Crime

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Music Desiigner To Register As A Sex Offender After Exposing Himself On Plane Desiigner was caught masturbating on an airplane earlier this year. By Caroline Fisher September 14, 2023
Music G Herbo Discusses "Taking Accountability" With Three-Year Probation Sentence G Herbo says it took "a lot of money to stay free." By Caroline Fisher February 09, 2024
Music French Montana's Florida Music Video Shooting Results In Lawsuit Against Rapper Rob49 and Montega were filming the visual for their "Igloo" collaboration in January when gunfire suddenly rang out, leaving 10 people injured. By Hayley Hynes March 20, 2023
Music Diddy Gets Letters Of Support From Inmates Who Attended His "Free Game" Course Diddy's legal team shared the letters while arguing for a lenient sentence ahead of his hearing, next month. By Cole Blake September 25, 2025
Music Brian Steel Salutes Young Thug For Being "A Hero" Post-YSL RICO Trial Young Thug has earned Brian Steel's respect for helping make changes to the legal system and ones that he feels will have a lasting impact. By Zachary Horvath August 02, 2025
Politics George Floyd's Sister Bridgett Explains Why She Can't Watch Video Of His Final Moments Bridgett Floyd speaks openly about the Derek Chauvin trial, the George Floyd Policing Act, and why she can't watch the viral video of Floyd's death. By Erika Marie April 09, 2021
Crime FBG Duck Murder Trial Jury Selection Underway The six men arrested for killing Duck will be on trial soon. By Lavender Alexandria October 11, 2023
Sports Marshawn Lynch Takes Deal In DUI Case Lynch took a deal hours before his trial began. By Ben Mock February 21, 2024
Music Kid Cudi Fires Back At M.I.A. Lawsuit By Invoking First Amendment Kid Cudi responded to M.I.A's lawsuit. By Aron A. September 10, 2026
Music Trey Songz Associate Wanted For Alleged Strip Club Shooting Shots were fired at an NYC club earlier this week, following a verbal altercation reportedly involving a member of Trey Songz' crew. By Caroline Fisher September 14, 2023
Music Pras Michel's Emergency Colon Cancer Surgery Delays Federal Conspiracy Sentencing To October Pras Michel was set to be sentenced on August 29, but an emergency surgery has pushed that back by about a month. By Devin Morton September 02, 2025
Music Diddy Trial Juror Claims Celebrity Status Didn't Influence Verdict Another individual involved in the case, an alternate juror in the Diddy trial, recently spoke to CNN about the "freak-off" videos they saw. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2025