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Music Diddy's Alleged Sex Worker Wants To Work With Feds In His Criminal Case One of Diddy's alleged victims wants to cooperate with prosecutors in his criminal case as his trial date approaches. By Cole Blake February 27, 2025
Music YNW Melly Prosecutors Request Delay In Trial, Argue He’s Not Ready Prosecutors want to delay the start of YNW Melly's retrial. By Cole Blake November 07, 2023
Music OMB Bloodbath Accused Of Assisting Violent Gang Murder The rising Houston rapper was indicted on RICO charges for her alleged involvement in a 2017 shooting. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 12, 2023
Pop Culture Lil Tjay Performs For Massive Crowd In Paris After Shooting Recovery On the night he was hit last June, the New York rapper was supposed to fly overseas to France, but obviously never got the chance. By Hayley Hynes April 17, 2023
Crime Two 15-Year-Olds Charged For Shooting Mall Security Guard In Atlanta The teens were charged for allegedly shooting a mall security guard in Atlanta's Lenox Square Mall. By Madusa S. June 15, 2021
Music Diddy Allegations: UMG Wants Out Of Sexual Assault Lawsuit Liza Gardner accuses Diddy and Aaron Hall of sexually assaulting her in the 90s, when she was 16 years old. By Caroline Fisher April 13, 2024
Music Young Dolph Murder Suspect’s Trial Postponed Young Dolph's loved ones have still yet to get the justice they deserve over three years after his tragic murder. By Caroline Fisher July 01, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Found Not Liable On All Four Counts In Sexual Assault Lawsuit Metro Boomin was accused of drugging, sexually assaulting, and impregnating a woman back in 2016. He denied all allegations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2025
Music Jay-Z & His Lawyer Allowed To File Motion For Dismissal In Sexual Assault Case This decision does not grant Hov and Alex Spiro the dismissal, but rather allows them to request it and await an answer. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 02, 2025
Music Adam22 & Sneako Have Hot Takes On Diddy's Sentence & Perceived Guilt Diddy's 50-month prison sentence for transportation to engage in prostitution have Adam22 and Sneako feeling skeptical. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2025
Football Chad Wheeler Released From Seahawks After Domestic Violence Arrest Chad Wheeler is accused of strangling his girlfriend until she lost consciousness. By Aron A. January 27, 2021
Music Kodak Black Still In Prison Despite Dropped Drug Possession Charge Despite the Florida rapper getting cleared regarding a December arrest, he still faces some scrutiny for his evidence tampering charges. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 10, 2024