Crime

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Pop Culture Cardi B Applauded By Lauren Smith-Fields' Family For Getting Police Involved The family of Lauren Smith-Fields is praising Cardi B for helping ignite an investigation into the death of the TikTok influencer. By Brianna Lawson January 27, 2022
Music B.G. Was Officially Released From Prison According To His Aunt The Hot Boys rapper served 14 years behind bars. By Zachary Horvath September 06, 2023
Music Cardi B Gets Court Date Pushed Back For Defamation Case Cardi B and Tasha K have been going at it for over two years. By Thomas Galindo November 09, 2021
Crime "Uno" Rapper Ambjaay Arrested For Free High School Concert A rep for Ambjaay claims that this is a classic case of racial profiling. By Aron A. August 23, 2019
Music Boosie Badazz Argues Diddy's Only Done "What Every Other Famous Entertainer Has Done" Boosie Badazz spoke out in defense of the Bad Boy mogul on Wednesday. By Cole Blake September 18, 2024
Music "Jane" Alleges She Traded Diddy "Freak-Offs" For Rent Money An anonymous alleged former partner of Diddy's and alleged sex trafficking victim took the stand in his trial this week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 06, 2025
Crime Teen Brothers Arrested For Allegedly Killing Their Stepfather For Abusing Sister Alejandro Trevino and Christian Trevino have been arrested for the alleged murder of their stepfather Gabriel Quintanilla after discovering he was sexually abusing their half-sister. By Brianna Lawson January 27, 2022
Politics George Floyd's Family Informed That 3 Other Officers Will Be Charged Ben Crump, George Floyd's family attorney, claims that he has been informed that the three other officers involved in Floyd's murder will be charged. By Alex Zidel June 02, 2020
Music Cassie Allegedly Told Diddy He Treated Her Like A Prostitute In Texts Shown To Jury Cassie Ventura has been one of the most notable alleged victims in Diddy's trial, as she's come up a lot even after her witness testimony. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025
Music Drake's New York OVO Store Vandalized By Alleged Arsonist With Hammer A woman reportedly caused $24,000 in property damage when she trashed Drake's NYC location of his OVO brand. Cops arrested her shortly after. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 28, 2025
Crime Man Who Robbed Safaree Samuels In 2018 Convicted On Robbery, Weapons Charges: Report Safaree was robbed at gunpoint by three men who took off with $180K worth of jewelry. One of the men was his childhood friend. By Erika Marie November 23, 2021
Music Chris Brown Producer RoccStar Claims Singer Is Being Villainized In New Doc He vouched for Brown's character. By Elias Andrews October 07, 2024