Crime

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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
Sports Ex-NFL Player Cierre Wood Sentenced For Child's Murder: Breaking Down The Brutal Case Cierre Wood & girlfriend Amy Taylor were hit with life sentences for child abuse and the murder of five-year-old La'Rayah Davis, who died a tragic death. By Erika Marie August 19, 2024
Music DJ Vlad Denies VladTV's Involvement In Big U & Bricc Baby RICO Arrests After Past Interviews DJ Vlad spoke to Adam22 about this matter, who also denied that No Jumper has anything to do with Big U and Bricc Baby's RICO case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2025
Crime 3 Michigan Rappers Have Been Missing For 10 Days After Performance Is Canceled Detroit police are investing the disappearance of Armani Kelly, 28, Dante Wicker, 31, and Montoya Givens, 31. By Aron A. February 01, 2023
Sports Malik Beasley Pleads Guilty To "Threats Of Violence" Charge: Report It all stems from an incident back in September where the basketball player allegedly pointed a gun at a family outside of his home. By Erika Marie December 21, 2020
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 Woman Who Shot Up Rihanna’s Home All But Guaranteed To Stay In Jail As Authorities Issue Massive Bail Amount Police allege that Ivana Ortiz fired several shots from her Tesla at Rihanna's home in Beverly Hills on Sunday. By Cole Blake March 09, 2026
Crime DaBaby's Lawyer Believes Brandon Bills Filed Lawsuit For Quick Cash Grab: Report "Garbage like this has no place adding to the backlog and wasting law enforcement time and energy," Drew Findling reportedly said. By Erika Marie February 18, 2022
Pop Culture Nicki Minaj Removed From Kenneth Petty Lawsuit Minaj will still be featured "prominently" in the lawsuit. By Ben Mock December 24, 2023
Pop Culture Katt Williams Eviscerates Diddy's Lawyer's "Dumba**" Baby Oil & Costco Excuse Katt Williams jabs at Diddy once again. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2024
Pop Culture G. Dep's Prison Release Comes After 13 Years Behind Bars: Video The former Bad Boy artist used his sentence for good, even obtaining an associates degree in Liberal Arts. By Hayley Hynes April 04, 2024
Music Swae Lee Alleges $300k In Jewelry Was Stolen From His Miami Hotel: Report The crime occurred while he was in the Sunshine State celebrating his birthday. By Madusa S. June 12, 2021