Crime

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Music Big U Refutes RICO Charges On Instagram Before Turning Himself In Big U has been arrested and accused of "mafia-like" crimes, and he shared some crucial insights before giving himself up. By Elias Andrews March 19, 2025
Crime R. Kelly Fan Arrested For Threatening Prosecutors Christopher Gunn allegedly threatened prosecutors ahead of R. Kelly's sentencing. By Aron A. June 28, 2022
Music Diddy's Dismal Thanksgiving Meal Behind Bars Revealed Diddy might be having a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for dinner for the holiday. By Cole Blake November 25, 2024
Music Adam22 Dismisses Backlash Over Interviewing Pop Smoke's Alleged Killer Adam22 spoke on why he chose to interview Blockstar and why it was important for him to learn more about Pop Smoke's murder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 08, 2024
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
Music Sneako Presses Diddy Trial Reporter For Not Calling Kanye West "Ye" Sneako and Kanye West have been linking up a lot as of late, and the two of them made it to the Diddy trial's courthouse on Friday. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 13, 2025
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
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
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 George Floyd Killer Allegedly Has Illegal Voting History Derek Chauvin was allegedly voting in Florida even though he lives in Minnesota. By Alexander Cole June 06, 2020
Pop Culture Clavicular Avoids Lengthy Jail Sentence As Fake ID Arrest Charges Are Dropped Authorities charged Clavicular with two felonies and a misdemeanor after he was allegedly caught with a fake ID in Arizona. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy "Needs Help" More Than Jail Time, Boosie Badazz Claims According to Boosie, he was once an addict too. By Caroline Fisher June 15, 2024