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Crime Tupac’s Cousin Blasts Keefe D For “Bragging” About Rapper’s Murder Tupac Shakur’s cousin William Lesane opens up about decades of grief and Keefe D’s public comments about the rapper’s death. By Aron A. August 14, 2026
Music Keefe D Says He Won't Take Plea Deal In Tupac Murder Trial A jury trial for the murder of Tupac Shakur is set to begin in a little over a week, with Duane "Keefe D" Davis at the center. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 01, 2026
Music Rick Ross Accused Of Grabbing GF By Hair And Slamming Her Into Wall Police say an argument over an Instagram photo escalated into an alleged assault involving choking and repeated blows. By Erika Marie October 01, 2026
Music Quez2rr Receives Prison Sentence For Bringing Machine Gun Into Maternity Ward Quez2rr had previously pleaded guilty to a machine gun possession charge back in March of this year, which followed a raid on his home. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 08, 2025
Crime Kim Kardashian “Grandpa Robber” Dies Of Cancer A Month After Guilty Verdict 69-year-old Didier Dubreucq was sentenced to seven years last month for his role in the 2016 robbery of Kim Kardashian. By Caroline Fisher June 27, 2025
Music Pras Denies Being FBI Informant, Chuck D Defends Him The Public Enemy star stood by the Fugees member's good deeds as he maintains his complete innocence, despite being guilty. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2023
Music Uncle Murda Presses Trap Lore Ross On The Use Of Rap Lyrics In Court Trap Lore Ross joins "The Real Report" and shares his opinion on the evidence used in Lil Durk's murder-for-hire trial. By Aron A. October 06, 2026
Crime Will Smith Scores Major Victory As Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Is Dismissed However, the judge reportedly gave Smith's accuser the opportunity to amend his complaint. By Aron A. May 07, 2026
Pop Culture Tiffany Haddish Could Face Drug And Alcohol Restrictions Following DUI Georgia prosecutors want Haddish to undergo weekly drug tests. By Caroline Fisher November 30, 2023
Crime Diddy Claims Freak-Off Worker Is Trying To Exploit His Conviction Diddy's legal team fires back at Clayton Howard. By Aron A. July 07, 2026
Music Diddy Files To Dismiss Sexual Assault Lawsuit As Federal Case Heats Up While Diddy's legal troubles have only just begun, he's trying to clean out some smaller cases. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 21, 2024
Sports White House Pens Statement On Brittney Griner's Appeal Denial They stressed that she has been "wrongfully detained" & said she had to "undergo another sham judicial proceeding." By Erika Marie October 25, 2022