Crime

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Pop Culture R. Kelly Taken Off Suicide Watch After Claiming "Cruel & Unusual Punishment" In Lawsuit R. Kelly will be headed back to court in Chicago in August, and he also faces a state trial in Minnesota related to child sex crimes. By Hayley Hynes July 05, 2022
Music Tory Lanez Appeals Again In Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Case, Brief In Limbo Meghann Cuniff reports that the brief isn't in the records yet, but that it builds off of the rapper's December request for a vacated sentence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 26, 2024
Crime Suge Knight Calls Out Parole Board For Refusing To Release Erik Menendez Yesterday, the California Parole Board denied Erik Menendez parole, meaning he'll remain behind bars for at least another three years. By Caroline Fisher August 22, 2025
Crime Mariah Carey Fires Back At Ex-Assistant Mariah Carey accuses ex-assistant of destroying evidence in her lawsuit. By Aron A. February 04, 2020
Pop Culture Shooting In Indiana Mall Leaves Three People Killed: Report An armed civilian reportedly put an end to the situation by shooting and killing the gunman. By Joshua Robinson July 18, 2022
Crime Young Thug Co-Defendant Yak Gotti Compares Lyrics To Jack Nicholson's "The Shining" Yak Gotti's defense are trying to get the lyrics dismissed from the case. By Aron A. November 13, 2023
Pop Culture DJ Envy Arrest Possible If Radio Host Doesn't Produce Bankruptcy Documents For Ex-Business Partner's Company Envy has until January 8 to get all requested documents to a court-appointed trustee. By Ben Mock December 21, 2023
Music Lil Peep's Former Management Counters Wrongful Death Lawsuit: "He Was An Adult" Lil Peep's mother filed a lawsuit against Public Access Entertainment for enabling the drug use which led to his death. By Noah C February 04, 2020
Crime Kodak Black's Lawyer Requests That A Third Party Tests The Alleged Drugs Found By Police Kodak Black's lawyer wants an independent party to inspect the substances found by police during the rapper's recent arrest. By Cole Blake July 18, 2022
Music Charleston White Goes Off On Young Thug Over Viral Peewee Roscoe Audio Charleston White says he previously theorized that Young Thug would speak with authorities after his arrest. By Cole Blake August 28, 2025
Music Lil Tjay Gets Arrested While On Instagram Live The rapper has been arrested in New York City for Reckless Endangerment. By Noah Grant June 06, 2023
Politics Families Of 9 Killed By Dylann Roof Reach $88M Settlement With Feds The families of the nine Charleston churchgoers murdered by Dylann Roof have reached an $88M settlement with the Justice Department. By Taylor McCloud October 28, 2021