Crime

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Life Polo G's 2021 Miami Misdemeanor Arrest Charges Have Been Dropped: Report Polo G was arrested last year, days after dropping his 'Hall Of Fame' album. By Hayley Hynes April 09, 2022
Music Digga D Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Cannabis After Instagram Live Arrest A judge has adjourned Digga D's case until July. By Caroline Fisher May 30, 2024
Music Selena's Killer Seeks Parole Amid Alleged Prison Bounty On Her Head Yolanda Saldívar might be in trouble. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 30, 2024
Music Diddy Counters New Superseding Indictment By Labeling The Tactic Racist Diddy is putting up a fight. By Cole Blake February 19, 2025
Music Timbaland Sued By DJ Who Says Producer’s Son Took His Tour Spot A DJ claims Timbaland cost him a $120K Missy Elliott tour job, then failed to honor a settlement. Timbaland disputes the lawsuit. By Erika Marie August 19, 2026
Crime Former Police Officer Brett Hankison Sentenced In Breonna Taylor Case In November of last year, Brett Hankison was found guilty of violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights while executing a search warrant. By Caroline Fisher July 22, 2025
Music Celeste Rivas Died "Several Weeks" Before Her Body Was Found In D4vd's Car Authorities discovered the dismembered body of Celeste Rivas in the trunk of a car belonging to D4vd, earlier this month. By Cole Blake September 29, 2025
Music Burna Boy Offers To Cover Funeral Costs For Children Killed In Stockton Mass Shooting Three children and one adult were shot and killed during an attack at a birthday party in Stockton, California over the weekend. By Cole Blake December 03, 2025
Crime Kobe Bryant Crash: Two Families Of Victims Reach Settlement With L.A. County Kobe’s widow, Vanessa, remains in a legal battle with the county. By Hayley Hynes November 02, 2021
Pop Culture Lemuel Plummer Denies Sexual Assault Claims From "Baddies Gone Wild" Star "Baddies" alum Jadynn Brown filed a lawsuit against the Zeus Network CEO for allegedly coercing her into having sex to be a star. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 05, 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 6ix9ine Attacker Claims Case Dropped Due To Lack Of Evidence It's not good news for the rapper. By Noah Grant April 26, 2023