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Crime Lori Loughlin’s Trial Date For College Admissions Scandal Set For October A federal judge has set a trial date for Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli for their involvement in the college admissions scandal. By Cole Blake February 29, 2020
Pop Culture Kim Kardashian Robbery Suspect Reportedly Passes Away Weeks Before Trial Various individuals are accused of organizing and carrying out a robbery on Kim Kardashian in Paris back in 2016. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 27, 2025
Pop Culture Jussie Smollett Released From Jail After 6 Days Jussie Smollett was released from Cook County Jail during his appeal. By Alex Zidel March 17, 2022
Music Brian Steel Reportedly Cries While Defending Diddy At Sentencing Diddy's sentencing hearing today (Friday, October 3) has heard from his staunchest supporters and his most critical colleagues. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2025
Pop Culture Tokyo Toni Alleges Diddy Is Being Framed During Controversial & Defensive Rant Tokyo Toni's latest hot take concerns the Diddy scandal and celebrities' alleged complicity. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 30, 2024
Pop Culture YSL RICO Public Defender Receives Pay Raise After Considering OnlyFans Career Angela D'Williams and her fellow employees were going to be paid a $15K salary for the trial, which is expected to last for a year. By Hayley Hynes May 16, 2023
Original Content Exhibit A: Criminal Court Cases That Put Rap Lyrics On Trial From Snoop to Thugger, prosecutors have put rap lyrics on trial. These cases show what happens when bars move from the booth to the courtroom. By Erika Marie August 20, 2025
Crime DJ Vlad Addresses Metro Boomin's Legal Victory While Questioning The Accuser's Consequences DJ Vlad sued Rick Ross for an alleged assault that occurred in 2008 after Vlad revealed Ross's was a correctional officer. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 27, 2025
Crime Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron Will Release Grand Jury Recording: Report Cameron has reportedly issued a statement saying that he will share the recordings from the grand jury session after a member of the jury accused him of not being truthful with the public. By Erika Marie September 29, 2020
Music YNW Melly: Alleged Victim's Father Blasts Witness Tampering, Home Raid Notes Revealed In an alleged note found during a search of codefendant YNW Bortlen's home, he apparently tracked the jury in this trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 13, 2023
Music Diddy's Legal Team Responds To New Charges In Superseding Indictment The new charges against Diddy allege one more count of sex trafficking and one more count of transportation to engage in prostitution. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2025
Politics Alex Jones Ordered To Pay Sandy Hook Families Nearly $1 Billion: Report The "InfoWars" host once insisted that the school shooting was a hoax and the parents were actors. By Erika Marie October 12, 2022