Crime

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Music Russell Simmons Facing $3 Million Debt For Alleged Failed Settlement Payments To Three Women The reasoning behind Russell Simmons' settlements is unclear. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2024
Music Mother Of Kodak Black's Child Arrested For Alleged Drug Trafficking Kodak Black reportedly showed how much he pays the mother of his children following Jammiah Catera Broomfield's arrest. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2026
Music Kodak Black's Drug Possession Charge Thrown Out By Judge During his arrest in December 2023, officers alleged that Kodak Black had cocaine, but it was later confirmed to be Oxycodone. By Caroline Fisher February 09, 2024
Sports Missouri Governor Refuses To Address Commuting Prison Sentence Of Andy Reid's Son Britt Reid was sentenced to three years for a drunk driving crash that put a 5-year-old girl in an 11-day coma. By Ben Mock March 08, 2024
Crime Kyle Rittenhouse Trial Delayed Until November As Lawyers Work On Public Opinion Poll The teen faces murder charges for the shooting deaths of two people peacefully protesting the Jacob Blake shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin. By Erika Marie March 10, 2021
Music Sauce Walka Arrested After Police Chase, Crashed Car At 130 Miles Per Hour The Houston rapper was charged with evading arrest or detention, but it's unclear why this chase happened in the first place. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 07, 2023
Pop Culture Anthony Broadwater Exonerated After Serving 16+ Years For Alleged 1981 Sexual Assault Of Alice Sebold Sebold is the author of famous books like “The Lovely Bones” and “Lucky.” By Hayley Hynes November 26, 2021
Crime YNW Melly's Co-Defendant YNW Bortlen Has Personal Items Seized In Home Raid Bortlen has phones, laptops, and even a YNW chain seized by police. By Lavender Alexandria October 05, 2023
Life Kodak Black Update: Rapper's Attorney Insists Lab Report Confirms Oxycodone, Not Cocaine, On His Person According to recent reports, Yak might have to serve time for his sentence previously pardoned by Donald Trump in 2020. By Hayley Hynes January 09, 2024
Music Polo G Celebrates After Claiming He "Beat" New York Gun Case The rapper alleges that he's back. By Elias Andrews December 10, 2024
Music Diddy's Lawyers Reportedly Motion To Exclude Cassie Footage From Federal Trial Judge Arun Subramanian recently made some key rulings in Diddy's federal criminal trial for alleged sex trafficking and racketeering. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025
Pop Culture DaBaby's 2020 Battery Lawsuit Against Kenneth Carey Takes Him Back To Court The 30-year-old has been accused of beating someone up, robbing them, soaking them with apple juice, and then skipping a party gig. By Balen Mautone November 08, 2022