Crime

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Crime Mystikal Receives 20 Years In Prison For Rape Following Guilty Plea Mystikal pleaded guilty to rape back in March, and on Tuesday, he was officially hit with a whopping 20-year prison sentence. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026
Crime Eminem Was Stalked By Obsessed Intruder For Over A Year: Report The rapper recently came face-to-face with a fan inside of his home who said he wanted to kill him, but reports state the man has been searching for Em since June 2019. By Erika Marie September 10, 2020
Food Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles Robbed At Gunpoint By Anti-Masker For Food But No Cash A maskless man robbed Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles at gunpoint after initially being kicked out for not wearing a mask. By Azure Johnson February 04, 2021
Crime Young Thug's Lawyer Refutes Claims That The Rapper Put A Hit On Someone Citing Lil Uzi Vert's Diamond It's another piece of evidence they're accusing the prosecution of mis-interpreting. By Lavender Alexandria November 28, 2023
Music Tory Lanez Reportedly Received Letter Of Support From A Police Chief Despite all of these letters, Tory was still sentenced to 10 years. By Alexander Cole August 16, 2023
Crime There Were 4 Mass Shootings Within 6 Hours Over The Weekend In The U.S. A very disturbing weekend in the United States left multiple dead and many injured. By EJ Panaligan June 15, 2021
Music Bricc Baby Was "Sick" When He Learned His Friend, Eric Holder, Killed Nipsey Hussle Bricc Baby detailed his initial reaction to the tragic news. By Cole Blake October 02, 2024
Crime R. Kelly Associate Sentenced To 96 Months For Setting Witness's Car On Fire: Report While the victim in Michael Williams's case is known as Jane Doe, Kelly's ex Azriel Clary shared in June 2020 that someone lit her car on fire. By Erika Marie November 17, 2021
Music Lil Durk Denied Bond Request Despite $3.3 Million Proposal Deal No luck for the rapper. By Elias Andrews December 12, 2024
Crime Travis McMichael Testifies That Ahmaud Arbery Was "Just Running" Before Fatal Shooting The defendant said that he brandished his gun in order to "de-escalate" the situation, despite Arbery never having made any threats nor displaying a weapon. By Nancy Jiang November 20, 2021
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine Reads Out Letter To Judge: "I Gave People Hope" Tekashi begs the judge to let him continue inspiring the youth. By Noah C December 18, 2019
Sports Kendrick Perkins Claims Kobe Bryant's Comeback From Rape Allegations Gave Him "Best Story In NBA History" Perkins' take on Kobe's 2003 rape case is definitely an interesting one. By Ben Mock July 07, 2023