Sparks Grooming Accusations The post is resurfacing as police are investigating a decomposed body that was found in a car registered to D4vd. By Cole Blake September 17, 2025
Music Young Thug Explains Why He Lied About His Brother Unfoonk's Plea Deal Young Thug told his brother Unfoonk to accept the same plea deal as Gunna in the YSL RICO trial, but said otherwise in a leaked jail call. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 07, 2025
Music YNW Melly Wants New Legal Representation Amid Criminal Investigation Into One Of His Attorneys YNW Melly has been behind bars in Florida since his initial arrest on two counts of first-degree murder in 2019. By Cole Blake August 27, 2025
Music 17-Year-Old Rylo Huncho Accidentally Shoots Himself On Social Media: What We Know Rylo Huncho's cousin confirmed that the teenage rapper died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. By Axl Banks May 22, 2024