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Life Gary Busey's Rep Says Actor "Perhaps" Just Needed The Bathroom After Pants-Down Park Photo While the actor's rep insists the incident happened on private property, Page Six has reportedly confirmed otherwise. By Hayley Hynes August 24, 2022
Gossip Ye Investigated As A Suspect In Battery Case: Report Kanye West is reportedly under investigation for an alleged criminal battery in LA. By Alex Zidel January 13, 2022
Music Tony Buzbee Blasts Jay-Z's Sanction Requests In New Filing From Sexual Assault Lawsuit Buzbee's attorneys and his Jane Doe client's lawyers don't think Jay-Z's efforts will yield any success. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2025
Music Master P Explains How To Avoid Legal Scandals Like The Indictment Against Diddy Master P remarked on how he's avoided Diddy's path. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 30, 2024
Music ASAP Rocky Rejects Plea Deal In His Assault Case As Jury Selection Begins ASAP Rocky is confident he'll beat the case. By Cole Blake January 21, 2025
Crime Florida Police Announce Huge Fentanyl Raid, Enough To Kill 1.5 Million Adults In addition to 3 kilos of fentanyl, authorities seized over 6,000 counterfeit pills laced with the lethal drug and 1.26 kilos of cocaine. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 20, 2022
Music The Game Says He Wants To Decapitate Celeste Rivas' Killer The Game discussed the death of Celeste Rivas as authorities continue to investigate the case months after finding her body. By Cole Blake December 01, 2025
Music Lil Durk's Lawyer Believes Only "Weak-Legged" Prosecutors Take Hip-Hop RICO Cases Lil Durk is the subject of a federal murder-for-hire case, which doesn't actually have any racketeering charges to make it a RICO. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025
Music Mozzy Reportedly Released From Jail According to jail records, the CMG signee was released three days ago following ten months in prison. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 07, 2023
Music Tory Lanez's Lawyer & Uncle Break Silence After Latest Appeal Hearing Tory Lanez is behind bars after being convicted of shooting Megan Thee Stallion during an incident in 2020. By Cole Blake August 19, 2025
Pop Culture Two R. Kelly Survivors Testify He Allegedly Videotaped Them Having Sex As Minors The woman, going by the name "Pauline" said that she, Kelly, and other young girls "f*cked a lot." By Hayley Hynes August 29, 2022
Crime Martin Shkreli Hit With Life-Time Ban From Pharmaceutical Industry Martin Shkreli has been barred from the pharmaceutical industry for life. By Cole Blake January 14, 2022