Crime

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Music Mo3's Alleged Killer Gets Trial Delayed While Yella Beezy's Case Sees Problems Prosecutors claim that Yella Beezy hired hitman Kewon White to kill Mo3 in Dallas back in 2020, and they are facing separate trials. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026
Crime Amber Rose Reveals Why She’s Calling For Tory Lanez Pardon According to Amber Rose, Tory Lanez "should be home with his family" instead of spending the next decade in prison. By Caroline Fisher May 29, 2025
Music Cardi B Reportedly Sues Tasha K's Husband For Allegedly Hiding Her Assets This is part of Cardi B's ongoing pursuit of a million-dollar defamation judgement in her favor against Tasha K. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 23, 2026
Life Upper East Side Execution Update: 20-Year-Old Woman's Baby Daddy Arrested & Charged With Murder Azsia Johnson was pushing her three-month-old son in a stroller when she was shot in the back of the head at point-blank range. By Hayley Hynes July 02, 2022
Sports Spurs Release Josh Primo Following Allegations That He Exposed Himself To Women The 19-year-old baller issued a statement saying he take some time to focus on his mental health. He fumbled a multi-million bag. By Erika Marie October 31, 2022
Crime Supreme Court Upholds Bill Cosby's Overturned Conviction The U.S. Supreme Court decided against re-filing charges against Bill Cosby after his sexual assault conviction was overturned last summer. By Aron A. March 07, 2022
Music Russell Simmons $10 Million Rape Lawsuit By Jane Doe Is Dismissed The music icon evades the case as the statute of limitations has expired. By Erika Marie November 17, 2020
Sports DeMarcus Cousins Threat Allegations Lead To Arrest Warrant Against Him Cousins' baby mama alleges he threatened to kill her. By Alexander Cole August 29, 2019
Music YNW Melly Looks To Secure Bond Ahead Of New Murder Trial YNW Melly's lawyers are trying to get him out of jail for the time being. By Alexander Cole August 17, 2023
Crime Cop Involved In Breonna Taylor Shooting Lands Book Deal About Incident: Report Jonathan Mattingly, who is suing Taylor's boyfriend, has reportedly penned, "The Fight For Truth: The Inside Story Behind the Breonna Taylor Tragedy." By Erika Marie April 15, 2021
Music YSL Defendant Strip Searched, Weed Found Sewn Into His Underwear Previous reports of a huge scuffle heard in the court house during a hearing now have an explanation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 22, 2023
Music Big U Makes His First Federal Court Appearance After RICO Arrest Big U's RICO Case drew a lot of controversy for how it roped in hip-hop media such as Wack 100 and No Jumper. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025