Crime

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Crime Obie Trice Arrested For Aggravated Felony Assault & Restraining Order Violation The former Shady Records artist was taken into custody early Friday morning. By Lynn S. December 06, 2019
Music Derrick Groves Blames NBA YoungBoy Song For His Arrest Derrick Groves famously escaped from jail, last year, and spent five months on the run before police apprehended him. By Cole Blake February 09, 2026
Crime Island Boys’ Kodiyakredd Arrested On Drug Paraphernalia Charge Reportedly, one of the Island Boys spent New Year's Eve behind bars thanks to an alleged drug-related offense. By Caroline Fisher January 01, 2026
Music 6ix9ine GF's Assault Case Dismissed, Rapper Wouldn’t Cooperate With Police All charges against Jade have been dropped By Lamar Banks October 06, 2022
Music DJ Akademiks Questions A$AP Rocky's Lawyer's Claim About Diddy & Jay-Z's Relationship If A$AP Rocky's lawyer Joe Tacopina is right about Jay-Z and Diddy's falling out, DJ Akademiks wants to know when that rift happened. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 01, 2025
Music Celeste Rivas Pregnancy Rumor Receives Massive Update While Cause Of Death Is Still Pending There are still a lot of unknowns in this Celeste Rivas/d4vd investigation, but one aspect of it was put to rest via a death certificate. By Zachary Horvath September 30, 2025
Music Former R. Kelly Employee Claims He Made Girlfriends "Who Twerked For Cake" Fight Ex-employee Suzette Mayweather testifies that R. Kelly once forced his girlfriends to fight each other after "twerking for cake" at his birthday party in 2016. By Joshua Robinson September 01, 2021
Music Octavian’s Ex Claims She Was Offered £20,000 To Stay Silent On Abuse Allegations The ex-girlfriend of UK rapper Octavian claims in a new BBC Three documentary that she was offered a £20,000 NDA in exchange for her silence on the abuse she suffered in their relationship. By Keenan Higgins January 31, 2021
Crime Travis Scott Denies Wrongdoing In Response To Astroworld Fest Lawsuits Travis Scott's lawyer files a motion to dismiss the lawsuits against him following the Astroworld Festival tragedy. By Aron A. December 06, 2021
Sports Ex-Ravens RB Alex Collins' Arrest Video Reveals Gun, Huge Jar Of Weed Collins tried to pin the weed on his buddy, who told cops otherwise. By Kyle Rooney November 06, 2019
Crime 7 Celebs Who Have Fallen Victim To Swatting A few celebrities have fallen victim to swatting. By Axl Banks November 13, 2023
Original Content Chris Brown’s $500M Lawsuit Lashes Out At "A History Of Violence": A Closer Look The superstar singer is taking Warner Bros. to court over their ID docuseries where they alleged he is a "serial abuser." By Erika Marie January 24, 2025