Crime

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Music Stephen A Smith Blasts Diddy For Deleting Cassie Apology Video SAS has smoke for Diddy. By Elias Andrews June 25, 2024
Crime R. Kelly To Be Moved To NY To Start Sex Trafficking Trial In The Summer: Report The singer is accused of leading a massive sex trafficking ring. By Erika Marie April 15, 2021
Crime Lil Yachty Speaks Out Following His Arrest: "I'm Not In Jail" Lil Yachty takes to Instagram following his arrest to provide an update. By Alex Zidel September 28, 2020
Music Fat Joe's Lawyer Responds To Shocking $20 Million Lawsuit Fat Joe is being represented by attorney Joe Tacopina, who has been in other high-profile hip-hop cases such as A$AP Rocky's assault trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025
TV Josh Duggar Said To Be Under Military-Style Conditions In Prison After Child Porn Conviction Following his release, the former reality star will only be able to see his own children with permission and supervision. By Hayley Hynes July 05, 2022
Music Boosie Badazz Bails His Own Stalker Out Of Prison Boosie Badazz spoke about his family being unhappy with him for bailing out a longtime stalker out of jail. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 14, 2026
Crime Derek Chauvin Detained Innocent Black Man Before George Floyd's Murder: Report More comes to light about the officer that killed George Floyd. By Faysia Green February 04, 2021
Music Tory Lanez Might Be Held In Contempt Due To Disrespectful Megan Thee Stallion Deposition This debacle is over Megan Thee Stallion's defamation claims against commentator Milagro Gramz for her Tory Lanez case coverage. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 17, 2025
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
Music Who Is YBC Dul? The Notorious Philly Rapper Who Was Fatally Shot In Broad Day YBC Dul was shot and killed last week in Philadelphia. By Axl Banks August 28, 2024
Music Big Meech To Serve Five Years Of Supervised Release After Halfway House The former BMF boss isn't fully out of the woods yet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2024
Music The Game Details 2007 Prison Stint: "Longest Time On Earth" The Game says that he spent his 2007 prison sentence "reading and reflecting." By Cole Blake December 20, 2023