Crime

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Life Rex Orange County Receives 6 Sexual Assault Charges, Denies Allegations The English singer is expected to return in court on January 3rd, 2023. By Hayley Hynes October 11, 2022
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 DJ Envy Real Estate Associate Hit With Fraud Charges This news could bring a lot of new information to light. By Alexander Cole October 19, 2023
Music Cassie's Former Best Friend Kerry Morgan Begins Her Diddy Trial Testimony Diddy's defense team has been trying to poke holes in trial testimonies from Cassie and Dawn Richard as of late. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2025
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
Music OMB Peezy Nightclub Shooting Suspect Arrested This April, OMB Peezy's sprinter van was shot at roughly 20 times in the parking lot of StarBar in Raleigh, North Carolina. By Caroline Fisher June 25, 2025
Music Takeoff Murder Lawsuit Continues, Venue Owner Blames Suspect, Migos & Patrons For Violence New reports of court proceedings also reveal Take's mother's insistence on 810 Billiards & Bowling's negligence on security matters. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 24, 2024
Music Shawn Cotton Reacts To "Petty" AllStar JR's Arrest Over NBA Ben 10 Shooting Shawn Cotton spoke on AllStar JR taunting and trolling NBA Ben 10 after the Houston shooting, and on AllStar's alleged pettiness. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2026
Crime DJ Envy And Cesar Pena Sued For $2 Million Over Alleged Real Estate Scam Envy is once again dealing with the fallout from his association with Pena. By Lavender Alexandria November 29, 2023
Crime Jussie Smollett Trial Begins With Jury Selection Process The jury selection process begins in the trial of Jussie Smollett who is accused of faking a hate crime against himself. By Aron A. November 29, 2021
Sports Ja Morant Did Act In Self-Defense During Pickup Game Gone Wrong, Says Judge Chumney Judge Chumney said it was going to take some extra time to come to a decision in December 2023. Now, we have our answer. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2024
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