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Music Foolio Murder: Florida Reportedly Seeks Death Penalty For Three Suspects Isaiah Chance, Sean Gathright, and Rashad Murphy could reportedly have a long road ahead of them. By Caroline Fisher October 09, 2024
Crime R. Kelly's Manager Looking For Plea Deal In Stalking Charges Donnell Russell was also charged for a fake movie theater shooting threat. By Alexander Cole November 14, 2020
Gossip Blac Chyna Claps Back At Ava Louise's Sex Trafficking Claims With Cease And Desist The TikToker (who previously started an infamous rumour about Ye and Jeffree Star) has accused the mother of two of trying to kidnap her. By Hayley Hynes October 24, 2022
Music DJ Vlad Denies Police Allegations, Says Hip Hop Media Was "Lame" Before VladTV DJ Vlad launched VladTV back in 2008, and he's been accused of working with authorities after his interviews go viral. By Erika Marie June 08, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Released From Police Custody In Amsterdam Police took Nicki Minaj into custody in Amsterdam earlier in the day. By Cole Blake May 25, 2024
Music Nardo Wick's Brother Reportedly Enters Insanity Plea Over Florida Burglary The incident was caught on video, and after allegedly being identified, Nardo Wick's brother now finds himself in a tough spot. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 02, 2024
Pop Culture Nicki Minaj's Father's Killer Pleads Guilty To 2 Charges, Will Face Jail Time Robert Maraj was killed in February of 2021 after being struck in a hit-and-run. By Hayley Hynes May 06, 2022
Music Jay-Z Seeks To Strip Sexual Assault Accuser Of Anonymity In Defamation Case The Jane Doe in this situation who dropped her sexual assault lawsuit against Jay-Z asked the court to uphold her anonymity. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 14, 2025
Music Kanye West Named Prime Suspect In LA Battery Case Kanye West allegedly punched a man in the face for pushing his wife. By Elias Andrews April 18, 2024
Music Bomb Threat At Doja Cat's Indianapolis Concert Results In Fan Arrest Doja also had to pause the show later on in the evening to stop two fans from fighting. By Hayley Hynes January 09, 2022
Music Charli Baltimore Reveals That Lance "Un" Rivera Has Changed His Jay-Z Stabbing Story Over Time Even though Rivera has changed his story, Charli is holding firm. By Lavender Alexandria October 03, 2023
Music Funk Flex Claims Cassie Is Not A Victim After Diddy Verdict Funk Flex previously reacted to the Diddy verdict by hoping that Cassie and everyone else can "move on" from the case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2025