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Pop Culture Brian Laundrie's Notebook Said To Contain A Gabby Petito Murder Confession It's been reported that Laundrie was faking texts between him and Petito after her death to deceive authorities. By Hayley Hynes January 21, 2022
Music Diddy Wants To Perform A Comeback Concert At Madison Square Garden Diddy's attorney, Marc Agnifilo, also told CBS News that the Bad Boy mogul hasn't mentioned anything else about his music career. By Cole Blake August 07, 2025
Pop Culture Pop Smoke's Mural Reportedly Vandalized Photos of the damage began surfacing online on Wednesday (December 28). By Isaac Fontes December 29, 2022
Crime Silento Hit With Arrest Warrant After Missing Court Appearance Silento was arrested back in August for allegedly entering a couple's home with a hatchet. By Alexander Cole September 18, 2020
Music Fani Willis Defends Use Of Rap Lyrics As Evidence Do the rhyme, do the time. By Ben Mock September 30, 2023
Music Young Thug & YSL Trial: State Motions To Block RICO Case's Live Stream Given how prosecutors have interpreted public and spectator interference in these proceedings, they want to lessen risk of harm. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 19, 2024
Crime Birdman Reportedly Facing $20 Million Lawsuit Over Miami Mansion Birdman is reportedly facing a $20 million judgement for unpaid loan. By Kevin Goddard September 20, 2019
Music Rihanna Reportedly Breaks Silence On Home Shooting Details In Police Report Rihanna's reported testimony about the shooting at her home with A$AP Rocky emerged this week amid suspect Ivanna Ortiz's not guilty plea. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026
Sports Darius Philon Cut By Cardinals Following Arrest & Strip Club Gun-Pointing Incident It all stems from an incident that went down in May. By Erika Marie August 13, 2019
Crime Akon's Wife Files Lawsuit Against Publix Supermarket Over Male Employee Violating Her In 2022 Akon has nine children with four wives. His wives are Amirah Iman-Thiam, Tomeka Thiam, Rozina, and Tricia Anne Thiam. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 29, 2025
Music Young Dolph's Family Reacts To Alleged Murder Mastermind's Acquittal Key Glock was another close colleague of Young Dolph who scathingly reacted to Hernandez Govan's not guilty verdict. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 24, 2025
Pop Culture Candace Owens Defends Megan Thee Stallion Against "Vultures" Her polarizing takes usually divide, and she is calling out the Black community for not canceling Tory. By Erika Marie December 22, 2022