Crime

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Crime Y&R Mookey Hit With 10-Year Sentence After His Music Videos Were Used In Court Y&R Mookey has been sentenced to seven years in prison and three years of probation after his music videos were used in court. By Cole Blake April 15, 2022
Gossip 50 Cent's Sire Spirits Brand Manager Liable For $2.2Mil Embezzlement: Report Mitchell Green reportedly charged distributors a bogus "agency fee" and stole millions. By Erika Marie August 31, 2022
Politics Illinois Clears Thousands Of Marijuana Convictions In Tandem With Legalization Illinois takes another big step in marijuana legislation By Milca P. January 01, 2020
Gossip Dave Chappelle Attacker Isaiah Lee's Roommate Testifies About Stabbing: Report Dijon Washington testified that the knife wielded in the Chappelle assault was the same Lee used to stab him in Dec. 2021. By Erika Marie September 20, 2022
Music Casanova Reflects On “Loneliness” Of Life Behind Bars Casanova is "terrified" of how he's reacting to his prison sentence. By Cole Blake August 21, 2023
Music Lil Skies Arrested For Alleged Hit & Run Accident In Pennsylvania Lil Skies has reportedly found himself in legal trouble. By Cole Blake June 02, 2024
Pop Culture Harvey Weinstein Taken To Hospital With Chest Pains After Sentencing Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison, but before he was taken into custody, he requested that he be taken to the hospital because of chest pains. By Bhaven Moorthy March 12, 2020
Music Polo G's Brother Faces Murder Charges After Alleged Drive-By Shooting: Report Trench Baby, real name Taurean Bartlett, is accused of committing various other crimes around the time of this alleged incident. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 20, 2023
Crime Georgia Supermarket Cashier Shot & Killed Over Face Mask Dispute The customer opened fire after getting into an argument with a cashier about his face mask. By Madusa S. June 16, 2021
Music Russ' House Robbed: Loses Guns, Purses & His Girlfriend's Mercedes-Benz The rapper called local authorities when he noticed unidentified men breaking into his home on his security cameras. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 17, 2023
Sports Houston Rockets Fan Arrested For Punching Pelicans Coach In The Face You can't do that. By Kyle Rooney October 30, 2019
Music 6ix9ine Wants To Risk Life In Prison To Get Revenge On Men Who Jumped Him Considering all of 6ix9ine's probation issues and a lot of legal trouble, a confrontation would likely hold severe consequences for him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2025