Crime

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Pop Culture DJ Akademiks Ruthlessly Taunts Taxstone Over New Charges Taxstone is currently behind bars serving a 35-year sentence for the fatal shooting of Troy Ave's bodyguard. By Caroline Fisher March 08, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Claimed Megan Thee Stallion Wasn't A "Vulnerable Victim" In Appeal Tory Lanez and his legal team unsuccessfully tried to overturn his conviction and prison sentence in the Megan Thee Stallion shooting case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 15, 2025
Music Sean Kingston's Mother Admits To Falsifying Money Transfers To Protect Him Amid Fraud Trial Sean Kingston and his mother face various fraud charges relating to their alleged $1 million swindling of multiple businesses. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2025
Music Yak Gotti's Lawyer Responds To Young Thug Seemingly Accusing Him Of Snitching In Leaked Lil Baby Song A snippet of Young Thug's contribution to Lil Baby's upcoming album, "The Leak$," surfaced on Monday night. By Cole Blake August 12, 2025
Music Security Guard From InterContinental Hotel Alleges Diddy Paid Him And Staff Members For Cassie Video Eddy Garcia details how Diddy and his team allegedly got a hold of the 2016 Cassie video that "CNN" eventually released to the public. By Zachary Horvath June 03, 2025
Crime Kodak Black Suing Feds For Photo Of Him In Handcuffs Kodak Black is gearing up to sue a police officer who snapped a photo of him in handcuffs last year. By Alex Zidel June 01, 2020
Gossip Diddy Allegedly Dropped By Law Firm At Their Client Lady Gaga's Request Take this largely unconfirmed report with a grain of salt, but it's possible that celebrities are taking a strong stance against Diddy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2024
Life Jonathan Majors Assault Investigation Moves Forward As Troubling New Details Emerge NYC prosecutors have finally unveiled a 115-page filing against the Marvel actor containing details about the night of his arrest. By Hayley Hynes October 24, 2023
Music Nicki Minaj Fails To Sanction Husband Kenneth Petty's Assault Accuser According to court documents, the "Super Freaky Girl" took issue with "wild" statements that Petty's accuser's lawyer made to the judge. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2023
Pop Culture Tee Grizzley Explains How Studying Law In Prison Helped With His Robbery Charge Tee Grizzley says that reading law books while in jail helped him get through a charge for armed robbery. By Cole Blake July 18, 2022
Music 50 Cent Wants Judge To Reopen His Bankruptcy Case To Stop Incoming Lawsuit A woman had won $5 million from 50 Cent in 2015 for commentating a video of hers without permission, which led him to file for bankruptcy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 01, 2025
Relationships Amber Heard Breaks Her Silence On Johnny Depp Defamation Trial Verdict In New Interview Heard previously addressed the TikTok her ex made following his victory, though this is her first full-length conversation about the trial. By Hayley Hynes June 13, 2022